The love you give me/the hope you give me

What Min Hui wanted to do most was to destroy herself, and what Li Chunmiao wanted to do
most was to see Xin Qi, but neither of their wishes came true.

Two girls who never knew each other met on a long-distance bus. Min Hui didn’t say a word
about herself, but Li Chunmiao, who was curious, immediately sensed what was on her mind
and sacrificed her life to save her. In order to make up for the debt in her heart, Min Hui
decides to replace Li Chunmiao to see Xin Qi, but unexpectedly falls into an embarrassing
relationship. She decided to fulfill Li Chunmiao’s wish no matter what, but the price was a
brand new life.

01-bus
The bus smelled like chicken manure.

Cannot open the window, it is pouring rain outside the window.

Min Hui was a little out of breath, so she had to press her face against the car window,
trying to suck in some fresh air through the crack of the window.

At this moment, the car stopped, the door opened, and the driver in front shouted:
"Luotang is here, stop for ten minutes, there is a toilet next to the station snack shop, if you
arrive at the station, if you want to use the toilet, get off the bus!

" There was a commotion inside.

The bus has been driving on the muddy mountain road for more than four hours. It has
overtaken the tail once, blown out tires twice, and almost hit a mudslide. It is a miracle that
it did not fall apart. The passengers were very tired, more than half of them got up, some
got off at the station, and some wanted to go out to "stretch their legs", and all of them
crowded into the aisle.

The so-called "toilet" was so dirty that there was nowhere to go, so Min Hui decided not
to join in the fun. Fresh air poured in from the open car door, followed by moisture from
the rain and the cold air from the mountains. Min Hui sneezed abruptly, and was about to
close her eyes to rest when the girl seated with her suddenly stood up , gently pushed her:
"Hi, I want to go to the bathroom, can you help me look at my bag?" While talking, he
pointed to a plaid canvas luggage bag under his feet.

Min Hui nodded.

"And this." The girl took off a small nylon bag and stuffed it into her hand, "All the
important things are in it." "..." "Thank you." The girl smiled brightly, and before she
nodded, she put on a

pair

of A yellow jacket got out of the car with the crowd.

Min Hui stared at the yellow back in dumbfounded: She had never met this person, even
though she was seated together, she had never spoken seriously on the road, so she just
handed things to herself so casually, she was drunk with such a big heart.

The small bag was bulging, and I don't know what it contained. The zipper was barely
pulled, and it looked like it was going to be broken at any time. The girl is in her twenties,
she looks like a working girl in her attire, and maybe all her savings are contained in it. Min
Hui didn't dare to neglect, and hugged her tightly in her arms.

It was dark outside the window, and the rain was splashing against the roof of the car. In
such a heavy rain, it is useless to open an umbrella. The passengers who got off the bus
dragged their luggage and ran away like mice.

Every time Min Hui returned to Anping, she would pass by Luotang. For more than ten
years, the appearance of the canteen has not changed at all. It is obviously just a small tile-
roofed house, but it should be called "Oriental Supermarket". There were still two yellow
dogs crouching under the eaves, and the cauldron selling marinated eggs was blackened by
smoke. The proprietress is always the one watching TV on the rattan chair, and the boss is
always the one who greets the guests attentively. Don't look at the wilderness, the business
is not bad at all. There are colorful instant noodles on the shelves, and they are all snatched
up by the customers rushing in.

A short man walked by the car window, with a huge green dragon tattooed on his arm,
his teeth and claws bared, his expression terrifying. Min Hui's gaze stayed on the green
dragon for a second longer, and the man noticed it immediately, raised his head, gave her
a fierce look, and raised his middle finger to her.

Oh—

people are so helpless sometimes, you can't stop yourself from walking into other
people's lives, even if it's just a casual look; you can't stop others from seeing you in a
habitual way, even if the truth is not the case.

Min Hui couldn't help but think, after today, how many people in this world will still think
of her? How many stories will mention her? How much regret is because of missing her?

The girl came back soon and handed her a bottle of iced tea.
 "No need," Min Hui didn't answer, "I'm not thirsty."

Reluctantly, the girl handed over another bag of brown things: "Betel nut, do you want
to eat?" "

No, thank you."

"Take it." The girl put the drink Forced it into her hand, "It's so hot, it's always useful. It
just came out of the freezer, you can use it to cover your eyes." The

second half of the sentence was lowered, and the head tilted at the same time.

Min Hui quickly glanced at herself in the reflective glass, her eyes were indeed red and
swollen.

"No need." She politely and firmly stuffed the drink back, took out a pair of sunglasses
from her bag and put them on.

The girl was stunned for a moment, but she didn't say a word, and she didn't say a word
for the next half an hour.

So much the better.

The seat next to me was empty when I got on the bus. Min Hui couldn't remember when
the girl came up, maybe an hour behind her, and she didn't know which station she came
up from. During this period, she kept leaning her head against the car window looking at
the distant mountains and rivers in a daze, and when she turned her head, there was one
more person beside her.

The long mountain road is drowsy, and the time in the car is a bit boring. The girl next to
her was full of energy, and talked to her no less than five times, but Min Hui didn't want to
talk, so she either dismissed her with the shortest sentence, or gave her a cold face, and
finally simply put on headphones and pretended to listen to music, completely blocking her.

If there is nothing to do, it is mostly pyramid schemes. This person was probably trying to
sell something, perhaps betel nuts.

***

Not long after, a lively conversation sounded in my ears. The girl finally shifted her
interest to the aunt sitting next to her, and the two chatted in their native dialect, their
voices getting higher and faster, and they laughed a lot when it came to speculation, and
finally they just ate melon seeds together ...

The bus was always noisy. There were more than a dozen junior high school students in
sportswear in the back row. They probably went to the provincial capital to participate in
an event, and the noise never stopped. In contrast, the girl's laughter is not too loud, it can
even be said to be sweet, but when she meets Min Hui who is upset, her laughter becomes
a squeaky electric drill, feeling like she is doing a craniotomy Surgery, even the blood vessels
on the forehead twitched for no reason.

According to scientific research, babies can laugh more than 400 times a day, and when
they reach adulthood, people who can laugh 20 times a day will live a very happy life. Min
Hui hasn't smiled for a long time, maybe a few months. More than just not smiling, I am
seriously allergic to laughter. People who want to cry are not in the mood to pretend to be
smiling, and they are tired when they raise the corners of their mouths.

Min Hui rubbed her temples vigorously with her fingers, and cursed in her heart: "Woman
in a yellow jacket, can you shut up?" Are you bothered?

The rain outside the car was getting heavier and the visibility was less than ten meters.
The bus turned out of the station and continued on the winding mountain road. All that
came to us were the shadows of trees and clouds of mist. However, the driver drove with
full confidence. Not only did he not slow down, but he would suddenly honk his horn or
change lanes suddenly when he encountered a vehicle that was on the opposite side. The
ground was uneven, and the people in the car swayed wildly. After a violent jolt, someone
in the front row finally couldn't bear it and started to vomit. reprimand loudly. Those who
have vomited feel wronged when they recover, and feel angry for a while. The two had a
big quarrel, and if it wasn't for someone's tugging, they would have almost moved their
hands.

Min Hui was only one row away from the person who vomited, and a stench of stomach
acid, alcohol, and overnight food came to her nostrils, making her feel nauseous too. So
regardless of the rain, she opened the car window a little, and the rain that came in
drenched her face, bringing a rare refreshment.

***

After another two hours, the destination Mushuihe City finally arrived. Min Hui got out
of the car with her luggage and came to the "Penglai Hotel" near the station. Every time she
returned to Bencheng from her hometown, she would stay overnight in this hotel in order
to take the morning train the next day. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the lobby, he
ran into the girl in the yellow jacket.

The girl took the initiative to say hello, still with a smile on her face: "Hey, you live here
too?"

Min Hui nodded, a little ashamed of her indifference on the bus, although she couldn't
smile, she still made a friendly expression.
 "I just asked, the room is full." The girl looked at her watch, and then at the heavy rain
outside the door, "The front desk said there is another one nearby, and it takes about 30
minutes to walk. Are you going?" "I have a

reservation Yes, there should be one for me."

"Oh——"

"There is a coffee shop on the second floor, you can wait there for a while until the rain
stops."

"Coffee...is it expensive? It's not good to sit for nothing ah."

Min Hui moved her fingers in her pocket, feeling the urge to give her twenty yuan so that
she would disappear immediately. Then he restrained himself, sometimes there is no
difference between unknown good intentions and unknown malice, it is better not to
provoke her.

After thinking about it, she nodded regretfully, and was about to walk to the front desk,
when the girl suddenly said timidly, "Well...can I discuss it with you?"

Min Hui looked at her warily.

"Can I stay with you for a night? I booked the train for tomorrow morning. I don't need
to sleep on a bed, I can sleep on the sofa or on the floor. We will share the room fee
equally?" Min Hui didn't say a word

. She doesn't want to live with strangers, especially at times like this.

Seeing her hesitation, the girl pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly: "It's okay, I'll
just ask casually, it doesn't matter if it's inconvenient." After speaking, she took out a
folding umbrella from the luggage bag and waved her hand, "Goodbye , I wish you peace!"

When she was about to turn around, Min Hui suddenly said: "Okay."

The girl was taken aback, thinking she heard it wrong: "Huh?"

"No need to use the floor, I booked a double room."

"Really ?" The girl happily held her hand, shaking it non-stop, "Thank you, thank you,
thank you so much! By the way, my name is Li Chunmiao, what do you call me?" Min Hui
hesitated: "My surname is Min.

"
 "Tomorrow's Ming? Then I'll call you Xiao Ming?" Li Chunmiao misheard, and Min Hui
didn't bother to correct her. She nodded indiscriminately and went to the front desk to
complete the check-in procedures.

***

Penglai Hotel is an ordinary fast hotel, not even a two-star hotel. The reason why Min Hui
is familiar with this place is that it is not far from the east gate of the long-distance bus
station, within walking distance, convenient for transit, and there is a shuttle bus to the
train station. The second is because the room is clean, the price is good, the facilities are
complete, and the Internet is free. After receiving the room card, Li Chunmiao gave her half
of the room fee. Min Hui said forget it. Anyway, she only stayed for one night, and Chun
Miao had to pay. Min Hui didn't like pushing and shoving, so she accepted it.

The room is on the first floor, near the lobby.

The two swiped their cards to enter the door, and immediately smelled an obvious musty
smell.

It should be the smell of carpet. Min Hui clearly remembered that when she came last
time, the floor was made of raw wood, and the furniture was also made of raw wood with
thick varnish. The whole room was very bright. Now the furnishings have changed, with
dark green furniture, dark gray carpets, and crimson curtains, it feels like walking into a
medieval castle-high-end is high-end, but it looks dark. Min Hui doesn't like carpets, and
always feels that they are filthy, not to mention it is the rainy season. She unpacked, took
out a travel sheet and spread it on the bed. Immediately afterwards, the two girls gave in
to each other as to who would go to the shower first—

"You wash first," Chun Miao said, "You love cleanliness so much."

"You wash first," Min Hui said, "I take a longer bath. "

"There's plenty of time, so you should—"

"You're welcome."

"You're not polite."

"..."

This is why Min Hui doesn't want to have one more person in the room, and it takes a
long time to be polite when taking a shower. In the end, she went in to wash for twenty
minutes. By the time Chun Miao finished washing, she had already put on her pajamas and
was sitting by the bed blowing her hair with a hair dryer.
 "Wow, you have a great figure!" Li Chunmiao sat across from her wrapped in a bath
towel, "This is... 34C?"

Min Hui took a deep breath and sneered, "How do you know?"

"I used to work in a garment factory, specializing in bras. I heard from the model that
breast augmentation is easy to do, but breast reduction is particularly painful..."

Really Low. I shouldn't be soft-hearted and let this person live in, my intestines are full of
regret.

Min Hui didn't answer, she opened the water glass and drank a big mouthful of water,
picked up an air cushion comb and brushed her hair absently.

"Hey, don't comb your hair so hard," Li Chunmiao looked at the large strands of hair left
on the comb, looking as if the end was coming, "the hair will fall out...you see, now there is
only one Little."

Min Hui tore off the hair from the comb, and it turned out to be a big ball. She put it in
her hand and held it, it was silky and warm, like water plants in a summer lake. In a daze,
she was a little reluctant to throw it away: "It wasn't like this before."

"Dropped it recently? Something happened?"

Min Hui smiled wryly and shook her head, continuing to blow.

"Xiao Ming, if you encounter unhappy things, don't keep it in your heart... Believe me, no
matter how bad the situation is, you will get over it." It's easy to say——Min Hui

looked

up Chun Miao took a look and found that she was staring at him with piercing eyes, her
face was flushed, she didn't know if it was because she was anxious or because she had just
taken a shower. She could feel Chun Miao's kindness, and when they met by chance, no one
needed to care so much for a stranger. Thinking of this, I can't help but look at her seriously:
she

is not ugly, nor is she beautiful. It was just a simple, docile, well-behaved, featureless
face. His skin is very fair, as if he hasn't seen the sun for a long time, his face is very clean,
with thin willow leaf eyebrows, eyeliner tattooed, curly hair piled on his shoulders
elastically, jumping up and down like a spring when he speaks. There are thick calluses on
the fingers, and they are painted with lavender nail polish, layer after layer. When
gesturing, they are very vivid and improve their complexion. She said that she had worked
in a garment factory, and she seemed to be a working girl who had always been at the
bottom of society, but she was not a social sister either.

Almost everyone in this world has learned to wear all kinds of masks by the age of twenty-
five, but it is rare that Li Chunmiao doesn't have one.

"I'm fine." Min Hui's tone softened.

"Actually... there is a hair mask that is especially suitable for you. Use it every day to
ensure that your hair will be black and thick. My friend used it and said it was very good,
and it was a bit expensive. If you want to buy it, I have it..." This is the start of pyramid

selling ?

"I never use a hair mask." Min Hui regretted that she put down her defense too early and
interrupted her firmly.

Li Chunmiao said "Oh" in embarrassment, trying to defend herself, opened her mouth
but finally fell silent, and looked down at the ground awkwardly. After a while, there was a
sudden "Huh", and she picked up something from the ground, "Here is a hand, yours?"

Min Hui nodded.

"It's so beautiful," Chunmiao handed it to her, "Where did you buy it?" "

My dad made it."

"He also made the two whitebaits?" Li Chunmiao pointed to a pair of lifelike whitebaits
on a red string. .

"Well, he is a silversmith."

"Wow, look at this handicraft, it's really nice."

"Do you like it?"

"I like it."

"For you." Min Hui said suddenly.

"Ah?" Li Chunmiao was taken aback, "Really?"

Obviously, she was also a little confused by Min Hui's fickleness and uncertainty.

"It's not worth a lot, I hope

 it can give you good luck." "How can it be, your father made it himself." "

Take it," Min Hui simply put the bracelet on her, "I have several One."

"You're welcome, I need luck very much recently." Li Chunmiao touched Yinyu Shoulian,
smiled and took out her mobile phone, "It's fate, let's add a WeChat." "I don't need it.

" WeChat," Min Hui smiled faintly, "You don't need to know me."

"...Okay."

"I'm going to bed first, I'm tired from the car ride all day." He took out a medicine bottle,
stuffed a piece of Valium into the mouth, and got into the quilt.

"Good night. I have to pack my luggage. I will get up at about six for the train at eight
o'clock tomorrow morning. You may not wake up yet, so I won't say goodbye to you." Chun
Miao paused and looked at her solemnly, "Thank you You took me in and gave me a
beautiful bracelet."

The tone is sincere, but long-winded.

"You're welcome," Min Hui stretched out his hand under the quilt and shook it in the air,
"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

***

Min Hui was awakened by a loud thunder, and the clock on her phone pointed to 3:12 in
the morning.

She glanced at Chun Miao who was sleeping soundly in the next bed, sat up lightly,
changed her clothes, put on her shoes, and walked out the door.

The night lights were dim, and the lobby was silent. There was a waiter on duty at the
front desk who fell asleep lying in front of the computer.

Min Hui pushed open the glass door and strode out.

The oncoming heavy rain drenched her completely, and instead of feeling cold, she felt
refreshed. She figured out the direction in the rain, turned to the east, crossed two small
streets, and came to the Mushuihe Bridge on the east.

It is said to be a bridge, but it is actually not big and not open to traffic. There was no one
on the bridge, except for the sound of thunder, rain, and flickering street lights, there was
only the sound of rushing water.

Every time Min Hui passed by here, she would stop for a while, standing on the bridge to
look at the scenery. Sunny days are the most beautiful: straight green hills, misty clouds,
and flying birds. The Mushui River under the sun is golden, meandering away, flowing
endlessly...

She walked to the bridge and looked down, it was dark under the bridge, the sound of
the water was very urgent, just beside her ears, it seemed that it was about to overflow . It
was only then that she remembered that it was the rainy season and the river had entered
the flood season. Although she passed by every time she went home, she knew very little
about the Mushui River, only that it ran north-south, and didn't know where it flowed.

Min Hui stood blankly on the bridge for a few minutes. The railing was made of wood and
not high, so she easily rolled over it. The wind was whistling in her ears. She clasped the
railing behind her hands and leaned forward.

It wasn't until this moment that she realized that the river under her feet was less than
five meters away from her, with white waves tumbling, a vast space in front of her, and the
mountains on both sides of the river looked like a group of giant beasts crouching and
devouring people-some things in life are like

this The flood in the flood season, no one knows when it will come, and when it comes,
it will take everything away.

Min Hui adjusted her posture and was about to let go, when she suddenly heard someone
shouting from behind: "Xiao Ming! Don't—"

She didn't hear the words behind, the rain was so loud that it drowned everything. Min
Hui turned her head and saw a figure running towards her quickly. The yellow jacket was
very conspicuous under the street lights.

It's you again, Chun Miao?

Min Hui sighed forcefully and jumped into the river without hesitation.

***

The current is very fast and the water is very strong.

Min Hui couldn't swim, and when she sank into the water, she was thrown sideways like
a log, and she couldn't help turning around with the current. She didn't expect it to be so
uncomfortable. Water rushed from all directions and poured into her nose, ears and mouth.
After choking on a few sips of water, she immediately became dazed, her mind went blank,
her desire to survive overcame everything, and she kicked her legs in an attempt to surface,
but her jeans were wet and heavy, and she couldn't use them at all. She felt that her
consciousness had begun to leave her, she gradually gave up struggling, and her hands were
grasping indiscriminately in the water...

At this moment, a hand stretched out from nowhere and lifted her head out of the water,
Min Hui immediately opened her mouth to breathe, and her body Turning suddenly in the
water, he instinctively hugged the owner of the hand.

The man struggled to break free, but Min Hui used all her strength to clamp her tightly
with her legs. Seeing that the two were about to sink at the same time, Min Hui suddenly
felt a pain in the top of her head. The man punched her hard and pushed something in front
of her. Min Hui hugged her desperately.

is a lifebuoy. The man swam to her side, grabbed the rope on the lifebuoy, and pulled her
toward the shore.

A big wave came, and the water began to spin. Min Hui pushed the water vigorously, and
managed to create a vortex, but was rushed forward by a rapid current. When she calmed
down from her panic, Chun Miao was gone. With the help of the lightning in the sky, a faint
figure in the distance was swimming towards her desperately.

"Chun Miao! Chun Miao! I'm here!" Min Hui turned around and swam towards the figure.

People who can't swim can't grasp the direction in the water, and the more anxious they
are, the more mistakes they make. She watched Chunmiao getting farther and farther away
from her, less and less time to surface, and disappeared completely after a few
thunderclaps.

She stared wide-eyed in the darkness and shouted vigorously, but she couldn't hear any
response when she pricked up her ears. She couldn't help being filled with fear.

Not because he was afraid of death, but because of his own stupidity, which caused a
person who didn't deserve to die.

03-Lanking Pavilion
It was night when Min Hui came to Jiangzhou, and the business of Lanjinge was in full swing.
The proprietress was busy picking up jobs and counting the money, and made her wait for
an hour before finally showing up: "The police station called me, what should I say?" I've
said it all, No. 19 has been with us for more than a year—"

"No. 19?" Min Hui didn't understand.

 "That's Li Chunmiao." The proprietress typed on the computer without raising her head,
"Serious work, excellent skills, and good service attitude—that's all. I don't know about the
rest." "I want to go to her dormitory. I heard

that She still has some things there."

"The bed has been given to someone else, and the sheets, quilt, toiletries, etc. have been
thrown away, and there is only one box left. If you want it, I will ask No. 22 to bring it to
you tomorrow." "No.

22 Who is it?"

The proprietress pondered for a moment, her brain struggled to switch between numbers
and names: "...Zhao Yingmei, they both have bunk beds." "Can

I see Zhao Yingmei?"

"She is at work and she finishes work at two o'clock in the middle of the night. The
proprietress raised her head and glanced at her, "Why don't you press your feet here, take
a rest, and talk to her by the way." You

really know how to do business, and don't miss every opportunity. Min Hui nodded:
"That's fine."

She flipped through the price list: "Then let's have a hot stone essential oil plus foot
massage, it's six hundred and five for one hour, and I'll give you a group price of four
hundred. Ten minutes later You can start."

"Can it be cheaper?" In Bincheng, where Min Hui lives, there are more than 30,000 foot
bath shops, and the price of a clock is generally around two or three hundred. The
decoration is not high-end, and Jiangzhou is not as big as Bincheng. She didn't expect the
fee to be so expensive. She suspected that it was deliberately killing people.

"We are using genuine essential oils, which are very expensive, okay? The essential oils
alone cost two hundred yuan a bottle. Look at you, one bottle may not be enough for one
time." The proprietress raised her eyebrows, "I heard that she saved you One life?"

"Yes."

"The 40% discount is for her sake," the proprietress sneered, "Are you still bargaining?
What about your conscience? Does it hurt?" It hurts

. Min Hui paid the money obediently.

***
 Zhao Yingmei is a beautiful girl with big eyes and a small face. She wears light makeup
and has long black and thick hair. The first impression she gives is that she is a pure and
quiet school girl.

The student girl wore a tight-fitting, low-cut short-sleeved cheongsam, and stepped on
five-centimeter high-heeled shoes. The smell of perfume was quite strong, and her hands
were so strong that Min Hui screamed "Ohhh" in pain.

"Your sister is doing copywriting work, right? Your back is so tight, you have to rub it hard
to open the meridians." Yingmei is skilled, her fingers are as hard as iron, and she rubs,
pinches, and pushes on Min Hui's back. Press again.

"Actually, I'm not here for a massage," Min Hui said hastily, "I'm here to find—" "

Li Chunmiao, right? The proprietress told me." Yingmei slowly dripped the essential oil
into her palm and rubbed her fingers together Momo, "You can come to me to pick up the
box at ten o'clock tomorrow morning."

When she pushed for the second time, she finally relaxed a lot, and Min Hui was so
comfortable that she was about to fall asleep: "You live with Chun Miao, you must Are you
familiar?"

"It is true that we are together every day. We eat and sleep together, but we are not
familiar. She cares about others, but she doesn't like to talk about herself. You know, every
family has hard-to-recite scriptures. She My hometown is in Chihe City, Guangxi, and there
is an ethnic minority autonomous county below. What ethnic minorities are there? I forgot.
In short, in the mountains, it is very poor. She came out at the age of sixteen and never
went back. It’s because there is no one in my hometown.”

“What about Jiangzhou? Are there any close relatives, colleagues, girlfriends, boyfriends,
etc.?”

"No." Yingmei shook her head resolutely, "Lanjinge has been in business for less than two
years, and she is the only one I know best inside, and I don't have much time to
communicate with her. Our wages here are piece-based, and the more you clock, the more
you earn." , everyone is busy earning money. I have to work 13 hours a day, I don’t know
what is sunrise, what is breakfast, and I can’t see the sunshine. Going to work. There are no
holidays, and the more holidays

, the busier it is..." Yingmei couldn't stop when she talked about the suffering of migrant
girls. Min Hui listened and looked at the private room of less than ten square meters. On
the contrary, it is even more stuffy, there is not even a window in the room, no wonder the
girls who wash feet are all pale... She imagined Chun Miao's appearance at work, endless
customers, endless massage, day after day, year after year Year after year, in this small
room without sunlight, earthworms lived like earthworms.

"Did she tell you about her future plans? Since there is no one in her hometown, she must
have saved a lot of money over the years, right?" As soon as the

words came out, Min Hui felt a little regretful. People misunderstand, thinking that they
came all the way to covet the savings of a working girl?

Zhao Yingmei didn't care at all: "There must be some money, and she is also very frugal.
Before her mother passed away, she borrowed a lot of money for medical treatment. The
interest was repaid, and it was probably used to pay off the debt. A month ago, there was
a boss who made clothes. I fell in love with her, surnamed Feng, and her family is in
Guangzhou. I asked Chun Miao if he would like to go with him. The man's condition is very
good, and he is generous, but he is a bit older and has a wife and children at home. He said
he wanted a son. You can buy her a house alone, and you can also open a small shop.
Chunmiao doesn’t do anything, are you stupid? The boss is screwed with her, and comes to
her every night. If there is no money, let her press it. It lasted five minutes, and when he
drank too much, he started to move. Chunmiao scolded him once, but the lady boss found
out, deducted her salary for a month, and almost told her to leave... In the dormitory, I just
Advise her, Li Chunmiao, Li Chunmiao, don't you work so hard just to find a good home?
What's wrong with living outside? After having a son, your status will be stable. Can we be
the housewife from the beginning? Take your time, right? As long as you take care of the
man, you can get whatever you want. This is life, not a TV show! Sister, do you think it
makes sense?"

Min Hui listened silently, feeling the urge to hit Yingmei's head hard, but she restrained
it. Everyone has their own perspective on things, and there are many people with upside-
down views. She is not surprised and can't care about it. So I continued to ask: "Then
Chunmiao left Lanjinge this time, did she resign?" "

I haven't heard of it. She hasn't received her salary this month. She has worked here for
more than ten months without taking a day off." Fake, this time I said that I have to go back
to my hometown, but I am an excellent employee anyway, so the proprietress immediately
approved." "

Her hometown is in Hechi, why did she go to Mushuihe?" Min Hui drew a map in her
heart: Chunmiao is in On the bus at Yukong Station, Yukong and Hechi are one in the north
and the other in the south, and Jiangzhou is in the middle. If you go back to your hometown,
how should you go south and go north, and go to such a remote place?

"Who knows why. Don't look at this Chunmiao who is joking and laughing on weekdays.
In fact, he is mysterious and has a big idea. You can see it from Boss Feng. In my opinion,
it's not surprising that few of them are out of town. What about relatives who work? Maybe
the original plan was to go back to their hometown, and the person I was looking for went
out to work, so I changed places."

Makes sense. Min Hui asked again: "Did you hear anyone mentioned by her? Maybe you
didn't know her, but you were very close to her? For example, she had a younger brother
who was lost when she was young? And her parents, how did they die? "

Chun Miao is twenty-five years old this year, and her parents should be around fifty years
old. Even if her hometown is poor and the living environment is harsh, it is rare for both of
them to die at this age.

"She has a younger brother?" Yingmei shook her head, "I haven't heard her mention it. It
is said that her parents died. Her father passed away when she was a child. Her mother died
when she was fourteen years old. Two years were spent in bed. After her mother died, she
had no place to go. She lived with her cousin for a while, and her aunt thought she was
burdensome, so she beat her every time and didn't give her food. She couldn't stand it
anymore and ran out to work. "

"Don't go to school?"

"Elementary education."

"What about hobbies?"

"I get up early and get late every day, and I can't afford to have any hobbies. In our
dormitory, everyone has similar hobbies, surfing the Internet, shopping, putting on facial
masks and so on. Oh, she has a hobby, like swimming. But I didn't Seeing her swimming,
the nearby gyms are quite expensive."

An hour soon ended, and Yingmei sent Minhui to the front desk to pay the money and
then went to another room. Min Hui approached the proprietress and asked for Chunmiao's
last month's salary. The proprietress laughed with a "sneak" and put her hands on her hips:
"What salary do you need if you are dead? Besides, why should I give it to you?" "

First , she is not dead, just missing. The police station appointed me to keep her
belongings. The salary is her legal income from labor, you have to hand it over, and I will
give you a receipt. Second, I am looking for her family, If I find it, I will hand over the money
to him intact, and it will be a help to the family." "

Then it's not too late to ask me for it after you find the family." The proprietress folded
her arms and challenged looking at her.

"It's inconvenient to go back and forth, I want it now."

"Miss, for the sake of the dead employee, we have been cooperating with you," the
proprietress' face sank, "Don't stare at your face, you don't know what to do."
 "Then I have no choice but to report to the police. By the way, I would like to report the
situation where your employees are forced to provide illegal services..." Min Hui took out
her mobile phone, "The Women's Federation and the newspapers should all report it, so as
to attract social attention to the greatest extent." The proprietress was so

angry Open the drawer, count out a stack of bills and throw them in front of her: "This is
her salary last month, 6,000 yuan, you take it."

Min Hui wrote a few words on a piece of paper and threw it to her: " Here is the receipt."

After saying that, he walked away.

***

Probably received instructions from the proprietress. On the second day, Zhao Yingmei
refused to let Minhui enter the dormitory to sort out Chunmiao's belongings. The two met
at the gate of Lanjinge. Zhao Yingmei dragged a dilapidated small suitcase from her bicycle:
"This is all her stuff left. There is a lock on it, and no one has touched it."

"Thank you." Min Hui reached out to pick it up, Zhao Yingmei shook it hard, then let go,
and looked at her solemnly, "The proprietress asked me to throw away all the things inside,
and leave an empty box for you. My heart I thought, why bother, she is too bad."

Min Hui looked at her and smiled slightly: "I will keep it safe."

"Do you think... Chun Miao will come back alive?" Yingmei asked .

Min Hui looked down: "I don't know."

Both of them sighed at the same time.

"By the way, this pearl hairpin belongs to her," Yingmei pointed to her hair, "I bought it
when we were shopping together, and I want to keep it as a souvenir, is that okay?" "Yes."
"Thank

you

. "

Then goodbye, take care!" Yingmei said as she was about to turn around, Min Hui
suddenly said, "Your hair is so dark, do you often use hair mask?" "Yes. How do you know?
Do you want to use hair mask?

" Is it a little expensive? I recommended it to Chunmiao, but she was reluctant. It’s
available in the Taobao store.” “

Let’s add a WeChat account, and you can send me Lian,” Min Hui said.

"Okay." Yingmei's answer was a bit reluctant, as if she felt that it was unnecessary. But
she still scanned the code.

***

Back at the hotel, Min Hui put the box on the bed, picked the lock and opened it, and
found a stack of clothes neatly inside, including suits, sweaters, and silk scarves. It can be
seen that the quality is good. All the pieces have been carefully ironed, probably for
interviews, and I am not willing to wear them at ordinary times.

There was a strong camphor smell in the box, and a thick down jacket took up a lot of
space. There was a blue canvas pouch in the compartment, from which Min Hui took out a
white enamel water glass, a thick diary and a yellowed white T-shirt with a huge
semicircular pattern printed on it .

The enamel water cup is quite old, with the words "Yongquan City Children's Welfare
Institute" printed on it, and the word "Xin Qi" written in red paint on the blank space, which
can be seen to be handwritten. The paper of the diary is very thick and has turned yellow.
On the front page are written the words "Su Tian's Diary" with thick and large strokes.
Inside is a line-by-line diary, with fonts of different sizes, like a primary school student's
copybook, and the beginning date is 1996.

Min Hui calculated in her heart that Chun Miao was seven years old that year. Who is Su
Tian?

Turning over a page and about to read down seriously, suddenly a folded letter paper fell
out from inside, Min Hui opened it and saw that it wrote:

"Su Tian,

you must go to the station on the day I leave you. Participating in the swimming
competition, are you unwilling to see me off? That’s fine, you and I don’t have to be too
sad.

I’m a little nervous about going to such a far place by plane for the first time. Thinking
about our future, it’s even more so for a few days Did not fall asleep.

When I am not by your side, you should take good care of yourself and live happily. Today,
ten years later, I will definitely come back to you. Remember to go to the place where we
ate ice cream for the first time, etc. Me, put on the clothes I gave you, and take the cup I
gave you, this is a sign of our meeting.
 I will marry you, I will love you, and I will give you the home you want.

If I don’t If you appear, something serious must have happened. Don’t be afraid, I may
not die. You have to give me another chance. On the

same day three years later, you must come again. If I still don’t arrive then, then I am
definitely dead. Please forget about me and continue your life.

As for you, you have no reason not to come. You must come, and you must come.

You are not allowed to like anything else until you see me Boys, including secret love. As
long as I can live to see you, they are definitely not as good as me.

Wait for me, let me take care of you for the rest of my life. I swear.

Xin Qi XXXX July 7th

04-Su Tian Diary

"September 2, sunny.

Today is the first day of the new semester. After school, Xin Qi said to me: 'How about
we go back to the dormitory and play checkers?' I don't want to go back, I want to go to the
playground and play rope skipping with my classmates. He waited for me. He only waited
for ten minutes before he got angry and dropped the pencil case. When I came back, I didn’t
talk to him or play chess with him, and he refused to apologize. Come to me and give me
this diary. I asked why, and he said that people with a bad memory should develop the habit
of writing a diary. I said why the memory is bad, and he said that they made an appointment
to get married when they grow up. I can't forget this matter, and I can't just ignore him. I
also said that I can't recognize the clock, it's not ten minutes, it's fifty minutes." ... "

March

1st, sunny.

Xiaomei told me today that she I'm going home. Because the teacher said that her mother
has been found, and the whole family will come to pick her up by train from far away
tomorrow, including father, mother, brother, sister, grandpa and grandma. The teachers
gave her I bought new clothes and a new schoolbag. Xiaomei was very happy, bouncing and
talking non-stop on the way home. At night, I cried quietly. I didn’t know when I would see
my mother. I asked Xin Qi if he wanted his mother, and he He said no, my mother didn’t
want him anymore, but he would help me find my mother when I grow up. I said I would
look for it by myself when I grow up, and he said that I must be very busy at that time, and
the Olympic swimming gold medal is still waiting for me to get it. Find Leave the
troublesome things like mother to him."

...

"May 18th, fog.

Xin Qi was punished by the teacher to stand today. Because Sun Hao and Fang Xiaokui
from Class 6 pushed him in the playground, his glasses It fell to the ground and broke. Xin
Qi yelled at them, and it was too late when I found out. In fact, Zhang Hao and the others
had already slipped away. The person he scolded was Teacher Chen, and his words were
terrible. The teacher was very angry. Alas, who made his eyesight look bad. Xin Qi said he
only saw a figure. I asked him if he would recognize it if it was me. He said: "I haven't seen
it until now." Clear your face, don't worry, I recognize your voice.'

"October 27th, it rained.

Xin Qi was hospitalized. The teacher asked me to take notes and go to the hospital to help
him with tutoring. I was a little afraid to go. I told the teacher that Xin Qi had a bad temper
recently. Whenever I saw my notes, I would He got angry and said that I didn't understand
in class, and his notes were messed up, so he had to study by himself, and he had to teach
me to do my homework later. The teacher said, let's forget it. Xin Qi didn't want to study in
the ward, so I played checkers with him I lost after playing for three hours. I asked Xin Qi if
he was bored. He said no, no one would play with him, only me. To be honest, I am the one
who feels

bored.”

...

"January 12th, snow.

Today someone deliberately spilled leftovers in my schoolbag, and the homework and
books were dirty. I know that the person who did the bad things must be Sun Hao. There
were three pieces of chewing gum, but I couldn’t tear them off. In the end, Xin Qi cut them
out for me with scissors. Recently, Sun Hao always bullied me. Xin Qi said that he would
only remember if he was beaten. The two of them fought fiercely on the playground. I got
into a fight, my nose and arms were bleeding, and I was called to the principal's office.
Teacher Ye brought Xin Qi back and criticized him for 40 minutes along the way. At night, I
saw Xin Qi's face turned blue. I asked him if it hurts. He said it hurt, and asked me if I would
like to kiss him, and it wouldn’t hurt after a kiss. I said what’s the matter, I kiss the puppy
doll that Xiaomei gave me every day. I kiss him Hit him twice."

...

"June 9th, sunny.

Xin Qi said that I have only one specialty that is better than him, and that is swimming.
Today the school organizes swimming, and I plan to teach him. I didn't expect to go to the
swimming pool, Xin Qi Qi refused to take off his shirt for life and death, and must wear that
black T-shirt. The classmates laughed at him. I said: "Xin Qi, I have never seen you like this.
Boys only need to wear a pair of swimming trunks for swimming." ' He said no, he would
rather not swim than take it off. I asked again: 'What about taking a shower? Wear it too?'
He said yes, unless there is a single bathroom. I asked him how to make soap? He said soap
Just hit it on the clothes, and wash the clothes by the way, killing two birds with one stone.

I have never seen such a shy boy. There was no one in the library at night, so I asked him
again, and it turned out that there was a long scar on his chest. Xin Qi said that except for
doctors and nurses, he never let others touch it, and he didn't want others to see it. If I'm
really curious, I can touch it. "

--"Su Tian Diary"

***

After searching the Internet, Min Hui found that there was indeed a "Yongquan City
Children's Welfare Institute" in a border city in the northeast. It has disappeared now. Due
to changes in administrative divisions, Institutional reform, old city renovation, plus several
relocations, it was merged into another orphanage in a neighboring city - the No. 2
Children's Welfare Institute in Longhui District, Haiyuan City. It takes 15 hours by high-speed
train from Jiangzhou to When she arrived, she had to transfer trains in Beijing.

She got on the train that afternoon. She

was in a hurry, because today is July 6th, and it was only one day away from the meeting
time agreed by Xinli Xinqi.

On the train, Min Hui opened her diary and read Read it carefully. The diary records the
life of a girl named "Su Tian" from the age of seven to twenty-two. It seems to be a thick
book, but the content is not detailed. First of all, the entries The length varies, and the
average number of words per article is about 200 words. The second is irregular updates:
the most intensive records occur between the ages of seven and twelve, but not every day.
Twice a week is the most diligent When I was lazy, I didn’t write a single word for three
consecutive months. After the age of twelve, the length of the article dropped sharply, and
the maximum number was less than ten a year, and there were even cases where it was
completely blank for several years. Min Hui discovered a

strange Phenomenon: This diary seems to be written specifically for the boy named "Xin
Qi", and he is mentioned in almost every entry. After Xin Qi left, Su Tian lost interest in
writing. The words are vague and disorganized.

After reading all the diaries, Min Hui draws the following inferences:

First, Su Tian is Li Chunmiao. Chuncao lived in the Yongquan Children's Welfare Institute
when she was a child, and Su Tian was her name in the orphanage. Xin Qi In the same year
as Su Tian, he also lived in an orphanage.

Second, when Su Tian was 12 years old, Xin Qi was adopted and left the orphanage for "a
place far, far away". Three months later, Su Tian was taken back to his hometown by his
mother, and the two lost contact since then.

Three, ten years later, on July 7th, Su Tian went to wait for Xin Qi as promised, but Xin Qi
did not show up. She wrote the last entry in her diary: "July 7th, sunny. Xin Qi, I will wait
for you by

the

bridge , I waited from five o'clock in the morning until one o'clock in the middle of the
night, but you didn't show up. The whole day, I had a terrible thought in my mind: Could
you have passed away? Do you still remember Fang Xiaokui, who used to talk to Sun Hao
every day? Let's do it right. On the second day after you left, he came to me suddenly and
told me not to think about you. He heard the teacher's words: the doctor said that it is
difficult for you to live beyond the age of fifteen. I hope this is not true Anyway, I will wait
for another three years, please show up when the time comes, don’t worry, I won’t force
you to marry me, I just want to know if you are all right.” After reading this,

Min Hui felt a little desperate: Neither Xin Qi's letter nor Su Tian's diary made it clear
where the meeting took place. Searching through the diaries only finds two relevant pieces
of information: A) This is where they had their first ice cream. B) near a bridge.

***

At ten o'clock in the morning on July 7th, the train arrived in Yongquan City.

Min Hui originally planned to go to the Children's Welfare Institute of Longhui District to
find out if there were any teachers from the Welfare Institute in Yongquan City who were
still working. Maybe they knew where the children in the orphanage usually ate ice cream.

After several phone calls on the train and no one answered, it was running out of time.
She had no choice but to get off the bus one stop earlier, put on the white T-shirt with the
pattern printed on it, hold the enamel water cup with Xin Qi's name on it, and first stroll
around the former site of the Yongquan City Welfare Institute.

The children in the orphanage will not travel far easily. The place to eat ice cream should
be near the orphanage. Yongquan City is not big, with only a handful of rivers and lakes.
Before getting off the car, she opened the map and searched carefully. There were three
bridges within a 20-minute walk near the old welfare home. One of them is a highway
bridge, and it's unlikely that ice cream will be sold on or near it.

Min Hui waited on the other two bridges for an hour each, but no one came to recognize
her. She immediately called a car and asked the driver to take her to all the nearby bridges
for a walk.

She walked back and forth on each bridge, and waited ten minutes on both sides of the
bridge. At six o'clock in the evening, the taxi driver told her that all the bridges in Yongquan
City had been visited.

At this moment, Min Hui's stomach was growling with hunger, but she didn't dare to slack
off in the slightest. After buying two sausages on the side of the road, I took a taxi. She
suddenly realized that the bridge Su Tian mentioned might not be on the water, but might
be on the road.

"Where are you going?" the driver asked.

"Uncle, is there an overpass here?"

***

Facts have proved that overpasses are not the correct answer either.

Not on the map, the driver can only look for it from his own memory. Taking the
orphanage as the center, Min Hui went to a total of six overpasses from near to far, and
searched for each overpass, but did not encounter Xin Qi. It was already one o'clock in the
morning when I finished looking for the last overpass.

During this period, she passed by the former site of the orphanage many times, which
had long been razed to the ground and replaced by a department store. Even the nearby
elementary and middle schools are gone. The driver said that this area belonged to the old
city more than ten years ago, and after nearly ten years of development and
transformation, it has been turned upside down and beyond recognition.

This day was so exhausting that Min Hui went back to the hotel and went to bed without
washing her feet.

When she woke up the next day, Min Hui suddenly thought: If she were Su Tian, would
she believe in the promise of a twelve-year-old boy? Will he go to the bridge and wait for
him in thirteen years?

And will this boy who has gone far away come back to fulfill his vow? Will you marry her,
love her, and take care of her for the rest of your life?

Will he regret it when he knows that Su Tian is just a foot-washing girl?

Three years ago, Su Tian went to the appointment as scheduled, but did not wait for Xin
Qi. Min Hui felt that this already showed that the boy's words were unreliable.

Didn't the doctor also say that he wouldn't live past the age of fifteen?

This Xin Qi is probably already dead.

05-Teacher Han
If seeing Xin Qi was Su Tian's last wish, Min Hui felt that her spirit in heaven should not have
this regret.

Especially this death journey happened on the way she was about to meet Xin Qi—

if it wasn't for saving her own life, the two long-lost people would have met again, Xin Qi
would fulfill her promise, and Su Tian's fate would change, waiting Her life is no longer
poverty, hardship, homelessness, everything will be fine...

The happiness she got just flew away like this.

Min Hui thought over and over again, which link went wrong?

First, I shouldn't be soft-hearted for a moment and agree to have sex with Su Tian.

Second, if you want to die, you have to pick a good day. The thunder was so loud that it
woke me up, and naturally it also woke up Su Tian. Can't the noise be quieter when I go
out?

Third, since everyone saw Su Tian following to the bridge, they should give up
immediately instead of turning around and jumping into the river. Even if you really don't
want to live, it's not bad for a day or two, isn't it?

Fourth, they separated soon after reaching the water. At this time, she could still die and
give up the precious lifebuoy instead of keeping it all to herself...

After much deliberation, a more terrifying truth emerged:

Su Tian The reason why he died was because at that time, he suddenly didn't want to die
anymore.

The more she thought about it, the more she couldn't calm down, the more she couldn't
forgive herself: what she took away was not only an innocent life, but also a beautiful love,
a happy life and the expectation of another person.

The time passed, and Min Hui had no clue, so he had to drive to Haiyuan City the next
day.

She found the No. 2 Welfare Institute in Longhui District on a secluded street corner, and
a secretary received her. After checking on the computer, I found out that the two
orphanages were indeed merged, but the main merged were orphans and disabled children,
not teachers.

"Why?" Min Hui asked disappointedly.

"Because it is a very small orphanage, there are only thirteen official employees, and the
rest are contract workers or temporary workers. Although Yongquan and Haiyuan are next
to each other, they are two cities after all. When they merged, most of the employees
expressed dissatisfaction. There are only three teachers who are willing to leave the city,
those who are transferred, those who resign, and those who come with the children, and
the only one who is still working in the orphanage is Teacher Han." Su Tian mentioned in
his

diary I have had several teachers, but none were surnamed Han. Even so, the visit was
not in vain, and the two met in a reception room.

Mr. Han looks to be in his fifties, with short hair, tall, wearing a pair of black-rimmed
glasses, and has a very gentle attitude. After Min Hui explained her intentions, she nodded
immediately: "I have an impression, I have an impression. Back then I worked in the
rehabilitation room and was mainly responsible for the rehabilitation training of physically
disabled children. Su Tian and Xin Qi were not considered disabled. When they reached
school age, they went to their counterparts. I went to elementary school. I was responsible
for picking them up for a while, and I often took them to do extracurricular activities, and I
was quite familiar with them. The orphanage is only this big, and there are only so many
children. We meet every day, and we know the basic situation." "Teacher

Han "Min Hui asked a basic question, "How did Su Tian come to the orphanage?

" The child found his biological parents. The others stayed in the Yongquan City Welfare
Institute. When Su Tian first arrived, he didn’t say a word for more than a year. We thought
he was a deaf-mute, so we sent him to the hospital for examination. Her hearing was
normal, probably because she was frightened. Later she gradually started to speak and told
us that she was abducted with her younger brother, but they were soon separated from
him. She didn’t know the name of her younger brother, nor did she know the names of her
parents. I don’t know... I remember that the orphanage went to the criminal policeman who
participated in the abduction campaign to see if he could find out the whereabouts of his
younger brother. The criminal police said that all the rescued ones were girls, not boys. They
might have been sold before. I asked the principal criminal who was serving his sentence
on the phone, and he refused to admit it."

"Where is Xin Qi? Also a kidnapped child?" Min Hui asked.

"He wasn't. He was abandoned. Not long after he was born, he was put on a chair in the
waiting hall of the railway station, wrapped in a piece of cloth, and there was a note in it
that said 'please adopt' or something like that. One word."

"But..." Min Hui couldn't help interjecting, "Who gave the name Xin Qi?" "The

policeman responsible for sending him to the orphanage was named Xin, and the train
station was on Qipan Street. So I named him Xin Qi. That’s how Su Tian got her name, the
policeman who rescued her was named Su, why she was called Su Tian, probably the
teachers picked it up from the dictionary.” So that’s how it turned out

Teacher Han went on to say: "When Xin Qi was first delivered, everyone thought it was
very strange. He was a very beautiful baby, there was nothing wrong with him, and he was
a boy, why not? Then the child started crying, My God, when I cried, my whole body turned
blue and my lips turned purple. I rushed to the hospital for a physical examination. It turned
out that I had a congenital heart disease, which was very serious and needed immediate
surgery. At that time, there were few hospitals in China that could perform open heart
surgery. , and sent it to Beijing, there happened to be a foreign expert who did it. I heard
that it is very dangerous, a baby who is a few months old, the chest is opened and the bone
is sawed... The doctor said that the child is too young and can only be repaired temporarily.
In the future, we need to continue the operation, otherwise we won’t live to be fifteen
years old.”

Regarding Xin Qi’s condition, Su Tian’s records are very rough, only mentioning that he
was hospitalized a few times. Apparently, the teachers didn't tell him too much about his
illness for fear that the child would worry.

Min Hui remembered the details one by one, and continued to ask: "Su Tian mentioned
in his diary that Xin Qi's eyesight is not good?" "
 Well, high myopia is also congenital. I don't remember the degree, anyway The glasses
are as thick as the bottom of a bottle, heavy and expensive, and he is naughty, and his
classmates like to tease him, and the glasses are always broken... He himself said that there
is no distinction between men and women at a distance of three meters, and there is no
distinction between men and women at a distance of five meters. There is no distinction
between humans and animals." Teacher Han laughed as he spoke, "But he was very lucky.
When he was thirteen years old, he was adopted by an American couple and went to the
United States. Medicine is developed there, and his illness is now They should all be cured,
right?"

"It's possible." Min Hui couldn't help but lament the vast difference in the fate of the two
children, "Where's Su Tian? How did she return to her hometown?"

"It was said that there was a relative in my hometown who was working out of town.
Somehow, I heard about the kidnapping operation. After calculating the time, it happened
to be right, and looking at the photos of the child at that time, I thought it was very similar.
They also reported to the police, so they brought The child's mother came here with
information and photos. When I compared it here, let alone the face, even the clothes were
exactly the same. Su Tian was very happy at the time, so he followed his mother back.
Worried——"

"Huh?"

"Her family lives in a very remote mountainous area, and the living conditions are very
poor. She and her brother were abducted in the market. The poor mother was drugged by
traffickers, and she died after eating a bowl of noodles. She fell asleep, and when she woke
up, the two children were gone. The couple mobilized the whole village to search
everywhere, but they couldn’t find it. After calling the police, they searched for several
months without any results. It's not normal, the situation is getting worse, and there is no
money for medical treatment. Her father entrusted his wife to relatives to take care of him,
and decided to go out to work and find children by the way, but he didn't know that he died
in an accident on the construction site within a year of working. "

Then when her mother came to pick her up, was she in a normal mind?"

"How should I put it, it's not normal, but she can communicate. She speaks a little out of
turn, and she is very excited to see her daughter, and her mind is much clearer. Mother and
daughter They hugged each other and cried. Her relatives said that her mother was not in
good health and had no one to take care of her at home. She was unkempt all day long and
looked like a beggar. When Su Tian heard this, she was very anxious to go home and take
care of her mother. We wanted to persuade her She will stay here for a while longer, and
finish her classes this semester before leaving. After all, there is a poor country over there,
and there is no way to go to school after returning. But she is determined to leave, and
there are still some relatives in her hometown who can take care of her. I agreed."

"So Xin Qi left first, and then Su Tian also left?" "

The difference was less than three months. These two children have a very good
relationship, they always play together on weekdays, and they are inseparable. They are
like a young couple. The difference between the two is less than one year, and Xin Qi is
older. Because of illness, he went to school a year later and happened to be in the same
class as Su Tian. Su Tian has been a warm-hearted person since he was a child. The teachers
said, Su Tian, take care of Xin Qi. He has poor eyesight and can’t see the blackboard clearly.
You can take notes for him. Su Tian took the teacher’s words as an imperial decree and
became Xin Qi’s little boy. attendant."

"So they have been good friends since childhood?"

"They also quarreled. I don't know if it's because Xin Qi has a heart disease, has a quick
temper, has a bad temper, and has poor patience. Because of his bad eyes, he is often
teased by his classmates and becomes super irritable. He loves to fight very much, and
everyone doesn't dare to provoke him too much. In case of a heart attack, wouldn't he be
able to eat and walk around? Su Tian, on the contrary, is more obedient. No matter how
anxious Qi was with her, he didn't care about it, at most he ignored him. If Xin Qi gets angry,
only Su Tian can persuade him, not even the teachers." Min Hui imagined Xin Qi's
appearance when he was a child, he must be

a Little overlord.

So he said: "Then his academic performance is not very good?" We didn't find anyone to
tutor in the Provincial Chess Championship for Elementary and Middle School Students. We
saw that he liked it and registered for him. The intention was to let him go and play. We
didn't expect him to come back with a provincial championship, which shocked everyone.
In my opinion, this kid is just playful and doesn't listen well in class, otherwise, he will
definitely have a great future."

"Where's Su Tian? What hobbies does she have?"

"I like sports, swimming, running, long jump...everything I love them all. I like to play on
the playground when I have nothing to do. For a while, I especially loved playing table
tennis, and I was always clamoring to enter the Olympics. Xin Qi had to play with her, and
my eyes were not good. After a game, I could see Su Tian all over the ground Looking for
the ball—"

"Pfft—" Min Hui couldn't help laughing, imagining all the interesting things about the
childhood sweethearts, "Is there any way to contact Xin Qi at the orphanage?" "No way

. It happened more than ten years ago." Teacher Han shook his head, "Xin Qi never came
back after he left, think about it, a boy with heart disease, high myopia, went to a strange
country, language barrier, and cultural differences Big... His life must be very difficult, and
he needs to get used to it for a long time, right? When he gets used to it, the orphanage
here will also be disbanded." "But,"

Min Hui said, "the person who adopted him should stay behind when going through the
formalities." Write down your address and phone number."

"At that time, the orphanage had few people and many things, and the management was
chaotic. There was no professional file arrangement. After several relocations, many
materials were lost. Some people wanted to check the files before, but they couldn't find
them. Besides, the address The phone number is private and needs to be kept secret. Even
if you have it, I won’t give it to you.” The bell for

class rang, and Teacher Han looked at his watch: “Are there any questions? I have a class
below. "

Min Hui quickly said: "The last question, Mr. Han, do you know where Xin Qi and Su Tian
ate ice cream for the first time? I only know that it is by a bridge. Where are the children in
the orphanage? Eat ice cream?"

Teacher Han frowned and thought about it, and said, "Although these children are
orphans, there are still many opportunities to eat ice cream. As long as there are major
events, such as watching movies, spring outings, condolence performances, and festivals
Ah, it is possible to eat ice cream."

"It should be when they were very young." "

Ten or twenty years ago, the chances might be less, and there must be several times a
year. Who knows the first time?" Where did you eat it last time? Who will remember these
things?"

Min Hui tore off a piece of paper from her notebook, wrote her mobile phone number
and handed it to her: "Thank you for telling me this, if you remember anything, especially
For ice cream, call me."

***

Although the investigation in Haiyuan City did not obtain key information, from another
aspect, Min Hui learned more about Su Tian and Xin Qi. The narrator's angles are different,
but they complement each other. The past of Su Tian and Xin Qi is like an ink painting in the
hands of a master. After a few strokes, it gradually becomes clear.

Min Hui began to imagine this boy with thick glasses, pale face, and purple lips when he
was angry.
 There are too many reasons for him not being able to fulfill the contract:

——He couldn't live the agreed meeting time.

— another love.

——If you don't mix well, you will be ashamed to see others.

——Or, it was just a kid bragging, and I can't remember it anymore... ***

Min

Hui returned to Yongquan City, hoping to find more employees who used to work in the
orphanage, and to find out more about Su Tian News, people have found a few, but with
little success. No one knows more than Teacher Han, and everyone has no impression of Su
Tian, except that she follows Xin Qi all day long. Everyone was very impressed with Xin Qi,
because he was the champion of the chess game, and it was a sensational news in the
orphanage and even his elementary school.

The descriptions of these two people are also different. Some say Su Tian is cheerful,
some say Su Tian is dull, some say Xin Qi is mischievous, some say Xin Qi is arrogant...

In short, she is the inconspicuous and unknown girl; he is the one who talks back and is
difficult to teach boy.

Everyone knows that they are together every day, go to school together, eat together,
play together, as close as a couple.

Min Hui searched in Yongquan City for three days, and suddenly fell ill on the fourth day.

Colds, fevers, coughs... coupled with days of depression, she lay in bed in a homestay for
three days. She had a high fever and had to go to the hospital to get water. It wasn't until
the fourth day that she started to get better, so she went back to the homestay to pack her
luggage and plan to take a trip Day train leaves. When I was about to leave, I suddenly
received a voice message from Zhao Yingmei:

"Darling, a staff member from a family search website called Lan Jinge to find Chunmiao,
and I happened to answer it. They said they found a suspicious message. It might be
Chunmiao's younger brother. I gave her the address and phone number and asked
Chunmiao to contact her immediately."

Min Hui quickly called her: "Did you say that Chunmiao has disappeared?"

"No. Didn't you say you wanted to help Is Chunmiao looking for relatives? I’m afraid that
if I say that, people will not be active.” Zhao Yingmei explained over the phone, “Besides,
we can’t be 100% sure that Chunmiao is dead now, right?” “That’s right

. How to contact the staff? Do you have his phone number?"

"Yes, I will send it to you right away. Chunmiao's user name on the family search website
is Su Tian, and he will know if you mention Su Tian."

Min Hui was stunned for a moment. In previous conversations, Zhao Yingmei had neither
mentioned the orphanage nor the family-searching website. Apparently, Chunmiao had
never told her that she had lived in the orphanage and was currently looking for her younger
brother. So I asked: "How do you know that her user name

is Su Tian ?" "

Min Hui had just finished speaking with Yingmei, and less than three minutes later, the
phone rang again.

It was Mr. Han who called.

"Xiao Min, didn't you remind me of the place where Su Tian and Xin Qi ate ice cream for
the first time? I remembered something. In the past, there was a 'Love Volunteer
Association' in Yongquan City. The hospital organizes condolence activities. They also take
the children out for outings, and they have a great time every time. Many children have
been there more than once. The person in charge of the association is surnamed Yang,
named Yang Qiong, and she is very capable. You can ask her, Maybe there is a clue."

Min Hui hung up the phone, turned on the computer, and found the website of the Love
Volunteer Association in just a minute on the Internet, and called Yang Qiong, who
happened to be there.

"...Ice cream? It's the top priority of the outing. Whenever we take the kids out to play,
we always buy them ice cream. Everyone likes it," Yang Qiong said.

"Then do you remember the location of the outing?"

"Of course I do. You can't be careless when you take your children out. We usually choose
a particularly safe place and only go to three locations." "

Which location is near a bridge?"

"That is The Wild Flower Lake Scenic Area is here. There is a Yong'an Bridge, a playground
beside the bridge, and an ice cream shop inside, which is the first choice for the spring
outing activities of nearby elementary schools." Min Hui took a deep breath: "Is
 this bridge still there?"

"Yes, that is the stone arch bridge of the Ming Dynasty, a national key cultural relic
protection unit, how could it not be there? The playground is also there, and the ice cream
shop is also there. I went there last month." Hanging up the phone, Min Hui sighed in her

heart : This Xin Qi is really smart. Wouldn't you be dumbfounded if you chose the
orphanage as the meeting place?

***

It was already one o'clock in the afternoon when Min Hui changed into a white T-shirt
and rushed to Yong'an Bridge with an enamel water cup.

Yehua Lake is in the mountainous area north of Yongquan City, and it takes two hours by
taxi. No wonder she didn't find it that day, because it wasn't in the city at all.

At this moment, nine days have passed since Xin Qi's agreed meeting time.

Min Hui felt that it was unlikely that Xin Qi would appear here. She hesitated for a long
time between going and not going, and finally decided to come and have a look, at least
buy an ice cream to eat.

Although it was late, I finally found it, and I have no regrets.

It is midsummer and the climate in the mountains is cool. Although it is not a weekend,
there are still many tourists. The parking lot near Yong'an Bridge is full of tourist buses of
all kinds.

The playground is in an open space next to the bridge. It has a large area, slides, swings,
trampolines, bumper cars, carousel... everything. There is a row of snack bars next to it, and
the one closest to the arch bridge is an ice cream shop.

The smell of cream and caramel wafted in the air.

Inadvertently, Min Hui looked down and found herself standing on a round drainage
manhole cover. The black cast iron is engraved with strange spider web patterns, and there
is a word "rain" in the middle.

She felt that the pattern looked familiar, and suddenly realized that the pattern of the T-
shirt she was wearing was stretched from the manhole cover, and only half of it was
stretched, so it was semicircular.

interesting.
 If you guess correctly, the other half should be on another T-shirt.

What a clever idea.

Su Tian, Xin Qi, what game are you playing?

Min Hui walked into the ice cream shop, ordered a single-scoop sundae, mango-flavored,
topped with chocolate and chopped nuts, and walked towards the stone bridge.

The sun was very strong, and there were only three or five pedestrians on it. She stood
by the bridge and observed carefully.

There are only two boys, neither of whom are suitable in terms of age.

According to Teacher Han, Xin Qi should be twenty-six years old this year.

Moreover, Min Hui is not sure what kind of clothes he will wear. Is it the same as myself,
wearing a white T, holding a water glass, looking around and sneaking around the bridge
like a spy waiting for a connection?

The only thing that is certain is that he must be wearing thick glasses as he is severely
myopic. So Min Hui focused on the young tourists wearing glasses.

While observing, she felt amused at her absurdity, and felt like leaving after waiting for
less than ten minutes.

It was so cold on the mountain that she shivered from the cold.

At this moment, suddenly a pair of cold hands stretched out from behind and covered her
eyes.

She was startled and almost screamed, but a very pleasant voice sounded in her ear:
"Tiantian, it's finally your turn."

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Turning around, Min Hui saw a face in surprise, and involuntarily took three steps back,
looking at the person in front of her from head to toe.

She instantly understood why Su Tian followed Xin Qi every day, had no temper at all and
was willing to wait for him all the time.
 Xin Qi looks so good-looking.

Min Hui is not a face control, she is more wary of beautiful men, but she has to admit that
Xin Qi has an unforgettable face. The facial features were brought together harmoniously,
but none of them stood out to the point of being distracting. High browbones, deep eyes,
straight nose, arched lips. The face is small, so it is not the kind of domineering and cool-
looking, but the kind of natural and cute good-looking. He is of medium height, about 1.8
meters tall, slender, with broad shoulders and a thin body. He wears a slightly yellowed
white T, just like Min Hui, with the half circle on the well cover printed on it. He wears black
jeans and a pair of black bottoms. White hooked Nike shoes.

Refreshing, clean, young and full of vitality.

"You've grown taller." He stretched out his arms, "Come here, give me a hug."

Min Hui's brain spun rapidly, but her feet didn't move: "That—"

She came to Yong'an Bridge with a lucky mood , I didn't expect to meet Xin Qi, and I was
unprepared. Obviously, Xin Qi mistook herself for Su Tian, and Min Hui was about to correct
her, when a pair of strong arms circled her and hugged her tightly.

She struggled subconsciously, because the two were so close that they could hear each
other's breathing. The mountain wind blew from the valley and circled above their heads.
She didn't know whether it was nervousness or recovering from a serious illness. She felt
that the whole stone bridge was shaking. A few passers-by walked by, but no one noticed
them, but a little girl eating a popsicle not far away looked at them curiously and giggled.

Min Hui was still holding the half-eaten ice cream in his hand, and after hesitating for a
few seconds, he finally wrapped his arms around his back gently. When he heard the news
of Su Tian's death, he wanted to give him a hug to express his comfort anyway, so he
thought it was ahead of schedule...

She even had a feeling that at this moment, Su Tian was looking at them from the sky.

Xin Qi didn't speak all the time, but pressed his face tightly on top of her head, as if
immersed in memories.

Taking advantage of this moment, Min Hui drew up a draft in her mind:

—— "Xin Qi, I want to tell you a sad thing... I am not Su Tian, Su Tian has passed away."

No, I can't say death, she Just missing. It can't be so straightforward, it's too simple and
rude, what if he can't stand it and has a heart attack?
 ——"Xin Qi, there is something I want to tell you. I am not Su Tian. Su Tian didn't come
today. The thing is, she jumped into the river to save me and was washed away by the flood.
So far she hasn't Find it. Don't worry, you have to trust Su Tian's water skills, she may swim
to other places and get ashore, get injured, and can't go home for a while..." No, I'm too
optimistic, the greater the hope, the more disappointment

. He will definitely look for Su Tian everywhere like crazy, just like those parents who lost
their children and ruined their lives for the rest of their lives.

——"Xin Qi, listen to me, I'm not Su Tian, Su Tian is missing, and the police are trying to
find her. She was washed away by the flood to save me. Please entrust me with the task of
finding her. I will report the news to you as soon as possible..."

No way, it's too plain, too matter-of-fact, as if she has no responsibility for this matter.

——"Xin Qi, I'm not Su Tian, your Su Tian is gone. It's all my fault, can I treat myself as Su
Tian to compensate you?" Well,

very brave and righteous enough, the problem is, people Want you?

...

Min Hui's mind became more and more confused, and she didn't know what to do next...

"You are shaking." He said, "Is it cold?"

She nodded in a panic.

"Then let me hug you like this until you get warm."

"..."

There was a smell of citrus on his body. I don't know if it was perfume or shower gel. It
was faint and sour, as if he had come to a fruit forest. The T-shirt was very thin, her face
was very hot, and his beating heart could be heard through the skin.

She counted roughly, and one hundred and fifty beats per minute must have exceeded.

"I'm not cold....someone is watching us." Min Hui struggled slightly in his arms, and he
finally let go.

"What are you afraid of?" He made a face at the girl eating popsicles, and pulled Min Hui
to the back of a big tree next to him, "I've been waiting here for nine days, and the more I
wait, the more impatient I get. One day, I won’t be able to see me anymore, I’ve already
jumped off this bridge.” Then he pointed to his T-shirt, “And this dress, I’ve worn it for nine
days, wash it every night, the air conditioner The room can't be dried, so I have to use a hair
dryer to blow it—is it smelly?" "

No."

His eyes fell on the ice cream she had eaten halfway: "Look, after all these years, you still
like mangoes. Delicious."

Min Hui especially likes to eat mangoes, but he didn't expect that it was also Su Tian's
taste. She sighed, the two girls who are so different now finally have something in common.

"Do you remember the first time we ate ice cream here, one ball per person, what I
wanted was strawberries, what you wanted was mangoes, I ate them in three bites, you
gave me yours and said no I like the mango flavor."

"Really?" She dug a large spoon into her mouth and tasted it carefully, "I don't
remember." "Is

it delicious?"

"Delicious."

"Shall I taste it?"

She Just as he was about to hand over the rest of the ice cream, his mouth was already
blocked by him. His kiss was soft, yet lingering. She wanted to break free, but found that
her head was tightly held by his hands, and her whole body was pressed against the tree.
He kissed and murmured: "Tiantian, I miss you every day, do you know? You If I don't come
again, I will go crazy!"

"Xin Qi—listen to me—"

He ignored her, and only cared about kissing her passionately. After a while, he finally
calmed down, put his forehead against hers, smiled and touched her still-shocked face. Both
were breathing heavily.

"Xin Qi," Min Hui took a deep breath, clenched his fists, and mustered up his courage, "I
have something to tell you." "

What a coincidence," he scratched her nose, "I also have something to tell you. "

"You talk first."

"You talk first." Xin Qi looked at her intently, "but don't tell me you're married." "That's
 not true."

"Okay, let me talk first." Xin Qi He let out a long sigh, "I will have a heart operation next
month. The doctor said that if it succeeds, I will never need another heart operation in my
life." "Great,"

Min Hui was about to applaud, but then she thought , "What if it doesn't work?"

"Then I will die on the operating table. I should have done it at the beginning of the year.
I was afraid that if I failed, I would miss this meeting, so I kept procrastinating."

She looked at him worriedly, Forcibly swallowed the words that came to his mouth. His
brain started to spin again:

——If he told the truth now, wouldn't he want to live?

—Will you refuse the operation?

——Even... martyrdom?

"Don't worry, my luck has always been very good, otherwise I wouldn't have met you
alive." Seeing her uneasy expression, he held her hand, "So we need to live in New York for
a while after we get married. "

What? Get married?" Is the progress bar flying?

Min Hui stared at him dumbfounded: "Married?"

"Yes, I said before, I will marry you when I come back." His attitude was serious and
serious, "It was written clearly in the letter, did you forget?"

"But..."

"Besides, I proposed to you when I was six years old, and you said yes."

"Six years old?" Min Hui's voice suddenly rose, "Do you believe what a six-year-old child
says?"

"Changed your mind?" He frowned and turned serious, "Ms. Su Tian?" "

..." She opened her mouth and closed it again.

"Yes, I believe. Stretch out your hand, Tiantian," he glared at her resentfully, took out a
shiny object from his pocket, and slowly put it on her middle finger, "This is your
engagement ring "
 Min Hui looked down and saw a simple six-claw diamond ring, with a solo diamond
shining brightly under the sunlight.

Too bad - she wanted to take off the ring, but when she looked up, she saw Xin Qi's bright
eyes, so she could only give him a chuckle.

"It's the style you like, do you remember?"

It wasn't written in the diary, Min Hui thought, how could I remember?

"In that chess match, the dean led the team to the provincial capital. Passing by a shop
window, you pointed to the ring on it and said, "You want one too. I said yes, and I will buy
it for you when I grow up. You said you must not go back on your word, and you still pulled
the hook." ——Do you remember?"

What a beautiful past, what a pure feeling, he remembered all the vows and agreements.
Long waiting, crossing thousands of mountains and rivers... came here for the promise of a
lifetime, but it was all in vain.

Min Hui stared at him with wide-eyed eyes, her eye circles were red, and she nodded
vigorously: "Yes, I remembered."

At this moment, she felt that the only thing she could do was to try her best to let Xin Qi
return to New York safely and complete the work smoothly. After the operation and
physical recovery, tell him the news slowly. Before that, don't provoke him. Now he is in a
state of ecstasy, excited, excited and full of hormones. If he hears the news of Su Tian's
death and dies of a heart attack here, Min Hui's sin will be deepened again, and she will kill
him again. a human life.

Thinking of this, Min Hui broke out in a cold sweat unknowingly. Fortunately, I didn't say
it first. With Xin Qi's impulsive character, I'm afraid he will really jump off the bridge...

"My business is over, it's your turn." Xin Qi took her hand and walked towards the
playground. "Let's talk while walking, let's go to that ice cream shop. I hope there is coffee
in the shop, so you can warm up for a while." "

My business——" Min Hui couldn't think of anything for a while , with an idea, "I have a
younger brother who was kidnapped with me when I was a child... I have been looking for
him all these years. Just today, I got news. He may be in Mingshui County." "Mingshui
County is

in Where?"

"Suihua."
 "Suihua is not far from here, and you don't even need to fly."

Min Hui couldn't help laughing: "It's been so long since I've been away, do you still
remember where Suihua is?" "

I didn't leave when I was young Yes. I was thirteen years old at that time, and I can
remember many things."

Min Hui planned to coax him back to the United States as soon as possible: "So, you go
back to New York for surgery first. As for me, go to Suihua to find my brother. Wait for you
Let's make an appointment to meet again when we recover? Okay?"

"No." He shook his head, "Your brother is my brother. This matter is more important than
the operation, and it won't delay a few days. I will go with you. I will take good care of you."

"..."

"After I went to the United States, I called the orphanage, and they said that you have
been picked up by your mother and are staying at a relative's house, and they gave me your
relative's address. I will give you the address immediately. You wrote letters, but they were
all returned. When I called again to ask, they said that the address was where your relatives
lived and worked, and they probably moved away. I couldn’t contact you anymore. By the
way, you are now Is my name still Su Tian? Did you change my name?"

"The name on the ID card is Min Hui. But you can continue to call me Su Tian. What about
you?" "

The name on the passport is in English, just call me Xin Qi."

"Um."

"By the way, are your parents okay?" Xin Qi asked.

"They all passed away."

"Oh." He patted her shoulder lightly, "When did it happen?"

"Many years ago."

"It's a pity I'm not by your side."

"It's okay, it's all over "

"Then you now—"

 Xin Qi is a smart person, not so easy to deceive. Min Hui thought to himself, if he
continues to question like this, he will be ruined sooner or later, so he must find a way to
stop him. So he stopped suddenly, turned around and said, "Xin Qi, can you not ask me
about my past? I don't want to talk about it, because a lot of things happened to make me
sad." He paused for a moment, with a distressed expression on his

face : "Of course, of course. I won't ask."

"And I won't ask about your life in America."

"I don't mind telling you—"

"Don't, okay? Let's skip the absence When we are together, just treat them as if they
don’t exist. Is that okay?”

He was stunned for a moment, his face was confused, he didn’t want to understand, but
he nodded: “Okay. I’ll listen to you.”

“Thank you.”

“You must have It's not easy, your parents are both dead, and no one will take care of
you..."

"It's okay." Min Hui sighed deeply.

***

There are hot drinks in the ice cream shop. Xin Qi ordered two cups of milk tea.

He took a sip slowly, raised his head, and saw Min Hui staring into his eyes.

"Your eyes—are you short-sighted?" She asked curiously.

"I've had an operation, and an artificial lens was implanted in it. Now the vision of both
eyes is normal." He reached over and twisted her face, "I can finally see you clearly." Do
you

have How blind, anyone who thinks about it day and night can admit it. She smiled wryly
and touched her face: "Has there been any changes?"

"I've become taller and more beautiful. But I have more things on my mind. It's not as
unpredictable as before." He tilted his head, interested She carefully studied her
expression, "What about me? Has it become more?"
 "Not much." She stirred the milk tea with a spoon, "Still so impatient."

Hugs, kisses, giving diamond rings, setting a date to get married—four pieces The big thing
was solved in less than five minutes.

"Are you in a hurry? I've been waiting for you here for nine days. Tell me, why didn't you
come?" "

I'm sick and have a bad cold." She rolled her eyes, "The main reason is that I don't think
it's possible for you to come You didn't come three years ago. That time I waited from five
in the morning to one in the middle of the night..." "

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!" He apologized repeatedly. It was very slow, and I
couldn’t fly at all. I was very sad at the time. After three months, I recovered from the
illness, and I immediately went back to the country. When I found this place, the orphanage
was gone, and the teachers were all transferred. Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to see if you
can find your information. The people there said that the information is incomplete. After
several relocations, a lot of documents have been processed. For those like you and me who
have been away from the orphanage for ten years, there are only a few simple ones left I
couldn’t find you, so I had to go back.”

“It’s a good thing you didn’t give up.”

“I never thought of giving up.” His eyes were very peaceful, “Being with you is the reason
I grew up wish. No matter what happens to you or what you become, I will find you and be
with you forever.”

Really? Min Hui stared at him blankly, feeling unbelievable. But his tone was very firm,
looking at her was full of joy, she couldn't think of any reason for him to lie to her, she
couldn't help crying in her heart: Chun Miao, why did you save me? Look at you, what are
you missing?

"Xin Qi——"

"Maybe you have encountered bad luck, but look, your fingers are all there." He smiled
and pointed under the table, "There are also toes." Pointing to himself, " I'm here too. What
are you afraid of?"

"..."

"I'm here, I have everything, so you don't have to be afraid of anything."

She had nothing to say, and nodded with a smile.

"Tiantian," he rubbed her fingers, "let's get married."

 "..."

"I brought all the documents."

"But—"

"You're right, I'm still so impatient, if you don't If you are willing to marry me, I will have
anxiety attacks."

07-Villa Hotel

Min Hui felt that at this moment she absolutely couldn't marry Xin Qi, and she was just
acting as Su Tian temporarily, so she couldn't do it. Of course, if repaying Su Tian means
marrying Xin Qi, there is nothing wrong with that. After all, if someone sacrificed a life,
doing something for her and fulfilling her last wish can be regarded as repaying her
kindness.

But the problem is: the foundation of all marriages is true love. And the cards that Min
Hui can play are all fake. She was afraid that the fake show would come true, and she was
even more afraid that Xin Qi would not be able to agree or forgive her kindness after the
truth came out.

There is another possibility, although it is already very slim, but it still exists: what if Su
Tian is still alive? Come back to him again? Seeing the person she sacrificed her life to save
enjoying her childhood sweetheart boyfriend, wouldn't Min Hui become a sinner through
the ages?

"Wait for the marriage."

In order to make her tone look firm, she didn't say "OK?" "Is it okay?" or "What do you
think?"

Seeing the disappointment on Xin Qi's face, she swallowed, and added: "Surgery comes
first. You should go back to New York as soon as possible, and I'll find my brother myself."
She wished he would leave tomorrow so that she wouldn't have

to Acting every day is afraid of going through the roof.

Speaking of this, no matter how stupid a person is, she can tell that she is making excuses
for not wanting to stay with him.
 Xin Qi stared blankly at her and didn't speak for a long time. His face was flushed red for
a while, and then turned pale. During the alternation of red and white, he nodded: "You
can wait for the marriage. But I must accompany you to find my brother." "Why?

"

"I'm afraid you will be trafficked on the way."

"How is it possible—"

"You have been trafficked once."

"That was when I was a child."

"Anyway, no, I don't worry. And I want to be with you. Let's find my brother together,
and go back to New York together. After finally waiting for you, I don't want to be separated
from you again." Well, the previous words are in vain again

"Tiantian, after all, we haven't seen each other for thirteen years. Everyone has changed
a lot. I can adapt to you very quickly, but it seems that it will take some time for you to
adapt to me. Take your time, don't worry." He smiled and moved She put her hand in her
own and shook it, "I'm sorry, I was too impatient and only thought about my own feelings."

She stared at him blankly, not knowing what to do.

"Where do you live? Is it far

from here?" "Not far, it's in a nearby homestay. It's a five-minute walk down there."

Yehua Lake is not only a scenic spot but also a famous summer resort. There are few
hotels and villas, and the nearby villagers make a living by running homestays. The price is
affordable, and three meals a day are included, which is refreshing and clean.

"Do you think it's okay? You move to my hotel first. The hotel has a special car to go to
the station. Let's go to Suihua from the hotel tomorrow to find your brother?" Xin Qi said.

"Hey, don't be so troublesome, I have paid for the accommodation," Min Hui said, "It's
very convenient for me to take a taxi to the station. Let's meet at the station." He was
stunned for a moment, looked at her silently

, A look of aggrieved. After being silent for a few seconds, she suddenly asked, "Tiantian,
did I do something wrong?"
 At this moment, Min Hui regretted it. She hated herself for being too curious, she
shouldn't have come here to see Xin Qi at all. If Xin Qi can't wait for Su Tian, he can only
give up in the end. After that, it was a good thing to go back to New York alone for surgery
and continue my own life.

At least Su Tian was still alive and well in his heart, it just turned into a beautiful memory
and disappeared into the vast sea of people.

His expression was heartbreaking, and Min Hui couldn't bear it anymore, so she could
only say, "That's fine, let's go to your hotel." "

Yeah!" He cheered like a child.

***

Xin Qi accompanied Min Hui to the hotel to pick up her luggage. Her luggage was not
much, just a trolley case. Then the two walked across the Yong'an Bridge again to the Yehua
Lake Garden Villa Hotel where Xin Qi lived.

Along the way, Xin Qi's attitude towards her became cautious, and he didn't dare to speak
too much, for fear of offending her. Min Hui was sorry in her heart, but she also felt that it
was better for the two of them to keep a certain distance, so that it would be easier for
them to advance and retreat if something happened.

Despite all the disharmony, Xin Qi's mood was still elated, even his walking steps were
light, and he was so happy that he wanted to dance on the spot.

Min Hui looked at him and sighed heavily in her heart, alas, this man who was kept in the
dark.

The man in the dark booked a honeymoon suite, which was actually a hilltop villa. Swiping
the card and entering the living room, Min Hui was stunned by a cloud of fragrant flowers.
There was a huge crystal lamp hanging in the spacious and magnificent living room. One
layer is inlaid with gold, and the lights reflect each other in different leaf textures. The whole
space seems real and unreal, full of contrast and layers.

As long as there is a table, there are roses: red, yellow, white, purple...

Min Hui couldn't help but stop, feeling that the fragrance was like a wall blocking her.

She was a little afraid to breathe, because it belonged to Su Tian's fragrance.

It seems that Xin Qi has already arranged everything: meeting, marriage, honeymoon,
travel...
 But Su Tian actually missed all of them in order to save himself.

Min Hui thought about it, her eyes turned red again.

At this moment, Xin Qi said mysteriously: "Come with me, here is something you like."
He took her hand and pushed open a door. There is an open-air spa tub just outside the
door.

Min Hui wanted to cry but had no tears, thinking: It's over, it's over, is this the rhythm of
taking a bubble bath together?

He pulled her around the bathtub, and a small private swimming pool appeared in front
of him.

"Ta-Dah! Your favorite swimming pool!" Xin Qi made an exaggerated treasure offering
gesture.

Before Min Hui could react, he took her hand and jumped into the water together.

Min Hui couldn't swim, so she screamed in fright, and instinctively hugged Xin Qi,
wrapping her arms around his neck tightly. As expected, this person came back from a
foreign country. He did n't play

cards according to common sense.

It’s on.”

Min Hui jumped off him suspiciously, straightened her legs and stepped on the bottom of
the pool, screamed “ashamed” in her heart, and said, “The water is so cold. I just ate ice
cream, and my stomach got wet. It’s just a stomachache.”

“I’m sorry, blame me, I like pranks too much.” He hurried ashore, pulled her up from the
water, and asked with concern, “Does your stomach hurt? Do you want to see a doctor?”

“ It's okay, just take a hot bath." Min Hui said.

The two looked at each other in embarrassment. Their upper bodies were only wearing a
thin white T-shirt, which was almost transparent after being soaked in water. They glanced
at each other, and Xin Qi's eyes fell on Min Hui's chest, she quickly turned around and asked,
"Where is the bathroom?" "The

third door on the right." Xin Qi said, "I'll go take a shower too. "

Ah?" She looked at him in fear, and he quickly explained: "There are two bathrooms."
 Min Hui took a shower as quickly as possible, dried her hair, changed into a lavender
dress, and went to the living room. Xin Qi was already sitting on the sofa, with wet hair,
wearing a white casual shirt, light gray slacks, and black flip flops. Seeing her stand up
quickly: "I'll get you some drinks. What do you want to drink? Here are red wine, beer, juice,
cola, mineral water." "

Juice, thank you."

"Sit down as you please."

She sat awkwardly on the corner of the sofa. Two candles were burning on the coffee
table, and beside it were his belongings: cell phone, batteries, laptop, a leather notebook,
a chess board with scattered chess pieces.

She picked up a chess piece and put it in her hand, shook it lightly, and sat there stupidly
not knowing what to do, so she sorted out the chess pieces on the board, and arranged
them on the red and black sides.

After working in the kitchen for a long time, Xin Qi brought over two cups of hot drinks:
"Try this Hotapplecider. Hot apple juice, it warms the stomach." She took it and saw that
there was

a light yellow mug in the mug A drink, steaming, with a laurel in the center and a slice of
apple. She took a sip and praised, "It's delicious."

"My mother often makes it for me in winter." He sat beside her with a mug.

"Your mother?" She was taken aback.

"Oh, I forgot our agreement and don't mention the past." He smiled, "I mean—my
adoptive mother." "How is it

for you?"

"Excellent."

"Does she understand Chinese?"

" I don’t understand at all.”

“Then what did you do when you first went to the United States?”

“The first three months were a bit sad... I couldn’t understand at all. After three months,
I will be able to communicate basically.”
 Min Hui still wants to ask more However, she didn't dare to ask more questions, fearing
that Xin Qi would be restrained in the same way, and if she interrogated herself like this,
she would be exposed.

"So, your brother has been found so far. Let's go to Suihua to confirm, right?" Xin Qi
asked.

Min Hui is well-prepared for this topic and can discuss it in detail. Because before meeting
Xin Qi, she had already made a call with a volunteer from the family-finding website, and
the other party sent her all the information. Su Tian has been registering to find relatives
there for several years, and this is the first time he has encountered a suspicious situation.
The younger brother was only one and a half years old when he was lost, and his official
name had not yet been given, but his nickname was "Ajie".

"It's almost the same. The other family has a son who was adopted. The time of adoption
is only half a month away from the time when my brother was kidnapped. It's very close,
and Suihua is also close to Yongquan, so it should be on the same route.

" These two points can confirm that he is your brother? Xin Qi frowned, "Isn't this too
unreliable?"

"They went to collect blood and are doing DNA comparison. The results should come out
in a few days. " "Min Hui took a sip of juice, "I'm going this time, just to ask about the
general situation first. "

"Does your brother have any recognizable marks on his body?" Birthmark or something?
"

"No." There is not even a picture of a child over one year old. "

"Then it can only rely on DNA." "

"Yes. "

"Tiantian," Xin Qi said suddenly, "if he is really your younger brother, and you don't want
to leave him to live abroad, I can go back to China to live with you." After finally finding
him, I will not let you separate from your brother. Min

Hui didn't know how to answer, so she nodded.

"Are you hungry?" Shall we go to a restaurant for dinner? Or is it called Roomservice?"

Min Hui looked at his watch, it was five o'clock in the afternoon: "Is it still early? I'm not
hungry.
 "Hey, I think you have sorted out all these chess pieces, why don't we play a game of
chess together. " like before? Min

Hui looked at him and blinked: "Okay." "

It took half an hour at this time. At the beginning, Xin Qi was invincible, while Min Hui
was steady at every step. In the end, it was inextricably linked.

"Crossing the river with two carts, I'm afraid this chess game will end. I'll go into the
cannon." Min Hui looked at the formations on both sides, each of which was full of traps.

"Eat the car."

"It's too late to eat your car, I'll be an official."

"Wonderful. Don't be handsome. If you are handsome, I will march and kill." "

I will eat the pawns and quit the horse."

"Promote to be handsome."

" Send out the cannon."

"Support soldiers."

"Cut

the official." "Jin commander."

"Cut the army, dead chess."

Xin Qi stared at Min Hui with wide eyes, with an unbelievable expression on his face: "Oh
my god, I actually lost Already."

"Do you know what's wrong?"

"Ask me?"

"Just now, when the two cars were in the front line, you shouldn't use the front car to
call the general, that's a bad move. You should use the rear car to call the general. , then
there may still be a chance of winning."

"Another game?"

"Okay."
 The two played the chess again, and Xin Qi suddenly covered the chess piece with one
hand and looked up at her face: "Tiantian, are you really Su Tian?"

Min Hui's eyes turned slightly, and a thought flashed in his mind: Is this really Xin Qi?
Could it be that Xin Qi is dead and he is also a fake?

"What about you, are you really Xin Qi?"

He flipped off his shirt, and there was a thick and long scar in the middle of his chest: "You
always recognize this?"

Min Hui gasped, smiled and said : "It's just a joke, you don't have to take it seriously."

"I didn't take it seriously," Xin Qi buckled the button back, and said calmly while playing
the chess: "I've already taken it off, it's your turn."

08-Chess game

What?

Min Hui was embarrassed.

If she encountered such a situation in the past,

she would blow his mouth without saying a word.

But this time, the first thought that popped

into my mind was: If it was Su Tian, would he be
angry?
 --Certainly not. In front of Xin Qi, at this
moment, in the midst of ecstasy, he must obey,
right? In Min Hui's heart, Su Tian in the diary has
never been able to get rid of the image of Xin Qi's
little follower. He obeys him, tolerates his
temper, forgives his impatience, calms his anger,
and tries his best to correct the interpersonal
relationship damaged by him. ...

do a full set of plays.

She leaned over, looked into his eyes, and said

without blinking: "The zipper is on the back."

He was startled for a moment, but he didn't

expect her to answer: "May I?"

She nodded.

He stretched out his hand, pulled it to the

end, and with a "chuck", the silk dress slipped off
her shoulders. She unbuttoned her bra, raised her
chest, and looked at him calmly.

There is no mark on Su Tian's body, which was

already made clear when Chen Sir called Lan Jinge.
The purpose at that time was only a routine
registration to facilitate future identification of
remains. The proprietress was very cooperative and
asked a few girls who lived with her, especially
Zhao Yingmei. Since the dormitory uses a public
bathroom, everyone has seen Su Tian take a bath,
and they all said that she has no birthmarks, scars,
moles or other conspicuous things. thing.

He narrowed his eyes and looked at her upper

body seriously, like a painter looking at a model,
but he didn't touch anything. Five seconds later,
he silently helped her fasten her bra, zip it up,
and finally put it on her chest. There was a light
tap on the left shoulder, as if there was dust on
it.

"Has there been any changes?" Min Hui asked.

"It's too big, I don't recognize it at all."

"I don't even recognize the face?"

"I've never seen your face clearly, and your

accent has become quite strong, and this—" he
pointed at her chest, "absolutely never before."
"Have you noticed?" "I've seen it.

"

"

... "

Don't remember? That summer? The bonfire

party?" He reminded, "We each other..."
 He didn't say the following words, and he didn't
write them in the diary. But Min Hui has always had
a premonition: the relationship between Su Tian and
Xin Qi must be more than just friendship, there
must be something higher than friendship.

She had no choice but to sigh: "Thirteen years."

"Yes, thirteen years."

"You have never won chess before." He began to

play chess.

"That was before." Min Hui took a sip of the

juice.

"When I was away, you played often and joined

the club?"

"Not often, you didn't participate." "

 Then how did this chess skill improve by leaps
and bounds?"

"You just don't want to believe that anyone is

smarter than you, especially a woman, right? "

"I believe."

"Well, to be honest, the change happened like

this:" She drank the juice and cleared her throat,
"One day, I went to the mountain to pick mushrooms,
and I didn't know what to pick. I felt the top of
the mountain. All of a sudden—”

She paused deliberately, whetting her appetite.

"What's the matter? I fell off a cliff?"

"I was struck by lightning." She shrugged her

shoulders and spread her hands. "When I got home,
I found that my IQ—oh, hello—has been
increasing."

"Is this nonsense?" He laughed.

"Why do you think that I must be stupid than

you before? ——Is this nonsense?"

"When you were young, you only seemed to like

one thing—sports. You copied my homework."

"Do you remember a math test, even though I

copied you, my score was higher than yours?" Min
Hui recalled her diary One thing mentioned in .

"That's right, that's right." Xin Qi patted his

head, "Later you said——" "

—it's up to you to support the family, and I

have to concentrate on training for the Olympics."
"
 That's right. At that time, we were right A
consensus has been reached on the division of labor
in the family."

She smiled.

"I was wrong, I shouldn't have looked at you

with unchanging eyes." He looked into her eyes
quietly, with a terrifying penetrating power in his
eyes, "Called back to the orphanage, Teacher Ye
said you went home. My hometown is in the mountains,
and life is very difficult. So I thought that after
you went there, you would have no chance to study.
Or worse, you worked early to make a living and
were forced to marry... You have not shown up these
days, and I waited desperately .Sometimes I even
think that you may already have children, so you
won’t come again..." After

living abroad for many years, his Mandarin is

not so standard, and there is always a hint of
foreign accent in his pronunciation. When
pronouncing some words, I will suddenly hesitate,
as if I am not sure whether I need to roll my
tongue, as if I have a stone in my mouth. But his
voice is very pleasant, low, soft, both ups and
downs and eloquent, the tone is like coaxing a child
who has a temper tantrum.

"It's okay. The situation in the mountains is

not as bad as you think..." "

I thought I was the only one who changed a lot.

After all, I went abroad. I didn't expect you to
change—more." He sighed, "Tiantian , we are not
the same you and me as before, and we need to get
to know each other better to be together better. I
was too abrupt just now, didn't I scare you?" "

How could..."
 The more he introspected so deeply, the more
sorry Min Hui felt. She really wanted to pretend to
be Su Tian, but trying to pretend would be self-
defeating, so she might as well act in her true
colors. All she has to do is to completely overturn
Xin Qi's impression of Su Tian, let him accept the
possibility of various changes, and then push Min
Hui's version of "Su Tian" in front of him. With
the diary at the bottom and a little fiction, it is
not difficult to coax Xin Qi back to the United
States safely. After he recovered from the
operation, he could scold or get angry as much as
he wanted. A life was recovered anyway.

Thinking of this, Min Hui immediately changed

the subject and pointed to the chessboard: "This
time you invite first."

He grabbed a chess piece and buckled it in the

middle: "Be the first shot."
 "Get on the horse."

"Advance the pawn."

"Get on the chariot. "

Min Hui just led the troops to escape, but Xin

Qi took advantage of the momentum and took a phase.

"Seeing blood in seven steps, amazing." She

praised.

"You have passed the army in seven steps, and

you are also very good." He smiled lightly, "It is
rare to see someone risking his life to protect the
army." "

This is my plan."

"Bold, clever."
 After a fierce battle, Xin Qi narrowly won. He
weighed the chess piece in his hand, thought for a
while, and suddenly frowned: "Tiantian, you didn't
let me do it on purpose, did you?" "

Absolutely not."

"The horse from before, at your level,

shouldn't have been thrown away."

"...a strategic mistake."

He looked disbelieving, but he didn't ask

further: "Another plate?" "

No." Min Hui shook his head quickly, "I'm

hungry, and I want to go to bed early."

He was stunned for a moment, He looked at his

watch and handed her the menu on the table: "Okay,
you order, I'll call Roomservice."
 She only ordered a bowl of seafood porridge,
and Xin Qi ordered steak, salad, and red wine. When
the waiter delivered it, she said that the steak
had been covered on the plate for five minutes, and
the taste was just right. After finishing speaking,
he took the tip from Xin Qi and thanked him and
left.

The two quickly set the table.

Min Hui drank the porridge while watching Xin

Qi slowly cut the beef. The man in front of him was
sitting upright, eating elegantly, and his side
profile was as graceful as a swan. He felt
comfortable and domineering at the same time. She
didn't know how he could achieve these two points
at the same time.

The medium-rare steak kept gushing pink blood.

He had a good appetite and ate heartily.
 Min Hui looked at it, suddenly felt dizzy, and
quickly lowered her head. He noticed it
immediately, and quickly blocked the blood with

two leaves: "Are you dizzy ?

" "What's the matter?" He put down the

knife, "Are you sweating and your hands are
shaking?" "It's okay." She smiled reluctantly,
and stuffed her trembling left hand into her knees.
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, he
didn't press the question. After eating the steak
in two bites, he cleaned up the salad. Then he
looked at the small half bowl of porridge in front
of her: "Do you still want to eat it? It looks
delicious." She shook her head, and he drank
the rest of the porridge. He was so hungry,
probably because he was waiting for her and didn't
have lunch. "I'm going to sleep." Min Hui wiped
her mouth and stood up. "Okay." Xin Qi pointed
to the end of the corridor, "That bedroom faces the
valley and has a better view." She walked a few
steps, but he stopped her again: "Tiantian."
"Huh?"
 "Beside me, you are safe." He walked up to her
and looked into her eyes seriously, "For me, you
have indeed changed a lot, but I want you to know:
As long as you are happy, I don't care Whatever you
become. No matter how you change, I can adapt to
it. Even if you turn yourself upside down, I don't
hesitate. There is only one thing that must not
change."

She looked at him silently.

"That is: we must be together."

"..."
 "Do you agree?"

"... Agree."

He smiled: "Good night."

"Good night."

***

At eight o'clock in the evening, the sky is

still bright , Min Hui no longer dared to stay in
the living room for long.

Lying is hard work. This Xin Qi, despite his

sincere attitude, is far from being as easy to deal
with as it seems. Unlike Su Tian's carelessness and
lack of scheming, his sincerity has an IQ content,
and he is not so easy to deceive. It is better to
avoid being alone as much as possible.
 After lying on the bed and struggling for a
long time, Min Hui felt the urge to confess
everything to Xin Qi. Say it earlier, maybe you can
get his forgiveness. Now that Xin Qi finally
realizes that Su Tian is no longer the girl in his
memory, his feelings for her may not be so strong.
Under such circumstances, notifying Su Tian of his
death might not have a fatal impact...

Min Hui turned on her Sony computer. These days,

she used a mini scanner to scan all of Su Tian's
diaries, and through text recognition software, she
turned the contents of the diary into editable
documents and stored them in the cloud. While
scanning and proofreading, she was familiar with
the contents of the diary after three times.

After some text analysis, she found that Su

Tian was very concerned about Xin Qi's emotions in
the diary, which was full of various descriptions
of his bad temper: "getting angry", "angry",
"swearing", "furious", " fight"...

