If you hadn't come to call me old

Chapter 9

It was a quarter past six o'clock the next day, and Wen Ran got up early.She lived in the same room as Cheng Bei. Cheng Bei woke up when he heard the noise, and looked at her in a daze.

"Wen Ran, what are you going to do?" The meeting was at eight o'clock, so it was still early.

She put on her clothes lightly, and replied in a low voice, "I can't sleep anymore, go for a walk outside, Sister Cheng Bei, please sleep a little longer."

The project team lived in a guest house in the south of W County. Although the conditions were not good, the surrounding environment was not bad.An early-rising old lady in the guest house pointed to the distance and reminded her: "Girl, the terrain over there is not good, so don't just walk there."

Wen Ran nodded with a smile, and walked all the way through the morning dew. The air was extremely fresh and comfortable.When Wen Ran was young, she came here with her father once, and that was the only time her father took her out to work, so she remembered it very clearly.It was here that she followed her father through fields of rapeseed flowers, and was led by her father to the distant mountainous area with complex terrain.Now, standing at the fork in the road, Wen Ran stopped, looked not far away, and smiled, with a bit bitter and disappointed expression.

Today's destination is the northern part of W County, which is the area that the development company is most interested in developing.Before leaving, Liu Qiming gathered everyone together, briefly explained the itinerary, and said: "I want to remind the students of University B, because Professor Ye has something to do, so I will lead you to complete the environmental analysis today. Therefore, I hope everyone can abide by my plan. Discipline." After speaking, he took a deep look at Cheng Bei and Wen Ran, with a strong sense of warning.

When he got on the bus, Cheng Bei secretly laughed, "It seems that the old bastard has already found out, but hey, it is said that the mole was caught. Here, it is the girl who got the old bastard's back door relationship."

Cheng Bei pointed slightly, and Wen Ran glanced at it. After a moment of silence, he smiled awkwardly: "Sister Cheng Bei, I know that person."

"You know him?" Cheng Bei was extremely surprised.

Wen Ran nodded. That was her classmate in the same department when she was an undergraduate at University A. She received the first-class scholarship and national bursary from the college every year. She was a classmate with excellent grades.

After a while, she turned her head and asked softly: "Sister Cheng Bei, do you think we are particularly enviable because of this?"

Cheng Bei smiled and said: "Of course. I don't know. After the end, the person with the highest score can directly get the letter of appointment signed by Mr. Wen Xingzhi, Director of GP Asia. After one month of training, he will be sent directly to the UK Internship at the headquarters is simply a step up to the sky, who wouldn't want to."

Anyone, do you think?Wen Ran looked out the window and murmured.

The northern part of W County is not as wealthy as the southern part. Firstly, it is because of the bad terrain here. Second, it is because the population here is relatively mixed, which is different from the neat ethnic minority gathering places in the southern part.However, there are abundant tourism resources here. Leaving aside the overall resources of W County, there is also a high mountain with winding mountain roads. Several small lakes and strange peaks and rocks are scattered on the mountain.What is even more surprising is that there are also naturally formed drifting groups here.It is hard to imagine how much money will flow into the pockets of the development company once the development here is successful.

Wen Ran followed Cheng Bei, walking with some difficulty.

"Wen Ran." Cheng Bei called to her.

Wen Ran raised her head, and then a chocolate bean was stuffed into her mouth, the rich sweetness was cut open, Wen Ran smiled, "Thank you, Sister Cheng Bei."

Cheng Bei chuckled, "It's okay, it's good for you, it's good for me."

Wen Ran understood what she meant, and gave her an annoyed push. She turned her head and saw a little boy standing not far away.The little boy led a big yellow dog, and was standing there blankly, watching their group pass by.The little boy's clothes were simple and his face was a bit dirty, probably because of his poor family background.

Wen Ran thought for a while, then patted Cheng Bei's shoulder again: "Sister Cheng Bei, do you still have chocolate beans?"

Cheng Bei smiled: "I'm addicted to eating, I still have a bag."

Wen Ran blinked: "Can you give it all to me?"

"What are you doing?" Cheng Bei handed it over as he spoke, only to see Wen Ran take it and head towards the little boy.

The little boy looked up, looked at Wen Ran puzzled, and then looked at the bag of chocolate beans in her hand.A pair of black eyes are shining, the eyelashes are fluttering, very beautiful.

Wen Ran smiled slightly, leaned over, and handed over the chocolate beans in his hand: "It's delicious."

The big yellow dog next to the little boy barked twice. The little boy looked down at the dog, then up at the person, and finally his eyes fell on the attractive-looking bag of chocolate beans.He held out his hand hesitantly, but before he could take it, he heard a shout from behind.

"Ah Fu, go home and eat."

Some old voices, the little boy named Ah Fu heard, hurriedly led the big yellow dog and ran back, before even getting the chocolate beans, Wen Ran looked up, and saw an old woman waiting there not far away, saw Ah Fu, who ran towards her, smiled slightly.

