You who walk against the light

Lin Yuan turned around and found that Zhong Dingheng was standing on the other side of the tea room, wearing a light gray woolen cardigan with a white shirt underneath. He looked very relaxed and was hunched over, concentrating on practicing calligraphy.

"Uncle Zhong." Lin Yuan called him respectfully.

"En." Zhong Dingheng responded softly, without moving his eyes, he just waved at Lin Yuan with a soothing tone: "Come here, and see how I write these words?"

Lin Yuan's heart tightened, his Adam's apple moved with difficulty, and he walked towards Zhong Dingheng.

In fact, he doesn't know much about calligraphy. When he was a child, he was very active. Once he finished his homework, he couldn't calm down for a moment. He had to exhaust all his energy before he would give up. It was later because of Kaifan's beautiful calligraphy that he learned a little bit about calligraphy. .

Moving his eyes to the desk, he saw the words 'Home and Everything Prosperous' written on the rice paper. The writing was strong, the spacing between the words was even, the center of gravity was extremely stable, and the overall hierarchy was clear.Lin Yuan had heard that his handwriting was like a person's, but now it seems that Uncle Zhong's calligraphy is very similar to his temperament, calm and powerful, and there is no shortage of grandeur in the strokes.It's just this kind of brushwork that should write such elegant poems as "you know what life is like, you should be like Feihong stepping on slush".

Seeing Lin Yuan lost in thought, Zhong Dingheng smiled and asked, "Which word is the most beautiful?"

Lin Yuan came back to his senses, met Zhong Dingheng's sharp but slightly shimmering gaze, his heartbeat accelerated unconsciously, and his palms were full of sweat.

"Why don't you talk?" Zhong Dingheng gently rested the brush on the inkstone, and there was an old voice in his nostrils, and the voice was very soft: "Don't be afraid of not answering well, just speak directly according to the thoughts in your heart."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment, "It's the word 'home'."

Zhong Dingheng laughed, his face didn't seem so serious, and there were wrinkles hidden in the corners of his eyes. Lin Yuan was worried that he might not speak well, so he turned his face and looked at Zhong Dingheng quietly. He found that Zhong Kaifan's profile was very similar to his, calm, restrained, calm down.

But Zhong Kaifan's profile looks gentler. Although his speech is not pleasant, when he is angry, his anger is like flying knives, which makes people overwhelmed. He is obviously worried that he has not eaten, and the words are "I am full when I see you".

"Smart." Zhong Dingheng admired sincerely. He cut his hands behind his back and paced forward, "Drink tea."

Lin Yuan followed and sat down slowly after Zhong Dingheng took his seat.

Zhong Dingheng poured tea for Lin Yuan himself, the back of his hand was old, "Biluochun, I don't know if you young people like to drink it or not."

Lin Yuan quickly picked up the teacup, "Thank you."

After the tea was poured, Zhong Dingheng put his hands on the armrests of the chair with a soothing expression, "Is everything all right at home?"

"It's all good." Lin Yuan lowered his eyebrows, waiting for Zhong Dingheng's next words.

"I heard that your mother's operation was very successful."

Lin Yuan said truthfully: "Yes, I have to thank Kaifan for this matter."

Zhong Dingheng breathed heavily, his eyes were gentle and complicated, and he said after a while: "Kaifan is really stubborn."

Lin Yuan didn't speak.

Zhong Dingheng continued: "I didn't think he was so stubborn before. When he was young, he didn't talk much and had a dull personality. I was busy with work and ignored him. Fortunately, after so many years, he is very competitive and has always been excellent."

Lin Yuan felt sad, and heard Zhong Dingheng's tone of emotion: "Among the three children, Ziming is actually the most like me."

Lin Yuan raised his head in surprise, wondering why Zhong Dingheng suddenly mentioned Zhong Ziming. In his impression, Zhong Kaifan and Zhong Ziming had always been at odds, and when they met, they were unwilling to say a word.

In the past, Lin Yuan always advised Zhong Kaifan: "Don't be so indifferent to Zhong Ziming, even if there is any grievance between the elders, it should not be implicated in Zhong Ziming."

