Chapter 13
Jiang Lechuan said this himself, but after he finished speaking, he showed a very complicated expression.
He inserted the candles and rubbed his arm.
Gu Qi thought he was feeling uncomfortable and looked at him worriedly: "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Jiang Lechuan answered. Then he commented on his own speech: "So corny, I feel uncomfortable all over after saying it. Let me see if I have goose bumps."
"Jiang Lechuan!" Gu Qi called his name, a little irk as well as amused: "Can you let me be moved for a while?"
"It’s true. These kinds of words don't fit my personality, you... just remember it in your heart." Jiang Lechuan handed the lighter to Gu Qi and said: "You light it."
Gu Qi waved her hand to refuse: "No, light it yourself."
"Are you kidding me?" Jiang Lechuan showed dissatisfaction on his face: "It's my birthday. I'm the birthday boy. Which birthday boy have to light the candles after putting them in?”
But Gu Qi still remained unmoved: "Not only that, you also sing the birthday song yourself."
Jiang Lechuan's face was full of displeasure. Still, he lit the candles himself. After Gu Qi turned off the lights in the living room, he put his hands together, closed his eyes, and made a wishing gesture.
Although Gu Qi told him to sing the birthday song himself, she still clapped her hands and sang it gently.
Her voice was a little hoarse, very low and gentle.
Jiang Lechuan made a wish and then raised his head.
He looked confused and asked, "You sang the birthday song out of tune?"
Gu Qi: "?"
Was this the point?
Gu Qi stared at him with a fake smile: "This is the first time you know this?"
Jiang Lechuan: "..."
That wasn’t the case. But as a professional idol singer, he was still shocked every time I heard it in person.
Forget it, it didn't matter.
Jiang Lechuan looked at his cake and was about to cut it, but looked up at Gu Qi. His expression was more hesitant than before: "Actually, I have another question. Why did you buy me a Peppa Pig birthday cake?"
It looked so stupid.
How could he post this on WeChat Moments? He will definitely be laughed at!
But... this was the birthday cake Elder Sister bought for him. He still wanted to show off.
Damn, so tangled.
Gu Qi blinked. A trace of confusion also appeared on her face and asked: "What Peppa Pig? Isn't this your male god from GG Bond?"
She remembered that when she was little, Jiang Lechuan liked to watch this cartoon the most.
Jiang Lechuan: "It's different!"
It wasn’t the same pig, okay? ! Jiang Lechuan started to fret.
He immediately opened his phone, showed Gu Qi his wallpaper, and corrected her righteously: "Look at the colors, they are different. One is red and the other is pink."
Gu Qi: "...Ah, I thought it’s a new generation, so there is a little difference."
She didn't watch these things much later and naturally didn't expect that there would be a second cartoon with pigs as the protagonists that would be so popular.
So Gu Qi stood up and stated: "Then I'll buy a new one."
"There's no need for that, it's so late. What’s more, it'll waste this." Jiang Lechuan said this, split the cake in front of him in half, and he and Gu Qi each took half, and began to plan: "I'll take you to see the big movies in the Lunar New Year file after the New Year. There are good movies every year... Oh, why wait until the New Year? Let's watch it now!"
At night, twelve o'clock.
After watching two movies in a row, Gu Qi was amused by the childish plots. Her eyes lit up and she turned to Jiang Lechuan to ask, "Any more?"
Jiang Lechuan was so proud that he felt that his taste was recognized. He recommended other cartoons to Gu Qi and said, "This one is also interesting. Did you see the woodcutter one? I’m telling you that he is so stupid..."
At two o'clock in the morning, Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan each held a bucket of milk tea and popcorn delivered by takeout and opened a new animated movie for the New Year.
Four o'clock in the morning.
Gu Qi was moved to tears by the routine plot in the cartoon. Jiang Lechuan also secretly wiped his tears with a tissue beside her.
At six o'clock in the morning, the sky was already slightly bright.
The projection was still playing the new cartoon, but the siblings both couldn't hold on and fell asleep on the large sofa with their heads tilted to the left and right.
Ten o'clock in the morning. There was a knock on the door.
