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Probably because I was too sleepy, I fell asleep in the car to Zheng’s house, and when I woke up, I found that I was already sleeping in Zheng’s house, the light was very dim, but I knew it was Zheng’s house just by looking at the curtains.Probably the butler resumed his job of listening to the wall after a three-year absence. Zheng Ao came in shortly after I woke up.

"Morning, Xiao Lang." He is already dressed neatly. His dressing style has always been between Zheng Yehu and Li Zhurong. The former is impressionist, the latter is classical, and he is probably realistic.It's just that the face is there, no matter how you wear it, it looks eye-catching.These days, I have eaten at my house for more than half a month, and I am not as thin as when I first arrived in City C, and my smile is quite sunny.

I took out my phone and looked at it.

It is already nine o'clock.Even though it was late at night when he came to see me last night, he still slept a little longer, but that's not what I'm worried about.

"What about Rui Rui?"

"I just drank porridge, took medicine, and fell asleep again." Zheng Ao leaned over and looked at me: "I'll bring Ruirui to sleep with you."

I shook my head and looked around: "Did you change the bedroom?"

Although the surrounding furnishings are equally exquisite, it is no longer the same bedroom as three years ago, with his clothes still lying on the bedside, obviously he slept here last night.

Zheng Ao sat down beside the bed: "I'm afraid you hate that bedroom."

The days I lived in that bedroom were indeed unforgettable.But the culprit is not the bedroom, but the man in front of me.

"Go and do your work, I'm ready."

"I can still be busy here." He was sitting by the bed, and when I sat up and put on my trousers, he held my waist very smoothly: "What do you have for breakfast? There are white truffles."

I used to eat western food at Li’s house, but unfortunately I didn’t like it all the time. Over the years, my father’s health has deteriorated, and his endurance has also dropped. I once mentioned a little bit earlier. Don’t always eat meat, egg and milk sausages, but Chinese food on the table. The ratio has increased a lot.

"Just drink some porridge." I put on my pants and sat looking at him.

He was rubbing the back of my neck, rubbing back and forth like a cat, and found that I was looking at him stiffly, and asked softly with a smile: "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to wake up." I told him.

He responded casually, and continued to rub my body, as if I was a new toy he bought and was still in the stage of figuring out how to play with it.

I just had to be blunt.

"Let go of your hands first, I'm going to get dressed."

Zheng Ao was stunned, and then his eyes were stained with a smile again, and he smiled with the corners of his mouth: "Okay."

He finally let me go, and I took the sweater on the bedside and put it on. The coat was picked up casually when I came here, and it was quite thick, so it was no problem to cope with the weather outside.

Zheng Ao got bored with me for a while, and had breakfast with me. He had stayed in the South for so long, and he probably had more than a few hundred things in his backlog.I drank half a bowl of porridge, and the butler passed by the door "casually" at least five times. It is estimated that the people outside were going crazy after waiting. Zheng Ao still peeled eggs for me slowly and told me about the change in Ye Susu's house.I listened while drinking porridge. I was not surprised by the Ye family's affairs. Some people just live in dreams. Mrs. Ye is a typical example. The most direct and crude language revealed the bloody truth to her. Even without such a person, as long as one thing suddenly woke her up, she would be able to gain a new life like waking up from a big dream.It is also commonly known as "like a different person".

I ate two small soup dumplings, and saw that the housekeeper was about to come in to "admonish me with death", I wiped the corners of my mouth, and I was going to see Ruirui, and let Zheng Ao do his own work.

Ruirui's room is next to the new bedroom, probably ready for a long time, the interior decoration is very beautiful, the ceiling is a circular dome, painted dark blue, decorated with stars, you can imagine how beautiful it will be at night.Ruirui's small bed is built-in, and the whole shape is a whale, and Ruirui sleeps in the whale's belly.The floor is expensive solid wood floor, covered with wool carpet, not afraid of children wrestling.There is a small tent in the corner, the ground is a grass-like carpet, and there are lifelike trees next to it, probably for Ruirui to experience the feeling of camping when he is bored.There is a full range of children's encyclopedias on the bookshelves, and the small bathroom has a cozy bathtub in cream tones.

I looked around the room and sat down beside Ruirui's bed.

He sleeps on the bed, with a soft duvet, velvet pillows, his profile looks exactly like his father, his hair is black and soft, his skin is as white as milk, he is born to deserve such a good life, to be a carefree little prince .

I reached out and stroked his head.

He burst out laughing, opened his eyes and looked at me: "Has Dad been frightened?"

I shook my head, pinned my forehead hair behind my ears for him, and looked at him quietly.

"That's because I didn't want to scare Dad," he said proudly, "I scared the housekeeper."

"You can't scare people casually, Ruirui." I corrected him in a low voice.

