Sick Beauty Gives Up Struggle [Rebirth]

The day before the funeral, Li Rong asked Yang Fenfang for leave and went to the old lady's house first.

The old lady lives in the development zone, a high-end community with good greenery and complete infrastructure around it.

Li Rong has not been here for a long time.

After his family had an accident in the previous life, his relatives avoided him, and he would not rush to be annoying, and gradually alienated everyone.

The old lady called him a few times at first, but it was nothing more than warning him to be low-key, humble, not to be too prominent, not to offend others, and to remember that his situation was different from other colleagues.

It seems that he survived only to continue to bear the infamy of his parents, and to atone for his sins like walking on eggshells.

Later, he spent all his energy outside of work entangled with Cen Wei, so he didn't bother to talk to the old lady anymore.

Li Rong stepped forward and rang the doorbell.

It was Gu Tian who opened the door, and Gu Tian couldn't help rolling his eyes when he saw him.

Li Rong walked around the house, and found that the living room was crowded with relatives whom he didn't know.

Apparently Gu Tian was instructed by these people to open the door, he himself was not willing.

Gu Tian looked down at the phone, and hummed in a neutral voice: "You are the latest one, it seems that the accident is not your family."

Although the old lady was old, her ears were still good, and she heard Gu Tian's words and said in a low voice, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Gu Zhaonian couldn't listen anymore, took a deep breath, and looked impatient: "Okay, mom, everyone is here, let's talk about the process quickly, I'm still driving for the leader, and I have to go back in a while."

The old lady was touched, and when she mentioned it, she would complain: "I've been driving for someone all my life, and I'm useless."

The veins on Gu Zhaonian's forehead twitched, but he still held back his anger.

The driver of the principal of University A, this job can't be done by anyone who wants to do it, so I just look down on it.

Seeing that she had subdued her son, the old lady quickly pointed her finger at the indifferent Li Rong.

"It's been so long, I don't know how to come here, I really don't know what you are busy with!"

Other relatives followed suit.

"That is, I don't care about my parents' affairs, and leave everything to the old man."

"I'm eighteen, I'm an adult, it's time to take care of things."

"The child only knows how to study, and he doesn't even have any filial piety. The old lady is exhausted these days, and he doesn't know how to help her."

"Nowadays, children are like this. They have no sense of responsibility and are spoiled by their parents."

"Okay, the child has never experienced such a big thing, so it's over if he teaches well. What's the use of complaining now."

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The noise is like frogs in the grass in the hot summer, without rhythm, one after another, never tired of it.

Li Rong didn't listen to half a word in his heart.

He will not have any interaction with these people in the next few years, but they are acting as if they care more about his parents than he does at this moment.

Li Rong smiled and asked back: "It's been so long, why didn't you all think of going to my house?"

As soon as he spoke, the whole living room fell silent.

It's not that they don't want to, but they are afraid of causing trouble and losing face.

A few days after Li's accident happened, the hospital leaked the news, countless media reporters flocked to their door to film and report, and many Internet celebrities came to take photos, hype, and criticize.

The Internet was outraged and public opinion was boiling, and the police on the scene were almost unable to stop the all-pervasive reporters.

His relatives were afraid of being in the mirror, afraid of being linked, and afraid of taking responsibility, so they didn't dare to come rashly until the hustle and bustle died down.

Li Rong didn't mean to blame them either, no one is obliged to bear the unreasonable mental bullying on the Internet, even if they have a little bit of blood relationship with him.

It's just that he doesn't think these people are qualified to stand on the moral high ground and accuse him of being cold-blooded and ruthless.

The old lady frowned, and the slack wrinkles on her face seemed to deepen.

"What are you talking about? Could it be that a group of us went there to cry out for grievances? Isn't it shameful enough?"

Li Rong's smile disappeared in an instant, and he said coldly: "My parents have never done anything wrong in their life, so there is nothing to be ashamed of."

The old lady said forcefully: "Then they have offended people! Your mother's temper, I told her several times to have a good relationship with her superiors and subordinates, to learn to be flexible, to integrate into society, but she just didn't listen, and didn't accept that the water is muddy." It's also a crime if you don't have the ability to clear it up!"

Gu Zhaonian was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Mom, it's enough to talk about this kind of thing in private. You tell a child of him and let him make trouble!"

The old lady said angrily: "I want to let him see clearly, don't follow his parents' old ways!"

