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After Jiang Chu returned home, he received a call from an old friend whom he hadn't contacted for many years. He was the editor of the magazine in high school. He is now a senior executive of a well-known company. When his accident happened, he still had two issues of manuscript fees. He didn't pay in full, but when he learned about Jiang Chu's situation, he paid in advance out of his own pocket.

He didn't know where he learned about Jiang Chu's return to China, maybe it wasn't just a simple greeting, but Jiang Chu still remembered his generosity at the beginning, so he didn't appear impatient even if he knew his reason for coming.

The two met at a restaurant very close to Jiang Chu's home. No matter how many years have passed, in China, the most common way to chat is still at the dining table. Jiang Xuyang used to be, and so is he now.

He found the restaurant according to the location address sent by the other party.

His surname is Li, and he looks about ten years older than Jiang Chu. Now that he is in his prime, his weight has doubled. The young man talked eloquently.

The young man was facing the door of the restaurant. He had just spoken a few words to Li Li when he saw Jiang Chu pushing the door and entering.

Regarding Jiang Chu, Chen Yifan's memory still stays in the summer vacation of the sophomore year of high school. He only remembers that he didn't like to talk, and was always bored. Only when he was in class could he see that the look in his eyes was a little different. Compared with Jiang Chu But the Gu Zhi who surrounded him every day impressed him even more.

This time Li Li dragged him over because he knew that the old acquaintance Li Li was talking about was Jiang Chu and he said a lot: "My junior has a very personality."

I don't know why, these old-fashioned young people always think of acquaintances to do things easily.

In fact, Chen Yifan and Jiang Chu were not familiar with each other.

When Chen Yifan saw someone coming, he stood up from his seat and waved to Jiang Chu. Mr. Li immediately reacted, and followed suit. When he turned around, he said with a face full of flesh and a smile: "Why don't you say anything when you come back? I'm going to call you Teacher Jiang."

His words are not annoying, like a joke from an old friend who has been reunited for a long time.

Jiang Chu shook hands with him, still as relentlessly as before: "You don't know if you don't say anything."

Li Li was stunned and suddenly smiled, and immediately changed the subject. He introduced to Jiang Chu: "Chen Yifan, the gold medal writer of our magazine, you are old acquaintances who haven't seen for many years, so I don't need to introduce you."

Jiang Chu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that this handsome guy was once the No. [-] middle school liberal arts student. Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that Chen Yifan's status as a gold medal writer is not surprising.

The two simply greeted each other and sat down. Contrary to what Jiang Chu thought, Mr. Li didn't make a big deal about his company as he expected, and then made a big deal for him.

He just asked about Jiang Chu's overseas situation these years, and then told Jiang Chu about the domestic situation.In the words, it was obvious that he felt sorry for him returning to China, and then he added: "Chinese people still pay attention to returning to their roots. No matter how good the outside world is, it is not as good as our own country."

It was difficult for Jiang Chu to understand the problem of returning fallen leaves to their roots, so he could only smile and nod.

Li Li didn't know if he was really thirsty, or he really liked the tea from this restaurant. He drank more than half of the pot in half an hour. His kidneys probably weren't very good, so he went to the bathroom after drinking.

Without the noisy Boss Li chattering aside, Jiang Chu re-examined this senior brother whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Chen Yifan was already older than him. When he was still a boy, Chen Yifan had already made a living in the university, probably because he lived a more self-disciplined life. He didn't look much different from back then.

"I really didn't expect to run into an acquaintance here." Chen Yifan didn't say much when Mr. Li didn't leave the table, but now he spoke first.

It was indeed unexpected, who would have thought that for two days in a row, they would meet an "old friend".

Jiang Chu also asked him curiously: "I remember when you taught us at that time, didn't you say that you majored in chemistry? Could it be that you wrote some books on industrial analysis and chemistry experiments?"

Chen Yifan: "..."

This kid's brain circuit is even clearer than before.

"Of course it's impossible. No one reads this kind of book." Chen Yifan interrupted with a smile, "To tell you the truth, I was caught by Lao Li and just made up for your work a few minutes ago. I like it very much, I don't know if you are interested."

Jiang Chu's brain was still in the scene of "Industrial Analytical Chemistry Experiment", and he was a little confused. He asked suspiciously, "What interest?"

Chen Yifan explained: "My new book is finished, and there are a few illustrations that haven't been finalized yet. I'm worried, and it just so happens that you will deliver it to your door." He said half jokingly and half seriously: "How about it, to save face ?”

Jiang Chu didn't answer right away, because Mr. Li just came back from the bathroom when the topic came up.

It took more than an hour to eat a meal. Li Li is a busy person. He took time out of his busy schedule to make an appointment with Jiang Chu. He just answered the phone when he was paying the bill. He hurriedly said sorry to Jiang Chu several times, and then hurried left.

