Chapter Thirty-Five: Stunning

  This is the voice of a young man.

  The sound is so gentle and low, as if a soft breeze brushes against the cheek, like a lover's occasional whispers in the ear at midnight, making one's heart flutter.

  Ye Qinglan never thought that one day she would be infatuated with a man's voice like a flower idiot. But she still couldn't help but send another flower idiot. What kind of man would have such a good voice?

  Ye Qingning didn't even have time to notice her abnormality, and shouted excitedly: "Brother Ye, Xiuyu sister."

  The intermittent sobbing sound suddenly stopped.

  That warm and pleasant male voice sounded again: "Who's there?"

  Ye Qingning took a few deep breaths, calmed herself down and smiled brightly as she replied: "Elder Brother Biao, I'm Qingning."

  The man behind the tree responded with a faint "en", but did not show up, instead he comforted Gu Xiuyu in a low voice: "Yu'er, Qingning's cousin is here. Shall I let her come over to keep you company?"

  Gu Xiuyu didn't react much, neither saying it was good nor bad.

  The young man was obviously accustomed to her introverted personality and patiently coaxed, "You saw her once last year. Have you forgotten?"

  Gu Xiyu still didn't make a sound.

  The young man still had a gentle and soothing tone, coaxing Gu Xiuyu: "It's rare for you to come out once, you can't always hide in here and not see anyone. Qingning is your cousin, she's not an outsider, you don't have to be afraid..."

  Ye Qinglan furrowed her brow.

  This Gu Xiuyu is not the introverted and lonely person I thought she was, but a patient with autism. Moreover, judging from Gu Xiuyu's performance, her autism is quite severe.

  Ye Qingning also seemed to understand Gu Xiyu's unusual behavior, quietly standing in place and waiting. He also gave Ye Qinglan a warning glance, hinting that she shouldn't make any sudden movements, lest she startle Gu Xiyu.

  Ye Qinglan stood together with him in the same place, feeling quite cooperative. Although it was a bit dull, but with that warm and pleasant male voice accompanying her, it wasn't a bad task after all.

  After a while, Gu Xiuyu finally reacted: "Where's my cousin?"

  The voice was very weak and faint, if you didn't listen carefully with your ears perked up, you couldn't hear it clearly.

  Ye Qingning had been concentrating on listening, so she didn't miss this voice. Her heart was delighted and she hurriedly smiled: "Xi Yu sister, I'm over here! I'll come right over." She intentionally softened her voice, and her footsteps were much more gentle than usual. It was as if she was afraid of making any noise that would scare Gu Xi Yu.

  Ye Qinglan shivered and followed automatically. Judging from the voice, Gu Xiyu was at least over ten years old. But the tone of speech was like that of a six or seven year old child.

  This brother and sister were really curious. They had to go over and take a look no matter what!

  It's no wonder they didn't notice anyone behind the tree earlier. There were many low shrubs by the pond, and Gu Xiuyu and her brother were hiding behind the largest one. If they hadn't heard the sound, they wouldn't have thought that there were two people hidden here.

  As she gradually approached, Ye Qinglan's heart rate actually accelerated involuntarily.

  From this angle, the figures of two people behind the tree gradually emerged.

  The first thing Ye Qinglan saw was a small snow-white face.

  That kind of pale and that kind of rosy healthy glow are different, with a faintly sickly pallor. Dark, dark eyes, soft and delicate as flower petals red lips.

  Ye Qinglan was taken aback at once.

  Ye Qingning was already a rare beauty, and her true body was even more elegant and beautiful. But the beautiful girl in front of him, who didn't seem to be an ordinary person, had a different kind of beauty. That beauty was even a little stunning, making people dare not look directly at her.

  By Gu Xiuyu's side was a young man wearing a moon-white brocade robe.

  The young man was originally facing away from the two of them, and upon hearing the footsteps, he slowly turned around with a faint smile: "Qingning cousin, it's been a long time."

  Ye Qinglan took a deep breath.

  She couldn't find any adjectives to describe the young man in front of her.

  Handsome and extraordinary, elegant and refined... these words are too inadequate to describe the splendor of this young man.

  Thick eyebrows, ink-like eyes, straight nose bridge, thin lips. Separately, they don't seem extraordinary, but combined, they form a stunningly beautiful face that takes one's breath away. The subtle and distant elegance he exudes is even more captivating than his handsome face.

  His casual smile was like a spring breeze that blew open the flowers all over the mountains and fields, leaving people in awe.

  Compared with him, Zheng Junyan is still a naive child.

  No wonder Ye Qingning couldn't forget him. Such a stunningly handsome man was simply an irresistible dream that all women couldn't resist.

  Ye Qingning was just like Ye Qingrou before, had long forgotten what a girl's reserve was, and walked a few steps closer without being able to help herself: "Brother-in-law, it's been a long time, how are you?"

  Gu Xiannian smiled faintly and said, "Still the same as ever." His gaze casually swept over Ye Qinglan's face: "Is this lady also a cousin of the manor?"

  Ye Qingning smiled and nodded: "This is San Shu's tenth sister."

  Ye Qinglan composed herself and smiled brightly as she replied: "Qing Lan has seen her eldest brother!"

  What's Orchid?

  Gu Xiannian's smile paused for a moment, her black eyes narrowed slightly, and then she smiled as if nothing had happened. She lowered her head and said to Gu Xiyu, "Yu'er, Qingning's cousin is here. Aren't you going to greet her?"

  Gu Xiuyu was originally sitting on her knees, but when she heard the words, she stood up obediently and said in a soft voice like a mosquito: "Sister is good." She looked like a clumsy child who evoked people's sympathy.

  Ye Qingning also lost her usual haughty indifference, and squeezed out the most gentle and affectionate smile: "Xi Yu sister, when did you arrive here? I've been looking for you for half a day!"

  Gu Xiuyu squeezed out a faint smile and looked at Gu Xinyan with pleading eyes, seemingly unsure of how to respond to such a question.

  Gu Xiannian secretly sighed in her heart.

  Gu Xiuyu was originally introverted and rarely spoke a few words throughout the day. In recent years, this situation has not only failed to improve but has become more severe. Except for family members, she even refused to see outsiders. Even when speaking occasionally, it would be at most a few words.

  Changyuan Bo's sixtieth birthday, he didn't want to follow along and join in the excitement. However, Mrs. Zheng insisted on bringing Gu Xiyu together to come. He really couldn't put his mind at ease, so he followed along and came together.

  As expected, her sister was frightened by the noise outside in the carriage. She refused to get out of the carriage no matter what. He had no choice but to take her to the quietest lotus pond and wait there. I thought that seeing Ye Qingning would make Gu Xiyu a little bolder than usual, but it didn't turn out that way...

  Ye Qingning waited for half a day without getting any response, and her smile had become somewhat stiff.

  Just then, a string of firecrackers exploded.

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