Mr. Gu’s little stand-in
Mr. Gu’s little stand-in: Chapter 97 “I like him.”

  ”What’s your name?” Gu Yingyi asked.

  ”Lu Qian.”

  Gu Yingyi nodded to indicate that he understood.

  Shen Yu was delighted when he heard the footsteps. He threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed. “Rui Zhe, Qian Qian was just telling me a story about the Big Bad Wolf and Little Red Riding Hood!”

  Shen Yu couldn’t wait to share the story he had just heard with Gu Yingyi. The bruises on his stomach would still hurt if he moved a little. As soon as he got out of bed, Lu Qian, who was standing in front of Gu Yingyi, ran to Shen Yu and helped him walk. “Brother, be careful. Qian Qian will hold you.”

  Gu Yingyi saw it but said nothing.

  Shen Yu’s hands were held by a pair of hands that were much smaller than his. He knew that Lu Qian knew that he couldn’t see, so he came over to support him.

  He squatted down, kissed Lu Qian on the face with great joy, and grinned, “Qian Qian is so good, thank you Qian Qian.”

  It was already noon. Gu Yingyi walked over and touched Shen Yu’s hair. “Let’s go, let’s go eat.”

  Shen Yu: “Yes! Qianqian will come too.”

  Gu Yingyi held Shen Yu’s hand, and Shen Yu held Lu Qian’s hand. They walked together, looking like a family of three.

  During meal time, the buffet restaurant was very crowded. Gu Yingyi asked Shen Yu to sit at his seat while he and Lu Qian went to get the dishes and rice.

  A child is a child. No matter how well he hides it, his eyes cannot hide his desire for all the food on the table, but he doesn’t dare to reach out to take it.

  ”Take it.”

  Gu Yingyi’s words echoed above Lu Qian’s head. With permission, Lu Qian picked two identical small cakes, one for Shen Yu.

  Lu Qian was with them, and Gu Yingyi could see that Shen Yu was very happy. That was why he decided to keep Lu Qian for a while, selfishly wanting him to spend more time with Shen Yu.

  After dinner, Shen Yu and Lu Qian, two ‘children’, one big and one small, wanted to go to the beach to play. They ran and played hand in hand on the beach. Gu Yingyi followed behind like a nanny, holding clothes for adults and children, water, some fruit snacks, etc.

  Although Lu Qian is young, he is more mature than his peers. He can see that Shen Yu is a little different from the adults he knows, because he has seen Shen Yu talking to himself while holding a pillow more than once, and walking around with it in his arms as if he was coaxing a child.

  But the child wouldn’t care so much. On the contrary, he played with Shen Yu without any generation gap. Shen Yu was very interested in whatever he liked to play and would play with him.

  They built a castle on the beach. Gu Yingyi sat under a parasol and watched the two playful figures, his thoughts drifting away. If their Lele was still alive, he would be able to walk this year and could accompany Shen Yu like Lu Qian.

  Gu Yingyi was a little dazed. The scene before him overlapped with his imagination. It was too dreamy and beautiful. He couldn’t help but want time to stay in this moment.

  More than half a month passed in a flash, and Lu Qian and Shen Yu’s relationship was as close as glue. With Lu Qian’s company, Shen Yu’s mental state and physical recovery had greatly improved. It seemed that mood is really important for sick people.

  The vacation is over, and it’s time for Shen Yu to return to City A for a checkup and stitch removal. He will soon be able to see again.

  Gu Yingyi was both happy and a little melancholy that Shen Yu could see again. He was worried that once Shen Yu could see things again, would he still be able to appear in front of him.

  Gu Yingyi had no confidence.

  After all, Shen Yu had been so disgusted with him before, and he didn’t dare to imagine Shen Yu’s fearful look when he saw him resisting again.

  A dark thought flashed through his mind: if Shen Yu couldn’t see forever, wouldn’t he be able to stay with him forever?

  Soon this idea was ruthlessly killed by him.

  He had no right to deprive Shen Yu of his light, and he could not deprive him of it. He already owed Shen Yu enough. On what basis could he hurt that simple and innocent little fool again? Did he think that the harm he had done to Shen Yu was not enough?

  Gu Yingyi was in a state of confusion.

  He was reluctant to let Shen Yu leave him, but he was even more reluctant to deprive him of his light.

  Halfway through the game, the sky turned gloomy, dark clouds gradually covered the azure sky, and the wind blew raindrops onto Shen Yu’s face.

  Shen Yu blinked his hollow eyes and wiped his face with the back of his hand. “It seems like it’s raining.”

  The raindrops started out as one drop, then two drops, and gradually wet the sand which still had the residual warmth from the sun.

  Shen Yu waved at the air, signaling Lu Qian to come to him, “Qianqian, it’s raining, let’s go home.”

  Hearing the sound, Lu Qian ran to Shen Yu holding the shells they had picked up. Shen Yu grabbed Lu Qian in his arms and used his body to shield him from the rain.

  The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and in just a few minutes it was pouring down. Shen Yu was soon soaked by the rain, and his hair was dripping.

  Lu Qian felt Shen Yu’s thin body protecting him tightly. An indescribable warmth spread from his heart to every part of his body, and even his blood became warmer and hotter.

  I don’t know how long it has been since someone cared about him so much. He has been alone since his father left him. Shen Yu is so warm, he likes him very much, if only… he could be his father.

