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Although Chongyan rejected Zhang He's invitation to go to the flower show together, he also knew in his heart that since Zhang He came to him, he would not let go so easily, and there must be another way.

Sure enough, the next day, the clerk on duty in the flower shop called him and said that a customer surnamed Zhang had sent two pots of new Phalaenopsis to the shop, and he named them to their boss Chong Yan.It's not rude to come and go, and everyone's things are delivered to the door, so it would be a bit unseemly for him to hide.Chong Yan could only call Zhang He, thank him for the gift, and ask him out to have a meal together.

Zhang He happily went to the appointment, and when he went, he brought two bottles of red wine, which he said were for Grandma Chongyan.

This person is courteous and thoughtful, and his demeanor and demeanor are gentle and refined. It is hard to imagine that he has any ulterior motives just by looking at his appearance.Chong Yan has been thinking about this issue for a while, Zhang He first went to Li Yanqing, then abandoned him to find himself, so there must be something in common between himself and Li Yanqing that attracted him.For example, they are all sons of Li Chengyun who were born outside.But other than that, Chong Yan couldn't think of any other similarities between them.So here comes the question, if Zhang He wants to deal with the Li family, or deal with Li Chengyun, can't he think of other ways?Why did they find their two illegitimate children in such a devious way?

In the last life, Zhang He also took such pains to train him, and then used him to fight against the two young masters of the Li family, but even if Chong Yan won in the end, what benefits did Zhang He get in the process?Li's money is still Li's, he doesn't just want to see the excitement of the Li family, does he?

What is he planning?

Zhang He took the big glass with the drink from the waiter, put it in front of Chongyan with his own hands, and said with a smile: "Come on, come on, this seabuckthorn is a good thing, it is rich in nutrition, and it relieves cough and moistens lungs. Severe areas should drink more."

Chong Yan quickly thanked him.

Zhang He said again: "I used to know that my little brother was capable, and I thought it was someone at home who would help me. Now..." After a pause, a proper apology appeared on his face. After inquiring about the background of the little brother, I realized that the little brother started his own business entirely on his own ability, and he didn't have a little bit of glory in the family. Zhang really admires it."

Chong Yan smiled, thinking to himself that if he didn't know what Zhang He did secretly, just looking at his sincere expression, he might be really moved by his words.What's more, what he said was nothing at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he felt that the word "admiration" had the meaning of provoking discord.

"Small business," Chong Yan smiled, "it's nothing."

Zhang He sighed with emotion again, and then asked seemingly casually: "Does the little brother live in the Fu'an apartment?"

Chong Yan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Why would Brother Zhang think of that?"

Zhang He smiled embarrassedly and said: "I passed by there yesterday, and I just saw your father coming out of there. You are the only young master in the Li family living outside. I thought... oh, I'm taking the liberty."

Chong Yan said "It's okay", but he felt a murmur in his heart.When Zhang He suddenly mentioned this, he couldn't have just remembered it by chance.Did he really see Li Chengyun there?Then what did Li Chengyun go there again?Did they really build a house there?According to Li Chengyun's temperament, the possibility of raising a woman is still very high.

So what does Zhang He mean by that?To imply that Li Chengyun doesn't take him seriously?Have time to visit his mistress, but no time to visit his son?Implying that Li Chengyun is not a qualified father?

Thinking of this, Chong Yan suddenly felt that this scene seemed familiar.In the previous life, Zhang He seemed to have said similar things. At that time, Chong Yan thought that he was fighting against him, so he didn't think too much about it.In fact, the growing indifference between him and Li Chengyun has a lot to do with his slowly changing attitude towards Li Chengyun.Thinking about it carefully, when he was just taken back to the capital, Li Chengyun still asked him how he was, and then...

Later, only a strong sense of crisis was left in his heart, and among the wolves, only Zhang He seemed to be his ally.

Chong Yan doesn't think he is a very emotional person, but when he thinks back to the situation at that time, he always feels that his nervousness and fear at that time were a little... well, a little too much.He was just a young man who hadn't seen much of the world at the time, and he didn't understand the open and secret fights in the big family. If Zhang He didn't tell him, he might never realize how dangerous his situation was.It was the imminence of this danger that inspired Chongyan's determination to climb up.

