Chapter 30

In the Kingdom of Chu, there were not many people with blue eyes, less than one in ten thousand.

At this moment, even though Gu Bai's original appearance was not similar to the person in Fu Junli's heart, it could not stop him from thinking of that person from many years ago because of this special pair of eyes.

Fu Junli's expression, which was originally unhappy because of the lively and chaotic situation in the residence when he returned in the middle of the night, softened almost instantly when he saw Gu Bai.

He helped the gentle Gu Bai up and protected him, then turned his head to restore his cold expression and said to Old Master Fu.

"Father, what happened in the residence? Why is it so noisy in the middle of the night?"

Although he called him father, there was no respect in his tone. Instead of asking, it was better to say that he was blaming him. It was obvious who had the final say in the Fu family at this moment, and Fu Junli did not take his father seriously at all.

The truth was indeed so. Fu Junli's personality was cold and heartless, and his mother was angered to death by Old Master Fu. It would be strange if he could be pleasant to Old Master Fu.

Old Master Fu was incompetent. Now that the Fu family could continue to be rich, it was all because of Fu Junli. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and did not even dare to speak to his son. He could only give a look to Third Concubine beside him to ask her to do it.

Seeing this, Gu Bai hurriedly gave a look to Du Haitang. Du Haitang immediately ran out and spoke in front of Third Concubine.

"Eldest Young Master, please save my Yunxi. I beg you to help our aunt and niece!"

"What exactly happened?"

Although Fu Junli had not seen Gu Bai in all these years, he had heard of the name Yunxi. Was the child that Seventh Concubine brought into the house the young man in his arms who had the same eyes as Lianzhi?

When he thought of this, he lowered his head to look at Gu Bai. He saw the young man's embarrassed and angry expression. His blue eyes were red with tears, and he looked pitiful. He immediately frowned.

Today, Second Young Master invited my Yunxi to Li Hua Park to drink and make friends. It was supposed to be a good thing, but who knew that Second Young Master actually had homosexual thoughts towards my Yunxi? My Yunxi refused and jumped out of the window and broke her leg. Second Young Master did that dirty thing with someone and got injured. At this moment, he even blamed my Yunxi. Wuwuwu, I beg Eldest Young Master to make a decision. Yunxi is about to take the imperial examination this time. Now that she has broken her leg, what should we do? Also, if this matter spreads out, how can we face others … "

Du Haitang cried as he finished speaking without panting. He spared no effort in complaining. In any case, he had already offended the Third Concubine, so it didn't make a difference.

"You bitch, you're spouting nonsense!

He was the one who seduced my son! "

The Third Concubine said anxiously. The Eldest Young Master was not Old Master Fu. Old Master Fu protected his son, and Fu Junli hated her son very much.

Sure enough, after Fu Junli heard this, her face immediately turned cold. Gu Bai saw the opportunity and raised his head. His blue eyes were filled with humiliation, grief, and anger.

Fu Junli's heart skipped a beat. She scooped him up and then looked coldly at the Third Concubine.

"Second Brother has been getting more and more outrageous in recent years. The manor in the East City happens to be lacking someone to take care of it. Tomorrow, let Second Brother learn how to take care of the family's affairs. Today's matter will end here!"

He could always be more tolerant and protective of people and things similar to Lianzhi.

With that, he carried Gu Bai and left in a huff, leaving the Third Concubine with a panicked expression on her face. She suddenly burst into tears.

The manor in the East City was in the wilderness. Once he left, her son would not have the chance to come back for the rest of his life. Without her son, who would support her in the future as a mother?

On the other side, Fu Junli took Gu Bai away. Instead of sending him back to the courtyard where he lived, he brought him back to his room and called the doctor to take a look at his leg.

On the surface, Fu Junli was a gentleman and a peerless young master. In fact, he was more irrational than anyone else. He did things purely based on his preferences. For example, in the plot, he could easily dig out the eyes of the original owner of the body.

Now that he was in charge of the Fu residence, no one dared to disobey his orders, and no one dared to stop his actions. Naturally, Gu Bai obediently let him take him back.