Gu Qi opened her eyes in confusion and wanted to open the door, but found herself lying on the sofa.
After a brief pause of two seconds, she finally remembered that she had watched cartoons with Jiang Lechuan almost all night last night.
She found it a little funny and had a headache because she didn't get enough sleep. She stretched out her legs with great difficulty and tried to kick Jiang Lechuan, who was on the same sofa but seemed far away from her -
She failed.
So Gu Qi picked up the pillow beside her and threw it in the direction of Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan was awakened by the blow and was also a little befuddled. He put the pillow aside and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Go open the door."
Gu Qi gave this response, closed her eyes again, fell back on the sofa, and covered her face with her hands.
So sleepy and have a terrible headache.
Can't stay up that late anymore.
Jiang Lechuan wasn't happy to, but his body instinctively obeyed Gu Qi's arrangement. He got up from the sofa in a daze and went to open the door.
He shouted loudly as he walked: "Who is it?"
No one answered him.
Jiang Lechuan could only reluctantly open the door. When seeing the person standing at the door, he was a little surprised and asked: "Mu Yuan?"
From the moment he heard Jiang Lechuan's voice, Mu Yuan was also surprised.
According to his knowledge, Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan’s relationship could only be said to be average despite being siblings.
Of course, Gu Qi wasn't targeting this younger brother, Jiang Lechuan. She was obviously rejecting her own family.
For example, at every family banquet, Gu Qi would get closer to his mother, just like another daughter of hers. When the elders were not around, she would choose to stay with him, and the number of times she took the initiative to talk to him was far more than that with Jiang Lechuan.
But today, Jiang Lechuan showed up at her apartment and opened the door for her.
Then it dawned on Mu Yuan.
Yesterday, when Gu Qi was sending him home, she seemed to receive a call from the cake shop. Jiang Lechuan had posted a wechat moment of a stupid-looking cake on the table last night.
All of this could be connected.
Mu Yuan didn't say anything, just glanced at the cherries in his hand.
This was brought back by his father from another province yesterday. His mother only tasted one bite and found it very sweet. Because both of them had to go to work, only he could bring most of it to Gu Qi.
He knew that his mother liked this maternal elder cousin sister very much. She doted and cherished her for so many years and would always think of her when there was something.
Since he could remember, his mother often murmured in his ear.
"Although it's a good thing to live a good life in a rich family, how old is Qiqi? Can she really live alone in someone else's house without any grievances? Her parents are so busy at work, ah... Xiaoyuan, we have to be nice to your elder sister, understand?"
What a pity.
Gu Qi had reconciled with her younger brother and no longer needed to be attentive to him, an outsider.
It seemed that she would reconcile with her family sooner or later. At that time, maybe she wouldn’t be so close to Mother and not need her care.
At that time, Mother may be a little sad.
Despite thinking this, Mu Yuan didn’t have much feeling. He just handed the cherries in his hand to Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan took it and understood it: "Did Paternal Aunt ask you to deliver it?"
Mu Yuan nodded and wanted to leave. The things his mother asked him to deliver had already been delivered, so there was no need to stay any longer.
"Wait a minute!" Jiang Lechuan walked into the house with cherries, turned back and shouted to Mu Yuan: "I happen to be going to the company today. It's on the way to your house, I'll take you!"
Mu Yuan didn't refuse.
Refusing needed a reason and if the other party was too polite or even needed ‘debate’ about it, it would be more troublesome.
So his life was generally to do whatever others told him to do. As long as it wasn't too excessive, he wouldn’t refuse.
But--
When Mu Yuan saw Jiang Lechuan scan a public electric bike on the side of the road, he regretted it a little
Use this to take him home?
Jiang Lechuan was also embarrassed.
He had just woken up and his brain hadn't caught up yet. He was only thinking that he had something to say to Mu Yuan and wanted to take him home, but he forgot--
There was a traffic jam yesterday! He came over on a public bicycle! Where was the car to take Mu Yuan home?
Jiang Lechuan had thought about booking a taxi online.
But he was so popular. What if the driver heard him chatting with Mu Yuan? No outsiders were allowed!
His toes kept tapping.
