Siheyuan: I live next door to Xu Damao, my last name is Cao

Liu Haizhong stood alone in front of the machinery factory leader's office like a sculpture.

The tightly closed door, like a towering and insurmountable wall, stood between him and his son, ruthlessly blocking any possible connection between them.

He slowly raised his head and looked up at the gloomy and dark sky that seemed like it would rain rain at any moment. He took a deep breath of the slightly cool air and tried hard to appear calm and composed.

However, his hands trembled slightly involuntarily, like branches blown by the wind, completely exposing the anxiety and fear hidden deep in his heart.

At this moment, the figure of his son Liu Guangqi kept flashing through his mind.

The days they had spent together kept flooding into his mind like a surging tide, making his already anxious mood even more anxious.

Just like that, he stood there, hesitating and wandering for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and used all his strength to encourage himself.

He slowly raised his right hand, which seemed to be carrying a heavy burden, and knocked on the door that could determine the direction of his destiny very slowly and solemnly.

"Boom...boom...boom..."

The crisp knocks on the door echoed in the deserted and narrow corridor. Each knock seemed to turn into a heavy hammer, hitting his already beating heart.

"Please come in."

The voice coming from inside the house was low and powerful, like a huge bell. It not only contained a calm atmosphere, but also exuded a sense of awe-inspiring majesty.

The voice seemed to carry an invisible force, causing Liu Hai's heartbeat to suddenly speed up.

Liu Haizhong took a deep breath, trying to calm his inner tension, then stretched out his trembling hands and gently pushed the door open.

As the door slowly opened, the scene inside the house gradually appeared before his eyes.

The layout of the room is simple yet organized, with tables and chairs placed in an orderly manner, as if they had been precisely measured.

The documents and materials are also classified and stacked neatly on the desk, without any sense of mess.

Behind the large desk sat a middle-aged man.

He is tall and strong, with a straight back, giving people a feeling of being as stable as a rock.

The man's face was well-defined and his eyes were bright and sharp. His gaze was like an eagle soaring in the sky, deep and sharp, as if he could see through everything in the world.

Just by looking into his eyes, one feels that all one's thoughts are revealed.

This middle-aged man naturally exudes a majestic aura that has been accumulated from holding a high position for many years.

He didn't need to show off deliberately, his aura of majesty without even getting angry had already permeated the entire space.

There is no doubt that this person is Deputy Director Wang who is in charge of personnel.

When Deputy Director Wang saw that the person who pushed the door open was a completely unfamiliar face, his eagle-like sharp eyes narrowed slightly, his brows wrinkled involuntarily, and a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes.

This unexpected visitor was obviously beyond his expectations.

After a brief silence, Deputy Director Wang finally broke the deadlock. He asked in a slightly scrutinizing tone, "Who are you?"

Although the voice was not loud, the questioning and probing meaning contained in it were clearly revealed.

At this moment, Liu Haizhong stood there uncomfortably.

I saw his large and rough hands rubbing back and forth in front of his body involuntarily, as if out of control.

When the two palms rubbed against each other, a slight rustling sound was made from time to time.

Looking at his palms, they were already soaked with cold sweat. Even his work clothes, which were originally quite neat, were now soaked with sweat due to excessive nervousness.

On his already haggard face, he forced a smile that was uglier than crying and looked extremely forced.

Then, Liu Haizhong introduced himself in a slightly trembling and obviously tense voice: "Hello, Deputy Director Wang! I am an ordinary worker in the steel rolling mill. My surname is Liu, and my name is Liu Haizhong."

As he said this, his voice was trembling slightly, and the restraint and uneasiness in it were beyond words.

When Deputy Director Wang heard the name "Liu Haizhong", he was stunned for a moment, and then a flash of inspiration seemed to pass through his mind.

However, this fleeting thought was like a meteor across the night sky, so fast that he had no time to catch it. For a moment, he could not even remember where he had heard of this name.

So, Deputy Director Wang couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and looked carefully at the man in front of him from head to toe.

As the observation time prolonged, the doubts in his heart not only did not diminish in the slightest, but became even more intense.

Finally, Deputy Director Wang, who could no longer suppress his curiosity, asked again, "You are a worker in the steel mill. Why don't you stay in your factory and work? Why did you suddenly come to our machinery factory? Is there something urgent?"

There was an obvious hint of confusion and curiosity in his words.

He stuck out his tongue with difficulty and gently licked his lips which were as dry as a desert.

Due to the constant anxiety and running around for many days, his lips had long lost their former moist luster, and were replaced by layers of peeling and cracked dead skin, which looked shocking.

The miserable state of his lips was just like his broken and scarred heart at this moment.

