Chapter 83: Gu Yunli
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An Lan glanced at Gu Liyu, sighed, and comforted Lele, “Right now, it’s not safe for me, Gu Liyu and Xu Xingran. However, the people who took Xiao Chen away probably won’t target the Xiao family again. Staying here might be the safest option for you.”
Tears continued to stream down Lele’s face.
An Lan pulled Lele aside and asked, “Lele, are you sure you opened the door twice and saw all three of them?”
Lele nodded, “Yes. The first time I opened the door, Xiao Nan was yelling at Xiao Yun. My brother asked me not to watch the commotion, so I went into the room. But Xiao Nan was really angry, yelling at Xiao Yun many times.”
“What was he yelling about?” An Lan asked.
“He was asking about his legs… when they would recover.”
An Lan nodded, confirming Xiao Nan’s current state. He was evidently still agitated about Xiao Yun deceiving him.
“And what about the second time you opened the door?”
“The second time was because I heard a loud noise! As soon as I went out, I saw my brother lying next to the dining table, so I rushed downstairs…”
“So, where were Xiao Yun and Xiao Nan?”
Lele had already told the police about this several times, and she was very certain about what she saw, “Xiao Yun was lying in the entrance, with many broken vase pieces around him, and his head was bleeding… Xiao Nan was standing next to him, looking at him. After I came down, he asked me to call an ambulance… What if I hadn’t made that call, would my brother not have been taken away by bad people?”
An Lan patted Lele’s head and said, “Lele, you did nothing wrong. Don’t doubt your decisions. Xiao Chen had lost consciousness at that time, so, of course, you had to call an ambulance. It’s just… the bad people had planned everything in advance; this isn’t your fault.”
After the police completed their investigation, An Lan and Gu Liyu had to go home for the time being.
An Lan sat in the passenger seat, frowning all the while. Gu Liyu freed one hand and flicked An Lan’s forehead.
“Are you worried about Xiao Chen?”
“… Xiao Chen is still useful to ‘Eden.’ I’m not worried about his safety. I just find things suspicious,” An Lan said.
“You find Xiao Nan very suspicious.”
“Yes! I just find Xiao Nan very suspicious! He said he suddenly discovered that Xiao Yun had been lying to him all night, so he yelled at him and beat him up. Those are things Xiao Nan would do. But just because Xiao Yun escaped after drugging Ah Chen, Xiao Nan picked up a vase and knocked Xiao Yun down… Is that normal? Even if Xiao Yun ran away, Xiao Nan could have called the police to catch him. Facing someone he had once protected, trusted, and even admired a bit, Xiao Nan chose to hit Xiao Yun with a vase?”
Gu Liyu calmly steered the wheel, stopping at a traffic light. “Yes. Xiao Nan doesn’t have a good impression of Ah Chen. Even if Ah Chen had been schemed by Xiao Yun, Xiao Nan wouldn’t be so angry as to use a vase to hit Xiao Yun on the head.”
“Isn’t that too ruthless? Even if one day you find out I’m cheating, you wouldn’t hit me on the head with a vase, right?”
An Lan made a metaphor on the spot, and after saying it, he regretted it a bit. He almost slapped himself in the face. What nonsense had he been talking?
“I won’t use a vase to hit you on the head. That would be too cheap for you,” Gu Liyu replied.
An Lan remembered Gu Liyu’s pheromones during his susceptible period, and suddenly he felt goosebumps.
“Not only Captain Hong but also Xu Xingran has people watching Xiao Nan.”
“Xiao Nan has always been a person who shows his emotions on his face…”
Gu Liyu interrupted, “Have you ever thought that ‘Xiao Nan is a person who shows his emotions on his face’ might be the image he set up in front of us?”
An Lan was stunned, feeling that if what Gu Liyu said was true, it would be really frightening.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
An Lan couldn’t help tossing and turning, wondering how Xiao Chen was doing.
