Just as I expected, Gao Kan's face and eyes immediately became unhappy.
"What else do you want? Money? I've given you my entire person, is it still not enough? "
"Can we not talk about this now? You're not rushing to the reunion for the New Year's Eve dinner, be quick, don't waste your time. "
However, Gao Kan completely ignored my words, allowing the car horn behind to howl. He tightly bit on the cigarette between his lips, and sat there without moving. The smoke burnt a small section, and the ash fell onto his beautiful striped tie.
"Let's go. Why don't we find a place to talk?" At this point, the people on the road were all anxious to go home and reunite with them. Originally, the traffic jam was already enough to make people worry, but he was still blocking the road. I was afraid of infuriating the passersby, so I urged Gao Kan to leave.
Gao Kan remained seated and did not move.
I knew him well, that was how he was good at it. He didn't lose his temper, he didn't quarrel, he always had a way of making people submit to his will.
And if I don't force you to be obedient, he can do something even more extreme. I have no choice but to get up and get closer to him, then smoke the cigarette from his lips and give in. "I'm coming home with you, isn't that okay?"
Only then did Gao Kan reveal his faint smile, and as if he was rewarded, he rubbed my cheeks, "Good wife."
No, he didn't know at all, I wasn't being nice anymore, I just made up my mind that I would never mention anything to him again, because it was all in vain for him.
I swear this is the last time.
Our love began with my compromise, and if I could be lucky enough to enter into marriage, I hoped to be able to stand by his side at the beginning of fairness, both mentally and physically, until he took the word "self" in his dictionary, and then walk with him into the sanctity of the palace, wearing a wedding dress.
Gao Kan didn't realize that I had changed at all, and he didn't have the time to study my feelings closely either. He brought me back to Gao Junfeng's house, and after he instructed the butler to make dinner for me, he rushed to the hotel to participate in the Gao Family's reunion dinner.
This was the tradition of their family. Although everyone knew that Gao Junfeng and Gao Kan, father and son, were not on good terms and were competitors in business, they still had to perform every year's father and son show for outsiders to see.
After filling my stomach, Gao Kan sent a message to me, saying that he will be done in half an hour.
I was interested in the room that Gao Kan used to stay, so I let the butler take me there. She seemed to be hesitant, unsure of whether or not she should take me there.
Later, when I insisted, she took me.
As soon as the bedroom door opened, a strange smell and a cold damp came rushing over.
Seeing my frown, the butler explained, "Young master hasn't been here for many years. The chairman has instructed us not to touch anything inside. Aside from cleaning up, the door has never been opened."
She turned on the light in her room, and sure enough, after walking around Gao Kan's bedroom, I did not find any traces of a person having entered before. The room was empty, other than the bed and the wardrobe, there was nothing else.
"Didn't he come back to stay?" I asked.
The butler replied, "After the chairman bought this villa, the young master did not return once. Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Miss Eyre.
To my knowledge, no matter how careless a father is, a family that has children that are away from home all year round will prepare a decent room for their son. In Gao Junfeng's villa, there isn't the slightest hint of preparation for Gao Kan to return home at any time.
He was truly cold-blooded.
Thinking this way, I intentionally asked the butler, "Are the relationship between father and son really that bad as the rumors say?"
The butler smiled and did not speak.
This cold room made me feel very uncomfortable. I didn't want to stay any longer, so I was just about to ask the butler to take me to the guest bedroom when a man's voice suddenly sounded behind me.
"It's true."
Before I could turn around, the butler respectfully called out, "Chairman."
The moment I saw him, I immediately walked out, but Gao Junfeng stopped me without leaving a trace, and told the butler: "Go and prepare more Spirit-Sobering Tea."
Then, whether intentionally or unintentionally, "The Young Master will be a bit late to come home and cook some midnight snacks for him."
"Yes." The butler hurried away.
Compared to the successful people who occasionally appeared on the television, Gao Junfeng was wearing ordinary Tang suit tonight.
"Gao Dong." After I greeted Gao Junfeng, we walked past him and continued our journey. He followed behind me and asked, "Miss Eyre, you are pale, are you afraid of me?"
"Yes," I said.
"What are you afraid of?"
"As an unconventional actor who might marry into a rich family, it is inevitable that he would be nervous when he meets his father."
"I remember that in the past, Miss Eyre, you were pretty bold, on the yacht …"
"Gao Dong, you drank too much." My scalp tingled, and I turned and walked quickly up the stairs.
Instead, it was replaced with a profound expression that any man would have. "Miss Eyre, you are now my son's girlfriend, so you don't have to be afraid of me. Don't worry, no matter how much I like you, I won't become a part of the Tang Xuan Sect."
"Gao Dong, please behave yourself!" I threw his hand away, feeling uneasy.
I wonder what his intention was, to frighten me, or, next, to warn me?
He shrugged, retreated to a safe distance and said, "Miss Eyre, don't be so wary of me. As your boyfriend's father, I sincerely welcome you to my house. If Xiao Shan had told me to bring you here in advance, I would have given a banquet to entertain you. "
"Thank you for your sincere welcome." I was relieved.
"Would you like to take a look at my mother's room?" Gao Junfeng pointed to the room behind me that was displaying's bedroom and said, "It's right there."
Without waiting for an answer, he walked over, turned the knob, and turned on the light in the room.
A soft pink light accompanied by a faint fragrance of sandalwood drifted out.
Even from a distance, one could feel the warmth within.
As if he had seen through my heart, Gao Junfeng asked, "Don't you want to see what she looks like? Did she ever mention it to you? "
Aside from the butler, two other servants were preparing for midnight snack. Thinking that Gao Junfeng would probably be fine, I walked over curiously.
Different from the mildew in Gao Kan's bedroom and the cold in his mother's room, his mother's room was extremely warm. In the incense burner not far away, smoke was rising slowly.
Whether it was a pair of outboard brown slippers on the shoe rack at the door, or the spotless old fur coat on the hanger, it seemed to imply that the mistress of the house was simply going downstairs to the kitchen to cook or take a walk in the back garden and would be back at any moment.
"A picture of my wife." Gao Junfeng pointed to the wedding photo and asked me, "Does she not look like Xiao Guan at all?"
I looked at the photo.
After staring at the photo for more than ten seconds, Gao Junfeng looked at me and spoke again, "You've seen her before, do you really not recognize her?"
I've seen her?
Being attracted by Gao Junfeng's words, I couldn't help but take two steps forward and carefully look at the woman in the wedding photo.
She was dressed in a fishtailed wedding dress, and was as beautiful as a mermaid in a fairy tale. Her eyes were as thin and bright as Gao Kan's, and her entire body gave off the feeling of a happy woman who wanted to marry the person she loved.
Her temperament was calm and gentle. Even though she was very beautiful and noble, she didn't have any aggressive attitude. With a glance, I knew that she was a very easy-going woman. I absent-mindedly thought that if she was still alive, she definitely wouldn't be that evil old granny who would send me off with a cheque.
Gao Junfeng asked me, "Do you really not remember her?"
"I don't remember."
Gao Junfeng said: "In Wanda Boutou, you and your grandfather pushed a cart to take your grandmother to see a doctor. At that time, there was a car parked beside you, and an aunt personally helped push it up the slope. She even chatted a lot with you, asking you if you were willing to study in a big city."
As he said it, I vaguely remembered that it seemed to be true. However, that incident was very short, and I was only thinking about my grandmother's illness. I did not have a deep impression of that kind aunt.