Su Tian is most concerned about whether Xin Qi

is happy this day:

——"Today is Mother's Day, and Xin Qi is not

happy all day. He said he hated his mother, so it's
fine if he doesn't want him, why should he leave a
note on him. If there is nothing, he can still
imagine that he is being trafficked Yes... Even if
you never see your parents in this life, at least
you know that there are two people who love him in
this world. I asked him if my love counts, and he
said that my love is not a mother's love." ——"

Today The teacher took us to the hospital to

see Xin Qi. His face was as white as paper. I asked
him if he was in pain, and he said that pain was
inevitable, but he could choose not to be
uncomfortable. Xin Qi always talked in this way,
Afraid that he would think too much, I had no choice
but to nod, but I didn’t understand what he meant
at all. My classmates all whispered that Xin Qi was
dying. I watched him frown in pain while talking to
me, and felt so sad that I thought Crying.

I asked Xin Qi if he was afraid of death, and

he said no, he had already walked through the gate
of hell several times. I asked him what it felt
like to be "dying soon", and he said it felt very
relaxed and comfortable. Since it is In this way,
I am not afraid of death. I said to him: "Xin Qi,
if you are lonely, call me, and I will die with
you." Xin Qi scolded me and said I was a fool."

—— "Yesterday Xin Qi won the chess

competition, and even the dean praised him for being
smart. He bought me ten cute bear dolls with the
prize money, and said that I am ten years old, and
one is a gift from my parents. Lianlian from the
third class found out and told him she wanted one
too, but he refused to buy it. Lianlian came to beg
me, so I gave her one. Xin Qi knew, yelled at me,
and ran to find Lianlian by herself I took the doll
back.

We quarreled about it at night. I said, "Xin

Qi, Lian Lian is very poor. Let's give her one."
Xin Qi said, "No, you asked her for it last time."
She won’t even give you an eraser, so why should
she ask you for this?” I said, “Then you don’t
have to be so fierce, did you talk well?” Xin Qi
said, “I told her, you are my only favourite. When
I heard this, I almost cried, Lianlian loves to
gossip, God knows what she will say about me behind
other people's backs.

Sure enough, Lianlian didn't look good on me

today, and came over to me and said, "You know? Xin
Qi is dying, so don't lose these ten dolls. That's
all he left you." Tell Xin Qi this, think about it
or forget it, why make him unhappy? He didn't smile
on such a good day yesterday. Seriously, I kind of
hate his mom too. How regretful she would be if she
knew that she had thrown away such a bright child.
"

...

Min Hui read the compiled text again, imagining

what kind of state of mind Su Tian would be when he
saw Xin Qi if he was still alive at this moment. He
must be very happy, right? Su Tian cares about Xin
Qi so much , why do I want to tell the truth again
and make Xin Qi unhappy?

If he really didn't survive the operation, at

least he was happy and contented during the time
before he passed away, not sad and grieving Very
much. Even if the operation goes well, a good mood
is also conducive to the recovery of the body,
isn’t it?

Min Hui remembers that her grandma has

pancreatic cancer. At first, her family dared not
tell him, and her grandma didn’t notice. Although
she had some symptoms, she was always happy Yes.
One day grandma found out about the condition from
nowhere. The following week, she was admitted to
the emergency ward. Because of fear, she lost half
her weight and died within three months. Her father
was still alive at that time , I regretted so
much... Later, Min Hui's grandfather also got
seriously ill, and everyone dared not tell the truth
anymore. Although the grandfather passed away in
less than three months, everyone coaxed him to death
before he died. He was very happy, until the moment
he stopped breathing, he didn't know what disease
he had, so he just walked away in a daze.

Thinking of this, Min Hui was glad that she

stopped the impulse in time, and secretly made up
her mind: before Xin Qi's operation, During this
period of time, he must be as happy as possible.
 As for Su Tian's death, he can hide it for as
long as possible.

The next morning, Min Hui got up on time at six

o'clock. She has the habit of getting up early.
After washing, she went straight to the living room
to eat Breakfast.

The door to the backyard was opened a little,

and there was a sound of water. She walked out with
the coffee she had just made.

In the swimming pool, Xin Qi was swimming.

The morning light is faint, the valley is filled

with a faint white mist, and the birds on the trees
are singing happily.

She walked barefoot to the edge of the pool,

intending to say good morning, but couldn't help
but look at Xin Qi in the water. He has a well-
proportioned figure, not at all like a serious
illness: broad shoulders, slender waist, well-
developed chest muscles, tight thighs, and slender
Achilles tendons. Swimming back and forth in a pool
of less than 20 meters, a breaststroke, a
backstroke, a butterfly... free and happy.

Where the eyes met, she let out a "hi".

He immediately swam to the edge of the pool,

got up from the water, took out a bath towel, and
stood in front of her, wiping his body naturally...
His muscles were just right, with obvious lines and
graceful arcs, his lower abdomen was tight and full
of elasticity, There are no exaggerated and violent
blue veins like bodybuilders.

And his whole body exudes an indescribable,

unexplainable calmness, composure and conceit, as
if he knows that he is better than the people around
him, so no one can challenge him... "Do you like
it?" He said

lightly asked.

what do you like? this mountain? this water?

This swimming pool? Or your alluring body?

Min Hui's face turned red suddenly, and she

quickly looked down at the ground. Her mouth was
dry and her throat was smoking. She took out a towel
and pointed to his back: "There is still a drop of
water here...you didn't wipe it..."

He turned and she saw water dripping from his

wet hair, running down a straight groove in his
spine to his waist. She gently blotted the water
droplets with a towel.

"Okay," she said.

He turned around to look at her, and suddenly

called out "don't move", then pinched her nose with
one hand and supported her chin with the other:
"Tiantian, your nose is bleeding."

09-Surprise or fright?
After applying an ice pack for ten minutes, Min Hui's nosebleed finally stopped. She has
severe allergic rhinitis, and she is prone to nosebleeds when she is dry, angry, cold, or
anxious. This is also the main reason why she can't swim. The first time Min Hui swam was
when she was six years old. Her mother took her to a water park in the city to play.
Unexpectedly, Min Hui started to have nosebleeds as soon as she got into the water. The
more and more of them came, the parents and children around her didn't know what
happened. , have climbed out of the pool. The staff came to see that the water in the pool
was already red, and the pollution was second. They were more worried about infectious
diseases, so they had to clear the venue immediately, replace all the water in the swimming
pool, and dare to reopen it after serious disinfection.

As a result, Min Hui suffered from heart disease and missed swimming.

"Hey, it's the first time I've seen you like this, never before." Xin Qi held her head and
said, "Don't look up, the blood will choke into your throat, lean forward a little, um, that's
fine. You yourself Squeeze here—don’t use too much force.” After speaking, she ran to the
bathroom to find a pack of cotton wool, rolled it into strips and stuffed it into her nostrils,
and put a wet towel on her forehead for cold compresses, and tossed and frantically for
about ten minutes. Only then did it stop.

A pool of blood on the white marble, like some crime scene. Min Hui was very
embarrassed. Looking at her shirt, it was also stained.

She hurriedly said, "I'll change." Looking at her, it's like something big happened.

Min Hui would have bleeding like this three or five times a year, and she was used to it,
so she shook her head and said it was okay. Seeing Xin Qi's tense expression, his heart
softened, so he had to go to the sofa in the living room and sit down.

"Give me your left hand, and I'll massage it for you." He pinched the ring finger of her left
hand, and pushed it back and forth from the root of the finger upwards: "There is a meridian
here, called the Lung Meridian, and it is very effective to push it like this.
 " how long?"

"One hundred times. Don't push too hard, but it's good to push until your fingers turn
red." He rubbed it intently while talking, and Min Hui's ears turned red when he heard it.
Her father passed away early, and she has never been cared for by a man so carefully in her
life, she just feels uneasy. It's not a blessing, I am ashamed to receive it, I want to pull my
hand away, but I am afraid that this kindness will be neglected. She could only smile and
said, "Why do you do this? This is a standard Chinese massage. Is that so? I can do it myself."

She took the opportunity to draw her hand back, and did the same thing, giving herself a
massage.

"When I was young, I was often hospitalized, and I became a good doctor after a long
illness. I even volunteered in a children's hospital when I graduated from high school."

So you are a doctor?

Min Hui always felt that her judgment was not bad, but she also made serious mistakes.
She observed that Xin Qi did not know which line of work she was doing, was it engineering,
science or liberal arts? From the point of view of rich emotion and exciting language, liberal
arts is more likely.

He has a pair of beautiful hands: the ten fingers are slender, the joints are distinct, the
nails are clean, and there are no obvious callus marks on them. So he is definitely not a
manual laborer like Su Tian.

The economic conditions are definitely not poor.

First of all, the diamond ring, more than one carat, cost tens of thousands of dollars.

There is also this honeymoon villa. Min Hui has seen it on Ctrip. Although it is located in
a remote place, it has a beautiful scenery, a large area, and a private swimming pool. The
cheapest one is 8,000 a night.

Anyone who lives in New York and has watched the movie knows that housing prices in
New York are not low.

In contrast, his food and clothing expenses are extremely ordinary, and there is nothing
special about him. The clothes are mainly in black, white and gray, mostly sports styles, and
there are no big brands. Computers, phones, and watches are all Apple series. They have
been placed on the coffee table to charge since entering the house, and they have not been
used much.

Min Hui thinks that Xin Qi is puzzling because there are many contradictory things in him,
especially the difference between him in front of Min Hui and him in Su Tian's diary. When
he is friendly, he is like the big brother next door, but when he is serious, he is the
domineering president. When naughty, he can mess around, but when he is serious, he can
be intimidating and seductive. If you love someone, you will swear, and if you hate
someone, you will kill them all.

Like to be funny, but also know how to measure. Touch your bottom line every minute,
but not forceful invasion.

Min Hui thought for a long time, but still couldn't guess Xin Qi's occupation, and couldn't
help but start to back off again: I don't know how to get through the next few days so as
not to reveal my secrets. I had no choice but to grit my teeth and encourage myself: As long
as this kind of person doesn't do business with him, with his own IQ and a 13-year vacancy,
he should be able to handle it.

The most tangled thing is that she seems to have walked into a dead end: if she doesn't
play Su Tian seriously, she will go out of her way. Playing Su Tian seriously, she doesn't act
like it.

The "Min Hui version" of Su Tian and the real Su Tian have long since parted ways, and
under the influence of Xin Qi's charm, she has become more and more involved in the
drama, and she is already somewhat unable to pull out.

***

Mingshui County is between Harbin and Suihua, and the hotel booked the morning train
to Harbin for them. Min Hui is from the south, except for Yongquan City, the northernmost
place he has been to in his life is Beijing, so he has no idea about the place names of the
three eastern provinces. Xin Qi said that Suihua is "not far away", but it is actually not close.
It takes four hours by train and four hours by bus to get there.

At the thought of spending eight hours alone with Xin Qi, still in a closed space like a train
or a bus, Min Hui was immediately out of breath and felt that there was nowhere to escape.

Fortunately, as soon as they got on the train, they found a group of college students
sitting in the carriage, each holding a shopping bag with the words "Wild Flower Lake Scenic
Area" in their hands. Probably like them, he had just returned from a vacation at the Wild
Flower Lake Scenic Area.

The two boys sitting opposite were one of them, and they should be seniors. A man
surnamed Tang, tall and handsome, wearing a thin T-shirt, showing his healthy body, seems
to be from the sports department. Another student named Qian is his classmate. He is of
medium height, somewhat puffy, and wears black-rimmed glasses.

Seeing that Xin Qi and Min Hui were sitting down, they took out two decks of poker to
play, and asked if they wanted to upgrade, and Min Hui readily agreed.

From here to Harbin, there are four hours to kill, what better way to waste time than
playing poker?

"Sorry, I can't participate." Xin Qi said, "I haven't played upgrade."

"What about bridge, will you?" Min Hui asked.

"Bridge Club."

"Upgrading is very simple, I'll teach you," Min Hui pulled out two cards from the box,
"You can learn it as soon as you play, and you can master it as soon as you play." Seeing
that

Xin Qi can't play, The two boys were a little unhappy and asked him if he could change
with the boy in the back seat, so that only Min Hui could participate.

"No need." Xin Qi said, "I'm a quick learner."

Min Hui spent ten minutes introducing the basic rules and style of play to Xin Qi, and then
the two partnered to play with the two boys.

The boy surnamed Tang is very talkative. Seeing that Min Hui is good-looking and has a
good figure, he couldn't help but look at her secretly, looking for opportunities to make
friends. Min Hui developed earlier, and she was pursued by boys since junior high school,
but she was used to it and didn't think it was strange.

At the beginning, the progress was slow. Xin Qi was still in the rookie stage and didn't
know how to cooperate. They were still playing 6, and the college students had already
played J. But Xin Qi learned quickly, pondering while playing, and the two quickly turned
around, and it took only one and a half hours to hit A.

The boys refused to accept it, and the four of them started again.

After playing for a while, Xin Qi played the Queen of Hearts flying card. Min Hui
immediately guessed that he had a single K of Hearts in his hand, and that he had A and J
of Hearts in his hand. A overwhelms and hits 10s of hearts. Xin Qi glanced at her and
thanked her with a slight smile. In fact, Min Hui paid attention to analyzing and calculating
every card played by Xin Qi from the first card, instead of just playing the cards in his own
hand. Xin Qi figured out Min Hui's thoughts quickly, and the cards she handed out were
always what she wanted, and she would never lose the chain at critical moments. The two
cooperated with each other tacitly and quickly won the second game.

"Sister, you are really good!" The boy surnamed Tang respected Min Hui's card skills, "You
must be studying science and engineering, right? You are very good at mathematics, aren't
you? I guess you are from Harbin Institute of Technology? At least a graduate student? We
here Several of them are from the Department of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
Sister, are you working or studying now? Are you also in Harbin? Let’s add a WeChat
account? Welcome to our school when you have time, and everyone can find opportunities
to learn more.” Answer so many questions

casually Either one would give away the secret. Min Hui shook his head and smiled: "You
still need to go to college to play poker? If you play a lot, you will become proficient." "

In our school, there are really not many girls who can play poker." The boy surnamed
Tang took out his mobile phone and saw Min Hui looking away , and swept her chest back
and forth with the corner of her eye.

"That's because there are not many girls in our university." His companion corrected.

"I just have a good memory, and I'm more able to memorize cards and count points." Min
Hui turned his head and collided with his gaze, and found that a button on the chest of his
shirt had been undone at some point. It's not easy to buckle it back, so I have to pretend to
cover the water glass and block it in front of my chest.

"Too modest! Sis, you are a genius! A well-deserved genius!" He deliberately used a Hong
Kong accent, exaggerated like Stephen Chow, Min Hui was upset, and always felt that there
was a hint of molestation in it, but she didn't want to cause trouble, so she just smiled .

"Sister, teach me, accept me as an apprentice!" Seeing that Min Hui didn't express his
opinion, he touched Xin Qi again, "Brother, are you her boyfriend? Tell me?

" He didn't speak, just drank the mineral water in silence, and then he raised his head and
gave him a light look: "You don't have to call me brother, just call me brother-in-law. We
met by chance, playing cards is just to relieve boredom, she doesn't have WeChat, They
don't accept apprentices either—"

Seeing that Xin Qi's face was wrong, the boy surnamed Tang ignored him because of his
stature, and smiled at Min Hui, took out his mobile phone and opened WeChat: "Sister, scan
Just a code."

"I really don't have WeChat."

"Sister, you are going to the grave to burn newspapers—you are lying? Who doesn't use
WeChat these days—"

Xin Qi suddenly buckled his mobile phone on the table, and stood up coldly: "She has
already said, there is no WeChat." "
 Brother, did I talk to you?" Xin Qi raised his head by half, and poked his finger
provocatively on his chest, "What's the matter with exchanging poker skills between poker
friends? What age is it now, and my sister wants you to make decisions for her? I think —
—"

"Boom!" Xin Qi punched him with a right uppercut, hitting the bridge of his nose, and the
boy's nosebleed immediately gushed out.

Seeing his companion being beaten, the boy surnamed Qian was not happy, and took the
glass water glass in his hand and threw it on Xin Qi's head. When Xin Qi saw this, the water
glass hit the luggage rack and shattered with a "bang" , Glass shards fell all over the floor,
and several fragments scratched Xin Qi's face, leaving two bloodstains.

"Damn it, you dare to hit me!" The boy surnamed Tang grabbed Xin Qi and was about to
throw a fist when Xin Qi beat him to the punch again on the face. Xiao Si, Xiao Ding - beat
him with me!"

The students sitting in the front all ran to this side when they heard the call, a group of
people were about to fight, and Min Hui yelled: "Stop! Call me again and call the police !"

The customer next to him rushed over to pull, but Xin Qi still refused to give up, and was
dragged to the door of the carriage by Min Hui: "Xin Qi, stop beating, we will be at the
station soon. Take your luggage and stand Don't move here."

"Don't college students nowadays know what public order and good customs are?" Xin
Qi said angrily, "No, I have to tell him, educate him!" After finishing speaking, he wanted to
go back and was caught by Min Hui held on desperately.

"Xin Qi, your lips... are a little purple." Min Hui suddenly looked at him nervously, "Are
you okay?" "It's okay."

He tilted his head, not wanting her to see it.

She held his arm tightly: "Really? Then don't talk, and calm down first."

His heartbeat was fast and his breathing was very rapid. The two stood silently. After a
while, their lips finally returned to normal. normal color.

"It's all right now." She stared at him with wide eyes and let out a long sigh of relief, only
then did she feel that her back was dripping wet, as if someone had poured a glass of water
on her. For a moment, he was so frightened that his hands and feet were cold and he was
covered in cold sweat.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine." He hugged her vigorously and found that the train had slowly
stopped.
 Seeing that she was still in shock, she smiled and said, "I haven't seen you for thirteen
years. You can play both chess and cards. I'm wondering what surprises I don't know about
you?"

Min Hui couldn't help being dumbfounded. Surprise is gone, the rest is all fright.

10-brother
At 7:15 in the evening, they finally arrived in Mingshui County, got out of the car, and
immediately called Tong Tianhai, the contact person of the suspected family. Tong Tianhai
said that he would be free after nine o'clock, and made an appointment to meet at his house
at nine ten.

After leaving the passenger station, Min Hui looked around and found that it was an
empty county town, facing a bumpy road, and there were vehicles driving opposite, but no
traffic line could be seen. On the opposite side is a row of uneven shops, selling fruits and
vegetables, snacks, fast food, hardware and sundries, etc. One of the six-story hotels has a
yellow exterior wall, and there are commercial buildings on the left and right. It seems that
it has not been developed recently, and there is no greenery. Some are still under
construction. The cement exterior wall is only half pasted, and some building materials and
sand are piled on the ground. . There are still two

hours before the meeting time, so you can't drag your luggage around, so Min Hui pointed
to the hotel across the road: "Let's stay there tonight, let's put the luggage down first."

Su Tian and Min Hui don't want to take too much advantage, and feel that Xin Qi can't pay
for everything. The villa on the top of the hill is not affordable, and there is still money to
book a hotel in a small county. I don't want Xin Qi to live too badly, anyway, he is also
entertaining the friends of the savior. The hotel is really convenient in terms of location,
only 30 steps away from them, but the decoration is extremely ordinary, there is not even
a decent gate, and the inside is probably not much better, so he quickly took out his mobile
phone and said to Xin Qi, "Wait Wait, let me check everyone's evaluation of this hotel first—
—" I

was about to click on Ctrip, but Xin Qi held it down: "Do you really want to stay in this
hotel? I booked a business hotel last night, which is farther away than this one A little bit,
it’s okay according to the reviews. Of course... If you insist, I can refund it, but the deposit
has already been paid." "

Then stay at the hotel you booked. Do you need a taxi?" Min Hui asked.

Before they finished speaking, a khaki-colored taxi stopped in front of them, and the
driver poked his head out, "Mr. Xin who is going to the business hotel?" "Master

Shen?"

"Yes, yes."

Xin Qi looked at the license plate, and the driver immediately Get out of the car and
graciously take the luggage of the two and put it in the trunk.

"When did you call the taxi?" Min Hui froze for a moment.

"After booking the hotel last night. I have already booked this car. The driver will follow
us for the next few days and take care of the pick-up." Xin Qi opened the door, "Get in the
car." The two sat in, and

Min Hui felt small. Topic: "There are taxis everywhere here, on call, so why not rent one?
It's so expensive." "

First, this is not Beijing, and there are not many taxis. Second, Tong Tianhai lives in a
remote place. , It’s not easy to take a taxi, and the law and order nearby is not good. It’s
more convenient to have a car.”

Min Hui thought for a while, and then asked: “How do you know it’s remote? Have you
been here?”

“I’ve studied the map and asked the driver.”

"What else did you arrange?" Min Hui shrugged, "I seem to be able to be a shopkeeper
with you." "

Smart women don't need to worry about these trivial matters, just leave them to us
clumsy men." "

Pfft ——" Min Hui couldn't help laughing.

***

went to the hotel to put down the luggage and had dinner nearby. Xin Qi's arrangement
was to go to a teahouse to watch Erren Zhuan, which was said to be recommended by the
driver.

The teahouse was very lively, and the two stood for a while before they found an empty
table. In the middle of the stage, two actors, a man and a woman, had already "turned"
onto it. Only one person sang: "...Dou Tianzhang returned to Sanyang County, returning to
his hometown is so sad. I think I left my home capital to apply for the election, left my son
at home, and my father and daughter are not reunited..." Min Hui

heard Confused, she pushed Xin Qi: "What kind of drama is this?

"

up.

"So Dou E's real name is Dou Tianzhang?"

"Dou Tianzhang is Dou E's father."

I only heard the actor continue to sing: "... Entering the posthouse at sunset and dusk, a
gust of wind swept across the front of the hall. Dou Tianzhang, I was in a sleeping place,
when I suddenly looked up and saw a female ghost standing in front of me. With a self-
defense sword in hand, where is the wild ghost? You're bothering me—"

Min Hui couldn't listen anymore. Firstly, the environment is too noisy, everyone is
chatting, purely treating the performance as background music. The voices of the aunts
were louder than the trumpets, and it was impossible to hear what the people on the stage
were singing; secondly, the acting skills were poor and the movements were exaggerated.
It was clearly a story of the Yuan Dynasty, but they were wearing costumes of the Qing
Dynasty. Even wearing a melon cap.

The more Min Hui watched, the more puzzled she became: "Did those two wear the
wrong costumes?" Xin Qi relished, "The next one is "The Second Sister Wang Misses Her
Husband

", so I guess it's too late to change."

Is that Sun Hao from above?" Min Hui suddenly remembered that Su Tian had mentioned
"Second Sister Wang Misses Her Husband" in his diary. Every time Xin Qi was hospitalized,
Sun Hao would make fun of Su Tian, saying that she was the Second Sister Wang, and he
had to sing "Second Sister Wang Misses Her Husband" in front of her, making Su Tian cry in
anger. Xin Qi fought him several times because of this. Min Hui was very curious, so she
went to look for that passage, and the lyrics were really funny, so she downloaded the audio
to her mobile phone, and listened to it when she had nothing to do, and she could sing
when she heard it.

"The one who always bullies us?"

"That's right. In the past, he always liked to sing 'Second Sister Wang misses her husband',
what 'small face is yellow and thin, and her eyes are still plucked in'——" "The hair is like a
mess
 , The neck is like an axle," Xin Qi said.

"Dropped the mirror and dropped the frame—"

"Go to the kang and pull down the big quilt."

"Second brother, he doesn't miss me, why am I still alive..."

The two sang together and laughed, Xin Qi said: "Bring you here The tea house, I just
came to listen to this play, let’s see how much you can remember.”

Min Hui smiled and gasped secretly, she almost passed through just now, but luckily she
memorized the lyrics. After that, he looked down at his watch, there was still an hour.

"Don't be nervous, I won't miss it, I set the alarm clock." Xin Qi patted her hand and asked,
"I'll see Tong Tianhai later, if DNA confirms that his adopted son is your younger brother,
that is, Ajie, What are your plans next?"

Min Hui said "Oh" and was speechless.

She hadn't thought about it. Playing Su Tian well in front of Xin Qi is already very hard,
but playing a sister in front of my younger brother...it's even more difficult. The more she
thought about it, the more anxious she became: regarding Su Tian's death, if he was worried
about his health if he kept it from Xin Qi, then there was absolutely no reason and no reason
to keep it from his younger brother. However, she couldn't tell the truth in front of Xin Qi...

Min Hui's heart began to struggle again: After the siblings recognize each other, should
they secretly tell the truth to the younger brother first, and then make an appointment to
hide it from Xin Qi together? Or simply come with a turtle-backed slate-carry it to the end,
no one will say?

In short, Min Hui is not psychologically prepared for this upcoming younger brother, let
alone any plans. But if you really don't plan, you won't be a responsible sister.

"It mainly depends on what my brother thinks. On my side, just try to cooperate with
him." Min Hui had no choice but to say, "If he gets used to life here and doesn't want to
leave, I will consider moving here and living nearby. It’s good to have someone to take care
of you.”

“Yeah.” Xin Qi nodded, took out his mobile phone, and searched for something.

"What are you doing?"

"Look at the housing prices in this area." "

 I said that you don't have to buy a house when you move here, you can rent it." "

It's not Beijing or Shanghai. The housing prices here are not expensive, so let's buy it." He
said Touching the interface with his finger, "Look, there is a melon garden here, 30 acres of
land plus a two-story house, the price is negotiable, how about it?" "Melon garden? Why?"
Min Hui

frightened After a jump, she was just talking casually, and Xin Qi became serious.

"We have to earn money to live here, what are we going to do?" Xin Qi pointed to the
picture above, "I can grow cantaloupe. We all like to eat cantaloupe, especially you, who
used to please the chef in the kitchen, Let him cut melons for us to eat. We can run the
orchard together."

"Really?" Min Hui looked up at him, no matter how he heard it, he felt it was a fool.

"Really."

"Are you willing to move here from New York? To grow melons? —Who are you kidding,
Xin Qi?" "

Yes! Didn't you agree, as long as we are together, I will follow you wherever you go. If
you decide to settle here, all I can do... I am afraid is to grow melons. I am not interested in
other fruits." "Why do I think

this is unreliable?"

"Then let's persuade my brother to go to New York together It’s okay.”

——Our younger brother?

"I can't go." Min Hui shook her head decisively.

"Why?"

"My brother is twenty-three this year. If he is still in Mingshui County, it is very unlikely
that he can understand English." "What

about you? How much do you know?"

Min Hui glared at him, and Xin Qi patted him Head: "I'm sorry I forgot again, we agreed
not to ask about the past."

"It's almost time, let's go."

 "I'll notify the driver."

***

At 9:10, Min Hui and Xin Qi arrived at Tong Tianhai's place on time No. 107, XX Road - in
a dilapidated dormitory building. Tong Tianhai was an old man in his sixties, with a round
face, short and fat, he didn't like to lift his feet when he walked, and his slippers rattled on
the floor. His face was fierce, with a red to purple rosacea nose in the middle, and his voice
was thick and loud, as if there was phlegm in his throat.

Tong Tianhai's adopted son is called Tong Minghao. According to the volunteers on the
family-finding website, Tong Tianhai seems to be very protective of this adopted son, and
all contacts are made by himself. Except for a few basic items registered on the website,
everyone knows nothing about Tong Minghao's current situation: neither his education
level nor his occupation or place of work.

Tong Tianhai's room was a single room of less than fifteen square meters, and it was in a
mess. There were old grease stains on the stove, but the floor was clean. It could be seen
that it had just been mopped, and there were still streaks of watermarks on the floor.

Min Hui looked around, only Tong Tianhai was in the room, not Tong Minghao.

"Uncle Tong, are you alone at home?" Xin Qi took the coke that Tong Tianhai handed
over, and took a sip.

"Yes."

"Where's your son?"

"He hasn't lived with me these years."

"Have you got married?" Min Hui asked.

"No."

"Working out of town?"

"No."

Min Hui and Xin Qi glanced at each other, dumbfounded.

"He's sick." Tong Tianhai hesitated for a long time, and finally said, "He's sick in the brain."

Both of them were taken aback, and they said "Oh" in unison, not knowing whether "the
brain is sick" is really sick, or just kind of metaphor.
 Immediately afterwards, Tong Tianhai also fell silent, scanning the two people in front of
him back and forth with his eyes, observing their reactions.

"What's wrong with your brain?" Min Hui asked.

There was another silence, Tong Tianhai faltered for a while, and said, "Psychopathy.
Paranoia."

"Is it serious?" Xin Qi unconsciously held Min Hui's hand.

"It's serious. I've been in a mental hospital for several years." Tong Tianhai's fingers began
to tremble, and he lit a cigarette for himself, "He always felt that someone was trying to
harm him. I locked him up at home. Later...the house was almost burned down once, and
the neighbors were terrified, so I had to send him to the hospital." "Do you think

this disease...is related to trafficking?" Xin Qi asked.

"My cousin asked someone to get him for me, saying that the child's family was too poor
to support him. At that time, there were two boys, both over one year old. One was thin
and small, and the other was white and fat. I I picked the white and fat one. I gave it 20,000
yuan, thinking that someone will die in the future, which is good..." "

Then does he know that he is not his own?" Min Hui frowned.

Tong Tianhai shook his head: "I never told him. He doesn't know until now."

Min Hui was confused again: "Isn't you the person who registered on the family tracing
website?" "

I went to the hospital last month to see a doctor. It was found that...he had cancer. The
doctor said it would take half a year at most. After much deliberation, I decided to help him
find his biological parents. I am gone, at least there is someone who can take care of him.
They said, you are very likely to be his biological sister? "

Min Hui hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Great." He shook Min Hui's hand happily, and took out a folder from the drawer and
handed it to her, "Here are his medical records and diagnosis notes.... Sorry, I haven't dared
to explain Hao I am afraid that everyone will hear about such a big trouble, without medical
insurance, and the monthly hospitalization expenses are not old or young, so I am too
scared to come here, and I don’t want to admit it.”

Min Hui hurriedly said: “How could that happen? ——"

 "He was quite normal when he was normal. He was cute when he was a child, but he was
very timid. He was afraid of the sound of flushing the toilet, unlike a boy. Because of this,
he was often beaten. I... also have faults .I like to drink too much, and I take it out on him
when things go wrong. I am a part-time worker myself, and I have no money to send him to
school..."

Probably because of his conscience, Tong Tianhai began to repent, and muttered to
himself for a long time, but Min Hui and Xin Qi couldn't interrupt, anyway, they wanted to
know more about the situation, so they had to listen silently.

After muttering for ten minutes, Tong Tianhai finally asked: "You want to see him, of
course you are welcome. I also understand if you don't want to see him. After all, his
situation is special now, and it is... a very important thing for you." burden..."

"Do you have the address of the hospital?" Min Hui said, "I want to see him as soon as
possible."

He pointed to the folder: "There is the address. The hospital is called 'Cining Hospital', if
you take a car It's about an hour away from here. There is a guest house in the hospital, you
can stay there." "

Thank you."

Min Hui stood up and was about to leave when Xin Qi suddenly said, "Uncle, do you have
a picture of your child Minghao?"

"Yes, yes."

He took out a cardboard box, picked out four photos and handed them to Min Hui: "This
is two years old, this is five years old, this is thirteen years old, this is the photo taken the
year before, two Eleven years old."

Xin Qi took pictures one by one with his mobile phone.

Seeing Min Hui staring at the thirteen-year-old photo without blinking, Tong Tianhai
smiled and said, "Your siblings are quite alike. I knew you were his own sister the first time
I saw you.

" , fair-skinned boy, tall and straight, with melancholy eyes and a shy smile.

If it wasn't for the shaved body, I would have thought it was a girl.

11-Plan B
In the taxi, the two of them didn't speak for a long time.

Family love is the hardest thing to fake. It is Min Hui's duty to fulfill Su Tian's unfinished
wish, so she must help her find her brother. Other than that, I didn't think much more.

After all, she is not a real sister. And things didn't go according to the usual direction.
Tong Minghao is already twenty-three this year. If he is studying, he has already graduated
from university and should start working. If you haven't studied and worked part-time for
several years, you probably have a family.

In other words, he doesn't need a sister so much anymore.

Whenever she encounters a challenge, Min Hui will prepare a PlanA and a PlanB in her
heart. The worst that could come to her mind was that the brother was poor and unloved,
in need of financial help and emotional care. Then she is ready to live around him, love and
take care of him like a family member. Min Hui herself is an only child and has little
experience as an older sister, but a 23-year-old boy is not a child, so she doesn't think this
is a big problem.

The situation is different for the twenty-three-year-old psychopath.

Min Hui had a physics teacher in high school. He and his wife both graduated from
prestigious universities. They heard that they were talented and beautiful when they were
young, but they gave birth to a daughter who was severely mentally retarded. The first time
Min Hui saw this teacher's wife, she looked wrinkled, white-haired, and more than ten years
older than normal. The couple's income is not low, but their lives are extremely frugal. They
almost never buy new clothes, don't eat out, and don't take vacations. In order to treat the
child, I have tried various possibilities, but if I can't cure it, I give up. Later, she gave birth to
her second child, also a daughter, and everything was normal. In order to deal with their
demented children, they didn't have much time to discipline their second child. In the end,
they just managed to get a junior college and worked as an intermediary in a real estate
company. The younger sister is kind-hearted and refuses to get married, saying that her
parents will take care of her older sister after a hundred years. At this time, the couple took
out their family passbook, which contained an astonishing amount. The physics teacher said
that if they are gone, the money will be left to my sister to live in a nursing center in the
future. My sister only needs to visit regularly.

Thinking of this, Min Hui's heart is a little confused. It seems that enthusiasm is not
enough to find a younger brother. How to take care of her in the future, how to treat her,
and how to take care of her should be carefully planned. She turned her head and glanced
at Xin Qi beside her, and found that he was staring out the window in a daze, not knowing
what he was thinking about.

The taxi drove quietly in the boundless night.

 Her body moved slightly, and he immediately noticed it. He didn't speak, but shook her
hand vigorously. His palms were dry and his fingers were slightly cold. For some reason,
there was a magical calming force when he held her.

"What are you thinking?" Min Hui asked.

"Do you remember that every time you came home from school, you used to hold me like
this, for fear of getting lost. If I hold my hand a little lightly, you wouldn't be happy?"
"Phobia of being kidnapped?" He

looked

back Glancing at her: "No."

"Then have you ever had experience dealing with mental patients?" "

No."

"Are you just like the hero in 'A Beautiful Mind'?"

Xin Qi paused: "What's 'A Beautiful Mind'?"

"A famous movie about a math professor who has schizophrenia... and won an Academy
Award."

"ABeautifulMind."

Of course she knew English. , but Su Tian doesn't understand English, Min Hui thinks it's
better to act a little closer to the prototype.

"That's right, that professor's mental illness seems to be delusional." Xin Qi said slowly,
"It was almost cured later." "Really?" "Well. After he was

cured

, he continued to do research, and he had to win the Abel Prize. "

What is Abel?"

"AbelPrize, an international award for mathematics, has a high reputation in the

mathematics community." "

Well! Then I think my brother can be cured, after all, this disease is not congenital, and it
is different from mental retardation. General communication or It can be done."
 "It makes sense." Xin Qi nodded, "It's okay even if you can't communicate. With us by
your side, no one wants to bully him." At this moment, the car shook, and the

driver who had been driving silently changed suddenly.

Slow down on the road, and said while clutching his stomach: "I'm sorry, I need to stop
the car. I may have eaten something." A forest ran away.

To save fuel, he turned off the air conditioner. It was cool in the car at first, but it became
unbearably hot in a blink of an eye.

Both of them were wearing white T-shirts, and both were sweating profusely.

In desperation, the car door was opened, and a group of mosquitoes rushed in from
outside. The two drove away the mosquitoes with towels in the car for a long time before
they wiped out the mosquitoes, and quickly rolled up the windows. At that time, five or six
large lumps had been bitten out of both of them.

"Drink some water?"

Xin Qi unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and handed it over. Min Hui shook her head
quickly: "No, I'm afraid I'll have to stop to go to the bathroom later. The driver said that
there isn't even a gas station on this road. And— —"

She turned around and found that Xin Qi was staring at herself silently, unable to move
her gaze at all.

The white T under the sweat is almost transparent.

Xin Qi's Adam's apple moved, and he said, "Stand outside for a while."

He happened to be sitting at the end close to the grass. Min Hui felt that it was not safe
to get off from the other side, so she raised her waist and planned to step over Xin Qi. past.

"Excuse me, excuse me."

He turned slightly sideways, allowing Min Hui to step forward with one leg. After
probably not standing up for a long time, Min Hui's legs suddenly went numb, her body
tilted, and she sat on Xin Qi's body. His hands subconsciously caught her.

Between them, each other's lips lightly brushed.

Both of them were startled.

 Min Hui adjusted her center of gravity and was about to get up when she found that her
waist was still tightly held by Xin Qi's hands, and she refused to let go.

The faces of the two were very close, and his breathing was fast, and the hot breath
poured down to his neck. An invisible force pulled them together like a money chain, which
became tighter and tighter, and the heavy anchor was pulled out from the depths of the
sea.

"Think?" Min Hui asked.

He nodded.

She gave her a permissive look, and he immediately kissed her.

She didn't resist. The body was very hot, and the whole body seemed to be on fire. The
pair of rabbits on his chest also jumped up. He grabbed it and squeezed it gently. She
wrapped her arms around his neck with one hand, grabbed his hair with the other, and
kissed him wantonly, sometimes softly, sometimes fiercely, and sometimes just biting.

The two were entangled together, there was a faint salty smell in the sweat, the more
they sucked hungrily, the more smoke came out of their throats -

he pushed her down on the back seat, and the white T fell down to her neck...

A car passed by them, and the headlights hit the window. She saw the long scar in the
middle of his chest rising and falling as he gasped, like a door that would open at any
moment. Inside the door was a beating heart. Heart, she quickly reached out to cover it.

Lenovo scares her.

She could already feel the changes in his body. He bent down and was about to start when
he suddenly cursed in a low voice: "FXXK." "

Huh?"

"The driver is back."

"..."

The two dressed in a panic, arranged their sitting postures, unscrewed a bottle of mineral
water each, and drank it as if nothing had happened.

"Sorry for the long wait." The driver opened the door, quickly slid to the driver's seat,
immediately turned on the ignition and turned on the air conditioner, "Is it too hot?" "It's
okay."
 Xin Qi said, "How are you, are you okay?"

"I don't know what bad food I ate, and my stomach and legs are weak."

"Are you sure you're okay?" Xin Qi said, "Do you want to go again?... Don't worry, we
have enough time to wait for you."

Min Hui glared at him.

"It's all right," the driver smiled, "fasten your seat belt and continue on the road."

When Min Hui looked at Xin Qi again, his eyes were a little different.

"Don't stare at me, okay?" Xin Qi turned her face away.

"What's the matter?"

"Your eyes are glowing green," he said teasingly, "like a she-wolf." "

I thought you would say a pervert."

"That's used to describe a man."

" Is it?"

With dry weather and lonely men and widows, it was Min Hui who took the initiative this
time. Take the initiative to give her a sense of victory that she is bullying others instead of
being bullied. Xin Qi saw it, and she had the upper hand. On the contrary, he was more
restrained, testing every step he took, and asking for her approval.

Everything is solved with eyes.

A tacit agreement was reached so quickly.

***

Cining Hospital is located at the foot of a desolate mountain, surrounded by farmland.

The hospital looks relatively new from the outside, with bright street lights and a white wall
around it.

Min Hui and Xin Qi each dragged a suitcase and walked on Shizi Road for ten minutes
before finding the guest house. The staff at the front desk were very enthusiastic, saying
that the patients didn't see visitors at night, and the inpatient department didn't open until
8:00 in the morning, so they were allowed to stay for one night first.
 After completing the check-in procedures, the front desk said that the two guest rooms
had just been checked out and were still being cleaned, and asked them to wait in the lobby
for a while, and made two cups of jasmine tea apologetically while talking.

"Are there many customers here?" Min Hui asked.

"Not many, but the guest house is small, with only twenty or so rooms, which are always
full." The waiter looked at them, "Where are you from?" "

Yongquan."

"It's quite far from here."

" Yes."

"Excuse me, does the patient have to be hospitalized?" Min Hui asked again, "If the
condition is stable, can the family take him back to recuperate?" "

It depends on what the doctor said. The patients in the inpatient department are in
general condition. It is more serious, there is a possibility of self-injury or injury, and the
family members cannot take care of them, so they are sent to us to take full care of them.
The chronic ward is mainly for nursing and rehabilitation, and it is basically semi-open.
Patients come for treatment during the day and can be treated at night. Go home. Now our
bed is tight, and some patients are supposed to need to be hospitalized, and there is no way
to come in. By the way," the waiter was very talkative, "We have a news recently, have you
heard?

" Shake your head.

"There is a patient, a man, who used to have severe delusions. He has recovered well in
recent months. He is emotionally stable and has cooperated with the treatment. He used
to be the breadwinner of the family, and the whole family wanted him to be discharged
early. The person took him back to stay for a few days, saying that it was the child's birthday
and wanted to see his father. The hospital agreed. Who knows that something happened
the next day after going back. The patient had a sudden attack in the middle of the night
and killed all four members of the family. Four lives Asked him why he did this, he was
ignorant and in a daze, and only said that the weather was too hot and he wanted to eat
watermelon. He was looking for watermelon everywhere at home..." Probably because he
saw too

much, the waiter said calmly, Min Hui's face turned pale with fright.

"The room is ready, you can live in it." The waiter looked at her with a half smile, a white
light above his head just shone on his face, which was gloomy.
 The two rooms were adjacent to each other, and Xin Qi sent Min Hui into the room and
said "good night". Min Hui took a shower, spread the travel sheets, and lay down on the
bed. She wanted to talk to Xin Qi, but she was so tired that she fell asleep within a minute.

The next morning, Min Hui woke up to the singing of birds and found a text message from
Xin Qi on her phone: "Are you playing chess?" Looking at the time, it was 11:40 last night,
and she had just fallen asleep.

She looked at those three words and smiled for a long time, imagining that he was waiting
for her reply, probably all night, and he was probably accompanied by the story of the
watermelon.

She went to the restaurant to make a cup of instant coffee, and when she turned around,
she saw Xin Qi walking in from the gate with a plastic bag in her hand. He was wearing a
white linen shirt and a pair of royal blue casual shorts today, with a row of tiny white fish
patterns printed on the shorts, which somehow reminded her of the tube of Colgate
toothpaste she used every day, clean and clean. Refreshing, with a light mint aroma.

"Morning."

"I fell asleep very early yesterday." She shook her phone.

"Me too." He said, "I got up early and went out for a walk." "

How's the surrounding area?"

"The environment is good, full of oxygen, and I found a large melon field." He brought
the plastic bag in front of her, "Look, I bought three melons."

"What the hell." She laughed.

"I chose for a long time. One for you, one for me, and one for your brother."

"Okay, let's eat together later." "

By the way, last night I asked a friend in the United States, he is a doctor, and he said yes
Consider taking your brother to New York for treatment. Maybe in a different environment,
with another family member by his side, he will gradually get better?"

"Hey, don't think so far ahead," she patted his arm, "The DNA results haven't come out
yet, what if he isn't my brother?" "I wasn't sure at first, but after looking at yesterday's
photos

, The two of you are really similar. The shape of your face, your eyes, your nose...it's like
coming out of the same mold." "

..." Min Hui couldn't laugh or cry, thinking, if you look like me, then you must be different.

At eight o'clock sharp, the two went to see the attending doctor first. Min Hui explained
the purpose of coming, and the doctor briefly introduced Tong Minghao's condition and
progress. There were a lot of medical terms in his words, and neither of them understood
much, but the general meaning was understood, that is, Tong Minghao has recovered well
recently and has been sent to the chronic ward, but the symptoms occasionally flare up.
Under the control of medicine, it is not serious.

"What would happen if the illness flares up?"

"He will have some rather paranoid thoughts and delusions. For example, he thinks he is
a secret agent with a chip in his head, and there are state secrets in the chip. Get the chips
and keep sending killers to chase him down."

Min Hui and Xin Qi looked at each other in dismay: "Underworld organization?"

"The leader of the underworld organization is his father. Nicknamed 'Big Brother'. Once
caught, he will be locked in a small dark room Severe torture."

"..."

"His imagination is very vivid. When he is sober, he knows that these are nonsense. When
he is sick, he will be suspicious of strangers, run away, and hide. If you try to catch him, he
will desperately resist and may appear. Aggressive behavior." Seeing the stunned look of
the two, the doctor quickly said, "Don't worry too much, he has been quite stable recently,
and he is in a good mood. He goes to the recovery room to play table tennis every day and
insists on running in the morning. He is quite handsome in the first place. A young man,
now his chest muscles and vest have been developed. We think he can be discharged from
the hospital, as long as he remembers to take his medicine every day. The hospital called
his father several times and asked him to pick him up. After all, the beds here are also tight.
He Dad disagreed, saying that he was afraid of relapse, and no one would come, so we left
the patient here, which was very embarrassing for us. He suddenly called me last night and
told me that he sent his sister to pick him up, and by the way, the hospitalization The
expenses are also settled together." He typed a few words on the computer while talking,
"A total of 27,000."

Min Hui immediately said: "Okay."

"After you meet him, get to know each other first. For a moment. I have already explained
to his father and the nurse that you are his distant cousins first. Don’t rush to talk about his
life experience. The DNA result has not come out. If it is wrong, I will be happy for nothing.
, the patient’s mood swings are not good, right? The relationship between their father and
son... as far as we know, his illness is also the result of his father’s abuse when he was a
teenager. He has been telling us that he suspects that he is not his own Yes, he doesn't look
too much like his father. His father beat him hard, but there is no real evidence. You come
to pick him up, we are very happy for him." The doctor said, obviously he had a bad
impression of Tong Tianhai good.

After some confession, accompanied by doctors and nurses, the two saw Tong Minghao
playing table tennis in the activity room.

12- Chasing and fleeing

After the female nurse whispered a few words, Tong Minghao put down his racket and
followed her to Min Hui.

"Cousin from far away," he stretched out his hand curiously, "Hello."

Even though he had seen the photos, perhaps because of his hairstyle change, the young
man in front of him was very different from Tong Minghao in the photos, a bit more
masculine, Healthy, fair, and full of healthy flesh, he doesn't look like a patient at all.

The only difference is his eyes.

Min Hui has never seen such a reserved gaze, sneaky, flickering, like a mouse. In order to
avoid looking directly at people, he shook his head when speaking, as if he was looking for
an angle to hide himself.

Then there is often a secretive smile on his face, which has nothing to do with the content
of the conversation, and it is not on the node. It suddenly appears and disappears like
hives...

Min Hui's heart sank, and a bad feeling surged up. My intuition: this younger brother—
I'm afraid it's not easy to get along with.

Patients with delusional disorder are more suspicious of strangers and cannot meet
rashly. They must be introduced by someone they trust to eliminate their concerns. So
before the meeting, the doctor asked the nurse on duty to say hello to Tong Minghao, and
then asked Tong Tianhai to call his son to introduce this "cousin", and finally went out to
accompany him personally - just to prevent Tong Haoming from being suspicious of Min
Hui's identity .

"You can call me Sister Hui." Min Hui said with a smile.
 "Who is this?" He pointed to Xin Qi.

"Sister Hui's fiancé." Xin Qi shook hands cordially, "Brother Qi."

"Have we met?" Tong Minghao scratched his head, "My dad never mentioned that I have
a cousin before." "

So it's a distant room." Yes. We met when we were young, but we didn't get in touch
much later, I live in Bincheng." Min Hui remained calm. After many days of practice, she has
become very familiar with lying, and when she enters the play, she will enter the play, "Your
father is not in good health recently, let us come and pick you up."

Doctors and nurses add fuel and vinegar to the side.

"Your cousin worked very hard. In order to pick you up, she took a train and a car for ten
hours." The doctor said.

"Your brother-in-law went out early in the morning and bought you the freshest
cantaloupe," the nurse said.

"Then I'll go and pack my luggage." Tong Minghao looked left and right, and finally
realized that everyone was urging him to leave the hospital, "Give me ten minutes?" "Do
you

need help?"

"No."

"I'll call the driver. Xin Qi said, "Let's meet at the gate."

"I'll go through the discharge procedures." Min Hui took out her bank card and
remembered the doctor's order.

***

Everything went well, and the three got into a taxi. Xin Qi sat in the front row, Min Hui
and Tong Minghao sat in the back.

As soon as the car started, Min Hui felt that something was wrong with Tong Minghao's
mood.

He started shaking his legs non-stop.

Not the kind of spontaneous shaking caused by fear, but intentional shaking, as if to upset
Min Hui who was sitting next to her.
 He trembled for about ten minutes, but Min Hui pretended not to know, and dared not
tell Xin Qi who was sitting in front.

In order to distract herself, she took the initiative to chat about some topics that boys
like, such as football, video games, music, current affairs and politics... Min Hui

especially hates chatting, it belongs to the kind of chatting to death every minute, for Su
Tian The younger brother decided to fight, and for the first time in his life, he chatted all
over the world and had a great time.

Tong Minghao didn't pick up the words, so she chatted awkwardly.

She didn't respond to the awkward chat, so she asked all kinds of questions, from the
customs of Mingshui to the prices in the market, from the two to Xiaoshenyang, and finally
felt that she was asking and answering herself-Tong Minghao said "um" at most, indicating
that he was listening.

Soon, Xin Qi also realized that something was wrong, and joined the awkward chat team.

Seeing that everyone was chatting, the driver felt that he had to say something, so he
talked about the local news, the history after the news, and the special products after the
history... It turns out that the driver is the one who can talk the most. He started talking ,
everyone fell silent.

At this time, Tong Minghao's legs finally stopped shaking.

Min Hui breathed a sigh of relief, and within five minutes, he began to twist his neck and
look out the window again and again.

"What's the matter?" Min Hui asked, "Did something be left in the hospital?" " A car has
been following us." Tong Minghao

lowered his voice, "It's been a long time."

There was indeed a black coupe, not one, but a row. This is not surprising at all, because it
is on the road.

The car kept a normal distance from them.

Before seeing Tong Minghao, the doctor explained to them some methods of dealing with
patients with delusional disorder. The first point is: don’t forcefully point out that the
patient’s thinking is wrong. They have no logic to begin with. For example, if he says that
he is the son of the President of the United States, you cannot say that he is not.
 The second point is: you can't pretend that the delusion is true, doing so will only make
him more convinced that he is right.

So what Xin Qi did was the third point, neither negating nor affirming, but just raising one
or two questions to force him to start logical thinking.

"Really? There was a car behind, but I didn't see that it was deliberately following." Xin
Qi said, "How did you see that?" "

Because it was a black Mercedes. ——It belonged to my brother." Private car."

Min Hui's heart skipped a beat: Oops, I'm sick.

Xin Qi then said: "Master Shen, let's drive slowly and let the Mercedes-Benz behind go
first." The

driver immediately slowed down, and the Mercedes-Benz noticed that they were slowing
down, changed lanes, overtook them, and soon disappeared.

"Look, the follower is gone." Min Hui handed Tong Minghao a sprite, "Drink some water?"
"

You are wrong. It is driving so fast, it wants to rush to the front to find the ambush site."
Tong Minghao Minghao was so anxious that he started to scratch his neck, "There must be
a sniper in the car!"

Before Min Hui could react, Tong Minghao suddenly yelled: "Stop! Stop

immediately !" After the car came to a complete stop, Tong Minghao pushed open the
door, jumped out of the car, and ran to the grass in front.

The first reaction of the three people in the car was that he wanted to find a convenient
place. But soon realized no, because the grass was tall, he didn't have to run that far.

"Hey—hey! Minghao, wait!"

Min Hui and Xin Qi ran after him.

The sunshine in July was very dazzling. When they got off the car, they both put on
sunglasses at the same time.

Min Hui said while running, "He walked in a hurry today, and he may have forgotten to
take his medicine."

"What should we do when we catch him? Continue walking or send him back?" Xin Qi
asked.

"Does it have to be arrested?"

"Do you think he will follow us honestly?"

"I don't think we can escape him with Ben!"

Min Hui said the truth. In terms of size, Tong Haoming is comparable to Xin Qi, but in
terms of physique, he is much stronger than Xin Qi, with big shoulders and a thick waist,
and weighs at least ten kilograms more.

After running on the grass for more than ten minutes, Tong Minghao got into the woods.

After chasing for a while, the two also got into the woods, and Tong Minghao in front
suddenly stopped.

"Minghao!" Min Hui yelled, "Don't run away! I'm your cousin!"

"Don't come over!" Tong Minghao yelled, "I know you were sent by my elder brother!"

He continued to talk, and because the distance was too far, Min Hui heard the first two
sentences clearly, and was about to go forward, when Xin Qi grabbed him: "Don't go over,
don't scare him." The two looked at each

other , Xin Qi whispered again: "Take off the sunglasses."

Only then did Min Hui realize that he and Xin Qi wore sunglasses, which looked like two
secret agents, and quickly stuffed the sunglasses into his pocket.

"What should I do?" She was a little anxious, "It's such a big open space, if you lose it, it
will be troublesome."

Due to her own fault, Su Tian has already disappeared, and after finally finding Su Tian's
younger brother, he can no longer go missing.

"We are not sent by the elder brother!" Min Hui raised his hands in a gesture of surrender,
and said loudly, "We are here to pick you up. If you don't believe me, you can call the
hospital." "Look! We don't have weapons

. "Xin Qi also raised his hands high and tentatively walked towards him, "We have no
malicious intentions. If you are worried, you don't have to go back with us. Tell us where
you want to go, and we will go with you and protect you by the way.

" Minghao, there is no one around here, so it's easy to get lost. The three of us will walk
together, and we won't get lost." Min Hui moved quietly as she spoke, and also took a few
steps forward, "Listen to me—" She

still Before he started talking, Tong Minghao turned his head and ran away.

This time, Min Hui chased at full speed like a bullet.

Xin Qi had no choice but to keep up, feeling doubts in his heart: "Isn't it okay to chase like
this? He will think that we are really sent by the elder brother." "

I know it's impossible, but I have no choice." Min Hui said heavily, "It was hard to find
him. , must not lose it. Otherwise, the hospital and his father will not be able to explain it!"
"

I will call the hospital and ask what to do." Xin Qi took out his mobile phone to dial while
running, and saw Screen, cursing, "FXXK, no signal."

"He's over there, I'll chase after him, you outflank." Min Hui pointed to the red shadow
in the distance, and said decisively, "Stop him at—"

She wanted to say, stop him in the woods, but suddenly there was the sound of water
flowing in front of her.

Min Hui was taken aback, and after running a few more steps forward, she found that
there was a river in front of her.

"Block him by the river." She dropped the words and chased after him. Xin Qi turned and
ran in the other direction.

Min Hui ran at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, and soon caught up with Tong Minghao
by the river, and the distance between the two became closer and closer. Tong Minghao
suddenly turned around and ran towards a wooden bridge next to him.

Min Hui caught up without thinking, and just ran up the wooden bridge, when suddenly
there was a "plop", Tong Minghao jumped into the water.

Without even thinking about it, she jumped down.

The river water is crystal clear, not deep, only two people high at most. The water flow is
very slow, so slow that there is not a single wave, and you can't feel it flowing unless you
look carefully.

It wasn't until Min Hui entered the water that she realized that she couldn't swim.

The strange thing is that this time she didn't panic, she swiped forward twice in a dog-like
planing style, the movement was wrong, and a sip of water went straight into her lungs.
This time she panicked a little, she lost her balance with her hands and feet, she tilted her
body and sank immediately.

She suddenly thought, it would be good to die now.

Firstly, she wanted to die in the first place, and Su Tian was implicated if she didn't die.
Now that a life is worth a life, there is no need to feel guilty. The second reason is that acting
like this is too exhausting for my mother. Without a script, the plot line and character design
can't support it. Rather than explaining it hard, it's better to die.

After choking on a few more sips of water, her mind was a little stuck. At this moment, a
hand turned her body in the water, so that her head was out of the water. Min Hui wanted
to breathe, but her nose was full of water. The man simply lifted half of her body out of the
water from behind.

Now I can see clearly, it's Xin Qi.

She told herself that this time, she couldn't hold on to others again. Dead pull down. So
his limbs didn't move, he just opened his mouth to breathe obediently, feeling his body fall
back into the water again, and quickly got up sideways. Xin Qi grabbed her by the collar
with one hand and paddled with the other, bringing her to the shore.

He carried her to the grass, patted her back hard, and forced her to spit out the water she
had choked on.

After vomiting a few times, she felt better, and quickly asked, "Where is Tong Minghao?
Is he in the water too? Go and save him!" "

He can swim." Xin Qi helped her sit up, "But you What? Not only do you not remember
swimming, but you also forgot your survival instinct? What’s the matter, do you become
stupid when you enter the water? Besides—”

He didn’t continue. Because Min Hui stared at him with wide eyes, suddenly, tears welled
up.

"I'm sorry I was wrong, you're not stupid, I'm stupid..." Seeing her crying, Xin Qi stuttered.

Min Hui remembered that night on the Mushui River, and couldn't help sobbing softly.

"Hey...it's okay, it's okay, I'm here." Xin Qi comforted softly, "You choked on a lot of
water, I have to take you to the hospital. There is a paper mill in the upper reaches of this
river, you probably drank it A whole pot of industrial waste water, if the lungs get infected,
it will be troublesome..."
 "Leave me alone, Xin Qi, go and get Tong Minghao back, we can't leave him behind." She
looked around and saw a red shadow in the distance He has climbed from the water to the
opposite bank and ran in a further direction.

She wanted to stand up, but her legs felt weak for a while. Looking down, she found that
she was barefoot and her sandals had probably fallen into the river, so she took Xin Qi's
hand and begged, "Go, go!

" In the wilderness, you are a girl again, I can't leave you here." Xin Qi shook his head, "If
your brother runs away, let him run away, a big man can't die of hunger, he will come back
to us when he wakes up Yes."

"No, really not, Xin Qi—"

He frowned and looked at her to confirm that she was serious, and finally nodded: "Wait
for me here."

***

Half an hour later, Xin Qi Finally brought Tong Minghao back.

In order to prevent another escape, he buckled his hands with a belt.

Both had bruises on their faces and blood on their arms and palms.

Min Hui walked over quickly: "You guys fought? Are you all right?"

"It's okay. Fortunately, he was caught," Xin Qi hissed deeply, "This kid has a knife."

He took it out of his pocket . A large folding paring knife.

"It didn't hurt you, did it?" She touched the scar on his arm, there were a few scratches,
not serious.

"No. It was just a fight." Xin Qi turned his wrist and smiled, "Since I left you, I have never
fought again, thinking I forgot it. No, the memory is all in the muscles !"

While talking, he hugged her vigorously, and kissed her on the cheek again: "How about
you, are you better? Does your chest hurt? Do you have a cough?"

She looked at him and shook her head.

"Let's go, I'll carry you."

"It's okay, I can go."

 "You don't have shoes."

She took two steps barefoot, but he forcibly dragged her onto her back and carried her
on her back.

Min Hui had never been carried by a man like this before, especially in front of another
man, her face flushed instantly.

"So...she is really your fiancée?" Tong Minghao looked puzzled seeing them being so
affectionate, "Or...you two haven't finished the task, so you have to continue acting?"
"Follow us honestly, don't think about running

away " Xin Qi glared at him, "Your knife is on me."

The three of them walked back in the woods, one foot deep and one foot shallow. Min
Hui was embarrassed to let Xin Qi carry it all the time, but Xin Qi Resolutely refused to let
her go to the ground.

"Xin Qi, let me down. You saved me in the river just now, fought with Minghao again, and
now you are carrying me on your back again—can your heart take it?" "If you can't take it,
you've already died.

"

"...I can really go, I'm not so coquettish."

"Then just be coquettish for a while."

"..."

13- Confession
Half an hour later, Xin Qi and Min Hui finally took Tong Minghao back to the hospital. After
an examination, the doctor said that it might be because they met a stranger, and the
patient became nervous and suddenly became ill. They asked them to stay in the guest
house for a few more days and try to get acquainted with Tong Minghao.

"Then when can I leave the hospital?" Min Hui asked.

"It depends on the progress of the disease." The doctor thought she was concerned about
the cost. "Since you have paid the arrears, the hospital doesn't mind letting him stay for a
while." A period of time... how long

Min Hui was a little worried.

After all, this is not a home. After paying 27,000 yuan for hospitalization, Min Hui has
already handed over all her savings, and if she lives any longer, she may have to borrow
money from Xin Qi.

When going out, Xin Qi went to the bathroom first, the doctor looked at Min Hui,
suddenly coughed and said, "Does he have a heart attack?"

Min Hui was startled for a moment, then nodded.

"When I entered the door just now, my lips were purple."

"...It was congenital."

"Then you have to be careful, don't do any strenuous exercise."

"What kind of exercise is considered strenuous exercise?" "

Sprinting, swimming, Boxing——" "

..."

The doctor didn't say anything more, and Min Hui's heart began to feel anxious again,
feeling that Xin Qi's heart was a time bomb, and he was now a bomb disposal expert, and
if he made a mistake, he would be in front of him explode.

Seeing Xin Qi when she went out, her lips turned purple. She didn't know whether it was
her inexperience or an illusion in her heart. Min Hui felt that the purple was so bright that
she seemed to have put on lipstick. The appearance of a vampire in Twilight.

"Are you OK?"

"What can I do?"

"The doctor advises you not to exercise vigorously."

He didn't answer at all, and took her shoulders, "Go, go to my room and eat cantaloupe."

"Brother, at least wash before eating Shall I take a bath?" Min Hui pointed to the black
mud marks on the shirt, and the two looked at each other and smiled. The weather was too
hot, and the wet clothes were dried by the heat on the way back, leaving only the smell of
aquatic plants and dead fish on the body.

"When you say that, I start to itch all over." He blinked, "Then, see you later." After that,
he kissed her on the face. A nurse happened to pass by, and when she saw the two making
out, she covered her mouth and smiled. Min Hui glared at him, and he took her fingers into
his mouth and bit them: "I really want to eat them..." "Can you be

more careful in public?"

"Does that mean that you don't have to pay attention in private Huh? Tiantian, so sweet
and sweet Baby?" Min Hui couldn't laugh or cry as he walked and teased all the way.

Going back to the room and entering the bathroom to turn on the hot water, Min Hui's
anxiety started to flare up again.

Nervously, she applied body wash over and over again, washed her face and hair
repeatedly, and murmured Su Tian's name.

If Su Tian has a spirit in heaven, I hope she can have a dream and tell herself what to do
now. Tong Minghao can't be discharged from the hospital for a while, Xin Qi is definitely
unwilling to leave, and the operation time will be delayed. This area is far away from big
cities, in case of a heart attack, it may not even be possible to rescue him in time. Now he
regards himself as Su Tian, who is intimate and passionate. If you know the truth, you will
definitely turn your face. Returning to New York in a fit of rage, he may have surgery on
time.

Confession, or secrecy?

Min Hui struggled so much that her stomach hurt, and while beating the wall irritably,
she turned on the shower to the maximum and let the hot water pour over her body like a
torrential rain.

Lying shouldn't even start, not even with good intentions.

The snowball of logic will get bigger and bigger, and finally develop to the point of being
out of control. Min Hui looked at her lobster-pink body from the hot water, thinking how
happy Xin Qi is now, how annoyed she will be then; how sweet she is now, how much she
will hate it then.

She was suddenly frightened. I am afraid that there will be worrying results, and I am
afraid of the torment of guilt.

If he confessed to Xin Qi on the first day of meeting that he was only a person who
reported bad news at most, Xin Qi would be sad and sad, but he would never hate himself.
 But now——

thinking of this, Min Hui felt that she couldn't wait any longer, she had to confess
immediately.

Just do it!

She turned off the hot water, rushed out of the bathroom, dried her body, put on a T-
shirt and shorts indiscriminately, her hair was wet and didn't care to dry it, and walked
quickly to the next room.

This time, the door took a long time to open.

As soon as Min Hui saw Xin Qi, she said, "There's something I've been wanting to tell
you—" Just as he was about to continue, he found Xin Qi with his eyes squinted and his hair
wet, wearing a black silk pajamas. He looked like he hadn't woken up.

"Are you asleep?"

"No, come in and tell me." He led her to the sofa, sat down with her, pointed to a plate
of cantaloupe cut up on the coffee table, "have some cantaloupe?" "What's wrong with
you?

" " She asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay, I just need to take a rest." He looked tired, and after saying this, he leaned on
the sofa and closed his eyes, "You said, I Listen."

To keep her composure, she picked up a piece of cantaloupe, took a bite, and put it back.
Not daring to look at his face, only dared to look down at his feet: "I, I'm not Su Tian." "..."
"

Su

Tian fell into the river and disappeared in order to save me..." "

..."

"I wanted to tell you the day we met. I heard that you had a heart attack. I was afraid of
accidents, so I decided to hide it for a while. Then... I never found a chance..." "..." "I didn't
mean it. I

owe
 Sue Tian Yiming, if you are angry, you can beat or scold as you please."

"..."

Min Hui confessed while sobbing, and explained everything from beginning to end, seeing
that Xin Qi remained silent for a long time. , thinking that he was so angry that he had
nothing to say, and after saying the last word, he finally mustered up the courage to look
up at him: "Xin Qi, can you forgive me?"

He closed his eyes and did not answer.

"Xin Qi?" She pushed him lightly, "Xin Qi?"

He jerked violently, sat up straight and asked, "Huh?"

"Did you hear what I said just now?"

He was baffled Looking at her intently, her dark eyes flickered, and she shook her head:
"I'm sorry, just now... I fell asleep." "..." "

Can you

say it again?"

Already?"

"I took the medicine, and I usually didn't have any serious side effects, but just now I
didn't know why, and I was very sleepy." "What about now

?"

"Still sleepy."

"How uncomfortable it is to be lying here, let's go, I'll see you off." You go to bed and
sleep." She led him to the bed and lay down, pulling the blanket.

He held her hand tightly, refusing to let go. She had no choice but to sleep beside him and
rubbed his back: "Is it uncomfortable here? Can I press it for you?" "

Hold me."

She stretched out her left hand and hugged him tightly from behind. He turned over,
buried his head in her arms, and muttered a few words, not knowing what to say...

Alas, busy again! Min Hui let out a long sigh, combed his hair with his fingers, and began
to hum: "I'm not Su Tian, do you hear me? Xin Qi, I'm not Su Tian, I'm not Su Tian, I'm really
It's not Su Tian."

"I know you're not Su Tian..." He murmured, "You want me to call you Min Hui, right?
"No—"

"

I still like to call you Su Tian... "

Oh, what is this! She pushed him hard, trying to wake him up and tell the story again, but
he was already fast asleep, breathing lightly and rapidly, like a baby. Sleeping Rong was
quiet and comfortable, as if sleeping in her own home.

Slowly, Min Hui's heart also calmed down. All in all

, all in all, she did confess, didn't she? Although Xin Qi didn't hear a word, this courage is
amazing Jia!

Her heart felt much better.

The air conditioner was very cold, and she soon fell asleep.

When Min Hui woke up, the electronic clock at the bedside showed that it was already 8
o'clock in the evening.

The sound of the air conditioner was a bit loud, and the curtains were tightly closed , Xin
Qi has woken up, lying beside her, watching her silently.

She was a little embarrassed by him and wanted to turn her face away, but he pulled her
back again.

"You said that day——hope I don't ask you your past, because a lot of things happened
that made you sad. I've been thinking, when we were together before, wasn't what
happened sad enough for a child of how old, wasn't the fate that tortured us bad enough?
You often ask me, why does God do this to us? When will these days -- these days without
family and without home -- end? "

"..."

"I want to tell you, Tiantian, if you don't want to talk about the past and feel sad, you
don't need to tell me. No matter what happened in the past, no matter how bad it was, I
can understand and forgive, and none of these Change my love for you. I came to see you
just to tell you that this bad day is over. Whether I am here or not, I will make good
arrangements for the rest of your life so that you can live a normal, happy life. Be happy
and live happily. I can't save the whole world, but I can at least save you." "

Xin Qi—"

"So, please feel free to love me, trust me, rely on me, and give me the rest of your life
.Because now, I am your husband and your only relative in this world. Do you understand?"

Min Hui's throat was a little dry, and a tear fell from the corner of her eye. She said
hoarsely, "I understand. But—" "

You Think of it this way: nothing matters except death. As long as we are still alive,
everything is trivial."

He looked at her deeply, his dark eyes like a space-time tunnel. She didn't dare to look
into his eyes, for fear that her soul would accidentally fall into it and follow it to an
inexplicable place.

She wanted to cry but had no tears, no words to answer, and said to herself over and over
again in her heart, there is nothing serious except death, there is nothing serious except
death, but student Xin Qi, your Su Tian...is dead up!

She looked at him in despair, but she didn't expect his lips to be pressed down lightly. At
the same time, she rolled over, put her arms around her neck, and began to kiss her softly,
from top to bottom, all the way. to the lower abdomen.

His legs were against hers, and his hands were pinching hers. His body was like a large net
covering her body, making her unable to move.

The net was slowly tightened, and she was taken out of the water like a small fish,
fluttering in his arms.

He does all kinds of daring things and asks her "Do you like it?" In the beginning, she just
pandered to him, and only wanted to make him happy. Gradually, she was so instigated
that she forgot everything. The two of them rolled on the bed, trying various movements,
twisting their bodies like acrobats...

In this regard, they are a match made in heaven. Fully enjoying the fun brought by
biological instincts, a challenging shooting, meeting the opponent's teasing, she was almost
screamed by him, so she had to bite the bed sheet tightly. The two played together for a
long time, rolling from the bed to the carpet and then climbing from the carpet to the sofa...
She regretted not bringing a travel sheet. In Xin Qi's opinion, this kind of thing is not afraid
of getting dirty. It was only when their stomachs were growling that they remembered that
they hadn't eaten lunch and had also missed dinner.

They took a bath again, this time in the same bathroom. Xin Qi scrubbed her gently,
looking at the marks on her body that he had tossed out, a little embarrassed: "Does it
hurt?" She

bit lips, and shook his head.

With this one action, he was teased again. He kissed her in the water, hugged her, and
hugged her. He didn't know how to love her.

At that moment, his kisses rained down on her body, and Min Hui thought selfishly, if she
were Su Tian, how wonderful life would be.

She is willing to continue acting like this for the rest of her life, no matter what the ending
is.

Just hope that day comes later.

***

Dinner was eaten at a health restaurant ten kilometers away from the guest house. Xin
Qi felt that the food in the guest house was too bad and had to change to another place.

It wasn't until now that Min Hui discovered that Xin Qi was very picky about food and
had particularly high requirements for ingredients.

He has a good knowledge of nutrition research, and he is especially good at ordering

dishes.

Min Hui's family background is mediocre, and she has been saving money since she was
a child, so she doesn't have many opportunities to go to restaurants. If you can order it, you
will definitely choose special dishes for dinner, such as Sichuan cuisine, such as Hunan
cuisine, such as Yunnan cuisine. This kind of cuisine usually only needs to order one or two
dishes to fill you up and make you happy. Due to the rare opportunities, she can't help but
eat more, and she will feel bloated and even heartburn after eating.

The dishes Xin Qi ordered were all light, basically authentic, but each one was very
special. For example, mushroom soup, there are really only bacteria and mushrooms in it.
A plate of asparagus just blanched in boiling water. Knowing that she has a strong taste, he
will order a plate of stewed eggplant with sansho among a pile of mussels.

It was also a pleasure to chat. Xin Qi knows how to find topics, knows how to read words,
and easily bypasses things she doesn't want to talk about.

Everyone doesn't talk about the past, and they don't spy on each other. They all feel that
the current state is very good.
 Min Hui joked that they are like a pair of netizens who come out to have sex, as long as
the sex is satisfactory. Xin Qi immediately pointed to her ring and said that as long as she
nodded, he was ready to get married anytime and anywhere.

In addition to playing chess, they also found more common ground: they both like
European history, the War of the Roses, jazz and American TV series, and they can chat for
hours without being cold.

Because they were too hungry, the two ate all the dishes with great interest. Xin Qi
stuffed the last bean sprouts into his mouth and said, "Tiantian, do you know where you
surprised me the most?" "Where is it

? "

You're smarter than me."

"Nothing."

"Really, maybe you didn't see it yourself, but I did. You're smarter than me. That makes
me so happy." "

Why happiness and not jealousy? ' she laughed.

"I used to have a bad temper, part of the reason was...you were slow to do things, um,
and some people around me reacted so slow that it made people anxious, and sometimes
I felt impatient." "Now?

"

" First, I don’t have to worry, and my temper won’t be so violent. Second, I’m full of
curiosity about you, because I don’t know the bottom line.” “So do I to you.” “What do you
want to know

About Mine, just ask."

Min Hui immediately shook her head: "I don't want to know anything."

He looked at her and smiled faintly: "You are becoming more and more interesting."

The phone rang suddenly, and a WeChat message came. Min Hui opened it and saw that
it was sent by a volunteer from Xunqian.com: " Su Tian, the results of the DNA comparison
have come out, I'm sorry, Tong Minghao is not your younger brother. But after a blind
comparison, a couple from Harbin City was selected, and they are now heading to Mingshui
County." She sighed and put

the The phone moved to Xin Qi's side, letting him read the content on it.

"Isn't he your brother?"

"What should I do?"

"Keep looking."

"The clues have been broken. If you keep looking, I don't know how long it will take." Min
Hui suddenly hugged his arm and said seriously, "Xin Qi , you go back to New York first. Let’s
divide into two groups, you operate first, I will continue to inquire here, and after your
operation is completed, return to China and look for it with me, okay?” “No, it’s not safe
for you to look for it alone

. .I must be with you. And the clues are not broken. You forgot what Tong Tianhai said:
He said that there were two children at the time, both over one year old. One was black
and thin, the other was white and Fat, maybe that dark and thin one is your younger
brother?"

"Hey, why didn't I think of that?"

14-He Xiangu
On the way back to the hostel, the two had a discussion in the taxi, and combined with the
clues provided by the family search website, they felt that the most urgent task was to find
Tong Tianhai's cousin. Obviously, he had connections with the traffickers, otherwise it
would not have been so fast. Get a child for your cousin, you can still choose.

Min Hui immediately called Tong Tianhai to ask for his cousin's number. After some
conversation, the cousin said that the two children were given to Zhang Luo by a fellow
villager of his wife's. My cousin said that He Xiangu has been "walking" in other places all
year round, and has done various livelihoods. People in the village say that she is a capable
person. She should be in her fifties now and lives in a small village in Tongbi County, Yunnan
Province. . Back then, the boy originally asked for more than 40,000 yuan, because his
cousin's wife introduced a job to He Xiangu's son-in-law.

"Actually, she is a human trafficker, right?" Min Hui said.

"She just refuses to admit it, saying that these children are superborn, and their parents
can't afford to raise them. Let her find a good family to collect money for the milk." The
voice of the cousin over there was buzzing. Unclear, because of the heavy nasal sound.

"Then did she say where she got the other child?" Min Hui asked again.

"I didn't say that. Those who do this kind of thing are all secretive. Who dares to ask
more."

Min Hui questioned on the phone for a long time, trying to get He Xiangu's phone number.
I haven't contacted her anymore, I only know that the village where she lives is called "An
Ya". If you go to find her in person, everyone in the village knows her.

Min Hui hung up the phone and thought for a while, then told Xin Qi: "This Xiangu He
must be a human trafficker, but she should not be a trafficker, but a trafficker of the second
class." "

How do you know?"

"Look: Tong Minghao's biological parents live in Harbin, and my younger brother was
kidnapped in Hechi, Guangxi. One is in the north and the other is in the south. How could
these two children be in the hands of the same person? It can only explain that He Xiangu
It’s a transfer station. She sold countless children in her hands, and it must be a combination
of abduction, transportation, and sales—a crime committed by a gang.” “

Formed an industrial chain?”

“Absolutely.”

“Looks like we have to go there in person. Go to Yunnan and pay a visit to this Xiangu
He." Xin Qi's fingers quickly pointed on the phone, "It takes five hours to fly from Harbin to
Kunming. Show me your ID card, and I'll buy a ticket."

Min Hui was a little nervous. She was reluctant to hand over her ID card when the two
bought train tickets, for fear that Xin Qi would find out. Because Xin Qi used a passport and
couldn't buy tickets on a mobile phone, they went to the ticket office to buy tickets
separately. But after thinking about it, he was only two months younger than Su Tian, so
the information on his ID card should not arouse suspicion. Just as she was about to take
out her wallet, she suddenly felt that one more thing is better than one less thing. Besides,
she didn't want to take advantage of him in terms of money, so she said, "No need, tell me
your passport number, and I'll buy it.

" Xin Qi tugged at his ear: "Here we go again! With me here, you don't need to worry
about these trivial matters. Let's look for my brother together. Of course it's good if we find
it. If we can't find it, it's a honeymoon." For Tong
 Minghao After paying more than 20,000 yuan for hospitalization, there was no cash in
the bank card, so Min Hui had to take out his ID card and hand it to him. Xin Qi glanced at
the address above: "Wow, do you live in Bincheng?"

"Yeah."

"That's a big city."

"Yes."

"What are you doing there, part-time job?"

"Yeah."

" That—" He still wanted to ask, but Min Hui quickly stopped him, "And you, where do
you live?"

"New York, I told you."

"Which street?"

"Park Avenue."

"Do you still live with your parents?"

"It's my brother's apartment."

"So you still have a...brother?"

"Yeah." Xin Qi blinked, "Tiantian, are you curious? Do you want to know more?"

"No."

***

It was almost ten o'clock when the two returned to the guest house, Min Hui thought
that the hair dryer in her bathroom was broken, so she went to the front desk to ask the
waiter to replace it, and saw that she was talking to the two middle-aged women. The
young couple talked, so they had to avoid it.

"...There are really no vacant rooms tonight, sorry! There was a gentleman who planned
to leave, but he said he would stay for two more days—" the waiter patiently explained,
"There are no hotels in the vicinity, the nearest one It's called 'Sunny Hotel', it takes 40
minutes by car, then, this is the address, there is no need to call in advance, there must be
a vacancy. Do you have a car? If not, I will call a taxi for you?" A middle-aged man in his
 fifties Aged, tall and fat, with a red face, wearing a suit, he looks like a private
entrepreneur. The woman next to her was probably his wife. She was also over 1.7 meters
tall, with a delicate appearance and a haggard face. She wore a taupe-coloured chiffon dress
and gold-rimmed glasses. She looked like a teacher.

"We drove here by ourselves. Oh, if there is really no room, it doesn't matter if we just
sit on this sofa all night." The private entrepreneur pointed to a circle of sofas in the
reception room.

"Yes, yes, we are here to see the child. We are very happy and excited, and we can't sleep
at all. We just need a place to sit." The female teacher also said, "He has high blood
pressure. I don't worry if he is here. Driving at such a time.”

Everyone was taken aback when they heard that, the hospital was full of mental patients,
and the family members who came to visit all looked sad, it was really strange that these
two were “very happy”.

Min Hui's heart moved, and he asked, "Uncle, are you here to see Tong Minghao?"

The entrepreneur nodded quickly: "Yes, I am his father. You are——Su Tian? Right? Xiao
Wan told me that you came here to find your brother, and you almost gave him away. I
took it back. It turned out that the DNA comparison said no, which is quite a pity."

"Yes." Min Hui smiled wryly, "Congratulations!"

"Girl, don't be discouraged, keep looking, learn from us, and find it for more than 20
years. Years, you can always get the child back. No, the family is finally reunited! How
wonderful! Don’t give up!" The entrepreneur shook Min Hui's hand vigorously as he spoke.
She started to cry, Min Hui felt sad for a while, and couldn't help sighing: This is the real
father and mother. I am satisfied to see my son in my lifetime, and I don't care that he is
mentally ill, and I don't think it is a burden.

"Uncle, we have reserved two rooms, and we can share one room for you." Xin Qi said
with a smile, "I can share one room with her." "Is that—is it convenient?" the female
teacher asked shyly

. Said, "Didn't cause you any trouble?"

"Convenient and convenient." Min Hui said, "There are only two of us, so we don't need
two rooms."

"And," Xin Qi raised Min Hui's wrist to let them look at it "We're already engaged."

"Wow, congratulations!"
 ***

Two hours later, the two were lying on the bed panting and looking at the ceiling.

"Xin Qi, we're going to fly tomorrow, let's stop tonight and get a good night's sleep." "

My self-control has always been good, but I don't know why I can't when I see you."

"Don't lie Now, you’ve been living in the United States, so you’re not still a virgin, are
you?” “

Of course, I agreed to marry you, and of course I will protect you like a jade.” Xin Qi
suddenly turned over and pressed her under him , "Because you are my sun, my moon, my
star..."

"Brother, are you going to build a solar system for me?"

"Yes, I'm here to give you a small universe."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his head and kissed her, making Min Hui unable to
speak for a long time. The two of them were tightly attached to each other, neither fat, and
through the muscles, they could feel each other's bones stabbing themselves hard. The little
pigeon on Min Hui's chest was struggling desperately in his hands, and his body was
squeezed so hard that it was almost out of water.

"I don't believe it—you haven't had a girlfriend for so many years?" She was held in his
arms, and another round of passion started, she didn't dare to shout, so she had to bite the
sheet again.

"There were girls chasing me in high school and college, but I didn't take that step at the
last minute." He said softly, "If it wasn't you for the first time, I would feel a strong sense of
guilt." "I won't

mind Yes." She tilted her head to one side, looking out the window.

"I will." He pulled her head back and forced her to look at him, "What about you? Did you
give your first time to some wild man?" She bit her lip and shook her head

"That's good." He smiled and nodded her nose, "Otherwise, I'll be very jealous." The

bedside light was dim, and the air conditioner was very loud, but his eyes were peaceful,
and there seemed to be a ball of love inside. Fire keeps her warm.
 He hugged her tightly like a child, put his head in her arms, and soon fell asleep.

In the middle of the night, Min Hui got up quietly, went to the front desk to buy a pack of
cigarettes, and sat alone on the steps in the backyard to smoke.

She thought of herself, of fate.

Thinking of how that strange girl destroyed herself in one thought and pushed her onto
another track of life.

Why she got on the bus, why she jumped off the Mushui River—all became blurred. The
arrival of Xin Qi is like a dying person being given a shot of morphine, and the false joy
replaces the severe pain...

However, the pain has not disappeared, it has always been there.

Min Hui sat on the concrete steps, facing the moon in the sky, smoking one after another,
finishing a whole pack. It was already dawn when she returned to the room, and after
brushing her teeth carefully twice, she returned to Xin Qi's side in a cold body.

He didn't realize it, and held her tightly in his half-dream and half-awake state.

Early the next morning, the two of them packed their luggage and prepared to take the
car back to Mingshui and then transfer to the bus back to Harbin. As soon as they got on
the bus, Xin Qi suddenly asked, "By the way, you paid 27,000 yuan for Tong Minghao's
hospitalization fee. Do you have to get the money back?"

Min Hui looked at him and spread his hands together: "How do I get it? Ask someone at
this time, what a sight to behold." "

Then we don't have that uncle's contact information, and they will leave by then , Tong
Tianhai didn’t accept the account anymore, so the money would be wasted?”

Min Hui didn’t want to ask for it, but she was embarrassed to ask, 27,000 was all her
savings, and she needed money to find her younger brother in Yunnan immediately, so She
is also very torn.

"I don't know what to do," she had to say.

"Wait in the car, I'll go get it."

Min Hui said "Hey", Xin Qi had disappeared. Fifteen minutes later, when I returned to the
car, I had an extra envelope in my hand: "Here, I brought it back. They said a lot of thank
you, and insisted on giving you an extra 10,000 yuan, but I didn't want it." "It's really good,
you

. "Min Hui took out a stack of banknotes from the envelope and touched them in her
hand.

"It's okay if his family is really difficult. His parents don't look poor at a glance."

"Awesome." She gave a thumbs up, "I want to be a master of money."

"I know why you were so popular when you were young, my You must be very popular."

"Why?"

"Because I do all the things that offend people and wipe their asses. You are responsible
for complaining, and I am responsible for fighting. You are responsible for crying, and I am
responsible for revenge. You are responsible for being beautiful, and I am responsible for
being cruel. Tiantian—" He smiled lightly He touched her face, "With me by your side, I will
help you get back whatever you suffer."

15- Valley flower fish

Min Hui is a full-fledged house girl, so far she has never traveled all over the world in such
a short period of time. Except for my hometown, I have never been to places north of Beijing
or south of Shanghai.

He and Xin Qi rushed from Harbin to Kunming non-stop. After getting off the plane and
taking a bus for three hours, they arrived in Xingshui County. The two booked a room in a
hotel near the station and slept for one night. The next morning Come to the lobby and ask
the waiter at the front desk how to get to Anya Village.

"It's not far, about 50 minutes by bicycle." The front desk said.

"Can taxis go in?"

"There are no taxis nearby. Why don't you go ask on the street to see who passes by
Anya, and give them some money to give you a ride."

The two walked on the street for a while They circled around and found a tricycle. The
owner of the car was an uncle in his fifties who happened to be passing Anya and was willing
to give them a ride. Xin Qi gave him a hundred yuan. The two then sat on the wooden plank
in the back seat, one on the left and one on the right, squeezed together with a pile of
watermelons.
 After sitting for less than 20 minutes, the tricycle turned off the cement road and walked
onto a narrow muddy road. On the left is a large green paddy field, and on the right is a
depression full of vegetables. Behind the paddy fields are farmhouses one after another,
with black tiles and white walls, hidden among huge banana trees. The uncle was humming
a little song while stepping on the cart. The muddy ground was uneven, and the
watermelons on the cart rolled eastward and westward for a while, fearing that the
watermelons would be damaged. One, it's like juggling.

After riding for more than ten minutes, the dirt road became narrower and narrower,
leaving only a field path as wide as one person, covered with muddy water. The uncle
parked the tricycle aside and told them to get off: "The car in front can't get through. You
see—go straight along this road, and you will see a yew tree in 20 minutes. Go around it
and go to the right for fifty One step is the entrance to Anya's village."

The sun is dazzling. Min Hui set up an awning and looked forward. There were many big
trees beside the road, and he didn't know which one was a yew. Seeing that she was
confused, the uncle smiled and said: "When you get there, you will see a very tall tree full
of red fruits, which is easy to recognize. When you come back later, you should go here.
Daddy There are a lot of tricycles on the road back to the county, stop one at random, and
everyone will be happy to take you for a ride as long as you give me money." "

Okay, thank you uncle!" Xin Qila Min Hui was about to get off the car, the uncle thought
for a while, and then Said, "Forget it, I'd better give you a little."

"Then these watermelons—"

"No one will take them. Everyone in this area knows that I planted these melons." The
uncle took off his shoes and threw them on the car. , Seeing that both of them were wearing
white sneakers, they said: "There are rice fields in front, and the ground is full of water.
Take off your shoes before you go, otherwise, the white shoes will turn into black shoes."
The two had to take off their shoes and socks, put their shoes

on Stuffed into a backpack, then rolled up the trouser legs and walked barefoot in the
muddy water.

"Uncle, do you also live in Anya Village?" Xin Qi asked.

"Yes."

"Ask you about someone: He Xiangu—do you know him?" "

Yes. Her name is He Cuigu. Because she can tell fortunes, the villagers nicknamed her 'He
Xiangu'. She lives in the village. The second house in Dongtou."

"Does she live alone?" Min Hui asked.

 "No, there is also my husband. I call him 'Uncle Yao'. Her natal family and her son also
live in the village." The uncle seems to like to walk on the muddy ground, with his big feet
squatting on the muddy water, "One Where are the family members?"

"Then, is Aunt He Xiangu at home recently?" Xin Qi walked beside him, splashed all over
by muddy water.

"Yes, I talked to her yesterday." The uncle glanced at him, "Did you come here specially
to find her?" "

Yes, ask her about something."

"She opened a local restaurant at the entrance of the village , sometimes at home,
sometimes in restaurants."

Just as he was talking, a large flock of ducks suddenly jumped out of the rice bushes and
swayed past Min Hui's feet. Min Hui dodged to the side and stepped into the paddy field.
Xin Qi quickly grabbed her.

"Huh——" Min Hui felt that something was stepped on under her feet, and she stretched
out her hand to fish in the water, and a fish jumped out, and she caught it quickly, "Ah! Why
are there fish here?" "

This It’s cornflower fish, a kind of crucian carp.” The uncle laughed, “Didn’t you know that
fish can be raised in rice fields? In May, fry are put into seedling fields, and in August, the
millet blossoms, and the fish turn into rice after eating the cornflowers. It is very plump,
and this is the season to eat the flower fish."

"Where can I get it?" Upon hearing that it was someone else's fry, Min Hui quickly put
the fish back into the field.

"He Xiangu's family's local restaurant has it. This is a special dish. Her daughter-in-law
cooks it herself and braises it with homemade fermented bean curd. It's very delicious. You
must remember to eat it." "Wow, He Xiangu's

family Everyone is so capable." Min Hui praised.

"Not all. Uncle Yao is very lazy, doesn't do farm work well, and likes to drink too much.
Her family's money was obtained by He Xiangu from outside. This woman is very smart,
bold and daring, and has a sharp mouth."

While chatting, the uncle brought them to the door of He Xiangu's house, then turned
and left.
 Min Hui knocked on the courtyard door, saw that it was only a disguise, pushed it lightly
and walked in.

The concrete floor in the middle was covered with peanuts, and an old woman was sitting
on a rattan chair next to her, wearing a navy blue Shilin cloth shirt and a string of silver
bracelets on her hands. Opening his eyes, he asked, "Who are you looking for?"

The old lady spoke Mandarin, which surprised Xin Qi and Min Hui.

"Excuse me, does He Cuigu live here?"

"I am." "Hello,

auntie!"

He Xiangu narrowed her eyes and looked at them with vigilance: "Is there something
wrong?"

"That's right," Xin Qi said politely, "We were introduced by Tong Tianhai."

"Tong Tianhai?" He Tianxian was taken aback, "Who is it? I don't know you." "

You may not remember much. Twenty-three years ago, he asked his cousin to adopt a
boy from you, remember? About one and a half years old?" "

Nothing." He Xiangu shook her head resolutely.

"Can you recall it carefully?" Afraid of scaring her, Min Hui added softly, "Tong Tianhai
said, at that time you had two boys in your hands, both were over a year old, one was white
and fat, the other was yellow and Thin? Tong Tianhai took the fat and white boy away.
What about the remaining boy? Do you know who adopted him?" "How can I remember

things that didn't happen? Made it up out of thin air?" He Xiangu Hehe smiled, "Besides,
what does this have to do with you?"

"That child may be my brother. My brother was abducted when he was one and a half
years old. Do you remember that yellow and thin boy——his Where is your hometown?"

"What's yellow and thin? I'll say it again," He Xiangu's tone became colder and colder,
her dark bags under the eyes twitched like eyebrows, "I've never seen you Brother, you are
looking for the wrong person."

"Auntie, please don't get me wrong. We have no other intentions, just want to
understand the situation and see if we can find any clues from you." "
 I don't know Tong Tianhai, nor I have met his cousin, and there is no one-and-a-half-year-
old boy!" He Xiangu rolled her eyes, tilted her body, and took a sip from the small teapot
next to her, "I don't know where you heard about it. The news that came, this news must
be wrong."

"Auntie," Xin Qi saw her deny it, and simply showed off, "Since you refuse to tell, then
we have no choice but to call the police and let the police investigate this matter."

" Report it, just report it! The police are busy, how do you investigate what happened
twenty years ago? Do you want to exhaust them to death?" He Xiangu looked like a dead
pig who was not afraid of boiling water, "Don't scare me! Auntie is timid , scare me sick and
you have to support me!"

"Auntie—"

"Let's go quickly, don't come again." He Xiangu picked up the bamboo broom on the
ground and stood up. Xin Qi thought she was going to do something, and thought that the
old lady was an experienced criminal. When there was a conflict, she pretended to be dead
on the spot, and there was really nothing she could do. He hurriedly dragged Min Hui out
of the courtyard.

Running all the way here without asking anything, Min Hui was very reconciled. Seeing
He Xiangu's stubborn and tight-lipped attitude, she was even more angry: "No, I have to ask
her, this matter can't be left alone!"

After saying that, he stomped his foot and wanted to break in again, so he might as well
make a "click" at the courtyard door , locked from the inside.

The two looked at each other.

"What should I do?" Min Hui wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Isn't there another Uncle Yao?" Xin Qi said, "Let's ask him?"

***

The two waited outside the courtyard for a while, but no one came out, so they decided
to go to the local restaurant at the entrance of the village to inquire first. When I arrived at
the restaurant, I found the door was open and there were no customers inside. Instead, a
bald old man was peeling garlic sitting on a bamboo chair at the door, and a radio and a
flagon were placed on the ground. While peeling garlic, the old man listened to the opera
and drank some wine, enjoying himself very much.

Min Hui and Xin Qi looked at each other, and shouted in unison: "Uncle
 !

" Do you have Guhua fish?” Xin Qi said immediately, “Braised in soy sauce?”

“Yes, yes.” The old man pointed to the menu on the wall, “Is it just one dish?”

Xin Qi picked the most expensive dish on the wall After ordering four items, he ordered
another bottle of Erguotou. When the old man saw that there was a business, he
immediately smiled from ear to ear, "I'll ask my wife to cook, please sit down."

After a while, the dishes were all served, and the old man struggled to pour wine for
them. Min Hui didn't drink, and only wanted a bottle of fruit juice. Not bad, come and have
a drink with me?"

The old man's eyes lit up when he heard it, and he sat down hastily and took the bowls
and chopsticks handed by Min Hui: "Oh, it's logical, uncle shouldn't drink with you. But ,
this Erguotou is more than 50 degrees, I'm afraid you will get drunk if you drink alone, I'd
better help you share a little bit." After finishing speaking, he put his chopsticks on the table
and stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth to chew. .

"Eat vegetables, uncle." Min Hui took a whole Guhua fish into his bowl, "There are too
many dishes, we can't finish them and we can't take them away, you can share some?"
"Okay, okay

. "The old man drank the wine in his glass. "How does the flower fish taste

" Doubanjiang is our home-made tofu, and it is salty and spicy to cook fish with, and it
has a sauce flavor!" "Come on,

uncle, let me toast you." Xin Qi raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp .

"Thank you, thank you! Are you visiting relatives or passing by?" After a few glasses of
wine, the old man's tongue became a little big, "You look like you are from the city?" "We
are here to find someone

. Uncle, do you recognize He Xiangu and Aunt He?" Min Hui pretended to say casually.

"He Xiangu? Recognize it! She is my wife. Do you have something to do with her? She is
at home, I will take you there?" "

No rush, let's eat first." Xin Qi poured him another cup.

Min Hui deliberately kept quiet for a long time, and lowered her head to pick rice into her
mouth.

"What's the matter, girl? Is there anything you can do to find Aunt He? I know everything
she knows, and it's the same with me." The uncle said while touching his bald head, "Of
course, if you come to her for fortune-telling Yes, then I won't."

"I'm here to look for my younger brother." Min Hui repeated what he said to He Xiangu
just now, "This was all twenty years ago, I'm afraid your old man doesn't remember it
anymore?" The old man

squinted He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then smiled: "I remember, uncle has
a good memory. I was there at the time, two boys, the one adopted by Tong's family came
from Harbin, and the other was from Huaihua. I also helped They changed diapers."

Min Hui was stunned: "Huaihua? Hunan Huaihua?"

"Yes."

