After rebirth, they all moved into my house.

She knew very well that the temporary retreat was only for a better outcome.

Lu Yuan looked at his watch. It was past eleven o'clock in the evening. "Well, it's really late. Let's go back and rest early."

"Okay~" Xu Ruolin pushed the door open and left. When she was about to close it, she suddenly looked up, blinked at Lu Yuan, and waved to him, "Well, good night?"

Lu Yuan was stunned, then smiled slightly.

"Good night."

51. Heart Knot

After watching Xu Ruolin leave, Lu Yuan went to the bathroom to take a shower.

Too many things happened today, leaving him no time to relax, but now he finally has time to rest.

Lu Yuan soaked in the bathtub until he was almost fainting. Then he got up from the bathtub, dried himself, put on his clothes and went out to blow dry his hair.

There was just a silver-haired girl sitting on his bed.

"Jiu...Sister Yuzhu?"

Even though they looked exactly like Gu Jiuyi, Lu Yuan could still tell the difference between them from their clothes and facial expressions.

After all, Mrs. Yuzhu is now wearing a beautiful evening dress. She also has the figure of a girl, but her temperament is extraordinary.

"You can actually recognize my sister. You have made progress, Lu Yuan." Shen Yuzhu was not surprised that Lu Yuan could recognize her. She smiled cunningly.

"After all, you haven't changed your clothes yet, sister. What's the matter with you coming to see me so late?" Lu Yuan didn't care about showing his appearance as if he had just taken a shower in front of the elders. After all, they were the elders and would never make a move on a young guy like him.

And since Mrs. Yuzhu came to see him so late, she must have something to say.

Mrs. Yuzhu nodded calmly, stood up, walked over to Lu Yuan, and handed him a bunch of keys. "Didn't Yiyi show you around the house? There's only one room she didn't show you. Do you want to go take a look?"

"Do you want to go and take a look?" Lu Yuan raised his eyebrows. Gu Jiuyi was unwilling to show the room, but Mrs. Yuzhu asked him to take a look?

"That's right, if you take a look, you will know why we invited you."

Shen Yuzhu looked at Lu Yuan firmly with a very serious expression. This was the first time Lu Yuan saw such an expression on Mrs. Yuzhu, so he nodded subconsciously and took the key.

"Ok, I see."

"Then I won't bother you. Have you prepared the gift? There is a gift box prepared by my sister in the cabinet. You can take it if you need it." Shen Yuzhu patted Lu Yuan's shoulder and left Lu Yuan's room. Only the faint scent of perfume in the air left traces of her visit.

Go take a look.

Lu Yuan dried his hair, went downstairs, came to the room he had never been to, inserted the key, and turned the door to open it.

The room was very dark and Lu Yuan could hardly see inside, but he could still see the structure of the room clearly. The light switch was a little to the right of the door, and he reached out and touched it.

After pressing the switch, Lu Yuan could see the items in the room clearly.

His eyes widened.

In the center of the room stood a giant black object.

Even from a distance of several meters, Lu Yuan could still see the extremely beautiful lines. It was a beauty created by man. Even someone as ignorant as him could appreciate its beauty.

That's a piano.

And you can see that it is a custom-made grand piano.

Lu Yuan looked around and saw that everything was made of soundproof materials, so was this Gu Jiuyi’s private music room?

When Lu Yuan came to the black piano, he wanted to reach out and touch it, but when his hand reached into the air, he gave up the idea. For someone who loves piano, no one else can touch it.

Mrs. Yuzhu has the key to this room because she is maintaining this piano, right?

There were signs of cleaning in the room. When he came in just now, he didn't feel the feeling of dust blowing in his face after the door had not been opened for a long time. Moreover, whether it was the surface of the piano or the marks in the room, it was obvious that someone had taken good care of them.

Various honors were displayed in the display case on one side. Lu Yuan looked at the time on the base of each trophy and checked online. They were all honors that Gu Jiuyi had won.

Municipal, provincial...

The various certificates and trophies lined up in front of Lu Yuan left him dumbfounded.

The trophy at the top and in the middle attracted all his attention.

First Prize in the National Children's Piano Competition

Lu Yuan took a deep breath. Such a talented girl had to retire from the piano stage because of a broken hand.

He clenched his fists, feeling strangely restless inside, because he knew what had happened, so he was very angry.

"It seems that Yiyi has told you about her experience." A clear female voice suddenly sounded from the door. Lu Yuan turned around and saw that it was Gu Jiuyi's mother, Mrs. Yuzhu.

"But she never told me that she had won so many honors." As a former sports student, Lu Yuan naturally knew what the awards in the national competitions meant.

No matter whether it is a math competition, sports or art competition, it is easy to win a prize in any national competition, so he envied Gu Jiuyi very much.

At the same time, he also felt indignant and stood up for Gu Jiuyi.

"That's because she doesn't care about those awards." Mrs. Yuzhu spread her hands and said casually, "Because she doesn't care, she didn't tell you."

