If you hadn't come, how old would you make me

Chapter 25

A private restaurant in an old alley.

Wen Ran followed Wen Xingzhi's special assistant step by step. The female special assistant's tall figure covered her petite body. It wasn't until he entered the room that he saw Wen Xingzhi sipping weak tea at the table. He saw her, Smiling, nodded to her.Just because of this smile, Wen Ran suddenly felt his scalp go numb.

To paraphrase a sentence from Wen Yuanyuan's little friend, "This person is usually so boring. Facial paralysis is normal. If he smiles, there is only one possibility, and that is to plot against you." She can roughly understand why her uncle saw her, but She didn't want to move so quickly, she was robbed here before she even returned to school.

"Uncle." Sitting in front of him, she saw him pick up the teapot, pass a purple sand teacup over it, and then poured a full cup of tea and handed it over.

"Oolong tea." A faint tone.

Wen Ran picked it up and took a sip, but she couldn't taste anything special, but she was quite interested in the name, Oolong?As deep as my uncle, do you have to make a fuss about the name of the tea?Wen Ran couldn't help crying, and really wanted to call Wen Yuanyuan to ask for advice on how to understand my uncle's scriptures.

"I heard from Yizhen what happened in County W the day before yesterday. You don't have to worry about this issue anymore, just prepare the project well."

Uncle suddenly said, Wen Ran nodded: "Thank you, Uncle."

Wen Xingzhi stroked the teacup, raised his eyes to look at the girl opposite, and said in a deep voice, "Wen Ran, are you afraid of me?"

Wen Ran took a sip of tea and immediately got stuck in his throat, coughing non-stop, in a panic.Annoyed in her heart, she revealed her truth before she could deny it.

Wen Xingzhi hooked the corners of his lips, and handed over a clean white handkerchief: "Don't be nervous, your father sent me a letter before he passed away, and he told me on the envelope that I could only open it when I was 20 years old."

Wen Ran stopped wiping the corners of her mouth and looked at him curiously, only to see that he took out an envelope and pushed it along the table in front of her: "You can take a look now."

Wen Ran opened it carefully, and at that moment, her father's familiar font appeared in front of her eyes. She couldn't help her nose turning sour and her eyes flushed.By the time she read the entire letter, she was in tears.She suddenly admired Wen Xingzhi's foresight, knowing that she would definitely cry like this, so she gave her such a thick handkerchief.

"Uncle, grandpa hasn't read this letter, has he?"

"No." Wen Xingzhi shook his head, "Second brother handed it directly to my school."

How old was he then?It was only when he opened the letter at the age of 20 that he understood the intention of the second brother.In the letter, the second elder brother entrusted his wife and daughter to him. There is a sentence that he has never forgotten: "It would be good if the father can recognize Ran Ran and her mother. If not, let them stay away from the father. I don't want my wife and daughter Repeat my mistakes, repeat my pain and unwillingness.” ——If this is the case, how can I let my father see it?

Wen Xingzhi didn't realize that Wen Ran was very moved by his "Second Brother". She understood that her father's long-cherished wish in his life was to hope that they could be recognized by the Wen family.

"Thank you, Uncle," she whispered.

"I think today is the time to talk to you." He put down his teacup and looked at her seriously. "First, I want to talk about your father, and second, I want to talk about you."

"My father—"

"If I remember correctly, the last time I saw you before you came to school in City B, you were only seven years old."

Wen Ran thought about it, her eyes dimmed, that was the last time her father took her back for the New Year, she saw Wen Ming and Wen Yuan, and even her uncle.Her father told her that my uncle was talented and intelligent. At the age of 17, he had already gone to a famous foreign school to study for an MBA. His tone was full of pride and envy.

"Uncle." She said abruptly, "I have a question to ask."

"Oh?" Wen Xingzhi raised his eyebrows.

"Why does this letter look so much like a suicide note?"

"It's not surprising." Wen Xingzhi glanced at her indifferently, and said unhurriedly, "Because that's what it was."

