power over

"How about going back to school with me today? A few of our single colleagues had a movie night in the dormitory." On August [-]th, in the evening, Zhao Sibei said to Yang Ke relaxedly while driving.

He drove out of the iron gate at the end of the boulevard, leaving the deep house behind, pressed the button to open the sunroof of the car, and let the gentle wind pour into the car, making a noisy but not annoying sound to Yang Ke.Out of the corner of his eye, Yang Ke saw Zhao Sibei's white short-sleeved shirt shaking from the wind.

"What movie are you watching?" Yang Ke asked.

"'Rear Window,'" Zhao Sibei said, and asked Yang Ke, "Do you want to watch it?"

Yang Ke said look.

Zhao Sibei is Yang Ke's biological father.

As far as Yang Ke knew, not long after he was born, his mother passed away for some reason.Yang Zhongyun obtained Yang Ke's custody rights by using the improper means he was most willing to use, and then immediately invited Zhao Sibei out of the house, and only gave Zhao Sibei a two-day visitation opportunity on the weekend at the end of each month.

Zhao Sibei originally had a sociology teaching position at Ning University, and was the youngest associate professor at Ning University. After his wife passed away, under Yang Zhongyun's intervention, he had no choice but to leave Ning City and accepted a letter of appointment from a key university in the capital of the neighboring province. .

But every month, rain or shine, he would drive hundreds of kilometers to Ning City to visit Yang Ke, just like this day.

The duration of the visit was too short to go too far. He took Yang Ke for short trips nearby, visited various exhibition halls, and returned to his home in Xinshi many times.His home is located in the university. It is an old dormitory allocated by the school. It is not big in size, but it is clean and warm.

He didn't remarry, and there was a wedding photo of him and Yang Ke's mother, Yang Nian, in the house, but he rarely mentioned her to Yang Ke.

Sometimes when Yang Ke talked, Zhao Sibei would say that Yang Ke reminded him of Yang Ke's mother, and only then would he reveal something about the past.

Mostly when they are in love.

Zhao Sibei said that Yang Ke's mother secretly ran out of the house to meet him on weekends, and when he finished his part-time job, he fell asleep reading his professional books.She is in marketing management at Ning University, two years younger than him, her grades are not very good, and she is on the verge of failing in all subjects. She doesn't like to talk but loves to sleep.

Once Zhao Sibei told Yang Ke that they hadn't planned to have a child, and it was an accident that they were pregnant with Yang Ke.At first he didn't want to stay, but when he arrived at the hospital, Yang Nian changed his mind.

The reason for this made Yang Ke feel a little unpopular, but Zhao Sibei was different from Yang Ke, he was understanding and a person who was willing to express his emotions, he told Yang Ke: "This is just an episode, your mother loves you very much. "

Staying with Zhao Sibei and not living at home at night, Yang Ke sometimes thinks before going to bed, and plans to leave Yang Zhongyun to live when he becomes an adult.

I plan to live alone, maybe I can be closer to my father or something.But just think about it.

"Anything new recently?"

Entering the high-speed entrance leading to the new city, the sunset glow in the sky almost disappeared, and the sky became dark. Zhao Sibei played his old album that he liked very much, and asked Yang Ke casually: "Just now, I seem to see an unknown Boys, by the stairs."

"Yes," Yang Ke told his father, "a poor student in the mountainous area he sponsored was named Yu Zhinian."

"Your grandfather? Sponsor poor students?" Zhao Sibei's tone was astonished, probably the same as Yang Ke's. He didn't understand why Yang Zhongyun suddenly changed his temperament and turned into a real philanthropist. "Are you the kind of high-achieving student who lives at home?"

"Well, it doesn't seem to be considered outstanding." Thinking of Yu Zhinian's dark circles under his eyes, and his accent when he occasionally heard Yu Zhinian muttering words, Yang Ke commented.

"How old is he?" Zhao Sibei thought for a while and asked again, "He looks very young."

"Same class as me," Yang Ke paused, and briefly told his father about the last time Yu Zhinian received a red envelope, and the fact that Yang Zhongyun called Yu Zhinian into the study to accompany him every night recently.

For some reason, Zhao Sibei was silent for a long time, and then seemed to think about his words for a while, before he said, "Yang Ke, you care about this new kid. Find out what he does with your grandfather."

"Just let him sit and read a book," Yang Ke said immediately, "nothing else."

The reason why he knew so clearly was because Yu Zhinian sent him messages every day, telling him about his boredom, what homework he did at night, what books he read, how many hours he sat, and how many hours he was caught by Yang Zhongyun after falling asleep. The waking up made Yang Ke feel that not only did he not study well, he talked a lot, and he was also sleepy all day long.

On the way to Xinshi, Zhao Sibei kept asking questions about Yu Zhinian, but Yang Ke didn't care about Yu Zhinian and didn't understand him. He only knew that his family was poor, and didn't answer anything else.

The movie night was held at Professor Lin's house. After Zhao Sibei arrived with Yang Ke, the screen began to play the movie.Not long after, Yang Ke received a new message from Yu Zhinian, saying that his grandfather hadn't returned tonight, and maybe he didn't need to accompany him to read. He asked Yang Ke where to play and if the swimming pool could borrow him to practice swimming.

He sent several messages, saying that he had chosen swimming as a physical education class in the new semester, but he hadn't learned it.

Yang Ke replied "outside" while watching the movie, allowed Yu Zhinian to use the swimming pool, and told him that he would not go back tonight.

Yu Zhinian asked Yang Ke where he was going to play again, but Yang Ke didn't reply after reading it.

On the second day of staying in Xinshi, Zhao Sibei took Yang Ke and his colleagues to drive to the camping base for camping.

