If you hadn't come to call me old

Chapter 11

At the end of the first study, Wen Ran saw Tong Zhou again.

Tong Zhou's emaciated appearance made her stunned for a moment, and the glass water glass in her hand fell to the ground with a bang and shattered. Sometimes he hesitated.After a while, a pair of hands reached out and picked up the debris for her.

Wen Ran looked at the face that was close at hand, it was supposed to be round with a bit of baby fat, but now it was very thin, she couldn't help asking in a hoarse voice: "Your father, are you okay? "

Tong Zhou raised his head slightly: "Passed away."

Wen Ran was taken aback, but Tong Zhou's subordinates continued to work: "It's been two months since I passed away. In the past two months, my stepmother has been busy fighting for the family property with me, so I've been fighting the lawsuit."

The understated tone made Wen Ran feel a chill in his heart.The Tong Zhou she knew should be a warm and sweet girl, who is this in front of her now?Cool tone, expressionless face.

Wen Ran couldn't help stretching out her hand, but she retracted it halfway, a little embarrassed: "Then you, let's be sad."

Tong Zhou hummed, threw the debris into the trash can at the door, and carried his luggage into the dormitory.Wen Ran stood at the door and watched her make the bed.She is not a person who holds grudges, but she is not a person who will be crushed and flattened at will, but the current Tong Zhou makes her unable to open her mouth to ask the doubts buried in her heart for a long time.After thinking about it, Wen Ran picked up the meal card and walked out.

"Zhouzhou, then I'll go buy food first." After a pause, she added, "Do you need me to bring you food?"

Tong Zhou tilted his head slightly: "No need, thank you."

This sentence of thank you has completely separated them, like a basin of cold water being poured over the head, Wen Ran felt a strong chill.

"Then, then I'll go first."

"Wen Ran?" Unexpectedly, Tong Zhou stopped her.Wen Ran didn't look back, but listened to the low voice from behind, "Have you already guessed it?"

Breathing slightly stagnated, Wen Ran said in a hoarse voice: Guess what? "

"You guessed it was me who hurt you, you guessed it was me who threw glass shards on your bed and finally planted Lin Sheng with evil intentions, you guessed it all, right?"

In my impression, Tong Zhou has never been so aggressive, she almost doesn't know how to face her.

Tong Zhou sat down on the bed: "Even I can't even imagine that I did such a thing!" She put her head in her hands, her expression suddenly became anxious and painful, "You know when I got the GP project leaflet How excited are you? I told myself, if I do well, I hope to go to the British GP headquarters for an internship! Do you remember when you went to the airport to find me? I lied to you Wen Ran, I still miss him, I want to go The UK looked for him, but when I arrived at the airport, I found that I couldn’t leave like this, and I still had nothing. With my current ability, GP is my only chance to go to the UK. Do you know Wen Ran, the only chance..."

She still remembers how she felt when she saw a place in the GP program.She lost the election and ranked No. 20, but the name of Wen Ran, who had told her that she would not run, was hanging high in the list of candidates.Feelings of loss, despair, and anger rushed to her for a moment, and she couldn't stand it anymore, almost losing her mind.

"At that time, I hated and envied you, Wen Ran. Even if you didn't want the things I couldn't ask for, you could still get them. So I lost my mind and did that to you. I even wanted to frame Lin Sheng..." Tong Zhou's voice trembled, "Actually, I regretted it after I finished it. I didn't dare to come back that night. I was afraid to see you. I hate you but I was afraid to witness you being hurt by me. Then I asked myself, what's wrong with you?" Well, you are just a little better than me."

Wen Ran has been listening silently, not daring to make a sound, as if afraid of scaring her, even her breathing was deliberately suppressed.Finally, when she fell silent, Wen Ran took a sharp breath and controlled herself not to cry.She looked at Tong Zhou, as if afraid of scaring her.

"Tong Zhou, I didn't know that the GP project was so important to you. If I knew, I would choose to give up."

"Don't pity me!" Tong Zhou pushed her away, his voice was sharp and sad, "That will only make me feel worse. Wen Ran, please don't do this, just ignore me, let me be alone Is it okay for people to stay?"

Wen Ran had no choice but to put away her hands, turned and left.In fact, Wen Ran has already made up her mind that if Tong Zhou doesn't mention this matter, her father won't bother with it anymore, not for Tong Zhou's sake, but for her own.The wound healed with difficulty, and she didn't want to open it again, because those who have experienced the pain will never know.

"Have you had lunch?" When the greeting rang from the other end of the phone, Wen Ran was poking at a bowl of hard rice in the cafeteria.She found that she was really spoiled, her stomach had been completely fed by him, and now that he was not around, she felt a little bit hungry.

"Eating." With a listless tone, "Is London busy with work?"

"It's okay." He answered casually, but he opened another project file in his hand.Recently, the big boss of GP's UK headquarters is considering short selling North Sea Brent crude oil. Considering that the current trend and price are still unclear, he dare not take it lightly.As a senior analyst, Professor Ye was naturally called to London.