"No way, why is it Huaihua? Uncle, are you sure? I remember correctly?" "

Hey, it can't be wrong. "The old man sighed heavily, and said in a low voice, "Your aunt
has been in prison for five years just because of this child."

Xin Qi raised his wine glass halfway, and stopped his hand in the air: "Why?

" Someone was arrested, let her confess. At that time, the child was sick and dying, and
he couldn't find a home for a long time. Your aunt carried him to the hospital to see a doctor,
and she was caught. The child had a The palm-sized birthmark, the biological parents will
be found soon."

Min Hui's heart sank suddenly, and the clue was broken again: "Then uncle, have you
ever seen a child from Hechi, Guangxi?" "

No. "Uncle Yao shook his head.

"Uncle, let me toast you again." Seeing that Min Hui was sweating in a hurry, Xin Qi
quickly poured the wine.

While he was getting more and more drunk, the two of them had all kinds of clichés, but
Uncle Yao didn't hide anything, he said what he had to say, and answered any questions he
had, but he didn't know much, and he didn't ask new questions until he passed out on the
table drunk. clue.

The two were very frustrated and had to go back home.

 After drinking almost half a bottle of Erguotou, Xin Qi got a little head-on, and walked
forward in the mud, shaking so badly that he almost fell into the field several times. Min
Hui had no choice but to hold him tightly. And couldn't help complaining: "You too, there
are so many wines in the wine cabinet, you just want to order Erguotou, can't you have
some beer?"

"Uncle Yao drinks so much, I'm afraid it's not easy to get drunk with ordinary wine. What's
more-" before finishing speaking, he gagged and ran to the nearby big tree to vomit. While
beating his back, Min Hui handed him a bottle of mineral water to rinse his mouth.

The two rested by the field stalks for a while. Xin Qi leaned against Min Hui and fell asleep,
and was about to fall asleep. Min Hui hurriedly pushed him to wake him up: "Xin Qi, don't
sleep. Don't go to the back of the village. If you don’t like the store, you should go back
quickly. Go back to the hotel and take a good bath before going to bed. Look at you, your
feet are soaked in muddy water, be careful of leeches!” After saying that, he dragged him
desperately and continued to move

forward Walking, passing by a shade of trees, suddenly the sound of a motorcycle came
from behind. Looking back, two men wearing black helmets rushed over on a motorcycle.
Before Min Hui could understand what was going on, his backpack was snatched away.

Another man jumped off the motorcycle with a pickaxe in his hand and slammed it on Xin
Qi's back. Xin Qi staggered and fell to the ground, but he quickly got up and picked up a
stone Throw it at the man, hitting his helmet. The man didn't dodge either, he picked up
the wooden pick and rushed over.

"Run!" Xin Qi roared.

16-Deng Chen
When Min Hui saw this posture, how dare she run? Xin Qi already had a heart attack, and
after drinking, he couldn't stand up straight, and couldn't fight at all. The man danced the
pickaxe so loudly that Xin Qi couldn't resist with his bare hands, so he could only dodge left
and right and back again and again. Min Hui hurriedly pulled down two bamboo sticks from
the nearby fence, threw the thicker one to Xin Qi, and took the remaining one to join the
battle group, screaming at the top of her voice while beating: "Help! Help! Someone is
robbing!"

With an extra weapon in his hand, Xin Qi immediately counterattacked. Although the
robber's pick was powerful, he was wearing a helmet after all, so his movements were not
very flexible. The two fought seven or eight rounds. The sharp pick first poked two big holes
in the bamboo stick in Xin Qi's hand, and then split it into pieces. In two paragraphs, Xin Qi
swung the pick at the end and was held tightly by Xin Qi with a pair of sticks. Min Hui took
the opportunity to kick forward and hit the robber's knee. Min Hui hit her with a pickaxe—
it was about to hit her on the head, Xin Qi rushed to block it—with

a blunt "Poof!", the two fell into the paddy field at the same time. The man was about to
chase down with a pickaxe when the motorcycle came back with lightning speed. The
person on it blew a whistle to signal him not to fight. The man jumped on the motorcycle
and sped away.

The two crawled out of the field, their bodies covered in black mud, like two water ghosts.
Although Xin Qi was standing, his body was crumbling, seeing his lips were black and purple,
Min Hui

was frightened and supported him: "Are you injured?"

There were several bruises on the chest, back, and back, probably caused by the scratches
of the pickaxe. The most serious one was on the left shoulder, where there was a blood
hole two fingers wide. It was the last hit just now, to protect Min Hui. With a pickaxe, the
blood continued to flow out.

Min Hui touched her body, and then remembered that her backpack had been robbed,
and she didn't even have a piece of clean cloth in her hand. She was so anxious that she
helped Xin Qi sit down in the grass by the roadside, and let him lean on a tree stump. : "Sit
here, I'll go find a bicycle!"

She remembered that when she came here, there were some farmers nearby. When she
looked up, there was a family opposite the rice field. It was lunch time, and a young
daughter-in-law at home was lighting a fire with a doll on her back. Min Hui explained her
purpose and asked if there was any anti-inflammatory and hemostatic medicine at home.
The daughter-in-law said no, and went back to the house to find a tube of grass coral
toothpaste , Said that everyone in the village used this to reduce inflammation, and found
a bottle of purified water, two cloth strips and a diaper, and finally lent her a bicycle. Min
Hui rode back to Xin Qi's side, washed the wound with clean water, applied toothpaste
around the wound, put on a diaper, and wrapped it tightly with a cloth strip. Finally, they
put him on the back seat of the bicycle, rode on the bicycle and took him all the way to
Xingshui County Hospital.

The doctor heard that he had a congenital heart disease, so he didn't dare to give drugs
indiscriminately. He cleaned the wound and bandaged it again, prescribed a box of oral
antibiotics, and gave him a tetanus shot. When Min Hui went downstairs to pay with the
prescription, she realized that her bag and money were gone. The two of them rummaged
through their pockets, took out all the change, and managed to scrape together enough
money for the medical expenses.
 After leaving the hospital, the two went back to the hotel, took a shower each, put on
clean clothes, sat on the bed and thought about the solution.

"That bag is full of important things," Min Hui sighed, "our wallets, cards, mobile phones,
ID cards——" "

My passport." Xin Qi added.

"You rest on the bed for a while." Min Hui stood up, "I'm going to call the police and try
to get the things back as soon as possible." "Let's go

together."

"You just returned to China and are not familiar with these institutions, so I can go alone
"

Xin Qi didn't argue, just smiled and said, "Okay."

Min Hui walked out of the lobby anxiously, got on her bicycle and went to the police
station. The police registered seriously and said they would send someone to investigate,
but because the robber was wearing a helmet and lacked basic facial features, the lost
things might not be found for a while, so she was asked to go back to the hotel and wait for
news.

Min Hui had no choice but to go back to the hotel. As soon as she entered the lobby, the
front desk also came to urge the money, saying that they only paid for one night's room
rate, and if they stayed for another day, they would need to pay a deposit. Min Hui had to
laugh and said that she lost her wallet and was trying to find a way, hoping to have a day of
grace. The front desk disagreed, so she had to go back to the room and find out her Sony
computer and hand it to the waiter.

Min Hui's box originally contained 6,000 yuan in cash, which was Su Tian's last month's
salary in Lanjinge. Worried about being unsafe on the road, I deposited it in my bank card.
The mobile phone could have been used for WeChat payment, but the mobile phone was
also in the stolen bag. Funds can be transferred on the computer, but it needs to be
confirmed by text message on the mobile phone. The same is true for Xin Qi, so now the
two are penniless.

"Don't worry," Xin Qi said, "I sent an email to my brother just now, asking him to help me
find a solution."

Min Hui smiled wryly: "Isn't your brother in the United States?"

"He is a businessman, in mainland China Some friends. It’s midnight in North America
time, maybe they’re asleep, and I haven’t responded yet.”

Min Hui carefully rummaged through her suitcase, but couldn’t find even a dime. Seeing
this, Xin Qi also rummaged through his suitcase, and suddenly smiled and said, "Look, what
did I find?"

Spreading his palm, there was a coin on it.

"One yuan?" Min Hui stared at him, "One yuan yuan can't even buy a bowl of instant
noodles." "

One yuan——" Xin Qi put his face in front of her, "With a thick skin, That's enough."

"The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, even if your brother can get the
money, I'm afraid it will take a few days to get it." Min Hui swallowed, got into the quilt and
lay down, closed her eyes , "Let's enter starvation mode first. Move less and sleep more to
conserve energy." "

Agreed."

The room was air-conditioned and the blanket was thin. The two hugged each other
tightly, closed their eyes and took a nap. It was already seven o'clock in the evening when I
woke up, and my stomach was growling with hunger. I searched around the room, hoping
to find a piece of candy or biscuit, but only found a few mothballs. Brother Xin Qi didn't
reply either.

"Go for a walk." Xin Qi said, picking up the coat beside the bed and throwing it to Min
Hui, "There is a row of snack bars in front." *** "It's

so

delicious!"

Just after seven o'clock, the night market opposite the hotel has opened. The barbecue
shops are next to each other, and the air is fragrant with cumin. The two walked back and
forth along the night market twice hand in hand, but they couldn't find any food that cost
less than one yuan. Finally turned to a steamed stuffed bun shop, Min Hui looked at the
fragrant big steamed stuffed buns, which said one yuan and five ones, swallowed, and
asked, "Boss, can your buns... be cheaper?" "It's already very cheap.

" It’s cheap.” The boss is an old man in his sixties, black and thin, wearing a white apron
with black finger prints all over it.

The aroma from the steamer is simply irresistible.

 "We only have one dollar with us." Xin Qi took out the coin, "Why don't you sell us half a
steamed bun?"

The old man snorted and said, "Well, I still have steamed buns here, one dollar. You can
buy a steamed bun."

"Okay." Xin Qi stuffed the coin into his hand, took a steaming bun from Bai Xuanxuan and
handed it to Min Hui. Min Hui broke it in two: "Half for each person, let's eat together." "

I'm not hungry, it's all yours. The grain flower fish in the morning hasn't been digested
yet." Xin Qi rubbed her belly and dragged her to the I sat down in the store and said to the
old man, "Boss, do you have boiling water here?"

The old man looked at them and shook his head: "Forget it, I still have some vegetable
soup here, let me give you a bowl." "

Too Thank you."

Min Hui ate half a steamed bun in two mouthfuls, and the old man brought vegetable
soup, the two of them looked at it and said it was vegetable soup, there was not even a
vegetable in it, there was a layer of oil slick and a few grains floating on it chopped green
onion. After taking a sip, it tasted really good.

"Boss, the soup is really delicious!"

"This is not an ordinary vegetable soup, it's chicken soup. It's boiled with several chicken
racks, of course it's good!"

Min Hui stuffed the remaining half of the steamed bun to Xin Qi, but he insisted on not
wanting it, saying that he was too full to accompany the wine at noon.

"It's impossible, even if you ate too much, you vomited it out later." Min Hui said, "You're
welcome, I'm already full." "If you don't eat, you have to throw it away. I don't know how
to eat anyway

. " Xin Qi said lightly.

Min Hui glared at him, and had to eat the remaining steamed buns, so he handed him the
vegetable soup: "If you don't eat the steamed buns, just drink the vegetable soup." Xin Qi
smiled and drank the remaining

vegetable soup And do.

Min Hui walked up to the boss with an empty bowl salivating, and said with a smile,
"Master, the vegetable soup is so delicious, can I have another bowl?" The old man was
busy filling

buns for others, and glanced at them , asked: "What's the matter with you two? You don't
look like beggars, have you been robbed?" "

Yes, someone robbed your wallet."

The old man pursed his mouth and pointed to an iron spoon beside him. : "You can serve
it by yourself, and put it in the bottom of the pot. Maybe you can get some radishes or
something." "

Thank you, sir!"

After scooping it up, he actually pulled out a chicken rack, two pieces of radishes, and three
chicken feet, filled a big bowl full, and held them in front of Xin Qi happily: "Look, we have
something to eat! Xin

Qi scratched the soup bowl with a spoon and shook his head: "I don't eat chicken
feet...nor chicken racks." "Are

you from the Northeast?"

"And all the offal of animals."

" Do you always eat radishes? The radishes are yours!"

The two radishes were about the size of a mahjong, and Min Hui put them into his bowl.

"I'll eat this." Xin Qi said while eating carrots, and Min Hui happily gnawed on the chicken
rack. The chicken rack had been boiled for a long time, and the meat on it was astigmatized,
leaving only a thin layer attached to the chicken bone. Min Hui dismantled the chicken bone
into small pieces and put them in his mouth to chew.

"Don't eat the chicken bones." Hearing her bite, Xin Qi said, "Are you too hungry?" "It's
delicious,

especially these chicken feet, the bones are so soft, they can be eaten Yes." Min Hui ate
greedily, and raised her head excitedly, and saw Xin Qi sitting across the table, with her
head tilted and her legs crossed, looking at her quietly, her face full of love.

After weighing the buns for the guests, the boss turned around and saw Min Hui gnawing
on the chicken rack with great vigor, and asked, "Hey, are you foreigners? Why are you
here?" "We're here for our honeymoon

. "Xin Qi smiled and stretched out his hand, and touched Min Hui's head, "This is my
fiancee."

Min Hui stretched out his finger to show the boss the diamond ring on it: "I'm not lying
to you!"

"Hi, tell me earlier!" The boss Hehe smiled, took four meat buns out of the steamer, and
gave two to each person, "Eat it, I gave it to you, happy wedding!" The two held hands,

patted their swollen bellies and walked back to the hotel from the night market.

I was stopped by the front desk: "

Mr. Xin Qixin ?" Give him an envelope, "This is five hundred yuan in cash. He asked us to
transfer it to you through his mobile phone, in case you don't have money to eat." Xin Qi
took the

envelope, opened it, glanced at it, and handed it to Min Hui: "Thank you "

"Your brother's friend asked me to tell you: don't worry, he will take the fastest flight and
arrive here around four o'clock in the morning to help you deal with things." The two looked
at each other: "Okay

. "

Miss Min, this is the computer returned to you, please keep it safe."

When the two of them returned to the house with their things, they were both surprised
that brother Xin Qi's friend did things so quickly.

"Xin Qi, do you know this friend of your brother's?"

Xin Qi shook his head and turned on the computer to check emails: "Well, my brother
wrote back and asked his friend to come and help me. His name is... Derek "

Min Hui was taken aback: "Foreigner?"

"Derek Deng. He should be Chinese." "

Then do you recognize him?"

"No," Xin Qi shook his head, "I just took a copy of your passport and your ID card. I told
my brother the number, and asked him to find a friend to find a way to help us make up for
it." "

It's too timely." Min Hui clapped her hands and smiled, "Your brother is really awesome."
 Early the next morning, the two went to the restaurant after breakfast, The front desk
called and said the "friend" had arrived. When I rushed to the front desk, I saw a man in a
black Tang suit, carrying a black briefcase and a simple travel bag. The man was of medium
height, with thick lips, a big nose, ears higher than the eyebrows, and his hairline was set
back.

Xin Qi walked up to him and asked, "Derek?"

"Is it Xin Qi?" The man stretched out a hand and shook him, "Hi, I'm Deng Chen, Eric's
friend."

After introducing each other, the three of them exchanged a few pleasantries. Xin Qi was
most worried about the lost passport and ID card, without which it was difficult to move an
inch. Deng Chen said very little, and listened quietly to them telling the story of the
"robbery". After asking about the specific location and direction, he asked them to explain
in detail the color and shape of the backpack and what was in it.

"How is your injury?"

"Flesh injury, not serious."

He nodded, seemed relieved, took out two iPhones from his briefcase and gave each of
them one: "This is a new phone with a new phone number on it, you can use it." Min Hui
looked at Xin

Qi One glance, dare not answer. Xin Qi took the phone calmly and handed it to her.

"We have already reported the robbery to the police," Xin Qi said.

"Well. I'll look for it too." Deng Chen said, "Remember my phone number and WeChat
account." After speaking, he took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Xin Qi, "This
is from the Bank of China. Debit card, I used it for your brother when he came to Beijing on
a business trip, it is in his name, and it has been kept with me. There is money in it, and
your brother will tell you the password, just take it and use it." "Thank you.

"

"There are some nice scenic spots nearby, you can go shopping. Xin Qi, remember to
change your dressing. I'll check this bag now, see you in the afternoon, OK?" "Ok." "By the
way,

if

you're going to Ann For Yacun, can I ask you to return a bicycle for me?" Min Hui
remembered that the borrowed farmer's daughter-in-law's bicycle was still in the room,
and quickly pulled out another hundred dollars and handed it to him, "Is there another
hundred dollars? "

"No problem."

As a result, before noon, the two returned to the restaurant for lunch after strolling
outside, and met Deng Chen at the door of the restaurant. Carrying a backpack, it turned
out to be the one they lost!

Xin Qi and Min Hui were taken aback, and quickly asked, "Did you find the bag?"

"Yes." Deng Chen handed the bag to them, "I clicked, and everything was there. They also
said they didn't move it." The two carefully

checked Turns out, sure enough, the documents are all there, and the money is a lot, so I
couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "How did you find them?"

Deng Chen smiled lightly: "You don't need to ask about this."

The two were happy After thanking him for a long time, Deng Chen asked, "Where are
you going next?"

"We..." Xin Qi and Min Hui glanced at each other, "I haven't figured it out yet." "

Then when are you going to leave Xingshui?"

"Tomorrow." Min Hui said.

She looked at Deng Chen and found that Deng Chen was looking at Xin Qi, as if she had
something to explain, so she hurriedly said, "I'll go back to my room to pack my luggage
first."

Deng Chen nodded.

Seeing Min Hui leave, Deng Chen patted Xin Qi on the shoulder and said, "Your brother
asked when you can finish the matter here? He hopes you can return to New York as soon
as possible." "I want to persuade Su Tian and

I Let's go back together." Xin Qi said, "She doesn't want to."

"Su Tian?" Deng Chen remained calm, "Is that the girl your brother said...you must see?"
"

Yes. Her current name It's Min Hui."

 Deng Chen looked at him, was silent for two seconds, and said, "Did you make a
mistake?"

"Huh?"

"I don't know who Su Tian is, but this Min Hui is definitely not Su Tian."

17 - Truth
"How is it possible?" Xin Qi's gaze was firmly fixed on Deng Chen's face.

"Before you and Su Tian left the orphanage, you were studying at Fuguang Road No. 2
Primary School in Yongquan City, right?" "Yes." "

But

this Min Hui graduated from Anping Primary School in Nanzhang County, Hubei Province.
Northeast, a west of Hubei, geographic location—isn’t it a little far away?”

Xin Qi frowned so much that he could tie a knot: “West Hubei?”

“According to my information, Min Hui was born the first Since day one, she has lived
with her parents and has never lived in any orphanage. Her father is Min Wenqing, a local
silversmith who died when she was ten years old. Her mother is Qin Dongyu, who sells
vegetables for a living. He just died of illness."

Xin Qi thought for a while, but was still puzzled: "Min Hui is a common name. Su Tian's
hometown is in Hechi, Guangxi, and he currently lives in Bincheng." "Do you know

what kind of occupation you do?"

"No, I don't know..." When Su Tian expressed his reluctance to talk about the past, he
was a little surprised, but it was just a little strange. The ecstasy covered up all speculation,
not to mention that there was still a gap of thirteen years, which was a huge logical gap,
any story and any change could be filled in, and any explanation could be explained.

"She does live in Bincheng and is a software engineer."

He was stunned for a moment: "So——she went to college?"

 Deng Chen looked at him: "You didn't know she went to college?"

"..."

"She graduated from the Computer Department of Huaqing University with a master's
degree."

——Everyone knows that Huaqing University is the best university in China in terms of
science and engineering.

"It should be just the same name." Xin Qi remained calm, "With Su Tian's family
background, he is considered very lucky to be able to finish high school."

Deng Chen took out his mobile phone and swiped out two pictures: "Do you think this
person is her?"

They were two screenshots of the promotional page of "Huaqing University Special
Scholarship", each of the twenty winners in the school had a separate Among them is Min
Hui, a good-looking and high-spirited girl in green clothes, with the words "Department of
Computer Science" written on it. The photo looks like it was taken a few years ago, it looks
pure and immature, probably when I was an undergraduate.

"And this." He pulled up another picture from another folder.

On it was a newspaper clipping with the title: "Schoolmaster girls love to play chess: the
college entrance examination is not the end of life", with keywords marked in red pen:
"Silversmith", "Anping Primary School", "Nanzhang County Number One Scholar in Science"
, "No. 5 in the province"... There is a group photo in the upper left corner - a handsome girl
and her mother, eighteen-year-old Min Hui still has some baby fat, but her appearance has
been finalized, and she is almost the same as the current Min Hui.

At that moment, Xin Qi's eyes darkened, and his body couldn't help shaking.

Deng Chen patted him on the shoulder and pointed to the sofa next to him: "Shall we sit
down and talk?" After that, he went to the front desk to order a cup of tea, and asked him
to take a sip to calm himself down.

"These, how did you find out?" Xin Qi asked.

His face was flushed, his breath was short of breath, and he had to split a sentence into
four paragraphs. It was obvious that he was trying his best to restrain his anger.

"Your brother asked me to apply for a new certificate, so I naturally have to check the
relevant background information. You don't study in the same elementary school-this
matter immediately aroused my suspicion." Deng Chen said, "I run a bodyguard company.
Get used to it."

"What is the relationship between this Min Hui and Su Tian? Why do you pretend to be
her?" "

I don't know about this." Deng Chen continued calmly, "After graduation, Min Hui worked
in Guanchao International The R&D department of the group found a job as a programmer,
worked for six months, and was fired before becoming a full-time employee."

Surprising things happened one after another. Xin Qi took a deep breath: "Incompetent?"

"Style problem."

He felt as if he had opened the entertainment section of a magazine.

"The company's statement is that she harassed the group's CTO Cheng Qirang. Her own
statement is that Cheng Qirang harassed her. Sexual harassment. The incident became a big
deal, and she was fired. This Cheng Qirang is married, and his wife—— "

On Deng Chen's side, there is obviously a surplus of information. He didn't realize that
Xin Qi didn't really care about Min Hui's gossip.

"Where's Su Tian?" Xin Qi interrupted him suddenly, "Where is Su Tian?"

The person he cared about was of course Su Tian. This Min Hui—it doesn't matter what
university she went to, what degree she got, or what big things she got involved in. When
Deng Chen said this, in an instant, the doubts that had been buried in his heart these days
surfaced one after another.

—she didn't show up on time.

—she refuses to talk about the past.

- She became "smart".

So many flaws, such obvious lies, such a big difference, he didn't see it!

Ever since he was a child, Xin Qi has never been a gullible person. As long as he is not
willing, no one can take advantage of him: as small as the calculated data, as large as the
money handled, he has never missed it. He didn't understand how he could be so wrong
this time, and how he was played so thoroughly, like an idiot.

Even so, he still refused to believe that she was not Su Tian, and the reason was very
simple: she knew Su Tian too well, especially the period when they got along when they
were young-she knew almost all the details, including some third parties who absolutely
did not know her. things that may be known.

"Because your brother just mentioned Su Tian to me yesterday, I haven't had enough
time to investigate for a while, so I don't know what the relationship between Su Tian and
Min Hui is, and why she didn't come by herself and asked Min Hui to come to see you Why
Min Hui refuses to reveal her real identity and pretends to be Su Tian to get along with you.
All of this—"

Xin Qi had no patience to listen any longer, and suddenly got up: "I'll ask her now."

After finishing speaking, Went away in a gust of wind.

***

When Xin Qi walked into the room, Min Hui was packing her luggage. Hearing footsteps,
she said without turning her head, "Xin Qi, there are two pieces of your clothes in the
bathroom. I washed them for you and put them in the sun. On the bathtub, it’s not dry yet,
remember to put it away before you go—”

Seeing that he didn’t answer, Min Hui turned around and found Xin Qi standing behind
her with a gloomy face, looking at her coldly.

"What's the matter?" She walked gently to his side and asked uneasily. At the same time,
her heart began to beat wildly, and an ominous premonition hit her.

"Min Hui," this is the first time he called her name like this, "do you have anything to say
to me?"

In order to restrain his anger and slow down his heartbeat, he deliberately slowed down
his speech, but his voice couldn't help shaking .

Her face "brushed" pale. His palms were sweating, his legs were weak, his teeth were
clenched, and he couldn't speak a word for a long time, his frightened eyes kept blinking
like a deer.

There was a terrible silence, but the air seemed to be boiling and ready to explode at any
moment.

"Where's Su Tian?" He took a step forward, his eyes were fiery, and he said word by word,
"Why didn't Su Tian come to see me?"

She didn't dare to look at him, bit her lips hard, and said softly "Su Tian... disappeared to
save me."
 He waited for her to continue, but she didn't know where to start.

"Say it!" he shouted, "keep talking!"

She stammered and told the story from the beginning to the end: the bus met... the friend
came to the hotel... the Mushui River on a rainy night... the rescue and salvage
...Lanjinge...Diary...Welfare Home...Wild Flower Lake...Yong'an Bridge. He explained
everything he thought of, what he heard, and all the details.

"Originally, I wanted to tell you directly... the moment we met. But, you said you had an
important operation, and I'm afraid you won't be able to accept the news of her death... I
didn't mean to hide it from you, really, Xin Flag, I have no malicious intentions." In order
not to irritate him, her voice was very low, her tone was very soft, and she looked like she
was going to catch him.

But his roar became louder: "Didn't it be intentional? You said it wasn't intentional? For
so many days, we've been together every day, and you have a thousand chances to confess
to me. Why didn't you say it? Hmm? Min Hui, why didn't you say it? !Eat and sleep with me!
What on earth do you want?"

"I... once... I confessed, but...you didn't hear... fell asleep..." "

You can really confess! Damn!" He scolded, "Pick when I'm asleep?"

"...I'm sorry." She began to sob, "I don't know why this happened...I want to confess
every day, I think...I'm probably...too I like you. Xin Qi, don't be angry, you, drink some
water..."

Seeing that his lips were black and purple with anger, she was so frightened that she
handed him a glass of water on the table, but he grabbed it and slammed it down Hit the
wall.

There was a "bang", and the glass splashed everywhere.

"You think Su Tian is a working girl, a foot-washing girl, and you treat yourself as her and
pay me back, so I've earned it, right?" Seeing her dodging away in fright, he grabbed her
and threw her like a He brought the chick in front of me like that, and yelled into her ear,
"But have you ever thought about it, you are not Su Tian, why should I like you? It's not like
I haven't seen a good woman before, you are a fairy me I don't like you either!"

"I... didn't intend to take her life away on purpose," Min Hui argued desperately, "I didn't
know her, and I didn't expect her to save me at all... At that time, I just wanted to die, I
didn't think about it so much..."

"Dead? Damn you! You don't want to die!" He roared like thunder, making her ears buzz,
"If you really want to die, why are you still alive? Pretending so hard? Are you addicted to
cosplay? Still with me...FXCK! Disgusting! Disgusting! When I think of this, I wish I could take
off a layer of skin on every part of my body that touched you!" She was

dumbfounded Looking at him intently, weeping non-stop, his hands strangled her collar
tightly, making her breathless.

"You killed her, Min Hui." He let go of his hand suddenly, and took two steps back, "She
gave you the swimming ring, you don't have to! Since you are going to die, let's die more
simply and beautifully , can’t you? Don’t f*cking muddle along and take another life!”

“It was my fault… I’m sorry… but I definitely don’t want to kill her. If things can happen
again, I—” “

Can it happen again?” His eyes were red, "You go to die now, go to die right away, go and
get Su Tian back, if you can do this again, I agree! FXCK! FXCK! FXCK!" Min Hui has never
seen any man in front of her

. With tears streaming down his face, he sat dejectedly on the sofa, crying with his head
in his arms, for half an hour without saying a word.

She didn't know what to do, so she walked up to him gently, wanting to apologize
seriously: "Xin Qi, I'm sorry..." "Get out!"

He gnashed his teeth, "Get out of my presence now, immediately, immediately I don't
want to see you!"

She nodded, held back her tears and opened the suitcase, and dragged out a large bag
from it. There was a vacuum bag in the bag, which contained all Su Tian's belongings in
Penglai Hotel and Ranking Guest: " This is Su Tian's stuff, and I leave it all to you."

After speaking, he took out an envelope from his bag: "Here is a copy of the police
document and the missing registration form, you can take a look. Su Tian just disappeared
, I haven't found it yet. I will continue to look for her, and don't give up hope, she may... still
be alive."

After saying this, she pulled the suitcase and stood up: "I'm leaving, goodbye."

" Stop." He said suddenly.

A shadow fell on her face, causing an inexplicable pain in her heart. He walked in front of
her, there were still some tears on his face, but his expression had completely recovered
his composure: "Min Hui, look into my eyes."

She raised her head and stared at him silently.

 It's not calm, it's cold.

"From now on, there will be no relationship between you and me." He said coldly, "I don't
know you, and you don't know me." "..." "Please put this sentence in front of my

face

, Repeat."

"From now on, there will be no relationship between you and me, I don't know you, and
you don't know me." "I want you to

swear."

"I swear." Her back stiffened.

"I don't want to see you again."

"You won't."

"Your life was given by Su Tian, please treat it well." He said, "You can't die without my
nodding."

A strange blush came from her She straightened up and said, "Xin Qi, I do owe Su Tian my
life, but I don't owe you anything.

" Forget?”

“That was also my first night.”

“Shameless liar!”

“I can die whenever I want, you can’t control me!”

She sucked all the tears and snot out of her nose. It entered his throat, took off the ring
in his hand, put it on the table in front of him, then dragged the suitcase and strode out the
door.

With a "bang", the door behind him slammed shut.

***

The hotel is only a 15-minute walk from the coach station, but Min Hui has no energy to
walk at all. She waited at the door for five minutes, but there was no taxi. With the sound
of footsteps, a voice asked: "Miss Min, I have a car, can I give you a ride?"

Turning around, it was Deng Chen.

The car is clean and smells like it has just been sprayed with air freshener.

Min Hui did not speak along the way, and Deng Chen also remained silent. They soon
arrived at the long-distance station, and Min Hui bought a ticket, because there was still
half an hour before boarding, so she had to wait in the waiting hall.

Deng Chen followed her all the time.

"You can go back." Min Hui said, "Thank you for seeing me off."

He looked out the window: "I

'll leave when you get in the car. " Take a sip.

After a while, he suddenly asked: "Your resume is excellent and you have a bright future.
Why did you jump into the river when you're a good girl?" "You

even know my resume," she looked at him with a sneer, "Just Can't come up with an
explanation for yourself? Why ask me?"

"I know some theories, but I want to hear your explanation."

"No one believes my explanation, except my mother." Her eyes were red.

"Then what your mother said—"

"My mother has passed away."

"If you encounter trouble in the future, don't rush to die, call me." He took out a business
card and handed it to her, "No It will definitely help you, at least give you an idea."

She silently stuffed the business card into her pocket.

"The car is coming, go to line up." He said lightly.

She gritted her teeth and followed the long crowd onto the bus.
18-Interview
After three months.

October in Bincheng is the best season of the year, it is cool, dry and fragrant with sweet-
scented osmanthus.

After returning from Xingshui, Min Hui rented a small apartment of 40 square meters in
the city center, with one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. She
stayed at home and played games. Deposits can only be withdrawn, and finally decided to
go out to find a job.

During this period, she contacted the volunteers of the family tracing website several
times, and screened the new information released in the recent period, but found no clues
related to or suspected of Su Tian's brother. Volunteers also advised her to treat it rationally
and not to waste money indiscriminately.

The search for relatives has come to a standstill.

On the contrary, Sir Chen from the Mushuihe Police Station sent her several WeChat
messages, complaining that Xin Qi was "endlessly" torturing the police over there. Invite
the underwater salvage team to re-salvage in suspicious places, and visit hospitals,
emergency centers, and rescue stations to see if there is an unknown female patient who
died of falling into the water or lost her memory. Advertised in newspapers, self-media, and
TV stations, and offered huge rewards... But the body was not found, and all the floating
corpses in the Mushui River were scooped up. Later, I heard that he had a sudden illness
and it was quite serious. No one dared to move him, so they put him in Mushuihe Hospital.
He flew to Beijing and invited a cardiologist to come and treat him. He stayed there for a
month. After his health improved, he was forcibly "escorted" by his brother back to the
United States.

Every time she received a text message from Sir Chen, Min Hui could imagine Xin Qi's
lonely, sad and hopeless appearance from just a few words, and would feel sad for several
days.

After Xin Qi returned to the United States, Sir Chen never sent another message. The last
text message was to remind her not to forget to apply to the court to declare Su Tian's death
two years later, because "things will come to an end one day."

After submitting ten resumes, Min Hui got three interview opportunities. However,
during this time she was in poor health and mood: dizziness, insomnia, fatigue, migraines,
loss of appetite - turning her into a fussy and irritable woman. With her grades and
academic qualifications, the resumes she has always submitted are all hits, but she
underestimated the influence of Guanchao International in the industry.

In the first interview, she looked at the level of the written test questions and thought it
was too bad, so she turned around and left. The second company is a big company with
good conditions, and she easily passed the written test. During the interview, the male
examiner repeatedly questioned her about her relationship with Cheng Qirang, how she
"offended" Guanchao International, and was kicked out. Min Hui didn't want to explain.
Exit, walk away.

The examiner was not reconciled, and wrote a special email to scold her, saying that she
had an arrogant attitude, and she didn't want to be in this industry anymore. She was not
reconciled, and wrote a longer email to scold him, saying that he only has gossip in his mind
and has no job, and he is not worthy of being a CEO. I wish him all business losses.

After a week of laziness, she received two more interview notices, one near and one far
away, so she decided to try the nearest one first. "Its small-scale technology subsidiary is
engaged in software development for artificial intelligence and medical diagnosis. The
company has just been established for half a year and is still recruiting. Min Hui's previous
work—although it was only a short six months—plus her internship experience as a
graduate student, is in line with the direction of the company. The one far away is inferior
to this one in terms of reputation and treatment, so it is only used as an alternative.

"Baian Technology" is located on the second floor of Xianghe Building, No. 77, Zhongshan
Road. There are less than 30 people in the company, many of whom are part-timers. The
east area of Bincheng is a university area and a high-tech development area, which can be
said to be full of talents. Although there are only five positions, as many as 200 people came
to participate in the interview because of the popular AI. They were arranged to conduct
the first round of written examinations in three time slots and four rooms. Four days later,
Min Hui received a notice for further interviews.

Before going out, Min Hui spent a long time in the closet, and finally decided to wear a
white A-line dress, plus a gray suit jacket, and seriously put on light makeup. When I arrived
at the company by subway two stops, I found that there were ten interviewees, all of whom
were boys except myself. Although Bai'an Technology is not well-known, Yuanlai Medical
is a long-established Sino-US joint venture listed company. It was established in the 1990s
and has multiple operating entities with nearly 10,000 employees. It occupies an important
position in medical imaging, clinical testing, digital ultrasound, patient monitoring, drug
development and other fields.

The lady at the front desk was Yang Beibei. She had a cute baby face, a lively attitude,
and a sweet voice. After calling everyone to sit down, she brought each interviewer a cup
of coffee.

Sitting next to Min Hui was a boy wearing glasses, who had been concentrating on playing
mobile games, and didn't look up when picking up the coffee. He almost took Min Hui's
coffee away, and said "sorry" quickly.

"It's okay."

"Ha, I saw you on the day of the written test, purple dress, ball head, right?" "

Yes."

"Everyone says you look very much like Kai'Sa."

That's a character from "League of Legends" , Min Hui was very fascinated, and couldn't
help laughing: "Who are you?"

"We have six doctoral students in three dormitories in our department."

"My name is Min Hui."

"My name is Zhang Xiaohan."

The two shook hands .

"I heard that there is a position of general assistant, is that what you applied for?" "

No. I applied for a software designer."

"Me too. Hey, who made the written test questions? Damn, it's super difficult And there
are so many! It is impossible to finish, is this going to give us a killing stick?"

Before Min Hui could answer, another boy also joined the topic: "I raced against the clock
and didn't take a break, and I only did half of it. I thought it was over, and I was going to fail
this time. In the end, I was even notified to come for an interview."

"Maybe they just wanted to see where your limit is, and didn't expect you to finish it at
all." Zhang Xiaohan shrugged, "I also haven't finished about a third of the questions."
"Well,"

Min Hui nodded, " That's not it."

Before she finished speaking, Yang Beibei walked over quickly and said, "Min Hui, go in,
you are the first."

Min Hui stood up quickly, and accidentally knocked over the coffee in hand. Yang Beibei
quickly grabbed a box of tissues and put them on the spread, and said with a smile: "Wow,
why are you so nervous? The hardest part is over, and you got a perfect score in the written
test! As long as you don't swear during the interview, you will definitely pass." No. Zhang
Xiaohan, please clean up for me, thank you!"

Min Hui said "I'm sorry", leaving the two stunned boys behind, and followed Beibei to
the meeting room.

***

Along the way, Beibei introduced her to the two supervisors who presided over the
interview. One was He Haixiang, the boss of the company. One is Cao Mu, the vice president
of the company, in charge of marketing and sales. When Min Hui went in, there was only
Cao Mu inside, and He Haixiang didn't show up, saying that he had an important call. There
is no big boss present, and it is inconvenient to start. Cao Mu decided to chat casually first,
and introduce the general situation of the company to Min Hui.

Cao Mu is a woman in her forties, with an ordinary appearance, a short and fat body, a
pie face, triangular eyes, a square forehead, a double chin, and a neat short hair. It can be
seen that she is very particular about dressing, the clothes are good, and there are not many
jewelry but they are all famous brands. Although her appearance is not good, and her
cheekbones are exposed, she gives Min Hui a good impression. She is eloquent and nagging,
but it doesn't make people uncomfortable. He was well mannered and appeared to be a
well-educated man.

"I am also from Huaqing University, we are alumni." Her tone was very easy-going, "Hey,
your dress is so beautiful, where did you buy it?

" , super cost-effective." Min Hui said.

"When I lose weight, I will definitely buy a dress like this." She looked at her enviously.

"Are you also from the computer department?" Min Hui asked.

"Yeah, I wrote your exam questions."

Wow, that's amazing. Min Hui was a little surprised, it was difficult for her to connect the
computer expert with the person who looked like an aunt in front of her.

"Have you worked in Guanchao International for six months?" Cao Mu asked.

Min Hui closed her eyes, thinking, it's over, it's over, here it is again.

"Yes."

"Your CTO, Cheng Qirang, is my college classmate. We used to know each other quite
well. His girlfriend is still in our dormitory." "Is it
 Zheng Yiting?" She didn't remember that this person had studied in Huaqing.

"Ex-girlfriend."

"Oh."

"In order to be with Zheng Yiting, I kicked her." Cao Mu said, "Cheng Qirang back then
was our department." When she said

this, she couldn't help but lick her lips mouth, as if kissing Xiicao in imagination.

When it was over, Min Hui couldn't help pinching her carry-on bag with her hands, feeling
an urge to run away. She lowered her head uneasily, and was about to find an excuse to
slip away when the door opened suddenly, and a man in a suit in his forties walked in, and
Min Hui had to sit down again.

The person who came was He Haixiang, the boss of Baian Technology. He was of medium
build and had the appearance of a shrewd southerner. He had dark skin and deep eye
sockets. He probably liked to smoke. His teeth were slightly yellowed. When he walked past
her, he was also covered in nicotine. smell.

I don't know if it's because the vocal cords are leaking or the closure is not good. He
Haixiang has a voice of tobacco and alcohol. When speaking, there is a feeling that his throat
will be torn at any time, and Zang Tianshuo is suitable for singing K songs.

He Haixiang went to the table and sat down, opened the water glass and took a sip, and
asked, "Have you two already started?"

"Not yet, just chatting casually, waiting for Mr. He to come." Cao Mu handed him a
document, "This is her CV. Her name is Min Hui, and she graduated from the Computer
Department of Huaqing University with a master's degree. "

It's Huaqing again." He Haixiang pushed the CV aside, looked at Min Hui, and said with a
smile, "Cao Mu, is this the way you express your love for your alma mater ?

"

The man laughed. After a while, He Haixiang cleared his throat: "Min Hui, what technologies
have you learned in college are related to our company's projects?" "

Machine learning, statistical modeling, image processing and analysis." "

We are now doing It’s about medical imaging AI and pathological diagnosis, do you have
such work experience?”
 ——Please read my CV and ask some quality questions, please? Min Hui thought to
herself.

But he still answered honestly: "I have done AI research on skin cancer screening, mainly
through the digital processing of pathological images to improve the efficiency and accuracy
of diagnosis." "Skin cancer screening?" He Haixiang held the

teacup As soon as I let it go, I became interested, "I participated in an artificial intelligence
seminar in Beijing last month, and I heard that an AI team made a "BlackDotProject", which
is currently leading the industry in skin cancer screening. They have now I am not satisfied
with only skin cancer, but I am also doing lung cancer, brain cancer, rectal cancer, cervical
cancer and so on. If these stubborn cancers can be detected and diagnosed early, the life
span of patients can be greatly extended. It is very expensive! I recently got A big venture
capital, 300 million! They want to develop a cloud AI-assisted diagnosis and treatment
platform, which has just started. Of course, they are industry giants, and they can build a
platform and ecology. We are just entrepreneurs, and it is good to cultivate in the
subdivision field "

Getting the data is the key." Min Hui said, "Do we cooperate with the nearby tertiary
hospitals on data? Especially the cancer hospital?" "Excellent. We have our advantages,

we are a medical device company , and have inextricable cooperation with almost all
hospitals across the country."

"That would be great." Min Hui smiled.

"What APIs and Tools have you used?"

"Matlab, Tensorflow, Docker, Node.js," Min Hui paused, seeing that He Haixiang didn't
say a word, so he continued, "C++, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Ruby, Chef, Puppet,
Ansible, Terraform——"

"Okay, that's enough." He Haixiang waved his hand, "Then can you tell me—what kind of
work have you been responsible for in your AI project?"

"Full-stack development. From design to development to testing to cloud deployment."

"Really?" He Haixiang's tone was full of doubts, "So capable? What's the name of your
project?"

"BlackDotProject."

He Haixiang opened his eyes in surprise mouth, paused for two seconds, and looked at
Cao Mu. Cao Mu pointed at the CV with his finger, raising his eyebrows meaningfully.
 "Last question: Where do you think your weak point is?"

"The weak point—" Min Hui thought for a while and said, "I can always find loopholes in
other people's designs, and I always want to fix them to perfection. I couldn’t help but want
to redesign it, so the people in the design team—I offended a lot.”

After the two people in front of them discussed in whispers for a minute, He Haixiang
made a mark on the folder and said with a smile : "Min Hui, you have been hired. Welcome
to Baian Technology. If there are no questions, your interview is over." "Wait, there is

something I need to explain," Min Hui stood up and said lightly , "I'm pregnant, do you
mind?"

The eyes of the two were fixed on her lower abdomen at the same time.

It's only been three months, and the lower abdomen is flat and flat, which can't be seen.

"This—" He Haixiang immediately said, "If you are pregnant, please forgive me—"

"I don't mind." Cao Mu interrupted him, and whispered a few words in his ear, regardless
of He Haixiang's reluctance, walked to Minhui By his side, he stretched out his right hand,
"Welcome to Bai'an, we will arrange an appropriate workload for you according to your
physical condition, and we will give you as much convenience as possible, don't worry, you
won't be tired." "Thank

you , I am honored." Min Hui shook her hand vigorously, turned and walked out the door.

19-Zhou Ruji
For the first week on the job, everything went well.

Min Hui's position is Teamleader, leading five programmers under him to do project
design. AI medical imaging is the fastest field where AI enters medical care, and
entrepreneurs flock to it. Although the business model is still unclear, hot money has been
actively pouring in. As a well-established enterprise, "Yuanlai Medical" did not want to miss
this piece of fat, so it established Baian Technology. The large company has abundant cash
flow, and the research and development funds allocated are all generous. It is also in the
upstream of the industry, with the support of data and equipment behind it, so it is easy to
get started.

The general manager He Haixiang has a technical background and has worked in the
management for a long time. After a few conversations, Min Hui felt that his level is average
and he is not interested in new knowledge and trends in the industry, but he is still very
interested in the work assigned by the head office. Keen on meetings, reports, and
relationships. I am on the way to meetings almost every day, either in the company or out
of town.

Min Hui doesn't like He Haixiang very much, thinking that he is very successful, listens to
wind and rain, and is a serious bureaucrat. But it's not too annoying, after all, such leaders
are everywhere in the officialdom. In addition, He Haixiang is a graduate of a military
academy, and he always pays attention to organizational discipline. Although the
company's male employees account for 83%, everyone dare not mess around.

A greasy middle-aged man, this is how Min Hui defines him. Because the glass thermos in
his hand is indeed inseparable, and it is indeed soaked with goji berries.

Cao Mu is different. In addition to computer science, she also has an MBA degree. She
has worked in the head office for five years in market development. She is both
knowledgeable and capable, and very assertive. Min Hui finally decided to choose Bai'an
because she liked Cao Mu. After all, the turmoil caused by Cheng Qirang made her respect
all male bosses at a distance.

From the second week on, things happened one after another in the company.

The customer service department called, and the system crashed many times in Bincheng
Tumor Hospital, the largest customer of Baian's flagship product "MIST". Cao Mu sent
several small teams to the site for repairs. The system could be used when the small teams
were there, but once the small teams left, it broke down again within a day. After so many
times, the customer finally got mad, called and yelled, and pulled out the terms of the
contract, saying that if the settlement was not resolved within seven days, Baian would
return 30% of the total contract amount.

He Haixiang was a little flustered, and hurriedly held a meeting to ask about the situation.
MIST is an AI-assisted automatic segmentation technology platform for liver lesions
developed by Yuanlai Medical. It is a product developed by the R&D Department of Yuanlai
for two years. After the establishment of Baian, it was handed over to Baian for operation.
Because of the good results, it was soon sold to several large hospitals along with medical
equipment.

"The biggest problem is that Dong Hui, the project leader of MIST, has changed jobs." Cao
Mu said, "Since he left, my heart has been fluctuating. He developed a set of algorithms to
solve the problem of CT images of liver tumor lesions. Automatic segmentation, the
accuracy rate at that time was quite high. When I left the job, I had a heated argument with
the boss, and now it is impossible to get him back after major repairs." When she said this,
she glanced at
 Min Hui and asked Said: "Min Hui——"

Min Hui deliberately sat in a remote corner because of her early pregnancy reaction. She
was startled when she heard someone calling her in a daze, and quickly said, "Here!"

Everyone present laughed.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny!" He Haixiang yelled, "You're still laughing
when you can't

wait!" "How's your health?" Cao Mu said, "Can I go?"

She had long wanted to send Min Hui, but It was a cancer hospital, and she was pregnant
again, so she never had the nerve to speak.

"Okay, I'll go now." Min Hui stuffed the laptop into the small bag.

"Wait, can you fix it? To the point where the hospital is no longer angry with us?" He
Haixiang asked. After all, the male doctors sent in front all failed.

"It is impossible to completely repair it in such a short period of time. We can only repair
it as much as possible so that the system can run first, and then come back to think about
countermeasures." Min Hui said.

"Seven days. Can you finish it in seven days?"

"Yes."

"How many people do you need to go with you?"

"I can go alone."

Hearing this, the other people in the room felt a little uncomfortable and felt I am a fool.

He Haixiang was silent for a moment, then suddenly stared into Min Hui's eyes and said,
"Arrogance is a disease, and it needs to be cured. If you can't do it, say it now, and we'll find
someone else. I know quite a few masters in this field. There is a doctor in the Affiliated
Hospital of Huaqing University The team is also working on this thing, and the person in
charge has a good personal relationship with me, so it’s okay to come here and give me
some extra money." "

My arrogance is honesty. Honest arrogance is better than false humility." Min Hui quietly
Smiling, she stood up with her bag in her hand, "What do you think?"

"If you can't do it in seven days, don't blame me for deducting your year-end bonus .
 "

On the fifth day morning, I went back to the company for a meeting and said that the
problem was temporarily fixed, and the hospital should stop calling in a month or two.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dong Hui can be regarded as a veteran, what exactly does he do?" Cao Mu asked.

"Many bugs. MIST has many problems in data preprocessing and model design, and the
selection of loss function, post-processing and refinement are not fine enough. The key is
that the algorithm for turning 2D images into 3D is not good enough." While talking, Min
Hui saw He Haixiang’s face getting darker and darker. After all, MIST is something he is
proud of. It’s not good if his own evaluation is too negative, so he said, “However, MIST has
done a good job in data! Rich materials, high standards, and a solid foundation. For a project
like this, the value of the data is greater than the value of the algorithm itself. If the data is
not good, the algorithm will not work no matter how smart it is.”

"Then what should we do next? Rewrite it completely?" He Haixiang took a sip of tea and
looked at her, "You have already made me useless, senior.

" If there are too many things, the problem will appear again. Every bug is a potential
hidden danger. If similar products appear on the market, and the design is more optimized
than ours, the hospital will abandon MIST and buy other people’s systems.” Min Hui said ,
"If it is entrusted to me, I need a team of five people, and it will take about half a year to a
year. These days I can design an API first, and then write a prototype." "Then start quickly

. "Cao Mu said with a smile, "Beibei, did you buy the decaf coffee I asked you to

buy last time?" A new coffee machine."

Min Hui looked at Cao Mu and smiled. After the meeting, Cao Mu walked to Min Hui

's side and said, "Come to my house for a light meal tonight ?

" After coming out of the conference room, Min Hui immediately started working, and it
wasn't until she was hungry that she realized that it was time for lunch break, and all the
people in the office had left. She went to the restaurant on the first floor and ordered a
crispy salted chicken rice, plus two meat buns, and found a seat by the window and sat
down. She had just started eating when she heard someone say "Hi" to her, and when she
looked up, it was Zhou Ruji, a part-time employee of the company, the chief physician of
the Oncology Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Bincheng University. This hospital is
just across from Xianghe Building. AI and medicine are actually two completely different
worlds, and there is usually no intersection. Generally speaking, people who write programs
do not understand medicine, and doctors do not write programs. But project development
needs to tie these two types of people together, so the company hired some medical
consultants and part-timers. Zhou Ruji was one of them. He was in his early thirties. He was
the youngest and most computer-savvy among this group of doctors.

Zhou Ruji sat down opposite her, looked at her bowl, and said with a smile, "Why is it
salted crispy chicken and meat buns again? There are quite a few dishes on the menu, so
can't you order them instead?" "What did you eat

? What?"

"Celery Lily." After speaking, he opened the lunch box, one white and one green, with
rice underneath.

"So vegetarian?"

"Occasionally eat meat."

Min Hui was still thinking about how to write the API. She wanted to finish eating early
and go back to the office to work, so she stuffed buns into her mouth in two bites.

"Eat slowly, okay?" Zhou Ruji couldn't stand it anymore. "If you eat this kind of starchy
staple food so fast, you can imagine the speed of blood sugar rise and the pressure on the
pancreas. The mouth is not chewed enough, and the saliva is not enough." With full stirring,
some poisonous and harmful substances will not be eliminated, and they will all enter your
body."

It was still the most effective threat from experts, and Min Hui suddenly became chewing
slowly.

"Well. That's about the same. Don't sit down immediately after eating, go out for a walk,
otherwise you will easily get fatty liver, diabetes, hyperlipidemia..." Min Hui couldn't help
interrupting him: "I'm not

your patient, so what? Why do you want to do more?"

"Mr. Cao said that the company plans to develop an imaging AI screening system for
breast cancer, and he hopes that I will be the consultant in this area. The technical side...
the person in charge is probably you?" "Mr. Cao did not follow me

. Tell me." Min Hui sucked her finger, "She has several teams under her, maybe they were
assigned to someone else." "It must be

you." Zhou Ruji chewed the celery slowly, "They all say you are very good, Oh no, you are
the best."

"Then I will ask her when I see her at night."

"Are you going to her house at night?"

"Yes."

"She let me go too."

"Oh." Min Hui thought to herself, since when did the talk about work change to Boss's
home, and she couldn't help but wonder, "Why? Talking about breast cancer during dinner
is so unpleasant." "She probably wants to

match Us." Zhou Ruji blinked, "Yesterday I specifically asked me if I have made any
progress on personal issues."

Min Hui glanced at his finger: "Are you single?"

"Divorced once." Zhou Ruji pouted, " My wife thinks that I work too long, saying that I
don’t care about my family at all. After work, I just fall asleep and don’t pay attention to
her.”

It’s so straightforward.

Min Hui smiled and said, "How many hours do you work a month?"

"Three hundred hours."

"I'm about the same when I'm busy."

"So I think it's suitable for us to be together. You ignore me, I don't I don’t care about you
and don’t complain about each other.”

“Since you ignore each other, why are you together? Isn’t it better to live alone?” “

When you are free, you still feel lonely. Life can’t be all work, and you need some Rest
and fun, right?"
 "Agreed."

"What about you?" He changed the subject, "Single too?"

"Conceived out of wedlock."

"I don't mind."

"What?"

"I don't mind if you're unmarried Pregnant first. I like children, the more the better."

Min Hui raised her head, thinking he was joking, and couldn't help but look at him
seriously: Although not textbook-level handsome, Zhou Ruji has a burly figure, strong facial
features, and a masculine beauty . A pair of lying silkworm eyes are like a pair of crescent
moons, and they are particularly cute when they smile. Yang Beibei said he was very proud,
but Min Hui felt approachable. Only then did she realize that as long as she was in the
company, she would "run into" Zhou Ruji in the restaurant at noon almost every day.

She didn't want to give him any hope, so she said lightly, "I'm very busy and don't have
time to fall in love." "

Strange," Zhou Ruji smiled faintly, "Then how did you get pregnant?" "

..."

"You plan to be alone Raise this child?"

"Yes."

"I can help you."

"No, thank you."

There was a little worry in his eyes: "I heard that your parents have passed away. Do you
have brothers and sisters? Have good friends Like girlfriends or something?"

"None."

"Never, or did they fall out?"

"Never."

"We have to go to Mr. Cao's house for dinner that night, what do you think?" Seeing her
Zhou Ruji immediately changed the subject, "After all, he has good intentions." "

Of course, we can discuss work. Anyway, we will work on projects together in the future."
Min Hui said businesslike.

"Then I'm going to talk about the lymph node metastasis of breast cancer." He laughed.
"I know, you people who make computers, the ultimate goal of making this product is to
eliminate doctors." "Of course not.

" Min Hui corrected, "It's to ease your workload."

After dinner, the two of them took the elevator back to the office together, chatting and
laughing along the way, as if nothing had happened, and they were not at all embarrassed
by what happened just now.

It was the first time Min Hui saw such a man who could advance and retreat freely.

For the first week on the job, everything went well.

Min Hui's position is Teamleader, leading five

programmers under him to do project design. AI
medical imaging is the fastest field where AI enters
medical care, and entrepreneurs flock to it.
Although the business model is still unclear, hot
money has been actively pouring in. As a well-
established enterprise, "Yuanlai Medical" did not
want to miss this piece of fat, so it established
Baian Technology. The large company has abundant
cash flow, and the research and development funds
allocated are all generous. It is also in the
upstream of the industry, with the support of data
and equipment behind it, so it is easy to get
started.

The general manager He Haixiang has a technical

background and has worked in the management for a
long time. After a few conversations, Min Hui felt
that his level is average and he is not interested
in new knowledge and trends in the industry, but he
is still very interested in the work assigned by
the head office. Keen on meetings, reports, and
relationships. I am on the way to meetings almost
every day, either in the company or out of town.

Min Hui doesn't like He Haixiang very much,

thinking that he is very successful, listens to
wind and rain, and is a serious bureaucrat. But
it's not too annoying, after all, such leaders are
everywhere in the officialdom. In addition, He
Haixiang is a graduate of a military academy, and
he always pays attention to organizational
discipline. Although the company's male employees
account for 83%, everyone dare not mess around.

A greasy middle-aged man, this is how Min Hui

defines him. Because the glass thermos in his hand
is indeed inseparable, and it is indeed soaked with
goji berries.

Cao Mu is different. In addition to computer

science, she also has an MBA degree. She has worked
in the head office for five years in market
development. She is both knowledgeable and capable,
and very assertive. Min Hui finally decided to
choose Bai'an because she liked Cao Mu. After all,
the turmoil caused by Cheng Qirang made her respect
all male bosses at a distance.

From the second week on, things happened one

after another in the company.
 The customer service department called, and the
system crashed many times in Bincheng Tumor
Hospital, the largest customer of Baian's flagship
product "MIST". Cao Mu sent several small teams to
the site for repairs. The system could be used when
the small teams were there, but once the small teams
left, it broke down again within a day. After so
many times, the customer finally got mad, called
and yelled, and pulled out the terms of the
contract, saying that if the settlement was not
resolved within seven days, Baian would return 30%
of the total contract amount.

He Haixiang was a little flustered, and

hurriedly held a meeting to ask about the situation.
MIST is an AI-assisted automatic segmentation
technology platform for liver lesions developed by
Yuanlai Medical. It is a product developed by the
R&D Department of Yuanlai for two years. After the
establishment of Baian, it was handed over to Baian
for operation. Because of the good results, it was
soon sold to several large hospitals along with
medical equipment.

"The biggest problem is that Dong Hui, the

project leader of MIST, has changed jobs." Cao Mu
said, "Since he left, my heart has been fluctuating.
He developed a set of algorithms to solve the
problem of CT images of liver tumor lesions.
Automatic segmentation, the accuracy rate at that
time was quite high. When I left the job, I had a
heated argument with the boss, and now it is
impossible to get him back after major repairs."
When she said this, she glanced at

Min Hui and asked Said: "Min Hui——"

Min Hui deliberately sat in a remote corner

because of her early pregnancy reaction. She was
startled when she heard someone calling her in a
daze, and quickly said, "Here!"
 Everyone present laughed.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny!" He

Haixiang yelled, "You're still laughing when you
can't

wait!" "How's your health?" Cao Mu said, "Can

I go?"

She had long wanted to send Min Hui, but It was

a cancer hospital, and she was pregnant again, so
she never had the nerve to speak.

"Okay, I'll go now." Min Hui stuffed the laptop

into the small bag.

"Wait, can you fix it? To the point where the

hospital is no longer angry with us?" He Haixiang
asked. After all, the male doctors sent in front
all failed.
 "It is impossible to completely repair it in
such a short period of time. We can only repair it
as much as possible so that the system can run
first, and then come back to think about
countermeasures." Min Hui said.

"Seven days. Can you finish it in seven days?"

"Yes."

"How many people do you need to go with you?"

"I can go alone."

Hearing this, the other people in the room felt

a little uncomfortable and felt I am a fool.

He Haixiang was silent for a moment, then

suddenly stared into Min Hui's eyes and said,
"Arrogance is a disease, and it needs to be cured.
If you can't do it, say it now, and we'll find
someone else. I know quite a few masters in this
field. There is a doctor in the Affiliated Hospital
of Huaqing University The team is also working on
this thing, and the person in charge has a good
personal relationship with me, so it’s okay to
come here and give me some extra money." "

My arrogance is honesty. Honest arrogance is

better than false humility." Min Hui quietly
Smiling, she stood up with her bag in her hand,
"What do you think?"

"If you can't do it in seven days, don't blame

me for deducting your year-end bonus .

"

On the fifth day morning, I went back to the company

for a meeting and said that the problem was
temporarily fixed, and the hospital should stop
calling in a month or two.
 Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Dong Hui can be regarded as a veteran, what

exactly does he do?" Cao Mu asked.

"Many bugs. MIST has many problems in data

preprocessing and model design, and the selection
of loss function, post-processing and refinement
are not fine enough. The key is that the algorithm
for turning 2D images into 3D is not good enough."
While talking, Min Hui saw He Haixiang’s face
getting darker and darker. After all, MIST is
something he is proud of. It’s not good if his own
evaluation is too negative, so he said, “However,
MIST has done a good job in data! Rich materials,
high standards, and a solid foundation. For a
project like this, the value of the data is greater
than the value of the algorithm itself. If the data
is not good, the algorithm will not work no matter
how smart it is.”
 "Then what should we do next? Rewrite it
completely?" He Haixiang took a sip of tea and
looked at her, "You have already made me useless,
senior.

" If there are too many things, the problem

will appear again. Every bug is a potential hidden
danger. If similar products appear on the market,
and the design is more optimized than ours, the
hospital will abandon MIST and buy other people’s
systems.” Min Hui said , "If it is entrusted to
me, I need a team of five people, and it will take
about half a year to a year. These days I can design
an API first, and then write a prototype." "Then
start quickly

. "Cao Mu said with a smile, "Beibei, did you

buy the decaf coffee I asked you to

buy last time?" A new coffee machine."

 Min Hui looked at Cao Mu and smiled. After
the meeting, Cao Mu walked to Min Hui

's side and said, "Come to my house for a light

meal tonight ?

" After coming out of the conference room, Min

Hui immediately started working, and it wasn't
until she was hungry that she realized that it was
time for lunch break, and all the people in the
office had left. She went to the restaurant on
the first floor and ordered a crispy salted chicken
rice, plus two meat buns, and found a seat by the
window and sat down. She had just started eating
when she heard someone say "Hi" to her, and when
she looked up, it was Zhou Ruji, a part-time
employee of the company, the chief physician of the
Oncology Department of the Affiliated Hospital of
Bincheng University. This hospital is just across
from Xianghe Building. AI and medicine are
actually two completely different worlds, and there
is usually no intersection. Generally speaking,
people who write programs do not understand
medicine, and doctors do not write programs. But
project development needs to tie these two types of
people together, so the company hired some medical
consultants and part-timers. Zhou Ruji was one of
them. He was in his early thirties. He was the
youngest and most computer-savvy among this group
of doctors.

Zhou Ruji sat down opposite her, looked at her

bowl, and said with a smile, "Why is it salted
crispy chicken and meat buns again? There are quite
a few dishes on the menu, so can't you order them
instead?" "What did you eat

? What?"

"Celery Lily." After speaking, he opened the

lunch box, one white and one green, with rice
underneath.

"So vegetarian?"

"Occasionally eat meat."

Min Hui was still thinking about how to write

the API. She wanted to finish eating early and go
back to the office to work, so she stuffed buns
into her mouth in two bites.

"Eat slowly, okay?" Zhou Ruji couldn't stand it

anymore. "If you eat this kind of starchy staple
food so fast, you can imagine the speed of blood
sugar rise and the pressure on the pancreas. The
mouth is not chewed enough, and the saliva is not
enough." With full stirring, some poisonous and
harmful substances will not be eliminated, and they
will all enter your body."

It was still the most effective threat from

experts, and Min Hui suddenly became chewing
slowly.

"Well. That's about the same. Don't sit down

immediately after eating, go out for a walk,
otherwise you will easily get fatty liver,
diabetes, hyperlipidemia..." Min Hui couldn't help
interrupting him: "I'm not

your patient, so what? Why do you want to do

more?"

"Mr. Cao said that the company plans to develop

an imaging AI screening system for breast cancer,
and he hopes that I will be the consultant in this
area. The technical side... the person in charge is
probably you?" "Mr. Cao did not follow me

. Tell me." Min Hui sucked her finger, "She has

several teams under her, maybe they were assigned
to someone else." "It must be

you." Zhou Ruji chewed the celery slowly, "They

all say you are very good, Oh no, you are the best."

"Then I will ask her when I see her at night."

"Are you going to her house at night?"

"Yes."

"She let me go too."

"Oh." Min Hui thought to herself, since when

did the talk about work change to Boss's home, and
she couldn't help but wonder, "Why? Talking about
breast cancer during dinner is so unpleasant." "She
probably wants to

match Us." Zhou Ruji blinked, "Yesterday I

specifically asked me if I have made any progress
on personal issues."

Min Hui glanced at his finger: "Are you single?"

"Divorced once." Zhou Ruji pouted, " My wife

thinks that I work too long, saying that I don’t
care about my family at all. After work, I just
fall asleep and don’t pay attention to her.”

It’s so straightforward.

Min Hui smiled and said, "How many hours do you

work a month?"
 "Three hundred hours."

"I'm about the same when I'm busy."

"So I think it's suitable for us to be together.

You ignore me, I don't I don’t care about you and
don’t complain about each other.”

“Since you ignore each other, why are you

together? Isn’t it better to live alone?” “

When you are free, you still feel lonely. Life

can’t be all work, and you need some Rest and fun,
right?"

"Agreed."

"What about you?" He changed the subject,

"Single too?"

"Conceived out of wedlock."

 "I don't mind."

"What?"

"I don't mind if you're unmarried Pregnant

first. I like children, the more the better."

Min Hui raised her head, thinking he was joking,

and couldn't help but look at him seriously:
Although not textbook-level handsome, Zhou Ruji has
a burly figure, strong facial features, and a
masculine beauty . A pair of lying silkworm eyes
are like a pair of crescent moons, and they are
particularly cute when they smile. Yang Beibei said
he was very proud, but Min Hui felt approachable.
Only then did she realize that as long as she was
in the company, she would "run into" Zhou Ruji in
the restaurant at noon almost every day.

She didn't want to give him any hope, so she

said lightly, "I'm very busy and don't have time to
fall in love." "

Strange," Zhou Ruji smiled faintly, "Then how

did you get pregnant?" "

..."

"You plan to be alone Raise this child?"

"Yes."

"I can help you."

"No, thank you."

There was a little worry in his eyes: "I heard

that your parents have passed away. Do you have
brothers and sisters? Have good friends Like
girlfriends or something?"
 "None."

"Never, or did they fall out?"

"Never."

"We have to go to Mr. Cao's house for dinner

that night, what do you think?" Seeing her Zhou
Ruji immediately changed the subject, "After all,
he has good intentions." "

Of course, we can discuss work. Anyway, we will

work on projects together in the future." Min Hui
said businesslike.

"Then I'm going to talk about the lymph node

metastasis of breast cancer." He laughed. "I know,
you people who make computers, the ultimate goal of
making this product is to eliminate doctors." "Of
course not.
 " Min Hui corrected, "It's to ease your
workload."

After dinner, the two of them took the elevator

back to the office together, chatting and laughing
along the way, as if nothing had happened, and they
were not at all embarrassed by what happened just
now.

It was the first time Min Hui saw such a man

who could advance and retreat freely.

20 - on board
Min Hui entered her office, closed the door, put on her earphones, and buried herself in
writing the program. She wrote until her mouth was dry, and then she remembered that
she could not drink coffee because she was pregnant, which made her dizzy for several days.
She was one of those people who didn't wake up without a cup of black coffee in the
morning.

Walking into the tea room, I happened to meet Yang Beibei filling coffee beans into the
coffee machine, and seeing her, she hurriedly called out, "Sister Min Hui, your decaf coffee
is ready, do you want me to grind you a fresh cup?" After finishing speaking He touched a
red coffee machine with a "Decaf" mark on it with a silver marker.

"No, no, I'll do it myself." Min Hui said while looking for the button up and down, "Where
to add water?" "It's already

full. It's fully automatic, just press it like this."

 Min Hui is ready. Coffee, sat down on the sofa and took a sip, praised: "Wow, it smells so
good!" "

There is no caffeine, so you can't refresh yourself. Sister Minhui, you just treat it as a
mouth addiction." "Let's not talk about

it. I woke up completely when I smelled coffee."

"Then you should do this—" Beibei said while grabbing a large handful of coffee beans
and putting them into a small cup, "Put this next to the monitor and write like this You can
smell the fragrance when you’re doing the program.”

“Haha, good idea.”

Min Hui is not good at chatting, but there are too few female compatriots in Bai’an, this
beibei also does some administrative work besides the front desk, attitude and service They
are all top-notch and everyone in the company likes them. Probably because Cao Mu
specially told her to take extra care of Min Hui.

"Sister Min Hui, there is something I want to tell you. Do you have time?" Yang Beibei sat
down beside her, clutched her teacup, squeezed some honey into it, stirred it with a spoon
for a long time, and said, "I didn't It's none of my business, Director Ma from the office
asked me to get to know you, he...is a male compatriot, so I can ask you some questions
directly." Min Hui licked his lips and sat up straight: "If you have time,

you Just ask."

"Sister, are you really not married?"

"Really not."

"Then the baby in your womb must be planned to be born, right?"

"Yes."

"Our company is small, so the family planning is in charge of the office. Giving birth out
of wedlock..." She paused, "It's illegal, just like superbirth, you understand

" Population and Family Planning Law." There was no one in the tea room, but Beibei's
voice was still very low, "You need a birth permit to have a child, and you can't get a birth
permit without a marriage certificate. Fines, that is, social maintenance fees, and
registration of household registration will also cause trouble."
 Ever since she was scolded by Xin Qi, Min Hui's mind has been in a state of confusion for
the past few months. You are only awake when you are writing a program. She didn't expect
to be pregnant at all, and she never thought about what happened next.

"Then don't need a household registration?" She wiped the cold sweat from her brow.

"My sister, how divorced are you from society? How can a child do without a registered
permanent residence? Without a registered permanent residence, you can't go to
kindergarten, you can't go to elementary school, and you can't do anything without a
registered permanent residence..." Min Hui said "Oh" and became dumb

"Do you still have contact with the child's father?" Beibei asked again.

"No." Min Hui shook her head, "And I don't want to reveal the identity of the child's
father.

" The amount of money is not the same. Second, you need to submit the identity
certificates of both parents and the receipt of social maintenance fees for the account
registration, so the child’s father’s account must be submitted. In addition, you must
provide a paternity test certificate and go through the police station Approval from the
director."

Min Hui's head was a little big: "There is no problem with the money, I can pay it by
myself. Other things... will be difficult."

"My sister, this is a lot of money. I called the Family Planning Commission and asked, in a
situation like yours, you need to pay 50,000 yuan." "50,000 yuan

?" Min Hui widened her eyes, feeling unbelievable. "So much?"

"Yes, I won't lie to you—so," Beibei looked at her belly, "Are you still planning to give
birth to this baby?"

Min Hui nodded firmly: "Of course.

" Turn: "There is another way."

"Huh?"

"Sister, your next app, Baihe.com, go on a blind date to find a father for the child. Be sure
to get the certificate before the child is born!"
 Beibei said After talking about it, Min Hui finally realized that the matter of having a child
cannot be done alone. She was not good at dealing with people, and she didn't have any
relatives or elders in Bincheng to discuss with, so she felt a little anxious. I went back to the
office and thought about it again, hey, there is no unparalleled road, and there are still
seven months before the birth of the child, more than two hundred days, there is still time.

Min Hui ran into Zhou Ruji again in the elevator when she was off work. Zhou Ruji asked
her if she would take her own car to Cao Mu's house together. Min Hui thought about it
and said, "Can I stop at the supermarket on the way? I'm going to buy a bottle of wine." "

"Okay. I'm going to buy some things too. I'm going to treat you to dinner, so I can't leave
it empty-handed."

Zhou Ruji drove a domestic Audi, and the car was kept spotless. When the two came to
the supermarket, Min Hui knew nothing about alcohol and bought a bottle of whiskey
following Zhou Ruji's suggestion. When they checked out, they passed the mother and baby
section. Zhou Ruji asked, "Have you started taking vitamins for pregnant women?" "

No "

What about folic acid?"

"The doctor told me to take it, but I haven't had time to buy it yet. I've been too busy
recently." "

Then buy it now." Zhou Ruji pulled her to a row of shelves and rummaged through it
skillfully , "This brand of vitamins is good, and it also contains folic acid, so you don't need
to buy it separately. There is also this Norwegian small fish's DHA, which also needs two
boxes."

"What is DHA... used for?"

"Unsaturated fatty acids, commonly known as brain gold." Zhou Ruji pointed to the small
blue medicine bottle in his hand, "This stuff is responsible for the growth of cells in the
nervous system, and is an important component of the brain and retina." , can enhance the
development of brain cells and reduce postpartum depression. Especially good things,
believe me. Three months to six months of pregnancy is the golden period of baby's brain
development. For the sake of baby's intelligence, you must eat it!"

He spoke so vividly that it was recorded as an advertisement. Min Hui then took two
boxes and put them in the shopping basket, and was about to leave when Zhou Ruji
suddenly took out the boxes, looked at them carefully, put them back on the shelf, and
changed another one: "This one has fish oil and seaweed oil, don't Fish oil, we want
seaweed oil."
 Min Hui looked at the price and found that the latter was more than twice as expensive
as the former: "They are all DHA, is there a difference?" "

Yes. The DHA of algae is extracted from seaweed, no After passing through the food chain,
there is no pollution, and it is safer for pregnant women and babies, and it is also easier to
absorb." "

How do you know everything?"

"I am a doctor, have you forgotten?"

After paying the bill, the two boarded the car keep going. During rush hours, the roads
are congested. Cao Mu lives on the outskirts of the city, and she said that because she
wanted to live in a bigger house, she sacrificed the convenience of transportation, and the
navigation showed that it would take an hour and a half to get there. Min Hui remembered
the app Beibei mentioned, downloaded one quickly, and began to fill in personal
information on it.

Zhou Ruji glanced at it and asked, "You also use Baihe.com?"

Min Hui buckled the phone: "How do you know?"

Zhou Ruji smiled and said, "I also have an account, and the pattern on this page is too
familiar.

" Hui continued to type in: "How long have you been using it? Is it good?"

"I don't have time to use it. People who have to undergo surgery every day don't have
time for a blind date."

"Never met a single face?"

"Yes, I met a few, ate a few meals, and after talking about it, I didn't like it very much, so
I didn't talk about it." "

So it's because you didn't like her?"

"Yes. My conditions are relatively good: Three Thirteen years old, doctor of medicine,
senior professional title, parents are government cadres, and he is not ugly, right? I am
married for the second time, why do I force myself to do something?" "It sounds so hard."
"

Divorced

once People know what the price of a broken relationship is. It’s like falling out with a
good friend. If you dare to turn over the first time, you dare to turn over the second time.”
Zhou Ruji turned the steering wheel skillfully, “Beenthere, donethat.” “Butyouneverlearn

” I worked hard, really. My mother said that the relationship between husband and wife
is like a house. If the light bulb is broken, you can change the light bulb. You can’t change
to a new house just because the light is not on. However, the problem between me and my
wife is not as small as the light. My dream since I was a child was to be a top-notch surgeon
and let me give up my dream for marriage...I can’t do it. Can you understand?” “

Understand.” Min Hui smiled and waved her phone, “Look, Less than two minutes after I
registered, someone sent me a text message. Wow, two messages!" "

Tell me, what's the situation?"

"One is 35 years old, 1.76 meters tall, and weighs 90 kilograms. The other is 29 years old.
, 1.73 meters, 75 kg. I think this 75 kg is not bad, and looks good. It looks pretty smart." Min
Hui zoomed in on the boy's photo, looked left and right, and studied it carefully.

"Why do I feel like you're picking watermelons?"

"Hahaha." Min Hui continued to type into the phone, "Now, I want to tell them that I
have a baby in my belly and ask them if they mind. If anyone doesn't mind, I will tell them
Who will meet."

After the text message was sent, it disappeared immediately, and the two people who
had a passionate chat with her just now seemed to have evaporated in an instant, and there
was no reply.

Seeing her sighing and sighing, Zhou Ruji said: "I told you at noon, I don't mind. You see,
the child in your belly is born, there must be a father, right? When going to kindergarten,
every child There are parents, but he doesn’t have one, how sad. It’s very important to give
the child a normal home and let him have both parents.” “You really don’t mind?” “Let me
tell you the truth

we I want to catch up with the last batch of welfare housing in the hospital this year. Have
you heard of "Tianrun Community"? There are four high-rise apartments on the east side
of this street, which were built by our university. The scenery is good, the location is good,
The price is only one-third of the surrounding price, which is equivalent to half buy and half
free. But the leader said that it will only be distributed to those who are married and lack
housing. With my professional title, if you get married, you can have three bedrooms and
two living rooms." "
 Wow Oh."

"With the housing price in Bincheng, if you were me, would you be tempted?"

"I have very little savings," Min Hui said honestly, "I can't afford it." "

You don't need to pay. Look, we Marriage can benefit and help each other. You need a
marriage certificate to have a child, and I need a marriage certificate to own a house. It
sounds very utilitarian, but when you think about it carefully, we also match other
conditions: age, education, income, and working environment are similar. Even if Later,
when we found out that we couldn’t get along and we had to break up, we can talk about
it and break up, and I promise I won’t embarrass you.” Zhou Ruji said calmly, “It’s like this
with my ex-wife. She said that she couldn’t bear this kind of life anymore, and asked me if
I would like to leave surgery to go to medicine. I was teaching in the college, and I said no,
so I agreed to divorce, and there was no quarrel, and she still gave me likes in the circle of
friends." "Then

when do you want to get married?" Min Hui asked.

"With whom?"

"Follow me."

"I'm on vacation this week, and I'll be on duty from next Tuesday. What do you think
about going to the Civil Identification Bureau on Monday?"

Min Hui checked her schedule: "Monday is fine."

"Ten o'clock in the morning ?”

“Okay. Also, I have two requests.”

"Tell me."

"First, don't ask who the father of the child is." "

I will never ask."

"Second, the child's surname is Su."

"No problem."

"What about you? What do you want?" Min Hui asked road.
 "What's the matter with you and Cheng Qirang?"

"I don't want to explain."

"OK, then I won't explain."

Min Hui thought for a while, then asked: "By the way, what are your hobbies?"

"Violin, classical music, Ballet, movies."

Min Hui was taken aback: "You can dance?"

"I love watching ballet performances." Zhou Ruji said, "What about you?"

"Playing chess, cards, games, movies."

"It seems that movies It’s our common hobby, and we can often go to the movies in the
future.”

“Yeah.”

“Here we are, the neighborhood in front is Mr. Cao’s home.”

Zhou Ruji parked the car on the side of the road, and the two of them went to the
neighborhood with wine and gifts. Go to the door.

"You know Min Hui, I pursued my ex-wife, and it took her three full years before she said
yes. And you—I agreed before I even started pursuing you."

Min Hui paused, stopped suddenly, and looked at him Word by word: "Zhou Ruji, I agreed
quickly, but I didn't agree casually. I don't care what others think, I agree to you because I
have thought clearly. What about you, have you thought clearly?"

"Think clearly."

"That's good."

***

The two found a two-story townhouse according to the address written by Cao Mu. They
rang the doorbell, and a man inside answered, opened the door, and said with a smile,
"Welcome, please come in, please come in." Min

Hui He and Zhou Ruji looked at each other, not knowing who this man was.
 Cao Mu is forty-two years old this year, and this man looks younger than Zhou Ruji, very
handsome, with a tall, small face, a figure like a male model, and a pair of calm and sharp
eyes like a beast. The first impression Min Hui gave was that if she wore a suit, she would
look very stylish, just like a Wall Street banker.

Min Hui thought, this is probably Cao Mu's nephew or nephew. Zhou Ruji was also a little
confused, he didn't dare to say hello, so he had to follow in.

"Cao Mu is going to pick up the child. I'm cooking, do you smell the aroma?" He smiled
and said, showing a row of white teeth, "By the way, let me introduce myself, my name is
Yin Xu, and I'm Cao Mu's husband. "

21-My Love
Cao Mu's house is on the far left of the townhouse, with two floors of 180 square meters,
four bedrooms, two living rooms and two bathrooms. The decoration is very delicate. Yin
Xu took them upstairs and downstairs to visit. It was the first time to come to the leader's
house, Min Hui was a bit cramped, but Zhou Ruji was acquainted, so he saw a few pieces of
furniture in the living room and asked Yin Xu where he bought them from. Then he took a
fancy to his refrigerator and washing machine, and asked how the performance was, and
Yin Xu answered them one by one, like a few treasures.

"Mr. Yin—"

"Call me Yin Xu."

"Yin Xu, do you like playing tennis?" Zhou Ruji looked curiously at a photo on the wall, on
which Yin Xu was holding a tennis racket.

"I'm a tennis player. I used to be on the provincial team, but I got injured and retired." "

Then where do you work now?" Min Hui asked.

"I worked as a tennis coach in a club for several years, and then I resigned. We have two
children, and Cao Mu couldn't take care of them at all, so I contracted out all the family
affairs and let her concentrate on work." Yin Xu smiled and took a picture. Patting the flour
on the apron, "The main reason is that she earns more than me. If I go to work and she
resigns, our whole family will have to sleep on the street."

Min Hui was slightly surprised. Among the men she knew, no one dared to admit that he
was a full-time baby daddy, let alone someone who confessed so frankly and calmly like Yin
Xu.
 "Ha, when you say that, I'm so scared that I don't dare to have a child." Zhou Ruji couldn't
help but glance at Min Hui, "Really? There are so many things in the family with two
children?"

"That's not true. I won't talk about the 24-hour full-time accompany when I was a baby.
Let's talk about it now: my son has swimming classes, painting classes, basketball classes,
violin classes and taekwondo classes every week. My daughter has piano classes and
recitation classes. Classes, gymnastics classes, ballet classes and badminton classes.
Different times and different places. After dinner, I sent them out to study and then picked
them up. It was after nine o’clock. Cao Mu originally wanted them to have the same class,
but I It's also easier, but the two children don't do it at all, because the interests are
completely different, and we as parents can't be partial, so we have to be satisfied." Yin Xu
sighed after finishing speaking, "Fortunately, I am an athlete. I don’t feel tired after running
around.”

Min Hui smiled and asked: “Then you and Mr. Cao met in the tennis club, didn’t you?”
“Yes

. I taught her tennis, regardless of her size You can’t run fast, but your savvy is good, and
you can learn it as soon as you learn it. Don’t call me Mr. Cao at home, call me sister Cao.”
Yin Xu smiled and led them to sit on the sofa in the living room, and poured a glass for each
of them. Juice, "This is freshly squeezed watermelon juice, drink more. Cao Mu will be here
soon. I still have the last two dishes, which will be ready in ten minutes." Zhou Ruji
immediately said, "Shall I

help?"

"No, no, The vegetables are all cut up, just fry them in the wok.” After Yin Xu finished
speaking, he turned and went to the kitchen, and after a while, the range hood rang loudly.

Min Hui looked around, looked at the crystal chandelier on the ceiling, and sighed: "Don't
say, Sister Cao Mu really has good taste. How much does such a big crystal chandelier cost?
Thousands of dollars?" "It's more than a few thousand dollars

, "Zhou Ruji whispered, "Don't look at how far it is from the city center, because the
school district is good, and the house price is not much cheaper at all. A real estate like this
will cost more than nine million yuan for a set. If there is only one person in the family
earning money, the mortgage will The pressure is still quite high."

"Maybe their parents have money, and they will give a down payment or something." "

Cao Mu's hometown is in the countryside, and he has no money." "

Hey, Zhou Ruji," Min Hui patted him, " How do you know everything?"
 "Yang Beibei said it."

"Then maybe Yin Xu's family is rich?"

"It's possible." Zhou Ruji nodded, "Look at the furniture he bought, every piece of
furniture is one piece, and none of them are high-end goods. Even the shelf for toilet paper
in the toilet They are all carved."

"Have you even gone in to check other people's toilets?"

"Just looking around." Zhou Ruji took a sip of watermelon juice and said, "This Yin Xu
grew up in a family with good money. child."

"How do you tell?"

"If I stay at home all day like him and don't work, I will lose my face. Look at him,
introducing himself as a full-time dad is as proud as introducing I am the tennis champion
of Wimbledon! I don’t feel uncomfortable at all, and my attitude is so chic, and it doesn’t
seem to be pretending. Obviously, making money has no place in his heart.” After saying
this, Zhou Ruji’s arm Naturally, it landed on Min Hui's shoulders. He glanced at her and
hugged her into his arms. Noticing that Min Hui's body was very hard, he let go of it
knowingly.

"Zhou Ruji, I think you're a bit of a gossip."

"If you can't be a full-time baby daddy, you should at least be a friend of women, right?"
He giggled and looked at her mischievously, "I'm trying hard not to talk about breast cancer
The problem of lymph node metastasis... It seems that this is the only thing we are willing
to talk about."

Min Hui immediately took out a small notebook and a ballpoint pen: "Then let's talk
about lymph node metastasis."

"Are you really talking? Too much Is it spoiling the scenery?"

"I like to hear it. Anyway, I'm going to do this soon. It's good to get familiar with medical
knowledge first. It's better to ask you than self-study."

Zhou Ruji looked frustrated.

"First, what is metastatic breast cancer?"

Zhou Ruji picked his nails and said: "This is a metastatic tumor. Cancer cells leave the
original tissue, go to other parts of the body through the circulation and lymphatic system,
and form new tumors. This new tumor, in the It is very difficult to detect in medicine.
Depending on the pathologist’s observation alone, there is a 60% chance that small
metastases on individual slides will be missed.” “

So AI intervention is needed?”

“Yes, if AI technology can detect these Signs of metastasis can greatly improve the early
detection rate of breast cancer.” Talking about the professional Zhou Ruji, he immediately
gushed, “You must know that the incidence of breast cancer in China is lower than that in
Western countries, but the growth rate is higher than that in the world. First. Last year,
there were more than 270,000 new cases of female breast cancer in the country, and more
than 60,000 deaths. The incidence rate rose rapidly after the age of 20, and reached the
peak at the age of 55..." Min Hui couldn't help but glanced at herself

. chest.

"Do you need me to check it for you?" Zhou Ruji looked at her with a faint smile.

"Go." Min Hui rolled his eyes at him, and was about to ask again, when the door suddenly
opened, and Cao Mu took the two children into the hallway, before seeing him, he heard
his voice first: "Mylove, are all the guests here?"

"Sitting in the living room, all the dishes are ready." Yin Xu said in the kitchen, "It's time
to start dinner." Zhou Ruji and

Min Hui looked at each other and smiled, no one expected that Cao Mu would call her
husband so disgusting at home. When they saw her two children, they couldn't help
cheering for Cao Mu. Boys and girls are very beautiful, with big eyes, fair skin, both in
appearance and figure, they all inherit Yin Xu's genes, and there is no shadow of Cao Mu at
all.

"I'm sorry I'm ten minutes late," Cao Mu took off his coat and came over to say hello.
"These are my two children. The eldest, Yin Di, is seven years old. The second, Yin Ning, is
five years old." Both children are very active. After calling the uncle and aunt, they ran to
the bathroom to wash their hands happily.

Everyone sits in the dining room, four adults and two children, five dishes and one soup,
complete with meat and vegetables, among them is a plate of squirrel mandarin fish made
with a cross-cut knife, which is bright red with tomato sauce, and the rest are home-cooked
dishes for dinner : Shredded pork with green pepper, mapo tofu, shredded cabbage, dried
bamboo shoots and bacon—plus a large pot of light and refreshing dried shrimp and winter
melon soup.

Min Hui's three meals a day in Bincheng are mainly takeaway, and she almost never goes
to the vegetable market. She hasn't eaten decent home-cooked food for a long time, and
she couldn't help her appetite, and she ate two bowls in a row. Although the wife of Cao
Mu's family is outside and the husband is inside, the couple did not feel any reconciliation
or unhappiness because of this "misplacement". Instead, they understood each other and
cooperated tacitly, which made Min Hui very envious.

After dinner, Yin Xu took the children to the second floor, Cao Mu then invited Min Hui
and Zhou Ruji to the living room, and after exchanging pleasantries, he said: "In the past
two years, the market for AI medical care has been very hot and there have been many
bubbles. Hospitals, universities, the Internet, start-up companies, and medical device
companies have all begun to launch projects in this area. Although everyone has their own
focus, there are many overlapping parts. Although Baian is a small company with a long
history, it still concentrates on doing Fine workmanship. Today I went to the headquarters
to chat with the bosses. Everyone thinks that the current business of Baian is still based on
the AI medical image analysis platform. It has developed a fist product for a single disease
and strives to be the best in the industry. For example——Breast cancer screening. Then
move on to other diseases: nasopharyngeal cancer, liver cancer, brain cancer...even retinal,
cardiovascular, Alzheimer’s disease can be done.” Min Hui thought,

Cao Mu’s This remark can obviously be said at the company meeting, why should it be
said during the dinner at home.

Just listen to Cao Mu continue to say: "In terms of AI image breast cancer screening, as
far as I know, there are five or six major competitors, and many of them, such as Yunying
Technology and Deepview Medical, have reached the B round of financing. start-up
companies, as well as industry giants such as Guanchao International and Dongli Group.
Baian’s advantage is data, but now it is becoming more and more limited. After all, it started
as a hardware company and did not pay enough attention to software. It's very simple: AI
image analysis has just become popular, how to combine upstream and downstream, how
to solve clinical practical problems - these are not conclusive for the time being. Just like a
six or seven-year-old child, everyone knows that there is a future, but the child has not
grown up yet. No one knows what happened next."

"After the heat is over, one or two batches of these companies will always die." Zhou Ruji
said with a smile.

"That's right, few of the current start-up companies can survive the C round." Cao Mu
nodded, "I specially invite you here today, just to talk about this direction and see how
difficult it is and how long it will take. It’s time for me to plan. Because like Min Hui, I have
limited knowledge of medicine and urgently need supplementary lessons. Ruji, I heard that
your university also opened an AI medical research group this year. Can you tell us about
the research trends and main achievements?"

"Oh, Mr. Cao—" Zhou Ruji couldn't help complaining, "Min Hui and I really came to you
to discuss work. "
 Yes. "

"Then why don't you call us to have a small meeting when you get off work? " Why bother
my brother-in-law to make such a big table of dishes with great fanfare? "

" Chatting at home, eating and drinking, wouldn't the atmosphere be better? "

Min Hui: "..."

Zhou Ruji: "..."

As a result, the three of them chatted about breast cancer for two hours in the living
room, and Min Hui and Zhou Ruji got up to leave.

***

got on the car, Zhou Ruji asked : "There is a takoyaki store in the mall ahead that does a
good job, why don't you go shopping?

Min Hui said in surprise, "Aren't you full yet? "

"We got married on Tuesday, so we have to go shopping and jog the street, right? "
Otherwise, isn't it a bit too sloppy? "

Min Hui thinks so too. What's more, Yin Xu's dishes are too heavy, she is a little full, and
wants to eat casually, so she nodded and said: "Okay. "

Although she has lived in Bincheng for a while, Min Hui's activities are limited to about
five kilometers from the company. I don't know much about the west of the city where Cao
Mu lives. I only know that there are many high-end shopping centers in this area. But Zhou
Ruji is obviously interested in This area is very familiar, and he took her hand to shuttle
freely among the crowd.

"There are many brand stores on the second floor. Do you like Chanel or Gucci?"

"Have you heard of it?"

"Let's go and have a look."

Min Hui grabbed him: "Forget it, let's go shopping for snacks." Just shop."

"No. I'm going to register soon, I didn't even give you a decent gift, I'm so sorry." After
saying that, he dragged her up to the second floor and entered Chanel's shop. Counter.

"This black and gold medium-sized leather Leboy is very versatile." The service lady
handed her a sample graciously, "Miss, you will definitely like it." Min Hui

tried it on her back, and posed several poses in front of Zhou Ruji.

"That's it." Zhou Ruji took out his credit card and was going to the counter to check out,
when he found that Min Hui's body suddenly stopped moving, as if there was a wolf behind
him, or as if he had seen a ghost suddenly.

He handed the credit card to the waiter, and heard footsteps behind him, a tall man
walked to the counter and said to another waiter: "I want this suit, please wrap it for me,
and These shoes, thank you."

His voice was low and pleasant, and after paying the bill, he left quickly.

Zhou Ruji didn't see his face clearly, only knew that he was wearing a light gray
windbreaker, with a tall and straight figure and a calm demeanor. He watched the man in
the windbreaker walk into the elevator, and then walked to Min Hui's side with the
shopping bag. Seeing that she was still in shock, she patted her shoulder lightly and asked,
"Do you know that person?"

Min Hui smiled unnaturally and shook her head.

"If you guess correctly, he is Cheng Qirang, right?"

22 - Scissors
Min Hui was stunned, then woke up suddenly, and said to the waiter, "Excuse me, do you
have any scissors?

" Inches long, she said sorry, "I had a small one, but I don't know where I put it. This one
is for cutting cloth, be careful, it's very sharp." "Thank you.

" Pull, put the scissors in his arms, rush out of the store door and rush downstairs.

It was close to ten o'clock, and the mall was about to close. Because it was a weekend,
there was a movie theater inside, and there were still many customers.

Even so, the man in the gray trench coat was very eye-catching in the crowd because of
his tall stature and aura. He carried a shopping bag and walked towards the elevator at the
end of the corridor without haste.

With Min Hui's character, at this moment she would definitely run after her, but there
were too many troublemakers, so she was afraid of causing a commotion, so she had to
walk quickly.

Seeing that she was about to walk behind the man in the windbreaker, which was only
an arm's length away, Min Hui took a sudden step forward, and was about to pull out the
scissors when she was suddenly hugged tightly from behind, and a voice whispered in her
ear. Roar: "Don't be impulsive."

You don't need to turn your head to know that it is Zhou Ruji.

"Let me go!" She twisted her body and resisted vigorously, but those arms bound her like
iron clamps, making her unable to move.

A few students in the crowd stopped curiously and observed them.

Zhou Ruji took her into his arms, kissed her on the face, and said with a smile, "Baby,
don't be angry, I'll buy it for you." It turned out

that the lovers were quarreling, and the students left laughing.

Min Hui was dragged and dragged by him to an empty corner. After her breathing
gradually subsided, it took five minutes before Zhou Ruji dared to let go of her hands: "Give
me the scissors." She gritted her teeth and ignored

"Bring the scissors." His voice was still calm, but with a little more strength.

Finally, she pulled out the scissors from her bosom and handed them to him.

"You're really courageous, aren't you afraid of going to jail?" Zhou Ruji looked at her and
sighed, "There's a child in my stomach. Seeing how angry you are, the child belongs to him,
right?" "

No.

" What a coward. If he likes a woman, he will marry her openly. With his ability, he will
not be poor if he leaves Guanchao and that wife. Why is this? He doesn’t know you are
pregnant—” “Zhou Ruji, let me tell

you Once again, this is not his child."

"Okay, okay, no, no." He coaxed in a low voice, "Be happy, this kind of courageous man
is not worth getting angry, let alone using a knife! Let's go, no more takoyaki , That thing
gets angry, the more you eat, the more it burns. There is a bubble tea in front, I will buy you
a cup, calm down."
 The two returned the scissors, bought a cup of milk tea each and walked out of the mall.

I don’t know when the sky began to drizzle, and the night in Bencheng, under the colorful
neon lights and the smell of popcorn, has a joyful and festive meaning. But Min Hui felt that
none of this had anything to do with her. She has nothing to do with the city either. But the
street lamps above her head with silvery-white halos made her feel like she was standing
on the stage again, with countless gazes shooting at her like machine guns. And whether
the man next to her who is about to marry her is willing to help her block a bullet is not
clear.

From the day she left Xin Qi, she had already decided to walk alone in the future, even
with bullet holes all over her body.

After getting in the car, Min Hui took a sip of the milk tea silently, and found that it was
pineapple-flavored, with a few Q-bomb balls rolling between her teeth, and she couldn't
chew it.

All the way without words.

Cheng Qirang's sudden appearance caused an invisible embarrassment between the two.

After an hour of silence, Min Hui drank the last sip of milk tea, and finally said: "When I
was watching the tide, Cheng Qirang was just my boss, and I never liked him.

" It's better to be honest. Zhou Ruji must have done his homework.

"Hmm." Zhou Ruji turned the steering wheel and said flatly, "So he likes you?"

She didn't answer.

"I heard he sued you? Infringement of reputation rights?"

Min Hui squeezed out a word between her teeth: "Yes." "

How much did you pay in the end?"

