Chapter 1086: Chapter 60: I Think I’ve Really Spoiled Her Recently
Gu Yan furrowed his brow tightly, glaring furiously at the door.
Nie Xiaoxing looked up at Gu Yan, then glanced at the door, saying nothing, and silently lowered his head.
Gu Yan wore a stern face, walked a few steps to the door, opened it, and his star-like eyes gloomily stared at Yuan Lei, who stood anxiously at the doorway, without speaking.
"...C-cousin."
Yuan Lei called him timidly.
Gu Yan just looked at her without speaking, resembling a strict father.
Yuan Lei glanced cautiously at Nie Xiaoxing, who was hanging her head in the room, and whispered, "I was worried you, being a man, wouldn’t handle the wound properly, so I wanted to help sister-in-law..."
"No need!"
Gu Yan said, reaching to close the door.
"Cousin..."
Yuan Lei anxiously stepped forward, looked up at Gu Yan with tears in her eyes, and said aggrievedly, "Cousin, I didn’t mean to hurt sister-in-law. It’s just that I shouldn’t have been so careless and knocked over the barbecue grill, causing trouble for sister-in-law..."
"Yuan Lei, you’re not a child anymore!"
Gu Yan said sharply, "The severity of the injury on Little Xing’er’s hand is something I can see with my own eyes! If it was accidentally touched by the charcoal fire, would it be so serious if the hand was taken away in time?"
Yuan Lei was shocked, her tears fell even more fiercely, and she stared at Gu Yan, sobbing and lowly shouting, "Cousin, what do you mean? Are you implying that I deliberately hurt sister-in-law? But why would I do such a thing?
This is my first time meeting sister-in-law, I have no old grudges or recent grievances with her, why would I act so maliciously towards her? Tell me!"
Gu Yan glared at Yuan Lei, breathing heavily.
Yuan Lei raised her arm to shield her eyes, crying sadly, "You brought sister-in-law to visit me this time, do you know how happy I was? I’ve been living here alone for so long, even if I like peace and quiet, it can get lonely!
You all came, I couldn’t wait to share all the good things with you! I went to great lengths to make sure you’d like it here and stay with me a few more days."
"But in less than a day, something like this happened! Do you think I feel good about it?"
As she spoke, Yuan Lei lowered her hand and suddenly pushed Gu Yan aside.
Gu Yan, caught off guard, was pushed to the side, frowning tightly as he stared at Yuan Lei.
Yuan Lei kept crying, looking sadly at Nie Xiaoxing, "Sister-in-law, if you feel that getting hurt to save me wasn’t worth it, why did you save me anyway? You didn’t have to care about me..."
"Yuan Lei, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Gu Yan pulled Yuan Lei over, glaring at her sharply, "Little Xing’er got hurt saving you. Not only are you not grateful, but you also blame her. How ungrateful can you be?"
"Cousin, I am grateful that sister-in-law saved me!"
Yuan Lei cried and shouted, "But if I had known that sister-in-law would be so unhappy and regretful after saving me, I would rather she had not saved me!"
"What nonsense are you talking? When did your sister-in-law ever regret saving you?"
Gu Yan released Yuan Lei’s hand, suppressing his anger as he spoke heavily.
"Isn’t it? I don’t know why sister-in-law doesn’t like me, that’s why she deliberately said things that raise suspicions in front of cousin!"
Yuan Lei looked at Nie Xiaoxing, feeling both wronged and innocent, "Sister-in-law, I truly called you sister-in-law with all my heart! If you’re dissatisfied with me, you could just tell me directly! No need to play pretend in front of cousin and try to sow discord between us cousins!"
Nie Xiaoxing heard this, knowing that if she ignored her any longer, this matter might not be resolved tonight, she then looked up at Yuan Lei, her eyes calm, "Sowing discord between you cousins? I have a why to return to you too!
Why would I want to sow discord between you cousins? What benefit does that have for me?"
"You’d have to ask yourself that, sister-in-law!"
Yuan Lei looked at Nie Xiaoxing with both grievance and anger, like a child unfairly wronged and unable to calm down.
Nie Xiaoxing stared at Yuan Lei’s face, unable to help but coldly laugh, "Can’t even hold it together, already eager to turn against me?"
"What are you saying, sister-in-law?"
Yuan Lei, as if she was angered to tears by Nie Xiaoxing’s words, lightly stomped her foot as she looked at her, "What did I do to upset sister-in-law, that you’re treating me this way? I really don’t understand!"
Nie Xiaoxing looked at Gu Yan, seeing Gu Yan in deep thought as he watched them.
For some reason.