It was still four o'clock in the morning in London, and he went through the files, dialed an intercom and ordered a cup of coffee.

"Aren't you resting now?"

"I'm not tired." He said gently, "Go take a rest after lunch. The CPA exam textbooks I prepared for you are in the teacher's apartment. Remember to pick them up."

Since Wen Ran lived there for a few days with a leg injury, there was a spare key to the teacher's apartment in the key chain.Wen Ran didn't want it at first, but Ye Yizhen dismissed it lightly: "Just in case, and it's convenient for you to have friends over, so there's no need to find another place to live."

Many teachers of B University have bought a house in the teacher’s apartment, because B University is not in the downtown area of ​​B, and the house price is not very high, so the teachers bought the house and changed it into a family-style hotel, renting it daily and weekly. Earn extra money.Every holiday, it must be full.

Thinking of this, Wen Ran blushed slightly, even though she knew that the other party couldn't see her at this moment, Wen Ran still said in a serious tone: "Go and rest."

The other party smiled lowly, and said something that Wen Ran couldn't help spitting at him: "Obey, Miss Girlfriend."

After being molested, Wen Ran angrily walked towards the teacher's apartment.Wen Ran took the textbooks that were going to be given to her in the most conspicuous place in the study, and roughly flipped through them. Basically, every page was marked by him.Emotion powerful font, very beautiful.Professor Ye also writes excellent chalk characters, and everyone who takes his class thinks it is a kind of enjoyment.

Speaking of which, this is Wen Ran's first time entering Ye Yizhen's study room. Although he stayed here for a few days with a leg injury last time, he was unable to move around for a few days. Lights, know he's working.But now, she glanced at his desk, it was still full of documents, one could imagine how busy he was at work.

After thinking about it, Wen Ran sighed.He was away on business for a few days, and there was already a thin layer of dust here. Wen Ran rolled up his sleeves and began to clean up for Professor Ye who hadn't returned from the business trip.Just as she was tidying up and sweating profusely, the doorbell rang suddenly, and Wen Ran was taken aback for a moment, her first reaction was——is Teacher Ye back?
She ran to open the door, but she was a little surprised. There was a woman standing at the door, and that woman also looked at her in surprise.

"Uh, hello, I might have gone the wrong way." The woman smiled slightly, and was about to turn around with her bag in hand.

Wen Ran thought for a while, then stopped her timidly: "If you came to see Teacher Ye, then you didn't go wrong."

"Huh?" The woman turned around instantly, with a look of disbelief, "Then you are?"

Wen Ran shamefully lowered her head and looked at herself from top to bottom: "Uh, I'm Teacher Ye's student."

The woman hugged her bag and said with a smile, "He will give the keys to his students? This is the first time I've heard of it."

Seeing the woman enter the door on her own, with an unrestrained look, and this tone of knowing someone well, Wen Ran couldn't help guessing, could it be Professor Ye's friend?
In a daze, the woman turned her head and smiled: "I guess, you are his girlfriend, huh?"

"I..." Wen Ran scratched the back of his head and asked the woman in front of him, "Are you..."

The woman walked around the room, looked back at her, and said as if she just got up, "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, I am Ye Yizhen's sister."

elder sister?Wen Ran was stunned.Professor Ye's sister, his family? !
The woman waited for her to react with a smile, and reminded: "Can you pour me a glass of water? It's my first time here, but it took a lot of time." Of course, the harvest is not small.

Wen Ran came to her senses, and hurried to the kitchen to boil water and make tea. It was already 10 minutes before the tea was served in front of the woman.

The woman took a sip of tea, leaned against the sofa, her eyes circled around Wen Ran, looking at her a little embarrassed.

"As far as I know, you Mr. Ye didn't live here often. He has a house in the urban area. Now that it's vacant, he often comes here."

There was something in the words, Wen Ran didn't know how to answer for a while, and there was no sound after oh.

And the woman stopped teasing her, "Little classmate, you haven't answered the question I just asked?"

Wen Ran looked at her, and asked herself, why am I ashamed to admit it.Now that we decided to be together, wouldn't we have to face these sooner or later?But even thinking this way, a blush appeared on her face, with a shy smile, she looked very sweet: "Mr. Ye and I, we, we are indeed dating..."

The woman seemed not expecting to get the answer so soon, she was taken aback for a moment, and then laughed, causing Wen Ran to look at her frequently, not understanding what she meant.

The woman got up and left the things she brought: "Okay, then I'll go first."

"Eh? Then I'll see you off."

"No need." The woman turned around and handed her a note, "Haha, you are indeed an obedient and well-behaved child."

Wen Ran was a little confused. After she left, she looked down at the sticky note in her hand. The handwriting was very familiar, and it was Teacher Ye's handwriting.Why didn't you find it when you just cleaned it?Wen Ran scolded herself for being stupid while reading the note, which was nothing more than asking her to take good care of her body during his business trip, with concern between the lines.Moreover, a certain unscrupulous professor called her "little friend Ran Ran" at the beginning, which meant pampering and could not be concealed.Wen Ran couldn't help thinking, with such a note, she might not be able to deny it if she wanted to.

