After Xiaoxiao left, the two met again late at night. They smiled at each other through a door frame, and an awkward atmosphere gradually emerged.
Gu Yueyue broke the silence by saying with a smile, "Thank you, Xiao Xu. You've really gone to so much trouble for me today. It's getting late, you should go back and get some rest."
"Okay. Don't worry too much, Teacher Gu. Xiaoxiao is quite sensible, even though she's young. Just talk to her and she'll understand." Xu Yi said this with a bit of trepidation, after all, she was a child tens of thousands of years old.
Gu Yueyue nodded, "I understand. Xiaoxiao is just a little naughty sometimes, but she's actually very sensible. She's especially adorable."
"I'm glad you like it." Xu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that Xiao Xiao might displease Miss Gu.
Gu Yueyue found her words strange; they were clearly talking about children, but it sounded like she was giving a gift.
It was indeed getting late. Xu Yi noticed the dark circles under Gu Yueyue's eyes and sighed silently, urging her to go back and rest early.
After Xu Yi went downstairs, she suddenly realized something.
Her fingerprints hadn't been registered yet, and she hadn't brought her access card.
I was going to just walk through the wall, but then I looked up and saw the security camera...
"..."
Should we go back and ask Miss Gu to come down and open the door, or sit outside until dawn?
Before Xu Yi could come up with a solution, she discovered that her body had already made its own decision, and she had already arrived at Miss Gu's doorstep.
"..."
Since we're already here, we'll have to trouble Miss Gu.
Xu Yi rang the doorbell again, and this time Gu Yueyue opened the door much faster.
"Xiao Xu, what's wrong?"
Gu Yueyue found it strange that she had returned.
Xu Yi smiled awkwardly and said slowly, "Teacher Gu, I don't have my key, so I can't get in."
"Huh?" Gu Yueyue was slightly surprised, not expecting this. She chuckled, "I'll go help you..." She suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence because she had deleted her fingerprint unlock record after Xiao Xu moved in.
"What's wrong, Teacher Gu? Is it inconvenient for you?"
Gu Yueyue said to her, half-laughing and half-crying, "It's not that it's inconvenient, it's just that I can't drive it."
Gu Yueyue invited Xu Yi in, "You can sleep here tonight. We'll have someone come and handle this tomorrow."
"Huh?" Now it was Xu Yi's turn to be surprised.
However, her surprise was short-lived, as she was immediately pulled into the house by the action-oriented Gu Yueyue.
"Don't be shy. It's late now. It would be time-consuming and troublesome to ask someone to open the door and disturb their rest. Why don't you just stay here for the night?" Gu Yueyue said again. "We've slept together before, so come on in."
No matter what, Xu Yi couldn't go home because she was sending Xiao Xiao back, so she couldn't let Xu Yi spend the night outside.
Even if it wasn't for a small reason, Gu Yueyue was worried about the young girl being out alone so late, so she naturally wanted to help her in any way she could.
Xu Yi was led into the house by Gu Yueyue in a daze. She looked around. She had been here before. Although she had only used her divine sense to sense the situation inside from outside the door, she could still catch a sense of loneliness.
It looks much cozier now, especially with the small toys placed everywhere, and there's a new fish tank in the living room with several lively goldfish.
Gu Yueyue led her to the room, where Xu Yi saw two small green plants on the windowsill. Upon closer inspection, she realized they were somewhat wilted cacti.
Xu Yi was already wearing pajamas, so she didn't need to change.
However, after entering the room, she realized that she would be sharing a bed with Miss Gu tonight.
"Ms. Gu, shall we sleep together?" Xu Yi's secret joy was tinged with a hint of worry. It seemed that Ms. Gu really only regarded her as an ordinary friend. When would Ms. Gu realize that her feelings for her were different, since they were sharing a bed without any reservations?
Gu Yueyue had just finished spreading out the thin blanket and was taking out the pillow she had put away earlier from the closet when she heard Xu Yi ask her a question. Gu Yueyue replied naturally:
"Yes. I only prepared one master bedroom and two guest bedrooms. I've used the other rooms for other purposes. I'm afraid you'll have to make do with me."
After Gu Yueyue finished speaking, Xu Yi quickly suggested, "Then I'll sleep in the guest room."
Gu Yueyue couldn't help but chuckle: "One room is for the nanny, and the other is a small one. Who do you want to sleep with?"
"Ah, this..." Xu Yi wanted to say that she would sleep with Xiao Xiao.
Gu Yueyue nipped her idea in the bud again.
"The small one is a children's dream princess bed. The nanny doesn't like sleeping on a big bed with a soft mattress, so I specially prepared a single firm bed for her. Who would you like to sleep with?"
Xu Yi silently lifted a corner of the blanket on Miss Gu's bed, and quickly lay down, covering herself with the small blanket. She closed her eyes tightly, as if she had already fallen asleep, looking as obedient as a newlywed bride.
