Chapter 60 The Wife Disguised as a Woman

In the end, Gu Xingzhai still gave in.

The moon is hanging on the tip, the stars are shining, and the air in autumn is slightly cool, but it makes people feel very comfortable.

The man sat silently on the stone bench in the courtyard, peeling crabs for Lin Xiaodong.

He peeled one, and Lin Xiaodong ate one.

"You really don't want to come?" Lin Xiaodong asked him with a smile, shaking a crab leg.

Gu Xingzhai only thought he was a mute, watching his eyes and noses and his heart, no matter what Lin Xiaodong said, he would not say anything.

But he was worthy of growing up in Qingxie Town. He peeled the crabs quickly and completely. Just a few minutes after the meal started, the plate in front of Lin Xiaodong was piled high with crab meat and crab roe.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaodong stopped forcing him, and simply changed the subject.

"Master Gu's early death is indeed strange," he said, "but I can assure you that it was definitely not my fault, and I don't know who the murderer is."

Hearing this, Gu Xingzhai's action of peeling the crab stopped.

"I heard from the people below that on the day my father died," he said solemnly, "except for the person delivering the meal, he only saw you once at night."

"Yes," Lin Xiaodong admitted generously, "the housekeeper called me to go, I took care of him at the bedside for an hour and then went back to the house. Before he left, he was still conscious and could chat with me. "

Gu Xingzhai suddenly felt a little stuffy in his chest, as if it was blocked by something. He forced himself to ignore this feeling and continued to ask, "While my father was sick in bed, what medicines did he take?"

"It's nothing special, it's just Chinese herbs for qi-boosting such as wolfberry and ginseng. I grabbed it for him myself, so there's nothing wrong with it." Lin Xiaodong said, "But the old man has always had a bad heart, and he shouted before. According to Western medicine, two boxes of medicines that are said to be for the treatment of the heart should be left on the bedside." This was also discovered by chance that day.

Gu Xingzhai frowned slightly: "Father has always been dismissive of foreigners, how come he suddenly invited a Western doctor to come to see him?"

"I don't know that."

The man frowned and glanced at him, but saw Lin Xiaodong propped his chin up, looking at him intently, his clear and bright phoenix eyes were full of reflections of his figure.

Breathing in a mess, he lowered his head and peeled off the crab, only to find that the plate was already clean.

"Have you eaten it all?" He couldn't believe it.

"Yeah, but there are still a few in the back kitchen, I didn't let them cook them all." Lin Xiaodong burped softly, lowered his head and touched his lower abdomen, and let out a contented sigh, "They peeled well, I will reward you with one. ..." He turned his head and looked around, jumped off the stone bench and ran to the pond, snapped off a lotus pod, and handed it to Gu Xingzhai, "Reward you for this."

Gu Xingzhai: "..."

Lin Xiaodong also thought of picking lotus pods from his pond and giving them to him.

But looking at the man's expression, he was not displeased. He just gave Lin Xiaodong a deep look and put the lotus pod on the stone table.

Lin Xiaodong originally thought that Gu Xingzhai would continue to ask about the details of that day, but unexpectedly, he asked himself an irrelevant question: "When did you and my father meet?"

"Three years ago, I was hunted down and injured. Your father took the initiative to take me in." Lin Xiaodong said calmly, even pulling up his black hair to show him the scar on the side of his neck. The original wound has long since healed, and only a flesh-pink scar about the length of the little finger remains on the skin, which looks more and more hideous against the snow-white complexion.

"Who hurt you?" Gu Xingzhai asked subconsciously.

But as soon as he finished asking, he closed his mouth tightly. Lin Xiaodong is a succubus, for no reason. Apart from them, who would be so cruel to a weak woman?

Sure enough, hearing his question, Lin Xiaodong just smiled and put his hair down.

"Young Master Gu has been traveling abroad for many years, I don't know, is there someone you like?" He changed the subject, but leaned closer, his soft and cold hand also pressed against the back of Gu Xingzhai's hand.

The man's body temperature was hot, like cold snow falling into hot oil. At the moment when the two touched each other, Lin Xiaodong's fingertips felt numb, as if the joy in the clouds made every cell in the body sing,

He breathed a sigh of relief on the spot.

And Gu Xingzhai withdrew his hand on the stone table like an electric shock, and suddenly stood up——

"enough!"

