Although he was confused, Yu Xi knew very well that it was wrong to waste food, no matter if it was just one piece or eight pieces.

Now that he was caught, he felt guilty. But he was really touched when he found that Gu Beilu didn’t blame him and even offered to help him eat half of the food.

He tilted his head and watched Gu Beilu quickly eat four slices of avocado with an expressionless face.

He was stunned. Did they eat the same kind of avocado? Gu Beilu was really brave.

Yu Xi felt that since Gu Beilu had fulfilled his promise and eaten half of it, he couldn’t find any excuse to refuse, so he had to pick up a piece obediently, but he didn’t have the courage to eat it.

No matter how he encouraged himself in his heart, the taste of chewing wax in his mouth just now unconsciously surfaced again, and his little face wrinkled before he even started eating.

He doesn’t want to waste it, but it’s really difficult.

Realizing that he couldn’t complete the activity of eating avocado independently, Yu Xi raised his face again and looked at Gu Beilu with his round eyes, his eyes sparkling.

To feed.

Without him saying anything, Gu Beilu understood what he wanted.

Gu Beilu put the avocado on the fork again and brought it to his mouth.

“I have to eat it!” Yu Xi’s eyes were dim. He took a deep breath, as if she had inhaled a lot of courage. Then he opened his little mouth and bit it down as if he was ready to die.

“Ah–” There was also the sound of the little tiger eating.

The next second, a small corner of the avocado slice, which was not very big to begin with, was bitten off.

Gu Beilu: …

The saying “much thunder but little rain” is very appropriate here.

At this rate, he would definitely not be able to finish the meal before dinner. Thinking of Gu’s mother’s condition, Gu Beilu had to find a new way to speed up Yu Xi’s eating.

He put down the cutlery, stood up and walked to the kitchen.

Yu Xi looked at his back and felt that happiness came too suddenly. Is he gone? Isn’t he going to feed him anymore? Doesn’t he have to eat avocado anymore?

For the first time, he felt that Gu Beilu’s departure was a happy thing.

His attention shifted back to the cartoon.

But Gu Beilu came back soon with a box of yogurt in his hand.

Yu Xi was unhappy again and asked reluctantly: “Do I have to eat more?”

Gu Beilu didn’t say anything, but sat down next to him, then tore open the yogurt lid and dipped the avocado in the yogurt.

After the avocado was covered with a layer of sticky white coating, it was brought to Yu Xi’s mouth.

Yu Xi blinked and asked, “Is this edible?”

Although he likes yogurt, wouldn’t such delicious yogurt become unpalatable when paired with such unpalatable fruit…

“Open your mouth and try it.” Gu Beilu urged him.

Yu Xi opened his mouth resignedly. This time he closed his eyes tightly and did not take the initiative to bite.

Gu Beilu stuffed the food into the little mouth easily.

The sweet and sour taste first spread in the mouth. Yu Xi chewed it twice and suddenly opened his eyes with an expression of surprise and joy.

It was surprisingly delicious!

Avocado dipped in yogurt is no longer the same avocado as before.

How can the aroma of yogurt combined with the smooth texture of avocado be so delicious?

Yu Xi seemed to have discovered a new world. After swallowing it, he licked his lips and exclaimed, “Derek, this is delicious! Have a bite.”

After tasting the delicious food, the first thing he wanted to do was share it with his best friend.

“Eat it, it’s all yours.” Gu Beilu knew that he had found the right method this time, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.

Yu Xi’s eyes fell on the only two slices of avocado left on the plate. The fruit that was despised just now suddenly became precious.

He also felt it was a bit of a pity that Gu Beilu should not have eaten so fast and not been able to taste the real deliciousness.

Gu Beilu dipped another piece of the fork and handed it over, waiting for him to open his mouth. But unexpectedly, Yu Xi did not open his mouth this time, but reached out to take the fork.

Such a delicious avocado, he can eat it by himself.

In his opinion, it was his own business to do without bothering his good friend.

In Gu Beilu’s opinion… this is like crossing the river and destroying the bridge.

After finishing the last piece, Yu Xi reluctantly sucked the remaining yogurt on the fork: “Derek, any more?”

Gu Beilu said coldly: “No more, daily limit.”

Yu Xi was still not satisfied, so he picked up the yogurt box, licked the lid and whispered to Gu Beilu, “Derek, I was wrong, please don’t tell the adults, okay? I won’t be picky about food anymore, and I will definitely eat avocados well.”

