bookrandom Chapter 116 Where is your conscience?
Chapter 116 Where is your conscience?
In front of the old man, Li Xi would not do anything to embarrass Gu Huaizhou or cause the old man heartache.
After pulling Gu Huaizhou to sit down beside her, Li Xi poured a cup of hot tea and handed it to Gu Huaizhou's palm, noticing that Gu Huaizhou's fingers were frighteningly cold.
She covered the other person's hand with her own, saying, "Is it windy in the backyard? You were on the phone outside for so long, your hand is a little stiff."
The warmth of the hot teacup and the temperature of Li Xi's fingertips slowly spread throughout his body via his right hand.
The heart, which had been too afraid to beat like a machine, gradually regained its vitality.
Gu Huaizhou blinked after a long while, then looked down at Li Xi, who was pouting and blowing warm air into his palm.
At that moment, Gu Huaizhou's desire to repent and his desire to kiss Li Xi reached their peak.
"...It's not cold anymore."
As long as you pay attention to me, I won't feel cold.
At this moment, the proprietress brought over a charcoal fire and said apologetically, "Actually, it wasn't this cold in previous years. This year it's unusually cold."
“We’re also planning to install underfloor heating in our restaurant, so it won’t be this cold next year.”
The proprietress turned and went to the kitchen again. When she came out, she was carrying a pot of steaming ginger tea.
"Huaizhou looks cold. Let's have some hot ginger tea to warm up."
The proprietress poured Li Xi another glass and asked Gu Wentao with a smile, "Grandpa, this young lady looks really nice. Is she Huaizhou's girlfriend?"
Gu Wentao realized he had done something wrong from his grandson's reaction.
Worried that his grandson's marriage would be ruined by him, Gu Wentao didn't dare to say that Li Xi was the granddaughter-in-law he had chosen.
He was afraid that if he told her, his granddaughter-in-law would be so angry that she wouldn't want to marry Huaizhou.
Li Xi smiled gently at the proprietress and introduced herself generously: "Hello, Auntie, my name is Li Xi, and I am Gu Huaizhou's girlfriend."
"I've been praising your food all the way on Huaizhou Road. Auntie, please give me a lot of rice later. I'm going to eat a lot tonight. Don't think I'm eating too much."
"Haha!" The proprietress laughed heartily at Li Xi's words. "This young lady has such a good temperament, just like me. Huai Zhou, with his cold nature, should find a girl like her!"
The proprietress pointed at Li Xi and said to Gu Wentao with admiration, "Old man, I think the girl your Huaizhou found is quite good!"
Seeing that Li Xi took the initiative to admit that she and Gu Huaizhou were in a relationship, Gu Wentao finally felt relieved.
"Yes, I like her a lot too. If you ask me, Xixi is a rare gem, one in a million."
Gu Wentao glanced meaningfully at his grandson, who was as silent as a dumb chicken, and sneered, "My son is lucky to have won the lottery for getting Xixi."
Upon hearing this, the proprietress laughed heartily, "Then I'll be waiting to attend Huaizhou's wedding banquet at your house! I'll have my husband, Lao Li, cook then!"
“I’ll remember that,” Gu Wentao said very seriously. “When that day comes, I’ll have Huaizhou come and invite you and your husband to our home to cook.”
"it is good!"
After chatting for a few minutes, the proprietress went off to do her work.
Seeing that Gu Huaizhou was still in a daze, Gu Wentao couldn't help but kick him under the table.
"Ah!" Li Xi was kicked in the left leg and instinctively pulled back in pain.
Du Yusheng quickly looked down under the table and saw half a diagonal footprint on Li Xi's jeans.
"Sir, you kicked the wrong ball."
Gu Wentao: "..."
Gu Huaizhou finally came to his senses. He grabbed Li Xi's hand and complained to Gu Wentao, "You should take it easy. You even kicked the wrong person."
Gu Wentao's usually stern face flushed with embarrassment.
Li Xi smiled and said, "It shouldn't have been wrong, it's just that I was too close to you."
After saying that, Li Xi even moved a little closer to the French windows.
Gu Huaizhou hesitated for a moment, then quietly followed after them.
Seeing this, Gu Wentao's mood improved again.
