Black Lotus - Chapter 21

Wen Niannan followed Gu Yansheng and walked into the house, talking to the person next to his father as he walked. He didn’t notice that the person in front suddenly stopped and accidentally ran into that person.

“Ouch…”

His nose smacked right on the wide shoulder of the person in front of him. A sudden soreness came rushing into his nose, and his eyes became a little moist with tears.

He clutched his nose and lowered his head. After suddenly thinking of who he might have run into, Wen Niannan immediately took a step back.

“I…I didn’t mean it,” he said with a trembling voice. He was afraid that the relaxed atmosphere would be destroyed by him again.

Gu Yansheng turned around and looked coldly at the person who was holding his red nose with tears in his eyes. His long hairstyle made him look inexplicably pitiful.

As if suddenly remembering something, he suddenly stepped forward and bent down.

Seeing Gu Yansheng suddenly lowered his back and raised his hand, Wen Niannan instantly thought that he was about to be beaten again. He wanted to close his eyes in fear but held back the urge.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yansheng slowly stretched out his hand to touch his nose and rubbed it gently. “Does it hurt? It’s all red.”

Wen Niannan was frozen in place by the sudden touch, he raised his head and looked at Gu Yansheng in dismay.

“No…no. It doesn’t hurt at all.”

“Come, I’ll rub it for you.”

After that, he helped Wen Niannan gently wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

Gu Yansheng’s intimacy made Wen Niannan hold his breath in disbelief. He stared blankly at the handsome face that was close to him. It was hard for him to believe that this was happening.

This series of actions made Wen Niannan breathe tighter and more flustered. His face flushed, and when he was about to speak, he heard laughter coming from behind him.

“Haha, are you two just going to stay there in the hall. Have you forgot the elders upstairs?”

Hearing Lu Yun’s voice, Wen Niannan hurriedly stepped back and blushed in embarrassment.

Turning around, he saw Mr. Gu and Lu Yun walking downstairs, as well as his… father whom he hadn’t seen for a long time.

Gu Yansheng, standing beside him, calmly withdrew his hand, glanced at Wen Niannan, and walked in front of Grandpa Gu.

“Grandpa, I’m back.”

Grandpa Gu nodded with satisfaction, then turned his head and said warmly to Wen Niannan, “Niannian, come over and let Grandpa see, how come you look thinner than last time I saw you. You look weak, have they not be treating you well?”

“I feel the same. Yansheng, are you bullying him again? If you dare to bully Niannan, Grandpa and I will be the first to beat you up,” Lu Yun added out of nowhere.

She raised her eyes and glanced at Gu Yansheng. Gu Yansheng’s impatient expression was caught by her, and their sight came in contact with each other.

Wen Niannan was afraid that the mother and son would quarrel again, so he quickly explained, “Grandpa, I have a bad appetite recently, and I have eaten less, or maybe because my hair grew longer and my face naturally looks smaller.”

“Then you have to eat more. Gotta take care of your body.”

Grandpa Gu frowned and explained the harm to the body of skipping meals. Wen Niannan nodded from time to time and listened to his grandfather’s explanation, but his eyes looked at his father.

Seeing that his father only wanted to talk to Grandpa Gu and didn’t care about him, he lowered his eyes in frustration.

“I prepared some snacks that Niannian likes to eat. You and Yansheng go over there and take your time. I have something to talk to with your father.”

“Yes, thank you, Grandpa.”

After a few people walked away, Gu Yansheng looked in the direction that Grandpa Gu and the others were leaving, and suddenly spoke lightly, “Nice job putting up the act for me. You sure are really good at it.”

Edited by: UnderTheMoon