"70,000."

"You must have just started working, right? Are you watching the tide?"

"It's been less than six months, and you haven't become a regular." "

Then where did you get so much money to pay for it?"
 "My mother... took out the money for the medical treatment." Her voice was a little
trembling , "It's late anyway."

"Cancer?"

"Liver cancer. The pain was so painful that I couldn't lie down in the last month. I had no
money and couldn't afford targeted drugs." She gritted her teeth hard to keep her tears
from flowing, " I should have looked for a job as soon as I graduated from undergraduate.
In this case, I have worked for three years, and I have some savings..." "It would be better
if you

knew me after you graduated from undergraduate," Zhou Ruji said softly, his tone full of
Consoled, "I'm also in the oncology department anyway, so you don't need to ask for help
to treat your mother."

"It's all over." Min Hui sighed.

"Good days will come." Zhou Ruji said, "Look now, Cao Mu likes you so much."

She turned her head to look at him, and said seriously, "Thank you."

"Thank you for what?"

"Whoever is willing to be a child dad."

"It's a great honor. Your IQ is so high, and the child you gave birth to must be a genius,
maybe the next Elon Musk. When I get old, I might still have his light. ——My house is in
front of me, do you want to go in and have a sit?"

Min Hui looked up and recognized "Ivy Garden", an apartment complex closest to Bai'an
Technology, only two stops away from where she lives. Min Hui visited it when she was
looking for a house, and liked the decoration design very much, but she had to give up
because it was too high-end and the rent was too high.

"The rent here is quite expensive, isn't it?"

"It's okay." He drove into the underground parking lot, "I usually just come back and take
a nap." Seeing that Min Hui was silent, he quickly said, "I will try my best in the future. Go
home and take care of your family."

"That's not necessary," Min Hui smiled, "If you were really like that, you wouldn't get a
divorce."

***
 Zhou Ruji's room is decorated with an artistic temperament, with hangings on the wall.
There are several oil paintings of different sizes, but the themes are all ballerinas, and I
don't know the style of the paintings, Min Hui can't understand them at all. There are not
many furniture, but everything is exquisite. There are some handicrafts collected from all
over the world on the cabinets, Nordic tapestries, African sculptures, Japanese dolls... There
are also some shells, porcelain, etc. whose origins cannot be explained s things.

Min Hui looked at the ballerinas all over the wall, and asked, "Do you like oil paintings?"

"I like Impressionism, especially Degas. These are all copies. When I have free time, I can
paint a few strokes. I'm not very professional. "

"The painting is pretty good." Min Hui said with a smile on his hips, "Don't be modest,
Zhou Ruji." "

You don't think I'm very literary, do you?"

"As long as you don't think I'm not literary." As soon as I entered

the door, I saw the kitchen With that huge stainless steel counter and two rows of kitchen
knives neatly placed beside it, Min Hui thought she had walked into an operating room.
Because of the oil paintings covering the walls, she felt like she had stepped into a museum
again. Beauty is beauty, but it lacks some fireworks.

"Then when you are free, what do you like to do besides playing chess and cards?" Zhou
Ruji asked.

"Do a little design. By the way, I designed a mobile phone software, which is quite
interesting. Do you want to play it?" Min Hui took out her mobile phone, "Didn't I do early
detection of skin cancer before? moles to judge the risk of cancer."

"Wow." Zhou Ruji's eyes lit up, "Can I try?"

"Yes, the accuracy rate is quite high." Min Hui looked at his face, shook her head, "You
don't seem to have any moles."

"There are moles on your body, on your legs, and on your butt."

She held the phone and laughed dumbly.

At this moment, he took off his clothes and lay naked on the sofa: "Come on, let's scan
each of them. I'm particularly worried about these moles. What if they are melanomas?"
23-white red dress
Certainly no melanoma. When Minhui was working on this project at Guanchao, she had
seen pictures of melanomas of various shapes and done various magnifications,
comparisons and analyzes. Although it was not surprising, she still remembered the kind of
scalp that she felt when she saw it for the first time. A numb feeling.

"I just want you to verify your body. This is the front," and he turned over, "This is the
tail." "

OK, you're a normal man," she patted his head, "Hurry up Clothes, be careful of catching
cold."

"I fell in love with you the first time I saw you."

"Why?"

"I like beautiful women." He smiled while putting on his clothes.

Min Hui is confident about her appearance. She loves beauty since childhood, and the
only luxury in life is buying clothes and cosmetics. Because her father is a silversmith, she
likes all kinds of exquisite small jewelry, not necessarily real gold and silver, as long as she
fancyes it, she will do everything possible to buy it. There are many Miao girls living in the
small town of her hometown. Min Hui watched her father beat the chisel repeatedly with
a hammer to make all kinds of silver ornaments and sell them to girls who are going to
marry in the town: silver melting, forging, inlaying , Pinching flowers - a complete set weighs
ten catties, and it often takes several months to do it by one person. When she was a child,
she would sit beside her father and watch, and sometimes she would help cut the pattern
on the silver sheet, or knock on the tin mold. Probably since then, she has fallen in love with
everything that is shiny and silver.

"Is your ex-wife beautiful?"

"Pretty."

"A doctor too?"

"A dancer."

Min Hui looked at the oil painting on the wall, and suddenly understood something:
"Ballet?"

"Yes." Zhou Ruji looked at her, " If you want to mind, these paintings can be taken off."
 "No need, they are pretty, just hang them up." She smiled.

"I was originally a man of science and engineering. After I married her, I often went to
see operas and art exhibitions with her, and I was influenced by her to become a literary
style." "At least you can still be influenced, but I can't.

"

" Have you ever seen a chameleon? I am that kind. You don’t need to change, I will
gradually move closer to you, give me a year or two, and I will become your confidant.”
Zhou Ruji sat across from her and said slowly .

The apartment building has a total of 32 floors, and they live on the 29th floor. The house
is very quiet, and the stars outside the window can be picked up, just like living in the sky.

The Tiffany desk lamp emits orange light, faintly hitting Zhou Ruji's face, and the
multicolored glass gives people a nostalgic feeling. Min Hui stared at him silently, thinking,
every man has his own routine, which is a difficult math problem, Xin Qi has Xin Qi's
mystery, Zhou Ruji has Zhou Ruji's weirdness, why can't she figure it out? ?

When I first met Cheng Qirang, I thought he was a good man at first glance. He was
handsome, calm, and full of talent. He was a legend of that Huaqing graduate. The program
was written as fast as myself, except for being married, all the qualities that a romantic hero
should have are all possessed.

She didn't know what she was doing, maybe she was too soft-hearted and shameless...

"My marriage seems to be happy, but it's actually very unfortunate." Cheng Qirang said.

That's how it all started.

Unknowingly, Min Hui fell into deep thought, until Zhou Ruji snapped her fingers and
woke her up.

"You may be thinking, did I play some ugly role in this short marriage?" He struck a match
and lit a candle as thick as an arm on the coffee table. "I didn't, and she didn't." No. We
broke up peacefully. She is not bad and treats me well. Before marriage, there were many
men chasing her. Her classmates were either married to entrepreneurs or second-
generation officials. She was the only one who cared about money. She doesn't have too
high pursuit, she is easy-going and straightforward woman, I really like her, we have had a
lot of joy together."

Of course, it was she who proposed divorce, Zhou Ruji's tone was full of reluctance.
 "I understand." Min Hui smiled lightly, "Haven't you ever thought about having a child?"
"

Thinking about it. She is afraid that having a child will change her body shape. As for me,
I like children, but I am too busy and want to start my career while I am young." Sprint up
and make an appointment together to ask for it later. Sigh—" He suddenly sighed, "Maybe
we won't leave if we have children." Seeing him sad, Min Hui quickly

changed the subject: "Do you need to see your parents? ? Before getting the certificate?"

"They live in Nanjing, and there are a lot of relatives there. My parents have many
brothers and sisters, and they are about to retire. We all agreed to buy a house in the same
community, so you don't have to go far when you visit."

"That's great." Min Hui yearned in her heart, "It's so lively with a big family." "

You don't have to worry about them. My parents are very open-minded. They have raised
me free-range since I was a child. I have the final say on my own affairs." , They never
intervene. They have always wanted to hold a grandson. If the child is born, they must be
very happy." "

But," Min Hui was embarrassed, "this is not your biological child."

"Don't you say I Don't tell me, who knows?" He stood up, "I have a health pot here, I'll
make you a cup of fruit tea."

After that, he took out various fruits from the refrigerator: apples, pears, strawberries,
lemons, pineapples, peaches , passion fruit, cut them into cubes one by one, put them in a
health pot and boiled them slowly with honey and black tea, and the two sat in the kitchen
talking and listening to music. The fruit tea was really delicious, poured into a mug and
holding it hot in your hand, it made Min Hui feel at home immediately.

Min Hui didn't stay at Zhou Ruji's apartment overnight, and Zhou Ruji didn't insist either.
The two discussed the arrangements for the marriage: get the certificate on Monday, treat
guests on Saturday, Zhou Ruji will invite some friends from the hospital, and Min Hui will
invite Bai'an's colleagues. There are about three tables in total. There are many wedding
companies in Bincheng, just leave it to them. After I'm done, go to Nanjing to meet my in-
laws, which can be regarded as an explanation to my parents.

Try to finish everything before Min Hui's belly grows bigger.

Min Hui got up early on Monday, because she was going to register at the Civil Affairs
Bureau in the afternoon, so she put on light makeup, combed her hair with a bun, wore a
white shawl-sleeved shirt, and a red knitted skirt with slits and hips. cm high heels went to
the company.
 As soon as he got out of the elevator and passed the front desk, Ding Yifeng from the
technical department came to meet her. Seeing her dressed in fancy clothes, he couldn't
help blowing a long whistle, his eyes flicked back and forth on her chest: "Wow, baby, what
a happy event! Like this? Who nourished you last night? You have such a good figure, isn’t
your boyfriend so cool?”

Min Hui’s face sank suddenly, she ignored him and didn’t answer, she turned around and
walked to the front desk and asked Yang Beibei: “Beibei, Did you hear what Ding Yifeng said
to me just now?"

Yang Beibei was dumbfounded, and nodded in a daze: "Listen, I heard."

"Help me prove it later."

"Sister Min Hui... what are you going to do?" What?"

"Sue him."

Ten minutes later, Min Hui and Ding Yifeng were called into the conference room by the
director of the office, Ma Xinshuang. Baian is a small company, and both personnel and
administration are managed by the office. Ma Xin is forty-five years old this year, with a
white face and a slight beard. He has a face shaped like a Chinese character. He Haixiang is
one of the cronies He Haixiang brought over from the headquarters. Min Hui is not familiar
with Ma Xin because he has just started work, and has never dealt with him. .

In front of the director, Min Hui told what happened, and Beibei also came to prove that
it was true. This Ding Yifeng is the team leader of another project of the company. He is on
the same level as Min Hui in terms of position. He has been working for five years. He
Haixiang is the technical backbone picked by the R&D department from afar. The person is
very smart, the program is well written, he is almost thirty, he has been single for some
reason, his hormones are out of balance, and his face is covered with pimples. There are
not many female colleagues in the company, but as long as there are women present, he
will always be there, even the cleaning lady will not let it go. If you have nothing to do, you
will talk to Beibei at the front desk. Laughing at himself rocking back and forth with laughter
is very annoying. Less than three weeks after Min Hui arrived, he had "confessed" several
times to his face, half-truths and half-false, Min Hui only took it as a joke, and proposed a
date, but she resolutely rejected them all.

"Ding Yifeng, it's your fault," Ma Xin said with a straight face, "How can you talk to a
female colleague like that?" "Director, I didn't say anything.

Beibei and her are sisters, so of course I spoke for her "Ding Yifeng smiled, it's one thing
to be inappropriate, "Look at the clothes she is wearing today, the breasts are so high, the
collar is so low, the skirt is so tight, and the slits are so wide - it is obvious that she is
deliberately teasing us! Director, I think you have to persuade Xiao Min that you can’t dress
like this at work. There are more than 20 programmers in our company who are all single.
With her around, and dressed so coquettishly, I can’t work well. It’s too easy to be
distracted. !"

"Ding Yifeng, it's none of your business what I wear!" Min Hui roared furiously.

Min Hui's breasts are relatively large, which makes her look "tight" in whatever clothes
she wears. He is tall and slender, so he can't wear an XL sweater to work every day with an
XS figure, right?

"Director, you have to take care of this matter! Change our company's dresscode, so she
can't be allowed to wear it like this." Seeing Ma Xin not saying a word, Ding Yifeng became
even more eccentric, "I heard that she used to be in Guanchao International because she
seduced her boss, Those who misbehaved were expelled, and even got into a lawsuit. Let
me tell you—"

Min Hui stood up and was about to slap her, but Ding Yifeng picked up the folder on the
table and blocked it in time, and the documents inside were scattered all over the floor.

"Okay!" Ma Xin shouted, "I will report this matter to Mr. He. It depends on his
instructions. You go to work first." "Director Ma, I

ask the company to fire Ding Yifeng."

"Joke! Fire me. " Why? Look through the company’s rules and regulations. Which one will
I be fired if I violate it?” Ding Yifeng probably scratched his face with his hands, “It’s just a
joke. As for such a fuss?"

"This is not a joke, this is sexual harassment."

"You dress like this, and you harass me, but you fucking harass all the men in the
company!" "

Ding Yifeng, since Yang Beibei has testified, You apologize to Min Hui first, and then we
will have a meeting to discuss what to do next."

"I don't apologize! This kind of morally problematic female company shouldn't be hired
at all." "It's okay

not to fire," Min Hui lost his temper, and said simply, "Then I'll go. In short, I don't work
with perverts. Director Ma, please report to Mr. He that if Ding Yifeng does not leave Bai'an,
I will resign immediately." "

Ai ai ai... young man, don't act impulsively!" , "Both of you are the technical backbone of
the company, this is just a trivial matter. Ding Yifeng, you are a man, so I apologize first—"
"I did

n't seduce a man, so why apologize?"

"Then Min Hui, you go back first Calm down. It's not a big deal, but we will take it
seriously. There will be an administrative meeting next Monday. The leaders will meet,
discuss it, and see how to deal with it..." "I don't care how to deal with it. In short, Ding
Yifeng will not leave

today , I’ll resign.” Min Hui responded, “Anyway, I’m still in the probationary period, so
it’s convenient to walk.” “

Then you go now, pack up and go home. I don’t care what the director says,” Ding Yifeng
sneered , "It's easy to leave!"

"Ding Yifeng——"

"Min Hui," Ma Xin frowned and interrupted her, "The company has its own procedures
for dealing with problems. Let's talk about the matter you reported, and it's justified. , The
mother said that the mother is right, we always need to investigate, draw a conclusion, and
then discuss how to deal with it? It can’t be what you say, right? I know you are angry, but
no matter how angry you are, you can’t vent it on the leader. Heads up! Leaders are busy
all day, they are busy with business... It is impossible to say that they revolve around you
every day, right?" "

That's right, don't be so crazy, okay, who do you think you are?" Ding Yifeng chimed in .

"I thought I was the core competitiveness." Min Hui picked up her bag, rolled her eyes,
and walked away.

Two hours later, Ding Yifeng left Bai'an with a large cardboard box in his arms.
Immediately afterwards, everyone received an email notification about Ding Yifeng's
"resignation due to personal reasons".

Yang Beibei secretly found Min Hui in the tea room, and said happily, "Mr. Cao has really
worked hard to protect you. When Mr. He and the others were in a meeting, I went in to
pour coffee, and I just listened for a while." "Mr.

He What did you say?" Min Hui asked.

"No matter what he said, he didn't agree to let Ding Yifeng go. Firstly, this is someone he
personally brought over from the headquarters, and he is more or less a direct descendant.
Secondly, you are pregnant, and you will have a baby in a few months. After giving birth
Baby, can you still do your job well? ——I weighed it for a long time and asked Mr. Cao to
do your work, trying to keep both of you. Mr. Cao said that it was not easy to recruit you,
and it was not the first time that Ding Yifeng did this. Although there are few female
employees in Baian, the atmosphere of equality between men and women cannot be
corrupted, and Ding Yifeng was determined to leave. After arguing for a long time, Mr. He
thought, if you leave, if something happens to MIST, who will you turn to? I had no choice
but to agree. Later, Mr. He went to chat with Ding Yifeng for a long time, and he didn't know
what he said. Ding Yifeng immediately packed his things and left the company like a gust of
wind." Min Hui breathed a sigh of relief

"Don't be too happy, Ding Yifeng is gone, no one will do his work, and no one will take
care of his team, will it all be piled on you?" "

My work is already full, Mr. Cao It should recruit another person, or promote another
subordinate. As for Ding Yifeng, he can write programs, but there are still a few people at
his level in Bai'an, not to say that he can't do it without him." "Sister Minhui

, That Zhang Xiaohan admires you! He said that what you write in a day, others have to
write in a month, and you may not write better than you, you are a master!" "Go." Min Hui
smiled, "That's right,

Beibei , I'm getting married, and the unit is going to issue a certificate, who can I turn to?"
"

Let's ask Director Ma, he takes care of this." After speaking, he looked at her with a gossip,
"Sister, you found it for the child so quickly. Dad?"

"Yeah."

"Who, do I know you?"

"Zhou Ruji."

Beibei stared at her for a long time: "Zhou Ruji?"

"Yes, is there any problem?"

"I agree with both hands!" Beibei smiled and applauded, "Zhou Ruji is a nice person, but
he is a bit nonsensical. Although he is a big doctor, he is not polite at all. He is very kind to
us. He likes to joke, but enough is enough. He likes to be lively, and he can sing K songs. He
will call him whenever there is a party. Like Ding Yifeng, he followed from the headquarters.
It is said that his mentor recommended him to Mr. Cao. Mr. Cao You know, recruiting is very
selective, and they must have good skills and good morals. Zhou Ruji is only here for a part-
time job, and he is not short of the money. He is helping out for the sake of his mentor.
Man, there's no time to be distracted by this, right?"

"Well, have you seen his ex-wife?"

"I met him at the headquarters before. Yao Zizhu, a ballet dancer, is very beautiful. If you
Go to the Blue Ocean Grand Theater, which is the one on Qingnian Road, where her ballet
troupe often performs, she is the lead dancer, Swan Lake dances very well, and there is a
poster of her in the theater." Beibei said so ecstatically, seeing Min

Hui He listened very carefully, and added embarrassingly: "Sister Min Hui, you are also
very beautiful, especially today." In the afternoon

Zhou Ruji came to pick up Min Hui, and the two went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to
register. He specially wore a red Tang suit, and Min Hui Hui Hui asked in surprise, "Hey, why
are you wearing a red top?" "

It's a celebration."

"I will take a registration photo later, the background board is red, so I should wear a
white top." "

Then I'll go to the apartment to change it." One piece."

Going to the Civil Affairs Bureau, they were going to pass the Ivy Garden, and the two
went upstairs to get clothes together, but when they entered the door, they found that the
door of the apartment was open and someone was walking inside, Min Hui was startled,
Zhou Ruji, oh! Said in one voice: "It's all right, it's Zizhu."

"Ah?"

"My ex-wife. I thought about it this morning, and those oil paintings should not be hung
up. Throw it away. It's a pity, don't throw it away, there is no place to pile it up, so I asked
Zi Do you want the beads or not? There are two pictures in it that she painted herself. She
said that she moved to a new house and was missing some decorations, so I asked her to
come and get them today."

"Very good." Min Hui didn't take it seriously either.

"She shouldn't have come alone, and her boyfriend."

24-Purple Bead
Pushing the door open, Yao Zizhu was standing barefoot on the sofa, stretching her arms to
take an oil painting hanging high on the wall. Probably in order to maintain the center of
gravity, the whole person is stuck to the wall. When Min Hui came in, she happened to see
her profile, straight nose bridge, small nose tip, low bun, a few strands of fluffy hair hanging
down lazily, revealing a slender and elegant swan neck.

The nails on which the paintings were hung were very high, and she tried a few times but
couldn't get the whole painting off. Her forehead was dripping with sweat, and she was
panting slightly.

Min Hui watched from the side, a little intoxicated.

Zizhu is so beautiful that even women want to get close to her. Every move is a dance,
and every shot is a poster, even the lazy look is full of sexiness. Min Hui suddenly
remembered a SLR camera and a set of expensive lenses in the glass cabinet in Zhou Ruji's
study. With such a wife, the husband should develop a hobby of photography, otherwise
he would let her beauty down.

It took a while for her to realize that there was a man squatting in the corner of the sofa
and tidying up several picture frames that had been unloaded from the ground. When she
heard someone come in, she raised her head and said "Hi". This man can't be said to be a
first-class handsome man in terms of size and appearance, but he is also considered good-
looking. He has a white face, curly hair, eyes squinted as if he couldn't wake up, and the
corners of his mouth are slightly raised. Cheerful and cheerful feeling. Looking at her age,
she is probably in her early thirties, but she has an artist temperament that matches Yao
Zizhu.

The four introduced each other.

"This is Xia Yihang, my boyfriend." Yao Zizhu jumped off the sofa and shook hands with
Min Hui generously, "I heard that you are getting married, congratulations!" Min Hui was
not used to this kind of scene, her face was a little red

, A slight smile was the answer.

"Registration today." Zhou Ruji said cheerfully, "It turned out that I was wearing the
wrong color of clothes, and Min Hui asked me to come back and change."

"I should wear white, you forgot?" Yao Zizhu looked at him, then at Min Hui, with soft
eyes Yes, suddenly remembered something, leaned over and took out a red envelope from
the bag: "Happy wedding! I wish you sweetness, harmony and beauty."

"We also bought a gift, you must like it, and send it over tomorrow." Xia Yihang said.
 Min Hui looked at the bulging red envelope, and quickly declined: "You don't have to be
so polite..." "

Ruji, it's really good! Last time I saw you, I said I didn't have a date. You are going to get
married in a week?" Xia Yi Hang punched Zhou Ruji jokingly, "Did Miss Min fall from the
sky?" "

That...has a child," Zhou Ruji hugged Min Hui domineeringly, "Hurry up."

When he said this, Yao Zizhu was stuffing a red envelope into Min Hui's hand, and her
body couldn't help trembling: "People are really different. Min Hui, when I was with Ruji,
he refused to have children, saying that after forty Thinking about it again, being with you
immediately—"

"——it happened outside the plan." Zhou Ruji shrugged.

Min Hui didn't know how to answer, so he could only giggle.

Seeing that the two looked unnatural, Yao Zizhu didn't ask any more questions, and
quickly changed the subject: "When will the wedding be held?

" Invite some friends to Huidong Hotel for a meal, and the time and place will be sent to
you in the evening, so you both must come." "

Must." Xia Yihang shook hands with Zhou Ruji seriously, "I will definitely be there.
Congratulations! "

Then, the paintings are all packed. Here is the key. I'll return it to you." Yao Zizhu took a
key out of the key ring and handed it to Min Hui. Table mahjong."

"Okay, okay," Min Hui had a good impression of Zizhu and felt that she was very kind, "I
heard that you moved to a bigger house?" "Yes, it's

your neighbor."

"Huh?"

"If Didn't Ji tell you, we live on the 32nd floor, and we'll be there by going up three floors."

Zhou Ruji was changing his shirt, and he was embarrassed when he heard that.

The penthouse apartment in Ivy Garden is probably the most expensive apartment in this
area, with four bedrooms, two living rooms and three bathrooms, more than 200 square
meters, and the price is around 15 million. Min Hui knew this because when she first came
to Bincheng, there was a female executive in the company who lived on the top floor of this
community. She even sent pictures to everyone when she was buying furniture, which left
a deep impression on her.

"Min Hui, don't get me wrong—" Yao Zizhu quickly explained, "I was interested in that
house. At that time, the owner was in a hurry to sell it and lowered it by more than two
million. Ruji paid the down payment. I didn't expect the renovation to start yet. We left. I
really like this house, and I really don't want to sell it. Ruji is also very good. He said that he
can wait until I get the down payment before going through the transfer process. I have
never lived in it. Until I was with Yihang this year, and Yihang helped me repay the down
payment I owed. The property rights of this apartment were officially transferred over last
month, and we just started to decorate. Don’t mind, we and Ruji both We are still good
friends, Yihang was also his colleague before, and we often played together."

"It's okay, I don't mind." Min Hui said.

"We have to register," Zhou Ruji glanced at his watch, "See you on Saturday!" "

We'll leave after tidying up the house. I'm sorry to mess up the house." Yao Zizhu picked
up a rag and wiped the sofa Wipe the footprints on it.

"You don't need to tidy up, just take the painting away. Don't forget that there is another
picture in the bedroom!"

"Okay."

The four said goodbye to each other, and Zhou Ruji took Min Hui's hand and quickly got
off the elevator.

In the car, Min Hui joked, "Ruji, you two are so funny. You bought such a big house, why
did you leave?

" Her favor, impulsive purchase."

"We broke up, why do you still live downstairs with her? It's so inconvenient to meet up
and down the stairs." "

It's her who wants to leave, not me, I am not... Do you still want to redeem it?"

"..."

"I don't know that she fell in love with Xia Yihang within half a year."

"He is also a surgeon?"

 "Plastic surgery. Their whole family is in this field. His father opened several clinics in
Bincheng, in Beijing, There are branches in Shanghai, have you heard of 'Fengyi Jiamei
Plastic Surgery'?" "

I heard that many movie stars go to that hospital for plastic surgery?"

"Yes. To be honest, Xia Yihang is a good doctor and he is quite funny. At home If you have
money, even if you sleep all day long and don’t work, money can still make money. Unlike
us salaried people, whose wages are relatively high, we have to drink northwest wind when
we rest.” “Are you familiar with

Xia Yihang?”

“Before He worked in a hospital. After his father fell ill, he resigned to help his father’s
clinic and never came back. I introduced Zi Zhu to him. A friend in the dance troupe wanted
to do facial fine-tuning. I got to know each other."

"They already have boyfriends, why don't they move?" "

I want to move, but I haven't found a suitable one. First, the surrounding environment is
good, the facilities are good, and it's close to the hospital. Second, She didn't live here
before. Another thing, I want to meet them every day, so that they will think of one thing
when they see me: the down payment has not been repaid. This is not my money alone,
and Where's my parents' money."

Min Hui laughed with a "puchi" and said, "So you just stay here to collect the bills?" "

That's right." Zhou Ruji said, "When we get the big house in the hospital, we'll move right
away. Go. If you feel uncomfortable, you can move now, find a house to make the
transition." "

Then don't move for now, I'm too lazy to change, what a bother."

Unexpectedly, she was so lazy for four years, until her son Su Quan was born, and until
she broke up with Zhou Ruji, Min Hui did not live in the big house allocated by the hospital.
It's not that they didn't get assigned, but Tianrun Community is seven more stops away
from the Affiliated Hospital of Bencheng University. It's not far by car, but that street is a
well-known congested section in the city, making it very inconvenient to commute to and
from get off work. Moreover, Su Quanyi was born with congenital mitral regurgitation and
moderate regurgitation. Because she was too young and had no symptoms, the doctor
suggested not to rush for surgery, and wait until she grows up.

After all, he was a sick child, so Min Hui was very worried, and there was no old man to
help him. In the first two years, in order to take care of him, most of the work was done at
home. Fortunately, Zhou Ruji is a doctor. When Su Quan feels a little unwell, he can
immediately tell whether it is serious or not and whether he needs to be sent to the
hospital. If Min Hui has any medical questions, he doesn't need to search the Internet, he
can answer them immediately. In addition, the Kindergarten Affiliated to Bencheng
University is one of the best kindergartens in the city. It is located near the east gate of the
hospital and is very close to Baian Technology. Only the children of faculty and staff of the
university establishment are eligible to apply. For the convenience of commuting to and
from get off work and picking up and dropping off the children, Zhou Ruji rented out the
welfare housing allocated to him, and used the rent to subsidize the rent of Ivy Garden.

In the first three years, the family of three lived a peaceful and busy life. Both Zhou Ruji
and Min Hui are the backbone of their respective units, they are basically busy with their
own business, and they only get together when they go to bed at night. The children are
too young to stay close, they can’t watch movies, karaoke, or travel... In their free time,
they spend most of their free time going to the park, going to restaurants, or taking Su Quan
to his favorite children’s playground to play.

Su Quan is a beautiful and shy boy, quiet, attentive, loves to play with Lego, and loves to
watch "Little Einstein". He started talking very late, so that Zhou Ruji suspected that he had
autism, and after sending him for various examinations, he found that his mind was
completely normal. After a while, Su Quan suddenly started talking, and what he said was
a whole sentence. For a while, she was very chatty...

Min Hui never told Ruji that there are two people close to her in this world: one is the
deceased Su Tian, and the other is Su Quan's biological father Xin Qi. She would often think
of them, dream of them, and even hear them talking to each other in hallucinations.

It reminded her of what she had unwittingly gained and what she had destroyed.

She felt that she had nothing to repay and could only live a better life.

As for Su Quan, in the depths of her heart, she and herself were separated by a white
mist, so they couldn't see each other clearly. This cool boy seemed to be a spy sent by Su
Tian to his side, and spent most of the time silently observing her. He called her "Mom",
but there was an inexplicable alienation in his tone.

He is the child of Su Tian and Xin Qi, and she is just a surrogate mother. She felt a little
guilty that Zhou Ruji should not have been involved, and she didn't know whether it was
pulling him into a circle of unknown grievances, or a trap full of curses.

Zhou Ruji treated Su Quan as his own, and happily played the role of father from the first
diaper change. Between them, it has been a long time since they started to have a second
child.

Min Hui made Su Tian's diary into an e-book, put it in his mobile phone, and took it out
to read it when he had time. He was so proficient that he could memorize almost every
paragraph in it: "Xin Qi said, I belong to

him. He He will not coax me in every possible way, let alone tell the whole world that he
loves me. We belong to each other, and we don’t have to fight, change, or prove. If I need
him, just use one sentence, he will cross thousands of mountains and rivers, come Come to
me. —— "Su Tian Diary"

***

In the autumn month when Su Quan went to kindergarten, Min Hui could finally go to
work all day. It has grown from more than 30 people to more than 100 people. The leading
product MIST has consolidated its position in the industry. The self-developed breast cancer
pathological image analysis system and chest and lung CT intelligent image diagnosis
system have entered the clinical testing stage. A top tertiary hospital has formed a
cooperative relationship. In addition, the company is developing a cloud-based CAD
product, with the goal of promoting resource sharing between hospitals, so that grass-roots
medical institutions can remotely obtain technical support from third-level hospitals
through cloud-based products when encountering difficult and miscellaneous diseases.

Min Hui is a hard-core engineering girl. Once she puts herself into work, she will
immediately enter a selfless attitude, turning a deaf ear to the changes in the environment
and human relationships around her. The deadlines one after another made her breathless,
and staying up all night was a common occurrence. Zhou Ruji had no complaints, because
he was also promoted to be the director of the oncology department, and he often
performed operations continuously, so busy that he never stopped.

One day, Min Hui and Zhou Ruji finally got off work at the normal time, so they got
together to have a sumptuous dinner and made Su Quan his favorite braised chicken wings.
During the meal, Min Hui asked, "Huh?" , I haven’t seen Zizhu and Yihang much recently,
did they move?”

“They split up.”

Min Hui was startled: “When did it happen?”

“Three or four months ago.”

Min Hui and Ru After Ji got married, Yao Zizhu and Xia Yihang lived upstairs all the time,
and no one moved out for three years. The two families got along very happily.

They don't come and go frequently: Min Hui's family is too busy and has a sick child, so
they can't take care of others. Xia Yihang opened more and more clinics, and he was always
on business trips. Zizhu is often away from home because the dance troupe performs all
over the country and around the world. But during the holidays, the two families will visit
each other, chat with each other when they meet in the elevator, and occasionally play
mahjong, drink wine, watch a ball game and so on. We meet several times a month.

Zizhu and Yihang didn't get married formally. I heard that it was because Zizhu was three
years older than Yihang and divorced again. The Xia family didn't quite agree to accept this
daughter-in-law. Zizhu didn't mind either, and lived together all the time.

"Why? They're fine." Min Hui asked while gnawing on a chicken wing.

"Zi Zhu... found breast cancer, which is quite serious." Zhou Ruji said.

"My God, she's still so young!" Min Hui exclaimed, "What's the situation now? Is she in
the hospital? We have to go and see her." "

I did the surgery."

"Oh."

"Both breasts removed "

"..."

"She...is quite beautiful."

"Yes." Zhou Ruji sighed.

"That Xia Yihang—"

"As soon as I heard that she was going to have her breasts removed, I disappeared... I
never came to see her again." Zhou Ruji scolded through gritted teeth, "Bastard!"

25- Su Quan's Tears

"Then she's still in the hospital? Is anyone taking

care of her?" Min Hui asked.

"I just finished the operation, and there will

be radiotherapy and chemotherapy." Zhou Ruji took
a sip of spinach soup, "Her parents are in Xinjiang,
so I didn't dare to tell them. The hospital has
everything, no special care is needed. Besides, she
lives in our hospital." I’m in charge of the ward,
and if I want something to eat or drink, I’ll just
order a takeaway for her.”

Yao Zizhu’s family background is upper-class,

and she’s also the only daughter in the family.
When they were together, it was Zhou Ruji who took
care of her more.

"Hey, now that plastic surgery is so

sophisticated, can't breasts be reconstructed? Put
a silicone or something?" After all, she has studied
breast cancer screening for several years, and Min
Hui knows a little bit about related medical
knowledge.

"Yes, and I want to do it." Zhou Ruji shook his

head, "But she has a blood clotting disorder, so
she can't do it." "Will

this affect dancing?"

"No." Zhou Ruji said, "Big breasts make it

inconvenient to dance. Besides It doesn't affect
the aesthetics, look at those international
supermodels, all of them have flat chest, that's
the sense of luxury." "

That's right."
 That said, Min Hui knows that the recurrence
rate of breast cancer is relatively high, even if
both breasts are removed. It may not be able to
save a life, and I can't help feeling sad.

The next day, Min Hui made a can of light

barley, shrimp and winter melon soup and asked Zhou
Ruji to take it there. In the evening, Ruji brought
it back as it was, saying that Zizhu was in a bad
mood, and she didn't eat or care about others, but
kept crying.

"You try to persuade her." Min Hui had no choice

but to heat up the winter melon soup and served a
bowl for everyone.

"Why didn't you persuade me? You just talked

dry." Zhou Ruji smiled wryly, "This was originally
Xia Yihang's job, and this kid didn't know where he
went. In the first few days, Zizhu asked every day
if Yihang had any Come here. She was very angry,
she asked a few times but she didn't see anyone,
and then she didn't ask again. The people in their
dance troupe are not bad, and they send someone
over to accompany her every day."

"You also care about her more, after all, a

husband and wife are together." Min Hui sighed.
 "Yes." Zhou Ruji drank the soup in the bowl,
"Winter melon soup is really delicious. Quanquan,
is it good?"

Su Quan smiled while eating: "It's delicious,

I want more, Dad!"

"Yo Let’s not talk about it, dad drank it all

in one gulp, it’s okay, let mom make another bowl
for you.” “

The recipe I searched on the Internet, I learned

it temporarily.” Min Hui took out his phone and
flipped through the recipe, “I don’t even
remember it. "

"Let me do it." Zhou Ruji got up and went to

the kitchen.

Min Hui doesn't know how to cook. When she was

in college, she ate in the cafeteria every day.
When she went to work, she either went downstairs
to order food or ate takeaway. She couldn't cook
once a month. Her parents are good at cooking,
especially her mother. Whenever relatives and
friends meet weddings and weddings and need to serve
wine at home, most of them will invite her to be
the head chef. People in the village are not happy
to go to restaurants to arrange banquets. They
usually set up a tent in their own yard and start
a stove. Minhui's mother called a few helpers to
buy and cook. After a busy day, she can make more
than a dozen tables of flowing water.

After getting married, the couple seldom cook

at home. If they do, it is Zhou Ruji who does the
cooking most of the time. After all, he is more
picky about food. Min Hui and Su Quan are the kind
who are easy to feed. They eat whatever they have,
even eating instant noodles with relish. Min Hui is
only good at three dishes: braised chicken wings,
shredded pork with green peppers, and cold spinach,
just like Cheng Yaojin's three tricks, they are
always cooked. Zhou Ruji couldn't help complaining
after eating too much, but Su Quanbai couldn't get
enough of it.

It was a coincidence that day, because Bai'an

had a cooperation project with the Affiliated
Hospital of Bincheng University, Min Hui was going
to collect a batch of data and happened to pass by
the oncology department, so she wanted to stop by
to see Ruji. Because of her mother's death, Min Hui
was a little terrified of the word "oncology
department". Since her marriage, because of Su
Quan's illness, she often went to the hospital, but
rarely went to the oncology department. I went to
ask, and a little nurse said: "Director Zhou asked
for leave today, saying that there is something
wrong at home, and Dr. Xu will do the surgery.

" When I went out, I also said that I had an

operation today, and I would not go home until ten
o'clock in the evening.

"I am his wife."

"Oh." The little nurse immediately covered her

mouth.

"I'm here to see Yao Zizhu." Min Hui said.

"Yao Zizhu? She has already been discharged

from the hospital." The little nurse looked at her
curiously, "I helped with the discharge
procedures." "Is

she recovering well?"

"She is recovering well, this is here—" The

nurse pointed to her head, "The burden is very
serious. She refuses to eat or drink, refuses to be
treated, and secretly cuts her wrists. Fortunately,
Director Zhou found out. He is very worried and
often comes to relieve her. The mood has improved
a lot in the past month, otherwise I would not have
dared to Get her out of the hospital."
 Yao Zizhu is Zhou Ruji's ex-wife and a famous
dancer in Bincheng, everyone in the department
knows.

Min Hui didn't ask any more questions, and went

straight back to the company for a meeting and
writing programs. After lunch, she finally couldn't
help calling Zhou Ruji: "Where are you?

" Her voice was panting, but she wasn't

flustered, "I'm here at Zizhu."

She said "oh" and asked, "What's wrong?

Something happened?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just..." Zhou Ruji

hesitated and said, " I had a fierce fight with Xia
Yihang just now."

"Fight?" Min Hui was in a hurry: "Is your hand

not hurt? Zhou Ruji, be more rational! You do
surgery!" "

Xia Yihang did it too Surgery! Who is afraid of

anyone!"

Min Hui felt uneasy, and hurried to Yao Zizhu's

apartment on leave. When she opened the door, she
saw bloodstains on Zhou Ruji's forehead and the
corner of her mouth.
 "Ruji!" Min Hui was so frightened that he
quickly touched his face to check the injury, "There
is an opening here, do you want stitches?" "No, no,
it's just

a flesh wound." band-aid on forehead.

"I'm sorry Min Hui, it's all my fault!" Yao

Zizhu looked apologetic and looked at her
cautiously, "I told them not to fight, and tried to
pull them away, but no one paid any attention to
me....Ruji is so sorry for being so hurt. Going to
the hospital, I asked him to ask for leave, and I
came back to treat the wound by the way... Don't
worry, we just got home." Not seeing each other for
a few months

plus a serious illness, Min Hui felt that Yao

Zizhu suddenly shrank by a size, There was no luster
on the pale face, and the rosy skin in the past
also lost its elasticity. The eye sockets are
sunken, the flesh of the cheeks is gone, the scalp
is tightly attached to the bones, and the outline
of the skull can be seen clearly. He wears a soft
red hat on his head, presumably to cover up the
hair that has fallen out from chemotherapy.

"It's fine." Min Hui sighed, "Didn't Xia Yihang

disappear long ago? Why did he appear again?" "Min
Hui, don't

stand at the door, come and sit." Zizhu led her

to the sofa He sat down on the table, "When I was
sick, he said he would accompany his father to study
abroad, so he went to Europe and stayed there for
several months without contacting me. Later, he
sent a text message to propose breaking up. , I
agreed." Yao Zizhu looked at Min Hui seriously,
"During the operation, I was devastated, thanks to
Ruji...and the colleagues in the regiment who took
care of me, I am very grateful. As a result, I
returned to the apartment yesterday, I received a
document saying that this apartment has been sold,
and I was asked to move out within a month, and I
was dumbfounded." "Did

n't you already buy this apartment?" Min Hui

was also confused.

"Xia Yihang paid the money, and I'm not married

to him, so his name is written on the property
rights." Zi Zhu smiled wryly, "Actually, I broke up
with him, and I don't want to occupy this apartment,
it's just because of illness I was hospitalized and
had no time to look for an apartment. I thought he
would care about the old relationship and give me
a period of time. I didn’t expect that I would
move out so soon. I cleaned up the things in my
house yesterday and made an appointment to meet in
Yihang. Since we are going to move I want to discuss
with him how to dispose of the things at home. There
are still a lot of his own belongings in it, some
jewelry, bags and so on. So I told him that I wanted
to meet Yihang. Ruji was afraid that I would not be
healthy, and that Yihang’s words would irritate
me, so he had to drive with me. Unexpectedly, when
I saw Yihang, I hadn’t started talking yet, Ruji
I just got into a fight with him, and I couldn't
hold him back... Min Hui, I didn't do a good job in
this matter, I shouldn't have brought Ruji into it,
but you mustn't worry too much, Ruji really has no
other intentions, He is a good man, so he just wants
to fight for me."

"No, I don't care too much." Min Hui said

softly, "Are you tired? Do you want to lie down for
a while?" "

No, I'm much better. I'm looking for a house

too. Now, there are currently two alternatives,
both of which are in the south of the city, quite
far from here, I... will move away soon..."

Afraid of misunderstanding, Zi Zhu panted and

said a lot, then held Min Min hard. Hui's hand
flushed with anxiety.
 Min Hui saw a reddish scar on her wrist, and
persuaded softly: "It's okay, you don't have to
move so far away. If you live nearby, we can come
and take care of anything. After all, it's not far
from the hospital." It’s close.”

Zizhu’s eyes turned red: “Thank you, Min

Hui.”

“Don’t do anything stupid, you still have

your parents.”

“Yeah.” Zizhu choked up, “I won’t.”

That night, Min Hui was sleepless, and Zhou

Ruji tossed and turned. In the early hours of the
morning, Min Hui looked at the dawn light outside
the window and said softly, "Ruji, you still like
Zizhu, right?"

He didn't answer.

"Let's get a divorce." Min Hui said.

"Why?" Zhou Ruji suddenly sat up, "I just

sympathize with Zi Zhu."

"The way she looks at you... makes me feel,"

Min Hui looked at him in the dark, "I don't love
you enough."
 —— For example, Zi Zhu is very clingy, and
loses her temper whenever she sees him working
overtime, but Min Hui never does. She has never
"needed" Ruji very strongly, and his existence
seems to be indistinct.

——For example, Min Hui likes to play chess,

but Ruji thinks that only retired old men can play
chess. Ru Ji likes opera, and Min Hui falls asleep
every time he goes to the theater with him.

——For example, Zhou Ruji sent a text message

with at least three lines, and Min Hui's reply
rarely exceeded three words.

——For example, they each manage their own

salary, and put part of their salary in a drawer at
the beginning of each month for shared use. Discuss
large expenses together.

——For example, what couples talk about the

most together is: how to get through the day without
missing any deadlines. How to fight the time
difference when two people have to work overtime?
Who will pick up the child from get off work
tomorrow, who will make dinner, who will accompany
the child to bed when the child is sick?

In fact, there is nothing wrong with it. All

couples in the world are busy with the same things
at this age. Some people have been busy for a year
without getting anything, at least they are still
"successful in their careers".

***

Under Min Hui's insistence, Zhou Ruji finally

agreed to the divorce. The two quickly completed
the formalities, and Min Hui didn't want anything
but asked Su Quan to be raised by herself. Zhou
Ruji insisted on paying child support, and was
willing to pay half of the welfare housing to her
as the joint property of the husband and wife. Min
Hui was determined not to, and the two of them gave
way for a long time, and finally Min Hui said: "Ru
Ji, don't make it so clear, okay? You and I are not
low wages, and we have no difficulty in living. Su
Quan is sick, and you are a doctor. There are plenty
of places for me to beg you. If neither of us owes
anyone else, I won't be ashamed to come to you in
the future."

After Zizhu and Ruji remarried, they moved into

Tianrun Community. Min Hui and Su Quan still live
in the apartment in Ivy Garden. She and Ruji still
meet frequently because of work, the child's
illness and various examinations. Sometimes Min Hui
cannot pick up the child because of overtime work,
and Ruji will help her pick it up. If Min Hui was
on a business trip, she would either send Su Quan
to Cao Mu's house or Zi Zhu's house, both of which
were happy to help her take care of the children.

Apart from being a bit lonely in life, Min Hui

quickly adapted to life as a single mother.

After Zhou Ruji moved away, Su Quan was the

most unhappy person.

Min Hui didn't expect this at all, nor was she

mentally prepared for it.

After knowing that Ruji had moved away, Su Quan

cried and made noises uncharacteristically, and had
to see his father every day. Min Hui never expected
that Su Quan would have such a deep attachment to
Ru Ji. Every time Ruji came to see him, Su Quan was
as happy as if he was about to celebrate a festival,
hugging Ruji's thigh and never letting go, refusing
to let Ruji leave, even going to the bathroom with
him.

Ruji had to invent all kinds of lies to escape.

Neither of them had experience as parents, and

they were exhausted from work and their children's
illnesses. Su Quan usually played Lego quietly, and
he couldn't tell who he was closer to. Unexpectedly,
the most injured person under the divorce shock
wave is the child, and Min Hui regrets it very much.
She always thought that Zhou Ruji was not Su Quan's
biological father, and he was often away from home
on weekdays, so there should not be such a strong
bond between father and son. But she overlooked one
thing. From the first day Su Quan came into this
world, Zhou Ruji was by his side, earnestly playing
the role of father: feeding milk powder, changing
diapers, teaching him to speak, accompanying him
Playing games, taking him to play... Ru Ji, like
Min Hui, is the closest person to Su Quan.

"Mom, why did you drive my father away?" If he

didn't see Zhou Ruji for a week, Su Quan would burst
into tears and refuse to sleep, "I want my father!
I want to sleep with my father!" Min Hui would coax
him every

day For an hour, telling stories, playing

music, and diverting his attention, Su Quan slowly
fell asleep with tears in his eyes.

26 - A day in the winter moon

The winter months in Bincheng are not too cold. The weather forecast said that there would
be light snow on Monday. When we went out early in the morning, there was indeed a thin
layer of snowflakes on the ground. Min Hui knows everything, but she can't drive. It's not
that you can't open it, but you dare not open it. Within ten minutes of holding the steering
wheel, she would quickly lose her mind because of this or that. She was afraid that she
would run a red light and hit a pedestrian. She decided not to learn to drive in this life, and
just wait patiently for the emergence of driverless cars. If there is an emergency, Min Hui
has a small e-donkey, so it is easy to take Su Quan with her. The area around Qingteng
Garden is a famous business district. Universities and hospitals are within easy reach, and
Bai’an is also nearby. Life is very convenient. If you drive, it is difficult to find a parking space
and the parking fee is also expensive, so it is not a problem to not have a car Big pity.

It only takes ten minutes to walk from the apartment to the kindergarten. Along the way,
Su Quan excitedly chased the snowflakes falling from the sky, ran and jumped, and met a
neighbor walking his dog, and he played with the dog for a long time. sent to kindergarten.
Seeing that she would arrive at Bai'an in ten minutes, Min Hui wore little clothes and was
too cold, so she decided to go to the Starbucks on the corner to have a cup of coffee to
warm up before going to work.

The heating in the cafe was fully turned on, and Min Hui sat down on a single sofa with
coffee in hand, turned on the computer and replied to a few emails, half a cup of coffee
poured into her belly, and her numb hands returned to body temperature.

At this moment, a tall man walked in through the glass revolving door, although it was
only a silhouette, because it was very close to Min Hui's seat, she immediately noticed it,
and her body froze.

The man is tall and imposing. He wears a long black wool coat with soft fabric and single-
breasted design. Inside is a gray suit, white shirt, dark blue checked tie, and a gray checked
scarf. There is a high standard of business style.

He ordered a cup of coffee, picked up a newspaper, and was about to find a seat to sit
down when he looked up and saw Min Hui. He went straight to the sofa opposite her and
sat down.

Min Hui's face was so dark that it couldn't get any darker. Her first impulse was to kick
this man out of the door, but as time passed, she was able to hold herself. After all, she was
also a middle-level backbone, and she had children. It seems that there is no poise to go
crazy on the occasion.

She took a sip of coffee calmly, pretending not to know him.

The man's face is narrow, with strong masseter muscles, and a pair of eagle-like eyes. He
is handsome and at the same time gives a sense of majesty. His gaze is full of distance.

"Min Hui," the man shook the newspaper in his hand, as if reminding her that there was
someone in front of her, "Long time no see .

"

Angry at me?"
 Min Hui sneered silently.

"Four years ago, if you hadn't cornered me, I wouldn't have been your enemy. Why
bother, Minhui." "..." "Did

tell you on the first day of the interview: 'A successful There are always two things in the
person of a person: smile and silence.'"

"..."

"Why can't you learn? Why do you have to choose anger and shouting?"

"..."

"Did I tell you, 'Mature It means that you know that others are lying, but you still choose
to smile at him and pretend not to know?'Why can't you just pretend? For your own
destiny, for your own future?" "Cheng Qirang." "Min

Hui

, I didn't harass you." Cheng Qirang looked at her, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes, "I
really like you, and I really want to be with you. But you can't just rely on my preference for
you to force people too much... I know What you want, but some things take time."

"Cheng Qirang, I'll give you a minute, please disappear immediately." Min Hui raised the
coffee in his hand, "Otherwise I'll pour this cup of coffee on your head and make today's
financial headlines." "So many years have

passed , you are still so impulsive, so unwilling to learn your lesson." He

shook his head regretfully, "Min Hui, Min Hui, what do you want me to say about you?"
An Gaoke has done a good job, and Guanchao has been doing this for years. Maybe we can
find a chance to have a meal, talk about business, and see if we can cooperate."
"Cooperation?"

Min Hui drank the coffee "You are my enemy."

"You must have heard an old saying: get closer to your friends and closer to your
enemies." Cheng Qirang smiled faintly, "This is how we can win the war." "

Cheng Qirang, you wait— —" Min Hui stood up and walked in front of him, staring at his
face without blinking, "One day, I will defeat you and make you kneel on the ground and
call me Dad." He couldn't help but "hmm"

, Looked her up and down: "You are indeed the one I picked, and your tone is like me.
Remember what you said, I will wait and see." After saying that, he put on the scarf, "Good
luck, Min Hui." "I wish you an early

death , Cheng Qirang."

He couldn't help laughing, said "naughty", and strode away with his coffee.

***

Min Hui came to the company angrily, thinking that Cheng Qi should not let Cheng Qi
spoil her mood for the day, so she decided to go to the R&D department first to see some
of her subordinates. Four years ago, because of the MIST and breast cancer screening
projects, Min Hui single-handedly trained a five-person core technical team headed by
Zhang Xiaohan, and now they are each responsible for the research and development of
the company's important products.

This is a group of cheerful young people, every time Minhui deals with them, she can get
a lot of positive energy.

"Morning! Boss!" Seeing her push the door open, a chubby boy with a crew cut handed a
document to her, "Our team's project progress statement for this month." He is Wang
Qingyuan, a doctor of biochemistry.

"Thank you."

"Sister Hui! Are you wearing so little today?" A clear female voice came from behind. Min
Hui turned around and saw Tang Xinning. She is a software engineer with a playful round
face, short chestnut hair, and likes to dress up in the second dimension. She just came in
from the outside, holding a kraft paper bag soaked in oil, exuding the aroma of fried buns.
While taking off her horn button coat, she pointed to the paper bag and said, "Hot pan-fried
buns, would you like one?" "

No, thank you." Min Hui waved her hand.

"Boss, can you go to the morning meeting? There is still some code to be written."
Another software engineer was already busy in front of the computer, typing quickly with
both hands. His name is Jiang Heng, he is a thin boy, wearing a black T-shirt, with two big
holes in his jeans, his hair is always messy, and he looks like he hasn't woken up. Graduated
from Huaqing University with a bachelor's degree in computer science, two grades below
Min Hui, and can be regarded as her younger brother.

"You don't have to go." Min Hui nodded, "But you have to go to the afternoon meeting
.

"

Speaking in voice, he shook his head and danced happily while speaking. She walked over
and patted him: "Cai Dongyang, what are you doing?

" "Last night I worked overtime and missed a date. Katy got angry. I was desperately
apologizing, and I almost knelt and kowtowed." "

Didn't you set an alarm to remind yourself?" Min Hui said, "Tell Katy's R&D department
to go to the hot spring villa next weekend. Jian, let her come with us, we live in the
mountains to barbecue, soak in hot springs, and play with it for three full days, and no one
is allowed to bring a computer." "Yeah!

" The crowd cheered.

"Everyone has two quotas for relatives and friends, and single dogs can bring their
parents."

"I love you, boss!" Jiang Heng exaggeratedly blew a kiss.

More than half of Min Hui's subordinates are older than her and have higher degrees than
her, but everyone admires her and likes her from the bottom of their hearts. Working with
Cao Mu, Min Hui also learned her style of being strong, capable, and caring for her wings,
and she has a strong desire to protect team members. I always want them to let go and do
their best without being restricted by administrative rules and regulations. For this reason,
the general manager He Haixiang has been asked to amend the regulations many times to
adapt to the post-90s generation more flexibly and mobilize their creativity more actively.

However, Min Hui is far less tactful than Cao Mu in dealing with people, and often
conflicts with He Haixiang because of the team's work arrangements, and sometimes it is
unavoidable to head-on. Over the past few years, the relationship with He Haixiang has
become tense.

He Haixiang has a serious bureaucratic style in his work, likes to form cliques, and likes to
be praised by others. In the past few years when Min Hui joined the company, the company
has gradually formed two camps: one is the "administrative faction" dominated by He
Haixiang, and the main group united around him is a group of confidantes he brought from
the headquarters, including almost all the executives. , personnel, finance and sales
personnel. He Haixiang himself maintains close interactions with the leaders of the head
office, claiming that "there are people above".

The other is the "technical faction" centered on Cao Mu, and mainly technical personnel
represented by Min Hui and his R&D team. Because they are at the core of industry
competition, they have an unshakable and irreplaceable position in the company. Especially
after the research and development results of Min Hui's team obtained a series of
certifications, patents and software copyrights, these have become the main basis for the
company's commercial promotion and capital operation.

Every company has every company's problems. Although the relationship with the boss
is not very good, with Cao Mu standing in the way, Min Hui's life is quite comfortable. Over
the years, she has also been working hard to improve her communication skills, trying her
best to pay attention to the way she speaks, and sometimes she will take the initiative to
chat with He Haixiang, make jokes, and try to ease the tension between the two. As long as
she doesn't embarrass herself or her subordinates too much, she will try her best to
cooperate with the work assigned by He Haixiang and complete it as soon as possible.
Because of this, apart from being not very obedient and fond of talking back, He Haixiang
couldn't find anything to do with her. Min Hui had to be brought in for some key promotions
and negotiations, otherwise Party A would not be persuaded. Generally speaking, the
company still maintains superficial peace and tranquility.

After a morning meeting, Cao Mu stopped Min Hui in the corridor, and said with a smile,
"You're not in the right mood today

"

"I ran into Cheng Qirang at Starbucks this morning." Min Hui said.

Cao Mu couldn't help being taken aback. Although the three of them are colleagues and
alumni, Min Hui has never mentioned the process of compromise in front of her for four
years. Cao Mu knew it was a taboo, let alone mention it.

Cao Mu let out an "oh" and didn't answer, waiting for her to continue. But Min Hui didn't
say anything, stuffed a bunch of documents into her handbag, and strode towards her
office.

Cao Mu quickly followed up: "What happened when I met Cheng Qirang?"

"Didn't you ask me why I didn't smile at all?" Min Hui shrugged, "Because I met Cheng
Qirang." "

He is now the CEO of Guanchao International , do you know about this?"

Min Hui shook his head: "Isn't the CEO Zheng Lan? Retired so early?" "

Zheng Lan suffered a stroke last month and is now lying in the hospital. The company is
all handed over to Cheng Qiren." Cao Mu said.
 "Shouldn't Zheng Yiting be the CEO?" Min Hui asked.

Zheng Lan's wife died young, and there is only one only daughter named Zheng Yiting,
who is Cheng Qirang's wife. When Min Hui was working in Guanchao, Zheng Yiting was the
VP of Guanchao, but I didn't see any real things she did. When Min Hui's accident happened,
Zheng Yiting was in her early thirties. Her father, Zheng Lan, started out as an information
technology leader and was a leader in the science and technology industry. Cheng Qirang,
who was in the limelight back then, was Zheng Lan's most capable assistant and a legend in
Huaqing University.

Among the people Min Hui met, there was only one person who wrote programs that she
admired from the bottom of her heart, and that person was Cheng Qirang.

"Zheng Lan should trust this capable son-in-law more. Not only did he hand over
Guanchao to him, but also transferred him a lot of shares in order to let him speak on the
board of directors. Of course, although Zheng Yiting is not the CEO, but She holds a lot of
shares, if Cheng Qirang dares to turn against his wife, Zheng Yiting can overthrow Guanchao
in minutes." "

Yes." The enemy is getting stronger and stronger, and Min Hui has nothing to say.

"Cheng Qirang is so arrogant, it's hard to fall in love with a woman. Back then, my
roommate almost took off a layer of skin in order to chase him. After breaking up with him,
the whole person has not slowed down until now. Alas, I think back then she She is also a
high school student. The department girl in our department is as beautiful as you. Because
of this incident, she was devastated and went back to her hometown to teach in a middle
school. She married a local civil servant and gave birth to two children. I’m not going back
and forth.”

“It’s not good to be vigorous, then it’s a blessing to be ordinary.” Min Hui said, “It’s not
necessarily bad.” “

Last year when I passed by her house on a business trip, I asked her out for a meal. Alas,
I can’t mention ‘Cheng Qirang’ 'These three words make me cry at the mention of them,
how many years have passed! The nickname 'Flower Killer' is really not for nothing."

Min Hui frowned: "Flower Killer? How many times has he killed? Huh?"

"I know of two, plus you, three."

"Comeon, there are not many girls in our department!"

"There should be quite a few people chasing you, why don't you find one in the university
"
 It's too late to regret it." Min Hui spread her arms and sighed. Back then, she was too
proud, and she wanted to find someone smarter than herself, but she couldn't find it after
searching.

While talking, the phone vibrated, and Min Hui took it out to look, and a text message
was displayed on the screen: "Hi Su Tian, the blood sample you collected has undergone a
DNA blind comparison, and there is a comparison record. Please call me immediately .”

The person who sent the text message was Xiao Wan, a volunteer from the family-finding
website. When Min Hui and Xin Qi were looking for Su Tian's brother, this Xiao Wan was
always in charge of contacting him. After Xin Qi left, Min Hui told Xiao Wan that she was
not Su Tian. She explained Su Tian's disappearance in detail, and told him that she hoped
to continue looking for her brother instead of Su Tian. Xiao Wan also said that she would
continue to follow up the case. But since meeting He Xiangu, all the clues have been cut off,
and Xiao Wan never contacted her again. Now a piece of information from the competition
suddenly popped up, and the accuracy rate of DNA was so high, Min Hui couldn't help crying
with joy, and hurried to the office, closed the door, and made a phone call.

"...His name is Chen Jiajun. He was sold to Fuzhou by human traffickers. Because his
adoptive parents treated him badly, he ran away from home when he was fourteen and
worked in various places. Finally, he went to Bincheng and worked as security guards in
some companies and shopping malls." Xiao Wan briefly explained the situation.

Min Hui couldn't help but be ecstatic, it's really easy to get there! After looking around,
Su Tian's younger brother is actually in the same city as him!

"Great! Do you have his address? I'll contact him right away." Min Hui was almost excited.

"Well, there is a situation that needs to be explained—" On the other side of the phone,
Xiao Wan's voice suddenly dropped.

"What's wrong?"

"He's in jail now. He's been sentenced to one year for intentional injury, and he won't be
released in two months." Xiao Wan said, "If you want to see him, you have to go to Bincheng
Prison."

27-Chen Jiajun
Inmates in the prison can't just meet each other. Min Hui is neither a relative nor a friend
of Chen Jiajun, so he had to ask the company to issue a certificate, and then went to the
administrative department of Bincheng Prison to go through special application
procedures.

According to Xiaowan from the family tracing website, although Chen Jiajun had a bad
relationship with his adoptive parents, he never knew that he was adopted. It wasn't until
the trial that the police contacted his adoptive father that he learned the truth. Prison
guards persuaded him to take blood to find relatives, but he was reluctant at first, hesitating
again and again, thinking it was meaningless, but he did not expect that the comparison
would be successful within three seconds after the blood was put into the warehouse. After
knowing the result, Xiao Wan immediately contacted Chen Jiajun and told his sister Li
Chunmiao about the situation, and said that she had been missing for four years because
of saving someone from falling into the water. The girl who was rescued was named Min
Hui. She hoped to get in touch with him and was willing to arrange and support him in his
life after he was released from prison.

Unexpectedly, Chen Jiajun said that he did not want to see Min Hui, nor did he want to
have any contact with her. Min Hui entrusted Xiao Wan to plead and persuade him for
several days before reluctantly agreeing to meet him.

The interview room looks like a bank counter, half of which is occupied by a row of
reinforced glass. After waiting for about twenty minutes, Min Hui was called to sit down at
a window. Through the glass, she saw a medium-sized, stocky young man sitting in front of
her, with a shaved head, wearing a light blue prison uniform, with shallow facial features,
small eyes, wide nose, slightly thick lips, just like Su Tian, He has a typical southern face.
Because there is an obvious scar on the left cheek, giving people a vicious impression of a
prodigal son on the street. The prison guards said that despite his small size, he was
especially good at fighting. No one dared to provoke him in prison.

Xiao Wan advised Min Hui to act cautiously: "Su Tian being a good person does not mean
that her brother is also a good person. In the case of Chen Jiajun: he ran away from home,
roamed the streets, was undisciplined, fierce and aggressive, which means that he is not
easy to get close to, and he is also a good person. It's not easy to deal with, and your mind
may not be mature enough, if you blackmail you because of this kindness, or do something
out of the ordinary, you will be in trouble." Obviously, in the previous few conversations,

Chen Jiajun did not leave little Wan very happy feeling.

"No, I must see him." Min Hui said firmly.

Prisoners and visitors cannot speak directly, but must transmit their voices through
microphones. Behind a row of prisoners stood two serious prison guards.
 Seeing Min Hui, Chen Jiajun picked up the receiver and unconsciously leaned back, as if
he felt that the distance between the two was too close and they had to be farther apart.

"Are you—Jia Jun?" Min Hui's voice trembled because of excitement, "Chen Jiajun?"

The young man on the opposite side nodded indifferently.

"Hi Jiajun! I'm Min Hui. I've been looking for you for a while. Nice to meet you!" Min Hui
said enthusiastically.

He gave a light "hmm".

"Your sister and I—we met on a bus. She is a warm and kind girl. That day——" "—Xiao

Wan has already told me about the rest." He quickly interrupted her, " In order to save
you, she fell into the water and drowned."

"Oh no, no, no, no," Min Hui waved her hands quickly, "She is missing, and we haven't
found her yet." "We haven't found her for

four years, right? "

...Yes."

"That's death."

"I heard that she has good water skills——" Min Hui didn't know what to say, "Maybe...
Anyway... please don't give up hope."

He gave her A "whatever you say, anyway, I just don't believe it" look.

There was an awkward silence for a full three minutes, and Min Hui rubbed her hands
uneasily.

"What does she look like?" he asked.

"It's very similar to you, just with a different accent." She took out an envelope from her
small bag and stuffed it into the slot under the window. "Here are some photos of her, you
can take a look." The photos are from Min

Huituo Zhao Yingmei downloaded and printed out from Su Tian's circle of friends, there
are 15 sheets in total. Su Tian's circle of friends has very little content, almost no words, and
most of them are landscape photos.

Chen Jiajun took out the photos and looked at them one by one, without speaking for a
long time. After reading it, he put the photo in an envelope, looked at the clock on the wall,
and said, "Thank you. That's it?" "

Wait, I heard you're coming out in two months?"

"Hmm."

"I'll pick you up then." Min Hui said seriously.

He froze: "Why?"

"I live in Bincheng, which is very convenient. Besides, your sister disappeared to save me,
and I... owe her my life." "

What does this have to do with me?" He didn't Consciously squeezed her wrist, which
made the bones creak, "I didn't save your life." "

You are her real brother." Min Hui said eagerly, "You know, your sister has been here all
this time. I have been looking for you for more than 20 years, and I have never given up."

"She is already dead."

"If it wasn't for saving me, you could be reunited now." Min Hui's tears rolled in her eyes,
and she sucked hard. She sniffed her nose, "She is your only family member in this world."

"What reunion, what family member? Death is like a lamp going out, what's the point of
saying that?"

His tone was light, but her heart seemed to be heavily hit once.

"I know that I caused you irreparable losses, but I will make up for it, and I will take care
of you for your sister." Min Hui said sincerely, "This is the least I should do! Please let me
help you! ... Do you have any difficulties living in it? Do you need money?" "

No difficulty, no need."

"Then can I do something for you? After I point out the prison?" The visit only lasted 30
minutes, and Min Hui felt that It's not enough at all, and I haven't even started to say what
I want to say, "Do you have any plans? For example, job hunting? I can use these two
months to help you prepare in advance, and it will be seamless when you come out."

"I can arrange my affairs by myself," his tone finally softened, "you don't have to worry
about it."

"Jiajun...listen to me, I am capable of helping you, and my financial situation is not bad—
" "

Excuse me, He interrupted her forcefully, "Did my sister charge you for saving you?" "

No, no."

"Since my sister is obliged to save you, as her younger brother, I must respect her choice."
.So Miss Min, you don’t owe me anything. You can go, and you don’t have to visit me
anymore.”

He was about to hang up the phone when Min Hui hurriedly said, “Wait, there is one
more thing you need to know. "

"Let's talk."

"Your sister has a boyfriend, a childhood sweetheart,—no, not a boyfriend, but a fiancé
named Xin Qi. He also cares about you very much, and has been looking for you." "Yes."

"

Xin Qi should be in the United States now, if you need to contact him, I can give you a
business card." Min Hui thought to himself, if Jia Jun feels uncomfortable accepting his own
help, then Xin Qi's help can always be accepted.

"America?" He fell back, crossed his legs, and shook his head, "Forget it, it's too far away.
Does he know that my sister has passed away?" "It's

missing." She corrected it again, "Well, Xin Qi knows about this."

"Hell, can you accept the reality?" Chen Jiajun said impatiently, "A person fell into the
water and has not been found for four years. You still call it missing? Yes Do you need me
to apply to the court for a declaration of death

before you give up?" "Until the body is found... everything is possible!"

"Well, if this makes you feel better."

"Jia Jun——"

"You and my sister met by chance, and she saved you, but you have nothing to do with
each other. The same goes for me and you. There is no relationship between us, and I don't
want to have any relationship. Hell, the blood collection thing is not in the first place. It
should be done!" He said with a sneer, "I have thought about all kinds of bad situations, but
I never thought that I was kidnapped, my father died, my mother died, and my only sister
died. This blood is equal to white blood. I picked it!"
 "There is no white picking," Min Hui said softly, "I am willing to be your sister. And Xin
Qi, he is also your relative, even if he does not become your brother-in-law, he will definitely
be your brother. He—oh no, we—will take care of you instead of your sister! Please believe
me, we really want to be your relatives." "

No need!" Good."

"Jia Jun," Min Hui asked hastily, fearing that he would disappear from his own world as
soon as he was released from prison, "I heard from Xiao Wan that you grew up in Fujian,
how did you come to Bincheng? , will you still stay here? Or will you go somewhere else?"
" I have lived in Bincheng for five years, and I should

still live here after I go out."

When he arrived in Sutian, Chen Jiajun was already living in Bincheng. Suddenly, she
suddenly remembered something: "Before coming to Bincheng, where did you live?" "

Wandering in many places, all small and medium-sized towns."

"Have you ever been to Yukong?"

"Yes. Before Bincheng, I lived in Yukong and worked as a security guard for a company
there for three years."

Min Hui's heart skipped a beat.

"Do you know, before your sister met me, she got on the bus from Yukong Station." Min
Hui said tremblingly, "She must have found out about your whereabouts, so she went to
Yukong to look for you. Or there are Your acquaintance, tell her that you came to Bincheng,
so—that's why she got on this bus."

Chen Jiajun frowned and thought for a while, then nodded: "It is possible. I have some
acquaintances in Yukong, although later There is no contact. A few people know that I went
to Bencheng."

Therefore, Min Hui can be sure that Su Tian disappeared just before he found his brother
and met his boyfriend.

No wonder she was in a particularly good mood that day, Min Hui couldn't help but think
desperately, for Su Tian, this is a good thing of double happiness!

28 - out of jail
The 30-minute meeting ended quickly. Chen Jiajun repeatedly stated that he did not need
Min Hui's "help". The last sentence was: "The day I come out, don't come here." "But—" "

Keep

your Call, I will come to you if you really need anything."

Min Hui quickly wrote down her business card, mobile phone number, WeChat ID, and
QQ number to him.

"Then...how can I contact you?" Min Hui asked.

"No need to contact, if I didn't come to contact you, you don't need to contact me." "
Single line

? " Watching Chen Jiajun leave the interview room. *** When she got home, Min
Hui acted as if she had been beaten with chicken blood. It took her a week to rent two small
apartments door-to-door in Mingsen Community near Qingteng Garden: one bedroom and
one living room, smaller in size, and not as high-end in decoration as Qingteng Garden, but
the design of the rooms is very good. Modern: simple, clean, smooth, bright, white windows
and white walls, dark gray floor, kitchen and bathroom are relatively large, well-equipped
and practical, corners and corners are full of curves, suitable for living at home, far away
from kindergartens and hospitals are also close. Min Hui hit it off at first glance, one lived
by herself, and the other was given to Jia Jun. After paying a year's rent in advance, she
moved there immediately. The apartment in Qingteng Garden has two bedrooms and
one living room. When Zhou Ruji moved out, he didn't bring a piece of furniture with him,
so he had an extra set of things in the bedroom, which happened to be placed in Chen
Jiajun's apartment. Min Hui went to buy a full set of curtains, sofas, carpets, color TVs,
dining tables, washing machines, refrigerators and other household items, and refurbished
the house, and polished the pots and pans to welcome Jia Jun's return.

Although Chen Jiajun repeatedly said that she didn't need her help, Min Hui felt that
Jiajun didn't know what kind of difficulties a young man who had just been released from
prison would face in society, let alone being unaccompanied. Before he was imprisoned, he
didn't have his own house and lived in the dormitory provided by the unit, so she had to
take care of this matter, at least to see him transition smoothly and get a job smoothly
before letting go.

On the second day after visiting the prison, Min Hui called Xiao Wan from the family
tracing website, wanting to know more about why Chen Jiajun was in prison.

"I'm not very clear," Xiao Wan said, "According to the information I read, he was hired as
a bodyguard by an entertainment reporter three years ago, and he has been doing a good
job. That entertainment reporter belongs to the paparazzi category. He has a few public
accounts and often posts black materials about famous film and television stars, which
offends many people. Among them is a rising star. A few photos made his popularity
plummet overnight. It was ruined. I don't know if it's the celebrity, his company, or other
stakeholders, so I found some people from the underworld to deal with him. This Yuji is not
a fuel-efficient lamp. Hearing the wind, he immediately added bodyguards. Once, Yu Ji was
blocked by gangsters from the underworld, and the two sides fought violently. This Chen
Jiajun was also very powerful. He risked his life to drag Yu Ji out of the chaos. He was beaten
and lay in the hospital for several months..."

"Isn't this self-defense, why should I go to jail?" Min Hui asked.

"Chen Jiajun struck too hard, and people caught him. Besides, there was no surveillance
at the time. Both sides said that the other party made the first move. There were the same
number of people on both sides, so it was treated as a 'fight'. Detention, detention, Fines,
fines, and people like Chen Jiajun who injured people and hospitalized them will be
sentenced." Xiao Wan said.

"Who is this Yu Ji?"

"Qian Zhi, have you heard of it?"

Min Hui shook his head blankly: "No."

"Baidu it, it's quite famous, even I know it.

" "Qian Zhi" on mobile phone Baidu is indeed a well-known entertainment reporter. He
has become famous in the new media. He leads a team of more than 100 people and runs
several big Vs and public accounts. He has some influence on the Internet. .

Qian Zhi was very busy, so Min Hui contacted him and waited for two weeks before saying
he was free. The meeting place was in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Min Hui had a product test
the next day, so he had to take a flight to meet him .

"About Chen Jiajun, what do you want to know?" Sitting in an office full of artworks, Qian
Zhi asked straight to the point. He looked in his early forties, of medium build, thin face,
bearded, and shrewd.
 The assistant said he could only interview for fifteen minutes.

"He's going to be released from prison in one month, you know that?" Min Hui said
politely, "His sister asked me to come and find you." "Yes. He's been in prison for a year, so
it's almost time."

Qian Zhi took a look at her and fixed his eyes on her face, "However, I didn't hear that he
has an older sister. He said he was the eldest son in the family." "The adopted one didn't
know his

background until recently."

"Oh. ’ He drank his coffee slowly.

"I heard that he worked under you for two years, mainly engaged in security work, and
has been following you around. You should know him better. Do you know what he thinks
about his future career planning?" "You can directly

ask Isn't he better?" Qian Zhi asked back.

"I don't know him well, and he doesn't want to tell me many things." Min Hui sighed.

"He," Qian Zhi said carefully, "is still very motivated. Back then, because he knew martial
arts and was good at fighting, many people asked him to be a bodyguard. I was introduced
to him, and I followed me two Over the years, he has solved a lot of troubles for me. He is
very interested in journalists, he likes photography, saved money to buy a SLR, and hangs
out with photographers when he has nothing to do. He is not very obedient, but he is loyal
, charge forward at the critical moment. Sometimes there is not enough manpower, I also
send him to take the lead, squatting to follow the filming or something, this kid knows
everything, and he learns very quickly. Once told me that he wanted to transfer to our line
of work, Ask if it is possible. I said that everything is possible. You learn while you are here,
and you publish a lot of articles. If you get a good response, you will be assigned tasks. There
are so many rules and regulations. He listened to this, and he has sent several manuscripts
and received several manuscript fees from me."

Probably in a hurry, he looked at his watch while talking, and the coffee in the cup had
already been drunk .

"Then after he gets out of prison——can he continue to work with you?" Min Hui finally
said what he wanted to say.

"A bodyguard?" He nodded briskly, "Of course."

"I refer to Yu Ji."

 "Well," Qian Zhi shook his head, "He has been in prison after all..." "

That's right, but he did it for You will go to jail."

"You can't say that, being a bodyguard is risky, and I pay him a salary that is not low, but
it's not my fault that he accidentally hurt someone, he should know what to do, right?" Qian
Zhi has two hands Yi Tan, "If you want to blame him, blame him for not being good at
learning."

"He saved your life, and he went to jail for this—" Min Hui sneered, "In the end, he was
said to be not good at learning? Mr. Qian , you are such an interesting person."

Qian Zhi was silent for a while, and looked at her indifferently: "You didn't come here to
blackmail, did you? Don't bother, I won't take this kind of trick." "He's in

prison You haven't seen him this year?"

"No. It's not necessary." He said abruptly, "What exactly do you want, just tell me. Don't
go around in circles!" "If

you ask him to come back to be an entertainment reporter, I will pay the salary for the
first three years. Be an intern reporter. I will stay with you after three years."

"Three years' salary?" Qian Zhi smiled, as if this is a fairy tale, "His level is still far from
the job, okay?" "

Qian Sir, he saved your life."

"Three years' salary, plus 50,000 training fees, you can call him and treat him as a favor
from me." Qian Zhi put the coffee cup on the table, "If It wasn't that he saved me, I would
never do such a stupid thing. You know, he only has a junior high school education." "

The news you are in charge of, besides entertainment gossip, what else is there?" "

Social news, fashion, people, Viewpoint..."

"Three years' salary, 50,000 training fees, I can pay," Min Hui immediately changed, "But
you have to let him go to the social news section." "Why? What's wrong with the
entertainment section?

"

" I'm afraid that he will be like you in the future, and will be beaten at
 every turn." Qian Zhi snorted, and stretched out his hand with a wry smile: "Deal."

"Deal." Min Hui shook his hand vigorously, "The last point, don't tell him , I paid the
money."

"Understood." After

***

arranged everything, Min Hui devoted all her energy to the debugging of the new product,
and the time passed by in a flash. In a blink of an eye, it was the day when Chen Jiajun was
released from prison. Min Hui was afraid that he would not be able to wait for him, so she
woke up early and hired a taxi to wait outside the prison gate before eight o'clock.

At nine o'clock, a black Toyota cross-country came, probably also to pick up people, and
a driver walked out of it, with a swollen face, standing by the door smoking a cigarette.
Wearing a wide silver chain on his wrist, he looks around while smoking a cigarette. Seeing
Min Hui, his eyes flicked to her chest, and he whistled.

At a time like this, Min Hui didn't want to cause trouble, let alone those who came here
were not kind. She took out her mobile phone, went to the work group and answered a few
WeChat messages intently. When I looked up again, a few young people got out of the
Toyota car at some point, sitting or standing, chatting loudly and pushing each other.
Immediately afterwards, there was a cough from inside the car, and a tall man stepped out,
wearing a light blue casual suit and a tie in a serious manner. Seeing him coming out, a
young man in white next to him handed him a cigarette and lit it for him.

The sun was dazzling, the tall man took out a pair of toad glasses and put them on. He
wears a weird hairstyle, with both sides shaved, and a strip of hair protruding from the top
of his head. He wears a finger-thick gold chain on his chest, like a gangster boss.

The distance between them and Min Hui was a bit far, and their voices could not be heard
clearly.

It seems that someone from the gangster came to pick up the elder brother, Min Hui
guessed.

After waiting for another half an hour, Min Hui continued to answer questions in the work
group. When she raised her head again, she inadvertently counted the number of people
getting out of the Toyota car. There were seven people in total including the driver.

Bai'an also had one of this kind, so she remembered clearly that there were eight seats
in the car. It seems that the eldest brother must have a lot of status, and he needs so many
people to greet him when he is released from prison.
 At this moment, the iron door opened with a "squeak", and Chen Jiajun walked out with
a plastic bag. Almost at the same time, everyone raised their heads together, with sixteen
eyes fixed on him.

Chen Jiajun couldn't help but stop, and looked at the crowd in bewilderment.

"Jia Jun!" Min Hui called out softly, and quickly walked up to her, "I'm here to pick you
up."

Before she could reach Chen Jiajun, she was suddenly pushed by the man with the gold
chain, and Min Hui didn't stand up. Steady, staggered, almost fell, but was grabbed by Chen
Jiajun and pulled her behind him.

"Chen Jiajun." The golden chain man took off his sunglasses abruptly and looked at him
provocatively.

"Brother Shao."

"The last fight, you went to jail before we finished the fight."

"Oh."

"How about it, make an appointment to make up the rest? Today?" Brother Shao said .

"Is it here?" Chen Jiajun pointed to the camera on the gate, "isn't it convenient?"

Min Hui looked at Chen Jiajun, then at Brother Shao, and then realized that the gangsters
who got off the Toyota car were not here to pick up people Yes, to beat someone up.

"My brother's leg was broken by you, and he is still limping when he walks." Brother Shao
spit out a mouthful of phlegm on the ground, "Chen Jiajun, can't we just let it go?

" How?"

"Either you ask me to discount your leg, or pay me two hundred thousand for medical
expenses." "What

if I don't give you both?"

"I'm sorry, you will have a bad life from now on Live."

"If I don't have a good life, you won't have a good life either." Chen Jiajun folded his arms
and sneered, "I can discount your brother's leg, and I can discount yours." "But you are only
one person.
 " Brother Shao tilted his face and poked Chen Jiajun's chest with his finger, "Today, let's
settle this matter." "

Brother, don't mess around! I will call the police!" Min Hui shouted, " Jia Jun! Leave him
alone, let's get in the car and go home." After finishing speaking, he took Jia Jun's hand and
got into the taxi.

The taxi driver had already seen that something was wrong. Seeing that the two were
seated, he immediately turned around and drove towards Mingsen Community.

Through the car mirror, Min Hui saw Toyota Cross-Country following closely behind.

"Did I tell you not to come pick me up?" Chen Jiajun frowned, "You just don't listen."

"It's far away from the city, I'm afraid you won't be able to get a taxi." "

I'll figure it out myself."

"You can't help it! Fortunately I'm here, otherwise you'd be ripped apart by those people.
Besides— —"

Chen Jiajun interrupted her suddenly, and said to the driver: "Master, please park the car
at the train station ahead, I will get off first. Then I will take her home." "Why?"

Min Hui asked.

"Don't let them know your home address, they will come to you." Chen Jiajun said.

"Then what do you do?"

"I eat and sleep at the train station, where there are police patrolling, and they dare not
do anything to me." "

That can't be so exhausting!" "

Just so exhausting, I will I don't have a job, but I have plenty of time."

The train station is right in front, and as soon as the driver stopped, Min Hui got down
with Chen Jiajun.

"Why do you have to follow me?" Chen Jiajun stopped her, "I can handle my affairs by
myself, please go home quickly and leave me alone, okay?" "No." Min Hui held his arm
tightly,

" You are in personal danger now, so I have to follow you."

 "Why are you following me? Can you fight for me?" Chen Jiajun roared impatiently, and
shook off her hand, "Don't pester me, can you?" Do I know you? Are you annoying, you
woman!"

"You finally came out, I can't let you lose arms and legs!" Min Hui grabbed him and
refused to let go.

"Fuck—"

The two were arguing happily, and when they turned around, the seven gangsters
followed them less than three meters away.

Chen Jiajun turned around and slowly rolled up his sleeves.

Min Hui looked at him nervously and asked, "Chen Jiajun, what do you want to do?"

"Get ready to fight."

"Wait!" Min Hui yelled, "Let me negotiate with them. You stand here, and I'll come when
I go." "

Negotiation? This is not business, they are a bunch of scoundrels, Hooligans! They won't
negotiate with you."

"Let me try, if it doesn't work, call again, okay?"

"Okay, you go and try."

Min Hui let go of Chen Jiajun, walked quickly to Brother Shao, and took out her phone ,
whispered: "200,000? If I pay you 200,000, you will never come to us again, right?"

Brother Shao nodded with a half-smile: "Yes."

"Come on, let me turn Here it is. Alipay."

Brother Shao was stunned for a moment, completely unexpected that she would be so
"cooperative".

Because the amount was relatively large, Min Hui operated it for a long time, and finally
transferred it out smoothly.

"Got it?"

"Got it." Brother Shao nodded.

 "Can you disappear?"

"We will disappear immediately."

Brother Shao did what he said, and took six people back to the Toyota and disappeared
in a sea of cars.

Min Hui returned to Chen Jiajun, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "The
problem is solved, let's go." "

How did you solve it?"

"I paid them two hundred thousand."

"What?" Chen Jiajun was stunned Stop, "200,000? How did you pay?"

"Mobile phone transfer."

"You are stupid! Why should you give them 200,000! I have been in prison for a year, and
I haven't asked him for 200,000 What!"

"Burn money to avoid disaster, understand?"

"You are not short of money, are you?"

"I think it's worth buying your leg for 200,000 yuan."

"Crazy!"

"What did you say?"

"You're crazy!"

"Come home with me." Min Hui took his arm and smiled happily. "I have an apartment
just right for you."

"Are you married?" he asked suddenly.

"Current status: divorced. By the way, you have become an uncle. You have a nephew
named Su Quan, who is three years old this year."
29-valve
The second day Chen Jiajun lived in Mingsen Community, he received a call from Qian Zhi,
inviting him to return to his previous team work and work as an assistant to an old reporter
in the social news section. Jiajun happily went. When he came back, he said that Qian Zhi
took good care of him and asked him to help the old reporter to run the news together. The
old reporter has actually retired, and his children are all abroad. He is in good health and
can’t stay idle. He was invited into the team by Qian Zhi with a high salary. Be your own
apprentice, teach by precept and example, and answer every question.

Journalists don’t have to sit on shifts. Jia Jun is used to getting up early and going to bed
early, while Min Hui is a night owl, so Jia Jun is given the task of taking Su Quan to the
kindergarten in the morning. For dinner, if you get off work on time in the evening, the
three of you will get together for dinner. After all, he is a child of a poor family. Jia Jun is
very frugal, with a monthly salary of 4,000 yuan, and he gives 3,000 yuan to Min Hui as the
rent. He chooses the simplest and cheapest for daily food and clothing. Feeling distressed,
thinking that he was a reporter interviewing important figures all day long, so he couldn't
dress so poorly, so he bought a few sets of clothes for him, Jia Jun was reluctant to wear
them, and hung them in the closet all the time.

Min Hui remembered that Zhou Ruji liked photography and had joined several
photography clubs, so she introduced Jia Jun to him. Zhou Ruji generously gave him two
expensive lenses, took him in and out of the club, and gradually expanded his social circle,
and the four of them got along well. However, Min Hui did not tell Jiajun that Su Quan was
Xin Qi's biological son. Because Su Quan likes Zhou Ruji, she completely regards him as her
own father, and she is afraid that Jia Jun will say something wrong if he finds out.

Dad moved away, uncle moved in, Su Quan had another "father" role beside him, the
child had no memory, gradually, Su Quan and Jia Jun also became close.

Watching Jiajun go out to work with a camera on his back every day, come home happily
telling anecdotes about interviews, get busy and work overtime until midnight, Minhui
knows that he likes this profession and cherishes this opportunity. Although the starting
point is low, every day I am very pleased with the progress.

Unexpectedly, just after Jia Jun received two months' salary, Qian Zhi suddenly called Min
Hui one day during work hours and said, "I plan to transfer Chen Jiajun back to the
entertainment department, do you have any objections?" "What's the matter?"

Qian
 Zhi Zhi sighed: "Social news reporters need strong analytical and writing skills. Chen
Jiajun's background is too poor, and he doesn't know what to write. He doesn't know what
to say when writing a manuscript. There are typos all over the article. Some sentences don't
even understand grammar. The old reporter corrected him. The manuscript is about to
suffer from high blood pressure, and today I told me that I don’t want to take him. I think
he still—” “

Then let another reporter take him.” Min Hui said.

"Miss Min, I understand your painstaking efforts. It's right to help others, but sometimes
you have to face the reality. The reality is: Chen Jiajun is really not a reporter. I think it's
better to be a bodyguard. Being a reporter is really hard. It’s too embarrassing for him..."

"I know, so I paid you 50,000 yuan for training. You have already taken the money; I also
paid for the three-year internship salary. You said it yourself, everything goes Maybe—"

"Miss Min, listen to me—"

"We have a deal," Min Hui said in a strong tone, "Please create a miracle. I have a
meeting, and I'll hang up if it's okay." "Wait,

" Qian Zhi had no choice but to compromise, "At least hire him a tutor, how about
improving his Chinese?"

"That's no problem, I'll hire him tomorrow."

Min Hui put down the phone and thought about it, and found that Chen Jiajun was really
capable of handling things, and he was not welcomed by Qian Zhi. Come back to eat happily
every day, it is always a picture of working smoothly. There are many universities in
Bincheng. It took Min Hui less than an hour to find a bunch of tutors on the campus network.
She selected six students: three from the Department of Chinese and three from the
Department of Journalism. A girl named Ye Xiaozhen, who was a junior in the journalism
department, tutored Jia Jun in news writing three times a week in the study room of the
Bencheng University library. To be on the safe side, she went to school to meet Ye Xiaozhen,
and found out that she was a rural girl, plainly dressed, sharp in speech, full of awards on
the CV, and looked very capable. That night when I went home to introduce him to Jia Jun,
Jia Jun was also very happy, but said that he must share the cost of tutoring.

"I paid the money, and it's not much." Min Hui said while cooking the noodles, "When
you have the manuscript fee, just treat me to a good meal." "Thank you, sister." Chen Jiajun
said

Min Hui felt sour and almost cried: "You...what did you call me just now?"
 "Sister." Chen Jiajun blushed, "You are two years older than me, are you calling me
right?" "

Hey, that's right." Min Hui happily responded, "Work hard, look after you!"

"Let me fry a mushroom egg," Chen Jiajun opened the refrigerator, and suddenly Su Quan
put his head in, "Uncle, popsicle!" "Here.

" Chen Jiajun handed him a red bean ice, but Min Hui snatched it away, "Don't eat sweets
before meals, be careful of tooth decay, we Su Quan will grow up to be the most handsome
man in the world, with white teeth Quanquan?"

"Mom, I'm thirsty, can I just take a small bite?"

Min Hui poured a glass of water and knelt down and held it in front of him: "Drink water
when you're thirsty."

"Sister, you are really strict. Yes." Chen Jiajun said with a smile, since he moved into the
apartment opposite, he has been calling her "Min Hui", this is the first time he called her
"Sister", Min Hui's heart was warm, and he couldn't help thinking that if Su Tian was alive,
he would see her Such a sensible brother, how happy he should be.

"Oh, by the way," Chen Jiajun took out a bank card from his pocket and put it on the
dining table while beating eggs, "I got back the 200,000 you paid last time." Min Hui was
feeding the child water

, For a moment, the smile froze on his face: "What two hundred thousand?"

"That Brother Shao blackmailed us with two hundred thousand." Chen Jiajun said.

"Hey, you're not going to fight again, are you?" Min Hui became anxious and stood up
quickly, "The 200,000 people will definitely not return it to you honestly."

Chen Jiajun turned and went to the sink to wash mushrooms: "I didn't want to mention
this at first, but did you know that Brother Shao came to me again last week and said that
200,000 is not enough, and he wants 200,000 more." "..." After the transfer that day, Min

Hui

also I regret it a little. It's not that I regret that the amount is too much, but that I regret
that I was too straightforward and gave the other party the impression that "the money is
not bad". It should be agreed first, and then pay in installments, complaining while paying,
maybe people won't come to trouble her again.
 "This kid is too crazy. The underworld doesn't do that either. I have to teach him a lesson."
Chen Jiajun said disapprovingly, "He asked me to single out with a knife, and I beat him up
hard. Forced him to return the money to me on the spot."

"Do you think this will solve the problem?"

"Of course."

"Jia Jun——" Next, Min Hui talked about him for twenty minutes, the central topic: Do
not use violence.

"Then we can't be blackmailed by him endlessly."

"He won't let it go." The more Min Hui thought about it, the more unsteady she became,
"How about I change your place of residence for you? Take shelter for a while?" "Don't
worry.

I There is a surveillance camera installed at the door, even if he wants to find me, he will
not come to this community."

***

Min Hui guessed right, it really is his troubles.

A week later, Min Hui picked up Su Quan from get off work, but the e-donkey was broken,
and the two walked home hand in hand, passing by a remote street corner, when they were
unexpectedly blocked by three gangsters, led by Brother Shao.

Before Min Hui could react, Brother Shao pulled Su Quan over and clamped him on his
arm. Su Quan was so frightened that he burst into tears, struggled desperately, kicked his
legs wildly, and scratched Brother Shao's body with his two little hands.

"Mom! Help!" Su Quan cried, his face turned purple immediately, "Mom, I'm afraid!
Mom, mom—"

Seeing the child screaming, Brother Shao slapped Su Quan with a "slap", and he
immediately frightened It's gone.

Min Hui didn't dare to call for help, and was at a loss for help for a while, so she knelt
down and begged for mercy: "Brother Shao! Brother Shao! If you have something to say,
do you want the two hundred thousand? I have it, I have it! I'll give it to you right away!
Mobile phone transfer ! Please, don’t hit my son!”

“Damn it, last time Chen Jiajun almost strangled me to death, you just want to pay
200,000 yuan? There’s no way! Don’t touch your pockets, don’t open your phone, you want
to mess with your emails! If you don’t believe me, I’ll kill him!” Brother Shao grabbed Su
Quan in his hand and shook him vigorously, “I’ve investigated you, you are the director of
the company, and your son has a heart attack.”

Su Quan was probably woken up by his shaking, and immediately cried out stand up. Min
Hui was trembling with anxiety, and said in a trembling voice: "I won't move, I won't move!
Don't hurt my son, I can do whatever you want." "Throw your

phone over here."

Min Hui took out the phone and threw it over.

"Power-on password."

"1679."

"I want one million, you say, I. Operate." Brother Shao threw Su Quan to the subordinates
next to him, took Min Hui's mobile phone, and skillfully clicked on it.

"Brother Shao, 200,000 is the maximum limit for mobile phone transfers. I will give you
the rest of the money tomorrow, and I will do what I say. Please be sure to raise your hand—
" Min Hui was anxious and afraid, her chest was congested, and she couldn't help crying
Live to roll out of the eye socket. Although her income is not low, her daily expenses are
also very economical. After all, her working life is too short, and there is no one million in
her account. I thought that if I asked Cao Mu or Zhou Ruji to borrow it, I should be able to
borrow it.

"Then transfer 200,000 first, and tell me the payment password."

Min Hui was about to open her mouth, when she suddenly heard the sound of a
thundering motor behind her, and when she turned around, she saw Chen Jiajun riding an
electric donkey towards Brother Shao at full speed!

His eyes were already red, and there was a desperate expression on his face.

Everyone retreated and avoided. Seeing that he was about to rush forward, Chen Jiajun
slammed on the brakes, jumped out of the car, picked up a brick on the ground and threw
it at Brother Shao's head.

The gangsters saw him approaching aggressively, and two passers-by who heard the
movement not far away also came over. Brother Shao was afraid of being photographed,
so he blew a whistle. The gangster threw Su Quan on the ground, turned around and ran
away. After a while, he disappeared without a trace.

"Quanquan!"
 Min Hui rushed over and hugged Su Quan in his arms. His lips and fingertips had turned
black, his skin was gray, and his face was so transparent that the blue blood vessels on it
could be seen. He hummed weakly, covered his chest with his hands, opened his mouth
wide and took a few quick breaths, then suddenly closed his eyes and passed out...

Jia Jun had never seen such a formation before, and was stunned.

"Call an ambulance!" Min Hui stood up holding the child and rushed forward.

"It's too late," Jia Jun helped the eDonkey from the ground, "The hospital is just ahead,
get in the car, and I'll take you there."

Min Hui hugged Su Quan and sat on the back seat of the eDonkey, Jia Jun took the mother
and child, He rushed to the hospital at full speed.

***

Fortunately, Zhou Ruji happened to be on duty, and rushed to the ward to arrange
emergency treatment as soon as he received Min Hui's text message.

This was not the first time Su Quan had an illness, but it was the first time that it was so
severe that he fell into a coma.

Before Zhou Ruji was by his side, any signs of the child—such as asthma, night sweats,
cyanosis, heart palpitations, etc.—would immediately arouse his vigilance and send him to
the hospital for examination immediately.

In the first three years of Su Quan's birth, Min Hui did not dare to go out to work in order
to take care of him, so she had to stay at home and work. He is a quiet child who doesn't
like sports or fights. The teachers in the kindergarten also take good care of him and don't
let him participate in strenuous activities. So these years, Su Quan has been well protected,
even though he has heart disease, it has not affected his normal life.

However, due to moderate regurgitation caused by mitral valve malformation, Su Quan's

condition will become more and more serious with age. For the health of the heart and to
avoid accidents, surgical repair is a matter of time.

Min Hui has always known, but always feels that this day is still far away from her.

