Free Web NovelChapter 1024: Chapter 4: He Was Actually Knocked to the Ground by a Woman
Is Mother really going to push this "thing" onto him?
What is she thinking?!
Nie Xiaoxing met the eager eyes of Yuan Xihuo, but couldn’t help glancing over at Gu Yan.
Yuan Xihuo noticed, her lips curled into a grin, and she playfully patted Nie Xiaoxing’s hand, "Alright, you don’t need to answer, Aunt Yuan knows what’s going on."
Knows what’s going on?
Knows what?
Nie Xiaoxing stared at Yuan Xihuo in confusion.
Yuan Xihuo didn’t respond to Nie Xiaoxing, just smiled with crow’s feet showing at her eyes.
Nie Xiaoxing, "..."
...
After sitting in the living room for a short while, Yuan Xihuo asked Gu Yan to take Nie Xiaoxing around the villa, to get familiar with the surroundings.
While the old classmates could catch up in private.
Yep, Nie Fangsheng, Yuan Xihuo, and Fu Ruyi were all college classmates.
But Fu Ruyi and Yuan Xihuo started from the same class in high school.
Obediently, Gu Yan didn’t show any reluctance, straightforwardly agreed.
With Gu Yan’s agreement, Nie Xiaoxing naturally couldn’t say anything against it.
Moreover, Nie Xiaoxing was also somewhat eager for the two of them to be alone together.
...
Gu Yan dutifully led Nie Xiaoxing around the villa, patiently explaining the layout of the surrounding area.
Nie Xiaoxing followed a step behind him, not speaking, but with a light smile on her slender face, she lowered her head and listened attentively to him speak.
When he introduced the surroundings to her.
The tone was no longer frivolous and unfocused but clear, bright, and magnetic.
Every time his voice entered her ears, Nie Xiaoxing felt a gentle breeze rolling in.
They walked to the large lawn behind the villa.
Gu Yan stopped and picked up a stone from the lawn, throwing it towards the lake.
Nie Xiaoxing saw the stone bounce on the lake several times before finally sinking.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes glided, she bent down to pick up a stone, her bright eyes fixed on Gu Yan.
Gu Yan saw this, raised his eyebrows, and made a gentlemanly gesture of "please".
Nie Xiaoxing’s cheeks quickly flushed pink, standing slightly to the side, she weighed the stone in her hand for a moment before suddenly tossing it.
Gu Yan crossed his arms and watched, seeing that Nie Xiaoxing’s stone bounced two more times than his, his composed gentlemanly face immediately transformed, staring at Nie Xiaoxing with a strange expression.
Whoa!
Is she really a girl?!
Nie Xiaoxing had no idea what was going on in Gu Yan’s mind.
Excitedly turning to look at him, her eyes sparkled like little suns, shining brightly at Gu Yan.
Facing her eyes, Gu Yan seemed slightly scorched by the light in them, stiffening.
Then he squinted, snorted inwardly, and quickly walked forward.
Losing at stone skipping to Boss Rong and the others was one thing.
But losing today to a woman!
Utter humiliation!
Nie Xiaoxing, "..."
Seeing Gu Yan walk off quickly, leaving her far behind, she blinked in confusion.
Is he angry?
But...what did she do wrong?
...
Afterward, Gu Yan no longer introduced the villa’s surrounding environment, just kept walking forward briskly.
Thankfully, though Nie Xiaoxing was thin, she had some stamina and managed to keep up.
After ten minutes of hasty walking, maybe a sudden pang of conscience reminded Gu Yan that he shouldn’t leave Nie Xiaoxing, a girl, behind, he abruptly stopped.
As soon as Gu Yan halted...
Something heavy suddenly crashed into him.
Completely unprepared, Gu Yan’s entire body pitched forward, his hands flailing wildly in the air.
But it still ended miserably...
"Ah..."
Thud—
Nie Xiaoxing held her sore chest and forehead, slightly parting her lips as she looked at Gu Yan lying on the ground in a comical pose, her clear eyes instantly filled with embarrassment and panic...
Gu Yan lay on the ground.
One hand silently supported his face on the back, with his knees trembling imperceptibly.
It hurts so damn much, so damn...shameful!
I just want to dig a hole and bury myself right here!
He was knocked to the ground by a woman...
If this gets out, he might as well commit harakiri!
Dozens of seconds passed.
Nie Xiaoxing finally reacted, biting her lip, jumping to Gu Yan’s side, hurriedly bending down to help him up.
"Don’t touch me, I can get up myself."
When Nie Xiaoxing’s hand touched Gu Yan’s arm, Gu Yan suddenly said, with a repressed voice.
Nie Xiaoxing’s extended hand stiffened slightly. She silently retracted it, "I’m sorry." freewebnoveℓ.com
Gu Yan closed his eyes.