Li Rong was silent for a long time, looking into the old lady's cloudy and wet eyes, and said calmly: "I used to think that kindness is not a virtue if it has no ability to protect itself. Until one time I hung a I saw a sentence in the famous sayings of celebrities, "It has always been like this, so it is right". I suddenly discovered that kindness is innocent, and the evil is the various chambers of commerce and the Hongsuo Research Institute that cannot keep the kindness."

Therefore, not only does he want his parents to leave innocently, but he also wants unworthy people to roll down from their high positions.

Gu Zhaonian gasped, and angrily said: "Do you know what nonsense you are talking about! If you are crazy, don't get involved with us!"

The old lady sneered, "It's just as stupid as your mother."

Li Rong was not angry, he just knew that he had nothing to say with them.

The funeral was scheduled for a church near the cemetery.

Li Qingli and Gu Nong didn't have this kind of belief, but the old lady was getting old and often fell ill. I don't know when she started to have the problem of praying to God and worshiping Buddha.

The location of the church is really remote, and the mourning hall is quite simple. It is indeed as the old lady has always insisted, keep a low profile and focus on not causing trouble.

The specific time of the funeral was notified in Li Qingli and Gu Nong's circle of friends, and they estimated that not too many people would come, so they didn't even prepare a simple meal.

It was drizzling that day.

In such a cold weather, it is rare to have the same rain as early spring.

Before the guests came, the old lady folded her hands devoutly and muttered, praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky to forgive Li Qingli and Gu Nong's sins, and praying for them to rest in peace and happiness in the Paradise of Paradise.

Li Rong wore a black suit, for him, such clothes were not enough to cover the pervasive cold, and his limbs were soon completely chilled.

He watched the old lady's nagging behavior with cold eyes, pulled a chair casually, and sat on the side.

The old lady looked at him after praying, so she whispered to him: "Come, pray for your parents, let them be blessed by the gods."

Li Rong thought this kind of statement was very funny, people are dead, so what blessings do they need.

He shook his head with a faint smile, and refused bluntly: "I don't believe this."

The old lady didn't know why, the grandson who made everyone proud before became so difficult to communicate with now.

She roared angrily: "Don't speak loudly in the sacred place! It's already this time, what else can you believe if you don't believe this?"

Li Rong raised his eyes, looked directly at the enshrined god statue, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "I only believe in myself."

Old lady: "You..."

She had heard such words from her daughter and her son-in-law, but Li Rong was not quite like them.

When the daughter and son-in-law said this, their eyes were full of sunshine and hope. Even though it sounded idealistic, it always made people feel warm.

But not Li Rong, Li Rong's eyes made her feel uneasy, heart palpitations, chills and sweat along the bones.

She felt in a daze that there seemed to be a different person in her grandson's body.

Gu Zhaonian walked in quickly: "Mom, get ready, someone is here."

The old lady didn't think much about it, and hurriedly asked those relatives and friends to help them stand in a row, and then pulled Li Rong over to let him prepare at the front.

Li Rong didn't intend to salute.

Because he knew that no matter how familiar with his parents and status in the Hongsuo Research Institute were the people who came, they all lost their voices in this funny slander.

It's just that he didn't expect that the first one to come would be Jiang Weide, his mentor who had been with him for nearly two years.

Li Rong couldn't help being dazed, because Jiang Weide never mentioned to him that he had been to his parents' funeral.

At this time, Jiang Weide already played an important role in the Hongsuo Research Institute. He is younger now, the hair on his sideburns is not so white, and the wrinkles on his face are only faintly visible. Glowing.

On his neck, there is a faint scar left by a thyroid noduleectomy.

Li Rong moved his lips, a teacher almost yelled out.

But Jiang Weide didn't know him at the moment, he just looked forward sadly and sighed heavily.

He closed his eyes, bowed deeply, and bent forward for a long time before he straightened up uncomfortably, his face was a little red from the blood pressure.

Gu Zhaonian recognized Jiang Weide, and some occupational diseases caused him to hurry up to meet him.

"Professor Jiang, why are you here? It's rainy and cold. I heard that you have been sick recently. Just make up your mind. You must take care of yourself."

Jiang Weide asked confusedly, "You are?"

Gu Zhaonian: "I'm Gu Nong's older brother. My name is Gu Zhaonian. I work in University A. I can often see you in the principal's office. Come sit down here and have a rest."

Jiang Weide quickly waved his hand: "I won't sit if I don't sit, you don't need to greet me, I just came to see an old friend."

Li Rong raised his eyebrows lightly: "Old friend."

He never knew that his parents and mentor had a personal relationship before, even if they mentioned each other, they were polite and alienated.

