《Itching Love》 C1 "Bang ~ ~ ~" Smoke filled the air, and the dust settled. When the coroner carried the body to the morgue, a little girl, about seven or eight years old, stood in the doorway, holding the last gift her father had given her a few minutes before. The little girl stared blankly at the dazzling white cloth under the incandescent lamp in the middle of the room. Her only family member had just left for good. Yi Yi hugged the fluffy white doll in his hands tightly and walked over to grab his father''s big hands. It was ice-cold. A blank look appeared on her small, pale face. This was what the man saw when he arrived. The girl turned around and looked at him, meeting his eyes that were as deep as ink. Two words came out of her mouth, "Uncle Gu." The man paused and looked down at her. Under the tungsten lamp, the man''s face was gloomy and unclear. He said, "Come with me." It was also on that day that he said, "The name Yi Yi is not suitable for you. From today onwards, you will have a new name." Everything started from zero. Ten years later, in his first year. The bell for the end of class rang. The students in the classroom were in groups of twos and threes as they discussed about their social meetup and left the classroom together. "Gu Yan, do you want to come?" Gu Yan was Yi Yi''s new name. The sunny boy in front of her was her class monitor. After entering the academy for so long, the students were still very unfamiliar with each other. The class monitor proposed to organize a social gathering between classes with the aim of promoting interaction between students. Gu Yan''s hand that was packing his stuff paused. Friendship? She did not answer the boy''s question. Instead, she continued with the movements of her hands and put the textbook into her bag. Then, he walked out of the classroom. The boy touched his head with an awkward expression. Everyone in the class knew that Gu Yan was a different person. To put it harshly, she was a strange person. Everyone was busy in introducing themselves to be more special, and had even attracted the attention of some people from the opposite sex. Only Gu Yan stood on stage, expressionlessly spat out the word "Gu Yan", and then left the stage. " The boy frowned as he watched the girl leave. How strange. After Gu Yan walked out of the school gate, he skillfully walked in front of a car not far away. "Miss Gu." The driver, dressed in black, took her backpack as usual and respectfully opened the door for her. Seeing the man in the backseat, Gu Yan was startled. Gu Mushen... Normally, he wouldn''t even come here ¡­ Gu Mushen glanced at the girl who had not said a word since she got on the car. She lowered her head slightly, and folded her hands on her legs, as if she was thinking about something. "Aren''t you happy that I''ve come to pick you up?" He spoke in a deep voice. Gu Yan slowly raised his head. The man still had the same cold smile that he had when he first met her. His deep gaze seemed to be able to see through her in an instant. "Happy." She didn''t care what she thought in her heart, as long as she said what Gu Mushen wanted, it was enough. In the next second, a small square box appeared in his palm. Gu Yan looked up, the man''s voice was as cool as water, but it was hard to resist. "Put it on." Gu Yan''s finger moved along the lace on the side of the box and pulled the butterfly tie, allowing Gu Yan to open the box. Gu Mushen would often give her gifts and she would also accept them one by one. However, there was nothing to be surprised about. Inside the box was a simple, patterned, pastoral hair band. It was a simple patchwork of stripes, and at the end of the hairband was a bright diamond that didn''t fit in with the whole, just like she did. Somehow, this time, she felt that she liked this hairband. "Wear it. Don''t take it off." the man repeated, looking at the girl. Gu Yan replied softly. Under Gu Mushen''s attentive gaze, he tied the ribbon in his hair. The crystal drill shone with a rainbow light under the remaining rays of the setting sun. Gu Yan tied up her hair band and looked through the window''s reflection, her lips unconsciously curving up. Maybe she liked it when it was like this. The eyes of the man beside her flickered from time to time, causing people to be unable to understand or understand what he was thinking. C2 At nine in the evening, at the Gu family villa. A beautiful woman followed Gu Yan in through the door and glanced at him before going up to the second floor. Gu Yan followed the path the lady took and walked slowly up the stairs. Step by step, he walked and counted. On the 23rd floor, she didn''t know how many times she had counted. The door at the end of the hall opened and closed. Gu Yan stepped onto the last flight of stairs, lowered his head in shock, and then reached the end. Within the study. "Mushen, I''ve made another deal for you. What are you planning to give me this time?" Li Xian supported himself on the table in front of the man with both of his arms folded close to the center, as if he was showing the man that other than his outstanding working ability, there were other aspects of him that were also very outstanding. The man didn''t raise his head as she had expected. He only lightly flipped through the documents in his hands. "What do you want?" What did she want, he didn''t know? After so many years, Li Xian had been by his side since he started out from scratch. It could be said that Li Xian had followed him from being empty-handed to becoming like this. "Are you going to be promoted?" It wasn''t that Li Xian didn''t understand the meaning of the man''s words. Could it be that if the director was promoted, he had to change his position? "You really know how to tease me. What I want ¡­" Li Xian took the folder in his hands and leaned over, his gaze was level with the man, "Mushen, you know it." Just