Pride and tenderness

sad. "

Mother Pei sat slumped in the chair, as if she had aged ten years, her tears were almost dry, and she was still sobbing out of breath.He Yue felt sad, knelt down in front of Pei's mother, and wiped her tears with a tissue.

After he grew up and remembered the experience of the death of his relatives, he never experienced it personally.The details of his parents' unexpected accidents when he was a child are not really remembered now.

But the dull pain of losing a loved one follows him secretly like a ghost, and will suddenly appear at an indeterminate time to sting him.

So much so that when he sees his crying aunt, the numb Pei You, and the lifeless body lying on the side, that kind of pain crawls all over his body like a cold snake again.

When he stood up, his whole body seemed to be drained of strength, his eyes turned black, his legs gave way and he almost fell down, Gu Ran supported his body from behind, "Are you all right?"

He froze for a few seconds, then shook his head.

After the relatives bowed in silence and bid farewell one by one, the body was pushed into the cremation furnace. After the furnace door was closed, the scene of burning inside could not be seen, only the low-pitched mourning sound seemed far and near.

After the cremation, one of the deceased's uncles and brothers came to comfort Pei's mother, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then said hesitantly, "Sister-in-law, I shouldn't have told you this today, but recently my mother was ill, and my money was tight. My son is taking another high school entrance exam, and the school selection fee is a huge sum, look at the money my elder brother lent me before..."

Mother Pei was taken aback, and rummaged through the bag a little slowly, "The money... I have already returned it to you? You also gave me the IOU before, you see, I still keep it... ..."

"It's not that money." The man became a little irritable, "It's not like you don't know, the elder brother has been gambling all the time, and he often dragged me there. Whenever he loses money, he asks our brothers to borrow money. Hey, look, he borrowed money from me." I have written down the several sums of money in the notebook, and I will show you the sum, this sum, and this sum, the total is this amount."

"This..." Mother Pei's face was pale, her hunched waist became even more bent, and she said cautiously, "Ah Hui, when my old Pei borrowed money from you, did he have any IOUs?"

Seeing that the man's expression was not right, Mother Pei quickly explained, "It's not that I don't trust you. Although Lao Pei is gone, I will definitely pay back the money he owes. It's just that this money, so many sums, add up to a lot. Usually when he borrows money, he will also pay IOUs..."

The man's expression was a bit unnatural, "How can someone write an IOU every time they borrow money at the gambling table? Everyone can gamble, and who remembers to write that stuff."

Mother Pei humbly said, "Then, why should there be some kind of certificate..."

The man turned cold, "I said I borrowed it, so I borrowed it! Can I still lie to you? If you don't have an IOU, you won't pay it back? Are you such a rascal?!"

Mother Pei shrank her shoulders in fright, and repeatedly apologized tremblingly, but the man was still relentless and even pulled.

The quarrel attracted the attention of others, and everyone gathered around to persuade the quarrel, and Pei You and He Yue, who had returned from collecting the ashes, also hurried over.

A few older relatives came over to persuade them, "Ah Hui, the Jianguo man just passed away, and his bones are not yet cold. His wife feels uncomfortable. You should also be considerate of their mother and son..."

"I sympathize with them, who the hell will sympathize with me? Repaying debts is justified!"

"Jianguo's daughter-in-law didn't say she wouldn't pay you back. If you show the IOU, she won't be able to get rid of it, can she? Besides, let's talk about something after the funeral home. What kind of talk..."

Mother Pei was supported by someone, and said tremblingly, "I will definitely pay it back, I will definitely pay it back..."

Just as he was talking, Pei You came over, pushed the man away, and said coldly, "Get lost."

Mother Pei quickly grabbed Pei You, "Xiaoyou, you can't talk to fourth uncle like that!"

The man said angrily, "Today I'm still teasing you, don't even think about leaving if you don't pay back the money!"

Pei You raised his eyelids, "How much does he owe you?"

"Just this number, you can see for yourself." Seeing this, the man handed the bookkeeping book to Pei You, and his tone eased a little, "Your dad is jealous when he gambles, he can't afford to lose, his luck is bad, and he owes you money." Mine is still a small amount, and I don’t know how much I have borrowed from Ah Fu.”

Pei You looked at the account book unhurriedly, and then smiled, "I'm sorry, I won't pay back any of the money he owes you. Take your things and get out immediately." Throw it on the man's face.

The man was furious, and rushed forward to tear Pei You apart, "You heartless little bastard! Are you really not paying attention to your fourth uncle?!"

Pei You stopped talking and squinted at the man like looking at garbage.