Four o'clock in the afternoon in London, it would be twelve o'clock in the evening in Beijing time.After just finishing a three-hour meeting, Ye Yizhen felt tired all over, looked at his watch, and put the phone aside.

It's so late, should I go to bed?
The assistant brought a cup of coffee, and Ye Yizhen took a sip, with a slight bitterness in his mouth.He frowned slightly, then put it aside, not going to touch it again.

The assistant asked with some anxiety: "Mr. Ye, this is coffee made according to your previous taste. Is there anything wrong?"

Ye Yizhen raised his eyes, looked at the assistant and smiled gently: "It's not about the coffee." It's just that he has eaten too much sweet recently and is not used to bitterness. "Book a plane ticket back to City B, the sooner the better."

Leaning on the seat with closed eyes, the mobile phone placed aside suddenly buzzed.He pressed the connect button casually, and the voice from the other end made him instantly open his eyes. After listening silently for a few minutes, he said: "Understood, I will return to Jingshan tomorrow."

Jingshan is located on the outskirts of City B. This area is extremely quiet. Apart from a military garrison, there are few people here.Ye Zan Ye's old man's home is also Ye Yizhen's home, and it is located here.Ye Yizhen parked the car, and when he got out of the car, he saw a jeep parked beside him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and walked into the courtyard.

It was Mrs. Qi who came to open the door, and she was so happy to see him from ear to ear.While opening the door for him, he said: "It can be regarded as coming back. After all, I haven't been home for half a year."

Ye Yizhen smiled slightly, "I've been busy in the past six months, sister-in-law Qi, and the third kid from the Gu family are there?"

"You said Huaining, you came earlier, and said you want to go back to City C, and come to see the old man before you go back."

"Yes." He agreed, and when he looked up, he saw Gu Huaining, Captain Gu, standing outside the house.

Gu Huaining: "It's rare to see Professor Ye Yizhen Ye here."

He raised his eyebrows slightly, this person hurt him, this is his home.However, Professor Ye is best at tolerance, so he changed the topic, "Aren't you guys training recently? How come you have time to go back to City C? Could it be that Mr. Gu called again?"

"The old man is probably busy right now, so he doesn't have time to talk to me." Gu Huaining straightened his discipline and said.

"Then why are you going?"

Gu Huaining smiled and gave him a two-word answer: "Marry."

Ye Yizhen was obviously taken aback.He and Gu Huaining can be regarded as young, because Ye Zan lived in C City for a while before, and he was life and death friends with Gu Huaining's father, Gu Changzhi, Old General Gu, so their relationship as juniors is also very close.Especially the Huaining and Huaiyue brothers of the Gu family. Although the old house of the Gu family was in City C, both brothers served as soldiers in City B. Gu Huaining was the commander of a group army in the B Military Region.If he remembered correctly, the last time we met, Gu's mother called and urged him to go home and talk about his girlfriend, and he was about to get married in a blink of an eye.

"Already set?"

"Almost." He answered casually, "In recent years, the old man and the old lady have been urging you all the time. You also know that the second brother and I are the only ones in my family. We must make a decision so that the second elder can let go of his half-heartedness."

Ye Yizhen couldn't help putting his hands in his pockets, and said with a light smile: "So, your second brother asked you to charge first, and he will cover the aftermath?"

Head Gu frowned slightly, and then said with a smile: "Come on, don't say it so easily, look at your old man, I'll go first, the plane is halfway, and if you drag it, I won't be able to catch up."

Ye Yizhen nodded, watched him leave, and then walked towards the hall.

Ye Yuntong was waiting in the hall, Ye Yizhen just took a step in when she saw her.

"Yo, fast enough."

Ye Yizhen smiled slightly: "This is not the old man's call. If you are slow, you may be locked up."

Ye Yuntong glanced at him, "Go, we're waiting upstairs." After thinking for a while, she said, "But Yizhen, don't blame me for being troublesome, you also know that the old man has been waiting for a long time, give him a letter to let him know." He's happy."

With a flash of light in his eyes, Ye Yizhen smiled beautifully: "I see, sister."

Ye Yuntong is indeed his older sister, but it's just a half-brother.If it is said that his mother is the junior high, this senior sister who is the head of the art troupe is the one left by the main room.For so long, what surprised Ye Yizhen was that they got along very well.

Study room on the second floor.Ye Yizhen turned in with ease, and leaned against the door to see that Mr. Ye was writing calligraphy with a brush like flying, which was a strong Dong style.Suddenly, Mr. Ye raised his hand to beckon, and Ye Yizhen quickly handed over a cup of tea.

Only then did Old Man Ye look at him straight in the eye: "You're back?"

"It's all an international call, do you think I can come back?" He smiled for his father.

Old Man Ye snorted, moved to the wicker chair on the balcony and sat down: "I usually don't see you worrying about international roaming, so it hit your weakness."

