Gu Yangtao kept recalling on this side, thinking of the little moments with Gu Chenfei back then and the many days of their cold war later.
Oh no, it shouldn't be called a cold war. It should be said that Gu Yangtao was simply giving the cold shoulder to Gu Chenfei unilaterally.
Normally, in the relationship between Gu Chenfei and Gu Yangtao, it was always Gu Yangtao who took the initiative. Now that Gu Yangtao stopped approaching Gu Chenfei on her own, while Gu Chenfei remained the same as before.
Naturally, with their completely different personalities, they were like parallel lines that could never meet.
After many days like this, it was actually Gu Chenfei who took the initiative to break the deadlock. And once again, it was because of a man.
On that day, right after school, Gu Chenfei passed by Gu Yangtao's classroom and heard a boy inside say to Gu Yangtao, "Little Peach, we're going to the KTV. Wanna come?"
"I..." Gu Yangtao hesitated for a moment. After all, the family sent a driver to pick her up every day. If she went to the KTV, she would surely be back late, and then her parents would find out. If that happened...
Gu Yangtao was afraid of getting beaten. Her parents had always been strict with her since childhood and held traditional ideas.
"She's not going!"
Suddenly, a voice interrupted. It was Gu Chenfei shouting, essentially making the decision for Gu Yangtao.
But Gu Yangtao was annoyed inside. And with the people around them starting to whisper:
"Yo, who's this?"
"Isn't this Yangtao's autistic older sister? She can talk!"
"Hey, don't say that. She's still Gu Yangtao's older sister after all."
"This older sister is being way too controlling. Not even allowing her to go to the KTV."
"..."
The teenagers were chattering away, casually slandering others.
Back then, as a young girl, Gu Yangtao naturally couldn't stand being provoked like this. Coupled with the lingering unpleasantness from her previous argument with Gu Chenfei...
"I'll go. Why not?"
The hesitant Gu Yangtao made an immediate decision.
"What did you say?" Gu Chenfei was in disbelief at her answer.
"I said I'm going. What right do you have to interfere? Who do you think you are to tell me what to do?" Gu Yangtao retorted angrily.
"Because I'm your older sister. So what?" Gu Yangtao still remembered how cold Gu Chenfei's tone was and how terrifyingly gloomy her face looked when she said this.
Everyone there was startled. "Yang... Yangtao, your older sister is so scary," a few kids couldn't handle Gu Chenfei like this.
However, Gu Yangtao didn't know where she got the courage from back then. She just stubbornly refused to back down.
As a result, Gu Chenfei resorted to violence. To this day, Gu Yangtao still vividly remembers that brutal beating.
Except for sparing Gu Yangtao's face and not hitting her on the face, Gu Chenfei beat her up pretty badly everywhere else. During the fight, Gu Yangtao also tried to fight back.
But Gu Chenfei didn't give her a single chance. It could be said that Gu Yangtao didn't even have the opportunity to retaliate. After that incident, people all said she had a tough older sister.
No one dared to invite Gu Yangtao to the KTV or anything like that again. Even if they did, Gu Yangtao didn't dare to agree.
Years passed, and Gu Yangtao gradually got to know Gu Chenfei's ways.
She didn't like Gu Yangtao going to nightclubs, bars, or KTVs.
She didn't like Gu Yangtao dressing too revealingly.
She didn't like Gu Yangtao getting too close to boys.
She didn't like Gu Yangtao being wronged.
...
In fact, when she thought about it carefully, Gu Chenfei had been really good to her. She herself had always been so willful. Thinking about the fight with her when she was 14, she felt extremely regretful. Although Gu Chenfei had beaten her up many times over the years, none of those times were truly out of malice. It was just to teach her a lesson.
Thinking back to those days, whenever there was a problem, Gu Chenfei would always stand up for her. Whenever there was danger, Gu Chenfei would always miraculously appear by her side to protect her.
All the novel gadgets and beautiful clothes around Gu Yangtao were given by Gu Chenfei. Gu Chenfei basically took care of all aspects of her life, which often made Gu Yangtao feel restricted.
Gu Chenfei was smart. She skipped grades and entered university early. Then she started her own business.
Although she was still young, her abilities were highly praised by others.
It had to be said that back then, Gu Yangtao was envious of Gu Chenfei. She envied her for having her own career and being able to be independent, not being controlled by their parents.
But Gu Yangtao didn't have her sister's intelligence. She knew she definitely couldn't do things as well as Gu Chenfei.
Similarly, Gu Yangtao didn't quite understand some of Gu Chenfei's ideas. Although they were sisters, they disagreed with each other most of the time. And usually, these disputes ended with Gu Yangtao getting beaten and finally giving in.
But what Gu Yangtao didn't know was that while she always thought Gu Chenfei found her annoying, in Gu Chenfei's heart, it was exactly the opposite.
After leaving Gu Yangtao's room, Gu Chenfei walked to the balcony, lit a cigarette, and started to recall the past.
Back then, Gu Yangtao was still a little girl, all pink and cute, always dangling around her. Sometimes she would stuff things into Gu Chenfei's hands, and sometimes she would ask Gu Chenfei to play with her.
When Gu Chenfei was reading, there would always be a foxtail grass tickling her face. There would always be someone laughing and shouting, asking her to go fly a kite or watch the kittens.
She had been a loner since childhood. She didn't know if it was because of that incident, but even her own parents weren't very close to her. Only this younger sister would always stay by her side, regardless of how cold her attitude was.
At school back then, everyone said she was a loner and didn't want to be friends with her. The girls were jealous of her looks and would slander her. It was all Gu Yangtao who stood up for her and beat those people so badly that they never dared to say a word again.
But because of standing up for her, Gu Yangtao was labeled as violent and was rejected by the schoolmate she liked. That night, Gu Chenfei listened to her crying in her room all night and was angry all night.
On the weekend, she went to beat up that schoolmate. But unexpectedly, this hurt Gu Yangtao even more. At that time, Gu Yangtao hit and scolded her. Gu Chenfei had never seen Gu Yangtao like this before.
Now, with her eyes closed, Gu Chenfei could still see how Gu Yangtao had cried and shouted at her back then.
After that, Gu Chenfei calmed down for a long time, but she still didn't have the courage to find Gu Yangtao. After all, in their relationship, it was always Gu Yangtao who took the initiative, and they had gotten used to this way of getting along.
Until that time, when she saw a boy inviting Gu Yangtao to the KTV and Gu Yangtao going against her, Gu Chenfei got really angry and just couldn't hold it in anymore. So she ended up beating Gu Yangtao.
After that, she didn't know why, but their way of getting along changed. Gu Chenfei started to control Gu Yangtao all the time. At that time, Gu Chenfei took care of all of Gu Yangtao's daily needs. But as Gu Yangtao grew older, she didn't like this kind of control.
So Gu Chenfei sent people to follow her. No matter what Gu Yangtao wanted to do, even if she left without saying a word, if it weren't for this meeting with Gu Sisi, Gu Chenfei probably wouldn't have had a proper chance to see Gu Yangtao.
Maybe it was the sisters' tacit understanding, but on this side, Gu Yangtao also thought of Gu Sisi. She didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that Gu Sisi's tone was a bit off, as if she was a little weak.