Gu Sheng was stunned for a moment before realizing that Yi Zhongshen was referring to Bo Xiyun's title just now.
When facing Gu Sheng, Bo Xiyun said "Thank you senior".
To Yi Zhongshen, he said "Thank you Senior Yi" more politely.
To be honest, if Yi Zhongshen hadn't mentioned it, Gu Sheng hadn't noticed the difference in the word just now, but now that he thinks about it, he realizes that his names for the two are indeed different.
"Did you ask him, why he is so polite?"
(Note: I was stuck over this line for so long, so i just made it in a way that suits the situation. Hope you don't mind.)
Gu Sheng rubbed his arms and thought for a while, then answered seriously.
"Did you scare him?"
What he said was the truth, even Gu Sheng still had some lingering fears when he saw Yi Zhongshen's expression just now.
Not to mention other people's children.
But as a good friend, although Gu Sheng's back was still a little cold, he still tried his best to comfort him.
"I think with the personality of my junior, he won't target anyone in particular, maybe he was frightened by you."
Just looking at Yi Zhongshen's still extremely cold expression, the other party didn't seem to be comforted much.
Gu Sheng didn't notice any difference, and continued to enlighten.
"I'm serious, this kid is very good, with such excellent grades, good personality, and good manners."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but bring a gentle smile on his face.
"You see, the two of us chatted just now, and we hit it off pretty well."
Yi Zhongshen: "..."
I don't know if it was an illusion, but Gu Sheng felt that the other party's face seemed to be getting worse.
But before he could say anything else, the other party had already changed the subject with a look of hesitation.
"Have you finished talking with the Bai family?"
"Um."
The smile on Gu Sheng's face gradually faded.
He lowered his eyes and sighed lowly.
"As expected."
Expected disappointing result.
"Sixteen years have passed... It's been too long."
There was a moment of silence in the warm lounge, and Yi Zhong whispered deeply: "There is still hope."
"Um."
Gu Sheng nodded, raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his tall nose.
"Anyway, no matter how long it takes, we will never give up."
His voice also lowered, but he was so sure that there was no doubt about it.
"I will definitely get my brother back."
At today's dinner party, the guests were shocked too much, and they couldn't help guessing about Gu Sheng's reason for coming. Everyone thought that Gu Sheng, like Yi Zhongshen, came here to invite Bo Xiyun for the university, but in fact, Gu Sheng came back to Q City today with another purpose.
——Because the news that the Bai family had recovered their lost son reached the Gu family.
Sixteen years ago, the Gu family also lost a child.
But the situation back then was too complicated, and the Gu family didn't even know that the child might still be alive until a few years later. After that, the Gu family spent a lot of hard work and energy, offering high rewards, contacting the police, funding large and small government and non-governmental organizations... all kinds of methods were exhausted, and they searched almost every possible corner of the country.
But still found nothing.
Even so, for more than ten years, the Gu family has never stopped looking for them. Today, they are even familiar with the number of human trafficking groups that have been eliminated in each area.
Naturally, the Gu family is also very concerned about the finding of the child by the Bai family.
That's why tonight, Gu Sheng personally came to Q City to ask for details.
Gu Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, and his tone became a little lighter: "Besides, the Bai family's child has been lost for more than ten years, and he was found. Maybe our family will also have such good luck."
Yi Zhong was silent for a while, and suddenly asked: "What's going on with the Bai family?"
Gu Sheng said: "It's related to Bai Gelei's ex-wife's family."
It was rare for him to ask questions, so Gu Sheng recounted the details.
"Bai Gelei grew up in the countryside, and his family's conditions were very poor. After falling in love with a junior high school classmate, his girlfriend's family helped to pay for high school. Later, this girlfriend became his first wife, Liu Ran."
Gu Sheng grew up in Q City when he was young, and because of the contacts between the Gu and Bai family, he knew something about the Bai family's situation before.
"After Liu Ran became pregnant, she found Bai Gelei was cheating, and the two divorced. At that time, Bai Gelei's business had already made some profits, but Liu Ran's family was very angry with his behavior. After the divorce procedures were completed, all contact was cut off. Did not associate with him anymore."