But now, when Chong Yan looked at this experience again, he suddenly found that these so-called dangers were far less dangerous than what Zhang He had described.

He is deliberately misleading himself.

Chong Yan thought to himself, this is not good when people are old. When recalling the past, it is always inevitable to find how stupid the original self-consciousness was.No wonder the ancients wanted to say forty without confusion. Only at this age, after all the losses that should be suffered, will the mind become clear.

As for Li Chengyun, if Chong Yan was really a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, he might feel resentful towards Zhang He because of his few words.But now Chongyan doesn't care.After getting along for this period of time, he felt that he could regard Li Chengyun as an acquaintance, even as a family member, but it was difficult to regard him as a father.

He is past the age of needing a father.

When Chong Yan thought that he was about to run around, he felt that he lost all interest, and wanted to pat Zhang He on the shoulder and say, "Boys, stop making trouble, these are leftovers from our play, can we change it? "

Zhang He is also a smart person, he kept his words to sow discord, and the topic quickly turned to the flower show a few days ago, Chong Yan just pretended that he didn't notice anything.

Talking and laughing during the meal, the atmosphere was actually very harmonious.Jang Hyuk has been to many places, he is well-informed, and his conversation is even more attractive.So much so that Chong Yan felt a little regretful, thinking to himself if this person was just a simple friend, like Lin Pei in the previous life, who had time to sit together, drink tea and chat, that would be great.

Unfortunately, things don't always go as expected.

"Things don't always go as you wish."

At noon the next day, Chong Yan heard the same words again.

The person who spoke was Hai Qingtian. He stood in the middle of the empty house, looked up at the ceiling, and opened his arms in an exaggerated gesture of emotion. I rented it out in one step; I obviously wanted to save some money for you, boss, but what I rented was a shop that still needs to be renovated..."

Chong Yan was amused by him and laughed, "Okay, how can the shop I just rented not need to be decorated? I think this is a more suitable location than the shop in Electronics City. After all, we don't go for low-cost wholesale electronic products. Lu Zi, running to Electronics City to join in the fun, makes people feel that the location is unclear."

Hai Qingtian smiled and said, "The boss is right."

Chong Yan asked him again, "Did you find the assistant?"

Hai Qingtian hesitated for a moment, "I'm looking for it." He is cautious by nature, and because of his past experience, he distrusts strangers very much. It may not be easy for him to find an assistant he likes.But Chong Yan still intends to let him do this by himself. Hai Qing is only in his 20s. He can't always stay in his shell, he has to learn to communicate with the outside world by himself.

The two discussed the general style of the decoration, Hai Qingtian suddenly remembered something, lowered his voice and said to him: "By the way, boss, I found something a few days ago."

Chong Yan laughed, "Didn't I tell you to stop doing these things? What? Occupational disease attack, too deep into the drama, can't get out?"

"No," Hai Qingtian explained, "I discovered it by accident after tracking the information I found last time. In this city, one of the people you know is Zhang He's alumni."

Chong Yan was taken aback, "Who?"

"Li Chengyun's wife, Cheng Wei's aunt, Cheng Yu." Hai Qingtian said triumphantly: "She also studied economics, one year higher than Zhang He. But she returned to China after graduation, and soon made an appointment with Li Chengyun. Get married, get married in half a year."

Chong Yan thought for a while and said, "Do you doubt that they know each other?"

"I must know each other." Hai Qingtian said firmly: "There are not many Chinese students in the University of Tulsa, and they are in the same major. It is impossible for them not to know each other. What I doubt now is whether there is something between them... er, super It’s about friendship. Think about it, Zhang He’s parents, family, and even his career are all abroad, so what is he doing back home by himself?”

Chong Yan was dubious about this statement. He felt that Zhang He didn't seem like a man who lost his mind because of his feelings. What's more, if he really wanted to save his feelings, what did he do long ago?Why not come back before Cheng Yu gets married?Instead, wait for her to marry and have children, and then come back to redeem her relationship after she reaches middle age?

