Chapter 975: Chapter 42: Brilliant as Starlight, Only Deep Affection Cannot Be Betrayed

Tilting his head, beads of sweat trickled down his close-cropped short hair, accentuating his panther-like alertness at this moment.

Mo Tong gazed deeply at Gu Zixi for a few moments. Yu Xi rolled his eyes dramatically, stepped forward, turned the blinds inside to the "No Viewing" position, and continued to sweat vigorously inside.

Is this maturity or childishness?

Gu Zixi chuckled briefly, hesitated for a moment, shook his head with a faint smile, and slowly walked into the gym, pushing open the door that he hadn’t spoken to Yu Xi through for a long time.

Inside, Yu Xi’s ball skills were still quite good.

The rhythmic "pop, pop" of the tennis ball hitting the wall, combined with the sound of good sneakers rubbing against the rubber floor, made the sight of Yu Xi from any angle a stunning sunshine boy.

His robust physique made him generate heat even in short sleeves and shorts within the winter air-conditioned villa.

Yu Xi was quite angry with Gu Zixi.

On the glass reflected Gu Zixi’s dark silhouette. Yu Xi swung the racket, speaking gloomily: "What are you here for?"

"To talk."

"Talk?" Yu Xi chuckled lightly, "What is there to talk about? Anyway, by identity, you are an uncle, I am a nephew, by intelligence, you graduated from Yale University and got a Ph.D. recommendation, and I’m just an undergraduate from Tsinghua. In terms of looks and temperament, you are the gentleman who the whole Feng Family loves, while I’m the one nobody likes, even my sister can hit me when she’s unhappy. What connection do we have? What is there to talk about?"

This sulking speech made Gu Zixi somewhat understand why Yu Xi was angry.

Actually, in these days of solitude, thinking, he could roughly guess these reasons, but now Yu Xi finally admitted it...

Curving his lips gently, Gu Zixi said, "So, the Feng Family doesn’t value you much, and the older generation overshadows you already in adulthood, should you blame that on me?"

As if touching on a crucial point, Yu Xi stopped, the beige tennis ball bounced a few times at his side, then fell and rolled away.

He turned to Gu Zixi and said, "Didn’t your presence make my status at home even lower? I’ve become the object of comparative education every day, shouldn’t I blame you for that?"

With a smile, Gu Zixi shook his head and said, "What if I told you, I’m actually not much better than you?"

"You..." This remark left Yu Xi somewhat bewildered.

Gu Zixi glanced around, smiled, and said, "Let’s talk. In fact, we are about the same age, I don’t consider you my junior, and indeed I’m not much stronger than you. Should we chat here or go outside?"

Feeling conflicted, Yu Xi gripped the racket.

But after waiting a minute, he looked around the environment and said, "Let me change clothes, and we can talk outside."

...

After a quick shower, Yu Xi changed into sportswear, washing away the sweaty odor, then went downstairs to grab two cans of beer from the fridge, and took Gu Zixi to the rooftop.

Regarding the place Yu Xi chose, and the behavior of drinking cold beer in the middle of winter...

Gu Zixi genuinely...

But he smiled, accepting Yu Xi’s beer, opened it, and brought it to his lips.

These days staying with the Feng Family, Gu Zixi didn’t drink, nor did he smoke.

His perfect image was praised throughout the Feng Family, which further annoyed Yu Xi.

Choosing this place, offering cold beer like this, had a hint of malicious humor in it, but when Gu Zixi accepted it fully, Yu Xi was momentarily stunned.

"Do you... know how to drink?"

Gu Zixi laughed, eyes curving into gentle moonlight, and said, "We’re both men in our twenties, how could I not know how? It’s just that drinking can cause lapses in judgment, so I’m not particularly fond of it..."

This tone instantly reminded Yu Xi of his little uncle, turning his face away slightly, he retorted sarcastically, "You do indeed resemble Little Uncle in some ways!"

Gu Zixi paused for a moment.

Feng Chengjin was indeed a legend in Rong City, an idol figure in the hearts of the younger Feng and Gu generations. Gu Zixi had always admired him, never expected, someone as different from Feng Chengjin as Yu Xi too...

Considering his tone, Gu Zixi contemplated for a while and said, "Do you admire your Little Uncle very much?"

Yu Xi hesitated for a moment, then recalling something somber, smiled wryly, "Who wouldn’t admire a man like Little Uncle? He excels at everything, impeccable, whether in his own achievements or his choices of partners, always the best of the best. But to hear a word of praise from his mouth..."

Yu Xi didn’t continue; rather, as he spoke, it seemed he remembered something more troubling, he put the beer can down and pulled out a pack of cigarettes.

"Click!" As the sound of the lighter resonated in the air, a faint smell of smoke soon drifted over.

The bitter expression made Gu Zixi momentarily understand this young man of the same age better.

Smiling gently, he said, "Actually, you really shouldn’t be upset, because you just don’t get praised by your Little Uncle; in fact, that day when you badgered him about stocks, despite his anger, he held back. It shows he cares about you too. It’s your close blood relation that makes you occasionally overlook his recognition of you. On the contrary, the one I envy more is you—"

"Me?" Yu Xi turned his eyes, startled.

Gu Zixi nodded with a smile, "You should know about the things between the Gu Family and Feng Family over the years, right?"

Yu Xi looked slightly dazed, nodding, "I know."

Gu Zixi curved his lips, "But I guess you only know about the part between your Little Uncle and my sister, the conflicts between the Feng and Gu families you might know somewhat, but you’re unaware of the matters between your Little Uncle and me..."

The hands of time seemed to turn back, some dust-covered memories and forgotten fragments began to be gently unveiled...

It turns out:

Gu Zixi was approached by Feng Chengjin under the name of "Light and Shadow," with a hint of purposefulness.

At that time, Feng Chengjin watched as Qiu Zhixuan married another, heartbroken and aimlessly wandering, happened to encounter the diligent and inquisitive Yu Xi.

That was a private group of businessmen with Feng Chengjin. Somehow, Gu Zixi got in.

Flashing like a shadow, Gu Zixi realized he entered the wrong place, quickly apologized, and withdrew.

But his self-introduction at the outset was what made Feng Chengjin remember him.

Thinking again about the girl he loved deeply...

Some time later, he added him.

From then on, Feng Chengjin couldn’t overly meddle in Qiu Zhixuan’s marital status, using this method to silently try to be kinder to her.

It was to compensate for the guilt of inadvertently taking her first, and also to express the buried affection in his heart in another way.

Day by day, with some presence, Feng Chengjin discreetly settled in Gu Zixi’s heart.

Yet later, as some matters worsened, the misunderstanding of "Yun Feng" bankruptcy didn’t clear, and his sister intervening in the Internet of Things again made the Feng Family shareholders think Qiu Zhixuan was meddling in the Feng Family for the second time, causing further turmoil.

Frequent pressure, many people’s gazes at the company, livelihood, and responsibility forced Feng Chengjin to find a way to act against the Gu Family.

But how to act?

Towards Qiu Zhixuan, Feng Chengjin loved too much, couldn’t forget, nor bear to hurt, so he ultimately chose a roundabout way.

Letting the Gu Family’s status and arrogance take some hits, resolving the issue this time without greatly harming Qiu Zhixuan...