These things are not secrets. Bai Gelei had many rumors when he was young. After the divorce, he was even more unfettered, had many relationships in a row, and played quite boldly.
"As a result, three years later, Bai Gelei encountered an accident and almost died in a car accident. After that, his temperament changed drastically. The outside world said that he walked through life and death so he came to his senses. Not only did he calm down a lot, he also understood to be kind to the people around him. So he found his ex-wife's house and wanted to make up for his ex-wife and children.
"But at that time, Bai Gelei's ex-wife had passed away due to illness, and only a two-year-old child was left. Bai Gelei took the child to his side and raised him personally and eventually married."
Gu Sheng added: "His girlfriend at the time is now Mrs. Bai, Wu Ying."
Calculating this way, Bai Gelei has indeed not been promiscuous for more than ten years. Later, his reputation improved and his business grew, which were also related to these things—in the eyes of outsiders, Bai Gelei had indeed changed his life.
But Yi Zhongshen, who was listening silently, obviously didn't listen much, and didn't even show any expression.
He was not far from the door, the boy glanced outside the door first, and after hearing the sound of the call at the end of the corridor in the distance was still going on, he looked away and said coldly: "But he and Wu Ying have no children."
Gu Sheng smiled: "As expected of you, you can focus so accurately."
"Indeed, the reason for Bai Gelei's change is not because he suddenly woke up after the car accident."
After Gu Sheng entered the lounge, the door of the greenhouse was guarded by the bodyguards who came with him, so now there will be no outsiders to disturb him, and Gu Sheng spoke very directly.
"It's that he's dying."
There was no surprise in Yi Zhongshen's indifferent eyebrows.
"The outside world doesn't know, but our family knows," Gu Sheng said.
"Bai Gelei once asked the Gu family to come to his family to help find a national level doctor for treatment. As for other methods and various remedies, he also tried a lot."
Obviously, it all failed in the end.
"And because his ex-wife was weak at the time of divorce, she might kill two people through abortion, so she gave birth to the child. Therefore, the child of his ex-wife became Bai Gelei's only offspring.
Coincidentally, it was still a son.
"That's why Bai Gelei made sure to take this child with him after the car accident that year."
Gu Sheng said: "Bai Gelei is very reluctant to bring up these old things, so I came here specially, one is to congratulate, and the other is to ask the truth."
It is precisely because of knowing these secrets that the Gu family chose to let Gu Sheng come over in person instead of just asking Bai Gelei online.
After Gu Sheng came, when he asked Bai Gelei for the details in the villa, Bai Gelei's face was really not good-looking.
Whether it is the truth of the year or the cause of the current turmoil, to Bai Gelei, it is a shameful scandal that he does not want to mention.
"You and your junior came earlier today. Mrs. Bai and the son who had just been found by the Bai family were still upstairs preparing. After the two of you came out, they came down to the banquet hall. Bai Gelei and Mrs. Bai received me together. Under Madam Bai's persuasion, Bai Gelei told me the truth."
When his wife Wu Ying was present, Bai Gelei's mood would be more stable.
It can be seen that although Bai Gelei has not really changed his character, the more than ten years of getting along with, has also given him some feelings for the current wife.
"Fifteen years ago, when Bai Gelei wanted a child from his ex-wife's Liu family, the Liu family didn't agree at all, and asked him to kowtow eighteen times to his ex-wife's memorial tablet. The two parties basically broke up without a word. The kind that doesn't communicate.
"But later, the Liu family suffered a setback and had an accident. It seemed that they couldn't even support the child. In the end, Bai Gelei asked for custody of the child."
Gu Sheng went so far, but did not elaborate on the specific situation of the Liu family's "frustration".
"Afterwards, everyone in the Liu family was seriously injured, and the older generation also passed away. Moreover, the Liu family is not in Q City, and they have never had any contact with Bai Gelei."
