Gu Xiyan was extremely confused. She always felt that Zhou Mu was different from before. Even the way Aunt Yin looked at her looked unusual.
After Qi Zhiyuan brought the chessboard, Gu Xiyan knew that Zhou Mu wanted to play chess with her.
After the two started to fight, Gu Xiyan concentrated all her energy and never noticed that Zhou Mu's eyes fell on her face more than once, and she hesitated to speak.
Zhou Mu's attention was not focused, and he could not help but look at the girl opposite.
She was focused on playing chess and had no idea that he was secretly watching her. In her heart, she must have thought that he was some kind of gentleman?
Little did he know that at the beginning, on the contrary, he had ulterior motives for her.
"Have you had any contact with Xu Sanke recently?" Zhou Mu mentioned Xu Yanqing seemingly casually.
Gu Xiyan remembered that she had just received the invitation from Qi Anbo's house today, and that Min'er was lurking next to her again, and must have passed the news to Zhou Mu.
"It's a coincidence that I just received an invitation from Miss Xu today. She invited me to go to Qi'anbo Mansion to enjoy the flowers the day after tomorrow. Miss Xu said that there are many noon flowers planted in the Xu family's house, and now is a good time to enjoy the noon flowers.
When the time comes, invite me to watch it." Gu Xiyan didn't hide it either.
Doesn't this count as having contact with Xu Yanqing?
She had a good impression of Xu Zhen'er, who was innocent, lively and active. If Xu Zhen'er was not Xu Yanqing's sister, she would be willing to make friends with Xu Zhen'er.
"Girl, are you going to be invited?" Zhou Mu finally had the chance to ask the question he had been holding back for a long time.
Gu Xiyan's attention was focused on the chess game and she replied absently: "I want to push."
Zhou Mu was a little surprised: "Why is this?"
He thought that Gu Xiyan would accept the invitation, and even thought of a bunch of words to prevent her from meeting Xu Yanqing.
Before he got sick, he couldn't stand just imagining Gu Xiyan and Xu Yanqing together. At that time, he knew that some struggles were in vain.
It's just that his current physical condition is indeed not good, and he still has concerns before he is sure that his illness can be cured.
"I don't want to have any more contact with Mr. Xu. Since I said it in the first place, I shouldn't get involved again, so as not to cause a chain reaction and attract a troublesome person like Third Sister." Gu Xiyan said truthfully.
Although it was Xu Zhen'er who made the invitation, it was the Xu family, and it was for admiring flowers at noon. If Xu Yanqing returned home from duty, she would probably meet Xu Yanqing face to face.
After thinking about it, she decided to refuse the invitation.
"That's very good." Zhou Mu's lips couldn't help but rise.
When Gu Xiyan heard this, she looked at Zhou Mu with some confusion: "Master, don't you like Master Xu?"
By the way, Xu Yanqing is also in the Household Department. Zhou Mu and Xu Yanqing are both on duty at the Household Department, so they should see each other often.
"It's okay." Zhou Mu didn't want to mention Xu Yanqing again, "Concentrate on playing chess."
Gu Xiyan laughed. It was obvious just now that he was asking her questions and he was not paying attention.
But if he doesn't pay attention, she will have a chance to win.
Zhou Mu really had to concentrate on dealing with her, as her chess skills were no match for him.
Unfortunately, the game had not yet been decided at dusk. She vaguely felt that Zhou Mu did not try his best, but she could not find any evidence that he was cheating on her.
Seeing that it was getting dark and the game was not over yet, Grandma Yin reminded her that dinner was ready.
She put the chess piece back and said, "Master, please have dinner first, I'm going back too."
Zhou Mu looked at Aunt Yin. Aunt Yin was alert and immediately understood: "Knowing that the girl is coming, I cooked a few more dishes. Usually the young master eats alone, so the young slave will accompany him.
How about going back after dinner?"
Facing such gentle Grandma Yin, Gu Xiyan couldn't say no.
She looked at Zhou Mu and saw that he had clear features and clear eyes, and a smile in his eyes, as warm as the soft spring wind.
How could she say no to such a person?
During dinner, Zhou Mu was preparing food for her. And she found that some of the dishes cooked tonight were her favorites.
But she only had dinner with Zhou Mu once. How did he know her food preferences?
She pressed down the questions in her mind and quickly ate and drank.
After dinner, the night became dark.
The bright moon hangs high, the sky is full of stars, the moonlight shines into the courtyard, and the white light envelopes Gu Xiyan like a silver gauze, making her face hazy and gentle as spring.
Zhou Mu walked quietly behind her, with all kinds of intense emotions surging in his heart, but he could only tell himself to restrain himself and not scare her abruptly.
A gust of wind blew, making their clothes rustle.
Gu Xiyan's long hair was blown into a mess. When she looked back, black hair blocked her sight: "The wind is blowing, sir, please stop."
Zhou Mu's fingers were slightly itchy, and at that moment he stretched out his hand to help her brush away the annoying black hair. In the end, he found that he was abrupt and his hand stopped in mid-air.
Gu Xiyan didn't notice anything unusual about Zhou Mu. After saying goodbye, she turned around and wanted to leave.
"Miss Gu, be careful on the road." Zhou Mu's voice sounded behind her.
"Okay." Gu Xiyan walked out of the Zhou Mansion without looking back.
Not wanting Zhou Mu's footsteps to follow her like a shadow, she looked back in confusion and saw the man's figure growing taller and taller under the swaying shadow of the tree.
His brows were elegant, like a figure in a painting, and he was looking at her gently.
There was a momentary blank in her mind, and she secretly sighed: How could there be such a beautiful person with such gentle eyes in the world?
It is true that beauty is like a flower in the clouds, out of reach.
At this moment, Liu Chaoyan's voice suddenly sounded out of thin air: "Sister returned home at this hour, where did she go?"
Gu Xiyan's first reaction was to look at Zhou Mu, hoping that he would go back quickly and not be seen by Liu Chaoyan.
Zhou Mu naturally understood the meaning of her look, and only looked at her deeply before turning back to the house.
Seeing that Gu Xiyan didn't answer, Liu Chaoyan came out to see what was going on.
It's just that besides Gu Xiyan's master and servant, there is no third party outside the Hou Mansion.
The whole street seemed a little empty and eerie at night, but Gu Xiyan was standing in front of the Hou Mansion, as if she was looking at someone just now...
When she thought about it carefully, she suddenly felt a little scared.
"Is there anyone around sister just now?" Liu Chaoyan looked around, but there was not even a shadow of a ghost.
"Sister, I'm thinking too much, so I just returned home. Where did they come from?" Gu Xiyan replied quietly.
At this time, a gust of cold wind blew, and Liu Chaoyan suddenly shuddered: "Where did you come back from, and why did you go home at this hour? Also, how did you come back, and why didn't you take a carriage?"
Could it be that he hit a ghost?
When Gu Xiyan heard Liu Chaoyan's series of questions, she half-smiled and said, "Why is my sister so concerned about me today? My carriage is at the corner of the street. If my sister doesn't believe it, if she chases after it now, she might still see traces of the carriage.
"
After she finished speaking, she passed Liu Chaoyan and entered the Hou Mansion.
Liu Chaoyan stared at Gu Xiyan's back, and then glanced at the end of the long street. There was only darkness there, no light. How could she dare to run over and check it out alone?
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