This is also normal. His parents are younger than Jiang Weide, and they started the company earlier. They are somewhat different from Jiang Weide's single-minded research, and they are both busy, so they probably don't have many common topics.

The old lady coughed lightly, motioning Li Rong to bow in return.

Li Rong ignored her and walked two steps forward to reach Jiang Weide.

"Teacher Jiang." He called softly.

His application for the GT201 project was approved by Jiang Weide himself.

It's a pity that he himself didn't have the chance to see the results of the project.

Jiang Weide glanced at him: "This is the son of Professor Li and Professor Gu." Jiang Weide looked more gentle, raised his hand and patted Li Rong's shoulder, and said solemnly, "You must work hard to become the pride of your parents."

Jiang Weide taught him many things and helped him avoid many detours. He could feel that Jiang Weide gave him everything.

Li Rong smiled lightly: "Okay, thank you."

Jiang Weide didn't seem to have expected that Li Rong could still smile calmly on such an occasion, as if he and him had bumped into each other in the corridor of the research institute and greeted each other familiarly.

The old lady's face suddenly darkened, she felt that Li Rong was too ignorant of etiquette, Jiang Weide was older than his parents, but he didn't even have the attitude of a junior.

She wanted to teach her a few words, but Li Rong didn't take her words to heart at all.

That way of doing things one's own way not only disgraces his parents, but also disgraces the entire Gu family.

Jiang Weide didn't take it to heart, but there was no deep pain on Li Rong's face, so he didn't know whether to comfort him for a moment, he was hesitating, and someone came in again.

Li Rong didn't know the person who came.

The man was about the same age as Jiang Weide, but very thin, with prominent cheekbones, sunken cheeks, loose skin attached to the bones, and a conspicuous red birthmark above the brow bone.

If an older person is too thin, he will look old and tired, but this person has a rare spirit, his eyes are more piercing than Jiang Weide's, but he is obviously very agile, but he is leaning on a brown-black crutch in his hand.

He was wearing a black Chinese tunic suit, buttoned up to the top, and in his chest pocket was a pen that had been used for many years.

Simple clothes, simple clothes, ordinary looks, and short stature.No matter who he puts in the crowd, this person is so inconspicuous that even Gu Zhaonian, who is used to clinging to relationships, doesn't have much enthusiasm for him.

Instead, Jiang Weide took two steps back, distanced himself from Li Rong, and made room for the person behind him.

Gu Zhaonian asked, "You..."

When the visitor rolled his eyes, he looked amiable and smiling.

"My name is Zhang Zhaohe, and I'm also from the School of Biochemistry, University A. I used to work in the same teaching building as Professor Li. He taught the class I taught. I heard that Professor Li was on business today, so I hurried over. Fortunately, I didn't miss it. .”

"Ah." Gu Zhaonian immediately lost interest.

He has been a driver for the principal of University A for many years, and he knows the personnel of University A best.

The School of Biochemistry of University A recruits six to eight classes every year, and each class has a lecturer as the class teacher. The lecturer only teaches the students basic basic courses, and the later professional courses are given to professors like Li Qingli who have a foreign background.

This person is so old, and he is still a substitute lecturer, which shows that he has no academic achievements at all, and basically relies on his qualifications to dawdle in University A.

And he said that he even heard the time of the funeral, which means that Li Qingli and Gu Nong are not friends at all.

Of course, Gu Zhaonian couldn't show the kind of enthusiasm he had for Jiang Weide.

Li Rong had heard of this person.

After entering University A, there will be a placement test, and the classes will be allocated according to the scores of the written test and interview. The top ranked class can get more scholarships and exchange resources from the school, and the teachers are all elites.

Zhang Zhaohe's leadership will always be the last class that everyone wants to jump out of after spending money on relationships.

It is said that he has a good temper, is amiable, and gives high marks, but he can't manage the class at all, and he has no academic foundation at all. In his class, the attendance rate is always less than 40%, and the people who come here are too lazy to listen to the class, eat snacks and play mobile chats There were fights, Zhang Zhaohe seemed to have his ears plugged with paste, he talked about himself, and he and his students seemed to be in two unrelated worlds.

Even so, he couldn't bear to fail those students who were absent.

Everyone said in private that Zhang Zhaohe is a good person, but in his class, it is easy to become a waste.

As diligent and outstanding as Li Rong, naturally he had no intersection with him in the previous life.

Zhang Zhaohe put down his crutches, bowed reverently, closed his eyes, and muttered for a long time.

