I rushed over to pick up the phone, looked at the screen, and sure enough, it was really my mother.
I was so nervous that I couldn't even hold my phone, "What, what, what! Why did she call me again!"
"If you don't want to pick it up, then don't pick it up." This guy was quite relaxed.
"That's not okay!" I blurted out. I'm also going to look for opportunities to ease the relationship with my mother.
"Then answer it, it has rang for many times." Wen Jiubai said lazily, "If you are afraid, just press the speakerphone."
I swallowed, followed Wen Jiubai's suggestion, and pressed the speakerphone.
"Hey, mom..."
The voice on the other end of the phone was unexpectedly gentle.
"Hey, Xiaoyu. Have you had dinner yet?"
"Uh..." I glanced at Wen Jiubai nervously, "I've eaten."
"What are you eating?"
"It's just... fried noodles."
"That's it." The mother paused, and said after a while, "Xiaoyu, I'm really sorry about what happened this morning. I made you lose face in front of so many people."
I didn't expect my mother to apologize to me, and I was a little flattered, "No, no..."
"It's my mother's temper that is too fast. You have to forgive my mother."
"No, no, I was wrong too..." I said in a panic.
"So, are you with that handsome guy with long hair now?" Mother asked suddenly.
"Uh, yes, yes." It's impossible to lie now.
"Is he really your boyfriend?" My mother suddenly put on a tone of interest, and I blushed all of a sudden.
"No, that..."
"Oh, mom didn't mean to blame you. Don't be shy. I think that young man is very nice and handsome. Doesn't it treat you well to protect you at the train station?"
"This, this..." I immediately picked up the phone and was about to turn off the hands-free, but Wen Jiubai was one step ahead, grabbed the phone first, and said lazily.
"Auntie, don't worry. It's too late for me to hold him in my hand. How can I treat him badly? You can rest assured and give your son to me."
"Wen Jiubai!" I shouted angrily.
"Oh, you're here too." The mother seemed a little embarrassed, "When I came home today, I heard my sister talk about you. She said that you were a demon exorcist invited from thousands of miles away, and came here to help Gu Yu and her. About grandma?"
"Is such that."
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be so capable at such a young age. My sister praised you from head to toe. Hey, she said that you can also use Chinese medicine. When will you come over and show me, an old lady, your waist and legs? ?”
Wen Jiubai said with a smile, "Auntie is over the award, if there is a chance, I will definitely help Auntie take a look."
The mother seemed to be very happy and laughed, "Okay, okay, it's a blessing for Gu Yu to find a man like you as a boyfriend."
"What did Auntie say? It's my blessing to know Gu Yu." Wen Jiubai curled his lips.
"Okay, you can give Gu Yu the phone, and I'll talk to him a few more words."
Wen Jiubai replied "Okay" and handed the phone to me.
"Hey, Mom." I said weakly.
"Gu Yu, you have to cherish the person in front of you, do you hear that? Don't let such a good boy go away."
"Got it..." I muttered.
"Also, since you have a reliable man by your side, mom can worry less about it. Mom won't force you to wear clothes and grow your hair. On the contrary, you have to be good to me. Don't make trouble for me anymore, do you hear me?"
"Well..."
"Can you say that again?"
"Okay! No problem!" I repeated loudly.
"That's right. By the way, you can come to your second aunt's house tomorrow to have a look, and bring Wen or something... Your boyfriend. If you can solve it as soon as possible, it's better to have one more thing than one less one. "
"Okay, I see." I nodded.
"Then you two go to bed early, and your mother and I will sleep too."
"Well, good night, Mom."
After saying goodnight, my mother hung up the phone, and I breathed a sigh of relief.
Wen Jiubai lay half-lying on the bed and looked at me with his chin propped up, and said with a smile in his eyes, "It seems that your mother doesn't treat you so badly."
"My mother...is treating me well in her own way. I know this very well." I put the phone aside and sighed, "Her life has been miserable, so she puts her hopes on me like this So I don’t blame her. If it makes her happy to do what she wants, it’s not a big deal.”
Wen Jiubai looked at me firmly, and said, "Gu Yu, you are really a kind person."
At this moment, I suddenly felt fingers touching my hair, and when I turned around, Wen Jiubai was stretching out his hand, twisting a strand of my hair thoughtfully.
"Hey, what are you doing?" I said a little funny.
"I was just thinking about what you would look like when you had long hair." Wen Jiubai didn't stop, as if he was in a daze.
I slapped his hand away and said angrily, "Long hair is just like long hair, nothing special."
"No, if you have long hair, you will be very beautiful." Wen Jiubai smiled.
"No. Don't make fun of me." I rolled my eyes, "It's all right, what happened to you all of a sudden."
"It's just your appearance, which reminds me of an old friend." Wen Jiubai curled his lips, "Her hair reaches her shoulders, her lips are red and her teeth are white, and she is as beautiful as a fairy when she smiles."
"Is your old friend still a lover?" I said dismissively, "I'm not interested in your romantic affairs."
Wen Jiubai just smiled and changed the subject, "Your mother wants you to find a boyfriend so much, so do you really like men?"
I froze for a moment, not knowing what to answer.
"Honestly... I don't know either." That's all I could say.
"I don't know? Have you never liked anyone in twenty years?" Wen Jiubai asked curiously.
I shook my head, "No."
"Neither for men, nor for girls?"
I frowned, "No, no."
Not to mention male and female friends, since I was a child, I haven't even had a decent friend. Due to my appearance and personality, no one approached me from elementary school to high school. Occasionally I heard people around me talk about me, and they also called me "freak" and "sissy". After all these years, I've gotten used to it.
Wen Jiubai didn't continue to ask about this, just smiled and sat up, "It's getting late, I have to go out tomorrow, go to bed early."
I yawned, nodded, and climbed into bed.
The clean bedding in the hotel made me fall asleep quickly, and I forgot to ask Wen Jiubai why he protected me like this.