After dressing as a villain, I'm with the paranoid male protagonist.

Qiao Annian's throat was slightly astringent, his fingertips were tightly pinching the figurine's hand, and his eyes were a little red.

This figure is very delicate, and it can be seen at a glance that it is impossible to complete it in a short period of time, so it is impossible to place an order on a temporary basis.

It should have been ordered at least a few months ago.

Xiaolou started so early, did he think about what Christmas gift he would give him?

He Nanlou said softly, "I should be the last one to say congratulations to you."

"It's not too late, it's not too late! It's not too late at all! Thank you!"

With a figure in his hand, Qiao Annian hugged the child, his eyes were red.

Gu Jin looked at the figurine in Qiao Annian's hand, feeling extremely jealous.

The Christmas presents I received this year suddenly don’t smell good!

Gu Jin sat cross-legged among a pile of presents, pointed at the figure in Qiao Annian's hand, and shouted, "Why does he have me?"

He Nanlou glanced at Gu Jin: "I gave you your Christmas present."

Gu Jin put the game handle in her arms aside, "I don't want this anymore, I want the one in Qiao Annian's hand. Make me one too! I want you to make it for me yourself."

He Nanlou gave Gu Jin a strange look: "How do you know I did it myself?"

Gu Jin stared at him, "Is there even a need to ask? You guy, since you were a child, whenever you made something, you would always print an l logo on it, and the chest of the hoodie that the figure was wearing Before, there was a logo of l, it wasn’t made by you, who made it?”

Qiao Annian quickly lowered his head to look at the pattern on the little man's sweater, and sure enough, there was a capital letter "l" on the left chest.It turned out that there was also a letter on his sweater, but it was the letter a.

If Gu Jin hadn't mentioned it, he wouldn't have noticed that the logo on the clothes had been changed at all.

Does Xiaolou have a habit of putting logos on DIY things?

It's not mentioned here.

Following Qiao Annian's gaze, Gu Jin saw the logo on the clothes on the q-version doll, and became even angrier.

"You make me one too, I want to wear Iron Man's suit, and Iron Man's helmet, and, and..."

He Nanlou didn't wait for anyone to finish, and refused very coldly: "You find someone to do it yourself."

Gu Jin's voice was raised and her eyes widened: "Why? Why are you willing to do it for Qiao Annian and not for me?"

He Nanlou: "You look ugly."

Joannian: "..."

Qiao Annian turned his head, and sure enough, Gu Jin glared at him angrily.

numb.

From a young age, whenever Gu Jin got angry with Xiaolou, he would definitely blame him, as if he had instigated Xiaolou.

...

At night, the lights are turned off.

Qiao Annian lay on the bed, "Xiaolou, you really made that figure yourself?"

After the figurine was taken home, as soon as Qiao Annian returned to the room, he placed it on the desk in a precious way, so that every time he did his homework or used the computer, he could see it by looking up.

He Nanlou: "I bought it."

No wonder.If it was really bought, when Gu Jin asked, Xiao Lou would refute it.

Qiao Annian didn't believe him.

His tone was full of emotion and loss: "I didn't even know you could make figures."

At any rate, he watched the child grow up, but he didn't know that Xiaolou could make figures, and he didn't even know that the child had a little habit of leaving his own logo on the things he made.

He Nanlou: "There are so many things you don't know, this one is not bad."

Joannian: "..."

A knife was stabbed in the chest.

Qiao Annian called out, "Small building."

He Nanlou: "Say."

Joannian: "Merry Christmas."

"Ah."

"Small building."

"Say."

"Xiaolou, I don't want you to go."

Qiao Annian turned around and hugged the child, "I don't want you to go."

...

It is impossible to change the matter of He Nanlou's going abroad.

He Weishen has already contacted everything, and this is beyond what He Nanlou or Qiao Annian can change.

After all, He Weishen is He Nanlou's only guardian now.

After Christmas, time suddenly becomes special.