He reflected while eating. No matter what, his picky eating behavior today was not good.

Looking at the soft little marshmallow who admitted his mistake, Gu Beilu sighed inwardly and helped him wipe the yogurt stains from the corners of his mouth: “Tell me what you want to eat or what you don’t want to eat in the future. No one will blame you.”

Gu Beilu rubbed his temples like a little adult. It was clearly Yu Xi who was picky about food first, but now he seemed to be wronged. The key point was that he looked so wronged in a cute way.

After making sure that her son had coaxed Yu Xi to finish eating the avocado, Gu’s mother returned to the living room humming a song, acting as if nothing had happened. She continued to watch cartoons with Yu Xi with peace of mind, and sent Gu Beilu away.

But when Gu Beilu left, he did not take the plates on the coffee table.

Looking at the “tool of crime” in front of him, Yu Xi became nervous, as if his teammates who had done something bad together had left first, and he was about to face the judgment of the adults alone. What if Gu’s mother asked where the plate came from, and what was in it?

Yu Xi’s thoughts were all written on his face. He was worried that if Mother Gu found out that the food she had worked so hard to prepare was almost wasted, she would be very sad. He felt that he was really not a good child.

Originally, adults were supposed to watch TV with their children, but now the situation was reversed. Mother Gu laughed out loud, and her laughter was so hearty that it startled little Yu Xi, who was distracted beside her. In order to cover up his uneasiness, he hurriedly picked up the cup on the coffee table and took a sip, but he didn’t expect to take the wrong coffee cup for Mother Gu.

The human cub, who tasted coffee for the first time, was so bitter that he stuck out his tongue, but he had to hold back his voice and put the cup back in place quietly, and then looked at his mother with his black eyes rolling guiltily. Fortunately, his mother was already immersed in the cartoon and didn’t notice his little action.

At the following dinner, Yu Xi ate very consciously. Without being coaxed by anyone, he ate all the food on the plate in big mouthfuls, trying very hard to make up for his mistake of being picky about food today.

Gu Beilu didn’t trust Gu’s mother tonight. He stuck to Yu Xi like a plaster since dinner, fearing that Gu’s mother would take advantage of him when he wasn’t paying attention.

He took Yu Xi back to his own room.

Whenever Gu’s mother approached Yu Xi, he would stare at her like a vigilant leopard.

When Mother Gu was about to reach out to hug Yu Xi again, he took the lead and pulled Yu Xi up and said, “Xixi, we should go upstairs to take a shower.”

Yu Xi looked at his grabbed hand, then turned to look at the electronic clock on the cabinet: “But it’s almost eight o’clock.”

Gu Beilu was about to ask what happened at eight o’clock, but Mother Gu passed him and took Yu Xi away: “Xixi, it’s eight o’clock, let’s go video chat with mom and dad.”

Gu Beilu: …

Cunning adults. He felt that his mother was bullying him because of his height. When he grows taller, he will definitely be able to pick up Yu Xi first.

In the living room, Yu Xi was talking seriously to his father and mother in front of the computer screen, reporting in detail his performance in school today.

“Xixi is awesome. Did you behave well at your aunt’s house? Did you eat well after school?”

Yu Xi thought of the avocado that he almost threw away, and hesitated for a moment with a guilty conscience. He was not a good boy today. He wasted food on purpose, so he should be deducted a red flower.

Just as he was about to admit his mistake, Gu Beilu suddenly appeared, half of his head squeezed into the camera: “Auntie, Xixi is very well behaved. He ate with me today. We have finished eating.”

As Yu Xi listened to Gu Beilu’s words, his cheeks turned red. He stepped back and pulled Gu Beilu in front of the camera.

Mother Yu was also very happy to see Gu Beilu: “Derek, thank you for helping Auntie take care of Xixi. Auntie is relieved to have you around.”

“Xixi is sensible. I didn’t do anything. Auntie, I’ll help Xixi finish his homework later. We will go to bed together on time. Don’t worry.”

Gu Beilu deliberately made every word very clear. Go to bed on time and go to bed together. Go to bed on time is for Yu’s mother to hear. Go to bed together is for Gu’s mother to hear. In case Gu’s mother breaks her promise and still thinks about Yu Xi.

Gu’s mother rolled her eyes off camera. This kid is really cunning, and he can do whatever he wants.

