Chapter 404 It is okay!
"Stop looking at it." An Qinyan said. An Xiulan was still reading that newspaper interview again and again for almost the entire time. She would not deny that seeing An Xiulan being happy for Han Zixin was not cute. But it was only for the first few minutes and after that she could not help but roll her eyes.
"Hihihi."
Even they were happy for Han Zixin. He was a talented boy but he was very humble. He would never brag about his success and this was the reason why he did not tell anyone about the interview as he thought he was bragging about his success when it did not even mean that much.
She was sad that such a talented boy was measuring his success in comparison with others around him. When he should not as all of them were in different feilds. If there was something they would want was to see him shining in his feild.
And now that he was shining, nobody could be more happier than them.
It could be seen for An Xiulan's face who was behaving as if she had won the world. One could see how proud she was of Han Zixin at this moment. It would not be wrong to say that An Xiulan was feeling like a proud mom whose kid just received the first trophy of his life.
An Xiulan knew Han Zixin's evolution story more than anyone. At one point, he was choosing music because he thought it was what he wanted to do in his life but later when he realized that there were more than one thing that he wanted to do in his life and he did not want to be restrained by one career, it was her who supported him and watched him succeed. Whatever he was getting today was the result of his long hard work and she should recognise it more than anyone as she witnessed it all too closely.
Gu Yanxi who was watching the mother daughter duo said, "She will not until she remembers all the words he said in the interview."
Given the time An Xiulan had read the newspaper out aloud, he was sure that she had remembered all the words written and said by Han Zixin. It reminded him of the time when she used to speak lines out aloud to memorize them during her childhood. Aside from school, only Han Zixin could make her work this hard.
An Qinyan rolled her eyes. "Don't give her ideas."
easy? It was not an easy feat for him! Carrying out an important and dangerous mission could be easier for him but talking this much for this long to someone he did Seriously, if her husband said this, she was certain that An Xiulan would certainly do that. Day by day, her daughter's obsession with her bestfriend was increasing and they did not know what to feel about it.
An Xiulan pouted and asked, "Mom, you really think I will do it?"
Why did her family think she would do that? She was just mesmerized by the way Zixin formulayed sentences and said them to the interviewer. Did they think it was easy? It was not an easy feat for him! Carrying out an important and dangerous mission could be easier for him but talking this much for this long to someone he did not know was not easy for him. He did not like to talk for this long to someone who was not her or Han Nanxian. He didn't talk this much to his grandfather either. She pouted again. These people were not seeing the context that she was seeing. Anyways, she was here to root for her boyfriend's sucess.
Without missing a beat, An Qinyan said, "Yes."
An Xiulan gasped, "How mean!"
Gu Yanxi sighed and said intervening while holding his chopsticks, "Enough! Enough! Eat both of you."
While he had just calmed the two ladies, someone called out at the door. They turned to look at Gu Shangyan entering through the door.
Gu Shangyan said as soon as he came in and took a seat on the breakfast table, "Hey, guys sorry for getting late here."
An Xiulan put the newspaper on her lap and gave her attention to her brother who was unexpected at this time. Last night, he left after dinner to drop Lu Xun at her father's house and then go to sleeo at his own place, "We weren't even expecting you Yan Ge."
Gu Shangyan said with a shrug. These days he appeared a little light than the time when he had recently come from abraod, "But I am here now for food."
This change was something the family was seeing in him and they were very happy about it. It seemed like whatever was troubling him had been lightened a lot. They did not hope for much but that the kids would share whatever was troubling them. Gu Shangyan came as a very tired and troubled man when he came from Europe. He was a silent man who always minded his own business but the man who returned was someone who would hide his entire life behind a bottle of alcohol.
But lately they had been noticing how he had been sober every time he would be around. And it had been frequently for him to visit his family.
The changes in Gu Shangyan were welcomed by the family with open arms but they did not pin point it to make it awwkard for him.
They behaved normal and causal like they did not see anyone different in him.
Perhaps, it was what he wanted. It might be the reason why his resolve of quiting alcohol was not broken. Nobody put pressure on him to quit it and he felt like he was doing it out of his own will. Maybe, it was why it was less difficult or as much as he thought it would be.
An Xiulan turned to him and asked raising her brow, "You lived close yet you never come for breakfast. Tell me what changed?"
Since Lu Xuan was away and she could not argue with anyone, she decided to do it with him.
Gu Shangyan gave the answer that she was not expecting, "Crybaby, why don't you quietly eat food?"
An Xiulan gasped. "You argued with me? Yan Ge! What are you trying to be? Lu Xuan! I am telling you, I sent one devil away, I am not getting another like him."
Truth be told, she did not think that he would talk this sharply to her. It was not that sharply but it still was given the way, he always babied her.
Gu Shangyan sighed. "Even if I want, I can't be Lu Xuan. So, stop expecting things that are not happening."
His words attracted the attention of the two elders. They did not like what he said.
"We already have Lu Xuan. We want Gu Shangyan. And he doesn't need to be Lu Xuan, "An Qinyan said. "Both of our sons are precious to us."
Gu Yanxi nodded his head. "Right."
They missed Lu Xuan and there was no doubt about it but it did not mean, they would want their other children to take Lu Xuan's spot. Every child had his own place in their life and nobody could take it. Gu Shangyan was just as dear to them as Lu Xuan was.
"Sorry, "Gu Shangyan mumbled. He understood where he was wrong. Anyways, he did not come here to take Lu Xuan's place. He came here because heis resolve was weak today. He woke up this morning with an dire urge to have a drink. He knew that if he stayed at his place, he would not be able to control himself. Therefore, he came here so he would be able to control himself.
His family was his biggest motivation. He knew that they would make him better and whatever reason he needed alcohol for, they would help him with it by just being with them.
And it seemed his decision was not wrong. He was scared for nothing. He did not tell anyone about it expect Shen Yue and Lu Xuan. Telling his family would mean that he was telling them that their son was an alcoholic who could not quit alcohol. They would not judge him but he still did not want to show his ugly face to them.
The conversation shifted and they began talking about work and An Xiulan suddenly said, "Guys, what happened to not talking about work at home?"
"I will drop you at the office, "Gu Shangyan suddenly said.
An Xiulan shook her head, "No, Han Zixin will pick me."
Gu Shangyan furrowed his brows and asked, "Why him? His office is in the opposite direction of your office. Why will you let him drop you?"
Although she felt guilty for it, she couldn't help it. They wanted to spend more time with each other and it was only that time they could be each other. What could she do? They had busy carrers. It was hard for them to find time for each other.
"It is okay, "An Xiulan told him.
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