Qiao Annian used to go to the library whenever there was no class, but now he would go home early whenever there was no class.

On weekends, Qiao Annian drove the children out to have fun, and visited all the entertainment facilities in Jiangcheng.

Every time he went to a place, Qiao Annian would bring his camera with him to take pictures of the children and the two of them together.

On the day He Nanlou went abroad, a group of people from the lovely group went, even Yu Zihang and Jiang Ruoyi deliberately asked for leave, took the train back to Jiangcheng, and went to Jiangcheng Airport to see He Nanlou off.

A group of people is mighty, it doesn't look like seeing off the plane, it seems like they are going to travel abroad together.

Now that communication and transportation are so developed, if you want to go back to your country, you just need to take a plane.The boys didn't feel much about Xiaolou's going abroad, thinking that they were going to other cities just like Zihang and Ruoyi.

The two girls are relatively more emotional, and the word "going abroad" makes people feel that the distance is much farther away.

Jiang Ruoyi hadn't seen He Nanlou for almost a semester, and she didn't expect that the first time she met after going to school in Fucheng was when she was about to separate.

She hugged He Nanlou, her voice choked up slightly: "Xiaolou, miss us."

Cheng Yunxi heard the crying in her voice, and patted her on the shoulder lightly. Jiang Ruoyi let go of the child and hugged Cheng Yunxi's arm. Her eyes were very red, but she held back her tears.

"Xiaolou, it's almost time."

He Nanlou did not go abroad alone, He Weishen sent one of his assistants.The assistant will not be sent back until He Nanlou settles down in Country M and contacts the servants there.

It was almost time to board the plane, the assistant stepped forward and reminded him in a low voice.

Joannian was taken aback.

Did time go by so fast?

Qiao Annian handed the child a magazine-like publication, "If you're bored on the road, open it up and read it. Also, when you land, call me. Be careful when you're outside. Take care of yourself."

He Nanlou took it over, "Yes."

Qiao Annian said to the young man next to the child, "Zhu Lin, Xiaolou will trouble you."

Lin Yuan quickly said, "I should."

Qiao Annian, the kid and the assistant smiled and waved. It wasn't until the kid followed the assistant into the boarding gate that he was no longer seen, and Qiao Annian's eyes turned slightly red.

Lin Lele asked curiously: "Big Qiao, what did you give Xiaolou before boarding the plane?"

Luo Jie looked excited: "Could it be the opening of a new world..."

Considering that there were girls there, Luo Jie quickly stopped the car.

Qiao Annian smiled: "It's nothing, it's just that you guys have made embarrassments or some ugly photos over the years. I printed them out and turned them into a magazine, which is specially for Xiaolou to relieve boredom on the road."

Lin Lele: "??!! Isn't it?"

Luo Jie protested: "You are violating our portrait rights!"

Qian Fei had a probing look on his face: "What ugly photos of us did you put on it?!"

Don't let it be that they went to the haunted house together, he was so scared that he hugged the NPC's thigh and shouted that the picture of his mother was also put in it? ! ! !

Xu Minglang didn't quite understand: "Why are you guys so nervous?"

Yu Zihang: "Maybe they have too much dark history."

Xu Minglang suddenly realized.

Jiang Ruoyi is still immersed in the sadness of parting from Xiaolou.

The child's flight may not have taken off yet, but she is already thinking about the child's return to China.

Jiang Ruoyi asked Qiao Annian softly, "Will Xiaolou come back for the Chinese New Year this year?"

Qiao Annian's eyes dimmed, he shook his head: "I don't know too well."

Cheng Yunxi: "There is a high probability that I won't come back so soon. Xiaolou has just left, and the first month of her stay must be very busy, busy adapting to the environment and making new friends. When the school starts, she will have to adapt to the new courses. I won’t be back until next summer vacation.”

Jiang Ruoyi was taken aback: "Will it take that long?

Cheng Yunxi: "I don't know, I guess."

Qiao Annian stared blankly at the boarding gate.