Lu Yuan's eyes twitched, and he opened his mouth in surprise: "Don't care?"

"Yeah, she just doesn't care." Shen Yuzhu said word by word, "Playing the piano is just her hobby."

"Can it be done to this extent just for the sake of interest?"

"Yes." Shen Yuzhu nodded casually. "Playing the piano is just what Aying and I hope for. When Yiyi was young, she showed her talent in piano, so Aying and I decided to let Yiyi learn piano. Yiyi just followed our idea to learn piano."

"But that day, she and I listened to a piano piece together, and Jiuyi almost, no, she almost cried! At least Jiuyi herself loves playing the piano, right?" Lu Yuan subconsciously wanted to refute Mrs. Yuzhu, but Mrs. Yuzhu's confident look made him feel a little shaken.

"Little Luyuan." Mrs. Yuzhu looked into Luyuan's eyes and asked word by word, "If you were injured and could no longer play basketball, and you didn't go to watch basketball games, and suddenly one day, you were knocked unconscious and brought to the court, what would you do?"

Lu Yuan's pupils shrank slightly. Shen Yuzhu's words made him feel as if he were there himself.

His lips trembled, and after a long while he finally uttered his answer: "I will run away."

"That's right." Shen Yuzhu smiled with relief. "But you can't stop playing basketball forever, right? At least after you were taken to the basketball court and escaped, you still longed to play basketball in your heart. Even if you were not good at it, you still wanted to touch the basketball, right?"

"Yes..." Lu Yuan clenched his fists.

Mrs. Yuzhu sighed, "That's exactly what happened with Yiyi. Even if she only learned piano under our influence, at least for a period of time, she truly loved music. So, she couldn't accept the fact that she couldn't play the piano anymore, which caused her mood to be very unstable during that period, and we were powerless to do anything.

"To be frank, with my and Aying's family business, it's no problem for Yiyi to live the rest of her life without worries. As parents, and as Yiyi's parents, we just hope that Yiyi can live a happy life and find something of her own to do.

"She chose piano before, but now she chooses a normal student life, so we sent her to Yunhai according to her wishes. It happened that we knew about your existence at that time, so we asked you to guide her and be her tutor through your parents. I am really happy to see her integrate into the new campus life. I don't know how to thank you, Xiaoluyuan.

"Even so, I still have something I want to ask you again. If it were you, you should be able to let Yiyi play the piano again, right? At least it can resolve her worries." Mrs. Yuzhu bowed slightly to Lu Yuan.

"Sister, don't be like this." Lu Yuan quickly supported Mrs. Yuzhu. In fact, even if Mrs. Yuzhu didn't say it, he would help her if he knew. Maybe that would be a bit self-indulgent and self-righteous, but if he kept the knot in his heart, it would inevitably cause trouble. He didn't want Gu Jiuyi to get into trouble. "I will help you with this."

Shen Yuzhu's eyes flickered for a moment, then she regained her composure. She stepped forward and tidied Lu Yuan's smooth hair, no, rather, she messed up his neat hair. Facing Lu Yuan's puzzled look, she smiled with a look of triumph, stuck out her tongue, and said, "Then I'll leave it to you, little Lu Yuan."

52. Gifts [36/54]

"I understand. Don't touch my hair." Lu Yuan tidied his hair. If Mrs. Yuzhu wasn't his elder, he would have been angry.

The head can be cut off and the blood can be shed, but the hairstyle cannot be ruined.

After being scolded by Lu Yuan, Shen Yuzhu stuck out her tongue and admitted her mistake in a cute way, which made Lu Yuan couldn't help but cover his face. Forget it, let her go.

"By the way, have you prepared the birthday present?" Shen Yuzhu clapped her hands and asked with a smile.

"I'm ready." Lu Yuan nodded, thinking to himself, Madam, you have been telling me this all day long, how could I not be prepared?

"Can I let my sister take a look?" Shen Yuzhu asked curiously.

"No." Lu Yuan refused.

"Let me take a look, just one look!" Shen Yuzhu was not going to give up. She wanted to see what kind of birthday gift the boy in front of her would give to her daughter.

"No, sister, if you tell Jiuyi in advance, won't it ruin the surprise?"

"Ah? Xiaoluyuan, what do you mean?" Shen Yuzhu put her hands on her hips and immediately became unhappy. "Does my sister look so unreliable?"

Lu Yuan frowned and looked at Mrs. Yuzhu in front of him. Well, she was Gu Jiuyi's mother. Considering how much she cared for Gu Jiuyi, she probably wouldn't tell Gu Jiuyi. Moreover, it was she who told him that Jiuyi's birthday was tomorrow, which meant that she also wanted Jiuyi to have a good birthday.

So he felt a little offended by what he had just said, so he lowered his head sincerely and said, "Yes, sister, you look so unreliable."