Because valve surgery is a thoracotomy, it means that the patient's chest will be cut with
a 25 cm long wound. The doctor will saw the sternum, cut the pericardium, stop the heart,
perform extracorporeal circulation, and put his hand into the heart to repair it.

The risk factor for pediatric heart surgery is only greater.

 So these years, Min Hui has been refusing to think about this matter in her heart. She
doesn't know how to face it, and she is even more worried about whether Su Quan can
survive such a terrible operation.

After some rescue and examination, Su Quan was sent back to the ward. After talking
with the attending doctor for a while, Zhou Ruji came over and told Min Hui: "His current
condition is temporarily stable, but his heart function is obviously insufficient, and his heart
has also begun to enlarge. Immediate surgery is required." Min Hui's heart beat suddenly:
this day

finally Arrived. She held Zhou Ruji's hand tightly and looked at him helplessly: "He's still
so young, can he wait any longer? I'm afraid he won't be able to survive." "We can't wait
anymore. We need to repair

his valve as soon as possible , to reduce the return of blood. This time today is already a
very critical symptom."

Min Hui nodded palely: "What are you going to do?"

"First of all, we will try our best to repair the valve. If it is found to be damaged beyond
repair, it needs to be replaced. There are two types of artificial valves, one is a mechanical
valve and the other is a biological valve." Zhou Ruji explained, "The mechanical valve is
more durable. If it is good, it will not need to be replaced for decades, but it needs to take
anticoagulant drugs for life. Children generally have to wait until they are seven or eight
years old to be installed. Bioprostheses are generally made of pig hearts or bovine
pericardium, and do not require anticoagulants. The medicine is coagulated, but it is not
very strong, and it is possible to face a second valve replacement.”

“Is it necessary to open the chest?” Min Hui asked desperately, “I heard that there are
many minimally invasive surgeries, even robot surgeries? "

Those are still immature. And from the color Doppler ultrasound, Quanquan's situation
is more complicated, and the traditional thoracotomy is more secure." Zhou Ruji said in a
low voice, "You don't have to worry too much. The current success of this kind of surgery
The rate is very high."

"But he is only a three-year-old child!" Min Hui couldn't help sobbing.

"Well, children's heart surgery requires higher technology." Zhou Ruji gently shook her
hand as a sign of comfort, "Their hearts are small and their blood vessels are very fragile."
"Who is the best in Bincheng?

" Heart doctor?"

 "The doctor Wang who rescued him just now is the best in our hospital."

"Is there anything better?"

Zhou Ruji nodded: "Cheng Guangyi from Anji Hospital is a top expert in children's heart
surgery, don't say yes. He is one of the best in Bencheng, even in the country. He has a
nickname in the industry, called 'Cherry'." "Cherry

?"

"Have you ever eaten a birthday cake? There is a layer of cream on top of the cake, and
there will be a layer of cream on top of the cream." A cherry. If heart surgery experts across
the country are compared to a piece of cake, Cheng Guangyi is the cherry on top of the
cake." "

That's good," Min Hui said hastily, "We will transfer to Anji immediately, and invite Cheng
Guangyi to perform the operation. "

He's not in the country right now."

"What?"

"He has an academic exchange in Singapore, and he won't be back for three months." "

Then I'll fly to Singapore tomorrow to beg him to come back." Min Hui said immediately.

"I'm afraid you won't do that." Zhou Ruji looked at her, sighed, and stopped talking.

"Why? I know it's hard to invite him, but I will do whatever it takes to invite him!"

"He is Cheng Qirang's father, and there are countless people begging him." Zhou Ruji said,
"It is impossible for Cheng Guangyi to do this for your son." Go, unless you ask Cheng Qiren."

At that moment, Min Hui felt that the blood in her brain was emptied by these words.

30 - Sense and Sensibility

Min Hui felt that the most depressing thing in this world was seeing her enemies getting
stronger and stronger. The most aggrieved thing is that I actually need to plead with this
powerful enemy.

There must be a kneeling action in the middle.

At this moment, her heart was full of quarrels:

 Logic Hui: For the sake of the child's life, you must ask Cheng Qiren, no matter how
embarrassing it may be.

Crazy Wisdom: As long as there is a way not to ask him, I am willing to do it. I would rather
go to jail or commit a crime!

Logical Wisdom: This is a matter of life and death. Right and wrong, emotions, and dignity
are not the primary issues.

Crazy Wisdom: In fact, you can still leave Cheng Qirang aside, you can go to Singapore to
find Cheng Guangyi yourself. A person with medical ethics will not just sit idly by. You can
empathize with him, understand him with reason, and then give him a hundred bangs...
Logic

Hui: Pull it down. You are not the only son in the world who has a heart attack. Mothers
of sick children all want the best doctor. If Cheng Guangyi was really so easy to talk to, his
schedule would have been packed. It is impossible for him to have time to go to Singapore
and stay there for a few months.

Crazy Wisdom: Can you use the aggressive method?

Logic Hui: Excuse me, is there anything in your hand that can excite him?

Crazy Wisdom: Ahhhhhh...

In the end, reason overcame emotions, logical wisdom defeated Crazy Hui, and Min Hui
decided to ask Cheng Qirang to intercede.

Except for that chance encounter at Starbucks, she hadn't spoken to Cheng Qirang for
four years. She deleted the phone number, blocked WeChat, unfollowed her, and burned
her business card——Cheng Qirang had completely disappeared from her life.

At work, however, it's also impossible to completely avoid this person. Because they are
all in the field of science and technology, all are software engineers, and they are all
engaged in AI. In recent years, Guanchao has also begun to shift its focus to AI medical care.
In order to occupy the market, it has spent a lot of money to develop platforms and build
ecosystems. , seems to be an industry leader. Even Min Hui's boss, He Haixiang, kept a close
eye on Guanchao's movements. He knew Cheng Qirang and often met him in meetings.
Probably because of Cao Mu's reminder, in order not to arouse Min Hui's disgust, he rarely
mentioned Cheng Qirang directly. The word "Cheng Qirang" was replaced by "Guanchao
International".

"Everyone should have confidence in technology stocks. You can see how much
'Guanchao International' has risen!" "
 Guanchao recently released a new product. Everyone should pay close attention to it.
They are more in line with international standards. This may be the latest Trend.”

“What makes Tidewatch better than us is that they have a platform and it’s a big
platform. Zheng Lan started his career on the Internet with abundant funds, and now he’s
willing to spend money on cooperation with hospitals and data acquisition—ah, it’s easy to
do things with money. Ah!"

Every time He Haixiang mentions watching the tide, Min Hui has a dull expression, doesn't
answer, doesn't make any comments, and concentrates on drinking tea with her head
down...

Min Hui deleted Cheng Qirang's information so thoroughly that she found I haven't found
his mobile phone number for a long time. Sitting beside Su Quan's hospital bed, she thought
it over and decided to call Wei Yongcheng, Cheng Qirang's assistant. Wei Yongcheng is Min
Hui's junior, three years younger than her, and was recruited into Guanchao headquarters
together with Min Hui when he graduated from undergraduate. Because the two of them
knew each other in college, so they have a good relationship. When Wei Yongcheng was
doing his graduation project, he encountered a problem and couldn't solve it. After Min Hui
tutored him, he not only passed the test, but also got a graduation Design Excellence Award.
After leaving Guanchao, Min Hui and Wei Yongcheng did not contact each other again, but
his number was still stored in the phone. Later, I heard that after the lawsuit, Zheng Yiting
neither allowed Cheng Qi to use a female assistant nor allowed him to use a beautiful
assistant. The male assistant promoted Wei Yongcheng, who was full of acne marks and
buck teeth, in order to avoid suspicion.

"Hi, senior sister, long time no see!" On the other side of the phone, Wei Yongcheng's
voice became much more mature and sophisticated.

"Yongcheng, I have something to ask Cheng Qirang." Min Hui didn't have time to greet,
"Can you tell me his mobile phone number?"

"Mobile phone number? It hasn't changed. You used to be his celebrity, so you must have
it?" Wei Yongcheng said happily.

"I deleted it, and I can't remember it anymore." Min Hui paused for a moment, and then
said with a more serious tone, "My business is urgent." Cheng Qirang's

mobile phone number is not a secret in the company, and many people in Guanchao know
it . Wei Yongcheng hesitated for a moment, thinking that he still owed Min Hui a favor for
his graduation thesis, so he had to tell her, and at the end he did not forget to say: "Don't
say I said it." "Understood. Next time we meet, I will treat you to dinner.

" "
 "Don't dare, the boss knows it's a crime of collaborating with the enemy."

"Pull it down."

"Really. Now the lady boss is very strict with the boss."

"That's okay, don't make things difficult for you, take care."

"Yes."

Min Hui dialed the number with her mobile phone, and dialed three times in a row, but
no one answered, so she had to bite the bullet and go to Wei Yongcheng again.

"He's not here. Is there any other way to find him?"

"Next to KFC on Ping'an Street, there is a gym. He often goes swimming there after work."
"

Will he go today?"

"He just left not long ago "

Min Hui was very anxious, and his voice was panting, Wei Yongcheng heard it, and after
a moment of silence, he said: "I should be swimming now."

Min Hui knew that place. She looked at her watch, and it happened to be off-duty time.
After entrusting Su Quan to Jia Jun's care, she immediately took a taxi to the gym.

Just in time for rush hour.

The taxi was stuck on the road for a long time, so she had to get off and call another three-
wheeled motorcycle. The motorcycle master took her around in the alley and finally
stopped at the entrance of the gym.

Without a card, she was not allowed to enter, so Min Hui had to apply for a trial card on
the spot, took off her shoes in the locker room, and walked into the swimming pool
barefoot.

There were seven or eight people swimming in the swimming pool, some men and some
women. Min Hui stood by the pool and took a look, and soon found Cheng Qirang.

There are not many good-looking men like him in the whole of Bincheng, and he is
handsome even from the back.
 He is always equipped with advanced equipment and fully armed. Silver-plated
swimming goggles, silicone swimming cap, earplugs, speedo wristband, wearing a pair of
black sharkskin tight swimming trunks like a professional athlete, showing muscular back
muscles and slender legs.

He swam back and forth on a swimming lane alone, apparently without a companion, and
after swimming for about twenty minutes, he finally crawled to the edge of the pool to rest,
when he looked up, he saw Min Hui. He walked up to her dripping wet, picked up a bath
towel and wiped his body, and asked calmly, " Is there anything you can do

for me, Min Hui?"

Hitman. His adrenaline comes in the opposite direction, the more frightened others are, the
calmer he is, and his face will not blush when he lies or does bad things.

She used to like hearing him call these two words so much: Min. Hui. He will deliberately
pause between two words, just like playing the piano when he encounters a rest.

She did not deny that when she saw him for the first time, she had strong admiration and
affection for him. She knew that he had a wife, so it was just affection.

Until that day, in the office, he forcibly kissed her and stuffed his tongue into her mouth
forcibly... "

Yes." She shook her head vigorously, letting go of the disgusting things that came to her
mind Forget it.

"Do you want to tell me now? Or do you want me to change clothes first, and let's find a
place to chat slowly?" He was very polite, and his attitude was unhurried.

"Speak now." Min Hui heard her voice trembling.

"Then let's talk." He noticed it immediately, as if he saw something interesting, and

smiled faintly.

"I would like to ask you for a favor." Min Hui tried her best to sound gentle, but for some
reason, she became obliging when she spoke, as if she was angry with someone.

"Really?" He snorted lightly and said sarcastically, "What makes you think that I will agree
to help you with this favor? Min Hui? You made me so miserable and my reputation so bad,
if you don't remember If I'm wrong, last time at Starbucks, you still said you would beat me
and make me kneel on the ground and call you daddy..." "

My son has a congenital heart disease and needs surgery to repair the valve—"
 He immediately understood: " You want to find my dad?"

"Can you?"

"He's not in the country now."

"Can you please fly him back to have this operation? I'll pay for the round-trip air ticket,
and if there are other conditions, I'll pay for it." Willing to promise you."

The smile suddenly disappeared from his face, replaced by a serious expression: "When
do you want to invite him back?" "The sooner the better." On the

table

next to the pool was a waterproof He took out his mobile phone from the inside of the
bag, saw that there were three missed calls on it, and couldn't help but "oh", then turned
to look at her: "It's so rare, you actually condescended to call me three times?" "Human

life Guan Tian, I'm in a hurry."

"Then I'll ask my dad's time." He typed quickly on the phone, and after five minutes he
said, "He'll be back tomorrow, in the afternoon. I need to check before the operation. It will
be surgery the day after tomorrow. Which hospital is your son living in now?"

"The Affiliated Hospital of Bencheng University."

"The operation needs to be done in Anji. He will arrange the transfer. You will send your
son to Anji Hospital tomorrow night. Surgery."

"Okay."

"Don't worry, my dad performs more than 300 operations a year, and this kind of
operation is a piece of cake for him." "

Thank you." She breathed a sigh of relief, and her tone finally softened, "Well, uncle's air
ticket I'll buy it."

"No, I've already bought it just now."

Everything went well, right?

Min Hui looked at him, complicated thoughts welling up in her heart. She could be sure
that her tone was cold and matter-of-fact from beginning to end, and she never "begged"
him.
 Cheng Qirang didn't make things difficult for her, and solved the problem within a few
minutes.

She couldn't help thinking, maybe he finally knew he was wrong? Can I forgive him?

"Then... I won't disturb your exercise." She was thinking about Su Quan on the hospital
bed, and she had nothing more to say, she just wanted to leave as soon as possible,
"Goodbye." "Wait." She was about to turn around, but hurriedly

stopped

"What you asked me to do, I will do it for you." Cheng Qirang stuffed the phone back into
the waterproof bag, and looked at her with a half-smile, "Now it's my turn to ask you to do
something." Min Hui's spine

stiffened Hard: "Let's talk about something."

"There will be an AI industry reception next Saturday. It's pretty grand. Yi Ting and I will
attend, so you can come too."

Attend the industry reception? Min Hui thinks there is no problem, although she usually
only attends academic conferences. People who like to engage in networking at this kind of
reception are the most enthusiastic, such as He Haixiang.

"Is it just to attend?"

"Of course not. Up to now, Yi Ting still has suspicions about me."

"Her suspicions are right." Min Hui said bluntly.

"I hope you will do something to prove my innocence."

Min Hui looked at him, so surprised that she couldn't say a word for a long time.

"For example?"

"For example, you look cold, but you are actually coquettish. When you see a beautiful
man, you can't help it, especially a man like me."

Min Hui: "..."

"My reputation tarnished by you must It needs to be cleaned up on that day. Please give
full play to your imagination and creativity to complete this matter."
 "Excuse me," Min Hui sneered, "how is it completed?" "

I said it was completed, and if I didn't say , It’s just not finished.”

“FXXKYou.”

“Do you need me to cancel the ticket?” He raised his eyebrows, “Min Hui, are you going
or not?”

Min Hui gritted her teeth: “Go.”

“That’s good. He patted her face, "Now I know who is dad."

Her whole body seemed to be poured by magma, and she turned into a stone, standing
there motionless. He watched Cheng Qirang whistle and leave.

31-Reception
For the next week, Min Hui spent in chaos, only thinking about one thing: Su Quan's surgery.

On the second day after meeting Cheng Qirang, Cheng Guangyi arrived as scheduled. He
is a gray-haired, unsmiling old man about to retire. Considering his contribution, the
hospital specially arranged for him to go to Singapore under the name of "exchange and
study visit", but it was actually a paid vacation.

The four-hour operation was very successful, and Su Quan stayed in the ICU for three
days before being transferred to the general ward. The child was afraid of pain and was
frightened and cried all kinds of things when he was young. Min Hui was afraid that he
would not recover well and asked for leave to take care of him all day. The wound in the
chest cavity is very thin, and it is next to the pericardium. The doctor told me not to let the
wound become infected. Min Huiyi looked at the child in confusion, all kinds of fears and
fears, and he didn't sleep well for a whole week. Chen Jiajun was very willing to help, and
Zhou Ruji came to check on her from time to time, but Min Hui felt that the mother had to
take care of the children, and Jiajun didn't have experience in raising children so he couldn't
stand it.

On the fourth day after the operation, Su Quan had just been transferred to the general
ward. Jia Jun made a can of chicken soup and brought it to Min Hui. Min Hui then
remembered something: "Has Brother Shao visited you recently?

" " Jia Jun grinned, not taking it seriously at all, "I beat you back, and I didn't dare to come
during the day. I only dared to throw stones on our window at night, breaking the glass."
Because of the child's

illness , Min Hui pulled down a bunch of work. In the past, she would have gone to the
police or the community security, but she really didn't have the energy to deal with several
things at the same time, so she said, "Let's calm down, and I'll transfer the 200,000 yuan to
him. Otherwise, wait until Su Quan is discharged from the hospital." Now, living at home is
not peaceful."

Jia Jun immediately shook his head: "You must not give money to deal with such
gangsters. After they have tasted the sweetness, they will think this trick works, and they
will come to trouble you every day in the future." "

So what? What should I do?"

"Come and beat me once."

"I still want to go to jail, classmate Chen Jiajun, how many times have I told you that
violence can't solve the problem."

"Sister, anyway, you are in the hospital for the past few days, and you can't touch them.
Just leave this matter alone and let me handle it." After speaking, he handed her a rice
spoon, "Drink the soup quickly." Jia Jun has done various jobs, such as picking up garbage,
delivering food, visiting warehouses, and working in a Sichuan restaurant in addition to
being a security guard. Min Hui glared at him, poured the chicken soup in the thermos into
the lunch box, took a sip, and praised: "It's delicious." "Drink

more, I'm going to work, I'm leaving first, and I'll come back at night."

Min Hui Watching him leave, after drinking half a bowl of soup, he suddenly remembered
someone, and quickly took out his phone address book. She remembered that Xin Qi had a
friend who opened a bodyguard company and gave her a business card at that time. Min
Hui didn't have the habit of keeping business cards. She took a photo at the time and found
it after searching for a long time. The man's name was Deng Chen, and the name card said
"Silver Arrow Security Service Co., Ltd.", and his position was general manager. The
business card also states that the company's main businesses are: security for dignitaries,
temporary services, star guards, corporate protection, event protection, equipment rental,
etc.

Min Hui hurriedly called Deng Chen, and someone answered immediately.

"Hello."

"I'm Min Hui, remember? Four years ago, Xin Qi and I were in Xingshui County? We lost
our wallet, and Xin Qi asked you for emergency help?" "Remember." Came from over

there Deng Chen's voice was calm, "Miss Min, are you in trouble?"

Min Hui let out an "ah" and told Brother Shao's story from beginning to end.

"Which city do you live in now?"

"Bincheng."

"Well, I have a branch office in Bincheng. Please send me your address and Brother Shao's
full name. I will send it today. Someone will deal with it."

"Great, please tell me how much it costs, and I will transfer the money through WeChat."

Deng Chen did not answer this question, but changed the subject: "So, Su Tian's younger
brother—that is, the Chen Jiajun you mentioned —is it found?”

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Sure. It was compared with the DNA database."

The other side was silent for a while, and said, "Why didn't you tell Xin Qi? You should
know that he is also looking for this person." "

So Xin Qi... still alive?" For some reason, Min Hui's eyes suddenly turned red, "The
operation went well?" "It

didn't go well, because he was ill for a long time, which caused him to take a year off from
school."

"He is... a student "

"You don't know?"

"He didn't say." Min Hui couldn't help but asked again, "Is he okay?" "It's

good."

"That's good." Min Hui breathed a sigh of relief, and a picture appeared in his mind. With
a face full of sunshine, "Since that breakup, I have never seen Xin Qi again. There is no
contact between us. He won't let me contact him." When
 Min Hui left Xingshui County, she wrote on the bus After a long WeChat message, trying
to explain and redeem the matter, it turned out that Xin Qi had already blocked her.

She knew that Xin Qi had a big temper, but she didn't expect to be so heartless, and she
was sad for a long time because of it.

"This is not about you and him, but about him and Su Tian's brother. I think Xin Qi should
have the right to know." "I mentioned it to Jia Jun and asked

if he would like to contact him. It's far away, and he doesn't want to cause trouble."

On the other side of the phone, he didn't speak for a long time.

"If you still have contact with Xin Qi, you can tell him. Jia Jun lives across from me. If he
is willing to come and see Jia Jun, I welcome it." Deng Chen said "Yes" noncommittally: "I

still Is there something, let's talk next time?"

"Okay." Min Hui put down the phone. Seeing that Su Quan was still awake, she turned
on the computer and started working. At seven o'clock in the evening, Deng Chen sent a
WeChat message saying: "The problem has been solved. They will never come to you again
"

Min Hui wrote very curiously: "How did you solve it?"

Deng Chen's answer was only five words: "You don't need to know."

***

Saturday's AI industry reception is as soon as it is mentioned.

Cao Mu was surprised by Min Hui's initiative to invite Ying to participate: "Are you sure
you want to go? Cheng Qirang will be there too. I have a few invitations here." Decided to
turn the page."

"Good for you!" Cao Mu clapped his hands and smiled, "It should have been like this a
long time ago, they are all in the same circle, you don't see him when you look up, and you
are not afraid of him, why should you avoid him?" "

No " Min Hui sighed, "Who else is going in our company?"

"Me."

"Sister Cao, can you not go?" Min Hui hurriedly bowed, "I beg you?" "
 What's wrong?"

"Nothing , I just don’t want you to go.”

“Okay, okay, I’ll help you. My second child happens to have a ballet performance, and I
don’t want to miss it. But don’t patronize the food, there are a lot of gossip on this kind of
occasion, open your ears wide Let’s hear what our competitors are up to.”

“Must.”

The reception will be held at the Zijin Clubhouse on Zhongyuan Road, where the AI
community in Bincheng often gathers, because the reception is more formal, and there will
be a dinner afterwards. There was a dress code on the invitation. Min Hui wore a white one-
shoulder dress, silver high-heeled shoes, and a light gray long buttonless wool coat. She
covered her dark circles with several shades of concealer and topped it off with a heavy
evening makeup.

At best, it is called "glamorous", and at worst, it is called "coquettish and charming".

When we arrived at the clubhouse, the reception had already begun. There were nearly
70 or 80 people standing densely inside, everyone was talking in a low voice, and several
waiters in tuxedos walked through the crowd with wine trays and various snacks.

Perhaps to create an atmosphere of privacy, the lights in the clubhouse are dimmed. On
the left is the banquet hall, which has eight round tables. Some people have already taken
their seats and are sitting at the table chatting.

Min Hui took a glance, and more than 80% of the people knew each other. The company's
CEOs, VPs, CTOs, and investors had all arrived. If He Haixiang didn't go to Beijing for a
business trip, he would never miss it. There are very few women in the IT industry, and
there are even fewer senior women. Min Hui can feel the men's gazes as soon as she enters
the door.

A waiter stopped beside her: "Miss, would you like some wine?"

Min Hui took a glass of whiskey and drank it down. The waiter was about to leave, but
Min Hui said, "Don't go."

She poured two glasses of whiskey into one cup, held it in her hand, and walked towards
the crowd in front. Walking all the way, looking around, looking for Cheng Qirang. Suddenly,
a man with curly hair and a high nose stopped her: "Min Hui!"

Min Hui recognized Sha Shikai, the CTO of Deep Blue Technology. Sha Shikai used to work
in Yuanlai before, but later switched jobs and also worked in AI medical care. Like Bai'an,
Shenlan Technology also has a lot of cooperation with the Affiliated Hospital of Bincheng
University, so Min Hui often meets him in the hospital. He and Zhou Ruji also know each
other, so they can be regarded as acquaintances.

"Hi, Shikai." Min Hui greeted quickly.

"You have never attended this kind of meeting, why are you here today?" Sha Shikai said.

"The boss is on a business trip, so he sent me over to find out the news."

"It's just in time for you to come, and I have something to ask you." Sha Shikai pulled her
to a corner and said in a low voice, "The recent stocks have fallen sharply from afar. I heard
there is movement from the top management?"

Min Hui was taken aback, then quickly shook her head: "I know the stock has fallen, but
there is movement... I haven't heard of it. What movement?"

"Didn't I also come from far away before? I still have some acquaintances there. I heard
that the performance is not good, and I plan to sell some subsidiaries to fill the gap. There...
there won't be your Bai'an, right?" "Bai'an

? No way!" Min Hui said confidently, "Although Bai'an is still burning money and hasn't
made much money, we have made a lot of products, obtained a lot of certificates and
patents, and are well-known in the industry. It is considered top-notch. Baian represents
hope from afar, and it cannot be sold.”

“Have you ever thought that Baian is being sold just because it doesn’t make money but
looks valuable?” Sha Shikai curled his lips, "Besides, I've been doing hardware from afar,
and I don't pay much attention to software. The market competition is so fierce, and the
homogenization of AI is so serious. Even if you spend money on you, you may be squeezed
out by other companies. Why don’t you sell it quickly and cash it out?”

When he said this, Min Hui also felt that it made sense, and couldn’t help asking: “Where
did you hear this rumor? Is it reliable?

” Let me ask you." Sha Shikai scratched his head, "I still have some stocks that have come
from far away. You travel a lot with the headquarters, help me find out if it is true or not?"
"The middle management of a subsidiary like

ours , How could it be possible to find out. If you can find out clearly, it is not an insider
transaction?" "

You should try anyway."

Min Hui responded indiscriminately, and drank the wine in the glass. Her heart suddenly
became very chaotic: Su Quan just had surgery, Jia Jun just returned home, today's
"whitewashing operation" has not started yet, and she doesn't know what the
consequences will be. She needs money and stability very much now.

"By the way, have you seen Cheng Qirang?" Min Hui asked.

"He hasn't arrived yet." Sha Shikai frowned, as if smelling some gossip, "Are you looking
for him?" Min Hui smiled

lightly: "Well, I have something to look for him."

Going to Silicon Valley, I was so excited when I said it just now, do you want to go over and
have a chat?"

"Okay."

As a result, the chat lasted for half an hour. The boss of Deep Blue, Qian Jianyu, is sixty
years old. He used to be a university professor. The boss talked very happily, but she was
embarrassed to leave, and the few people chatted until the dinner began, and everyone
took their seats, and then it ended.

There was a murmur of voices in the hall, and Min Hui was sitting at a table with Qian
Jianyu, Sha Shikai and others. She turned her head and looked to the left. Cheng Qirang and
his wife Zheng Yiting had arrived at some time, and they were sitting at the second table on
the left.

The banquet officially started, and various dishes were served like flowing water. After
Min Hui ate for a while, her head began to feel dizzy. I drank too much wine just now, and
it was a little bit upside down on purpose, otherwise she wouldn't have the guts to do the
next thing.

People at the reception began to leave their seats and toast each other. Min Hui gritted
her teeth and stood up, picked up a glass of white wine and walked towards Cheng Qirang's
table.

There was only about ten steps between them, but Min Hui felt as if she had climbed a
mountain. The eight centimeter high heels made her waist twist even more. At the same
time, almost all the men present were looking at her, maybe because of the 34C breasts,
one foot six waist, one meter long legs and a pretty face.

Maybe it was because she was walking towards Cheng Qirang. At this time, he was
leaning up and talking to a waiter behind him, as if he was ordering something.

There is no need to learn about being coquettish, Min Hui strode up to Cheng Qirang, sat
down on his lap, put his arms around his mouth and kissed him fiercely, then said with
resentment. Said: "Qirang, I miss you so much."
 Suddenly, the hall became quiet, so quiet that Min Hui could hear the pianist at the front
desk playing Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata".

Everyone was stunned.

Min Hui looked at the Chanel Rouge Coco that she had imprinted on Cheng Qirang's
mouth with a half-smile, her face suddenly turned cold, and Zheng Yiting next to her poured
a large glass of red wine on her face.

At the same time, Cheng Qirang pushed her body away from his lap—

Min Hui almost fell, but she held onto the table in time, and inadvertently raised her head
to look forward, and saw Xin Qi.

He sat on the other side of the table, just opposite to Cheng Qirang.

32 - Angels and Demons

Blessings never come, but misfortunes never come singly.

It is impossible to say that Min Hui has forgotten Xin Qi in the past four years, but she has
indeed tried to forget him in various ways, including the most resolute and thorough
method: marrying herself to another man with the force of lightning.

She will never forget the two words Xin Qi said:

——“From now on, there will be no relationship between you and me. I don’t know you,
and you don’t know me.”

——“I don’t want to see you again It's up to you."

At first, I thought it was an angry remark, after all, Xin Qi had a bad temper since he was
a child, and Su Tian mentioned it a lot in his diary.

But when they met, Xin Qi was already an adult, living in the United States, with a good
family background and a good education. It's not that civilized people can't be impulsive
and angry, everything has a degree, Xin Qi's doing this is a bit too much.

Min Hui felt that she hadn't made a big mistake, and she lied to him for a reason, out of
good intentions. On the day when the truth came, she could have expected that he would
go crazy, but she never expected him to be so heartless.

On the bus, she sent him a long, formal letter of apology that was a thorough review and
full of confession. The phone screen alone took up five pages. Get blacklisted. Being so
impatient to be kicked out seemed like she had committed some heinous crime.

Aren't they happy when they are together?

Those holding hands, those kisses, those days and nights of passion...

Was it true that he didn't feel a little bit moved, didn't like her at all?

Min Hui, who is in love for the first time, feels deeply hurt.

The matter between her and Cheng Qirang was so big, Deng Chen should have
investigated it, probably told him something?

The good-for-nothings on the Internet, as well as the trolls and trolls, vividly told her
eclectic stories...

It is easy for Xin Qi to draw the same conclusion as most people.

When the logic reached this point, Min Hui's heart turned cold instantly, and she didn't
bother to argue.

If she still had the will to fight, she would not have died in the first place.

She never wants to return to that broken state, she just wants to become another person,
forget everything, and live a good life.

After thinking about it this way, she felt that Xin Qi was no different from those people
who misunderstood her and followed others. The two of them are together, even if there
is no Su Tian, the matter between her and Cheng Qirang is enough for him to deal with, in
short, it will not end well.

Instead of having a hot face and a cold ass, it's better to be different and happy with each
other.

***

Just as she didn't know when Su Tian got into that bus, Min Hui didn't know when Xin Qi
walked into the Zijin Club. She hadn't expected him to appear at all, and had witnessed such
a shameful scene.

However, Min Hui didn't care about his feelings, anyway, in his eyes, she was no longer a
good person.

She just regrets being a clown in someone else's story again. But what is honor compared
with the life of a son?

Min Hui didn't notice Xin Qi because Xin Qi was wearing a dark gray suit this time, with a
white shirt, black tie, and a flat handkerchief folded in the pocket. He has short hair with a
cool and exposed forehead, and against a small but three-dimensional face, he looks full of
aura.

In Min Hui's impression, Xin Qi's clothes are mainly loose and comfortable, which looks
casual but not casual. It can be seen from the color, collocation and material that he has a
certain taste in dressing. I don't blindly pursue novelty and high-end, but I don't want to dig
out a piece of clothing and wear it on my body without thinking about it.

His hair is not as short as today, but part of it hangs on his forehead. When sleeping, she
likes to use a five-finger comb to stroke the hair on his forehead back along the brow bone,
as if she were robbing a cat. Xin Qi liked it very much when she stroked herself like this, and
soon fell asleep.

She had seen Xin Qi from student fan, Xin Qi from sports fan, and Xin Qi from casual fan
— now, what appeared before her was Xin Qi from business fan, who could become a Wall
Street banker if he combed his hair back.

There were twelve people sitting at that table, all executives at the same level as Cheng
Qirang, and some of them brought female guests. Apart from Cheng Qirang and Zheng
Yiting, Min Hui only knew two of them, but they were not very close. Everyone was wearing
dark-colored suits. From Min Hui's drunken eyes, they all looked hungry. In addition, the
lights were dim and she was unprepared. When she found out that it was Xin Qi, she was
shocked, but her face But nothing showed up.

Because she remembered the oath she had sworn in front of Xin Qi: "I don't know you,
and you don't know me either." So she pretended not to know him at all.

Seeing her losing her composure, everyone at the table, including Xin Qi, stared at her
dumbfounded.

Min Hui casually took a napkin from the table and wiped her face, looked down, and
whispered "not good".

In order to highlight the "dramatic" effect, she painted eye shadow, eyeliner, and a thick
layer of mascara. After wiping it with paper, it turned black. She could imagine the
appearance of a witch without looking in the mirror.

After a brief silence, the previous murmurs resumed in the hall.

Min Hui's first reaction was to run away, or dig a hole in the ground, but she knew that
this was not a one-man show, and the show was not over yet—sure enough,
 Cheng Qirang's contemptuous and helpless voice came from her ear: "Min Hui , you drank
too much."

Min Hui grabbed his collar and pulled his face in front of her: "How? "

Slap!" Before she finished speaking, Min Hui received a resounding slap on the face.
Zheng Yiting yelled at a waiter who was preparing vegetables, "Where's the security guard?
You go and call a security guard and drag this woman who is pretending to be crazy with
drinking!" Everyone at the table was embarrassed, and no one spoke

At this moment, a voice was heard saying calmly: "Sit next to me, Min Hui. There just
happens to be a vacant seat here."

There is no vacant seat at all.

A young man in a wine-red suit was sitting on Xin Qi's left. Seeing this, he quickly stood
up: "Oh, I have something to do. Let's take a step first. Let's eat slowly."

Min Hui was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether to leave or stay. As if afraid
that she would run away, Xin Qi stood up suddenly, walked quickly to her side, took off his
suit and put it on her, leading her to his seat.

Min Hui wanted to run, but Xin Qi's right hand held her arm tightly like an iron clamp.

Unexpectedly, there was an "unplanned" program at the banquet, Cheng Qirang

narrowed his eyes, glanced at Xin Qi and Min Hui twice, laughed "heh", and cut the steak
on the plate One piece was stuffed into his mouth, and he chewed vigorously: "Ethan, you
really know how heroes save beauty." "Not to mention."

Xin Qi sat upright and said quietly, "I know Min Hui, that's all." "

A This is a trivial matter, not worth mentioning, don't spoil everyone's taste." Cheng
Qirang smiled generously, "Everyone continue to eat, continue to chat..." There was

a plate of prawns in front of Min Hui, she took a deep breath and decided to Concentrate
on eating. So he took a prawn with a fork and put it in his mouth, but Xin Qi snatched it
away: "How can you eat a prawn like this, Min Hui?" His voice was soft and sweet, "The
shell of a prawn is so big, it will get stuck in your throat." Yes, let me do it."

He put down the knife, peeled off the shell of the shrimp with his fingers, and put the
shrimp meat on her plate.
 Min Hui was so depressed that she exploded, so she wanted to pretend to eat shrimp as
if nothing had happened. Xin Qi on the side was peeling shrimp for her while talking to the
people at the same table.

Everyone pretended nothing happened.

Until the end of the banquet, there was no more conversation between the two except
for peeling and eating shrimp.

Seeing that Xin Qi was so close to Min Hui, everyone present did not feel sorry for her,
including Cheng Qirang and Zheng Yiting.

After the banquet, Xin Qi sent Min Hui outside the door, and said flatly, "You really know
how to choose a place to confess your love, Min Hui." "..." "

Since you

like Cheng Qirang so much, and his wife beat you just now, you should hit him." Go back.
You are taller and stronger than her, you will definitely win, I am willing to bet ten yuan."
"..." "

Drunk

like this, I don't think I can send you home. The night is dark and windy, the street There
is an extra female hooligan on board, so the law and order are bad."

"Have you said enough, Xin Qi!"

"No, actually I want to comfort you." There was a citrus fragrance on his body, and she
was in a trance. It's like walking into an orange grove, "There's nothing wrong with losing
your reputation. Brad said that you won't understand what kind of burden reputation is
until you lose your reputation completely, and you won't understand what kind of existence
freedom is." "

Who is Ruide Brad?"

"Haven't you seen the movie "Gone with the Wind"? Oh, yes, you haven't seen it, it was
Su Tian and I who watched it." While talking, he actually supported Min Hui, afraid She
wrestled in high heels.

"..."

Seeing that she was silent, he had nothing to say: "Deng Chen said, have you found Su
Tian's younger brother?" "
 Yes."

"I want to see him."

"I have his mobile phone number here, you guys Make an appointment to meet yourself."

"I want to see you now."

"He..." Min Hui hesitated, and decided to tell the truth, "I'm staying with my son in the
hospital now." "

Then go to the hospital together?"

"Yeah."

"Wait here for a while, my driver will be here soon."

The feeling of alcohol surged, her head became more and more dizzy, and she was a little
unstable, so she had to lean against the wall.

"So, you're married." He looked at her silently.

"Yes."

"Congratulations." He frowned, "Why don't you have a wedding ring?"

"Divorce again."

"Oh, congratulations."

"What's there to congratulate on the divorce?"

"Congratulations to your ex-husband. What a I was lucky enough to escape the

catastrophe! Unlike me, I was deceived by you. But—" He changed the subject, "After so
many years, why has your acting skills deteriorated?"

Min Hui didn't want to listen to his sarcasm, and took out his mouth. Pulling out her
phone, she tapped Didi: "That—you should ask Chen Jiajun yourself. I won't get involved in
the matter between you and him. The child is sick, and I have to go back to the hospital
quickly." She walked to the hospital in a hurry

. On the side of the street, Xin Qi was pulled into the car like a gust of wind.

The car was driving very fast, and her stomach couldn't help but churn, she wanted to
vomit, and she always felt something stuck in her heart.
 "I've never seen you be such a mother. When the child is sick, you still have to attend
receptions, and you have to confess to your old lover, making yourself ridiculed by people
in the industry——Min Hui, did Su Tian make money or hurt her in her previous life? Fate,
only to meet you like this in this life? Even I will be troubled? Put on your seat belt, you put
on my seat belt." "Say it,

keep talking, just say... I think you have It's over!" she growled in a low voice.

He really told her all the way. All kinds of scolding, didn't stop for a minute.

It was the first time she discovered that Xin Qi was so eloquent, and she was fascinated
by it. It took her a long time to realize that he was swearing around corners.

After getting out of the car and walking into the first floor of the inpatient department,
he suddenly stopped in front of the elevator: "I'll wait for you downstairs, please ask him
to come down to see me."

Min Hui was taken aback: "Why? You don't want to see my son "

"Your son?" He snorted coldly, "Why should I see your son? I just want to see Su Tian's
younger brother."

Min Hui stared at him silently for three seconds, and said, "Because he is also your son.
Xin Qi, you have a son."

33-son
As soon as the words fell, Xin Qi's body suddenly froze.

He was still sneering one second, and the whole person was frozen in front of Min Hui
like a movie stuck in the next second.

"I have a son?" His face sank, he pulled her to a corner of the corridor, narrowed his eyes,
and said word by word, "When did I have a son?" "Four... years ago."

See His eyes were sharp and fierce, as if he wanted to swallow her in one bite. Min Hui
took a step back involuntarily, "When we were together."

"How could it be such a coincidence?" He said grimly, "We only slept together four nights,
four times at most."

He denied it. Damn, he didn't admit it.

 "You're not wearing a condom." Min Hui stared at him, "It's more than once a night." "

When you see men, you want to spend endlessly," Xin Qi's face was livid, "Women, you
can't control yourself Is it?"

Min Hui was speechless: "Every time you ask for it, how come it turns out that I can't
control myself?" "

That's because I regarded you as Su Tian! If not, I would touch you A finger? Will I go
without a condom? A femme fatale like you, I have to wear a bulletproof vest!" He was
furious and growled at her, "Even if you don't want to tell the truth, you can't let your
hormones have fun Show off. You actually gave birth to a child, why did you give birth to
him? Playing a bitter drama with you?" "

Xin Qi," seeing his voice getting higher and higher, Min Hui tried to calm her voice, "I'm
just doing this In order to fulfill Su Tian's wish, I will try my best to make you happy before
your operation. Otherwise, I won't sleep with men easily, let alone force anyone. If you
don't like me, I won't either Fall in love with you."

"You didn't fall in love with me, you gave birth to a child? Do you want to commemorate
something?" Xin Qi sneered, "Tell me, Min Hui, what is there between you and me besides
lies and deceit? To commemorate?"

"I was already two months pregnant when I found out, and he was already a life." "

You knew that this relationship was fake, so why did you go there? I was kept in the dark,
but you are a sensible person." , you have a thousand ways to avoid pregnancy, and you
don't try any of them, but you want to have a baby. You really have a serious mental
illness!" "Yes, I gave birth to the baby,"

Min Hui looked at in a daze Looking at him, "But you don't have to be so nervous, no one
will make you responsible. It doesn't matter if you don't want to recognize him, I won't
make it difficult for you." "So what am I

? A sperm donor?" Xin Qi's face turned darker , "You pretended to be an imposter, took
advantage of the situation, and now you claim to have my child, and you still say you won't
let me be responsible? If this is really my child, can I not be responsible?" "If you are willing
to be responsible, that is also

good It's always good to have more than one child. But your temper is too bad and your
emotional intelligence is not enough. If you are really with your child, it will have a bad
influence on him. I hope you can change it." Min Hui Speak logically.

"You have a good temper? So you take the initiative to deliver it to your door and sit on
a man's lap? You have a high EQ, but you don't know anything about the word 'humiliating'?
Min Hui, Min Hui, don't praise yourself to the sky, you don't have an EQ. Now, you have no
backbone, you are a fucking earthworm, you can do nothing but eat dirt! Now I think of the
things we did, bah bah bah! Disgusting!" "Disgusting? I think it's pretty good.

"

"..."

"I was wrong the first time. I shouldn't hide Su Tian's disappearance from you. So this
time I don't want to hide anything from you. Regarding Su Quan, that is, your son, I have
done my duty to inform you. If you don’t want to see him, you can leave now.”

“Damn it, stop dragging him on me, do you have no money or your ex-husband refuses
to pay alimony, and you want to blackmail me when you see me?” “My ex-husband is

a Excellent surgeon, he is handsome, kind-hearted, and his income is not worse than
yours. I am the director of a technology company, and my income is not low. Please keep
your mouth clean and stop spraying dirt on me."

"A handsome man? A good heart?" He sarcastically said, "A handsome man with a good
heart will divorce you? Did he find out that he was cheated like me?" Xin Qi's face became
more and more red, with veins on his

forehead Protruding, waving his fists in front of her. After all, it is the public area of the
hospital, he is not good at yelling, there is nowhere to vent his anger, his voice is getting
lower and lower, his tongue is getting more poisonous, and his swearing is getting harder
and harder, but Min Hui refuses to accept all of this. .

"That's enough! Since you don't believe me, just pretend I didn't say anything." Min Hui
pointed at the door, "Please leave immediately, and you won't use it anymore. My child
and I will live well without you—" The voice didn't finish At the end of the day, a doctor
suddenly turned out from the corridor. He was wearing a white coat. When he saw them,
he greeted them from a distance, "Min Hui?"

It was Zhou Ruji.

Probably because he heard the quarrel, he strode over and stood beside Min Hui
protectively.

"The dinner party is over so soon?"

"Yeah."

"What's wrong with this dress? Did you fight with someone?" He pointed to the dress on
Min Hui's body and asked.
 Min Hui looked down and found that she was still wearing Xin Qi's suit and a white skirt
with dark red wine stains on it. If she didn't look carefully, she thought it was blood. She
took off her suit and put it in Xin Qi's arms: "I'm fine."

Both of them had sullen faces and did not introduce each other, so Zhou Ruji could only
calm down and say, "I'm off work and I'm going to see Quanquan. Go together?"

"Okay."

"Put this on, don't scare the child." Zhou Ruji took off his white coat, which was ironed
straight, and handed it to Min Hui, who put it on, walked to the elevator, and pressed the
button. Hold the elevator key.

Xin Qi silently followed, standing by the elevator door without saying a word, Zhou Ruji
couldn't help being curious: "This is—"

Min Hui didn't speak, and looked down at his shoes.

In front of outsiders, Xin Qi quickly regained his composure: "My name is Xin Qi."

"Zhou Ruji."

The two glanced at each other and shook hands politely.

"Are you—to come to see Su Quan?" Zhou Ruji asked casually after looking him over and
over again.

"I'm here to find Chen Jiajun, do you know which room he is in?"

"507. We are going there too. Oh, the elevator is here."

The atmosphere in the elevator was weird.

Three faces staring intently were reflected on the smooth metal door panel.

From beginning to end, no one said a word.

Su Quan's ward was at the end of the corridor. Zhou Ruji used his influence to get him a
private room, which was quieter on the one hand, and convenient to accompany him on
the other. The child was weak after the operation, often complained of pain, and was in a
bad mood. Min Hui felt sorry for her son and never left her. Considering her situation, the
company allowed her to temporarily miss work, but as a technical director, she couldn't
ignore the flood of work every day. There were only two chairs in the ward, and there was
no place to sleep until I collapsed from exhaustion. Seeing this, Zhou Ruji dragged a single
sofa from the office, which can be straightened into a bed. Thanks to this couch Min-hye
was able to hold on.

Walking to the door of the ward, Xin Qi stopped.

Min Hui ignored him, pushed the door open and walked in.

Zhou Ruji had to stop too, and asked, "Jia Jun is inside, won't you go in?" "

Please tell him to come out," Xin Qi said politely, "I'm afraid of disturbing the patient's
rest." "

Okay, I'll go Tell him." Zhou Ruji nodded and pointed to a row of chairs in the corridor,
"You can sit and talk there." "

Thank you."

After a while, Chen Jiajun came out of the ward, and Xin Qi immediately stood up and
greeted him. Go up: "Chen Jiajun?"

"Yes, you are—"

"My name is Xin Qi. I'm your sister's boyfriend." He shook Jiajun's hand vigorously.

"My sister?" Chen Jiajun looked at him in confusion, "You mean Min Hui?"

"I mean Su Tian, your biological sister." Xin Qi said seriously, "Your sister and I grew up
together. ...very close, just like relatives."

"Remember, you are the Xin Qi that my sister talks about every day in her diary." Chen
Jiajun laughed, but found that Xin Qi's eye sockets were slightly red, and quickly changed
to another one. With a sad expression, "Min Hui said you live in the United States?"

"Yes. But you have often come to China in the past two years."

"Come here for sightseeing?"

"No, take care of some business."

"That's good, if that's the case, we We can meet often."

"Must."

I thought such a "historic meeting" would be very exciting, but both of them were very
calm. Because of Su Tian, they suddenly became relatives, but the sense of strangeness and
distance still existed, and it was difficult to get rid of it for a while.

Coupled with the gaps in culture, occupation, and education, there is nothing to talk
about.

"By the way, where do you live? What's the phone number?" Xin Qi took out his mobile
phone, "Which day are you free next week? I want to treat you to dinner, let's have a good
chat." Jia Jun took Xin

Qi While entering the phone number, she said, "How did you meet my sister? I mean Min
Hui. She said she had lost contact with you for a long time." "Met by chance at a banquet."
"Then

you

... Why stand outside the door, don't you want to go in and talk to her?"

Xin Qi shook his head: "No, I came here to see you." "

Then you are still alone now?"

"Huh?" Xin Qi didn't understand .

"Not married?"

"No." Xin Qi shrugged, "I haven't found your sister yet, how can I get married?"

"Brother," Chen Jiajun looked at him incredulously, "You're not still waiting for my sister,
are you? My sister has passed away." "

She just disappeared."

"Four years... forget it. Brother, let me advise you, I think, you have to turn the page." "

It's not so easy for me to turn the page. I want to see people when I live, and I want to
see a corpse when I die. Whether it's dead or alive, I must find her."

Chen Jiajun endured . Can't help smiling bitterly: "Well, on this point, you and Sister Min
Hui agree."

"What disease does her son have and needs to be hospitalized?"

"Congenital heart disease, he just had a thoracotomy not long ago."

" ..."
 "If you guess correctly, you should be the biological father of the child." Chen Jiajun said
suddenly.

Xin Qi's body trembled, and his gaze changed unpredictablely: "Did Min Hui tell you?" "

She didn't mention it, but you and Su Quan look so much alike, you can see that they are
a father and son." "

... ..." Xin Qi remembered that Zhou Ruji kept staring at his face in the elevator.

"I'm leaving first, call?"

"Okay, good night."

***

Min Hui fed Su Quan a bowl of millet porridge, and walked out of the ward to wash the
dishes in the sink. When she looked up, she saw Xin Qi sitting alone on a chair in the
corridor, looking at her silently.

She thought for a while, walked up to him, and asked softly, "He's not asleep yet, do you
want to go in and take a look?" "

Min Hui, am I treating you badly?" He said suddenly.

She froze for a moment, then nodded: "You are very kind to me." "

Then why did you treat me like this?" His face was full of hatred, "I am a child abandoned
by my parents. When I was young, I swore to myself that I would never abandon my child
in this life."

"..."

"But you deprived me of my right to be a father! Let my child, a sick child, not be by my
side when he needed me the most. Made me miss the most primitive stage of his life...
...This is equivalent to changing direction and abandoning—" His voice gradually choked up,
"Min Hui, are you bad?" "

Xin Qi—"

"I will never forgive you."

"Listen, I don't You are not allowed to be his father."

 "I am his biological father, whether you let me or not, I am his biological father!" He
growled in a low voice.

It's exhausting! Min Hui also became angry: "If you want to see your son, don't talk
nonsense, the door is there, no one will stop you."

Xin Qi strode into the door. On one of the beds in the middle, lay a pale boy with gauze
wrapped around his chest, and he was eating a biscuit with his head tilted in Zhou Ruji's
arms.

"Dad, I'm going to Disney when I get out of the hospital."

"Okay."

"Dad, Dad, I want you and mom to go with me."

"No problem, you took two steps down the ground just now, you are very brave, Dad will
reward you with a game console tomorrow."

"Yeah!" Su Quan wanted to laugh, but he didn't dare to use force, his chest still hurt, and
he couldn't help frowning from the pain, and when he looked up, he saw a stranger in the
room.

Min Hui pulled Xin Qi to Su Quan's bedside, and said softly, "Quan Quan—" "

Who is this uncle?" Su Quan stared at him curiously.

"Quanquan, in this world, some people have only one father, and some people have two
fathers. Mom wants to tell you something today. This one," she pointed at Zhou Ruji, "is
your second father." A father. And this one," she pointed at Xin Qi, "is your first father."

Su Quan was visibly dumbfounded.

Min Hui pointed to Xin Qi and continued to explain, "This father and mother gave birth
to you when they were together. Then this father went on a business trip. Mom invited a
second father to take care of you. Now, the first father finally Now that you are back, you
can be together often."

Su Quan was still in a daze.

"That is to say—" Min Hui applauded happily, "You have another father to play with you,
what a wonderful thing! Are you surprised? Are you surprised?" Su Quan looked at Zhou
Ruji, and
 then He looked at Xin Qi and asked, "Mom, which dad will I live with after I leave the
hospital? Dad No. 1 or Dad No. 2?"

34 – Dad
From the first time he saw Xin Qi, Zhou Ruji knew that there was something between him and Min
Hui.

He noticed the resemblance between father and son at the first time, and he couldn't help feeling
a little resentful in his heart. It is said that there is no secret between the husband and wife. After four
years of marriage, Min Hui never said who the biological father of his son is. Zhou Ruji kept his promise
and never asked questions. He naturally likes confident and mysterious women, and he was attracted
to Yao Zizhu because of this temperament. But the two have been together for so long, and he has
fulfilled his father's obligations to Su Quan seriously. Min Hui never said anything, making him feel
that this biological father is a time bomb, and he will come back sooner or later to play a scene of
confessing relatives. This also led to the fact that although the relationship between the two is close,
it can never reach the point of "talking about everything". After all, it is not the product of passion and
love, and there is always something between them. Unexpectedly, they divorced before this issue was
resolved. Zhou Ruji liked Su Quan very much and regarded him as his son, but after all, he moved away
and had less and less contact with the child, and the child had no memory. If it wasn't for this illness,
he would almost withdraw from the historical stage of Min Hui's family.

So Zhou Ruji felt that since the child's biological father came back, he would naturally have to reunite
with Min Hui, so he was a bit redundant here, so he smiled and said, "Dad

No. When Hui heard this, she thought that there was still a patient in his family, and that Yao Zizhu

's condition was not stable recently. Suddenly quiet down. It's so quiet that you can hear the
"sizzling" sound of electricity from the fluorescent tubes above your head.

No one answered Su Quan's question.

Min Hui thought, Xin Qi knew he had a son, so of course he wanted to live with him. But Su Quan is
still young, so he must still live with his mother. At most, she would allow Xin Qi to come and visit, or
occasionally pick him up for a day or two, take him out for a vacation, whatever. She didn't want to
monopolize this affection. But she still doesn't know exactly what Xin Qi's situation is now. If he is
already married, or even has children, it will be more troublesome for Su Quan to live there. He has
to deal with Xin Qi's wife and children—this is too much a psychological test for a three-year-old child.
heavy.

She couldn't help but glanced at Xin Qi, and found that he was looking at Su Quan intently, as if
admiring a world-famous painting. Su Quan was also looking at him, studying him curiously. Min Hui
couldn't help thinking that they looked at each other like a person looking into a mirror.

Except for her clothes and hairstyle, Xin Qi didn't change much, she was still the same as she
remembered, maybe it was set off by a suit and tie, and even more burly, so that when her back was
turned to her, her back was like a mountain in front of her.
 She thought of the time they spent together, how happy, how sweet, how congenial, how tacit
understanding - without Su Tian, how suitable a pair they would be, no matter the soul or the body.

She saw the best side of Xin Qi, and also saw the worst side of Xin Qi.

After all, it was all her fault, after all, all this was caused by her pretending to be Su Tian.

She is not qualified to enjoy the beauty of Xin Qi.

She even felt it was a mistake to keep his child, especially after hearing what he had just said. Why
did I never think of it? The moment she knew she was pregnant, she was full of joy, not because she
could use the child to trap Xin Qi from now on, but because she felt that there was finally a bond of
flesh and blood between her, Su Tian and Xin Qi. This child was born for Su Tian and Xin Qi by himself.
It is the crystallization of their love and the continuation of Su Tian's life.

"Mom, Dad No. 1 is back, does he just live with us every day?" Su Quan asked again, with an
expression on his face, as if he was afraid that Dad No. 1 would run away.

Min Hui couldn't help being stunned for a moment. Has this kid wanted a father to the point where
anyone can do it?

After Zhou Ruji moved away, the already deserted home became even more empty. When Min Hui
came back from get off work, he didn't have much time to play with him, because the work was too
much, so he could only sit on the carpet with his laptop in his arms, and play Lego with Su Quan while
writing programs. He spoke without saying a word. Su Quan knew that she was half-hearted, so he
simply played and watched TV by himself, and his personality became more and more quiet. On the
one hand, Min Hui felt that the child was too obedient and considerate, on the other hand, she also
felt that she had treated him carelessly. However, not working means no income, and Min Hui is the
kind of person who immediately enters a state of ecstasy as soon as he writes a program. He often
writes and forgets to eat, and he doesn’t remember until Su Quan is hungry. Fifteen minutes, simply
ordering takeaway, the life of the mother and son has no rhythm, as if fighting a war.

This is also the main reason why Su Quan misses Zhou Ruji. Zhou Ruji is very particular about eating.
As long as he is at home, he will have three dishes and one soup every day. The meat and vegetables
will not be the same within three days. It is called "comprehensive nutrition". With him around, life
will be very regular, because Zhou Ruji is different from Min Hui, he will never think about work when
he leaves the operating room. So as long as he was at home, he was actually living a family life, and
when he was with Su Quan, he was actually playing. Unlike Min Hui, who was thinking about writing
programs while taking a shower.

Men have a big appetite, and they can eat up all the vegetables in two or three days after buying
them once, which forces them to go to the market to buy fresh vegetables frequently. After Zhou Ruji
left, Min Hui bought vegetables once, but the couple didn't finish eating for a week, and the vegetables
rotted in the refrigerator. There is a lot of raw meat in the freezer, and I forget to thaw it in advance
every time I want to eat it. When Min Hui was the busiest, she also thought about hiring a babysitter.
Su Quan asked for a babysitter a few times when she was one year old, but it didn't last long. Later,
there were many news about child abuse by nannies on the Internet, and Min Hui was even more
afraid.
 Only those who care about the answer will ask again and again, Min Hui can only answer vaguely:
"Dad often travels on business, and may not live with us every day. But father and mother will discuss
this matter carefully. Be good, It's bed time, we have to brush our teeth and go to the toilet."

Min Hui stood up and was about to walk to the bed when Xin Qi stopped her: "I'll do it."

"He just had a thoracotomy, so be careful, for example—" Min Hui wanted to warn her, but Xin Qi
interrupted her contemptuously: "I know what a thoracotomy is, and I have done it twice myself. .”

Min Hui had no choice but to shut up.

Since the operation was successful, Su Quan did not find any special complications after the
operation, so the doctor encouraged him to get out of bed and do some light activities. First, it can
promote the peristalsis of the stomach, and second, it can avoid pulmonary complications. Xin Qi
gently helped Su Quan off the bed, being careful not to touch his breastbone, took him with one hand,
took the toothbrush and towel in the other, and walked slowly to the bathroom not far from the door.
She could hear the father and son The voices of the two talking, although it is not clear what they are
saying. After washing up, Xin Qi led Su Quan back slowly and sent him back to the bed.

Probably because he thought that his own father looked like a hero in comics—tall, handsome and
stylish—Su Quan looked at Xin Qi with a smile, and stuffed a book of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy
tales on the table into his hand: " Dad, read."

Xin Qi took it calmly, flipped through it and said, "Dad also liked this book when he was a child.
Which one do you like best?" ""

The Daughter of the Sea"."

"Well, yes, I like this book too. " He stretched out five palms, "HIGH FIVE!"

Su Quan didn't know what it meant, Xin Qi pressed Su Quan's five fingers on his palm, and patted it
high.

"HIGH FIVE!" Su Quan giggled.

Min Hui looked at them in surprise, never expecting the father and son to chat so naturally.

Xin Qi moved the chair, sat next to Su Quan, held up the book and read: "In the depths of the sea,
the water is very blue, just like the most beautiful cornflower. At the same time, it is very clear, just
like the brightest cornflower. Glass. But it is so deep that no anchor chain can reach the bottom. To
reach the surface from the bottom of the sea, many, many church steeples must be connected one
after another. The people who live under the sea live Down here..."

His voice is deep and deep, full of magnetism, and he reads slowly but vividly, as if he is playing a
cello. Min Hui fell asleep after listening to it, and after an unknown amount of time, she was suddenly
woken up by the vibrating messages on her phone, which obviously contained hundreds of WeChat
messages. Min Hui has eight WeChat work groups, and almost all the employees under him are night
owls, often discussing work late at night.

She yawned a lot and found that Su Quan had fallen asleep. Xin Qi sat obliquely in the chair,
stretched out her long legs, and looked at her silently.

Only then did she realize that she was still wearing the dress that was splashed with red wine, and
she couldn't help saying "Oh", and looked at her watch: "Ah, it's twelve o'clock."

She actually slept for three hours...

"You Why haven't you left yet?" she said.

"I want to stay longer."

"Are you hungry?" she asked.

He nodded: "Is there a restaurant downstairs?"

"The restaurant is closed, but I have instant noodles and a hot water bottle." Min Hui recalled that
Xin Qi had hardly had dinner and had been peeling shrimps for himself, so she hurriedly said, " Shall I
make a bowl of noodles for you?"

After finishing speaking, he dragged out a box of Master Kong from under the bed: "What kind of
flavor do you like? Braised beef in sour soup? Sour soup fat beef? Braised pork ribs in sauce?" He
shook his head: "I don't eat instant

noodles "

Min Hui took out his mobile phone: "Then I'll order you a takeaway?"

He shook his head again: "I don't eat gutter oil."

Min Hui sighed: "My house is nearby, and there are some vegetables in the refrigerator, why don't
you tell me? I'll go home, and I'll make it for you?"

"No, I'll find a way to solve it myself." He stood up, stretched his legs, and asked, "Do you have to
stay here with him every night?" "

Yes .Mainly I accompany, Jia Jun accompanied once. The child will wake up in the middle of the
night, and no one around will be afraid."

Xin Qi immediately said: "Then I will stay here tonight with him, you go back to sleep."

In fact, Min Hui was extremely sleepy and exhausted, and she still smelled sour of alcohol. She
urgently needed to take a bath, and there were several overtime jobs on hand. If she didn't pay them
tomorrow, she would have passed the deadline.

But she said: "Then why are you embarrassed? You don't know him well..."
 "He called me dad just now, didn't you hear?"

After saying this, Min Hui didn't dare to leave again, feeling that there were some things that needed
to be discussed Clearly: "Xin Qi, I don't mind if you come to the hospital or visit my children in the
future. But I want to know—about Su Quan—what are your plans?" "Which aspect are you referring
to?" "You should not

live

in Bencheng, right? Are you here for tourism or business? What kind of frequency will you visit the
Soviet Union in the future? Often or occasionally? I need to know in advance, so that I can give the
child a correct expectation.

" The three-year-old is the binding period of the emotional bond between father and son, and I have
regrettably missed it because of your misbehavior."

Well, I complained again. Min Hui said "Oh" in her heart.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault. Is there any way to remedy it?" Min Hui said sincerely, "I am willing to
fully cooperate." "It's very simple." Xin Qi's eyes were full of pressure

. Give it back to me in four years."

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Give the child to me and let him live with me."

Min Hui's heart trembled: "Then... what about me?"

"You are the director , work pressure is high, life is sloppy, and you eat instant noodles every day.
In addition, your personal problems... It seems that they have not been resolved. I think you can't take
care of your child during this time. Why don't you leave him to me. You can come and see him anytime
, I’ll reimburse you for your air ticket.”

Min Hui rubbed her hands and sneered, “May I ask what kind of work you do?”

“Investment.”

“Isn’t it stressful if you’re not busy doing investments?”

"I can only say that I value family, education, and time management more than you do." "

What if you find an annoying stepmother for my son?"

"You have already found an annoying stepfather for my son , People still have preconceived ideas."

"Zhou Ruji doesn't hate it."

 "I think it's quite annoying."

"No." Min Hui stomped, "The child must follow me."

"Give me back the son. Su Tian's matter, I will I won’t mention it.” Xin Qi said, “It’s not easy for you
to take care of him for four years. Now, it’s my turn. This is a happy event.” “Xin Qi,” Min Hui said
anxiously, “

I I understand your feelings and believe in your ability, but the child cannot grow up without his
mother, let alone he has been living with me and doesn’t recognize you at all.” “He doesn’t recognize
me, it’s all

because of you.”

“No way Absolutely not." Min Hui shook his head resolutely, "The child lives with me, you can come
to visit, the frequency is up to you, that's it, there is no room for negotiation." "Then congratulations
for offending me again,

Min Hui. he said coldly.

35 - Cows
For the next ten minutes, the two sat in their own chairs, neither spoke nor walked away.

At this moment, Su Quan suddenly woke up: "Mom."

Min Hui quickly walked to the bed and touched his head: "Mom is here."

"I want to breastfeed."

"Okay."

"It's fresh. " Milk?" Xin Qi looked around, but didn't see the refrigerator, "Do you need me to go out
and buy it?" "

No." Min Hui whispered, "Close the door, and turn your head away."

Xin Qi closed the door, dazed Looking at her watery.

"He wants to drink human milk."

"He's over three years old," Xin Qi frowned slightly, "Shouldn't

he be weaned long ago ?" I'm scared and want to eat again..."
 Xin Qi glanced at her breasts: "You still... still have milk?" "

No."

"What would he eat without milk?"

"Just to comfort, which is equivalent to... comfort A pacifier." Min Hui blushed when he asked, "It
doesn't have to be eaten, you can touch it with your hands..."

During breastfeeding, Zhou Ruji hired a part-time worker from Guangdong to cook soup for Min Hui,
so Min Hui's milk was exceptionally abundant. Su Quan had never drank formula milk, and because of
her frail health, Min Hui decided to wean herself naturally, and the "supply" continued until she was
two and a half years old. Until now, when a child falls asleep, as long as there is a mother sleeping
beside him, he is still used to touching his mother's chest to fall asleep.

Xin Qi was stunned for a long time, but couldn't think of a reason to object, so he could only say,
"Then...hey."

Abandoned only a few days after he was born, he grew up on baby formula. There were a dozen or
so babies his age in the orphanage, and only two teachers were in charge of feeding them. It was
impossible for someone to hold him every day. So Xin Qi doesn't know what a normal mother looks
like, and has never cared about this aspect of knowledge.

Min Hui sat on the bed, half-lyed down on her side, unbuttoned her clothes, and blocked Xin Qi's
view with a blanket. Su Quan closed his eyes and smacked it a few times, and fell asleep within three
minutes.

Min Hui put on her clothes and got out of bed, and couldn't help but yawned: "It's too late, you go
back. You only need one person to accompany you here." "

Then you go back, I will accompany you here." Xin Qi said, "Your clothes are also dirty, you have to
go back and take a shower?"

Min Hui picked up the bag on the ground and carried it to her shoulder: "Can you do it?"

"Yes. Besides, there are doctors and nurses."

"Then I'll leave it to you, and I'm leaving."

She strode towards the door, and Xin Qi suddenly said, "That's right..."

"Huh?"

"What's your mobile phone number?"

"Mobile phone number," She stared at him with wide eyes, "Didn't you unblock me?"
 "..."

"How could the person you unblocked be easily added back by you?" "

But, what if he waits? I want to breastfeed again, what should I do?" He scratched his head.

"Hey, didn't you just say - let me hand him over to you and let him live with you? Let's not talk about
four years, let's hand him over to you for one night, and you can't do it?" Xin Qi's face turned green

again Li: "Are you not afraid that I will take him away?"

"You dare not."

"Why not?"

"On the child's birth certificate, the biological father is Zhou Ruji. Although you are indeed his
biological father, there is no document to prove it. So I advise you not to think about it, and I will call
the police." "...

"

" Also, speak politely to me in front of your children. If you speak harsh words, my son will definitely
not recognize you as a father, so try it if you don't believe me." "..." "Besides, welcome back,

Xin

Qi. After saying this

, Min Hui said "good night", dropped the stunned Xin Qi, and walked away.

***

Min Hui slept very soundly that night. He hummed happily while taking a shower in the bathroom,
and even forgot all the unhappiness and hatred with Cheng Qirang at the dinner party.

Because Xin Qi is back.

Even though he was still angry, despite his venomous tongue, he finally came back.

Min Hui was extremely happy, and the burden on her shoulders was greatly relieved. She didn't
expect Xin Qi to stay and live with her. He liked his son so much, at least he could come and visit them
often.

As long as this can be done, she is satisfied.

The next day, Min Hui took a rare late sleep and didn't hear the alarm clock ringing. When she
opened her eyes, it was already half past nine. Looking at the phone, the WeChat, emails, and must-
do items in the schedule have piled up the push page to the brim. She hurriedly washed and changed
her clothes, and after eating two slices of bread as fast as she could, she ran to the small shop on the
east side of the street to buy Su Quan's favorite food, pumpkin polenta porridge and fresh meat
packets. Thinking that Xin Qi might still be there, she bought more I ordered a copy and rode an
eDonkey to the hospital.

When I rushed to the ward, I saw that Su Quan was not there, and there was a young man in a denim
jacket cleaning up the dishes on the table, as if someone had just finished breakfast.

Min Hui didn't recognize him and thought he was a nurse in the hospital, but the nurse didn't know
how to wear such clothes, so she asked, "Hello, where is the patient on the bed?"

"Miss Min Hui, isn't that right?" the young man said, "Ethan took Su Quan downstairs for a walk in
the garden, and he should be back soon."

Min Hui looked at him curiously, he was not absolutely handsome, But it is very good-looking, with
delicate features, a pointed chin, about the same height as Xin Qi, and a darker complexion, which is
a healthy wheat color.

"Just call me Min Hui, may I ask if you are—"

"My name is Yun Lu, the cloud of Baiyun, and the road of Ma Lu." He smiled slightly, and stretched
out his hand, "I'm Ethan's chef.

" He looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, until then he remembered that at the banquet
last night, Xin Qi said that there was an empty seat next to him, and a person sitting next to him stood
up and left immediately after hearing the news—that person It is Yunlu.

"Ethan?"

"That's Xin Qi, his English name is Ethan."

"So he...runs a restaurant?" Min Hui was a little confused.

"No. I'm his personal chef." Yunlu explained, "in charge of his diet, cooking only for him and his
family." With

takeaways so developed, there is still such a profession? Min Hui couldn't help thinking, isn't this
just a part-time job?

Seeing her confused face, Yunlu smiled and said: "I used to be the chef of a restaurant, and Ethan
thought my dishes were good, so he asked me if I would quit my job and cook for him. I think the
salary is good and the work is easy. I agreed."

Min Hui said "oh" in surprise.

"I'm here to deliver breakfast. Ethan and Su Quan have already finished eating." Yun Lu picked up a
lunch box and handed it to her, "The rest is yours, and it might be cold." "No need," Min Hui
 said He raised the plastic bag in his hand, "I bought it myself."

After that, he took out the porridge and steamed buns: "I bought an extra one, do you want to eat
it?"

"I've eaten. Then, what do you want for lunch? I'll make it ready and send it to you?" "

Noon? The company has a meeting at noon..."

"Then send it to the company?"

"No, the company has There are restaurants and subsidies, if you don’t eat for nothing, you...don’t
worry about me.” Min Hui waved her hands again and again, thinking that Su Quan is justified in eating
Xin Qi’s food, if she also eats, God knows how bad it will be. It's better to be conscious.

"You're welcome, it's not me, but the driver." Yun Lu said enthusiastically, "For me, it takes the same
time to make one serving as three." "No need, thank you." "Okay

then

. He no longer insisted, "Don't worry, Ethan has already ordered that I will take care of Su Quan's
three meals a day. By the way, Ethan said that he found that Su Quan's height and weight were below
average, and he wanted to ask Why doesn't Su Quan have the habit of drinking milk?"

"There is milk, but the quality is not very reliable. I am afraid of melamine, so I don't dare to give it
to him." "Please

leave this to us, and let him drink safe milk "Yun Lu took out his notebook and wrote a few words,
"I checked, there are two dairy farms nearby, let's buy a few cows, hire a reliable dairy farmer, and
buy a fully automatic milking machine , a set of bus sterilization controllers, specially for milk, specially
for Suquan."

Min Hui was drinking porridge, and when she heard this, she almost spit out: "Dairy cow? Don't be
so exaggerated?"

"It's not troublesome." Yun Lu Xiao said, "By the way, what kind of flavor does Su Quan like?"

"He's not very picky about food, he likes instant noodles... I know it's unhealthy.

" Serve soup with a similar taste."

"He also likes tomatoes, and all tomato-related dishes. Tomato eggs, tomato beef, tomato tofu,
borscht and so on." "Great, I am good at all of these.

"

"I also like braised meat, braised chicken wings, braised pork ribs, braised fish..."
 Yun Lu listened carefully and jotted down one by one in his notebook, and then asked Su Quan in
detail which fruits and snacks Su Quan liked to eat , what kind of beverage he likes to drink, whether
he has taken vitamins, whether he has supplemented calcium, and even asked about the color of his
urine and the shape of his stool. Min Hui answered one by one.

Just finished speaking, another young man came in outside the door. He was of medium height,
wearing gold-rimmed glasses, and looked very shrewd. He was holding a few large boxes in his arms.
When he saw Min Hui, he smiled politely and put the boxes on the ground.

"This is Miss Min Hui, Su Quan's mother." Yun Lu introduced.

"Hello, I'm Shen Han, Mr. Xin's assistant."

The two shook hands, and Shen Han said, "Mr. Xin asked me to buy some toys for Su Quan." "

Thank you, it doesn't take so much."

"This is just a part of it ." , we bought some more and asked him to pick one, and take it back if he
doesn’t like it.”

Yun Lu asked, “Have you brought Ethan’s computer?” “It’s still in the car, and it will be delivered
right away .

Xin Qi pushed Su Quan in together with his wheelchair, saw Min Hui, and greeted him lightly:
"Morning." "

Morning." Min Hui knelt down and kissed his son, "Quanquan, my chest still hurts." Does it hurt
anymore?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore. Mom, Dad took me downstairs to play, and I saw a little tabby cat." "

Wow, isn't it cute?"

"Dad said, when I recover, he will Give me a kitten."

"Really?"

"Of course it is." Xin Qi patted Su Quan's head.

Su Quan was shaking excitedly in the wheelchair, and Min Hui was so frightened that he quickly
supported him. Seeing this, Xin Qi hugged Su Quan to the bed, and asked casually, "Did you rest well
last night?"

"Very good."

"Are you going to work today?"

 "There are a few important meetings, if you are here, I will go."

"You go, I am."

"Then you..." Min Hui looked Looking at him, then at Yun Lu and Shen Han, "How long will he stay
in the hospital?" "

Stay with him until he is discharged."

Min Hui was startled for a moment: "He will be discharged in ten days." "

Then I will stay with you for another ten days." Xin Qi quickly folded the blanket on the bed, "If you
are busy, you don't have to stay with me for twenty-four hours, just come and visit every day. Tell
Jiajun that you don't need it anymore."

Min Hui asked in surprise: "Then...don't you go to work?"

"I canceled all the meetings and interviews this month. If you really can't avoid it, just do it in the
ward." "

There will be no loss Right?"

"What loss can there be?" Xin Qi sat down, crossed his legs, and said lightly, "My son has a
thoracotomy, who is so ignorant and dares to talk to me about work at this time?"

36 - Bluebird
Because Xin Qi patted his chest and said that he would be responsible for Su Quan's escort, and he
had so many subordinates, Min Hui felt overjoyed. In order to take care of Su Quan, she delayed a lot
of work, missed meetings and business trips, devoted all her energy to the development and
debugging of several key products, and only slept for three hours a day , finally did not miss any
deadline. Min Hui always asks for leave, and He Haixiang has already complained to Cao Mu, and he
doesn't look good when they meet each other. Company rumors - He Haixiang tried to persuade Ding
Yifeng who was expelled to come back to replace Min Hui and promised a high salary. Helplessly, Ding
Yifeng has been hired by Guanchao International. It is said that he is highly valued and is currently a
popular candidate for technical director. How can people who have seen the Big Buddha want to go
back to the small temple? Although Cao Mu was there to help block the drive, she could block the first
day of junior high school but not the fifteenth day of the junior high school. She knew that she would
have to take the blame and resign if it continued like this. She might as well perform well in the
company while Xin Qi was taking care of Su Quan. Xin Qi said: "During this period of time, I have missed
a lot of work. I may stay at the company for a while. I will leave first and call if I have something to
do." "

How?" Xin Qi snorted coldly. Phone number, do you use your mind?"
 Min Hui took out a business card from her bag: "It's on it."

Xin Qi took it, glanced at it, and put it on the table: "Go."

Min Hui said to Su Quan In general, he found that he was concentrating on fiddling with the voice-
activated toy in his hand, and he didn't have the mood to pay attention to her at all. He didn't raise
his head, said "goodbye, mother" perfunctorily, and continued to play with his head down.

When I got off the elevator, I ran into Zhou Ruji again. Min Hui said "Hi" to him. Zhou Ruji stopped
and said with a smile, "Let's go out early in the morning? What about Su Quan?

" She would cry if she stayed here for ten minutes, which was why Min Hui didn't dare to walk away.

"He's with his father."

"Can you rest assured? They met for the first time yesterday." "

It's quite reassuring." Min Hui smiled confidently, "Xin Qi is very reliable. I came back yesterday. I'm
home, I finally got a good night's sleep."

"No wonder his face is so radiant," Zhou Ruji said with a researching expression on his face, "I
chatted with him for a while during the rounds in the morning, and he was quite attentive. He asked
Dr. Wang and me a lot of questions about the children, and said he had an appointment. We're playing
golf."

Min Hui couldn't imagine Xin Qi having such a "friendly" moment: "No way, he probably doesn't live
in Bincheng." "

He even asked me which street you live in, and said I want to move nearby so that I can take care
of the children."

"Did you tell him?"

"No. I heard you quarrel last night, so I don't know your attitude."

"He didn't come here specially, we met by chance at a party, I didn't tell him that I had a son, and
he got angry at me when he found out." Min Hui sighed heavily while speaking.

"Understandable." Zhou Ruji put his hands in his pockets, lowered his head and thought for a while
and asked, "Then you... plan to get married?"

Marry? Min Hui thought, can Su Tian pass this hurdle? I'm lucky not to break my head. So she shook
her head: "No plan. The child was an accident, my fault." When he said this, his tone was soft, and his
face was flushed.

Zhou Ruji stared for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: "You like him, don't you?"

Min Hui nodded generously: "Yes."

 "It seems that I have to ask him to play golf often."

"Why?"

"Help you "

"No need! You should take good care of Zizhu." After four years of husband and wife, Min Hui is still
not used to talking about feelings with surgeons, they are too sharp, "Speaking of Zizhu, she recently
How about it?"

"It's okay, I can't stay at home on sick leave. With my current physical strength, I can't be a
professional dancer. I want to open a dance school, and I'm thinking about it at home." "Alright, I have
hot meals when I go home

. have eaten."

The WeChat message on the mobile phone was vibrating non-stop. Min Hui didn't dare to talk too
much, so she rushed to the company and rushed into the office to reply 30 important emails, and then
held two regular meetings. In order to save her image, she actively spoke at the meeting, talked
eloquently, and found a sense of presence for herself. He didn't expect to be called into the office by
He Haixiang's assistant as soon as the meeting was over.

"Min Hui, why are you free to come to work today?" He Haixiang asked sullenly.

"The child is being taken care of, so I came here quickly."

"Did you attend the reception at the Zijin Club?" He Haixiang changed the topic.

Hell, Min Hui's heart skipped a beat and she nodded uneasily.

"I heard that you made a lot of limelight and directly put yourself on the headlines of the industry."

"..."

"Min Hui, Min Hui, you are also the R&D director of Bai'an Hi-Tech after all, can you show some
face?" He Haixiang Can't help ridiculing, "You and Cheng Qirang have any unfinished business that can
be resolved privately. Why do you make a fuss and everyone knows? Yesterday, the headquarters also
went to two VPs, do you know? I was still boasting in front of them last week. You, you made such a
big fool this week... Do you have any basic moral concepts?" "

I'm sorry, Mr. He, I lost my temper. I drank too much at the time." "

You didn't stay in the hospital well What's the matter with taking care of my son in the reception,
why go crazy at the reception? If you have the energy to catch the project well, okay?" "Mr. He,

every yard counts. I've caught all the projects I'm in charge of, and a deadline is not enough. You
didn’t miss it.”
 “Still talking! What is Deadline? It’s the deadline, and you have to meet it at the last second? Can’t
it be earlier?” “

You’re right, I will reflect on this matter.” Min Hui got a face full of spittle. If she was in normal times,
she would argue with reason. Thinking that her performance last night did damage the company's
image, she decided to bow her head and plead guilty.

"I have already notified the finance department to deduct your bonus for three months."

As soon as Min Hui heard that the money would be deducted, she quit: "Mr. He, the reception didn't
happen during working hours, so we can't deduct money like this?" "Why not during

working hours? Do you know that there is a membership fee? It was handed in by the company, do
you want to see the receipt?"

"Okay."

"You have to be present at the product test of the R&D department tonight, so don't slip away."

"No." " Go

."

He Haixiang walked out of his office and saw Cao Mu passing by with a pile of documents, and was
dragged into the office by her before he understood what was going on.

"What's the gossip about last night?" Cao Mu looked at her with a grin. "I'm so confused, you and
Cheng Qirang turned the fight into friendship? Are you enemies or friends?" "Enemy," Min Hui gritted
his teeth,

" Enemy!"

"Rumors are flying all over the sky, don't you want to clarify?"

"No. I just drank too much alcohol. I only care about Su Quan's health now, and the rest doesn't
matter to me." As soon as the words came out,

Min Hui I feel surprised. If this kind of thing happened in the past, she would be so angry that she
couldn't sleep for days and nights, and felt that she couldn't see anyone, but now...

Cao Mu winked at her: "I heard that a white knight appeared at the scene? To protect you , the VP
of Bluebird Group peeled shrimp for you personally?” “ Bluebird

Group?”

Xia, you don’t even know who he is?” Cao Mu looked at her in bewilderment, “You should know each
other, right?” “
 He never introduced himself to me.” Min Hui took a deep breath, “You know him? "

I've met him once. He's quite famous in the investment world."

"Blue Bird Group, it sounds familiar..." Min Hui felt that she must have heard this name somewhere,
but she couldn't remember it after thinking about it carefully.

"It's a foreign company headquartered in New York, referred to as BBG. Bluebird started out in the
retail industry. The CEO is Eric Brown, who is Xin Qi's eldest brother. Isn't the retail industry in a
downturn a few years ago, and Bluebird also fell into a slump. Fortunately, , Back then, Bluebird
bought a lot of land to build a shopping mall, all of which were prime locations in the city center. Now
the land price is skyrocketing, and Bluebird can either rent it out or sell it, and it makes a lot of money
on this one. If you have cash in hand, start Investment. Ethan is the person in charge of the Asia-Pacific
region. In recent years, he has focused on investing in mainland China, focusing on
telecommunications media, healthcare, technology and business services. He is also interested in
medical AI. He invested in the A round of Dongcheng Technology. The B round of Jing Medical also
approached him, and I heard that they have gotten very close to Guanchao International and Dongli
Group recently, and I don’t know what kind of cooperation they are discussing..." Min Hui was calm
on the surface, secretly startled: "When you meet, the main thing

is What were we talking about?"

"I can't remember, but I probably talked about the economic situation." Cao Mu said, "He majored
in finance as an undergraduate, and worked at Goldman Sachs for two years after graduation. After
that, he joined the Bluebird Group. I heard that he made a lot of money for Bluebird, especially in the
Asia-Pacific region. In the past two years, the momentum has surpassed the North American
headquarters. His elder brother didn’t care about him and let him go. "

Min Hui still wanted to ask more questions, and felt that the intention of inquiring was too obvious,
and she didn't want to draw Su Quan out at this time, so she changed the subject: "By the way, I heard
a gossip that the performance of our headquarters is not good. We plan to sell some subsidiaries, and
we, Baian, won’t be among them, right?”

37 - wind sound
"I also heard some rumors," Cao Mu said, "I asked He Haixiang specifically, and he said it was
impossible, but his tone was quite decisive." He Haixiang has a close relationship with the
headquarters, and has always paid attention to keeping in touch with

several "old leaders" . If there is any trouble, he should be the first to know.

Min Hui thought for a while, and then asked: "Is it impossible to sell the subsidiary, or is it impossible
to sell Baian? Yuanlai's sales have declined since last year, and the stock has fallen every day. It is no
secret that the performance is not good. Take our Baian as an example. ——"
 Research and development requires a lot of funds, the headquarters has strong funds, and the
money has always been generous, almost responding to requests. Since the second half of last year,
it has suddenly emphasized increasing revenue and reducing expenditure, and striving to generate
income. However, Baian’s current research and development products are still in the trial period, and
they have finally signed cooperation agreements with several tertiary hospitals, and they have not
started charging for the time being. The only two paid products are bundled with medical equipment,
and the commercialization of individual products is far from being implemented. The more Min Hui
thought about it, the more she felt that Sha Shikai was right. It was because Bai'an didn't make money
and looked very valuable that it was most likely to be sold.

"He said it's impossible, but I think there's no such thing as trouble. Now the market is so
competitive, and everyone is doing the same thing. If you encounter a hostile buyer, you will be in
trouble." "Hostile buyers

" We are a company with similar products, and we bought Baian just to take away the results and
eliminate competition. Once acquired, our R&D team may disintegrate, and the project at hand will
be torn apart. Some of us will be fired, and some will remain , will be assigned to different
departments..."

Min Hui closed the door and said in a low voice, "What if we resign collectively and start anew?"

Cao Mu looked at her and didn't speak for a long time.

Min Hui patted her: "Don't tell me you never thought about it."

Everyone in the company knows that He Haixiang and Cao Mu look like each other. He Haixiang is
old and treacherous, knowing that Cao Mu's technical team is irreplaceable, and his strategy for them
is to use both grace and power. Even if there is a point of dissatisfaction, the anger will be the anger,
the thunder will be loud and the rain will be light, and the major technical matters will be left to Cao
Mu to decide, and everyone is tied together. It was rumored several times in the industry that Cao Mu
was poached by many companies, but in the end she stayed in Bai'an because of her loyalty to
Yuanlai's old club.

"First of all, even if the few of us can leave, I mean the core technicians, but the products and
projects cannot leave, as well as the patents and certifications we have applied for - these are the
property of Baian. Can we let us go from Start from scratch?" Cao Mu put his hand on her shoulder
and sighed, "Besides, we also signed the Non-Compete Agreement, didn't we?"

Min Hui slapped his head and became depressed: "Damn, I even forgot the "Competition
Agreement."

The agreement stipulates that within two years from the date of termination or rescission of the
labor contract with the company, employees are not allowed to operate businesses that compete with
the company for themselves or for others, and the company will pay 30% of the average salary As a
compensation. This move made Cao Mu, Min Hui and their core technicians unable to leave easily.
 "Don't worry too much. Even if the news is true, we won't lose our jobs. The big deal is to change
bosses. Yuanlai has never paid much attention to Bai'an, and following it may not necessarily have a
future. What if we really meet someone who falls in love with us? , co-production, it is a good thing to
be acquired, it is equivalent to marrying into a rich family." Cao Mu is more optimistic, "I will talk to
He Haixiang and ask him to pay close attention to the movements of the headquarters. If the rumors
are true, he has to mobilize all relationships Keep our team and projects, and ask the buyer not to
interfere with our scientific research and operation during negotiations, and write these into the terms
of the contract." "That's right, if the boss

changes, he may not necessarily agree with our operations. The way of thinking. The headquarters
only want to sell at a good price, and whether our fate is good or bad is not what they care about
most.” Min Hui’s personal finances are in a period of turmoil, she divorced Zhou Ruji, and her family
income has been cut in half . In order to support Chen Jiajun, another large sum of money was spent.
Bai'an's medical insurance is not bad, but part of Su Quan's surgery cannot be reimbursed, and the
follow-up treatment costs are not cheap, not to mention that she wants the best.

"Don't worry, Min Hui." Cao Mu looked at her seriously, "I will take care of these things." "

Maybe it's just worrying too much." Min Hui smiled.

It is no wonder that He Haixiang is in a hurry. A lung disease diagnosis and treatment system
independently developed by Baian has entered the fifth and last day of the SQA test. Everything went
well for the first three days, but some small bugs appeared on the fourth day. Min Hui and Zhang
Xiaohan patched them separately and quickly resolved them. Just as she was about to breathe a sigh
of relief and think that the delivery could be made, unexpectedly a few more troublesome bugs
appeared on the last day, so Min Hui had to ask everyone to work overtime together, and was busy
until 9 o'clock in the evening before finishing. At this moment, the phone rang, and Min Hui glanced
at it, and it was Xin Qi calling.

"Still off work?" His voice came from over there, with a light tone.

"Product testing, fixing bugs."

"Come back, Su Quan has been crying." He said, his voice a little anxious.

"I can't leave now. There is an Ipad in the bedside table with 'Little Einstein' in it, show it to him." "

Let it go, it doesn't work."

"Then you can coax him," Min Hui said While changing the code, he said, "Or take him downstairs."

"He insists on you." Xin Qi's voice was full of despair, "He wants to breastfeed."

Min Hui glanced at the supervisor sitting next to him He Haixiang: "There is a canteen to the left of
the door, which sells yogurt. He likes the peach flavor." "What

he wants to eat is your milk." His tone became manic, "Come back quickly!" "
 My products are under development. System test, tomorrow is the deadline. Oh, by the way, Zhou
Ruji should still be in the hospital. He has a night shift today, so you can go find him." "Look for him?"
Xin Qi shouted impatiently

on the phone, "I'm looking for What is he doing? Is he ashamed?"

"Xin Qi, a three-year-old child, if there is nothing wrong, it is normal to cry. Don't be nervous, okay?
He probably wants to sleep, and he will make a fuss before going to bed." "No matter how I coax him,
he will not be

quiet , the nurse came over and said he was fine, but he just wanted his mother, and you have to
come back and settle this matter." "

Then...give me another hour, please!" Min Hui didn't dare to say any more, and hung up the phone
quickly. came to her side.

"How is it, soon?" He looked at the densely packed windows and codes on the screen, "Can you fix
it today?" "It will take three hours to

change the code, and of course the document must be changed." Min Hui took a drink suddenly
Sipping coffee, typing while talking, the keyboard was rattling, "How about——I take it back and
change it? By the way, accompany my son?" "No, no, no!

You only came on the last day for such an important test. I can't wait..."

"I've been online all the time." Min Hui said, "Why don't you go back first, Mr. He? It's fine if I'm
here." "

Stop talking nonsense and work quickly!"

Min Hui's original intention was to put He Haixiang left, so he could take the opportunity to slip
away, go back and put Su Quan to sleep before sneaking back. Unexpectedly, He Haixiang decided to
accompany her to the end, so she had to work obediently. Under the eyes of the boss, he didn't dare
to look at the mobile phone. Seeing it vibrating non-stop, he could only pretend to ignore it.

Unexpectedly, the greater the pressure, the more productive the work. Min Hui worked hard for
two hours, finally finished the revision, passed the test, hurriedly packed up her things and ran
downstairs. While running, he made a phone call: "Xin Qi, my work is done. How is Su Quan? Is he still
crying? Tell him that his mother will be here soon." The

phone was picked up in a second, and there was no answer for a long time. It took five seconds for
him to say quietly, "I've fallen asleep."

"Great." Min Hui breathed a sigh of relief, "Are you tired too? I'll be back to replace you right now."
She

ran out of the building while talking Just as he was about to go to the parking lot to find his eMule,
he suddenly heard a black car "beep" in front of him. Xin Qi said on the phone, "Get in the car."
 Min Hui's heart felt hot, and she was almost moved to tears. In this dark night, Xin Qi actually came
to pick her up from get off work in person, and in full view of everyone! A group of people including
Zhang Xiaohan and Tang Xinning just came out of the gate.

"Sister Min Hui!" Tang Xinning yelled, "You ordered a car? Don't leave so fast, let's go have a late-
night snack together?" "

Eat by yourselves, I have to go back to see the kids." Min Hui didn't dare to talk too much, just as
the driver came out , opened the car door for her, and she sat in with a low waist.

Xin Qi was sitting in the back seat, wearing Bluetooth in his right ear, typing quickly on the computer,
as if answering emails. Seeing her sit in, close the computer and put it aside.

The two were silent for a long time. In the end, it was Min Hui who spoke first: "How did you coax
him to sleep?" "If you don't have yours, just touch

mine." "Where do you live? I'll take you off." "Mingsen Community is just ahead, and you'll be
there in five minutes." Min Hui said, "Let's go to the hospital first. I want to see Su Quan." "Let's see
tomorrow . I'll go back and accompany him later." Min Hui thought to herself, given the
relationship between the two of them now, Xin Qi definitely didn't come here specially to pick her up,
and must have something to say. But before the words were spoken, they had already arrived. The
road in the community was very dark, and Xin Qi sent her to the door of the apartment in a very
gentlemanly manner. Min Hui took out the key and opened the door and said softly, "Come in and
have a seat?" He froze and shook his head: " No Go to bed early." "Don't you want to see your
son's home and the environment in which he grew up?" Min Hui made a "please" gesture. He
hesitated for a moment, walked in and looked around, and immediately said, "Min Hui, please move
immediately." " Huh?" "How can my son live in such a bad place?"
 She was a little angry and argued: "This place is very good. The house is a bit small, but the school
district is good, it is close to kindergartens and hospitals, and the rent is not cheap at all.

" A decent apartment?"

"Mr. President, if you are willing to buy a big apartment for me to live in, I will be happy to move
in." "

I, buy it for you?" Xin Qi sneered, "There is no door."

"Then don't think my house is small." Min Hui folded his hands on his hips, "My wife and I live very
happily." "

If you live with me, it will be much more spacious."

"Thank you, he doesn't come with me. " You live here."

Hearing this, he was about to explode in exasperation, and finally held back: "I checked, and the
kindergarten here is very average. There is a bilingual kindergarten on Fengyuan Road ahead, which
is much better than this one." "

That Kindergarten can’t get in at all

, it’s harder than taking a Ph

. I don’t understand, it’s a good thing that you saw your son, why do you have to kick me out?” “

Because you shouldn’t have come in. Su Quan should be me and Su Tian son." His eyes were cold
and critical, "You want to fill this vacancy, it is a dream." "

But we..."

"Stop fantasizing. Those days are gone." He said every word Said, "You stole them all. If you were
not Su Tian, I would never treat you like that." There was

a pain in her heart, and she had nothing to say except silence. All these years, she has been thinking
about this day and night, and the feeling of guilt has never diminished. Now, speaking from another
person's mouth, it is even more heart-piercing.

"Tell me, what conditions do you need to agree to give up Su Quan to me?"

"..."
 "I will be discharged from the hospital in ten days. I don't want to come to this dirty and messy
neighborhood every day." "

Then don't come." Min Hui slammed the door, "You can Gone."

"Good night, Min Hui."

"Good night."

38 - pig brain
When Min Hui arrived at the company the next day, he was immediately called to the office by He
Haixiang's assistant without putting down her bags.

The commissioning was completed before the deadline and the project was handed over. Finally,
he could breathe a sigh of relief. Min Hui wanted to take advantage of He Haixiang's good mood and
asked if he could leave work one or two hours earlier during the child's hospitalization. Although Xin
Qi said that he would accompany Su Quan all day until he was discharged from the hospital, after two
quarrels, Min Hui knew that this seemingly convenient offer was not a free lunch. Xin Qi's purpose is
to raise Su Quan alone, which he cannot agree to at all, so it is somewhat unreasonable to leave him
with the responsibility of taking care of his son now. What's more, he is not idle at home. As a VP of a
big company, he will only be busier than her at work. After all, he is the mother of the child, so he is
more comfortable taking care of him. When work is over, he plans to spend more time with Su Quan.

"Mr. He, are you looking for me?" Min Hui asked.

"Xiao Min, come here, sit first." He Haixiang's tone was rare and friendly, "Everyone worked hard
last night.

" He must have something important to say.

From the first day he entered Bai'an, He Haixiang didn't like Min Hui very much. Three months
pregnant, starting a job, giving birth to a sick child, asking for various leave, being Cao Mu's "direct
line"... These are all second, Min Hui is lukewarm to him, and never takes the initiative to please, but
He Haixiang is very uncomfortable. Comfortable, I feel that she relies on herself as the core
competitiveness and doesn't take him seriously.

"I made a comprehensive report to the headquarters on the 'GS1.0' we tested yesterday. Mr. Sun
was very happy to hear that and praised us greatly. , officially launched this product, and the
Propaganda Department will focus on publicizing it. Mr. Sun has put forward a request to us, that is,
he hopes that our intelligent auxiliary diagnosis and treatment system can increase the early screening
of diabetes mellitus disease." Min Hui was stunned

"Mr. Sun recently contacted two tertiary hospitals and introduced our products to them. The two
directors were very interested. They hoped that the diagnosis and treatment system could cover more
fields, especially diabetic retinopathy—I remember Ding Yifeng It was a screening before leaving the
job, right?"

Diabetic retinopathy is retinopathy caused by diabetes. This disease is difficult to detect in the early
stage because it is not painful or itchy. When it is severe, it is too late for the patient to start to have
visual disturbances. According to statistics, there are as many as 30 million diabetic patients in my
country. If fundus screening can be carried out for patients, early detection and early treatment can
effectively prevent the deterioration of the disease in a timely manner.

