Gu Qingcheng had told her the time for dinner last night, so the young lady had gone downstairs for dinner on time.
This morning, Gu Qingcheng had been busy with work and hadn't taken care of Yun Liuli. Yun Liuli had obediently stayed in her room and hadn't come out for breakfast.
According to Gu Qingcheng's family rules, when Gu Qingcheng was busy with work, the butler wouldn't disturb him even if it was mealtime. The food was kept hot, and when Gu Qingcheng went downstairs and said he wanted to eat, the food would be served immediately.
The butler was already used to this arrangement …
This morning, Yun Liuli hadn't come downstairs. The butler thought that Yun Liuli was a child who liked to sleep on Saturdays and Sundays, so he didn't go up to call her, wanting her to sleep a little longer.
Gu Qingcheng had his breakfast early, so he diverted from Yun Liuli just like that.
When Gu Qingcheng went downstairs for lunch, he didn't see Yun Liuli. After asking, he found out that Yun Liuli hadn't come down for breakfast.
The butler had wanted to invite Yun Liuli over, but Gu Qingcheng thought about it and decided to knock on the door himself. He didn't expect to see the child sitting there in a daze when he opened the door.
"It's time to eat!" Gu Qingcheng said.
The young lady obediently put down the doll, then got up and walked toward Gu Qingcheng. Her face looked better than yesterday, rosy …
After lunch, the young lady returned to her room. Gu Qingcheng changed his clothes and was about to go out. He had already gone downstairs when his assistant reminded him that there was still a young lady at home.
It was only then that Gu Qingcheng realized that this young lady was indeed overly quiet, so much so that when Gu Qingcheng started working, he completely forgot about her existence.
Just as Yun Shoushan had said, that child wouldn't speak unless it was necessary. She hadn't said a single word since coming here. If he didn't know better … Gu Qingcheng would have thought that the child couldn't speak.
Gu Qingcheng took the suit jacket his assistant handed him, adjusted his sleeves, and said, "Go up and tell that lass from the Yun family what she wants to eat for lunch!"
The assistant nodded and was about to go upstairs when Gu Qingcheng called out to him.
Gu Qingcheng frowned, adjusting his sleeves as he said, "Forget it, I'll go up and tell her!"
Yun Liuli's parents had handed her over to Gu Qingcheng, so he had to be more careful.
Walking to the door of the guest room, Gu Qingcheng was about to knock when he realized that the door wasn't closed. Looking through the crack in the door, he realized that the young lady was still sitting in the same spot, hugging the doll and looking out the window. She was as quiet as a wooden doll.
Gu Qingcheng gently knocked on the door. Only then did the little girl turn around and look in the direction of the door …
Gu Qingcheng had one hand on the door handle and the other in his pocket, his gaze sweeping over the worn-out doll in Yun Liuli's arms. He stared at her and said calmly, "Let the kitchen know what you want to eat for lunch, okay?"
Yun Liuli understood that Gu Qingcheng wanted to go out. She nodded obediently.
Gu Qingcheng had truly never seen a child like Yun Liuli before. His brows were tightly furrowed, looking as if he wanted to say something. In the end, he closed the door and went downstairs …
Before getting into the car, Gu Qingcheng said to the housekeeper, "That child doesn't like to talk. Remember to greet him when it's time to eat!"
The butler nodded. "Yes, sir. Don't worry."
After this afternoon, the butler already knew that Yun Liuli had a quiet personality. If you didn't call her, she definitely wouldn't leave her room. Therefore, he had a rough idea of what was going on.
Gu Qingcheng nodded and got into the car. The butler closed the door for Gu Qingcheng before retreating to the side and watching Gu Qingcheng leave.
…
Upstairs, Yun Liuli, who was sitting in front of the window, heard the car start up. Her black and bright eyes moved as she watched a black car gradually drive away.
She hugged the little doll in her arms tightly.
Tomorrow was Yun Liuli's birthday. She guessed that this time around … her father had no reason to avoid her birthday, so he directly handed her over to someone else.
There was only one message from her father on her phone on the table. It was especially simple …
[Daddy won't be able to make it back in time for your birthday tomorrow. Happy birthday!]
There was nothing else.
Yun Liuli couldn't sense whether her father was happy or unhappy, but she knew that her father was definitely unhappy …
Because her biological mother had passed away on her birthday.
Later, when Yun Liuli was four, her father remarried.
Her stepmother treated Yun Liuli especially well, and it wasn't an exaggeration to say that she treated her like her own daughter. All these years, she and Yun Liuli's father didn't have any more children. Especially after they realized that Yun Liuli had a flaw in her personality, they all said that Yun Liuli was their only child.
They all loved Yun Liuli very much, and Yun Liuli could feel it. But every year on her birthday … Yun Liuli's father would avoid her, using all sorts of excuses.
Yun Liuli hugged the little doll in her arms tightly. This … was given to her by her biological mother. All these years, Yun Liuli treasured it very much, but even so … it inevitably seemed old.
After dinner, Yun Liuli asked the butler for candles and matches, and the butler gave Yun Liuli some aromatherapy wax …
That was the first time the butler had heard Yun Liuli's voice. It was especially pleasant, soft, and clear.
Worried that Yun Liuli would play with fire and cause a fire, the butler had wanted to accompany her, but Yun Liuli locked him outside. The butler gritted his teeth and got someone to stand guard at the door. If something really did catch fire, they could deal with it in time.
In the room, Yun Liuli stared at the time displayed on her phone. Once it was 12 o 'clock, she lit the aromatherapy wax and sat on the chair, staring at the slightly swaying flame in front of her. After a long while, she said, "Happy birthday, Yun Liuli!"
She blew out the candle, and the entire room fell into darkness. Only the dim light from the street lamps in the Gu residence's courtyard outside the window shone on Yun Liuli's fair and delicate little face.
Only the sound of Yun Liuli's light breathing could be heard in the room. It was so lonely that it was scary. She hugged the little doll in her arms tightly, her clean and calm eyes devoid of any emotion.
…
It was the next day when Gu Qingcheng was done with work.
When he came out of the elevator, he heard the driver talking on the phone in a low voice. From his tone, it seemed like he was talking to his sister about the cake.
"Why do you girls like to eat such sweet things? Putting aside the fact that it's sweet, it's so high in calories … and you'll have to go on a diet later. Tell me, what exactly are you guys doing this for?"
The tall Russian driver had one hand on the car as he spoke on the phone. He turned around nonchalantly and saw Gu Qingcheng coming out of the elevator.
The driver hurriedly said, "I'm hanging up." He jogged over to open the car door for Gu Qingcheng. "Mr. Gu …"
Gu Qingcheng nodded. Before he got into the car, he asked with a frown, "What do girls like?"
The driver paused. At first, he didn't understand what Gu Qingcheng meant. Thinking of his phone call earlier, he said embarrassedly, "My sister said she wanted to eat matcha cake. Girls seem to like it."
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