Chapter 444: Chapter 444: The Wilful and Delicate Girl VS “Deeply Affectionate” Best Friend (Part 3) Chapter 444: Chapter 444: The Wilful and Delicate Girl VS “Deeply Affectionate” Best Friend (Part 3) Gu Shengyin tidied up briefly and then went downstairs.
Someone was already sitting at the dining table.
The table was set with dishes, but untouched–clearly, the man was waiting for her.
Gu Shengyin gave the man a quick up-and-down look: being at home, his dress was not very formal, shirt untied at the collar, the cuffs slightly rolled up to reveal half of his forearms.
Moving upward, his features were deeper than those of most, his eyes profound and spirited, his nose straight, his thin lips subtly pursed.
This was a handsome man.
Suddenly, Gu Shengyin recalled a saying: People with thin lips are often heartless.
Thinking about He Junyan in the original plot, he indeed deserved to be called heartless.
He Junyan allowed her to size him up without moving, while he also scrutinized Gu Shengyin.
He still looked the same, yet he felt something had changed.
“Hello, Uncle He,” Gu Shengyin greeted sweetly.
He Junyan was a bit surprised; this was the first time Su Keqing had greeted him on her own since she had stayed here nearly a week.
He observed Gu Shengyin closely; the proud girl seemed a bit nervous as she watched him, her expression seemingly calm, yet he could see the underlying nervousness, and a hint of dependence in her large, cat-like eyes.
He suddenly recalled his visit to the Su Family earlier in the year, where young Su Keqing, playing the grown-up, had asked who he was.
His heart suddenly softened.
He softened his expression, revealing a smile, “Hello, Qingqing, come and eat.”
Seeing his words, the young girl’s face relaxed immediately, revealing a large smile. She nodded, then took her place and obediently ate her meal.
He Junyan did not live with his family, so in this vast villa, there were only two masters.
After finishing the meal, when the housekeeper had cleared things away, He Junyan sat there watching Gu Shengyin who hesitated to speak, finally couldn’t help asking, “Is there something you wanted to talk about, Qingqing?”
This silly child, having stood there for so long, he suspected she would have stood for an entire afternoon if he hadn’t spoken.
Upon hearing his words, the young girl opposite seemed to gather her courage and walked up to him, then–opened her arms and hugged his waist.
He Junyan felt an instant of awkwardness; he was not fond of physical contact, even with his own parents, seldom did he engage in physical touch.
Just as he was about to push the young girl away, Gu Shengyin suddenly looked up, her large eyes unblinkingly fixed on him.
“Uncle He, everyone says that my dad and mom are no longer here, and in the future, I will only have Uncle He, is that true?” The sadness in the girl’s eyes was nearly palpable, making one wish to erase whatever made her unhappy.
He Junyan’s hand, suspended in mid-air, could not go down, and finally, he sighed, changed the direction of his extended hand, and pulled Gu Shengyin into his embrace.
“You still have Uncle He, and Uncle He will make Qingqing grow up happily, like the happiest little princess.”
“But, everyone says that Uncle He will get married, have children, and then no one will want Qingqing,” Gu Shengyin felt contempt for herself for acting so cutesy at her age, but then thought, there was nothing unbearable about acting coquettishly toward her own lover, so she just shed her inhibitions.