Ye Yizhen bowed his head and said nothing, his hand, which is usually used to signing large orders with chalk, was grinding seriously at this moment.

"Yizhen, do you know what Huaining did when he returned to City C?"

"I know." He said softly, "Are you greedy for this?"

Mr. Ye thumped the floor and said, "Don't be poor with me."

Ye Yizhen just smiled and said nothing.

After a while, I heard old man Ye say lightly: "These few days, bring her back to meet me."

Finally, it was the holiday again, and everyone else was easily packing their bags to go home, but Wen Ran was unexpectedly nervous, and was absent-minded when packing up.

Lin Sheng asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Wen Ran shook her head and continued to pack her things.I still remember talking to Lin Sheng about her boyfriend once by chance, Lin Sheng casually said while applying nail polish to his toenails: "Oh, the first time I met Mrs. Xu, that is, when my ex-boyfriend's mother , She raised her chin to me, tried her best not to slap me, and at the same time said something noble, guess what it is?"

Wen Ran held the lunch box curiously: "I can't guess, what is it?"

Lin Sheng smiled: "She said." Straightening her body, she began to imitate Mrs. Xu in a certain way: "Miss Lin, our treasure is not for you to spoil." After finishing speaking, Lin Sheng let out a sigh of relief. "At that time, I really wanted to slap him, but I held back."

It can be seen that this is not a good memory for her.So, how could Wen Ran tell her again that she was going to see Ye Yizhen's father.Not a mother but a father, don't know what will happen.

On this day, there was a heavy rain in City B that had not been seen for a long time, and the sweltering weather finally felt a bit cool.Wen Ran wore a long-sleeved jacket, and it was already more than half wet when he got in the car.

Ye Yizhen frowned slightly: "Why don't you open an umbrella?" He said and handed over a clean towel.

Wen Ran groaned, wiped her bangs carefully with a towel, then put down the towel, and sighed.This frowning look made Ye Yizhen slightly bend the corners of her lips, and stretched out her hand to smooth her messy hair, "What's wrong? Nervous?"

Wen Ran admitted honestly: "A little bit."

Not a little, I'm afraid it's a lot.Ye Yizhen sighed in his heart, at first he wanted and was willing to give her some time to accept it, but now Mr. Ye has called several times to remind her, if it doesn't go, I'm afraid it won't be good.Ye Yizhen smirked slightly, knowing that no matter how small a matter is with the old general, it can become a big one.

When the car drove to the foot of Jingshan Mountain, Ye Yizhen tilted his head slightly: "Don't worry, the old man is very kind to the younger generation, except for me."

This sentence made Wen Ran rub his face again, except for him?Isn't that unkind?Teacher Ye is so knowledgeable, don’t you know there is an idiom called "Love the house and the bird"?

"I'm still a little scared."

Ye Yizhen parked the car and smiled: "Do you still remember that I accompanied you to meet your mother during the winter vacation?" Seeing Wen Ran nodding, he continued, "Actually, I was also nervous at that time, no less than you are now. But fortunately, I have a recipe."

Wen Ran looked at him with wide eyes, only to see him move, and leaned over to give her a hug: "That's it." He smiled and said, "We are well prepared, so you don't have to worry, the only thing that needs to be done now is All you have to do is—face it, okay?"

Under his serious gaze, Wen Ran nodded.

The scenery of Jingshan is really beautiful, and it goes without saying that Ye Zhai framed most of the beautiful scenery of Jingshan.Wen Ran admired a few words from the bottom of her heart, followed Ye Yizhen out of the car.Another jeep was parked in the parking lot outside Ye's house. Ye Yuntong also just came back from the art troupe. He just got out of the car at this moment. He was wearing a military uniform, and the epaulettes with two bars and four were particularly conspicuous.

After seeing them, he narrowed his eyes slightly and said with a smile, "Why are you doing so well recently? The frequency of going home is discussed on a weekly basis." Then he looked at Wen Ran and said with a smile, "Hi, we meet again. "

Wen Ran smiled at her, with a nervous expression, and couldn't help but think of her embarrassing behavior when she first met Ye Yuntong.

But Ye Yuntong didn't mention it, patted her on the shoulder, and led them inside.

Looking at the rain curtain outside the window in the lobby of Ye's house is very interesting, but Wen Ran can't feel this kind of feeling.

When he entered the door, Mr. Ye was thinking with a red envelope in his hand. When he saw the two people entering the door, their confused expressions had not been put away. Ye Yizhen couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Hearing his son's voice, the old man regained his composure in an instant, leaned on a cane to sit firmly, and put the envelope on the table, "Huining came over just now."

"Oh?" Ye Yizhen squinted his eyes. If Gu San doesn't do something to irritate his father, he won't live in peace for a day?After a pause, he said, "Then what is it in your hand?"

The old man snorted: "Invitation letter for the wedding." Then he tapped on the crutch again, "Look, they even booked the wedding date!"

Seeing that the old man was about to go online again, he turned around with a smile, gently put his arms around Wen Ran's shoulders, and said gently, "Here is the one who will not satisfy your greed."