as he finished speaking, the clock on the dark red wall rang, a total of ten times. It was ten o''clock, and the Gu Family, which represented that the time was up, had declined all guests. This also meant that it was time for Li Xian to leave. Gu Mushen raised her gaze to look at Li Xian, her deep eyes stared unfathomably deep, causing her heart to tremble uncontrollably. It couldn''t be denied that Li Xian really knew how to display her advantages. She gave off the vibe of a mature woman, and it really suited the tastes of men. But she also knew that Gu Mushen had never been one of these men. Even if she were to bump into a wall every time, she would choose to remain the same as before. She ¡­ She wasn''t willing to give up ¡­ Exiting the study room, Li Xian''s expression did not look too good. Turning around, he suddenly saw the person at the stairs standing with one hand on the stairs, looking at her indifferently. She pretended to adjust the collar of her shirt and walked closer. She spoke in an unfriendly tone, "Why aren''t you resting yet? Isn''t the exam about to begin?" Gu Yan didn''t like the way Li Xian spoke to her. He slightly knitted his eyebrows, and the first thing he saw when he raised his head was her unnaturally red cheeks. His tone unconsciously became sarcastic, "Is it interesting?" "What?" "Every time." He always came at night, always in the study, and always at this time. Gu Yan laughed without warmth. Previously, when Li Xian left, she had thought that only she herself knew how terrible she was, but she didn''t know that there was another person who knew this secret as well. "You!" When he thought about all this, Li Xian became a little angry from embarrassment, "So you were here the entire time?" Always, always, every time she came to the Gu household at night, not just today. An almost imperceptible curve appeared on the corner of the girl''s mouth. From a certain point of view, she looked very much like the man in the study. "Don''t you find it boring?" Gu Yan did not bother with Li Xian''s question. It was taunting but at the same time, it was ridiculing him. Being mocked by the little girl in front of her, Li Xian''s face, which usually never changed even once before the collapse of Mount Tai, finally became sinister. She roared out with a low voice: "Gu Yan, are you sick!" Even if she could not climb onto Gu Mushen''s bed, she, Gu Yan, could not do so. "Gu Yan, you are just ¡­" C3 Li Xian stopped talking, in that moment, she felt that there was no need for her to argue with a ''child'', she alone was not enough. Li Xian snorted coldly, turned around, and left the Gu household with a dark face. When the bell in the study rang out once more, the Gu Clan returned to tranquility. Gu Yan lied on the bed, and his gaze swept across the plain looking hair band that was not far away. Under the shine of the moonlight, the diamond reflected a strange light on her face, as if it was shining on some other dark place. The girl closed her eyes as she slept. The corner of her lips slightly curled up. The rustling evening wind was blowing against the green leaves outside the window. The door was pushed open and a tall figure entered the room. Gu Mushen stood by the side of the bed, drooping his eyes as he looked at the girl who was already sound asleep, his gaze serene and deep. After a while, he picked up the hairband and ran his fingertips over the bright, moonlit diamond. The source of light was a full moon hanging in the sky. It turned out that tonight was the full moon. The next day, inside the school. "Buddy, you didn''t come to the last elective class, the main point teacher talked about, I even ¡­" It''s written down here, and you look at it... "I can use my final paper." The boy was standing in front of Gu Yan, holding onto a notebook. Gu Yan didn''t seem to hear the boy''s words, and didn''t react at all. He continued to answer the question with his head lowered. Zhang Qin felt a little awkward standing there, he placed the notebook on the table, and awkwardly left a few words, "Work hard", before returning to his seat. Seeing this, the surrounding people broke into discussion. "I told you, she won''t bother with Zhang Qin." "Wow, isn''t it just a beautiful face? She really thinks of herself as special." "Seeing her dressed like this all day, with her seductive appearance, she might have ¡­" There were some things they didn''t want to say, but from their eyes, it could be seen that they were hesitating to speak. Although the discussions were low, they could still be heard clearly by Gu Yan. In the class, Gu Yan was a completely different existence. Even when people called him special, he was considered cold and aloof. When people ridiculed him, there would definitely be people who would fall for him and Zhang Qin was one of them. The girl did not even glance at the notebook until she finished arranging the notes and left the classroom. At night. As usual, Gu Yan came to the study room to write her thesis. She looked at the familiar table and frowned. Last night''s Li Xian, before she left, left her scent in the house. She didn''t like it. When Gu Mushen entered, he saw a scene where the little girl was quietly sitting on the large chair, writing. Sensing the man at the door, she raised her head and accidentally knocked against a stack of books beside her. The topmost note fell to the floor along with the textbook. Gu Mushen squinted as he walked over and picked up the notebook. Everything that Gu Yan had given him, was something that he was clearer than anyone else. This is... It was the first time she had brought anything from someone else home. Gu Yan picked up the textbook on the ground and walked to his side, "Uncle." She glanced at the notebook in the man''s hand. She probably didn''t even remember it, but her eyes followed his gaze. The next second, her eyes trembled