Jiang Lechuan could only pretend to be calm and found a reason to explain: "It's easy to get stuck in the morning, this one is fast."
Fortunately, the public electric bikes in the capital now have back seats for passengers after the upgrade. If not, he didn't know how it would end.
Jiang Lechuan sat on it, holding the handlebars of the electric vehicle with both hands, looked back at Mu Yuan, and urged: "Get on quickly!"
Mu Yuan: "..."
No, he didn't want to get on at all.
But Mu Yuan knew how difficult this maternal elder cousin brother was. If he refused, he might not be able to get rid of this person today.
In the end.
Mu Yuan could only sit on the back seat of the public electric bike with a blank expression and embarked on the journey home under his escort.
Anyway, Jiang Lechuan was right. His home wasn't far from here. If there was no mishap, he could get there in 20 minutes.
No mishap-
It meant a mishap was about to happen.
The electric bike ran out of power halfway through the journey.
"Damn!" Horror laced in Jiang Lechuan’s voice, "How can this happen? Why are there no other cars around, and no parking spots?"
Mu Yuan: "..."
It was okay, let's stop here.
It was good that the power was drained. He wanted to go home by himself.
But Jiang Lechuan immediately comforted him: "It's okay. Sit tight. Believe me, I can take you back even if there is no power!"
Mu Yuan: "......?"
The next second, the electric bike moved forward again, but the speed was much slower than before.
Mu Yuan slowly lowered his head.
He already had a bad premonition.
This public electric bike had a ‘dual-use’. When it ran out of power, it was like a bicycle and could be moved forward manually.
Sure enough, at this moment Jiang Lechuan was pedaling hard. When he encountered an uphill slope, he stood up and roared "Ah——".
Mu Yuan: "..."
He didn't understand.
If there was no parking spot, couldn't he just park on the roadside?
Let alone Jiang Lechuan, even he wouldn't be short of that little money. Why must he take this vehicle?
In Mu Yuan's opinion, Jiang Lechuan's behavior was really full of flaws, which was incomprehensible to a normal person.
But it had come to this point. Mu Yuan didn't want to say anything to refute, otherwise it would be in vain.
A mother and daughter strolled by them and even passed them.
The little girl asked curiously: "Mom, Why are the two elder brothers riding so slowly?"
Mother answered her: "Because it's uphill, riding a bike requires more effort than walking."
The little girl asked again: "Why don't they get off the bike and push it?"
The bike stopped.
Jiang Lechuan looked back: "Yes! Get off the bike!"
Mu Yuan: "..."
Take a deep breath, don't be angry.
Quarrel meant he had to talk. He didn't want to talk to Jiang Lechuan.
He couldn't just leave, because Jiang Lechuan would definitely chase after.
Jiang Lechuan pushed the bike up the huge uphill, while Mu Yuan followed him with his head down the whole time.
He had begun to regret it. Why did he come to deliver this bag of cherries? If he didn’t, everything wouldn't have ended up like this.
At this moment, an old man walked by them.
The old man looked at them and laughed: "What do young people think nowadays? They push the bike? What's the point of having this bike?"
Jiang Lechuan: "!"
He thought it made sense.
So Jiang Lechuan stopped, got on the public electric bike again, looked back at Mu Yuan, and stated in a serious tone: "Come on, get on the bike."
Mu Yuan: "..."
Didn't Jiang Lechuan have any opinion? At least finish this uphill climb!
Seeing Mu Yuan didn't move, Jiang Lechuan got anxious: "You don't believe me, do you? This time, I will definitely use all my strength for you to see!"
Mu Yuan's lips twitched.
Forget it.
Until-
Ten minutes later.
Jiang Lechuan panted heavily and complained in great dissatisfaction: "Why is this bike so tiring to ride? And the speed is so slow. My legs are almost broken, I can't do it anymore. Xiaoyuan, you can do it instead of me! Let's switch!"
Mu Yuan: "..."
He always rejected getting along with his maternal elder cousin sister because she would always be too concerned about him and making him feel disturbed.
But at this moment, he suddenly missed his maternal elder cousin sister a little.
If she was here, things wouldn't have come to this.
Definitely.
Because a public electric bike cannot carry three people.
