Your lunch is mine

Although he promised that the weekend would pass, Jianren Qihai was not as comfortable as he seemed on the surface.

If you want to say why, it is probably because this matter involves too much, which makes it really difficult for him to truly calm down.

"Mr. Seven Seas."

At the inevitable company party, the middle-aged man who was familiar with Jianren Qihai took the initiative to sit next to Jianren Qihai and said hello.

"It seems to be very troubled these days. Is there something difficult?"

"Senior Tsuruta?"

Jianren Qihai frowned, recalling his work status in the past few days.

Although he was troubled by the matter of Aoi's child, he also made a good distinction between work and personal affairs, and did not delay work because of this.

and so……

"Is it obvious?"

It actually reached the point where the seniors of the company took the initiative to ask.

"It's not obvious. Most people won't notice anything, but I took you for a while, so I found out."

Qihai Jianren: "..."

Indeed, Tsuruta-senpai is the senior who took him to work when he first entered the workplace. In terms of seniority, he should have a higher position, but because of his family, he refused the promotion.

He is gentle and reliable senior.

"It's just a private matter."

Jianren Qihai didn't realize that his frown got deeper.

"I can take care of that in a few days."

Tsuruta Kiyotaka smiled, and put the wine glass in his hand on the table.

"Could it really be like what's spread in the company? Qihai-kun, you..."

"spread?"

Qihai Jianren's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

"What spread?"

"Of course it's the news that you have a baby, Mr. Qihai."

Besides, there is no guessing which woman is so powerful to win Qihai Jianren, or that the other party is married and has children, but she is so strict. If it weren't for a certain junior who heard the phone call related to the child with her own ears, I'm afraid it wasn't I don't know how long to hide it.

Not to mention the young rookies guessing wildly, even an old employee like him couldn't help but wonder.

Although he knew that Jianren Qihai was not that kind of person, but there is always enough gossip, right?

Thinking of this, Tsuruta Kiyotaka laughed and teased.

"To tell you the truth, I was really shocked when I found out that Mr. Qi Hai actually didn't treat everyone even if he had a child behind his back."

Qihai Jianren:! ! !

Why do you have a child?Why doesn't he know it himself?What other children besides Aoi recently?

sunflower……

Thinking of this name, Jianren Qihai suddenly recalled that the only time he was exposed in the company was when the kid ran out to answer the phone to ask for leave two days ago.

The point is, when I answered the phone, I was in the office, and there were juniors from the company beside me...

You don't need to think about it to know that there must be more extreme conjectures. Senior Tsuruta's statement must be the mildest one, so just because of such a small thing, I was gossipated by the entire company as having a child?

Jianren Qihai's face darkened instantly.

With the enthusiasm of those newcomers in the workplace, I am afraid that I have been married for many years and have both children!

"So... it's true?"

Seeing Nanami Jianren's reaction, Tsuruta Kiyotaka paused and looked surprised.

"Qihai-kun, you actually have a child?"

Otherwise, I would have refuted it a long time ago. The current reaction is definitely true.

"No, it's not, this matter is not what they thought. Aoi...is a child of my cousin's family."

Jianren Qihai spoke in a deep voice.

"There was an accident at my cousin's house a few days ago, and both husband and wife... only the child is left."

A few words that are not spoken can make the person who hears understand the omitted content instantly.

"I see."

With a serious expression, Tsuruta Kiyotaka said "sorry", raised his hand and patted Nanami Jianren's shoulder.

"Accidents are always unpredictable."

"I know."

In fact, he didn't have much contact with his cousin's family, and he did see a lot of life and death.

Jianren Qihai raised his eyes and glanced at Kiyotaka Tsuruta beside him, remembering his usual reliable appearance, he settled down and decided to discuss with him.

"Now I'm the only family member left for that child, so..."

"You are hesitant, is it related to adoption?"

"Yes."

Jianren Qihai nodded slightly.

"As seniors can see, it is really hard to imagine what will happen after I have another child in my life. Just the time of commuting to and from get off work is doomed to not being able to take good care of each other, and senior, you know my plan, right?"

Jianren Qihai said with a blank face

"I don't have any great aspirations. I just want to make some money before the age of 40 or [-], and then go to settle in a country or place with low prices. I'm a rather boring person."

"I remember."

Tsuruta Kiyotaka hooked the corners of his lips.

"I've only met you who said this to seniors on the first day of work."

Later, because of his earnest warning, the other party never said similar things to his boss again.

Not paying attention to Tsuruta Kiyotaka's words, Nanami Jianren continued to speak firmly.

"I don't have children in my life plan at present, let alone raising children before retirement. I don't think my experience is enough for me to raise a child well."