She froze for a moment, then smiled, turned around and walked forward.

As long as today's work is to conduct internal analysis, according to Professor Liu Qiming's meaning, everyone will follow the people sent by the county ZF, browse through places with scenery, go back and analyze according to the model, and finally write an internal analysis report It's over.Of course, a drink with those people from ZF is indispensable.

Wen Ran had a natural dislike for drinking places, so he excused himself from feeling unwell.Liu Qiming saw that Cheng Bei and Wen Ran were not very pleasing to the eye, so he didn't force it.

Wen Ran and Cheng Bei sat in the hotel lobby and ordered two meals.

"According to the plan, we will do internal analysis years ago, and the rest of the work will be done after school starts." Cheng Bei bit his spoon and looked at Wen Ran with a smile, "Ran Ran, do you have any plans for the holiday?"

Wen Ran poked the hard rice in the bowl with his chopsticks and shook his head.Cheng Bei set aside the meal in front of her and put a bowl of hot porridge on it, Wen Ran's eyes lit up immediately.

"As far as I know, the boss will not be in China every year during Chinese New Year."

"Huh?" Wen Ran raised her head in confusion.

"I will go abroad at the end of every year, and the country I go to is very fixed, Canada." Cheng Bei said, "Probably, to see who...?"

Wen Ran groaned and swallowed a mouthful of porridge.

Seeing her reaction, Cheng Bei couldn't help asking: "Xiao Wen, aren't you at all curious about who the boss is going to see?" It was very unfulfilling for him to make such an effort to distract her.

Wen Ran glanced at her and said honestly, "Sister Cheng Bei, in fact, your thoughts are written on your face." If you want to trick her into jealousy, she shouldn't be so easy to be fooled.

Cheng Bei: "..."

After drinking and eating, the afternoon trip started again.The car passed a small village and stopped.

This is regarded as the fringe area in the development company's planning, and it's worth it.The reason for this hesitation is because there is a small village here. Although there are only a few families, it is very difficult to develop it.

As soon as Wen Ran opened the car, he saw a familiar person, Ah Fu.

Afu, he was still leading the big yellow dog, squatting under the tree at the entrance of the village to play with stones. When he saw a car coming, his eyes were wide open.

Wen Ran walked over to him and smiled at him. To her surprise, Ah Fu took the initiative to talk to her. He spoke a thick dialect with a childish accent, which was soft to her ears.His big eyes stared at her blankly.

"Sister, are you here to demolish our house?"

Wen Ran was taken aback, not understanding what Ah Fu meant: "No, we just take a look." For some reason, it was a little difficult for her to say this.

Ah Fu nodded, then lowered his head: "My grandma said that when those drivers come to our village, our house will be demolished and we will move to the other side of the mountain."

Ah Fu's voice was a bit sad, Wen Ran paused for a moment, not knowing how to comfort him, suddenly remembered that there was still a bag of chocolate beans in the bag, hurriedly took it out, and handed it to Ah Fu.

Ah Fu looked at it for a while, then shook his head: "My grandma said, don't take other people's things casually."

Wen Ran was a little surprised, smiled and patted his head, and put the things back.I don't know what kind of grandma can educate such a sensible child.

In the evening, Liu Qiming held a meeting in a small conference room in the guest house, and summarized the day's work.He lit a cigarette and said in a leisurely manner, "Today I communicated with Professor Li Ming of University B and found that our work is progressing well. If it goes well, the internal analysis work can be completed the day after tomorrow. In this way, the The plan is done."

Everyone was very happy to hear that.

"As for the village we visited in the afternoon, we also made a preliminary decision, and decided to suggest that the development company include it in the planning scope, because the population here is small and there are very few residents, so the cost is not too high." Liu Qiming said Looking around, "What's your suggestion?"

Many people nodded and agreed that if this area is also developed, the transportation will be much more convenient and a lot of money can be saved.For some reason, Wen Ran suddenly thought of the little boy he met in the afternoon, with pure eyes, he raised his hand in opposition in a strange way.

Liu Qiming looked at her sharply: "Tell me the reason."

"I think that if you buy their houses, you have to pay them a settling fee, which should also be included in the cost. In addition, considering people's feelings, people are resettled and relocated. I think they must not want to leave and live in such a way. long place."

Liu Qiming stood up and looked at her condescendingly: "Student, do you know how much your decision will increase the developer's cost? Please use your brain to think about this issue."

"Of course I know." Wen Ran said hastily, "But, must money be the most important thing?"

Liu Qiming looked at her as if she was watching a joke. Most of the people in their group were graduate students from University A, students under Liu Qiming's leadership. Cheng Bei and several others were sorting out data and building models, but they happened to be away, so she was standing here alone. , no one supported her.Liu Qiming said with a smile, "Student Wen Ran, you are noble, and it depends on the time. And you have to find the right way, don't let the developer pay for your nobleness, it will be worthless."