He turned over on the bed, then got up, looked at his room, I know he likes the dome of this room, he likes to watch the stars since he was a child, I only took him to the countryside to see the stars once, the quiet countryside The sky was full of stars, and frogs were singing. We lay under the melon shed to rest and tell him stories.I was planning to take him there again in the future, but I think there will be no chance.Zheng Ao and the others have been to Inner Mongolia by self-driving cross-country team before. It is said that there is no light source at night. It is so dark that people can only half-kneel on the ground and grope, and they can clearly see the real Milky Way. Flying stars are dark, and every star can be seen clearly clearly.

"Does Ruirui like this dome?" I tidied his hair.

He seemed to be in much better condition than yesterday. He looked at the room once, and then proudly expressed his opinion: "This starry sky is not realistic at all, it is a lie to children. I have read foreign planetariums in books, and there are screens above my head. , the starry sky can move."

"That's professional." I told him.

"The steward said that he can make a small one like that, but it will take a few months." Ruirui tilted his head and asked me: "Is what he said true?"

I was taken aback.

With the financial strength of the Zheng family, this can only be considered a trivial matter, not to mention that Ruirui is their only heir.

"Probably ok," I brought the clothes on the bedside for Ruirui. It was a down jacket of a luxury brand. The aristocratic family kept a low profile, and the logos were all in the inconspicuous places. Inside were soft cashmere sweaters and cotton shirts. Ruirui took off her pajamas by herself, and there was a touch of translucent green on her small breasts. Ruirui's skin was white, and that spot of green was like a bud in the snow.

Ruirui put her head into the small vest by herself, and worked hard to get it out, her hair was disheveled: "Dad, what are you looking at?"

I reached out and touched the emerald. It was a smiling Maitreya Buddha. I did not hesitate at all. The imperial green emerald is crystal clear and thicker than my thumb. When the sun shines, there seems to be brilliance flowing in the emerald.

"Who gave this to you?" I asked Ruirui softly.

"Housekeeper." Ruirui lowered his head, his fleshy little fingers were buttoning his shirt hard: "He said Zheng Ao wore it when he was a child, and it was originally a set, but Zheng Ao insisted that it was worn by a girl, so he just put it on." No more. Dad, is this really what girls wear?"

Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha, no wonder Zheng Ao has this idea.

"Does Rui Rui like this piece of jade?" I buttoned Rui Rui's button and asked him softly.

"I like it," Ruirui replied casually: "The color of this kind of jade is beautiful, and it is better than any I have ever seen."

I couldn't tell what it was like in my heart, and a thousand guilt surged up all at once, like being cut by a small knife coated with chili.

Among the heirs of so many families in Beijing, Ruirui is probably the only child who has never seen jade.He called it "this kind of jade".

I used to think that maybe Ruirui would like the life with me, maybe I could treat him well enough to make up for his lack of material things, I think there are many good things in the lives of ordinary people, such as The "life" I took from him was not much different.

But no, he has seen Yuhua stone, he has seen agate and white jade, and he still likes the emperor green jade that he has never met before. He will find that he likes Jun porcelain, Langyaohong, rosewood, huanghuali, and Shiba. Fan's Suzhou embroidery screen, like diamond watches, Ferrari sports cars, truffle roasted foie gras, sapphire cufflinks, wine estates, silver beaches in the Maldives, fishing on a yacht, expensive seafood, and watching the sea of ​​clouds churning on a private plane view.

He will eventually understand what he will miss by following me.

Fortunately, I returned him in time.Just like I stole him three years ago.

The butler is waiting outside Ruirui's bedroom door.

I led Ruirui out, and he respectfully said good morning to me: "Good morning, Mr. Xu."

Ruirui looked at Zheng's small living room curiously. The clock on the wall, the cinnabar plum blossoms in the vase of the white porcelain beauty shrugged, the thick wool carpet on the floor, and the complete set of huanghuali furniture all made him feel It's novel, but he has a very proud personality, he didn't touch it casually, he just looked at it.

A steaming hot breakfast was placed on the table. The Zheng family has a special kitchen, waiting for orders around the clock. They are willing to cook even ten breakfasts a day, as long as the master is willing.

"Has Zheng Ao gone to work?" I asked him.

The butler's attitude was very good, and when he looked at Ruirui, his eyes were full of kindness: "Mr. said that today he will accompany Mr. Xu and the young master, and we will do everything at home. Now we are meeting guests in the West Wing."

I said "Oh" and patted Rui Rui's head: "Does Rui Rui want to eat?"

Rui Rui shook his head, still staring at the landscape painting on the wall, the housekeeper came over and whispered: "By the way, sir has arranged a Chinese martial arts teacher and an English teacher for the young master, should we meet now or..."

That’s right, like Zheng Ao and others, they are learning English as their mother tongue, and Li Xiu has an extra Russian language. Although I am also teaching Rui Rui some simple English conversations, it is already too late for Rui Rui, and I will learn more in the future. It will be a big loss.The national art is kung fu. Zheng Ao has always looked down on Li Xiu's boxing, saying that it is to build muscles and use brute force. The Zheng family all learns kung fu moves. They always attack deadly places in fights, and usually only use grappling.Although it is said that the son of a daughter can't sit still, it is also a layer of insurance when it comes to critical times.