The man shouted angrily while pushing, "Is it because I wiped Pei Jianguo's ass so much that you don't even know your last name?! I don't care about the bad things your father did. , now do you want me to tell everyone?!"

"Fanwai: Past Events"

He Yue was sweating profusely during the tense quarrel between the two.In his panic, he couldn't care about anything else, he quickly put the urn in Gu Ran's hand, and then squeezed through desperately, trying to pull them away.

"Fourth Uncle, don't get excited. Uncle just left, Xiaoyou felt uncomfortable so he kept talking, don't be angry with him..."

Before he could finish speaking, the man turned his head and scolded: "Go away! Is it your turn to talk?!"

The man spat viciously on the ground, "Back then, that old pervert of your uncle had sex with you, and made a scene at the police station in shame and conspicuously. I wouldn't have helped you guys! Otherwise, he would have been put in a fucking jail long ago!"

He Yue was taken aback for a moment.

It was as if a sap had been hit on the bridge of the nose, making him startled and dazed, his throat seemed to be strangled, he couldn't speak a word, he just took a step back in a daze.

He didn't expect fourth uncle to know this too.

I don't even understand why the experience of being unilaterally molested by my uncle turned into a dirty crime in the mouths of others.

The man seemed still unconvinced, and continued to curse, "X asshole thing..."

Almost the second the man opened his mouth, Gu Ran punched him in the face and knocked out the rest of his words.

He Yue shouted in confusion, "Gu Ran!"

The sound was covered by the sound of fighting and the exclamation of the crowd.

The farewell meeting for the dead body turned into a complete brawl, and everyone couldn't persuade them at all. Seeing the young man who was brought over by He Yue push the debt collector fourth uncle to the ground until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, even the people who came to persuade him couldn't help it. Got punched a few times.

The security guard of the funeral parlor finally came to maintain order, and pulled Gu Ran away forcibly. The man who was beaten ran away in a panic. video.It took quite a while to maintain order.

Pei's mother was mentally weak and almost fainted at the beginning of the fight, and was helped back to the hotel to rest.After the ceremony ended hastily, the relatives were also exhausted by the farce, and they all said goodbye and left.

The funeral parlor suddenly became empty, but He Yue was still standing there. He also kowtowed his head during the scuffle to persuade the fight just now, his head was very dizzy, and his vision was a little blurred. That burst of intense dizziness.

In a trance, I heard Gu Ran call his name, and then held him firmly.

He raised his head slightly, and saw that Gu Ran had blood on the corner of his mouth, his face was pale, and he was talking to him anxiously, but the voice was indistinctly audible.

He was still thinking about what the fourth uncle said just now. He thought that Gu Ran should have heard it too, and he was anxious and at a loss. He wanted to explain to Gu Ran that what the fourth uncle said was not true, but the words still Before I could say it, my heart ached from that sad and inferior emotion, and I couldn't make a sound.

If he was just accused and slandered for no reason, he didn't feel anything; but thinking that Gu Ran was also listening, he panicked inexplicably, and he was afraid that Gu Ran would look down on him because of this, and even didn't want him.

Fortunately, Gu Ran just supported him, looked down at his pale face, "Are you okay?"

"Um......"

"I'll take you home, can you go?"

"Um......"

In fact, his legs were weak, and he could barely take a step, but in the end he was picked up by Gu Ran and returned to the car.

Along the way, Gu Ran held the steering wheel with one hand while driving, and interlocked his fingers with his other hand, rubbing his palms one after another, but he didn't let go until the palms were hot.

Back home, Gu Ran opened the refrigerator and took out an ice cube pack, and applied it on He Yue Keqing's forehead, then took the medicine box, wiped the alcohol cotton ball, and carefully applied the ointment for him.

Gu Ran blew on his forehead and asked, "Does it hurt?"

He Yue shook her head. In fact, he didn't suffer any injuries, but he accidentally fell when trying to persuade the fight.

On the contrary, Gu Ran was injured more severely. He was jealous just after a fight, and he suffered countless times in the scuffle.

Gu Ran picked up his face again, and examined it carefully, "Is there any injury to the eye?"

He Yue shook her head again.

"It's better to let the doctor take a look. The forehead is blue here. If it hurts the eyes, the previous treatment will be in vain."

After living together, Gu Ran hired a good doctor to look at his eyes. Now the vision in his left eye is slowly recovering. Not only does he have a sense of light, he can even see some blurred shadows when the light is sufficient.

Soon the doctor and several assistants were invited to the home, not only checked the eyes, but also checked the whole body.He Yue was lying on the bed, feeling weak and dizzy. When the cold medical equipment was inserted into his clothes, he felt a little cold. Fortunately, Gu Ran was sitting next to him, holding his hand.

