Chen Xiao did not come back that night, and Gu Shi'an woke up the next morning when the bedroom was empty. The other side of the bed was cold.

She had a lot of insomnia some time ago, and she slept soundly as long as she fell asleep during this time. I closed my eyes and slept until dawn.

She lay down for a while to clear her mind, and then washed up and went downstairs.

This is still early, Ye Qing was here in the past. But today it was quiet downstairs, and I don't know where they went.

Gu Shi'an looked around and walked towards the kitchen. The porridge in the kitchen has been boiled, and the steaming drawer is steaming small buns.

If they are still making breakfast, that proves that they should all be there. I don't know where I'm going.

Gu Shi'an opened the door to look at the yard, and it was snowing heavily last night. There was no one in the courtyard, it was a white expanse.

When the cold wind blew in, she couldn't help but shiver.

Gu Shi'an wanted to call, but in the end he didn't call, and went to the kitchen to look at the boiling millet porridge and steamed buns.

The huge old mansion was so quiet that she suddenly remembered that the old lady had come when she was there.

The porridge and buns should be a little better, she stirred it with a wooden spoon, hesitated for a moment, and went to the old lady's room.

There is no change in the old house, and there is no change in the old lady's place. It's the same as ever. The chair at the head of the bed was still there, as if one day when you opened the door, you could see the old lady resting on the chair.

As if afraid of disturbing the old lady, Gu Shi'an's voice opened the door softly. Slowly approached the house. There is also a photo of the old lady at the head of the bed, and the old man in the photo is kind and smiling.

Gu Shi'an's eyes suddenly became astringent, she sat down, picked up the old lady's photo, and gently wiped the frame.

This side has always been cleaned by Ye Qing himself, and the photo frame is clean and spotless.

The scenes of the old man's life came to mind, and Gu Shi'an's eyes were very sour. She just closed her eyes and sat for a long time.

She stayed in the old lady's room for ten minutes, and only then opened the door and went out when she heard a faint voice talking outside.

Ye Qing and the aunt at home didn't know where to come back, each carrying a bamboo basket in their hands. Gu Shi'an couldn't help but be stunned for a moment and walked over.

Ye Qing saw a smile on her face and said, "Get up." It's snowing outside again, why don't you sleep more? ”

Gu Shi'an said that he had slept long enough. The basket was covered with a blue cloth, and she looked at it and asked curiously, "What is this?" ”

Ye Qing smiled, lifted the cyan cloth, and said, "It's wine." No one has been taking care of the wine cellar for a long time, Chen Xiao called me in the morning and asked me to clear the wine over there, and by the way, find a few bottles to come out and he will be useful. ”

Gu Shi'an's heart chuckled at this time.

Last night, Chen Xun mentioned that she should find wine to get drunk Chen Xiao, and today, Chen Xiao actually called Ye Qing to clean up the wine. If this is a coincidence, then this coincidence is too much of a coincidence.

Ye Qing didn't notice that something was wrong with Gu Shi'an, and then said: "The wine inside is all good wine, and no one has taken care of it over there for a long time. There are also a lot of good old wines in it. The old man was a heavy drinker when he was a drinker, and he would hide it whenever there was good wine, and he specially enlarged the wine cellar......"

Speaking of the past, Ye Qing was chattering, Gu Shi'an's face did not show any abnormality, and when she finished speaking, she pretended to say casually: "How did Chen Xiao think of letting you take care of that side?" ”

Ye Qing was stunned for a moment, and then said: "He said that he was going to give it away or something, I didn't ask much." ”

It is not safe to let the nanny take care of those wines, so this is called Ye Qing. Ye Qing was idle, and it was fine, Chen Xiao asked her to take care of the wine cellar, and she would naturally only do what he said. Won't ask more.

Gu Shi'an's heart was in a mess, and he squeezed out a smile and nodded. did not continue on this topic.

Because I went to the wine cellar, I had breakfast later than usual today. Gu Shi'an didn't have much appetite, so he only ate half a bowl of porridge and went upstairs.

Closing the door, her heart kept sinking. If the wine thing is a coincidence...... That proves that there are Chen Xun's people by Chen Xiao's side. And this person should still be more trusted by him.

Gu Shi'an's mind suddenly appeared with Assistant Sun, and she immediately shook her head vigorously. It shouldn't be Assistant Sun, he has been with Chen Xiao for many years. And he knows what kind of person Chen Xun is and how much ability he has.

Gu Shi'an only realized at this moment that she didn't know who Chen Xiao's side was now. No, it's not what is not clear now, she was also unclear before.

She stood in front of the window for a long time, and her legs were sore, and then she went downstairs.

She went downstairs and instead of sitting in the living room, she went straight to the kitchen. There are a lot of ingredients in the refrigerator, and there is chicken soup cooked by my aunt on the stove.

