Chapter 20
Lu Zhiguang was completely caught off guard, his jaw dropping, he looked up at him. He noticed the minuscule lines that had still not eased on his forehead and his heart softened.
He knew the feeling of being misunderstood by his compatriots. Although Gu Yuan appeared calm, his heart must not feel good. At this time, he should not be distracted by his own waywardness.
Just buy a few workbooks, Gu Yuan won't know his progress, just buy it and do it slowly.
Holding the hand that still didn't warm up, Lu Zhiguang bent over a bit, leaning up against him, in between his arms. Poking on the BCI's screen, picking a few thin-looking ones, looking up at the man beside him.
"Is that enough?"
Perceiving the teenager's cautious attempt to comfort him, warmth seemed to sweep across Gu Yuan's face. Taking the person into his arms he pressed his head on to his shoulder: "It doesn't matter, how many you want to buy is how many you buy. What is important is that if you want to get a good grade it's not enough to simply do the primary level exercises."
……
Actually not enough.
Lu Zhiguang blinked his eyes and hesitated, giving a small sigh. He still made up his mind and decided to add five more.
No more.
Just the current number is probably enough to complete the task of this world.
It wasn't the increase in quant.i.ty, it was the increase in the coursework's difficulty. It was inevitable that Lu Zhiguang's spirit wilted. Even the fragrant grilled fish that was brought up and didn't give him much comfort.
Noticing that the teenager beside him seemed to be somewhat reserved, Gu Yuan brought him over to order a few more cakes and snacks: "Eat slowly, when we're full we'll head back."
Even if he can ignore the abusive speech, he does not intend to run into the people downstairs again.
This road is already hard enough to go down. If you want to have a chance at success you must at least ensure that your mind is no longer affected by any unnecessary emotions.
The grilled fish is roasted golden and crispy, with sauce dripped from head to tail. The aroma is rich and attractive, and the fish is flaky and tender.
The blow of having to do new homework was finally cured under the offensive of the food. Lu Zhiguang ate seriously, and Gu Yuan also patiently accompanied him. Choosing the finest parts of the fish and picking it up he would dip it in the thick delicious sauce and put it in the dish in front of him.
His sight fell on the youth's cheeks that would drum up as he was eating. The coldness that had been lingering at the bottom of his heart gradually dissipated. Gu Yuan put down the chopsticks and couldn't help but rub his hair.
Lu Zhiguang blinked and looked up, but also picked up a piece of cake dotted with chocolate and pushed it to him.
Gu Yuan does not have the habit of eating sweets, and he has no appet.i.te at the moment. Meeting the boy's gaze however, he still couldn't help but ease his expression and warmly spoke: "Thank you."
"When you're not happy, eating something sweet will make it better." Lu Zhiguang whispered softly and pushed the cake in front of him even closer. His look was serious and even solemn: "It will be okay."
The juvenile's eyebrows are still a little childish, but his look is extremely determined. Pausing for a moment, Gu Yuan suddenly smiled and picked up the cake putting it in his mouth.
He has never liked sweets, and he is not good at distinguis.h.i.+ng whether these foods are delicious or not. Just looking at the light in those eyes he felt that a stream of warmth was flowing into his heart, and even the cake became extra soft and sweet.
If only it could always be like this, it makes the days seem not so sad.
*
Lu Zhiguang ate very slowly, letting the system keep track of the situation downstairs. Waiting until the people finally dispersed he finally ended the meal.
Although the people from the Chamber of Commerce have dispersed, the conflict at that time has been seen by many people. Most of the staff at the Yuejin hotel are local residents of Galileo. No one wants to have even a little contact with this profit-seeking businessman. The hotel's service is still thoughtful, but it seems a lot colder.
Taking such treatment as a matter of course, Gu Yuan had long ceased to care, he led Lu Zhiguang out of the hotel, adding a brain-computer interface to him before he took the person back home.
The hovercar pa.s.sed through the lush silver tree forest, and after pa.s.sing through several strict scanning barriers, it finally entered the thick and imposing cast copper gates and stopped at the front door of an exquisite villa.
The afternoon sun fell quietly through the tall deciduous trees painting in alternating light and shadow.
The Gu family owns several sets of villas, but the safety of this place is the best. The surrounding area is also quiet. The only issue is that the place is remote. Gu Yuan would only occasionally come and stay for a few days.
The information he is handling has become more and more sensitive in recent times, and he needs a place that is safe and secure enough. Since he decided not to send Lu Zhiguang to school anymore it's a very suitable place to put him.
Lu Zhiguang watched the scenery outside the window the whole way and noticing that the hovercar landed, turned his head and looked over to see that Gu Yuan had already taken his bag: "We've arrived home, come on."
The villas are so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was that of running water. They have already arrived here and yet no one has come out.
Lu Zhiguang, standing up next to him, couldn't help but wonder: "Only us?"
Gu Yuan smiled and taking the teenager to stand in front of the door scanned his iris information into the lock and raised his hand to push the door open: "There is a smart system hooked up to the BCI, usually cleaning and light housework are done by connected machines, more reliable than people. "
Having fewer people around is safer, Lu Zhiguang nodded, stepping into the villa and looking around curiously.
The villa looks small but the interior is very s.p.a.cious. The sun s.h.i.+nes through the half-pulled curtains extending right next to the sofa, and the beige carpet is fluffy underfoot. The air carries the scent of fresh gra.s.s and wood.
"I will come home every day. If it's too lonely during the day, there are books in the study you can read."