The man closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the gloomy vortex in his eyes had all dissipated.

"Miss Lin, I don't have a crush," he said, staring into Lin Xiaodong's eyes, "but I can never be with you, understand?"

After speaking, without waiting for Lin Xiaodong to reply, Gu Xingzhai strode out of the courtyard.

System: "Oh roar, you screwed up."

"What do you know?" Lin Xiaodong, who was categorically rejected in person, picked up his chopsticks in a hurry, took a cucumber and put it in his mouth to chew slowly, "Believe me, the man who knows men best is always a man. This move of mine is called “No Breaking, No Standing”, and there will be more ruthless ones to follow. Retreat is the way to advance.

The system really doesn't believe it.

Gu Xingzhai's ability to show his affection for Lin Xiaodong is beyond his imagination. You must know that in the original book, although the succubus didn't take the initiative to confess, no matter how he secretly hinted at the man, Gu Xingzhai was sitting in his arms. Not messing with Liu Xiahui, she has even been extremely vigilant against the succubus.

"By the way," it suddenly remembered something, "Have you been feeling hungry lately?"

Lin Xiaodong asked strangely, "How did you know?"

Not only did he double his appetite, but he also digested it very quickly. Not long after dinner, he felt an empty stomach again. Does this succubus also have the attribute of a big stomach king?

"You felt it when you touched Gu Xingzhai's hand just now," the system affirmed. "He has more yang energy than any man. Succubus belongs to yin, so you will naturally be attracted to him. You might have gotten sick before, too. Because I haven't inhaled yang energy for a long time, my body is weak, and finally the virus has taken advantage of it to enter."

Lin Xiaodong gave an "ah" and asked, "Is it possible, if I don't absorb the yang energy, I will get sick again?"

"Probably."

This is a bit of a hassle.

Lin Xiaodong, who originally planned to go step by step, frowned slightly. After thinking for a while, he decided to give Gu Xingzhai a powerful medicine.

But before he could come up with specific measures, an invitation had already been sent to Gu Xingzhai.

"The dance party?" Gu Xingzhai opened it expressionlessly and glanced at it, the date was set for next Wednesday night.

"Don't go."

He's not interested in all the fashionable stuff in the big cities.

"But this is an invitation from Mr. Huang, and there are big and powerful families in the nearby towns," the butler advised, "Master Huang is the biggest official in our area. If you don't go, I'm afraid that in the future. He will have ideas for you. And..." He deliberately paused for a few seconds and continued, "Master Huang also invited Miss Lin alone, are you sure you don't want to go with her, Master?"

Gu Xingzhai suddenly raised his eyes: "Why did he invite Lin Xiaodong!?"

"I heard that it was in the troupe that day that Mr. Huang met Miss Lin at first sight." The housekeeper lowered his voice and said ambiguous.

Gu Xingzhai clenched the invitation in his hand.

He gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "Sticking with flowers!"

"There's nothing I can do about it," the butler smiled with satisfaction. In his opinion, once a man is overwhelmed by jealousy, it is easy to cause a catastrophe. "Miss is so beautiful that she will inevitably be missed by outsiders. Speaking of which, I am have an idea."

"……Say."

"You can go with Miss Lin, invite her to dance at the ball, and be a little more intimate."

Noticing Gu Xingzhai's murderous look, the butler immediately raised his wrists and said faithfully, "God is pitiful! Young master, I made this idea all for your own good! Think about it, it doesn't matter what those servants say, because Miss Lin's whole heart is attached to the deceased master; but if someone like Master Huang has thoughts on her, then even if we are taking care of the family, it is not easy to stop the widow... Ma'am, let's remarry."

Gu Xingzhai slapped the table in front of him with a slap, and he slapped a crack on the thick huanghuali wood table on the spot.

"Shut your mouth!" he growled, his eyes flashing with fury, "My father never publicly admitted that Lin Xiaodong was his wife or concubine, nor did he mention the relationship between the two in the letter, She only said that she came to repay her kindness, and told me to take good care of her. Let me hear words like 'widow' and 'madam' again, and I will tear your mouth off!"

The housekeeper was so frightened that he kept his mouth shut and dared not speak again.

But when Gu Xingzhai left with a gloomy face, a smug smile gradually appeared on his face.