She picked up some ingredients from the fridge and was about to start cooking. Qi Shiyun walked over.

She rarely speaks, and spends most of her time either in the living room watching TV or in her upstairs room.

Gu Shi'an thought she was looking for something, put down the ingredients in her hand, and said, "Are you looking for something?" ”

Qi Shiyun in the kitchen rarely comes, whether it is now or before. I'm not familiar with this side.

Qi Shiyun didn't answer, but looked at the ingredients she was taking and asked, "What are those for?" ”

They had just eaten, and it was a little early to make lunch.

Gu Shi'an was a little uncomfortable, and said, "Chen Xiao didn't come back last night, I plan to make him some bento and bring it over." ”

Qi Shiyun was disdainful of her behavior before, but now she didn't say anything, just nodded.

She didn't say what she wanted, and she didn't leave. Standing right in front of the kitchen.

Although she has changed a lot, Gu Shi'an is still uncomfortable facing her. Fortunately, she didn't stand for long, and after two minutes, she asked, "Is Chen Zhengkang going downstairs?" ”

Chen Xiao reported good news but not bad news, did not tell Gu Shi'an, and also did not tell her.

Chen Xiao never mentioned this matter later, Gu Shi'an didn't expect her to ask, was stunned for a moment, and then said, "I'll ask Assistant Sun later." ”

Qi Shiyun didn't say anything, nodded and left.

Gu Shi'an breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and then began to cook.

She moved quickly, and by half-past eleven, she had prepared a rich bento box, and she filled a lot of chicken soup in a thermos.

It wasn't until she was done that she called Assistant Sun and asked if Chen Xiao was there that day. She made a bento and sent it over.

Assistant Sun said that Chen Xiao was outside, but he would go back later. He also said that the road was slippery, so let Gu Shi'an not go out.

Gu Shi'an said that he would take it slowly, and then hung up the phone.

It's rare that there is no traffic jam on the road, and she drove her own car, but it took an hour to arrive. The heating was always on in the car, and the bento box and chicken soup were still hot.

Assistant Sun had already told Chen Xiao, and as soon as her car stopped, Chen Xiao walked out. She took the large and small insulated boxes out of the car, stepped forward to take them, frowned and said, "Didn't you tell you not to run around?" ”

Gu Shi'an was a little stunned, and said in a low voice: "Didn't you go back last night?" It just so happened that Aunt Ye made chicken soup......"

She didn't say anything more, and Chen Xiao didn't say anything more. The ground slipped, and he reached out and took her hand and walked inside. His palms were dry and warm, tightly wrapping Gu Shi'an's hands.

The office was the same as before, still empty. This time, I didn't see the boy with glasses, only Chen Xiao and Assistant Sun were there.

The lunch box brought by Gu Shi'an was for three people, and he called Assistant Sun to come over and eat together. Assistant Sun was very self-conscious, and did not disturb the two-person world of the two, and said that he would go out to eat later. In the end, it was Chen Xiao who spoke, and he stayed.

The two of them ate bento boxes outside, which was not very appetizing. The dishes brought by Gu Shi'an were drunk cleanly even with chicken soup.

In the morning, the two didn't know if they hadn't eaten or what, and Chen Xiao also added face to it.

Since they all came, Chen Xiao didn't rush Gu Shi'an back. Let her rest in the office. He didn't know what was going on outside, so he had to go out. Tell Gu Shi'an to let her wait, and he will come back in the afternoon.

I was here last night and will spend the night, and I have to go back and change my clothes today.

Chen Xiao quickly drove away, and there were only two people in the small office, Gu Shi'an and Assistant Sun. Gu Shi'an was in the office, while Assistant Sun was busy outside.

Gu Shi'an stayed in the office for a long time before going out and asking Assistant Sun if she had anything she could do to help.

Assistant Sun didn't let her help, saying that it was nothing and that he would deal with it.

Gu Shi'an didn't go into the office either, looked around, and pretended to be casual and asked, "Did you stay here last night?" ”

Assistant Sun was stunned for a moment, only as if she was Cha Gang, smiled slightly, and said, "Yes, it's late for the party, Mr. Chen will spend the night here, and I slept in the car." ”

The sofa in Chen Xiao's office is barely enough.

Gu Shi'an was more or less uncomfortable, paused, and asked again: "Aunt Ye found a few bottles of wine this morning, is she going to give them away?" ”

Assistant Sun nodded and said vaguely: "Yes, there is a customer who likes wine." Mr. Chen intends to do what he likes. ”

Gu Shi'an also nodded, and then he didn't speak. She didn't go back to the office, but just watched from the outside. It's shabby and shabby. She looked at it silently for a while, and then asked, "Are the people who used to follow Chen Xiao's side still there now?" ”

Assistant Sun didn't expect her to ask about this, so she couldn't help but be stunned, then lowered her head and said, "No." A bitter smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Even if you follow Mr. Chen, you know Mr. Chen's current situation, and you can't afford it." One day or two is enough, and after a long time, everyone has to live. ”

But no, everyone has their own burdens and needs to support their families.

