rebirth retreat

Chapter 61

By the time I left the restaurant after dinner, it was already dark outside.Gu Liuguang and Yan Dongting stood in front of the hotel, looking at the bright night view of the city, they both didn't want to go back.

"Want to take a walk?" Yan Dongting suggested.

Gu Liuguang replied in a low voice: "Okay."

The two walked down the stairs side by side and walked slowly along the sidewalk.The weather in the north is not as humid as in the south. The air is very dry. Sometimes there is not even a drop of rain, let alone snow.But even so, the sub-zero wind makes people reluctant to stay outside.However, the two seemed to be completely unaware of the freezing temperature around them, walking leisurely as if they were strolling around a greenhouse garden.

"Is the press conference going well?" Gu Liuguang asked casually after walking for a while.

"It went well," Yan Dongting said with some regret, "It's a pity that you couldn't make it to the scene."

Gu Liuguang said: "I'll go online and pay attention when I get back at night."

Yan Dongting smiled contentedly. Under the light, the profile of his face looked extraordinarily handsome.Gu Liuguang glanced at it, but couldn't look away anymore.No matter when, as long as this person appears beside him, he can always notice it immediately, as if there is some guidance in the dark.

Sensing his gaze, Yan Dongting turned his head to look at him.The surrounding neon light refracted in his sharp but gentle eyes, shining with an intoxicating look. "What are you looking at?" Yan Dongting asked.

Gu Liuguang turned his face away, and answered the wrong question: "You are old."

Yan Dongting was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head helplessly: "Yes, I am old and tired."

"You asked me to call you brother before, but now I should probably call you uncle." Gu Liuguang said.

Yan Dongting laughed softly: "So, you have to learn from Ning Ning and call me Uncle Yan?"

Hearing Yan Dongting inadvertently mentioned Gu Ning, Gu Liuguang felt a pain in his heart, and the expression on his face suddenly lost the leisurely look he had at the beginning.Realizing that he had made a slip of the tongue, Yan Dongting also put away his smile and fell silent.

Gu Ning is a thorn in the hearts of the two of them, whether it was in the past or now, once touched, it will stab them all with bruises.Thinking of this, Yan Dongting couldn't help clenching his fists.

He knew that he was unforgivable in this matter, Liu Guang's return was already the greatest favor to him, what else was he asking for?With hugs, kisses, and companionship, should I be content?

Walking to a bench in the park, Gu Liuguang stopped and sat down.Yan Dongting paused, and sat down beside him.Not far away, on the slide in the park, several children were chasing and playing.Gu Liuguang stared blankly for a while, then looked away, and then found that although Yan Dongting was sitting beside him, he deliberately kept a distance from him.

Is it because he is afraid that if he gets close, he will be angry?

With a slight pain in his heart, Gu Liuguang finally said, "It's a little cold."

Yan Dongting didn't speak, but the man leaned over, wrapped his hands around him, and gave him warmth.

Gu Liuguang lowered his eyes and asked, "There is a painting with writing in Ningning's album. Is that your work?"

Yan Dongting said, "Yes."

Gu Liuguang asked, "When was that painting painted?"

"It should be... after taking Ningning to see that movie. It's been too long, so I can't remember clearly." Yan Dongting said.

"What does that painting mean, you should remember it?" Gu Liuguang asked.

Yan Dongting held Gu Liuguang's hand tightly, and said in a hoarse voice, "The meaning of that painting is that I will put you two in my heart and protect you for the rest of my life."

"Really?" Gu Liuguang's heart seemed to be blocked by a big stone, he forced himself to smile, and said, "But you didn't do it at all. You protected me for seven years, but you lost Ningning."

Yan Dongting said painfully: "My fault, I'm sorry for her."

Gu Liuguang said, "I've heard you say this sentence too many times."

"What do you want me to do? No matter what the conditions are, as long as you tell me, I will definitely do it." Yan Dongting said.

Beside the slide, a little girl tripped over something and fell to the ground, crying very sadly.Gu Liuguang looked at her distressedly, and said, "Make up to Nana for all your guilt towards Ningning."