In the video, Yu’s mother was still talking to the children gently: “Derek is so sensible. Okay, go do your homework, it’s getting late. Xixi, you must listen to your aunt and Derek.”

Yu Xi nodded as fast as a chick pecking at rice, afraid that his parents couldn’t see his movements clearly through the screen: “Don’t worry, Mom and Dad! Xixi will be good, you should come back early.”

It turns out that even when his parents are not at home, he can still see them every day. Yu Xi suddenly stopped worrying at all.

After Yu Xi finished exchanging kisses with his parents, Gu Beilu took up his white little hand and said politely to the camera, “Uncle and aunt, we are going to study. My mother has something to talk to you about.”

After saying that, he pulled Yu Xi away. Afraid that Gu’s mother would follow them, he turned around and told her to talk slowly with his uncle and aunt.

Mother Gu: …This kid, eight hundred tricks are not enough.

*

In order to prevent Yu Xi from missing her parents and crying, Gu Beilu arranged a full schedule for the evening. After finishing his homework, he arranged some elementary school games for Yu Xi.

This game was fun and required a high level of concentration. Yu Xi played for an hour while sitting on the bed without realizing it. Finally, at 9 o’clock, he yawned, lay on the silky and soft pillow, and fell asleep while hugging the plush bear.

The new mattress was very soft. Yu Xi curled up in the quilt, looking very well behaved.

The two-meter bed was spacious enough for two seven-year-old children. But after Gu Beilu lay down, he insisted on sleeping next to Yu Xi, just like he did in the tent that day.

This way, if Yu Xi has a nightmare again, he will be able to discover it immediately even if he falls asleep.

On weekdays, he is only used to sleeping lying flat on his back, and he has very high requirements for the sleeping environment. There will not be any unnecessary objects around him, let alone people.

And now, Yu Xi is nestling beside him, and not only that, he also has various stuffed dolls brought from the Yu family.

He looked at the bed that didn’t look like his and felt something was wrong. After thinking for a while, he finally figured out what made him uncomfortable.

The next second, the stuffed bear was pulled out of Yu Xi’s arms and thrown aside. Then Gu Beilu pulled the sleeping beauty into his arms and took a deep breath on the top of his furry head, only then did he feel at ease.

This was the first time in his life that he slept in such a busy bed. He thought it would be as difficult to fall asleep as the last time in the tent, but he didn’t expect the soft mattress to be so comfortable. He fell asleep quickly and his sleep quality was better than usual.

When Yu Xi woke up from the heat at night, he found himself unable to move. Gu Beilu hugged him tightly, and he was covered with a thick duvet, and he was sweating from the heat.

He squirmed a few times and found that Gu Beilu did not respond, so he struggled out by himself, kicked off the quilt, and rolled to the other side of the bed.

Because Gu Beilu’s grip was too strong, he had to work very hard to escape. But after being away from Gu Beilu’s little heater, he felt a little cold again.

In the darkness, he reached out and grabbed the little bear beside him and hugged him, but it still wasn’t warm enough, so he grabbed the little rabbit and the little fox. No matter how he tried, none of them were as warm and comfortable as Gu Beilu’s.

A few minutes later, he had no choice but to crawl back into the quilt and sleep next to Gu Beilu.

After all this going on, Yu Xi found that he was not sleepy at all and felt very energetic.

He lay down and counted sheep. Even after he had counted a hundred, his eyes were still as big as bells.

He tried to chat quietly with the stuffed toy again, and the more he talked, the more cheerful he became.

He had never suffered from insomnia before, so he didn’t know what was going on, let alone whether it was caused by the sip of coffee he drank in the afternoon.

Although he couldn’t sleep, he was sensible enough not toss and turn for fear of waking up Gu Beilu.

The next morning, when Gu Beilu opened his eyes, he saw Yu Xi still obediently maintaining the same position as last night, but the little stuffed bear had returned to his arms at some point. He usually had a light sleep, but yesterday he slept very deeply, which was rare. It seemed that the soft cushion could indeed improve the quality of sleep.

But he soon discovered the problem. Yu Xi was sleeping too deeply and refused to get up. He mumbled that he would get up right away, but the next second he turned over and fell asleep again.

Gu Beilu frowned and reached out to touch Yu Xi’s forehead. He breathed a sigh of relief when he found out that he didn’t have a fever.

But when he pushed aside his soft bangs and took a closer look, dark circles were faintly visible under his long eyelashes.