as she saw strange words printed on the clean cover of the notebook. ¡ª Zhang Qin. "Heh ¡ª ¡ª" The man''s face was expressionless. It was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, but it made people shudder. Gu Mushen returned the notebook to the table, and extended his hand to caress the girl''s face, staring at her. A gentle touch came from his palm. Gu Yan did not want to continue as he indifferently said: "Uncle Gu, I''m going to start studying now." Reviewing, using someone else''s things? Gu Mushen lowered his eyes and caressed her lips, tightening the strength at the tip of his fingers, his serene and faint black eyes met with Gu Yan''s clear eyes, as if he wanted to see through her. However, the girl did not react at all. In the end, Gu Mushen left the study room with a dark expression. In the study room, Gu Yan stood in his original position as he listened to the words left behind by the man ¡ª ¡ª "My girl has grown up." She looked at the spot where he had left and pursed her lips. Growing up, what did it mean ¡­ C4 Gu Yan went to school as usual, but today, she clearly felt that people around her were walking in circles around her. The students in the classroom also no longer ignored her existence. They all avoided her, as if they were avoiding the plague. "Zhang Qin''s sister is in the Principal''s office begging the Principal." "I really have no idea who he pissed off. He was actually forced to quit school." "I heard that Zhang Qin''s parents have both died since he was young, and he and big sister are mutually dependent on each other. It wasn''t easy for him to get into university and think that he could make a name for himself, but I didn''t expect that the Huo Shui Immortal would come out of nowhere." "That''s right. I didn''t expect her to be a water immortal with thorns. It''s really a bad year for her." The owner of that notebook is going to be expelled? The surrounding discussions were very noisy, Gu Yan did not even need to investigate deeply to know the reason why. Seeing him from the first time he was seven years old, he felt like he was the creator of all things. Gu Yan was already accustomed to Gu Mushen''s bestowal, accustomed to him controlling everything, and had even forgotten how to ask or say anything. Gu Yan covered her eyes. She had never been able to change Gu Mushen''s decision. After school, Gu Yan stayed in the classroom to clean up. The two girls in the same group as Gu Yan entered the room carrying a bucket of water as they stared unkindly at Gu Yan. The people in the surroundings only took a single glance before they continued to do their own things in silence. Gu Yan frowned, but he could not dodge in time. In that moment, a bucket of water sprinkled onto Gu Yan''s body, the thin layer of her shirt instantly permeated and the water flowed down from her face and hair, it gave off an indescribable scent. Seeing how Gu Yan was being so "obedient", the two girls walked over with their heads tilted upwards, their gazes provocative. "I heard that if I were to offend you, I''ll be persuaded to leave." The two of them didn''t really like studying, so they skipped classes and smoked and strolled around the nightclub. As the two of them got closer, the smell of smoke mixed with the smell of cheap perfume hit Gu Yan''s face, overpowering the smell of sewage. Gu Yan uncomfortably took two steps back. Her retreat made the two girls feel that she was easy to bully. "I hate people like you the most." One of the girls said hatefully, "Normally when you act like a normal human being, you actually like to stab yourself in the back. Zhang Qin is really blind to fall for a fox like you." "I really should let Brother Tan see how you look like now. You really are dirty to death." Dirty... When the word fell into Gu Yan''s ears, her lifeless eyes lit up. But in a moment, one could only hear a "pa" sound, and one of the girl''s face slanted to the side. The surrounding people instantly quieted down, even a pin drop could be heard. Gu Yan who had never seen the world, actually dared to beat someone up. "Damn, you''re courting death!" Without waiting for the others to react, the two of them pounced on each other, and the three of them started fighting. In the Education Bureau. "Do you think you''re messing around? Ah! The fight in the classroom is amazing! " Gu Yan and the two girls stood together. Looking at them, Gu Yan looked especially pitiful, as a strand of hair from his forehead was stuck to his forehead. His clothes were also soaked, and his exposed skin was still damaged to varying degrees. However, there was no trace of anger on her face. She only stood quietly to the side. The department head reprimanded them and showed no mercy. "Call your parents over!" As soon as he finished. The door to the Education Bureau was pushed open. Gu Mushen stood at the doorway with a tall stature and an indifferent expression. "Boss Gu!" The department head stood up abruptly. C5 Gu Mushen was Gu Yan''s guardian, and it was only a rumor. Whether the relationship between the two was like the rumors, the Director did not know, but Gu Mushen was the school''s shareholder, he could not afford to offend him, and did not dare to offend him. "Boss Gu, Gu Yan is messing with the two of them, this ¡­" "She attacked us first!" One of the girls covered the side of her face that had been slapped. Her tears were glistening, and her voice was soft, revealing an extraordinary sense of grievance. Gu Mushen did not pay attention to the Head of Department''s words, he walked straight in front of the girl, and said with a low voice: "Hands." Gu Yan stretched out his hand. When the girl''s hand was held by the man''s big hand, it seemed to have become warmer. She slowly raised her head, and in that instant, the man could clearly see a trace of an obvious blunt injury on her face. The man''s eyes instantly