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Duan Ran met Xi Yan downstairs in Shen Tingke's house.

Xi Yan had just parked the car at the gate of the community with the window half open, looking down at his watch, as if he was waiting for someone.

Duan Ran stopped in his footsteps, hesitated for a moment, and mustered up the courage to walk to the car door.Xi Yan quickly noticed him, a little surprised, and rolled down all the windows.

"Mr. Xi, hello..." Duan Ran was holding a cake box in his hand, carrying a schoolbag on his shoulders, wearing a thick sweater and jeans, and a pair of canvas shoes on his feet. He was full of student spirit, and he was very different from Xi Yan in a suit and leather shoes. Don't.

Xi Yan seemed to think about it for a while before he remembered who he was.

"Hello, are you Duan... Ran?"

Duan Ran was a little surprised by Xi Yan's hesitation, the smile on his face froze for a moment, looking a little disappointed.But he is very clear that he really lacks characteristics. Xi Yan can't remember that he is normal, so he can only sort out his mood and say to Xi Yan: "Are you waiting for someone?"

"Yes, I'm waiting for my brother Xi Mo."

Duan Ran nodded, he understood, his fingers tugged on the shoulder strap of the schoolbag, his joints were faintly white.

Xi Yan glanced at him, and frowned at this awkward little boy with no sense of proportion.They didn't know each other well, but Duan Ran didn't seem to want to leave first.

"Would you like to sit down?" Xi Yan asked impatiently.

"...Is it okay?" Duan Ran opened his eyes wide, completely unable to hear the deep meaning of this sentence.

Xi Yan smiled at him, but said nothing.

Duan Ran lowered his head, blushing.He hesitated for a while, but still cheekily opened the passenger door, and sat on it with a cake box in his arms.

Xi Yan's car has a lot of space, and Duan Ran saw a bouquet of flowers on the back seat from the rearview mirror. There were many types and the packaging was beautiful, making the car full of fragrance.He guessed that it should be a gift for Shen Tingke, because Guan Chen is not someone who likes flowers.

The two sat in silence for a while, and Xi Yan sent a voice message to Xi Mo.

"Where are you going, can you hurry up?"

The tone was very severe, and Duan Ran felt that 30.00% of the anger was actually aimed at him, so he picked the edge of the cake box with his thin white fingers, making a small sound.But in the absolute silence, the voice was quite obvious, so Duan Ran had no choice but to withdraw his hand resentfully.

"Mr. Xi... I, I want to ask you..." Duan Ran lowered his head and spoke in a low voice.

"What's the matter?" Xi Yan turned sideways and moved closer to him.

This action has no other meaning, because it is really hard to hear, but it is obvious that Duan Ran is thinking too much.

"I want to ask... We exchanged contact information last time, but you... didn't pass my friend application." Duan Ran raised his eyes while speaking, stared at Xi Yan for a while, then lowered his head again.

Xi Yan was a little puzzled, and after thinking about it for a while, she remembered that there seemed to be such a thing.He looked at Duan Ran, hesitated to speak, and suddenly understood what the little boy was thinking.

"Oh, it's like this..." Xi Yan thought for a while, "That is not my personal number, but there is only that kind of business card on the car."

"So...does Mr. Xi prepare many kinds of business cards?" Duan Ran said what was in his heart, but later realized that the words were inappropriate. It sounded like he was asking for something, which was a bit out of bounds.

As expected, after speaking, Xi Yan gave him a strange look.

"I, I don't mean anything else..." Duan Ran quickly explained, annoyed why his brain crashed when he saw Xi Yan, and really wanted to find a crack in the ground to sneak in, "I'm just curious."

He didn't expect that just such a sentence would be enough to be sentenced to death in Xi Yan's heart.

Indeed, a boy of Duan Ran's age is curious about many things, and using this kind of rhetoric as an excuse to make some innocuous cross-border behaviors will often be forgiven.But obviously, Xi Yan doesn't like this, he thinks Duan Ran is a very smart boy, it's just that the methods and means are used to the wrong target...

Xi Yan sized him up for a moment.Duan Ran was sitting beside him, with his head slightly lowered, his bangs covering his eyes a bit.He has fair skin, looks very thin, has small facial features, and looks sweet. Maybe in a few years, he can grow into the type that Xi Yan likes, but now... Xi Yan thought about Shen Tingke, and felt that Duan Ran seemed a little inferior Far.

Xi Yan smiled, trying to be as tactful as possible, but her tone was very straightforward: "I think I should apologize to you first."

"Huh?" Duan Ran blinked and raised his head.

"I don't know why I gave you such an illusion that you can care about my private affairs... But I think you should be more simple-minded at your age. It may be too early for you to think about these things."

If Duan Ran is smart enough, he should be able to understand what he said soon.

Duan Ran withdrew his eyes in horror, let out a blank "hmm", his face turned pale instantly, and the light blood on his lips disappeared.

Xi Yan looked at him for a while, and found that Duan Ran suddenly lowered his head again, rubbed his eyes, and stopped talking.

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Duan Ran's voice was a little choked up, and after a while, he lowered his head and buried his face in his palms, his shoulders trembling slightly, "I didn't mean that..."

It looked like she was crying.

Duan Ran actually didn't feel wronged in his heart, he knew that this love might not bear fruit.But I don't know why, the loss and sadness in my heart piled up little by little, and the tears were uncontrollable like beads with a broken thread.