Nana, Goode's half-sister, is also Gu Liuguang's sister now.

The corners of Yan Dongting's eyes were moist, and he said, "Okay."

Gu Liuguang said: "During the Spring Festival, Gude's mother will bring Nana back to have a reunion with me. You know what to do."

Yan Dong Ting said, "I will regard Nana as important as Ningning."

After listening to his words, Gu Liuguang asked bitterly: "If you were given another chance to go back to the past, knowing that Ningning would cause trouble because of your actions, would you still... do that?"

Yan Dongting said without hesitation: "Yes."

Gu Liuguang's heart tightened, and he asked, "Why?"

"No matter how many times I do it again, I will never regret taking you away from that person! Even if you hate me forever, I will never let you fall into his hands!" Thinking of something, Yan Dongting's eyes turned cold He squinted coldly.

Sensing his anger and hatred, Gu Liuguang asked again: "Gu Jie or Zeng Kai, who do you hate more?"

"Both of them are unforgivable!" Yan Dongting said coldly.

"I know what Gu Jie did, but what about Zeng Kai? What did he do to make you hate him so much?" Gu Liuguang asked.

"He did something that shouldn't be done, and had thoughts that shouldn't be done!" Yan Dongting's eyes were filled with anger, as if it would burst out in the next second.

Gu Liuguang held Yan Dongting's hand tightly and asked, "So, he took the photo, right?"

Yan Dongting was stunned for a moment, and said, "You know?" Remembering that Tang Qian said that he was investigating what happened back then, Yan Dongting frowned, and said, "I have destroyed all the negatives and photos. Logically speaking, there will never be any Clues, how did you find them?"

"You..." Gu Liuguang took a deep breath and said, "We naturally have our own methods. But you, don't you plan to explain to me? When did you find out that he took those photos, and why didn't you tell me Tell me about this incident, and even lie to me that you took the photo? Apart from the photo, what else did you hide from me about what happened that year? I have already passed the exam, and it is still early , I have a lot of time to sit here and listen to your explanation!"

Yan Dongting stared at the little girl in front of the slide who fell down and then got up and continued to play with her friends, and remained silent without answering.

Gu Liuguang snorted coldly and said, "Don't you tell? How can I trust you wholeheartedly with your appearance?"

"After Gu Jie approached you back then, you abnormally took on more jobs, so I sent someone to investigate the matter, and finally found the existence of the photo from her. At that time, she had only come to City A not long ago, It is impossible to know what happened between me and you, so I investigated the people around her and locked my eyes on Zeng Kai." Yan Dongting said slowly, recalling that gloomy past .

After Gu Liuguang finished listening, the stone stuck in his heart finally fell steadily.What he said was almost consistent with the results of Wang Kun's investigation.

"You asked me why I didn't tell you..." Yan Dongting smiled wryly, and said, "At that time, you rejected me like that, and I couldn't find a chance to speak up. I asked the bar to fire you and not let those people give you the role. I don’t want to see you being teased by those two people. I think, maybe you will come to me when you have nowhere to go. At that time, I will tell you who took the photo, and I will deal with all threats for you , I will give you and Ningning a stable life. But you went to find Zeng Kai..."

You would rather kneel down to him for help than bow to me.Am I really that disgusting to you?

Sensing that the hand wrapped in the palm turned cold instantly, Yan Dongting lifted it up, breathed into the palm, and said in a low voice: "I took the photo that lied to you, just to make you determined to force you to leave. I Think, if it wasn’t for me, none of this would have happened, and you and Ningning would not have become what they are now. The pain between the two of us was started by me, and I should end it.”

Gu Liuguang's eyes were already blurred, and he choked up and said, "But, it was you who gave the name 'Gu Liuguang' a meaning. If it wasn't for you, I'm afraid I'd always be just an ordinary person wandering in various part-time jobs. people."

"Get away from me and be an ordinary person, isn't that your long-cherished wish?" Yan Dongting asked.