I saw that his brows were tightly furrowed, and the wrinkles on his forehead were as deep as ravines, and each line seemed to hide endless sorrow.

His eyes were wide open, anxious and panicked, like a lost beast, desperately searching for a glimmer of hope in the darkness.

His body leaned forward slightly, and his feet involuntarily moved a small step forward, as if doing so could bring him a little closer to news about his son.

Then, Liu Haizhong took a deep breath and continued in a slightly hoarse voice: "Deputy Director Wang, to be honest, I actually have another identity... I am the father of Liu Guangqi, an employee of our machinery factory!"

When he said the word "father", his voice trembled uncontrollably, and the trembling was filled with a father's worry and helplessness about his missing son.

His eyes stared straight ahead, his eye sockets gradually turned red, tears welled up in them, but he tried hard not to let them fall.

The deep fatherly love and helplessness weighed on his shoulders like a heavy burden, making him look extremely heavy and tired.

It seemed as if at this moment, the weight of the whole world was concentrated on him alone, and he could only grit his teeth and hold on.

At this moment, Deputy Director Wang, who had been silent all the time, suddenly trembled all over, and his eyes changed drastically in an instant.

The eyes that were originally full of doubts now became clear, as if he suddenly understood something important.

A transfer application document flashed through his mind quickly, and the three words "Liu Guangqi" were clearly written on the document.

Moreover, he also clearly remembered that Liu Guangqi's father was indeed called Liu Haizhong.

However, when he carefully looked at the man in front of him named Liu Haizhong, he couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Recalling the last time Liu Guangqi came to the factory to handle relevant procedures, he was accompanied by a man who claimed to be his father.

But the person standing in front of him at this moment, both in appearance and expression, was very different from the image of the person deep in Deputy Director Wang's memory.

Could it be that the guy who claimed to be Liu Guangqi's father last time was actually an impostor?

This sudden thought flashed through Deputy Director Wang's mind like lightning. His eyes, which had been as calm as water, instantly flashed with a sharp light, like a bone-chilling cold light.

Then, he fixed his eyes on Liu Haizhong without hesitation, and asked in a questioning and slightly dignified tone: "Are you really Liu Guangqi's biological father? What evidence can prove this?"

This seemingly concise and clear question was like a heavy hammer that hit Liu Haizhong's heart hard, causing his heart to plummet.

In an instant, Liu Haizhong was stunned, with an expression of astonishment and confusion on his face.

He subconsciously opened his mouth and wanted to respond, but his throat seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Because in his inherent concept, as Liu Guangqi's father, this is an indisputable fact!

Now he actually had to go through the trouble of proving it. This was beyond his imagination, so much so that he didn't know where to start.

Liu Haizhong felt as if he had suddenly fallen into an absurd and difficult predicament. He was thinking desperately in his head how to find an answer that would convince Deputy Director Wang.

Time passed by minute by minute, and there was dead silence all around, which made people feel extremely depressed.

After this short but long silence, suddenly, Liu Haizhong's eyes suddenly lit up, as eye-catching as a flash of lightning in the dark, and then he couldn't wait to say: "Liu Guangqi's colleagues all know me! Do you think this will work? Can it be used as evidence?"

As he spoke, his eyes revealed a faint but longing light, just like a drowning man seeing the last straw floating on the water. He stared at Deputy Director Wang intently, not daring to relax for a moment.

At the same time, his hands, which had been hanging naturally, had unconsciously grasped the corners of his clothes.

Due to excessive force, the finger joints turned pale and bloodless due to lack of blood.

One can imagine how nervous and anxious he must be at this moment.

However, in response to Liu Haizhong's remarks, Deputy Director Wang just frowned slightly and slowly fell into deep thought.

After all, he knew very well that the fact that Liu Guangqi's colleagues knew Liu Haizhong could not conclusively confirm Liu Haizhong's true identity.

But at this moment, Liu Hai, standing in front of him, had such a sincere and earnest look in his eyes, and the words he wrote were filled with deep concern for his son. That anxious look did not seem like a deliberate disguise.

Moreover, when he mentioned his colleague Liu Guangqi, the tone that couldn't be more familiar made Deputy Director Wang, who still had a trace of doubt in his heart, waver a little.

At this time, Deputy Director Wang began to look Liu Haizhong up and down carefully.

The face behind the bangs looked extremely haggard, as if he had not had a good rest for many days.

His uneasy behavior fully exposed his inner anxiety and torment.

Recalling the man who also claimed to be Liu Guangqi's father.

Although that person's words and actions were relatively decent and generous, for some reason, he gave people an indescribable strange feeling, as if he always lacked the strong family affection that only exists between a real father and son.