"What's the matter?" Gu Nianbin asked.
"I sprained my ankle." Xia Xiaowan pointed to her foot and said, "I see that the time is up, and the downhill is going downhill in a hurry, and if I'm not careful..."
Gu Nianbin smiled and said, "Why are you in a hurry, we have to wait for you to come back before we start eating."
Seeing him teasing herself, Xia Xiaowan was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile, "Please give me a hand, I can't even stand up."
Gu Nianbin squatted in front of her and said, "Come on, I'll carry you on my back."
"How embarrassing, I can still walk with one foot," Xia Xiaowan seemed embarrassed.
Gu Nianbin looked back at her: "When did you become so stingy?"
Only then did Xia Xiaowan lay down on him and said, "Thank you then."
Gu Nianbin said: "If I knew something would happen to you, I should have come up with you."
"I don't blame you, I was not careful." Xia Xiaowan said, "I still want you to bear me."
Gu Nianbin didn't make another sound, but silently carried her on his back, and walked down the hill slowly on the stone steps. Neither of them spoke, only the rustling of Gu Nianbin stepping on fallen leaves was heard on the quiet mountain road. Although it is late autumn, there are mostly camphor trees on the roadside, which are still lush and green at this time. The unfolded canopy blocks the scorching sun at noon, and it is shady along the way. Xia Xiaowan's long hair fluttered in the wind, and one strand fell on Gu Nianbin's face, and she hurriedly brushed it away with her hands. Sliding her fingers across the man's smooth forehead, Xia Xiaowan's heartbeat seemed to miss a beat suddenly, and it jumped up again in an instant. She struggled and said, "Forget it, I'd better come down and walk, the road is a bit steep, don't bother fell."
This place happened to be a rocky path going straight down, and the steps were built higher. As soon as she struggled, Gu Nianbin put her down. At this time, a few people came down from the mountain, and they were the servants that Gu Nianbin brought up the mountain to find someone. When they saw Xia Xiaowan like this, they knew that her ankle was sprained, and they hurried up to help her without waiting for Gu Nianbin's orders.
When they returned to the hall, it was already more than half an hour later, Fang Yaru saw that Xia Xiaowan sprained her foot, and couldn't help but scold Gu Nianbin: "Look, I said what if something happens, and it really happened. How nice it is to be with you! Xiaowan is a guest, and she sprained her ankle the first time she came back, really... "
"Auntie, don't blame Nian Bin, it's because I was not careful." Xia Xiaowan saw a maid squatting on the ground, taking medicated oil to rub her feet, she covered her hands, and as soon as she exerted force, she grinned and twitched .
Fang Yaru said, "A Ling, take it easy."
A Ling said: "Ma'am, don't use a little force, the medicine won't get mixed in, and it won't help if you rub it on."
Xia Xiaowan said: "You rub it hard, I can bear it."
A Ling glanced at her, and slowly exerted force on her hand, Xia Xiaowan bit her lip tightly, not saying a word. Fang Yaru looked at her worriedly: "Xiaowan, just scream out when it hurts, and it won't hurt anymore."
Xia Xiaowan suppressed the pain and smiled at Fang Yaru: "It's okay, I can bear it."
Fang Yaru looked at it for a while, then went to sit next to Gu Guangxian, and said in a low voice, "Look how sensible Xiaowan is, and she's not coquettish at all. If our family is Shanshan, she will scream like a butcher."
Gu Guangxian laughed: "Who would say that about my own daughter?"
"I'm telling the truth," Fang Yaru turned her head, saw Gu Nianbin sitting on the sofa in a daze, beckoned him over, and said, "Don't go anywhere in the afternoon, just stay here with Xiaowan, she sprained her leg No, you can drink tea and chat with me, and do your best to be a landlord."
Gu Nianbin said: "Mom, don't you get along well with her? You stay with her."
"You young people have a common language. Besides, I want to accompany your father to rest. Be obedient, she was invited by my mother, so I will be your mother and ask you."
Gu Nianbin originally planned to leave after lunch, his little girl was still alone, but now that Xia Xiaowan sprained her foot, as the master, it was really hard for him to leave. You can't leave a girl with a sprained foot to her parents.
So, in the afternoon, Fang Yaru and Gu Guangxian went back to the room to rest, and Gu Nianbin sat and chatted with Xia Xiaowan in the living room. Xia Xiaowan is a master at chatting, no matter who she is talking to, she can always talk with eloquence, and she is not cold at the right time, while Gu Nianbin has always been a gentleman, not overly enthusiastic, nor indifferent, the two of them seem friendly and harmonious when chatting .
At this time, Xia Xiaowan saw two glazed jars, one black and one white, on the antique shelf by the wall. They were uniquely shaped, looking warm and smooth, with faint light shining. She asked curiously, "What are those?"
Gu Nianbin glanced at it, and said lightly: "It's Go, can you play it?"
"It's not proficient, but I know a thing or two." That tone clearly meant to kill a game.
Gu Nianbin then said: "Since this is the case, why not play the next game to pass the time."
"Okay!" Xia Xiaowan said, "You must be a master, let me be the fifth son."
"Only five sons?" Gu Nianbin raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "It seems that you are good at chess!"
Xia Xiaowan laughed and said: "It seems that I overestimated myself, let the ten sons."
Gu Nianbin asked someone to put the chess table in front of Xia Xiaowan, sat down and let her choose first, Xia Xiaowan held the black chess pot in her hand and said, "I like black chess, it's as beautiful as black jade."
"Isn't it because black can go first?" Gu Nianbin asked.