In fact, in front of so many strangers, he felt a little embarrassed to see two men holding hands like this.But now he is cold and hurting, his mind is dazed, and he is so weak that he is almost in tears, so he can't help but want to grab something to feel at ease, so he let Gu Ran hold it with his hands down.

After the doctor left, Gu Ran hugged him to take a bath again. Although they faced each other naked, there was no erotic meaning, and he just washed him gently, as if he was afraid of hurting him.

The water in the bathtub overflowed to the chest, and He Yue gradually felt his eyes sore in the dense water vapor.

"Gu Ran..."

"Ah."

"What Uncle Fourth said is not true..."

Gu Ran said softly, "I know."

"I haven't had that kind of...that kind of relationship with him..." He Yue paused and her breathing became short of breath, "When I was young, he often For me...for me...I was scared at the time, and I fell off the balcony when I resisted, and then the police were alerted, but...no one wanted to take things Nao Da... My aunt also...don't let me speak out..."

He Yue gradually couldn't continue speaking, panting lightly in the silence.Gu Ran put his arms around his shoulders, and while he was sobbing silently, reached out to hug him and kissed his tearful eye.

"Don't worry, I won't let you get hurt again."

He Yue trembled uncontrollably, as if grabbing a life-saving straw, she also put her arms around his back.Gu Ran hugged him tightly.

He Yue's lips were cool with tears, but they gradually warmed up after they touched each other. Gu Ran kissed very carefully, softly and tenderly, as if he wanted to lick his wounds.

This time the two of them did it naturally, the first time Gu Ran had such sex, it was not for pleasure and lust, but just wanted to get closer to him, to get closer to him, to bury the youthful heat in his body, so that he could Not so sad anymore.

In the early morning of the next day, there was heavy snow outside the window, the sky was dark and cold blue-gray, but the room was very warm, the heater was fully turned on, the quilt was kicked to the ground at some point, neither of them was wearing clothes, just Waking up with each other face to face.

They hugged and lay down for a while, but neither of them wanted to get up, as if they couldn't bear the warmth of each other.

Seeing that the sky was about to dawn, He Yue moved her body and whispered, "It's time to get up."

"Yeah." Gu Ran looked at him for a while, then lowered his head and kissed his forehead, then his cheek.

"I should go to work."

"Ah."

"You should go to the company too."

"Ah."

"Let's get up..."

Gu Ran rubbed the top of his head with his chin, and hugged his head in his arms, "It's still early, sleep a little longer."

The voice seemed to have magical powers, and He Yue began to lazily feel sleepy again.

The snow was heavier and the wind gradually picked up.

The wind and snow were blocked out of the window, leaving the house full of warmth and tenderness.

—— "Fanwai: Past Events" END——

"Extra: Girlfriend"

The employees of Daning Group found that the youngest son of their chairman, Mr. Gu Ran, who was airborne to take up an important position some time ago, seems to be in a good mood recently.

Obviously, he used to get angry and lose his temper at every turn. Apart from being handsome and capable of working, he is simply a super annoying person with a negative EQ.

But recently, this young Mr. Gu seems to have changed his personality. Although he still faces his subordinates all year round, several female employees who are willing to gossip have secretly seen him more than once. Mr. Gu is alone in the office, typing on his mobile phone. While smiling sweetly...

What other big business can make Mr. Gu laugh so nastyly?

It's clear - I have a girlfriend!

Even the driver Xiao Wang has discovered the clue.

No, Xiao Wang is driving Mr. Gu, sitting upright and holding the steering wheel, but he can't help but glance at the rearview mirror. The usually bad-tempered Mr. Gu is speaking in a gentle tone that he has never seen before. Talking on the phone:

"Well, I just got off work...have you gone grocery shopping?...well, what did you buy?...anything is fine, I like it all... .Did you walk there? Why didn't you ask the driver to take you?...What's the trouble, I asked him to help you...Where are you? I'll pick you up... ...It's okay, I'll drive over by the way...Well, don't lift things yourself if they are too heavy, just leave them where they are and wait for me, I'll be right there."

Gu Ran hung up the phone, and resumed his usual superior tone, "Go to the Hema Supermarket on Xiwai Road first."

Xiao Wang replied "Yes", and then looked in the rearview mirror. Mr. Gu's expression was not bad, so he couldn't restrain his burning gossip anymore, and couldn't help saying, "Mr. Gu has a girlfriend now. ah?"

Gu Ran raised his eyebrows and smiled noncommittally.

In Xiao Wang's opinion, this reaction was tantamount to acquiescing, so he continued to boldly say, "The person who can be admired by Mr. Gu must be a great beauty!"