Gu Shi'an didn't speak anymore now. After a while, she asked, "Then why are you following him?" ”

It's not surprising that she would ask that, Assistant Sun didn't mind, smiled faintly, and said, "Mr. Chen is not only my boss, but also my benefactor." ”

Chen Xiao had never mentioned the past to Gu Shi'an, and she didn't know what the relationship was, so she didn't speak again.

There was some uneasiness in her heart. He looked around again and asked, "Is it just the two of you here?" ”

"It's not. There are also two employees, but both are outside. Not often here. "In the past, Chen Xiao had a special driver, but now the drivers take turns. Whoever is free is busy.

Gu Shi'an knew that asking too many questions would easily arouse suspicion, so he didn't speak anymore.

She remembered what Qi Shiyun asked, was silent for a moment, and asked, "Is there any news from my father-in-law now?" ”

Assistant Sun shook his head and said, "Not yet." You know, Mr. Chen's network is not as good as before, find people...... It's a bit laborious. ”

Chen Zhengkang's absence this time was actually quite strange, but the strange thing was that Chen Xun didn't make any moves. It seems that Chen Zhengkang is really going to travel.

Gu Shi'an stopped talking now.

It was cold standing outside, and after standing for a while, Assistant Sun asked her to go back to the office. She didn't stay any longer and went in.

She was completely absent-minded, closed her eyes and lay on the narrow sofa, thinking about how to get words out of Assistant Sun's mouth. Knowing the situation on Chen Xiao's side.

Chen Xiao slept on the sofa last night, and there seemed to be a residual smell of him on the quilt and pillow. It is also mixed with a faint smell of smoke. But it doesn't smell bad.

I don't know why, thinking about things, she fell asleep unconsciously.

Although it was warm and warm in the office when I woke up, there was no trace of Chen Xiao. Gu Shi'an took his mobile phone to check the time, only to find that it was already more than four o'clock in the afternoon.

She thought that Chen Xiao hadn't come back, but when she opened the door and went out to hear the sound of him talking to Assistant Sun, she knew that he had returned.

The two of them didn't know what they were talking about, and they stopped talking when they heard the door open. Chen Xiao looked at her and said, "Wake up." ”

Gu Shi'an nodded, touched his nose, and asked, "When did you come back?" ”

She didn't even know it. She's been sleeping heavily lately.

"Just came back," Chen Xiao said, and walked towards the office. He raised his wrist to look at the time as he walked, and said, "It's all done, you can go." ”

He didn't let Gu Shi'an do it, so he went to clean up the thermos box that Gu Shi'an brought over.

When I went back, it was Chen Xiao's car, and Gu Shi'an suddenly wanted to eat dessert. As the car drove past a dessert shop on the side of the road, she looked outside, licked her lips, and said, "I want to buy something to eat." ”

Chen Xiao is like a person, where would she not know what she was thinking. He looked outside and said, "Okay." ”

As he spoke, he pulled over to the side of the road.

You can't park here, Gu Shi'an was afraid that the traffic police would come over, so he opened the car door and said, "I'll just go by myself and I'll be back in a while." ”

She said and got out of the car.

Chen Xiao's brows furrowed and said, "Slow down." ”

Gu Shi'an snorted and closed the car door.

She walked neither fast nor slow, seeing her arrive at the door of the store, Chen Xiao's frowning eyebrows relaxed, retracted his gaze, and regardless of whether it was cold outside, he opened the car window a little, took out a cigarette and smoked it.

He leaned back in his chair and took a puff of cigarette, and suddenly the words that Assistant Sun had just said in the office suddenly came to his mind.

At first, his tone was a little tentative, asking Gu Shi'an if he knew something.

His brow furrowed at that moment, and he immediately asked him what she had said.

He asked Assistant Sun because he knew that he didn't tell him anything, so he said everything Gu Shi'an asked him. In the end, he said, "Miss Gu...... Madam, I think I know something. She asked about the people around you, did you have any suspicions? ”

She hadn't asked these questions all along, so why did she suddenly ask?

He frowned tightly and didn't speak, and only after a while did he ask Assistant Sun to check on the people below.

Chen Xiao came back to his senses and looked out the window. Gu Shi'an's movements were quite fast, and he was back now. He snuffed out the cigarette butt in his hand and threw it outside the car, slowly exhaling the smoke.

If she really suspects something, then where did her news channel come from?

Chen Xiao kept looking at the thin figure outside, waiting for her to get closer, and then he reached out and opened the door for her.