When he opened his eyes again, they were already filled with tears.

His lips trembled, and he wanted to say something more to the mourning hall, but Gu Zhaonian greeted him enthusiastically.

"Professor Li, you are here too."

Zhang Zhaohe was ignored by the relatives and friends of the Gu family just like being ignored by the students in class.

But probably because he had developed a strong mentality long ago, he insisted on muttering what he wanted to say before retreating to an inconspicuous corner on his own.

While wiping the raindrops on his forehead, Li Baishou rubbed the dirt off his shoes on the floor mat at the door.

He waved his hand modestly to Gu Zhaonian, signaling that Gu Zhaonian should not pay too much attention to himself, but he slowly cleaned the dirt on the shoes, wishing to attract the attention of everyone in the mourning hall.

Li Rong withdrew his gaze from Zhang Zhaohe's face, squinted slightly, and looked at Li Baishou quietly.

Li Baishou finally polished a pair of leather shoes clean and tidy, then he stood up straight, straightened his clothes, and heard Chest walked in.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Weide standing aside, and silently turned his eyes away, making Jiang Weide who was about to nod to him a little embarrassed.

Zhang Zhaohe was even more inconspicuous, not even worthy of Li Baishou's attention.

Li Rong always knew that Li Baishou was jealous of Li Qingli and Jiang Weide. He was jealous of all the people who had higher academic achievements than him and who were smoother than him on the road of scientific research.

If he really got Li Qingli's hypothesis, his status in Hongsuo Research Institute would be second only to Jiang Weide.

It's a pity that he can't get it in this life.

Li Baishou didn't realize it. He just thought that some non-governmental organizations were keeping a close eye on the investigation team in order to find fault.

After a while, Lan Shu's people withdrew, the matter subsided, and the investigation team was not strict anymore. As Li Qingli's former colleague, it was not easy for him to check the hard drive.

Li Qingli was really defenseless, but before the accident happened, he even revealed to him that the logic of the new hypothesis put forward was smoothed out, and he just waited for the review and adjusted the details before he could write a paper and publish it.

On the one hand, he was jealous of Li Qingli, and on the other hand, he had great confidence in Li Qingli's level.

It must be a sensational research result for Li Qingli to pay so much attention to it.

Li Rong hooked his lips.

The rumors made by Fengguang Culture Company to his parents are still vivid in his memory. Li Baishou's appearance in the mourning hall in such a grand manner is as shameless as ever.

Li Baishou noticed that Li Rong was smiling at him, but there was no friendly meaning in the smile, he couldn't help frowning, feeling very uncomfortable offended.

But there were a lot of people at the scene, and it was Li Qingli and Gu Nong's mourning hall, so it was not easy for him to have a fit.

Li Baishou quickly bowed, heaved a long sigh, and said in a trembling voice, "Old Li, I'm here to see you!"

Li Rong raised his eyebrows lightly, and raised his finger to point to the warning sign on the wall: "Keep your voice down, don't speak loudly in a sacred place." He looked at the old lady frankly and innocently, "Really, grandma."

Li Baishou: "..."

Li Baishou's newly mobilized emotions were interrupted hastily, as if a piece of cotton was stuck in his chest, and he was so stuffy that he couldn't get up or down.

The old lady's blood pressure soared in anger, and she put her hand on her forehead, panting deeply.

The cousin at the side quickly supported the old lady, and glared at Li Rong with reproachful eyes.

Li Baishou suppressed his anger, adjusted his expression, and lowered his volume: "Old Li, rest in peace, I will definitely be responsible for your family matters, and I will continue your unfinished scientific research career for you ..."

Li Baishou was more sincere than anyone else, and he babbled on for a long time, so long that Gu Zhaonian began to feel embarrassed.

He only regarded Li Baishou as a very close friend of Li Qingli and Gu Nong.

But in Li Rong's ears, these words had a deep meaning.

Li Rong stepped forward, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Li Baishou's profile calmly. After a few seconds, he said lightly, "In addition to scientific research, you can also help continue the special school funded by my parents in Yuzhou. go down?"

Li Baishou glanced at Li Rong, looked at each other for a moment, he glanced away contemptuously, and said firmly: "Naturally, I am actively involved in public welfare. If you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. This is our responsibility."

He didn't have a good impression of Li Rong. The last time we met, he had a smiling face, but Li Rong didn't respect him at all. He didn't even seem to care much about the deaths of Li Qingli and Gu Nong. The appearance of a spoiled dude.