This makes no sense.

"Let's do this first." Chong Yan shook his head and said, "I think you'd better stop doing old tricks. Just like the last time you checked Zhang Hang's background, maybe there will be trouble finding him at some point."

"I know." Hai Qingtian knew that he was worried about himself, but he was also a little worried about Chong Yan. No matter how thoughtful Chong Yan was, he was only a high school student after all, and the people with ulterior motives who appeared beside him were really too much. many.

Chong Yan patted him on the shoulder, "I contacted the company that decorated the villa and asked their designer to contact you directly. If you have any ideas, just communicate with him."

Hai Qingtian smiled and said, "You listen to me?"

Chong Yan nodded, "I listen to you."

Hai Qingtian was amused for a while, then suddenly came to his senses, "No, you haven't started school yet, you're leaving all the work to me, are you trying to be lazy?"

"It's not being lazy." Chong Yan sighed, "Send my grandma back to Linhai."

Hai Qingtian also felt a little bit reluctant when he heard the words, "Do you really want to leave?"

Chong Yan said nothing.Zhang Yuegui refused to stay because he was afraid of dragging him down.In the final analysis, it is still because he is not strong enough.Since he is unable to give the old lady a stable and comfortable life now, the only way is to put her in a safe place.

A few days ago, Chongyan went to see the doctor who examined the old lady alone, and wanted to ask how much time the old lady had.The doctor patted him on the shoulder and said vaguely: Life is an extremely complicated and wonderful thing, like a precision instrument.To be hopeful and to be filled with emotion every day is like giving a machine good regular maintenance so that the machine will keep going.Once there is no hope in the heart, then the machine will rust and naturally cannot continue to operate.

Chong Yan pondered this sentence for a long time.Others said that his EQ was low, and after a long time, Chongyan himself felt that it was probably a little low.Anyway, he'd never been able to understand this poetic, meaningless language.After thinking for a while, he felt that the doctor was playing tricks, but what he wanted to express could be summed up in one sentence: keep the old lady in a good mood.

Well, how can you put the old lady in a good mood?It is not enough to eat and drink, of course, but also to make her feel that she is not a lonely old lady that no one wants.I haven't visited her in my previous life, and she doesn't have any other relatives around her, so I probably won't be in a good mood, or that's why she... um, can't continue to work, right?

When the old lady went back, she brought a lot of special products, such as roast duck, preserved fruit, crispy candy, snacks, etc., and said she would bring them back for old friends to taste.Before leaving, I watched TV and said that cloisonné is also a special product of the capital, so I specially bought a bunch of small handicrafts of cloisonne to take back with me as gifts.

No matter what she does, Chong Yan always cooperates.Even if his emotional intelligence is low, he also knows that people's attitude is a very subtle thing, which will have a certain influence on others invisibly.Even the most caring staff, when facing an elderly person who has no family to look after and an elderly person who is often visited by family members, their expression and tone will be different unconsciously.After a long time, under the influence of subtle influences, the old man who has no one to visit will unconsciously think that he is really pitiful.

I'm in a bad mood, and my spirit is always a little depressed, so my health is naturally not much better.Chong Yan thought with some guilt, this must be the case with Zhang Yuegui in his previous life.At that time, he was young and energetic, and he believed that Zhang Yuegui hated him from the bottom of his heart, and wished to be separated from him, so he never went back to visit her.

The situation is different now, except that Chong Yan comes back every holiday, and Jin Ming's family will visit her from time to time, or pick her up to relax.Everyone around knew that Zhang Yuegui had family members outside, and that she was not a lonely old lady with no one to take care of, so their attitude towards her would naturally be different.But for Zhang Yuegui, her life is confident, and her mood will be different.

Now thinking of the doctor's wonderful words about life, Chong Yan had a new feeling in his heart.Life is indeed incomparably wonderful. It is far from enough to be alive, to be able to walk and to breathe. It also needs various intangible nutrients to nourish: family affection, friendship, trust, care... Only when these conditions are met can one be truly alive.

It's not living in vain.

And in his previous life, he seemed to have missed a lot of things inadvertently.