Gu Pan Lanling

"I lied to you..."

Gu Zimo sniffed, he thought, if he admits his mistakes honestly now, is it possible for Gao Changgong to forgive him?

"Tricked me?"

Gao Changgong's face darkened in an instant, "What did you lie to me about?"

"I……"

Gu Zimo swallowed the words again.

Seeing him hesitating, Gao Changgong pinched his ear, "Tell me, if your deceit is not serious, I can give you a lighter punishment."

Gu Zimo's heart felt hot, really?Will he really give up lightly?

As if encouraging him, he lowered his head and admitted sincerely, "Just now...Actually, I did it on purpose...to show that I was hurt by you, and asked you to take me back to the house..."

"On purpose?" Gao Changgong's frowned brows relaxed slightly: "Why did you ask me to send you back to the house on purpose?"

"Because... Zheng Jingyao, Ms. Zheng, she is waiting for you in the conference hall..." Gu Zimo's voice was trembling, he was not sure if Gao Changgong would be furious after hearing this sentence, or maybe he would slap him.

After all, that was the person he loved deeply, but he prevented them from meeting because of his own selfishness.

This kind of behavior of oneself must be heinous to two people who love each other.

"Oh."

Gao Changgong's voice really cooled down.

Gu Zimo's heartbeat almost stopped, is he going to get angry?

He was so frightened that he almost closed his eyes tightly, waiting for Gao Changgong's thunderous fury.

"Raise your head and look at me." Gao Changgong didn't use violence, but used his awe-inspiring aura to make Gu Zimo open his eyes tremblingly, raised his head, and had to look at him.

"Why did you do that? Huh?" Gao Changgong's tone was a bit sinister, making it impossible to figure out what he wanted to do.

Gu Zimo was trembling with fright because of his guilty conscience.

"I...I...I just...I heard that a beauty came to you...wanted to make a joke..."

Such an answer is too far-fetched, even Gu Zimo himself feels full of loopholes.

Gao Changgong didn't expose him, but continued to use that evil voice: "Oh? Are you joking? Heh... I thought...you fell in love with her."

Although Gao Changgong didn't get angry at what he said, Gu Zimo's heart still thumped in his throat.

"How is it possible, how could I fall in love with her... Don't get me wrong, I have absolutely nothing to her..."

Not because he was afraid that Gao Changgong would be furious when he misunderstood the woman who coveted him, but from the bottom of his heart, it was impossible for him to have that kind of thought for Zheng Jingyao.

With a sound of "噗嗤", Gao Changgong couldn't hold back his laughter.

Gu Zimo was in a daze, what did Gao Changgong mean by this?

Now that he knew that he had lied to him, since he knew that the woman he yearned for was in the meeting hall, shouldn't he rush over immediately?

Why didn't she get angry because she lied to him, and didn't leave immediately...

"Your Highness, are you... not angry with me? I'm joking with you... Are you... not angry with me?" Gu Zimo looked at him timidly, and asked.

Gao Changgong frowned slightly, a little surprised that he asked this question, "You really hope that I will punish you for this?"

"Ah, no...how could I want to be condemned by you...I just...feel...some...unbelievable...you...actually..."

"What?" Gao Changgong felt that Gu Zimo's attitude was a little abnormal, so he simply planned to follow the clues to find out why he was so abnormal.

"It's nothing...I just think...Miss Zheng has been waiting for you for a long time, but because of me I made her wait even longer...It's a bit unkind..." Gao Changgong was less dissatisfied with himself.

In fact, he wished that Zheng Jingyao would leave before he could wait, and he didn't want Gao Changgong to see her at all.However, he was afraid that Gao Changgong would be disappointed in him if he found out afterwards.

Gu Zimo's heart became more and more contradictory. Now that he has confessed, he can't interfere with what Gao Changgong wants to do.

"So, how do you want to compensate her?"

Gao Changgong stared into Gu Zimo's eyes, and suddenly narrowed his eyes.

Gu Zimo felt the danger in Gao Changgong's eyes, and his heart skipped a beat, "I... I didn't mean to... I was just joking, I didn't expect you to send me back to the room without going to the meeting hall, I really didn't think……

However, Miss Zheng has been waiting for you for so long, it shouldn't be a while, she should still be in the chamber, if you go to see her now..."

Gao Changgong's face suddenly darkened, and his tone became a little heavier, "Do you want me to see her?"

"I..." Of course not.How could I want you to see her.

"Huh? Talk." Gao Changgong looked at him sullenly.

Gu Zimo's heart felt sore when he was looked at by such eyes, so he pretended to be relaxed and said: "Miss Zheng has been waiting for you for so long..."

"How long she waits for me has nothing to do with you!" Gao Changgong interrupted Gu Zimo sharply.

Unexpectedly, Gu Zimo turned pale from being choked by Gao Changgong's words.

"It really has nothing to do with me, it's me... who overstepped..."

Seeing that Gu Zimo's face was pale, Gao Changgong frowned, why was he so careless?

The tone of the speech could not help but soften a bit: "Are you hungry?"

"Ah?" Gu Zimo didn't react in a daze. Isn't Gao Changgong all angry?Why did you suddenly ask this again.

