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Early in the morning, firecrackers were going off outside.
The door slowly opened, and Li Changqing, holding a bag, threw it directly onto the wheelchair.
"I changed it for him."
As soon as he finished speaking, a person emerged tremblingly from behind him, with a large bruise on his face and his body shaking like a leaf. He looked up in fear and then lowered his eyes, repeating this several times.
"I...I'll help you change your clothes."
Zhang Tianyu was beaten up early in the morning. He went to complain, but his parents told him to be patient and things would calm down.
How could he possibly swallow this bitterness?
The key point is that his mother's attitude changed in just half a day, and she even wanted to hold a banquet to acknowledge the illegitimate child.
How do his close friends view him?
He'll probably become a laughing stock in the industry within half a day!
Zhang Tianyu shakily threw off the blanket.
But then they saw the child inside holding his hand in front of the strange man's chest.
"This..." He made way for the person at the door to see the scene clearly.
Li Changqing stepped forward and glanced at the two people on the bed.
With a "whoosh," the child opened his eyes.
His eyes were bloodshot, as if he hadn't slept all night, and he got off the bed with a swift motion.
In less than two seconds, as Zhang Tianyu turned around to grab the bag, he was suddenly all alone in the room.
He hesitated, wanting to leave.
What a joke! He's never served anyone, let alone had to put up with anyone's attitude.
Even his own parents were against him.
"Wake up!"
Zhang Tianyu was extremely upset to see his bed being taken over, so he leaned close to the strange man's ear and shouted.
They called out several times but couldn't wake him up.
"elder brother……"
Zhang Lili stood at the door with two swollen eyes.
Did Mom tell you why you wanted to acknowledge this illegitimate child?
The last person I took in is still working for free at home, without being paid, and he gets beaten and scolded at will.
But even though this child is also an illegitimate child, the parents insist on acknowledging this freak.
Not to mention the mother, who might be scolding this person one second and treating them like her own child the next, as if she's been bewitched.
"You go out first!"
Zhang Tianyu didn't want anyone to see him serving others, so he slammed the door shut.
The loud noise shook the ceiling and finally woke the person who was fast asleep in bed.
Gu Xinglan suddenly opened her eyes, her mind completely blank.
"Get up! I'll change your clothes!"
Someone reluctantly threw the bag onto the bed and kicked the wheelchair, causing it to roll to the edge of the bed.
"Good morning……"
Gu Xinglan said this subconsciously, then looked around and didn't see the child.
Only this young man in front of me was filled with resentment.
"Did you see the child from yesterday?"
When the word "child" was mentioned, Zhang Tianyu shuddered.
Child?
Is that really not a dwarf?
Could there really be such a terrifying child?
He quickly opened the bag and took out the dark blue suit inside.
"With your build, how could you possibly wear a suit?" Zhang Tianyu suppressed his guilt and looked disdainfully at the person on the bed covered in bandages.
"Tear it down."
The wounds on my body no longer itch, let alone feel pain; there is none at all. Only when I turn over and turn my head can I still feel the pits and bumps on the surface of my skin.
System: [Scarring is quite troublesome.]
"How to say."
System: [This is not an external injury; there is no wound. It is a scar. Scars do not bleed, which means that if the host wants to completely remove the scar, they will need to apply medication every day until the scar disappears.]
No wonder... The external injuries have been almost completely healed by the external medicine, but when Li Hetai reapplied the medicine last night, the areas where the medicine was applied were still itchy.
The bandages on his body were removed, the ointment had solidified and stuck to his skin, which was covered with raised lumps of flesh and burn scars, as if it had melted.
The room was so brightly lit that it made Zhang Tianyu feel nauseous.
I feel like I'm going to throw up my breakfast.
He suppressed his nausea and threw the wet towel at the person on the bed.
"That person didn't let me wipe myself down, so you have to do it yourself." After saying that, Zhang Tianyu saw that no one was in the room, so he took off running outside.
The door opened and closed again, leaving only Gu Xinglan in the room.
He struggled to unwrap the gauze from his arm.
The sticky ointment was most concentrated on my chest and collarbone area, and the towel I used to wipe myself was still cold.
Gu Xinglan sighed deeply and wiped the towel again and again, turning it over.
My stomach started growling after I finished wiping it.
Feeling utterly weak, Gu Xinglan lay back on the bed, her trembling fingertips touching the burn scars on her body.
If he had a mirror, he would probably see what kind of hideous monster he had grown into.
In fact, you can see it now by looking at the reflection on the ceiling.
My vision went black as a cold hand covered my eyes.
Soon, it was wrapped up in a black cloth.
Those two icy hands, carrying the scent of the earth outside, bound his eyes with a long cloth.
The back of his head was even slightly lifted up.
The knot was tied very slowly, and he could feel the other person's stray hairs pressing against his face.
The air was filled with a rich floral fragrance, a familiar scent.
Now it carries a hint of coldness, like the strange rocks covered in snow on the mountaintop, solitary and aloof.
His hands were cold, but the towel covering his scars was warm, and he wiped it from top to bottom until all the ointment was removed.
"Thank you, Li Hetai." Gu Xinglan found it hard to describe her current feelings.
He took care of this person for several months, and now this person is taking care of him. Doesn't that even things out?
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Suits... are so tacky.
The bright blue color is almost fluorescent, and even the cut is terrible; it has absolutely no texture.
He no longer needs a wheelchair; the cut on his foot from the shards has long since healed.
Gu Xinglan got out of bed and put on her clothes one by one.
A floral shirt paired with a bright blue suit jacket—who came up with this combination?
Go downstairs.
Sure enough, I saw the boys and girls covering their mouths and giggling.
"Ahem!" Zhang Jinhao coughed heavily and said softly to the person coming down the stairs, "Can you get out of the wheelchair now?"
Gu Xinglan nodded and sat down in the only empty seat.
"Hey!" Zhang Lili raised an eyebrow and stood up abruptly. "You're sitting in someone else's chair."
The chair I was sitting on was very small, and even the table legs were unstable, making a creaking sound with the slightest movement.
“That’s right, those seats belong to someone else,” Zhang Tianyu chimed in.
"okay."
The woman in the main seat finished her soy milk and said, "You can sit here, it's no trouble."
Zhang Lili was completely unsure of her mother's sudden change of attitude. Receiving a glance from the person in the main seat, she had no choice but to swallow her difficult words.
Silence fell over the table. Towards the end of the meal, Zhang Jinhao chuckled awkwardly and said, "Xinglan, how about I throw a reunion banquet for you tonight?"
Gu Xinglan wore Bluetooth earphones that resembled hearing aids, connected to Li Hetai upstairs via Bluetooth.
[Agree to it.]
"Okay." Gu Xinglan wiped his mouth, and as the voice beside him faded, he added, "I need to go to the company first."
Upon hearing the word "company," the two young men at the table froze. Zhang Tianyu, as the company's heir, even trembled as he threw the bowl away.
"What did you say?!" He stood up abruptly, his face turning pale and then red.
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