became sharp and cold. He squeezed the girl''s hand and turned her around and walked out of the office. When he reached the door, the man stopped. Without looking back, he said, "I don''t need to teach you how to deal with this." With that, the man''s figure disappeared from the door. The Head of Department sighed silently. He had almost offended this Buddha. He turned around and looked at the two similarly dressed students. Fear could be seen in their eyes. "You guys, normally it''s fine, but this time ¡­" I pray that I won''t be expelled. " After saying that, the dean frowned and chased away the two girls. At this time, Gu Mushen brought Gu Yan directly to the hospital, not saying a single word to her during the entire journey. Hospital. Lu Yan walked over after adding the Indomitable Water. He looked at Gu Yan who was in front of him and furrowed his brows. Even if he was injured, he would not cry out in pain, he did not even have an expression of his own. He walked forward, picked up the cotton swab, and brushed off the hair on Gu Yan''s forehead. He sighed. He put his hand on top of her head to cover up her hair. He used a cotton swab to gently wipe the wound. "The wound is a bit deep. It will hurt if it is disinfected first. If it hurts, shout out." Lu Yan''s movements were gentle, but when the alcohol was poured into the meat, it would definitely hurt, so speaking those words out loud would only comfort her in her heart. Surprisingly, the girl didn''t show any signs of pain, her expression was the same as before. or perhaps, in Lu Yan''s opinion, this was not unexpected. As he treated her wounds, he asked, "How did you get into a fight with someone?" Gu Yan slowly raised his head and looked at Lu Yan with his gentle eyes. He pursed the corner of his lips. Lu Yan was still trying to persuade her, "You should change your habit of speaking less. A university is a small society, and there is always a certain amount of communication. " "I don''t like talking to them." Gu Yan said indifferently. Lu Yan frowned, his hands paused for a moment. "He doesn''t like it either. I''m in contact with other people." It goes without saying who he was. Lu Yan could not help but curse silently. She was obviously a young girl not even twenty years of age, yet she became like this because of him, and yet that person still thought that it was natural. From the doctor''s point of view, Gu Yan had a mild autism, but from Gu Mushen''s point of view, she was extremely normal. Just as he was thinking, Gu Mushen walked in from outside. He looked down at the girl who was treating her wounds. Gu Yan lowered his head and did not move. Only when he saw Gu Mushen sitting beside her, did Gu Yan slowly turn his gaze. After pausing for a moment, he whispered: "Can you let Zhang Qin go?" With such caution, Lu Yan could not help but sigh. She remembered that when Gu Mushen had just brought Gu Yan home, she was still a lively and hearty child. The first time he examined her, Gu Yan was like a chatterbox who was asking all sorts of questions. Gu Yan''s words did not leave Gu Mushen''s ears, and the man''s face darkened. "Are you pleading for him?" C6 "He ¡­ I didn''t do anything wrong. " I just gave the notebook to her to tidy up, even though... Although Gu Yan didn''t know how to explain why he had given her the notebook, it was indeed a little too much to be persuaded to leave just because of this. The man was expressionless. Had he done anything wrong? "You are coveting something that does not belong to you." The man snorted coldly. His tone was extremely cold. "Do you think this is wrong?" The moment he brought Gu Yan home, she no longer had any freedom. Her guardian, everything about her, became him. She had long since become his possession. In the next second, the man''s hand was so skillful that he pulled the girl''s face over his, and with his other hand he held the girl''s chin so that she was facing him. Gu Yan frowned, "Uncle Gu ¡­ A guardian cannot do this. " As a guardian, he couldn''t do or wouldn''t do such things. She looked straight into the man''s eyes, as if she had forgotten the scars on her body. He was just her uncle, meaning there were things he couldn''t do anything about. "Can''t do it?" The man pinched her jaw, slightly pressing his fingers, causing the girl to frown in pain. He smiled, pressing his thumb against the girl''s lips. Slowly, he bent down and pressed his thumb against the wound on her forehead. He was her uncle, but what Gu Yan did not know was that he could also be her uncle, her guardian. If he wanted to, he could throw away this layer of clothes at any time, this layer of shackles that he wanted to throw away a long time ago. Gu Yan pursed her lips, "I have already grown up. There are some things that I can decide for myself." He would make his own decisions. This word was rather ear-piercing to the man''s ears. He curled his lips and caressed the wound on the girl''s arm. "Do you know what it means when you grow up?" What does it mean... It meant that she would change from a girl to a woman; it meant that their relationship would continue to develop in the direction that men wished. "Gu Yan, don''t think about others." The man''s cold voice was accompanied by a warm aura, causing the girl to unconsciously shrink her neck. "I''m afraid I won''t be able to control myself." He couldn''t help it. He had to do something that he couldn''t control. In the evening, Gu Yan was curled up in a corner of the bed, his eyes closed and his long eyelashes carefully trembling. Although she had been injected with needles during the day, in order to prevent her from getting infected, Gu Mushen had still been the one to prescribe the medicine for her. When Aunt Shen saw Gu Yan curled up his body, forcefully hugging his pillow to his abdomen, he hurried forward to help Gu Yan up. "Miss Gu, Miss Gu, wake