Do you have to wait that long?

...

After returning from the airport, Qiao Annian felt empty.

It seems that there are some important parts in the body, and they are left behind in the airport.

After taking a shower, Qiao Annian had been waiting for information.

Barely waiting for the child to report that he is safe.

Qiao Annian finally let go of his heart that had been hanging around until the child sent a message to report his safety.

That night, Qiao Annian slept on the bed alone, hugging the child's pillow, and it took a long time before he fell asleep.

Cheng Yunxi's guess became true.

During the Spring Festival, He Nanlou failed to return to China.

One is that he has just passed by, and many things need to be settled, and the other is that there is heavy snowfall in the city where he is, which paralyzes the traffic, and the flight back to China is grounded, making it impossible to return.

This year, Qiao Annian passed the longest Spring Festival since his rebirth.

...

Three years later.

A plane flying back from country m flew over Jiangcheng.

On the plane, Brian sat with his neck up and looked out the window excitedly.

The plane flew lower and lower, and was already preparing to land. Looking down from the window, you could see the outline of the city below the plane.

Is this Jiangcheng?

If nothing else, it is likely to be the city where Skyscraper headquarters will move in the future?

In the past few years, Leo has gradually shifted his focus from country m to Asia, and this year he proposed a plan to relocate the skyscraper headquarters to Jiangcheng.

Leo is very optimistic about the Asian market. He believes that Xiaguo, where Jiangcheng is located, will have unlimited development potential in the future. Therefore, he plans to move the headquarters of Motian Technology to Xiaguo in the future.

Although Leo has the absolute controlling stake in the company, Brian must be responsible for the company and the employees for such a big event as relocating the company's headquarters.After he actively fought for Leo, he finally got the opportunity for this business trip!

This time, he came to Jiangcheng to investigate the possibility of building a skyscraper headquarters in Jiangcheng.Hearing the sound of the pages of the magazine turning, Brian looked away from the window. His eyes fell on the flipping magazine in the hand of the boy next to him, with a look of incredulity on his face: "Leo, why are you looking at this photo album again? You have already read this photo album. After watching it for three years, don't you get tired of it?"

He Nanlou closed the magazine on his lap, and coldly glanced at the blond young man beside him: "It's none of your business."

Brian: "..."

Is it true that the people of Xia Kingdom called Leo all over the world are so cold and cool?

Leo is like this, and so is Leo's nephew.

Oh, maybe it's not the person named Leo in Xia Guo, it might be the Leo family who have such weird personalities.

Brian still remembers the first time he met the boy.

At that time, he had just finished a meeting, returned to the office, and received a call from Leo, saying that his nephew was sick, and asked him to go to his nephew's apartment and remember to buy antipyretics and anti-inflammatory drugs.

The voice is surprisingly young, at least much younger than when they spoke before.

In Brian's perception, Leo should be an old man with a weird temper.After all, when he met Leo, Leo was already very rich, and he was unlikely to be too young in terms of courage and vision.

Now that so many years have passed, he has graduated from university, of course Leo should also change from a middle-aged man with a weird temper to an old man with a weird temper.

Before he could react, Leo had hung up the phone and sent him the address of his nephew's apartment.

If it hadn't been confirmed that the caller ID was indeed leo, and only leo would speak to him in a commanding tone, his brain hadn't reacted, he had already got up from the office, took the car keys, and drove more than two cars along the way. After an hour's drive, he finally arrived at the apartment where Leo's nephew was staying.

He rang the bell.

Brian still clearly remembers how amazing he was when he saw the boy when the door of that apartment opened.

After seeing the boy, Brian couldn't wait to see Leo in person.

Leo's nephew knew at a glance that he was still very young, which showed that his previous guess about Leo's age was completely wrong!

Leo himself should not be very old, and it is even very possible that he is not even a few years older than him!

Later, after discovering that Brian's nephew's English name is also Leo, not only that, but the character and temper of the other party are simply a replica of his uncle, and Brian is even more curious about Leo!

