520 Picking up garbage and marrying into a wealthy family

"LeLe, we're back!"

Gu Shaoyushu, who was walking in front, opened the door first and shouted loudly into the darkness while turning on the light in the entrance hall.

With a snap, the lights came on, and at the same time, an accusing curse was heard.

"Meow meow meow……"

It seemed like Lele had a lot to say. He kept muttering to himself while running towards the door.

Xiang Huanian only saw a black shadow flash past in front of him, and then it suddenly rushed towards him like a fireball.

He felt something heavy in his hand, and Xiang Huanian looked down. It was Lele who was hugging him, rubbing against him, looking very aggrieved.

"Thank you for your hard work, Lele, we are back."

Xiang Huanian adjusted the way he held Lele, patted Lele's soft little head, and comforted him softly.

"Oh, look at this aggrieved little face, why is it so pitiful, Lele~"

Looking at Lele's little appearance, the "heartless" Gu Shaoyu verbally teased Lele through An An.

“…Meow! Meow…”

The child was so anxious that he wanted to speak human language.

"Okay, stop talking."

His sleep was interrupted, and coupled with the various things that happened on the way to take An An to see the doctor, Gu Lingyan's head began to throb with pain. He now needed a quiet environment, lie down, and throw his swollen brain into the pillow.

So he spoke up to stop Gu Shaoyu.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything more. It's getting late, everyone should go to bed early, ha~ah~"

The sleepy Gu Shaoyu blinked his eyelids, and his furry head nodded little by little. He yawned and walked upstairs without paying any attention to the two people and the cat behind him.

"you should go to bed soon too."

Gu Lingyan rubbed his tense forehead, and after saying this to Xiang Huanian, he was very frugal with his words and walked upstairs without saying anything more.

Seeing Gu Lingyan's tired expression, Xiang Huanian didn't want to delay his rest any longer.

But looking at Gu Lingyan's receding back, Xiang Huanian felt a sense of inexplicable panic, as if if he didn't call him back now...

"Mr. Gu."

Gu Lingyan paused, stopped on the stairs, and then slightly turned sideways, silently asking Xiang Huanian, "Is there anything else?"

Ah, this...

A brief moment of decision.

But Xiang Huanian, who hadn't considered what to say after calling the person, said: "..."

"Um, this, then, Mr. Gu..."

His tone was hesitant, and his brain, which was rapidly organizing his words, suddenly stopped working.

Gu Lingyan looked at Xiang Huanian, who had his mouth open but couldn't speak. After sighing silently, he turned around, faced Xiang Huanian, and said patiently, "Don't be anxious. Take your time."

Xiang Huanian pinched Lele's paw, and rubbed his chin against Lele's warm little head unconsciously. When he smelled the fragrance of Lele's fluffy hair, his nervous mood gradually calmed down.

Finally, Xiang Huanian thought of what he should say.

She raised her eyes from the plush, looked directly into Gu Lingyan's eyes, and said firmly, word by word:

"Thank you, Mr. Gu."

Everything that happened today, whether it was the permission in the morning, the comfort at dinner, and just now, in the dark night full of panic and helplessness, the door opened for her, the warm light poured in, and the helping hand extended to her.

The same goes for the white coat she was wearing. Xiang Huanian had a lot to say, but the only words that came to his lips were the simple three words "thank you".

It was very strange, as if they had telepathy. Gu Lingyan knew all the unspoken secret codes of Xiang Huanian.

He knew what deeper emotions she hid behind the three words "thank you".

Gratitude, joy, reverence, discomfort and helplessness with honesty...

Among so many positive emotions, what was missing was a certain desire that Gu Lingyan really wanted.

Therefore, Gu Lingyan's mood was still inexplicably annoyed.

But he just didn't know what kind of nourishment he could get from Xiang Huanian to stop his unexplained resentment.

He could only give a simple polite subconscious response:

"Ah."

But when Xiang Huanian heard this, he felt that Gu Lingyan understood what he was thanking him for, and felt his thorough understanding of his words. It was as if he had received some great reward, positive feedback. The nervousness was gone, and instead, he had a frank smile without any grudges.

Like the day after rain, the bright sunshine penetrated the thick layer of dark clouds and injected fresh energy into the dark soil of Gu Lingyan below, causing tiny green seedlings to sprout on the barren land, almost greedily absorbing this warm light.

After getting Gu Lingyan's response, Xiang Huanian walked back to the room with satisfaction.

"Click."

After the door was closed, Gu Lingyan was left alone in the dark corridor.

Outside the window, the edge of the dark sky is already filled with a clear blue light belonging to the daytime. The shining stars in the sky are still there, and have not faded yet, twinkling like some kind of erratic thoughts.

Gu Lingyan leaned on the railing, as if to relieve the strength, turned his head lazily, revealing his well-defined jawline.

He looked at the gradually changing sky outside the house. After a long time, his large hand with distinct knuckles touched his forehead. He seemed to have finally bowed to something, and a self-deprecating sigh of defeat escaped from his throat.

"what……"

It's terrible...

How cunning.

After Xiang Huanian returned to his room, in this short few days, his own safe space, he leaned against the wall and covered his pounding heart.

This was the first time that someone understood what she meant without her having to say it explicitly, without having to reveal her inner thoughts to others, and without having to explain it in a long string of words.

Is this... the feeling of finding a soulmate?

……

"It turns out that a conversation only requires a glance. It's so convenient, and it's also so, so..."

A feeling of joy that arises from deep within the heart.

well.

Xiang Huanian has deviated from the track of love and is temporarily moving further and further away.

Forgive her. Since birth, she has been domesticated to be a good girl in the eyes of her parents and a good student in the eyes of her teachers. No one has ever taught Xiang Huanian about love.

It is not easy for her to live like a normal person.

The only thing to be thankful for was that Xiang Huanian's wild thoughts at the animal husbandry station, along with his anger and resistance towards Gu Lingyan, had faded a lot. He would probably be able to digest them all after a good night's sleep.

Fortunately in misfortune.

"It's really an illusion."

How could her soulmate be like those brainless toads!

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

All in all, Xiang Huanian, feeling relieved, slept soundly that night.

She was completely unaware that there was another person on the stairs outside who was upset by her.