One minute later.
Mu Yuan sat in front of the public electric bike with a blank expression, pedaling, while Jiang Lechuan leaned forward in shock: "I didn't expect you to look so thin, but you were so strong! Do you want to go to the gym? I have a pretty good personal trainer. Let's go together!"
Mu Yuan: "..."
He didn't want to go to the gym at all. He hoped Jiang Lechuan would shut up. It was really noisy.
He just wanted to go home quickly and didn't want to say a word to Jiang Lechuan.
Absolutely, not a word.
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Gu Qi slept until noon. Turning over on the sofa, she yawned and got up.
On the coffee table were her favorite cherries and many small boxes. Paternal Aunt was always attentive. She also used sticky notes to mark them with different instructions such as ‘wash and eat directly’ and ‘remember to put in the refrigerator’.
Jiang Lechuan also took away the garbage on the table before leaving.
Gu Qi was in a good mood. After washing up, she sat in front of the coffee table and ate cherries.
She put two cherries in her mouth, picked up her phone to see if there was any message, but almost choked when she clicked on the message from Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan said nothing but just sent a photo.
In the photo, Jiang Lechuan put one hand on Mu Yuan's shoulder and smiled at the camera, looking not very smart.
While Mu Yuan had a blank expression on his face.
No, it could be described that disdain was written directly in his eyes. However, Jiang Lechuan absolutely didn't realize it.
In Jiang Lechuan's opinion, Mu Yuan's expression was ugly because he wasn't fond of smiling by nature. It was impossible for him to hate him!
However, in Gu Qi's opinion, what was even more strange was that both of them had a lot of sweat on their faces. Their hair was mostly separated by each strand. And behind him, there was actually... huh? A public electric bike?
Gu Qi was silent for a full half minute.
She typed a ‘?’ to Jiang Lechuan.
Jiang Lechuan sent her a long voice message to explain.
"Today I scanned a bike to send Mu Yuan home, and the bike ran out of power. But I don't know why the area has been very strict recently. I can't find another electric bike. In the end, we had to take turns riding back! Oh, can’t speak any more. Paternal Aunt is back. I have to eat and rush to the company!"
Gu Qi: "..."
Her silence was deafening. Sorry, Mu Yuan.
It had been hard on him.
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The director team announced the theme of the next recording, ‘Our Friends’. Each group required to invite a friend to participate in the recording. Both inside and outside the circle was allowed.
Gu Qi noticed that the grouping of the four siblings had changed.
In the second episode, she and Jiang Lechuan were in one group, while Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan were in another group.
Gu Qi didn't think much about it. Changing the grouping might be more fresh for the audience.
She sent a message to Jiang Lechuan: [Have you seen the grouping arranged by the director team? ]
Jiang Lechuan replied immediately.
[I didn't go to Mu Yuan to ask him to exchange with me! ]
The other party withdrew a message.
Jiang Lechuan sent a message again. This time it was frigid, with only three words: [I saw it]
Gu Qi: "..."
She saw it too. Did Jiang Lechuan take the initiative to ask the production team to change the grouping?
Forget it, let's not expose him and pretend that she didn't see it.
So Gu Qi didn't say much on this topic and instead continued to ask him.
[Remember to invite a friend over. I'll leave it to you]
Jiang Lechuan replied immediately.
[Copy that]
At this moment.
Hengtian Media's practice room.
Members of Jiang Lechuan's group VE were practicing the dance for the new album.
All members were practicing hard in front of the mirror, but Jiang Lechuan began to ‘screen’ his teammates in his mind.
The first one... the youngest in the group, he was too well-behaved, and his fan circle was mainly mommy fans and elder sister fans.
This one wouldn't work. If he went, he would definitely be in sharp contrast with himself. Jiang Lechuan knew himself.
The second one, this one loved to laugh and was humorous and outgoing. It was said that many female idols have a crush on him.
No, no, what if he had some idea toward Elder Sister?
The third one, this one had a particularly good temper.
Can’t do, can’t do, can’t do!
Jiang Lechuan was actually a little surprised to find out——
What was going on? His teammates seemed to be very popular with good personalities! ?
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