The last time in the territory of “Eden,” Xiao Chen was in a miserable state. Would they extract a lot of his pheromones again this time? Or perhaps, by now, he had taken on a hundred adversaries?
“Don’t overthink it,” Gu Liyu said next to him.
An Lan was puzzled; he was facing away from Gu Liyu, so how did Gu Liyu know what he was thinking?
“You’ve been tossing and turning; it’s too hot under the covers.”
“Oh…”
“Not only Xiao Chen, but both I and Xu Xingran are targets of ‘Eden.’ They will definitely leave clues for us to find Xiao Chen.”
“This doesn’t comfort me at all.”
“You’re right. Xiao Nan has been unsuccessful in keeping his composure during this period,” Gu Liyu said.
From Tuesday to Friday, however, nothing happened.
The person Xu Xingran sent to watch Xiao Nan gained nothing, and Captain Hong’s investigation made no progress.
An Lan attended classes, constantly turning around to look at Xiao Chen’s empty seat, feeling increasingly uneasy.
But this Saturday, Gu Liyu was going to visit the rehabilitation center of the Alpha Management Committee to see Gu Yunli. Song Kelan had suggested that An Lan should go as well. More importantly, it was said that Gu Yunli had become much more lucid. Visiting him might yield some information about “Eden.”
This made An Lan a bit nervous. He stood in front of the wardrobe, contemplating what to wear.
Apart from school uniforms, all he had was T-shirts and sweatpants.
On the other hand, Gu Liyu just sat on the bed, watching An Lan’s back. It seemed like he didn’t understand why An Lan was hesitating, but he was very patient. Even if An Lan hesitated forever, he could wait.
“What are you wearing to meet your dad?” An Lan turned back to ask Gu Liyu, annoyed at the lack of input.
“Like this,” Gu Liyu said.
“Just… like this…”
Gu Liyu wore a white cotton T-shirt on his upper body, paired with a silky sports pants, and the draping of the sports pants accentuated his straight, long legs.
Of course, going to see one’s own dad, even wearing slippers is not a problem.
“He’s not some extraordinary figure,” Gu Liyu said.
“He’s not an extraordinary figure? Your dad has been the top student in our high school for three consecutive years, and you’ve lost to the class monitor in the exam rankings more than once.”
Gu Liyu said coldly, “It won’t happen again.”
“Don’t… just stay the way you are now. Excess leads to rebellion…” An Lan thought for a moment and also grabbed a white T-shirt and sweatpants.
Anyway, it’s fine as long as it’s the same as what Gu Liyu is wearing.
“En, it looks good like this.”
“You think it looks good too?”
“The same as what I’m wearing. Clearly, my boyfriend.”
An Lan thought for a moment and asked again, “Your dad… won’t suddenly release pheromones again, right? If he does, I’ll definitely kneel down on the spot.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll compete with him.”
You want to compete with him?
How am I supposed to be reassured?
Anyway, now there are no clues at all for finding Xiao Chen. Gu Yunli might be another breakthrough. Because of his special status and ongoing treatment, besides family members, the Alpha Management Committee does not allow anyone else to visit him. Even if the police want to investigate, it must be done with the accompaniment of family members or even under the surveillance of the Alpha Management Committee.
Song Kelan originally wanted to go with them, but her charity foundation suddenly adjusted the timing of an interview, so she had to go and complete her own interview first.
As they were being sent out, Song Kelan earnestly advised Gu Liyu, “Your dad actually loves us a lot. Don’t argue with him.”
“As long as he doesn’t argue with me,” Gu Liyu replied.
An Lan pressed his eyes; my Gu Liyu, are you intentionally making your mom worry?
Song Kelan smiled helplessly, then tidied up An Lan’s hair.
Because of Xiao Chen’s situation, An Lan couldn’t sleep well all night. Several strands of hair were sticking up, and Song Kelan smiled, straightening the ruffled hair for him.