On the day he left County W, Wen Ran was in a depressed mood.It just so happened that Ye Yizhen called at this time, and Wen Ran told him everything on the other end of the phone. After Professor Ye finished listening, he smiled softly on the other end.

"Wen Ran." He said, "You have to know that from the developer's point of view, it is fundamental to obtain the maximum profit with the minimum investment."

Wen Ran choked for a moment, and muttered in a low voice: "The capitalist who eats people and doesn't blink."

"However, you are right."

"Then what?" she asked cautiously.

He was silent for a few seconds on the other end of the phone, and then said: "Well, let me talk to Director Wen, he should have a better way."

Wen Ran was stunned: "Wen, Director Wen?"

Is it...?
Ye Yizhen smiled, and said gently: "Yes, it's your uncle. He's beside me now."

After hanging up the phone, Wen Ran had a complicated expression on his face.

"What's the matter, frowning?" Lin Sheng scratched her cheek and teased.

Wen Ran rubbed her face: "It's okay."

Lin Sheng hooked her beautiful phoenix eyes, reached out and lifted her chin, "Come on, tell me the truth."

Wen Ran turned her face away: "Stop making trouble." She was a little guilty now, and she couldn't look directly at Lin Sheng's piercing eyes.

Wen Ran's phone rang when the train pulled into the train station in city B. She opened it to look, and her face wrinkled into a bun again.On the other end of the phone was my uncle's quiet voice: "Wen Ran? Let's meet in the afternoon when you are free. I'll ask my assistant to pick you up."

"...Well, good." After hanging up the phone, Wen Ran had an inexplicable thought in his heart.How come there is a feeling of having done something bad and being discovered by the parents.so terrible.

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.

Wen Ran has traveled between City B and City T many times, but never once made her nervous like today.Wen Ran moved the seat belt on her body and changed to a more comfortable sitting position to calm down.

"What's wrong?" Sensing her restlessness, Ye Yizhen asked softly.

"It's okay." Wen Ran shook her head in denial.

He made up his mind, and after a while, he said, "If that's not possible, why don't we see you today?"

Wen Ran was taken aback for a moment, and after realizing what he meant, she quickly shook her head: "It's okay." She finally mustered up her courage, and she must not let herself give up halfway.

Ye Yizhen smiled gently and continued driving.

The car parked steadily downstairs in the community. Wen Ran opened the window, and from here he could see the pot of cold orchids his mother kept on the balcony.She bit her lip, and was about to reach out to pull the car door, but his forearm was held by him, Wen Ran looked back: "What's wrong?"

"Come here, let me give you a hug."

Before she could react, she was hugged into a warm embrace.Wen Ran blinked and thought blankly, is he nervous?The next second, she was let go again in a daze, and watched him get out of the car and pick up his luggage in a daze.When she realized it, Professor Ye had already knocked on her car window and said with a smile, "Aren't you going to get out of the car?"

This man-

Wen Ran stood at the door and hesitated for a moment, after thinking about it, he opened the door with the key and went in.My mother was sitting on the sofa talking on the phone, seeing her come in, there was a hint of surprise and surprise in her eyes, she hung up the phone and greeted her, she was also quite surprised when she saw Ye Yizhen.

"Are you back?" Mother helped her take off the scarf, put her hand on her cheek, and looked at Ye Yizhen: "This is—— Teacher Ye?"

Ye Yizhen chuckled and put Wen Ran's luggage aside: "Hello, we meet again."

Wen Ran coquettishly hugged her mother: "Didn't I want to give you a surprise?"

Well, a big surprise.I don't know whether my mother should be surprised or happy.

"This child." The mother patted Wen Ran's back, and the thick feeling made her frown, "Hurry up and change a piece of clothes, take off this cold clothes.

Wen Ran hummed, and said to her mother before entering the room: "Mom, I have something to tell you later."

"Understood." Mrs. Wen responded, and then looked at Ye Yizhen who was standing there, "Professor Ye, please sit down."

Ye Yizhen sat down next to the sofa in the living room, raised his eyes, and looked around the three-bedroom house.It's not big, but it's clean, tidy and warm.Every plant and every tree can see the owner's intentions.

Mrs. Wen brought a cup of tea and put it in front of Ye Yizhen: "You sent Ran Ran back? This child is also always troublesome to the teacher."

Ye Yizhen smiled gently and said, "It's okay."

Wen Ran was changing clothes quickly in the room, when suddenly the door of the room was opened, and Mrs. Wen walked in with a cup of hot tea.

"Mother?"

Mrs. Wen responded: "Sit down, I have something to ask you."

"Oh." Wen Ranxin mentioned it, knowing what her mother meant, and sat obediently in front of her.