"See you later." I could see the housekeeper's eyes were reluctant to leave Ruirui: "Take Ruirui to go around, is there any other project that Zheng Ao has arranged?"

The butler looked so happy that he didn’t know what to do, and introduced me with a smile on his face: “Mr. also arranged a complete medical examination for the young master. He needs to build a medical file. The pediatrician has also been invited. I’m going to see you tomorrow. Teacher, I still need to take a cognitive test so that I can arrange the courses to be learned in the future."

I am very familiar with the cognitive test. The Li family gave it to me when I was six or seven years old, and it was used to arrange lessons for tutors. Li Xiu and the others basically had no worries about partial subjects when they were young. In Li Xiu's words, it was " The so-called comprehensive, balanced and equal education in subjects is for the mediocre, how can there be a genius who does not favor subjects?" However, he has always been arrogant, and his situation is quite special, since he was in school with Lu Jiaming since he was a child. Those who study may have a deep hatred for the current education system.

I let go of Ruirui's hand.

"Ruirui, go shopping with the butler." I told the butler, "Don't follow too closely, just show me the way."

The butler obediently agreed, Ruirui glanced at me, I smiled at him, and he left with confidence.The butler bowed his waist and probably wanted to hold him, but Ruirui ignored him, and strode forward by himself, wandering around proudly.

In the past, I would teach Ruirui to respect the elderly, but they seem to have their own philosophy of life. As Li Xiu told me before, he doesn’t need to respect those housekeepers, cooks, security guards, etc. He should What they do is to make the whole family stronger, no matter it is troubled times or times of peace and prosperity, they will be able to stand firm.This is real responsibility.

Those things in their bones may be more suitable for living here than what I teach.Just like Ruirui, he knows by nature that he puts his will above everything else, and never thinks that he is wrong, but thinks that he is not smart enough, his methods are not good enough, and his ability is not strong enough.

But that doesn't matter anymore.

I also have my own life.

In the morning, I looked for some old newspapers. Beijing’s legal profession is still the same, but our firm’s ranking has risen a lot. After all, with the golden signboard of Lawyer Su, the most indispensable thing in this world is the case of disputes , Lawyer Su must have made a lot of money in recent years.

Professor Qian passed away last year.

I can be regarded as his closed disciple. Although I didn't study as a graduate student under his hands like Senior Sister Xue, but because of the relationship of shares in the firm, I trust each other very much. In my opinion, he is a very kind and fair elder , but I never saw him again before he died.

I couldn't even attend his funeral.

I called according to the obituary in the newspaper, and Professor Qian's wife answered the phone.

"Hi, is this Madam Qian?"

"I am, hello, are you?"

In my impression, Mrs. Qian is an old man with a very gentle temperament. She seemed to be a teacher when she was young. She and Professor Qian's only son have immigrated. I don't know how she is doing after Professor Qian's death.

"Madam Qian, I'm Xu Lang, a student of Professor Qian." I told her.

"Oh, my husband told me about you." She immediately remembered who I was: "You are here to settle the affairs of the office, my husband told me before he passed away."

I am speechless with guilt.

"I'm still in Beijing, and I'm staying at the original address, here in Beiyuan. When do you have time to come over?"

"Is Mrs. Qian free tomorrow?" I asked softly.

"Yes, yes." Madam Qian also spoke softly.

I put down the phone and thought about whether I should give Senior Sister Xue a call. Mrs. Qian is not a legal major, so she can rest assured that Senior Sister Xue is here.I didn't mention Professor Qian's death on the phone just now, and I always felt that what I said on the phone lacked sincerity, so I'd better come to the door tomorrow and apologize.

For the people in the office, I disappeared abruptly for three years, I couldn't be reached by phone, the house changed tenants, and there was no way to find out about the Li family.I was originally in the South with the intention of settling there from now on. In case Zheng Ao would find out, I didn't contact my former colleagues again. I don't know how Senior Sister Xue is doing.

The firm's contact book is full of colleagues' contact numbers. This was three years ago, but those who practice law rarely change their numbers.I swiped down the number and saw Lawyer Su's phone number.The word Su Zhenyuan is indeed very nice.

Maybe I worked too hard when I was an assistant, I still remember his phone call.As soon as he saw this number, the man sitting in the office and looking at the documents coldly appeared in front of his eyes.It's better now, the first reaction back then was to touch the calendar next to me.

I don't know how he is now.

If he wanted to go back to work, he still had to pass that level.

Before we left, our relationship was not very good. I even "robbed" his clients. Back then, his firm had already become the dominant one, and it must be even stronger now.

Taking advantage of the free time in the morning, I sat by the window and flipped through the contact book of my previous office. I was hesitating whether to call Senior Sister Xue. To spit out a mouthful of blood.

Ye Susu rushed out from nowhere with lightning speed, wearing a cloak or something, she jumped on my back like a tiger, and hugged me tightly.

"Ha! Xu Lang, I knew you were here!"