Chapter 135: Love's Bet
When he went to work that afternoon, Guo Haodong called Gui Ling to his office again. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
When Gui Ling knocked on the door and entered, Guo Haodong didn't say anything first, but stared at her with a strange gaze, as if he wanted to read something from her demeanor.
Gui Ling was embarrassed by him, and she had a fever at the base of her ears, so she had to hang her head.
"Mr. Guo, is there anything wrong with you calling me over?" She finally had to ask shyly.
Guo Haodong realized that his curiosity had made him lose his temper, so he looked stunned, and finally asked, "Did you go to his house again at noon today?" β
Gui Ling knew who the 'he' in Guo Haodong's mouth was referring to, so she had to blush and nod her head slightly.
Guo Haodong stared at the change in the expression on Gui Ling's face with a tentative gaze: "How do you feel about that old couple in the countryside?" β
Gui Ling put away her shyness at this time, and said calmly: "They are very good." Maybe I haven't seen anything in the world, so I look more reserved and look quite honest. β
Guo Haodong was a little unbelievable at first, and then thought that the unbearable pair of men and women might have just arrived in a strange place, and they were a little rusty, so they had to be restrained. Alas, no matter how obscene they are in their bones, at least their first impression on Gui Ling is quite good, which is not a good thing for Gui Ling to go around often in the future.
He laughed aloud, "If only they didn't annoy you." Looks like you're a pretty sympathetic girl, too. β
Gui Ling finally faced Guo Haodong: "Mr. Guo, who has no parents." Even if their condition is not good, they are still old people. We have to at least respect them. β
Guo Haodong couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he saw that Gui Ling meant to give himself a 'lesson'. This time, he took the initiative to avoid Gui Ling's awe-inspiring gaze.
There was silence for a while before he broke the deadlock: "You're right, maybe I'm looking at them with tinted glasses a little bit." β
"It's not a little bit, it's that you're looking at them with a pair of tinted glasses. They are a country couple, where can they compare to your handsome dad and beautiful mom. Gui Ling corrected loudly.
This time it was Guo Haodong's turn to blush, he was still his future father-in-law and mother-in-law, and his attitude towards them was not as good as that of outsiders, so he shouldn't have it because of this.
He smiled: "I'm sorry, maybe I'm not aware enough, I must correct my opinion." β
Gui Ling smiled sweetly: "Mr. Guo, please don't blame yourself." Although you have no respect for them in your bones, at least you have a sense of compassion. For example, if you are willing to do so much for their family, it proves that you are a very caring man. β
Guo Haodong returned to normal: "Haha, thank you Miss Gui Ling for your compliment." Actually, you can do more for them. β
Gui Ling was stunned: "What do you mean by this?" β
Guo Haodong picked up a form from his desk: "Gui Ling, you see, the company has started the process of recruiting free drug trial volunteers. That old Chen can be the first object of care. You just take this form away and fill in the basic information of Lao Chen clearly. β
Gui Ling was stunned and said, "Do you want me to be his agent?" β
Guo Haodong nodded: "Yes." Don't you want to? β
Gui Lingqiao's face flushed: "But... I'm not his family. β
Guo Haodong shrugged his shoulders: "His only daughter is studying in the Americas. So, you take the place of his daughter. β
Gui Ling shook her head: "How can this matter be my turn?" His son-in-law could do that. β
Guo Haodong's face changed slightly, and he immediately said: "Lao Chen's daughter does not recognize Li Shunxi as her fiancΓ©. Therefore, his so-called 'prospective son-in-law' is not valid. Besides, he has just joined the company now, and if he handles this matter, other colleagues will have an opinion of him. And you, at least have nothing to do with Lao Chen, if you help him, it is understandable. β
Gui Ling's apricot eyes stared at Guo Haodong curiously: "Then why don't you help with this?" β
Guo Haodong shook his head with a smile: "It's naturally inconvenient for me to do this." Since I am a reviewer, how can I be an applicant at the same time? β
Gui Ling heard Guo Haodong's words reasonable. And he wasn't unwilling to help with this, so he nodded and said, "Okay then." I'll go to his house now to find Uncle Chen and learn about his resume. β
Unexpectedly, Guo Haodong shook his head again: "It's not good to go now, okay?" After all, it's working hours. β
Gui Ling frowned: "Then when do you say I should go?" β
Guo Haodong blinked his sly eyes: "You can go after work at night." β
Gui Ling looked embarrassed: "This... Is it appropriate? β