Mrs. Wen handed over a cup of tea, just about to say something, when her eyes swept over Wen Ran's neck, her brows frowned suddenly, she quickly put down the tea cup, and looked at Wen Ran's neck.Wen Ran was shocked when she saw her mother's actions.She wore a low-necked sweater today, and the scar on her neck was clearly exposed.Although I used the ointment given by Grandma Cheng, it was a cup of boiling hot tea, and it was impossible not to leave scars.

"What's the matter?" Mrs. Wen asked.

"I accidentally burned it." Wen Ran hesitated.

Mrs. Wen squinted her eyes and put down the tea: "Is it hot here? Why didn't I know my daughter is so stupid? To be honest."

Wen Ran lowered her head for a long time, then turned her head away: "It's nothing serious, I just accidentally burned it."

Mrs. Wen looked at her for a few minutes: "Okay, let me ask you first, do you know Zhao Weichuan?"

Wen Ran stood up from the sofa in astonishment: "Why did you mention this?"

"Don't worry about me, just tell me if you know me or not."

Looking at her mother, she seemed to know everything.Wen Ranjing paused for a moment, then said, "I know him. Grandpa introduced him to me some time ago. I heard from my aunt that grandpa intends to match us up."

"accepted?"

With a calm tone, Wen Ran couldn't figure out her mother's attitude, so she had to answer seriously: "No."

"No?" Mother repeated with a frown, and then asked, "Your grandpa didn't respond?"

Wen Ran couldn't stand her mother's repeated attacks, and shouted in a drawn out voice: "Mom, let's not talk about this for now"

But Mrs. Wen was obviously angry, and looked at her sternly: "Your grandfather didn't threaten me? He said that as long as you are willing to consider accepting Zhao Weichuan, he will consider approving our mother and daughter. Didn't you say such a thing?"

Wen Ran stared at her mother with wide eyes, a little speechless.I saw my mother trembling with anger, grabbing the collar of the padded coat she had just changed, and said, "And your wound, do you dare to say that your grandpa didn't splash it with water?"

"No." Wen Ran hurriedly shook her head and lowered her head, "It was just an accident."

"Accident? Why didn't you tell me about the accident?" The mother's eyes turned red, "I've been pissed off by him all my life, do I want my daughter to be rubbed and flattened by him? If that's the case, this grandpa just doesn't want it! "

She knew that her mother was really sad.The mother has been fulfilling the wish of the father all her life. She wants to get the grandfather to recognize his mother and daughter, and wants to reunite the family.Now, since he can say such a thing, he must be extremely sad.

"Mom." Wen Ran tried to grab his mother's hand, but she swept it away and slapped him. Wen Ran only felt a burning pain on his face, and when he looked at his mother again, both of them were stunned.

Ye Yizhen fiddled with the teacup quietly, vaguely heard the sound of arguing from inside the room, was hesitating whether to go forward, the door suddenly opened, and a bright yellow figure suddenly ran out from inside, and went straight to the door.He immediately got up and looked at the door. Before he could chase after him, he saw another person, Mrs. Wen, coming out of the house.Holding a cup of tea, she staggered out of the room, her hair, which was originally neatly arranged, was a little messy at the moment.

Suddenly staggered, she almost fell, Ye Yizhen stepped forward to help her up.

Mrs. Wen forced a smile: "I'm so sorry, I made you read a joke."

After being stunned for a moment, Ye Yizhen helped her to the sofa, "It's okay. It's you, you have to pay attention to your body."

Mrs. Wen was taken aback, remembered something, and suddenly smiled wryly: "I know what she meant by bringing you here, but I just blamed me for pushing this child into a hurry."

She looked out the window, feeling extremely sad for a moment.She was so anxious that she couldn't hold back her anger after answering Qiao Yufen's call.It's not about her being angry with Zhao Weichuan, the old man has played this kind of forced marriage drama too many times, and she didn't mind it at all.However, he hurt her daughter, and he hurt her daughter——

"I know." He said softly, how could a child like her who is as cute as a rabbit in front of his mother suddenly run out for no reason, thinking of this, Ye Yizhen couldn't sit still, "Then I'll go and see her first. "

"Hey, you go."

Ye Yizhen went downstairs quickly, and when he was thinking about where Wen Ran would go, a figure stunned him, and he couldn't help but smile.It turned out that she didn't go anywhere, just sat in the car, buried her head between her legs, shrugged her shoulders, as if she was... crying?

"Wen Ran." He walked over and gently lifted her chin, but she easily escaped.

After a while, she choked out three words: "Don't look, ugly."

He smiled softly, sat down next to her, and smoothed her hair.After a while, say, "Well, let me know why. Otherwise I might think it's me."

"No." Wen Ran quickly raised her head to deny, her slender bangs were wet with tears on her cheeks, Ye Yizhen stretched out his hand, and pushed them away one by one for her, the red and swollen cheeks were clearly visible.It turned out that he was beaten by his mother, no wonder he was so sad.

He looked at her gently: "then tell me the reason, huh?"

Wen Ran blinked at him and thought for a long time before lowering her eyelids and telling him the reason.Regarding Zhao Weichuan, she only mentioned it a little bit, but someone squinted his eyes when he heard it.