Grandpa Ye opened his eyes and looked at Wen Ran for the first time this time. With just one glance, Wen Ran immediately had the feeling of seeing his grandfather, his body trembled inadvertently, and the hands around her shoulders tightened. When she raised her head, she heard Ye Yizhen say : "Wen Ran, this is my father."

Wen Ran bowed seriously to Ye Zan: "Hi, I'm Wen Ran."

Mr. Ye hummed, picked up his crutches and walked upstairs. Ye Yizhen stared at his father's back, and when he was about to think about the deep meaning of Mr. Ye's move, Mr. Ye turned around, tapped the steps of the stairs, and said: Zhen is downstairs first, and Wen Ran comes to the study on the second floor." Then he turned and left without giving Professor Ye a chance to speak.

Ye couldn't help stroking her forehead, and looked at Wen Ran with gentle eyes, a little worried, but Wen Ran blinked her eyes unexpectedly, his sly look surprised him a little.

He couldn't help laughing: "What's the matter?"

Wen Ran stuck out her tongue and said, "I just, suddenly feel that this scene is a bit familiar." After speaking, she hastily added, "Every time I go back to Wen's house, I see my grandfather like this, very experienced."

He froze, "Don't mention your grandpa to the old man yet."

She opened her eyes wide in surprise, as if asking, but he just smoothed her smooth hair and said, "Good boy, just do as I say."

When Wen Ran entered, she was first taken aback by the room full of books.She subconsciously thought of Grandpa's study room, full of antiques, rare and exotic items, luxurious and elegant, but only lacked the bookish atmosphere.Seeing this, Wen Ran couldn't help but secretly sighed.

Mr. Ye raised his eyes and looked at her, then lowered his voice: "Like books?"

"I like it." Wen Ran replied earnestly, his eyes lingering on the bookshelves, "My father is a half-scholar, he said that it is always good for young people to read more books."

When she mentioned her father, she unexpectedly calmed down.

Mr. Ye took a sip of hot tea and smiled kindly: "Your father is right. Young people should read more books. Otherwise, if you have this empty skin, it will be useless wherever you take it. It will be broken if you poke it."

Wen Ran nodded slightly, and suddenly understood the difference between Grandpa and Mr. Ye: Mr. Ye, you should be more gentle.

"How long have you been together?"

Wen Ran was also prepared for the usual question, and answered honestly: "Half a year."

Ye Lao frowned when he heard the words, did he bring someone he had known for half a year back home like this? !It's not like his son's style.

"I heard from Yuntong that you are his student?"

Wen Ran nodded, raised her head slightly, and said seriously: "Yes, Teacher Ye is our tutor."

Ye Lao nodded, noncommittal, and just said another sentence: "You still call him teacher." Wen Ran once heard this sentence from Ms. Qi, but Ms. Qi's tone was questioning. But when it came to Ye Lao, he was so determined.

Wen Ran suddenly felt a little restless, hesitantly said "I", and was pressed down by Mr. Ye, still smiling gently, but in her eyes, she looked a little distant: "I know." Then asked, "How old are you this year?"

"21 is old."

"Oh." Mr. Ye nodded, "Yizhen will be 29 soon."

Wen Ran immediately felt the difference between Grandpa and Mr. Ye again. Although Grandpa spoke little, he never ambiguously, unlike Mr. Ye who left half of what he said and needed her to guess the meaning.

After thinking about it, Wen Ran pursed her lips and smiled, and said seriously: "Eight years old is indeed a long distance."

Grandpa Ye looked at her with puzzled eyes.

"However, someone once told me that there is always one person, whether it is time or space distance, who is an exception to me."

The old man smiled lightly and stroked his beard: "Is he an exception?"

Wen Ran nodded slightly, "He can easily make me feel warm, this feeling is very precious..."

After finishing speaking, there was another silence.After a long time, Mr. Ye shook his head lightly: "Little girl." That is, these four words, too many, Ye Zan refused to say any more.

On the way back, Wen Ran sat in the passenger seat in a daze.It was evening now, and the sky was covered with a thick layer of Huoshaoyun, and the sun was shining brightly.When Wen Ran was in the Jingshan garrison area by the roadside, he accidentally saw two groups of soldiers from the battalion standing in front of a building singing loudly, and he couldn't help being very curious.

Ye Yizhen explained to the curious boy Wen Ran: "Before dinner in the army, there is always singing to boost morale."

"Wouldn't it be that I'm going to be even more hungry, and there's no morale left to sing." Wen Ran turned her head.

Ye Yizhen smiled lightly: "Soldiers are always more resistant than ordinary people." He asked softly, "How did you talk with the old man?"

Wen Ran suddenly looked like a balloon that had been punctured: "It seems that it's not very good."

"Huh?" He tilted his head slightly, "How do you say?"

Wen Ran sighed: "I don't think it's easy to be liked by the old people." She raised her head in distress, "What should I do?"

Ye Yizhen smiled while inspecting the road conditions, the street lamp outside the window leaked light, reflecting his pair of black eyes shining particularly brightly: "It's okay."