That "I’m sorry" was like a whip harshly lashing at his ego. freeweɓnovel.cѳm
This is simply like Mother King Kong, isn’t it?!
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Nanny Liu prepared lunch, and Yuan Xihuo was walking out of the villa to call Gu Yan and Nie Xiaoxing for a meal.
But just as she walked out of the villa, she saw Gu Yan limping around the corner of the villa.
Yuan Xihuo was stunned, "What, what happened?"
Nie Xiaoxing, about to come out from the corner, heard Yuan Xihuo’s voice and quickly retracted her stepping foot, closing her eyes in shame.
Gu Yan, with a face full of dirt, turned back to glare at Nie Xiaoxing, who didn’t dare to come out, grinding his teeth silently.
"Son, Xiao Yan, darling... what happened to you?"
Yuan Xihuo anxiously approached, holding Gu Yan’s arm, looking at Gu Yan’s leg with distress.
Gu Yan was moved.
Only to hear Yuan Xihuo say, "Didn’t Mama tell you? You have flat feet, watch where you’re walking or you’ll always fall. See, you fell again, didn’t you?"
Gu Yan stared wide-eyed at Yuan Xihuo, almost laughing in exasperation, "...Mom, be honest, are you sure you didn’t pick me from the trash heap?"
Yuan Xihuo was taken aback.
She came to her senses, and smacked Gu Yan’s shoulder hard, "Nonsense!"
Gu Yan hugged his shoulder, pitifully looking at Yuan Xihuo, after all this, and she still says no?
Yuan Xihuo looked at his pitiful appearance, couldn’t help but smile again, and reached out to pat him, "Where’s Xiaoxing?"
Mentioning Nie Xiaoxing, Gu Yan’s face suddenly fell.
"What’s with that expression?"
Yuan Xihuo couldn’t resist, and hit him again once, twice, three times...
"Empress Dowager, you’re hitting your own son!"
Gu Yan was falling apart, jumping off the ground.
"Ha." Yuan Xihuo laughed, chasing Gu Yan and hitting him, "Weren’t your legs just limping? Not limping anymore, not limping anymore, not limping anymore..."
Three "not limping anymore", followed by three hits on Gu Yan.
Gu Yan was frantic, pouting as he turned and hugged Yuan Xihuo, "It hurts~"
Yuan Xihuo laughed, shrugging her shoulder, hugged Gu Yan back, patted his back, "Go back inside, Nanny Liu has made lunch."
Gu Yan rested his chin on Yuan Xihuo’s shoulder, his deep starry eyes stared at Nie Xiaoxing who was still hiding around the corner, only revealing a bit of her maroon skirt.
After Yuan Xihuo finished speaking, she waited a while but didn’t hear Gu Yan speak, puzzled, she furrowed her brow, tilted her head to look at him, "Son..."
Gu Yan lowered his eyes, let go of Yuan Xihuo, and limped back into the villa.
Seeing this, Yuan Xihuo couldn’t quite figure out what antics Gu Yan was up to.
His leg was obviously fine, why pretend to limp?!
Yuan Xihuo didn’t think much of it, turned back to look at the villa corner, spotted that bit of maroon skirt, smiled silently, walked straight up, and without a word, pulled up Nie Xiaoxing’s hand.
Her cold fingers, reduced to bone, touched the palm of her hand, Yuan Xihuo’s heart stirred, a tender fondness rose within her eyes.
This child, once plump and adorable as a child, how is she now so inexplicably thin...
Yuan Xihuo couldn’t help but hold Nie Xiaoxing’s hand tighter, as if trying to pass some of her warmth to Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing was only momentarily stunned by her grip, soon returning to normal, quietly watching Yuan Xihuo, "Aunt Yuan, I accidentally bumped into Brother Gu Yan just now... I’m sorry."
Yuan Xihuo raised her eyes to look at Nie Xiaoxing, her gaze warm and soft, "You didn’t do it on purpose, why apologize?"
Nie Xiaoxing pursed her lips.
Yuan Xihuo looked at Nie Xiaoxing’s thin, sunken face, her heart twitched again, she couldn’t help but reach out and stroke Nie Xiaoxing.
She didn’t say anything, but Nie Xiaoxing saw the pity in her eyes.
Nie Xiaoxing didn’t know why, if anyone else looked at her like this, she would be disgusted.
But Yuan Xihuo looked at her like this, and she didn’t feel that way.
Perhaps... when most people look at her this way, beneath the concern, there’s at least a hint of sympathy.
But not Yuan Xihuo!
Yuan Xihuo stroked for a while, then retracted her hand, leading Nie Xiaoxing towards the villa.
...
Nie Xiaoxing was led by Yuan Xihuo into the villa and immediately sensed the unusual atmosphere inside.