Zhao Sibei's colleague, Professor Xu, has two sons, one is eight years old and the other is ten years old.Yang Ke set up a camping tent, and the two moved to Yang Ke to watch.But they seemed a little afraid of Yang Ke, so they didn't say much.

In the evening, they moved out the chairs and mosquito repellent lamps, and sat in the campsite to chat and watch the stars in the dark night.

The two boys watched and fell asleep. Professor Xu's back was not very good. Yang Ke carried the child into the tent for him. He praised Yang Ke to Zhao Sibei for his calm personality and good tutoring. It was nothing like the fifteen or sixteen-year-olds at the private school where he went to give lectures.

The weekend passed quickly, and Zhao Sibei sent Yang Ke home on Sunday afternoon.

Strange to say, the sun was still bright on Saturday, but it was muggy and cloudy with low air pressure on Sunday.The green plants around the villa are dense and well-groomed, but the leaves are not stretched.

Yang Ke got out of the car and was about to enter the house, but suddenly saw that the lights in the swimming pool were all on, as if someone was using it, so he went over to have a look.He walked through the corridor, pushed open the door of the swimming pool, and saw Yu Zhinian splashing in the water, and the coach directed Yu Zhinian to take a breath on the bank.

Yu Zhinian's balance ability is average, and his arms are paddling in the water.Seeing Yang Ke coming in, he stopped practicing, raised his head and called Yang Ke, saying, "You're back."

Yang Ke said "hmm" and approached a little closer. Yu Zhinian's face was wet, and he looked at Yang Ke with wide eyes.The dark circles under his eyes from making up lessons are still a bit serious, and he asked enviously, "Where did you go to play, and you haven't returned any news."

When staying with his father, there are always many things to do and life is fulfilling, so Yang Ke hardly looks at his mobile phone.He didn't answer Yu Zhinian's question, but asked Yu Zhinian: "How are you doing?"

"It's a bit difficult." Yu Zhinian approached the edge of the pool, grabbed the ladder frame with his hands, and wiped his face, "It's a bit tired."

The coach sighed behind him, looking a little helpless, and said to Yang Ke: "It's been a long time since I taught zero basics."

Yang Ke thought it was funny and asked him, "Have you never swam before?"

"No," Yu Zhinian said pitifully, and then said, "When will I be able to swim as well as you?"

"How long does it take to swim to build muscle?" He began to ask strange questions.

Yang Ke didn't speak, the coach smiled first: "You should learn to breathe first."

Yu Zhinian said "OK" with a bitter face, and sank into the water.

The skin on his face is already very white, and the parts that cannot be exposed to the sun are even whiter. The upper body that seems to have no trace of movement is half in the air and half under the water.The waves of the swimming pool swayed around his arms, like shaking a can of cream that was about to melt.

"Yang Ke," he called Yang Ke's name, as if he didn't want to continue learning, so he tried to find a topic, "At what age did you start swimming?"

Yang Ke said "forgot".

He had just come to the swimming pool to take a look, he was too lazy to talk to Yu Zhinian, and was about to leave when Yang Zhongyun's Secretary Xu pushed the door and walked in, hurriedly said to Yu Zhinian: "Zhi Nian, Director Yang is back from a business trip."

Seeing Yang Ke, Secretary Xu was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Young Master, it's so early this time? Do you want to practice?"

Yang Ke didn't answer, glanced at Yu Zhinian, and asked Secretary Xu: "Grandpa looking for him?"

"Yes." Secretary Xu admitted, but didn't say much.

Yu Zhinian came up from the water obediently, took the big towel handed to him by the coach, wrapped himself up, said "I'm going to change clothes, I'll come right away", and ran to the locker room.

Yang Ke watched his back disappear behind the door, and casually asked Secretary Xu, "What does Grandpa want him for?"

Secretary Xu probably didn't expect Yang Ke to ask, so he paused, as if weighing the pros and cons, and finally replied: "I don't know the details, it may be Zhinian's academic problems."

Yang Ke didn't ask any more questions and left the swimming pool.

When he walked to the door of the room, he received a message from Yu Zhinian, with a crying expression, saying: "I just came out, have you left?"

Yang Ke said yes, and asked him what he wanted him to do, Yu Zhinian replied after a while: "It should be to let me go to work with grandpa."

After returning to the room, Yang Ke put down his luggage. For some reason, he decided to go to the balcony and take a look outside.

His room was farther away from the corridor, and about half a minute later, he saw two small shadows coming out of the swimming pool, and the one behind was probably Yu Zhinian, who seemed in a hurry and was at a loss.

Yang Ke can imagine Yu Zhinian's slightly flustered look as he trots all the way, and the trembling look when he faces Yang Zhongyun after a while.

If you trust Yang Zhongyun, you need to pay a price to accept his benefits.I don't know what the price of Yu Zhinian will be, but there is a high probability that he made the wrong choice.

Yang Ke recalled the shih tzu dog Yang Zhongyun had raised, the different lovers he brought back home, and the nodding subordinates—he thought so when he recalled such personnel events as he briefly entered this villa and then left permanently.

Judging from past experience, Yang Ke thought that to Yang Zhongyun, Yu Zhinian might be more like a pet dog than a lover.Because Yang Zhongyun can't put it down for pet dogs, but he doesn't respect his lover so much.However, Yang Zhongyun has a weird personality and never plays cards according to common sense. Yang Ke is unwilling to assert anything.

It's just that every time he turned on the phone, saw many messages Yu Zhinian sent him, and met his hasty gesture of being summoned by Secretary Xu, and watched with cold eyes, Yang Ke still felt pity-like emotions for a few seconds.