I am single, have no female friends, don’t know enough about children, and I need to work overtime from time to time at work. I should be lucky to get off work on time at seven o’clock. After all, independent overtime work in Japan is already part of corporate culture.

No matter how I think about it, I am not the person who can take good care of children.

Finally, Qihai Jianren made the final conclusion.

"It is impossible for a person like me to be liked by children, and Aoi is only a 12-year-old child."

So he couldn't tolerate being careless, and he didn't even look like his usual crisp self.

"In the final analysis, is Qi Haijun not confident?"

Tsuruta Kiyotaka stared at Nanami Kento meaningfully.

"No, it's not a matter of confidence, but that I'm not suitable..."

Jianren Qihai retorted subconsciously, but just halfway through speaking, he was interrupted by the other party.

"Why isn't it suitable? Obviously Nanami-kun is a very responsible person, isn't he? Although he keeps saying that he is not suitable, these are actually not the most important things, aren't they?"

"The most important thing for a child's growth is the family. Mr. Nanami also said that you are already the last relative of the other party. And—"

There was clarity in Tsuruta Kiyotaka's eyes.

"Having said so much, doesn't it already mean that Mr. Qihai has that idea in his heart?"

Qihai Jianren: "..."

Jianren Qihai suddenly fell silent. He moved his lips slightly and wanted to continue to refute, but was surprised to find that he had lost the firmness he had just had.

Yes, when he had the idea of ​​adoption in his heart, even if it was only for a little bit or a moment, he could no longer firmly refuse.

"So, why not try it?"

Tsuruta Kiyotaka's voice continued.

"It's not bad for Nanami-kun to break the current pattern a little bit, is it?"

"...This is not something you can try if you want to try."

Qihai Jianren sighed.

Because it is impossible to throw the child back after failing to try, no matter how you think about it, it is impossible.

"But how do you know if you don't try? Maybe Qihai-kun will be a good parent?"

Tsuruta Kiyotaka showed the expression of someone who had come here. He can be said to be the person who has the most contact with Jianren Nanami, so he also understands him better.

"Children are unusual existences. Maybe life will become a little messy because of this accident, but maybe it will become more interesting."

Will the other party's stagnant life become a little more active because of this opportunity?

"……I understand."

Jianren Qihai stared down at the golden liquid in the transparent glass on the table, and stretched out his right hand towards it.

The irritating liquid swirled around in the mouth, disappeared in the throat, crossed the chest, and went straight down.He breathed a sigh of relief, a flash of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Thank you very much, Tsuruta-senpai."

Time cannot be wasted by useless entanglements, efficiency is the most important thing.

Only he can bear this responsibility.

So, on the weekend, Qihai Jianren came to the orphanage as scheduled.

"Kid Aoi has been a little silent."

The person in charge, Ms. Hayata, walked with Qihai Jianren and gave instructions.

"Although it is common for children in this period to be somewhat silent, I observed that she seemed to be more..."

Ms. Hayata hesitated to contemplate her language, instead of saying lonely, which is an unpleasant adjective, she replaced it with a more euphemistic one.

"It's more quiet. Although she doesn't like being with other children, Aoi is a very polite child and very obedient."

Except for doing such an amazing thing on the first day, she has always been obedient, even... a little too obedient.

If it is not still active, it really makes people suspect that it is some kind of cute and beautiful but lifeless existence.

Ms. Hayata shook her head to get rid of this untimely thought, and then recalled that she always ate a little bit of food every day before leaving. No matter what, she refused to eat more than a few mouthfuls of Sanyuan sunflower, and added another sentence.

"I don't seem to have a lot of appetite, and I seem to like blue very much."

Eat less because there is no blueberry jam?

Inexplicably, Jianren Qihai had such an absurd thought that it might be true.

He listened to Ms. Hayata's babbling, and secretly jotted down a few things that might be helpful. Soon, he came to a door.

The door was already open so that everything inside could be seen at a glance. What caught Qi Hai Jianren's eyes was the girl sitting on the floor, watching the blue marbles spinning in front of him.

The golden hair shone under the sun, with a translucent texture in a trance. On the wooden floor, the blue marbles shone brightly, refracting dazzling light.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the two marbles collided and made a slight "ding" sound, breaking the silence of the room.

The sound was like a signal. The girl who had been staring at the marbles unblinkingly, like a static puppet, came to life at this moment.She raised her head and looked at the door with precision, her clear blue eyes just met Jianren Qihai's.

As if he had expected it a long time ago, he heard the other party speak with certainty with a face that lacked expression, a calm voice, and a questioning sentence pattern as always.

"Have you decided to let me go to your house?"