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Song Zhengsi was wearing work clothes. His face had become much whiter, and his skin tone had changed from dark to bronze. His eyelids were slightly white. At this moment, his expression was a mix of surprise and barely suppressed joy.
"I thought you'd been fired..."
He stopped seeing Gu Xinglan in the spring of the year before last. At the same time, many new servants came to the villa. He assumed that Gu Xinglan had been dismissed, since the housekeeper didn't like her.
Now, seeing Gu Xinglan with her thick, ink-black hair and striking appearance, as beautiful as snow, he dared not recognize her.
"Brother Xinglan?"
Seeing Gu Xinglan standing there in a daze, her gaze too direct, Song Zhengsi avoided her eyes.
"You are……"
Who is this person calling?
Gu Xinglan searched through hundreds of faces in his mind and finally found it in a certain memory, but no matter how hard he thought, he couldn't remember the person's name.
"My name is Song Zhengsi."
Seeing Gu Xinglan's embarrassment, Song Zhengsi actually felt much more at ease forgetting about him. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I used to be in charge of driving, washing and wiping cars, repairing appliances, and managing the warehouse... Now, none of these are my responsibility. Do you remember?"
Seeing Gu Xinglan's sudden realization, Song Zhengsi's heart, which had just settled down, jumped again.
He had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but when he saw Gu Xinglan, he couldn't say them...
There's no other reason than that the other party has changed too much.
Song Zhengsi could only say, "Are you hungry? There's still some food in the kitchen."
He did recall that there was indeed a person named Song Zhengsi, who had even helped him before, but this person had changed so much...
Gu Xinglan shook her head.
"You've grown taller, I almost didn't recognize you."
When Song Zhengsi heard the other person say that he was tall, he couldn't help but straighten his back and look at Gu Xinglan with his head held high.
But Gu Xinglan had no intention of answering. She looked around and asked, "Have you seen Li Hetai?"
“Young Master? He’s been put in solitary confinement by Madam.” Song Zhengsi pretended to be deep in thought, quietly leaned closer, and whispered, “While you were away, Master’s wife returned from abroad and is upstairs right now. We can’t go upstairs without her permission.”
"Yeah……"
Being confined meant being in a room, so Gu Xinglan decided to find a side path to get there.
"and many more!"
Seeing that Gu Xinglan was about to leave, he quickly ran over and stopped her.
"Are you... are you hungry?" After holding it in for a long time, her mind went back to the same point like a wheel. Song Zhengsi blushed and quickly added, "There's some food in the kitchen. I can heat it up for you, or... or we can talk about where you've been all these years? And why did you suddenly come back?"
"..." Gu Xinglan looked at Song Zhengsi strangely.
Song Zhengsi had no words to express his suffering.
The new maid ostracized him, the long-time employee, and took over all his work. He couldn't even leave the villa and was constantly on the verge of quitting. Now, seeing the only person he could talk to, he couldn't help but want to ask the other person to stay and chat with him.
And then there was the incident with climbing over the wall; he actually forcefully pushed Gu Xinglan against the wall, forcing her to climb over it again.
This matter kept him awake at night. Whenever he thought of Gu Xinglan's disappointed eyes, he felt suffocated.
The other person was older than him and often cooked for him, but he only thought about himself.
Seeing Gu Xinglan's slightly furrowed brows, he couldn't help but clench the other's sleeve tightly.
Gu Xinglan didn't respond for a long time, and Song Zhengsi became inexplicably anxious. "Brother Xinglan, don't go looking for the young master. Madam is very strict now. Why don't you come with me to the backyard first? I've moved out of the dormitory. There are two beds in the new place, and I've also collected a lot of interesting things."
"I'm sorry, I have other things to do." Gu Xinglan said firmly.
"Aren't you interested in anything related to the young master, including a child surnamed Xu?" Song Zhengsi's tone was pleading, his eyes full of expectation.
Actually, there's one more crucial thing.
He wanted to persuade Gu Xinglan to switch jobs.
We can't let Gu Xinglan be bullied by those new employees.
Moreover, the conditions offered by the Geng family were better than those offered by the Li family.
A few months ago, someone from the Geng family came to ask him about it. He wanted to go, but they insisted that he bring Gu Xinglan with him.
Although they didn't know why the other party was so obsessed with Xinglan, they were just trying to make a living. They would go wherever the food was plentiful.
The surroundings were quiet. The lights in the lobby suddenly dimmed, and only light shone through the windows in the corridor.
It was already late, but the wind blowing in was still hot, mixing with the cold air inside the villa, making it extremely sticky.
Gu Xinglan was getting impatient.
His mindset had been ruined by the Li family, and even his most prized patience was almost gone.
"The backyard? Is that so? I only saw dogs there."
Taken aback by these words, Song Zhengsi's ingratiating smile froze on the spot, and his face stiffened slightly.
There are no dogs in the backyard, only him. Is this a sarcastic remark directed at him?
But then Gu Xinglan said, "That dog is too big. I don't dare go over there."
There's a large courtyard downstairs from Li Hetai's room; that area is the backyard, and it's Gerald the black dog's domain.
However, this all happened a year ago.
Seeing the forced smile on Song Zhengsi's face, Gu Xinglan vaguely sensed that something was amiss.
"Fine, I'll go with you."
He also wanted to hear what had happened at the villa in the past year and a half.
The two slowly walked to the backyard.
There are many sunflowers in the backyard, including several giant sunflowers. Upon closer inspection, it turns out that they are plant landscapes designed by the gardener.
The cobblestone path meandered and twisted, and the croaking of frogs could be heard nearby.
"Is there a pond here?" Gu Xinglan looked around but couldn't find any water.
And the dog, the dog is gone too.
Belatedly realizing what was happening, he turned around to look at the person behind him.
Song Zhengsi, who was standing behind him, looked like he had been drinking. His face was flushed, and he walked closer and closer until the two of them were only a few flowers apart.
There were only the two of them there, and the atmosphere became strangely eerie.
Have you been drinking?
"No, it's just that the weather suddenly feels really nice, I can see the stars, and you, Xinglan-ge, don't you think you're getting more and more handsome?"
"Let me remind you, lust is a dangerous thing."
The tension that had been building up inside vanished instantly, and Gu Xinglan was speechless.
The cabin was kept very clean.
There were two beds, one bunk and one loft, but the lower bed was piled with miscellaneous items.
"Brother Xinglan, are you working at the villa?" Song Zhengsi bent over and kept rummaging through the boxes, saying, "If you live here, come to my place. It's air-conditioned and close to the villa, which will make it much more convenient for you to work."
Gu Xinglan picked up the wooden bow hanging on the wall.
This bow was originally held by Li Hetai when he filmed the judging panel, but now it hangs on Song Zhengsi's wall.
How did this bow end up with you?
Upon hearing this, Song Zhengsi turned around and saw that Gu Xinglan was interested in the wooden bow. He said, "That belongs to Xu Mufeng. If you like it, I'll give it to you. I don't know how to play with this kind of thing."
A dusty little face floated into my mind, a face that was smiling brightly. My memory is still stuck in winter, and now I can't even see that face anymore.
"Where is he? We haven't seen him."
"He went abroad to study, but the young master didn't want to go, so the master gave the plane ticket to the boy."
“…Is that so?” Gu Xinglan lowered her eyes.
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