Gu Zi hummed in agreement and said frankly, "That's what people have always said about me."
"Pfft—" Gu Yiluo next to him couldn't help but laugh out loud, but accidentally choked on the wine and immediately started coughing violently. He had to bend over and cover his mouth, and his originally pale face turned red.
Upon seeing this, Gu Zi's expression changed slightly. She reached out and gently patted his back, her brows furrowed as she looked at him.
"Just kidding."
Suddenly, Gu Yiluo raised her head, grinned, and her peach blossom eyes sparkled with a complex light. You could hardly tell that she had been struggling to breathe just moments before.
For a moment Xu Chun couldn't tell if he was faking it or not.
Gu Zi withdrew her hand and looked at him expressionlessly.
Gu Yiluo ignored him, but glanced at Xu Chun and suddenly gave him a slow smile.
I heard you have a younger brother too?
Xu Chun paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes."
"Does he look like you?" After asking, Gu Yiluo suddenly seemed to remember something, glanced at Xie Jianyuan beside her, and said thoughtfully, "If I didn't know that the person next to you was from the Xie Household, I would have thought he was your younger brother."
Chapter 83 Joining the Group
Xu Chun paused for a moment, then chuckled, "I don't know. My younger brother's name is Xu Jin, but he really doesn't look like me because I was adopted by his family."
His expression was completely calm, as if he felt there was no need to hide anything, and he openly told others the truth.
Gu Yiluo was taken aback.
Gu Zi knew about this, so he didn't show any surprise.
Gu Yiluo and Gu Zi were also adopted by the Gu family, but one was a distant relative of the Gu family elders, and the other was adopted from an orphanage; they were not related by blood.
There are many rumors about the two unusual brothers in the Gu family. Some say they are so close that they are always together, and they have even seen Gu Zi feeding Gu Yiluo. Others say that Gu Zi returned to China to take revenge on the Gu family, including Gu Yiluo, and that the Gu family elders suffered a tragic fate, while Gu Yiluo was effectively placed under house arrest. Of course, judging from Gu Zi's ruthless methods towards the Gu family, he must hate Gu family, and perhaps Gu Yiluo as well, but the reasons behind it are unknown to outsiders.
"Xu Jin is probably a little older than you," Xu Chun said to Gu Yiluo.
Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Gu Yiluo's pale face, and her peach blossom eyes slightly tilted upwards.
"You two brothers must have a very good relationship."
Xu Chun smiled and shook her head, "We did fight occasionally when we were little, but most of the time he would let me win."
As a child Xu Jin was lively and made many friends, while Xu Chun was much quieter. However, since they were children, they would inevitably quarrel and sulk. Although Xu Chun would always give in first and appear to be yielding to Xu Jin, he would hide away and sulk. He would ignore Xu Jin when Xu Jin called him. So, after each quarrel, it was always Xu Jin who truly gave in and humbled himself.
This can all be attributed to Xu Chun's sensitivity and lack of security when he was young. He was afraid of being abandoned by his family, so he would always give in first after every argument and had to become sensible, but he felt very wronged inside, after all, he was just a child at the time.
Gu Zi's expression shifted, as if he had thought of something.
Gu Yiluo said, "Then mine is the opposite of yours." After saying that, he glanced at Gu Zi indifferently.
When he was a child, he would secretly blame Gu Zi for his mistakes. Gu Zi would silently take the blame and be punished for him. As for arguing, he could hardly recall it happening. If it did, it was just him hysterically screaming. Gu Zi would always look at him expressionlessly, as if he had no idea why he was angry and was just confused.
After toasting, Xu Chun walked out of the lobby to go to the restroom. The hotel corridor was a four-sided corridor, from which one could see the view of the first floor.
"Brother Chun."
Xie Jianyuan's voice came from behind. Xu Chun turned around, smiled at him, and teased him half-jokingly, "You're not going to come with me to the restroom, are you?"
Xie Jianyuan remained unfazed upon hearing this and calmly replied, "Didn't Brother Chun say I'm clingy?"
Xu Chun suppressed a laugh, deliberately put on a stern face, and lectured in an elder's tone, "Can you overcome it?"
Xie Jianyuan smiled slowly and said, "It cannot be overcome."
Xu Chun's ears turned red, and she muttered softly, "If I can't overcome it, then forget it."
Xie Jianyuan was taken aback for a moment, then the smile in his eyes deepened.
Xu Chun was about to walk forward when his gaze inadvertently glanced at a certain spot on the first floor below, and his eyes narrowed slightly.
Shen Zhu, whom Xu Chun hadn't seen in a long time, looked somewhat anxious and was chasing after the person in front of her, saying something. Xu Chun narrowed her eyes and recognized the person in front of her as Jiang Xiuyan.
"How come I ran into him again?" Xu Chun frowned slightly.
Xie Jianyuan's gaze also fell downwards, and he explained in a deep voice, "He is also one of the shareholders of this hotel."
He paused, then slowly shifted his gaze back to Shen Zhu, who was following Jiang Xiuyan out the door, seemingly somewhat puzzled.
"But the person behind him..." He seemed somewhat confused as to why Shen Zhu was involved with Jiang Xiuyan.
Xu Chun smiled slightly. He knew better than anyone why. He continued walking forward and said gently to Xie Jianyuan, "Anyway, it has nothing to do with us. There's no need to think about these meaningless things."
Xie Jianyuan had always obeyed Xu Chun's orders without question, so he didn't say much after hearing what Xu Chun said. He wasn't really interested in these matters anyway, and had only mentioned it casually.
All the details, big and small, before the official start of filming were finalized by Wednesday. Xu Chun received the notification in the morning and checked into the hotel arranged by the production team in the afternoon.
The production crew was extremely frugal, booking only a mid-range hotel. One of the internet celebrities in the crew immediately frowned upon seeing the hotel. Xu Chun, however, wasn't particular about such things. Seeing that he didn't say anything, even if the others had objections, they wouldn't be the ones to speak up and complain to the crew.