After the doctor examined his dislocated leg and bandaged it, Gu Bai lowered his head and whispered gratefully, "Thank you, Eldest Young Master, for your understanding …"

"There's no need to thank me. Second Brother's behavior is dissolute and needs to be properly taught …"

Fu Junli said with a gentle expression.

Seeing that Gu Bai had lowered his head and could not see his familiar eyes, Fu Junli frowned again and reached out to lift the young man up. When he saw his blue eyes again, a gentle smile appeared on his face and he continued.

"Why don't you look at me when you speak?"

Gu Bai resisted the urge to leave him and said softly, "When I first entered the residence, the butler said that the first rule of entering the residence was not to look up at Eldest Young Master …"

Fu Junli paused and thought of this rule that he had set. For a moment, he was annoyed. He only discovered this young man's eyes today because of this rule.

"This rule applies to others. You don't have to abide by it in the future. When you speak, you have to look up at me …"

He put on a straight face and demanded firmly from Gu Bai.

Gu Bai immediately raised his head and looked at him with his beautiful eyes. He nodded obediently.

Fu Junli liked this obedient look very much. He immediately lowered his head and kissed his eyes, praising, "Your eyes are very beautiful …"

"…"

Gu Bai did not speak. His eyes were filled with panic and bewilderment, like an obedient little rabbit. Fu Junli's heart softened.

The obedient young man in front of him reminded him of the scene when he first met that person many years ago. At that time, the young man also showed such panic and bewilderment. His azure blue eyes were so beautiful and attractive.

He could not help but overlap the figure in his mind with the Gu Bai in front of him. Because he was close, he suddenly smelled the scent of orchids on Gu Bai's body. He could not help but ask.

"Is the scent of orchids on your body?

Do you like orchids? "

Gu Bai's lips curled up and he nodded with a faint smile, "Yes."

"Why do you like orchids?" Fu Junli's heart was moved.

Because you like them. Because orchids are a kind of noble sentiment. Because that white lotus flower of yours is your noble orchid. If I want to get close to you, I have to like it even if I don't like it!

Gu Bai thought in his heart, but on the surface, he smiled faintly, "The autumn orchid is clear, the green leaves are purple stems, and the hall is full of beauties. How can I not like such orchids …"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Junli only felt a blur in front of her eyes, as if she saw the person she had been thinking about for a long time. She suddenly reached out and hugged Gu Bai in her arms, her chin pressed against his forehead and whispered.

"Lianzhi, Lianzhi, I finally found you …"

Gu Bai did not speak. His fists hidden under his sleeves were clenched tightly, suppressing the pain and resentment that suddenly rose in his chest from the original owner.

…

After that, Gu Bai stayed in Fu Junli's courtyard to recuperate from his leg injury. Fu Junli, who rarely returned home, began to run to the residence every day.

However, the incident of losing control of her emotions like that night did not happen again. Because apart from the eyes, the original owner's appearance was actually not similar to Lianzhi, so it would not be easy to confuse them.

However, Fu Junli's cold expression became gentler when she saw Gu Bai's eyes. Her eyes seemed to be looking for another shadow through his eyes. Obviously, she had begun to treat him as Lianzhi's substitute.

Although Gu Bai intended to deliberately imitate Rong Lianzhi to get close to Fu Junli, he did not want to continue imitating. This was just a way to get close to him. If he blindly imitated, Fu Junli's feelings for Lianzhi would deepen, which was not conducive to his task.

Therefore, after getting close to him, what he needed to do was to show the characteristics of Du Yunxi in this kind of imitation, subtly planting a new seed in Fu Junli's heart.

Then, he would find a way to let this seed germinate and grow into a towering tree, covering the brilliance of Lianzhi …

On this day, Fu Junli was free in the residence and did not go out. The sun was shining brightly, and he asked someone to set the table for the ancient zither. He elegantly played the zither and stared at the garden full of orchids, reminiscing about the past.

Gu Bai sat on the stone bench, supporting his chin with his hands and staring at him indifferently.

Feeling his gaze, Fu Junli turned and asked with a smile, "Do you know how to play the zither?"

"No …" Gu Bai shook his head honestly. He knew many things, but he did not know how to play the zither.

