Like mature old men

  "It's okay" Vanston saw the worry on her face and couldn't help but comfort, "Don't worry, Uncle will be fine"

  "I know," said Si Mian, nodding his head, "it's so late, why don't you go back first, lest the directors worry."

  "It's okay, I'll accompany you." She was just a girl who had encountered such a thing and could still face it so calmly and strongly, which was truly rare.

  When he drove out, he vaguely saw a group of people leaving, and it seemed that they were not good eggs. Had she encountered some trouble?

  He could see that Si Mian didn't want to say, but he was worried that if she encountered those people again next time and was alone, what would happen? So he wanted to help her.

  "After some thought, Vansen decided to ask, 'Can you tell me what happened?'"

  As expected, when asked about this issue, Si Mian became somewhat uncomfortable and lowered her head to look at her toes.

  Actually, there's nothing good to hide from him, he might have guessed it already, but just wants a definite answer from her.

  Si Mian's bitter smile, "My dad was cheated, owed a lot of debt" glanced at Liu Zilan sitting not far away, and said in a low voice, "When I was young, my dad loved to play cards in the tea house, but he didn't win much, so my mom didn't care. However, later on, he played bigger and bigger, and gradually couldn't stop, then those debt collectors came to our home every day to force my mom to give them money. In the end, my mom couldn't take it anymore and divorced my dad. My mom married my current stepfather, but my dad continued to gamble, without realizing his own mistakes." By the end of the story, Si Mian was somewhat agitated, clenching her fists tightly.

  "Although your dad did a lot of wrong things, can't you still not ignore him? Otherwise, you wouldn't be so anxious when he fainted, and even when Auntie asked you to leave, you didn't."

  That kind of concern can't be pretended, actually even if Cai Da Wei was wrong, she still loves him.

  Si Mian remained silent, but also tacitly acknowledged what he said.

  When the doctor came out, Si Mian hurriedly walked up and asked, "Doctor, is my dad okay?"

  "It's okay, the patient fainted due to malnutrition. Now that he's been given an IV drip, he's awake. However, his diet needs to be light for a while, and he can't eat anything too greasy." The doctor then glanced at Vansen and Sima with a hint of blame, saying "Looking at the way you two are dressed, it shouldn't be that you can't even afford to take care of an old man. How could you let him go so many days without eating?"

  Liu Zilan was very unhappy as soon as she heard it, and immediately walked over to say, "You'd better not talk nonsense, my daughter is not that kind of person, this is all his own fault, don't blame others"

  "Alright, mom, don't say anything more." Siwen hastily pulled Liu Zilan back and apologetically said to the doctor, "Sorry, I understand now."

  A voice from the nurse came from inside the ward, "Sir, you can't pull out the needle now, your body is still very weak and needs to rest."

  Si Mian walked in and saw that Si Dawei had woken up, wanting to pull out the needle. She walked over and held his hand, "Dad, what are you doing?"

  "Mianmian, I don't need to be hospitalized, my body is fine, no need for hospitalization" Si Dawei shook his head, "And this bottle of water costs several hundred, too expensive, I won't pay"

  "Dad, don't worry about it, I can still afford this little bit of money. You just rest assured and stay here, I'll go buy some porridge for you to eat later."

  Sai Dawei opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something else, but in the end he still stopped himself and just nodded.

  Si Mian went out and said to Van Sen, "Can you help me send my mom back?"

  Actually, I don't really want to owe him a favor, but now there's no other way.

  "No problem," Vanston nodded.

  "Mianmian, you still want to stay and take care of him? You're crazy! Come with mom, I won't let you stay." Liu Zilan frowned tightly, grabbing her hand and trying to drag her away.

  Si Mian didn't leave, looking at Liu Zilan who was speaking seriously, "Mom, no matter how bad he is, or how wrong he is, after all, he's my dad. I couldn't just stand by and do nothing. He can be mean to me, but I couldn't be unfilial. This is what you've taught me since I was little."

  Liu Zilan's movements paused, she looked at her for a few seconds, and finally sighed, "Forget it, forget it, you do whatever you want, you're grown up, I can't control you anymore." She took out a bank card from her bag and handed it to her, "There are 30,000 yuan in here, take it, I'm leaving."

