Tl: Hua

Qi Xiaoyu hung up the cellphone. After explaining one thing to Li Kun and making an appointment to deal with him to dinner one other day, he received out of the automobile to return to Xun’s home.

He wasn’t able to let Li Kun learn about his affairs with the Xun household, and Li Kun additionally tactfully didn’t ask.

Once they had been getting out of the automobile, the little black canine grabbed Qi Xiaoyu’s hand with its 4 paws and refused to let go. He stored pouncing upward, and even Li Kun couldn’t pull him away.

Qi Xiaoyu noticed that he was actually pitiful and cute. It wouldn’t be good to go away the canine he had simply picked up with others on the primary evening. After a slight consideration, he additionally introduced the little black canine with him.

When the little black canine noticed Qi Xiaoyu hugging him once more, he instantly shrank into Qi Xiaoyu’s arms and rubbed his chest with satisfaction earlier than he calmed down and adopted Qi Xiaoyu residence fortunately.

*****

It was simply eight o’clock when Qi Xiaoyu arrived at his vacation spot.

The courtyard, the place the lights are often lengthy out, was brightly lit.

Qi Xiaoyu slowed down his automobile and seemed round suspiciously.

This example…is ready for him to return residence?

Nevertheless, this concept solely crossed his thoughts for a second earlier than being rejected by Qi Xiaoyu. It was in all probability unlikely.

When Qi Xiaoyu was reversing the automobile, he couldn’t assist however consider one thing… The final time he noticed such a state of affairs was when Mrs. Xun got here again!

May or not it’s that Mrs. Xun is again once more in the present day?

Qi Xiaoyu seemed round and certainly noticed a BMW parked within the outermost a part of the storage.

The final time Mrs. Xun got here again to go to the sickly Xun Qian, the latter’s sickness turned even worse. He had a excessive fever, and he needed to keep in mattress for a number of days.

This time……

Qi Xiaoyu had a foul premonition.

As quickly because the automobile was safely parked within the storage, he jumped out with the little black canine in his arms.

The servants had been all staying within the kitchen on the primary ground, with an “I’m only a clear particular person” angle.

Within the distance, intermittent shouting got here from upstairs.

Qi Xiaoyu trotted up the steps and noticed Butler Cheng standing between the steps from the second ground to the third ground, trying up with an anxious and helpless expression on his face.

“Uncle Cheng, what occurred?”

As quickly as Qi Xiaoyu completed asking, a girl’s sharp, aged yelling got here from upstairs.

Butler Cheng shortly pulled Qi Xiaoyu, put his index finger tightly on his lips, and gestured, “Shh, don’t go up.”

Then the distinct yelling and cursing got here in: “Who the hell is Zhang Han? You’re really serving to an outsider as a substitute of your personal cousin?”

“Xun Qian, the largest mistake I, Xu Xueyin, have ever made in my life is giving delivery to you. If it weren’t for you, Xiao Mo wouldn’t die, Xiao Ran wouldn’t die, Xun Tao wouldn’t die, and Yide wouldn’t die both. Every part is your fault! Now you really wish to power your uncle to demise, driving his household right into a nook. Zhihui is true; you’re the most detached and egocentric particular person on this planet! ”

Qi Xiaoyu’s expression modified when he heard this.

When Xun Qian’s sister, Xun Ran, and father, Xun Tao, died, Xun Qian was simply seven years previous.

In accordance with the unique description, Xun Qian all the time blamed himself for his father’s and sister’s deaths. He all the time lives with guilt.

His mom, Xu Xueyin, has by no means opened as much as him and even blamed him for the untimely demise of a earlier youngster, saying that Xun Qian was an evil star who would kill the entire household.

If Xu Xueyin may have put extra thought into her youngster, as a substitute of being induced by her mom’s household to struggle for the household’s property, as a substitute of listening to the rumors exterior and blaming Xun Qian for all her faults and having one other lover exterior, Xun Qian would by no means have turn out to be like this. A minimum of he wouldn’t have suppressed his emotions so deeply.