Anyway, after seeing the boy that day, Brian gave him the medicine he bought.

The boy had a high fever, which should be quite severe, because his face was very red.Even in that situation, when he wanted to help the boy back to bed to rest, the boy still refused.

A person walked back to the bed.

At that time, the magazine that Leo was holding in his hand was spread beside the boy's bed.

It is said to be a magazine, but it is actually a photo album. In the photo album, there are little Leo and another young man with an oriental face.

Brian was deceived by the boy in the photo album with a gentle smile on his face, thinking that Leo's nephew was not at all like his uncle, but a boy with a gentle personality.

Later, whenever he was free, he would drive over two hours to take care of the boy for several days in a row.

When he was taking care of the patients, he noticed that Leo's nephew seemed to be a little talkative and not very talkative, but he always thought it was because the other party was sick and not feeling well! ! !

He heard that Leo would sometimes go to his nephew's apartment, and he wanted to meet Leo once in a while, so he ran to the little Leo's apartment every three days.

Later he found out that Leo's nephew is an AI genius, and Leo would often ask him to go to Little Leo to pick up design drafts. Occasionally, before Leo left Country M, he would ask Little Leo to hand over important documents to him. He went a lot. , I gradually got to know little Leo.

Of course, at least Brian thought so unilaterally.

Seeing the boy, Brian looked down at his somewhat outdated magazine again, ignored him, and started looking for something to say.

"Leo, is this magazine in your hand a gift from one of the girls in your photo album? You like one of the girls, don't you?"

Although Brian often sees the magazine that He Nanlou is flipping through, he has never read it from beginning to end. Of course, it's not that he is not curious, but that he has no chance at all.

Every time his eyes sneaked a little, the boy closed the magazine album.

However, he was still caught by a sneak peek.

He had seen a group photo, in which there were only two girls, and the rest were boys.

In fact, even Brian asked this question a long time ago, and little Leo ignored him at all.

Sure enough, this time the boy didn't answer again.

snort!

Sooner or later, he will know which of the two girls Little Leo likes!

...

The plane landed slowly.

Accompanied by Brian and Brian's assistant, He Nanlou got off the plane.

The assistant went to pick up the luggage, while He Nanlou and Brian walked out of the terminal first.

In the airport hall, Brian turned his head and looked expectantly at the teenager beside him: "Leo, will your uncle come to pick you up?"

He Nanlou lowered his head to send a message, and when he heard Brian's voice, he didn't look back: "No."

Brian's wish to see Leo in person was once again frustrated.

"Then do you know if Leo is in Jiangcheng now?"

He Nanlou: "I don't know."

Bryan: "Then Leo is the most difficult to get in contact with..."

He Nanlou finally raised his head, and interrupted Brian coldly, with an undisguised dislike in his tone: "Has the person who picked you up not come yet?"

Brian: "..."

It was his assistant who was in touch, but now the assistant went to pick up the luggage, and he didn't know whether the person who picked him up had arrived or not.

Brian saw that the boy had been sending messages since just now, and maybe he was also contacting the person who wanted to pick him up.

He snorted, "You still ask me, isn't it because no one came to pick you up?"

He Nanlou: "Who said no one came to pick me up?"

"Really? Then tell me, the person you picked up..."

"Small building—"

Brian's words were interrupted by a high-pitched male voice with excitement.

Brian followed the voice and turned his head.

He only felt a gust of wind blowing in front of his eyes, and in the next second, he saw Leo being hugged by someone, who should be someone Leo knew, after all, the other party called Leo's Chinese name just now.

Brian stood back quickly.

Leo is so beautiful, there are too many people like him.

He has seen it more than once, someone wanted to give Leo a hug, but in the end they were either avoided or pushed away.

This strong hug... Brian took a visual inspection and felt that the current distance seemed not safe enough, so he took a few steps back.

Brian waited, but the other party was not pushed away.

Brian: "???"

...