Wen Ran couldn't help being startled, she got up half her body, and almost overturned the teacup in front of her, "But my father died in a car accident on the highway. Bad thoughts flashed in her mind, and she asked with some difficulty, "You mean, my father did it premeditated?"

Wen Xingzhi clasped her forearm and made her sit down: "I happened to be in China at the time, and when I received a call from the hospital, I went directly to the hospital in N city. Before your mother came, I had already dealt with some things. He raised his eyes, looked at her, and said softly, "The doctor said that the second brother had taken a large amount of sleeping pills before his death, enough to make a person fall into a coma or even die. It's just that the second brother has been depressed all the year round. The dosage didn't do that much for him."

"So, so Dad planned a car accident?" Wen Ran covered his mouth in disbelief, "Uncle, why did Dad commit suicide?"

"Because your father is not as beautiful as you imagined. He has a cowardly personality, so his depression didn't get better after falling in love with your mother. Although he took your mother away, he would sway from time to time. There is a kind of dependence, and I want you to get the approval of the old man throughout my life. It's just..." Wen Xingzhi paused slightly, and said helplessly, "It's just that the Wen family's temper is too stubborn, and the old man failed to let your father get what he wanted in the end. .”

She gasped, her heart suddenly ached like hell: "I see, uncle."

"Wen Ran." He said in a deep voice, "I just want to tell you that your father's death is a relief for him. So, don't forget about him as an accident. What's more, he still loves you Mother, he has never regretted it."

She read her father's letter, and his father said at the end of the letter: "This life has no ambitions and a cowardly character. After all, it will not achieve any great things. The moment in this life when I really took up the courage was to take my wife away The Wen family. It's just that I can't escape my own test. In fact, sometimes, as long as you have a little courage, you can get happiness. Don't follow my path in this regard. "

Wen Ran lowered her wet eyelashes, and said in a hoarse voice, "I understand, uncle." Having said so much, he also presented the facts and educated her with his father's own handwriting, just to let her let go of her worries. Don't think too much, my uncle has never been such a troublesome person, how can he be now?Wen Ran raised her eyes and looked at him, "Uncle, do you know about me?" So you came here to be someone's lobbyist?
Wen Xingzhi stroked the teacup, and said, as if he could read her thoughts: "I know, but I'm not going to interfere."

"Why?" she asked curiously.

Wen Xingzhi smiled without hesitation: "Because he is worth it."

After leaving the private restaurant, Wen Ran rejected her uncle's proposal to send her back to school, and walked on the streets of City B at dusk.The weather is very cold today, but the streets are already bustling with activity. The coldness gradually dissipated. Wen Ran wrapped up her clothes and walked towards the crowd.

The phone rang suddenly, and Wen Ran picked it up without looking at it. His warm voice was on the other end.

"Is the train at the station? I'll pick you up at the station."

She took a breath and rubbed her frozen nose: "Well, the train has arrived early, and I'm strolling on the street now."

There was some surprise on the other end, and he smiled lowly: "You are in the mood, and you are not afraid of catching a cold. What are you doing?"

It seemed that he really didn't know, Wen Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and kicked the stone beside his feet: "Uncle just met me."

"Wen Xingzhi?" Ye Yizhen frowned, "What did he say?"

"It doesn't matter what he said." Wen Ran said, "It's just Teacher Ye, can I ask you something?"

"En." He put down the cup filled with pure water, looked at the lights of Wanjia outside the window, relaxed his posture, and listened carefully to her.

"I'm going back to T city the day after tomorrow. If you're free, can you give me a ride?" In a cautious tone.

I thought she was going to say something, but it turned out to be this, he smiled slightly: "Yes, you are not afraid of trouble this time?"

"No." Wen Ran denied, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I want to introduce you to my mother." After a pause, he added, "In another capacity."

Ye Yizhen was stunned for a moment, and then reacted very quickly: "Okay." He answered without hesitation, he had waited for a long time, now that she finally took this step, how could he object.

Wen Ran smiled sweetly, hung up the phone, and walked towards the subway station.

(End of this chapter)