The Golden-Eyed Life of a Security Guard

This night was the saddest night Di Liuyue had ever experienced.

She ran away from Xishan Villa, took a taxi to Yuncheng Military Region, and called Xia Qinghe.

Coincidentally, Xia Qinghe was off today and didn't need to participate in training, so she asked for leave and left the military region.

Two stunningly beautiful women arrived at the "Scarlet Bar." At the bar, Di Liuyue ordered the strongest drink and began to drink alone in silence.

Xia Qinghe only ordered a cup of sake. Holding the cup, she watched Di Liuyue sip it slowly without saying a word. Anxious, she said, "You dragged me out here just so I could watch you get yourself drunk?"

Her face showed concern. "What happened?"

Di Liuyue glanced at Xia Qinghe with a sullen expression. "That bastard Gu Yuebai has a girlfriend."

Upon hearing this, Xia Qinghe smiled.

It turns out that she was experiencing the first stirrings of love, but before she could even confess, her feelings were nipped in the bud, leaving her feeling terrible.

Since it wasn't anything serious, Xia Qinghe simply drank with her. She called the waiter and ordered a glass of warm milk for Di Liuyue.

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When she went out, Song Lan deliberately chose an all-black outfit. She wore a charcoal gray matte waterproof suit jacket over a white ice silk camisole and high-waisted black matte leather shorts. This made her look less exaggerated and still fashionable.

She chose a pair of pearl earrings, paired with a platinum necklace, and wore a white Blancpain watch on her wrist. Her overall demeanor was so captivating that Gu Yuebai couldn't take his eyes off her.

But as Song Lan drove Gu Yuebai's Audi Q7 on the county road from Ruian County to Ji'an Town, the bumpy road, the drizzling rain, and the muddy road made Song Lan's mood even more depressed.

Knowing it was her first time visiting such a remote place, Gu Yuebai kindly switched places with Song Lan, offering to drive the rest of the way.

"This kind of road is normal in my hometown. Economic development is lagging behind, the government is struggling financially, and there is no money to repair the roads. So it is normal for the roads to be full of potholes."

Sitting back in the passenger seat, Song Lan was clearly seeing this for the first time. When they left, she and Gu Yuebai had argued over who would drive, never expecting the road conditions in Ji'an Town to be so bad, causing her to lose confidence halfway through the journey.

Not far away, the road sign for Ji'an Town could be seen.

"Look, that's the street of Ji'an Town. There are nearly 10,000 households living there. According to the town's introduction, the permanent population is 30,000."

Following the direction Gu Yuebai pointed, Song Lan saw a very dilapidated town. Many houses had corrugated steel roofs, and many families had installed solar water heaters on their roofs.

As we approached the town, the road conditions improved; at least there were no more potholes, and it was relatively smooth. The weather gradually cleared up, and the sun shone brightly, making it hot again.

As Gu Yuebai passed by "Li Ping's Supermarket," she thought that some of her relatives in the village liked to smoke, and with so many people coming and going, she might need to entertain them, so she bought five cartons of cigarettes.

When the car arrived at Liu's courtyard, it was already past three o'clock, and the neighbors in the village were all out for a stroll.

There is only one winding and muddy path in the village, just wide enough for two cars to pass each other side by side. If you are not careful, the car may slide into the ridge of the field.

In the distance, two shirtless men stood smoking at the village entrance.

Gu Yuebai's car passed by the fork in the road, and Song Lan turned her face away, not daring to look.

"Those are Uncle San next door and the second son of the Liu family. They're both idle men who don't have any jobs and just stay at home."

Gu Yuebai explained, "There are many people like this in the countryside. In our village, there are only about a dozen households, so it's not too bad. However, conditions in the countryside are not good, so you'll have to be more understanding."

As the car slowly drove towards the Gu family's gate, Shen Ling and an old woman were already waiting at the door.

"That's my mom and my grandma. Look how kind they are."

Song Lan forced a smile, grabbed Gu Yuebai's arm, and said coquettishly, "Yuebai, if I do anything wrong, you have to coach me more."

Gu Yuebai gently patted her back and said, "Don't worry, my mom is easy to get along with, and your grandparents won't have any complaints about you either. With me here, don't worry, okay?"

Gu Yuebai got out of the car. "Mom, Grandma."

The two were overjoyed, exclaiming, "Hey!"

Gu Yuebai opened the passenger door, and Song Lan got out of the car, her face slightly flushed. Gu Yuebai took her hand and led her to Shen Ling and the other person.

"Song Lan, this is my girlfriend," Gu Yuebai introduced, "and also my mom and grandma."

Song Lan still had a sweet tongue: "Auntie, Grandma."

"Hey. Hurry up, come inside, come inside." Shen Ling smiled brightly and pulled Song Lan inside.

Gu Yuebai helped her seventy-something-year-old grandmother slowly into the house.

The Gu family's house is quite special in the Liu family compound. It is the only courtyard house in the Liu family compound, with a stone archway at the entrance. It is surrounded on all four sides, and the rooms are not independent.

There is a courtyard of about thirty square meters in the middle, with a well in the courtyard and two persimmon trees planted on both sides of the courtyard.

Under the eaves, many flowers and plants were also planted.

In the courtyard, an elderly woman in her seventies was tending to the flowers and plants. Seeing someone enter, she glanced at them and said to Shen Ling, "Ling'er, is Yuebai back?"

"Yes, Dad. Yuebai brought her friends back."

Shen Ling pulled Song Lan to sit down in the courtyard, where there were fruit platters and some snacks.

Knowing they were coming back, Shen Ling had already made preparations.

Gu Yuebai helped her grandmother sit down next to Shen Ling. The old woman's eyes were fixed on Song Lan, and her face was full of satisfaction.

Unlike other parents who would immediately check the household registration and then trace back three generations of their family, Shen Ling knew her own family's situation.

She simply asked Song Lan if the journey had been tiring, or perhaps about her impressions of the countryside.

This calmed Song Lan down considerably. She would steal glances at Gu Yuebai from time to time, and observe the changes in the expressions of Shen Ling and her grandmother Liu Huizhen.

Fortunately, Shen Ling and her grandmother were all smiles throughout, showing no sign of dissatisfaction.

As night fell, Shen Ling went to the kitchen to cook, her grandmother helped light the fire, and Song Lan offered to help Shen Ling wash the vegetables.

In the courtyard, only Gu Yuebai and her grandfather Gu Shengming remained.

Gu Yuebai walked to her grandfather's side. Gu Shengming, while pruning the branches, gave Gu Yuebai a thumbs up and praised, "This granddaughter-in-law is quite good."

Gu Yuebai held her head high and puffed out her chest. "That's right. My judgment is absolutely correct."

Gu Shengming couldn't stand Gu Yuebai's tendency to get carried away with praise, so he immediately retorted, "With your taste, how did Li Siyi end up? Grandpa predicted back then that you and Li Siyi weren't a good match, and look what happened!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yuebai's expression darkened slightly. He said sincerely, "Back then, I took childhood jokes seriously, wasted my years, and ruined my own life."