"Well?"

"As long as I like it."

Hearing this, Little Wen blushed again as expected.

As soon as the second year of graduate school started, Wen Ran became very busy.The leadership team of the college counted the employment rate of the previous graduates, and then issued a heavy warning to their current students during the meeting: the employment rate of the Department of Economics of Q University was lower than 90% for the first time. The statistic is still watery, because it includes the number of graduate students and Ph.D. students.

After the meeting, Wen Ran put the book on his head and went to the library to review.As a professor, Ye Yizhen is of course happy to see this kind of situation, but as a man, it's hard to say.

After returning from a meeting in T city, as soon as he stepped into the office, he saw Wen Ran lying on his desk in a daze, tapping his fingers on the table little by little, without any reaction to the movement from him.Frowning slightly, he took off his coat and walked towards her lightly.

When I got closer, I realized what she was doing.He pinched the half-finished resume spread out on the table with his fingers, and shook his head: "Student, most companies like this resume will choose to throw it into the trash can."

Hearing this voice, Wen Ran was startled suddenly, and after seeing those smiling eyes clearly, he shrank back listlessly: "Ms. Ye, you are back."

The professor was obviously dissatisfied with this way of welcome, and raised his hand to lift her chin, intending to say a few words, but Miss Wen's dark circles comparable to American treasures really surprised him, so he couldn't help asking: "How can I go so far?" What have you been doing for a few days?"

Wen Ran whimpered, and ravaged her face with her paws: "I want to find an internship, but I found that my time has been filled up by schoolwork and qualification exams." She raised her head in distress, "What should I do?"

Professor Ye naturally didn't want her time to be so tight, but his face remained calm: "Then let it go for now."

"Yeah." Wen Ran nodded.

After eating a meal, the listless Miss Wen finally came back to life.Biting his spoon, he complained to the man sitting across from him: "Supposedly our academic qualifications in Q University are considered excellent, why do I submit so many resumes online and get so few replies, and most of them are companies I don't want to work for. "

Professor Ye raised his eyes and said gently, "So eager to find a job?"

"Of course." Wen Ran said hastily, "If I start making money, my mother will feel better."

How could he object for such a reason?Ye Yizhen smiled lightly, and said three words: "Good boy."

Wen Ran blushed immediately, and wanted to stare at him, but when her eyes swept over somewhere, she paused.She saw a person, and that person seemed to have seen her too, was also taken aback for a moment, then smiled, and walked towards her.

Wen Ran suddenly felt something was wrong, who is that person, Zhao Weichuan!

"What's the matter?" Sensing that something was wrong with Wen Ran, Ye Yizhen raised his head slightly, turned his gaze, and naturally saw the person coming, and tightened his fingers slightly.

"Hello, Wen Ran." Zhao Weichuan smiled slightly, then looked at Ye Yizhen, and shouted out two words that made the two people present couldn't help but break their kung fu: "Uncle Ye."

This name made Wen Randeng's eyes widen immediately, and he looked at the two of them in disbelief.Ye Yizhen raised his eyes slightly, and his sharp gaze wandered over Zhao Weichuan's face, noticing his slight intention, his beautiful eyes flickered, and he hummed calmly: "Come here for dinner?"

"En." Zhao Weichuan responded, he didn't wear military uniform, he only wore casual clothes, so he didn't look so conspicuous.He looked at Wen Ran with a gentle expression: "Wen Ran, when will you come to my house for a sit-down, the old man is still nagging these days?"

Seeing that both of them were staring at her, Wen Ran bit the spoon again and said, "Go when you are free."

Zhao Weichuan smiled: "Then I won't bother you when you eat, there is still a dinner upstairs."

Ye Yizhen looked at his back and smiled slightly.this kid.

"Ms. Ye." Wen Ran, who took a few mouthfuls of porridge, couldn't help but put down the spoon.

"Say." He knew she was going to ask.

"Do you know?"

"Yeah." Ye Yizhen wiped the corner of his mouth with a tissue, "Your grandfather, General Wen Ke, and my father once served in the same army. Zhao Weichuan's father was their common subordinate, and I am of the same generation as his father." It's just that there is a lot of difference in age. .

Wen Ran nodded, then lowered her head obediently and went to eat.Just after Professor Ye thought she understood, a certain girl said "Huh?" again.

He looked up and saw her eyes wide open, a little excited: "Then I'm a generation taller than Zhao Weichuan now?"

Ye Yizhen: "..."

In October, a major event happened in the dormitory—Tong Zhou went abroad.

When Wen Ran heard it, she was really surprised for a long time.Liu Feifei flipped through the magazine and said, "The department sent a few exchange students to an American university, and Tong Zhou took one of the places. You also know the situation at her family, so the school is taking extra care."

What Wen Ran couldn't understand was the country she was going to: "America?"

"Yes, the United States." This time it was Lin Sheng who answered her, and the two looked at each other, inevitably smiling wryly.