It was the first time he liked someone like this, and it was also the first time he was rejected bluntly without saying a word, and was labeled as "not pure in mind".

Xi Yan was a little anxious. After sitting for a while, she suddenly regretted what she had said so harshly, so she opened a pack of tissues and handed it to Duan Ran.

"Wipe your tears. You seem to have a very good relationship with Shen Tingke. I don't think...he would want to see a guest like this."

Duan Ran reached out to pick it up, in a panic, touched Xi Yan's fingers, and withdrew his hand as if scalded.

"Thank you..." Duan Ran tried to calm down, wiped away his tears, felt that the air in the car was about to suffocate him, and just wanted to escape, "I...I want to go upstairs first."

"Yeah." Xi Yan nodded and looked away.

Duan Ran quickly got off the car, walked into the community, turned the corner, and his back disappeared.

Xi Yan withdrew his gaze, he should have breathed a sigh of relief, but he unconsciously twirled his fingers, as if he cared a little...

When Duan Ran went upstairs, he stopped and spent a few minutes to sort out his emotions, trying not to look so embarrassed, but he didn't expect that Shen Tingke still saw something strange when he opened the door.

"Duan Ran..." Shen Tingke was originally laughing, but when he saw his red eye circles, he suddenly froze, and pulled him through the door.

Duan Ran walked in very embarrassed, carrying the cake box.

"What's wrong? Your family is quarreling again?" Shen Tingke took Duan Ran's arm and rubbed his hair.

No one knows the situation of Duan Ran's family better than him, and he loves the child from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, when he saw Duan Ran crying, Shen Tingke's first reaction was——Duan Jiaming and He Lili are acting like demons again.

"Brother Shen..." Duan Ran's mouth deflated, and he looked like he was about to cry again.

"Hey, don't cry..." Shen Tingke coaxed him, not feeling disappointed, but trying his best to make Duan Ran happy.

Coincidentally, the doorbell rang again at this time.

Duan Ran was a little flustered, so Shen Tingke patted him on the shoulder thoughtfully, and pushed him to the kitchen: "Go and help Guan Chen, come out later."

Duan Ran glanced at him gratefully, and hurriedly hid in the kitchen.

Shen Tingke went to open the door, and there were two brothers Xi Mo Xiyan standing at the door, one was holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, the other was holding a pot of lucky bamboo and smiling at him...

It was really difficult for Shen Tingke to hold back his laughter: "Uh... are you all brainless and unhappy in cosplay?"

"I told him a long time ago, it's not about moving to a new house, bringing some lucky bamboo..." Xi Yan said angrily.

"Brother, you are the one! It's not practical to send flowers." Xi Mo didn't want to be left behind, "The lucky bamboo is so good, it has a good meaning, and it is easy to support."

Before Xi Mo could finish listing "One Hundred Advantages of Raising Lucky Bamboo" at the door, Shen Tingke quickly invited the two giant Buddhas into the house.

Counting the days, the end of the year is coming soon, Shen Tingke recalled the scene of the Chinese New Year last year, and can't help but sigh that time flies really fast.

"Where's Xiaozhi?" Shen Tingke asked Xi Mo while pouring water for the guests.

"Oh, it should be on the way." Xi Mo took the water glass, looked past Shen Tingke's hand, and looked into the kitchen, not knowing who he was looking at.

Shen Tingke smiled without poking him, and poured water for Xi Yan.

"How are you doing recently?" Xi Yan's topic was obviously very deep.

"Of course." Shen Tingke sat down and looked back at Guan Chen's busy back quite proudly, like a gratified old father, "By the way, President, I just have something to ask you, and you want me to go back Going to work?"

Xi Yan smiled, looked in the direction of the kitchen and said quietly: "Let's talk about it, I think you've been thinking about it lately."

"Oh, that's it..." Shen Tingke thought in his heart, "Then my few projects in your company..."

"I won't default on your salary." Xi Yan said speechlessly, "If you don't want to stay, I will definitely settle it for you."

"It's not necessary, I mainly want to..."

Halfway through the conversation, the sound of the range hood in the kitchen suddenly stopped.Guan Chen stood expressionlessly at the door. He was tall and neat even in home clothes, just like a male model in a pictorial.

If it wasn't for a green plaid apron, of course.

"Shen Tingke..." Guan Chen called his name, "Come and help."

Shen Tingke and Xi Yan looked at each other, and Xi Yan had an expression of "I understand, I understand".

Reluctant to helpless, Shen Tingke still listened to Guan Shen and went into the kitchen. He saw Duan Ran's eyes were no longer red, and he was standing by the pool picking vegetables and leaves, with his head down and his mood was not too high.

"Duan Ran, do you want to go out and sit down? Xi Mo is here, don't you know each other very well?"

Duan Ran raised his head as if frightened, hesitated for a moment, thinking that since he is here today, he must be unable to avoid meeting Xi Yan.In addition, Duan Ran also has some naive elements of anger.

"Well, Brother Shen, you are all busy." After finishing speaking, Duan Ran walked out.

After Duan Ran walked out of the kitchen, Shen Tingke approached Guan Chen: "What do you want me to do?"

Guan Chen was thickening a dish, put down the seasoning box in his hand, looked back at Shen Tingke, and said flatly: "You know it in your heart."

Shen Tingke couldn't help laughing, didn't he just say a few more words to Xi Yan...

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