  Si Mian hugged Liu Zilan tightly and said with a choked voice, "Mom, thank you"

  "Alright, take care of yourself, I'm going back." Liu Zilan patted her back, her eyes also getting a bit hot, then turned and left.

  After Liu Zilan and Wangsen left, Si Mian said to the nurse, "Trouble you to help me watch my dad for a bit, I'll go buy something, be right back, thank you."

  She bought some porridge and fruit, and then rushed back to the ward. However, when she pushed open the door, she didn't see Si Dawei on the bed. She put down her things and turned around to leave, asking the nurse, "Where did the patient in room 307 go?"

  "Isn't he in the room? He was just here a moment ago." The nurse also found it strange and quickly ran inside.

  Ji Mian turned the whole room upside down, even searched the toilet, but couldn't find him. He scratched his head, with a look of anxiety on his face.

  "Miss, there's a note here, it seems to be left by the patient for you." The nurse picked up a piece of paper that had been blown to the ground.

  Si Mian quickly took over, the words on it were very familiar to her. Si Dawei didn't read many books, and his handwriting was crooked with some wrong characters.

  "Mianmian, sorry, Dad is gone, don't come looking for me. Dad knows your mom doesn't want you to see me, but this time, Dad really didn't mean to cause trouble. I didn't expect to run into Li Qiang and bring you trouble. It's been a long time since Dad saw you, Dad misses you, so he couldn't help but go to the entrance of your company. Dad knows you're a good daughter, but he still left. Don't worry about him, he'll take care of himself. He won't play cards again and will find a job to work hard at it. Dad knows he's done many wrong things and you and your mom can't forgive him..."

  The handwriting above still has blurred marks, and it can be seen that the person who wrote this letter cried when writing it.

  After finishing reading, Si Mian already had tears streaming down her face, she held onto a handkerchief and squatted on the ground wailing loudly.

  Wang Sen returned after sending Liu Zilan back, and saw that she had cried into a tearful person. He didn't say anything, squatted beside her to accompany her, and silently handed her a few tissues.

  ……

  As she walked out of the hospital, she saw that all the shops had pumpkins hanging outside, some big and some small. Only then did she realize that tonight was Halloween.

  To cater to this festival, shops have also introduced many Halloween-themed items, such as ghost masks and skull heads. Many mischievous children will pester their mothers to buy one to play with.

  Some young people with a quirky and bold personality may wear scary makeup on the street, so if you see it, don't be alarmed.

  She put her hands in her pockets and walked down the stone steps, turning around to look at Van Sen beside her. "Thanks for today."

  "You've already said thank you so many times today," Van Sen smiled, "Let's go, I'll send you home."

  "No need, I'll just hail a taxi later and head back, it's very convenient"

  "Have you told Gu Mo about this today?" This matter is not trivial, relying on her as a girl, she's no match for those people. If Gu Mo protects her, then it won't be a problem.

  Si Mian's eyes flickered for a moment, and she lied, "I'll go back and tell him"

  "That's good" Van said with a bit of relief, "but if there's anything, you can also call me."

  Gratitude flashed in his eyes, "Thanks"

  "Wow, I'm so hungry! Let's go to the restaurant next door and get something to eat," said Van. She hadn't eaten dinner yet tonight, and after being busy for so long, she should be starving too. But if he didn't say that, she probably wouldn't have gone.

  He helped himself so much today, it's only right to treat him to a meal. "Let's go," said Si Mian.

  Before long, the two of them sat in the dining hall, each ordering a set meal. The food in the cafeteria was not good today, so Si Mian only ate a little. Now that he smelled the aroma of the dishes, he was indeed hungry and started eating with his head down.

  Manston didn't eat much, he put down his chopsticks after a few bites and watched her eat, then slightly hooked up the corner of his mouth.

  Leng Nan drove Gu Mo back home, suddenly, seeing the person sitting by the window in the dining room, Leng Nan slowed down the car and pointed in that direction, saying, "Mr. Gu, isn't that..."