The team members left first, and they didn't plan to stay any longer. Just as they were about to get up, they suddenly heard Chen Yifan ask in a mysterious way: "Where's your little follower?"

There were about seven or eight tables of guests in the restaurant. Although the voice was not loud, it still felt a bit noisy when they got together. Jiang Chu originally planned to pretend that he didn't hear him and go out directly, but ended up saying something after Chen Yifan finished speaking. I couldn't move my feet as if they had been filled with lead.

He knew why and asked, "What?"

"Gu Zhi." Chen Yifan said, "Didn't you two always stick together when you were studying? In the past few years, every time I saw him and asked about you, he didn't say anything, did you have a grudge?"

Many people's estrangement caused by misunderstandings when they were young can no longer be resolved after many years of separation. Even if the parties do not care about it, they cannot let go.

Ever since he accidentally met Gu Zhi at a reception, he would often run into each other later on. Gu Zhi, who came and went, became the only old friend he and Shen Chen still kept in touch with in No. [-] Middle School.

Chen Yifan was older than them, even if Gu Zhi kept silent about it before, he could probably guess that for his younger brother, he always had a sincerity in wishing him well, but in the final analysis, this This kind of thing, after all, cannot be helped by bystanders, not to mention what happened to them, Chen Yifan didn't know either.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chu misunderstood the key points when he heard people talking. He stood quietly for two seconds, and suddenly asked, "Do you often meet?"

Chen Yifan: "..."

"Well, it's quite often." Chen Yifan got up and walked out, Jiang Chu followed him and said as he walked, "This kid has made several films and won several awards. He has become famous in their circle. I sold a book before. He got the copyright and made it into a movie, and he helped a lot in a lot of things.”

Jiang Chu nodded. I don't know if it was because he was not surprised by Gu Zhi's enthusiasm, or to cover up his panic. He said, "When the movie will be released, I will also contribute some box office to you."

Chen Yifan said with a smile: "The box office has nothing to do with me, I took everything I should have."

Jiang Chu didn't quite understand the key to this, so he just said "Oh".

Just like that, the topic was left alone, and when he left the restaurant, the cold wind outside blew on his face like a knife.

Because of the proximity, Jiang Chu walked over when he came, and he didn't intend to take a taxi when he went back.Besides, it was approaching the end of the new year, and the taxis were busy, and there was no driver willing to take him within a 10-minute walk. Just when Chen Yifan and him had finished turning around, Jiang Chu suddenly called him: "The illustrations for your new book, I Draw for you."

Chen Yifan: "?"

"I'll draw for you."

Chen Yifan was a little surprised: "Okay, I will email you the manuscripts of the chapters that need to be drawn when I go back later. You can take a look first, and we will meet with the publishing house to discuss in detail when you have ideas." Chen Yifan said through the car window Glass smiled and said, "I thought this trip was fruitless, but before I left, you gave me such a big surprise, and I don't know who took advantage of it."

Chen Yifan acted swiftly and resolutely, Jiang Chu had just entered the house, and immediately received an email notification, and he replied casually.Then I received a call from Zhao Lin. After talking briefly for a few minutes, I was about to take a bath when the professor abroad sent him a video call.

When he decided to return to China, he was in a hurry. It was a pity that the professor didn't keep him, but the professor was also Chinese, so although he was depressed about Jiang Chu's temporary decision, he was understandable.

The professor mainly chatted and asked him about his situation after he went back. Jiang Chu told him that many people heard that I was brought out by you, and they rushed to ask me to cooperate with them.

The professor's vanity was satisfied, and after chatting with him for a long time, he remembered that he still had classes, smiled and said that he was going to bring in new apprentices, and then hung up the video call.

Jiang Chu plugged in the phone, and opened the email Chen Yifan sent before after taking a shower.

Chen Yifan's book has a very literary title, "The Lost Pisces".Jiang Chu simply glanced at the few pages that needed to be drawn. It was not difficult for him to match the pictures to this level. Although it was not difficult, it did not mean that it would not take time.

He sat in the study for several hours just thinking about the details and the fit between the illustrations and the text.

During this period, Xu Jing sideways asked him when he would come back, what plans he had next, and whether he would go back or not.

Jiang Chu was fooling around before, until Xu Jing replied: "You both said you were busy, I really don't know what to do during the Spring Festival."

Jiang Chu was focused on other things, so he didn't realize for a while, who are you pointing at, he replied casually: "Who are you two?"

"You and Gu Zhi." Xu Jing said: "When I asked him just now, he said that there was an auction on the last day of the art exhibition, and he agreed to go to the scene. What a buzz."

Jiang Chu clicked on a voice message, listening to his nagging complaints was a bit funny, and thought to himself, why did the two hundred and five still open their mouths after so many years.

He sat quietly in the study for a long time staring at the speech after the voice translation, and then picked up the phone again to find a certain call record and dialed the other party.