"Zhao Weichuan?" There was a dangerous tone.

"That's not the point." Wen Ran felt guilty.

"What's the point?"

"The point is, I made my mother sad." Her mother's loving, angry, and excited eyes flashed in front of her. She closed her eyes and found that she couldn't think about it.

"Okay, then you go upstairs with me and go to your mother to clarify."

"No." She refused angrily.

Seeing her tangled appearance, Ye Yizhen couldn't find it funny: "I really don't want it?"

"No." Wen Ran shook her head resolutely, and murmured, "I don't want to face my mother now."

Ye Yizhen stared at her for a long time, and finally said, "Okay. Let's find a place to live tonight, let's discuss it in the long run."

Before going to the hotel, Ye Yizhen drove the car to the supermarket.

Wen Ran pushed the shopping cart and followed Ye Yizhen step by step, watching him raise his slender fingers, pick up an item, stare at it for a few seconds, and put it into the shopping cart.He wanted to express his opinion several times, but he gave him a look back. Seeing that there were more and more things in the car, Wen Ran resisted the pressure from Professor Ye's eyes and said, "It's just a one-night stay."

Ye Yizhen turned her head and looked at her again, only to see that she was wearing a scarf, with only a pair of eyes shrunk down, she suddenly felt funny, but her face was still calm: "Oh, yes, I planned to leave after seeing your mother." let's go."

Wen Ran felt guilty: "Then, there should be these things in the hotel."

Professor Ye groaned again, and said calmly: "I'm not used to using things from hotels, and I prepare them by myself every time I go out." To be precise, it was an assistant.

Huh?It turns out that this person still has a cleanliness——

Sitting in the car, Wen Ran looked down at his watch and couldn't help but said, "It's already ten o'clock in the evening, can we still book a hotel?"

Ye Yizhen said gently while examining the road conditions: "There shouldn't be any major problems."

Wen Ran rubbed her cheeks, the part that was slapped by her mother was still aching, although she knew that her mother didn't mean it, but the soreness in her heart still couldn't help coming out, she pressed her head against the glass, Wen Ran said softly: "It's all my fault .” She shouldn’t keep everything in her heart and ignore other people’s feelings.

"Huh?" He tilted his head slightly, seeing her face wrinkled into a bitter gourd, he realized what she said, and said, "It's okay, actually, I still have some questions to talk to you about."

"What's the problem?" Wen Ran was curious.

Ye Yizhen smiled gently: "Many questions. For example, Zhao Weichuan?"

Wen Ran: "..." You still remember?

Obviously, she forgot one thing: as a teacher, Ye Yizhen is gentle and elegant, magnanimous.But as a man?This is hard to say.

The car parked steadily in the parking lot of the hotel. Wen Ran stood at the entrance of the hotel, looked at the hotel sign with wide eyes, and couldn't help saying, "Ye, Teacher Ye, are you sure we want to stay here?"

Ye Yizhen smiled slightly: "Oh, I like to sleep in a more comfortable environment."

"Well, there's no need for that..." It's so expensive, right?Wen Ran looked up at the famous hotel in T City in front of him, and swallowed what he wanted to say.

Ye Yizhen seemed to understand her thoughts, and said, "It's a bit expensive."

Wen Ran couldn't help crying, this person finally understood what she meant, but unexpectedly, he choked on the second half of his sentence and was about to vomit blood: "So, let's share a room together."

What?

Wen Ran watched anxiously as Ye Yizhen took out a card from his bag and handed it over, staring at the thin lips without blinking, for fear that he would say something that would make her want to cheat on the spot.Ye Yizhen opened her thin lips slightly, and looked at Wen Ran again when she thought of something. The corners of her lips were slightly curled up by her twinkling eyes, and he rubbed her head in a good mood, and said to the receptionist: "I want two rooms, press Old rules come."

The lady at the front desk smiled politely, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Ye." Then she quickly handed over two room cards.

As if a small heart had gone through a roller coaster, Wen Ran followed Ye Yizhen with some resentment: "Ms. Ye, are you a regular visitor here?" The familiar tone of the front desk lady made her suspicious.

Ye Yizhen let out a groan, as if he suddenly remembered something, pinched the card in his hand and said: "In conclusion, this hotel VIP card was given to me by your uncle when I first came to work at GP. It is considered a GP employee's benefit?" This is true, his job is in city B, since he is the leader of GP, he will inevitably have to go back and forth between the two cities, sometimes he is too busy to go back, so he just spends the night here.

However, in Wen Ran's ears, it was a different feeling: she was being molested...

The room was very big, Wen Ran leaned against the door and sighed, the little heart in his heart couldn't help jumping up and down, and finally calmed down when he heard the door suddenly knock twice, Wen Ran hesitated After a while, a small opening was opened, and the head was stuffed out.