“Little Yu listens to you the most. Look after him and don’t argue with his dad.”
An Lan blushed, thinking, how could Gu Liyu listen to him! This guy never hesitated to implement his own ideas.
On the contrary, if An Lan didn’t listen to Gu Liyu, the outcome would definitely be “interesting.”
“Go.”
Gu Qingchuan personally drove to pick them up. Since discovering that Gu Yunli’s madness was largely due to his inability to sense Song Kelan’s pheromones, Gu Qingchuan had been actively researching and treating him. Now, Gu Yunli’s treatment team was mainly from Gu Qingchuan’s research lab.
As Gu Qingchuan drove, he asked, “Have you figured out what questions you want to ask Uncle?”
“Dr. Cheng was my father’s attending physician before, as well as An Lan’s attending physician, but he is indeed a member of ‘Eden.’ As far as I know, Dr. Cheng had a poor family background when he was young. My father sponsored him to complete his education from high school to graduate school. They were even good friends. So, I want to know… whether my father is a member of ‘Eden.'”
This question from Gu Liyu was a significant shock not only to An Lan but also to Gu Qingchuan.
“Why would you have such thoughts?” Gu Qingchuan frowned.
“A premonition. I have always felt that there are countless connections between Gu Yunli and ‘Eden.'”
Gu Qingchuan smiled, “A child knows their father better than anyone else.”
Upon hearing this, An Lan was completely stunned. Didn’t Gu Qingchuan mean that Gu Yunli is a member of “Eden”?
“And ‘Eden,’ the organization, Uncle established it for you, right?” Gu Qingchuan said. “At that time, you hadn’t been born yet, and Aunt had just become pregnant with you. I still remember Uncle holding me on the sofa, talking about ‘Eden.'”
Gu Liyu tightly held onto his knees; he was nervous.
“What did he say?”
“He hoped ‘Eden’ could cultivate some like-minded partners for you, people to face challenges with you. Now recalling it, it seems like an elite training program or a vast network of connections. But now, ‘Eden’ is not only beyond your father’s control, but it has also turned against him. It’s no longer the ‘Eden’ I knew when I was a child.” Gu Qingchuan paused and added, “Uncle might be more willing to tell you the specific details.”
An Lan held Gu Liyu’s fingers tightly. He didn’t want Gu Liyu to feel self-blame again because of this.
At least, when Gu Yunli established “Eden,” it was out of love for his son.
At that time, his pheromones were normal, his logic was clear, and his thinking was sharp. Among alphas, he was one who commanded a hundred responses, but in an instant, he lost everything.
The sanatorium where Gu Yunli was located was in the suburbs of the city.
Surrounded by beautiful mountains and rivers, it looked like a holiday resort, completely different from the white walls, reflective tiles, and the cold smell of disinfectant in the hospital.
Gu Yunli was arranged in a small villa, surrounded by vigilant security personnel, and both entry and exit required identity verification, indicating very strict security measures. The backyard of this villa was a small garden with some plants, such as climbing roses. In this season, the flowers hadn’t bloomed, but the greenery looked lively.
Isolation treatment here… Does this count more as Gu Yunli retiring early?
The moment he stepped onto the villa’s steps, An Lan was inexplicably filled with fear.
He recalled the first time he came into contact with Gu Yunli’s pheromones in the hospital—powerful, intense, unruly, and demanding everything.
He was a renowned and excellent alpha, and until now, there was no news of anyone whose pheromones could suppress him.
Gu Liyu might be able to, but not at the moment.
“Don’t be afraid.” Gu Liyu stopped and held An Lan’s hand.
Sometimes, An Lan felt it was strange that Gu Liyu could sense his emotions immediately, even when he didn’t say or do anything.
Gu Qingchuan had a work permit from the Alpha Management Committee, but it wasn’t as easy for Gu Liyu and An Lan to pass through. The security at the entrance checked them, and no metal items were allowed inside.