Of course He Yue is the prettiest, Gu Ran replied subconsciously, "Of course."

Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu would answer him, and Xiao Wang became even more excited, "What about your personality? The lively and cheerful type or the ladylike type?"

Gu Ran thought for a while, "Very gentle, kind, and caring."

"Wow! So it's the home type! Then she must be able to cook, right?"

"Yeah." He Yue's cooking is the best.

"Don't you think you are too busy with work to spend time with her?"

"will not."

"Have you never lost your temper?"

"No." In my impression, He Yue had never lost her temper.

"Ah, you are really considerate and sensible, where can I find such a good girlfriend..."

Xiao Wang drove the car happily, Mr. Gu who talked about his girlfriend was obviously much more kind than before.

The car soon arrived at the Hema Supermarket, and the person waiting at the entrance of the supermarket was a handsome young man, presumably Mr. Gu's friend of the same sex.

Xiao Wang was a little disappointed that he didn't see the legendary Mr. Gu's girlfriend.

The same-sex friend got into the car, greeted Xiao Wang politely, and said a little embarrassedly, "Hey, I didn't buy much, I can just walk back by myself. There is so much traffic during the off-duty rush hour, so come here." Very inconvenient."

Gu Ran said, "It's okay, I'll drop by."

Xiao Wang complained in his heart, where is the way!Obviously lost several heads, waited several red lights, turned several streets and made a special trip here!But he still echoed in a doggy manner, "That's right, on the way, on the way."

The same-sex friend smiled softly and politely said to Xiao Wang, "Thank you for your hard work."

That smile was so pretty, Xiao Wang glanced at the rearview mirror and was a little dazed.

The same-sex friends have crooked smiles, and they seem to be easy to get close to. Xiao Wang is also talkative, and it happens that the road is a bit congested, and there is plenty of time, so he accidentally chats about homework.Basically, it was Xiao Wang who was talking non-stop, and his friends of the same sex were agreeing with "Is that so", "Really", "It's very good", and Mr. Gu was staring affectionately (?) at that Friends of the same sex.

After chatting, Xiao Wang began to gossip, "Sir, you are really a good-looking talent, do you have a girlfriend?"

The other party was taken aback, then shook his head with a smile.

"Then you have to work hard! Look up to our President Gu, haha."

"Eh?"

"Gu Zong's new girlfriend is gentle and beautiful, she is a great beauty! Don't you know? Oh, it's not good..."

Realizing that he seemed to be talking too much, Xiao Wang quickly shut up and glanced nervously at the rearview mirror. Fortunately, Mr. Gu didn't seem to be angry, and even had a happy expression, as if a little embarrassed.

But for some reason, the same-sex friend stopped talking.

"Extra: Girlfriend"

When they finally drove home, Xiao Wang helped carry the things upstairs, bid farewell and left.

For the first time, Gu Ran felt that he was a bit stupid, and he put He Yue on as a "girlfriend" and showed off to his driver in a nasty way, which didn't seem like something he would do.

But he really likes him so much, he feels happy when he thinks about him, and feels soft in his heart when he is mentioned, and he can't help but want to share his lover's mood with others, just like a high school student who is in love.

It's just that he didn't expect that big-mouthed Xiao Wang to tell He Yue directly, and he didn't know if He Yue would laugh at him.

However, He Yue just had a calm expression, and as soon as she got home, she silently went into the kitchen to wash the vegetables.

He was also absent-minded when he was eating, no matter what Gu Ran said, he just lowered his head and responded perfunctorily with "um" and "oh", pawing the rice with his hands.

Gu Ran was a little strange, "What's wrong with you?"

He Yue seemed to be in a daze and didn't make a sound.

Gu Ran raised his voice and asked again, "Hey, what's the matter?"

He Yue was so frightened that she raised her head as if waking up from a dream, her eyes were slightly red, and she said after a while, "It's nothing."

Gu Ran was a little worried, "Why are your eyes red? Are you uncomfortable?"

"It's okay..." He Yue lowered her eyes somewhat evasively, and put a chicken leg in the bowl like a cover-up, but didn't eat it.

"Obviously there is something to do." Gu Ran was in a hurry, put down his chopsticks, stood up, walked over to hold He Yue's face, and took a closer look, "Is it because your eyes are uncomfortable again? Didn't you just go there with you the day before yesterday?" Is Dr. Su there? He also said that the eyes have been recovering...how do you feel now? Does it hurt?"

He Yue turned her face sideways, and said a little alienatedly, "I'm really fine."

Gu Ran's hand froze in the air, so he could only take it back out of nowhere, and sat back to eat sullenly. Although he hit a soft nail, he still added a sentence worriedly, "I'll take you to see Dr. Su tomorrow. one time."

