Forgotten Love - Chapter 7

The old house had poor sound insulation.

I stood in the kitchen and heard Mom quietly ask Gu Huaian:

“Son, did you have a fight with Ruanruan?”

Gu Huaian didn’t reply, but I guessed he shook his head.

So Mom continued:

“Why do I feel like there’s something off between you two?”

“You’re always so lovey-dovey, but today…”

“Mom,” Gu Huaian interrupted her gloomily,

“Do I really like her that much? Always lovey-dovey…”

“Of course you like Ruanruan!”

Mom’s tone was very certain:

“Every time you two come over, wherever Ruanruan goes, your eyes follow.”

“Those eyes of yours, it’s like you wish you could glue them to Ruanruan!”

“…”

Gu Huaian fell silent.

I remembered that I’d said something similar to him on the road earlier.

At that time, Gu Huaian must have thought I was teasing him.

Now, Mom was telling him the same thing herself.

Even through the wall, I could imagine his frustrated expression.

“What’s wrong with you today, really?”

Hearing Mom’s question, Gu Huaian grumbled unhappily:

“It’s nothing, I just feel like I don’t like her anymore.”

“Ow! Mom, why did you hit me?!”

With a cry of pain, a voice full of grievance followed.

“My head still isn’t better…”

Obviously, Mom was shocked by what Gu Huaian said.

She didn’t even care about his head.

Anxiously, she fired off a string of questions:

“Did you get your head stuck in a door? What nonsense are you talking about? Don’t tell me you did something to let Ruanruan down?!”

“…No.”

“Then you want to, but haven’t had the chance yet?”

“Don’t tell me… you’re still thinking about Lin Jiao?”

Lin Jiao’s name suddenly popped out of Mom’s mouth.

Not just Gu Huaian,

Even I was stunned for a moment.

That was so many years ago.

Why would Mom suddenly bring her up?

Seeing Gu Huaian remain silent, Mom’s voice suddenly dropped.

Her serious tone carried a hint of inexplicable tension.

“Son, did you… hear something?”