The door opened, and foam sponge covered the walls on all sides to prevent the isolated individuals from harming themselves. The edges of all the tables and chairs were also wrapped to ensure safety.
The living room had warm-toned lighting, and there were many books on the coffee table with no specific content—history, fiction, and even maternal and child knowledge.
In the window-side position of the living room, there was a chair occupied by a person. Backlit, the person’s face and expression couldn’t be seen clearly, but it seemed like they were reading a book. Outside the window was a backyard full of greenery.
“Uncle, Little Yu is here to see you today. And Little Yu’s friend, An Lan,” Gu Qingchuan spoke up.
“Mm,” Gu Yunli responded lightly, showing no intention to get up, as if his son’s visit wasn’t particularly anticipated. “I’ll finish this chapter in two more pages. Wait for me a moment.”
This was An Lan’s second time hearing Gu Yunli’s voice; the first time was in the hospital. Back then, Gu Yunli said that Gu Liyu would eventually become like him, echoing his madness throughout the hospital.
But now, his voice was calm and tranquil, like a river flowing through mountains and rocks, unchanging.
An Lan couldn’t help but imagine what he looked like. Was Gu Liyu really like him? Gu Liyu had beautiful eyes like his mother; what similarities did Gu Liyu share with Gu Yunli?
“In the second compartment on the left cabinet, there’s lemon honey. You can make some for your little boyfriend,” Gu Yunli said nonchalantly.
The words “little boyfriend” carried a teasing tone, yet also a sense of affection from an elder.
Gu Liyu walked to the cabinet, opened it, and indeed found a jar of lemon honey. He mixed it with water and handed it to An Lan and Gu Qingchuan.
“Did you enter your susceptible period lately?” Gu Yunli asked.
An Lan paused, looking at Gu Qingchuan together with Gu Liyu. They thought it was Gu Qingchuan who had mentioned it.
Gu Qingchuan shook his head, spreading his hands to indicate he hadn’t said anything.
“Pay no attention to Qingchuan. The sense of smell of a high-quality alpha is very keen. I smelled your pheromones as soon as you entered, and they’re different from every time before,” Gu Yunli finally closed the book and stood up slowly.
His figure was slender, and An Lan had seen many men his age with beer bellies or balding, but Gu Yunli’s physique had a natural elegance.
As he approached, An Lan noticed that he wore an ankle bracelet, probably to control his pheromones.
“Do you remember what my pheromones smell like?” Gu Liyu asked.
“I remember,” Gu Yunli finally walked into the light.
Without the exaggerated and ferocious expressions from the times of madness, he looked handsome at the moment, exuding the charm of a mature alpha. The light brown linen shirt softened his appearance.
He looked in An Lan’s direction and smiled at him.
Gu Liyu’s hand had already raised, blocking An Lan’s view.
“Don’t use your smile to deceive him.”
“Tsk, look, your pheromones are full of possessiveness and a bit of sharpness. Before, you always restrained and suppressed it, but now you don’t care about expressing hostility toward others.” Gu Yunli sat opposite them. “Little Yu, if I really wanted to deceive An Lan, I would use pheromones, not just a smile.”
Gu Liyu’s hand finally dropped, and An Lan immediately looked curiously at Gu Yunli.
He was truly captivating, with deep eye contours that gave a mysterious feeling, a high and straight nose, and a bold lip line that had a manly decisiveness. Gu Liyu’s nose and mouth looked a lot like his. Gu Yunli’s eyelashes were long, softening his aggressive alpha aura, making him look somewhat classical.
Gu Yunli didn’t mind An Lan staring at him like this; he smiled and asked, “Am I handsome, or is Little Yu handsome?”
Gu Liyu furrowed his brows, and Gu Qingchuan sighed helplessly, “Uncle, you rarely get along peacefully with Little Yu for more than three minutes. Can you not ruin the atmosphere?”
“This question sounds childish, but it’s actually important.” Gu Yunli looked at An Lan.
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