pamper her

Chapter 9 Don't be afraid

After discussing with Li Changfeng, Lan Qingwan finally agreed to Gu Yanci's proposal, but only if he accepted the rent.

Gu Yanci did not refuse.

Then he turned around and used the money to buy picture books, tutoring materials, and some other extracurricular reading materials for Li Mianmian.

Li Mianmian was so happy when she knew that she had a separate studio.

Since then, she has spent two hours a day in the studio.

As long as she is in the studio, Gu Yanci will not close the house.

It's fine if he didn't close the door when he was in the study, and the door of the house was so wide open, which always made Li Mianmian feel insecure.

After holding back for a few days, she still couldn't help asking: "Why doesn't brother close the door?"

At that time, Gu Yanci was lying on the sofa reading a book.

Hearing this, he tilted his head and revealed half of his face from the back of the book, with his straight nose touching the fallen page.

The distance between the two was not close, and he looked at her with slightly lowered eyes, his deeply creased double eyelids were like a half-open fan, with fine eyelashes adorned underneath.

An obvious mole of tears, like the hand holding the string of a kite, hooked his upturned eye tails like a demon god into a mortal appearance.

Under this gaze, Li Mianmian inexplicably felt some strange emotions.

It seemed that what was touching the tip of his nose was not those thin pages of paper, but her palm.

However, Gu Yanci knew nothing about his current posture.

He was just thinking about how to organize language.

After a while, he explained in a gentle voice: "Brother didn't close the door because he wanted to tell you that if you are unhappy here, you can leave at any time."

"Oh"

Li Mianmian was distracted, rubbing the back of her neck half understanding.

Gu Yanci couldn't help laughing: "Have you gone mad in painting? Why are you so stupid."

"I just think..." Li Mianmian looked at him and said unconsciously, "Brother looks good."

"Okay." Gu Yanci just pretended that she was talking childishly, put down the book, and raised his chin slightly at her, "Then take a few more glances, and you won't be charged for the viewing fee for the time being."

For no reason, Li Mianmian felt ashamed and panicked, turned her head into the studio, and slammed the door.

Gu Yanci: "?"
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After entering the last month of July, the city began to experience frequent underground rainstorms.

Gu Yanci found that every time it rained, Li Mianmian's mood was a little depressed.

At first he thought it was just her sensitivity to changing circumstances.

People with artistic talent seem to have this tendency?Their connection with the natural world has always been closer than that of ordinary people.

Therefore, Gu Yanci didn't take it too seriously, but he would add a little more sugar to the orange juice when it was raining, hoping that the sweetness could make Li Mianmian feel better.

Until one day, it not only rained heavily, but even thundered.

The wind outside the window continued, filled with oppressive darkness.

Even though it was three or four in the afternoon, it looked like dusk.

After Gu Yan finished explaining the question in his hand, he glanced at the wall clock.

He was too obsessed with calculations just now, and didn't pay attention to the time, only then did he realize that Li Mianmian stayed in there for a long time today.

Normally, she would have finished drawing by this time.

Worried about disturbing her, Gu Yanci patiently planned to wait a little longer.

The continuous rain soaked the inside of the house a little bit, and the decadence in the walls of the old house gradually blew out.

The curtains were blown up by the wind, like a witch in a robe baring her teeth and claws in the air.

A bolt of lightning suddenly split in the sky, instantly illuminating the entire room.

Gu Yanci subconsciously glanced sideways out of the window.

Just as he turned his gaze away, there was a loud rumble of thunder, which made the house tremble.

Gu Yanci suddenly thought of something, hurriedly pushed away the chair, rushed into the studio in three steps at a time, and looked around, but he didn't see Li Mianmian's person.

"... Mianmian?"

He called out but did not hear an answer, so he called out again: "Mumu?"

Even turning on the lights in the house could not dispel the gray gloom.

After searching for a while, Gu Yanci finally found her by the corner behind the cabinet.

Li Mianmian hugged her knees and shivered, curled up in a small ball, like a poor stray cat.

Two months have passed, she has obviously gained a lot of weight, but she is still so thin.

"Are you afraid of thunder?" Gu Yanci knelt down and patted her head, and said softly, "My brother is here, don't be afraid."

As if Li Mianmian didn't hear it, she still maintained that posture without responding.

"It's very trendy here, shall we sit on the sofa?"

