During the meal, she even asked me how much money my ancestors had. Fortunately, I kept my mouth shut. She only knew that my father was in the real estate industry and that his family was very rich. As for how much money he had, she didn't know. However, she was still very satisfied. During this time, Sister Xiaolu would pick up some food from time to time and give me a gentle look, but it wasn't deliberately pretended. Did Sister Xiaolu really fall in love with me? Looking at this gaze, I felt very conflicted.
After dinner, she had to look around after dinner. She stared at the high-end appliances and furniture in my house. Her eyes were wide open. She wanted to touch almost every piece of furniture. She didn't go back until late at night.
After the incident with Sister Xiaolu's mother, I didn't dare to look her in the eye every time I was with her. Gradually, I started to avoid her on purpose, and our relationship seemed to become more and more awkward.
Sister Xiaolu seemed to have noticed it too. A week later, she finally moved back.
She went back to work at the bar, and I continued to live alone. However, I didn't feel like everything had returned to normal. Instead, I felt a little disappointed.
Not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day arrived. I went to S City to reunite with my father. Although it was a reunion, the time we really spent together was not long. Dad was very busy with work. He barely took half a day to accompany me to S City. Usually, we could only gather at night for a while. It was only because he pushed all the dates that he squeezed out the time.
It's already the 6th today. My dad was going to take me to an exhibition, but the sudden bad news made me give up the time to meet him.
Before I left the house, I suddenly received a call from the orphanage. When I heard the content of the call, I was immediately dumbfounded because the phone told me: "Uncle Gu had a heart attack last night. As no one noticed it late at night, he was sent to the hospital in the morning. Unfortunately, he passed away because he could not be rescued in time!”
When I came back to my senses, my father was looking at me with a puzzled look. I didn't want him to know about Uncle Gu and me, so I told him a lie and said that a friend had met with an accident in City W. My father didn't suspect anything and even asked someone to drive me back.
Along the way, I couldn't believe it. Uncle Gu, who had shown me the path of life a few days ago, had died. It was only when I saw Uncle Gu's cold corpse that I believed that all of this was true. Uncle Gu, who cared for me since I was young, took care of me when I grew up, and showed me the way when I became Gao Tianwei, died. I can no longer hear his voice, I can no longer see his smile, I can no longer accept his teachings. In front of Uncle Gu, I finally burst into tears.
Uncle Gu didn't have any children or relatives. The funeral was organized by the orphanage, so I didn't have the mood to go to class. I asked the school for a few days off to help with Uncle Gu's funeral.
On the day of Uncle Gu's funeral, many people came. Many of those who had been adopted from the orphanage came to see Uncle Gu off. Like me, they all shed tears of sadness because they had once regarded Uncle Gu as their parents. They and I were once Uncle Gu's 'children'.
Uncle Gu left. Although he didn't leave me anything, his love for me, his teachings, his voice, and his smile will forever remain in my heart.
For the next few days, I didn't want to do anything. I just hid under the blanket and slept all day. Sometimes, I even secretly shed tears of sadness beside my pillow. When I was hungry, I would go to the refrigerator and find something to fill my stomach. Other than receiving a call from my father to ask about me, I didn't even answer Sister Xiaolu's call.
I haven't left the house for a week. I've never been so haggard. Whether physically or mentally, I'm on the verge of collapse. In the past, even when Xiaotong was toying with my feelings, it was not like this. At least Uncle Gu was there to talk to, but now that Uncle Gu is gone, who can help me?
" Ding dong, ding dong…" Suddenly, the doorbell rang.
Although the doorbell rang, I lay on the bed and didn't have any intention of opening the door. If it was my father, he would have opened the door if he had the key. If it was someone else, they would definitely leave if no one opened the door. I didn't want to see anyone while hiding under the blanket.
" Ding-dong, ding-dong…" But things didn't go as I wished. The doorbell continued to ring. I finally couldn't hold back my frustration and got up to open the door to see who it was. I kept thanking him.
"You're finally willing to open the door!" The one who spoke was Sister Xiaolu, who had been pressing the doorbell.
I wanted to open the door and scold her, but when I saw that it was Sister Xiaolu, I swallowed my words. Moreover, Sister Xiaolu had also spoken first.
I didn't say anything and just stood there. After she came in, I took a closer look at Sister Xiaolu and realized that her eyes were red as if she hadn't slept the whole night. Her face was very pale and she didn't look very energetic. She didn't look like the beautiful and playful Sister Xiaolu at all.
"You look so haggard. It can't be because of me, right?”Sister Xiaolu forced a smile and said to me.
I looked at the forced smile on her face. It was so disharmonious on Sister Xiaolu's face now. If it was in the past, I would definitely comfort her, but now I could only squeeze out a few words through my teeth."It's none of your business."
A hint of regret flashed across Sister Xiaolu's red eyes as she asked,""What happened? I called you but you didn't pick up.”
"It's none of your business." I squeezed out a few more words.
"Then tell me what happened. Maybe I can help you. Even if I can't help you, I can share your worries. It's better than being alone.”
"It's useless." I shook my head.
"How would you know it's useless if you didn't say it? Look at you now, how haggard you are!”Sister Xiaolu said anxiously.
"It's fine if I don't want to talk about it. If there's nothing else, you can leave. I'm so annoyed.”I couldn't help but complain to Sister Xiaolu.
Sister Xiaolu felt a pain in her heart." So I don't even have the right to listen to your thoughts."”Tears flowed out from the corners of her eyes.
I've never seen Sister Xiaolu cry before. In my memory, Sister Xiaolu always had a smile on her face, but now she was crying because of my words. I felt deeply guilty.
I grabbed Sister Xiaolu, who was about to leave, and she turned around to face me again.
I placed my hands on her shoulders and took a deep breath. I reorganized my thoughts that had been messed up by sadness for the past few days and said,"I'm sorry, Sister Xiaolu. I didn't mean to say that. Actually, one of my elders passed away. He was very good to me. He taught me since I was young and cared about me.”
" I understand. I won't blame you, but this time, I, I…" Sister Xiaolu stopped crying, but she couldn't say what she wanted to say.
"I understand." I continued what Sister Xiaolu had said halfway. "Ever since your mother came last time, I knew that you might have fallen in love with me. You're a brave girl, but I'm not prepared at all. Can you give me some time? I'll definitely give you an answer after I think about it.”
"Alright, I'll wait for you." Sister Xiaolu promised to give me some time to think. She smiled again, but this time, it was from the bottom of her heart. It was very natural and beautiful.
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