“Brother, no, I did not do something,” Gu Chuli exclaimed, shocked by Gu Xiuyi’s expression, and adopted him, desperately attempting to clarify. 

Gu Xiuyi walked by means of the damaged glass with out hesitation and approached Ji Ruan. Ji Ruan regarded up at him, shortly turning his head to cover his tears, a couple of drops falling from his massive, watery eyes. 

It was such a heartbreaking sight that he could not assist however really feel sorry for Ji Ruan. 

Gu Xiuyi’s gaze was mounted on the moist corners of Ji Ruan’s eyes and the pink tip of his nostril, his thoughts going clean for a second. He then squatted down to look at Ji Ruan’s ankle damage. 

It wasn’t a critical reduce, only a superficial one, however maybe as a result of Ji Ruan’s pores and skin was so delicate, a couple of drops of blood continued to ooze from the wound, refusing to clot. 

“Brother…” Gu Chuli nonetheless whispered, trying to clarify: “You must belief me…” 

“Go and get the primary support package,” Gu Xiuyi mentioned in a deep voice. 

“What?” Gu Chuli appeared confused, pointing at himself. “Me?” 

“Who else?” Gu Xiuyi rested his elbows on his knees, glancing again at Gu Chuli. “And whilst you’re at it, seize a brush and sweep up the whole lot on the ground.” 

Gu Chuli’s eyes widened, and he took a couple of steps again incredulously. “You need me to do the work of a servant?!” 

Ji Ruan’s tears had been operating dry, unable to cry any longer. He coated his face along with his fingers, leaning on the piano cowl, and watched quietly. 

With a stern expression, Gu Xiuyi stood up. “What are servants? Aren’t they human too? They’re doing stuff you’re incapable of doing.” 

He casually tapped his fingertips on the particles on the ground. “Clear it up, make certain there is not any hint left.” 

“Brother!” Gu Chuli nonetheless needed to object, however when he noticed tears welling up, he was silenced by Gu Xiuyi’s icy gaze, forcing his phrases again down his throat. 

Gu Xiuyi’s towering presence alone was sufficient to instill concern. 

Gu Chuli clenched his fists, biting his lip arduous, and ran out. 

When Fang Lan sensed that one thing was amiss and rushed over, the piano room was well-lit. Ji Ruan was being softly comforted by Gu Xiuyi as he leaned on the piano. In the meantime, her personal son was sweeping the ground, tears, and snot mixing with the broom. 

This scene felt like a slap within the face to Fang Lan. She took the broom from her son’s hand, smiled awkwardly, and took a few steps towards Gu Xiuyi. “Xiu Yi, what are you doing?” 

Busy comforting Ji Ruan, Gu Xiuyi did not search for. “Oh, it is nothing. Xiao Li made a mistake, and I am merely giving him a punishment.” 

“He!” Fang Lan took a deep breath. “What mistake did he make?” 

Gu Xiuyi turned again to her with a chilly expression. “He injured my partner’s leg.” 

Fang Lan’s gaze instantly fell on Ji Ruan’s white calf, the place a bandage was wrapped round her ankle. 

Such a small wound! 

It is nothing that will not heal with correct care! 

Anger flared inside Fang Lan. 

“Mother! I did not do something!” Gu Chuli tearfully grabbed Fang Lan’s arm, crying out in grievance. “He dropped the picture body on his personal. I simply needed to apologize and construct an excellent relationship with him. He is the one scolding and throwing issues!” 

“Shut up!” Fang Lan shook off her son’s hand, desperately sustaining a virtuous look. “Xiu Yi, you heard it too. Xiao Li says he is harmless. You must consider your brother!” 

“Is that so…” Gu Xiuyi nodded thoughtfully, lifting Ji Ruan’s chin. “Is what he mentioned true?” 

Ji Ruan did not reply, however the swelling of their eyes paused for a second as if he did not anticipate to be questioned. After a couple of seconds, he dropped his gaze in excessive disappointment, biting his decrease lip to carry again tears. 