Tong Zhou walked very quietly, and went to the airport after packing up when everyone was not in the dormitory.Back in the dormitory, the three of them stared at the empty bed boards, a little dazed.After being dazed for a while, Wen Ran saw a light-colored envelope pressed on his bed.Opening it slowly, the familiar font inside was not beyond her expectation - it was a letter from Tong Zhou.

She read it carefully. The letter was not long, and the handwriting seemed to have been written in a hurry. It was a bit scribbled. I'm afraid it didn't take long, or it was...the last time I got up the courage to write it.

"I'm leaving, not to England, but to the United States, going round and round, or across the Atlantic Ocean, let this sea water drown everything in the past. I don't want to remember, I hope you can forget that past The despicable Tong Zhou, because she is not worthy of your memory, she is stupid, she is dizzy, and hurt her only friend here for a small chance. She can't let go of the man who has abandoned her long ago. And thus lost a true friend."

Putting down the letter, Wen Ran sighed.She is not one to hold grudges, because in her view, remembering someone who has hurt her is a waste of life.But for Tong Zhou, she decided to make an exception, she decided to try to remember her kindness.

While checking the crude oil trend chart, Ye Yizhen turned his attention to Wen Ran who was not far away.She has been in a daze for a long time, which means - she has a problem.He closed the computer, took a cup of hot water, and walked towards her.

"What's the matter?" He sat down opposite her, and stroked her bangs with a smile, "It's not in the name of asking for resumes, why are you sitting here in a daze?"

Wen Ran sighed, and looked at him with what could be called a frustrated expression: "A friend of mine left."

He immediately understood: "Tong Zhou?"

"Ah."

In that impression, there was a girl with baby fat, who would jump and dance by her side.He bowed his head slightly, and said softly, "Reluctance?"

"I don't know either." Wen Ran rested her chin on her curled knee, "Strictly speaking, I don't know if I can treat her as a friend." Frowning in distress, "But, I don't want to One more stranger by my side, or a familiar stranger." She wants to cherish every friend around her.

He smiled, and suddenly raised his voice: "Student Wen Ran, it's time for class questions."

Wen Ran looked at him puzzled.

Ye Yizhen leaned leisurely on the sofa and asked, "Do you still remember Arrow's Impossibility Theorem I mentioned on Public Finance?"

"Remember." Wen Ran wasn't in his good mood, and couldn't get any more energy out of it, so he replied lazily.

He leaned over and said with a smile: "Then you should know that you can't satisfy everyone around you. If that's the case, why use other people's preferences and decisions to influence your mood?" He bowed his head gently Looking at her, her eyes were a little indulgent, "Wen Ran, in the world of adults, there are many things that don't last long. You have to give up what you should give up, and you have to give up what you should give up. Only in this way can you grow up , mature. Do you understand?"

Wen Ran raised her head, really confused like an ignorant child: "Is everything like this?"

"No." He said seriously, "If you give up some, you will hold on to what remains."

"Really?" She murmured to herself, still a little confused.

"Of course." Ye Yizhen smiled, and the cell phone placed aside suddenly rang.

When the phone was connected, the tone of the person on the other end made him look serious, and Wen Ran looked at him with some puzzlement.After he put down the phone, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's okay." He smiled slightly, and smoothed her hair as usual, "Would you like to see my father?"

"Huh?" Wen Ran was surprised.

"He's sick now, in bed. Wants to see me—and you."

It has been more than two months since I last saw Mr. Ye, but Wen Ran never expected to see him in the hospital this time.At the end of the corridor, in the VIP ward, an old man was lying on the bed, sleeping quietly.It seems they came at the wrong time.

Ye Yuntong was sitting on a chair outside the ward, with a anxious expression on her face: "I suddenly fainted. There was no sign. The doctor said that the old man has been under a lot of mental stress these days. Hey, I can always see a few pictures when I tidy up the old man's room these days. A picture of your mother—"

Ye Yizhen raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then said, "I'm going to see the doctor."

Watching his leaving back, Wen Ran sat down next to Ye Yuntong with complicated emotions.Ye Yuntong was wearing casual clothes today, and the fierce aura on her body has disappeared a lot, but after all, she is unfamiliar, and Wen Ran is too embarrassed to say anything more, but Ye Yuntong asked her first.

"The clothes are wet, is it raining outside?"

"Yeah." Wen Ran nodded hurriedly, "It's just started, it's not too big."

Ye Yuntong looked at it for a few seconds, then smiled: "Don't be too nervous, I won't ask you any questions."

"Ah."

Ye Yuntong said to herself: "My younger brother looks gentle on the surface, but in fact, it is very difficult for others to interfere with the things he decides. Especially, he has found such a likable person."

Although it was a good word, Wen Ran was still a little restless.Looking up slightly, a nurse came out of Ye Lao's ward, leaned down and whispered something in Ye Yuntong's ear, Ye Yuntong nodded slightly, and turned to Wen Ran, "Little girl, the old man woke up and wants to see you .”

Wen Ran was startled for a moment, but, did you see her?

Ye Yuntong saw her reaction, Ye Yuntong just patted her hand and said, "Go, it's okay."