"Ms. Ye?" After seeing who was coming, Wen Ran opened the door.

"I bought these at the supermarket just now. Those who are not used to hotels can use these." As he spoke, he handed over a handbag. Wen Ran took a quick look at it, and found that it was full of toiletries.

"Well, I got it." In fact, she would not be used to it, it was the first time for her to stay in such a high-end hotel. T
Looking up, Ye Yizhen was still standing at the door, Wen Ran rubbed his flushed face, and asked, "Ms. Ye, is there anything else?"

I saw Ye Yizhen smiled faintly, followed her somewhat messy bangs, and said, "It's all right. Good night."

"Good night." Wen Ran said slowly, closing the door.

After taking a quick hot bath, Wen Ran lay comfortably on the big soft bed, hugging the quilt and staring at the ceiling for half an hour, finally realized that she was going to suffer from insomnia tonight.She already has a bed disorder, plus sleeping in such a big room... Wen Ran covered her face in the pillow, she had to admit that at this moment, a little bit of loneliness and fear could easily cover her up .

In the opposite room, Ye Yizhen was answering the phone after taking a shower.It was an international long-distance call, but the people over there chattered endlessly, swearing that they would not give up unless he agreed.The pretty brows frowned slightly, and Ye Yizhen tapped his fingers on the table faster, which was a sign that his patience was about to run out: "Okay, I get it."

They still didn't let him go, "Yizhen, your mother is gone, so, of course, I will take care of the matter of choosing a wife for you." After finishing speaking, he smiled, "I want to see, which family's young lady is it?" The girl can make you fancy? Is this her luck or misfortune?"

The answer to her was the beeping sound of hanging up the phone.

The person on the other end of the phone was a call from his aunt who was far away in Canada. She is the only sister of his mother. She has taken care of her mother since she was a child. Naturally, she also cared for him. She has reached the Pacific Ocean and cared about his life-long affairs. the point.For such an aunt, Ye Yizhen naturally has a headache, but there is nothing he can do.Aunt wants to see Wen Ran?Then wouldn't he still have to consider how to abduct her to a foreign country?Professor Ye lay flat on the bed and began to think about this difficult problem.

Suddenly, the door slammed twice.He walked over, opened the door, and immediately saw Wen Ran standing outside the door with an innocent face holding the quilt.

Wen Ran blinked, and said with some distress, "Ms. Ye, the room is too big, I can't sleep, can I live the night on the sofa in your room?"

After she finished speaking, she wanted to slap herself. I don't know who was terrified when she heard about sleeping in the same room just now.

She had already decided that she would go back to her room after being rejected, and Wen Ran didn't dare to look up at him when she didn't see any reaction from the other party: "No, can't you?" She hugged the quilt and was about to turn back and walk in unison.

After a while, a soft sigh came from behind, and the collar of her pajamas was pulled, and she returned to his room again: "Come in."

"Oh." She didn't dare to look him in the eyes at all.
Wen Ran responded obediently, and walked straight to the sofa outside.She had put in a lot of mental preparation to knock on this door. She saw the sofa in sight, but unexpectedly her collar was lifted again.

"Go to bed."

"Uh?"

"Didn't you mean insomnia?" Ye Yizhen smiled slightly, "I'll tell you a bedtime story."

bed time story?

Ten minutes later, Wen Ran deeply realized that he had been cheated by this man.Bedtime stories are true, but who would tell a 21-year-old girl "Alibaba and the Forty Thieves" as a bedtime story?

After listening for a few minutes, Wen Ran couldn't help yawning: "Miss Ye, can I apply for a different story?"

"Oh?" He turned his head to look at her who was lying on the pillow with bright eyes, "What are you talking about?"

Wen Ran thought for a while: "How about I tell you about you."

He smiled slightly and leaned on the bed leisurely: "What do you want to hear?"

"Well, like, your family, hobbies, life experiences?"

Ye Yizhen couldn't help laughing: "That's too long, and I can't finish talking until dawn." Even though he said this, seeing her insistence, he still couldn't help telling her, from Asia to North America, and from North America to Europe.Wen Ran listened very interestingly. This man had experienced many things that she didn't know or yearned for. Although they were just a few understatements, they easily made her yearn for him.

She couldn't help asking: "Will the sense of belonging become less strong after traveling to so many places?"

He didn't answer her question directly, but just said: "Have you ever heard such a sentence?"

"Ok?"

He stared at her for a long time, then smiled: "Stop talking, you'll be shy again."

Wen Ran: "..."

"Classmate Wen Ran?" After a while, he called her.

"This person is asleep." Wen Ran replied sullenly.

"Go back to sleep later, I still have a question to ask you." Professor Ye played an aboveboard scoundrel.

Wen Ran opened her eyes wide and heard him say, "Zhao Weichuan, have you ever considered accepting him?"