Because Grandpa Gu was present, Li Xi remained amiable and talkative throughout, answering all questions readily. Du Yusheng and Gu Huaizhou, on the other hand, ended up as mere accompaniments.
It was already 9:30 when we finished eating.
Gu Wentao smiled and invited Li Xi, "If Xi Xi has time, you can come to our house with Huai Zhou."
"Last time I heard Yusheng say that he came to Xiangyang Mountain, I was excited for a while, thinking that you came to visit this old man."
"Who knew you went to Longyang Taoist Temple?"
When the Taoist temple was mentioned, Gu Wentao thought of the passing away of Master Li.
The clever old man quickly realized that Li Xi might have seen through Gu Huaizhou's identity that night at the Longyang Taoist Temple.
He then bluntly reminded Gu Huaizhou: "Was Xixi there the night Master Li passed away? Huaizhou and I went to the Taoist temple that night, but we didn't run into you."
Li Xi explained obediently, "There were too many distinguished guests that night. I saw that Grandpa Gu and Huaizhou were too busy, so I didn't bother you."
Li Xi is admitting that she discovered the relationship between Gu Zhen and Gu Huaizhou at the Longyang Taoist Temple.
It turned out to be the case.
Gu Huaizhou thought about his behavior during this period and suddenly felt like a stupid roe deer!
"Grandpa, it's getting late, you should go back and rest. Huaizhou has to go to work at the hospital tomorrow, and we need to go back to our apartment too."
"Okay." Knowing that Li Xi and his grandson had important things to discuss, Gu Wentao didn't dare to delay them and quickly left with Du Yusheng.
Watching the Gu family's car drive up the private mountain road, Li Xi lowered her head, took out gloves from her bag, put them on, and got into the car without saying a word.
Gu Huaizhou drove them back as usual.
On the way back, Li Xi remained silent the entire time.
Gu Huaizhou appeared calm, but a guillotine hung over his head.
That knife was very sharp and dangerous; it would kill Gu Huaizhou if it fell.
But it didn't fall for a long time.
The atmosphere inside the car grew increasingly heavy.
Gu Huaizhou tried to break the silence by asking, "Would you like to hear a song?"
Li Xi then took control of the backend, connected via Bluetooth, and played a very old-fashioned Hokkien song.
The song had a rather cheerful melody, and Gu Huaizhou thought it was some kind of happy love song.
But the more I listened, the more something seemed off.
The lyrics, when translated, roughly mean—
What do I have to say? I'm like a fairy from heaven.
What am I talking about? I'm like Xi Shi from ancient times.
What are you saying, that you'll love me for a thousand, ten thousand years?
No matter what you say, you will never change your mind.
So you're just using sweet talk.
You deceived my true feelings.
So you're just all talk and no action.
What exactly is your purpose?
Ah... I'm asking you.
Ah... I'm asking you.
Where is your conscience...?
Gu Huaizhou was too ashamed to listen anymore. He quickly found a safe inner lane, drove over, and parked the car on the side of the road.
The woman's repeated cries of "Where is your conscience?" still echoed inside the car.
Gu Huaizhou couldn't help but turn off the music volume and asked Li Xi with a strange expression, "Where did you find these old songs at such a young age?"
Li Xi: "A master has his own ingenious methods."
Holding her phone in one hand, she leaned back in her chair, staring blankly at Gu Huaizhou, and asked him, "Then may I ask, Professor Gu, which university are you a professor at?"
"Your acting skills are so good, are you a professor who studied at a film academy?"
"Would you like to act in my movie? There's a conman role that we need a suitable actor for, and I think Professor Gu is tailor-made for the role."
"..."
"Xixi, you can scold me, but don't torture yourself with these sarcastic words."
Li Xi: "...You're so considerate. You're no different from those scumbags who sleep with naive young girls and then gently remind them to take birth control pills, saying that abortion is bad for their health."
Having been unfairly blamed, Gu Huaizhou felt both wronged and distressed.
"...I have never slept with a girl."
Gu Huaizhou stared intently at Li Xi with his possessive dark eyes and said, "Besides you, I don't have any other girls I want to sleep with."
Li Xi tilted her head and asked, "Should I still praise you for being great?"
Gu Huaizhou dared not speak further.