“Xixi? Are you feeling unwell?”

Yu Xi heard his own name vaguely, but he couldn’t open his eyes. He felt like he had only slept for a short while and didn’t get enough sleep.

When Gu Beilu went to pull his arm, his body collapsed limply.

When Gu Beilu tried to retrieve his body, his limbs were so soft and limp that they seemed boneless.

In short, he was softer than a marshmallow today, just like a puddle of water.

Gu Beilu gritted his teeth and took the little marshmallow out of the quilt. It was a small ball, and it weighed nothing at all. Looking at the face that was smaller than his palm, he was inexplicably angry. No matter how much he fed it, it wouldn’t get fatter.

After being pulled out of the bed, Yu Xi’s position changed from lying on the mattress to lying on Gu Beilu.

But he felt that it was not as comfortable as lying on the bed. He grumbled in dissatisfaction and almost slipped back into the quilt.

Gu Beilu reacted quickly and stopped him immediately, holding his shoulders with both hands and making him sit on the bed.

After finally sitting up from the bed, Yu Xi still looked listless, with his head drooping and his eyelids unable to lift up.

Gu Beilu asked him if he didn’t sleep well last night, and he nodded drowsily.

“Missing mom and dad at night?”

Yu Xi thought slowly for a few seconds, then shook his head, and the little hair on his head also shook a few times.

He doesn’t want to see his parents, he wants to sleep.

After ruling out the most likely answer, Gu Beilu looked around the room and asked, “Is the bed uncomfortable?”

Yu Xi was too sleepy. He only heard the words “uncomfortable” and nodded mechanically.

I couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night and didn’t dare move. It was so uncomfortable.

Being woken up early in the morning to answer these questions almost dried up his CPU, which had not yet been started. He fell down again just after nodding his head.

Gu Beilu fell into self-doubt. He pressed the mattress with his hand in confusion. The softness should be the same as the bed in Yu Xi’s home. Why couldn’t he get used to it?

What went wrong?

While Yu Xi was having breakfast, he asked the housekeeper to check the bedding, pillows, mattress and bed frame, and even under the bed.

“Lao Zhou, is there something wrong with the bed?”

“Master, I’ve checked. There’s nothing wrong with the bed and bedding.” This bed was selected and installed by his father. He was sure that there would be no problems. “Why don’t we let Young Master Yu sleep in another room tonight?”

“No.” Gu Beilu glared at him and firmly rejected this irresponsible suggestion.

He walked around the bed twice, his brows furrowed.

The mattress that made him very satisfied last night did not make Yu Xi sleep well. He had to find out what the problem was.

Suddenly an idea flashed through his mind.

“Old Zhou, ask someone to lift up the mattress.”

“…Lift it up?” The housekeeper was helpless, but seeing Gu Beilu’s determination to do it, he had to do as he was told.

The two servants lifted the mattress and just as they left the bed board, a small bead fell to the ground, bounced a few times, and rolled to Gu Beilu’s feet.

“What is this?” Gu Beilu frowned and bent down to pick it up.

The housekeeper leaned on his reading glasses and walked closer to examine it. The pearl had a good luster and a full and round shape. It was very valuable. “If I remember correctly, this should be the pearl decoration on the lady’s coat. She was watching when the mattress was changed that day. But this… shouldn’t make Young Master Yu unable to sleep well.”

“Why not?” Gu Beilu pinched the pearl with two fingers to test its hardness. He was very suspicious that this was the reason why Yu Xi was delayed from sleeping.

culprit.

The Princess and the Pea could not sleep because of a pea under dozens of mattresses. Pearls are much larger and harder than peas. Yu Xi is so delicate that he would definitely be unable to sleep because of the pain of this big pearl.

Although it was very unscientific, for the first time in his life, Gu Beilu felt that fairy tales were more credible than science.

That night, without the beads under the mattress, Yu Xi slept very soundly.

From that day on, Gu Beilu felt that he had learned a secret, and he would never tell this secret to anyone else.

Yu Xi is the Princess and the Pea, he has to be spoiled and cannot endure even a little bit of hardship.

Except for the first day, Yu Xi slept very well during the two weeks at Gu’s house. He also got rid of his picky eating habits. When Yu’s father and mother returned home, he had gained a full two kilograms. Both families were very happy.

