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I was stunned for a while, Lu Jingfan stood silently and looked at me.

In just a few seconds, I seemed to have thought a lot, but I didn’t seem to think about anything. My palm was pressed against the cold counter, and the wind in the early autumn twilight blew into the convenience store, and the wind chimes swayed and jingled.

If Andre can find me, it is expected that Yang Chen will come.It's just that I didn't expect him to come so soon, let alone that this news would be brought by Lu Jingfan who had nothing to do with me.

"I'm sorry." I rubbed the space between my brows, and said with some difficulty, "Mr. Lu, I remember that you are Yang Chen's partner. We just met by chance. There is no reason for you to come here to let me know. I thank you for your kindness." ,but--"

"You should know that these years of living in City S will definitely leave traces. As long as you spend energy on investigation, you will not be discovered." Lu Jingfan seemed to be a little impatient with my question, and there was a slight look in his eyes. Very tired and tired, "Someone is quietly helping you deal with the aftermath. If your whereabouts were not leaked suddenly, they would not have found you so quickly."

He coughed lightly: "You don't have to doubt who sent me. This man is your father, he will not harm you, come with me."

The air was quiet for a few seconds, I raised my eyes, and my voice was calm: "My dad has been in City S? As you said, he is protecting me from being disturbed?"

Lu Jingfan nodded, and I raised my eyebrows: "So that's how it is, it's really great. After all, I haven't seen each other for so many years, I thought a normal father knew that he and his son lived in the same city, at least they would meet and say a few words instead of looking at each other. He lives in fear all day long, doesn't even have an ID card, and can't do anything."

His face changed slightly: "Xu Junyan, what do you mean?"

"Whether he 'protects' me or not, thank him for his kindness for me, but don't expect me to be so grateful that I feel like a good father fell from the sky." I said blankly, "I have no yearning for the scene where father and son recognize each other. "

"Teacher has done a lot for you. He has his own reasons for not seeing you. Don't be so selfish." Lu Jingfan frowned, "Besides, as an adult, it's very stupid to act emotionally. It's too late to regret when you are found by Yang Chen. gone."

"Selfish? Yes, now I really don't care about other people's feelings. Think about it carefully, does it matter who the biological father is? Since it has never appeared, it is better to remain missing." I chuckled, "Mr. Lu, you made a mistake One thing. I am not afraid of being entangled by Yang Chen, Xu Junyan is already dead, so would I be afraid of dying again?"

He was so angry that I coughed violently, and he covered it tightly with a handkerchief and barely endured it.I was originally dissatisfied and said a few words in a sly manner, but I didn't expect him to react so strongly, I was so scared that I almost ran out of the counter to pat him on the back.

Fortunately, Lu Jingfan calmed down a lot before I came out, and his face turned pale with anger, "Threats with life and death are always there. It is because of this attitude that others will look down on you!"

I am a little inexplicable about this sudden preaching attitude. Considering that the other party seems to be a very fragile patient, the thought of arguing with him has faded: "I am not angry at myself if I live like this. Why are you angry... Everything depends on it." Open, calm your emotions, it is good for your body."

Lu Jingfan cast a rotten look at me, and confirmed again and again: "You won't go with me? Have you figured it out? Let me advise you one last time, your father is doing it for your own good..."

"Where can I go?" I shook my head and interrupted him abruptly, "Sooner or later, it will be resolved. It is better to hit the sun than choose the day."

Having said that, I have nothing in my heart.I haven't seen Yang Chen for many years, and I can't get in touch with his current situation from other places. I don't know what he has become, even if I meet him, I can only get along with him in the same way as before.

Lu Jingfan clenched his fist against the corner of his lips, his eyes disappointed.Thick eyebrows pressed against his dark pupils, his lips were as light as thin snow, and there was an ominous air for no reason: "Okay, Xu Junyan, don't regret it."

At that moment, I felt like I was 17 years old. Lin Ya sat by the hospital bed and said "Xu Junyan, you will regret it" to me. The firm tone echoed in my ears like a curse.

"Yeah." I still shook my head and smiled politely, "Mr. Lu, please walk slowly."

"Uncle, is your friend coming to pick you up at night?"

"She has a party tonight, I'll take the subway back."

In fact, Sun Ning has no plans for today, because I was afraid that conflicts would erupt if she was alone with Andre, so I coaxed and persuaded her to go out with her colleagues to relax.

Tong Xinqi stood by the counter and watched me busy, because of the news that Lu Jingfan sent, I was more or less uneasy, if she hadn't reminded me several times, I almost missed a few products.

Fortunately, the people who came at this time were all high school students who came out to buy snacks after evening self-study, and most of them didn't care about this little mistake.The convenience store was crowded with students in school uniforms, playing and laughing constantly.

"That's it." She held her chin and said in a cute tone, "Then when will you change shifts with that little yellow-haired brother?"