"It's a young and vigorous boy in the end," he snorted coldly, brushed off the sawdust on his sleeves, and gave a fierce "bah" at the back of the man leaving, "When the time comes to offend Mr. Huang, I'd like to see how you can get a foothold in this town!"

However, the housekeeper overestimated himself and underestimated Gu Xingzhai's palace.

Just now, he showed an angry look in front of the housekeeper. He had a true portrayal of his heart, but more parts were deliberately performed for the housekeeper to see.

Although Gu Xingzhai was often ridiculed in private by Lin Xiaodong as being "old-fashioned", he was much stronger than other men of this era. The other big family head, let alone serving others during dinner, didn't let a group of concubines hammer his shoulders and pinch his back.

Of course, this was also because Gu Xingzhai had just returned from the outside world and was still young and not yet married.

"Xingzhai, my father and I have been friends for many years." No, it wasn't even a month after Master Gu's death, someone came to propose a marriage in the name of his father's friend, "You are also old. Now, I know that young people who are going to new schools now advocate late marriage, but no matter how late they are, they can't be in their twenties without a home, right? By the way, how old are you this year?"

Gu Xingzhai used the action of sipping tea to hide the impatience in his eyes: "Three out of twenty."

"Only twenty-three?" The man was taken aback, thinking in his mind that Gu Xingzhai's steady and calm appearance really didn't tell that he was only in his early twenties, "No, but I'm only twenty-three years old, and my uncle's house is just in time for me. There is a girl who is twenty-eight years old, she is smart and beautiful, she is knowledgeable, and she is very disciplined! Let me tell you..."

In order to get into this marriage, he did not hesitate to change his mouth and began to introduce the girl's situation eloquently.

"Abide by the rules?" Gu Xingzhai suddenly put down the cup and asked without end, "Why do you obey the rules?"

"That's right, it's just obedient and well-behaved," the middle-aged man stuck for a moment. He observed that Gu Xingzhai's dress should be more traditional, so he emphasized the girl's virtuousness, "Her parents have raised her well since she was a child. , I know that the old and the young are in order, men and women are guarded, chess, calligraphy and painting, and women's red knitting are all proficient. She is a talented girl who is well-known in our town! The person who proposed marriage has almost crossed the threshold, if it is not for me and your father for many years. For the sake of it, my relatives won't send me here."

Gu Xingzhai smiled: "Uncle took a lot of time, but I'm afraid I can't agree to this marriage."

"why!?"

"I like the outgoing," he said lightly. "I don't like the rules."

The middle-aged man struggled for a moment, then stammered: "Well, then my aunt's family also has a daughter who is a little older, but she went to a new school and cut her hair short..."

Unexpectedly, he thought to himself, Gu Xingzhai looks like a serious person, but he still likes that kind of out-of-tune girl?

Gu Xingzhai sighed.

It seems that he doesn't say anything today, and troubles like this will be inevitable in the future.

"Uncle, let me tell you the truth," he said solemnly, "I like men."

Middle-aged man: "..."

Farewell!

He got up and left with a face full of anger, thinking to himself that it was unreasonable, even if he didn't want to get married, he didn't need to find such a ridiculous excuse to perfunctory him!

But I have to say that Gu Xingzhai's move is indeed ruthless.

After he personally said that he liked a man, not only did the people who came to propose marriage disappeared, but even the aunts who would smile at him when they were on the street lost their good looks. Instead, they were pointing and pointing from behind. and more and more outrageous rumors.

And when Lin Xiaodong also heard about this rumor, it was already several days later.

The version he heard was "Master Gu went to the martial arts hall when he was 18 years old, but fell in love at first sight with a handsome scholar halfway through, and the two formed a contract in private, but the scholar's family found out that they broke up abruptly, and finally the scholar died in depression. , Gu Xingzhai, go back to his hometown in anger..." Looking at the meaning, this rumor has a tendency to appear in the whole series, and it will not stop until Gu Xingzhai is turned into the reincarnation of the tenth villain.

"I didn't expect it, it turns out that Young Master Gu is also trapped by love." He leaned on the soft couch and looked at Gu Xingzhai who was standing in front of him with half-squinted eyes, "I don't know what the wind is blowing today, do you remember me as an old man?"