"Then do you want to learn?

I'll teach you. "

Although the young man in front of him looked nothing like Lianzhi, the pair of similar eyes could always soften his heart in an instant. He wanted to play the zither with that person, just like in the past.

Unfortunately, Gu Bai shook his head and refused, "I don't want to learn …"

"Why?"

Fu Junli's expression turned cold almost instantly. All the pleasantness towards Gu Bai was based on the similarity between him and Lianzhi.

Gu Bai saw through his emotions at a glance and shook his head and sighed inwardly.

Not to mention that he did not like the ancient zither, in the plot, Fu Junli had ten fingernails pulled out as punishment because the original owner accidentally touched the ancient zither that belonged to Lianzhi. The trauma left behind made him unable to control this body to learn the zither.

After thinking about it, he took out an emerald jade flute from his waist and shook it at him with a bright smile on his beautiful face.

"Although the sound of the zither is beautiful, I think the flute is more interesting. I know how to play the jade flute. Brother Junli, are you willing to play with me?"

That's right, he called Fu Junli 'Brother Junli' in such a sissy way. After all, this was how the white lotus addressed Fu Junli, and this person liked it.

In an instant, the displeasure just now was extinguished by this form of address.

Although Fu Junli was a little regretful that he could not play the zither with Gu Bai, because in the past, his favorite entertainment with Lianzhi was the zither. But Gu Bai's form of address balanced his feelings, and he reluctantly accepted it. He nodded and agreed to the request of playing together.

"Then I'll start first …"

Gu Bai smiled and then gently blew the jade flute between his lips.

To Fu Junli's surprise, he did not choose an elegant and slow tune. Instead, he played a very cheerful piece of music, as cheerful as the sound of tinkling spring water.

The reason why Gu Bai chose this was naturally to show Du Yunxi's characteristics in the role model. Fu Junli's beloved Lianzhi liked elegant and lyrical music the most, so he had to choose the opposite rhythm.

The similar way of addressing Fu Junli as Brother Junli, and the jade flute music with a different feeling, was the conflict that Fu Junli felt. It was similar but not the same. Once this conflict accumulated to a certain extent, Fu Junli would never treat him as Lianzhi's substitute, because they were two completely different people.

Fu Junli was a little stunned and did not connect for a moment. Gu Bai did not care about him and continued to play. He knew how to play the jade flute and liked it because it was taught to him by the Qin Shitian in the previous world.

Qin Shitian was the same as Nie Qingcang in the first world. They both liked cheerful rhythms. Nie Qingcang in the first world knew how to play the piano, and the Qin Shitian in the second world knew how to play the jade flute. He did not know if Ji Changyin also liked such cheerful music this time. He definitely did, because they were the same person.

Thinking of this, Gu Bai felt a sense of joy in his heart. Even the sound of the flute was affected by his mood, and it became more cheerful and pleasant.

He narrowed his eyes and enjoyed it. This happy mood infected the people around him, and also infected Fu Junli. He had not felt so happy and relaxed in a long time.

In fact, compared to the zither, he preferred the sound of the flute. It was just that Lianzhi liked the zither, so he liked it too.

When Gu Bai stopped playing the flute and opened his eyes to look at him with his azure blue eyes, Fu Junli felt an indescribable tenderness and pity in his heart.

Just as he was about to overlap the two of them again, Gu Bai walked over and plucked the strings a few times. Then, he handed the jade flute in his hand to him. He tilted his head and smiled brightly with his eyebrows and eyes curved.

"Brother Junli, the imperial examination is imminent. Yunxi hasn't read today, so I won't nag you anymore. You play music and enjoy the flowers and play. Yunxi is going to read …"

With that, Gu Bai turned and left, leaving behind a wisp of fragrance.

Fu Junli smelled the tip of his nose and could not help but frown. The young man today did not have the orchid fragrance he was familiar with. Other than the azure blue eyes, he and Lianzhi did not have any similarities.

This realization made Fu Junli's face turn cold. After a while, he looked at the jade flute in his hand and thought of the cheerful feeling just now. His flute had been sealed for a long time …