up!" She touched her forehead. It was as cold as water, but there was a trace of sweat on it. Combined with her action of hugging her stomach, as an experienced person, Aunt Shen immediately reacted. She probably had matters to attend to in the coming month. Gu Yan was splashed with water during the day, and didn''t feel anything at the time, but at night, her aunt unexpectedly came. In addition to being splashed with cold water, the dysmenorrhea also came together to report. In a daze, she felt someone touching her forehead. "Pain ¡­" A faint wheezing sound escaped from the little girl''s mouth, and she felt her thoughts become blurry. She could not open her eyes. "This... Mr. Gu is also not here. " The Aunt Shen frowned in worry. The mister was having fun, it was raining heavily outside, and the Miss Gu was suddenly sick. In the first second, she was still drenched in sweat, but in the next second, Gu Yan felt a wave of heat coming from her body. She turned her body over and rolled down from the bed, letting out a thump. "Ugh ¡­" Before he could even feel the pain from touching the ground, a bone-chilling coldness assaulted him. C7 Gu Yan''s skin that was tightly pressed against the ground turned from pale white to greener white. The scorching flames seemed to have been watered down a bit, but it was still just a cup of water. Aunt Shen felt a bit of heartache. His body had been wounded just now, and he had experienced such a pain at night. In the past, she wanted to help Gu Yan get to bed, as the first month was the best time to avoid getting cold, and since the ground was covered with moisture, she couldn''t go on like this. However, the girl seemed to be possessed, her hands tenaciously sticking to the floor, trying her best to stick her entire body to the ground. "No ¡­" Don''t lift her up. The cold feeling, the temperature that she hadn''t felt for a long time. In her blurry vision, she seemed to see her own ¡ª her father. That hand, which had gradually cooled from warmth, had become a mark in her childhood, in the long river of her memories. She thought of her father in the morgue, covered in white sheets, only his hands hanging out. The hands that had been constantly stroking her head, giving him endless consolation, slowly turned cold and stiff in her palm. And it was also at that place that Gu Mushen took her small hands from his father''s and brought her away from that place. Aunt Shen could not move her, but she was afraid that she would catch a cold on the ground, so she took the blanket and covered it with it. She then went downstairs to make a call to Gu Mushen, and after half an hour, the other side of the phone was slowly picked up, only that it was not a man''s voice, but Li Xian. "Hello, Miss Li. I''m looking for Mister." Aunt Shen''s voice was anxious. "Mushen is busy. If you have anything to say, tell me." Li Xian said indifferently, with no intention to pass on the message, as if she was his mistress. "This ¡­" Aunt Shen knew what Li Xian was thinking, and she did not have the rights to ask for his help, but Miss Shen''s situation was indeed not good. "What? You can''t say it to me?" Li Xian raised his tone. "Nope." Aunt Shen had no choice but to speak, "Please tell Sir, Miss Gu is not feeling well." "If you''re not comfortable looking for a doctor, Mushen is not a doctor, so can''t he just rush back here? Aunt Shen, you are also an old man of the Gu family, you do not need me to remind you about this matter. " As soon as he said that, the phone was hung up with a "pa" sound. Aunt Shen knew, Li Xian would probably not tell him. Seeing this, she quickly picked up her phone and called another person. After hanging up, Aunt Shen took out a warm bag and filled it with hot water. He hurriedly placed it on the girl''s abdomen, then took out a warm bag and placed it on her. In the dream, not only did Gu Yan see her father, she also seemed to see her mother''s blurry figure. She saw them waving at her, and kept calling out, "Yi Yi, come over here." "Come to mama ¡­" "Daddy is here ¡­" Gu Yan''s eyes became moist, it had been a long time since someone called her by her name, the satisfaction in her chest started to seep out. Just as she was about to take a step forward, a big hand suddenly appeared behind her and patted her shoulder, preventing her from moving. Looking back, it was him, Gu Mushen. The man''s deep gaze only stayed on her for a second, before he shifted his gaze to Yi Hongfei who was not far away. He slowly raised his free hand and stopped it in mid-air. Gu Yan''s eyes suddenly opened wide. Weapon! He was pointing a weapon at his father! "Daddy! Daddy!" Realizing what he wanted to do, Gu Yan shouted loudly towards Yi Hongfei. She wanted her father to quickly escape, but even though her mouth was wide open, no sound came out. Gu Yan wanted to run over to her father''s side anxiously, but she found that her legs seemed to be stuck, unable to move. As if she had thought of something, she turned and grabbed onto the man''s hand that was holding onto her weapon. She shook her head, her pale lips tracing the words ¡ª NO! Silent words were transmitted between the two of them. The man in the girl''s eyes curled his lips and held her hands behind her back. In an instant, the sounds of weapons clashing rang out. "NO!" "Don''t ¡ª" Everything turned into a blur. C8 When Gu Mushen returned, he found that the light in Gu Yan''s room was still on. It was so late ¡­ He could not help but frown, and was a little displeased. Walking up, he discovered that there was not only one person in her room, other than Aunt Shen, Lu Yan was also there. The girl was now sleeping with a frown and a head full of sweat. Did she have a nightmare? Lu Yan walked forward and pulled out the needle, and even the infusion tube. He touched Gu Yan''s forehead, and then walked in front of Gu Mushen: "There''s already