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"Where is he?" Yu Jin stood up, supporting herself on the sofa.
Her newly dyed light blonde curly hair and rosy cheeks made her look like a little elf, especially when she blinked her big, round eyes.
This is one of his signature skills.
Yu Jin leaned closer to Xu Mufeng and asked again, "Where did you see him?"
The person in front of him was a head shorter than him, so thin that he had no aesthetic appeal, and he hung his head weakly, as if he was startled by his sudden approach.
Yu Jin's smile deepened.
She lowered her voice and asked again, "Can you take me to him?"
“Um…” Xu Mufeng nodded timidly, paused for a few seconds and then added, “But… I need to go find someone first.”
“A person named Gu Xinglan.” He pursed his lips, not daring to lift his head at all, his voice barely audible.
It's such a hassle to bring another person along.
With a quick glance, Yu Jin pondered to himself.
Since he was going to find this guy surnamed Gu anyway, he figured he could find Li Hetai later, so he said casually, "Sure, I know where his room is. Come with me."
It hits it off.
The two walked in another direction in the hall.
……
The person leading the way was holding a strangely shaped piece of paper.
Based on those patterns, Xu Mufeng squinted and raised an eyebrow.
The lines drawn above are very similar to the route he just walked.
The villa's passageways are like a maze, with a corner every two rooms, leading straight to the main hall.
But the person leading the way seemed very familiar with the area, and he was confident every time he turned a corner.
Xu Mufeng parted his lips slightly: "Do you know Gu Xinglan?"
"Gu Xinglan?"
Yu Jin raised her head and made a puzzled "hmm".
Clearly interested in his topic, Xu Mufeng strained his ears, and what he heard was:
"She is Uncle Li's newlywed wife..."
In an instant, it was as absurd as a cat growing a dog's tail, a dog's tail growing a human face, and the human face having three eyes and two mouths.
A loud bang came from behind.
Yu Jin was startled when her next words were interrupted.
"Hey, what are you doing? You scared me to death!" He frowned, pouted, and glared at the person behind him.
"...You even managed to fall down like that?" Looking at the person who tripped and fell flat on their face behind them, Yu Jin found it amusing and laughed, "Are you the one who's going to switch schools with Li Hetai?"
"Let me remind you, you'd better find someone to stay with at school, at least you won't stand out too much. The people there don't care if you're on TV or not, they hate people like you who can't do anything but still reap the benefits."
Gu Xinglan? Wife? Marry? Reap the benefits without sowing?
Various fragmented words kept popping up in his mind as Xu Mufeng shakily got up from the ground.
The dark glint in his eyes flickered and disappeared by the time he looked up. He asked naively, "What did you just say?"
Play the piano on the cow.
Yu Jin immediately lost interest and looked away.
The villa in Changgu has both public and private elevators, but the public elevators are used by many people, and the location of the private elevators is unknown.
And they only need to go to the second floor.
The two people were small in stature, so they kept hiding among the decorations and greenery as they made their way.
Until you go up the spiral staircase.
As they approached the second floor, Yu Jin casually asked, "What do you want with that person?"
"Nothing else, I just wanted to take a look."
It's hard to tell whether they genuinely want to watch or just pretend they don't.
Yu Jin didn't want to waste her energy on this lowly person, so she said, "Then wait for me outside the room. Don't leave early. If anyone comes, knock on the door immediately to remind me. Finally, don't forget... you still need to take me to find Li Hetai."
"Alright, once I see Gu Xinglan, I'll take you to find Li Hetai." Seeing that his goal was about to be achieved, Xu Mufeng smiled faintly.
"Don't laugh. It looks awful."
Yu Jin spoke out fiercely.
The lights in the second-floor corridor were not as bright as those on the first floor; they were more like the dim, yellowish hue of champagne, soft and bland, making one feel sleepy for no reason.
When we reached the corner.
A familiar cough rang out.
Xu Mufeng had been listening intently, and now he heard a sound.
He trembled, his eyes became unusually bright, and he stopped in his tracks.
"Yes, you wait for me here." Yu Jin turned around, looked at the person behind her, and whispered, "I need to talk to that person about something. You can't eavesdrop, and you definitely can't slip away beforehand!"