Wen Ran really wanted to admire this person's persistence. Can Zhao Weichuan stop pursuing this issue.Although she was not guilty, she would feel guilty if asked by this person. She grabbed the corner of the quilt and shook her head, "No." Looking up at him, her eyes were filled with a gentle luster, "I was thinking, I know When he was there, he might have fallen in love with you."

While Professor Ye was stunned for a moment, Wen Ran burst out laughing.

"What?" he asked in a low voice.

"I always feel that you don't look like a teacher tonight." Wen Ran replied, this feeling made her feel very comfortable, and she even relaxed herself.

Ye Yizhen smiled slightly, and held her back calmly: "Really?"

"Yeah." Wen Ran nodded honestly.

Professor Ye smiled in satisfaction, and began to catch fish with the net: "Then I will do something that is not what the teacher does."

"Huh?" Wen Ran's eyes widened, and in the next second someone pinched the back of her head, soft lips pressed against her lips, gently sucking kisses, prying open her weak defense, gently occupying and plundering.

Wen Ran grabbed his collar, bearing his kiss at a loss, and heard him say in a daze.

"Wen Ran."

"Ok?"

"Try calling my name later."

After breakfast at the hotel the next morning, Wen Ran followed Ye Yizhen home.

Standing in front of the house, Wen Ran hesitated again.With his finger on the doorbell, he hesitated to press it or not.Suddenly, a powerful arm stretched out and rang the doorbell for her.Wen Ran turned her head and shrank her neck when she saw someone's tall figure.

"If it's a problem, it will always be solved, don't be afraid."

The moment he nodded, the door opened from the inside.Mrs. Wen came to open the door with her coat on, her expression was a little anxious, but when she saw clearly that the person who knocked on the door paused for a moment, she regained her composure.

"Auntie, good morning." Ye Yizhen said gently, Wen Ran raised his head, glanced at his mother, then lowered his head again without speaking.

Mrs. Wen smiled slightly, and brushed her uncombed hair: "Come in." Grabbing Wen Ran who was awkwardly entering the room, she put her hand on her cheek, and the temperature made her frown uncontrollably Head, "Is it freezing?"

"No."

Mrs. Wen was silent for a moment, then said, "Still angry with your mother?"

"No." While speaking, his voice was slightly choked up, as if he was aggrieved.

Mrs. Wen and Ye Yizhen looked at each other and smiled. Professor Ye rubbed her drooping head and said to Mrs. Wen: "This child has already repented last night. In fact, he no longer blames his mother in his heart, but he just can't let it go."

After finishing speaking, Wen Ran raised her eyes and glared at him.

Mrs. Wen glanced at her daughter and was filled with emotions for a moment. Her lips moved, but she only said one sentence: "Go to the study and sit for a while. I have something to talk to Mr. Ye."

Wen Ran was slightly taken aback, looked at her mother, then at Ye Yizhen, who smiled at her, indicating that it was okay.

Sitting down on the sofa, Ye Yizhen looked around again. In the whole house, the study room is the farthest place from the living room.With a slight thought, he understood the meaning of this conversation.I have worked in GP for so many years, and I have been on countless occasions for negotiation, but the strange thing is that I have never felt like I am today, like... Nervous?
Mrs. Wen sat down opposite him, and first smiled: "To be honest, I don't know how to address you now. Is it Teacher Ye, or Mr. Ye, or what?"

Ye Yizhen hurriedly put down his cup, and said softly, "Just call me Yizhen."

Mrs. Wen looked at him and shook her head: "Although I explained the meaning of Bai Wenran bringing you here last night, I still don't understand, even a friend of Xingzhi, how could he be with our family Ranran...?" After a pause, Mrs. Wen smiled again, "I still don't quite understand."

Ye Yizhen smiled: "I understand. It took me a while to establish this kind of relationship and feelings, so how can I ask you to understand all of a sudden."

"Auntie, to be honest, Wen Ran is an unobtrusive child. The first time I saw her was in my class, but it was at Wen's house that I really noticed her."

Mrs. Wen was taken aback: "The Wen family?"

Yes, the Wen family.Speaking of which, Wen's family and Ye's family have a very close relationship. Both Wen Ke and Ye Zan came from the same Class A division of the group army.Ye Zan joined the group army a year earlier than Wen Ke, but both were transferred to the military region at the same time. In the 80s, Wen Ke, Ye Zan and Gu Changzhi were jointly awarded the rank of general.It's just that Ye Zan liked Jing, so he moved to live in Jingshan, and he was separated from his old comrades all at once.

Ye Yizhen works in City B and often visits Wen Ke instead of his father.That day, I was having a meeting with Wen Xingzhi in T City, and when I heard that Wen Ke was sick, I went back with Wen Xingzhi. Unexpectedly, it was the old man who made a trick to let the youngest son go home.He couldn't help thinking of his old man when he saw it, and sighed.

