Became a vicious male mother

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It's half past four in the morning.

He thought the group of people Pei Xiao was talking about were entertainment reporters or paparazzi, but it turned out they were fans.

Before dawn, fans had already set up a sign across the street from the hospital, along with two tables laden with bottled water and small gift boxes. The sign read: [! Pei Xiao, bravely follow! Little Star will always be with you!]

It seems that "Little Star" is the name of the fan club, meaning "shining brightly," or something like that.

While Gu Xinglan was checking in at the front desk, she happened to meet two people who came together. Both of them were wearing headbands with the character "Xiao" on them and two stars on them.

The gaze coming from behind was too obvious.

With his distinctive buzz cut, Gu Xinglan was immediately surrounded by two people.

"Are you... are you the person in the photo?" the two asked in unison, their eyes lingering on Gu Xinglan.

"?" Gu Xinglan deliberately showed off his two smooth hands, which were completely unharmed.

The photo leaked by the paparazzi wasn't bought by Pei Xiao's studio, so when it was leaked, everyone saw the injury on the back of his hand and assumed that Pei Xiao had hit him.

At the height of the controversy, Pei Xiao's studio issued another clarification post, which generated a surge in traffic.

The two people saw that there were no wounds on the back of Gu Xinglan's hand.

Not to mention wounds, you can't even see a single pore.

Gu Xinglan, wearing a mask, coughed twice.

"Is there a problem?"

"N-no." The two looked at each other and gave an awkward smile.

Outside, the sky was already showing signs of light, and sparrows were chirping on the telephone poles.

Across the street from the hospital, people were seen being handed out bottled water and small gift boxes as they came out of the hospital.

He successfully received a bottle of water, a gift box with Pei Xiao's big head printed on it, and two fans.

"Hey bro, can we take a picture together?" Someone with a sign around their neck ran over with their phone.

"He who takes a bribe is bound to be obligated to serve it," so Gu Xinglan cooperated and took a few photos.

"Excuse me, are you the one... who was brought to the hospital last night?" The fan blinked, and the more he looked, the more he thought it looked like him.

Gu Xinglan quickly shook her head.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but thank you everyone." He gestured with the things in his hands, a look of confusion in his eyes. "Is there some new event?"

Upon hearing the word "event," everyone suddenly started talking, like salespeople promoting Pei Xiao. In the end, Gu Xinglan received several more gift boxes when she left.

It was filled with name tags and snacks.

"Hello." The phone kept ringing, and Gu Xinglan finally answered it.

A voice immediately came from the other end: "[Gu Xinglan, where are you? Are you still in the hospital?!]"

"I'm out." Gu Xinglan turned her head at the right moment to look at the hospital behind her.

In the bustling crowd, a person holding a phone to their ear, looking around, and running around like a headless fly.

After dawdling for several hours, it's now past six o'clock, and the hospital still hasn't opened, but Lu Yinian seems determined to barge in.

Gu Xinglan quickly said to the person on the phone, "Yinian, I'm behind you, right under the tree."

As soon as the words were spoken, the people in the distance immediately located the spot under the big tree and rushed over.

Lu Yinian was panting heavily, his eyes filled with exhaustion, and he wanted to grab Gu Xinglan and quickly say what he wanted to say.

He quickly put his index finger to his lips and waved it, "Take a moment, let's have breakfast first, and we can chat while we eat."

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On a weekday, the streets are bustling with commuters and students. People ride bicycles uphill as the sun rises, and watching their backs brings a sense of joy.

Gu Xinglan sat at a breakfast stall on the street, eating a large steamed bun with lots of filling and a thin skin. Every bite was full of juice, rich scallion oil and meat aroma.

But Lu Yinian had little appetite.

She glanced at Gu Xinglan with a resentful look in her eyes.

"You seem to be enjoying your food."

"You should eat some too, it's a waste if you don't." This meat bun costs five yuan.

"What happened to your hand? I saw it online." Lu Yinian held out her palm, gesturing to Gu Xinglan.

Gu Xinglan obediently took off the glove on her right hand and handed it over.

The fingers have distinct knuckles, with a subtle sense of bone structure; they are thin and long, and there are no visible injuries on the back of the hand.

"You can't trust things on the internet," Gu Xinglan said while eating. "You took the high-speed train all the way back, haven't you slept yet? You can take a nap after you finish breakfast."

"How can I sleep when I have to support my family?" Lu Yinian said, head bowed.

Seeing that Gu Xinglan was about to pull his hand back, he grabbed it instead.

"Treat my house as your house. The guy surnamed Pei was an accident. Go back and delete his fingerprints."

Lu Yinian's expectant gaze fell upon Gu Xinglan across from him.

The gaze was very direct. Gu Xinglan slowly stopped chewing and quietly raised his eyelids. When four eyes met, he quickly looked away.

“The young master of the Li family is going abroad to participate in a competition, and I have to go with him. It’s a good opportunity to broaden my horizons.”

This is half-true, half-false story. He can't even get into the villa now, and can only look at financial information and Song Zhengsi's chat box every day.

As long as Li Taihe returns to the Changgu Villa, he can go back with him; at least Li Taihe won't kick him out.

However, the villa's owner and Hong Liang are no longer necessarily together, so his trip there would be fruitless, and he would be kicked out.

"Where to?" Lu Yinian's voice was a little hoarse, and his expression darkened slightly.

Lexington.

"The Li family's children are participating in an equestrian competition?"

"Mm." Gu Xinglan nodded.

It's on another continent, not something he can get back to in an hour by high-speed rail.

Lu Yinian slowly tightened his grip.

"Don't go. The Li family is going to participate in the competition. What are you going to do with them? It's not safe abroad. There are frequent shootings. What if you die far from home while eating peanuts?"

Seeing the eyelashes on the other person's face tremble slightly, and that they even stopped eating their breakfast, Lu Yinian quickly pressed his advantage, saying, "If you want to go out and see the world, that's fine too. I'll be busy this week, and after I'm done, we'll go abroad together. There's a fashion week going on, and the organizers will handle all our food and drinks, so it's safe. We can even..."

The person opposite him kept rambling on and on, and Gu Xinglan forcefully pulled her hand back.

This action immediately made Lu Yinian tighten her lip line.

“You have your job, and I have mine. No matter how good our relationship is, I can’t let you be busy with both.”

Gu Xinglan frowned and looked at the person opposite her with disapproval.

"What's there to be busy about? Haven't we gotten by like this all these years? I'm so bored I just want to spend time with you, do you understand?"

The tone was several decibels higher than before, and passersby looked at Lu Yinian strangely, then at Gu Xinglan sitting opposite him.

Lu Yinian blushed, her lips trembling as if she had something to say, her ears peeking out from her temples turning bright red.

What he did yesterday crossed the line of friendship, yet Gu Xinglan still hugged him this morning.

Doesn't this just make their relationship clear?

What does it mean for Gu Xinglan to reject him so ruthlessly now?

"You...do you have feelings for me?" Gu Xinglan took a few sips of soy milk tactfully, feeling somewhat embarrassed.