The first grade ended quickly. Under the guidance of Gu Beilu, Yu Xi did well in the final exam and ranked among the top ten in the class.

After returning home, Yu Xi often missed Gu Beilu’s big mattress, so Gu Beilu often used this as an excuse to invite Yu Xi to stay overnight.

Yu’s parents also shifted their work focus back to China, and they were busy when summer vacation came. Yu Xi went to Gu’s house to swim every morning, and then played puzzle games with Gu Beilu after class. He played for the whole day, and fell asleep on Gu Beilu’s big soft bed when he was tired.

As Yu Xi got used to sleeping in the same room, more and more stuffed toys appeared on Gu Beilu’s bed. Sometimes when he woke up, he couldn’t even tell whether he was sleeping in his own room or Gu Beilu’s room.

During the summer vacation of the second grade, Gu’s mother also started a new business, opening a dessert shop. Yu Xi was very happy. He would go to the dessert shop to do his homework after school every day and get a piece of baby cake every day.

After the third year, Gu Beilu became the president of the IT club. Every summer vacation he would go to other provinces with teammates older than him to participate in programming competitions.

This project has been going on for four years, and the days of competition have become the time when Gu Beilu has to separate from Yu Xi every year.

The first year when Gu Beilu went to compete, Yu Xi was not used to it. He had been inseparable from Gu Beilu since he came into this world, and had never been apart for a day.

Before leaving, Gu Beilu told him that he would video call him, and that he would not turn off his phone unless he was in a competition. So the teammates in the IT club discovered that their genius young president was chatting with a Bluetooth headset all the way.

But whenever they wanted to take the opportunity to slack off, President Gu would look at them with a knife-like gaze. They knew that this was a reminder for them to hurry up and read the competition materials. If they didn’t finish reading them, they would be in trouble.

This summer tradition continued into grade 6. In the last competition in elementary school, Gu Beilu had gone from being the youngest in the club to being the oldest.

The new members of the club have always thought that their president is scary. This time when they came out to compete, they were so frightened that they dared not even breathe.

After Gu Beilu made the nth call that no one answered, his face looked extremely bad.

A young member who didn’t know the truth secretly asked: “Why is the president so angry? Didn’t he say that he would definitely win the title?”

The senior members were not surprised: “It must be his brother who made him unhappy again.”

The new member was surprised: “The president has a younger brother? How come I didn’t know that?”

Their president was serious and never talked to them about anything other than the competition, so they didn’t dare ask.

“He used to call him brother on the phone. If not my younger brother, then who is he?”

Gu Beilu usually felt very happy after making a phone call. But today, he was very upset because there was no phone call. If a member was a little slow to respond, he would scold him.

When they were reading the materials together before the game, they found that President Gu had changed his usual concentration and looked at his phone every minute, looking very anxious. But a genius is a genius, even if he was distracted, he was the first to finish reading and circled the key points for everyone.

As soon as the game was over, Gu Beilu was the first to leave the stadium. As he walked, he took out his phone, turned it on, and clicked on the top conversation. For most of the day, he had been talking to himself, including the voice and video calls he made, but the other party did not respond.

*

For Yu Xi, the summer vacation in the sixth grade was a happy summer vacation without homework. He fell in love with diving during this vacation. During the few days when Gu Beilu was away, he either went to diving lessons or practiced immersive in the Gu family swimming pool.

He was so engrossed in his training today that he stayed in the swimming pool for the entire morning.

At noon, when he came out of the swimming pool wrapped in a bath towel, a nutritious milkshake was already placed on the dining table, specially prepared for him.

Twelve-year-old Yu Xi is paler than when he was a child. His jet-black hair is half dry and lies softly on his forehead. A hint of doubt flashes in his bright eyes beneath his bangs.

Usually, the milkshakes were served with new cakes from Gu Ma’s shop, but today there were only milkshakes.

He thought that maybe the business in the store was too good and all the customers had bought their things.

He silently rejoiced for his aunt while drinking his milkshake and going upstairs in his shark slippers.

I opened the door of the room, walked to the small coffee table, put down the milkshake, picked up the phone, turned around, kicked off the big slippers, and fell on the super comfortable big soft bed.

The smooth habitual movements are like being at home.

But today, as soon as he touched the bed, he was picked up from behind by a strong hand.

After a while of feeling dizzy, Yu Xi was grabbed by the scruff of the neck and dragged to a chair.

“Derek? Aren’t you coming back tomorrow?”