Min Hui nodded: "Yes, he only made a beginning, and this part was shelved after leaving the job.
Cao Mu handed it over to Wang Qingyuan last year. The progress is still good, but it is not yet mature
enough to be included in GS1.0 The GS1.0

intelligent auxiliary diagnosis and treatment system is the leading product developed by Baian for
nearly three years, which can analyze and screen medical images from the three major areas of liver,
breast, and lung, and can automatically identify lesions and generate reports . Because it is the first
running version, some design functions have not yet been implemented, and they cannot be added
temporarily, such as the screening of diabetes mellitus disease, the image analysis of brain tumors,
etc. Min Hui's plan is to release a more complete version 2.0 a year later.

"This... is too much work, and it will never be finished in ten days." Min Hui shook her head
vigorously.

"I'll add more manpower for you. The function of diabetes screening must be included in the
brochure. You are responsible for launching this project." "Mr. He, it will take

at least three months of work for a team to include this article. It’s impossible to do it in ten days.”

“Hey, have some confidence in yourself! Everyone says you are a genius, and you can write a
program in a day if others write it for a month.” He Haixiang opened the thermos cup and took a sip
of tea , spit a goji berry onto the lid of the cup, "Ten days should be enough if you try your best to
tackle the problem. I've already slapped Mr. Sun on the chest, and you can't hit me in the face when
the time comes."

"Ten days is really impossible." Min Hui was about to cry, "Mr. He, GS1.0 is already many steps
ahead of the market. As long as there are no mistakes in follow-up operations and good cooperation
with the hospital, we will be able to gain a firm foothold. Yes. We have realized the functions as far as
possible. Inserting diabetic retinopathy into it? There is really no need. We have included it and brain
CT in the development plan of version 2.0, and it will definitely be launched next year.” “

Then I'll give you five more days." He Haixiang pretended not to hear, took a marker pen and drew
a line on the calendar, and wrote a few words, "Those who can do more work, you can do it!" "Mr.
He——

"

"Okay, okay, stop complaining! Minhui, Bai'an treats you well. When you were pregnant, you were
always late and early. Did I tell you once? Your son is sick, and the company keeps you at home for a
whole month. Going to work, where can I find such unprecedented care? I need you in Bai'an, and I
hope you will reciprocate and show some sacrifice and dedication!" "..."

Min

Hui came out of He Haixiang's office in disgrace, and turned to Cao Mu complained for ten minutes
at first, Cao Mu had to listen quietly, and finally said: "Since Mr. Sun has spoken, Mr. He must follow
through with determination. It is his consistent principle to keep pace with the headquarters."

" What should I do? Fifteen days without eating or sleeping can’t finish it.” Min Hui couldn’t stop
howling. She herself is not afraid of working overtime, but her subordinates have been working
overtime for several weeks in a row in order to finish the test before the deadline. After finally taking
a breath, in order to reward everyone, I hurriedly booked them a three-day big weekend to go to the
Phoenix Mountain Resort for group building. Now that He Haixiang suddenly made such an
arrangement, everyone had to work overtime again. The main persons in charge may have to work all
night...

"Well, let's do our best. If we can't finish it, I'll go and explain it to Mr. Sun." Cao Mu said, "Tell
everyone not to stay up late, they are all young people, at twelve o'clock I had to sleep before.” She
had a relative’s son who worked very hard at a technology company, stayed up almost every day, and
died suddenly in the office before his 28th birthday. Because he was the only child, his parents were
stimulated, and their spirits were a little abnormal, unable to work, so they had to retire early, and
the whole family was ruined. Cao Mu was also frightened for a while, and he was stricter in managing
the work and rest of the young people in the company.

"This at least shows that the headquarters still cares about us very much." Min Hui sighed, "I have
placed such great hopes on us, and I definitely don't want to sell Bai'an." The return of

Jia Jun and Xin Qi, coupled with Su Quan's illness, Min Hui I feel that there are too many things
happening during this period, and I can't handle it. Only work can make her concentrate and calm
immediately. If the job changes, she doesn't know what to do.

"My understanding is just the opposite." Cao Mu was worried, "The headquarters has always paid
little attention to AI, and felt that there was too much competition and it was dispensable. The attitude
towards us is also to keep a low profile and let things go. We have made a good product. They are not
necessarily very happy, because they do not make money. We cannot make good products, and they
are not necessarily very sad, because AI is new and popular, and they also arrange people to do it,
which can be regarded as an expansion of a Industry Lian. The headquarters has never forced us to do
any work, but suddenly asked us about the new products we will launch, asked to add more functions,
and made various publicity campaigns—probably for the sake of Raise the price of Bai'an."

Min Hui said in surprise: "So, Yuanlai really wants to sell Bai'an?"

Cao Mu looked at her worriedly: "There is no definite news so far, but there are more and more
gossip. Now."

"Didn't Mr. He already know about this?" Min Hui asked, "Is he not afraid of offending us by
cooperating with the headquarters?" "

By this time, every CEO is thinking of countermeasures. For Mr. He, The safest way out is to sell us
and go back to the headquarters by ourselves. If the price is good, maybe we will be promoted. Of
course, there is a hole in the headquarters, and there are not many vacancies for those who have
already left. It's a gamble and a struggle for him." "

Then it's better to be tied up with us and sell, maybe he can marry a good family." "

Mr. He still has his way in the officialdom." Cao Cao Mu Xiaoxiao said, "Don't worry, dealing with
people is not your forte. I'll go and find out, and I'll let you know if there's any news."

"It's tied up with the "Competition Agreement", and I don't care where I sell it, there is only one—"
Min Hui looked at her seriously, "Our team and project have to be tied together, so many years of
hard work and achievements can't just be like this It's easy to be embezzled or divided up by others!"

"Min Hui, you're thinking wrong. To whom Bai'an sells to—very important! We have to walk with
people who appreciate us, otherwise we won't be able to go far, and we might even fight Get up."

Min Hui's phone vibrated, she picked it up and looked at it, and said, "I have to go, hurry me to
work." ***

This

busy job lasted until eleven o'clock in the evening, and Min Hui originally planned to Went to the
hospital to see Su Quan after leaving work early, but when he arrived at the ward, Su Quan was already
asleep, Xin Qi was not in the room, and only one nurse was making rounds.

The hospital originally only allowed one parent to stay with him, but Xin Qi got a temporary access
card for himself. He stayed with the child every day and became familiar with the medical staff. The
nurses saw that he was also "Su Quan". Daddy", "Quanquan Daddy" screaming.

"Xiao Qin, how is Su Quan today?" Min Hui asked.

"It's fine, everything is normal." The nurse said, "His father has been by his side, and he is quite
conscientious when he sees me asking this and that." "

His father?" Min Hui was stunned for a moment, because Zhou Ruji often Come over, so he asked,
"Which father?"

"The new one."

The nurses in the inpatient department all recognized Zhou Ruji, knew that she was Zhou Ruji's ex-
wife, and always thought that Su Quan was their son. Now a new Xin Qi came suddenly, who claimed
to be Su Quan's biological father, but had a cold relationship with Min Hui, and immediately became
the number one gossip in the inpatient department.

In particular, Xin Qi did this again: a chef came in for a while, and an assistant came in for a while.
Su Quan's ward was filled with all kinds of delicacies and toys—as if he was announcing to the world
that he was his real father.

"Where's Xin Qi?" Min Hui asked.

"In the activity room."

"Isn't the activity room closed at ten o'clock?" "

He asked for a key specially, saying that he was with the child during the day, and he had to work
when the child fell asleep."

Min Hui smiled: "He can stay in the ward work here." That's what she did herself, writing programs
while accompanying Su Quan, no one disturbed her in the middle of the night, and her efficiency was
quite high.

"It's a conference call, I'm afraid to wake up the child." Xiao Qin said, "He is in the activity room at
this time every day, because it happens to be in the morning in North America." The

activity room is at the other end of the corridor, and there are several sets of canvas sofas inside. ,
there is a 60-inch color TV hanging on the east wall, and Min Hui seldom goes there because it is too
noisy.

As soon as I walked to the door, there was a sudden "bang", and I don't know what it was that fell
heavily on the ground. Min Hui hurriedly opened the door, and saw Xin Qi pacing up and down on the
ground, his face flushed, as if he had just lost his temper.

Looking around again, there was no one else, and he didn't know who he was angry with.

On the floor was his laptop.

Min Hui picked it up and put it on the table, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Xin Qi was still walking back and forth in front of her, muttering to himself as he
walked.

"I'm sorry, I'm late." Min Hui said, "You can go back if you have something to do. I'll just stay here
with Su Quan at night." Su Quan's sleep is very light, and he will wake up when there is any movement,
and he will cry when he wakes

up Once turned over, it takes a long time to coax to fall asleep. After the operation, the wound is
painful, and these minor problems are even more serious. So sleeping with him is hard work.
Sometimes when Min Hui finished coaxing him, she couldn't fall asleep anyway, staring at the ceiling
until dawn.

"We are negotiating, and the computer is broken at the most critical time." Xin Qi gritted his teeth,
and he didn't know who he was competing with.
 He circled a table, circling uneasily like a trapped animal, clockwise for a while, counterclockwise for
a while. Those who didn't know thought he was the minister of military aircraft, thinking about some
important strategy.

"What's wrong? What's broken?" Min Hui asked, "Is it a virus?"

"I don't know, there's no explanation, it's just a blue screen." Xin Qi glanced at her impatiently, as if
her arrival had interrupted him "I want to use my mobile phone to open a shared file in the cloud, but
it happens to be stored in Dropbox, which is blocked in mainland China, so I can't open it at all." "Can
you sit down?" Min Huirou said, "Don't go like

this Walking around, dizzy."

He was immediately irritated: "You know what, all this is because I met you!" "

..."

"I was just invited to a reception, and I saw you sitting on someone else's lap. See You were treated
so badly by his wife, you couldn’t hold back and saved the day for you. Then you suddenly told me
that you have a son who is already three years old!” “

Xin Qi, Calmdown…”

“You know I have congenital Heart disease, never thought that he would inherit it? I don’t
understand, I have nothing to do with you, everyone agreed to make a clean break, why can’t I empty
myself and continue my life? Why did I have to give birth to him to suffer this crime? Can you imagine
the fear of a three-year-old child undergoing such a terrible operation? This is equivalent to torture!
How can you bear it, and how can you be willing? Do you never think about these consequences? Are
you a pig brain!"

" ..."

"I had already earned enough money for retirement and planned to travel around the world in a
few years, but now I suddenly have a son, which scares me so much that I dare not retire or even go
on a business trip!" "Is it too early to retire

? "Min Hui said tremblingly, "You're only just thirty..." "

The deal just now must be over." The more he said, the more angry he became, "People waited for
me to express my opinion, and I kept silent for a long time, thinking that I didn't want it anymore. .”

Min Hui blinked: "If it's just for a meeting, you can use your mobile phone if the computer is broken."

"The mobile phone is also broken!

" How could you break so many electrical appliances at once?"

"I dropped it!"

 Min Hui looked at him, wanting to laugh but didn't dare to laugh: "Well, it's all my fault, it's all my
fault. Excuse me, put your Show me your computer."

"Why are you looking at my computer?"

"I can fix it for you." "Can

you fix it?"

"I'm a computer master, what do you think?"

To prevent her from getting dizzy , he finally found a chair beside her and sat down. Min Hui turned
on the computer and started it for a long time, but nothing happened: "Didn't it mean a blue screen?
Why did it turn into a black screen?

"

After a few beeps, it lights up and then goes dark again: "I can fix it, it will take about an hour." "

I'm going to use it now."

"Then use my computer first. I'll help you get the Dropbox out." Min Hui ran When he went to the
ward, he took out his laptop, opened it, and quickly operated it: "Dropbox is available, please log in."

He glanced at her, silently, and focused on typing on the computer.

"By the way, do you remember a time when you won a game of chess and you asked me if I let you
do it on purpose?" "

You said it was a strategic mistake." Xin Qi continued typing without raising his head.

"I let you do it on purpose."

He looked up at her, frowning: "Why?"

"Because I'm not a pig brain."

39 - watch
Half an hour later, Min Hui returned the computer to Xin Qi: "It's fixed." "

Dropbox? " He opened the window, and returned the computer in his hand to Min Hui,
"Thank you." He was sitting beside her, with the faint citrus scent still on his body, and
she felt like she had walked into the fruit forest again in a trance. However, he didn't
intend to talk to her much, he typed like flying, and concentrated on answering the email.
After a while, he turned around and glanced at her, only to find that she was silently in a
daze, and handed her his mobile phone: "Can you fix this?" "I'll try." "The power-on
password is 0627." He said casually . Min Hui's face turned pale, and her spine felt a
chill. She imagined that this number was repeated countless times at his fingertips, and at
the same time flashed the back view of Su Tian taking off the lifebuoy and jumping into the
Mushui River. The two monitors that captured Su Tian were far away from her, and she
couldn't see the front face clearly at all. The most clear thing was the back. He must have
looked back and forth many times like her, trying to find clues. The day Su Tian
disappeared was June 27th. It seems that Xin Qi has no intention of forgiving her in his
whole life. She glanced at him quietly, sure that she was thinking too much, and reporting
this string of numbers was just an unintentional move. Xin Qi was concentrating on replying
to work emails, typing quickly, and never pressing the delete key. His iPhone is silver-
gray, the latest model, without a protective case, no film, very thin and slightly heavy, and
his body temperature still remains on it. She touched the screen with her hand, and there
were two cracks on it when he threw it. She tapped it lightly, and a blue screen appeared.
Insert the USB, enter the Itunes mode, after the computer restarts, the screen lights up and
enters the normal page.

"It's ready to use." She returned the phone to him. He took it and threw it beside the
computer

. It's time."

"It's already twelve o'clock." She corrected, "Is your watch in North America time?"

He glanced again and said, "It should be Beijing time, but it seems that this watch is also
broken."

"Can a mechanical watch break?"

Everything on Xin Qi's body is not cheap, and the watch is no exception.

"I've dropped it a few times." He took off the watch and stuffed it into her hand, "Take
it."

Su Quan likes clocks and watches. She thought he didn't want them anymore, so she gave
them to Su Quan as a toy. She was about to thank him, but unexpectedly he said: "Fix it."

Seeing her silent for a long time, he said, "Since you can repair computers and mobile
phones, you must be able to repair watches, right? You are a descendant of craftsmen and
craftsmen, so you must have strong hands-on skills." "

Before I have repaired a few... classmate’s watches.”

It was an ordinary watch with a silver dial and a black leather strap, with four small dials
inside, a brand she had never heard of. The pointer stopped, and she patted the watch case
vigorously: "Maybe it's stuck somewhere. I don't have a screwdriver, so I have to go home
and repair it." "Repair slowly,

don't worry."

"This watch...isn't expensive?"

" It's not expensive."

"If you can't put it back together, you...wouldn't be angry?"

"I'll definitely be angry." He said coldly.

"Then...then you should hire a professional to repair it."

"I want you to repair it."

"..."
 "If you can't repair it, you can buy an identical one to compensate me."

"Xin Qi, you're being unreasonable," she said aggrievedly, "I didn't break this watch."
"This watch was thrown

when I went to the bathroom on the day I found out I had a son. "

Min Hui was stunned for a moment, and asked with concern: "Xin Qi, are you
constipated?"

His face suddenly turned green: "I want you to fix a watch, why are there so many
nonsense!" After finishing speaking, continue type.

Min Hui sat silently for a while, suddenly remembered something, and said softly: "By the
way, I have some photos of Su Tian's life here, which I got from her circle of friends. Have
you seen them?" The sound of the keyboard stopped

suddenly , He came over with a chair all at once: "Su Tian's life photos? I haven't seen
them. Where are they? Let me take a look."

Of the 15 photos in Moments, only five had Su Tian's headshot, and two had Su Tian's
headshot. A whole body, three selfies, all high-definition. Min Hui wanted to send these
photos to Xin Qi on the day they broke up four years ago, but Xin Qi blocked her and never
sent them. Thinking that with Deng Chen's investigative ability, he should be able to get it,
but Xin Qi didn't expect to have seen it.

She sent all the photos to his mobile phone, and he immediately held them in his hands
and looked at them eagerly.

"Before Su Tian disappeared, he used to work in Lanjinge. Have you been to that place?"
Min Hui asked.

"I've been there. One summer three years ago." He said, "Deng Chen took me there. It's
a pity that it was a step too late, and Lan Jinge has been demolished." "Torn down?" "It
became a Cantonese

restaurant

. The proprietress Married a Brazilian Huaqiao and went to settle in South America. The
population in Guangzhou is moving fast, and there is no list, and the former migrant girls
can’t be found. I also asked Xiao Wan on the family search website, and he said that it was
Su Tian. Private messages and phone calls, I don’t have WeChat myself, and I know that the
circle of friends is still something that happened in the past two years..."
 Sure enough, when he mentioned Su Tian, he talked a lot, and soon he realized it. The
appearance of listening carefully, suddenly lost interest again, and stopped abruptly before
finishing speaking. He lowered his head and looked carefully at the photos on his phone.

I watched very slowly, 15 photos for 30 minutes. Whenever Su Tian appeared, he zoomed
in and out repeatedly...

"Is there any change between her and before?" Min Hui asked.

"How do I know?" He smiled wryly. "My eyesight was poor at the time, and I never saw
her face clearly. Sometimes I couldn't even tell the front from the back." "

She was very lively and talkative."

"She I was originally very introverted and didn’t talk much. Because I couldn’t see, she
regarded me as a blind person, and I got used to describing everything with my voice, and
gradually became a girl who talked a lot.” “She complained about your temper in the

diary Poor."

"That's because she has such a good temper." He said lightly, "If a person has a too good
temper, the sharks around him will smell it and come over to take advantage of it." "So you
are one of them

. "

"I am a dog by her side. If anyone dares to treat her badly, I will immediately rush up and
bite."

Min Hui felt sad: "You are right, I stole it." ruined her life."

He sighed, "I stole it too, it's a conspiracy."

She was stunned.

"I didn't know until very late that the Browns who adopted me originally wanted to adopt
a girl. Because they already had a son who was also adopted from China, which was my
brother Eric. The adoption procedures of the Chinese government are very strict. They
waited It took a whole year to see Su Tian recommended by the orphanage. Unexpectedly,
when we met, Su Tian suddenly changed his mind and said that there was a boy who needed
to be adopted more. She didn’t want to go to the United States because she was trafficked
and she wanted to stay here Wait for mom. The Browns have changed their minds."

"Foreigners to adopt Chinese children, can't they just choose?"

 "It takes a long time to wait in line to adopt a healthy child, but it is much faster to adopt
a disabled child with heart disease. The teachers in the orphanage said that I am very lucky,
because the medical conditions in the United States are good, and the Brown family is very
rich. They will definitely cure my eyes. For me, improving eyesight is of course a good thing,
but I don’t want to be separated from Su Tian. We had a big fight over this. Su Tian tried to
persuade me over and over again that the breakup is temporary. Yes, she will always wait
for me and let me return to China to find her when I grow up. She is afraid that I will be sad,
so she avoided seeing me the day I left..." "

So you wrote that letter."

He nodded, his eyes were slightly red : "For more than ten years, I have been thinking day
and night, if the person who went to the United States was her, she would surely live a
comfortable life like me, receive a good education, not have to work hard for a living, and
be myself What I don't like. She left me a precious opportunity to have everything I have
now. When I can repay her, she is gone..." "I don't think so." "Huh

"

" It is important for you to heal your eyes. It is also important for her to see your mother.
You are very happy in the United States, and she is also very happy when she finally got her
mother. She is with her and takes care of her wholeheartedly until When you die, you have
no regrets in your heart. You each deserve what you deserve, and no one owes anyone
else."

"No one owes anyone else?" He raised his head and sneered, "This is your conclusion?
Min Hui, why did you die in the first place?" "...

"

"Isn't it because of Cheng Qirang?"

Her cheeks hardened all of a sudden, and her jaw became sore: "Yes, it's because of Cheng
Qirang." "

Then you're sitting on his lap again now?" "

It's not what you think."

"I'm too lazy to think for you!" His anger came up again, "I'm not worth it for Su Tian!
Look at what she got for saving your life! You stick it on Cheng Qirang's body again, Su Tian
Tian is dead for nothing."
 "I will never post it again, but how did you know him?" Min Hui asked back, "Don't do
business with this kind of person, he is not a good person! A liar with no bottom line!" "

A A liar without a bottom line, um, are you talking about yourself?"

"I..."

He ignored her again, turned off his phone, and continued to reply to emails.

"Xin Qi, I have something to discuss with you." Min Hui said cheekily, "My team has a
product that will be officially launched next month. Some work has not been completed
yet, and I need to work overtime for fifteen days. Can you help me? Take care of Su Quan?"

This is a job that she cannot leave for 24 hours, and the first person she thinks of is Zhou
Ruji, after all, she has the closest relationship with her. But Zhou Ruji had countless
surgeries in the hospital, and had to take care of his wife when he returned home.

She thought about Chen Jiajun, it would not be difficult to ask him to take half a month
off to help out, and he would definitely be willing, but Chen Jiajun has no experience in
taking care of children, and he doesn't know much about being a parent, and there are still
some "street boys" left on him She has the habit of being aggressive and ruthless. She is
afraid that her child will fail in school, so she is not at ease.

Cao Mu's husband, Yin Xu, stays at home full-time, but he has two children of his own, so
it's okay to help out for half a day or a day by chance, but leaving Su Quan to him for half a
month... definitely won't be able to take care of him.

It's not difficult to hire a nurse or a nanny, and it's not short of the money, but Su Quan
is more serious about strangers, and it's hard to get acquainted with strangers if he's not
there.

After all the calculations, the only way is to ask Xin Qi.

"I said that I will take care of him until he is discharged from the hospital. If you are too
busy, you don't need to use these ten days." "It's

fifteen days."

"I live in Beijing and often go back to New York. If you agree that the child will live with
me—— He paused, "Don't say fifteen days, it doesn't matter if it is fifteen years." "

I'm sorry, Su Quan can't leave Bincheng."

"Then what do you mean? Let me dedicate myself and get nothing?"
 "Yes."

"Why do you have the nerve to make such an unreasonable request—"

"Because you are his father." Min Hui looked at the sky, "This is the responsibility. Once
you shoulder it, it will be on your shoulders. I want to throw it away." I can't throw it away
either."

40-baby bear
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Min Hui also felt that she was messing around.

During the time when she met Su Tian, she herself experienced ups and downs. First, she
was so desperate that she wanted to commit suicide, and then she blamed herself to the
point of becoming insane and acted recklessly. As for how the child was born later, she was
also confused, and she couldn't talk about any careful planning.

If you want to talk about how all this came about, it is probably because of meeting Xin
Qi.

Before that, Min Hui had never been in a relationship, and it was that good time that gave
her hope and courage to live. Although that love does not belong to her, to her, it is also
unforgettable and unforgettable.

Subconsciously, she thought that Xin Qi was in love with her, they were still a couple, she
could be coquettish, she could play tricks, he was so vicious, and she had to be unreasonable
to gain the upper hand... She told him that she had a son because she didn't want to hide it
from him , As for whether she should be responsible, she has no hope. The most difficult
time has been over, and now she is considered a high-level executive in the company. If it
weren't for the addition of Jiajun, it would be more than enough to support a child.

"How about that," Xin Qi said, "for the extra five days, Su Quan and I will live in Beijing.
When you finish your work, come to Beijing to pick up the child. Is it okay?" "Beijing?

"

" I've tried my best to cooperate with you." He looked at her and said slowly, "I also
delayed some work to take care of the children, and I wanted to stay in Bincheng for a few
more days, but I really couldn't make time. "

His tone was full of discussion, and he felt embarrassed if he didn't agree, but Min Hui
still didn't agree: "Then I won't bother you, and I will figure out a solution for the remaining
five days." It wasn't intentional to embarrass him
 , Su Quan is only a three-year-old child who has never left his mother. Min Hui couldn't
imagine what it would be like not to see her son for five days in a row—she would feel
flustered and unable to concentrate on her work. Change into January and enter a vicious
circle.

"Do you not believe me, Min Hui?" Xin Qi frowned, "I would not take Su Quan away
without your permission. I would not break the law." "Of course I believe you." Knowing
that he did

too With some good intentions, Min Hui didn't want to offend Xin Qi, "But I don't want
to bear with my son. It's good to see him every day, even if it's only for an hour." "At

this moment, what your son needs is not an hour, but twenty hours." Four hours."

"What are you implying? I also go to work to support my family, rent, water, electricity,
medical expenses... all need money." "I

have no hint. The child needs someone to take care of it. If you can't take care of it, leave
it to me. Yes. But you can't force me to take care of him in the way you like. After all, we
are not a couple, we don't live under the same roof, or even in the same city, you have to
accept this inconvenience." "No

, Su Quan can't leave me, this is the bottom line."

Seeing that she was so determined, he closed the computer and stuffed it into his bag:
"Then figure out a way for yourself."

After speaking, he went back to the ward.

Min Hui knew that he was angry, so she followed behind in embarrassment, and also
came to the ward. She has a lot to say, four years apart, how life is going, how the surgery
is recovering... After all, she and him are close by skin, no matter how quarrelsome they
are, they will never be strangers. If he didn't promise him to take his son away, would he
come back to visit Su Quan? Or just leave and never come again?

However, she didn't say these words, she just sat on the chair awkwardly, her palms and
backs were sweaty. Ever since she became a single mother, she took care of things by
herself, and she never thought about relying on anyone. For some reason, she was
discouraged as soon as she saw Xin Qi, and felt that she could throw the burden on him,
and she didn't know when she became so delicate...

She watched Xin Qi go to the bathroom with a toothbrush to rinse his mouth, and when
he came back, his face was wet. It was dripping, probably because I forgot to bring a face
towel, so I patted my face with cold water a few times. He pulled the folded single sofa into
a straight line, took off his coat, pulled a thin blanket over his body, ignored her, and fell
asleep with his eyes closed.

Min Hui walked to the bed lightly, kissed her son on the face, and left quietly.

***

In the next ten days, Min Hui seldom saw Xin Qi, because she was so busy that she rushed
to the hospital to see Su Quan in the middle of the night. Xin Qi was either asleep or working
in the activity room. She could only kiss the child, touch his hand, and then ask the nurse
how he was recovering before leaving in a hurry.

On the day when Su Quan was discharged from the hospital, Min Hui took extra time to
rush to the hospital. Zhou Ruji said that she had completed the discharge procedures for
her, and the nurse was cleaning up the ward, so she just took the child away.

"Have you finished your overtime work?" He asked, "You are not here for every ward
round these days. Why, Xin Qi has taken over completely?

" It’s the deadline, and it might work if I grit my teeth and work hard, but the boss pushes
me every day, and I’m going crazy. I can’t sleep for three hours every day.” “Is it possible to
survive with such

high intensity? Be careful of overwork! "Zhou Ruji exhorted and left.

Min Hui could see that he was absent-minded. Zizhu had recently found out that the
cancer had metastasized, and she started running to the hospital every day, and her mood
was unstable. Min Hui knew how hard it was to take care of patients, so she didn't dare to
disturb him.

The nurse said that Xin Qi had taken Su Quan downstairs for a walk in the garden. She
quickly packed Su Quan's clothes into a handbag. Seeing a lot of toys piled up in the house,
she didn't know what to do with them. The apartment they lived in was so small that the
toys couldn't fit in. The hospital has a children's activity center, and Min Hui wanted to
donate all the toys that could not be taken away, but she was afraid that Xin Qi would mind.
After all, those toys are not cheap. Xin Qi’s assistant, Shen Han, is an unmarried young man
who doesn’t know that three-year-olds can’t play with many things. Su Quan, for example,
only likes Lego, cars, and animal dolls. , others, touch it twice and never touch it again.

When I arrived in the garden, I saw Xin Qi leading Su Quan walking around the flower bed
from a distance, talking and laughing as he walked, a small tabby cat emerged from the
flower bed, I don’t know whose family it was, with a name tag hanging around its neck,
meow Meowing, attracting many children to watch.

Min Hui walked up to Xin Qi's side, said "Hi" and said, "The discharge procedures are all
done, and you can go."

Su Quan's treatment costs are not low, and the unit has reimbursed most of them, and
he still has to pay more than 30,000 yuan. piece. Min Hui was still worried about this, but
when she went to pay the fee, she realized that Xin Qi had already paid all the fees.

Xin Qi said "hmm" and pointed to the group of children watching cats: "He is over there."

She looked at him and said sincerely: "It's been hard these days. It also delayed your work
a lot, go back and have a good rest Just a moment. You are welcome to come and see him
anytime."

"Your work isn't done yet?" he asked.

"It is expected to be over in five days."

"Then who will come to take care of Su Quan in these five days? Do you have any
arrangements?" "

Cao Mu, my boss, she promised to take care of me for one day. Jia Jun will take care of
me for two days." , In the remaining two days, I invited a female college student to come
over to help. She was originally Jia Jun's tutor, and she happened to have no classes these
two days. I thought she was kind-hearted and capable, so I gave her a little more money.
It's easy to find, there are everywhere in the vicinity, but I don't worry about finding one
rashly. In contrast, college students are more appropriate, after all, they are scholars. If
there is something urgent, I will ask her to call Ruji. I'll explain it to you."

Afraid that he didn't think it was well arranged, Min Hui said a lot to himself, and Xin Qi
smiled and said, "Your life is really patchwork, and the group of relatives and friends is
strong enough. , the boss can be pulled down by you..."

Still in that sarcastic tone, with a look of disgust.

"It's not the boss either, it's the boss's husband." Min Hui hurriedly introduced Yin Xu
grandly: full-time cook, expert babysitter, retired tennis player... "He is very capable, and
recently opened a food and parenting website on Douyin. The channel has hundreds of
thousands of fans! I am very relieved to entrust Su Quan to him. There are two children in
his family who are older than Su Quan. The three often play together. Quanquan is very
happy every time he goes. I don’t even want to ask him to go home. Ru Ji also often comes
to help, his wife is not in good health recently, so I am ashamed to trouble him.”

"I'm even divorced, but I still go to find her every now and then. She has such a big heart,
doesn't his wife mind?"

Min Hui was also dumbfounded when he suddenly robbed him: "Although he is divorced,
he is still Su Quan's father. We have a good relationship. Yes, we used to live upstairs and
downstairs and play cards together."

"You can think about it like this, why did you jump into the river again?" These words
slipped out of his mouth so easily.

For some reason, Xin Qi couldn't see her mentioning Zhou Ruji, and when he heard these
three words, his face turned blue. Min Hui thought, probably in his heart, he always felt
that he was Su Quan's only father. Now that he is going back to Beijing, Su Quan has
returned to his previous environment, back to father No. 2, which makes him very upset.

Just as he was about to divert his conversation, Su Quan played with cats for a while, saw
Min Hui, and ran towards her, shouting childishly as he ran, "Mom and Dad! Cat! There's a
cat over there!"

Sunshine When it shines on his face, it is so clear that the fluff on it can be seen. He did
recover well, and although he was still small, he finally looked like a normal kid. Su Quan
likes to eat Yunlu's dishes, and he has gained a lot of weight these days after being
hospitalized, his face is red, white, pink, and tender, and his complexion is pleasing. Su Quan
ran up to them, holding Min Hui in one hand and Xin Qi in the other, a family of three,
happily dragging them towards the flower bed.

Min Hui was a little embarrassed, she refused to go forward, her steps were slow.
Because the parents of those children were also standing nearby, they were often
encountered when they were hospitalized, and they were very familiar with them.
Everyone calls her "Quan Quan Ma", and they know that she is a single mother. Now there
is a strange man who claims to be the father of the child. I really don't know how to explain
it when asked.

Unexpectedly, Xin Qi had already gotten to know them well, so they chatted naturally,
and everyone yelled "Quan Quan Ma" and "Quan Quan Dad", as if they were a serious
couple.

The two accompanied the child to tease the cat for a long time, and Min Hui's heart was
already eager to catch the cat. She only took half an hour off to pick up her child at the
hospital, because the hospital is very close to her home and company. It was agreed to put
the child in the company temporarily after picking up the child, because Cao Mu is not off
work at the moment, and Yin Xu will not come to pick him up until the afternoon. There
was a lot of work, and He Haixiang was afraid that they would not be able to deliver the
work, so he sat in a row every day to urge them to work, and he almost had a whip in his
hand. But Xin Qi next to him obviously wanted to stay with the child for a while, and chatted
cordially there, with no intention of leaving at all.

Min Hui found that Su Quan was holding a dilapidated baby bear in his hand, one eye had
been gouged out at some point, and it was simply sewn up with a needle and thread. It's
scary at first glance. The mother knew exactly what toy was in the child's hand. This bear
was definitely not Su Quan's, and he didn't know where he picked it up, or snatched it from
other children. Su Quan pulled out his hand and asked, "Quanquan, who gave you this baby
bear? We can't take it, so give it back to someone." Unexpectedly,

Su Quan hugged the doll in his arms, shook his head and said, "This is the bear . Dad left
it for me. Dad is going on a business trip, so let me take care of it for him."

Min Hui didn't believe it, and glanced at Xin Qi who was chatting in the crowd, and asked,
"Didn't Dad give you a lot of new toys? This little bear is dirty and torn, let's not hug this
one, can we change it to something cleaner?" "

No! I won't change it!" Su Quan yelled, "This is the bear that No. 2 mother left for me." "

What? "

Dad said, I have two mothers. You are mother No. 1, and there is a mother No. 2."

When Min Hui heard this, she jumped up angrily: "What the hell is mother No. 2!"

"No. 2 Mom is not a ghost. Dad said, mother No. 2 is called Su Tian."

Min Hui's face darkened, and her hands shook with anger. She suppressed her anger and
said to Su Quan, "Quan Quan, go over there and play with Sister Hua Hua for a while. .”
After hearing this, Su Quan ran towards the flower bed.

Seeing him walking away, Min Hui called out: "Xin Qi, come here!"

Xin Qi greeted everyone, turned around and walked towards her, saw that she was
holding the baby bear in her hand, seemed to know why she was angry, stopped quietly,
and did not speak.

"Let me ask you," Min Hui growled, "what's the matter with No. 2 mother?"

"This little bear was given to me by Su Tian when I left the orphanage." Xin Qi said lightly,
"I originally bought it for her. It has been with me all these years, and I will take it with me
on business trips. It has my scent on it, so I left it for Su Quan.

" As if boiled in boiling water: "Su Tian saved my life, yes. But she has nothing to do with
Su Quan! I am Su Quan's only mother. Please don't go too far and instill the grievances of
the previous generation To the children!" After saying that, he threw the little bear into Xin
Qi's arms.

"It's really okay?" Xin Qi sneered, "Then why did you give him the surname Su? Why
didn't you give him the surname Min?" "I want to

commemorate—"

"This child," he whispered, "you pretended to be Su Tian only had it—he was born
without my consent. He is not your child, Min Hui. He is my child and Su Tian’s! Su Tian is
missing, don’t think this matter is over, Don't even try to use this child to manipulate me!
You let him call me daddy for a while, and you don't let him go with me for a while, I don't
like being tossed around! Don't tell me you have a son! Now I know Do you know what it's
like to have a son who can't be with him? Now you say, you say what should I do!" The
more

he roared, the louder his voice was, his face was purple, and he clenched his fists, as if
Immediately wanted to tear her in half.

"I was wrong," Min Hui said forcefully, "I shouldn't have told you that I have a son. Now,
please pretend I didn't tell you! You are not allowed to mention Su Tian in front of him, I
forbid it! This matter has nothing to do with the child , don’t drag him! The child was born
in October, so don’t try to snatch it from me, unless you’ve changed 10,000 diapers!
Goodbye!”

She walked over and hugged Su Quan in her arms, and angrily walked towards the gate
of the hospital. Su Quan was also aware of the anger on her face, and was suddenly
petrified, and began to sob. Seeing Min Hui holding her farther and farther away from Xin
Qi, she couldn't help crying loudly: "Dad! I want Dad! Dad! Dad!"

Seeing Su Quan crying hard, Min Hui softly coaxed him and walked out of the gate quickly.
, got into a taxi and went straight to the company.

41-Yin Xu
Su Quan was crying in the car, making Min Hui flustered, and it was hard to coax him. The
taxi had already turned to Zhongshan Road, and the Xianghe Building was just in front of
him. Min Hui's cell phone rang, and Cao Mu's urgent voice came from the bluetooth
"Xiaohui, you forgot the meeting in the morning? It's about to start, why haven't you
arrived yet? Everyone is waiting for you." "I'll be there soon, I'll be

there soon, wait for me for five minutes!" Min Hui hugged Su Quan Said, "By the way,
Sister Cao, they are all by my side. Can you help me find someone to look at them during
the meeting?

" Unexpectedly, Mr. He disagreed at all, saying that Bai'an is a place to work, not a
kindergarten..."
 Min Hui was stunned.

Although the operation was successful and he recovered well, Su Quan still needs to
recuperate at home, and he will not be able to start kindergarten until three months at the
earliest. Min Hui originally planned to take half a month's personal leave to take care of the
children after the work at hand was over, but if that didn't work, she would have to find a
full-time nanny. Although she was very conflicted in her heart, she had no choice.

"What should I do? I just finished the discharge procedures, and Su Quan's bed is gone."
Min Hui said anxiously, "Jia Jun is not here, so I went to interview." "Well, you go to the
Four Seasons Tennis Club on Dongping Road

, "Cao Mu immediately said, "Yin Xu is playing there, you go directly to him and hand over
the child to him."

Dongping Road is nearby, but Min Hui hesitated: "Is it convenient? It was supposed to be
picked up in the afternoon... ...Why don't you give me a call first?"

Yin Xu's family was wealthy, and he was an only son, neither earning money nor lacking
money. Although he does not go to work, he is not an otaku, and he especially likes outdoor
sports. In addition to grocery shopping, cooking, and taking care of the children, the rest of
the time is either playing golf or running, and often playing golf in summer. In case someone
has already made arrangements, wouldn't it be too disappointing to force a child into him?

"Convenience and convenience! He doesn't look at his phone when he's playing. Come
back quickly after dropping off the kids. You'll be waiting for several meetings. Mr. He has
already made a fuss."

He Haixiang's roar could be heard through the earphones, and Min Hui quickly said,
"Okay, thank you, Sister Cao!"

The driver turned around and drove towards Dongping Road, and arrived at the Four
Seasons Tennis Club five minutes later.

Min Hui walked to the front desk with the child in her arms, saw a girl sitting in front of
the computer, and quickly asked, "Which court is Yin Xu on?" "

Coach Yin? He just left after playing. You should be able to find him in the parking lot." "

"Where is the parking lot?"

"At the back door. Go forward and turn left, there is a glass door, just push it open."

Fearing that she would not meet Yin Xu, Min Hui ran for a while with the child in her arms,
and found a glass door. The door, just about to push it out, suddenly froze.

In the distance, beside a black Toyota SUV, stood a man in sportswear with a tennis bag
on his back. Although there was only a silhouette, Min Hui recognized that it was Yin Xu. He
was talking to a waist-length woman wearing a white Nike jersey, and the two were holding
hands in a very intimate manner. After speaking, the girl got into the car with him and sat
in the co-pilot.

When the car started, Yin Xu leaned over and kissed her. The woman didn't dodge either,
she greeted her face generously and kissed her back.

With a "boom" in Min Hui's heart, blood rushed to her face, and she recognized the
woman as Ye Xiaozhen.

how come? How can it be? This is not true!

Ye Xiaozhen was the tutor she found for Chen Jiajun, because she was a good teacher and
she was smart and sensible, so everyone liked her very much. Later, Yin Di, Cao Mu's son,
needed someone to tutor him in writing. Min Hui immediately recommended Ye Xiaozhen,
thinking that her family was in a difficult situation, and it would be good to earn money
from multiple places. Ye Xiaozhen went happily. Eleven-year-old Yin Di has entered a
rebellious period that is a headache for his parents, but Xiaozhen has a way to make him
obedient and to do his homework with due diligence. Cao Mu praised her for her simplicity
and ability, and said that when the summer vacation comes, see if she can work in the
company Find her a part-time job in publicity or something.

I didn't expect the "simple" character setting to collapse so quickly.

Min Hui wanted to slap herself, but she didn't expect her eyesight to be so bad. She had
misjudged Cheng Qirang before and almost lost her life. Now he misjudged Ye Xiaozhen
again and brought Cao Mu's family into the pit of fire.

When did these two start?

Min Hui couldn't understand it, and didn't dare to over-analyze it to avoid
misinterpretation. Ye Xiaozhen and Chen Jiajun usually met in the library of the university,
and Min Hui didn't see her many times, and apart from her resume, she didn't know much
about her. The compliments are all from Jia Jun. Every time she tutors, she will carefully
prepare lessons, bring a lot of handouts with her when they meet, and give him homework.

Thinking of this, Min Hui became a little anxious. Could it be that Jia Jun also likes her?

Su Quan was hospitalized for surgery and needed a companion. Ye Xiaozhen once took
the initiative to take care of him. Min Hui wanted to calculate the labor fee by the hour, but
he refused to ask for it. In order to make up for the gap of the five days, Jia Jun asked
Xiaozhen to help him for two days, and he agreed immediately, and he firmly refused to ask
for money.

I didn't expect her to act so quickly. The tutor fell in love with the male master in less than
two weeks. I don't know who took the initiative. The set of Nikes on her would cost
thousands of dollars from top to bottom—with Ye Xiaozhen's income, she absolutely
couldn't afford it.

Min Hui wanted to ask them to ask what happened, but she was afraid that if the two of
them refused to admit it, they would be embarrassed if they didn't talk about it, and they
would be accused of causing trouble. On Cao Mu's side, I don't know whether to speak or
not.

Yin Xu's car has already driven away.

Distraught, Min Hui walked out of the tennis court with the child in her arms, and took a
taxi to Xianghe Building. He thought to himself that since there was no one to help, he could
only take Su Quan to the company with the audacity to take scolding if he was scolded,
which was better than delaying work. When she got out of the car and was about to go
forward, someone behind her suddenly called out: "Min Hui!"

She turned her head and saw that it was Yin Xu, she was startled, and quickly said "Hi" to
him.

"Cao Mu called and asked me to come pick up Su Quan." He looked at her with a smile.

Looks like he hasn't figured it out yet. Min Hui hesitated for a moment, then said, "Is it
convenient?"

"It's convenient, I stopped by just after I finished playing." He said, his eyes were calm
and there was nothing unusual.

Min Hui glanced at his car, there was no one else in it, and for a moment wondered if she
was hallucinating. After thinking about it, he confirmed the conjecture just now: he was
going to send Ye Xiaozhen back to school, but he didn't dare to neglect his wife's call, so he
asked Ye Xiaozhen to get out of the car and came to pick up Su Quan by himself. If there is
nothing between the two of them, what's the problem with Ye Xiaozhen sitting in the car?
She is a tutor, and it is normal for her to ride in his car.

"Then I'll trouble you." Min Hui handed Su Quan to him, "I'll pick you up at night." "

No, you don't have a car, call ahead and I'll bring you back."

"Thank you very much." Min Hui patted Su Quan's head, "Quanquan, you can play at your
uncle's house for a while, okay?"
 Su Quan was a little bit reluctant to part with his mother, and refused to leave in her
arms. Yin Xu quickly said: "Brother Xiao Di and sister Xiao Ning are back this afternoon. They
will play with you together. Uncle will cook something delicious for you." When

Su Quan heard that his favorite brothers and sisters were all there, he immediately went
to Yin Xu. into Xu's arms.

After the two hurriedly said goodbye, Min Hui went upstairs suspiciously.

***

Big and small meetings were held all morning. Min Hui promised to complete the diabetes
screening function of GS1.0 on time before the official announcement, and He Haixiang
finally had a smile on his face.

During lunch, Min Hui followed Cao Mu to the restaurant, ordered a bowl of noodles and
sat down in a quiet place. Min Hui observed Cao Mu quietly, but found nothing unusual
about her.

After working together for four years, Cao Mu took advantage of his authority to give Min
Hui a lot of care, which made her complete the heavy work compared to other people in a
relaxed state of mind. The friendship between the two is getting deeper and deeper. In
addition, Zhou Ruji and Yin Xu are also golf friends. During the holidays, the two families
often get together.

Even so, Min Hui and Cao Mu are not so close that they can talk about everything. After
all, there is an age gap between them. Cao Mu is sixteen years older than Min Hui, which is
equivalent to her elders. They seldom exchange emotional topics, and they talk about
computers, technology, and AI when they get together, and they enjoy it with gusto. Min
Hui never mentioned Su Tian and Xin Qi to her. Because of the Cheng Qirang incident, Cao
Mu was afraid that she would be sad, so he didn't dare to ask too much about her private
life.

Everyone in the company thinks that Cao Mu is a happy woman, and her husband is good
in everything except that he doesn't make money.

"Sister Cao, that tennis club is really high-end! Brother Yin Xu loves playing tennis so
much, why don't you play with him? Don't you like it?" Min Hui asked while eating noodles.

"I like it. I work overtime every day. How can I have time? I go to bed after taking a shower
every day." "

Sister, I think you can handle the pressure. With so much work and two children, I am not
in a hurry to see you every day." Not boring."
 Cao Mu sighed, "That's because I took medicine."

"What kind of medicine?"

"Paxil, have you heard of it?"

Min Hui shook her head.

"I've been taking an anti-anxiety drug for a year."

"So serious?"

"Menopause. The last time I applied for the CFDA, I was so busy that my autonomic
nerves were disturbed. My concentration is extremely poor, and I stare at the computer in
a daze every day. , looking around, looking around, unable to concentrate on things. The
doctor prescribed this for me..."

She took out a small medicine bottle from her bag: "One pill a day."

"Can it make you calm?"

"It's more than calm, and I don't feel interested in anything. I heard that many American
women survived divorce by eating it."

Min Hui looked at the white pill inside and smiled: "It's so amazing? I want to take it too."

Cao Mu snatched back the medicine bottle and said seriously: "Don't take it, there are
many side effects. I have to do it..." "

Let Brother Yin Xu take good care of you."

"He, don't let me take medicine, It’s over.” Cao Mu smiled wryly, “I’m not in this line of
work, so how can I feel the pressure from us?”

Min Hui wanted to tell her what happened in the parking lot, but she held back her words.

It must be right to say it, but I don't know if it is good or not. In case Cao Mu didn't believe
it, he didn't have hard evidence in his hand. Maybe the love between husband and wife is
gone, and their friendship is also over.

Back in the office, Min Hui quietly called Zhou Ruji to ask about Paxil.

"This is an antidepressant, and it is also used to treat anxiety and social disorders." Zhou
Ruji said, "The effect is quite good." "Is it okay to
 take it all year round? Will it be bad for your health?"

"Side effects There are a bunch of them: insomnia, nightmares, headaches, nausea,
constipation, sweating, itching, gaining weight... and they are drug-dependent, so they
can't be stopped suddenly. By the way, there is a common side effect—"Zhou Ruji added,
"Sexual dysfunction."

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Min Hui has an urge to tell Ruji about Yin Xu's cheating. He is more mature than herself in
interpersonal relationships, so he may be able to give some advice. After thinking about it,
I decided not to say it. Zhou Ruji is a man of action, and has a good relationship with Yin Xu,
so I'm afraid he won't be able to keep the secret.

At nine o'clock in the evening, Min Hui had just left work, and Yin Xu sent Su Quan back
to Mingsen Community.

"The little guy has a really big appetite today. The three children eat more and taste
better." Yin Xu strode in with the child in his arms, "He fell asleep on the road, should he
put it on the sofa or on the bed?" "Let me do it.

" " Min Hui took Su Quan and put him in the bedroom, covered the quilt, closed the door,
and returned to the living room.

"Thank you, it's really helpful." She picked up the teapot, hesitated to speak, "What do
you want to drink? Tea or coffee?" "

No, I have something to do at home, I have to go back quickly." He turned to the door
Walked, walked two steps and stopped, "Min Hui—"

"Huh?"

"Today, in the parking lot..."

Min Hui looked at him and didn't speak for a long time.

"I saw a person holding a child standing opposite the glass door. I didn't know it was you
at the time." Yin Xu said, "Later Cao Mu called and said you were coming to see the child
off, so I guessed..." "It was

me " Min Hui nodded, and looked calmly, "Do you have anything to say?"
 His face flushed "shua", hesitated for a long time, bowed his head and said: "It's my fault,
it's my fault. I recently ...I don't know what's wrong...In short...don't tell Cao Mu, please? I
beg you?"

Min Hui sighed coldly: "What are you planning?"

He looked blank, not understanding her words. Meaning: "These two women, who do
you decide to go with?"

"Of course it's Cao Mu." He said eagerly, "I haven't known Xiaozhen for long...it was my
impulse..."

She trembled in her heart: "So you took the initiative?"

"No, she said she wanted to learn tennis and asked me to teach her, and she bought a
racket, jersey and shoes... Cao Mu happened to have a membership card, and the annual
fee was quite expensive She came to play every day, and I happened to be there too, so I
would teach her a little bit when I have free time, and I’ll get used to it.” “So—she comes
to play, and

Cao Mu knows?”

"I know. The membership card was given by her."

"She's really big-hearted." For some reason, Min Hui thought of Su Tian, and asked her to
look at her bag when they first met, and she was not on guard against strangers.

"It's my fault. I failed her trust. Xiaozhen and I only met each other on the tennis court.
The children were all there when we were tutoring. Except for what you saw, we didn't do
anything else." He said Explain in a low voice.

"What I saw is serious enough."

"You know Cao Mu's temper, don't tell her, okay? I will break up with Ye Xiaozhen
immediately, and I won't do it again in the future." He was sweating coldly, and the more
he spoke, the more urgent he became , "I don't want to lose this family, lose my wife, lose
my child, I will take care of it, please believe me!" "

Yin Xu," Min Hui took a deep breath and said word by word, "What happened between
you and Sister Cao What, I don't make judgments. But Sister Cao is my good friend, and I
can't just stand by and watch her being deceived. You are given ten days to confess to her.
It is up to her to decide whether she can forgive you. Ten In a few days, if you haven't said
it yet, I will."
 Yin Xu looked desperate and ashamed. After a moment of silence, I couldn't help choking
up: "Don't do this, Min Hui. I love Cao Mu, she pursues her career, I have a good backing,
and we have always been very happy. It's just that in the past year, she seems to be... lost
to me. I have lost my interest, except work is work. I have been trying my best to understand
her and support her, but in her heart, I am no longer attractive... She even refused to take
me to the class reunion. I am very disappointed and disappointed, But I don't want to give
up. Let me try harder! Don't tell her, don't ruin my marriage!"

"The one who ruined the marriage is you." Min Hui said quietly, "I hope you will seriously
correct your mistakes and win your wife's forgiveness. Sister Cao is a generous person who
loves work and family. Maybe the situation is not as good as you imagined. Too bad, she
will also see your hard work. The most important thing in love is respect, trust, and honesty.
You must confess and repent, otherwise you will be sorry to Sister Cao." "You don't
understand Cao Mu..." He

murmured Said, turned around and opened the door, and walked out in a daze.

***

This night, Min Hui worked until five o'clock in the morning. When it was daylight, she
couldn't bear it any longer, and fell asleep on the sofa. She didn't get up until she heard a
knock on the door and opened the door in a daze.

Chen Jiajun stood at the door, holding a plastic bag with a smile: "Sister, I bought
breakfast, big meat buns with soy milk and fried dough sticks, and your Americano." Only

then did Min Hui remember that in order to take care of Su Quan, Jiajun invited him for
two days. False, she yawned a lot and let Jia Jun in: "Quan Quan is still awake." "

You eat first, eat and go to work. Leave this to me, and I'll warm him up later." Jun opened
the curtains of the living room with a "swipe", and the dazzling sunlight came in. Min Hui
took a big sip of coffee, and then felt more awake.

"By the way, Xiaozhen will come over to tutor in the afternoon. Originally, we had an
appointment at the library, where children were not allowed to enter, so we changed it to
stay at home. Do you mind?"

Min Hui stared at him, and did not speak for a long time.

Jia Jun didn't pay attention, and divided the buns and fried dough sticks into two plates:
"I want to keep her for dinner after the tutoring. I bought sea bass, ribs, and prawns. When
will you get off work, sister, and eat together?" At this

point He blushed a little, his tone was shy and he didn't dare to look at her, as if he was
about to bring his girlfriend in. Min Hui thought to herself, it's just in time, I was just looking
for her. So he said, "How about half past six?"

"Okay."

There was a regular meeting in the morning, and Min Hui rushed to the company after
washing up in a hurry, and saw Cao Mu wearing a Burberry trench coat and 8cm high heels,
talking to Yang Beibei in the corridor as usual, and saw her hold her back: "Go to my office,
I have something to tell you."

Min Hui's heart was beating wildly, thinking that Yin Xu had confessed, and Cao Mu saw
her to verify the situation. She was restless last night, thinking and thinking about what
happened in the morning and what she said. I thought Yin Xu would refuse to admit it, but
I didn't expect to tell him everything after a question. It seems that he is a first-time
offender, and he and Ye Xiaozhen are not serious enough to go to bed, elope, or conspire
to divorce. Thinking that if Cao Mu loses his temper, she can try to persuade her, and if
necessary, she can say good things about Yin Xu. Since she has the heart to repent, she must
give him a chance. Such a good family has been here for more than ten years. What a pity.

Entering the office nervously, Cao Mu closed the door and said in a low voice, "Mr. Fang
of Dongli Group invited me to dinner out of the blue last night. It seems that the news that
the headquarters intends to sell Aian has been confirmed." "Mr. Fang? Fang Dongkui

? "

"Yes."

Fang Dongkui is the CEO of Dongli. After graduating from MIT, he returned to China to
start a business. Min Hui met him several times, but did not have an in-depth conversation.
It is rumored in the industry that this person is arrogant, but he loves talents very much.
Those he likes are willing to spend a lot of money to poach them away. Like Guanchao
International, Dongli Group also started from the Internet, and is currently deploying some
fields of artificial intelligence: focusing on three areas: smart medical care, smart driving
and new retail. With Fang Dongkui's personality, if there is no definite news, he will never
invite Cao Mu easily and offer an olive branch to Cao Mu.

"Dongli wants to acquire Bai'an, talk to me, and explore the way first."

Thinking that she would ask about Yin Xu's cheating, Min Hui was greatly relieved: "Then
is it possible for us to be acquired by Dongli? "

It's quite big. Dongli is considered a giant in our industry, and it's not short of money. If
you want to win, other companies may not be able to compete with it."

Regarding the future of Bai'an, it's not that Min Hui has never thought about it. It would
be a good thing if it is merged into Dongli. For one thing, although Dongli is also engaged in
medical AI, relying on the data advantages of the Internet, it mainly builds a cloud diagnosis
and treatment platform. There are not many individual products, and the addition of Baian
just fills the gap. This means that the entire team and the projects in hand can be kept, and
there will be no layoffs or splits. Secondly, Dongli has abundant funds, strong strength, and
is not in a hurry to realize cash, so technicians will have larger and more relaxed research
and development space.

"What's the attitude at the headquarters? How many buyers are there?" Min Hui asked
again, "He Haixiang doesn't seem to know, and he didn't do anything." "

Forcing us to complete GS1.0 as soon as possible is his biggest move. Launching this
product, It can greatly increase the valuation of Bai’an.”

“If we are acquired by Dongli, will He Haixiang go with us? Or stay at the headquarters?”
“

It depends on what conditions Dongli gives him. Bai’an is merged into Dongli , He Haixiang
is no longer the CEO. The scale of Dongli is larger than that of Yuanlai, and there are so many
departments under him. At that time, he may not even be considered a high-level
executive. And as a manager, he can be easily replaced." Cao Mu He seemed worried, "If I
were him, I would choose to stay far away."

Although Min Hui and Cao Mu don't like He Haixiang, they have to admit that He Haixiang
will play an important role in the merger. With his extensive network and relationship with
the headquarters, he should be able to influence the decision of the headquarters.

Cao Mu seemed to see her concerns, and said with a smile: "There is a special department
in the headquarters to deal with mergers and acquisitions, and He Haixiang will not
participate in the negotiations. We need money from afar, so there is only one principle:
the highest price wins." "I have a

kind It feels like the rain is coming." Min Hui glanced at the white clouds outside the
window.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Cao Mu smiled and pinched her face, "Hey, what kind of mask
did you use recently, your face is so moist and tender?" "It's the few boxes you gave me last

time Ah—the ex-boyfriend’s mask—haven’t used it up yet.”

Min Hui cherishes her appearance, and often writes programs while applying masks, Cao
Mu also has the same interest, and the two often exchange skin care experiences.

"It's time for a meeting, let's go."

Min Hui thought to herself, since Yin Xu didn't confess, she didn't want to press her hard.
The future of Bai'an is unclear. For the survival of the team, she and Cao Mu will face a war.
At this moment, one thing more is worse than one thing less.

At the ***

regular meeting, He Haixiang announced that Bai'an was about to sell. In order to stabilize
the morale of the army, he repeatedly promised to pay close attention to the progress and
reassure everyone that he would definitely help Bai'an find a good husband. At the same
time, he also hopes that everyone can cooperate with the headquarters to do a series of
work before the merger, including evaluation and evidence collection, due diligence and so
on.

The atmosphere in the company was tense and panicked. None of this affected Min Hui.
She frantically wrote programs for the deadline.

During lunch time, Min Hui unexpectedly received a call from Deng Chen.

"I want to see you, is it convenient?" Deng Chen asked, "I only need to occupy you for ten
minutes." "

What's the matter, can I say on the phone?" "

I have some things for you. Hall, can you come down?"

Min Hui remembered that he had a branch in Bincheng, and he probably came here often,
so she said, "Okay."

This was the second time she saw Deng Chen, and he didn't seem to have changed, just
Wei Wei is thankful. Still wearing a black Tang suit and carrying a black suitcase, he looks
like a spy in the movie during the Republic of China.

"Long time no see," he still had that mysterious expression, "how are you?"

"Very good, how about you?"

"Very good too." After the greetings, Deng Chen coughed, "Xin Qi asked me to come over
for something Tell you about his son."

Min Hui raised his eyebrows: "Why doesn't he come here by himself?"

"He's back to Beijing."

Min Hui thought that Deng Chen probably came here to be a lobbyist. In order to avoid
nonsense, it is better to be straightforward: "I repeat, Su Quan will not leave Bincheng." "I
know, I know." Deng Chen smiled wryly, "Don't be nervous,
 Xin Chess will not do anything to you. You are alone with the child and you are busy with
work, and he just wants to help you a little." "I have no objection to

this." Min Hui took a sip of coffee, thinking that Bai'an was about to sell, There will be a
lot going on. At the time of internal and external troubles, Su Quan fell ill again, making her
clumsy and tired of coping. It would be great if Xin Qi was willing to help.

"The apartment you live in now, Xin Qi thinks it is neither safe nor convenient." Min Hui

frowned, "It's quite safe."

"I did some research, and the crime rate in Mingsen Community is higher than that of the
Ivy Garden next door." It is two points higher. There are many hooligans nearby, and
robbery and theft occur from time to time. This is also the reason for Su Quan’s illness. The
doors and windows of your apartment have been smashed..." "..." "Xin Qi helped you rent
an

apartment

. This apartment is in Block A of Ivy Garden, here is the key, you take it. The inside has
been cleaned and you can move in at any time, and someone will help you move.” He
opened the suitcase and took out a small bag the size of a palm , to her.

"Is the rent expensive? I can share part of it."

"He will pay the rent, and besides—" he handed her a bank card, "This is the living
expenses he gave to Su Quan, as long as it is all about him, tuition, Car fare, medical
expenses, babysitting expenses, toy expenses, nutrition expenses... are all paid from it,
earmarked for exclusive use, and the secret code is 006027. If it is a large amount of
expenditure, he needs to agree." "Large amount? How much?" Min Hui

asked , "Three thousand? Five thousand?"

"Five hundred thousand."

"..."

"He asked me to help you find two full-time nannies, both laid-off nurses with childcare
experience. Of course, you can also find others, but I suggest you use them, because all
aspects have been reviewed, such as character, level, ability, etc. You can rest assured."

"A nanny is enough," Min Hui said.

"Two are better. If the babysitter is tired, it will affect the attitude towards the children.
If they take turns to work, the state will be much better." Deng Chen said, "You have two
apartments downstairs, one for them to rest and the other for living in. Yunlu."

"Yunlu?" Min Hui was surprised, "The chef?"

"Yes. Yunlu is responsible for your three meals a day, he will come up to cook when the
time comes, and he will leave automatically when he is done."

Lao Tzu said to his son , How to spend money is not too much. But Min Hui didn't want to
take too much advantage: "Well, let's forget about my three meals, and he only needs to
cook for Su Quan." "

For him, it's the same to cook one or two. If you If you don't eat at home, you can let me
know in advance."

"Okay, thank you."

"Also, Xin Qi hired four tutors for the child, piano, painting, English, and handicrafts. I
have taken care of these. What are the details? You set the time, and then tell me."

"Okay."

"In order to see the child at any time, he installed several high-definition cameras in Su
Quan's bedroom, I hope you don't mind." "I don't mind at all." "

He

hopes I can often make video calls with my children. If you make such a request and you
happen to have time, please don’t refuse." "

No."

"He will also go back to Bincheng to visit his son from time to time, and he will live in the
guest room. I don’t mind Right?"

"You are welcome at any time."

"Besides that, do you have any difficulties or requests?"

"Not for now."

"If there is, please let me know at any time, and I will solve it for you."

"Okay."
 "By the way, you also have a driver, and this is his business card." He handed her a card.

Min Hui glanced at it and said, "We don't use cars much. I usually ride an e-Donkey to
work. If there is an emergency, just call a car." "He is available at

any time, you can call a car, you can find him, you decide. *** After Deng Chen left, Min
Hui couldn't help being elated, and found twenty photos of Su Quan when he was just born
on his mobile phone and sent them to Xin Qi, and wrote a text message of thanks: "I just
met Deng Chen, thank

you

The arrangement is really timely. You are welcome to come to Bincheng to visit Quanquan
at any time."

She waited all afternoon, but there was no reply from Xin Qi.

Not even an emoji.

When she got off work, she passed by a makeup store, and Min Hui suddenly wanted to
try that bank card to see if it really worked. She spent seventeen yuan and bought a
hexagonal eyebrow pencil.

A text message from Xin Qi immediately came from the phone: "A three-year-old boy
already needs a thrush?"

Min Hui quickly replied: "I bought it for myself."

Xin Qi: "This is my son's living expenses, please don't take it at will. "

Min Hui: "I'm sorry, I'll pay you back right away, WeChat Pay?"

She flusteredly ordered an extra zero, paid him 170 yuan, and he immediately refunded
her 153 yuan.

Hey, Min Hui sighed in her heart, it seems that it is not so easy to get some credit from
her son...

43-Xiaozhen
The room was filled with the aroma of braised pork ribs, and Chen Jiajun and Ye Xiaozhen
were talking and laughing loudly from the kitchen.

Min Hui put the key on the table, and with a "crash", Jia Jun immediately heard: "Sister,
you are back? The dishes are almost ready, and there is the last soup.

" hands." Min Hui said, and was about to hug Su Quan, who was sitting on the sofa
watching anime, when Jia Jun's voice came from the kitchen again: "His hands have been
washed." "Sister Min Hui, do you eat coriander

? "When the curtain moved, Ye Xiaozhen poked his head out, "Shall we put some parsley
in the soup?"

Her voice sounded full of enthusiasm, Yin Xu probably hadn't had a showdown yet.

"Let's put it aside, I'll eat anything." Min Hui took off the windbreaker and hung it behind
the door.

The soup is ready soon, and the stewed oxtail with radish is full of fragrance.

Ye Xiaozhen skillfully arranged the bowls and chopsticks, and everyone served the table
one after another, with six dishes and one soup, chatting while eating, and the atmosphere
was cordial and friendly. Min Hui's first impression of Ye Xiaozhen is very good, largely
because Ye Xiaozhen looks very calm and can quickly integrate into the surrounding
environment. It only takes a few acquaintances for her to quickly transform into your
acquaintance.

"Sister, please persuade Jia Jun." Ye Xiaozhen said while holding a piece of braised pork
ribs to Su Quan, "Brother Xin Qi found a refresher class for Jia Jun in Beijing. Students from
the School of Journalism will study for two years off-duty. There is also the opportunity to
go to a big newspaper for an internship. Everything has been arranged for him, and he lives
in Brother Xin Qi's own apartment. What a great opportunity, much better than tutoring,
he just won't go!"

Xin Qi mentioned this to Min Hui. He thinks that Qian Zhi's team is too low, and the so-
called "social news" is also full of entertainment style, many of which are soft and broad.
"The signature dishes are too delicious, and customers steal them with pots", "The man
complained that the health products cheated his father, and was kicked out of the group of
relatives and friends by his father"... If Jia Jun wants to achieve success in his career, he
must work hard to train basic skills. When Min Hui heard this, of course she agreed, and
went home to tell Jia Jun, but he firmly disagreed, saying that she was very happy working
here with Qian Zhi and had a sense of accomplishment. Instead of sitting down and being a
student listening to lectures and memorizing exams, he prefers to run outside—real
knowledge comes from practice. Jia Jun is unwilling, and Xin Qi can't force it, so he has to
let him know when things are not going well or encounter bottlenecks, and he is willing to
help.

Thinking about it now, Jia Jun refused to leave, probably because he was reluctant to
leave Ye Xiaozhen, right? The way the two were talking and laughing just now seemed like
a pair of boyfriend and girlfriend. A tutor would not care so much.

"It's good to stay in Bincheng. There are many opportunities for further study, and there
will be more in the future." Min Hui concentrated on eating, and said perfunctorily.

"Sister, you don't know, the School of Journalism is awesome! I want to go there for the
postgraduate entrance examination in my senior year. If Jia Jun is here, it will be more
convenient if he knows the way. Brother Xin Qi is also working hard. Who else has this
ability except him? It would be too disappointing for Jia Jun not to go. Sis, please persuade
him again."

So—Min Hui thought—do you even like Xin Qi?

He didn't answer the conversation right away, seeing that she was still wearing
yesterday's tennis outfit, he deliberately asked: "Xiao Zhen, is there a sports meeting at
school today? Dressed so smartly?" "No.

This dress was given by Jia Jun, I I came here specially to show him." After that, he stood
up, turned around in front of Jia Jun, and even made a heartfelt pose.

Jia Jun smiled and nodded: "Xiaozhen is learning tennis. I happened to run the sports line
in the past two weeks. I am familiar with the brand. I got a discount and gave her a set."

Min Hui was so angry that she was speechless. This Ye Xiaozhen really knows how to plan,
let Jia Jun pay for clothes, and she wears them to seduce Yin Xu. He didn’t reveal it
immediately, and continued to chat awkwardly until after dinner, when Ye Xiaozhen said
goodbye, and Min Hui said, “I’ll accompany you down, and take out the trash by the way.”
After leaving the door of the apartment, Min Hui said that there was something she wanted
to tell

Xiaozhen After a while, he took her to a nearby cafe. The two sat down and ordered two
glasses of latte. Min Hui didn't bother to go around and told the whole story about the
parking lot.

Ye Xiaozhen's first reaction was to smile lightly: "Sister, you misread the person." "

I'm not mistaken, and what you are wearing today is yesterday's clothes. Later, I asked
Yin Xu specifically, and he also admitted."

She remained calm: "A 40-year-old man is getting close to a 21-year-old college student.
It's a small advantage, that's all. I don't care about it. Why do you take it too seriously?

" Take the initiative, send a cheap price to your door?"

 "That's just a joke." Ye Xiaozhen curled his lips, "That woman in his family is old, ugly,
and has a big temper. God knows how she got together? She even gave birth to two A child?
The guy washes and cooks at home every day, my God, how did he get through this upside-
down day? Married to her, doesn't he regret it?" "The annual card of the tennis club in your
hand

, It's worth 7,500 yuan, and it was given to you by that old and ugly woman. You turned
around and seduced her husband. What about your conscience? Was it eaten by a dog?"
Min Hui said angrily, "Ye Xiaozhen, do you know Do you know that your behavior is very
immoral?"

"Immorality is also immoral, isn't it, sister? What do I know as a little girl? He speaks
sweet words to me, and I believe them in a daze." She said while saying Looking at her nails,
"Of course, I'm not the kind of person who destroys other people's families. If he really
wants to be with me, he has to get a divorce. I won't be sneaking with him." "..." "

Sister

, Don't meddle in this matter."

"Ye Xiaozhen, I called you here to tell you that you have been fired." Min Hui said word
by word, "From today onwards, don't come to Jia Jun, and don't go to Yin Xu. Don't even
do it." What kind of tutor, this profession is too unsafe because of you."

Ye Xiaozhen's face turned green "shua": "Why should I listen to you?" "

If you want to continue like this, I have no choice but to expose you. "Min Hui sneered
and stirred the coffee in the cup.

"Do you want to mess with me?" Ye Xiaozhen frowned, "Min Hui, are you moral to me?
Don't think I don't know who you are. Didn't you seduce your boss Cheng Qirang back then?
Don't admit it after the seduction is over." , Still filing a lawsuit, playing fairy dance, right?
Why, do you think people pay less?" "..." "

'm from the Department of Journalism. If you want to mess with me, it's not that easy. If
you deal with me, I'll deal with you."

" ..."

"Do you know what the classmates in my dormitory are doing? Watching movies. I am
the only tutor, because my family is poor, and I have to rely on myself for a long time. I am
not afraid of you! My starting point is zero, the big deal Back to the original point. For me,
there is nothing I can't afford to lose!"
 Min Hui frowned and looked at her silently: "Ye Xiaozhen, you are really capable. It makes
sense to be bad." "

By the way, Yin Xu’s gourmet channel, without my planning, he could get half a million
fans?” Ye Xiaozhen snorted coldly, “Sister, you haven’t tasted enough of being drowned in
saliva, I need to throw you in again Back?" She stood up as she spoke: "That woman asked
you to come to me, right? Since I have been fired, I trouble you to transfer this month's
money to my account. As for Yin Xu , as long as he is willing to leave that woman, I will
marry him, and I will do what I say. You must come on the wedding day! Bye!"

After that, she was about to leave when Min Hui blocked her way. She sighed and took
out her mobile phone: "Ye Xiaozhen, since you don't know how to repent, then I won't be
polite. I recorded everything you said just now. Are you "Work-Study Center"
recommended to my excellent tutor, then I will send this recording to your leader, and copy
a copy to your department head, and ask him to educate you well. Also, your university On
the online tutoring website, doesn’t every tutor still have ratings? I’ll write a few comments
and recommend you.”

Ye Xiaozhen’s face turned red immediately: “Despicable, I never thought you would play
such dirty tricks! "

"Goodbye, let's go!"

Back at the apartment, Min Hui told Jia Jun about Ye Xiaozhen, and after listening to the
recording, Jia Jun was shocked: "Why didn't you tell me earlier, it caused me to do so much
Vegetables?"

Min Hui spread her hands together: "I don't have any evidence, I'm afraid you won't
believe me."

In fact, she was afraid that Jia Jun would get angry, this Ye Xiaozhen is not a good guy, if
there is a quarrel and accidentally hurt someone, Chen Jiajun has already been in jail once
, can no longer go in.

***

Out of curiosity, Min Hui simply packed a bag of luggage that night, and carried Su Quan
to Block A of the Ivy Garden.

She and Zhou Ruji had lived in Block E for more than three years and were very familiar
with this neighborhood. As soon as you go out, you are in the business district, and the
surrounding educational facilities are all top-notch in Bincheng. The community is full of
trees and flowers, and each building is equipped with its own swimming pool, sauna room,
gymnasium, and there is a huge park and children's playground among them.
 Min Hui took out the key and took a closer look. It was written A-3201, and she knew it
was the same penthouse as Yao Zizhu's, but the decoration was completely different. The
main color was black and white, with simple, smooth and translucent lines, full of geometric
sense. The floor is hand-scratched, the key areas are covered with white carpets, and there
are several post-modern oil paintings on the walls in colorful colors—adding a bit of messy
tension to this quiet space.

Excited to see the "new home", Su Quan looked from room to room and opened all the
drawers curiously. He said with a smile: "Mom, mom, the house is so big, we can hide and
seek."

"This is the house Dad prepared for you, do you like it?" "

Yes, will Dad come to live with us? Will he send me to kindergarten?" "

Dad is in Beijing now, he will often call. "

"I want to call Dad right now." Su Quan clapped his hands and laughed.

"Dad is very busy recently, let's call tomorrow, okay?" Min Hui touched his face, "Good
boy, it's past eight o'clock, I have to brush my teeth and go to bed." After washing the child,
Min Hui accompanied her son into

bed . The two of them chatted one after another, and Su Quan soon fell asleep.

After working overtime for a month in a row, Min Hui suffered from severe sleep
deprivation. She barely slept for four hours a day, coaxing her children until she almost fell
asleep. Thinking of the impending deadline, I was so scared that I climbed out of bed again.
Su Quan was timid, she didn't dare to go far, hugged the computer, wrapped in a blanket,
nestled on the single sofa next to the bed, and wrote the program cracklingly.

After working intently for three hours, she stretched and yawned incessantly. At this
moment, a deep voice came from nowhere in the room: "There is a coffee machine in the
kitchen, make yourself an Espresso."

She was startled, looked around, and found that the voice was coming from the ceiling.

"It's me, Xin Qi." The tone was light, but the voice was very clear.

At first, Min Hui thought it was a smart voice assistant, but suddenly remembered that
Deng Chen had said that there was a high-definition camera in Su Quan's bedroom, and she
didn't pay attention when she came in, and she didn't know where it was hidden.

"Scared me, I thought I met God." She looked in the direction of the voice, and sure
enough, there was a camera hidden in the crystal chandelier above her head: remote
control, 360-degree rotation, and audio output. She searched carefully again: there were a
bunch of minions on the cabinet opposite the bed, each doll had big eyes, and it was
unknown which doll's eyes the camera was installed in. The electronic clock on the opposite
side of the sofa flashed a strange red light, and it was likely that there was also a hidden
camera.

Min Hui put down the computer and went to the kitchen. After a while, she came in with
a large cup of coffee, and a Band-Aid on her finger.

"What happened to your hand?" Xin Qi asked.

"It's hot." Min Hui said, "I used steam to froth milk, but it didn't work very well, and the
steam sprayed on my fingers." "

You only use a capsule coffee machine, Min Hui."

She ignored him, angry Typing on the keyboard, the burnt place was very painful, she
cursed in a low voice: "Damn!" "

How is Jia Jun?

" Was it because of the cup of coffee that Min Hui woke up completely, and was a little
excited. Thinking that Ye Xiaozhen is hard to guard against, maybe he will go to Beijing to
find Xin Qi in the future, it is better to give him a vaccination in advance. So I told him
everything about Ye Xiaozhen, and finally couldn't help but sigh: "Do you think I have a
sticker on my forehead? Why do I always meet unreliable people?" "Because

you I’m not reliable.” He teased, “These sharks come here as soon as they smell.” “

Pull it down.” Min Hui looked at the ceiling, “If you persuade Jiajun to go to Beijing again,
maybe he will agree. "

"He didn't agree. I just finished talking with him and said that I still prefer to stay in
Bincheng."

"Xin Qi," Min Hui asked while bowing his head while typing, "do you have the latest news
about Su Tian?"

" No. What about you?"

"No."

Suddenly the two fell silent at the same time.

 After a while, Min Hui asked, "You said, is Su Tian still alive?"

"Alive." His tone was very sure.

"How do you know?"

"I asked someone to tell her fortune. The fortune teller said that she is still alive and I will
find her."

"You? Believe in fortune-telling?"

"You don't see people alive, you don't see corpses when you die, and you don't come to
dream. What else can you do besides fortune-telling?"

Min Hui sneered.

"Min Hui."

"Huh?"

"If Su Tian is still alive and I find her, are you willing to give Su Quan to me to raise?" "

No." "

Why, you owe Su Tian one life."

"If you find Su Tian, you can have a dozen children, why do you insist on robbing Su Quan
from me?" "

Because he is also my son."

"I still don't want to."

"When the time comes, What are you going to do?"

"Go on with your life and find a new father for Su Quan if it suits you. I think you are quite
reliable, and you probably know a lot of reliable people. Introduce one to me when the time
comes. If you are lucky , we live in the same city, you can see him often."

"You just won't give me this son, right?"

"Actually, there is another possibility, if Su Tian is no longer alive...you...I... "

"I don't know what you're talking about."

 "Then don't talk about it."

He changed the subject: "I installed three cameras in this room. If you feel uncomfortable,
you can go to the next door. I don’t want to disturb you when I’m working in the study.”

“I don’t mind.” Min Hui smiled at the camera, “Your coffee cup is weird, why is it shaped
like a toilet? Taste is very special!”

He was stunned: “Why do you Know?"

"If you can see me, I can see you. Who told me to work on computers?"

"Good night, Min Hui."

"Good night, Xin Qi."

Min Hui continued to work, and after two hours, he said to the ceiling, "Xin Qi, are you
asleep?" "

No," his voice was a little tired, "I'm also working overtime."

44- Cinnamon Cake

24 hours before the deadline, Min Hui finally completed the diabetes screening function of
GS1.0, leaving a full day for the final test. Yuanlai Headquarters was grandly launched the
next day, and various channels were announced and played in turn, causing quite a stir in
the industry. At the same time, Yuanlai began to send promotion materials about Baian to
many potential acquirers. Interested buyers are welcome to inquire and ask for the first
round of bidding documents.

The work went so smoothly, in addition to Min Hui's desperate overtime, it was also due
to the full cooperation of Xin Qi's "nanny" team. The two nannies took turns to work, Yunlu
prepared three meals a day, plus tutoring every day, five days a week, Su Quan's life, study
and play were fully arranged. The nanny said that Xin Qi would find time to make video calls
with his son every day, but Min Hui was too busy with work to have a chance to talk to him.
When she came back from get off work at night, the child was so tired that she only had the
energy to sleep. She only needed to tell the story for three minutes and Su Quan fell asleep.

Life is so good.

The only fly in the ointment is: Yin Xu has not confessed so far. Seeing Cao Mu talking and
laughing happily and looking normal every day at work made Min Hui feel like he was
harboring a ghost.

After driving Ye Xiaozhen away, Min Hui called the "Work-Study Center" of the Student
Affairs Office of Bencheng University the next day to report Ye Xiaozhen's bad behavior and
attached the recording evidence. After that, it was reported to the administrative office of
the Department of Journalism. The answer over there is that it will be dealt with seriously
after investigation. Three days later, the Office of Academic Affairs called Min Hui, saying
that because Ye Xiaozhen's actions had damaged the school's reputation and had a negative
impact on others, she would be given a "one-time demerit" penalty and her tutoring
qualifications would be revoked. Various awards and eligibility for various scholarships and
bursaries. Ye Xiaozhen never contacted Jia Jun again, and Cao Mu also found an excuse to
resign, and the trouble was over.

The hard work has just ended, and Baian has also entered the preparation period for
mergers and acquisitions. Min Hui, as the R&D director, will complete the work plan for this
year step by step in addition to cooperating with publicity and demonstrations. She herself
does not participate in the specific affairs of mergers and acquisitions, and there is a special
working group at the headquarters. When it comes to Bai'an, He Haixiang, Cao Mu and Yan
Chengli, the company's chief financial officer, will coordinate with the team to prepare
various materials, write information memorandums, and so on.

So, Cao Mu complained every day that he was too busy to fly, while Min Hui was relatively
relaxed. Taking advantage of the big weekend, he led the team to Phoenix Mountain. Su
Quan accompanied him all the way, and everyone had a good time playing for three days. I
went to work on Monday full of energy, and the dark circles under my eyes have faded a
lot. After the regular meeting, He Haixiang called Min Hui to the office, and said with a
smile: "Go to Beijing on a business trip on Friday, AIMax China Intelligent Elite Summit, the
headquarters needs to expand the influence of GS1.0, and I have arranged a forum and a
presentation for you You have to behave well and make Bai'an proud!"

"Must!" Min Hui said excitedly.

AIMax is the top science and technology event in China. Min Hui strives to participate
every year. The opportunity to present alone is very rare. Generally, only the most famous
elites in the industry will be invited. Fortunately, Min Hui didn't need much time to prepare.
She had already demonstrated relevant content in two small-scale business meetings for
the promotion of the headquarters, and she was already familiar with the materials,
pictures, and data.

***

When she got off work, Min Hui passed by a Starbucks on the corner of the street and
bought a cup of Americano coffee. Seeing that there were few people and quiet inside, she
found a seat and sat down, took out her computer, and edited the PPT while drinking coffee.
 Unknowingly, after half an hour, someone walked to the table and gently tapped the
table with his index finger: "Min Hui." When she

looked up, it was Cheng Qirang, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.

"What a coincidence, I ran into you here." He sat down generously, "I happen to have
something to talk to you about." "...

"

"The cinnamon cakes here are pretty good. I ordered two servings, and when they're hot,
they'll be delivered to you. I remember you used to like them..." Before

——

Min Hui couldn't help but sneer.

"Big Breasted Girl in the R&D Department" was her first nickname. 34C is not too big, but
there are only four girls in the whole department, and the other three are all A's. Once she
comes and goes, she becomes a girl with big breasts. Every time I go to a restaurant to eat,
there will be a whistle behind me.

On the second day when she went to Guanchao to work, she walked through the crowd
with a bunch of documents in her arms. Someone touched her buttocks. She turned her
head suddenly, and there were four boys walking side by side behind her. Seeing her angry
face, they all pretended to be confused, you look at me and I look at you, laughing and
shaking their heads and shrugging.

The person in charge of the team is Wang Tongyuan, a man in his early thirties with a
white face and a slight beard. He is slightly fat and has freckles on his face. Within half a
month of going to work, Wang Tongyuan began to find various reasons to ask her to stay
and work overtime. She was not allowed to leave after working overtime. She insisted on
eating supper together, and then drove her home after supper. Min Hui was embarrassed
to refuse. It's all work after all, and the immediate boss doesn't dare to offend.

Not long after, Wang Tongyuan began to court Min Hui openly, sending flowers, treating
him to dinner and adding various gifts, all of which she politely declined. Wang Tongyuan
thought she was shy, so he chased her even harder. He wrote beautiful hard-tipped pen
calligraphy, copied a love poem for her a day, and pasted it on her monitor, which once
became a joke in the R&D department.

Min Hui was so harassed that he finally gave him a stern warning and said that he would
complain to HR. Only then did he restrain himself, but he was dissatisfied. At work, she
began to wear small shoes for her in various ways, and her test scores were extremely low.
Said that she is poor and unable to communicate, and excluded her from important
projects. For two months, Min Hui was so idle that she had nothing to do, and was sent by
Wang Tongyuan to buy coffee for colleagues, order boxed lunches, and even type and copy
materials.

Just at that time, her mother was diagnosed with cancer.

Min Hui was afraid of losing her job and salary, so she became more and more cautious.

Then she met Cheng Qirang.

When Cheng Qirang returned to his alma mater to give a report, he heard her name from
a professor. After returning to Guanchao, he checked her information. He asked Min Hui
why he didn't participate in the core work of the R&D department. Min Hui didn't know
how to answer, so he had to say that he was still in the probationary period.

"I've seen the program you wrote, it's pretty good, you shouldn't be so idle." Cheng
Qirang said.

"Then find something for me to do." Min Hui concealed the grievance in her heart.

"Which project do you want to work on?"

"BlackDot."

"Isn't Wang Tongyuan in charge? Your Teamleader?" "

Yes."

"I read his evaluation of you, saying that you can't write programs at all?" "

If If you ask me to be Teamleader, I will do better than him."

"If you were Teamleader, what would Wang Tongyuan do?" "

I don't know," Min Hui said calmly, "This is your business."

Cheng Qirang looked at her , After a while, he laughed loudly: "You brazen girl, do you
know that you are talking to the CTO?"

Wang Tongyuan was transferred the next day. Cheng Qirang appointed Min Hui as
BlackDot's Teamleader. For a while, various rumors spread, saying that Min Hui was using
"chest boobs" for public relations.

Cinnamon Cake has a tempting aroma.

 Min Hui wanted to leave immediately, but she didn't want to confess in front of Cheng
Qirang.

"How is the child recovering?" Cheng Qirang asked, "My dad said the operation was a
success."

His tone was very kind, but Min Hui's answer was firm: "He's recovering well." "

Your son's condition is quite complicated. My father used all his strength to perform this
operation, and when he was done, he went home and asked me, is this Su Quan his
grandson?"

No wonder Cheng Guangyi worked so hard to come back from Singapore. It was widely
rumored that Su Quan was Cheng Qirang's illegitimate son, and both of them happened to
have type B blood.

The sky outside the window suddenly darkened, Min Hui didn't answer the call, but
glanced at her watch, planning to leave.

At this time, Cheng Qirang entered the topic with great interest: "Yuanlai plans to sell
Baian, and the transaction will be conducted through public bidding. Guanchao
International is very interested. We have received the promotion materials and are
currently preparing for the first round of bidding. documents."

Min Hui felt a bone-chilling chill in her heart.

She was very surprised! Cheng Qirang's feud with himself is well known in the industry.
Over the years, the two have not been in contact with each other, and even if they
occasionally meet in public, they avoid it for fear. His wife Zheng Yiting is also very
concerned about this. Unexpectedly, he also wanted to buy Bai'an!

"We are improving the industrial chain and have built an AI-based doctor-patient
interaction platform. The addition of Baian will greatly enrich our service items, especially
your GS1.0. I hope to put it into this platform. "Cheng Qirang said slowly, "Min Hui, there
were some unhappiness between you and me, and these have passed. If you were in my
position at that time, you should be able to understand what I did. It was you who insisted
on grabbing Let go, and this will hurt both sides."

"You have passed," Min Hui said indifferently, "I have not passed."

"Man is a forgetful animal. Only if you are good at forgetting, will you not be crushed by
the cruel world." Cheng Qirang Said lightly, "Besides, I didn't do anything to you. I wanted
to get close to you because I liked it in my heart. But what you did was to destroy me
completely." You have destroyed me once, Min Hui
 thought muttered.

She will never forget that scene four years ago...

Everything happened without warning.

It was just a routine report. In his office, Min Hui talked eloquently about the progress of
BlackDot's research and development. He stood opposite her, listening quietly, sometimes
pacing, sometimes asking questions.

Behind him is a huge glass wall, and the midday sun shines in, casting their figures on the
light gray oil painting opposite.

When it came to the sex, she smiled and danced, completely oblivious to the change in
his expression.

Suddenly, he pushed her against the wall, pressed her chest with both hands, and
squeezed hard. Seeing her open her mouth to cry, she immediately blocked her mouth,
opened her tongue, and kissed her forcibly.

She struggled desperately—

the door opened suddenly, and the sales manager Lin Xiyue came in. Seeing this scene,
she closed the door calmly, turned around and left.

She finally broke free and escaped, returned home, and stayed up all night: anger, worry,
fear...

This man she had always regarded as her mentor and elder—

she thought about it all night, and went to HR to complain the next morning.

This is where all the nightmares began...

The voice in my ear gradually became clear: "... let's not talk about the past. Anyway, I
am very glad that you can still think of me when you are in trouble, and I am even more
glad that I can help you. After your son If there are any health problems that need my
father's care, he will be there on call."

"..."

"I hope the grievances between you and me will be settled. You are a core technician. If
you join Guanchao, I will not treat you badly You. I will appoint you as the VP of RND and
report directly to the CTO. You can raise any requirements for salary, equity, and options,
and I will try my best to meet them. I hope you can help me to promote the cooperation
between Guanchao and Baian.”

Min Hui knew it was a good offer without thinking too much. Guanchao International is
a giant in the industry, involving culture and entertainment, e-commerce, corporate
services, medical care and other fields. In the AI imaging department alone, the number of
employees is three times that of Baian. It is conceivable how many homogeneous and
overlapping projects there are between the two. Guanchao's acquisition of Bai'an will
definitely not accept all of them. According to Min Hui's estimation, at least one-half of the
employees will be cut off.

He looked at her silently, studying her expression and her reaction: "You can think about
it for a few days before replying to me. I am determined to win this acquisition. Minhui, you
are excellent, and you are the only one for Bai'an. Irreplaceable core figures. This may not
be the case here at Guanchao. We have a lot of talents, including Tsinghua University,
Peking University, Stanford, MIT, ETH, Caltech—everything. Even if you don’t come, you can
still take over your project. But If you choose to leave, you will be accompanied by a non-
employment agreement, and you will not be able to succeed within two years. You have
children and need money, I hope you make a rational choice." Seeing Min Hui slowly stirring
coffee, Cheng Qi

asked Taking advantage of the opportunity, he moved the plate of cinnamon cakes to her
hand: "Eat it, it won't taste good when it's cold." "

I don't like cinnamon cakes," Min Hui sneered, "This thing looks like a pile of shit. ,
although there is a layer of cream on it, just like what you said just now."

"..."

"The dog invited me to eat shit, do you think I will eat it?"

"Don't push yourself to make enemies, Min Hui." Cheng Qirang calmed down Zi Ruo, "You
have enough enemies."

"A lion doesn't care how many barking dogs are behind him." "

The tone is so loud, is it because you have found a backer?" Cheng Qirang said suddenly,
"Don't you just have Is it Xin Qi?"

"Don't drag him in, he has nothing to do with you." "

Whoever blocks my way has something to do with me." Cheng Qirang said flatly, "Tell
him, Backoff. Otherwise I will destroy him I'll show you."

After
 exiting the cafe and turning to a secluded corner, Min Hui immediately called Cao Mu and
told her that Guanchao intends to acquire Bai'an, and she is determined to win.

"How are you talking with Dongli?" Thinking that her project and team would be taken
away by Cheng Qi, Min Hui was very anxious, and shouted into the phone, "I will not
cooperate with Cheng Qirang! Cao Sister! If Guanchao’s acquisition is successful, I will resign
immediately. Even if I am waiting for work at home, I will not go to Guanchao to work!”

"You just came out of Starbucks, didn't you? I'll come find you right away!" Cao Mu said,
"I'll see you at the tea restaurant on Zhongshan South Road. Order me a cup of acacia soy
milk tea." Min Hui just took a sip of the milk tea when Cao Mu arrived

. He walked in hurriedly, took off his windbreaker and threw it on the sofa next to him,
and immediately said: "Fang Dongkui is quite sincere, he said that he will give us
independent research and development rights, and also retain the form of a subsidiary
company. As 'Dongli Bai'an'. In terms of treatment, it is on par with Dongli's peers. I inquired
about it, and all aspects of benefits are much better than those from afar." Min Hui
applauded happily: "That's great!" "I

still

have I don't know what He Haixiang's plan is, whether to go with us or stay at the
headquarters. He is used to planning for a rainy day, and he will not fail to act at this
juncture. So I haven't told him about Dong Li's contact with me. Fang Dongkui himself He
Haixiang is not interested, and if the acquisition is successful, he may not accept all the
people in the management." Cao Mu continued.

"The question now is: Can Dongli do better than Guanchao? If Guanchao's bid is higher
than Dongli's, wouldn't we have a big dream? Another thing I find strange is that Cheng
Qirang is your college classmate. You are also familiar. Your position is higher than mine,
and your influence is greater than mine. Why didn’t he come to you when he wanted to buy
Bai’an, but to me?” “Maybe it’s

because I have a good relationship with his ex-girlfriend, which makes him a little
Uncomfortable. My relationship with him is OK. We often met in meetings and talked with
him. There is no conflict. GS1.0 was developed by you, and it is normal for him to come to
you." The situation took a turn for the worse

. Confused: "Then what should we do now?"

"As far as I know, besides Guanchao and Dongli, there are other buyers who are
interested and may be able to afford a high price. For example, Deep Blue Technology
recently got a lot of wind Vote, you have a lot of money.”
 “So now, Bai’an’s future is uncertain?” “

I have a bold idea, and you reminded me of it.” Cao Mu paused, then continued, "A few
of us can organize ourselves, and find a few venture capital and private equity companies
to bid in the name of the management team."

"What?" Min Hui didn't understand.

"That is, we go out to find money by ourselves, and then acquire Baian through public
bidding. If successful, there will be a freer operating environment, and we can keep our
team, our projects and all our scientific research results to the maximum extent." "Such like

this Is the acquisition feasible?"

"It's called a management buyout, it's too common, okay? Anyway, the headquarters
doesn't want us anymore. Whether we go to Dongli, Guanchao, or other companies, we will
face restrictions and splits. In the final analysis, the fate of mergers, mergers, and
rectifications is at the mercy of others. In order to win us over, buyers can say all kinds of
sweet words, and they are not sure whether they will be honored in the end. We can’t just
use a carrot as a mallet! It’s better to find a way to buy it yourself Come down and be the
master of your own destiny. Don’t you suggest that I start a new one?” “

Okay! If you can find investment.” Min Hui nodded again and again, “I agree with both
hands.” “

We first need a five-person management If you are willing to join, there are two of them.
Xu Guangjian counts as one, and Yan Chengli should be able to speak. Who else is suitable
for you?" Yan Chengli is the chief financial officer, and Xu Guangjian is the sales

director. It was recruited from the outside when Baian was established, and has nothing
to do with the headquarters. Among them, Xu Guangjian and Cao Mu are friendly, while
Yan Chengli is more rigid, paying more attention to sticking to principles and maintaining
neutrality in office politics. At the beginning, everyone didn't like Yan Chengli very much,
thinking that he was not kind, but gradually they knew that he was like this by nature, and
he was meticulous about his work, so they all accepted him.

Min Hui thought for a while and said, "Do you think our team can bypass He Haixiang?"
Both

Min Hui and Cao Mu don't like He Haixiang, but he has such a close relationship with the
headquarters. If he secretly forms a management team behind his back, Sooner or later, he
will be found out, and he will definitely become ashamed from anger, and maybe he will
deliberately trip him up.

"Bypassing can be bypassed, but I think it's okay to ask him. If he has decided to stay at
the headquarters, let's ask, which is considered respect for him. If he is really interested
and asks to join, based on his relationship with the headquarters Maybe they can reveal
some key information to us, so that we can win this competition."

"Sister Cao, what you said... I don't really understand," Min Hui said honestly, "I just listen
to you. Anyway, I am willing to participate." "That's okay, I will take action. First, go

to Talk to Yan Chengli, Xu Guangjian, and He Haixiang to see their attitudes. If they are all
willing to join, the team will be formed. Then, I will find a consulting company to represent
us in the transaction, including negotiation, signing, etc. Matters. After all, this process is
very complicated, involving law, accounting, taxation... It is more reassuring to leave it to
professionals." "

What about investment?"

"I know the bosses of some investment companies and private equity companies, and
banks have also contacted them. Have a look. If both Dongli Group and Guanchao
International are interested, they should be very interested. I will visit with Yan Chengli at
that time, and you need to prepare some presentations. If it really starts, every investment
will ask for it. According to our materials and reports, we may do a few games in one day,
and we will be very busy." "

It's okay, I have prepared, and it's all in my head! I will leave the technical matters to me."
"

First It’s good to learn to be a CTO.” Cao Mu smiled, drank the milk tea in the cup,
stretched out his hand and said, “Then, let’s do it!”

Min Hui shook his hand vigorously, nodded: “Roll up your sleeves and do it! "

45 - Hornet

After three consecutive nights without working

overtime, Min Hui finally came back to life with
full blood. She remembered that when Su Quan was
hospitalized, Xin Qi asked her to repair the broken
watch, but she promised to repair it, but never did
it. Now the time is relaxed, and Su Quan is also a
"dismantling" like her, so the mother and son spent
two nights opening the watch with a set of special
screwdrivers for clocks and watches to expose the
movement. Parts are taken apart one by one.