She suddenly felt a bit uninterested, not wanting to continue entangling with Yuan Lei, and so she lowered her head again, saying nothing.
Gu Yan saw this and his long brows furrowed tightly.
"Sister-in-law..."
"Enough!"
Gu Yan sternly shouted, staring at Yuan Lei, "Your sister-in-law got injured because of you, how long are you going to keep acting like this? Get out!"
Yuan Lei burst into tears, stubbornly looking at Gu Yan with resentment, "Cousin, it’s so unfair of you to side with her. I have nothing to fear if I’m upright, and I don’t feel like explaining to you anymore. No matter what I say, you won’t believe me."
Yuan Lei spoke, glancing at Nie Xiaoxing, "After what happened today, I’ve learned my lesson. I probably won’t dare to go near her again!"
Nie Xiaoxing lowered her lashes, silent.
Yuan Lei chuckled self-deprecatingly, gave Gu Yan one last look, turned around, and left the room with her back straight.
Gu Yan watched Yuan Lei’s departing figure, his pupils flickering slightly.
He closed the door again.
Before Gu Yan fully turned around, he heard Nie Xiaoxing say, "After this conflict with your cousin, it’s probably not appropriate for me to keep staying here."
Gu Yan pressed his lips together, looked at Nie Xiaoxing, his eyes deep with a hint of helplessness, "Yuan Lei has been straightforward since she was young, quick to speak her mind, it’s just a childish temper."
"Don’t take what she says seriously. She’s angry now, but after a night’s sleep, everything will be fine in the morning."
"Childish temper? Angry?"
Nie Xiaoxing lightly closed her lashes, her tone calm and undisturbed, "Shouldn’t it be me who’s angry about this? Children... well, indeed, whatever a child does can be dismissed with the phrase ’she’s just a child.’
Though Nie Xiaoxing’s tone seemed neutral.
Gu Yan, however, heard a tinge of sarcasm that made him uncomfortable!
Gu Yan was proud too, seeing her like this, inevitably felt blocked, frowning as he looked at Nie Xiaoxing, his voice still gentle, "Your injury was due to Yuan Lei, so she’s grateful to you. I think there must be some misunderstanding for you to believe she did it on purpose."
"It was my own recklessness trying to handle the charcoal, which is why my hand got injured. It has nothing to do with your cousin."
"Nie Xiaoxing..."
"I’m tired. Since I can’t leave today, I’ll just have to trouble you for one night." Nie Xiaoxing said, lying on the bed with her clothes on, quickly turning her back to Gu Yan.
Gu Yan stared at Nie Xiaoxing’s stubborn back.
And felt like he couldn’t catch his breath!
This woman always had the skill to infuriate him like this!
...
When Gu Yan angrily stormed out, Yuan Lei’s buzzing crying could be heard from her room.
Gu Yan pressed his lips tightly, glanced at her room, then strode towards the door.
Xiao Nanqing sat on a chair, watching Gu Yan storm out, his phoenix eyes slightly narrowing.
Gu Yan came over, plopped down on a chair, grabbed a can of beer from the table and gulped down the entire bottle.
Xiao Nanqing held a beer can with a hand so pale it was blinding, his eyes half-closed as he watched Gu Yan drinking avidly, speaking slowly, "Weren’t you tending to Xiao Xing’s wound? How did you end up like this?"
Gu Yan shot a dissatisfied glance at Xiao Nanqing, saying nothing, and reached for another can of beer, opened it, and started drinking.
"I heard Yuan Lei crying in the room. Or was it Yuan Lei who upset you like this?" Xiao Nanqing slowly took a sip of his beer and said.
"Don’t mention her to me! She’s grown and still doing such unreliable things! She still has the nerve to cry!" Gu Yan said through gritted teeth.
Xiao Nanqing frowned, quietly watching Gu Yan.
After a moment of silence, he spoke lightly, "Are you angry because of Xiao Xing, or Yuan Lei?"
"Of course it’s that damn woman! I think I’ve spoiled her too much lately, she’s become completely unruly!" Gu Yan angrily glared at the doorway.
Xiao Nanqing twitched the corner of his mouth, watched Gu Yan looking as if he could swallow a bull in rage, said nothing.
The two of them drank, one treating beer like water, the other sipping slowly, for some time.
Gu Yan was still worried about Nie Xiaoxing, afraid her hand was in pain, eventually couldn’t resist getting up and went back inside.
Xiao Nanqing watched Gu Yan approach the cabin, withdrew his gaze, sat silently for a while, and picked up his phone from the table, dialing a number displayed from City Z.
After dialing, Xiao Nanqing put the phone to his ear.
And just as the phone touched his ear, a soft female voice wafted into his ear, "Uncle."
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