Gu Xingzhai frowned deeply: "What are you talking about, new people and old people?"

"Is there something wrong?" Lin Xiaodong said as a matter of course. He pointed to Gu Xingzhai: "You're only twenty-three, of course you're a newcomer." Then he pointed to himself, "After this year, I've reached the age of standing. Although people who are unmarried these days can be called young ladies, but According to your seniority, you should call me sister."

He smiled and looked at Gu Xingzhai with a "you dare" expression on his face, stretched his waist happily, and hooked at the man: "Come here."

Gu Xingzhai said with a stiff face, "...what's the matter, say it directly."

"I went to the town for a doctor today, and accidentally twisted my foot." Lin Xiaodong said, afraid that Gu Xingzhai would not believe it, so he deliberately pulled up the cheongsam to show him, but the man just took a quick glance and lowered his eyes , looking at the nose and nose, looking at the heart, with the appearance of a gentleman who does not see injustice.

"I'll ask a doctor for you," he said.

"There's no need to be so troublesome," Lin Xiaodong pointed to the safflower oil on the tray next to it. "Just use this. Alas, unfortunately I didn't dare to rub it with my hands, for fear that it would be damaged."

He changed his sitting position, slightly propped up half of his body with his elbows, and looked at Gu Xingzhai expectantly: "I remember, you seem to be a martial artist, right? Then you should be very good at these bruises, help me. Knead it."

Without waiting for Gu Xingzhai's refusal, he raised one leg on his own, kicked off his shoes, and stepped on the man's black robe with his fair feet impartially. Pressed hard.

Gu Xingzhai took a deep breath.

He grabbed Lin Xiaodong's troubled foot, but accidentally touched the bruise on his ankle. Lin Xiaodong let out an "ah", and his eyes immediately filled with water. He picked up the pillow behind him and went to Gu Xingzhai. Hit on the head.

"Take it easy!"

This time, the lethality is not much, but the strength of acting like a spoiled child is ten percent.

But Gu Xingzhai seemed to be stunned. The man stood in this position for a while, but he actually found a bench and sat down, put Lin Xiaodong's feet on his knees, and opened the cap of the safflower oil. Dab on the bruise little by little, and slowly push it away with the palm of your hand.

"Does it hurt?" He asked with his head lowered, unable to see his expression clearly.

Lin Xiaodong was quite satisfied with his service, and hummed, "It's alright, let's take it lightly."

As a result, Gu Xingzhai's hand movements lightened a bit.

Seeing him like this, Lin Xiaodong was also a little curious: "Why are you so obedient today? Do what I say?"

"Is it useful to refuse?" Gu Xingzhai raised his head and asked, anyway, Lin Xiaodong always has a thousand ways to make him have to submit.

Lin Xiaodong snorted softly, "You know the person."

Gu Xingzhai's lips curled imperceptibly, and lowered his head again.

Lin Xiaodong's feet looked like they were born in good health. The toes were white and round, and the insteps were delicate and soft. It was like a fine suet jade in the palm of his hand. Gu Xingzhai could circle the slender ankles with one hand. .

With his left hand, he held the position just below the calf of the young man, while the other hand massaged the bruised position repeatedly in circular motions. Under the double action of safflower oil and friction, Lin Xiaodong's originally fair skin gradually became thinner. Red, the raised knuckles on the ankles make the graceful calf more slender and slender.

It was probably because he felt comfortable being rubbed, Lin Xiaodong couldn't help but let out a few light hums from his nose, like the soft purring of a cat lying in the nest when it was full and scratching its head; The little fox saw the jerky in the hands of the kind man, narrowed his eyes and let out a pleading cry.

Gu Xingzhai's breathing became rapid involuntarily.

He raised his head, only to find that the young man leaning on the soft couch had blushed for some time, but looking at Lin Xiaodong's beautiful phoenix eyes that were fixedly looking at him, it was not shy, but a kind of bright like a flame , a warm emotion that he dared not touch.

The person in front of him was different from all the men and women Gu Xingzhai had met before.

In this era, people express their feelings implicitly and obscurely, and even such are rare, and more often are the words of their parents' matchmakers, who have been arranged for life by the so-called "rules" and "traditions". Everyone has a shackle on their body, like a layer of gray gauze, which makes it impossible to guess.

But Lin Xiaodong is not like that.