I thought it was a simple matter, but I didn't

expect that this seemingly ordinary watch could
never be put back together after it was taken apart.
Min Hui disassembled and reassembled, reassembled
and disassembled, but in the end there was always
one or two parts left, which could not be inserted
no matter what. I wanted to return the repaired
watch to Xin Qi while going to Beijing for a
meeting, but it seemed that it was too late, so I
had to temporarily put all the parts into a shoe
box.

Going home the next day, Min Hui dug out the
shoe box and wanted to continue assembling,
dumbfounded.

Probably because she thought her mother was

discarded, Su Quan found a large ball of yellow
plasticine and a thin wire from nowhere, and twisted
the parts on the watch together to make a
"Transformers" watch. Bumblebee".

Although it looks weird, from a distance, the

playful expressions are all there, and it's quite
similar.

Min Hui was so angry that she let out an "aww"

and yelled at her son, "Quanquan, mom said, don't
mess with dad's watch! Look at you, mom won't be
able to put it back after it's done like this!"

It was the first time Su Quan was reprimanded

by his mother since his illness. His voice was still
so loud, so he burst into tears immediately.

Fearing that he would cry badly, Min Hui had no

choice but to hold him in her arms and said softly:
"Don't cry at all, you can't do this next time, go
to your own room to play for a while, and mother
will fix it later.

" Coaxed to quiet down, Min Hui returned to the

study, took the "Bumblebee" in her hand, and looked
at it carefully for five minutes, feeling a burst
of despair in her heart. The parts of this watch
are small and delicate, with a lot of pores, and it
is extremely difficult to remove and clean after
being wrapped in plasticine. Playing with such a
small child all afternoon, and after being cleaned
by the nanny in the middle, I am not sure that all
the parts are there, and I can’t put them back
together. Why don’t I just buy a new one and return
it to Xin Qi.

I checked it online, and I couldn't help but "

嗤" again: This appearance is not amazing, but the
price is amazing - Baobo Zodiac limited edition,
the price is more than 600,000, Xin Qi also said
that it is not expensive, it is like wearing a small
apartment in the hand.

If you can't afford it, leave it to

professionals to repair it, and there may be hope.
Min Hui hurriedly called the watch shop to explain
the situation. When the clerk heard that it had
been made like this, he said it could not be
repaired. A normal tourbillon watch has more than
200 parts, but this watch has 464 parts. It is also
inlaid with thirty-nine gemstones. It is suggested
that she try her luck in Blancpain stores in Beijing
and Shanghai.

Putting down the phone, Min Hui rummaged

through the box, found a small medical camera, and
was about to dig out the parts from the plasticine
bit by bit, when the phone rang, and a video request
from Xin Qi appeared.

"What happened to Quanquan? He was crying alone

in the bedroom." Xin Qi asked.
 Min Hui hurried to the bedroom and saw Su Quan
sitting on the bed, hugging the pillow, covering
his eyes with his hands, sobbing intermittently,
shrugging his small shoulders.

Min Hui had no choice but to hug Quan Quan, and

said to the phone: "I'm repairing your watch. I
forgot to tell you when I went out in the morning.
When I came back, I found that he had put together
the parts of the watch without authorization, and
made a Transformer out of plasticine." "

After finishing speaking, he put "Bumblebee" in

front of the camera: "Then, this is his
masterpiece." "

Wow—" In the video, Xin Qi exclaimed, "My son

is a genius!"

Min Hui looked at the sky with his eyes : "..."

Feeling that my mother was suing, and found

that my father was supporting me, Quanquan
immediately fought back crying:
"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo She said
it's useless if you don't pretend well... woo woo
woo..."

"Yes!" Xin Qi said with a smile, "Anyway, the

watch is broken, so it's a pity to throw it away.
Why don't you turn it into a bumblebee and put it
on the table?" It’s great to be used as a
decoration.”

“That’s it!”

“Then you tell mom that daddy wants this

bumblebee, and mom is not allowed to dismantle it,
okay?”

Min Hui stared at Xin Qi: "What—?"

Su Quan took out a cartoon watch from his

pocket: "Father, your watch is broken, but mine is
not, so I give you this watch. "

This children's watch was bought by Min Hui at

the airport when he was on a business trip. Because
there is an Optimus Prime in the middle, Su Quan
likes it very much. He must bring it with him every
day when he goes to kindergarten. Once it was
snatched away by a curious kid, and the two had a
fight.

"Your piece..." Min Hui thought, that's thirty

yuan.

"Okay, next time Dad comes back, remember to

give it to me."
 "Dad, I miss you!" Su Quan finally showed a
smile on his face, even though there was still a
teardrop on his eyelashes.

"Daddy misses you too. I'm sorry, I have a

meeting right away, and we'll see you later."

The video cut off. At nine o'clock at night,

Su Quan had just fallen asleep, when Xin Qi

's voice came from the ceiling: "Is he asleep?"

? I packed a big box of Su Quan’s plasticine dolls,

and next time you come back, you can just pick a
few and take them away.” “I

want this.”

“Why?”

“Put it on the table to remind yourself, yes

, there are still one or two things in the world
that Min Huixiu is not good at."

"..."

"There is a specialization in art, so it's good

to know your limits." She could only laugh at
herself.

She saw Xin Qi wearing a nightgown, sitting

reclined on the sofa in the living room, holding a
palm-sized instrument in his hand.

"What are you doing?" She could hear his tired

voice.

"Measure INR."

Xin Qi's heart uses a mechanical valve. The

valve, while durable, is prone to blood clots and
requires lifelong use of an oral anticoagulant
called warfarin. And the dosage must be carefully
calculated, otherwise complications will occur. Too
high a dose can lead to gastrointestinal or even
intracranial hemorrhage, and too low a dose can
cause unexpected sudden death due to thrombus stuck
in the valve. Xinqi must be taken every day, in
addition to frequent follow-up visits and blood
tests to ensure that the INR value is within a safe
range, otherwise the dose needs to be adjusted. In
addition, warfarin will interact with many foods
and drugs, which will affect its efficacy and
safety. Coriander, celery, leeks, amaranth, and
spinach should not be eaten too much. If you eat a
few more mouthfuls, the efficacy of the medicine
will decrease. If you take traditional Chinese
medicine at the same time, it will cause more
troubles. Therefore, Xin Qi will carry a portable
INR blood coagulation detector with him, and
measure the INR value through fingertip blood
collection.

"Is it normal?"

"It's okay."

I don't know if it's because the video effect

is too bad, or because of the illusion of light,
his face is pale, and his state is a little
sluggish.

"Go to bed early." Min Hui said softly, "Good

night."

"Wait, take a picture of the bumblebee my son

made .

"

This talent, what should I study in the future? How

about industrial design?"

"Industrial design? Can this get a job?"

"If he has a RISD degree, sure."

"RISD?"

"Rhode Island School of Design, Industrial

design is very famous. I have a high school
classmate who graduated there, and I haven’t
contacted him for a long time, um, I have to take
a chance to talk to him.” “It’s still early, my
son is still young.” “We have to make arrangements

now

, What if I die early."

"Bah, bah, don't say anything inauspicious."

Min Hui quickly changed the subject, "I've been
wanting to ask you something, if you don't think
it's appropriate, don't answer me."

"It's long-winded, just ask if you have

anything."

"Are you familiar with Cheng Qirang...? I think

he calls you Ethan." "We

met on a business occasion. We have been talking

about some cooperation recently, but there is no
real progress." Xin Qi said lightly explain.

Cheng Qirang has worked in Guanchao for more

than 20 years. He is known for his pragmatism and
prudence in the business circle. He dares to think
and act at critical moments. With the blessing of
his father-in-law, he has a lot of believers in the
industry.

"Don't cooperate with him, he is not worthy of

trust." Min Hui said, "As someone who has
experienced it, I have to remind you again and
again." Her tone was very sincere, but Xin Qi
immediately misheard it and began to sneer: "In

Shangyan Shang, I don’t need to follow your

advice. You want me to be careful? Not long ago you
were in front of me—” “——that’s

because I have something to ask him, and this

is his condition.” Min Hui hurriedly called "His
father, Cheng Guangyi, is the best child specialist
in Bincheng, and one of the best in the country. He
performed Su Quan's operation." "If you had told me
earlier that you

had this son, I would have brought him to

Cleveland Clinic, where There are the best heart
surgery experts in the world, and the Arabian
princes operate there. You don't need to be so
humble and sell yourself for help." "..."

Min Hui regretted mentioning this, obviously

looking for scolding.

"You know that I live in the United States, and

you know that I am not poor. I have a way to ask a
better doctor to operate on him. Why didn't you
tell me earlier? You insisted on keeping it from me
for four years, and betting on your son's life, Is
it worth it?"

"It's not worth it. I was wrong." Seeing his

temper getting worse and paler, Min Hui quickly
gave in, "It's too serious." "It's good to know!"

"

I The grievances with Cheng Qirang have nothing

to do with you, and I don't want to involve you.
The reason why I remind you is because he may come
to deal with you in order to deal with me. I don't
want this fire to burn on you. "

"There is currently no business or money

between me and him. If you want nothing, what can
he do to me?" "I don't know. He

just asked me to tell you, BackOff."

"What the heck?" Xin Qi sneered, " How dare he

tell you that?"

"I don't know how he found out about your

relationship with me. His father has many
acquaintances in Binda Hospital... Maybe you should
keep a low profile in the future." "What's wrong
with

me Aren't you low-key?"

 "For example, if you are not married, don't go
around claiming that you are Su Quan's biological
father. This can easily cause misunderstandings and
make people guess that there was an unusual
relationship between you and me."

" What is the relationship between you and me—

Min Hui—you define it.” Seeing that Xin Qi was
about to get angry again.

"There is no relationship between you and me,

this is my understanding." Min Hui scratched her
head, "I gave birth to your son by accident." "You
were born in a state of deception.

" Aborted my son!"

"That's right, that's it. I reminded everything

that needs to be reminded." At this moment, Min Hui
just wanted to run away, "Good night."

Before he could answer, she hung up the video

quickly.

***

Before going to Beijing, Cao Mu told Min Hui

that after communication, Yan Chengli, Xu
Guangjian, and He Haixiang all agreed to join the
management team, so the five held a meeting to
formulate plans, assign tasks, and look for
investment.

"Mr. Xu and I separately talked about two

private equity firms, two venture capital firms,
and one bank, and they all expressed interest." Cao
Mu said, "But the investment amount of each firm is
not very high, so a joint venture between three or
so firms is needed. Investing has a chance of
winning.”

"Private equity companies need to be carefully

screened, and those who are eager to pursue
commercial returns should not be accepted." Yan
Chengli reminded, "Baian is still in the research
and development stage, and it is not very
profitable. If capital is forced to take the road
of commercialization, The end may be miserable."

He Haixiang nodded: "Although I don't know what

the headquarters will have in the negotiation and
what kind of price it will ask for. As far as I
know, Bai'an's valuation should be between 80
million and 100 million About. If we can get 120
million, we should be able to win it." He paused,
and then said, "Of course, the more money, the
safer."

120 million? Min Hui has no concept of money.

Compared with similar companies, 120 million is a
relatively high valuation.

Maybe it's because of GS1.0, she guessed

silently.

"Who will negotiate on our behalf?" He Haixiang

asked again, "We can't do it ourselves, can we?" "I

have contacted three intermediary agencies,

namely Anhua, Purin, and AAR. At present, AAR is
locked, and they can provide one-stop Service, we
are asking for agency fees.” Cao Mu said, “AAR’s
reputation and strength are good, and it also has
a status in the industry. Asking them to represent
us, first of all, they are more experienced, and
second, the headquarters will look at them
differently. Otherwise, it may be the first We got
knocked down in just one round."

"You have experience, and the agency fee is

high, right?" Yan Chengli asked.

"2% of the transaction price."

"Too high!" Xu Guangjian shook his head

repeatedly.

"I will try to talk about 1.5%."

"For 120 million yuan, the management team

needs to contribute 10% of the acquisition funds as
the basis for the equity of the new company. That
is 12 million yuan, divided among five people, one
person two One million four hundred thousand." Cao
Mu said, "This is not a low amount of money, can
everyone get it? Is there a problem?"

Two million four hundred thousand!

Min Hui gasped inwardly. She naively thought

that as long as she participated in the acquisition
of the management team technically, she didn't
expect to pay money, and it was so much money.

"I'm fine." Xu Guangjian said.

"I can do it too." Yan Chengli said.

"I can pay two million myself, and I can borrow

the remaining four hundred thousand from
relatives," Cao Mu said, "it's not a big problem."
Min Hui glanced at

Cao Mu, thinking that ten days had passed.

Hadn't confessed to her, otherwise she wouldn't
have been in such high spirits, getting so much
done in just a few days. Yin Xu's family is rich.
His ancestors owned several old houses in the most
expensive part of the city center. The area is not
small. He currently lives on rent collection. If he
sells any of them, he will get a refund of seven or
eight million.

"I have to go back and discuss it with my wife."

He Haixiang coughed and smiled awkwardly, "I'm
afraid I have to mortgage the house." Everyone
looked at him suspiciously

. .

"What about you, Min Hui?" Seeing that Min Hui

hadn't said a word for a long time, Cao Mu asked.

"Me? I..." Min Hui said with a flushed face, "I

can't afford so much money for the time being, but
I will actively think of a way." "

If the financing has been negotiated, before

the first round of bidding starts, this The money
is about to arrive, please find a way to implement
it as soon as possible." When everyone

looked at me and I looked at you, they all felt

a little heavy. Ambition is one thing, money is
another.

Two million four hundred thousand is not a small

sum for ordinary working-class people, and some of
them can be regarded as all their belongings. In
case of bad business, the money will disappear as
quickly as in the water.

"What if we really can't get any money then?"

Min Hui started to worry.

"Then we have no choice but to quit, and we'll

find someone else to fill in." Cao Mu said, "If you
can't think of a way at all, let us know as soon as
possible. We can also make plans for the next step."
"Okay."

Min Hui nodded, but her heart was full of worry,

two million four hundred thousand, what to do?

46 - borrow money

The money that Min Hui could get out was 400,000.

She didn't have many friends in the first place,

and among them, there were only two people who had
a good income and were close enough to borrow money:
Zhou Ruji and Cao Mu. Cao Mu didn't have enough
money himself, and needed to borrow money from
relatives, so Min Hui had to go to Zhou Ruji.

The two made an appointment to meet at the

Shangdao Coffee next to the hospital. Min Hui had
a thin face and couldn't speak directly, so she
asked about Zizhu's condition first.
 "It's not good." Zhou Ruji sighed, "It's been
fully transferred. I didn't dare to tell her, but
she is very obedient, she does what she says, and
she is very cooperative." He looked tired, dark and
thin, his

face There are two distinct dark circles. Min

Hui understands the surgeon's expression, "not very
good" means "it's about to die".

"Are you able to come here alone? I've been

taking it easy at work recently, so I'll go over
and take care of you at night?" "

No need. She's a beauty-loving person, and

she's out of shape now. I don't want you to see her
, and the dance troupe won’t meet when they come.”

“What about her parents, did you tell them?”

“I know, they came here from Xinjiang.” Zhou

Ruji said, “Now her parents are mainly taking care
of her. The health of the couple is good, they are
both soldiers, they are sad, but they are still
very strong on the surface. It is a pity that they
did not have a child with her, otherwise, the old
man still has a thought, so that they will not
disappear as soon as they leave." Zhou

Ruji Performing hundreds of surgeries a year,

he always joked to Min Hui that most of his patients
would die within a year, and only a few could
recover and be discharged. People who see life and
death are more open to death. It was the first time
that Min Hui heard a hint of crying from his words.

"How about you," Zhou Ruji asked, "how are you

and Xin Qi?"

"Not much, just like that."

"I think he still cares about Quan Quan."

"He can accept Quanquan, but...he can't accept

me yet." "

Take your time, you are both healthy, and you

can spend your whole life falling in love." He said,
"Or, spend your whole life quarreling."

He There was a sense of desolation in his smile.

Min Hui could only smile wryly.

"By the way, you said you have something to do

with me?"

"No...it's nothing, I just want to thank you,"

Min Hui thought about it, but couldn't say it,
"These days Quanquan was hospitalized, thanks to
your care."
 "He's my son, he should be." Zhou Ruji looked
at her with more scrutiny in his eyes, "Tell me,
what else is there?" "No more..." "Why are you
hesitating with

me

? You look full of worries."

Min Hui had no choice but to say: "Ruji, I

wanted to borrow money from you."

She repeated Cao Mu's plan: "I didn't expect

that Zizhu's illness is so serious now. I also need
money, so I’d better find another way, if it’s
too bad, I’ll quit.”

“How big a gap do you have now?”

Min Hui was silent for a while, and said, “Two

million.”

“Our hospital’s medical insurance is good.

Most of Zizhu's medical expenses can be reimbursed.
Besides, at the time of the divorce, you didn't
want anything, so you can be considered a cleanse."
Zhou Ruji calculated in his heart, and said, "I can
lend you one million. "

Min Hui was very surprised. She didn't expect

him to lend so much, so she hurriedly said, "You
have to discuss this matter with Zi Zhu." "No

, I will only tell her some happy things now.

For her illness , I prepared some money. I thought
that if it was really impossible, I would take her
to the United States to see if the hospital there
could help. I didn’t expect her condition to
deteriorate so quickly. She is now very weak and
cannot travel far. The money is useless..."

"How could it be? The last time I saw her she

looked pretty good. Are you too pessimistic, Ruji?"
"

I work in the oncology department, and I have

seen too many patients like this. I know what kind
of situation and what stage it is." .She probably
has two or three months, at most."

***

Zhou Ruji kept his word, and one million will

arrive in the account the next day. At this time,
Min Hui was taking Su Quan and Cao Mu on the train
to Beijing.

Before boarding the car, the five-member team

held another meeting to report on work progress and
personal investment. Except for Min Hui and He
Haixiang, the funds of the other three people have
been secured. Min Hui said that she still has a
shortfall of one million, but she is trying to find
a way. He Haixiang's tone was more depressed, saying
that his wife did not agree to mortgage the
property, and he was still "working hard" to
persuade him.

"What? Zhou Ruji lent you one million yuan?"

Cao Mu said in surprise on the train, "I didn't
expect you to ask him to borrow it." "He is

my ex-husband, and his family is relatively

good. I will naturally think of him first." " Min
Hui said, "What's so strange?"

"I thought 2.4 million would not be a problem

for you." Cao Mu said.

"My sister!" Min Hui shouted, "I've only worked

for a few years for so much money, so it's
impossible to save it." "Why don't

you ask Xin Qi to borrow it?" Cao Mu lowered

his voice, "Listen Said that Su Quan is his
biological son?"

Min Hui stared at her: "How do you know?"

"Zhou Ruji said it."

 "I will not borrow money from Xin Qi." Min Hui
shook her head vigorously, "Nothing with him
Familiar."

"Not familiar with him? You have children,

okay! No wonder they peeled shrimp for you." Cao
Mu's heart of gossip began to agitate again, "Hey,
how did you know each other?" "I don't want to say.

" Min Hui bit her lip, "Anyway, I won't ask him
to borrow money."

"I'm going to Beijing this time. I want to meet

a few investors, and Xin Qi is one of them." Cao Mu
said, "Why don't you go with me. Maybe for your
sake, he will vote for us." Big money."

Min Hui was stunned: "You...have an appointment

with Xin Qi?"

"That's right. Bluebird Group—we call it BBG—

is a pretty good investment company with strong
capital, high reputation, I am also interested in
AI. In the A round of Dongcheng Technology, BBG
invested 1 billion."

"Didn't Dongcheng Technology make high-end

medical equipment? Now it also makes AI?" "

Yes. Everyone is doing it. It can Don’t you

want to do it? They call it ‘Medical Information
Solution’, which is actually AI. In the past two
years, Dongcheng Technology has robbed Yuanlai of
a lot of business, otherwise Yuanlai’s stock would
not have fallen like this.” Min Hui couldn’t help
feeling resentful in her

heart It turned out that it was Xin Qi's company

that took the job.

"Sister Cao, Xinqi already owns Dongcheng

Technology, and Dongcheng Technology is also
engaged in AI, so will he invest in our company
again?" "

In AI, Bai'an is stronger than Dongcheng. If I

were him, I would definitely buy it "

"There will be a lot of the same projects and

repeated departments, right?"

"Layoff. Get rid of the rough and save the

fine." Cao Mu patted her arm, "Min Hui, you should
go with me. With you here Beside him, even if he
doesn't speak, it will give him an invisible
pressure..." "

I won't go." Min Hui waved his hand firmly, "I

don't have a good relationship with him. Maybe you
mention me, and things will change instead." We
can’t talk.”

“Hey, how could this be?”

“In short, he’s not very talkative.”

“Okay, I understand.” Cao Mu said with a

smile, “I also generally cast nets and focus on
fishing. It’s already been negotiated We have two
private placements, each of which invested 40
million yuan. It’s almost enough to find another
one. BBG is just a backup.”

"Yeah." Min Hui replied blankly, "Sister Cao,

as soon as you go on a business trip, Xiao Di and
Xiao Ning will be handed over to Brother Yin Xu. Is
he busy?" "I don't care if I'm not on business

. My child, he has always been in charge.

Aren’t we going to start a business recently? My
family, Yin Xu, is very supportive, and the
housework is all covered, and I won’t let me
intervene at all. I said that I need to fund myself,
and my family can come up with two million. The
difference was 400,000, let him make it up. He ran
back and cried poorly to his parents, and cried and
cried back to 500,000." Cao Mu said with a smile,
"At the beginning, Yin Xu must marry me, but his
mother firmly disagreed. Knowing that we took the
marriage certificate behind her back, I was so angry
that I almost hanged myself. I didn’t come on the
wedding day, my two children were born, I didn’t
come, and I still don’t talk to me. Yin Xu also
had a few big fights with his parents because of
this. Let him go back to get money, it must be
difficult for him."

Every time Yin Xu is mentioned, Cao Mu's

expression is always three points proud and seven
points sweet, which is enviable. Obviously, Yin Xu
still hasn't confessed about his cheating. Mo'an is
in dire straits right now, and Min Hui doesn't want
to make it clear at this time.

Seeing that Cao Mu's eyes became a line of

laughter, Min Hui couldn't laugh or cry.

***

The train arrives in Beijing at ten o'clock in

the morning. After Min Hui reported to the meeting
preparation team, she sent a text message to Xin
Qi, asking what time in the evening she would be
free, and she could send Su Quan there. She wanted
her son to stay with Xin Qi for a few days, so that
she could concentrate on the meeting, and also let
the father and son reunite.
 Xin Qi replied immediately: "We are in a meeting
and it will end soon. Why don't you come to the
company to find me and have lunch together?" At the
same time, she sent her an address.

The Asia-Pacific branch of Bluebird Group is on

the eighth floor of a magnificent building on
Financial Street.

Min Hui led Su Quan out of the elevator, and

smelled a strong fragrance of flowers. There was an
indoor garden in the middle of the hall, planted
with various flowers such as wisteria, anthurium,
Chinese rose, rose, and Clivia. It is colorful and
green all around. If you look closely, you can
recognize Sansevieria, Monstera, and Dripping
Guanyin, occasionally mixed with a few tall cacti
with cool purple flowers.

Turn left along the light above the head, and

an elegant office area appears. A beautiful woman
in a suit and skirt full of fragrance walked over
with a smile: "Hello." "Hello."

Min Hui was inexplicable "I'm looking for...Xin

Qi."

"What's your surname? Do you have an

appointment with him?"
 "My surname is Min. I just contacted him, and
he asked me to come directly."

"Oh, Miss Min Hui?" He said honestly, with a

soft tone like a feather tickling his ears, "Ethan
specifically ordered. His meeting is not over yet,
but soon, let you wait in his office for a while.
Please follow me. Bytheway, I'm Li Xin."

Seeing Su Quan hiding behind Min Hui's legs,

she knelt down and said, "Hi, little brother! My
name is Li Xin, nice to meet you." After saying
that, she grabbed Su Quan seriously. little hand
shook.

Su Quan giggled, embarrassed to speak.

"He's so cute." Li Xin smiled.

She led the mother and son into a spacious

office and sat them down on the sofa.

"What would you like to drink? Coffee, tea or

fruit juice?" Li Xin asked courteously.

"Thank you. No need, I'm not thirsty." Min Hui

said.

"Sister, I want to drink orange juice." Su Quan

said.
 "Okay, sit down for a while, and my sister will
bring it to you." Li Xin responded and left.

The office is large, with light gray walls and

a black desk at the south end. Followed by a set of
white sofas, white carpet.

There is an entire wall on the side of the desk

that is covered with plants, and it looks like a
green tapestry from a distance. Min Hui walked over
and touched it with her hands. There were green
radishes, spider plants, winter jasmines, and
pocket coconuts—they were densely packed and
covered each other, bringing a burst of business to
the whole space.

Min Hui thought, is this the legendary

"breathing office"?

As a woman of science and technology, she

naturally started to think, and had many questions:
How to water such a "plant wall"? How to maintain
it? How to prevent seepage? How to support it? How
to isolate moisture? How to prevent insects?

Just such a distracted effort, when he turned

his head again, Su Quan had already disappeared.

"Quanquan?" Min Hui called out, but no one

answered, she rushed out of the office and looked
around along the corridor. Not far away, Su Quan
was curiously walking towards the depths of the
office area. On both sides are offices next to each
other, through the glass wall you can see the people
working inside. She didn't dare to call loudly, so
she could only follow quickly.

Seeing that he was about to catch up, Su Quan

suddenly turned to the right, and Min Hui had no
choice but to turn to the right. Unexpectedly, he
ran into a group of men in suits and leather shoes
coming out of the meeting room. Everyone saw a
little boy jogging and running forward, and they
stopped curiously to make way for him.

Min Hui didn't know what to do in embarrassment,

and wanted to rush over to grab Su Quan, but he
happily hugged one of the men's thighs and shouted,
"Dad! Dad!

" The gray-haired man in his teens spoke in a

low voice.

Regarding the fact that Xin Qi "inexplicably"

had a son, Min Hui felt that he would not easily
publicize it in his company. After all, he is not
married yet.

Seeing Su Quan, Xin Qi hugged him in his arms,

kissed his son facelessly, and said with a happy
smile, "Daddy is here! Do you want Daddy?" "Yes

! Dead father!"

"Bobobobo."

The gray-haired man smiled and said, "Ethan,

when did you get married? Why didn't I know?"

Xin Qi blinked and said, "Not married, but

suddenly found out that I have a son Look, does it
look like it?"

"Too much alike."

Everyone looked at Xin Qi and Su Quan's faces,

and quickly came to the same conclusion. Although
I was curious in my heart, it was inconvenient to
stay for a long time, and I didn't dare to ask more
questions, so I had to gradually disperse.

"This is—" the gray-haired man pointed to Min

Hui who was walking over.

"This is Ms. Min Hui, the R&D director of Bai'an

Hi-Tech." Xin Qi said lightly.

"She is my mother!" Su Quan corrected.

"That's right." Xin Qi had no choice but to

introduce to Min Hui, "This is Mr. Chen Yuan, the
chief financial officer of BBG." "

It's a pleasure to meet you," Min Hui said.

"It's a pleasure to meet you." Chen Yuan said.

At this moment, a woman came out of the conference
room with a stack of documents in her arms. She
looked at Min Hui, was taken aback

for a moment, and immediately recognized her:

"Min Hui?"

With a puff of green air, she stared at her coldly

without answering.

Xin Qi looked at the two women in front of him

with great interest: "Do you know each other?"

"She is my colleague who used to watch the

tide." The woman has beautiful and vigilant phoenix
eyes, and her eyebrows are like two pieces of quilt.
The blown willow leaves will turn into lancets as
long as you apply more strength. Her lips were thin
and she spoke quickly, "We are not in the same
department."

"Yes." Xin Qi nodded.

"Min Hui," the woman stretched out her hand

politely, "Long time no see, how are you?"
 Min Hui didn't pay attention at all, and said
to Xin Qi lightly, "I'll leave Su Quan to you. I'll
go first."

After speaking, she turned around . He just

left, but was grabbed by Xin Qi: "What's the hurry,
go after eating."

47-Maixiang

Xin Qi planned to take the mother and son to eat

French food, but Su Quan was unwilling and insisted
on eating Chicken McNuggets, so they had to go to
a nearby McDonald's.

Unexpectedly, there was a huge crowd of people

inside, packed with parents of their age, and they
had to wait for fifteen minutes to find a seat.

Min Hui observed Xin Qi secretly. With his

impatient personality, he would get upset if there
were too many people. What's more, there were so
many people in the restaurant, and a boy even
spilled a cup of ketchup on his shoe. Xin Qi was
not angry, but just told Min Hui to protect Su Quan
and go to the self-service ordering machine to order
food.
 "How many days does your meeting last?" Xin Qi
asked while eating the fish-in-the-mouth.

"Two days, my part is only one day, which is

tomorrow."

"Morning or afternoon?"

"There is a forum in the morning and a report

in the afternoon."

"Wow, AIMax is a very high-end industry

conference. You can make a report alone , it means
you are very good."

Min Hui looked at him and smiled: "I am very

good."

"But not humble enough." He added.

"It's not necessary in front of you." Min Hui

took a bite of the beef burger, "You always give me
low marks, so I have to raise myself so that you
can get the correct average.

" he said again.

Min Hui glared at him.

"Father, I can't eat anymore." Su Quan's

appetite was so great that he ordered a chicken
McNuggets and a cheeseburger, but after eating the
chicken McNuggets, he took a few bites of the
hamburger and couldn't eat anymore. Stuffing it
into Xin Qi's hand, "Eat it, don't waste it."

Xin Qi took it casually, and ate the remaining

hamburger into his stomach in two bites.

Min Hui was startled for a moment, looking at

him, slightly moved.

Zhou Ruji has a serious obsession with

cleanliness. He doesn't eat any leftovers, let
alone half-eaten food, no matter whether it's Su
Quan or Min Hui. Xin Qi was more particular about
his food, but he didn't think he would mind.

"I haven't eaten McDonald's for a long time,

it's been ten years." Xin Qi suddenly sighed, "When
I was in high school, there was a family next to
me. I went to eat every day, and I never got tired
of eating. I once gained weight, and my mother was
in a hurry. "

You? Fat?"

"Yes, I can't take part in strenuous exercise.

I stay at home every day and eat more and more fat."
"What

happened next?"
 "My dad made a quick decision and changed me to
a high school. There are only A Greek restaurant.
I still go to eat every day, and lost weight
again.”

Xin Qi only chatted about the past when he was

in the most relaxed state. Min Hui smiled and looked
at him silently.

He was still handsome, fresh and radiant

wherever he sat, with a self-absorbed grace in every
gesture. He is wearing a navy blue suit today, light
blue shirt, dark gray checked tie, and black
oxfords. There is a one-line square scarf folded on
the chest pocket, and the hair is neatly arranged.
The business model is so hardcore, as if ready to
talk about a deal at any time.

Despite his slender stature, he has the small

face of an anime character. The facial features on
it are very vivid. When he smiles innocently, his
face immediately becomes cold and arrogant. There
is a small depression between the lower lip and the
chin, coupled with a clear and firm mandible, and
a round and smooth skull, it is three-dimensional
and playful, and it is also beautiful from the side.

No matter what he was wearing or how he looked,

Xin Qi was out of tune with the surrounding
environment. Even Su Quan felt that being with him
was cool, and he only cared about sticking to his
father along the way.

Min Hui couldn't help feeling a little lost.

"Which hotel do you stay at?" He asked, "I can

send the child back when I leave." "

Sheraton. I'll give you the address and room

number later."

He nodded, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and

After taking a sip of water, he suddenly asked, "Do
you know Lin Xiyue?"

Min Hui let out a "hmm", and when she heard the
name, she suddenly felt bad.

"She is the sales director of BBG, recruited by

Chen Yuan."

"Why is Cheng Qirang willing to let her go?" "

So you know she is capable?"

"Yes."

"We hired her here with a high salary." Xin Qi

studied curiously Her reaction, "Have you had any
unhappiness with her?"
 "Yes." Min Hui admitted, "But it has nothing to
do with you." "

Can I know what kind of unhappiness it is?" "

I'm too lazy to say , No one will believe me.

And it’s already passed.” She avoided his gaze,
“I used to be friends with her.” “

Then now——”

“I’ve never seen each other.”

He was startled: “ So serious?"

Min Hui snorted coldly: "There are two kinds of

people in this world: the first kind is suspicious
by nature, it's hard for you to make him believe
anything, once he believes, he will firmly believe
to the end, and grow closer with you Get close. The
second type of person is just the opposite. They
are easy to believe and believe everything others
say is true. But once she finds out that you are
lying, she will never believe a word you say again,
and immediately stop loss and alienate you. God is
right These two types of people are fair, so that
they have gains and losses. After all, no one has
suffered a big loss. I am the second type." "

I am the first type." Xin Qi shrugged, "I heard

that you participated Bian’s MBO? Your boss Cao
asked me to have an interview tonight."

"MBO?"

"ManagementBuyOut, that is, management team

buyout."

"Yes."

"I told Cao Mu that I don't know much about

Bai'an's scientific research capabilities. I hope
you can give me a presentation alone. She said that
you don't want to come. She will do this
presentation, but the PPT is yours.

" That's right."

"Min Hui—" Xin Qi was a little puzzled, "I

don't appreciate your attitude. The matter between
you and me has nothing to do with business. Since
you want MBO and I'm a potential buyer, why should
you bother?" ——"

"—Because I don't want to embarrass you." Min

Hui interrupted quietly, "Investment is always
risky. I don't want you to think that I'm taking
advantage of you." "You really think too much

. "
 Besides, you have such a bad temper, and you
pick and choose at every turn. I will never work
under you for long. When the time comes, I will
quit in a fit of anger... I'm afraid it will bring
you losses." "What loss can there be?

"

"I'm a core technician."

Xin Qi was stunned for a moment, then smiled

and said, "My temper is bad, but your temper is
good. Every time you quarrel, you let me in. After
a long time, you get used to it and get used to
it." .Really don’t want to try? Maybe we’re good
partners?”

“I’m also bad-tempered.” Min Hui said

bluntly, “I’m letting you do it for Su Tian’s
sake. I don’t know how long I can last. "

That's not necessary. You are yourself, so you

don't need to play someone else." "

I didn't play the role. I am the one who has a

temper, and I am the one who became temperless in
order to repay Su Tian." "

Okay. He leaned back and said flatly, "So my

understanding is that you refuse to cooperate with
me, that is to say, I don't have to talk to Cao Mu
tonight?" "It's not..." Min

Hui Scratching his head, "You can talk about

it, or you can buy Bai'an. I just want to say that
I don't guarantee that I can work under you for a
long time, because of your bad temper. So please
weigh carefully, don't Acquired Baian on impulse.”

"I'm never impulsive when it comes to doing

business."

"That's good."

He didn't speak for a long time, and then

changed the subject: "If you are an MBO, the
management team needs personal funding. The
situation is 10% of the total price, and it will
cost more than two million yuan to you, do you have
this money?" "

A little bit, not that much, I borrowed some

from a friend."

"For example——"

"Zhou Ruji lent me a million dollars."

"Really?" Xin Qi's face darkened suddenly, and

his words suddenly became cloudy, "Isn't there a
patient in his family? Are you ashamed to ask him
to borrow it?" "

No Sorry, he borrowed it on his own initiative,

and the money will arrive in the account the next
day."

Xin Qi looked at her in disbelief: "Are you

willing to spend it?"

"I'll give you interest."

"How much is the difference?"

" One million."

"Who are you going to borrow this million from?"

"MBO may not succeed, and the money may not be

needed. I'm thinking... short-term personal loans,
low interest, fast approval, fast release The
kind."

"Pull it down." Xin Qi looked at the sky.

"Don't worry, there's still time," Min Hui

said, "There's always a way." "

No, there's no other way." Xin Qi crumpled the

paper cup into a ball and threw it into the dinner
plate.

***
 As a result, at night, Min Hui, unable to
withstand Cao Mu's repeated pleas, went to see Xin
Qi with her.

After all, she is responsible for the research

and development of Bai'an, and she also wrote the
PPT, which makes her speak more confidently, and it
is also convenient for Xin Qi to ask questions and
answer questions.

Seeing Cao Mu working so hard to find money,

Min Hui felt that she was also a member of the
management team, and she had to contribute more or
less.

"You don't need to have too much psychological

burden," Cao Mu said, "If the East is not bright
and the West is bright, I will meet with other
investors tomorrow. It doesn't matter if Xin Qi
didn't agree. We have GS1.0, so come to us There
are a lot of people. They pick us, and we pick
them."

The meeting took place in the BBG conference

room. On BBG's side, apart from Xin Qi, there are
financial director Chen Yuan and technical director
Ling Jianbo. Cao Mu first gave a ten-minute general
introduction, and then Min Hui introduced the
company's main products and R&D achievements in the
next forty minutes. After that, Cao Mu introduced
the company's financial and sales situation
respectively.

When entering the questioning session, for the

first 20 minutes, Min Hui was answering a series of
technical questions raised by Ling Jianbo.
Afterwards, Xin Qi asked: "Have your products
applied for CFDA certification? Without this
certification, there will be no qualifications for
market access, and many large hospitals will not be
able to purchase, let alone enter the medical
insurance system." "According to your introduction
just

now , Baian’s operating costs are still

relatively expensive, if there is no certification,
we are worried that it will affect the company’s
long-term development.” Chen Yuan also said.

Xin Qi really didn't buy on impulse. Min Hui

thought that only those who have a certain
understanding of this industry will mention this
node that all medical AI companies are most
concerned about. CFDA is the abbreviation of China
Food and Drug Administration. In order to ensure
safety and effectiveness, the country has strict
regulations on the use of drugs and devices. Medical
AI is an emerging industry, and the country has not
yet formulated a set of standards and regulations
to measure its effects.

"Our products have certificates for Class II

medical devices, and Class III devices are in the
process of being declared. As you must know, Class
II devices can be directly applied for at the
provincial Food and Drug Administration, but Class
III devices must be approved by the State Food and
Drug Administration. , and clinical trials are
required. Our products are still in the clinical
trial stage.” Cao Mu explained.

"According to the process, AI products have to

go through six steps: product finalization,
testing, clinical trials, registration declaration,
technical review, and administrative approval from
application to review. The six steps cannot be
carried out at the same time. The first step must
be passed before the second step can be performed.
Now all the three types of applications are stuck
in the step of clinical trials. Since the country
has high requirements on the safety and
effectiveness of medical products, the approval is
very cautious. So far, no AI company has obtained
the certification of the three types of devices.
.” Min Hui said.
 "Specifically, how long does the clinical trial
of your product take?" Xin Qi asked.

"Clinical trials are divided into two types:

prospective and retrospective. Our products require
a large number of cases, and the cost of clinical
trials is also very expensive—" "How

much is the cost?" Chen Yuan asked.

"About 10 million." Min Hui replied, "It will

take about two to three years to finish all the
work." "It

is an established medical device company from

afar, and many of its products should have passed
the CFDA's three types of demonstrations." Well, it
should be easier to sell if it is equipped with
AI." Xin Qi said.

"Yuanlai didn't pay much attention to this, but

we did cooperate to carry out the deployment, and
the effect was quite good." Min Hui took out a stack
of papers from her folder and handed it to him,
"This is the specific description, in the
attachment of the business plan There are also."

"BBG's Dongcheng Technology is a company that

produces high-end medical equipment, and has
obtained three types of certification. Since we
also do overseas markets, the United States Food
and Drug Administration will approve medical AI
faster. If your Products can be added to BBG, can
apply for FDA certification in the United States,
and then be packaged and sold on Dongcheng
Technology’s equipment.” Xin Qi said.

"Yes." Cao Mu smiled. After talking for

nearly an hour and a half, Xin Qi said: "Mr.

Cao, how is the financing going?"

10,000, we still need 60 million in investment.”

"BBG is willing to invest 130 million yuan and

give the management team 20% of the equity." Xin Qi
said concisely, "But we are only willing to invest
exclusively. You need to persuade those two private
equity firms to withdraw." Cao Mu hesitated: "This

... I need to think about it."

"I can only give you one day to think about

it."

"Our management team requires 30% of the

equity."

"We talked just now, and your product is

currently unable to obtain the certification of
Class III devices, clinical trials It will take two
to three years, which means more investment and
less output. It is not a small risk for investors.
20% is a reasonable ratio." Xin Qi's attitude
remained unchanged.

"28%, I was able to persuade one of the private

equity to withdraw. In addition, the two private
equity gave me a higher shareholding ratio than
you." "

But they don't add up to me. 23%, both private

I want to withdraw."

"If the two companies withdraw, 25%."

"23%, exclusive, is my final offer. I need your

reply before 8 o'clock tomorrow night, otherwise
the offer will be invalid, and I will not consider
it again in the future."

Min Hui stared at Xin Qi silently, no expression

could be seen on his face, his eyes were calm and
cold.

Cao Mu thought for a while and said, "Thank

you. I'll go back and communicate with the team
first, and I'll reply to you tomorrow." "

Okay."

Everyone shook hands, and the meeting ended in

a friendly atmosphere.

It was a cold night in Beijing. Back at the

hotel, Min Hui asked Cao Mu: "What do you think of
BBG's offer? Is it acceptable?" She doesn't know
much about finance

, but she just intuitively thinks that 130

million, 23% equity is a good deal conditions of.

"I have to discuss it with Yan Chengli. But I'm

afraid it will be difficult for us to accept this
offer." Cao Mu said.

"Why?" Min Hui asked in surprise.

"This is just an initial offer. He said 130

million yuan. The final contract is not necessarily
this number. Because there is still due diligence,
he will find out the loopholes in Baian's finances
and sales, and use this as a basis By reducing the
investment amount or even withdrawing. Since he is
exclusive, if it doesn’t work, I won’t have time
to find someone else.” Cao Mu said, “This is one
of them.

” We talked about it verbally, one of them is

my old friend, and he helped me because of my
character, I don't want to go back on my word and
make people think that I am throwing small fish
when I see a big fish." "That's right

. "

"Tomorrow afternoon, I will meet with two

investors to see what terms they offer us, which
may be better than Xin Qi's." "

Well, I'll listen to you."

"All in all, this is indeed a good deal. offer."

Cao Mu said with a smile, "If there weren't those
two private placements, I would probably have
agreed."

48 - Before the meeting

At that night, Cao Mu called the management team of

Bai'an to hold a conference call, and briefly
explained Xin Qi's offer, and everyone expressed
their opinions one after another.

"BBG's Asia-Pacific branch has a good

reputation and a great reputation. If it is acquired
by them, they will probably agree to it, not to
mention 130 million yuan, and the price is not bad."
Yan Chengli said, "But the management team only has
23% of the shares. I think it's a bit Less, can you
grind it with him again? It’s enough to grind to
25% or 26%.” “

This is his final offer.”

“I think 26% is less.” He Haixiang said, “In

the final analysis, the management team is The core
strength of the company’s operations is not a one-
off deal. There is not enough incentive mechanism,
and everyone is unwilling to fight. I insist on 28%
to 30% of the shares. No matter who you are looking
for, you must talk about this number.”

“ What is the proportion of the other two

private placements to us?" Min Hui asked.

"28%." Cao Mu replied.

Min Hui thinks about it. For the management

team, the difference of 5% is still huge.

"I don't know what the target price of the

headquarters is," Cao Mu said, "Mr. He, can you
inquire about it?" "I've

tried it, it's very difficult." He Haixiang

said, "I know Cai Bingjie, the leader of the working
group. He comes from a financial background, has a
strict mouth, and is very experienced in business.
His mission is to encourage all buyers to bid. The
more people who accompany him, the better. Even if
you ask something, you can't take it too seriously.
Especially when we announced GS1.0 Afterwards, the
situation is favorable to the headquarters, so his
current strategy should be to stand still and wait
for the price." "

What is the boss's attitude towards the two

companies you are going to talk about tomorrow?" Xu
Guangjian asked.

"They're all very positive, it just depends on

the conditions they give—" Cao Mu said, "These two
companies are not as big as BBG, and they are not
as famous as Xin Qi, but I have contacted the two
bosses before, and they are still pragmatic.
Integrity, also said that we are willing to let go
and let us develop independently. Besides, the
amount we want is not too high, I think we can
negotiate. ——Even if not, there are still several
investment companies in Bincheng who are
interested, and I have made an appointment. If you
don’t agree, go back and continue talking.”

“Have you ever thought about this?” Yan

Chengli said, “If we cooperate with BBG, we only
have to deal with Xin Qi alone. If we cooperate
with three companies, we have to deal with three
companies. Communication between bosses. Everyone
has their own temper, and if they fight, it will be
troublesome. In terms of communication costs, I am
willing to vote for BBG. The financing situation is
ever-changing, and Xin Qi still has a good
reputation in the industry What's more, he is
willing to leave with a pot, and his attitude and
courage are all here." "

Xin Qi is very trustworthy, and I can testify

to that." Min Hui also said, "He is a reliable
person." "

It is reliable, But stingy. 23%? This is too

fussy!" He Haixiang's voice was very firm, "There
is only one cake, and he eats one less bite,
wouldn't it be better to give us more? After all,
we are the ones who do practical things and help
him earn money Based on this 23%, I am absolutely
unwilling.”

“Then let’s vote, BBG only gave me one day to

think about it.” Cao Mu looked at his watch, “Now,
everyone votes. attitude."

"I agree." Min Hui said.

"I don't agree." He Haixiang said.

"I don't agree either." Xu Guangjian said.

"I agree." Yan Chengli said.

 Two to two draws, everyone is waiting for Cao
Mu.

"I don't agree either." Cao Mu finally said,

"Three to two, that's the decision. I'll call Xin
Qi tomorrow. Min Hui, you have to come with me
tomorrow to meet those two investors." Man, give
the report we made tonight to the two bosses and do
it again."

"No problem." Min Hui said.

"The meeting is over, good night everyone."

Back

in the room, Min Hui hurriedly took a shower,

thinking that it might be a good thing for the
management team not to cooperate with Xin Qi. There
are still unclear entanglements between himself and
Xin Qi. If he becomes a superior and subordinate,
it would be bad to bring these emotions into work.
Xin Qi's offer wasn't the best but it wasn't bad
either. 130 million was not a small amount, and it
might not be given to someone else, and it would
take a lot of effort to give it. He took it out so
readily, no matter what, it was a kind of support.

After sitting on the train overnight and giving

a report for more than an hour, Min Hui was a little
tired. She was lying on the bed and watching the
PPT she had prepared for the meeting. She was about
to fall asleep in a daze when her phone rang loudly.
When she saw the display, it was Xin Qi.

"Are you asleep?" he asked.

"Not yet."

"Could you come over here?" His voice was a

little frustrated, "Quantu refuses to sleep, no
matter how coaxed, I must accompany you."

Su Quan's crying came from the other end of the

phone, After crying for a long time, his voice
became hoarse and turned into a dry howl.

"Really? He's quite familiar with strangers.

He'd be scared when meeting strangers or living in
a strange house, especially for the first time."
She got up immediately, "I'll be right over." "I'll
ask the driver to pick you up

. On the way."

Probably for the convenience of work, Xin Qi's

apartment is in the core area of Financial Street.

Min Hui took the elevator to the top floor, and

as soon as she went out, she happened to meet Xin
Qi who came to pick her up with Su Quan in his arms.
Both the father and son were wearing black pajamas
of the same style, and there was a long scar on the
chest below the collarbone. In addition, the two
had similar faces, and they appeared neatly in front
of Min Hui, as if they were the child version and
the adult version of the same person. An
inexplicable sense of joy.

"Mom!" Su Quan called out and threw himself

into her arms.

"He's going to sleep soon, and he always has to

make a fuss before going to sleep." Min Hui took
the child and said softly, "Quan Quan, mommy will
take you to sleep."

Su Quan yawned twice, and touched Min Hui's

chest with his small hands, but she was wearing a
black high-necked bottoming shirt. Su Quan couldn't
touch it, and scratched angrily. Xin Qi hurriedly
said, "Wait a minute, I Get you a pajamas."

Min Hui stood in the middle of the living room

and glanced around: the apartment is very spacious,
with a cold style, simple design, and a sense of
cold abstraction. The entrance has a black marble
floor, and in the living room there are a set of
silver-gray circular sofas, a bronze tea table, a
pure white carpet, and a silver candlestick half a
person's height on each side. The furniture legs
are all metal, along with the picture frames on the
walls and the pendant light in the dining room –
with a icy sheen. Lamps of various geometric shapes
project mottled and layered light and shadow from
all directions. The entire south wall is covered
with magnificent floor-to-ceiling windows, and the
night of the Financial Street is in full view.

Xin Qi led her to the bedroom, Min Hui changed

into her pajamas, put her son on the bed, and lay
down herself. Su Quan put his hands into his
mother's arms, smiled with satisfaction, and said
to Xin Qi who was standing by the bed, "Dad, you
sleep here."

Xin Qi had to lie down too, and the two

sandwiched the child.

"Father, I will sing you a nursery rhyme, which

was taught by my mother—" Su Quan said in a
childlike voice, "The milk cow is full of flowers,
and milk is given to thousands of families. I work
hard and contribute a lot, thank you for cutting
the grass After hearing this,

Xin Qi glared at Min Hui: "What kind of ghost

poem is this?" "
 What the hell, I rely on this to lull it to
sleep every day." Min Hui laughed, "The child just
wants to listen to his mother's voice Just fall
asleep."

"I think he is getting more and more energetic."

Xin Qi smiled wryly.

"One more song for Dad, Quanquan."

"The big wax gourd, it's cold to the touch. The

little bear hugged the melon to the bed. It's hot,
hugging the big winter melon, and the little bear
fell asleep soundly." Doing actions in a swing.

"Go to sleep, my wax gourd." Xin Qi sighed.

Su Quan squinted his eyes, put his face on Min

Hui's shoulder, fearing that Xin Qi would run away,
put his feet on his stomach, and murmured: "Little
duck, all yellow, with a red mouth The soles of the
feet. Singing loudly, swaying down the pond..."

At the end, the voice gradually dropped.

Hearing the word "duck", Min Hui was distracted

for a while, and after a while, she said softly:
"Xin Qi, do you still remember the Guhuayu in Anya
Village?"

Xin Qi yawned: "Yes."

 "Long time no I ate it, and I always remember
its taste." The light in the bedroom was dim, and
Min Hui stared blankly at the ceiling, "It's
delicious, fragrant and spicy." "

Yunlu knows how to make it, so tell him if you

want to eat it."

"Fish It's different."

"Isn't it just crucian carp."

"There is still a difference in taste between

crucian carp that has eaten Guhua and crucian carp
that has not." "

Okay, I will eat it later."

"Xin Qi "

"Huh?"

"Do you have a girlfriend?"

"No."

"How come? After so many years, I have been

married and divorced, and you don't have a
girlfriend?" "

No."
 "Then There are some things... how do you solve
them?" She turned around and looked at him narrowly
in the dark.

"Why do you ask this?" He said lazily.

"Curiosity." Min Hui salivated and said, "I

want to know how you persisted." "

I'm concentrating on other things."

"Other... what?"

"For example: earning money. Or for example:

Wait for Su Tian."

Min Hui was silent for a while, and said:

"Waiting—isn't it a 'thing'? You didn't do
anything." "

Of course waiting is a thing. Waiting for Su

Tian is the biggest thing in my life. "His voice
suddenly rose, and he looked like he was ready to
quarrel at any time.

As soon as this remark came out, Min Hui

immediately wanted to leave. She glanced at her son
and said, "I think Quan Quan has fallen asleep.

" I just woke up."

"Okay."
 The two chatted on the bed, and gradually closed
their eyes.

At dawn, Min Hui found herself curled up in Xin

Qi's arms. He hugged himself tightly, as if hugging
a human-shaped pillow.

It's hot, no wonder you're sweating.

She struggled slightly, but did not break away.

Xin Qi slept soundly, her hair was disheveled on
her forehead, her face was pressed tightly against
Min Hui's ears, her breathing was calm and long,
and her ears were slightly itchy when blowing.

She had no choice but to pat his face with her

hands: "Xin Qi, wake up, wake up!"

He opened his eyes suddenly, looked at her half

asleep, and then looked around: "Huh? You didn't
leave?"

" You asked me to lie down for a while, and I

was tired after sitting on the train all night, so
I fell asleep." "

You...didn't do anything, did you?" he said.

Min Hui suddenly became angry and kicked him

under the quilt: "What can I do? I haven't asked
you what you did!" "Sorry,

I fell asleep." He smiled apologetically and

sat up Stretching her waist, her face suddenly
turned pale: "Where's Quan Quan?"

The surprise didn't matter, Min Hui also jumped

up, looked around, but couldn't see her son, and
couldn't help shouting: "Quan Quan Where did it go?
It's all gone!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Call the police! 110!" Xin

Qi was so anxious that he felt sick all of a sudden.
He pulled out his cell phone and wanted to make a
call. His fingers were trembling, thinking of
something, he suddenly said, "Hurry up! Lift the
quilt quickly! My child You won't be bored in it!"

Min Hui was very nervous, but when she saw Xin
Qi's face was pale and her lips were purple, she
began to gasp for breath, and immediately pulled
the quilt on the bed to the ground, pointing to the
empty mattress and said: "He's not under the quilt!
Xin Qi, sit down, don't call yet, I'll go to the
living room to look for it, maybe it's the toilet."
"The toilet is over

there, and there's no sound." Xin Qi

frantically said Screaming, panting loudly while
clutching his chest, "He's not in the toilet, he's
not in the toilet, he's gone, my son is gone, gone,
disappeared on my own bed, MyGod!" He jumped up and
down anxiously,

shouting Shouting, almost crying bitterly.

Min Hui pressed his shoulders and said softly:

"No, Quanquan is very smart, the apartment is safe,
he won't disappear, I can find him. Don't worry,
Xin Qi, look at me—— Take a deep breath,
Calmdown."

He looked at her in horror, his face getting

paler, his lips darker, and his breath getting
tighter.

Min Hui thought, if Su Quan can't be found

again, this one will also fall ill. He took a deep
breath and forced himself to think, and after two
seconds, he lay down under the bed to have a look,
and saw Su Quan lying deep under the bed, and he
didn't know how he rolled in, so he hurriedly
shouted: "I found it." I found it! Under the bed!
It's all under the bed!"

Hearing this, Xin Qi quickly got down on the

bed, looked under the bed, and said nervously, "Why
is he motionless? He had a heart attack, and he's
still dead. ? Min Hui, my son is dead... my son is
dead..."

"Not dead, just asleep, not awake yet." "

I don't believe it, I don't believe it, it's

been several seconds, and he doesn't even have an
eyelid Blink..." Xin Qi was so frightened that he
hugged Min Hui tightly, trembling all over, not
daring to breathe out.

Min Hui sighed, had no choice but to crawl under

the bed and pull Su Quan out.

Unexpectedly, the child fell into an

exceptionally deep sleep, so he tugged so hard
without opening his eyes.

Xin Qi's face became more and more gray -

Min Hui hurriedly hugged his son to him: "He's

not dead, you see, his hands are hot. And here,
touch it, it's a heartbeat."

Xin Qi trembled Putting his palm on Su Quan's

chest, feeling his heartbeat, he finally nodded in
relief, but he was still panting.

Min Hui put her son back on the bed, pulled Xin
Qi to sit up, and asked softly, "Where is the
oxygen?" Xin Qi
 pointed to a cabinet, and Min Hui went to open
the cabinet door and pulled out a light medical
oxygen cylinder, unscrewed it Oxygen, let him
breathe into an oxygen mask.

"Are you okay?" She sat beside him, staring at

him with wide eyes, "Do you need to call a doctor?"

He shook his head.

She sat quietly with him for ten minutes. Seeing

that his face gradually recovered, she breathed a
sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "I'd better
take the child away, and let Cao Mu take a look at
it. You just leave him alone today."

" No need, I'm already much better. I'll be

fine after a while of rest." Xin Qi said softly, "I
really can't figure it out, why did he run under
the bed?

" Continue to sleep on the floor." Min Hui said,

"That's why the feet of my bed are solid. I didn't
expect that your bed is so high and the bottom is
so empty, you can fit three Simmons..." "I'm scared
to death." Xin

Qiyi A look of lingering fear.

This is true, his heart disease is much more

serious than Su Quan's, and he is very likely to be
scared to death.

A ray of sunlight hit the opposite wall, and

Min Hui realized that there were several colorful
photo frames on the wall, with Su Tian's photos
embedded in them, which were the ones she posted to
Moments. Min Hui didn't recognize it for a while
because it was enlarged and processed into an oil
painting style.

Suddenly, she felt a thorn in her back.

"Is your meeting about to start?" Xin Qi glanced

at the electronic clock on the bedside table, "Hurry
up, I'll let the driver take you." Min Hui wanted
to leave, but was worried: "Can you do it alone

? Why don't you call Shen Han and ask him to

come and take care of you?"

"No. I'm fine." He said, "I will go to this

meeting too, but I have to go to the company first
to deal with some things. Follow along I'm fine."

"Then I'll go first, see you later." She picked

up her coat and stood up.

"OK."
49 - meeting

Min Hui's forum and report are held at eleven

o'clock in the morning and one o'clock in the
afternoon respectively, with only one lunch time in
between. In order to stay awake, she did not
participate in any social gatherings, and hid in a
cafe to prepare PPT after eating only a piece of
bread. Although she was already familiar with the
contents of the report, she did not want to have
any mistake.

She turned on her mobile phone and just browsed

through the information of the report, when the
phone suddenly dinged, and there was a text message
from He Haixiang. ", published on "AI Track". "AI
Track" is a well-known official account in the AI
industry. It mainly focuses on industry information
and also publishes in-depth analysis articles.
Popular recreational reading.

Min Hui quickly read the full text and found

that the report was obviously malicious. The author
did not discover any new content about the "old
news" four years ago, but only made a summary of
the case and various gossip at that time, and based
on this, he performed a vivid interpretation,
telling the story of Min Hui's defeat. It became a
"fairy dance" that was hammered. Cheng Qirang is a
poor victim, because he is worried about extortion,
he can't bear to go to court. Min Hui was fired
from Guanchao due to her misbehavior, and she
couldn't find a job for several months. In addition,
she was pregnant out of wedlock, and her son's
origin was unknown. Finally, I don't forget to add
a note: At a certain industry reception recently,
Min Hui once "molested" Cheng Qirang in public, and
Zheng Yiting threw wine on her body and so on.

Even though she knew it was a false report, Min

Hui still blushed with anger. With the release of
GS1.0, she has become a new star in the industry.
At this time, the old news is found out, and we
must wait until the day when she shows up at the
highest summit of the industry. Obviously, it is to
suppress her edge and destroy investment. People's
goodwill towards the team lowered Baian's
valuation.

Min Hui turned off the phone, closed the

computer, adjusted her breath, closed her eyes, and
took a sip of coffee quietly. When she opened her
eyes again, she saw Lin Xiyue walking quickly
towards her desk. She wore a white floral dress
today, cut in an A-shape, with lace embroidered
around the waist with a circle of silver tassels,
the makeup on her face was very light, and she had
a sweet girlish look.

Lin Xiyue is two years older than Min Hui, so

she should be thirty-two this year. But she has a
small frame and delicate skin, and she looks like
a college student who has just started working.

"Xiaohui, why are you here?" She still called

her that way, "The meeting is about to start, and
the first one is your report, are you going to enter
the venue soon?" "There are still thirty-five
minutes before the meeting starts

. "Min Hui glanced at her watch and said calmly,

"No rush." "

Still angry with me?" She sat down and said

softly, "It's been so long." "

You perjured Cheng Qirang , loyal to him, didn't

you get the position of sales director?" Min Hui
stroked the coffee cup in her hand, "Look at you,
I haven't even started to forgive you, you have
already forgiven yourself..."

" I didn't expect the matter to become so big—

it couldn't end in the end. I know Cheng Qi very
well. He looks gentle and polite, but he is a beast
when he is in a hurry. If you let him fall into a
desperate situation, he will definitely push you to
hell. Xiaohui, we are all ambitious women, I still
think that way," Lin Xiyue said, "Since you have
ambitions, don't be too sensitive. This is a man's
world, and they have established rules and systems.
Challenge They? The price is too high. Changing
them? It’s impossible to do it for a while. This
is the reality. Everyone knows it well, and you
don’t need to expose it. Get what you want." Her
expression was very sincere, "What's wrong with
touching? You won't die if you kiss me. What's more,
this person is Cheng Qirang. Is his identity,
qualifications, and temperament not worthy of you?
It’s a bit outrageous to express love just because
of work, but it’s not humiliating, right? ——
I’m in sales, and what you’ve encountered is
nothing wrong with me. Do you think HR can bring
you justice? They don’t Time to talk to you. Do
you think you can shake Guanchao and rewrite its
personnel system by suing Cheng Qirang? People will
only laugh at your naivety! Let Guanchao make a
choice between you and Cheng Qirang. If you think
about it with your toes, others will not choose
You."

"We used to be friends." Min Hui looked into

her eyes, and there were layers of storms in her
eyes, "At that moment, you saw the truth but chose
to hide it, and even gave false testimony in court.
In my heart, you are a bad person. You There is
neither morality nor justice! You can't laugh at
other people's struggle just because you have
compromised—" "

What's the use of fighting? It will only make

it worse. Look at yourself, do you regret it now?
If you didn't Seriously, you will be the CTO of
Guanchao sooner or later, right? I really don't
understand why you want to expose him with your
real name, and you still want to attack him on the
self-media with great fanfare? Do you want to start
a movement? Can you get him down?" "I do it for
education

. "Min Hui stood up and put her hand in her

bag.

"Education? Who do you want to educate?"

"Educate those stubborn idiots like you."

After finishing speaking, Lin Xiyue stretched

out a foot to block her way: "I didn't tell the
truth, because I love Cheng Qirang, and I want to
protect him."

"..."
 "He kissed me like that too." "

..."

"Have you ever thought about my heartache at

that moment? Seeing the man I crazily like kissing
my own Good friend?"

"..."

"I'm done with Cheng Qirang now."

"Congratulations." Min Hui sneered.

"I don't know how you met Xin Qi, he is my boss

now," Lin Xiyue said, "he is very kind to me,
supports me at work, and gets along very well. Work
hard, and I hope you don't get in the way."

Min Hui was about to answer when the phone rang

again, this time it was a text message from Xiao
Huang from the AIMAX conference team: "Min Hui, I
received a temporary notice from the conference
preparation team. Your afternoon report meeting has
been canceled due to time conflicts, thank you for
your cooperation and please understand.”

Not caring about talking to Lin Xiyue, Min Hui

picked up the computer and strode away, rushed to
the conference hall to find Cao Mu, and asked, "My
report was suddenly canceled, Sister Cao, do you
know?" Cao Mu shook his head, thinking about

it Then he said: "Probably related to the

manuscript on "AI Track". I heard that many
government officials came to this conference—"
"What should I do?"

Min Hui said angrily, "It must be Cheng Qirang's

tricks "

Not necessarily. If I were Cheng Qirang, I

wouldn't want to bring up the past at all." Cao Mu
said, "I was chatting with the boss of Fenglin
Capital just now, and he saw this manuscript and
told me. "The meeting is about to start

. "Min Hui looked up at the podium in front of

her.

The report in the afternoon lasted for two

hours. There were originally scheduled four people
to give speeches, each of which lasted 30 minutes.
Sitting on the podium was Tang Jiangong, the host
of the conference. On his left, there were four The
chairs were obviously set up before the situation
changed, and three of the speakers had already taken
their seats. They didn't know about the
cancellation, so they vacated the first seat in the
order of speeches. Min Hui patted Cao Mu and
 said : "I'll try it.

Cao Mu grabbed her and said, "I told you to

cancel, how can I try? " "

" Try it forcibly! "

Min Hui straightened her clothes and walked

quietly to the front desk. The time was up, and
there were still some people talking in the
audience, and the scene was a bit noisy. Tang
Jiangong cleared his throat and said loudly:
"Please sit down quietly, the report meeting About
to start.

At this moment, Min Hui walked up to the podium

calmly and sat in the empty seat. Tang

Jiangong covered the microphone with his hands

and said in a low voice, "Min Hui, didn't you
receive the text message?" Your report has been
cancelled. "

No," Min Hui stared at him with wide eyes, "I

was preparing a PPT just now, so I turned off my
phone because I was afraid of being disturbed, and
I didn't receive a text message." "

"But I received a notice saying that you—"

"Teacher Tang, let's get started, there are

hundreds of pairs of eyes watching you from the
audience." "

"But—"

"I've already sat up, and you can't drive me

off under the eyes of everyone, right? It's too
impolite, what do you think?" "How about

...you go down by yourself?"

Min Hui shook her head resolutely: "I won't go

down."

50-report

"Then you are the last one to say?" Tang Jiangong

put on a discussion tone.

"Okay." Min Hui nodded readily, as long as she

can make a report, it doesn't matter who comes
first.

People in the scientific and technological

circles are very punctual, and the three colleagues
have finished their reports one after another
within their own time frame. It is Min Hui's turn
soon, and Tang Jiangong needs to introduce him as
usual. He smiled slightly, turned up the volume of
the microphone, and said to everyone: "This is the
end of today's report. Unfortunately, due to time
constraints, Teacher Min Hui's report is
temporarily canceled. If you have any questions,
you can find them in private after the meeting."
She discusses—"

Everyone was stunned, a meeting of the scale of

AiMax usually takes several months to prepare, and
it is not impossible to cancel the report
temporarily, but the reporter is already sitting,
canceling it in front of her, really It's rude.

Cao Mu was the first to stand up to object:

"Mr. Host, Teacher Min Hui was originally scheduled
to be the first to give the report, but you changed
her to the last one, and now you have to cancel it.
There are four teachers in this report, and she is
the only one. One is a woman, may I ask, are you
openly discriminating against women?"

Tang Jiangong froze for a while as soon as he

buttoned his hat. After a while, he said: "Please
don't get me wrong, we have communicated with
Teacher Min Hui in advance about the cancellation
of the report - but she couldn't understand and was
unwilling to cooperate." With Tang Jiangong's
status in the industry, no one has ever Dare to
confront him head-on, his face became gloomy for a
while, and his tone became tough.

Min Hui strode to the front of the podium,

picked up the microphone, and looked at everyone
calmly: "My report is actually very short, and it
won't take up much of your time. Those who are
interested can stay." "Now I announce that the
meeting will be adjourned.
 " !" Tang Jiangong drank, stood up, took his
thermos, and walked away.

There was an uproar in the venue, some left and

some stayed, and the majority remained.

Min Hui quickly connected the projector, took

the remote control in his hand, and said loudly:
"Good afternoon, I'm Min Hui. Everyone knows that
in the entertainment industry, people pursue
gossip, while in the scientific world, we pursue
truth. Einstein once said: Everyone is a genius,
but if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a
tree, it will spend its whole life thinking that it
is a fool. Today I am such a fish, please give me
a piece of water, I will prove that I am not an
idiot."

Suddenly, there was a burst of sparse applause

from the audience.
 "Now, please let me introduce the latest
product of Bai'an Hi-Tech, the GS1.0 intelligent
auxiliary diagnosis and treatment system..." Min
Hui calmly spoke to the PPT page on the projection,
and began to speak confidently.

***

Min Hui's report only took 20 minutes, and

before she had time to drink water, she was
surrounded by everyone. Some asked for on-site
consultation, some asked for an introduction, some
asked for a trial system from a hospital, and some
invited a lecture from a university—she answered
them enthusiastically. She stayed among the crowd
for nearly an hour before being dragged into a side
hall by Cao Mu. There, she answered some technical
questions to Xie Anpei, the boss of Fenglin Capital.

At the end, Cao Mu excitedly told her: "Fenglin

Capital, I have already negotiated with Xie Anpei.
He was very excited after hearing your report, and
he is willing to invest 60 million and give the
team 28% of the shares. Plus the other two A private
equity fund, plus our own money, has a total of 132
million, which should be enough for bidding."
"Great.

" Min Hui said happily.

"You are amazing today, everyone is stunned by

your courage." Cao Mu smiled until his eyes narrowed
into a straight line, "Many big hospitals have
offered us an olive branch, saying they want to
cooperate with us, look at me My mobile phone
calendar, next week's interview time is fully
booked." "

Oh, I'm on AIMax's blacklist now." Min Hui

spread her hands, "Shall we go to the reception
dinner later? "
 Go, why don't you go! You paid so much dues."
Cao Mu patted her vigorously, "When you get to the
forest, you won't be afraid of seeing wolves! I
even bought a special dress, I can't buy it for
nothing!"

"Oops, I'm not prepared, do you have a

dresscode?" Min Hui pointed to the suit and skirt
on her body and said, "Can I just wear this?" "Of
course, but it's just not showy enough." Cao Mu
frowned, "

Hmm , It’s a bit like a conference staff. It’s

a waste of you to have such a good figure and not
show it enough.” “

Please, this is a science and technology

conference.”

The two talked and walked towards the elevator,

and Min Hui suddenly remembered something: “Yes
Sister Cao, have you notified Xin Qi?"

"Yes. I called him and explained our decision.

He was very polite and said that he understood and
wished us all the best. This man is quite generous.
"

"Really?"

There were too many people at the venue, and

she didn't see Xin Qi, probably because she couldn't
enter the conference hall with her child.

After getting off the elevator and returning to

her room, Min Hui was about to take a shower when
she found a huge round gift box on the bed at some
point, with a lavender bow tied in the middle with
a silk ribbon.

She looked around and didn't find any messages

or cards. She thought she had sent the wrong room
and quickly called the front desk.

"It was sent by a gentleman, surnamed Xin."

"Understood, thank you."

She took a deep breath, gently opened the

carton, and took out a delicate dress from the soft
paper and silk wrapped in layers. dress. The nude
silk base is hand-embroidered with a magnolia
flower pattern, and the skirt is dotted with a row
of pearls and shell-woven petals. From a distance,
the tailoring is elegant and the style is simple,
which will not make people feel fancy and eye-
catching. If you touch it carefully, you will find
that it is made of exquisite materials and fine
workmanship, just like a work of art on a catwalk.

She couldn't help but leaned her face closer

and smelled it, the soft silk exuded a lemon aroma.
Min Hui loves beauty, likes all kinds of exquisite
handicrafts, and is very picky about buying
clothes. I usually don't go shopping easily, and I
must pick left and right to buy one. She took a
shower seriously, put on a gown, put on makeup, and
dressed herself up and down meticulously. After
everything was satisfactory, she went out with a
small bag.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the

elevator, she ran into Cao Mu again. She changed
into a black lace see-through skirt, which
concealed her short and fat figure very well. Her
hair was combed back, making her look capable and
energetic.

After complimenting each other on each other's

outfits, Cao Mu suddenly sighed: "I just received
a call from He Haixiang. He said that his wife
doesn't want to mortgage the property. No matter
what, he asked us if we could help him together."
 Min Huixin thought that he still had a shortfall
of one million yuan, so he asked, "How much do you
want?" "

He can only contribute two hundred thousand

now, and each of us needs to contribute five hundred
and fifty thousand for him.

" I can't get it together." Min Hui shook his

head resolutely, "I haven't got my own one million."
"

I knew you couldn't do it, so I made a round of

phone calls for him, and no one wanted to advance
the money. To be honest, if you can It is not easy
for any family to withdraw more than two million
yuan in cash in such a short period of time." Cao
Mu said, "I hinted to him euphemistically, if it
doesn't work, then quit. He complained that
everyone refused to help him. He also heard that we
had already received enough investment, so he was
even more reluctant to let go." "

How can it be done? How can there be anyone in

this world who only takes benefits and does not
contribute?" "

I can't say that It was too extreme, so I gave

him a week to continue to think of a way.” Cao Mu
said, “You have to hurry up with the million, if
you really can’t do it, tell me sooner, and I will
let everyone find a way to even it out for you. "

"No need. If I can't borrow it, I will quit."

"

How can I do that! You are different from He

Haixiang. You are the only one in the management
team and you must never quit." Cao Mu looked at her
seriously, "You It is our core competitiveness,
without you, everyone would have to go to Northwest
Wind."
 Min Hui chuckled: "I am so important?"

"You are so important. You are the most

delicious pastry in Bai'an."

The receptionist Before the session begins,

there is an hour of free communication time.

In the lobby on the second floor, there were

murmurs and crowds. As soon as Min Hui entered, she
was stopped by the directors of the two hospitals,
asking questions about this and that. After
chatting for a full twenty minutes, they managed to
escape. She went to the bar to order a glass of red
wine for herself, and suddenly saw an acquaintance
in the crowd - Deng Chen.

She was surprised, she didn't expect to see him

here, so she hurried over to say hello: "Old Deng?
Why are you here?" "
 My company is nearby. I heard that there is a
meeting, so come over to join in the fun."

"There are security guards ." Is it a mission?"

"No, no. The company has made some money in the

past few years. I heard that AI is very hot. Let's
see if there are any investment opportunities. The
requirements are not high, and the rate of return
is 8%."

Min Hui smiled. He said: "Why don't you lend me

one million. After one year, I'll give you 10% of
the principal with interest."

He looked at her for a long time, thinking she

was joking. Min Hui then talked about the
acquisition of Bai'an by the management team.

"Yes." Deng Chen said, "I am willing to lend

you money. But I have to sign a loan agreement." "

No problem, I will find a template right away,

and I will print it out and sign it later."

The two went to the business office next door.

After signing the two agreements quickly, Deng Chen
said, "I'll transfer the money to your account
tomorrow morning." "Okay. Thank you! By the way,

old Deng, haven't you seen Xin Qi?" Min Hui

said, "He should be here too."

"No, I'm in Beijing with him, and we can see

him often." He looked at his watch, "A friend asked
me to talk about something, let's go first.

" I want to talk more, but it's inconvenient to

stay when he has something to do.

When she returned to the banquet hall, she

thought of Su Quan. She wondered how her son was
doing with Xin Qi today. She was about to make a
phone call when she took out her mobile phone from
her bag when she suddenly heard a man behind her
call, "Ethan." She turned

around At first glance, it was Cheng Qirang who

spoke.

He was standing in the crowd not far away,

followed by several men in suits, including his
assistant Wei Yongcheng. The scene was crowded, and
she followed Cheng Qirang's gaze to find Xin Qi. He
found that he was talking to an elder with white
hair with his back turned to him, holding Su Quan
in his arms. Hearing that the father and son turned
around at the same time, Min Hui couldn't help
laughing: the two were wearing black suits of the
same style, and Su Quan was wearing a small bow tie
around his neck, and he was holding a lollipop in
his hand. The cute appearance looks like a penguin.
 While seeing Cheng Qirang, Xin Qi also saw Min
Hui. Su Quanxi stretched out her arms to her with
a smile: "Mom! Mom! I'm here!"

She quickly walked over to pick up the child,

hugged her in her arms and kissed her. Just as she
was about to leave, Xin Qi's hand suddenly wrapped
around her. her waist.

"Today's report was great," he said.

"Are you there?"

"Yes, I'm taking the kids, so I only dare to

stand in the last row."

Cheng Qirang looked at them silently with

meaningful eyes.

"Ethan, I heard you moved BBG to Bincheng?"

Cheng Qirang said, "It's right in Haitian Building?
Directly opposite Guanchao International?"

Xin Qi smiled and nodded: "Yes." Cheng

Qirang frowned slightly: "We are expanding

enrollment this year, I also like that building
very much, and I plan to buy it as a research and
development center, and I have negotiated a
contract with Leo for a long time—I didn’t expect
him to sell it to you in a blink of an eye, without
even saying hello." "Really?"

Xin Qi looked surprised, "He didn't mention it,

I don't know at all. I'm so sorry. I took a fancy
to Alex's design and thought it was very unique..."
"Hey, you're not mean enough," Cheng Qirang said
half-

jokingly , "Cross my building. Leo said you

only have 200 employees at most, do you need such
a big building?" "

BBG is also expanding its enrollment, it will

be full." Xin Qi is also laughing, "Comeon, Qi Jean,
there are many buildings in Bencheng, you won't
mind."

"But - only this one is brand new, and it is

the closest to Guanchao International. Coupled with
the architect's reputation, after many
considerations, it became my first choice." Cheng
Qirang curled his lips, "Sell it to me, while you
still have it. If you haven’t moved, can I give
you some extra money?”

“It seems that you really like it.” Xin Qi

shook his head with a faint smile, “It’s a pity.
We have already started to decorate, and Leo did
the interior design himself. We will call it a day
in another month Well, you are welcome to come and
play when the time comes."
 "Must." Cheng Qirang glanced at Min Hui, "By
the way, is BBG also interested in acquiring
Bai'an?" "

Qirang, this is a relaxing dinner... "Xin Qi

avoided answering, "Let's talk about something
lighter?"

"You won't take away my building, but come to

grab Bai'an from me again?" Cheng Qirang's gaze
became a little sharper.

"I heard it's an open bidding. God knows who

will win?" Xin Qi smiled. He glanced at Min Hui and
found that she was looking away, showing a refusal
attitude.

"Min Hui, today's report is very sensational,

congratulations." Cheng Qirang said.
 "Cheng Qirang, if you buy Bai'an, I will
resign." Min Hui said lightly, "You think it through
before spending money." "Why?" Cheng Qirang smiled
faintly, "There are many things you think you will
never

know Do it, but you have to bow your head when

things come to an end—this experience has happened
to you more than once, right?" "

Hey, Qi Rang, be more polite, she is my son's

mother." Xin Qi's eyes sank , looking at him coldly.

"Just kidding," Cheng Qirang said flatly,

"Welcome to Bincheng. We will be neighbors in the
future. Are you free to play golf?" "I'm afraid I
can't play this

. I'm not in good health."

went elsewhere.
 Min Hui took a sip of wine, looked at Xin Qi
and asked, "When did you arrive?"

"I've been there all the time," he said, "It's

not convenient to take the child with you, so I
dare to stand at the door."

"Thank you for the clothes." Min Hui said

softly, "How much is it, I'll call you later." "

No, your son picked it out, he said mom likes

beautiful clothes."

"Eh?"

"Did you forget Today is Mother's Day?"

She didn't forget it, but she didn't expect to

receive a gift. When I was on the train, "Mother in
Candlelight" played back and forth on the speakers.
 "It's so strange, why didn't Zheng Yiting
come?" Min Hui looked around, "She likes this kind
of occasion the most," "Over

there." Xin Qi pointed to a group of people in

the distance, "With the Dongli Group The executive
speaks."

Min Hui glanced on tiptoe: "Wow, did she dye

her hair? The color of her hair is so weird, I
really want to tear it off." "Why do

you care if she is there?" Xin Qi asked .

"I have to find a chance to pour this glass of

wine back." Min Hui shook the glass in his hand,
"To save her man from provoking me again." "Forget
it." He said lightly, "

A wig, How can a woman with false eyelashes and

fake nails have a real man around her?" "

Hey, is that Mr. Gong who gave the report just

now? I have a few technical questions for him." Min
Hui told Su Throwing Quan Quan on him, "Help me
read Quan Quan."

"I'll go with you."

"Why? You don't understand what I'm talking

about."

"I like to see you look amazing," Xin Qi smiled

and said, "I know Mr. Gong too."

Sure enough, before the two of them approached,

Mr. Gong quickly walked over to say hello: "Hi, Xin
Qi! The child is so cute, what's your name?"

" My name is Quan Quan." Su Quan said shyly.

 Teacher Gong is a lovely middle-aged uncle.

"This is my son." Xin Qi explained.

"Are you married?"

"Not yet." Xin Qi said, "Let me introduce, this

is the R&D director of Bai'an Hi-Tech—" "

Mr. Min Hui." The man shook hands attentively,

"I know, I just came here specially I came here to
chat with her."

"She also just wanted to talk to you." Xin Qi

said hastily.

"She is my mother!" Su Quan added without losing

the opportunity.

Teacher Gong looked at Xin Qi, then at Min Hui,

feeling embarrassed, and said, "So you two are a
couple! Xin Qi, you are really discerning..."
"Hmm..." Xin

Qi Face strange smile.

"Hmm..." Min Hui looked embarrassed.

Su Quan put his left arm around Xin Qi's neck,

Li put his arm around Min Hui's neck, and said in
a childlike voice, "Uncle, take a picture of me!"
Both of them glared at the child at the same time:
"Nonsense."

51—Night Light
Before the dinner was over, Xin Qi and Min Hui left the hall with their children.

After all, he had undergone a major operation not long ago, and Su Quan's body was still weak. He
only drank a bowl of porridge and a few pieces of pork ribs at the dinner table, and then yelled that
he wanted to sleep. The child was leaving, and it was inconvenient for the adults to stay for a long
time. Xin Qi picked up Su Quan, walked out of the hall and said to Min Hui, "Go to my apartment, I
have a spare room." Min Hui knew that he wanted to spend more time with his son

. Staying for a while, checking the time, it was less than nine o'clock, so he nodded: "Okay, but we
need to get up early tomorrow, and we have a train at ten o'clock in the morning." He was slightly
startled: "Didn't you

say seven o'clock in the evening?"

"Sister Cao Mu I want to go back early, and there is a lot of work to do before bidding.”
 For example, the management team has not raised enough funds, the MBO procedure is very
complicated, and everyone did not expect the remaining investment to be implemented so quickly.
The business requires Cao Mu to go back and communicate with the AAR team responsible for the
transaction, such as legal, accounting, finance, taxation, valuation, etc., without expert advice, it is
impossible to proceed.

"Then I'll take you to the station tomorrow." Xin Qi said.

After returning to the apartment on Financial Street, the two of them took a bath for Su Quan. The
child played in the bathtub for a while, and soon fell asleep after going to bed.

"Do you have a balcony?" Min Hui asked suddenly.

"Yes, but you are not allowed to jump down."

"I just want to smoke a cigarette."

The balcony is huge, and the wind is blowing loudly. Min Hui's lighter was out of gas, so Xin Qi had
to go back to the house to get a box of matches.

"Smoking is bad for your health."

"I don't smoke much."

After that incident, smoking became her habit of resisting decadence. Before her mother died, in
order to avoid her emotional collapse, she smoked a pack a day, thinking that she would never be able
to quit, but Su Tian's disappearance woke her up suddenly. Since then, she only smoked once or twice
occasionally But there is always a pack of cigarettes in the bag. There are too many male colleagues in
the company, and there are many smokers. Sometimes, in order to mingle with them, I will smoke
one or two cigarettes myself, which is a kind of entertainment.

The wind was so strong that she struck three matches without igniting them.

"May I?"

He struck the match in the opposite direction to hers, and after lighting it, he held it in a circle with
his palm and handed it to her mouth. She took a puff, and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke into the air,
which was immediately blown away by the wind.

He looked at her with confusion in his eyes.

"It's foggy." She pointed to the dim headlights under her feet.

"It's very similar to New York, especially at night. I would get confused when I woke up in the middle
of the night, thinking that I lived on Wall Street." He leaned on the metal fence and looked down, "The
streets in Beijing are just like New York, square and square. The climate It’s about the same.”
 “I’ve been in Beijing for seven years,” Min Hui said.

"I almost forgot," Xin Qi said with a smile, "You graduated from Huaqing University. Why didn't you
stay in Beijing? Don't you like it?" "I'm

from the south." She turned her head to look at him, and the night fog seemed to fill in Her eyes, "I
can't stand the dryness in the north."

"Which cities have you been to since then?"

"My first job was in Bincheng. At that time, I had the opportunity to stay in Beijing, but my mother
was ill, and several Offers Among them, Guanchao paid the highest salary, and he was working on
medical-related projects. I happened to be interested, so I went to Guanchao." "

Then how did you meet Cheng Qirang? He was already the CTO at that time. How many ranks higher
than you in position?" Xin Qi asked.

Min Hui was silent.

"About your case, I've read various reports - they all say that the public is right, and the mother-in-
law is right. It's hard for outsiders to judge. After all, there were only two people present when the
incident happened. And during that time, you were indeed very respected by Cheng Qi." He was
reused and promoted very quickly. You had meetings and business trips together, so there were some
guesses..." "—It's

reasonable, isn't it? He's so handsome, so talented, an executive, and Zheng Lan's son-in-law— —
—Why do you have to look at me? It must be me—a poor girl from a big mountain—who wants to
climb high to seduce him, want something from him, and bite back if I don’t get it, right?” “That’s not
true

. "Xin Qi was startled, "I just want to know what happened between you and Cheng Qirang? What
kind of relationship do you have with him?" His voice was calm, and he felt that it was reasonable to
ask such a question

Her heart began to sink.

"I don't want to say it."

"Whynot?"

"Because I don't want to repeat those details over and over again, just to satisfy your curiosity, or
to supplement your knowledge. For me, every time I tell you, it hurts again. "

..."

"About what happened to me, media reports cut out the complicated and simplified, idlers are just
looking for talking points, and opponents use it to make waves... But now I just want to forget about
it quickly and continue to live!" She took a puff of cigarette forcefully , "After all this happened, want
to find the meaning of life and the joy of life - do you know how difficult it is?" "

I know, of course I know..." he murmured, "Don't forget that I am I grew up in an orphanage."

"Then why do you still ask me?" She lit a cigarette ash and sneered, "Worried about being jumped
by a fairy?" "

I just don't understand, since you and Cheng Qirang once went to court, normal people When it
comes to this kind of relationship, why would he want to buy your company? And you, according to
my opinion, are smart and powerful, why did you follow his way?"

She was dumbfounded for a while, watching the night mist slowly float up and float between her
and Xin Qi, turning into a thick veil.

"Did you guys like each other before, or is he a...ControlFreak?" "

Your subtext is: Cheng Qirang likes me, and in order to get close to me and get me, he will pay a lot
of money to buy Bai'an? Xin Qi, why don't you write romance novels?" ?”

“Of course I know that you are very successful in scientific research. Well, he is not for you, but for
your project, your results, and your DS1.0.” “GS1.0.” “Sorry.

AI In the field of medical care, Guanchao started earlier and worked hard for a long time. Cheng
Qirang is still very knowledgeable. In recent years, Guanchao’s biggest competitor is Dongli Group.
Take the lead in this field."

"So, Cheng Qirang's snatching of Bai'an has nothing to do with feelings?" "

It's just a business."

"Understood." He glanced at her silently, and suddenly took the cigarette out of her mouth. , sucked
up by himself.

"Hey, you can't smoke, you have heart disease!" Min Hui yelled while reaching out to grab it, but
was blocked by his arm.

"It doesn't matter if I smoke one, I won't live long anyway." He smiled, probably because he had
never smoked before, and coughed twice due to choking on the smoke. Min Hui took the cigarette
butt from his mouth and threw it on the ground, and stomped hard.

"Xin Qi, if time can turn back, there will be no Su Tian between you and me..." Min Hui put his hands
in his pockets, looked up into his eyes with firm and fiery eyes: "Will you fall in love with me?
 " refuse to answer.

"If Su Tian and I stood in front of you at the same time, and she never saved me, and I never owed
her, who would you choose?" "

I choose Su Tian." He didn't even hesitate for a second.

"Why?" Her heart ached, "Aside from the past that you both shared, don't you think that I am
actually more suitable to be your girlfriend in all aspects?" He was very close to

her, when he heard this , the body suddenly took a step back.

"Excuse me, where did you find the confidence that you are better than Su Tian? If it weren't for Su
Tian, I might still be blind by now, or I might have already been lying in the grave. May I ask you to fall
in love with someone with heart disease?" Blind? It was Su Tian who accompanied me through the
most difficult days in my life! It was she who gave me the feeling of family and family! It was she who
helped me find opportunities to change my life! It was her..." His voice began to choke , "Do you think
there is only family affection between us? No, we are in love. Because of loneliness and hardship,
because we have no one to rely on, so we fell in love earlier and more stupidly, that's all! But that's
love, it's true! I promised her that I would come back to marry her and give her a home - if I knew it
would happen, I shouldn't have left. With me by her side, she would not make such a stupid decision.
She would not sacrifice her life easily, To save a brainless woman, and this woman still has the guts to
say that she is more suitable to be my wife than her!" He yelled at her, "You are not suitable at all,
Min Hui! You are just born My child, I have no choice but to be nice to you, because you are my son's
mother. In order to pamper him, I have to like you, and in order to protect him, I have to protect you.
But there is nothing between us! Nothing! !Nothingatall!"

So all of this is just a fake, to make my son happy. Min Hui's heart went cold again, her face suddenly
turned pale, and the blood on her face rushed to the top of her head. She thought for a while, finally
smiled silently, and said softly: "You are right, I should leave wisely. Please send the child to my room
at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. Good night." She picked up her handbag, put

on Put on your coat and walk away in a gust of wind.

He didn't keep her, let alone send her off.

***

Min Hui returned to Bincheng with his son, and Bai'an's acquisition was in full swing. Among the
applicants in the first round of bidding, five companies successively came to Baian for due diligence
and made initial quotations to Yuanlai. Three of them are the most powerful, namely: Guanchao
International, Dongli Group, and Deep Blue Technology. On Bai'an's side, He Haixiang specially vacated
a meeting room as a reference room to store the company's important documents, including business
secrets, transaction secrets, sensitive information on shares, etc., as well as specific information and
lists requested by buyers. Cao Mu and Min Hui are responsible for receiving visits from various buyer
teams, organizing meetings, presentations and answering their written questions. Round after round,
from morning to night, busy all the time. In addition, Min Hui is also responsible for the daily work of
the R&D team. Although it is not as brain-intensive as writing Code, it is physically exhausting to the
point of collapse.

At the same time, on the last day of the deadline for the management team, He Haixiang said to
everyone with a blushing face: "I finally got one million yuan, half of which was borrowed and half
borrowed, and I can only get so much I hope everyone can help me make up the remaining 1.4 million,
my wife has already let me go, and I will definitely be able to pay back the 1.4 million soon." One
hundred and

forty 10,000, spread among four people, and each person will pay 350,000. Everyone said that they
couldn’t get the money out, and He Haixiang said, “Otherwise, I’ll pay so much, and give me less
shares?” “

It’s not fair, Mr. He.” Cao Mu said, “Today has already It's the last day, if you really can't get enough
money, you should withdraw."

Everyone here wanted to say this, but no one could open their mouths.

"But I am really optimistic about our team! Baian was formed by me alone, and it has been able to
develop to this day, which also proves my strength. Looking at the contribution I may make to Baian
in the future, I hope you will be cautious Carefully consider my suggestion!" He Haixiang fought for it
with a red face, even begging in his tone.

"Mr. He, in fact, you don't have to be too sorry," Xu Guangjian said. "This time, Guanchao and Dongli
compete fiercely. Their strength is far greater than ours, and the possibility of winning is higher. Even
if our team survives to the end , and it is difficult to escape the fate of being a sparring partner."

These words were actually full of comfort, but He Haixiang's face still collapsed: "Okay, I'll quit."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"However, as the current general manager of Baian, I have to warn you: you are all executives of
the company. During the acquisition period, the company will maintain normal operations. Each of
you has a lot of work on your hands. MBO is a private matter, please Don't take up work time."

"Of course." Everyone said.

Seeing He Haixiang leaving angrily, Min Hui asked, "He's gone, who will take his place?" "

Ma Xin." Cao Mu said, "I started communicating with him after AIMax. He has an uncle For coal
mine business, you can lend him money. For coal bosses, 2.4 million is a small amount.”

Ma Xin is the HR director of Bai’an, and he has a good relationship with He Haixiang and is very
close, and he can be regarded as He Haixiang’s direct descendant. But he is more ambitious, so he
can't be said to be loyal.

"I'm a little worried." Min Hui raised his hand and said, "Cheng Qirang has threatened me twice,
saying that Guanchao International is determined to win the acquisition of Bai'an. Do you think the
offer of 132 million yuan is enough?" "Enough." Yan Chengli said, "

AAR The estimated value for us is only 90 million."

"90 million? Is it too conservative?" Xu Guangjian said.

"Cheng Qi asked this person to be very pragmatic. He won't spend money recklessly to be taken
advantage of. Threatening you is just to make us retreat." Cao Mu said, "But just to be on the safe
side, maybe we can raise the quotation a little bit more. "

"How much did you mention?"

"162 million, so there is a better chance of winning."

"It's 30 million more, who do you want?" Yan Chengli asked.

"Let's try BBG's Xin Qi first." Cao Mu said, "He has heard Min Hui's report and expressed his interest.
There is a lot of money in hand, Min Hui, why don't you give him a call?"

Min Hui was embarrassed, shrugged and said, "Sister Cao, we have already rejected him once, how
can we go to him again?" "

He is a businessman, so he won't care about these things."

"But—"

" You try it first, if it doesn't work, I'll ask President Xie of Fenglin Capital to see if he can add a little
more." "

I..." Min Hui lowered her head, "Okay."

After returning from Beijing, Min Hui and Xinqi has been in a state of cold war.

No phone calls, no WeChat, and no videos. She tried her best to arrange the time when she and Su
Quan were alone outdoors. Even when going to sleep, he would coax Su Quan to sleep in his bedroom
first, and then carry his sleeping son to the room where the camera was installed, so as to avoid "air
chatting" with Xin Qi.

Gradually, she found that her worries were unnecessary. At the other end of the camera, Xin Qi's
voice never came again.

After two weeks like this, she learned in a conversation with Yunlu that the BBG Asia-Pacific branch
has begun to move from Beijing to Bincheng in an all-round way. come over.

"Where does he live?" Min Hui asked curiously.

"Park Hyatt Hotel." Yunlu said, "Recently there are a lot of things. He often travels between Beijing
and Bincheng. A few days ago, he went to Singapore and New York." "Yes." "Ethan misses Quanquan
very much, during

the

day I often make video calls with him. It’s just that I’ve been too busy with work recently, so I haven’t
had time to come and see him in person.”

So he tried to avoid her as much as possible...

Early the next morning, Min Hui called Xin Qi, and after three calls, there A cold voice came: "Hello."

"Xin Qi, I'm Min Hui."

"Hello."

"I heard from Yunlu that you have moved to Bincheng?"

"Yeah."

"You are welcome to come and visit Su Quan at any time."

"Yeah."

"I'm looking for you because of Bai'an's affairs." "

Say."

"Sister Cao Mu asked me to ask you if you are interested in giving us Bai'an's MBO An investment of
30 million? We are about to submit a proposal, and the competition is fierce at present, and we are
worried that the quotation is not high enough." "

Min Hui, what did I say when I saw Mr. Cao last time, have you forgotten?" Xin Qi said indifferently
typical.

"I don't have a good memory, what did you say, tell me again?" "

I'll give you my final offer. And I said, if the offer is invalid, I won't consider it again in the future." "

Such a good business, Why don't you think about it?"

"Because I keep my word."

"I'm just asking if you're interested, no need to speak harshly, it's your own regret that you don't
invest." "

I don't regret it. Goodbye."

Min Hui was so angry that she cursed into the microphone: "FXXK!"
 "Hey, I haven't hung up yet." On the other end of the phone, Xin Qi said coldly.

"I'm teaching Quanquan English, he asked me how to say 'fork', I said, FORK."

"Please don't teach my son to speak foul language, he has his own English teacher, thank you."

52 - who is he

After He Haixiang withdrew from the management

team, the vacancy was replaced by Ma Xin, the human
resources director of Bian. The news reached He
Haixiang's ears. He believed that Cao Mu had already
found a spare tire, and he was determined to kick
him out. He called Ma Xin to the office and scolded
him. The five members of the group are regarded as
traitors, and they are strictly checked on
attendance, are not allowed to ask for leave, and
their work is fully arranged.