He Yue was quiet for a while, then raised her head as if she couldn't bear it anymore, her expression was still calm, but her breath was obviously a little unstable, "Gu Ran, don't you...won't you explain it?"

"Explain what?" Monk Gu Ranzhang was puzzled.

Before Gu Ran could understand, He Yue immediately lowered her head with red eyes, and said in a low voice, "Forget it."

The other party's little emotion came out of nowhere, and Gu Ran really couldn't figure out the situation.If He Yue was a girl, then Auntie Lai could simply be blamed; if He Yue was someone else who dared to throw face at him so inexplicably, then just beat him up; It is not the object he is willing to destroy, so he can only take care of it with extra care.

Until the evening, He Yue still looked uninterested, and went to bed after taking a shower, huddled under the quilt, only occupying the narrow edge of one side of the double bed.

As soon as Gu Ran lay on the bed, He Yue seemed unwilling to look at him, and immediately turned her body sideways, leaving only her back for him to see.

Gu Ran poked the quilt, "Hey, do you want to watch a movie?"

"..." The person in the quilt moved a little, but made no sound.

"Don't want to watch it? Do you want to do it?"

"...." Still no response.

"Tired? Then sleep well, shall I turn off the lights?"

"..." Still ignoring him.

"He Yue!" Gu Ran couldn't bear it anymore, lifted the quilt, grabbed He Yue's shoulder, forced him to come over, and said through gritted teeth, "Why are you so awkward!"

He Yue raised her eyes blankly, with a dazed look on her face that she couldn't afford to put away.

Looking at that face, Gu Ran felt angry, and directly lowered his head and kissed it.

Forcibly pressing the man and kissing for a while, he faintly felt a cool liquid rubbing against his face, he let go of his hand strangely, but saw He Yue's sad face, with tears still hanging on the long eyelashes.

Gu Ran panicked all of a sudden, "Why are you crying..."

"..."

"Tell me if you don't want to do it, why are you crying..." Gu Ran hurried over with a tissue, "What's the matter, this is..."

He Yue suddenly said, "How can this be done?"

"what?"

"Because I'm a man, if you're with me and have a girlfriend or something, wouldn't that count as cheating?"

"......what?"

He Yue looked at him, "It's true that I like you... But you are too bullying... You obviously have a girlfriend and want to continue with me, you put me What did it become?"

"..."

"If your driver didn't say it, are you planning to keep it from me? Or, I don't deserve to know at all?"

Gu Ran was scolded for being stupid, and he was stunned for a long time before saying, "I, I didn't have a girlfriend!"

"..."

"The gentle and beautiful girlfriend Xiao Wang mentioned is you! I thought you knew..."

He Yue was also blindfolded, looking at Gu Ran with red eyes and heaving chest, unable to speak for a while.

The two stared at each other for a while, Gu Ran laughed first, and poked He Yue's face vigorously, "You idiot!"

Realizing that she was being stupid, He Yue blushed instantly.

"Are you jealous?" Gu Ran was overwhelmed with complacency, turned over and pressed on He Yue, and kissed him, "It's so cute!"

He Yue blushed and couldn't speak, she was ashamed and annoyed at the same time, wishing she could bury herself under the quilt immediately and never see anyone again.

Gu Ran refused to let him go, and complacently continued to press, "Hey, you said you liked me just now! Did you? I heard it all!"

"..."

"Really! I would eat such stupid jealousy." Gu Ran kissed him again, hugged him, and suddenly said seriously, "It seems that I really need to get married and bring you home."

He Yue stared blankly at the ring on her ring finger, "But before..."

Gu Ran shook his head, "You didn't officially promise me that wedding, and there was no ceremony, so it doesn't count. Now many countries support same-sex marriage, we can really get married, I want to give you a sense of security."

"But..." He Yue thought for a while and said, "Will it be too wasteful? In fact, the ceremony is not very important, as long as, as long as we..."

"No, I must get married, otherwise, when I get older, I'll get old and wrinkled, and I won't be able to walk anymore, so you shouldn't want me."

"No...I..."

While He Yue was still chattering, Gu Ran leaned over to kiss him, and once the tip of his tongue touched, he lingered, a hot and long kiss, the heat was like an electric current, crisp and numb, spreading from the lips all the way to the heart, kissing He was so hot that he almost had an orgasm, so Gu Ran slowly moved his lips away and looked down at him, "Get married, okay?"

"Hmm..." He began to worry again in the hot and dizzy happiness, not knowing who should be the best man...

—— "Fanwai: Girlfriend" END