It was there that he met Wen Ran. He stood at the corner from the second floor to the third floor and waited for Wen Xingzhi. Turning around inadvertently, he saw a bright yellow figure flashing past the stairs.He felt slightly familiar, and he didn't remember it until she was splashed all over by the cup of hot tea and came out to apply the medicine.Oh, a little girl in the postgraduate class of the Department of Economics turned out to be Wen Xingzhi's... niece?
"To tell you the truth, she was interesting and contradictory to me at that time, especially for the Wen family."

Mrs. Wen lowered her head: "It's my fault. Ran Ran has always disliked the Wen family. It's because I always asked her to go back there more often. Her father always hoped for this. But now I want to understand, her father also I hope she is happy."

Ye Yizhen smiled: "Auntie, actually, you are very similar to Wen Ran."

Mrs. Wen smiled: "Yes, she is very similar to me."

When encountering something, I always stuff it into my stomach to digest it by myself. No matter how many things I have in my heart, I have to tell the other party that I am fine.Knowing that the other party is the only person she can rely on in this world, the only person she can rely on, but she always tells her that she is fine.This kind of complicated and contradictory mood is not mistrust, but because they have experienced the same pain, she can't bear it, and she won't let the other party worry about a little thing.

"So, she needs someone to hurt. She can tell him many things that she can't tell others, and someone can take care of her when she is hurt and wronged, instead of applying medicine and letting the wound form a scar. Because of many things She was hurt and not brave enough, so she needs someone to be brave for her. She is still young, and she is still qualified to have these." Ye Yizhen looked directly into Mrs. Wen's eyes and said softly, "It's just that you can't give Her, because you are all the same."

Mother Wen suddenly felt a tremor in her heart, as if she was aroused by something, and she felt a dull pain.She had to admit the intelligence of the young man in front of her. He was gentle and clean, sitting there and pointing out her deficiencies just right. He understood that the two of them had both difficulties and weaknesses.He knows all this clearly, so he is full of confidence and is bound to win.The young man was gaining her approval in another way.

But even though he is so strong, she can't get angry, because she can also clearly find his weakness, which is love and pampering.Thinking of this, Mother Wen got up slightly, and asked in a hoarse voice, "What about you?" After a pause, she asked word by word, "Then, can you give me these?"

Ye Yizhen smiled slightly: "If I couldn't, I wouldn't be sitting here."

When Wen Ran came out of the study, Mrs. Wen had finished talking with Ye Yizhen, and the two were sitting at the table drinking tea, without any emotional fluctuations.Wen Ran's children's shoes scratched the back of his head, his gaze flicked back and forth between the two of them.

Mrs. Wen understood her daughter's little eyes jumping back and forth, and knocked her daughter's head pretending to be angry: "Is your mother so fierce in your heart?"

Wen Ran stuck out her tongue and sat down obediently.

"Okay, Xiaoye is leaving, why don't you send him off?"

Xiao, Ye?Wen Ran opened her eyes wide and looked at Ye Yizhen who was sitting opposite to her mother. Professor Ye smiled slightly with a relaxed expression. It seemed that the round table negotiation was very effective.

"Auntie, I will come to see you next time."

Wen Ran followed Ye Yizhen downstairs, and as soon as she got out of the stairs, she couldn't help but grab someone's windbreaker and asked, "Ms. Ye, what did you say to my mother?"

This address successfully made Professor Ye squint his eyes. In the end, Professor Ye said calmly: "I didn't say anything, I just said some hypocritical literary and disgusting words."

Wen Ran: "..." She had the urge to break her skills, "Well, then, Mr. Ye, please walk slowly, and I won't see you off." As she said that, she was about to walk back, but before she had taken a few steps, she was caught by someone. Grabbing the collar and pulling it back, she turned her head angrily, and saw someone's smiling eyes.

"I'm angry." The sentence pattern of the interrogative sentence and the tone of the affirmative sentence, Professor Ye nodded: "Not bad, there is progress."

Wen Ran: "..."

Seeing someone depressed, Professor Ye said in a timely manner: "Okay, I'm leaving."

"Let's go slowly..." Someone still said dejectedly.

This is childish tantrums.Professor Ye chuckled, leaned over and hugged her magnanimously, if the mountain does not come, I will go to the mountain, it must be right: "Goodbye."

Wen Ran moved, stared at his profile for a while, then reached out and hugged him back: "Goodbye."

Watching him get into the car and slide the car out of the garage.Although this man is about to leave her, what is that warm feeling in my heart?Wen Ran patted her chest, trying to calm herself down.

"Wen Ran." Ye Yizhen slid down the car window and looked at Wen Ran with a red face.

As soon as he called her, this little face came close to him: "What's wrong?"

He held the steering wheel and held back for a while before reaching out to touch her cheek: "Give me a few days during the vacation."

"What?" she asked curiously.

Professor Ye smiled slightly: "It's nothing, I'll tell you when the time comes."

Since it was going to be abducted, of course it had to be cut first and then played, otherwise what would happen if the little rabbit ran away.Professor Ye thought with a headache.

(End of this chapter)