Gu Sheng paused, and continued: "But Bai Gelei may have left behind and has been on guard against them, so this year, when someone from the Liu family went out to seek medical treatment for a younger generation in the family, Bai Gelei got the news very quickly, noticing something was wrong."
"Because his ex-wife died from the complications of asthma exacerbation. Asthma is a disease that is likely to be hereditary."
Yi Zhong listened in silence, his eyes flickering.
Sure enough, Gu Sheng said: "Bai Gelei stopped someone on the way out of the province and took him directly for a paternity test."
"It turns out that this child with hereditary asthma is his real son, Bai Song."
"Bai Gelei found out that he was cheated - his ex-wife's family hated him so much that they didn't want to give the child to him at all, so they found a child of the same age among relatives' children and gave it to him. The paternity test fifteen years ago was not as strict as it is now, that's because the ex-wife's family hired someone to exchange samples and cheated to get false results."
Gu Sheng pinched the center of his brows: "That's why there is this recent farce about real and fake sons."
Yi Zhongshen's brows were dark and cold, and he suddenly repeated a few words: "A relative's child?"
Gu Sheng paused, and said euphemistically: "Bai Gelei's ex-wife's parents and elder brother also have some savings, and that relative got a lot of money."
He could clearly see Yi Zhongshen's unkind expression, and Gu Sheng couldn't help but sigh.
From the beginning to the end, Bo Xiyun, who was replaced as the real young master, had no fault at all.
Even, in the short fifteen years of the first half of his life——
He was also completely abandoned twice by two families.
"Child is so nice, but life is too hard."
Gu Sheng said, sighed again.
In his sadness, there was a deeper layer of disappointment.
"I also asked. Xiyun's parents are indeed relatives of his ex-wife Liu's family. Because his biological father's surname is Bo, the Bai family changed him to Bo."
"Although it might be a delusion," Gu Sheng smiled wryly, "but I still feel a little bit disappointed when I find out that it is really impossible for him to be my mother's child."
Yi Zhongshen was silent for a while, and waited for his friend to calm down a little before asking.
"Where are his biological parents now?"
"The couple in the Bo family have passed away." Gu Sheng said in a low voice, "The situation of the Liu family is also very bad now, and they can't take care of themselves."
Bai Gelei has always had a character of vengeance.
Not to mention being deceived by this.
So now, Bo Xiyun is still alone.
Yi Zhongshen raised his eyes with a deep look. Through the glass window on the door, he could see the corridor outside. At the end of the corridor stood a thin figure who was still talking on the phone.
"There is still half a year left." Yi Zhongshen said lightly, "As long as he leaves the Bai family, no one will be able to influence him anymore."
What is waiting to meet him in the future,must be a bright future.
"Leaving the Bai family?" Gu Sheng was a little puzzled, "Didn't he change his name?"
"You mean..."
He reacted, a little stunned: "The Bai family is also taking revenge on Xiyun?"
Gu Sheng frowned: "Didn't the Bai family have already listed the maintenance expenses for more than ten years, and all of them have been counted on the Liu family? Why are you still having trouble with the child?"
Yi Zhongshen didn't speak again, and forwarded some information on the phone to Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng clicked in, glanced at it and said in surprise: "Was the Bai family involved in the incident in the afternoon?"
The information was a bit mixed, some were sent by Director Gao, and some were found out by Yi Zhongshen's people. Gu Sheng read it carefully again.
The school had already found out the member of the student union who asked Bo Xiyun to deliver the note in the afternoon, and when he was found half an hour ago, Bai Song, who was the vice chairman of the student union, just called, and the two were arrested together.
"Why does one or two of the Bai family have this kind of virtue?" Gu Sheng couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at it this way, Xiyun is indeed not a child of their family."
He didn't ask how Bai Song would be dealt with, and if he didn't improve the director's vigorous character, just being named by Yi Shao in front of him would certainly not have any good result for him.
Yi Zhongshen didn't speak either, and looked out the door silently.
After Gu Sheng flipped through the news, he glanced at the time again.
"It went smoothly." He said, "The culprit was found so quickly."
