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It rained those few days, and fearing that the plants would drown, Gu Xinglan covered them with a plastic film.
Li Shengwa strolled in slowly, his hands behind his back, looking like a big shot.
The courtyard was somewhat empty, with various green plants placed in the corner, all covered by plastic film, which looked rather oppressive.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go get the letter." Gu Xinglan turned and went into the room.
When the film was lifted, various delicate red flowers were hidden inside, instantly brightening the gloomy color. Li Shengwa silently looked around, chuckled twice, and muttered, "It's not even as good as my toilet."
Gu Xinglan took the letter out of the room and saw the child staring intently at the flowers he had planted, practically wearing the words "want to pick them" on his face.
"The letter is here."
The sound interrupted someone's restless activity.
Li Shengwa took it, glanced at someone silently, and said, "I've taken the letter."
He didn't know why he had come here.
The Li family's Labor Day is just for show. What difference does it make whether they sweep or not? Once today is over, the servants will still have to sweep.
I just followed that group of people here because of some inexplicable thought.
Before leaving, Li Shengwa clicked his tongue inwardly, turned his head and said, "Broom."
"No need, you can go now, go have some fun." Don't keep bothering him.
Gu Xinglan waved his hand.
That incident was a complete misunderstanding. How could a child with such outgoing emotions be so prone to suicide?
Emotions are like both dynamite and poison; they either erupt in silence or perish in silence.
The boy in front of me never hid his emotions.
"No need? What if you tell on me again?!"
Li Shengwa's expression turned ferocious, his face darkening and becoming ruthless.
No wonder they are from the Li family.
It’s not that one family doesn’t enter the same house.
He not only took the broom, but also handed over the mop.
"Labor creates miracles, keep it up!" Gu Xinglan said with a smile.
He just happened to be short of someone to do a big clean-up.
The yard outside can be cleaned with water, but the inside of the house can only be cleaned carefully with a cloth.
With a series of crashes, the falling glass shattered into pieces, even scratching the boy's hand and drawing blood.
Li Shengwa quickly put his hands behind his back.
The noise attracted Gu Xinglan, who was inside the room.
Gu Xinglan said nothing, squatted down to deal with the glass shards, and then looked at the boy.
Seeing that the man still had time to whistle, he said helplessly, "Be careful. There's no need to clean this up here, just clean the ground."
"I want it."
The wound throbbed slightly, but Li Shengwa moved his hand a couple of times, though his expression remained calm and composed.
Gu Xinglan didn't take it seriously and continued washing inside.
Seeing this, Li Shengwa became inexplicably angry.
Last time he wanted to go swimming, he scared this person so much that he hugged and comforted him.
Now he cuts his finger.
What kind of person is this who doesn't even offer a greeting?
Then Li Shengwa smashed another cup.
When Gu Xinglan came out, he quickly said playfully, "It was an accident."
"..." Gu Xinglan looked at Li Shengwa strangely for a few moments, "Did you do this on purpose?"
Intentional? He has two more cuts on his hand, how could he have done it on purpose!
Gu Xinglan told him not to clean up there, but he insisted on doing it anyway.
Li Shengwa continued to stand with his hands behind his back, looking somewhat annoyed.
"Let's go home, let's go home quickly, the sun is about to set outside," Gu Xinglan said, trying to suppress her anger.
"Go back my ass," Li Shengwa retorted.
Seeing the cold expression on the face of the person not far away, Gu Xinglan, with his cold face, gave off a different feeling, which made Li Shengwa shrink back for no reason. He still stubbornly said, "I'm not going back."
"what ever."
Gu Xinglan squatted down to clean up the debris.
He was cleaning the washing machine, and he was not only drenched in sweat, but also feeling dizzy and disoriented.
The third time, a series of clattering sounds came from the hall.
Li Shengwa accidentally broke another glass ornament.
Ah... he's been spacing out a lot today.
It's all Gu Xinglan's fault!
But after waiting for a long time, the person in the bathroom still didn't come out.
Are you really angry?
That's it?
"I can have as many of these glass things as I want," Li Shengwa thought to himself.
It's only the third time, how can this person be so impatient?
Thinking about this makes me feel a little sour.
They had been pen pals for several days, but this time the other party took the letter without even informing him. He wasn't angry yet, but Mr. Gu Xinglan was the one who was angry.
"Hey, I didn't mean to."
Li Shengwa stood outside the bathroom door.
"Did you hear that?"
All I could hear was a whirring sound coming from the bathroom.
Just as Li Shengwa was about to open the door and go in, the door was locked from the inside.
"Gu Xinglan! Are you inside?!"
With half her body stuck inside the washing machine, Gu Xinglan was about to faint.
He didn't know who had stuffed silicone toys into the drum, including hands and various simulated organs, all stuck to the drum walls. He reached in to pry them out, but ended up getting his clothes caught. Now, his collar was choking him, and he was almost suffocating.
Yet, there was a strange feeling of being watched from behind.
Gu Xinglan swallowed hard.
"Li Shengwa, is that you?"
There was no sound behind him.
"If you were behind me, could you help me cut my clothes?"
The sound that came out was muffled.
I heard a faint breathing sound; sure enough, there was someone behind me.
Her heart raced faster and faster. Gu Xinglan turned her head with difficulty, and through the tiny gap, she could only see the black fabric.
"is it you……"
The sound of a doorknob turning came from the doorway.
The piece of black cloth suddenly disappeared.
Soon, the familiar sound of coughing grew louder as it approached.
Cold sweat slowly broke out on Gu Xinglan's back.
Li Shengwa was wearing bright-colored clothes; there was no black fabric on him.
And who was standing behind him?
Li Jianbai coughed softly as he entered, his gaze slowly settling on the raised area.
The visual impact was quite strong; he turned his head to the side, his ears turning slightly red.
"Uh, I think you need help."
When Gu Xinglan was rescued, she was still a little dazed.
"Xiao Bai, did you see anyone wearing black pants when you came in?"
“I only see you,” Li Jianbai said, lowering his eyes.
He was indeed wearing dark shorts, but he was certain that the black fabric he had just seen was not his own.
Gu Xinglan unconsciously touched her hand, her thoughts drifting away.
Could it be that there's someone in his yard that he can't see, hiding in the shadows and only coming out when he goes out to work?
Startled by this idea, Gu Xinglan quickly ran out of the bathroom.
When Li Shengwa saw him outside, he jumped up, ran to him, and grabbed his clothes.
His face was full of worry.
"Are you alright? I've been calling you from outside, but you haven't answered."
He originally intended to climb down from the balcony to the toilet to see what was happening inside, but Li Jianbai came over, so he had to give up.
Seeing that Gu Xinglan still looked afraid, he patted the back of Gu Xinglan's hand.
As a result, Gu Xinglan suddenly squatted down.
The two people were just at eye level.
“Li Shengwa, have you seen anyone else in the house? Black pants. When you were cleaning outside, did you feel like someone was watching you?”
That's strange. What are they mumbling about, and why are they holding him so tightly?
Even though he touched Gu Xinglan first, Gu Xinglan couldn't possibly wrinkle his clothes by grabbing him like that.
Li Shengwa blushed and brushed Gu Xinglan's hand away, stammering, "You...you shouldn't push your luck."
The two of them were simply not on the same wavelength.
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