"Little Luyuan, you!" Shen Yuzhu looked at Luyuan in a messy manner, thinking, forget it, don't be angry with the child, "Well, at least you are ready, little Luyuan, sister will go back to take a shower, hum!"

"Don't worry, sister. Jiuyi will be happy." Lu Yuan was delighted to see that his prank was successful. He avenged the mess of his hair just now.

"OK~" Shen Yuzhu waved to Lu Yuan with her back to him and left the music room.

Lu Yuan cleaned up all traces of his presence, locked the door, and returned to his room.

I put the prepared gift into the exquisite little gift box that Mrs. Yuzhu mentioned.

I looked up at the clock on the wall and it was already past midnight.

Should I send a happy birthday to Gu Jiuyi?

Or would it be better to give it to her along with the gift as a birthday blessing?

Lu Yuan was a little unsure about his gift, after all, it was prepared at the last minute.

He turned his head to look out the window. The courtyard was very large, with a garden, a lawn, a swing bench, and even a small pond.

But his eyes did not scan every place, but stayed at one place.

Through the glass of the floor-to-ceiling window, he could vaguely see a graceful figure sitting on the edge of the steps beside the pond in the center of the courtyard. She was wearing only a short shirt on her upper body and a white short skirt on her lower body. Her long silver hair fell quietly behind her. Her two slender white legs were covered with thin black stockings. Her small and delicate right foot would step over the water from time to time, causing ripples.

"Aren't you afraid of bugs?" After Lu Yuan went downstairs, he slowly walked to her side and sat next to the girl.

"Don't be afraid." Gu Jiuyi whispered, "There are mosquito repellent plants here. When I can't sleep at night, I will come down to take a look."

Lu Yuan was silent for a moment, then pulled her skirt down a little.

"You've never dressed like this before." Lu Yuan said, "Short shirt, short skirt, black stockings."

"I wore a short shirt and black stockings on the day I started school." Gu Jiuyi gently adjusted her skirt to cover up her overly exposed body, and then said with a smile, "You came down to see me so late, is there something you want to say to me?"

She put on that charming smile that said, "What do you want to do to me? I'll accept whatever you want to do to me."

"At least I didn't wear a short skirt that day." Lu Yuan's originally tense nerves suddenly relaxed at this moment. He raised his head and looked at the huge and lush maple tree in the center of the courtyard. The ground was covered with fiery red maple leaves, and the fiery red shadows were reflected on the pond, looking small and beautiful.

A young girl quietly moved to the side and leaned against the boy next to her.

Unconsciously, the boy could smell the faint fragrance of the girl. Her silver hair and blue eyes blended with the moonlight, and the reflection in the lake gave him a beautiful scene.

Lu Yuan did not resist, he just smiled. Even though it was late at night in the summer, it did not seem cold or hot, and the courtyard was very cool.

He observed how the maple leaves were falling one by one not far away, and then, as if remembering something, he said to Gu Jiuyi, "Can I listen to your piano music?"

Gu Jiuyi was obviously surprised by Lu Yuan's words, but she didn't get too curious and just asked, "Now?"

"You haven't played for so long, are you okay?" Lu Yuan asked.

Gu Jiuyi shook her head. "Tomorrow, no, I'll practice tuning this morning. You'll be able to hear it this afternoon. Are you the only one listening?"

"It's impossible even to think about it." Lu Yuan said with a chuckle.

"Can't it be just the two of us?" Gu Jiuyi asked again.

"No." Lu Yuan gently touched Gu Jiuyi's hair, "They are here, don't ask such impossible things."

Gu Jiuyi sighed deeply, looked away, and looked into the distance with Lu Yuan: "I know, I was just saying it casually."

"But you think in your heart that I am the only audience, right?" Lu Yuan asked curiously.

"...Yeah." Gu Jiuyi nodded, "Obviously I only invited you."

"So my guest room is connected to yours, on the same side, and theirs is on the other side. This way, I'll be the only one who notices you appear in this courtyard, right?"

"Of course." Gu Jiuyi turned her head and said, "Don't you like it?"

"Not really." Lu Yuan sighed softly, "It's just a feeling."

"Is it just a feeling?" Gu Jiuyi asked.

Lu Yuan stopped talking.

The two of them maintained this posture for a long time, until Gu Jiuyi gently touched the pool water with her right foot wrapped in black stockings, fiddled with her legs, and watched the ripples spread out in front of them. Only then did Lu Yuan remember that it was already very late.

Lu Yuan looked at the corners of her lips that were slightly raised. Her lips were as pink as cherry blossoms, clean and beautiful. Her silver hair hung down from between her eyebrows, giving her a messy beauty.

"Don't you have anything you want to say to me?" she asked again.

"I just said it." Lu Yuan pinched his trouser pocket slightly and glanced to the side. Gu Jiuyi didn't notice his little action.

"Is that the only thing?" Gu Jiuyi asked.

"Yes, just that one thing." Lu Yuan answered softly.

"Oh……"