Walking slowly behind him Gu Yuan took his shoulders and said, "When you want something, just tell
He was vaguely confused, it seemed as though something had been misunderstood. Lu Zhiguang blinked and waited until his embrace was slightly relaxed, propped up his body and wanted to speak, but Gu Yuan's BCI suddenly sounded a special alert.
Gu Yuan's face suddenly showed some vigilance, loosening his arms he opened his BCI, looked at the news, and his eyes grew darker.
The Guar military suddenly issued a banquet invitation, and the time was tonight, right now. This should not be a mistake. To even make it to the banquet he must rush to the location as soon as possible.
About to tell him that something had come up temporarily he meet the youth's clear gaze and the words got caught in his throat. Quickly lowering his sight Gu Yuan thought for a moment. Finally making up his mind he slowly said: "Today we'll go to a hotel, I have to go downstairs to have a meal, you wait for me in the room, okay?"
Lu Zhiguang looked bright and nodded immediately. Gu Yuan, with a helpless look on his face, just rubbed his hair. Quickly getting dressed he took him out of the villa and got in the hovercar.
*
Arriving in advance to the agreed upon hotel, Gu Yuan first checked into a room, arraigned Lu Zhiguang, and then went to the banquet hall to attend the Guar state dinner.
After sending Gu Yuan away, Lu Zhiguang opened the system and wanted to start monitoring. In his mind, an alarm suddenly sounded: "The host should be careful, the target person is drinking today!"
"Can't he drink alcohol?"
He hadn't heard the alarm for quite some time. Lu Zhiguang rubbed his temples in pain, lowered the volume, and asked.
Of course not!
The system was worried, and posted dozens of host diaries to him: "Comprehensive statistics, the probability of alcoholism is more than 47%. The target person's object quality is excellent, host. He is likely to be drunk, take off your clothes and then communicate in depth -"
……
Unusually, the system found some vocabulary that would not be covered. Lu Zhiguang probably understood the definition of in-depth communication these days. He raised his hand and touched the amulet, and turned it quietly. He turned the volume down one more time: "It doesn't matter, he won't get drunk."
"…maybe he'll throw the host down!" The system stubbornly finished the last sentence, and the buffer symbol anxiously circled: "Please be vigilant, do self-protection measures, open the system's protection function!"
"Don't worry, you go ahead and help me write homework first, I will call you when something goes wrong." Compared to being thrown down, the threat of homework is even greater. Lu Zhiguang has a very clear grasp of the status quo, patting the amulet and appeased the system to go back to the newly scanned question bank: "Rea.s.sured, I can protect myself."
Working on problems will occupy 90% of its memory. There is no way to respond in time. The system was so worried that it was almost garbled, but it was still forced into the ocean of knowledge. After a short time, there was no sound.
Lu Zhiguang relaxed onto the sofa, opening up the target person's life monitoring.
There was a hidden reason for this banquet, the Guar people didn't fully trust Gu Yuan and they wanted to try and see if he had any ulterior motives.
He is not worried about what Gu Yuan will do to him, but he must avoid him having any future accidents.
A long time had pa.s.sed and Gu Yuan's life standard remained stable. The night outside the window was already deep, and Lu Zhiguang yawned lightly, his line of sight blurring for a moment, but then he jerked awake.
Life monitoring, which had remained above 95, had suddenly changed. It had slipped below 80 and then returned to around 90. It was still fluctuating up and down.
Although it wasn't too low there must have been an accident.
His heart faintly tightening, Lu Zhiguang bit his lip for a moment, pushed his body upright and turned to see if he could observe anything out the window. The door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and the familiar figure had already rushed into it.
Lu Zhiguang quickly stepped forward firmly supporting the crumbling man.
Gu Yuan's skin was a little hot, and his body was full of strong alcohol. He held the juvenile's arm tightly and reaching a hand back, closed the door. He stumbled and pulled the person to the bed, leaning over and covering him.
Lu Zhiguang relaxed his strength and raising his arms he wrapped them around his chest. His eyes showing quiet concern.
Putting the teenager into his arms, Gu Yuan breathed heavily, silently moving his mouth to form: "Trust me?"
Lu Zhiguang nodded, his eyes turned to the window. Outside the sheer curtain, a figure jumped quickly to the wall.
"Don't be afraid…"
Seeing that he also found the person outside monitoring them, Gu Yuan's heart slightly relaxed its tension, his eyes filled with bitter apologies, and his strength suddenly became quite overbearing. He couldn't help but rip open the clothes on his body and cover the neck of the teenager.
His movements were somewhat unstable and his health bar was still fluctuating. Lu Zhiguang quietly held his hand, his eyes warm and soothing, and he shook his head gently. He was just doing it for the people outside. Gu Yuan pulled both of their clothes apart, and their body shapes were entangled. Pressing the b.u.t.ton to close the blackout curtains his movement abruptly stopped.
Lu Zhiguang held his body so that he didn't topple over. An icy cold liquid suddenly dripped down the side of his cheek, and his heart, Raising his head up, just about to speak, the strength of the arms placed on both sides of him suddenly gave out.
Gu Yuan's eyes were closed, his hot forehead was affixed to his neck. He had pa.s.sed out without a sound.
The author has something to say:
System: ah ah ah ah ah Ba Aba ∑ (Ω д Ω#)
#Pushed down!#
#Tearing off clothes!#
#I haven't touched it myself, ah ah ah QAQ#
Translator's note:
This was such a long chapter! 。・゚゚・(>д
I'm still trying to figure out what the icy liquid was…
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