"Well, it's all up to you."
Suddenly, the people behind him seemed to have a surge of energy.
Yu Jin thought she had misread it.
Once he regained his senses, the man returned to his original silent, gloomy, and listless demeanor.
The passage here is different from the one they just walked through.
The walls were inlaid with small porcelain vases, with exquisite and gorgeous patterns. The flower buds peeking out from the mouths of the vases were some still drooping, and you could even see the dewdrops on their surfaces. None of them were elegant or understated.
It is fragrant but not overpowering.
But none of these smelled like that person.
After the noise around him disappeared, Xu Mufeng was about to peek out from around the corner to see where someone's room was.
As a result, it touched the hem of Yu Jin's clothes.
With a "whoosh," Xu Mufeng quickly pulled his head back, his eyebrows furrowed tightly.
That money-grubbing guy still hadn't gone into the room.
Clicking his tongue inwardly, Xu Mufeng moved quietly, wanting to see what had happened.
But upon closer inspection...
Then I saw another person in front of Yu Jin.
Another person who should have been boxing in some corner of the villa is now here.
A black, tight-fitting short-sleeved shirt, sweat-soaked school uniform trousers, and the back of a head with a head of short, black hair.
The moment Xu Mufeng recognized him, he clenched his fist tightly.
Two meters away, there was a half-open door, from which he could faintly hear coughing and talking. He recognized the voice all too well; it was Gu Xinglan!
What are Ke Li and Tai doing?
Peeking through the crack in the door!
What exactly does this person want to do?
……
This scene was naturally witnessed by Yu Jin, who was also thinking about someone.
At first, I was delighted, but then I noticed Li Hetai's focused profile and his motionless body facing a certain direction.
Yu Jin's face immediately fell.
Ever since Uncle Li got married, Li Hetai has become a different person. He no longer listens to him or plays with him.
The more I think about it, the more aggrieved.
Tears welled up in her eyes instantly and fell to the ground with a pattering sound.
The sound was soft, but loud enough for that person to hear.
But the person wouldn't turn around and remained standing in the same spot.
Yu Jin wiped her face, and after a long while, she managed to calm her expression and quickly followed after him.
The door was opened about half the size of a person.
Bright light shone from the room, accompanied by a faint medicinal fragrance.
The first thing that catches the eye is a person wearing a white coat.
Yu Jin recognized him; it was the family doctor from the Changgu villa.
But as her gaze shifted, her pupils widened suddenly when she saw the person sitting on the bed.
The person on the bed looked like a fairy imprisoned on her sickbed, or someone who had stepped out of a picture book.
The plain white lace neckline was slightly too wide, hanging loosely, and one could vaguely glimpse the shoulders that shimmered with a faint light, not to mention the black hair that cascaded down her back like a waterfall.
Upon closer inspection, one would notice that the person's face was pale, exuding a sickly yet exquisite beauty, while their eyes were half-closed and their long eyelashes trembled slightly, as if they could not bear the disturbances of the world.
A gust of wind could blow that person away from the mortal world.
If we ignore the various tiny, beautifully cruel red marks...
My heart was pounding too frequently.
Yu Jin couldn't tell whose heartbeat it was.
He seemed to have seen people this good-looking before.
"Li, Li Hetai, is that your stepmother?" he murmured, his voice so low that he could barely hear it himself.
Li Hetai, however, gripped the door frame tightly, not even sparing him a glance.
Yu Jin, who had long since regained consciousness, bit her lip: "He Tai, has the butler grandpa looked for you?"
"You're not training right now, Grandpa Butler lied to me..."
"I arrived at eight o'clock and have been waiting for you downstairs..."
He kept asking questions, but still couldn't get a response from Li Hetai, not even a blink of an eye.
This person used to be indifferent and uninterested in anything.
But it's special to him.
This person would finish his homework for him when he didn't want to, write an extra set of answers for him during exams, and even help him to the infirmary when he was injured...
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this person had betrayed him.
Yu Jin's eyes widened, and she tried hard to hold back the tears that were welling up in her eyes. She sobbed, "Li Hetai, are we still good brothers?"
So you're not just naturally indifferent; you can also be infatuated with other people.
"That's your stepmother, the bad person who drove Auntie away..."
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