Through the book: The villain’s son’s stand-in

The light screen went out, and with the gradually dimming light, Gu Cheng put away the messy reference books on the table, got up and went downstairs.

He didn't care at all how the teachers dealt with the group of people following him.

However, when he came downstairs, he found that Pan, who had always been carefree in front of him, was unusually reserved.

There seemed to be some panic in his eyes.

At the dinner table, Gu Cheng pretended to be unintentional and asked the reason.

Gu Pan suddenly choked up and thought for a long time before saying: "It's nothing."

She quickly changed the subject: "It's your birthday next Tuesday. Have you decided which friends to invite?"

"If there are many people, I will quickly arrange a theme party for you to have fun in the next few days."

"..."

Gu Cheng watched her go from feeling guilty to happily planning a birthday party for him. It only took a moment before he decided to follow her words.

"I don't want to invite too many people, and the current classmates are not ones I can easily invite."

With such self-deprecation, Gu Cheng also had the idea of ​​​​letting Gu Pan retreat when faced with difficulties.

Gu Pan nodded as expected: "That's right, they are all the little princesses and young masters in the family. If something happens to me, our family will be overthrown by their family."

The more she thought about it, the more she felt lingering fears. After the idea came to her mind, she turned to Gu Cheng and told Gu Cheng: "Then we will hold a family banquet just to celebrate you."

She said with a smile: "I haven't seen your teachers for a long time. I'll invite them all over when the time comes."

"It just so happens that Ke Jin is still on Capital Star..."

Gu Pan sat beside him chattering, and Gu Cheng looked at her with his chin propped up.

Answer her questions from time to time.

Gu Cheng felt that this kind of life was very comfortable.

Although it is not as exciting and thrilling as sitting in a high hall, fighting wits and courage with a group of smart or pedantic people, it allows him to take off his guard with peace of mind, and just sitting there and listening to people chatting is quite interesting. .

In his previous life, he kept moving forward all his life.

In order to survive, he became tolerant and cruel.

In order to gain enough power to become powerful, he was frantically thirsting for knowledge while training his body to the best of his ability.

In a very short time, I finally stood on the same starting line as other ordinary people.

When he was an official, he worked hard and used all means to socialize among many big and small people, using every possibility to keep climbing up.

Until he climbed to the extreme point that others could climb, he kept maintaining his position.

……

Throughout his life, he has been constantly improving to prevent himself from being bullied and oppressed.

Because he has no safe haven that can make him feel at ease, and no one can rely on him.

So he didn't dare to stop for a moment.

And now...

Gu Cheng stared at Gu Pan's delicate profile.

Her slender eyelashes were like fluttering butterflies, and there was a soothing smile at the end of her eyes and at the corners of her lips.

Gu Cheng no longer had the power and power to make him feel at ease, but he had the courage to stop and take a good look at the world.

"...Promise? Promise!"

At some point, Gu Pan was puffing up his cheeks and looking at him with a complaining expression.

"I'm discussing your birthday arrangements with you! You're actually in a daze!"

She looked at Gu Cheng in shock, but looking at Gu Cheng's half-draped eyelids and a slightly depressed expression, she held her forehead helplessly:

"You must be tired after a day of classes and having to be nagged by me again, right?"

Gu Cheng shook his head honestly, but Gu Pan said with relief and emotion: "It's not that I want to be verbose, it's just that this is not just a family banquet, there are interpersonal relationships, various arrangements, time arrangements, etc. They all need to be thought about and discussed carefully.”

Gu Pan said with a headache: "I have a headache when I talk about this."

"Whatever your family is doing today, the gift from his family will be given to you. If you encounter his family's business next time, you will have to send the gift back according to different levels and events."

She leaned back dejectedly, stared at the sky and said, "Sometimes I even think that since it is so troublesome, we might as well not do it, so as to save money, trouble and worry."

Gu Cheng also felt that this idea suited him very well.

Wine table banquet culture and so on, the formal effect is greater than the actual effect.

He doesn't like it either, but if you want to hang out in a circle of powerful people, these are essential interactions.

Gu Pan patted his chest again and rejoiced: "Fortunately, this time we invited all acquaintances. There are only two or three people to calculate, but..."

She turned around and took Gu Cheng's arm and said, "Is it really okay not to invite your classmates? Will they think that you don't treat them as friends and alienate you because of this?"

In Gu Pan's impression, although her son was a bit arrogant when he was a child, his personality became better and better as he grew up. He never blushed with her or rebelled.

Although she has been involved in various interests since she was a child, and is extremely good at skiing, rock climbing, shooting, simulated command, mecha micro-operation, etc., her force value is not weak.

But she was still afraid that Gu Chenghui would be maliciously harmed by some of his peers because he was too young, mentally immature, and because of his kind personality.

Not to mention, those children are not children of ordinary families...

Gu Cheng smiled comfortingly, patted her hand, and said confidently: "Don't worry, my relationship with them is not good enough to attend each other's birthdays."

"If I told them, they would just ask their butler to choose a suitable gift and send it over, and then express their apology."

Brian's birthday was a surprise.

If it weren't for the gimmick of the Queen of the Rhine, those high-ranking nobles and officials would not condescend to participate.

Hearing this, Gu Pan understood instantly: "As long as it has no impact on you."

"But His Highness, the young prince, will also send you gifts, right? I have to think about what gifts to give in return."

Your Highness...

Gu Cheng frowned and thought for a moment.

He thought that as a future wise minister who still relied on His Highness to take care of him, although it was just a trivial matter, it was still necessary to mention it to his future immediate superior in person.

After all, although he had gained His Highness's initial trust, with His Highness's sensitive and suspicious character, if he heard about this incident from others, he would inevitably feel unhappy behind the scenes.

So, at noon the next day, he took advantage of lunch time to make an appointment with His Highness to meet at the Jungle Villa after school.

"it is good."

Although Pei Mingxu didn't understand why he couldn't say it now and had to stay until after school, he still agreed to his request.

As his good helper in studies and a follower who was forced by other forces and could only study with peace of mind when he was under his wing, Pei Mingxu did not feel that Gu Chenghui was planning to harm him.

Moreover, he and his mother indirectly helped him a lot, so Pei Mingxu would not refuse his small request.

After all, Gu Cheng is beautiful and well-behaved, capable but not arrogant and complacent, and speaks very nicely.

Who can refuse such a subordinate reserve with both ability and political integrity? !