half thorns, half joy

"Okay, I've been busy all morning, take a rest, we'll have lunch later." Xiao Zihan stretched his waist, looking in a good mood.

"Mm." Tang Xuan walked towards her position almost step by step. During this time, her eyes fell on Xiao Zihan.

She knew that Xiao Zihan would probably not be in the mood to eat next time.

Although Tang Xuan was looking at the computer with her fingers on the keyboard, she was completely lost in thought. She glanced at Xiao Zihan from the corner of her eye.

She watched Xiao Zihan read the document several times, then held the mouse and started looking at the computer.

Tang Xuan was so nervous that she couldn't breathe at all.

"Huh?" Xiao Zihan muttered to himself, "What is this?"

Immediately afterwards, the casual smile on Xiao Zihan's face froze.Tang Xuan seemed to be able to feel that the air on Xiao Zihan's side seemed to freeze.

Xiao Zihan stared at the computer motionlessly for a while before he sneered, "What a mess."

Tang Xuan pretended not to know anything, and looked towards Xiao Zihan generously, "What's the matter, what happened?"

"I received an anonymous email, the content is a bit confusing." Xiao Zihan replied.

"Anonymous email?" Tang Xuan said casually, "What kind of junk email is it? I also often receive all kinds of promotions, just block it."

Xiao Zihan shook his head, "No, this is not a sale."

Tang Xuan was curious, "What is that?"

"It means..." Xiao Zihan hesitated for some reason, and then said: "It's nothing, we just said that we will have dinner together later, what do you want to eat?"

Tang Xuan didn't expect Xiao Zihan to skip this topic. Of course she knew what was written in that email, because she sent it anonymously.

But Xiao Zihan didn't mention it, so she could only pretend that she didn't know anything, "Whatever, do you want to eat?"

"Oh, let's go downstairs and eat noodles."

"it is good."

In order to avoid the rush hour when people get off work at noon, Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan left the office before it was time to get off work, and took the elevator downstairs.

Xiao Zihan's face was much darker than when the meeting was over.

Tang Xuan could tell, but she didn't point it out. She just stood beside Xiao Zihan silently, observing Xiao Zihan's every move calmly.

Xiao Zihan and Tang Xuan often come to this noodle shop, and they are also old acquaintances. After entering the shop, they greeted each other, and they went straight to the box inside.

Xiao Zihan was inattentive and almost tripped over the steps.

"Be careful!" Tang Xuan quickly supported Xiao Zihan, "It's okay."

Xiao Zihan's reaction was slow for a few beats, and after standing still for a few seconds, he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, "It's okay."

After entering the private room and sitting down, the two asked for a meal and waited while drinking tea.

In the past, Xiao Zihan would chat with Tang Xuan about things, even nonsense, but because he was in a passionate relationship, he could talk like a cart wheel over and over again.

But today, Xiao Zihan was exceptionally quiet, he didn't play with his phone, he just sat quietly, staring at the teacup in front of him in a daze, until the waiter came in with a bowl of noodles, he didn't come back to his senses.

"Zihan, are you okay? I think you have something on your mind." Although she knew why Xiao Zihan did this in her heart, Tang Xuan thought about it and thought that she should ask because of Xiao Zihan's abnormal behavior.

Xiao Zihan was stunned, stared at Tang Xuan for a while, and finally shook his head, "It's okay, let's eat."

"Why are you all right? You clearly have something on your mind. What happened? Why does it feel like something is wrong with you?" Tang Xuan pressed tightly.

"What's wrong, I was just thinking about the project in the morning, and suddenly I have a new idea." Xiao Zihan avoided Tang Xuan's direct gaze, and pushed the noodle bowl in front of Tang Xuan, "Hurry up, it's not good if the noodles are cold. have eaten."

After he behaved like this, Tang Xuan naturally couldn't ask any more questions, so she could only take the chopsticks that Xiao Zihan handed her, bowed her head and began to eat with relish.

Xiao Zihan pursed his lips and began to eat quietly.

He knew it was not good to lie to Tang Xuan, but he couldn't tell Tang Xuan about the anonymous email he received just now, which stated that Xiao Yu was his father, Xiao Mingyuan's illegitimate son.

Of course he wouldn't think it was real, maybe it was just someone's prank, but...

For some reason, he felt a little flustered in his heart.

What if it is true?
Father treats Brother Xiao Yu differently. In the past few years, Brother Xiao Yu has been working with his father, and his father trusts him quite a lot.

No, definitely not.

Father loves mother so much, and the two of them have such a good relationship, how could father have an illegitimate child outside and keep him with him all the time?Wouldn't mother be angry?

Xiao Zihan's heart was in a mess and he felt uncomfortable. He hated this email from the bottom of his heart, hated every word in the email, so he couldn't tell Tang Xuan, he didn't know how to tell Tang Xuan.

The bowl of noodles was quickly finished, Xiao Zihan washed his mouth clean, and said to Tang Xuan who had just finished eating, "You go back later, I have something to do."

"Ah? What's the matter?" Tang Xuan looked at Xiao Zihan in surprise.

"A little thing at work, I'll go back soon." Xiao Zihan got up, took out his phone and looked at it, "You can go back now, and you can rest for an hour before going to work in the afternoon, seeing that you have dark circles under your eyes, go back and rest quickly .”

Tang Xuan could tell that Xiao Zihan was pushing herself away, and she also knew why Xiao Zihan did this, but she was inexplicably worried.

"Is there anything I need to do, do you need my help?" Tang Xuan smiled as sweetly as possible, trying to make Xiao Zihan feel better.

Xiao Zihan was indeed infected by Tang Xuan's smile. He stretched out his hand to pinch Tang Xuan's cheek, and said softly, "As long as you have a good rest, you will be doing me a great favor."