no sweat, but it should still be painful for a while. I also added the medicine I prescribed during the day into the infusion bottle. "Yes." The man replied in a light tone, his gaze never leaving the girl''s face. Since she was sick, how could the Aunt Shen not tell him? Then there was only one possibility, the phone call was not received by him. There was no need to guess who received it. Gu Mushen''s thin lips formed a line as he walked to the side of the bed and sat down. After Lu Yan and Aunt Shen looked at each other, they tactfully left the room and closed the door. Since Gu Mushen had returned, there was no need for them here. At this moment, the man lowered his eyes to look at the girl''s brows, which were still tightly furrowed. His eyes seemed to have a deeper understanding as he took off his outer robes and gently picked her up. Gu Yan vaguely felt that there was another person beside her. She shrank towards the heat source and muttered, "It''s painful ¡­" Gu Mushen caressed her cheeks with one hand, trying to calm her brows down. One after another, he placed his other hand on her abdomen. After that, he gently pulled Gu Yan''s cheeks and kissed on her forehead. Gu Yan''s hair moved into Gu Mushen''s nose with a refreshing fragrance. He stood up and circled the girl in front of him, and depicted her small face with a burning gaze. He reached out his hand and traced the girl''s eyebrows, the bright eyes, and then the pale lips, pale with pain, with hints of red in the whiteness. He leaned over and gently pressed against the girl''s lips. He looked up at her for a long moment, rubbing his stomach with his hand until he saw her frown and frown, and then he closed his eyes and went to sleep with her. Gu Mushen sighed in his heart: Good night, my girl. The skyline gradually brightened as the morning light shone through the cracks in the windows. Gu Yan''s eyes turned, suddenly, she opened her eyes and stared straight at the ceiling. The scenes from the dream replayed themselves in her mind, replayed in front of her eyes. "Bang!" After the sounds of the weapons clanging, the scene of her father falling to the ground flashed before her eyes. Gu Yan was startled. Because of these tiny movements, Gu Yan discovered that he was in someone''s embrace. He turned his head and Gu Mushen''s face appeared before him. The sleeping Gu Mushen seemed to be more docile when she woke up. She dispelled her fierce gaze and her thin lips were no longer there. Her thick chest emitted a little bit of warmth. Looking at the handsome man in front of her and feeling the warmth from his body, Gu Yan admitted that she had some comfort. Looking at his sleeping visage, she was unable to combine the him in front of her and the him in her dreams. That person''s eyes were sharp. He did not hesitate to pull the trigger in his hands, and faced his own father. Fortunately, it was just a dream, just a dream. She gently removed the hand he placed on her abdomen. A cool feeling hit her and Gu Yan extended his legs out of the bed, but before his feet could even touch the ground, a powerful force came from behind and pulled her back. She was in his arms while he slept lightly. The moment the girl moved, he would wake up. "Does it still hurt?" The man was close to her ear. His deep, mellow voice was warm and itchy as it landed beside her ear. "Much better." Originally, she didn''t have such a problem. It was just that this time, she was splashed with water and the stimulation had caused her to suffer from dysmenorrhea. Now that she was in water and had heat as well, it would be difficult for her not to have a good ending. Gu Yan moved uneasily, the man''s pressure on her made her a little uncomfortable. Suddenly, the man hugged her even more tightly, the man''s voice above her head had a tinge of patience: "Don''t move recklessly." She really didn''t want to move around. "You don''t feel well in the stomach?" "No," Gu Yan struggled, and turned his head to look into Yun Che''s eyes, "You ¡­ I was too sleepy to be comfortable. " So that was how it was, Gu Mushen''s tightly knitted eyebrows relaxed, as he relaxed. He adjusted her nightgown, loosened the restraints on her, and rubbed her stomach through the clothes. Gu Yan felt his gentleness at the moment and was glad that it was real. Sometimes she wouldn''t be able to see Gu Mushen clearly, he would sometimes be strict and sometimes he would be considerate. He would always have strict control over her every time she did something, but every time she was sick, it would always be him. "My girl is getting more and more beautiful." Gu Mushen said solemnly. C9 Gu Yan was stunned. She couldn''t tell what she looked like, or whether she was beautiful or ugly. The girl lay still and did not speak. Was she getting more and more beautiful? Maybe. Perhaps she knew, he had said, that she was his, but when that would change, she did not know, even, that she did not want to know, did not dare to know. Gu Mushen looked down at the girl in his embrace. She was becoming more and more slim and graceful, and also had the appearance of a girl who should have grown up together with her. Before long, he would let her truly grow up. Because he was sick, Gu Yan took a leave of absence to rest at home. Gu Mushen did not go to the company either and stayed at home with her. That afternoon they were in the study as usual, he working on the paperwork, and she at his side, chasing the play. It was clearly a very sweet comedy, if it was any ordinary person, they would definitely laugh, but Gu Yan just watched quietly, the expression on his face did not change in the slightest due to the development of the story. At this time, Li Xian walked into the study with the documents and knocked on the door. "Mushen, head to An City on the 3 o''clock plane. Her gaze fell on the man''s face. She ignored the inappropriate