Zhong Kaifan said angrily at the time: "Zhong Ziming has strong self-esteem, you think you are treating him well, but in his view, he only thinks that you are pitying him. Am I sick? Do I have to make fun of myself?"

Lin Yuan looked at him resentfully at that time, and said in a low voice, "You are always so fierce."

Zhong Kaifan glanced at him angrily, "I'm so fierce, are you still next to me?"

Lin Yuan buried his face in his neck, rubbed it tenderly, and whispered, "I'm not afraid of you."

Lin Yuan withdrew his thoughts and took a sip of tea.

Zhong Dingheng raised his head slightly, his gaze stopped at the carved window on his left

On the sky, through the glass, we can vaguely see the winter jasmine flowers growing on the wall in the courtyard, clusters, clusters, golden and bright, swaying gently in the wind.Like the stars blooming on the white wall, there is tranquility in the details.

"Xiaocan is pure-minded, easy to soften, suitable for Chenghuan's knees; Kaifan is frank and fearless, but has a heart, but his ambition is elsewhere, so he is destined to be unable to keep; Zhong Dingheng slowed down, and then said: "To tell you the truth, among the three children, I admire Ziming the most, but it's a pity that he is in poor health and has a heavy responsibility. They all say 'wisdom is easy to break, love is deep Unshou', the first half of the sentence is about Ziming, and the second half is about Kaifan."

Zhong Dingheng's eyes were old and his eyes were moist, "I sometimes think that this may be God's punishment for me. God took Zhong Can back and it became my biggest regret in this life; Kaifan became more determined and cold. But it is far away; although Ziming is forging ahead, his body has already been overwhelmed..." At this point, he smiled, with a modest face, "Drink tea."

Lin Yuan nodded, unconsciously a little moved, Zhong Can was also the biggest scar in Lin Yuan's heart, but he didn't dare to mention it lightly, the more he said it, the more uncomfortable it became.Simply bury all your emotions in your heart, and only think about them in the dead of night.

"Speaking of Xiao Can," Zhong Dingheng's eyes were heavy, and although he was old, he looked hale and hearty, "A Yuan—"

Hearing this address, Lin Yuan's heart throbbed, and the circles of his eyes began to turn red.

Zhong Dingheng frowned, with an apologetic expression on his face, "I hope you don't mind me calling you that, I was in Kaifan's room before, and I saw the letter he wrote to you, I didn't open it, and there was a sentence on the envelope, 'For me Beloved——A Yuan', I just knew he called you that," Zhong Dingheng said with a heavy tone, "For so many years, Uncle Zhong has always wanted to say, I owe you a 'sorry', you can't blame Xiaocan for passing away I understand in my heart that it is Xiaocan who wants to save you, and I have to respect Xiaocan's choice. In fact, I couldn't accept Kaifan's sexual orientation at the beginning. We never heard of such a thing in those days. I was thinking, this is not nonsense What? How will you live in the future? What do others think?"

"After Xiaocan's death, I didn't expect Kaifan to turn against his family. Of course, I am responsible for this matter. I did not manage the family well and failed to be a good father, which caused Kaifan to suffer a lot of grievances. Kaifan is very sorry. Stubborn, the more it hurts, the more silent he is, and he refuses to shed a tear. He is not as soft as Xiaocan, nor is he as smooth as Ziming. Kaifan is full of heroism in his bones, and he is suitable for walking on the sunny road and pursuing what his heart desires." Zhong Dingheng laughed. He smiled, "From this point of view, he is really similar to you. I know what happened to you. He is also an amazing kid who has survived so much."

Lin Yuan tried his best to restrain his tears, he knew that his state was good and bad, no matter what, he couldn't lose his composure in front of his elders, and he couldn't embarrass Zhong Kaifan.

"Later, I also slowly figured it out. Every child has his own characteristics. We can't reform him according to our wishes. We must learn to respect children." Zhong Dingheng took a deep breath and said with a smile: "However, I understand this truth too much. late."