  Lu Qian was held in Shen Yu’s arms, lowering his head and thinking with some regret.

  Gu Yingyi didn’t have an umbrella and didn’t have time to get one, so he just grabbed a coat and walked towards Shen Yu and the others. Then he put his only coat on their heads and trotted towards the hotel with the two of them, one big and one small.

  Shen Yu was also quite wet, but compared to Gu Yingyi, he looked much better as if he had been fished out of the water.

  The first thing he did was to touch Lu Qian’s clothes and hair, and asked nervously, “Qian Qian, are you wet?”

  Only Lu Qian’s hair and trouser legs were slightly wet.

  ”No, thank you, brother.”

  Gu Yingyi casually took off his wet shirt, went to the bathroom and took out two new bath towels. He threw one to Lu Qian and said, “Wipe yourself.”

  He took the other one and personally wiped the water off Shen Yu’s body and hair.

  ”Go take a shower. The water is ready and everything is at hand.” Gu Yingyi said to Shen Yu gently, and then he pointed to Lu Qian and another bathroom next to it, “And you, go take a shower too.”

  There are two bathrooms in this room, and a separate room, where Lu Qian lived for so many days.

  Lu Qian is obedient and sensible. He has not caused any trouble to Gu Yingyi these days. He is a very worry-free child, so Gu Yingyi’s attitude towards him is also pretty good.

  Lu Qian stood on a small stool, took his own clothes, and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

  After Shen Yu finished washing and Gu Yingyi also took a quick shower, he received two calls.

  One call was from Shen Yu’s attending physician, urging him to take Shen Yu back to remove the stitches.

  Another call was from his own doctor, asking him to go back and check how his right hand was recovering from the injury caused by the steel bar.

  Gu Yingyi lowered his eyes and looked at his arm which was still in a plaster cast and wrapped in plastic wrap to prevent it from getting wet when they went to the beach to play with Shen Yu. This arm was powerless and it also affected his fingers. He could no longer write fluently and strong characters, and holding chopsticks was also a problem.

  He doesn’t care about his injury. If it can heal, it’s fine. If it can’t heal, it doesn’t matter.

  He knew that this arm was almost useless, so he began to practice writing and eating with his left hand. It was indeed very difficult now, but it was only a matter of time.

  As long as Shen Yu is fine, he would be willing to lose one of his arms.

  After taking a shower in the evening, Lu Qian slipped out alone and ran to the restaurant on the first floor to ask the chef for two cups of ginger tea. Lu Qian was cute and the restaurant did not provide ginger tea, so the chef made two cups for him himself.

  Worried that he couldn’t hold it, the chef asked someone to bring it to his room, but Lu Qian refused.

  The tray was half the size of his body, and he had a hard time carrying it, but he did it carefully and steadily.

  He pressed the doorbell with his chin. Gu Yingyi didn’t notice that the child had run out and was blowing Shen Yu’s hair. He went to open the door and saw Lu Qian’s small body holding a tray with two cups of steaming ginger tea on it.

  Gu Yingyi took the tray from his hands that were about to fall. Lu Qian shook his sore hands and said with a smile, with a hint of caution in his eyes: “My brother and uncle got caught in the rain. Mom said that if you get caught in the rain, you should drink ginger tea to avoid catching a cold.”

  He was one step ahead of himself. Gu Yingyi originally planned to ask the hotel to send two cups of ginger tea. He picked up one cup and gave it to Lu Qian, rubbing his hair, and then picked up the other cup and let Shen Yu drink it.

  Gu Yingyi was aware that Lu Qian was trying to please him and Shen Yu. He guessed that the child wanted to stay with them. The smart little Lu Qian was just a child who couldn’t hide his innocent thoughts. Gu Yingyi saw through it but didn’t say anything.

  Shen Yu had to go back to have the stitches removed, and Gu Yingyi booked a flight back to City A for the day after tomorrow. The police also contacted Gu Yingyi and said that they had found the welfare home that Lu Qian mentioned.

  After carefully comparing the information, it was found that Lu Qian was the child adopted by the couple from the welfare home.

  The adoption took place exactly one and a half months ago.

  After finding the welfare home, they were about to return to City A. Coincidentally, the welfare home was also in a suburb of City A.

  After they returned to City A together, the police planned to send Lu Qian back. Lu Qian did not look happy when he heard the news, and the same was true for Shen Yu.

  One night, Gu Yingyi even saw him secretly wiping away tears.

  He went over and hugged him, “Are you reluctant to send him?”

  The tears on Shen Yu’s face were still wet, and his eyes were full of tears. He nodded honestly, “I like him.”

  After so many days of getting along, Shen Yu and Lu Qian have already developed a very good relationship. Lu Qian suddenly wants to leave, and Shen Yu’s reluctance is evident in his words and expressions.

  Gu Yingyi wiped away his tears with his fingertips and said nothing.

  The police have contacted the welfare home and will send him back early tomorrow morning.

  On the last night, Lu Qian slept with Shen Yu. To be honest, it was Shen Yu who took the initiative to sleep with Lu Qian.

  This time it was Shen Yu’s turn to tell Lu Qian a story, and it was the same story of Little Red Riding Hood that Lu Qian had told Shen Yu many times.

  Although he had heard it many times, Shen Yu’s gentle and soft voice ringing in his ears and the warm embrace made Lu Qian so greedy.

R. S.[Translator]

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