"There are still about 10 minutes." After ten o'clock, Yan Xiang was supposed to be on the night shift, but he sent me a message saying that he wanted to bring some supper to pad his stomach, and he might be late, so he asked me to help him for a while, "He is on the way. "

"Then you go to the subway station later, can you take me to the gate of the school?" Tong Xinqi smiled with crooked eyes, ignoring the other students who were paying the bill and looked at her secretly, "I will be scared alone."

It is less than 300 meters away from the foreign language middle school.I glanced at the brightly lit road outside the convenience store and the flow of people on the street, and sighed: "Where's your classmate?"

"They left without waiting for me." She clasped her hands together, "Please, it's just a short distance."

Although I have been away from the campus for a long time, I still remember the vanity of this kind of high school students, and I don’t want to embarrass a little girl in front of my friends: "It’s okay, but I don’t know when I will get off work. You probably can’t wait." , better go first..."

Before he finished speaking, Yan Xiang pushed the door open and came in panting, holding a bag of lunch in his hand: "Brother Xu, I'm not too late, am I?!"

I was speechless for a moment at his immediate slap in the face, Tong Xinqi laughed so hard that she slammed her stomach on the table.Seeing that everyone in the queue had paid and no one came to check out for the time being, I took off my apron and changed shifts with Yan Xiang, and simply packed up my belongings and left the convenience store.

The evening wind was blowing, and Tong Xinqi deliberately walked slowly. I also didn't want to expose the fact that I was disabled in front of the girl, so I didn't tell the truth in a tacit understanding.She had a happy expression and was not affected by the distance I deliberately kept: "Uncle, are you free on Saturday? The band I run will perform that night, and there are a few tickets that cannot be distributed. Can you come to join me?"

I helplessly raised my forehead, tried my best to ignore her starry eyes, and changed the subject: "You are a high school student, and you usually concentrate on your studies."

"All-round development." She opened the candy she just bought, and stuffed one into my mouth unexpectedly, "Strawberry flavor, sweet or not?"

The tip of my tongue touched the sweet taste, and I felt a little more relaxed after a day of tension. I joked, "How can sugar not be sweet?"

Tong Xinqi stared at me for a few seconds, then suddenly yelled: "Uncle, you look so pretty when you smile, go and become an internet celebrity! I'll take pictures for you, as long as you manage your account well, you will definitely become famous. Just from that angle, and then Smile!"

My face was full of black lines at her startled behavior: "Stop making trouble, go back to school."

"I'm not joking." She said seriously, "All the classmates I know say that you have temperament, and you will definitely attract fans if you dress up. Working in a convenience store is so tiring, uncle, do you want to consider changing careers?"

"Change career? Go to the entertainment industry?" I laughed, "How am I qualified?"

"It's not the entertainment circle, it's an Internet celebrity, an Internet celebrity anchor!" Tong Xinqi explained, "A new profession that has become popular in the past two years, making money through live broadcasts, don't you usually watch the news about this?"

I really didn't pay much attention to these things. After listening to her patiently, I suddenly felt out of touch with the times.Seeing that I was silent, Tong Xinqi probably thought I was thinking about it, and said enthusiastically, "Are you moved? My uncle owns a cultural company, so I'll ask you about the details later. Don't worry, my agency has a good reputation and won't charge any money. Children and elders are not deceived."

"No, no, no." I quickly refused, "Don't bother, I'm not interested in this kind of thing, you should study hard."

"Uncle, you always tell me to study, like my dad's generation." While speaking, we reached the school gate, Tong Xinqi separated from me, and waved to me, "Don't forget to go back and see if you are free on Saturday! Chat online! "

High school girls are really energetic, so you have to find a suitable time to talk to her thoroughly.I shook my head and continued walking towards the subway station until a black phantom following behind came into view.

I stopped, and the students who went out after class in the evening returned to school one after another. There were not many passers-by in this section, and the shadows under the dim street lights were stretched very long.I can't tell what I'm waiting for, waiting for that person to come down, waiting for a meaningless explosion, waiting for all this to come to the end I expected.

However, different from what I expected, the people in the car acted like they wouldn't come down if I didn't speak.This silent confrontation went on for a while, until my left leg started to ache.

I took a deep breath, walked to the side of the car, reached out and knocked on the window of the driver's seat: "I said, it's all like this, it's so boring to hide."

The car door opened and closed, and a tall and straight man stood in front of me. He still had the handsome eyebrows and dazzling features I was familiar with, but his aura was completely different.

If he was a violent fire in the past, now he is like a gushing magma.It was obviously hot to a dangerous degree, but it was still flowing quietly and slowly in front of him.

I suddenly regretted my rash move and wanted to take a step back to get away from him. Just standing so close was enough to make me suffocate.

"...Yang Chen." I said dryly, "Long time no see."

"Yeah, long time no see." He smiled at me, which could even be called a rare softness, but his eyes were dark, like a bottomless vortex.Yang Chen bit every word very lightly, as if holding it on the tip of his tongue, and spoke with obscure affection and other crazy emotions that I couldn't distinguish, "Xu Junyan, I really, special, miss, you .”

Oops.