When Wen Ran entered, Ye Lao was leaning on the head of the bed and looking out of the window in a daze, when he heard the movement, he turned around and smiled at her: "Sit down when you come."

Wen Ran sat down obediently and asked, "How is your body?"

"It's always like that." Ye Lao leaned back and changed into a more comfortable posture, "I'm already over 70 years old, it's the same if I walk early or late." Looking at Wen Ran, he gently He asked, "Little girl, has Yizhen told you about his mother?"

"I have, but very rarely." Wen Ran replied seriously.

Ye Lao smiled slightly, "That's good, my son has grown up, and he refuses to mention his mother in front of me, let alone others. This shows that you are still very important to him." He suppressed his smile as he spoke. , staring at Wen Ran, "I have wronged many people in my life. Among them are Yizhen and his mother."

Wen Ran listened carefully.

"Little girl, what do you think this person is looking forward to when he is old? He just hopes that his children and grandchildren will be blessed, and he will not cause them trouble. To tell you the truth, Yizhen has made me look forward to it for a long time. Ever since he graduated from university, Until now. Now, he finally gave me a letter of approval." At this point, Ye Lao lowered his head, and Wen Ran's heart tightened suddenly, knowing what he wanted.

"But Wen Ran, to be honest, you are not suitable for Yizhen."

With a firm tone again, Wen Ran was taken aback for a moment, and sat there silently, listening to him quietly.

"You are still a little girl, and what you rely on is the warmth and feeling he gives you. Can you love him like he loves you? Can't you just treat him as a straw?"

Wen Ran opened her mouth, she had never thought about these questions.Being brought up by Ye Lao, Wen Ran couldn't help asking himself, is she like this?
"I..." He hesitated, and finally only said one word.What kind of old man she is facing, he is a general, he has gone through the battlefield, and what he is best at is trying to figure out the enemy's mind.What is she? In his eyes, she might be regarded as a prawn soldier and crab general.

Ye Lao chased after the victory, but his tone was very gentle: "You can't, you need him to stand in front of you and protect you from the wind and rain. I know I'm a bit strict, man, I want to provide a safe haven for my woman, Give them peace. But you are still young and you have to grow up. You don’t understand some things, and Yizhen loves you too much. This will only make you unable to learn to understand, and it will only make the gap between you Lada, do you understand?"

"I understand." Wen Ran said softly, "I understand these questions."

Ye Lao was very relieved: "Just understand."

"It's just." Wen Ran hesitated for a moment, and then said very quickly, "I don't want to give up on someone just because of your few words, it would make me feel ridiculous." She finally mustered up the courage to accept it A love, as my father said, with a little courage, maybe happiness can be obtained.In her life, this kind of courage might only happen once, and she couldn't bear it.

"I admit that I also have problems, but I will work hard and grow up." Wen Ran said, looking up at Ye Lao as if making up his mind, smiling brightly, as if he wanted to penetrate the thick haze in the sky and reach the old man Ye. Xinxin, "So, will you let me stick to it?"

Ye Zan visibly paused, choked there, unable to speak, and his complexion became unsightly.At this moment, Ye Yizhen walked in.He glanced roughly between the two of them, and then said in a deep voice, "The doctor said it's nothing serious, you should take good care of yourself."

Ye Zan snorted slightly.

Every time he came to the old man, he did the same thing. He was used to it. He just smiled and held Wen Ran's hand. The cold touch made him frown slightly, but he didn't say much.

He was speechless all the way, and he didn't ask until he returned to University B, "What's wrong? What did the old man tell you again?"

"No." She lied.

Ye Yizhen couldn't help laughing a little, he has taught this child so many times that the child still doesn't have a long memory, she is really, not suitable for lying.In the darkness, he followed her out of the car and watched her take a few steps. Her steps were a little weak and the road was a little slippery. She almost fell, but fortunately he held her up.

Wen Ran lowered his head, heard a faint sigh when the top of his head was smashed, hesitated for a while, and then said dully, "You don't have to worry."

"Huh?" What do you mean?
"I won't be swayed by others' words, don't worry."

That's what he meant, he couldn't help laughing, and said gently, "I'm not worried."

Huh?Wen Ran raised her head in surprise: "Then why are you sighing?"

Ye Yizhen groaned: "I just want to tell you, if you cheat the teacher next time, be careful not to lose your degree." After speaking, she tapped her forehead and left quickly.

Wen Ran stared at the man's back, and only realized after N seconds that she was molested again? !Can't help becoming angry from embarrassment, stomped his feet, and shouted: "Ye Yizhen!"

It was like a thunderbolt, startling two people at the same time.Ye Yizhen stopped there suddenly, looking at her in disbelief and surprise.And someone stood there annoyed and kept repenting, why did he yell those three words.But no matter how well she concealed it, the shyness and coquettishness in her eyes could not be concealed, it belonged to him.

Ye Yizhen's thoughts moved slightly, and in the next second, he grabbed her waist and kissed her hard.

(End of this chapter)