Gu Shi'an bought lotus seed cake, a few breads, and a small cake. By the way, I came back with two cups of milk tea.

She was afraid that Chen Xiao would talk about her, so when she got in the car, she said seriously: "It's okay to eat these things once in a while." ”

As she spoke, she inserted one of the cups of milk tea into a straw and handed it to Chen Xiao. Chen Xiao didn't answer, just drank with her hand, and then started the car.

On the way, Ye Qing called over and asked if the two of them would go back to eat. Gu Shi'an said that he was already on his way back.

She was originally eating dessert, but after Ye Qing called, Chen Xiao didn't let her eat anymore, saying that she was going to eat later, and she couldn't eat if she ate too much.

The lotus seed cake was soft and glutinous, Gu Shi'an still wanted to eat it, but he still didn't dare to eat it anymore, so he put it away.

When they went back, Ye Qing and her aunt were still busy in the kitchen, and Qi Shiyun had already come to the living room. The relationship between her and Chen Xiao was still rusty, and she stopped talking after saying hello.

The dinner was rich, and Ye Qing even prepared a wine glass and took out the wine, so that Chen Xiao could taste the good wine that the old man had hidden before. Not only let Chen Xiao taste it, everyone poured some. Gu Shi'an's Chen Xiao went over directly.

This was simply according to Chen Xun's order, and Gu Shi'an's heart sank. Afraid of being seen as unusual, he didn't dare to show anything unusual, pretending to be indifferent.

The wine that the old man treasured was all good wine, and these things would evoke memories. Ye Qing babbled about the old man's life when he was alive.

When the old man is mentioned, the old lady will definitely be mentioned. The atmosphere became a little oppressive.

Although Ye Qing quickly changed the topic, it was useless. For the rest of the day, everyone was silent, and no one spoke.

I don't know if the old man's wine is really good wine or what, Chen Xiao drank several glasses. Ye Qing regretted that he shouldn't mention the old lady, and repeatedly reminded Chen Xiao that he had a lot of energy, and he also smiled faintly and said that it was okay.

In the end, Qi Shiyun frowned and asked him to drink less, so he didn't drink anymore.

But the old wine was strong, and sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face became slightly red. After eating, Qi Shiyun frowned and asked Gu Shi'an to send him back to the bedroom.

This little bit of wine is not drunk, and the pace of walking is still steady. When I got to my room, I went to take a shower.

Gu Shi'an was about to go downstairs to pour him some water, but when he came up, there was a knock on the door. She opened the door, and there was Qi Shiyun standing outside the door, she brought a tray with a glass of honey water in it, and lightly asked Gu Shi'an Chen Xiao to come out and let him drink some.

She handed over the things to Gu Shi'an and left.

As soon as Gu Shi'an put his things aside, he heard Chen Xiao's vomiting sound coming from the bathroom. She walked over quickly, reaching out to open the door, but she couldn't, and the door was locked from the inside.

She called out to Chen Xiao urgently, and Chen Xiao was silent for a long time. Just as Gu Shi'an wanted to go to Ye Qing to get the key to open the door, his voice came out from inside, telling her that he was fine.

He didn't open the door either, and soon there was the sound of water rattling inside.

He rarely vomited when he drank, Gu Shi'an was restless, and walked around outside for a long time before the bathroom door opened from the inside.

Chen Xiao had already changed into a bathrobe, and the large area of his exposed chest was crimson. Seeing Gu Shi'an standing outside, he said, "It's okay, it's just that my head is a little dizzy." ”

He didn't let Gu Shi'an help him, so he walked to the bedside by himself.

His hair was still wet, Gu Shi'an took a dry towel and wiped it for him when he got into bed.

Chen Xiao let her go, and when she was about to get out of bed to dry her hair, he suddenly reached out and hugged her. Gu Shi'an originally thought that he was just hugging, but who knew that after just hugging for a moment, he suddenly kissed her on the lips.

He had a faint taste of mint toothpaste in his mouth. It's not savage, it's a gentle lingering between the lips and teeth. A pair of big hands didn't know when they were on the mountain.

Although he was still gentle, his breathing unconsciously became heavy.

Gu Shi'an's mind was dazed, and he heard him say in a low voice, "Help me." ”

Gu Shi'an was in a hurry for a moment, but he had already grabbed her hand. He's still sensible at this point. Not the same as it used to be.

He hadn't eaten meat for too long, and Chen Xiao was obviously not satisfied with this. I don't know when I collapsed on the bed, and I grabbed her from behind and trapped her in my arms. It's just out there.

He was immersed in it, and muttered to his daughter-in-law in a dumb voice one after another. Gu Shi'an's face was flushed. Keep your eyes closed tightly and bite your lip silently.

The interior was beautiful, hiding the cold outside.