"Yes." Gu Liuguang closed his eyes, two lines of hot tears rolled down his face, "But being a radiant person is living, and being an ordinary person is also living, since there is no difference, why not let How about getting better? Only by fighting for it can I know whether I am qualified to have all of this.”

Yan Dongting couldn't hide the excitement in his heart, he tightly held the hand that was warmed by him, and sighed: "You have matured a lot."

"It's you who always treat me like a child," Gu Liuguang said, "You always underestimate me."

"Who just said that it's time to call me uncle?" Yan Dongting had a faint smile in his eyes.

Gu Liuguang raised his hand to wipe off the cold liquid on his face, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't try to change the subject, you haven't told me what you're hiding from me!"

"Okay, the night is long anyway, when do you want to start listening?" Yan Dongting asked.

Gu Liuguang's eyes widened, and he asked angrily: "From your tone, it seems that you have concealed more than one or two things?!"

Looking at those flushed eyes, Yan Dongting sighed softly, "Yes."

"Then I'll start counting with you from the most recent one," Gu Liuguang snorted coldly, and asked, "What's the matter with that pair of rings? Why haven't I seen them before? Who is it for?"

Thinking of the ring, Yan Dongting looked a little lonely: "Do you have to say this?"

"Oh, is it for someone else?" Gu Liuguang said, "Anyway, I lost the other one too, and I can't find it no matter how hard I look for it. Throw away the remaining one and buy a new one."

Yan Dongting was startled, and asked, "Lost it? Didn't you throw it away on purpose?"

Gu Liuguang frowned and said, "It's not mine, why should I throw it away?"

Yan Dongting said, "It's for you."

Gu Liuguang was stunned, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart, sore and swollen, almost overflowing.He felt a little remorseful, and said embarrassingly, "Really? But... I couldn't find it. I searched for a long time that day..."

"It's still there." Knowing that it wasn't intentionally discarded, Yan Dongting laughed, "Do you want it?"

"No." Gu Liuguang refused.

A trace of injury flashed in his eyes, and Yan Dongting said, "I know."

"I'm still a student now, wearing an expensive ring, how do you make my classmates think of me?" Gu Liuguang said. "I can't ask for it now."

Yan Dongting was startled again, smiled and shook his head. "Okay, when you want it, I'll give it to you."

"Second question," Gu Liuguang raised the corner of his mouth almost inaudibly, and continued to interrogate, "The day I removed the plaster cast, you and Tang Qian had a fight, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Because of what?" Gu Liuguang asked, "You did it first, or he did it first?"

"Because of you." Yan Dongting sighed. "It was he who moved first, and I didn't resist."

Gu Liuguang's eyes unconsciously fell on Yan Dongting's hair.He knew that in that hair, there was an old scar.That scar was also left because of him. "Remember, in the future, except for me, you will not allow anyone to hurt you."

Yan Dongting said, "Okay."

"Next question," Gu Liuguang squinted his eyes, and asked, "What's the matter with you and Li Yiran?" Li Yiran had a night meeting with a mysterious man, and the hotel didn't leave the hotel for two hours. Don't talk longer? Your physical strength should last longer than this time, right?"

Hearing Gu Liuguang's almost jealous tone, Yan Dongting was ecstatic, and quickly explained: "You know I don't like women, that news is just hype, and I have nothing to do with her."

"Oh, hype." Gu Liuguang said, "I almost forgot, there are many people in the circle who are proud of being able to 'be on the front page of the news with Mr. Yan'. In order to achieve this goal, they even did not hesitate to curry favor with me, Just ask me to let Boss Yan out."

"Liuguang..."

"Frankly, after my accident, besides Li Yiran, who else have you met in private?" The more Gu Liuguang thought about such a scene, the more angry he became uncontrollable.When he was still there, those people couldn't hold back any longer. After his accident, they might have to step forward one after another, right?Hmph, driving him and Gude away at such a time is not about letting go, but wanting to be praised by someone else!