"Actually, I went to see Kaifan when he was studying in Zhejiang, but he didn't know about it. It was only then that I realized that after he separated from you, he was very unhappy, and there was hardly a smile on his face." Zhong Dingheng shook the teacup lightly, and blew on the mouth of the cup, "I didn't talk to him until he graduated with a Ph. —”

When Xiao Zheng was mentioned, Zhong Dingheng paused, "Do you know Xiao Zheng?"

"I know." Lin Yuan nodded.

Zhong Dingheng went on to say: "I asked Xiao Zheng to personally assist Kaifan. At that time, there were many things at home. After Kaifan came back, it was equivalent to changing careers. Everything was difficult at the beginning. He was very determined, and he did not lose the chain all the way. He gritted his teeth and worked hard. During the period He also fell ill once, and I knew it was because he was under too much pressure from work. Until the two-year shareholding battle was finally over, I was very relieved to see the result, but I didn’t dare to tell Kai Fanming for fear that he would be burdened .Actually, I have a lot of things I want to give Kaifan, but it's too late..."

Having said that, Zhong Dingheng was silent for a moment.

"In order to get him back, I asked Xiao Zheng to make a condition for him. He can see you, but he can't mess around like before." Zhong Dingheng closed his eyes, crossed his fingers, and lightly tapped the back of the other hand with his index finger, as if trapped I meditated for a long time before

Said: "Kaifan agreed, so he invested money in Xinrui, but the investment was not bad, at least he didn't lose money. A Yuan, you are also fighting for Kaifan." When he said the last sentence, his eyes were full of relief.

"Nowadays, I don't usually read young people's speeches on online platforms. One is that I can't keep up with the trend, and the other is that the news is time-sensitive. In my life, it can be said that I have experienced many ups and downs, and all the storms that should have been seen have been seen. The monstrous things will be forgotten as time goes by. Those who are a little bit lucky can be condensed into one sentence, and others will be blown into floating sand."

"Recently Kaifan has been checking who is manipulating public opinion because of your affairs." Zhong Dingheng took a sip of his tea and spoke slowly, "You also know that Kaifan is very stubborn. After losing Zhong Can, he has become more cautious and would rather be wrong. Kill, he is not willing to miss the kill."

"Some things are in my hands, Kai Fan hasn't had time to find out very clearly. I want to find a chance to talk to him, but he has already found out about Ziming—"

"Uncle Zhong," Lin Yuan couldn't help asking, "Why didn't Kaifan tell me these things?"

Zhong Dingheng smiled, "Why would he tell you? If he did, he wouldn't be called Zhong Kaifan. I named him this name at the beginning because I hoped that he would be happy in his life, even if he was ordinary. Now it seems that many things are Deviating from the original intention, Kaifan was not happy; Xiaocan’s single name was Can, but his life stopped abruptly, and he would always stay at the most brilliant age; Ziming remembered all the trauma.”

"When it comes to the three of them, I can't help but say a few more words, I hope you don't think I'm nagging," Zhong Dingheng smiled, breathing steadily, and then said: "A few days ago, Kaifan and Ziming got together. After a quarrel, the two of them seemed to have moved hands, and Kaifan's forehead was bruised. You should know that Ziming has a heart attack and can't stand it. He is sick now and is in the hospital. He is about to undergo surgery recently. As for why Noisy, I think Kaifan will tell you, so I won't describe it any further." Having said that, Zhong Dingheng's expression was heavy.

Lin Yuan felt a little uneasy, he didn't know what Zhong Kaifan was busy with recently, but when he thought about it, even if Zhong Ziming and Zhong Kaifan were not on good terms, they wouldn't do anything.Based on Lin Yuan's understanding of Zhong Kaifan, he would not be so reckless, most likely because of other secrets.

"Up to now, I have no other extravagant hopes, I just hope that the children will be safe." At this point, Zhong Dingheng's eyes finally regained clarity, showing loneliness and grief, "A Yuan, I only have Kaifan and Zi Ming, Uncle Zhong wants to beg you, don't take Kaifan away."