Tang Xuan pouted, "Okay, then I'll go back to sleep."

"Well, I'll take you to the door of the company."

"Ah, don't you have to go to work? Why do you still want to see me off?" Although Tang Xuan said so, she immediately put her hand on Xiao Zihan's arm, "Do you think I will be polite to you? Hmph, let's go."

Xiao Zihan laughed, "I'm not talking politely either."

Xiao Zihan really accompanied Tang Xuan to the door of the company, and even waved to Tang Xuan who was walking in. He didn't see Tang Xuan until he turned the corner, so his face darkened and he lowered his hands.

Since someone dared to send him this text message, no matter what the motive was, he must find out about this matter.

Xiao Zihan squeezed the phone tightly, feeling overwhelmed.

Tang Xuan returned to the office, took a nap blanket, walked over and lay down on the sofa, staring at the ceiling of the office in a daze.

She knew that Xiao Zihan must have gone to track down the text messages at this time.

The text messages were sent by Tang Xuan regularly in the conference room. They used the anti-tracking software they bought, and their accounts were anonymous. No matter how powerful Xiao Zihan was looking for, he could only find out that the email was sent in the conference room. out.

There were dozens of people in the meeting room at the time, Tang Xuan was not afraid that Xiao Zihan would suspect her.

And when Xiao Zihan found out that Xiao Yu was indeed Xiao Mingyuan's illegitimate son, the source and sender of this text message were not so important.

At that time, all Xiao Zihan's attention would be on Xiao Yu and Xiao Mingyuan.

After being cheated for so long, Xiao Zihan will definitely die of pain.

After thinking about it, Tang Xuan actually fell asleep.

In the dream, she was vaguely chasing something, like light, or a person, she ran with all her strength, but she just couldn't catch up, no matter how hard she tried, she was only a short distance away.

It's almost over, it's almost there.

Tang Xuan stretched out her hand and grabbed it hard. She felt a clear sense of being suspended in the air. She moved her hand suddenly and woke up.

As if the struggle in the dream hadn't disappeared, Tang Xuan closed her eyes and gasped lightly.

It was a nightmare that she was in the office.

Tang Xuan lay down and calmed down for a while, then lifted the blanket and sat up. The office was empty, and Xiao Zihan hadn't come back yet.

Tang Xuan patted her drowsy head, sat up, folded the blanket, and returned to her seat.

She subconsciously scanned the lower right corner of the computer, 04:30.

04:30?
She actually slept for more than three hours?Moreover, at this point in time, Xiao Zihan has not come back yet?
Tang Xuan couldn't help becoming worried. She took out her mobile phone and stared at Xiao Zihan's name in the address book, hesitating whether to call and ask Xiao Zihan.

After she hesitated for more than 20 minutes, her cell phone rang suddenly.

Tang Xuan was so frightened that she almost jumped out of her chair. She looked at the phone ringing and vibrating on the table in horror, and took a few deep breaths.

Caller ID, Xiao Zihan.

Tang Xuan took a quick breath, and after making sure she wasn't that nervous, she answered the phone, "Hello? Zihan?"

"Ah, Xiaoxuan, I have something to do outside today, so I won't go back to the company. You can sort out the materials and projects that need to be sorted out, and just go home after get off work."

Tang Xuan frowned in silence. After a few seconds, she slowly said, "Okay, then... shall I go home and cook?"

"...I don't need it tonight, you can buy something to eat, I... don't know when it will be..." Xiao Zihan sounded a little nervous and guilty, "That's it, I'll go to work first. "

"Well, okay, stay safe."

"……understood."

After hanging up the phone, Tang Xuan's already hanging heart became even higher.Where has Xiao Zihan found out now, is he going to ask Xiao Mingyuan directly, or is he going to check it out himself?
Tang Xuan didn't know, and she couldn't ask, she could only be nervous.

……

"Is what you said true?" Cai Jinyu completely put away his usual sloppy style, and asked Xiao Zihan with a serious face, "How sure are you?"

Xiao Zihan made a sullen face and compared five.

Cai Jinyu gritted her teeth and said, "It's actually not difficult at all. If you really want to know if it's true, just get a piece of hair and do a DNA test. Now that technology is so advanced, DNA tests can't lie Human."

"I thought about it too, but..." Xiao Zihan closed his eyes and fell into silence.

"It's true that you're afraid, isn't it?" Cai Jinyu shook her head helplessly, "But if you do this, this thorn of doubt will always stick in your heart, making you restless."

Cai Jinyu had just finished eating at noon, and went back to the company to tease the new little girl. As soon as she got the little girl's WeChat, she received a call from Xiao Zihan.

Xiao Zihan only called his name on the phone, and he heard something was wrong.

Then, he resolutely gave up on the little girl he had just picked up, ran out of the company, drove to find Xiao Zihan who was sitting on a bench by the roadside, looking pitiful, and brought Xiao Zihan to this coffee shop.

Sure enough, something big happened.

An illegitimate child is undoubtedly a bomb for ordinary families.But for their family, it is even more serious.

After all, the family is big and the business is big. If an illegitimate child emerges, the inheritance rights and the distribution of the family's property will be greatly affected.

Cai Jinyu is used to playfulness, he takes things like love and loyalty very lightly, and he also knows that it is common for people from a family like theirs to be promiscuous outside.But Xiao Zihan is different. Xiao Zihan has always firmly believed that parents have the most perfect love, and the family should be harmonious without cheating.

Therefore, Cai Jinyu, who is a good friend, can understand this explosive news. If it is true, how big a blow it will be to Xiao Zihan.

Xiao Zihan lowered his head, expressionless, but his eyes gradually turned red.His hand holding the teacup tightened bit by bit, and finally, he made a decision.

"Let's gamble."