Guo Haodong disagreed: "Of course it's appropriate." You got off work at noon, didn't you go to his house? In the future, you can be a regular visitor to his house. β
Gui Ling's eyes rolled: "Mr. Guo, did you really let me rob the boyfriend of the old couple's daughter?" β
Guo Haodong immediately shook his head: "Gui Ling, you misunderstood. Their daughter didn't approve of the boyfriend at all. What do you mean by 'robbing'? I hope you can use your kindness to give Li Shunxi a tenderness, so that he will not end up being abandoned by life after giving everything he has. You've already had intimate contact with him, you should know him as a person, do you want such a good person to finally face everything in despair? β
Gui Ling was said by Guo Haodong, her pretty face turned red again, she took a step closer, hurriedly took the form from Guo Haodong's hand, and turned around and walked out-
Guo Haodong looked at the back of Gui Ling leaving, and his expression did not show smugness, but showed a heavy feeling. Because he thought of Yang Nannan again. To be honest, he didn't want Yang Nannan's dedication to himself to be empty in the end. I can arrange for Gui Ling to save Li Shunxi. But who can help him save Nan Nan?
With a gloomy expression, he stretched out his fist and struck his forehead hard.
At the end of the evening, Li Shunxi put away the account books with the same care, and then got up and walked out, avoiding the eyes of other colleagues. As soon as he walked out of the finance room, he met Gui Ling who came over.
His heart tightened: "Gui Ling, are you coming to me?" β
Gui Ling nodded: "Yes." I'm going to your house again. β
Li Shunxi looked worried: "Don't you have a place to stay in the company?" β
Gui Ling's face flushed: "I was drunk last night, and I lived in your house a little involuntarily." I didn't go this time for accommodation, but to do something for Uncle Chen. β
Li Shunxi was stunned: "What are you looking for him?" β
Gui Ling glanced at the colleagues passing by in the corridor, and then said softly: "It's not convenient to talk here. Let's go out and talk. β
Li Shunxi found out that Gui Ling insisted on going to his house, and it was difficult to stop him, so he had to go out side by side with her-
Their backs were captured by Xiao Fang, who came out of the finance room. She stared at the backs of Li Shunxi and Gui Ling with a look of surprise.
Originally, Xiao Fang, as the financial director, had a separate office. However, because Li Shunxi checked the company's old accounts, because she had a ghost in her heart, where could she sit in her office?
She spent almost all day in the financial room, and closely monitored Li Shunxi's every move. At this time, she suddenly realized that this financial director was not an idle person, and he was probably her own fierce rival.
After Gui Ling and Li Shunxi walked out of the company, they whispered: "Our company has successfully developed a new drug, which is a drug that specializes in treating diseases like Uncle Chen. Therefore, Mr. Guo wanted Uncle Chen to be a volunteer for clinical drug trials. Mr. Guo handed over the application to me. I went to your house this time to find out everything about Uncle Chen. β
When Li Shunxi heard this, he was pleasantly surprised and a little worried: "Since it is a new drug that has not been tried, will something happen?" β
Gui Ling shook her head with a smile: "You don't have to worry, that medicine is not poison." Uncle Chen should combine clinical examination in the process of taking medicine. If you find any side effects, you will stop taking the drug in time. β
Li Shunxi's expression was a little fixed: "That's fine." β
Gui Ling glanced at his solemn expression, and couldn't help but smile: "Are you still hesitating?" Actually, that's a great thing. You'd better steal the fun. β
Li Shunxi was stunned: "Why?" β
Gui Ling explained: "You have no idea how much this new drug will cost once it is put on the market. It's not something that the average patient can afford. Uncle Chen has picked up a big bargain. β
Li Shunxi suddenly realized: "That's great." I have to thank you. β
Gui Ling smiled indifferently: "I'm just an errand runner." Mr. Guo has the right to decide. You'd better thank him. β
Li Shunxi smiled bitterly: "I still thank you." As for him, he helped me too much. I can barely thank him. β
Gui Ling glanced at him, and then said humorously: "This may be the so-called 'great kindness without thanks'." β
Li Shunxi hurriedly said: "Actually, I can't repay you for your help to my family." β
Gui Ling peeked at him again: "Brother Li, you now regard Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen as a family." But would their daughter think like that? β
Li Shunxi frowned slightly, and then said calmly: "I know that their daughter is reluctant to be good with me. I love her very much, but I will not force her to make any sacrifices. In the end, though, she had to choose me. β