Yan Dongting pulled the angry man over, laughed and hugged him tightly into his arms.

"What are you laughing at?! Did I hit the mark and have nothing to say?" Gu Liuguang became even angrier.

"Blocking Li Yiran is to make her pay for belittling you. As for the others," Yan Dongting said, "after your accident, I was in great pain, so I kept numbing myself with work and had no time to take care of them. And , in my heart, there is only one person who is qualified to stand by my side from beginning to end."

"is it?"

"Of course." Yan Dongting kissed his ear, and said softly, "I only want you from the beginning to the end."

Gu Liuguang's heartbeat was in a mess. He gently grabbed the man in front of him by his jacket and said, "Okay, I'll trust you for now."

"Do you still want to listen?" Yan Dongting asked with a smile.

Gu Liuguang said, "Yes."

"Actually, I kept a big secret from you," Yan Dongting said, "I originally wanted to keep this secret for the rest of my life, until I died of old age."

"What secret?!" Gu Liuguang's curiosity was completely aroused by him.

"However, I don't think you want to know. I'm afraid you will leave me again if you find out." Yan Dongting sighed.

Gu Liuguang was furious: "Say it quickly! Otherwise, I'll leave right now!"

Yan Dongting leaned close to Gu Liuguang's ear, bent his eyes and whispered his deepest secret.

"Impossible!" After listening, Gu Liuguang immediately wanted to push Yan Dongting away.But Yan Dongting tightened his arms, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't move.Gu Liuguang's heart was beating wildly, and he blushed and said angrily: "You lied to me again! How could I do that! Liar!"

"Feng Yi can testify for me, he was there at the time." Yan Dongting said.

Gu Liuguang gritted his teeth and said, "You guys will definitely collude to lie to me!"

"Okay, I lied to you, I took the initiative, okay?" Yan Dongting coaxed hurriedly.

Such a coaxing tone made Gu Liuguang even more angry, but he "you" for a long time, but he couldn't find a word to refute, and even remembered his out-of-control hug last night.

So it turned out that he was the one who couldn't control this feeling in the first place?

"But, even if I started it first," Gu Liuguang blushed, still wanting to find a little leeway for himself, "but do you dare to say that you will just let me go that night?!"

Yan Dongting's eyes darkened, and he said, "No."

"So, you are also responsible." Gu Liuguang said, "You have to be responsible for your actions to the end."

Yan Dongting closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "I know, it has always been my responsibility, and I never thought of shirking it."

"Uncle." Suddenly, a call came from beside the two of them.Following the prestige, behind the bench, several pairs of big clear eyes blinked, looking at them curiously. "Are you arguing?"

It was the children who were playing on the slide just now. They seemed to have heard their arguing, and they all ran over.

Yan Dongting smiled and said, "Yes, we are arguing."

"Stop quarreling, quarreling is bad for your health." said the little girl who fell down.

"Why?" The little boy beside her asked curiously.

The little girl said: "Because my mother always said when I quarreled with my father, 'I'm going to be mad at you'!" As she said, she held her chest and imitated her mother's tone vividly. "I'm so pissed off!"

"That's right, every time my mother and father quarrel, they have to take gunpowder." The little boy said, then looked at Gu Liuguang, and said seriously: "Stop quarreling, you will die."

Gu Liuguang: "..."

Yan Dongting laughed loudly, rubbing Gu Liuguang's hair vigorously, his smiling eyes were devoid of decisiveness and sharpness when making a decision, and were full of love for the person beside him.

Pulling him up from the chair, Gu Liuguang pulled him and walked quickly towards the way he came, blushing and said: "It's too late, we should go back!"

Yan Dongting turned his head, smiled and waved to the children who hadn't reacted yet, as a farewell.

In the dappled light and shadow, the two figures from behind lead each other, gradually merging together as they walk away, and can no longer...be separated.

The author has something to say: I have never resisted your charm

Although you've never been fascinated by me

I always look at you with a smile

我 的 情意 总是 轻易 就 眼 底

——A true portrayal of Mr. Yan.