Su Heyi was most afraid of seeing others cry, especially when the person crying so heartbrokenly was Gu Yan, she was even more at a loss.
"Don't cry! Please don't cry..." Su Heyi was in a flurry, wiping away Gu Yan's tears, yet unsure of how to comfort him.
Su Heyi was so anxious that she was about to cry herself.
Gu Yan covered his face with his hands, glanced at Su Heyi with the corner of his eyes, a sly smile tugging at the corners of his lips, and in the moment he lowered his hands, he turned back into a tearful state.
"Do you really not want to accept the gift? Do you not like me, is that why you're unwilling to accept the gift I'm giving you?"
Su Heyi didn't quite understand the logic—how could not accepting a gift mean not liking him?
But seeing Gu Yan crying so pitifully, Su Heyi felt heartache.
"Then I'll accept the gift, and you won't cry anymore, alright?"
Gu Yan nodded his head vigorously.
"Alright... then give me the gift, and stop crying." Su Heyi thought about it and it seemed like there was only this one solution.
Gu Yan's expression changed dramatically, from crying to smiling as if he wasn't the one who had been crying so miserably just moments ago.
Only Su Heyi, who was not quick to react, didn't realize that he had done it on purpose.
Seeing that Su Heyi finally agreed to accept the earrings, Gu Yan was in a good mood, his fair little face full of smiles.
"I heard from my dad that there's an old witch living in your house! Don't be afraid, if she dares to bully you again, I'll teach her a lesson for you!"
Su Heyi was taken aback: "Who is the old witch?"
"The one who stole your earrings! She's too bad, you should stay far away from her in the future! Don't play with her!"
Su Heyi corrected him: "She's not an old witch, she's my sister."
"Humph, I don't care who she is, as long as she's not good to you, she's a bad guy." Gu Yan waved his little pink fists, "I will definitely teach her a lesson for you!"
In Su Heyi's heart, this was not a big deal. If it weren't for the fact that Su Youyou had gone too far yesterday, she wouldn't have argued with her. Su Heyi knew that she was living under someone else's roof, so sometimes when Su Youyou bullied her, she would pretend as if nothing had happened, unless it was really too much, then she would resist.
Su Heyi was not submissive, but she was grateful to Su Youyou's family for taking her in, which was why she tolerated so much.
Moreover, Principal Liu told her that the doctor said her condition was gradually improving, and one day she would be able to return to a normal state. When she got better, she would definitely leave there.
The current somewhat silly Su Heyi was not as silly as others imagined.
"Don't worry about me, thank you," Su Heyi rubbed Gu Yan's little head and said earnestly.
Gu Yan blinked his eyes, and a layer of pink gradually spread across his face. He suddenly threw himself into Su Heyi's arms, not wanting Su Heyi to discover his shyness.
After all, he's just a child, no matter how smart he is, most of the time, he still has a childlike nature.
Gu Yan originally wanted to lure Su Heyi away to play with him again, but this time Su Heyi was not fooled and seriously completed her work until it really started to rain, then she went back inside to rest.
Gu Yan followed her, as he was still wearing short sleeves. When the weather changed and the wind blew, the temperature dropped. The child's resistance was poor, and as soon as he returned indoors, Gu Yan sneezed.
"Shouldn't you go home first?" Su Heyi said, "Otherwise, Mr. Gu will be worried."
"He's not at home... I want to be with you!"
"But I'm going home later too."
Gu Yan pouted unhappily, but afraid of upsetting Su Heyi, he left reluctantly.
Su Heyi watched his small figure leave, her expression unconsciously becoming tender.
A colleague happened to be nearby and asked after seeing this: "Who is he? A relative of yours?"
"No," Su Heyi shook her head, but she didn't say who Gu Yan was.
"Then he's dressed very well, and there are so many bodyguards around him, he must be a rich man's child. You shouldn't provoke such people."
The colleague was well-intentioned, but Su Heyi still felt unhappy.
She didn't know why everyone was warning her, but clearly, whether it was Mr. Gu or Gu Yan, they were both very good to her. They had only known each other for a few days, yet they respected her more than those who had known her for a long time. Su Heyi was very aware of this emotion.
Unfortunately, she still didn't know how to refute others and could only remain silent.
The colleague took her silence as foolishness and didn't bother to say anything more.
Because of the heavy rain, after Su Heyi finally took the bus home, she was already drenched. Luckily, Su Youyou was not there, and she could have some peace.
After taking a bath and changing her clothes, the home phone rang.
Su Heyi answered it and heard Su Youyou's impolite voice: "Su Heyi! Hurry up and take bus 306 to the Second City Hospital to pick me up! I didn't bring an umbrella and can't come back. Also, bring me some clothes, I'm freezing to death!"
Su Heyi looked at the downpour outside, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, I'm coming right away."
"Hurry up! Don't delay my getting off work."
Su Heyi didn't say anything more, found Su Youyou's coat, and then took two umbrellas and left the house.
However, as soon as she got downstairs, she was stopped by several men in black.
She vaguely remembered that one of them was Gu Yan's bodyguard.
"Hello?"
"Miss Su, I'm sorry to come to you at this time because the young master caught a cold and had a fever after returning home. Mr. Gu is not at home, so the young master wants you to go see him."
Hearing that Gu Yan had a fever, Su Heyi became nervous: "Fever, what should we do? It should be seen by a doctor..."
"The young master is afraid of injections and medicine, so he hopes you can accompany him."
Su Heyi then forgot about Su Youyou, followed the bodyguard to the car, and went to the Gu family mansion.
At this time, Gu Yan was sitting in the villa, asking the butler: "When is she coming?"
"Already on the way."
"Let me know when she's almost here!"
"Young master, don't worry."
"When is Dad coming back?"
"Also on the way."
Gu Yan was then satisfied to start learning the lessons as the future heir of the Gu family.
On the way home, Jiang Yu had already told Gu Mo what Gu Yan had done.
"Hmm." Gu Mo's face showed no joy or anger, he said lightly, "That Su Youyou, let her go home in the rain by herself."
"Okay, I understand."
Obviously, it was Gu Mo who had just advised the butler to give Gu Mengbao the idea to lure Su Heyi over.
The reason Gu Mo did this was because his subordinates had eavesdropped on Su Youyou's phone call.
For people he dislikes, the head of the Gu family is never soft-hearted.
Thinking about seeing Su Heyi soon, thinking about her fair and delicate face, Gu Mo closed his eyes, but the corners of his lips suddenly lifted a small arc.