However Xu Xueyin didn’t assume so. In her coronary heart, ever since her lover fell off his horse and died at Xun Qian’s ft, there was an irreparable hole between mom and son.

When sometimes reminded of the previous, she would pity the sickly and depressed son. She would additionally, in keeping with the superstitions, discover somebody to scrub away the unhealthy luck that the Xun household had been struggling for thus a few years.

However as a rule, it’s the layers of resentment that push them additional and additional away from one another.

Identical to at this second, Xun Qian ignored her, and he or she continued to curse, “You may have such a giant fortune in your palms; aren’t you glad? Humph, no marvel folks exterior say that you simply killed Xiao Ran and your father for the sake of household enterprise. I didn’t consider it earlier than, however now, haha, I can’t be in denial anymore.”

These disagreeable and heartbreaking phrases may be hurtful even when they’re spoken by unrelated folks, not to mention your personal mom.

Qi Xiaoyu considered numerous darkish nights when Xun Qian slowly handed by alone, smoking a cigarette.

With Xun Qian’s imply and venomous method, if Xun Qian actually misplaced his mood and got here out to refute, he may in all probability silence Xu Xueyin in just a few phrases.

However Xun Qian simply closed the door and refused to return out.

Considering of this, Qi Xiaoyu couldn’t assist however really feel a little bit sorry for Xun Qian. He gave the pet in his arm to Butler Cheng and mentioned, “Uncle Cheng, wait right here and assist me take care of the canine. I’ll go up and have a look.”

*****

“Inform Zhang Han to get out of right here and hand over the lodge to your cousin tomorrow…”

“Shut up—” A transparent voice abruptly sounded, interrupting the girl’s limitless curses.

Standing on the high of the steps, Xu Xueyin turned her head and checked out Qi Xiaoyu, her eyes like two sharp knives. “Who’s there?”

Though Xu Xueyin known as Outdated Madam Xun by the Xun household, she’s solely in her early sixties, not that previous. As well as, she is nicely maintained, fashionably dressed, and infrequently goes to magnificence salons. She seems to be like a girl in her forties or fifties.

She was sporting a darkish blue satin cheongsam and a white woolen coat on her arms. Her hair was tied up and combed behind her head. Though her face was wrinkled, her facial options had been nonetheless lovely, particularly from the aspect. Her facial construction is precisely the identical as Xun Qian’s: delicate and slender.

She turned her head, checked out Qi Xiaoyu, who was slowly strolling over, and lifted her lips. “Are you Qi Xiaoyu?”

“sure.”

Xu Xueyin snorted and glanced at Qi Xiaoyu. “It’s not your flip to talk right here.”

Qi Xiaoyu walked as much as her. He tilted his head barely, seemed straight into her eyes, and mentioned with a smile, “Why is it not my flip to talk? I’m Xun Qian’s authorized companion and the co-owner of this household. Have you ever forgotten that it is a bridge you constructed your self?”

“You,” Xu Xueyin’s tooth chattered with anger, and the wrinkles on the finish of her eyes trembled. “I by no means thought I’d discover one thing as shameless as you.”

Qi Xiaoyu smiled softly once more. “Sure, you’ve got already chosen me. It’s too late to remorse it.”

After saying that, he turned in the direction of the steps and shouted, “Butler Cheng, the third grasp, goes to relaxation at this late hour. Please name the safety guard to take away the irrelevant folks.”

Xu Xueyin sneered, “I gave delivery to him and raised him, but I’m an irrelevant particular person? Then who’re you?”

Qi Xiaoyu nonetheless maintained the identical smile as earlier than, however his demeanor turned clearly colder. “Gave delivery to him and raised him? You probably did? To not point out, rising up, simply these final 4 or 5 years, have you ever ever eaten with him, chatted with him, or seen a health care provider with him? In the event you can’t do any of these items, how dare you stand right here and say such issues?”

“You–”

Butler Cheng, who was standing on the steps, heard the sudden change within the state of affairs and instantly rushed out with the canine in a single hand, making a gesture of invitation, “Outdated madam, why don’t I ship you again first?”

