match in black

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Lin Qian woke up early in the morning.

He has always had a regular schedule, and the heavy schoolwork in high school can't disrupt his unshakable biological clock.Lin Qian took out the phone from under the pillow and glanced at it. It was still early.As he expected, the number of missed calls and text messages was zero. It seems that the Gu family shouldn't have made much noise because of the two of them leaving last night.

Let Gu Jingxi sleep for a while, then call a taxi to go to school, and still catch up with the morning class.Just as Lin Qian was thinking this way, the phone vibrated suddenly as if he had guessed what he was thinking, and a new text message appeared in the information bar.He froze for a moment, and when he clicked on it, "Uncle Gu" was displayed in the sender column.

"Send me the address of the hotel, and I will ask Wang Meng to pick you up to school."

Lin Qian smiled, knowing that it was Gu Shenzhi's calm concern.He replied the hotel address, thought for a while and added another sentence.

"Let Uncle Wang come back later, and let Gu Jingxi sleep more, he was too busy yesterday."

After putting down the phone, Lin Qian carefully turned over and lay on his side facing Gu Jingxi.For Lin Qian, waking up in the morning with another person by his side is a wonderful thing.Like Gu Jingxi, he was also used to sleeping alone since he was a child, and it was the first time that Gu Jingxi had experienced it when he woke up like this, but it somehow made him feel as full as if his heart was filled with something.Lin Qian knew that Gu Jingxi had always slept lightly, but for some reason he slept very deeply today, but when he fell asleep, his brows were always frowning, as if he was having some bad dream.

He stared at Gu Jingxi intently, he couldn't bear to blink.Thinking of his deep-rooted stubbornness towards Gu Jingxi for many years, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart.Lin Qian smiled bitterly, thinking that this experience of sharing the same bed was probably the only one in his life.

Looking at Gu Jingxi's eyebrows that were difficult to stretch even in his sleep, Lin Qian stretched out his hand and gently touched the center of his brows, trying to smooth away the wrinkle.

It's just that as soon as the fingers touched Lin Qian, something was wrong, and the temperature from the fingers was obviously much higher than the normal body temperature.He was startled, and didn't care about anything else, he immediately pressed his forehead against Gu Jingxi's, this time he finally clearly felt Gu Jingxi's body temperature was frighteningly high.Lin Qian turned over and sat up, and was about to call Wang Meng to come over right away, when the phone rang. It turned out that Wang Meng was afraid of being delayed on the road, so he set off early, and now he happened to be downstairs at the hotel.

Lin Qian quickly explained a few words to Wang Meng, the clothes sent for laundry last night were delivered by the front desk early in the morning, he quickly put on his own, walked over and patted Gu Jingxi's cheek lightly.

"Um... how?"

Gu Jingxi muttered something confused, and waved his hands to drive Lin Qian away.His complexion was originally a cold porcelain white, even if he had a fever, the flush on his face was not obvious, which caused Lin Qian to not notice it for a long time.Lin Qian sighed, knowing that he might have a fever at this moment, and was afraid that he would catch a cold, so he could only help him change his clothes under the covers.After Lin Qian finished packing his things, Gu Jingxi was still huddled under the quilt, looking sleepy.It just so happened that Wang Meng called to say that the check-out procedures had been completed and they were just waiting for them to go down. Lin Qian had no choice but to pick up Gu Jingxi with the quilt and walked out of the room.

It was just in time for the check-out peak in the morning, and Lin Qian carried Gu Jingxi, who was wrapped into a ball, all the way to the lobby and received countless attention gifts.Fortunately, Lin Qian has already started to pull out at this moment, and with the uninterrupted physical training these years, it is easy to hug Gu Jingxi.Gu Jingxi was also very well-behaved, being sick seemed to take away all his strength, he just buried his head in Lin Qian's arms and remained motionless.

Wang Meng was sitting on the sofa in the hall downstairs smoking a cigarette. This man with a gloomy expression at all times seemed to have inherited the unique indifference gene of the Gu family. He didn't show any surprise when he saw their much-anticipated appearance. He put out the cigarette in the ashtray, took out a stack of bills from his bag and put it on the table at the front desk, which was regarded as the payment for the quilt.

"I told the master that Dr. Zhang is already waiting at home, and the school has also asked for leave."

In the car, Wang Meng said a few words briefly, and Lin Qian nodded in response.When facing outsiders, he always looks polite but rejects others thousands of miles away. Only when he looks at Gu Jingxi, who is in a coma, his eyes will have a touch of tenderness.

Wang Meng deftly bypassed the crowded roads in the morning rush hour, drove the car very fast all the way, and arrived at Gu's house within 10 minutes.Zhang Hanqin had already been waiting in the main house for a long time. After Lin Qian settled Gu Jingxi in the room, he went over to check it carefully, and finally heaved a sigh of relief and said:

"It's just a cold, it's nothing serious, I'll prescribe some medicine, and rest at home for a few days, it should be fine." He smiled gently, and his gestures showed a doctor's demeanor, "It's just that the young master these two days Did you do some strenuous exercise again?"

Lin Qian was silent.He knew that before he entered Gu's house, Gu Jingxi had suffered from a serious illness. Since then, Gu Shenzhi has not allowed him to engage in any strenuous sports, and even taught him the basics of self-defense in melee combat.It's just that after Lin Qian entered Gu's house, Gu Jingxi seldom got sick, and even had a cold or fever. In addition, this basketball game was Gu Jingxi's effort to pull off his face and beg him to keep it a secret from the family. It was really hard for him to explain clearly. .

