Gu Qingcheng had never said this to Yun Liuli before.
It was probably about her father, so Yun Liuli listened attentively.
"Later, your father handed you to me and told me to take care of you like my own daughter. Seeing how pretty and cute you were, I thought that it'd be good if I could help you take care of your child after I retire. It'd be considered as fulfilling your father's wish."
Gu Qingcheng's deep voice rang out slowly, and each and every word inexplicably nailed into her heart.
He rarely spoke so much usually. Perhaps he really didn't know how to answer her question just now, right?
Yun Liuli tasted bitterness in her mouth. She felt that she had probably been tricked badly by her biological father!
Who wanted Gu Qingcheng to help her take care of a child? She wanted to have a child with Gu Qingcheng!
In the huge condominium, there was only the buzzing of the range hood …
Yun Liuli wanted to sniff. Although she was grumbling, she really missed her father.
Gu Qingcheng gazed at Yun Liuli, his hands propped up on the edge of the countertop. The aura of a mature man was imposing.
He said slowly, "Most of the arrangements made for you were made in accordance with your father's wishes. He said that you were especially good at drawing and gave him a portrait on his birthday. Your father has always kept the portrait in his wallet. He said that you'd definitely become an outstanding artist when you grew up!"
Yun Liuli raised her head and looked at Gu Qingcheng with reddened eyes. Was that why Gu Qingcheng arranged for her to learn how to draw?
But Yun Liuli was stubborn and refused to follow Gu Qingcheng's arrangements. Instead, she went to learn fashion design!
Gu Qingcheng's voice was as deep and calm as ever. He said, "Even though I want to help your father do what he wants for you, you have your own thoughts about your future. I respect your choice. We can't predict any changes in the future, so I can only follow your father's wishes and help you down this path. Do you understand what I mean?"
What he meant was that Gu Qingcheng wouldn't let Yun Liuli become his wife!
Yun Liuli understood.
His words were gentle, but they were too cruel.
Gu Qingcheng clearly knew Yun Liuli's feelings for him, but he used these words to stab her heart, wanting her to give up.
But didn't Gu Qingcheng feel the pain when he said this?
Did he really not mind Yun Liuli having other men by her side? He even wanted to help her take care of the child she had with someone else!
Even if Gu Qingcheng believed this, Yun Liuli wouldn't believe it.
Based on Yun Liuli's understanding of Gu Qingcheng, as long as she married another man, Gu Qingcheng would disappear from her world.
Yun Liuli didn't argue as fiercely as before. She just nodded in silence.
In the process of interacting with Gu Qingcheng, Yun Liuli had also grown up. Compared to how impatient and rash she was in the past, she was now able to keep her composure.
She cared too much about Gu Qingcheng and loved him too much, so she learned to figure out Gu Qingcheng's heart.
She understood Gu Qingcheng better than she understood herself …
Hearing the sound of the water boiling, Yun Liuli said in a hoarse voice, "The water is boiling!"
Yun Liuli sat in the dining room. The fragrance of the instant noodles in her mouth had all turned into a bitter taste. She pushed the instant noodles aside, and the sour soup noodles Gu Qingcheng made was served. Only then did Yun Liuli feel like she had an appetite.
Yun Liuli had long known that it would be a protracted battle with Gu Qingcheng. She would only have the strength to continue fighting with Gu Qingcheng after eating her fill. She didn't intend to show off in front of Gu Qingcheng. She believed that she would definitely be the winner in the end.
After eating, Yun Liuli mentioned Zhou Yuchen to Gu Qingcheng and reminded him not to forget to say hello to Liu Sheng. She felt that although Zhou Yuchen was poor, the poor had the ambition of the poor. When Zhou Yuchen had time, he would go to Liu Sheng's place to do some cleaning. It would be considered as paying off his school fees.
Gu Qingcheng agreed. He couldn't help but feel that his little girl had grown up. She actually knew how to take care of other people's self-esteem.
Knowing that Gu Qingcheng was busy, Yun Liuli refused Gu Qingcheng's offer to send her to school. Anyway, Gu Qingcheng said that he would settle down in the country for the time being. He had his phone and computer for work, so he could still be busy.
Yun Liuli was quite happy to hear that. She told Gu Qingcheng that she would bring Zhou Yuchen to Liu Sheng's place to get to know the place after class.
There was a smile in the depths of Gu Qingcheng's eyes. "There's no rush. I'm going to Old Fu's place today. I'll be back late tonight. I'll have dinner by myself!"
Yun Liuli nodded and went out to hail a cab. The moment she got out, she saw Zhou Yuchen, who was standing at the school entrance hesitantly.
To be honest, Zhou Yuchen was a little flustered. If he went to school with his eyes exposed, everyone would be able to see his pupils!
He was afraid, and he didn't feel confident.
Even now, the memories of his classmates hitting him with chalk and paper balls in primary school and calling him a monster were still fresh in his mind. Just thinking about it made Zhou Yuchen tremble.
That fear had existed for a long time and was very deep. It wasn't something that could be overcome easily.
Even when the young ladies who passed by Zhou Yuchen in twos and threes lowered their voices and said that he was handsome, Zhou Yuchen was afraid when there was such a handsome guy in school.
He kept feeling that others were saying that his eyes were strange and that he was a monster.
He started to regret. He regretted listening to Yun Liuli and cutting off his fringe. That fringe was Zhou Yuchen's spiritual protection.
Zhou Yuchen felt timid and turned to leave. Who knew that the moment he turned back, his eyes would meet Yun Liuli's clean and beautiful eyes?
The noon sun was just right, shining into Yun Liuli's glass-like eyes. The light was overflowing, and it was as if the world had lost its color in an instant. Yun Liuli was a rare beauty to begin with. Standing under the sunlight, she looked even more soul-stirring, so beautiful that it was suffocating.
Zhou Yuchen stopped in his tracks. His entire body stiffened as he tightly gripped the book in his hands. He felt so awkward that he wanted to find a hole to hide in.
"Why aren't you going in?" Yun Liuli asked Zhou Yuchen.
Zhou Yuchen habitually lowered his head, avoiding her gaze. He was even starting to feel a little afraid of Yun Liuli's calm and clean eyes.
Even though he was always bullied by others, and it was as if his pride had long been trampled underfoot, his last bit of pride was that he wasn't willing to show his weak side to others.
Therefore, he wasn't willing to say these things to Yun Liuli. Moreover, right now, he was the most unwilling to say them to her.
Firstly, it was because Yun Liuli had helped him so much, yet he still couldn't stand up straight. He felt guilty.
Secondly, it was because his attitude toward Yun Liuli had changed. No matter how unbearable others thought of him, he still wanted to maintain some semblance of dignity in front of Yun Liuli.
"I left something at home and wanted to go back and get it!" Zhou Yuchen said. But a moment later, he raised his head and said to Yun Liuli, "But thinking about it, it's not really important. Let's go in!"
A smile appeared on Yun Liuli's face. She nodded. "Let's go!"
End of this chapter
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