Jigsaw puzzle

Han Yicheng always had a strange premonition in Wednesday's report meeting that he could be promoted smoothly.He looked at the heads of those sitting on the judging panel with white hair mixed in, and felt that the previous incidents against him were too childish.

Anyway, it is such a professional occasion, how could it be swayed by an anonymous email revealing other people's privacy?

In addition to Tian Lei and Cheng Yi, who he is more familiar with, at this report meeting, there were also many students that Mr. Wei had brought in earlier years. Some are teaching in universities, and some are benefiting from running business both at home and abroad.

Old Wei didn't come here in person because of his status and need to avoid suspicion. Now Tian Lei has room to show off by wooing seniors in the industry. ".

In such occasions, Han Yicheng used to hide whenever he could, but this time it involved his own job evaluation, it was really difficult to slip away, and Tian Lei dragged him behind and became a "tool man" to support the scene.

"Hey, time flies so fast," an old senior sighed to him and Tian Lei, "When I was working with Boss Wei on a project, I was still working on Xiaotian all day long. In a blink of an eye, now Xiaotian has become a big Brother' gone."

The other person also nodded: "There are still a large number of domestic talents. The younger brother will be evaluated as an associate researcher when he is [-]. In the future, if 'returnees' like us come back with a project, we will need the support of our fellow students."

"Senior brother is too modest," Han Yicheng felt a little unnatural in such a situation, he tried his best to imitate the expressions and tone of the people around him, "I can learn a lot from such a project."

"Hey, don't say that, right? A tiger father has no dogs, right?" The man probably didn't expect that Han Yicheng would speak in such a youthful style, so he patted him on the shoulder as if he were an elder. "After all, he is Teacher Han's son, so he must have unlimited potential!"

Han Yicheng froze in his hands, and it took him a long time to realize why this group of "introduced talents" who are usually superior to the sky were too polite to an unknown person like himself. It turned out that it was because of Han Jianhong's reputation abroad. If you praise him more, he will mention their names more in front of his father, right?

It's a pity what they don't know is that Han Yicheng and Han Jianhong haven't been in touch for nearly ten years, and expecting him to speak well is probably the most polarizing thing in the world.

Han Jianhong's name has even disappeared from Han Yicheng's life for a long time. Today, it was mentioned by outsiders on such a special occasion. Han Yicheng was still a little dazed. He was still thinking about it until he followed Tian Lei back to the office. .

"You don't have to worry about whether you can get in." Tian Lei didn't know what Han Yicheng was thinking, and thought he was worried about the results of the selection, "Ms. Wei has only brought you one in the past few years, and the evaluation team will buy his face. You got it, and besides, even if you have an advantage in your original professional background, you're pretty much guaranteed now."

Seeing that Han Yicheng was still immersed in his own thoughts, Tian Lei started nagging about other things again: "Hey, I asked Cheng Yi to send those greasy ghosts out, where did they go, and why haven't they come back yet."

"Is it because of my dad that you are nice to me?" Han Yicheng suddenly asked Tian Lei.

"Ah?" Tian Lei was stunned for a while, unable to realize what Han Yicheng meant, "I'm still kind to you? Have you forgotten how I bullied you before to find you a job?"

"Isn't everyone like that?"

Tian Lei raised Erlang's legs and lay down on the swivel chair: "What's the matter with you today? Many of those tricksters are big names in the industry. They use your father to brag about you, aren't you happy?"

Han Yicheng didn't answer, Tian Lei laughed again: "Should I praise my junior brother's progress, now I can see who is flattering? This EQ has improved!"

"So you are nice to me because of my dad?" Han Yicheng didn't want to talk to him about anything else, so he repeated the question again.

"I took care of you because you looked stupid. Even if there was a relationship, it was entrusted by Teacher Wei," Tian Lei admitted frankly, "Besides, I'm still smarter than them Yes, I don't know what's going on with you and your father, but it's certain that you and your father have fallen apart, right? I expect you to say something, it's better to do more activities on my own."

Han Yicheng looked at Tian Lei and didn't speak for a while, as if he was thinking about the sincerity of his words. At this time, Cheng Yi just pushed the door open and came in. Seeing Tian Lei and Han Yicheng were both in the room, he hesitated for a while before going to ask: " Boss Wei asked us to have dinner, shall we go together?"

On the other side, Li Ran was sitting in front of the big mirror in the dance room, looking at the little girls behind Qi Xin, he couldn't believe his ears.

"What are you talking about? Are you sure you really want to register? Your parents agreed?"

"Agreed, my mother said she would come over tomorrow to pay the money."

"Uh," Li Ran didn't know how to respond to their enthusiasm for a while, he glanced at Qi Xin, and found that the little girl was smiling at him, very proud.

"Then ask your parents to come over tomorrow, and we will have a trial class together, okay?"

Junior high school girls at this age already have a crush on a handsome big brother like Li Ran, and when he speaks, he scrambles to chatter next to him, until finally Qi Xin is so annoyed that he frowns and calls them Drag it to the door and blast away.

Li Ran followed Qi Xin to see off the guests with a smile, and when he looked up, he saw Han Yicheng standing at the door, smiling at him with his pocket in his pocket.

"Why did you leave work so early today?" Li Ran blinked.

"I went to have dinner after the meeting, and left early." Seeing Qi Xin beside her, Han Yicheng asked her, "Your father is still in the bar now?"

"Well," Qi Xin nodded, looking at Han Yicheng and then at Li Ran, her expression became tense, "I... can't I stay here today?"

"No, I have something to tell you and your father, and I need to go find him together."

Hearing these words, Qi Xin breathed a sigh of relief visibly, "Then let's leave quickly, my dad won't let me stay on the first floor because there will be a lot of people in the store later."