It's just that Zhang Hanqin has seen countless people, and seeing his embarrassed look, he knew it well, so he just smiled and said:

"It's a good thing that young people like sports, but the young master has a special physique, so it's better to be more restrained on weekdays." Zhang Hanqin wrote down a few lists with a brush, handed them to Wang Meng, and said as a reminder when passing by Lin Qian One sentence, "It's okay when you're not sick, but once you get sick, it's hard to take care of yourself."

"I see, I will look after Gu Jingxi in the future, thank you Uncle Zhang." Lin Qian lowered his head and bowed to Zhang Hanqin.

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Zhang Hanqin walked out of the room, closed the door, and stopped.

"Why can't you just watch outside?" He didn't turn his head, his gaze was fixed on the empty wall in front of him.

"Qian'er can handle it well by himself." Gu Shenzhi stood by Zhang Hanqin's right hand, folded his arms, with no expression on his face, "He's getting older too, and he should get used to these things gradually, after all, maybe one day I won't be here gone."

"The Gu family has such a large family business, can you just leave it to the two children at ease?" Zhang Hanqin bowed and smiled towards the stairs.Ye Lan just went out to send Gu Jingcheng to the kindergarten. Thanks to Zhang Hanqin, she has such a precious son, so she has always had a good impression of Zhang Hanqin, and now she is greeting him across the corridor.Zhang Hanqin stared at Ye Lan who walked out of the door happily holding Gu Jingcheng, "You didn't tell her?"

"No, it's just for her to have something to do, otherwise she's been making trouble all these years." Gu Shenzhi said coldly, "I don't have much time to take care of her recently."

Zhang Hanqin heard a hint of implication in these words, and finally turned his head to look at Gu Shenzhi: "Are you interested?"

Gu Shenzhi nodded, and a stern look gradually shrouded his brows: "Our man was not fast enough to let him slip away, but this time it is confirmed that he is really not dead yet."

"Li Jin is missing, No. [-] Ku Qun has no leader, Wang Wenyan and I are powerless civil servants, although Xu Li is a good hand, but he only cares about his crooked ideas, you..." Zhang Hanqin spoke deliberatively.

"Have you forgotten what he did to me and the entire Gu family?" Gu Shenzhi's tone was indifferent, his brows and eyes completely indifferent, "I've lived until now because I haven't seen him die with my own eyes."

Zhang Hanqin sighed, knowing that this was the only thing that was Gu Shenzhi's rebellion, and knowing that he couldn't persuade him anymore, so he patted Gu Shenzhi on the shoulder, turned and left.

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Lin Qian had a dream, dreaming of Gu Jingxi who was still a child.

The Gu Jingxi in the dream was still expressionless, but this time even the eyes that occasionally leaked his true emotions were cold and frozen.Lin Qian walked over and wanted to hold Gu Jingxi's hand, but Gu Jingxi threw it away. Gu Jingxi looked at him coldly.

"murderer."

The immature child's voice is distorted in the world of dreams, twists and turns, and echoes endlessly.

"Your father is a murderer."

"He killed my mother."

"Murderer! Murderer! Murderer!"

Gu Jingxi's face suddenly twisted until it turned into a sharp smile that Lin Qian had never seen before. At the same time, the sound of "murderer" was infinitely magnified, and Lin Qian felt the floor under his feet collapse with a "bang". Falling and falling in the endless darkness.

Lin Qian woke up with a start.

Everything in the dream was so real, he took a few breaths and tried to calm down.The clothes on the back were soaked in cold sweat, and now they were firmly attached to the skin, bringing an uncomfortable chill.He looked at the wall clock on the wall of the room. It was just after two o'clock in the morning, and there was silence inside and outside the room. Everyone was already fast asleep.

Lin Qian turned over and got out of bed, wanting to go to the kitchen to pour some water.He walked softly toward the stairs, not wanting to wake others up.At this moment, he suddenly saw a faint light coming from Gu Shenzhi's study.

Uncle Gu... haven't you slept yet?

Thinking of this, Lin Qian walked to the door and quietly peeked through the crack.

Gu Shenzhi was lying on the mahogany recliner with his back to him, silently looking at the things in his hand.Because of being blocked by Gu Shenzhi, Lin Qian could only see a small corner, which vaguely was an old photo.The lamp on the desk turned to the smallest setting emits a slight warm light, casting Gu Shenzhi's lonely shadow on the wall.

"I miss you."

Gu Shenzhi sighed lightly, and the sentence "I miss you" seemed to disappear into the night before he could say it.Lin Qian heaved a sigh of relief, and only said that Gu Shenzhi thought of Gu Jingxi's biological mother Li Qiuyan late at night, and couldn't sleep, so he came to the study to remember his old friend.It was rumored that after Gu Shenzhi and Li Qiuyan got married, they had always been deeply in love with each other, and Li Qiuyan's departure must have been an unbearable blow to him.Gu Shenzhi just sat there silently, never even a suppressed sob, but somehow the sadness emanating from him made Lin Qian so worried that he couldn't breathe.

Lin Qian sighed, and was about to leave quietly when Gu Shenzhi raised the photo a little bit, as if he wanted to see more clearly through the light.At this moment, Lin Qian saw the whole picture of that photo.

Lin Qian's feet were frozen in place.

The blood all over his body was flowing backwards rapidly, and he felt unable to breathe.

He recognized the face in the photograph.

The familiar smiling face that he had never been absent in the seven years before his life.

his father's face.