Late at night, it was raining heavily outside.
The girl in the mirror has her back to the light, and shadows hit her face.
The shadow in the mirror becomes blurred by water vapor.
Gu Miaomiao is a fast wearer.
She has been in the fast travel world for three months, and Gu Xiuyuan's love value has only just exceeded 40%.
This was because she met a gangster by the Gu family swimming pool that night...
That day, although she almost killed the gangster, she still pretended to be pitiful and cried to Gu Xiuyuan, which moved Gu Xiuyuan, and then she used his sympathy and affection to increase her love value to 40%.
Gu Xiuyuan also asked her to move out of the Gu family and live in this separate villa.
Since moving here, Gu Xiuyuan has come to visit her regularly every two weeks and take her out shopping.
Gu Xiuyuan was very gentle to her and doted on her.
All requests are answered.
She originally thought it would be fun, but the facts told her that being too gentlemanly and polite was not good.
Because Gu Xiuyuan had always kept a proper distance from her, his love value never increased again.
This shows that Gu Xiuyuan is not tempted at all.
She had to make Gu Xiuyuan realize that she was a woman.
Today is the original owner’s birthday.
She sent a text message to Gu Xiuyuan, and he would definitely come.
This is a perfect opportunity to show vulnerability.
Because Gu Miaomiao was an adopted child, no one in the Gu family had ever truly cared about her from the bottom of their hearts, let alone celebrated her birthday.
...
The clouds were thick and dark, and the rain poured down like a dike.
Gu Xiuyuan returned to the villa with an umbrella and a fruit cake in his hand.
It’s just that the outside of the cake box is wet, as if it has been soaked by rain.
The living room was dark, with no lights on.
It's quiet and has a feeling of space.
He frowned slightly and put the umbrella in his hand in the basket at the door.
Just when he was holding the cake and preparing to turn on the light, the door to the bedroom on the second floor opened...
"Squeak——"
It was as if it had been blown open by the wind, and only a faint light came out from inside.
He was a little worried. Did something happen to her?
The fruit cake was placed on the table, and he quickly ran to the second floor. Just as he was about to open the door, he discovered the scene inside...
The girl's back was facing the door, and a large area of her fair skin was exposed. Only a white bath towel was wrapped around her body to outline her petite and exquisite figure.
She was wiping her wet hair with a towel, and water drops kept dripping down.
The girl in his memory was as delicate as a small animal, and today he saw a different side of the girl.
It feels like the darkest place in my heart has been revealed...
Did he really take Miaomiao out to raise her alone in the villa just to let her escape from the Gu family?
He looked a little lost in thought, and stopped opening the door in panic. He was suddenly glad that he didn't turn on the light just now.
He hoped that the girl didn't notice that he was here.
But before he could get far, the girl quickly chased him out. As she chased, she stopped him in surprise:
"Brother...are you here?"
Gu Xiuyuan had already reached the door of the living room. He stopped and did not turn around. He closed his eyes to the surge in his eyes and said hoarsely:
"Well, it's your birthday today, and I'll give you a birthday cake."
He walked in a hurry and forgot to hold an umbrella. The raindrops drifted in from outside and wet his clothes.
"Thank you, brother!" The girl's voice was brisk with a hint of surprise.
A cake can make her so happy.
He suddenly regretted it.
He felt that if he was a competent big brother, he should give her a grander birthday and at least take her out for a ride.
But he knew that his heart should have been confused a long time ago.
Today is Miaomiao's birthday, he always remembers it.
But he didn't dare to think about anything about her, let alone come over.
Reason told him that they should keep their distance and just provide her with the things she needed daily.
It wasn't until Gu Miaomiao sent him a text message that he hurriedly found someone to customize a cake.
She is the only one in the villa now.
The scene just now lingered in his eyes, and he felt even more upset.
This strange yet familiar feeling told him that he had to go.
"It's okay, happy birthday." Gu Xiuyuan's expression has returned to a calm and unruffled look, and he said indifferently, "I have something to do later, so I'll leave first."
His clothes were almost completely soaked, and the cold wind blowing from the clothes sticking to his body made him feel a little cold.
The girl just ran out without wearing shoes, hurriedly ran to him, grabbed the corner of his clothes, and said with a hint of prayer in her tone:
"Brother, can you stay and celebrate my birthday with me? I thought no one would remember my birthday."
He could clearly feel Miao Miao's loss.
"It's too late today..."
"Just take it as my birthday wish, brother..." The girl bit her lip and said humbly.
Gu Xiuyuan turned his head and took a deep look at the girl:
"You really want me to stay?"
He was tormented inside. A voice in his heart told him that he couldn't stay, but another voice told him that he had to stay.
The thoughts in his heart became more intense, and he suppressed the thoughts that he shouldn't have in his heart.
It would be great if Miaomiao could refuse him...
She seemed to have cried today.
The girl's face was also stained with water, her eyes were red, and the water mist on her long eyelashes made her look even more pitiful:
"Brother, celebrate my birthday with me."
The voice in Gu Xiuyuan's heart completely quieted down.
He sighed and said, "That's all, come on, I'll light the candles for you."
"Okay! I'm going to change clothes! Brother, don't leave!" The girl quickly recovered her energy and happily ran into the bathroom on the first floor.
Gu Xiuyuan patted the water stains on his body, but because of the heavy rain, he stood at the door and his coat was completely soaked.
He took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack by the door.
In order to maintain the birthday atmosphere, he still did not turn on the lights, but directly helped her light the candles.
The dim firelight flickered on his face, lengthening his shadow infinitely.
Gu Miaomiao quickly changed into an inner dress and came out. She didn't even blow dry her hair, letting her wet hair hang on her shoulders.
Gu Xiuyuan said: "Why don't you blow dry? What should I do if I catch a cold?"
"Brother, I'm afraid of wasting your time." Gu Miaomiao said cautiously, as if she had done something wrong.
"..." Gu Xiuyuan's eyes showed deep helplessness, and an unexplainable meaning emerged in his heart, "It's okay, I said I would accompany you today."
Gu Xiuyuan paused for a while and then said: "You don't have to be so cautious in front of me in the future."
The girl became visibly happy. She put on a birthday hat and sat next to him.
Gu Miaomiao's eyebrows were curved, she took his arm and seemed to be in a good mood and said: "Thank you, brother... No one has ever been so kind to me."
Gu Xiuyuan's body stiffened, and all his sense of touch was focused on the place where the girl touched his arm.
He lowered his eyes and did not stop her as usual. He curled his lips and said:
"I'll be nicer to you in the future."