  Gu Mo followed his gesture and looked over, catching sight of Si Mian at a glance.

  Wasn't it overtime? Why are you having dinner with another man again? Gu Mo smiled coldly, damn it, cheating on him again, didn't he learn his lesson last time?

  She didn't eat with him, but ate with Vansen instead. Gu Mo's heart wasn't feeling right, wondering how he would deal with her when she got back.

  After dinner, Van Sen said he would send her, but Si Mian stubbornly shook his head and refused to let him send her. If Gu Da Shu saw it, she would be skinned alive, so for the sake of her own life, she would never agree.

  Man saw her like this, and he didn't insist anymore. In his heart, he secretly envied Gu Mo for having such a loyal wife.

  He hailed a car, got in and waved at him, "I'm leaving, bye"

  "Wait a minute," said Vincent, uneasy. He took down the taxi's license plate number and insisted that the driver show him his ID before he was satisfied. "Make sure to get her home safely, I'll call her."

  The driver was so frustrated by Van Sen that he couldn't help but laugh and cry, turning his head to say to Si Mian, "Your boyfriend is really too tense, I've been driving a taxi for over a decade and this is the first time something like this has happened."

  "He's not my boyfriend, just a colleague." Si Wei awkwardly explained, "Sorry about that."

  "Oh, it's a colleague!" The driver suddenly realized.

  "Mr. Gu, do you need to follow the car in front?" asked Leng Nan.

  "No need, go home" Gu Mo said coldly, "overtake the car in front"

  "It's" cold nang oil door one tread, performance is very good car, suddenly put the taxi still in the back.

  She got off the bus ahead of time when they were about to arrive at Gu's house. She wanted to walk a bit, clear her head and not bring bad emotions back home, so as not to affect others.

  The wind blew over, and Sima shrunk his neck, buttoning up the top button, which made him feel a little better. If he had known it was so cold, he should have brought a scarf when going out.

  From the garden next door, came the sound of men and women laughing together. In the quiet darkness, it sounded especially clear. A soft feminine voice said, "Stop messing around, this is outside..."

  "It's okay, it's late at night and so cold, who would come out? Come on, let me give you a kiss."

  Hearing such a conversation, goosebumps all over, everyone knows it's late at night, but doesn't pay attention to the impact. When you have money, you can play with friends, but when you don't have money, you open a room ah.

  Si Mian couldn't help but look down on him.

  Then deliberately made a mischievous move and kicked his foot, and immediately it was quiet on that side, probably didn't expect someone outside.

  Si Mian couldn't help but smile, quickly ran away, panting, her mood improved a lot, humming a tune on the way back, didn't know if Gu Da returned or not, workaholic, today he actually said she didn't go which was just right, maybe he was even hoping she had something going on.

  Back home, push open the door, the living room is very quiet, I guess everyone else has gone to sleep.

  She tiptoed upstairs and opened the bedroom door to see Gu Mo taking off his jacket. Si Mian walked in, "Uncle Gu, you just got back too?"

  "Your tone isn't very good," said Gu Mo, "If you don't go, I'll just happen to work a bit overtime."

  "Oh, sorry about that" Si Mian stuck out his tongue and then jogged over, "Let me help you take it off, be careful not to touch the wound"

  "No need, I've already taken it off." Gu Mo glanced at her and asked casually, "Is it only your department that's working overtime today, or is the whole company working overtime?"

  Si Mian slightly furrowed her brow, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes. She had just told a lie and was about to use countless anxious moments to make up for it. "Only... our department"

  Gu Meidong suddenly became angry, this girl still didn't plan on confessing honestly.

  While taking a bath, nothing feels refreshing. Suddenly, I recall what Si Man said before - she likes perfect men like Nian Xiu Ren, not old-fashioned men like him.

  Every time he thinks of this sentence, Gu Mo feels very uncomfortable. In the eyes of other professional women, he represents maturity and stability, but in Si Chun's eyes, he is just an old man with a generation gap.

  Sometimes he really didn't know what to do with Sumin, scolding her wouldn't work, and hitting her was out of the question.