Gu Xiuyi instantly embraced Ji Ruan, stroking the again of their head as he comforted them in a low voice. “Alright, alright, do not cry. I perceive.” 

He turned his head and glanced on the mom and son. “You have seen it too, Xiao Li hasn’t completed something mistaken.” 

“Brother!” Gu Chuli misplaced management of his feelings. “Why do you consider the whole lot he says? No… he hasn’t even spoken but, I am your personal brother!” 

“Okay, Xiao Li!” Fang Lan held Gu Chuli tightly, attempting to keep up her final little bit of rationality. “Xiuyi… sure, sure, even when Xiao Li made a mistake, can I apologize to him? However you should not punish him like this…” 

Gu Xiuyi was shocked. “How did I punish him?” 

Fang Lan was in tears, feeling humiliated. “You may’t let him be a servant. He’s the second younger grasp of the Gu household!” 

“Ah,” Gu Xiuyi sighed, feeling a bit overwhelmed. “Aunt Fang, the remnants of feudalism weigh closely in your thoughts. How previous are you and do you continue to have servants? With such an upbringing, it is no surprise Xiao Li is misguided.” 

Initially indignant, Fang Lan’s ideas took a unique flip when she heard Gu Xiuyi’s phrases. “What… do you imply?” 

Gu Xiuyi smiled. “Is not Xiao Li about to graduate from college? How about he goes overseas for additional research?” 

“How will you do this?!” Fang Lan’s voice trembled, and the phantasm she had been clinging to shattered. “He’s going to hitch the corporate after commencement!” 

“This matter just isn’t pressing,” Gu Xiuyi mentioned casually. “Xiao Li himself mentioned he is not succesful sufficient, and sending him overseas can be for his good.” 

“No, no!” Fang Lan’s voice was trembling. “Xiao Li has by no means traveled far alone. The international nation is so chaotic…” 

Gu Xiuyi shrugged. “It isn’t chaotic. I studied overseas for a few years and returned completely positive. Moreover, he’s the son of the Gu household. Can something mistaken occur to him?” 

“That is it.” He picked up Ji Ruan and walked away, saying, “I am going to have the secretary collect all the required paperwork for college, and Xiao Li ought to have the ability to go overseas quickly to proceed his research.” 

Gu Chuli was frozen in place. 

Fang Lan trotted a couple of steps and grabbed Gu Xiuyi’s sleeve. “You are being unreasonable. Even when, even if you wish to ship him overseas as a present, it is your father’s resolution!” 

Gu Xiuyi checked out Fang Lan, a peaceful smile on his lips. “In the event you assume telling Gu Zhaoxu would make a distinction, go forward.” 

After talking, he did not even have a look at the mom and son and walked away briskly, holding Ji Ruan in his arms. 

Because the paperwork slipped from his hand, Fang Lan staggered again and was supported by Gu Chuli. 

Gu Xiuyi regarded forward blankly. “Mother… am I going to be despatched overseas?” 

Fang Lan closed her eyes, gasping for air, unable to talk. 

Gu Chuli’s thoughts felt empty. “Let’s inform Dad. Dad will not let this occur!” 

Fang Lan straightened up slowly. “It is ineffective. Gu Xiuyi has already made up his thoughts.” 

“What… what do you imply?” 

Fang Lan’s eyes sank as if she had aged straight away. “Gu Xiuyi has lengthy needed to ship you away. Letting you be part of the corporate can be a menace to him, and right this moment he used this excuse with that boy to make his intentions clear.” 

She pushed away Gu Chuli’s hand and walked out unsteadily. “Even when it is not now, tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, he’ll discover an excuse to ship you overseas…” 

“Really, you had all of it found out.” 

Again residence, Ji Ruan took a shower and lay on the mattress, icing her eyes, and talking slowly. 

“What do you imply?” Gu Xiuyi sat on the head of the mattress, gently making use of gauze to Ji Ruan’s injured ankle. 

