Gu Qingheng chuckled.
Gu Yao’s face turned red. "Big brother, why are you laughing? I’m telling the truth." Then he blurbed out everything that had happened on the mountain, "You didn’t see it, her movements were even more agile than mine. I was afraid she would get hurt and wanted to shoot the tiger with an arrow, but she almost got mad at me when she was on the tiger’s back because a hole in the fur would devalue it..." After that, the sight of Yang Ruxin fondly stroking the white tiger was truly too impactful; he reckoned he would never forget that shocking feeling for the rest of his life.
Gu Qingheng smiled even more brightly, his Xinxin was really something... Able to work in the kitchen and climb the mountains...
"Big brother, actually there’s something I’ve been wanting to say these past few days, but I’m not sure if I should..." Gu Yao glanced at Gu Qingheng, hesitated, but still spoke up, "I..."
Gu Qingheng, however, sobered up, frowning slightly: "If you’ve thought it through, speak. If you think you shouldn’t, then don’t. It might not be pleasant after it’s been said..."
"Big brother..." Gu Yao was stunned; he hadn’t expected his elder brother to react this way.
Gu Qingheng raised his hand to signal: "Ayao, we grew up together after all. After the incident, you were inseparable from Mother. No matter what happens in the future, we will always be the closest of kin... I know you as well as you know yourself, and you should be aware of my temperament..."
Gu Yao nodded slightly: "I know, Ayao owes his life to you, big brother. But it’s precisely because of this that I’m worried... I’m afraid..."
"Haha..." Gu Qingheng laughed, "Afraid of what? That she’s a bad person? That she might hurt me?" He paused, "Ayao, Xinxin will also be one of the people closest to me. Can you understand that?"
Gu Yao nodded. "Big brother, I understand, I really do, it’s just..."
"Just that you’re doubting Xinxin. You suspect she has ulterior motives in getting close to me?"
"Big brother..." Gu Yao lowered his head, looking somewhat uncomfortable, "Have you never had any doubts?" He paused, "I know it’s not right to think this way, but don’t you find it odd? They say habits die hard, but I’ve seen Yang Dani before. How can someone change so abruptly? Moreover, that agility can’t be acquired simply by changing one’s personality. So, I can’t help but feel that... she’s not Yang Dani anymore, she’s become someone else..."
At this moment, Yang Ruxin just happened to walk into the Gu Family’s courtyard. She was about to knock on the door when she heard the conversation inside, and immediately stopped. She had never hidden anything from Gu Qingheng; she knew that he wouldn’t be suspicious of her, but she had forgotten about Gu Yao’s concerns. She couldn’t help feeling a little nervous about Gu Qingheng’s response.
Gu Qingheng’s lips curled into a smile: "Ayao, indeed, she isn’t Yang Dani. How could Yang Dani be as outstanding as she is?"
Outside the door, Yang Ruxin jolted; he actually...
"Then big brother..." Gu Yao was surprised, "She... you..."
"From the very first time she cursed me by the river, she never admitted to being Yang Dani. When she formally introduced herself, she said her name was Yang Ruxin..." Gu Qingheng exhaled deeply, "So, she is Yang Ruxin, the one I like is Yang Ruxin, and the one who will become your sister-in-law is Yang Ruxin. Whether she’s human, a monster, or something else, I don’t care, and it has nothing to do with Yang Dani..."