Gu Mengsan
When Xia Lingcheng came back, Xia Xiaoyu was watching TV series with Xia Wan.
Xia Xiang Rou saw Xia Ling Cheng return and immediately happily ran over to pour him water. Xia Ling Cheng listlessly took it but didn't drink, sitting on the sofa beside him, somewhat exhausted as he rubbed his forehead, not saying anything.
It was Xiaowan who noticed that her son was not quite right, frowning and asking him: "It's so late, where have you been?"
Xia Ling Cheng hadn't had time to respond when Xia Xiao Rou continued with a sly smile, "Brother, did you go see Gu Qing Jie Jie?" As she spoke, she didn't forget to wink and make eyes at Xia Ling Cheng.
Xia Wan naturally knew who Gu Qing was, her face sank and she immediately rebuked: "Nonsense! Didn't I tell you to stay away from those with the surname Gu? Why didn't you listen to me?"
Xia Wan's face turned red with anger, but Xia Ling Cheng merely raised an eyebrow and said to a bewildered Xia Xiao Rou beside him, "You go back to your room first, I have something to discuss with Mother."
Xia Xiaoyu looked at Xia Lingcheng with concern and left obediently.
I am Divider No. 1.
On the way back, I couldn't help but ask Fang Chaoyang: "How did you know that Gu Chen's older brother was named Gu Mian?" In fact, what I wanted to ask was, did you already know that Xia Lingcheng was actually Gu Mian.
Fang Chaoyang drove with his eyes straight ahead, answering: "After calling out to Gu Chen for so long, how could I not know about these things? Besides, I also know Old Man Gu. In his study, there's a group photo with the names Gu Liu Yi, Gu Chen, and Gu Mian written on the back." He explained patiently, but I couldn't tell from this whether he had already known that Xia Ling Cheng was actually Gu Mian.
"I don't know." Fang Chaoyang glanced at me and coldly snorted, "I only know the name, not the person. Besides, no one knows whether Gu Mian is dead or alive, Old Man Gu never said anything, and Gu Chen didn't say anything either."
Fang Chaoyang seems to always be able to see through my thoughts, I muttered: "Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
"That's right, it's really ridiculous." Fang Chaoyang said mercilessly: "Gu Qing, did you just realize how ridiculous you are?"
I glared at him, but didn't know how to refute him.
"I'll send you back home, as for telling your parents about the sleepover, it's up to you to decide whether or not to say anything." Fang Chaoyang ignored my gaze.
I remain silent, also because I don't know if this matter should be told to them or not.
"Fang Chaoyang, does Gu Chen know that Gu Mian is still alive?" I asked after a moment.
Fang Chaoyang gave me a complex look and only said, "I can't give you an accurate answer to this question. Gu Chen never mentioned anything about Gu Mian before, I just happened to know it."
So does Gu Chen know after all? What about Gu Huai Min and Shen Bi Ru?
"You seem to be quite concerned about Gu Chen's affairs." I turned my head to look at Fang Chaoyang. His relationship with Gu Chen had never been particularly good, so it was reasonable that Fang Chaoyang would investigate Gu Chen thoroughly. But I always felt that Fang Chaoyang was becoming more and more concerned about Gu Chen's affairs.
"Of course." Fang Chaoyang raised an eyebrow, "After all, she's my sister who has finally taken a liking to someone. As her brother, I should pay more attention, just in case you become family in the future. Can't have you two at odds with each other then, can we?"
It was all for Fang Mingyue.
This explanation is quite normal, but I always feel that something is off.
"So you're helping me today because of Gu Chen's relationship? Or is it because of Fang Mingyue?" I roughly understood some things, such as why Fang Chaoyang never left.
Fang Chaoyang just smiled and asked back: "What do you think?" Fang Chaoyang was smiling, but his eyes had an indescribable sense of loss.
At that moment, I vaguely felt something, but thought the idea in my heart was ridiculous, so I cut it off decisively.