Just as Gu Sheng wanted to sigh, he was worthy of his fame, his speed when dealing with scandals is unparalleled, when he heard the other party finally speak.
"He memorized the number on that person's card."
Gu Sheng was stunned: "You mean Xiyun?"
Yi Zhong nodded deeply.
The member of the student union forced Bo Xiyun to deliver the letter by taking pictures of the students' badges. At the same time, that person also cleverly hid his badge and borrowed someone else's badge instead.
After checking the name on the badge, the school found that the owner of the badge was a girl, not himself.
But that person never expected that he had his ID card hung upside down around his neck, and ran to the third floor to exercise the privileges of the student union. However, the long string of eleven-digit numbers on the back of the ID card was swept away. Bo Xiyun took a look and memorized it.
According to the number given by Bo Xiyun, Director Gao and the Academic Affairs Office directly arrested him.
Yi Zhongshen pressed the knuckles of his index finger with his fingertips, and finally his voice was no longer as cold as usual.
"he is very smart."
"Indeed, it's so powerful." Gu Sheng also agreed.
He also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "I was afraid that you would hate him because of the scandal, but luckily you didn't."
"..."
Yi Zhongshen squinted his eyes, and the indifferent expression had lost the rare gentleness just now.
He seemed too lazy to talk to Gu Sheng again, so he directly looked away, and looked outside the door again.
Gu Sheng didn't notice it, and followed the person's line of sight to look outside the door.
"Xiyun's call hasn't ended yet? The confirmation process is so cumbersome."
Bo Xiyun was indeed still on the phone, as if discussing something with the teacher.
It didn't take long for Gu Sheng to look at it before looking away. The main reason was that there was only Bo Xiyun alone in the corridor, and the rest was a vast expanse of white, with nothing to see.
I don't know how Yi Zhongshen could watch it for so long.
Gu Sheng returned a few messages with his phone, and suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Zhong Shen, where do you live at night?"
It's getting late, he must be living in Q City today.
The Yi family is the same as the Gu family. Although they have moved out of Q City, they still have real estate here, and there are part-time workers to take care of it every day.
Gu Sheng said: "I won't go home to the villa anymore, my aunt will come over to clean it up as soon as I go back, and my elder brother will ask someone to check the room to see what time I go to bed."
During the dinner, the Bai family also offered to stay, but Gu Sheng refused.
"I just found a hotel room online, how about you?"
Yi Zhongshen's gaze was still outside the door, and he only responded briefly when he heard the words.
"Wherever."
Gu Sheng hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Did you have a hard time at the end of this semester? I heard that your college exam has 15 tests on Monday, and it just ended yesterday, and there are still two big homework to be done. Many people only have it today. Time is limited."
"Since you left school, it must be all over."
(GS spoke)
Yi Zhongshen has always been strict with himself, and Gu Sheng didn't think too much about why the other party left school early as if he was in a hurry and came to Q City.
He was just a little worried about the other party's physical condition.
"When I came here, Aunt Su told me to remind you to pay attention to allergies to bedding."
Gu Sheng looked at Yi Zhongshen and said.
"You've been up late for a long time...Be careful or you'll get stressed again. Otherwise, let's make a decision on where to stay for the night and prepare the bedding in advance, shall we?"
Yi Zhongshen obviously heard it, but he didn't even lift his eyes.
Gu Sheng was helpless, he knew the character of the other party, no one could persuade him to help, and Yi Zhongshen said it was casual, but it was really casual, it didn't matter where he lived.
He has no choice but to remind him if he stayed for long.
A few minutes later, Bo Xiyun, who finally finished the call, returned to the lounge.
All the required certificates have been uploaded, and the school is not at ease. The teacher even went to call the organizing committee of the competition to confirm it. Now everything has been taken care of.
Bo Xiyun said: "The teacher said, now we just need to wait for the results to be announced."
Gu Sheng then heaved a sigh of relief: "Congratulations, it finally ended smoothly. It's really hard work for you."
Bo Xiyun shook his head: "It was I who bothered Senior Yi and the teachers. They helped me so much."