Upon seeing this, Gu Yueyue recalled Xu Yi's drunkenness and incoherent ramblings from the previous night.
A note from the author:
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Chapter 56
Xu Yi had been keeping an eye on Gu Yueyue's movements until the blanket beside her slightly collapsed, and soon she could feel the presence of another person up close.
The sudden tension made Xu Yi's body gradually tense up, and she dared not make any unnecessary movements.
In the past, when she was practicing and comprehending the Dao, she could maintain a single posture for several years or even more than a decade without any problem.
But today, she felt uncomfortable after lying down for a short while and wanted to change her position.
Xu Yi slowly adjusted her body on the bed, lying on her side for a while, then lying flat on her back for a while, and then slowly lying face down for a while.
"Xiao Xu."
The sudden sound in her ear was like a dud exploding right next to her feet while she was walking on the roadside. Xu Yi was so frightened that she shuddered and dared not move.
"Teacher Gu."
The dark room, which was originally silent, was now filled with the distinct sound of Xu Yi's breathing.
Gu Yueyue seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly chuckled, asking her, "Is Xiao Xu having trouble sleeping in a new bed?"
"No, no." Xu Yi laughed along, her laughter sounding a little silly.
"Can't sleep?" Gu Yueyue suddenly turned on a small lamp and turned to look at Xu Yi beside her.
Xu Yi happened to be lying on her side at that moment, and her eyes met Gu Yueyue's. She could always see a delicate tenderness in those eyes.
"I'm having trouble sleeping too, how about we chat?"
Xu Yi nodded in agreement.
"The Star Idol Project starts filming tomorrow. If all goes well, Xiao Xu will debut successfully. Are you nervous?"
After a moment's thought, Xu Yi deliberately asked her, "Teacher Gu, do you think there will be any unexpected events on my way to a successful debut?"
Even though she knew she was asking on purpose, Gu Yueyue still answered.
"As a friend, I hope there won't be any surprises." Gu Yueyue gently clenched her fist under the blanket, and added, "As a mentor, I don't think there will be any surprises."
"Thank you for your blessing, Teacher Gu." Xu Yi listened to the first reply as a friend.
Gu Yueyue slowly loosened her clenched fists, and her body softened as well, making the conversation much easier afterward.
Gu Yueyue asked Xu Yi about her hometown.
Xu Yi's memories of the original owner's brief eighteen years gradually faded. What she could talk about with Gu Yueyue was her hometown, her home in Cangyun Sect.
“My parents passed away when I was very young. My grandmother sent me to my master to learn martial arts. I was the eldest disciple. After my master taught me, he planned to go into seclusion.”
When Xu Yi talked about her sect, she showed some girlish side, and her tone became much more lively.
"And then what happened? Are there any other disciples?" Gu Yueyue guessed that there were other junior brothers and sisters after hearing that she was the eldest disciple. She also heard that her master was planning to go into seclusion, so perhaps the other junior brothers and sisters were raised by Xiao Xu. It must have been really tough for them.
Xu Yi: "Before Master went into seclusion, there was an outbreak of... an infectious disease in a place down the mountain. Master took me down the mountain. He couldn't bear to see people suffering, so he taught himself medicine to save lives."
Gu Yueyue opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but then stopped herself.
Xu Yi: "Teacher Gu, what are you trying to say?"
"It's alright. Please continue."
"Okay, good." Xu Yi continued, her tone filled with relief, "On the way back, I found a child. Very, very small..." Xu Yi stretched her hand out from under the blanket and gestured, "This small."
"That must be a newborn baby." Gu Yueyue's gaze first fell on Xu Yi's hands in the light, and she once again experienced the beauty of delicate, jade-like hands described in books. Then she noticed the size of the hands and her heart clenched. "Such a small child, what happened to him?"
“My master and I took her home. My master also gave up the idea of going into seclusion and raised my second junior sister. My second junior sister has a special constitution and cannot practice martial arts, but she is exceptionally talented and can excel at anything she learns, so my master taught her medicine.”
Gu Yueyue hesitated again, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.
"Teacher Gu, what do you want to say?"
Gu Yueyue shook her head again, "It's nothing, please continue."
"Later, when my second junior sister grew up, Master planned to go into seclusion. This time, my second junior sister brought back two children. Hmm..." Xu Yi gestured, "This big."
"Why is she even smaller?" Gu Yueyue was surprised, then wondered, "Are they twins?"
"Yes. But... it's a pity that only my younger sister survived and grew up." Xu Yi wasn't sad when she learned about this before, but now, talking about the past, she felt a little sorry for her junior sister. Her ruthless Dao heart was probably about to shatter.
Gu Yueyue was sensitive and perceptive, and hearing these things late at night made her lose control, her eyes suddenly turning red.
"Master had no choice but to postpone the seclusion plan again." Xu Yi sighed softly. If it weren't for being dragged down by his disciples, Master would have already ascended to the Upper Realm.