“I imply, you’ve got needed to eliminate your low-cost brother for some time now, have not you?” Ji Ruan jokingly mentioned. “You claimed to be serving to me get forward, however you had ulterior motives.” 

Gu Xiuyi chuckled softly. “I can ship him away every time I need.” 

“However right this moment, you could not ship him away simply by scolding him, might you?” Ji Ruan requested with a smile. 

Ji Ruan eliminated the ice pack and sat up, resting his chin on his hand as he checked out Gu Xiuyi. “Beneath regular circumstances, you’ll have needed to placed on a faux smile and make false claims with them for a very long time to realize this, contemplating your stepmother’s stubbornness. How come it was really easy right this moment?” 

Gu Xiuyi twitched his lips however remained silent. 

Nonetheless, Ji Ruan continued to stare at him, refusing to let it go. 

Sighing, Gu Xiuyi lastly relented. “What do you assume?” 

Not one to interact in deep pondering, Ji Ruan spoke nonchalantly. “I feel it is fairly good. Actually, given his IQ, even when he joined the corporate, he would not have the ability to trigger any bother. The principle problem is how he’d really feel having somebody he hates round him daily. Who would not discover that off-putting?” 

Ji Ruan’s phrases amused Gu Xiuyi, and he playfully tapped Ji Ruan’s clean calf along with his lengthy index finger. “That is impolite of you to say.” 

The straightforward faucet on Ji Ruan’s calf carried a touch of one thing inexplicable, inflicting him to instinctively draw back, solely to be gently pulled again by Gu Xiuyi. 

Coughing, Ji Ruan scratched his nostril. “Really, I am nonetheless somewhat involved…” 

Gu Xiuyi raised his eyebrows, gesturing for him to proceed. 

“Effectively…” Ji Ruan hesitated earlier than talking. “In case your stepmother and brother consider that you simply needed to eliminate that brat since you had been afraid of his expertise, would not that be much more repulsive?” 

Gu Xiuyi paused, his jaw tightening visibly, a transparent signal of his disgust. 

It appeared that his stepmother really held such a perception. She would fairly consider that every one males on this planet had been lifeless than admit that her son lacked intelligence. 

“Let’s not dwell on it,” Gu Xiuyi exhaled deeply, specializing in Ji Ruan’s ankle with a extra critical expression. “Your wound is not therapeutic correctly. Why will not the bleeding cease?” 

Ji Ruan stretched his neck to have a look. Gu Xiuyi had already used a number of gauze sheets, and though the bleeding appeared extreme in comparison with the superficial wound, it wasn’t extreme in actuality. 

“It is positive,” Ji Ruan pouted. “I in all probability aggravated it whereas showering. A band-aid ought to do the trick.” 

Gu Xiuyi did not reply and punctiliously examined the wound. It was certainly small and shallow. Maybe Ji Ruan’s physique wasn’t in the perfect situation, inflicting slower therapeutic. 

“Even when it is to vent your anger, you should not damage your self,” Gu Xiuyi remarked as he utilized the band-aid. 

“It was an accident,” Ji Ruan mentioned, hugging his teddy bear. “I initially threw it in your brother’s path, nevertheless it landed fairly distant. Who knew the shattered glass would fly in direction of me.” 

He set free an extended sigh. “Possibly it is a case of harming others and ultimately harming oneself. I should not do evil deeds sooner or later and be a foul individual.” 

“You are fairly self-aware,” Gu Xiuyi commented, folding his arms and leaning in opposition to the wood desk on the finish of the mattress. “However they had been those who initiated the evil. You, then again, are simply taking part in the position of a villain, child.” 

As he spoke, he moved nearer, his gaze mounted on Ji Ruan’s face seen on the bear’s stomach, a teasing smile taking part in on his lips. 

“At finest, you are simply unfortunate.” 

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Writer’s Observe: 

Ji Ruan: How dare he name me unfortunate?! (First day of revenge)