CHAPTER 238: CHAPTER 238: YUN MU: SOB SOB

Gu Yunmu didn’t want to talk about these things with his peers.

Discussing these with people of the same age always felt a bit awkward. But when facing his younger sister, who was unexpectedly tolerant despite her age, many words naturally slipped out.

"Practicing good hygiene, paying attention to details, making careful choices, these are actually very good qualities, right?"

Tuanzi patted Gu Yunmu’s head and nodded, "They are very good, but Qize bro is a bit too much."

"Then why do you think it’s too much?"

Tilting her little head, Tuanzi blinked in confusion.

"Because the pressure is too great." Gu Yunmu’s voice suddenly became low.

"Because the pressure is too great, what was originally just ordinary cleanliness evolved into something more severe. Because the pressure is too immense, paying attention to details turned into an obsession, even having to step out with the left leg first!"

Tuanzi opened her mouth wide, "Huh?"

"Not to mention the difficulty in making choices. Ha, when he works, he’s quite decisive and bold because the responsibilities of the company weigh on him. And if any decision goes wrong, before any of the other directors say anything, the old man would scold him, scolding him harshly."

Being overly decisive at work, he started to rebound in daily life, finding it difficult to make various choices.

"And he’s always tense," Gu Yunmu said sullenly, "he doesn’t even dare to take a relaxing vacation. Because if anything happens with the company, the old man only knows to scold him, the old man is sick!"

Tuanzi straightened up, standing just at the right height to ruffle Gu Yunmu’s hair.

[Miaomiao: Little Gu, did you understand?]

[Ancient Martial System: I think Gu Qize needs to see a doctor, his hygiene habits have become pathological, and as for his obsessive behavior, it’s quite severe too. It might be caused by excessive stress, maybe he should see a psychiatrist or psychologist.]

Tuanzi suggested as she continued ruffling his hair, "Then have Qize bro see a doctor?"

"You also think he needs to see a doctor, don’t you?"

Gu Yunmu instantly felt he had found a confidant and didn’t mind Tuanzi ruffling his hair, leaving his handsome blue hair in a mess.

"But you know, the old man is willing to find a doctor for Gu Chi but won’t introduce a doctor for my brother!"

Gu Yunmu is among the few who know Gu Chi has seen a psychologist.

He doesn’t know the reason, only that his father helped introduce a famous doctor at the time.

But when he questioned the old man about not introducing a doctor for his brother, "He said my brother wasn’t sick, and my brother also thought it was normal."

Emotionally charged, Gu Yunmu’s eyes turned slightly red.

"Sometimes, I feel like my brother and I aren’t his sons, but puppets, having to act according to his commands, he’s sick!"

This statement sounded familiar, and Tuanzi thought of Yi Heng and Yi Kai.

She became instantly alert, "Puppets? Uncle treats you like controllable puppets?"

Once the conversation box was opened, Gu Yunmu loudly complained, "Yes, we are all puppets!"

As a child, he didn’t understand, but when he grew up, Gu Yunmu carefully recalled the past, finding a precise timeline.

When he was five, his mother passed away due to illness, and after that, Gu Yu changed.

Gu Yu used to be somewhat laid back and was very lenient with the two sons, not demanding them to do anything.

In contrast, his mother had a serious personality, doing things swiftly and decisively.

Their family had a loving father and a strict mother, but that strictness was something the two kids could accept. When making many decisions, their mother would respect their opinions.

But when their mother passed, Gu Yu changed, becoming strict and very disrespectful towards them. He made decisions without consulting them, enrolling the two kids in many extracurricular classes. He would strictly screen their friends, prohibiting any friend deemed unbeneficial from visiting.

"He tried to turn us into people like my mom."

Gu Yunmu’s eyes were downcast, his hair droopy, like a big puppy with wet fur.

"During my school days, if you didn’t come first, you were trash. In piano competitions, if you couldn’t win, you were useless. No TV, no extracurricular books, no entertainment activities at all. We were always pushed forward, hardly interacting with peers."

As a child, he didn’t understand, but now he realizes that Gu Yu transferred the pain and pressure of losing his wife onto them. He tried to mold the two children into being as excellent as his wife, even their personalities.

Even though the two children were the fruits of their love, he gave these fruits a painful childhood.

"When mom passed away, we were heartbroken too, we also tried to move forward." Suddenly, Gu Yunmu lowered his head, wiping the corner of his eye, and Tuanzi quickly hugged his head.

A muffled voice emerged.

"He’s an adult, he’s our family, but not only didn’t he pull himself together, he forced us this way. If we didn’t come first, if we didn’t win, he would scold us harshly. Yet in front of outsiders, he seemed quite responsible."

Under such intense pressure, the two brothers developed completely different personalities.

Gu Qize excels academically, has a serious demeanor, and follows his father’s plans, studying management in college, interned at the company early on, stayed at Runze Hotel Group after graduation, and eventually climbed to the president’s position.

He’s never rested, like a clockwork machine. Whenever the spring slightly loosens, a pair of large hands would wind it up again, keeping him in a tense state.

Gu Yunmu, on the other hand, was naturally rebellious.

Whenever he was unhappy, he would rebel, skipping out on extracurricular classes he wasn’t interested in. Even if he didn’t come first and got scolded, he was nonchalant, even coaxing his brother to rebel together.

Of course, he was suppressed.

He let the disparaging words from Gu Yu go in one ear and out the other, with a ’you say what you want, I refuse to admit I’m dumb or less than anyone, I’m actually excellent’ attitude.

"I’ve always wanted to be a e-sports player."

Gu Yunmu said through gritted teeth, "At the time, I had already talked to a club, but I was underage, and he was my guardian, he wouldn’t sign at all."

His dream was crushed, later he obediently attended college, studied computer science, started a company, poaching talents from schools, hired many excellent alumni, and by the time he graduated, his gaming company was somewhat famous, and he had the confidence to invest in a promising gaming club.

But he could no longer officially compete.

This would be his lifelong regret.

"At least I had dreams, I once struggled, but my brother..."

Gu Yunmu sniffed, "I don’t even know what he likes, what he wants to do."

Gu Qize is very excellent, there’s no doubt about that.

But he has no personal likes. Because his father demanded he come first, he ranked first. Because his father wanted him to be versatile, he learned several instruments. Because his father hoped he’d enter the company, he studied management. Hence his father wished he’d grow the Runze Hotel Group, he joined the company.

Because his father was never satisfied, believing he could do even better, he became a clockwork machine, never daring to stop, always running forward, never looking at the scenery on either side of the road.