The unscrupulous system forced me to frantically test the small black room

With Lang Bushin's brain circuitry honed from reading novels for many years, it was natural for him to think of various possibilities such as murder, kidnapping, and extortion.

Finally, I tried to speak in a tactful way.

"Why don't you return the phone you found, Teacher Xu?" Lang Bushin said.

Everyone looked puzzled. They stopped eating and fixed their eyes on Xu Yanze. Tao Zhi was no exception.

"I was entrusted by his family to send him on a plane to the United States. His family told me that they didn't want Gu Dongnan to have any involvement or contact with anyone in the country, so I took away his cell phone." Xu Yanze explained.

"Damn, what kind of family is this? It's so toxic. Going abroad to study is not like immigration. Is it necessary to be so ruthless?" Lang Bushin was furious.

"It's immigrants." Xu Yanze said.

Lang Bushin was stunned, and for a moment he felt his throat was blocked.

"He didn't say immigration, he just said going to the United States..."

Lang Bushin stopped talking halfway, remembering the time when he asked Gu Dongnan if they could still meet, Gu Dongnan had evasive and uncertain looks.

Lang Bushin's heart sank.

So, we won't see each other again?

It was really like what Mr. Tao said at the time, this was really the last time we saw each other.

Tao Zhi, who was writing the script, naturally knew that they would definitely meet in the future, but the problem was that Gu Dongnan's family had directly cut off the connection between Gu Dongnan and these children, so there would be one less bridge of emotional connection.

Xu Yanze stood up and several people looked up at him.

Xu Yanze looked down and saw Tao Zhi's wide-eyed, puzzled expression, and began to explain.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Xu Yanze said.

Looking at Xu Yanze's back as he left, Tao Zhi was thinking about the incident of Gu Dongnan's cell phone being confiscated.

I always feel like something is missing. Should I just sit there and wait for Gong Cheng and Gu Dongnan to lose contact for five years?

And then hope to come back five years later and rekindle the relationship with Gong Cheng?

That would mean we have to start all over again, and by then we will be unfamiliar with it. This is an opportunity we have to use our mobile phones to build up our relationship over the past five years.

No way, no way.

Tao Zhi dragged the bench away and stood up. The bench made a loud noise on the floor and everyone looked over.

"I'm going to the bathroom too, you guys continue eating." Tao Zhi said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tao Zhi ran in the direction Xu Yanze had just gone, his steps a little hurried.

Gong Cheng was lost in thought for a moment as he watched Tao Zhi chasing after Xu Yanze.

Lang Bushin felt a little depressed and had no intention of continuing to eat. He simply stood up and walked towards the toilet, but Gong Cheng grabbed his wrist.

"Lang Bushin, let's go to the toilet together later. Wait until I finish the few bites of food in the bowl." Gong Cheng smiled, but the smile did not reflect in his eyes.

Lang Bushin had no desire to pee, so he sat back and drank a few sips of Wangzai without much interest.

When Tao Zhi entered the bathroom, Xu Yanze was washing his hands in front of the mirror. Xu Yanze saw in the mirror that Tao Zhi was standing at the door feeling a little embarrassed and didn't know how to start the conversation.

Xu Yanze took out two pieces of paper and slowly wiped each of his fingers. Without looking back, he just spoke to himself.

"Is there anything wrong?" Xu Yanze asked.

Tao Zhi was still struggling with how to put it. He was panicked for a moment when he heard Xu Yanze's voice, but he still walked closer.

"It's about Gu Dongnan." Tao Zhi said.

"Do you want Gu Dongnan's current contact information?" Xu Yanze's cold voice came out from between his lips.

"Yeah." Tao Zhi replied.

"What's the reason?"

Xu Yanze threw the paper he used to wipe his hands into the trash can, still without looking back at Tao Zhi, but just looked in the mirror and adjusted his collar and tie.

But his calm gaze couldn't help but fall on the person in the mirror, and gradually some waves appeared.

"There's no special reason. I just think that we should be good friends as brothers. It would be a shame if this thing was cut short."

"The main thing is, you see, they are just friends, not lovers. These special relationships won't affect Gu Dongnan or anything, right?"

"Gu Dongnan's family shouldn't have directly told him not to contact his friends, right?" Tao Zhi asked tentatively.

Xu Yanze fell silent, thought for a few breaths, and then spoke.

"If discovered, Gu Dongnan will be punished." Xu Yanze said.

Tao Zhi was puzzled. It was just contacting a friend, but from Xu Yanze's tone, why did it seem so serious?

"What's the punishment?" Tao Zhi asked.

Xu Yanze did not answer this time, but just frowned slightly.

"How about this? You give me your contact information, and a few of those kids contact Gu Dongnan. Let Gu Dongnan make the decision himself as to whether he is willing to bear the consequences of the punishment and continue the friendship." Tao Zhi suggested.

Xu Yanze pursed his lips and lowered his eyelashes to hide the ripples in his eyes.

He took out the mobile phone he brought with him today to contact clients, opened it, turned to Gu Dongnan's number page, and silently handed it to Tao Zhi.

"Thank you."

Tao Zhi took it with a smile, took out his mobile phone and happily took pictures.

"You didn't meddle in other people's business before." Xu Yanze said.

At least he won't meddle with me.

"I'm getting older, so I don't like youth pain literature anymore." Tao Zhi laughed.

"Thank you today." Xu Yanze said.

"What are you thanking me for? We are all friends." Tao Zhi said with a smile.

"We are not friends." Xu Yanze said.

"really?"

Tao Zhi had a cunning look in his eyes as he pointed triumphantly at the screensaver of Xu Yanze's phone, which was the photo of the three of them and the dog taken at the wetland park in the morning.

Xu Yanze's expression changed when he saw this, and his face went blank for a moment.

"I'm sorry, I accidentally slipped and exited the page, and saw your phone screensaver." Tao Zhi said with a smile.

"It's not what you think." Xu Yanze said.

"What am I thinking?" Tao Zhi asked back.

Xu Yanze was given the opportunity to speak, but he was unable to do so several times.

In fact, Xu Yanze had no idea how he felt when he received the photo, and he just let his thoughts run and set the photo as his screensaver.

"I thought you already considered Xiaocheng and I as friends." Tao Zhi teased, pretending to be hurt.

Xu Yanze was startled, and an inexplicable emotion grew in the corner of his heart, gradually filling his entire chest. For a moment, he was at a loss, and even his cheeks felt inexplicably hot.

Xu Yanze reached out to grab his cell phone from Tao Zhi's hand, and Tao Zhi subconsciously took a step back.

The cleaning lady had just mopped the floor, which was slippery. Xu Yanze couldn't stand steadily and leaned towards Tao Zhi. He immediately reacted and stretched out his hand to support the wall, while Tao Zhi leaned against the wall in a daze. For a moment, Xu Yanze almost held Tao Zhi in his arms.

Wall-dong, what a terrible posture.

Tao Zhi was about to speak, but Xu Yanze spoke first.

"Maybe you can start thinking about how to coax your little lover later." Xu Yanze said.