Qiao Annian hugged the boy in his arms tightly.

Xiaotuanzi back then really grew up, and he even caught up with him in height.

In the past few years, Xiaolou only came back every winter and summer vacation, or during the Chinese New Year.

Every time I come back, I grow a little taller.

Before going abroad, I went to his ears, then his nose, and then his eyes.

Qiao Annian let go of him, looked at the child whose height was almost the same as his, "Xiaolou, have you grown taller again?"

Are foreign high-protein and high-calorie foods more nourishing?

Why does he feel that every time Xiaolou goes out and comes back, his height is like a young sapling that has withstood the sun and rain, jumping up slowly?

He Nanlou: "Maybe, I haven't measured it."

Qiao Annian put his arms around his shoulders: "Then when you get back, measure it! You still have the line you measured before you went abroad last time."

He Nanlou stared at him: "Aren't you growing taller?"

Qiao Annian unconsciously stood up straight: "!!! Who said I didn't have one, I've obviously grown two centimeters!!!"

"That's what you said last year."

"Did I look bad last year?!!!"

"You said the same thing the year before last."

Qiao Annian: "!!! I'm so angry!"

He Nanlou looked down, and Qiao Annian followed the child's gaze and landed on the pair of white sports shoes he was wearing today. The heels were slightly slightly high, just a little bit high.

"I was in a hurry to go out, so I picked a pair at random!!!"

It is not the height-increasing shoes that are worn, or the height-increasing insoles are put inside.

He Nanlou: "I believe it."

Qiao Annian pinched the child's face, "I'm so annoyed!"

It actually controls the strength.

He Nanlou: "Shame on you, take a look."

Qiao Annian scolded with a smile: "I think you are itchy—"

He Nanlou and Qiao Annian could speak Chinese, but Brian didn't understand a word.

However, it did not prevent Brian's eyeballs from widening.

Leo didn't push his friend away? ? ?

Not only that, Leo didn't get angry when the other party grabbed his shoulder? ?

Brian's eyes were too strong, and he was very sure that he was looking at them. Joannian asked the child hesitantly, "Xiaolou, do you know this gentleman?"

Qiao Annian noticed Brian talking to Xiaolou from the very beginning, but he thought that this international friend was looking for Xiaolou to ask for directions.

Now it looks like it doesn't?

Because the other party had been standing beside him and Xiaolou for a long time, and it was very strange, staring at him and Xiaolou all the time.

"a friend."

Joannian: "..."

This introduction is like no introduction.

But, friend...

It seems that in the past few years, Xiaolou has never heard of any friends.

Qiao Annian suddenly thought that foreign countries are more tolerant towards sexual orientation...

Joannian looked at the blond Brian warily. It couldn't be... a friend beyond friendship, right? ? ? !

It's not right, this Brian looks older than him...

Or do foreigners look older?

"Small building..."

"Hi, I'm Brian, can you speak English?"

Brian reached out and shook hands with Qiao Annian, smiling brightly.

Joannian: "..."

Although Brian didn't like it very much, Joannian responded as politely as possible: "...Hello. Joe, I'm Leo's brother."

Brian's eyes lit up immediately: "You are Leo's brother? Then do you know your uncle..."

Before Brian finished speaking, He Nanlou interrupted: "The person who picked you up is here."

Qiao Annian looked puzzled, what did that Brian want to ask?

Not only the person sent by the hotel to pick up Brian arrived, but Brian's assistant also came over to salute.

Brian had no choice but to say to Qiao Annian and He Nanlou: "Leo, Joe, we will see you next time."

Qiao Annian waved goodbye to the other party politely.

As for the unseen, it's best not to see them.

It was a great relief to see Brian leave with his assistant and the people who came to pick him up.

It's not good to come back with Xiaolou to meet the parents.

"Let me push."

Taking the suitcase from the child, Joannian pushed the suitcase forward, pretending to be casual while walking, and asked, "Xiaolou, you and that Mr. Brian...how did you know each other? "