sounds of movies and dramas in the study and did not pay any attention to the other person in the study. Hearing Li Xian''s words, the expression on Gu Yan''s face finally changed. She frowned, turned her head, and asked carefully: "Are you going on a business trip?" "Yes." Gu Mushen closed the document in his hand and placed it on the table, he caressed the top of her hair and spoke as though he was comforting her, "We need to discuss a collaboration." "I don''t want you to go." Gu Yan casually wrapped his arm around the man''s arm, his tone slightly childish, but to the man''s ears, it sounded very pleasing. She frowned and said to Gu Yan: "Gu Yan, as the CEO of the Gu Clan, it''s common for Mushen to travel. You''re no longer a child, could it be that you want Mushen to accompany you by your side everyday?" The meaning in his words was, you don''t need to be stupid. Gu Yan looked at Li Xian, lowered his head silently, released his hand, and said indifferently: "I''m sorry, I shouldn''t have done this." When Gu Mushen saw the girl lower her head, the expression in her eyes darkened. Her large hands grabbed onto the girl''s lower jaw, causing her to raise her head to meet his gaze. "Then inform them that the cooperation will be discussed another day." The corner of Gu Mushen''s mouth curved up slightly. As he spoke, he looked at the girl in front of him without blinking. His girl seemed a little reluctant. Li Xian''s expression froze. "Mushen... We''ve been preparing for a long time for this alliance, isn''t that a little bad? " Li Xian advised Gu Mushen, but his eyes were staring at the girl beside the man. How could he ruin such an important business for such an ungrateful girl! Gu Mushen didn''t seem to mind, he turned the girl''s broken hair behind his ears and helped her fix it, "As long as my Yan Yan Yan likes it, so what if we work together?" Li Xian''s face was completely dark, but she could not reveal any anger. She secretly glared at Gu Yan, and walked out of the study on her high heels. The sound of footsteps came from outside the door, causing Gu Yan to laugh secretly in his heart. She got up from him and smiled at him. "Go." I am not that stupid. Although I do not understand those things, but because of me, don''t let so many people waste their blood. " Gu Yan knew that Gu Mushen was not the only one who participated in those collaborations. Gu Mushen did not speak, he only lightly curled his lips. No one knew how many unknown factors were contained within his smile. Half an hour later, the black Maserati came out from the Gu Mansion. The exhaust fumes rose from the rear of the car and gradually disappeared on both sides of the road. Gu Yan walked out of the study room and stood at the foot of the stairs, looking in front of him for a long time. Aunt Shen walked behind her and followed her gaze. She understood what was going on, "Miss, Mister has already left, your body isn''t feeling well, so don''t catch a cold. Go back to your room and rest." It was as if Gu Yan did not hear what the Aunt Shen said. She looked at the empty living room, then at the scorching sun that was still hanging high in the sky outside the window. She was completely at a loss. He was gone, and she didn''t seem to know what to do. C10 Gu Mushen was on a business trip, and it was also a weekend. Gu Yan had nothing better to do, so he came to an art exhibition in the city center to take a look. Sen''s Deer Art Museum was located in the center of the city, where it was displayed every weekend. In a corner of the quiet village, smoke rose from the stove and followed the chimney into the sky. Not far from the house, there was a stream flowing rapidly after the rain. The children beside the water were splashing water and playing with each other while the husband and wife were busy in front of the stove ¡­ Gu Yan stood in front of the picture for a long time, and a few bystanders walked past, people just thought that she was obsessed with it, but only she knew what she was thinking. After a long while, she lowered her head, smiled, and continued walking forward. Walking, Gu Yan heard the male voice calling him from behind. "Mistress, please wait." A man caught up with her and patted her on the shoulder. Gu Yan turned around and looked at the boy. As their four eyes met, Wei Qiran suddenly felt that the girl in front of him looked familiar, and the words that came out of her mouth became: "Have we met before?" This way of making conversation... Gu Yan remained silent and looked straight at the man in front of him. Wei Qiran felt that he was a little rude, he laughed awkwardly, and remembered the reason why he had chased after her. He took out the hairpin in his hand, handed it over, and said, "You dropped this." Gu Yan lowered his eyes and looked over, that was a gift from Gu Mushen, he had said before that she would look good on him. "Thank you." She took the hairpin and thanked him softly. After this experience, Gu Yan felt bored and returned to the Gu Mansion early. The second day was Monday, and Gu Yan had an elective class in the afternoon. As usual, she walked to the electives room and took a seat by the window. Elective classes were nothing more than credits, and the teacher hastily passed the knowledge points at the podium. Time quickly passed by. After class, Gu Yan walked out of the classroom and coincidentally met the male student he met a few days ago at the art gallery. "What a coincidence." Wei Qiran looked at the door of the classroom and suddenly laughed, "No wonder I thought you were familiar yesterday, we actually chose the same subject, the same class." Gu Yan glanced at the boy in front of him and saw that he was holding onto a recruitment form for his activities. Wei Qiran followed her gaze and smiled as he picked one out, passing it to her: "I''m a member of an outdoor activity club, my name is Wei