Just like that, the three of them arrived at the bar where Qi Dongqing worked.At that time, the sun had not completely set, and there were only a few staff members in the bar cleaning up the place. Qi Dongqing was chatting with a girl sitting by the window. Both of them had cigarettes in their hands, and the ash that hadn't been dusted off was blown by the breeze. It falls to the ground and blows away.

"Sister Chen Xian!" Qi Xin strode over, with a hint of complaint hidden in her voice, "Don't follow my father to learn how to smoke."

Chen Xian didn't expect Qi Xin to come over at this time, so he quickly took an ashtray from the next table and put out the cigarette.She affectionately rubbed Qi Xin's messy braid, and pulled the little girl over to re-braid her hair.

"Why are you here now?" Qi Dongqing asked Qi Xin, "Didn't you say you're going to Han Yicheng's place today? I'm going to work later, and you consciously go to the second floor to hear that?"

Qi Xin shook her head, and said loudly at the door: "It's not me, it's Han Yicheng who said he has something to tell you."

Qi Dongqing and Chen Xian turned their heads and saw Han Yicheng and Li Ran coming in from the door one after the other. They were also taken aback when they saw Chen Xian here. Li Ran subconsciously glanced at Han Yicheng to confirm that he had no special reaction, then smiled and followed Chen Xian waved his hand.

"You've found a good place to skip work again, haven't you? Drinking before it's dark is depraved!"

While braiding Qi Xin's hair, Chen Xian rolled his eyes at Li Ran: "Why are you acting like a mother-in-law now? Is this what people do when they find a partner? It's too long-winded."

Qi Dongqing seldom encountered Han Yicheng taking the initiative to look for him, so he came over and asked Han Yicheng in a low voice: "Is there something wrong?"

"Well, go out and talk."

Qi Dongqing nodded, and walked out behind Han Yicheng, and Qi Xin who was sitting on the stool also ran out, not even caring about her braids.

"Go back and play for a while, I'll talk to your dad alone." Han Yicheng said to Qi Xin.

"Didn't you say you want to tell me too?" Qi Xin blinked suspiciously, and her fingers moved together uneasily.

"Well, I'll tell you when I get back tonight."

After receiving Han Yicheng's guarantee, Qi Xin obediently ran back to the store, sat next to Chen Xian and continued to ask her to help with her hair.Qi Dongqing took a few glances in, and met Li Ran's slightly worried eyes looking out.

"In the next few months, I may not be able to take Qi Xin with me all the time."

Qi Dongqing didn't expect Han Yicheng to say this, and was not sure what he meant for a while, staring at the reflective glass of the bar without responding.

"I've got something wrong with my body and I need to adjust for a few months."

Qi Dongqing's heart sank. He had a general understanding of Han Yicheng's temperament these years. If it wasn't some serious problem, he would never have come here to talk to him on purpose. Making Han Yicheng come to this point shows that to a certain extent, this disease It was so difficult that Han Yicheng couldn't solve it.

"What's the matter with you? Is it serious? Don't be so ambiguous, at least we have known each other for so many years."

Han Yicheng turned his head to look at Qi Dongqing, his expression was very calm: "Have you heard of depression?"

"Of course I've heard of it," Qi Dongqing paused after speaking, and looked at Han Yicheng in disbelief, "You..."

"Not serious, but will require specialized treatment for a while."

The fact that Han Yicheng has depression was beyond Qi Dongqing's expectation, but after a little careful consideration, he felt it was reasonable.He was in a very complicated mood. He touched his pocket to find cigarettes, but found that the lighter had been left in the store.Qi Dongqing had no choice but to put the cigarette in his mouth, and kicked the curb on the side of the road as if venting.

It would be a lie to say that Qi Dongqing didn't hate Han Yicheng in the first two years, although intellectually he knew that Han Yanan's death was not Han Yicheng's fault, but he just couldn't get over this hurdle in his heart and always wanted to find a culprit for this tragedy.

But during the time when he was depressed and wasted his days, the people around him were unwilling to pay attention to him, only Han Yicheng gave him money like atonement, and helped him take care of Qi Xin, even if he lost his temper and became muddled, he couldn't scold him away. , persisted for so many years.

Hatred can be gradually polished away by time, but the longing for the old man accumulates more and more and has nowhere to put it.One day when Qi Dongqing was drunk and another person was crying in the corner of the wall, a small hand quietly reached out to help him wipe it off.Qi Dongqing looked at Qi Xin in a daze, this child is so obedient, so obedient that Qi Dongqing can clearly realize that this is definitely not what he can bring out.

Qi Xin is the inheritance left to him by Han Yanan, and also the witness of Han Yanan's death.Qi Dongqing thinks he is not a good father, and he is capricious towards Qi Xin from time to time. Thanks to Han Yicheng's help, he and Qi Xin did not go astray after all, and it also made him less painful when he thought of Han Yanan after he was drunk. with guilt.

Han Yicheng and Han Yanan look very similar, and Han Yanan's increasingly blurred face in his mind also makes Qi Dongqing feel scared.In the end, Qi Dongqing still couldn't bear to blame Han Yanan's death on Han Yicheng, because in this way, he had to keep a distance from the woman he loved the most.

And the distance between them couldn't be farther.

"You..." Qi Dongqing opened his mouth and realized that he didn't know what to say, "There is still part of the money that I called me before, if you need it--"

"No need," Han Yicheng interrupted him, "You just need to take care of Qi Xin a little more, and if it doesn't work, you can let her go to Li Ran, but it's still..."

"Well," Qi Dongqing nodded, "I know what you mean."

Han Yicheng's expression was still very flat: "I'll talk to Qi Xin tonight, she's very smart, she should be able to understand."

"Okay." Qi Dongqing stood there for a while, and suddenly two words came out without beginning and end: "Thank you."