AAR, the transaction team selected by Cao Mu,

has already started working at full capacity,
preparing all bidding documents for MBO. Seeing
that the deadline is approaching, everyone is still
arguing over the first round of offers. Yan Chengli,
Xu Guangjian, and Ma Xin all believe that 132
million is already high enough and there is no need
to increase it. Cao Mu and Min Hui were slightly
worried, but they also believed that the offer
should pass the first round of screening safely.

"BBG is not willing to pay the 30 million." Min

Hui said at the meeting, "I called Xin Qi, but he
refused." "Is there no

room for negotiation?" Cao Mu asked.

"Not at all."

"What about Fenglin Capital? How are you

talking with Xie Anpei?" Yan Chengli asked.

"I have talked with three private equity CEOs.

They disagreed with the price increase. After
discussing for a long time, they finally said that
if there is an increase of 30 million, each of them
will contribute 10 million, but the proportion of
our team's shareholding must be from 28% to 20%."
Cao Mu said.

"What? Drop eight points all at once?" Xu

Guangjian was stunned, "It's too deceitful, I don't
agree!" "

I also object." Ma Xin agreed.

"They are also looking out for their own

interests, there is nothing wrong with that." Yan
Chengli sighed, "I disagree, but I can understand.
After all, if you invest more money, you have to
take an extra risk. Mr. Cao, see if you can talk to
him about it. 26%?"

"I've tried it, but I don't want to."

"Then how much do you think Cheng Qirang will

bid?" Min Hui asked, "If you want to win it?"
 "132 million is already very competitive. Cheng
Qirang may not pay such a high price. AAR suggested
that we should not pay such a high price in the
first round. After all, it is only intentional. In
the second round, we will increase the price
according to the opponent's situation." Yan Chengli
said, "AAR wants us to fix the price as soon

as possible. Their documents are ready, and

tomorrow is the deadline." There is a possibility
of withdrawing capital at the last second, and
people will think that we are unreliable in the
future, and we may be eliminated in the first
round." Ma Xin said.

"The headquarters first looks at the price. In

order to win, I think it needs to add another 30
million, 20% is 20%, and there is still 4% in the
hands of everyone. We strive to make the cake
bigger. 4% is also a lot of shares. .” Cao Mu said.
 "I agree with Sister Cao's opinion." Min Hui
nodded, "We worked so hard, isn't it just to get
Bai'an? If the bidding fails because of a lack of
30 million yuan, and the 30 million private equity
people are willing to pay, I will regret it when
the time comes."

The five argued for an hour, but none of them

changed their attitudes. In the end, they voted 3-
2 and decided to report 130 million first.

At 10:00 am the next day, AAR, on behalf of the

management team, submitted a formal proposal and
all documents for bidding to Yuanlai. In the
afternoon, Cao Mu and Min Hui happened to have a
regular meeting at the headquarters. After the
meeting, Cao Mu quietly pointed to a short man who
was walking towards the cafe and said, "That man is
Cai Bingjie, who is invested by Yuanlai Group. The
general manager of the M&A department. He is in
charge of Bai'an's acquisitions, let's go chat and
test his tone?" After

half a cup of coffee, the three of them went

from pleasantries to the main topic.

"We have received your proposal, we have read

all the documents, the business plan is very
attractive, and the quotation is also very sincere.
I am very glad that you can join this bidding, and
the working group will definitely take it seriously
Yes." Cai Bingjie said in a businesslike manner.

"Mr. Cai, how many companies participated in

total?" Cao Mu asked, "If you let me know, we know
it well. In order to make up for the investment
funds, everyone has emptied their families."

"Hahaha, no way. You are the vice president of

the company, and your income is not low. There are
some big and small companies participating in the
acquisition. After reviewing all the proposals, we
will invite limited buyers to enter the second stage
Bidding. Now, you can also start due diligence. I
will let your president He cooperate with you as
much as possible." "Do

you think we have hope to enter the second

stage?" Min Hui asked.

"Yes." Cai Bingjie nodded affirmatively, "We

are very surprised that the management team
proposed the acquisition. Your financing is so
smooth, which just proves that the market is full
of confidence in you. The headquarters is actually
reluctant to part with Baian, and it is helpless to
do so. For example, Bai'an was built by you alone,
and if it can be returned to your hands in the end,
the headquarters will also feel gratified, which
means that none of us has failed anyone."

Cai Bingjie's rank is indeed not low. Min Hui

and Cao Mu felt hot when they heard it, and laughed
as if they had been beaten with chicken blood.

"So, our bid is considered high?" Min Hui asked,

"Is

that

so ?" To prepare for the later stage. After

all, we are a family." "

Your bid is not the highest, of course, this is

only an intentional price." Cai Bingjie said
lightly, "After the due diligence is completed, I
hope you I can increase the price, otherwise...it
will be hard to say."

Afraid of being asked more, Cai Bingjie found

an excuse and left, leaving Cao Mu and Min Hui
looking at each other.
 "So - 130 million is really not enough?" Min
Hui stared, "He said that he would increase the
price by 'some', but he didn't say that he would
increase the price by 'some'. Does it mean that we
are still far from the highest price?"

——The higher-ups from far away are more

bureaucratic, and they like to play word games when
they talk. Min Hui immediately pondered the literal
meaning.

"You, don't listen to him fooling around," Cao

Mu snorted disapprovingly, "This kind of person is
best at talking, he may say that to everyone in
every company, just to incite everyone to raise the
price. go up."

"Then what should we do next?"

"Maintain the original plan. Since he said that

there is no problem for us to enter the second
stage, it means that our bid is relatively high.
Generally speaking, the headquarters will pick out
the most promising ones. Potential buyers enter the
second round of negotiations, usually three to
five. We are familiar with people in this industry,
and we can guess who has the strength and who is
interested.” Min Hui counted in his

heart After counting, he said: "Guanchao,

Dongli, Shenlan, us?"

"Well, almost these four companies can offer

relatively high prices. When the others heard that
Guanchao and Dongli joined, most of them would
retreat. No one wants to run with them."

Min Hui felt that she had to trust Cao Mu when

it came to things like purchase and price, after
all, she had been in sales for more than 20 years.
Your intuition must be stronger than your own when
it comes to business.
 She went to the front desk to buy two donuts,
and just took a bite when Cao Mu's cell phone rang,
and Yin Xu's profile picture was displayed on the
screen. Strangely, Cao Mu glanced at the phone, but
didn't answer it, and hung up the phone directly.

Min Hui's heart "thumped" and sank.

It has been a month since she discovered Yin

Xu's cheating, and she thought Yin Xu didn't intend
to confess. As for herself, she has been hesitant
to expose it to Cao Mu, and she always wants to say
that she can neither find a chance nor make up her
mind.

"Did Brother Yin Xu look for you just now?" She

asked cautiously.

Cao Mu took a deep sip of his iced coffee,

nodded, and didn't answer for a long time.
 "Sister Cao, there is something I've always
wanted to tell you—" "

I already know." Cao Mu bit his lip hard, and

sighed heavily, "Yin Xu told me." "

When Huh?"

"Last week."

For some reason, it was obviously not her fault,

but Min Hui felt deeply uneasy, and for a while she
didn't know what to say, and looked at her
tremblingly: "Sister Cao, I'm mainly to blame for
this matter, I didn't check it well, put the Someone
like Ye Xiaozhen was introduced to you. Brother Yin
Xu actually regrets it, he really likes you and
cares about this family... You can discuss some
things carefully..." "Flies don't bite seamless
eggs." Cao
 Mu His voice was cold, "This is betrayal. For
me, there is no room for negotiation." "

But—"

"We are already divorced, and we officially got

the divorce certificate yesterday."

So fast! It was not obvious from Cao Mu's speech

and behavior, Min Hui couldn't help being stunned:
"What about the children?" "

He left the house completely, and the children

and the house belong to me."

"Can you take care of it?" Min Hui asked, "I've

been busy buying these days, why don't you hire a
nanny? I can find it for you." As soon as she said
the words, she suddenly thought that Ye Xiaozhen
was the tutor she found, and if the nanny she found
was not reliable Woolen cloth? He hurriedly said,
"Forget it, you should go find it yourself."

"The child's custody belongs to me, but he will

come over every day to cook for the child and take
the child to cram school. He takes care of all
these." Cao Mu ruthlessly He took a bite of the
donut and gave a wry smile: "I always thought I had
a good eye for people, but I didn't expect to miss
it." "

This is just the first offender. Brother Yin Xu

is a bit out of line, but it's not serious enough
to ask for a divorce, right? You have been together
for more than ten years, can't you give him a
chance?"

"No, I have zero tolerance for this kind of

thing."

After saying this, Min Hui realized that Cao

Mu's face was a little sallow and his eyes were
swollen up. She always thought that she was tired
from the business of purchasing, but she didn't
expect such a big event to happen at home.

"Let's go," Min Hui stood up and pulled her

arm, "Find a place to drink, I'll treat you."

***

It happened that Yun Lu said that he would take

Su Quan to the cinema to watch cartoons, and Min
Hui found a bar on the side of the road to eat and
chat with Cao Mu until after eight o'clock before
returning to the apartment.

As soon as I got out of the elevator, I saw a

man half lying and half sitting nestled at the foot
of the door, drunk as mud, his shirt chest covered
with vomit marks. Hearing footsteps, the man barely
stood up against the wall.
 "Brother Yin Xu?" Min Hui was taken aback.
Seeing that Yin Xu was reeking of alcohol and
shaking, she quickly supported him. As soon as he
got close, he was so drunk by the stench of vomiting
that he couldn't breathe: "Why are you here?" "

Where's Cao Mu? Is she at your house? I...I

want to talk to her." His tongue flicked, Her words
were slurred, her eyelids were drooping, and she
seemed half asleep.

Then he said a bunch of words to himself, but

Min Hui couldn't catch a single word.

"Sister Cao Mu just ate barbecue skewers with

me, and she's already home now." Min Hui took out
the key and opened the door, "Come in and have a
cup of tea to sober up from the hangover, and I'll
call a car to take you home later." "
 Home Where do I have a home? Even Cao Mu
doesn’t want me anymore, and I can’t go back if
I have a home…” The 1.89-meter tall man covered
his face in front of Min Hui, and began to cry. In
the middle of crying, suddenly there was a "wow",
covered his head and face, and spit out a pile of
food, which happened to be on Min Hui's head.

Min Hui wanted to cry but had no choice but to

help him into the room, first took off her coat,
then helped him take off his shirt, wet the towel
and washed his face. Seeing that he was so drunk
that he couldn't stand up, he hurriedly helped him
to Su Quan's room and let him lie down: "Take a
rest first, and I'll make you a cup of strong tea."

She went to the kitchen to make a pot of

Dahongpao, and was about to hand it to him, but she
saw that his eyes were closed and he had already
fallen into a deep sleep. After pushing for a long
time but still unable to push, Min Hui had to call
Cao Mu, but no one answered, so she left a WeChat
message. I was thinking about what to do, my hair
smelled sour, it was all Yin Xu's vomiting. She
wanted to take a bath immediately, but she was
afraid that Yin Xu would wake up and make trouble,
and she would not be able to hold back, so she
locked him in the room. He went to the bathroom
first and threw the two of them's dirty clothes
into the washing machine, and then took a serious
shower. Just after turning off the water, the
doorbell rang. Min Hui thought, probably Yunlu came
back after watching the movie with Su Quan, just in
time, she could ask Yunlu to send Yin Xu away, so
she put on a bathrobe and opened the door.

There was actually Xin Qi standing outside the

door, holding the sleeping Su Quan in his arms.

Seeing her surprised face, Xin Qi explained:

"There's something wrong with Yunlu. I happened to
be free, so I took Quanquan to watch a movie." "Oh,
please, please come in

."

dripping water. Xin Qi walked into the room, looked

at her and asked, "Have you drank?"

"I went to eat skewers with Sister Cao Mu and

drank... how many beers."

"A beer is 1.5 liters, how much did you drink

Prick?"

"Two, two or three."

"You can really let yourself go, Min Hui." His

voice suddenly turned into sarcasm.

In fact, Min Hui was also very drunk, her feet

wobbled when she took the elevator, and she almost
went to the wrong floor, because Yin Xu was even
more drunk, and she became sober from fright.

"Give the child to me, and you can go." Min Hui
stretched out his arms, intending to take the child,
but Xin Qi gave way and went straight to the bedroom
with Su Quan in his arms. Only then did Min Hui
remember that there was still someone sleeping in
the bedroom, and she couldn't help but yelled, "Xin
Qi, wait!" Turning around and rushing to stop him,
the door was already opened by Xin Qi.

A strong smell of alcohol rushed towards his

face, and at the same time, there was the sound of
a man's light snoring.

The big bed in the bedroom was covered with

snow-white sheets, and Yin Xu was lying on all fours
in the middle. His lower body is a pair of sports
shorts, and his upper body is naked, revealing the
strong chest muscles and slender thighs typical of
tennis players.
 Xin Qi was stunned for a moment, turned around
to look at Min Hui, and asked in a deep voice, "Who
is he?"

After drinking a few more drinks, Min Hui

decided to make a joke, and said with a wink, "My
man."
53-Husky
Xin Qi was silent for a long time, and after a while, a sneer broke out between his teeth: "So old?"

Yin Xu is not old at all.

He is 41 years old this year. He is full of energy, loves sports, and has been living a stress-free life
after marriage. He looks very heroic, and he is in his early thirties at most. Several times he went to
school with Cao Mu to pick up his children, but he was mistaken for Cao Mu's eldest son.

"He's not old." On top of the beer, Min Hui's tongue also knotted, "Gong, kung fu is good." "

What?" Xin Qi thought he had heard wrong, and frowned, suddenly turned around and strode Su
Quan to the door. In the next room, she quickly turned back and looked at her with piercing eyes,
"What did you say just now?" "My..." Min Hui hiccupped, "The bed skills... are better than yours .

"

Nodding his head, he pointed to the camera on the ceiling: "Next time, next time remember... turn
on the camera, I... I'll give you a show." "How

dare you!" He growled in a low voice, "This is my son's Bedroom, if you dare to mess around here,
I’ll—” “

—what about you?” Min Hui chuckled, “Kill me? Anyway, there’s Nothingatall between us,
nothingatall…you don’t care who I’m with? You don't care!"

"I don't care, and it has nothing to do with me, if you fall in love with this wild man—" he yelled
until her eardrums buzzed, "Please change the place! Don't dirty my son's Eyes!"
 "Xin Qi, please be more polite, if I fall in love with this wild man, I will marry him, he is your son's
new father!" "I don't allow

you to marry!" Xin Qi exploded, "I heard No? You are not allowed to find a father for my son! I still
don’t understand why God sent me to you! Is it to witness how stupid human beings are!”

"Why not? What rights do you have?" In the middle of speaking, Min Hui retched a few times and
fell straight to the ground, only to be grabbed by Xin Qi. She only felt a tightness in her chest, as if
something was stuck in her throat, and she quickly covered her mouth. Xin Qi quickly grabbed a
crystal bowl from the table next to her and put it under her mouth. Min Hui vomited into the bowl
for a long time, but nothing came out... He stared at him and said, "You don't want me, and you
don't allow me to marry? Treat you as my father! Tell you about Xin Qi, I don't want to marry you."
What do I owe you! If you want to be with Su Tian, go find her! Search all over the world, with your
infatuation, you are not afraid to find her! Don't pester me, don't pester my son, okay? Get out!" I
caught a glimpse of the dress from the AIMax party on the sofa, grabbed it and threw it into his
arms, "And this, take it too!" "You're drunk." He

sighed .

"I'm not drunk!" Min Hui's voice got louder, and she said upside down, "I just like you! Because I
like you, I feel like I'm getting older every hour, and now I'm getting older by a minute. We don't
need to talk to each other like this. Torture, please leave immediately, I’m tired and going to sleep!”

At this moment, she was in a daze, she was wearing a big bathrobe with nothing inside, she
loosened the belt and put it on the bed, before When he touched the bed, he was lifted up by Xin Qi
again. He fastened the belt again, tied it tightly around the back, and held her in his arms: "Where
are you going to sleep, my son is in the next room." "I'll sleep here, just with my wild

. Men sleep together, you don't care!" She punched him, tore his clothes, and flopped about in his
arms like a crazy little beast. He hugged her involuntarily, strode to the next door, put her on the big
bed, and was about to pull the blanket, when she bit her arm, which made him gasp in pain, so he
had to hold her tightly with one hand. body, the other hand touched her face, and said in a low
voice: "Okay, okay, stop making trouble, let's go to sleep." The

voice of the first two words was still hard, and then it gradually became deeper and softer. , and
finally coaxed helplessly.

After a while, seeing that she finally fell asleep peacefully, Xin Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Looking
at Su Quan beside him, he didn't wake up after such a big commotion. He turned over and put one
hand into his mother's arms, his little face was next to her tightly, and he smacked his lips in
dreamland, showing a sweet smile.

Xin Qi stopped to look at it for a long time, sighed, covered the mother and son with a cotton
blanket, and closed the door. Walking into the living room, he was thinking about how to wake Yin
Xu up and let him go home when he heard a knock on the door.

Opening the door, it was Zhou Ruji. They didn't expect to meet each other here, and they were
startled.

"Is Min Hui here?"

"She drank too much and fell asleep." Xin Qi said.

"Where's Yin Xu?" Zhou Ruji looked into the room, "Gone?"

"Yin Xu?" Xin Qi searched for the name in his mind, but didn't remember Min Hui mentioning it to
him.

"Cao Mu's husband, oh no, ex-husband. They just got divorced—" Zhou Ruji didn't know where to
start, scratching his head, "He drank a lot of wine and came here to find Min Hui—" "He has

n't Let's go," Xin Qi let him into the room, pointing to Su Quan's bedroom, "he fell asleep in that
room." "

Cao Mu asked me to take him back."

"He slept very deeply, I'm afraid you won't be able to take him away. The

two of them worked together to wake Yin Xu up, and slapped his face vigorously on the bed. Yin
Xu fell into a deep sleep and couldn't wake up no matter how hard he beat, Xin Qi had no choice but
to say, "Go back. Let him sleep here for the night." , wake up tomorrow morning and then go."

"Is this inconvenient?"

"I'm here, it's okay."

***

The next morning, Min Hui woke up and heard birdsong from the balcony outside the window.
When I opened my eyes, through the thin window screens, there was a yellow bird standing on the
railing, the size of a palm, and it kept calling "crossing and crossing". Before Min Hui woke up, she
suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that the yellow bird was Su Tian, standing there seemed
to have something to say, and seemed to be blaming her.

Thinking of this, she woke up in fright, sat up and looked around. Su Quan was lying on his feet,
fortunately the bed was big, otherwise he would fall to the ground again. The child was very angry,
and his head was sweating from sleep, and his hair was wet, and a few locks stuck to his forehead.
Opposite the bed was a double sofa, on which Xin Qi was sleeping, his suit jacket was draped over
the chair next to him, and he was still wearing a shirt and tie. The legs are too long and there is no
place to rest them, they are curled up tightly, bent like shrimps. There was no place to put his head,
it almost fell to the ground.

Min Hui put on his clothes lightly, squatted on the ground, held his head to his knees, and took a
pillow to cover him. Unexpectedly, Xin Qi woke up suddenly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw
that his face was pillowed on Min Hui Hui Hui's lap, quickly sat up.
 Min Hui turned around and glanced out the window, the yellow bird had already flown.

She couldn't remember what happened last night, so she asked, "Why are you still here?" "

Yin Xu hasn't left yet." Xin Qi said, "I'm afraid he will have sex after drinking."

"Don't be afraid , look——" Min Hui suddenly pulled out a kitchen knife from under the mattress,
and shook it under his nose: "I have this."

Xin Qi was startled, and took a step back involuntarily.

"Whoever dares to bully me, I will chop him up!" Min Hui said, and put the kitchen knife back in its
place.

There was the smell of fried eggs in the air—

"Did you order takeaway?" Xin Qi asked, "Yunlu is in Beijing now."

"No."

The two walked lightly to the dining room and saw Three plates with toast, fried eggs and bacon,
each covered with a glass lid. There is a large bowl of fruit salad in the middle.

The coffee is also ready and placed in an insulated coffee pot. There is a piece of paper on the
table, which says: "I'm sorry to bother you.——Yin Xu".

It was only then that Min Hui remembered what happened last night, went to the table and sat
down, and began to eat big mouthfuls. The fried eggs were soft, the bacon was crunchy, the toast
was fried with butter, and the coffee was neither strong nor weak, and the taste was just right.

Xin Qi glanced at his mobile phone, and suddenly asked: "Last time you said that you still need an
investment of 30 million yuan, have you raised it?"

Min Hui shook his head: "Have you changed your mind?"

"No."

"Then ask What is this for?"

"Shenlan Technology has announced its withdrawal." He raised his phone, "It's early in the
morning. Now there are only three companies left in the second round: Guanchao, Dongli, and you."

Min Hui said oh : "No surprise. Deep Blue Technology probably doesn't want to accompany you."

"They don't want to, you want to?"

"Xin Qi," Min Hui said with a straight face, "If you don't help, don't make sarcastic remarks. For
this MBO, We are already so busy."

"Then you still have time to hang out with your boss's husband," he continued, "Aren't you afraid
of the disintegration of the team?" It turned out that it was

because of this that Min Hui was going around for a long time. After eating eggs, he was so angry
that he almost swallowed: "I was just joking, so you take it seriously. Cao Mu is so good, how dare I
offend her?" "You are also

very good, you even offended me "

Xin Qi—"

"Four years ago, if I hadn't come all the way from New York to try my best to please you, you
would have been able to play Su Tian so well? In the end, it's my fault, Min Hui , you're not ashamed,
I'm going to be mad at you!"

Min Hui didn't want to argue with him, so she glanced at her watch and stuffed the toast into her
mouth: "Oh, I have a meeting in the morning, I'm leaving first, son I'll leave it to you."

"Hey—hello—Min Hui—"

"Bye!"

***

Min Hui rushed to the company and was immediately stopped by Cao Mu: "Deep Blue Technology
has announced its withdrawal." "

I heard gone."

"AAR has increased the price to 132 million, and is currently negotiating with the headquarters to
revise the transaction documents. The headquarters' attitude towards us is ambiguous. AAR said,
don't look at Guanchao and Dongli's fierce competition. The bid may be higher than ours, but their
terms It will be stricter and harsher than ours, and the headquarters may not be able to accept it.
There has been no movement in the headquarters for a long time, and it probably wants to hang us
as a spare tire. AAR hopes that we can raise the price a little bit higher. If the final quotation is 162
million It’s still very sure.”

“I also feel that some money needs to be added.” Min Hui pondered.

"How about we have a meeting and talk about the 30 million? The private equity side said that as
long as we are willing to drop to 20%, they will give the money, and we will do what we say. Yan
Chengli's tone was relatively loose that day. Talk to him alone, and see if we can win him over to our
side." "

Yes. If we can win Yan Chengli, it will be three to two."

 The situation is so tense, and Min Hui feels faintly uneasy. Who can win Cheng Qirang or Fang
Dongkui? win? Is there room for maneuver for the MBO team squeezed between the two strong
players? If Guanchao successfully acquires it, what will I do next? Thinking of this, cold sweat broke
out all over his forehead. Fortunately, the topic of Cao Mu has changed to another place: "I'm really
sorry last night. I didn't expect Yin Xu to go to your side. I heard from Zhou Ruji that he slept at your
house?" Min Hui didn't remember Zhou Ruji coming, maybe it was

Xin Qi greeted him, smiled and said: "It's okay, there is a spare room at home. Brother Yin used to
help me take care of Su Quan, it should be." "Xin Qi didn't misunderstand, right?" "No. Besides, I am
talking to Su Quan now

" It doesn't matter to him..."

"Who are you kidding, you two are like that."

"Oh, it's hard to explain."

The two women sighed to each other and went back to their offices. After half an hour, Cao Mu
came over and sighed: "Thirty million can't be added, Yan Chengli disagrees with life and death. I
also asked about the other two, but I still don't want to. What's wrong with these men, we usually
discuss future plans , each one is so ambitious, when it comes time to pay for it, why can’t you just
think about it?”

Min Hui suddenly said: "If it doesn't work, let's go against it. How about I go find Zheng Yiting and
stimulate her? Since I can't raise the price, let's make some trouble?" Cao Mu curled his lips: "Zheng
Yiting is so poisonous

. Don't invade, can you stimulate her?"

Min Hui said: "I'll try it."

Zheng Yiting has a husky, and love is like life. Every night at eight o'clock, if there is no
entertainment, she will go to the northwest corner of Central Park to walk the dog on time. Cheng
Qirang told her about this habit.

Four years have passed, and Min Hui really blocked her in Central Park. The husky has grown into a
giant, sticking out its tongue at Min Hui, panting heavily.

Zheng Yiting is a small person at 1.57 meters, with a round face, a slender waist, and a short upper
body. I don't know whether it is due to excessive dieting or thin bones. Her legs look as thick as her
arms. She wears a set of Lululemon fitness clothes. Trotting over with the dog, he was startled by
Min Hui who came out of the woods and almost screamed.

"Good evening, Mr. Zheng." Min Hui stopped her way.

"Min Hui, what do you want?" Zheng Yiting pulled the dog with a vigilant expression.
 "Guanchao wants to acquire Bai'an, you know about that?"

"Yes."

"Knowing that you still agree to the acquisition?"

"This is a normal business." "

If the acquisition is successful, it means that Cheng Qirang will become me again. Boss, do you
think this is okay?"

"I think that if the acquisition is successful, you will be fired again." "

I am a core technician."

"Really, Min Hui?" Zheng Yiting laughed sharply, " Don't be so confident. You are not that
important, I can find someone to replace you in minutes." "

If Guanchao acquires Baian, the technical team will all resign, and all the money you spent will be
in vain. Cheng Qirang It's too irresponsible to play with your family's money like this?"

"Say one more word, believe it or not, I'll let the dog bite you right now?"

As soon as the words finished, the husky barked at her twice and bared its teeth fiercely. Min Hui
turned around and ran away in fright.

54 - Acquisition
The next two weeks were surprisingly quiet.

There was no news from the headquarters, and He Haixiang became mysterious. Cao Mu wanted
to get some information from him several times, but he replied with the same sentence: "Not in his
position, not in his position. At the same time, it seems that his various finding faults with the
management team have also stopped, and everyone

secretly realized that Baian is entering a turning point with an undercurrent. over.

Can't hear any news.

The management team held several meetings, and everyone felt uneasy. Except for Min Hui who
made it clear that he would not cooperate with Cheng Qirang, the rest of the people were all
prepared. A successful MBO is of course a new starting point for a career. Guanchao or Dongli are
successful, but the end is unpredictable. You can think about the good or the bad. Both are giants in
the industry, and their treatment, benefits, and industry status are far higher than those of Bai'an.
Being acquired is equivalent to a poor daughter-in-law marrying into a wealthy family. However,
departments, employees, and projects are all facing reorganization and changes, and it is difficult to
say whether the executives will stay or stay.

What everyone is most worried about is the merger with Guanchao.

Guanchao has a powerful R&D center with 300 employees, all of whom are highly educated, and
more than half of them are returnees. It can be said that there are a lot of talents. The scope of work
and functions are very similar to those of Baian. Ding Yifeng, who was kicked out by Bai'an for sexual
harassment incident, is said to be quite appreciated by Cheng Qirang. If Baian is acquired by
Guanchao, it will face a large number of layoffs, and positions that are easily replaced, such as
personnel director and sales director, are even more in jeopardy.

After the Yin Xu drunk incident, Min Hui and Xin Qi returned to the previous mode of getting
along. They obviously live in the same city, have a common child, and Xin Qi's hotel and Min Hui's
apartment are also in the same block, but they chose to stagger.

Xin Qi usually visits Su Quan at noon or afternoon, sometimes just having a meal with him, taking a
nap, sometimes taking him to a museum to see paintings, or to ride a bumper car in an amusement
park. The frequency is basically once a day. Of course, if Min Hui has to work overtime temporarily
or has other things and cannot leave, he will come to take care of him, and even if he can't come, he
will arrange for Yunlu and the babysitter. Min Hui is in charge of all the hours of the night. For two
days on weekends, the two are responsible for one day each.

All communication is done through text messages, the simplest sentences, the least number of
words, no quarrels, no complaints.

Xin Qi: At three o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday, I came to pick Su Quan to go to Ocean Park,
have dinner in the park, and go home at seven.

Min Hui: OK.

...

Min Hui: Su Quan has a yellow sweater missing, is it lost?

Xin Qi: Here I am.

...

Xin Qi: I will be in Beijing tomorrow and the next two days. This weekend you will take care of the
children alone, okay?

Min Hui: OK.

Min Hui: Su Quan’s art class needs to pay the next tuition fee, which is 3200 yuan.
 Xin Qi: Lost the card?

Min Hui: I haven't lost it, so I'll report it to you.

Xin Qi: Got it.

...

Min Hui: Zhou Ruji went to Guangzhou for a meeting, and I need to go to the hospital to see Zizhu.

Xin Qi: You don't have to tell me this.

Min Hui: So I'm in the hospital on Wednesday night, can you take Su Quan with me?

Xin Qi: What time do you need me to come over?

Min Hui: Seven o'clock.

Xin Qi: OK.

...

Min Hui took care of Yao Zizhu for four days. Zizhu is undergoing chemotherapy in the hospital
because of the enlarged liver metastases of breast cancer, as well as metastases in the abdominal
cavity and cervical spine. She has become skinny and skinny, except for pain and vomiting, basically
can't speak much, and her appetite is extremely poor. Chemotherapy caused her vomiting and
diarrhea, stomach cramps, high fever, coma, dehydration all over her body, and she couldn't sleep
without painkilling injections. Looking at her, Min Hui couldn't help but think of her mother's last
days, when she was also tortured by chemotherapy so that her life would be worse than death.

One night, Zi Zhu, who had been sleeping all this time, suddenly woke up, took Min Hui's hand and
said, "Xiaohui, I may not have many days..." "

Nonsense, how could it be!" Ji is trying the newest medicine for you."

"It's useless——" Her face was pale, and she smiled weakly, "I'm ready." " Purple

Pearl——"

Those who are prepared are not prepared for this matter..."

She didn't know what to say.

"I heard that your mother also passed away from cancer. After going through all this, you are
considered someone who has experienced it."

"That's right..." Min Hui smiled wryly.

 "Please help him prepare, please."

Although she was seriously ill and out of shape, Min Hui felt that Zizhu was still a beauty. She was
beautiful in her delicate facial features and three-dimensional outline, especially the pair of black
Her almond eyes are more prominent because of her thinness.

She lowered her head and thought for a while, then said: "If that time really comes, I promise
you."

"Thank you." Zizhu squeezed her hand, "I always thought that he liked his career more than me,
but it's not like that. I am a part of his life, and my career is also a part of his life, and these two parts
cannot compete with each other." She sighed, "If I didn't compete, I would have spent four more
years with him... ..."

"Everyone has a temper, and it's normal for husbands and wives to compete."

"Xiaohui, after I leave, can you still be with him?" Zi Zhu asked suddenly.

"No." Min Hui looked at her with a smile, "I already have another man." "

Okay." She sighed, "Then my Ruji can only choose one of those nurses."

Zhou Ruji was loved by the nurses because of his good temper, lack of airs, and love of joking.
When he divorced Zizhu, he was chased by several nurses. At the most, he received five nurses' love
lunch for him at a time.

"Don't think so," Min Hui could only comfort her, "You'll be fine."

She returned to the apartment at nine o'clock at night, and found Lin Xiyue in the hall downstairs
by accident. She was sitting on the sofa in a corner, concentrating on revising something on her
laptop, talking in a low voice with a bluetooth headset while revising.

She was so focused that Min Hui passed her without looking up.

Min Hui got into the elevator full of guesses, opened the door with the key, and found that Xin Qi
was sitting on the sofa in the living room and working in front of the computer. He got all kinds of
marks, wearing Beats headphones in his ears, and seemed to be in a meeting. He spoke English in a
low voice. When he saw Min Hui coming in, he immediately muted his phone, took off the
headphones and said, "Are you back?" "Yeah.

" She puts on her slippers.

Xin Qi stuffed the documents into her bag, glanced at her, and said, "Quanquan is already asleep. I
have something to do and I need to rush back to the company." "I

saw Lin Xiyue downstairs just now."

"We are revising An agreement, because she was in a hurry and she couldn't come up, had to
discuss it on the phone." "

Xin Qi, I don't want to see Lin Xiyue in this building." Min Hui said seriously.

"She's my sales director, it's a sales deal, it's a job."

"I don't like this guy!" she yelled.

"That's why I didn't let her go upstairs." His voice was calm.

"That's not okay! I don't want her to appear in my sight!"

"Why should I listen to you?" Xin Qi said coldly, "Who do you think you are?"

"Lin Xiyue is a liar!" "

Could it be Aren't you?"

She entered her bedroom angrily, and closed the door firmly. Ten minutes later, when she opened
the door again, Xin Qi had already left.

***

Two weeks later, a piece of good news came.

AAR notified Cao Mu that Yuanlai had given a reply and was satisfied with the price and conditions
of the management team, and had signed a provisional purchase agreement. After all the
documents are fully prepared, the two companies will formally sign the contract three days later.

A boulder finally fell to the ground, and everyone couldn't help but rejoice. The private equity side
was also very happy. Several companies got together and held two meetings to discuss the specific
operation of the company in the future, including the position of the management team, annual
salary, etc.

On the morning of the third day, AAR had prepared all the signing documents, but there was no
movement from the other side. Finally, Cai Bingjie called and said: "Sorry, I can't sign the contract
today. A buyer suddenly appeared. A higher price."

"But we have already signed a provisional agreement!" The person in charge of AAR said angrily.

"It's a temporary agreement, not a formal agreement." Cai Bingjie said unhurriedly, "Unless you
are also willing to increase the price." Everyone discussed for a

while, and the three private equity bosses were very angry. Ken will play along.

"Mr. Cai, 132 million is our final offer." AAR said.

"That's a pity." Cai Bingjie said lightly.

 Two days later, Guanchao International officially announced the acquisition of Baian at a price of
133 million. When Cao Mu heard this number, he was shocked.

"Their bid is only one million more than ours!" Cao Mu said, "How is it possible to be so close?"
"There

must be something tricky here." Yan Chengli frowned.

"Could it be that He Haixiang disclosed our offer to Cheng Qirang?" Min Hui expressed his guess.

"It's possible. But without evidence, he would never admit it." Xu Guangjian said.

Despite everyone's whining, everyone quickly accepted the reality. After all, they have to support
their families, and no one chooses to leave the job, except Min Hui.

55-Zhaomu Sports
After the acquisition agreement was reached, Yuanlai and Baian formally notified all employees
through meetings and emails respectively. In order to appease everyone's emotions, eliminate
misunderstandings and concerns, Cai Bingjie, He Haixiang, and the takeover personnel from
Guanchao communicated with employees through internal forums, mailbox Q&A, and one-on-one
conversations, and introduced Guanchao International's corporate culture and benefits.
Remuneration, office environment, and promise that the change of company ownership will not
affect the continued performance of the labor contract, so everyone can rest assured.

Experienced people know that these are just superficial words.

The employees of Baian greeted this turmoil with anxiety.

The most anxious thing is the administration department, which feels like it has been sentenced to
death. Guanchao itself has a strong administrative, sales and scientific research team. After the
reorganization, the administrative department will become redundant and will become the first
echelon of layoffs.

The R&D team as the core force is also not safe, because Baian and Guanchao have many
repeated or similar scientific research projects, and technicians are faced with being selected by
Guanchao to save the rough and save the essence.

Min Hui was determined to leave. The only thing she was reluctant to part with was the team she
had worked with for many years. Before submitting her resignation letter, she found Cao Mu and
asked her to take care of her five subordinates.

"I will try my best to protect them." Cao Mu sighed, "But I am also a clay bodhisattva and I can't
protect myself." "Dongyang's wife is just
 pregnant, and he needs a stable income during this time." Min Hui said with a heavy heart, "Jiang
Heng and Qing Yuan, both bought a house last year. Their wives' incomes are not high, and they are
mainly responsible for the mortgage. Xiaohan's younger brother was caught in a fire at the beginning
of the year and was seriously burned. His family has no medical insurance in the countryside, and
He's the eldest in the family, and he's in charge of medical treatment. I'm not afraid of Tang Xinning
that she won't be able to find a job, but this girl has a negotiable soft temper. I'm afraid that she will
be bullied if she goes to another company... Sister Cao, Did Guanchao talk to you?"

"The specific personnel arrangement hasn't come out yet. I don't know which chess game Cheng
Qirang is playing. He talked to me once and asked me to be the deputy director of the sales
department. I proposed that I want to stay in the R&D department. He said that the R&D
department is now Ding Yifeng is in charge, I used to be his boss, but now it's not appropriate to be
his deputy." "

He is considerate." Min Hui said sarcastically. At that time, Cao Mu made the decision to drive
Ding Yifeng away. Now that he has really become his deputy, he doesn't know what kind of revenge
he will receive.

"Do you know what position He Haixiang is?" Cao Mu said suddenly.

"What kind of position can he have? He is not a major technician, and his management concepts
are so backward. I still understand the trend. The overall atmosphere is incompatible with the
bureaucratic style. I am afraid that Cheng Qi let his sharp eyes have figured it out. Keep him, we have
to start Not to mention the high salary, and not being able to do much work, I thought he would be
laid off.” “I thought

so too, but He Haixiang told me that the position Cheng Qi gave him was VP of R&D—Vice
President of Research and Development.”

Although VPofR&D is not at the level of C-Level, it is higher than the R&D director and is also a
very important management position. With He Haixiang's ability, he must have made some kind of
"special" contribution to hold an important position in Guanchao. This also confirmed everyone's
speculation from the side: the reason why Guanchao was able to get Baian at a slightly higher price
than its opponents was because someone disclosed the base price of MBO to Cheng Qirang.

"It must be him who leaked the secret!" Min Hui scolded through gritted teeth, "You bastard." "

I wish I could resign in a smart way like you." Cao Mu smiled wryly, "But I'm single like you now.
Mother, I need to raise two children. Adults can save as much as they can, but children are the most
expensive. The little compensation in the non-compete agreement is not enough for me to live."
"That's right. Fortunately, Su Quan's support for Fei Xinqi is all covered

. Yes. I don’t have a mortgage myself—” Min Hui said with a smile, “It’s easy to get by.”

***

According to regulations, Min Hui had to notify the HR department 30 days in advance of her
resignation. And Baian will also move into the Chenzhong Building at No. 17 Qingliu Street in the
near future, which is the location of Guanchao International Headquarters and R&D Center.

According to the staff of Guanchao, Chenzhong Building does not have much vacant office space,
which is why Cheng Qirang wanted to buy Haitian Building. The newly built Haitian Building has 38
floors, while the Chenzhong Building has only 26 floors. Haitian Building is absolutely overwhelming
both in terms of design and momentum.

"Mr. Cheng specifically told me to do everything possible to keep you." He Haixiang read Min Hui's
resignation letter carefully, put it on the table, and said with a smile on his face, "If you have any
conditions, please feel free to mention them. What 'kid has a serious heart condition and needs to
be taken care of at home, no time for work, etc.. is bullshit. If you have this difficulty, it's a small
matter, we can give you the green light, as before, let you most of the time Work at home."

"Mr. He, I've made up my mind, so don't persuade me." Min Hui shook her head, "In order not to
affect everyone's work, I hope to start the handover as soon as possible. I have prepared some
documents and lists." "

You I signed three agreements when I joined the company." He Haixiang took out a folder from
the drawer and pulled out three documents from it, "Technical achievement agreement, non-
competition agreement, and confidentiality agreement. According to these agreements, what you
have obtained so far Technological achievements, including patents, designs, copyrights, technical
information, business information, business secrets, etc., are all completed under the material and
technical conditions provided by Baian." "I know." "In

order

to protect the company's core technology and business Confidential, you have a two-year non-
compete period after you leave your job. You are obliged to report your employment status to us in
writing within two weeks of finding a new job and to continue reporting your employment status in
writing quarterly. If you fail to report on time, it is a breach of contract, and you need to pay us a
liquidated damages of 500,000 yuan. Of course, we will also pay you a certain amount of non-
competition compensation every month as required." "Understood.

"

"After the labor contract is terminated, within the competition period, you cannot work in an
employer that produces similar products, operates similar businesses, or has other competitive
relationships, nor can you develop similar products that compete with your original employer, or
operate Similar business."

"Yes."

"If you damage the company's rights and interests because of violating the non-compete
agreement—it's illegal."

"You don't have to talk so much, Mr. He. When it comes to breaking the law and leaking secrets—
——" Min Hui looked at his hypocritical smile, and felt annoyed in his heart, "Guanchao's quotation
is only one million more than ours, do you think Cheng Qirang can guess so accurately?" "Cheng
Qirang is very smart, his

financial The director is also very smart."

"You are the smartest person, right?"

"Min Hui, don't gossip! You have to pay legal responsibility for spreading rumors!" "

If you don't want me to gossip, let me quit quickly .” She dropped this sentence and walked away.

***

Having had a distraught day, Min-hye accidentally bumps into Eun-wook on the way home from
work.

She wanted to take a walk home, so she went to the shopping mall to buy a pair of shoes for Su
Quan, and walked on the road alone for five minutes, when she heard a beep, and a white van
slowly stopped beside her. Yin Xu poked his head out of the car window and called, "Min Hui!"

"Brother Yin?"

Min Hui was taken aback. She remembered that Yin Xu's car was a Toyota SUV. How did it start?

"Where are you going? I'll give you a ride."

"No, it's right in front, Red Commercial Building."

"I'm going there too, come up."

The noodles were brand new, and Min Hui sat on them and smelled a smell The "new car" smell.

"Brother Yin, why did you change the car?"

"I left my SUV to Cao Mu. Now I am doing a small business and need a truck to tow the goods." Yin
Xu said, "I opened a sports goods store on the third floor of Ruide, mainly selling branded sports
shoes, Nike, Sharp Bubble, Under Armor, New Brunswick, Skechers, Adidas, etc."

"When did it happen?" "

After the divorce, the money is left to the wife and children, and I don't have enough money, so I
have to find a way to make money " Yin Xu said while driving, "I just sold an old house and set up a
shop here." "

How is the business?"

"It's just started. But it's great, I can't be too busy these days." Yin Xu said, "I hired fifteen college
students to work as salesmen for me."
 "Fifteen?" Min Hui was startled, "Is your store not small?"

"The store occupies one-third of the third floor. One, it’s quite big compared to other stores.” He
pointed at the back of the car, “No, it’s sold out so fast that I have to go to the warehouse twice a
day to get the goods.” “Are there any children’s shoes?

“ Yes, I have a children's area, which sells a small number of children's shoes, mainly Nike and
Keski." When

he said this, Min Hui became curious and followed him all the way to the third floor. A newly
renovated store, called "Zhaomu Sports".

"Why is it called this name?"

"I miss Cao Mu day and night." Yin Xu chuckled, "Does it sound nice? Does it rhyme?"

Min Hui rolled his eyes at him: "Pull it down."

Walking into the store, there are all the furnishings inside. , a dazzling array of things, and the
sneaker display area has a sense of design.

"The decoration is very good, did you hire a special designer?"

"I designed it myself, and I asked a student from the Academy of Fine Arts to draw out my ideas,
and hired two good carpenters—it's actually very simple."

"Does Miss Cao Mu know?"

"I haven't told her yet. She has a big temper. You didn't succeed in the acquisition. She was in a
bad mood. I was too scared to talk to her recently. After taking the children and cooking dinner
every day, I quietly left." "Brother

, How did you turn yourself into a part-time worker?"

"It's just an atonement."

Min Hui looked at him, dumbfounded.

"Cao Mu said you plan to resign?"

"You have already resigned, just today. It will take some time to hand over the work." Min Hui
asked casually, "By the way, are you short of manpower? Let me sell shoes for you? "

"There is a shortage, but this kind of work—" "

I have an advantage. I can help you design an electronic sales system, which can automatically
calculate your sales, display your inventory, and make it easier for you to find goods. In addition, I
can Help you develop e-commerce, official APP, Weibo, WeChat, QR code online marketing... online
and offline, no matter what function you need, I can help you design it." "You have been hired." Yin

Xu Immediately said, "The main reason is that I have to teach some tennis lessons at the club. We
are good friends and I can't turn them down, so I can't come every day. If you are here, I will take
care of you. It doesn't need to be full-time, and the salary will not be less. Yours."

After that, seeing Min Hui holding a pair of Nike shoes selected for Su Quan in his hand, he said, "Is
this for Quan Quan? You don't need to pay, I will give it to him." Min

Hui Hui took out his bank card and glared at him: "I'm starting to do business, don't be so
generous. Your friends are all over the world, each of you will give a pair, and go drink the northwest
wind by yourself?" The two chatted for a while, and Min Hui returned home

. Hand over Su Quan to her, saying that dinner has already been eaten. There are two dishes on
the table that Yunlu specially left for her.

Min Hui sat at the table and lifted the lid of the plate. There was a plate of oxtail stewed in red
wine and a plate of garden salad, all of which she liked to eat. There was a bottle of red wine next to
it, and a card was pressed under it, which said: "You can use this bottle of wine to relieve your
worries."

It was Xin Qi's handwriting.

She took out her mobile phone and sent him a text message: "Thank you for the red wine."

After a while, he replied: "Will you go to work in Guanchao?"

She replied: "I have already resigned."

He asked : "What are you going to do in the future?"

She replied with two words: "Sell shoes."

The phone rang immediately, and his impatient voice came: "Sell shoes? What kind of shoes?"

"Sneakers."

Over there, His voice became even more exasperated: "A majestic Huaqing University master of
computer science and R&D director of Bai'an sells shoes? Is it shameful?

" —"

"Don't go so far, what are you selling, you have to sell shoes?"

"I have non-competition restrictions, so I can only do this."

 He was silent for a while, and finally said: "Don't do it, how much money you need, I will give you "

"No need. And he's soft on people. My father is in a small business, and I actually like selling
shoes." Min Hui said, eating a big mouthful of salad, chewing lettuce, "You If you want to support
me, you can come to my place to buy a lot of shoes. Oh yes, if you can mobilize all the people in the
company to buy them, I will give you a 20% discount. It is on the third floor of the Ruide Commercial
Building, Zhaomu Sports "

"Min Hui."

"Huh?"

"Are you drunk and talking drunk? You can sell the shoes yourself, but I will come to you to buy
the shoes?" "

Shoes sell more money than sweet potatoes, right? "

Cheng Qirang didn't give you any big offer? I don't believe it."

"Xin Qi," Min Hui couldn't help shouting, "How many times do you have to say it before you
believe it? I hate Cheng Qirang! He gave me the moon, the stars, Give me the whole Milky Way and I
wouldn't watch the tide!"

56-horse step
It only took Min Hui two days to put all the documents that need to be handed over into categories
on the company's shared Conflunce enterprise knowledge management platform. She sent He
Haixiang an email to inform him that the handover was over. Within three minutes, He Haixiang
actually went to the office to find her in person. He changed his harsh attitude and said, "Min Hui,
there is no need to rush the handover. I have a happy event." I want to tell you: After research and
decision by the company's leaders, starting today, you will be granted one month's paid vacation, and
at the same time, you will be given 20 months' salary at one time as a reward for successfully
developing GS1.0." Min Hui was stunned

. After a while, I didn't expect He Haixiang to be so generous: "Then—what about other people? Do
Zhang Xiaohan and Wang Qingyuan have them too?

" No, I will give it at the end of the year."

"But—"

"You also know that the commercialization of medical AI is very difficult, and the company has not
yet made a lot of money." He Haixiang knew what she was going to say, and quickly interrupted, "This
is just to keep you. Last month you worked a lot of overtime for GS1.0. This month you should take a
good rest and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers for a vacation. As long as you are in
China, you can choose the location as you like. Reimbursement for accommodation and air tickets
back. Let’s put aside the matter of resignation for now.”

“Thank you Mr. He. But I have already said that I will not—”

“I know, I know. You won’t go to work in Guanchao, right? Honestly To be honest, Min Hui,
Guanchao is a good company. If you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about your child.
Your son is in such poor health, and Guanchao’s salary, treatment and medical benefits are quite good.
How much can it solve your worries? Mr. Cheng also attaches great importance to you, and called me
several times, asking me to keep you no matter what."

Min Hui looked at him indifferently.

"I know that you and Mr. Cheng have had unpleasant experiences before, but they have put it down,
so you can let it go too. Guanchao International is the leader in our industry. If you do medical AI
without going abroad, the best way to get along is to enter Guanchao I'll give you a month to think
about it, don't rush to refuse, think about the child, think about the future. If you still decide to leave
after a month, let's talk about it, okay?" Min Hui thought, He Haixiang's delaying

trick It's too clumsy, thinking that everything can be done with money. But it is rare for him to give
such a long vacation for the first time. So he didn't bother to contradict, let alone explain, so he smiled
lightly and said, "Okay."

He Haixiang thought that his persuasion had worked, and walked away happily with brisk steps.

***

Thinking that she was about to be "leisure", Min Hui didn't take a day off, and went to Ruide
Commercial Building early the next morning.

"Zhaomu Sports" opens at nine o'clock and requires employees to report in at half past eight. When
Min Hui arrived, Yin Xu was replenishing goods in the warehouse, followed closely by a pretty girl, and
the two checked the list one by one. Yin Xu was wearing a white Nike hoodie, black basketball shorts,
and training leggings, looking energetic and handsome.

"Your main job is e-commerce, and I need you to help me design an online sales platform. You can
do these things at home, and you don't need to come to the counter every day. We don't have many
full-time waiters here, and they are usually college students who work. Usually leave after working for
a few months, if there is not enough manpower and need to take over, I will call you again." Yin Xu
said.

"I'd better come every day. There is a table over there. I usually sit there and design the page. You
can guide me at any time. When I am busy, I will go to the counter to help." "Alright." Yin Xu nodded,
"

Our The time is very flexible, what you do depends on whether you are used to it or not, so don’t
force yourself. Selling shoes does not require high skills, as long as you can greet customers with a
sweet tongue.”
 Having said that, Min Hui is still 100% devoted to her work. It took her two weeks to design a full-
fledged online store, using image zoom hover technology to put images of all the shoes online. The
high-resolution quality of the image is highlighted whenever the user's mouse moves and clicks.

"Wow, that's amazing!" Yin Xu couldn't help praising Min Hui when he saw the display of Minhui's
page, "It's ready to use so soon?

" QR code, you can ask them to scan it, register and then you can buy online." "

Great." Yin Xu said, "This way our inventory can be greatly reduced." "

It can also expand the range of choices, After all, physical stores have limited storefronts, and it is
impossible to display all products and all color numbers. In addition, it will also record the transaction
data of each customer, and recommend corresponding styles according to the customer's interest and
shopping experience." Min Hui gushed Said, "We can also cooperate with physical stores to carry out
promotional activities and issue discount coupons..."

Yin Xu listened intently, looking amazed.

Min Hui looked at him and suddenly understood why Cao Mu liked Yin Xu. Apart from his looks, Yin
Xu is very easy-going, talkative, and helpful. His handsomeness is vivid and down-to-earth, and he
never deliberately poses for the sake of being handsome.

He is a simple and happy man, with a quick mind but no city. No matter who is with him, he will
receive cordial care and will not feel any pressure.

And he's very good at playing. All kinds of games, all kinds of ball games, there is no one who can't.

When Min Hui finished introducing the last function of the online store, Yin Xu said solemnly: "Thank
you so much."

"How do you thank me?" She joked.

Yin Xu suddenly called out to a girl in the distance: "Xiao Lin, play music." Then he said to Min Hui:
"Please let me dance for you." "

Huh?"

"Don't you know?" A girl gently poked her, "The boss can break dance." "

Really?"

"He has won competitions before and participated in Michael Jackson's imitation show, He dances
really well." The girl looked adoring, "He attracts a lot of customers every time he dances, and the
shoes sell out super fast." "

Men's and women's shoes?"

 "Both, mainly women's shoes."

While speaking When the music started, Yin Xu took a moonwalk first, jumped up around Min Hui,
stood on the ground with one hand, swayed from side to side, looked like a big spider, and looked like
a robot

. Standing in the store, Hui was giggled by Yin Xu. She knew how to dance a simple disco, so she
applauded and accompanied her dance—the two danced for 20 minutes before giving up. The
customers around thought that there was an event in the store, and when they heard the news, more
and more people crowded the store.

Min Hui helped the two men each try on a pair of basketball shoes. They were very satisfied after
wearing them, and quickly went to the counter to invoice and pay. For a while, the store was
overcrowded, and soon dispersed. After all, the price of brand sports shoes is high, and ordinary
people cannot afford it.

While the customer was going to pay the fee, Min Hui took a sip of water and found a familiar figure
from the back of a person in front of her. She walked over and took a look, and couldn't help but pat
him: "Xin Qi, why are you here?" "I'm coming—

" He thought for a while and said, "Shoes."

"Sneakers?"

"Yes."

"We have almost all American brands. Don't you often go back to New York? It's better to buy them
at Outlets over there." Is it a good deal?"

"There are very few new styles there."

"That's right." Min Hui pulled him into a chair, "Please sit down."

Xin Qi was wearing a suit as usual, but his expression was a little strange.

"What kind of shoes do you want to buy?"

"Whatever you want."

"Xin Qi," Min Hui said seriously, "you're not here to tease me, are you?" "

How is it possible? How dare you? ——You have golf shoes Is it?"

"Yes. What color do you like?"

"What color do you suggest?"

 "White. Look at the spirit."

"That's white."

She took a few pairs of sample shoes, walked up to him and knelt down: " You are a size 43, right?"

"Yeah."

"Try this pair, they are light and shockproof." She said skillfully, "Look at these studs, they are made
of carbon fiber, they are very grippy." Before he

started , she took off his right leather shoe, supported his heel with one hand, and helped him put
the sneaker on with the other.

"Does it fit?"

"It's a little small."

"It's not small, your arch is too high." She took off the sneakers and put on another one, "Try this."
"

I don't like to tie my shoes. He asked, "Do you have shoes that don't need laces?"

"Yes. Skechers has two that don't need laces."

"I only like Nike."

"Then I'll give you two buckles , you don’t need to fasten it, just buckle it.” She took out a pair of
orange shoe buckles from the container next to her, “It’s just an event today, and it’s free.” “Ugly.” He
threw the shoe buckles away with a look of disgust

. Going back, "Such bright colors are for monsters, right?"

She forced a smile: "This is for children."

He tried all the golf shoes, and Min Hui squatted on the ground to accompany him to try them on
for forty minutes, until he was dizzy, but he couldn't find a pair that he was satisfied with.

"That's all for golf shoes, why don't you go to another store to try. There is a golf supply store on
the second floor, and there may be more styles there." She suggested.

"Then instead of golf shoes, try running shoes."

"Okay, there are so many styles of running shoes, what color do you like?"

"I like them all. Can you try on everything for me," he said. "I have a choice disorder."

"Xin Qi," she couldn't laugh anymore, "You came here to play tricks on me, right?" "
 As long as you are still selling shoes here, I will come here often to buy shoes." Said, "Take care of
your business more."

"I want to hit you." Min Hui stood up in a rage, because she squatted for too long, she felt dizzy and
almost fell to the ground.

He supported her in time: "Before you hit me, practice your horse stance."
57 - Resignation

It happened to be lunch time. In order to prevent Xin Qi from making trouble, Min Hui took him to a
barbecue restaurant on the fourth floor.

"Recently, I love the spicy pork knuckles here, and I don't know why I'm so addicted. I come here
every noon." Min Hui found a seat by the window and sat down, holding the menu and said to Xin
Qi, "His family's The celery lily is also doing well, I remember you like it, let’s order a pig’s trotter and
a celery lily, and the store will send a winter melon and dried shrimp soup.” As he spoke, he

ticked off the menu with a ballpoint pen.

"Shoe sellers are naturally interested in feet." Xin Qi leaned back slightly, narrowed his eyes and
looked at her, "What's so strange about that?"

She gave him a white look.

The decoration of the store is in the style of a small farmyard. The chairs are a bit short, and he is
not very comfortable to sit on. It seems that he should not appear here in a suit and leather shoes.

"It's hard to treat a guest," he said lightly, "Can't you treat me to something good?" "

Sorry, I just lost my job."

He smiled teasingly, and crossed his legs: "You are not poor. Zhou Ruji Didn't I lend you one
million?"

"It's already been paid back."

On the night Guanchao announced the acquisition of Bai'an, Min Hui refunded the money owed to
Zhou Ruji, plus an extra ten thousand. Equivalent to interest. Zhou Ruji replied a text message saying
that there is no need to be so anxious. Min Hui thought to herself that Zizhu was seriously ill and had
been using the Hong Kong version of T medicine for a while, which costs 20,000 yuan a piece, and
there are many places where money is needed. She didn't move Deng Chen's money, because it was
in the nature of investment, so it would be bad to pay it back early.

Sure enough, which pot is not opened and which pot is lifted. Xin Qi said, "Deng Chen also lent you
one million."

"How do you know?"

 "You borrowed money for MBO, and now MBO has failed. Wouldn't the million be useless?" He
kept staring at a grease stain on the table, and didn't move away for a long time. Seeing this, Min Hui
had no choice but to take out a wet paper towel from her bag and wipe off the oil stain bit by bit.

Only then did his gaze flicker to her face.

"I borrowed this million for one year, and I promised him 10% interest. It hasn't arrived in a year
yet." Min Hui said, "Why, he asked you to ask me to pay back the money?

" No. He owed me some money, so he mortgaged the debt to me." He looked at her with a gloomy
look.

"Ok." Min Hui shrugged, "The money is still on the account. If you want it, I'll transfer it to you
tomorrow. But - I won't pay the 10% interest." "Don't worry."

He Said, "It's okay to pay me back after one year, I still want 10% interest." "Why do

n't you worry about it?"

"I just want to tell you that the creditor has changed." He shook his legs, The pointy leather shoes
jumped in her eyes, "Be more polite when talking to creditors in the future. For example, I sat for a
long time, and there is a teapot here, but I didn't see you pouring tea for me." She had no choice but

to Pour him a cup: "Please."

"Thank you."

When the dishes and soup were served, Min Hui unceremoniously gnawed on the pig's trotters,
sucking her fingers while gnawing: "So, you came to me for money Something?"

"Then what else can there be?" He stared at her unrestrained eating with wide eyes.

"Maybe you just want to come and see me." She chuckled.

He straightened his face slightly and said, "I just wanted to ask you about your future plans."

"Plan? Do you care about my plans?"

"You are the mother of my son. What kind of occupation do you have, what is your income,
Whether the mentality is peaceful or not...these will have a considerable impact on Su Quan's
growth."

"So you care about me because of your son?"

"Then what other reasons are there?"

"I think that there is only a division of labor, and there is no distinction between high and low. As
long as you try your best to love and care for your children, it will be fine. At this point, she changed
the subject, "As for 'peace and stability of mind' - I think this is something you need to improve. You
have requirements for the mother of the child, and I also have requirements for the father of the
child. We are equal. Yes."

"It has nothing to do with high or low. You are a software designer, and even if there is a non-
compete agreement, it is limited to a certain company and a certain area. Watching the tide cannot
deprive you of the right to employment. You may consider going to university Further study, another
degree, or directly go to work in a foreign company. Why waste time in a shoe store? With your IQ,
you should do a more challenging job, right.” expression.

"I'm tired and want to take a break. It's easy to do this, and it's good to change your mind." "

Min Hui—"

"You can't ask me to be full just because I'm empty, Xin Qi." Min Hui spat out a piece of cartilage ,
Said sternly, "I have encountered some setbacks, I have fallen, I have been desperate, and I have
given up-but I have got up now, and I am very happy to continue to move forward. Although I am
stumbling, at least it shows that I am still in this world. alive." She looked up and looked into his
eyes, "but what about you? You live in your own memory, surrounded by walls, without heartbeat,
without breathing, everything is cold. See me At first glance, you were completely two people. At
that time, you—"

His face turned blue, and a burst of anger welled up spontaneously, and he interrupted with a
sneer: "Don't you think my change has something to do with you? All of this It was destroyed by you,
don't you know?"

"I know. I am willing to make up, I am willing to return myself to you as Su Tian, I am willing to
become your maid, your slave, and I am willing to endure all your temper Yu Mao, Xin Qi, what more
do you want from me? I can only do this, and I can only give you so much."

"Su Tian is not my maid, not my slave, you don't understand the meaning of her in my life!" He
looked very focused when he was angry, like a beast ready to attack at any time.

Her anger was also stirred up, not knowing when this hot and cold relationship would end, she
replied fiercely: "Then please concentrate on finding Su Tian, if you find her, you and I will be
relieved.

"I've been looking for it and never stopped. The people I hired will report the progress to me every
day. But now, Minhui, I want to live alone with my son for a while. I don't want to come to him every
day, I want him to live alone. " By my side, I can see him every day when I open my eyes."

"We have extra guest rooms in our apartment." "

But I don't want to see you."

"..."
 "I have been analyzing these days, and I will tell you to the end What kind of relationship is it, and
is this relationship worth maintaining, even if you are the mother of my son."

She was stunned, her face gradually turning pale.

"Now I finally understand: I hate you. Because you gave birth to my son, I have always wanted to
like you for him, but I really can't do it, and I don't want to pretend anymore. I'm not in good health
recently, I want to spend more time with Su Quan. Before that, he has been living with you, and it is
only fair for him to live with me for a while." "Without me?" "

Without

you." He paused After a while, he added, "Of course, you can come and see him at any time, and
we can arrange a visit time." "

Xin Qi, you should know that so far, there is no document to prove that you are Su Quan's
biological father. It is illegal to take him away without my consent."

"This reminds me, I have always wanted to do a paternity test to confirm my blood relationship
with Su Quan, I hope you agree." "

Xin Qi, you The demands are too much."

"I know." He looked at her and said word by word, "but I hope you can agree. You are right. After
leaving Sutian, I haven't really lived in this world. I live in memory Here, there are walls on all sides.
You took away my breath and my heartbeat, and now I want you to give me back this breath and
this heartbeat." Her throat was sore, and there was a

sore The sour things rushed to the eyes strongly, and the people on the opposite side became
foggy. She tried her best to swallow the sour taste, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded
bitterly: "Okay, I'll give it back to you."

He was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect her to agree.

"You rented that apartment anyway, so you don't need to stay in a hotel. I'll move out," she said.

"Then can I rent another one for you?"

"No need." She shook her head lightly, "I hope you don't come to the shoe store where I work. I
want to go to work with peace of mind." "Okay."

He nodded.

"I will delete all your contact information from my phone, including WeChat, text messages, and
phone contacts."

He was slightly surprised: "What if I need to find you?"

 "You can call the shoe store, or Talk to me face to face while I'm watching the kids."

"Isn't it convenient?"

"Xin Qi, you and I have died once, so you don't need to cover up what you say." Min Hui stood up
and took five dollars out of her wallet. Ten yuan was put on the table, "Since you hate me, we don't
need to contact so much, just try to be good parents to our children. I will move out tonight from the
apartment in Ivy Garden." She kept her word

, After making a phone call, I found that the apartment I rented in Mingsen Community was still
vacant. I packed all the clothes in a suitcase that night and left Block A of Ivy Garden.

From then on, she has the right to visit her child every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night, and
all day on Sunday, and other times can be flexibly arranged as long as she is notified in advance. Xin
Qi has no problem with this. On the contrary, every time when handing over, he treated her more
politely and politely. Both of them try to avoid more conversations, and the content of
communication is limited to matters related to children. As for the changes or current situation of
the two parties in work or life, no one will take the initiative to inquire. Life is like a couple who have
just divorced.

What depressed Min Hui the most was that Su Quan quickly adapted to this arrangement. He was
very happy every day with Xin Qi, and he didn't show much nostalgia for her. The habit of "feeling
milk" at night disappeared quickly. Two weeks later, Su Quan gradually turned into a copy of Xin Qi.
He looked like his father in the way he spoke, even in every frown and smile. He even used more
English words in the conversation. Xin Qi did not spoil his son, and assigned him some simple
housework. Min Hui was surprised to find that his son became more sensible day by day under his
education.

***

A month's vacation will pass quickly. On the last day, Min Hui came to Bai'an to go through the
resignation procedures, and found that Bai'an had moved from Xianghe Building to Chenzhong
Building where Guanchao is located, which is where she used to work a few years ago.

After a month of integration, Bai'an experienced unimaginable personnel turmoil. First of all, more
than 100 employees were laid off by half, and all the administrative staff including Ma Xin, the
director of personnel, were laid off. There was only one Yang Beibei who was reluctant to stay
because he heard that he used his family connections. Secondly, each team was broken up and split
into Guanchao's existing research and development projects. Some members of the team were
separated by several floors, and some were simply transferred to other parks, so they couldn't even
see each other. What Min Hui cares most about is his five core teammates. After exhausting all his
resources, Cao Mu finally arranges them together and continues to work on the 2.0 version of GS.

"It's not easy," Cao Mu said afterwards, "Ding Yifeng wanted to take away the GS project and hand
it over to his confidants, but those people couldn't understand the explanatory documents you left
behind, so I pretended to be stupid when they asked me. I can only ask you to come and explain
yourself. Ding Yifeng didn't want to look for you, so he put it down for the time being."
 "As long as they're still together." Min Hui sighed with relief, "I'm here to go through the
resignation procedures." "He

Haixiang asked me to tell you that you have to tell Cheng Qirang directly about the resignation,
and he must approve it." "

Min Hui stomped his feet and said, "Why?"

"I guess I still want to keep you."

"Cheng Qirang, Cheng Qirang!" Min Hui sneered, "I'm afraid he won't make it!"

Then she turned and went to the elevator.

It was ten o'clock in the morning, and the building was crowded with people coming and going.

Min Hui still remembers the first time she came to Chenzhong Building to report for duty. She was
wearing a particularly beautiful dress that day, and she had a high bun because of eczema on her
neck. Walking into the lobby on the first floor, she was immediately attracted by a large square
crystal chandelier with a length of ten meters and a width of two meters above her head. Tens of
thousands of crystals formed a wave shape, and moved gently with the airflow and light. The
collision made a splashing sound like waves, and reflected a dazzling luster.

Today, the luxurious chandelier is still there, but because it is difficult to clean, it is not as bright as
before, and there are some cobwebs in some places, showing signs of gray and decay. The grand and
empty building at that time has now been cut into densely packed lattice rooms, which are filled
with busy staff.

Min Hui didn't know what idiom to use to describe the state of the building. Is it thriving or
chaotic?

At least "popularity" is there.

The characteristic of technology companies is that there are mostly men. Min Hui walked all the
way to the elevator, but she didn't see a girl, but she heard a whistle coming from behind her. When
she turned around, she saw a few young boys talking and laughing. A few of them looked at her
while laughing, and they didn't know who the whistle was aimed at. She turned her head in
frustration and walked straight into the elevator.

After getting out of the elevator, she turned right subconsciously, and a secretary from the
president's office received her.

"Come with me, Mr. Cheng is waiting for you."

She followed the secretary forward, a door opened, and she walked in, feeling suddenly in a daze.

Facing a huge glass wall, the sun shines directly in, and she saw her silhouette on a light gray oil
painting opposite.
 Of course she remembered this office and what had happened in it.

At that time, Cheng Qirang was the CTO. Now that he is the CEO, shouldn’t he move into the office
of Zheng Lan, the founder of the group? Why is he still working here?

Seeing her, Cheng Qirang stood up politely and walked in front of her, and stretched out his hand
lightly: "Min Hui, I'm glad you're here to report, we're finally colleagues again." She didn't shake his
hand, and said in a businesslike

manner : "I'm not here to report, I'm here to resign. I submitted my resignation a month ago, and
the work has been handed over." "

Really?" He pretended to be confused.

"He Haixiang didn't tell you?"

"No."

"..."

"Min Hui, do you remember this office?" He looked at her silently.

She gritted her teeth and said two words: "Remember."

"This is the CTO's office. If you stay, this office will be yours." Cheng Qi let Xinbu walk to the side
sofa and sat down, "I want to drink something What? Small money, two cups of coffee."

The secretary nodded and left.

"Xiaoqian graduated from the English Department of Bencheng University. I recruited him the year
before last. He is very smart and understands the general situation." He said, "English and French are
very good." "What does this have to do with me?

"

"You stay, Xiaoqian is your secretary."

"Not interested."

"Comeon, Minhui, even if you don't like this place, GS1.0 is developed by you, you must expect a
new version every year, right? How are you willing to leave this project?" "I don't want to." "That is

to

say Well."

"But for me, hating you is the number one."

 "Don't you want to feel sorry for the five subordinates in your team? What are their names? Tang
Xinning, Zhang Xiaohan, Cai Dongyang, Jiang Heng, Wang Qingyuan —Isn’t that right?”

He actually remembered it verbatim.

"I will try to torture them." He smiled faintly, "Fire Zhang Xiaohan, who lives in the most difficult
situation and needs money first. His brother is very ill, but Guanchao's medical insurance is very
good. If there is no medical insurance, he You must be panicking, right?"

"..."

"Cai Dongyang's wife is pregnant. I heard it's a sister-brother relationship. His wife is in poor
health and she is an older woman. If I put the burden on him, he will suffer from anxiety. Right?"

"..."

"Tang Xinning is a little girl, and there are more ways to punish her—" "

Enough! You are really shameless and ugly!" Min Hui roared.

"Stay, or don't leave you a word." He walked in front of her and spread his hands, "I won't force
it." She looked

at him hatefully and didn't say a word for a long time.

"Our Min Hui, the miraculous Min Hui—when did you become unhappy?" He teased, "So hesitant,
the CTO I promised you is gone." "..." "The R&D director is

gone

too It's gone."

"..."

"You don't even want to be Team Leader?"

Min Hui gritted her teeth and finally said, "I'll stay."

"OK."

"There must be one person in the team."

"OK."

"My boss is Cao Mu."

"Sorry, your boss is Ding Yifeng."

 "Then please create a position."

He thought for a while , nodded: "OK."

She left without looking back.

58 - Bricks

Yin Xu smiled at Min Hui's resignation report and

didn't mind: "I thought you would get tired of
working with me for a week at most, but I didn't
expect you to persist for a month. It's not easy.
You are in IT. , this is not your home stadium—"
He took out an envelope and handed it to her, "I
will pay you a month's salary, plus a design fee,
thank you for helping me design this online store
and teaching me how to operate it."

Min Hui didn't answer: "I don't want the

money."

"You're welcome, this is labor income." He

leaned on the counter and said with a smile, "You
have worked for more than twenty days anyway." "

Because I I have something to ask you." Min

Hui said, "I heard that you were also good at
Sanda in addition to playing tennis in the sports
academy?" "Yes,

I have won three city-level Sanda

championships." He nodded, "I want you to help me
Hit someone, tell me?"

"Can you teach me? I need some intensive Sanda

classes." She said, "In exchange, I can take care
of your webpage for free and provide technical
support at any time." He looked at it curiously

. Looking at her, he frowned: "Of course I can

teach you, but I don't suggest you use violence to
solve the problem, you will get into trouble.

" Worry."

He thought for a while and said, "Okay.

Anyway, I'm alone now, I don't work, and I have a
lot of free time. When do you want to start?" "

Today."

"To what extent do you want to go?"

"Being attacked It’s enough if you can

protect yourself.”

“Do you mean—wolf defense?”

“Yes.”

He looked at her: “Then you should eat more

and grow stronger. Skill is only one aspect. Big
ones, no amount of skill will work."
 "Understood." Min Hui scratched his head, "We
still need a venue."

"It's easy, I have a buddy who opened a gym,

let him borrow it." He said lazily, "He owes me a
lot of money." Favor."

"Then it's settled."

***

In the first two weeks of working as a tide

watcher, she was fairly calm.

Cheng Qirang added a title of "Project

Manager" to Cao Mu as promised, leading the
research and development of GS2.0 version. In this
way, Min Hui doesn't have to report to Ding Yifeng
directly, although it is inevitable to meet in
meetings.

Cao Mu tried to arrange the R&D team of GS in

the same office area, but the tide-watching
positions were tight, and he was particular about
first-come-first-served, so he couldn’t let the
old employees move out just to let the newcomers
sit together. on the same floor. Min Hui got a
corner office near the window, which was small and
relatively quiet. She spent most of her days
writing programs in the office and only came out
during lunch time.

Guanchao has its own staff canteen, which has

rich dishes, cheap prices, and free supply of
various drinks. Most of the staff will go to the
restaurant for meals. Min Hui decided not to be
greedy for the cheap and not to join in the fun,
so she always asked Cao Mu to go to the small shop
downstairs to eat Vietnamese pho.

"BBG has all moved here," Cao Mu sipped his

soup and spat at a tall building across the
street, "The decoration inside is very stylish."
"What style?"

Min Hui took a bite of the spring roll.

"I can't tell. The main color is light gray,

with a lot of frames and glass, occasionally
dotted with some green plants. The overall feeling
is cold." Min Hui nodded

in her heart, and it really was Xin Qi's

favorite style.

The whole body of Haitian Building is made of

light blue glass, with only a few white arcs at
the top. When the weather is good, the building is
azure blue, blending with the sky, and it seems to
disappear from a distance. When the lights are
bright at night, it will reveal a hexagonal steel
structure, which looks like a honeycomb, and the
people inside are like busy worker bees, which are
both calm and atmospheric, and dazzling and cool.

"The designer got two sculptures from nowhere

and put them in the lobby. I have been there once,
and they are visually stunning." Cao Mu added.

"Really?"

"You haven't been there?"

Min Hui concentrated on scooping up the beef

brisket in the soup: "No."

The cold war between her and Xin Qi has lasted

for more than a month. In the first two weeks when
she went to visit Su Quan, she still ran into Xin
Qi, and the two only had the simplest
conversation. When she went back later, she either
met the nanny or Yunlu—Xin Qi basically
disappeared all the way. Min Hui thought he was
back in New York, but when asked about it, Yun Lu
said that he had been in Bincheng all the time,
but it just so happened that he was away because
of something during "this period of time".

Min Hui was angry and felt that he was putting

on a gesture deliberately, so when he went to
visit his son again, he simply didn't even ask.

Haitian Building is just across the road from

Chenzhong Building, and Min Hui only needs to walk
15 minutes to reach her office every day when she
gets off the subway. She passes by BBG
headquarters twice a day and never goes inside.
The two buildings are made of glass, and Min Hui's
office is also on the side of the road. When her
eyes are tired and she needs to rest, she will
habitually look out of the window. Sometimes she
thinks that Xin Qi works in the opposite building,
but she doesn't know why. the first few layers.

Xin Qi never came to look for her.

Well water does not violate river water, Min

Hui thought, you will be your CEO, and I will be
my code farmer.

After returning from eating rice noodles, the

mobile phone reminded that there was a meeting,
and Min Hui went directly to the meeting room. Ten
minutes before leaving the meeting, Min Hui was
going to the bathroom, when a middle-aged man
suddenly came over and said, "Hey, there is a box
of cold drinks over there, please send it to
everyone, one bottle per person." Min Hui froze,
then

thought She was the only girl in the

conference room, and the man took her as a
secretary for granted.

"I'm the leader of the GS team." She

explained.

"I know." The man responded casually, and

continued, "The cold drink is over there, go
quickly, the meeting is about to start." "

You have your own hands, why don't you go?"

She asked back.

After speaking, he simply sat down.

"Because you are young, you are new here."

"I am the new team leader, not the new

secretary."

The man did not expect to encounter such

resistance. In front of everyone, he couldn't get
off the stage, so he knocked on the table, pointed
to the back row, and said, "You sit over there,
this row is for department heads." "

I'll sit here." Min Hui leaned back and

straightened his legs: "This chair is very
comfortable."

After that, he plugged in his headphones and

pretended to listen to music. The man stomped his
feet in anger and had to carry drinks by himself.

This kind of thing happened repeatedly in Min

Hui's career, especially when she first joined the
company. Some male colleagues habitually think
that in the company, such as making coffee,
printing materials, organizing parties, cleaning
up the venue, etc. - it is the job of a girl, even
if she is not a secretary but a colleague with an
equal position to them. During the meeting, the
girl's speech will be interrupted frequently, and
her ideas will be ignored or usurped. If you get
angry and lose your temper, the younger ones will
be regarded as "my aunt is here", and the older
ones will be regarded as "the menopause is here".
If you have children, they will think that your
mind is at home and you will not concentrate on
work at all. Even if you have more overtime
classes than anyone else, you will not miss a
single deadline.

At that time, she had just entered the

workplace and had not yet become a regular. I
don't know the place of life well, and I care
about the job and the salary very much. No matter
how unhappy I am, I can only endure it... Even
knowing that I am insulted and teased, I still
force myself to laugh with them.

Min Hui checked the news in the work group on

her mobile phone, and replied to a few WeChat
messages. There was a murmur of conversation
behind her, and a few words drifted into her ears:
——Wow, this is the legendary

Min Hui , don't mess with him, he had a

lawsuit with Mr. Cheng back then.

——Sure enough, she is beautiful, and the

gravitational waves are so strong...

——She is single, do you dare to chase her?

- They already have children.

Boys' gossip is scarier than girls' gossip.

Min Hui turned her head abruptly, trying to find
the sarcastic person, but the moaning sound
suddenly disappeared. Ding Yifeng strode in. There
were obviously two vacancies in the first row. He
chose to sit on Min Hui's right hand seat. He
cleared his throat and said, "The meeting is now.
All departments and project teams will discuss the
current progress and Report any problems you
encounter."
 There were more than 30 people sitting in the
small meeting room, and the first row near the
"leader" was a bit crowded, and the distance
between the chairs was only a palm width.

There are many regular meetings to watch the

tide - Min Hui had a deep experience when he first
worked a few years ago, and now it has become even
worse. Three or five meetings a day is normal, and
seven or eight meetings are not surprising.
Because the park is scattered, the departments are
complex, and there are various conference calls.

The time seemed lengthy and boring, each

department reported one after another, and each
person in charge held a pile of forms and muttered
in a mechanical tone. Min Hui almost fell asleep
after hearing this, and had to drink a few sips of
coffee to refresh herself.

As soon as the hot coffee entered her mouth,

she immediately realized that something was wrong
somewhere in her body. He lowered his head and
thought about it, and immediately understood.
Through the white tablecloth, Ding Yifeng's thigh
was tightly touching his right leg.

At first she thought it was unintentional,

because the seats were too crowded after all. So
she moved her leg to the left a bit. A second
later his leg moved over and continued to rest on
her lap.

She turned her head away and coughed, cueing

him to move his leg away.

Ding Yifeng glanced at her with a half smile,

indifferent. After a while, he gently rubbed her
calf with the toe of his shoe.

The long tablecloth hides everything. Min Hui

was wearing a gray suit and skirt, with only a
layer of stockings on her calves, she was so
disgusted by his actions that she vomited.

The toe of the shoe repeatedly rubbed against

the belly of the calf... On the table, Ding Yifeng
sat upright, holding a marker in one hand, and
kept marking the key points on the document, as if
nothing happened under the table.

Min Hui's hand flicked suddenly, the coffee

cup fell over without the lid, and the brown
coffee spilled out, right on his crotch.

There is still steam in the thermos. The

coffee was just poured, and it was about eighty or
ninety degrees. Ding Yifeng couldn't help but let
out an "oh", his thighs were hot, and he stood up
in pain. Fortunately, the pants were black, and
apart from a piece of wetness, he couldn't tell.
He had to walk quickly to the bathroom.

There was another murmuring voice behind her,

and Min Hui calmly took the coffee cup and went to
the nearby tea room to refill the coffee, without
covering the lid, and continued to sit in her
seat.

I don't know who has gone outside to smoke

secretly. There is a strong smell of nicotine in
the meeting room. The atmosphere became dull, the
director was obviously not there, and no one spoke
because there was a gloomy woman sitting on the
table.

Min Hui turned on the phone and browsed the

information as if nothing had happened. A few
minutes later, Ding Yifeng returned to the meeting
room, said hastily, "Today's meeting is here
first," and it ended hastily.

Min Hui returned to the office in a victorious

mood. Before she could sit still, Ding Yifeng
walked in like a gust of wind, closed the door,
and said with a straight face, "Min Hui, you did
it on purpose just now!" "You did it on purpose!
 " Yes."

"You hurt me." He raised his eyebrows, "You

have to make it up, right? Let's have dinner
together after work?" "

Ding Yifeng, if you dare to provoke me again—

" Min Hui sneered, " Believe it or not, I cut that
thing off and put it on an iron skewer and roasted
it as mutton kebabs!" I

don't know if the camera sense of these words

is too strong or Min Hui's voice is too loud, Ding
Yifeng subconsciously took a step back, but there
was no expression on his mouth. Ken confessed, and
threatened in a low voice: "Min Hui, I advise you
not to get carried away! Now you are my
subordinate, and I can kill you in minutes." "I'm
not afraid, I'll report you to HR later!

"

"Go, just go!" He sneered, "Don't you go to HR

less often? Back then you couldn't let Cheng Qi
go, but now they are even better at pretending to
be deaf and dumb." "Getout!

"

Ding Yifeng snorted, turned around and walked

out the door, just after taking two steps, a dart
whizzed past his ear and nailed it to the door
with a sudden "whoosh". He looked up and saw a
wooden dartboard hanging on the back of the door.
Looking back, Min Hui held a dart in his hand, and
said with a half smile: "Sorry, it's a small
pastime when writing programs, just call me later
if you have something to do, don't come in
casually, in case you miss and shoot You'll be in
trouble if you're blind."

He left without looking back, leaving her with

a look of hatred behind him.

Although the battle has achieved phased

victories, Min Hui warned herself not to take it
lightly. Ding Yifeng was right. In any unit, if
the superior wants to punish the subordinate,
there are many ways. Compared with Cheng Qirang,
Ding Yifeng is just a minion, and his rank is much
lower. She would rather meet ten Ding Yifengs than
one Cheng Qirang.

As it turns out, she laughed too soon.

When I got off work, there was lightning and

thunder outside the window, and it started to rain
cats and dogs.
 A taxi could not be called at all. Min Hui
thought that it would take fifteen minutes at most
to walk from the building to the subway station.
If you walked quickly, you would be there in ten
minutes. Dash in the rain. After walking for
less than five minutes, a black car slowly stopped
beside her, the door of the back seat was pushed
open, and a faint voice

came: "Come on, I'll give you a ride."

The sound of thunder and rain mixed together,

making it seem inaudible. Min Hui turned her head
and looked inside. The man inside was wearing a
black windbreaker with the collar turned up,
revealing the Burberry pattern.

It was Cheng Qirang.

She ignored it and kept walking.

The car followed all the way, the door was

ajar, Cheng Qirang continued inside, "Why is it so
windy and rainy? Since we work together, you can't
avoid me forever." She didn't answer a word, just
walked straight away

"By the way, you are going on a business trip

with me the day after tomorrow. There is a
hospital in Beijing who wants to buy our GS1.0,
you have to negotiate with me."

"I'm not going!"

"This is work, you have to go." His voice was

neither high nor low, but full of authority.

She ignored him and continued walking briskly.

Not walking, but trotting.

There was the sound of wheels rolling behind

her, and after a while, probably finally getting
impatient with the car, the car suddenly
accelerated and overtook her, blocking her way.

The back window was half rolled down: "It's

raining heavily, come up, I'll see you

off." "Get out! Roll as far as you want!" She

waved the umbrella blown over by the wind in the
rain, and shouted at the car, "You If he keeps
pestering me, believe it or not, I'll beat you to
death!"

The car continued to follow her, and Min Hui

exploded in anger, seeing a brick lying on the
ground, picked it up with a cat's waist, and
slammed it on the car window. Hearing a "click", a
hole was cracked in the glass, revealing half of a
familiar face, covered with blood. The people in
the car saw the brick in Min Hui's hand, thought
she was going to throw it at him, and
subconsciously hugged their heads.

Min Hui was shocked, and the brick fell to the

ground: "Xin Qi?"

59-Cantaloupe
Although his face was covered with blood, Xin Qi rarely lost his temper. He just took a piece
of soft cloth from the driver and swept the glass particles on the seat to the ground. He
glanced at the wind and rain outside and said, "Come in and talk."

Min Hui was a little dazed, she didn't know why the person in Cheng Qirang's car suddenly
became Xin Qi. After thinking about it carefully, I understood: this place is not far from the
company's gate, and Cheng Qirang is also the CEO of a large group, so it is impossible to stalk
her in public. It might be that his car left. Seeing her strange expression, Xin Qi drove after
her. Both cars were black and could not be seen clearly in the heavy rain...

Min Hui sat in obediently, seeing the blood on his face The drops on the snow-white shirt
looked particularly glaring, and he said embarrassingly, "I'm sorry, I mistook the person, go to
the hospital quickly." After speaking, he

sat beside him, shrunk his shoulders, bit his lip, and fell silent.

In fact, her strength is limited, and the hole opened by the brick is not big. The glass of the
car is tempered when it is manufactured. Even if there is an external force, it will be broken
into particles. Under normal circumstances, it will not cause serious cuts to personnel. .

But Xin Qi's appearance was a bit scary. She looked carefully and found that they were all
small wounds, but all of them were bleeding profusely, creating the impression that "the face
was covered with blood". There was no first aid kit in the car. Xin Qi thought it was not a big
deal, so he asked the driver to find a pharmacy and buy some band-aids and medical alcohol
to clean and stick the wounds one by one. Min Hui wiped off the remaining blood on his face
with a wet tissue. It was obviously clean, but after a while, the blood seeped out of the band-
aid and continued to drip out.

"Why can't the blood stop?" She said anxiously, "It's been more than ten minutes, you
should go to the hospital! The wound needs to be cleaned thoroughly, there may be glass
fragments in it." "I take anticoagulants every day

, The bleeding will be slow to stop," he said, "but it will stop, don't worry."

She sat next to him in shame and frustration, thinking that she had blocked him on WeChat,
and it was inappropriate to sit too close, so she leaned tightly against the window. Xin Qi was
still sitting at the place where the car window was smashed, the rain came in from the outside,
half of his suit was wet, and with the blood on the collar, he looked very embarrassed. Min
Hui herself was not much better, her hair was piled up in locks behind her head, and water
was still dripping from it.

"I always thought you had a better temper than mine, but I didn't expect you to be angry
enough to be scary." "..." "

You

said you misunderstood the wrong person, who do you think I am?"

"...Cheng Qirang."

He narrowed his eyes Eyeing her, he said after a moment, "If you want to talk about what
happened between you and him, I'mallears." She shook her head

"I don't want to say it, and I don't force it." His watch rang, he took out a bottle of medicine
from his pocket, poured a pill into his mouth and swallowed it, and said, "Anyway, you hate
him, I got it "

..."

"But there is one thing I still don't understand. If you hate him so much, why do you have
to go back to Guanchao to work?" Unknowingly, his tone was tinged with sarcasm, "Why,
selling shoes? Are you happy?"

"Cheng Qirang threatened to fire my team." She paused, seeing that he didn't seem to
understand, and then said, "

GS1.

Work?"
 "Don't worry, but now is not the right time. Several people have some problems at home
and need a stable income. Besides, the GS project was developed by us alone. We want to
upgrade this product to a more complete version. I have come up with a lot of ideas and
solutions. If I leave now, it will fall into the hands of others, and I don’t know what it will look
like in the end. It may be destroyed, or it may be replaced by other products. I don’t want to
It's that kind of ending."

"So you just hit people with stones?" He shook his head, "Fortunately, it was me, you would
have to go to jail if it were him, you know.

" : "Understood."

"There's a Mall in front, go buy some clothes, your clothes are all soaked." He said.

That Mall is the most expensive shopping center in Bincheng, and there are many
international luxury brands. Min Hui usually likes to shop, and she is only concerned with
ophthalmology, so she has never been there. On her birthday, Zhou Ruji bought her a few
clothes and shoes here, knowing that she was always frugal and didn't tell the price. Once for
a Christmas event, Min Hui was dragged by Cao Mu to buy a small Gucci bag. Was ridiculed
for a long time by Cao Mu who buys at least two bags every year.

"No need," she said quickly, "Just go home and change."

"My clothes are also dirty." Xin Qi said, "Let's have dinner in the mall, and I'll ask the driver
to change the car and pick us up again." .Tonight is your visiting time, right?"

She nodded.

"Su Quan's painting teacher took a group of children to see the art exhibition, and he didn't
come back until eight o'clock."

Min Hui looked at his blood-stained collar obediently, felt guilty, nodded and said, "Okay,
let's go shopping. By the way, I'll buy you a white shirt."

***

He took her to Dior directly.

Min Hui knew that people in finance pay more attention to clothing, so she could only bite
the bullet and walk in. The cabinet lady came over enthusiastically and asked, "You two, do
you need help?"

"I want to buy him a white shirt," she pointed at Xin Qi and said, "Just like this one."
 Xin Qi said: "I want the same style."

After she finished speaking, she took off the suit jacket, and the cabinet lady touched it and
said quickly, "Oh, the jacket is wet, may I take it in and iron it for you?" "

Okay, thank you."

The cabinet sister handed the suit to a girl, turned around and said, "We happen to have
the white shirt of your little bee in stock, can I bring you the same size?" "Well, you can choose

some clothes and shoes for her .” Xin Qi said.

"Okay." The cabinet sister is well-trained, her attitude is respectful but not obsequious,
"This lady has a very good figure, and we have a rose-print skirt here, which is especially
suitable for her." Min Hui picked left and right, and finally

chose She wore a cotton and linen blended T-shirt and a printed long skirt, and there was
no price tag on it. She weighed it in her heart and thought it was the cheapest. Under the
strong recommendation of the cabinet sister, she bought another pair of shoes, thinking that
the bonus given out last month has not been spent yet, so she should reward herself.

Walking to the front desk, he took out his bank card and was about to pay. Xin Qi said flatly,
"I'll do it." "

No, no, I'll do it!" The credit card slipped back into his hand.

Seeing her scrambling to pay, Xin Qi and the cabinet sister were stunned at the same time.

Min Hui also took a deep breath, the seemingly inconspicuous things add up to more than
80,000 yuan...

"If you must give me a white shirt, just pay for the white shirt." .” Xin Qi had no choice but
to say.

That one is more than 7,000 yuan! Min Hui muttered in her heart, but she said, "No need!
I'll just come. I paid a large bonus last month and haven't spent it yet." "

In this case——" Xin Qi frowned, "Why don't I just help you?" Spend it, I need a dozen of
these shirts."

"Then get a dozen."

Min Hui decided to carry out the generosity to the end. The cabinet sister smiled
embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, we don't have a dozen here, and there are only five pieces in this
size. The rest will be transferred from other warehouses. Please leave an address, and it will
be delivered in about two or three days. Is that okay?"

"Yes." Min Hui thought to herself: I have spent more than this amount on Chen Jiajun, and
Xin Qi is Su Tian's boyfriend, so he should be treated equally. Don't think about saving just
because he is richer. What's more, at present, all of Su Quan's living expenses, education
expenses, and accommodation expenses are paid by Xin Qi, and it is also appropriate to buy
him some good shirts.

Min Hui paid the money, went to the dressing room, took off all the wet coats, and put on
new clothes. When they came out, seeing that the blood on Xin Qi's face had finally stopped,
they breathed a sigh of relief, and the two went to the western restaurant on the third floor
with their bags.

I don't want the business of the western restaurant to be bad, there are very few customers,
and all the dishes ordered are served in less than ten minutes. Both of them ordered steak
and ate in silence, only hearing the sound of the knife cutting the meat.

"By the way," Xin Qi suddenly remembered something, and said while dipping the beef in
the sauce, "I sent you and Jia Jun a box of cantaloupe, which will arrive in about two days, you
can try it."

Min Hui was surprised, now is the season to eat cantaloupe, and they are sold everywhere
in Bincheng, why bother to send: "Is there anything special about this cantaloupe?" "

I planted it."

Min Hui thought he was joking.

"Do you still remember that time in Mingshui County? I saw a melon garden there?"

Min Hui remembered: "It's just that 30 mu of land... plus a two-story house?" "

I put the I bought it."

"When did it happen?"

"A few years ago, I hired a melon farmer to teach me how to grow melons."

It was getting more and more bizarre, Min Hui smiled and said, "How can you have time
when you are so busy? Get these?"

"I don't go there every day, I hire a few people to help me take care of them, and I will stay
for a few days at critical times and work in the orchard. These melons are all natural, no
pesticides, no sweeteners. Quanquan should also like to eat."
 She looked at him and smiled silently: "Xin Qi, sometimes I think you are very difficult to
understand."

"It's the same with you." He said lightly, "I saw you for the first time four years ago, and it
was one color. Then I met you again in Bincheng, and it was another color. The you just now,
is another color .What color are you?"

"The me just now is the real me. I have a bad temper and I like to be real. We are actually
very similar." "How do

you know what kind of personality I am?" "

I don't know, just Infer from the way you behave in front of me—" "

That's what I let you know on purpose. You don't know the part that you don't know at all."
"

I agree. For example, why do you want to grow melons? I don’t know.”

“Because I think my parents might be melon farmers.”

“Not necessarily? You were not picked up in a melon field.”

“When I was young, I often dreamed that I was playing in a melon field.” He His thoughts
drifted away, "Actually, I should have suspected you a long time ago. Su Tian knew about this
dream. She said that my parents entrusted the dream to me. They may be melon growers."
"..." "

Su

Tian is not in the diary Mention it, so you don’t know. If you’re really Su Tian, you won’t be
surprised to hear about Gua Yuan.”

“Would you like to get a blood sample?” Min Hui said suddenly, “Now the NDA data
comparison is extremely fast. You Your biological parents may be looking for you, and you
may not be abandoned. The note next to you may be forged..." "

No."

"In a person's life, there must always be one or two relatives "

"I have Su Tian, Jia Jun, and a son." His eyes softened, "It's you, with both parents dead and
stubborn temper, are you very tired?" "Not tired. I also

have Many relatives: Jia Jun, Su Quan, Zhou Ruji—I still have an enemy, which makes my
life happier." "

If Su Tian was alive, she would be happy for you." He couldn't help but sigh.

She suddenly laughed.

"What's so funny?"

"We mentioned Su Tian but didn't quarrel—this seems to be the first time." Min Hui said,
"I treat you to this meal." "

Then you really spent money today."

** *

The driver changed a car to take them back to the apartment in Ivy Garden, but there was
no one there, and Su Quan hadn't come home yet.

"I'll take a shower first, don't you mind?" Xin Qi asked, "I smell like blood on my body." "

I don't mind."

He took two pieces of clothes and went to the bathroom. It was a white T-shirt and a pair
of loose cropped pants. The blood on his face had completely stopped, but the scratches on
the glass were still obvious.

Min Hui said: "Sit down, I will use a Band-Aid to fix the wound on your face." He

sat on the sofa as promised, and she stood in front of him, holding his face, first dipped a
cotton swab in alcohol After cleaning the wound, cut the Band-Aids into the size of a
thumbtack and stick them on the wound one by one.

They were very close, and he smelled nice of shower gel. She could see the whitish scalp at
his hairline. Her fingertips brushed his face and eyebrows lightly like a feather, probably
because she had read a book recently, and there was a smell of ink.

She started sweating for some reason: "Xin Qi."

"Huh?"

"I want to have sex."

"What?"

"Please don't have any psychological burden." She said, "I am in a safe period now."
 " NO."

"I just bought you twelve shirts."

"NO."

"I've always liked you."

"NO."

"It's a pity that you missed Su Tian. It's a pity that you missed me." "

You're right, it's a pity. But—" He looked at her with piercing eyes, "If I missed my promise
and that will be unforgivable."

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