After he finished saying "Senior Yi", he realized that Yi Zhongshen was looking at him again.
The boy's expression was still the usual indifference, but for some reason, Bo Xiyun vaguely felt that the other party seemed to be slightly displeased.
Before Bo Xiyun could think about it, he heard Gu Sheng say.
"By the way, I was just about to ask, when did you two meet. Before the competition?"
Bo Xiyun nodded: "Well, before the competition, I went to City B for training. The team leader was Mr. Liu. The teacher said that a senior who passed the exam last year happened to be nearby, so he invited Senior Yi over."
"Oh yes, you are competing in the attached middle school, it is quite close, just next door to our two schools."
Gu Sheng said.
"However, are there only students from No. 1 middle school participating in the competition this time? There are no other schools?"
"Yes," Bo Xiyun said, "the competition team includes students from all over the city. Every school has a teacher, and Teacher Liu is the team leader."
"It's good to lead a team in the city, and it's convenient to stay in a unified place."
Gu Sheng said.
"I save myself the trouble of finding a hotel before the exam."
Yi Zhongshen at the side suddenly interjected: "How much is the cost?"
Gu Sheng was stunned, why did this person suddenly care about this?
Bo Xiyun was also a little surprised.
With Gu Sheng, Bo Xiyun can chat easily and naturally, but with Yi Zhongshen, he always feels cold and reticent towards everyone.
Unexpectedly, this person would also open his mouth to ask about these trivial matters.
After thinking about it, Bo Xiyun reported a total.
The amount is not small, after all, after so many days in city B, the accommodation fee alone is not cheap.
Yi Zhongshen asked again: "Have you handed it over?"
Only then did Gu Sheng react.
Zhong Shen is worried about the lack of money for this school student?
Like Yi Zhongshen, Gu Sheng grew up in a wealthy family and had bodyguards with him when he went out, so when Gu Sheng was chatting with Bo Xiyun, he never thought of the issue of money.
But the fact is that money may be a real difficulty for Bo Xiyun now.
After all, he who has been kicked out by his family is still just a high school student.
"Not yet," Bo Xiyun said, obviously he also realized Yi Zhongshen's concern, and added, "But the teacher said that I won the gold medal, and the city will reward me with money, and the school has already contacted me."
Yi Zhongshen didn't continue to ask.
Gu Sheng also breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
The main thing is that the children are excellent.
In this way, Bo Xiyun will have more opportunities to apply for scholarships and grants in the future, so that he can maintain his normal study and life.
Gu Sheng asked a few more questions. He felt that he had hit it off with his high school brother, and the chat was very speculative, and he said a few more words when he didn't pay attention.
However, while chatting, Gu Sheng suddenly felt something was wrong.
He turned his head and looked up, and saw Yi Zhongshen looking at him, his cold eyes were very much like the one he had when he was pressing him to call him.
Gu Sheng felt a chill down his back for a moment, and asked inexplicably, "...what's wrong?"
Yi Zhongshen glanced at him coldly, but did not respond, but turned to Bo Xiyun instead.
"No. 1 Middle School will be closed during the winter vacation."
This is the usual practice, and Bo Xiyun was about to nod when he saw the boy who was half a head taller and looked down.
Even though the room was so warm, but he was close, the thin fragrance on Yi Zhongshen's body still permeated with a slight coolness, silently permeating every breath.
The boy's voice also lowered slightly, and the magnetism that tickled the eardrums became more and more obvious in the cold.
He asked, "Where are you staying tonight?"
Gu Sheng, who was witnessing all this beside him, was stunned, his doubts overwhelmed the chill on his back.
He could naturally hear how serious Yi Zhongshen's tone was.
No, You don't even care where you live tonight—
Why do you care so much about where other people live?
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Tn Note: I broke my promise, sorry :(
I messed up this very important project so i had to not only fix it, but also didn't get any help.
Anyway, the updates are going to be random as I have exams in about a week, but i will try my best to be regular.
Hope you enjoyed this chapter <3