  He really wanted to ask her why she was having dinner with Vanson, but he was also afraid of hearing the answer he feared, after all, Vanson and she were so close in age.

  However, he also cannot accept his wife having too much involvement with other men.

  In the past, he saw his subordinates worrying about their girlfriends and thought it was nothing to be concerned about, thinking that such things would not happen to him. But now, he is worried sick about this little wife of his.

  The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He hastily wiped himself clean, put on his clothes and walked out, still unable to help but ask, "Have you eaten yet?"

  Xiu Mian was folding clothes, hearing this, slightly stunned for a moment, "Eaten?"

  Gu Mo tightened his grip on the bath towel, "With whom, Xia Ri or Fei Xue?"

  Summer Day

  "Really?" Gu Mo stared at her back, asking, "I'm asking if it's true or not."

  Ji Mian was startled and turned around to see his gaze fixed on her, making her feel a little scared, "Really... really"

  "What's wrong with you?" he bellowed.

  She shrunk her neck and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Gu, what's wrong with you?"

  "What's wrong with me, I'm about to be driven mad by you!" Gu Mo slammed the towel in his hand fiercely onto the ground. Si Mian's breathing stagnated, and he was startled, not even daring to take a deep breath.

  He asked with a serious expression, "Tell me, where did you go tonight?"

  He asked so bluntly, if she still gave a perfunctory answer, then don't blame him for being impolite, he would have to beat her up.

  Such a question from Gu Mo made her afraid and she couldn't help but take a step back, her hands nervously clutching at her clothes. Did he know something? Otherwise, he wouldn't ask like that.

  "I... went to the hospital..."

  "Go to the hospital? With whom?" If she dares to lie again, she's dead for sure.

  "My mom... and Van Sen" she stammered in reply.

  Gu Mo stared at her like a man-eater, Si Mian stuck close to the wall, wearing only pajamas, the window was not closed, and the wind blew directly at her, making her extremely cold, but she didn't dare shiver.

  After a long while, Gu Mo's rationality was slightly restored, he took a deep breath and calmed down his anger. He really hated this side of himself, unable to control the urge to flare up.

  He picked up the towel and put it back in the bathroom, then sat on the edge of the bed, staring at her, saying coldly, "Go close the window."

  He hastily went to turn it off, but after turning it off, he stood there at a loss.

  Gu Mo opened the closet and threw a thick coat at her, "Put it on, then give me a good honest confession."

  As soon as I put on the sweater, I felt much warmer.

  "Going to the hospital, is Mom uncomfortable?" he asked calmly and seriously.

  "Not" she muttered, shaking her head with her fingers. She really didn't want to let Gu Mo know that she had such a family in the past. Her mother cried every day, afraid that one day those usurers would go crazy and kill them, even at night when they slept, her mother wouldn't dare sleep too soundly, getting up many times throughout the night to check if the doors and windows were locked.

  Actually, even if Si Da Wei was a person who made a living by picking up trash, she wouldn't feel ashamed, but the fact is not like that. She admits that deep down, she's still a bit cowardly and doesn't have the courage to tell Gu Mo about this matter.

  "What's going on? Hurry up and say it, what's with the stalling?" Gu Mo said coldly.

  Si Mian pressed her lips together, lifted her head and looked at him seriously, saying "Uncle Gu, can I not say the reason? But please believe me, this reason has nothing to do with Fan Sen"

  "What makes me believe you"

  "Honestly, I swear," Si Mian said hastily.

  "How many times have you sworn, with a clear conscience, why didn't you tell me when you called me that you were with Vanson?"

  Isn't she afraid of him getting jealous? The name "Vinson" is a taboo between the couple, how dare she mention it.

  When her father fainted today, she couldn't hail a taxi. Fortunately, Van Son hadn't driven far and saw her in the rearview mirror, so he backed up the car and helped take her father to the hospital.

  At that time, she had no choice either, her father's life was important, and she couldn't take care of so many things over there.

  "Do you like Van Gogh?"

  She didn't even think about it and just shook her head, subconsciously saying "How is that possible? I like mature older men."

  I don't know if Uncle Gu believed her or not, but she was speaking from the heart.