"There is also this reason," Xia Xiaowan said: "I like to take the initiative to attack. I don't like to be passive."
"I'm just the opposite. I like white chess, because I can defend first and then attack, luring the enemy to go deeper."
Xia Xiaowan smiled, pinched a sunspot and tapped it lightly on the chessboard, making a very nice crisp sound. Gu Nianbin followed closely behind, pinching a white piece to occupy the other side's corner. The two of them played very fast in the first few days, as if they didn't need to think, but at the back, the moves became slower and slower. Gu Nianbin had eaten less than ten sunspots, while Xia Xiaowan had already placed three or five sunspots in front of her. Lost Baizi. The current victory and defeat are clear at a glance.
Gu Nianbin rubbed his chin, glanced at Xia Xiaowan and said, "It's not that you overestimated yourself, but I underestimated you."
Xia Xiaowan laughed out loud, tilted her head and said, "Arrogant soldiers are bound to be defeated, who told you to only let the five sons?"
Gu Nianbin's playful smile and coquettish tone made Gu Nianbin feel familiar. Looking at her, Gu Nianbin was in a trance for two seconds. Then he smiled and said, "It's still early for the outcome, so I'll let you be a little proud first."
Xia Xiaowan laughed again, her eyes seemed to be moistened, and her smile became even more gentle.
At the beginning, Gu Nianbin was a little absent-minded when playing chess, thinking that a girl would not have much attainment in Go, so just play with her casually. Unexpectedly, Xia Xiaowan's level is not as low as he imagined. Except for the ten sons of Rang, he is actually at a disadvantage now. Only then did he regain his composure and began to play chess seriously.
The sunlight slanted in from between the window bars, casting the shadow of the flower window on the ground. Countless fine dust rose and rolled in the light, dyed into golden powder. In the afternoon of autumn, it is a kind of enjoyment to sit and rest in this century-old house. The man sitting opposite has bright eyebrows, drooping eyes like a bottomless pool, a stern face, and a deep outline. , inadvertently exudes charming charm, time seems to stop here, Xia Xiaowan feels that happiness is so close to herself at this moment.
After a battle, Xia Xiaowan was still slightly inferior, but Gu Nianbin's victory was not too easy. Xia Xiaowan finally surrendered, and Gu Nianbin said, "It's still a match."
Xia Xiaowan clasped her fists at him and said with a smile, "Concession."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and started the second set.
Fang Yaru came out of the room, looked at them from a distance for a while, turned around and entered the room happily, and said to Gu Guangxian: "It seems that I am right to hope, it is hard to say whether the two of them will make it."
Gu Guangxian poured cold water on her: "Didn't Nian Bin already express his opinion to you? Said that he and Xiaowan have no relationship."
"Go out and have a look, are they not playing?" Fang Yaru smiled and smacked towards the door.
"I'm not going." Gu Guangxian said: "Ask someone to make tea, remember to use the spring water from the back mountain."
Fang Yaru said hello and walked back along the corridor.
The sun shifted inch by inch, and finally shone on Gu Nianbin's body, like a layer of faint golden light, the originally stern face seemed softer, he dropped the last one, stretched his waist, and glanced at the wall The grandfather clock with cloisonne on the side, said with some surprise: "It's so late."
Xia Xiaowan smiled and said, "Do you think that playing Go is the easiest way to kill time, but we play it fast here. If we really want to meet our opponents, we will have to play a game of Go for half a day."
Gu Nianbin said: "You are tired too, take a rest, I will go out to smoke a cigarette."
"Whatever you want, don't worry about me, I just want to take a nap for a while."
Gu Nianbin asked A Ling to bring a blanket to cover her, walked out of the hall, and went into a wing room on the south side, which was his room here. The furnishings inside are not as antique as in the living room. His place is full of pure French furniture, and the milky white furniture is painted with thin gold edges, giving off a soft light in the dark room.
Gu Nianbin sat down on the leather sofa, took out his phone and looked through it, but there was not a single text message, he threw the phone on the sofa next to him, fell down on his side, and lay on the sofa, he has not rested since eating , people are still a little tired, but he can't sleep.
He didn't intend to pursue what happened last time, so he just turned the page and revealed it. But Xia Xiaowan's words made him shake again. Knowing that he has to choose to trust Du Xiaoxian, his little girl is pure and kind and won't lie to him, but...
Du Xiaoxian mentioned Cheng Mingchi to him, even about giving him a handkerchief. When she said it, he could tell that she was very frank and her eyes were honest. The little girl would never tell lies, but why did Xia Xiaowan say that? Does everyone really know? Or is there some misunderstanding here
While staring at the ceiling in a daze, the phone rang, he sat up lazily, reached out to pick up the phone, it was Du Xiaoxian calling, asking when he will be back
The little girl's voice seemed a little listless, Gu Nianbin temporarily suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, and asked her in a warm voice what's the matter
Du Xiaoxian sighed lightly, saying that he might be tired. He also said that Shao Baiqing would take her and Zhou Ting to eat steak, thinking he could come back in time.
From these words, Gu Nianbin heard that she had a little regret, but she was a little happier in her heart, saying that he would rush back as soon as possible after eating.
Du Xiaoxian said okay, fell silent for a while, then called him again. Gu Nianbin asked her what else to do? The little girl paused, then suddenly said, "May I call your name?"
Gu Nianbin was taken aback for a moment, then laughed and said, "Yes!"
So Du Xiaoxian called him loudly on the phone: "Gu Nianbin, you have to come back early!"