Chapter 123 - Chapter 123: Chapter 100: Call Me Gu Yan (1/2)
Chapter 123: Chapter 100: Call Me Gu Yan
Ye Xiao looked somewhat bewildered at Gu Yan.
Gu Yan’s expression was tense.
He was thinking.
He had to say something.
If things continued this way, Ye Xiao would only see him as Uncle Gu, as an elder.
He clearly didn’t want to stop there.
But if he suddenly laid everything out on the table,
what if he frightened Ye Xiao, and from then on, couldn’t even be considered an elder, what then?
Gu Yan’s mind raced, but his face revealed nothing.
Ye Xiao looked at him bewilderedly and asked, “Uncle Gu?”
Gu Yan’s expression was stiff, and he even felt his palms beginning to sweat.
Never before, not during the most difficult negotiations or with the toughest clients, had he ever felt so trapped between two choices.
Gu Yan clenched his teeth, and suddenly, as if having made up his mind, he steeled his heart.
Ye Xiao started to get nervous too.
Uncle Gu looked as if he was about to go into battle.
Was the Gu Family facing a crisis?
On the verge of bankruptcy?
Surely not.
Everything had been going smoothly recently.
Gu Yan said with a serious face, “Xiaoxiao, when you call me, can you, change how you address me?”
Ye Xiao: “???”
Is that it?
Is that it?
Judging by Gu Yan’s expression, if he told her the world was about to end, she would have found it perfectly reasonable.
Ye Xiao’s lips twitched: “Is there a problem?”
Gu Yan said very seriously, “You call Ye Bolin ‘Big Brother,’ and you call me ‘Uncle.’ It makes me seem too senior; I don’t want to take advantage of Berlin.”
Ye Xiao: “…”
[Who would have known? Uncle Gu actually cares so much about seniority!
“I’m worried Berlin might feel uncomfortable,” Gu Yan said.
Ye Xiao paused, and then understood.
[How touching. I’ll pay my respects to this sweet friendship first.]
She patted Gu Yan on the shoulder, “I’ve got it! How should I address you in the future?”
Gu Yan didn’t think Xiaoxiao understood!
But!
He also didn’t dare say more.
Take it slow, at least change the name first.
Gu Yan tentatively suggested, “How about you also call me ‘Brother’?”
The thought of Ye Xiao calling him ‘Brother’ in a tender voice suddenly made waves in Gu Yan’s heart.
However, Ye Xiao shuddered.
[Help! Please no! Bingtong likes calling people ‘Brother’ left and right; if I do that, I’ll feel sick.]
Gu Yan immediately said, “That’s not good, let’s not. How about instead…”
Gu Yan paused for a moment, softly saying, “Can you just call me by my name? Listen, Gu Yan, Gu Yan, it doesn’t sound bad, does it?”
Ye Xiao hesitated, looking at Gu Yan.
For some reason.
She could see a hint of anxiety on Gu Yan’s face.
Ye Xiao blinked and smiled, “Okay. Gu Yan.”
Just a normal way of calling someone’s name.
In Gu Yan’s eyes, there flashed an uncontrolled soft glow.
He didn’t actually think his name was anything special.
But.
Hearing Ye Xiao say it, somehow made the name Gu Yan sound unexpectedly poetic.
“Let’s call each other this from now on,” Gu Yan said softly.
“Okay,” Ye Xiao readily agreed.
She felt that Gu Yan was a bit strange tonight.
To be safe, it was probably best not to contradict him.
“Let’s go home,” Gu Yan released Ye Xiao’s arm, “I’ll watch from here.”
Gu Yan watched as Ye Xiao went home.
Before she entered, she waved in his direction from the door.