Gui Ling was taken aback: "Why do you have such an idea?" β
Li Shunxi smiled indifferently: "I know that many excellent men like her, and even pursue her. However, she is not alone after all, but has to bring her own parents. And this pair of parents is not only physically and mentally sick, but even their personalities are not acceptable to ordinary people. Let's not talk about any man, even she herself can't accept her parents. Therefore, no matter which man it is, he can't marry her family at the same time. β
Gui Ling was puzzled: "You and Mr. Guo both said that Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen have bad personalities. But why didn't I feel it? β
Li Shunxi smiled: "That's because the second elder has just left the one-third of an acre of land that belongs to them, and they are a little restrained in an unfamiliar environment." Besides, your appearance may create some illusions for them. Therefore, they must restrain their original personalities. β
Gui Ling was curious: "What kind of illusion will I have about them?" β
Li Shunxi couldn't help but glance at her: "Can't you see a smart girl like you?" They are worried that my relationship with you is not ordinary, otherwise how could you help me like this? β
Gui Ling finally came to her senses, but after a commotion in her heart, she asked tentatively: "If the girl you like completely changes her mind and hides abroad and doesn't come back, she doesn't even care about her biological parents." So what should you do? β
Li Shunxi's flat expression suddenly changed sharply, and his face, which was still like a clear sky just now, suddenly became cloudy, and his smile disappeared.
Gui Ling was startled, and noticed that Li Shunxi's face was gloomy and thin, showing a sad and melancholy look. She quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, my assumptions are too cruel to you. β
Li Shunxi stopped, and after suffering for a long time, he spoke slowly: "Actually, I often have such assumptions, and I am worried that she doesn't even care about her biological parents. For this reason, I don't sleep well every night. Therefore, every time I contacted her, I did not dare to put pressure on her, and said that if she really had a better choice, I would not only fulfill her, but even continue to help her take care of her parents. β
Gui Ling's heart suddenly felt uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but lament: "Since you think that she may become like this, why do you love her so much?" β
Li Shunxi pondered for a long time before he said solemnly: "You can't understand the feelings of our men. At the beginning, when she was on the verge of dropping out of school, that kind of despair and helplessness hung on her beautiful face, which was a heart-wrenching thing for men to see. I've always liked her silently, and when she appeared in front of my eyes in such a miserable manner, I couldn't care about any of my own gains and losses. I just want to fulfill her by sacrificing myself. I think that since you love someone, you should let her study, work and live without any burden. Now, I've finally done it all. Therefore, if her joys and sorrows are determined by my efforts, I will be duty-bound. And the dream of walking with her can only be buried in my heart and become a thought. β
Gui Ling's tears suddenly burst out of her eyes: "Brother Li... You're really miserable for yourself... If she can't go back... I'm afraid you've been in it for the rest of your life..."
Li Shunxi saw that the girl next to him was moved by herself, and her heart couldn't help but feel hot, and she quickly shook her head: "It's nothing." I'm ready for the worst. For me, giving for love is like putting a bet, you have to dare to win, and you have to be able to afford to lose. β
Gui Ling took a deep breath and couldn't help but pull Li Shunxi's arm: "Brother Li, let's go." β
Li Shunxi naturally got rid of Gui Ling's little hand: "Yes, it's not too early." I really don't feel at ease with them, after all, they've just arrived in a strange environment. β
Gui Ling had no choice but to withdraw her hand and continue to walk side by side with him in the direction of the rental house.
In her ears, the words that Guo Haodong once said are vivid in her ears. At this time, her worship of the man next to her reached the extreme. If it weren't for Li Shunxi getting rid of her hand, she really wanted to hold Li Shunxi's arm and keep moving forward.
When they arrived at the new home, the Chen family and his wife were stunned when they saw that Gui Ling and Li Shunxi had come back again. Because when Gui Ling left at noon today, when she said goodbye to them, she didn't say that she would come back tonight, but said that she would come back to visit their two elders another day.