Qiran, would you like to come and play with me?" The boy''s face was brimming with a smile that belonged to his age. It was extremely brilliant. Gu Yan did not look at the recruitment form, nor did he receive it. He only shook his head indifferently. Wei Qiran''s hand froze there. He felt a little awkward and laughed: "Don''t you like it? Or have you joined another society? " "Like it?" Gu Yan looked at her, and his eyes blurred for a moment as he asked softly, "What do you mean by like it?" What is like? Wei Qiran was speechless. He suddenly didn''t know how to answer that question. If it was a conceptual question, he might have given an answer, but this... He thought about it for a moment, then asked, "Do you have anything that you like?" Like something? Gu Yan''s face was still expressionless as he shook his head. "Then what do you like to do? For example, swimming, painting, etc. " Still shaking his head. "Maybe I can''t feel it." Gu Yan said indifferently. Can''t feel it? Wei Qiran was confused by her words, why did the girl sound so weird? He laughed and said, "What''s the point of living if you don''t have anything to like?" Meaning? Gu Yan was even more confused. C11 The girl left. Wei Qiran stood at his original spot with the recruitment form in his hands. Looking at the strange girl''s leaving figure, Wei Qiran tilted his head. Somehow, he had the thought of going closer to get to know her. At night, the moonlight shone through the window onto the recruitment form in Gu Yan''s hands. She looked at it a few times. During the day, the male student''s words were still echoing in her head. By the time she reacted, the recruitment form was already in her hands. She remembered what the boy had said. ¡ª What''s the point of living if you don''t have something you like? What''s the point? Then what was the meaning of her life? She couldn''t figure it out, but Gu Mushen didn''t tell her. She had been brought to the Gu family ever since she was a child, and all of her thoughts came from the man who had brought her home. Gu Musheng had once told her that if a person liked something, there would be others who hated it. If a person hated something, there would be others who hated it. If there was someone who hated something, there would be someone who hated it. So, over and over again. If a person forsakes the so-called liking from the beginning, there will be no evil after that, and there will be no eternal doom. As he was thinking, he heard the door open downstairs. It was Gu Mushen who returned to the Gu Mansion under the cover of night. He looked at the location of the girl''s room, took off his outer garment, and asked Aunt Shen about Gu Yan''s situation during the past few days. After listening to Aunt Shen''s narration, Gu Mushen walked in front of Gu Yan''s room and coincidentally saw Gu Yan sitting upright on the bed, smiling at him. "You''re back." The girl spoke up. Gu Mushen loosened his tie with one hand and walked to the girl''s side to sit down. Gu Yan shrank to the side and took the chance to twist his body. Gu Mushen caressed the girl''s hair: "Aren''t you happy that I''m back?" "Happy." Hearing her say this, the man''s mouth curved up into a smile as he approached her. He rested his chin on the girl''s head and continued to ask, "Have you missed me while I was gone for the past few days?" "..." "Yes." Gu Yan said after pondering for a while. Not because this was the answer he wanted to hear, but because she really missed him a little. She didn''t know when, but every time he went on a business trip, she would unconsciously count the days. She remembered that he had been away for the longest time, thirteen days, two weeks. When the man returned, she heard his conversation with Aunt Shen outside. At that time, her first reaction was to hide the recruitment information. After Zhang Qin was expelled, she was a little afraid that the man would be too hard to control. Finally, she hid the watch under her pillow and Gu Mushen walked in. The man smiled at her and kissed her on the forehead. In the next second, Gu Mushen glanced over and saw a corner of white paper under her pillow. She thought about how restrained she was when she entered the room, and her eyes slightly narrowed. He supported Gu Yan''s pillow with his hands, soft and supple, emitting the faint fragrance of a girl. "What did you do today?" Gu Mushen asked. The girl looked at the man''s hand on her pillow and froze. She pursed her lips, unconsciously pulled the pillow corner along with his hand, and casually replied, "I went to class this morning, and I''ll be back in the afternoon." Until now. How could Gu Mushen not see her actions? He only smiled as he listened to what she said, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "Is that so?" the man asked her in a cold voice. Gu Yan subconsciously raised her head to look at him. The man''s deep eyes were pitch black, it made her heart tremble. "Yes ¡­" She nodded, hearing herself answer the man. Hearing that, Gu Mushen lowered his eyes and glanced at her hand that was moving together, he stood up, then walked around the girl to the side. Gently, under the eyes of the girl, he pulled out the piece of paper from under his pillow. "Then Yan Yan, tell me, what is this?" With the three words "recruitment form" in his hands, Gu Yan stared at it in a daze, his mouth tightly pursed, not knowing what to say. "Yan Yan, you lied to me." Gu Mushen''s voice was light, but carried a tinge of chilliness. He lifted her chin and forced her to look up at him. When Gu Yan saw that his eyes had lost the gentle glow from before, and was replaced with a pitch-black pupils that seemed like they couldn''t melt ink, the man leaned over and looked at her, stroking her cheeks as the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. "Lies are not good." If he was not obedient, he would be punished.