Xu Xueyin refused to go away and seemed on the door fiercely, eager to say one thing.

Qi Xiaoyu blocked in entrance of the door, raised his hand, and moved his wrist, intentionally making a “click on” sound. “Madam Qin, you might be an aged particular person and an elder. I don’t wish to trigger an disagreeable scene.”

There was Qi Xiaoyu blocking the door like an evil spirit in entrance of her and Butler Cheng behind her, coaxing her away. Xu Xueyin can’t advance or retreat, so she may solely throw off her coat and stroll away in excessive heels.

Butler Cheng walked to the window and watched Xu Xueyin’s BMW drive out like a wind. Then he patted his chest in reduction and turned again to Qi Xiaoyu. “Hiya, I simply needed to ask you to return again and have a pleasant meal. I didn’t anticipate to come across such a hard factor.”

Qi Xiaoyu glanced on the door and requested, “The place is the third grasp? Has he been in there all this time and hasn’t come out?”

Butler Cheng sighed and shook his head. “He hasn’t come out. It’s been like this for a number of days now.”

Qi Xiaoyu thought for a second and mentioned, “Convey the meals over. I’ll convey it to him.”

“Okay.” Butler Cheng was keen to listen to this sentence. He instantly put down the canine and got here up with a dinner plate in lower than ten minutes. Then he knocked on the door and mentioned, “Third Grasp, I’ll convey you dinner.”

There was no response from inside.

However Butler Cheng confirmed a glance of reduction, took out the important thing, and opened the door, then winked at Qi Xiaoyu.

Qi Xiaoyu carried the dinner plate and walked into the darkish and chilly room.

Behind him, earlier than Butler Cheng closed the door, the little black canine scurried in with fast eyes and claws.

****

Qi Xiaoyu first walked to the wall in keeping with the course in his reminiscence and turned on just a few wall lamps.

Lastly, there was dim mild within the room.

Xun Qian had his again to him and was sitting in entrance of the window. The window was open, and the wind blew in.

No marvel the room was so chilly.

Qi Xiaoyu walked over, closed the window, and introduced a bit of clothes to cowl Xun Qian’s legs. “Are you hungry? Would you like dinner?”

Xun Qian rested his head on his palms, closed his eyes, and gave the impression to be asleep, paying no consideration to anybody.

Qi Xiaoyu didn’t power him. He yawned, feeling a little bit sleepy. He needed to return to his room to relaxation, however he was afraid that one thing would occur to Xun Qian. In any case, what if he coughed up blood after staying within the chilly wind for thus lengthy? Somebody needed to name the physician for him.

He seemed round and noticed that there was just one mattress within the room. He merely laid down on the mattress and ignored Xun Qian’s little mysophobia. It could be higher if Xun Qian paid some consideration to him at the moment.

“I’ll take a nap first. In the event you’re hungry, ask me to warmth up some meals for you.”

Beside the mattress, the little black canine that had been left on the bottom by his proprietor was pulling arduous on his trouser legs, howling, and making an attempt to climb up.

Qi Xiaoyu glanced at him, then picked him up in a single clean movement and tucked him in collectively.

He didn’t understand how lengthy he had slept when he was woken up by a barking sound.

He rubbed his eyes, seemed up barely, and noticed the little black canine standing on his stomach, head tilted up, ears pricked, barking menacingly on the bedside.

Beside the mattress was Xun Qian, sitting in a wheelchair.

With dim morning mild as a backdrop, merging mild and darkness, the emotion in his eyes couldn’t be seen.

His raspy voice made a low sound that appeared to hold a slight trace of dislike. “The place did this black factor come from?

The little black canine stared at Xun Qian menacingly. After sleeping for an entire evening, it appeared to have regarded this mattress as its personal territory.

He bared his tooth and barked “woof woof woof” three or 4 instances at Xun Qian, who was approaching him.

The creator has one thing to say:

Xun Qian (angrily): I haven’t even slept, and a canine fell asleep first!

Hua: The creator typically makes use of it or he to confer with the canine. So should you discover the inconsistency, simply ignore it.