Chen Jingyuan couldn't help but think dirty-is she going to live secretly with her prospective son-in-law?
As soon as Gui Ling was reminded by Li Shunxi, she was afraid that they would be overburdened, so she hurriedly came over and explained: "Uncle Chen, I came here to find you this time. β
Chen Jingyuan was stunned: "What is the girl looking for me?" β
Gui Ling took out the form from her satchel, and then recounted in detail what had made him a volunteer to try out new drugs.
Because Gui Ling analyzed the stakes of this matter very thoroughly, Chen Jingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly ordered Li Shunxi, who was standing next to him: "Little Lizi, why don't you cook quickly?" Our family is going to treat Miss Gui Ling well tonight. β
Li Shunxi's good impression of Gui Ling gradually deepened, especially her filial piety towards the Chen family and his wife, which made him even more awe-inspired, and immediately nodded: "Okay." I'll go cook right away. β
Gui Ling was about to use her pen to help Chen Jingyuan fill out the form, but she also put it down temporarily, and stood up and said to the Chen family and his wife - "I'll help."
She then went to the kitchenβ
After Guo Haodong got off work, he seemed reluctant to rush home. He sat in his car and pondered for a long time before starting the car.
Since Yang Nannan was avoided at noon, it was difficult to continue to find any excuses at night. After all, even if you don't eat at home, you have to go home and sleep.
On the way home, he seemed to be thoughtful, it was a good thing that Gui Ling and Li Shunxi were getting closer and closer, but when he recalled Chen Lanlan's words, he suddenly couldn't get excited.
When he arrived at home, he found that Yang Nannan's brand-new electric car had been parked in the storage area on the side of the door. He knew that Yang Nannan had gone home, and couldn't help but look up at the upstairs with complicated eyes.
As soon as he opened the door, Yang Nannan, who had already heard the movement, immediately greeted him and stretched out an arm around his neck.
Guo Haodong was taken aback: "Nan Nan, what are you going to do?" β
Yang Nannan didn't have any other indecent behavior, but just forced Guo Haodong to poke his head down to make his mouth and nose closer to him.
"Well, it's good you didn't drink." Yang Nannan let go of him with satisfaction.
Guo Haodong finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart - it turned out that she was checking whether she was drinking outside again.
When eating dinner, Yang Nannan brought the dinner to the table one by one, and Guo Haodong looked at it and knew that these dishes were all made by Nan Nan at noon. Although it has become leftovers, it still retains its fresh shine, and most of them have no signs of moving chopsticks.
Guo Haodong suddenly understood that because he didn't come back, Nan Nan was tasteless alone.
Guo Haodong picked up the chopsticks from the table at this time, but his heart was sour.
Yang Nannan did not mean to blame, and seemed particularly tolerant and understanding. While taking the initiative to help Guo Haodong pick up vegetables, he asked him about his work.
Guo Haodong naturally excused himself that he was very busy, tired, and stressed by his work this day, as if he wanted to prepare a reason for how he would alienate her in the future.
When Yang Nannan waited for Guo Haodong to finish eating, and his body had not yet withdrawn, he suddenly shouted: "Brother Haodong, wait a minute." β
Guo Haodong's leg that had just stepped out was withdrawn again, and he couldn't help but look at her in surprise.
Yang Nannan immediately got up and left the restaurant and walked to the kitchen.
Guo Haodong looked at her back stunned, not knowing what she was going to do.
After a while, Yang Nannan walked out of it, and on her chest, there were two gift boxes filled with foreign characters that she held with both hands.
Guo Haodong fixed his eyes and saw that it was actually a foreign-made health care product, and it looked extremely high-end.
He looked at the things in Yang Nannan's hand, and then said in surprise: "Nannan, where did you get it from?" β
Yang Nannan's eyes moistened and said: "I see that you don't always take care of your body, and you are very worried about you, so I took the time to go back to my parents' house and asked for these two boxes of supplements from my father." My father used to tell me that it was given to him by his friends abroad, and it had a great tonic effect on the body. I told my dad that you are tired from working every day, and begged him to give me these two boxes of supplements. Dad happily let me get it back. β
Guo Haodong's heart moved, and the expression on his face changed immediately.