I don't know how Li Qingli boasted before.

Li Rong frowned slightly, staring at Li Baishou with deep meaning.

Li Baishou did not take him seriously as a high school student.

Li Baishou turned his head to look at Gu Zhaonian, who was the most enthusiastic about him: "My laboratory still has projects to work on, and the students are all waiting, so I have to hurry back. Alas, the pace of science cannot stop for a moment."

When he said this, he intentionally provoked Li Rong and retaliated against Li Rong for being rude to him.

Li Qingli and Gu Nong are gone, but he is still walking steadily on the road of scientific research.

So what if he won for a while, Li Qingli's academic achievements came to an end.

Li Rong just smiled and said nothing.

Li Baishou is ambitious at the moment, but he doesn't know that for the next six years, he will be stuck in Li Qingli's hypothesis, racking his brains to study how to realize Li Qingli's hypothesis, and has not made any greater achievements.

He has never been better than Li Qingli.

Li Baishou left proudly. After he left, some people came to express their condolences one after another. The funeral was held intermittently until the afternoon.

Li Rong's whole body was already cold, his lips turned purple from the cold.

It wasn't until the fog in the mountains dissipated, the dark clouds faded, and the sun shone coldly on the muddy depressions that he saw off the last guest.

The old lady was extremely dissatisfied with his attitude, and just when she was about to close the door and criticize him, Li Rong already walked out without hesitation, ignoring her at all.

The old lady didn't dare to make a loud noise in the church, so she had to call him out in her voice: "You haven't visited your parents' grave yet!"

Li Rong seemed to have never heard of it.

He didn't want to go, the tomb was built in a remote corner, not far away was overgrown with weeds.

His parents were upright when they were alive, and they were innocent after death, and there was nothing shameful about them.

When the black hand behind the scenes pays the price, and when the whole truth is revealed to the public, he will personally pick them up and leave.

Just as Li Rong walked out of the church, he couldn't help but stop.

Cen Xiao stood on the side of the only road outside the church, wearing a neat and solemn suit, took off the collarbone chain he had been wearing around his neck, and held a fluffy and thick down jacket under his arms.

Li Rong opened his mouth, and swallowed back the words that just reached his throat.

He didn't know when Cen Xiao arrived and how long he stood outside, but Cen Xiao didn't intend to come in, but just stood not far or near, and gave him a reassuring look.

Li Rong's eyelids trembled slightly, and he shook his head slightly.

Isn't this person unable to say it?

Of course when he asked, he didn't sincerely want Cen Xiao to come.

After all, he didn't want his parents to know about his messy relationship with Cen Wei so early.

Li Rong walked to his car, and before he could speak, his teeth chattered slightly.

Cen Wei frowned, and naturally shook off the down jacket, wrapping it around Li Rong: "Why is it frozen like this?"

Cen Ling's coat was a bit bigger for Li Rong, but it was just right, it could cover his knees, and blocked most of the chill in an instant.

Li Rong's limbs had lost all feeling for a long time, he shrank his neck, lowered his head and coughed heavily twice, and asked in a strong nasal voice: "When did you come?"

"I don't remember." Cen Wei responded, while opening the car door, and stuffed Li Rong who was wrapped up in a ball.

The heater was turned on in the car, and the hot wind hit his face, and a layer of tiny drops of water instantly hung on Li Rong's cold cheeks.

Li Rong directly stuck his hands to the air conditioner, rubbed them repeatedly, and moved his frozen joints.

He lowered his eyes, knowing that with Cen Xiao's habit, it was impossible not to remember the exact time, he said he didn't remember, it probably came early in the morning.

He sniffed and asked, "What news did you hear?"

Cen Xiao came here on purpose, there must be something important, otherwise all the people who attended his parents' funeral were Hong Suo, Cen Xiao should avoid suspicion.

Cen Ling closed the car door, turned to look at Li Rong, and asked inexplicably, "What news?"

Li Rong was slightly startled, looking back, his eyes were slightly confused.

I haven't heard any news, so why come here?

Of course, he asked this question in his heart and didn't say it out of his mouth.

Cen Xiao frowned: "What happened?"

Li Rong hesitated for a moment, then shook his head slowly. He hugged the down jacket on his body tightly, tilted his head and sniffed it lightly, and said in an indescribably soft tone: "Thanks to your heating and clothes, otherwise, when I get a taxi, it will probably take a long time." Straight to the hospital."

On the clothes, it wasn't the smell of smoke that he didn't like in his previous life, but a faint scent of gardenia.