"Come with me for lunch." Before Gu Zimo could speak, Gao Changgong had already reached out and grabbed his wrist, dragging him towards the dining room.

Gu Zimo was dragged by Gao Changgong all the way to the dining room, but his mind was in a mess.

It was only when Gao Changgong pressed him on the seat and looked at the table full of delicious food that he came back to his senses.

Only lunch with him and Gao Changgong.

why?

He already knew that Zheng Jingyao was in the chamber, why didn't he leave?Have lunch with him instead?

Is... a dream?

Gu Zimo stretched out his hand and pinched his arm, and he could only breathe in the pain.

This scene was seen by Gao Changgong, and a look of helplessness appeared in his eyes, "It's stupid."

"Your Highness, let me pick the fishbone for you." His heart was full of joy, and he couldn't say it. Although it didn't explain anything, Gao Changgong was still by his side, which was enough to make him happy.

"Aren't you hungry?" Gao Changgong frowned slightly seeing that Gu Zimo was busy picking fishbone for him without taking a bite himself.

"I... can wait..."

"Wait until it's cold, don't you like hot food just out of the pan?"

Gao Changgong was not used to Gu Zimo being so attentive, and always felt as if he couldn't catch him.

"I……"

Gao Changgong glanced at him, reached out and pressed Gu Zimo's hand that was serving him food. "Eat your own, don't pinch it for me."

"No." Gu Zimo gave up serving Gao Changgong's food, and he couldn't help but feel sad again. Did he despise himself?Is it too obvious?

"Why are you in a daze, eat this." Gao Changgong took a piece of peeled shrimp and put it in Gu Zimo's bowl. Seeing that Gu Zimo was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking, he raised his voice a little, " You are not allowed to think about anything else when you are having dinner with me."

"Ah... I know, I know... I'll eat right now..."

Gu Zimo didn't want to do this either, and lost his composure repeatedly, but Gao Changgong seemed to be the same as before, and would help him peel the shrimp, so he wasn't angry?

I don't know if it's because Gao Changgong went to the meeting hall to find Zheng Jingyao because of the meal. Gu Zimo usually eats very fast, but now he has become slow. After eating for more than an hour, he took all the dishes Put down the chopsticks only when the food is cold.

"Full?" Gao Changgong looked at him patiently.

Gu Zimo nodded guiltily, Gao Changgong didn't doubt himself, did he?It seems a little too obvious.

"After eating so much, you're not afraid of your stomach being full?" Gao Changgong glanced at Gu Zimo's slightly swollen stomach, and loosened his belt for him.

"Ah... yes, it's a little... I... can go to the garden for a walk to digest..."

After finishing speaking, he carefully looked at Gao Changgong, who had already got up and walked out of the dining room.

Gu Zimo followed with his head down, thinking that Gao Changgong would go directly to the meeting hall.Unexpectedly, the direction he was going was actually the direction of the garden.

"Your Highness... are you going to the garden too?"

He asked in surprise, but he felt a little regretful when he asked. He obviously didn't want him to go to the conference hall, but didn't this remind him now?

"What? I'll allow you to digest food?" Gao Changgong glanced at Gu Zimo's stomach.

Only then did Gu Zimo realize that Gao Changgong also ate a lot today.

The two just walked on the gravel road like this, one in front of the other, although Gao Changgong didn't have much expression, he was just taking a walk to digest food.

Gu Zimo felt sweet in his heart.

"It's so fun to take a walk?" Gao Changgong looked back and saw Gu Zimo's smiling face, and he laughed too.

Gu Zimo nodded, "The weather is good today..."

"Do you like cloudy days?" Gao Changgong frowned, what kind of good weather is this?It was foggy, without even the sun, as if it was going to rain heavily at any moment.

"Ah, no..." He just said it casually, but he didn't expect Gao Changgong to be serious.

"Remember there?" Gao Changgong pointed to an open space and said to Gu Zimo.

Gu Zimo didn't react in a daze, "Where?"

"When you first entered the palace, you built snowmen there." Gao Changgong suddenly remembered that day, when the sky was full of snow, his figure was busy making snowmen intently, and the smile on his face was so pure.

Although today's Gu Zimo's smile is still bright, it always feels like there is a trace of desolation that he can't see through.

"I remembered, I almost fell into the water...you saved me..."

Recalling that day, he was almost punished by Gao Changgong for drawing Gao Changgong's ugly painting. He avoided him tremblingly, and finally couldn't help it that day.

Thinking back now, at that time, I seemed to be a bit of a villain to Gao Changgong.

After all, Gao Changgong hasn't pursued him about the portrait until now.

"You still have a conscience." He actually remembered this?

Gao Changgong's heart softened inexplicably, and a smile appeared in his eyes. He stretched out his hand and pulled Gu Zimo into his arms, pressed his lips against his ear, and said word by word: "Since you have a good memory, you can Take note of what I'm going to say next—"

"Uh..." What did Gao Changgong want to say next?

Gu Zimo's heart suddenly thumped so fast.

Gao Changgong's lips almost brushed against Gu Zimo's earlobe, and he heard every word clearly: "I have a hard heart, and I can't change it."