Gu Yifan laughed, the wind ruffled her hair, and said in a half-joking tone: "You already have too much money to spend, why don't you give others a way to survive?"
Gu Ziyi said: "It's not for money."
Gu Ziyi has rarely worried about money in this half of her life. Except for Yuwen's initial period, she had never encountered any financial difficulties.
"Did you quarrel with your dad when you went abroad so suddenly?" Gu Ziyi knew that the relationship between Gu Yifan and her dad was not very good.
"Well... I guess." Gu Yifan twitched the corners of his lips, unable to smile. She moved around twice, and the light around her became darker.
Gu Ziyi couldn't see clearly what she looked like at this moment during the video call.
"Yifan, can you talk to me?" Gu Ziyi asked softly.
Gu Yifan was silent for a while, "Actually, it's not really a quarrel. We haven't quarreled for many years. I don't even have the strength to speak loudly." The more we quarreled, the tiredness came to the surface. No matter how much we talked, So what? I still won’t take what you say to heart. Why quarrel? All tired.
Gu Ziyi pursed her lips.
"I actually... don't really want to stay at home. I haven't wanted to stay at home for a long time. It's quite depressing. I see my dad's face every day. I don't know why. It seems that whatever I do... he is not satisfied. He looked down on me. I studied music, but he said there was no future, so I stopped studying. I went back to the company to work quietly as a clerk, and he thought I was incompetent and had no big future. I didn’t know what I should do... Can you understand? I don’t even have the energy to argue with him, I’m tired of it.”
Gu Yifan's life seemed bright and glamorous, he was always eating, drinking and having fun. Nothing is as it seems.
It seems like I'm being picked on all the time.
Not happy, really not happy.
If you stay there for a second longer, you will be very sad.
She didn't make any noise or fuss. She picked up her luggage and left the country alone the same day. If you have enough fun and have fun, you may be happy.
"Yifan, have you ever asked yourself what you want to do?" Gu Ziyi asked.
Gu Yifan shook his head.
It was night all around her, the light was very dark, and only her outline could be seen on the video call interface.
"I don't know. I feel... I'm not living, I'm just living. Simply breathing, maintaining life. Ordinary, maybe not even ordinary. I really don't know what I should do, and I don't know what I am. What can you do?" Gu Yifan chuckled, a little self-deprecating.
Gu Ziyi sighed inwardly. She knew that Gu Yifan was feeling sad. If she was endlessly denied, maybe she would become like this.
Gu Yifan's father's way of doing things was actually not correct. He didn't bother to really communicate with Gu Yifan. Most of the time, as an elder, he denies, denies, and vetoes.
Deny everything he dislikes.
Get rid of everything he doesn't like.
It was in this oppressed environment that Gu Yifan got to where he is today.
"If you don't even know it yourself, how can others know it? Whatever you like, do it boldly. As you said, 'It's not easy to come to the world, but I'll allow you to be cool and unrestrained'. There is still plenty of time, but it's a waste of time. It's good to have time to do what you like." What Gu Ziyi said was not a general principle. Of course, she didn't give Gu Yifan any detailed advice. She just quoted what Gu Yifan once said.
Needless to say so much.
Don't use your words to outline other people's futures.
Just say this little bit, that's enough.
Gu Yifan seemed to have walked into the stairwell, and the light became darker.
On the screen of Gu Ziyi's mobile phone, even the outline of Gu Yifan could not be seen clearly at this moment, it was almost completely black.
She heard Gu Yifan sigh.
"I... should think about it alone."
Gu Ziyi nodded: "Yes." She added: "If you have any questions, please contact me."
"Thank you, sister."
Gu Ziyi smiled, her eyes and eyebrows were gentle, "Be safe when you are abroad, and come back when you have had enough fun. Come to Beijing, can I treat you to something delicious?"
"Okay." Gu Yifan's tone sounded much better. "I won't disturb you anymore. You can rest."
"Bye." Gu Ziyi looked at the other end and hung up the video call.
She put her phone on the coffee table and looked down at the half watermelon in her arms. It seems like I don’t want to eat watermelon anymore. She put the watermelon back in the refrigerator.
Then he took out a yoga mat that he hadn't used for a long time and spread it out on the living room floor. Turned on the stereo, connected to his mobile phone, and selected a gentle music playlist.
She stretched her arms, then took off her slippers, stepped on the yoga mat, and started doing yoga.
The Gu family no longer needed her, so she returned to the same living conditions as before. She hadn't been to the gym for a while, and she was an annual member anyway. I should go to the gym more often when I have free time in the next few days.
She has been a bit too lazy to exercise recently and cannot keep up with the amount of exercise. She feels that her physical fitness has also declined a lot.
At the same time, Luo Lian next door was sitting on the floor of the living room. He tilted his head and leaned against the window. From this angle, he could see the balcony of 502 next door.
Because it was summer, the windows were open and he could hear the music coming from next door.
Luo Lian stood there in a daze.
He...actually didn't quite know...how to face Gu Ziyi. Because he did something that might... cause trouble between him and Gu Ziyi in the future.
In the final conversation between Pei Jing and Luo Lian, Luo Lian agreed.
Yes, he agreed.
Knowing that this is wrong.
But the conditions offered by Pei Jing were something he couldn't refuse.
You can surpass Luo Mingsheng and take charge of Mingsheng as quickly as possible. What he wants to do is closely related to Mingsheng. Only by completely controlling Mingsheng can he speed up the progress of his plan.
Only by completing his plan can he escape peacefully. Completely break away from the Luo family and make a clean break with the past. Then he appeared in front of Gu Ziyi with the cleanest version of himself.
There are no family disputes or past haze.
He was very anxious, really anxious. If he relied on his own ability, he could take charge of Mingsheng, but it would definitely not be possible in a short time. It might take a year or two, and he couldn't just flatter Luo Mingsheng with a smile on his face.
Therefore, he agreed to Pei Jing.
Luo Lian felt very uneasy, just like when he decided to break up with Gu Ziyi and concocted such a ridiculous lie himself.
That feeling of uneasiness surrounded Luo Lian again.
He lowered his head and buried it between his arms. Like an ostrich, there is no security at all.
(End of chapter)