Gu Yanci pinched her wrist and tugged tentatively.

Li Mianmian seemed to be scalded, so she pulled back her hand and stuffed it into her arms, then rubbed her wrist on the clothes vigorously.

It seemed that being pinched by someone caused her to suffer some great humiliation.

Gu Yanci's breath was stagnant, and he stared at his hand for a few seconds in a daze.

Then he hooked his lower lip in a self-deprecating manner, and said in a low voice, "It's kind of hurtful."

The recent rain has made the weather much cooler, and the corner of the wall is another place full of moisture.Gu Yanci was worried that she would catch a cold, so he went to the bedroom and found a blanket, took it over and wrapped her tightly.

This time Li Mianmian did not resist.

She seemed to wake up, and realized that the man in front of her was her familiar brother, so she obediently followed his movements and grabbed the edge of the blanket tightly.

Just as Gu Yanci was about to speak, several thunderclaps suddenly exploded outside.

Before he could react, Li Mianmian immediately jumped into his arms like a frightened bird——

"...so scared?"

Feeling the girl's breath on her neck, Gu Yanci's whole body was stiff.

He stretched his neck to pick up the dropped blanket, put it on her back, and then hooked his knees to hug her.

This wave of thunder was not too loud, but it just kept ringing.

While trembling, Li Mianmian hugged him tightly, and the moistness in his eyes stuck to his skin.

Gu Yanci raised his neck high, and managed to catch his breath.

When he got to the sofa, he wanted to put him down, but Li Mianmian grabbed his shoulder and refused to move.

Gu Yanci laughed angrily: "Are you transformed from a koala?"

Li Mianmian did not speak.

The two confronted each other for a while, and when the thunder stopped, she let go of her hand and curled up in the corner of the sofa.

Gu Yanci looked at her, feeling a little strange.

Can ordinary people be so afraid of thunder?It seems that the mind is not very clear.

Summer showers come and go quickly. After about half an hour, the sound of the rain fades away and the sky becomes much brighter.

Gu Yanci got up and poured her a cup of hot water.

——I was dragged by her all the time just now, and couldn't walk away at all.

After taking the water glass, Li Mianmian raised her face and glanced at him, her eyes were red but her lips were pale.

After she drank half a glass of water in small sips, Gu Yanci asked, "Have you been so afraid of thunder since you were a child?"

Li Mianmian buried her head and did not answer.

Seeing that she was unwilling to speak, Gu Yanci did not intend to force her.

He didn't continue to be obsessed with this question, and instead said: "It's not good for you to do that just now."

Li Mianmian looked up at him.

"Brother is a boy, you are a girl." Gu Yanci pointed to himself, then to her, and said earnestly, "When a boy and a girl get along, some very intimate actions are not allowed, you know?"

Li Mianmian finally made a sound: "Yes."

Gu Yanci felt that she was perfunctory, and sighed helplessly.

He usually doesn't pay much attention to these things in terms of speech, because Li Mianmian has never received education in this area before, so no matter what she says, he just treats it like a child who doesn't know how to measure.

However, if there is a deviation in behavior, he thinks it is still necessary to educate.

If this kind of behavior becomes a habit, it's fine at home. How easy is it to be bullied by those little bastards who don't know what to do?
"Li Mianmian." Gu Yanci called her by her full name with a straight face, "Are you listening to me well?"

For some reason, Li Mianmian felt that the heat from the cup made her eyes swell.

So she didn't lift her head, and hummed again.

Gu Yanci was still worried: "Did you remember what my brother said? You repeat it to my brother."

"..."

Li Mianmian completely lost self-control.

She knocked the cup heavily on the coffee table, half-kneeled up, and made her eyes level with Gu Yanci.

It seems that this has more momentum.

"You clearly know that I was scared just now." She choked up and said, "I didn't do anything, can you stop teaching me? I only do that to you, and I won't do that to other boys! You It's not someone else!"

Gu Yanci was taken aback.

Li Mianmian suddenly picked up a pillow and threw it at him, complaining loudly: "Why are you more verbose than my mother?!"

"..." Gu Yan laughed angrily, "Are you losing your temper with me now?"

Li Mianmian pursed her lips tightly and looked at him stubbornly.

After a long time, Gu Yanci was the first to lose.

"Okay." He gently put the pillow back, and the gentle smile on his face returned to the previous one. "It's fine to lose my temper."

(End of this chapter)