It happened to be lunch time. In order to prevent Xin Qi from continuing to look for trouble, Min Hui took him to a barbecue restaurant on the fourth floor.

"Recently, I like to eat the spicy pork trotters from this restaurant. I don't know why I'm very addicted. I come here every day at noon." Min Hui found a window seat and sat down, holding the menu and saying to Xin Qi, "His family's Celery lily is also well done, I remember you like it, let's order a pig's trotter and a celery lily, and the store will give you a winter melon and sea rice soup."

Tick ​​off the menu with a ballpoint pen as you speak.

"Shoe sellers are naturally interested in feet." Xin Qi leaned back slightly and looked at her with narrowed eyes, "What's weird about this."

She rolled his eyes at him.

The decoration of the store is in the style of a small farmhouse. The chairs are a bit low, and he is not very comfortable to sit on. It seems that he should not be here in a suit.

"It's hard to get a guest," he said lightly, "can't you treat me to something good?"

"Sorry, this girl just lost her job."

He smiled teasingly and raised Erlang's legs: "You are not poor. Didn't Zhou Ruji lend you a million?"

"Already paid."

On the night that Guanchao announced the acquisition of Bai'an, Min Hui returned the money owed to Zhou Ruji in large amounts, and gave an extra 10,000 yuan, which was equivalent to interest. Zhou Ruji replied with a text message saying that there is no need to be so anxious, Min Hui thought, Zizhu was seriously ill, and she had been using the Hong Kong version of the T medicine a while ago. She didn't move Deng Chen's money, because of the nature of investment, it's not good to pay it back early.

Sure enough, which pot is not opened to mention which pot. Xin Qi said, "Deng Chen also lent you one million."

"how do you know?"

"You borrowed money for MBO, and now MBO has failed. Isn't this one million useless?" His eyes were fixed on a grease stain on the table, and he didn't move it for a long time. Seeing this, Min Hui had to take out a wet tissue from her bag and wipe the grease off bit by bit.

Then his eyes flicked to her face.

"I borrowed this million for one year and promised him 10% interest. The year hasn't come yet." Min Hui said, "Why, he asked you to pay me back?"

"Not really. He owed me some money, and he mortgaged the arrears to me." He looked at her with a dark expression.

"Ok." Min Hui shrugged, "The money is still in the account. If you want it, I'll transfer it to you tomorrow. But - I won't pay the ten percent interest."

"Don't worry," he said. "I can pay it back in a year. I still want 10% of the interest."

"Why don't you mention it?"

"I just wanted to tell you that the creditor has changed." He swayed Erlang's legs, and the pointy leather shoes jumped in her eyes, "In the future, talk to the creditor more politely. For example, I sat here for a long time, here Obviously there is a teapot, but I didn't see you pouring tea for me."

She had to pour him a glass: "Please."

"thanks."

When the vegetables and soup were ready, Min Hui held the pig's trotters and nibbled at them, sucking her fingers while nibbling: "So, you are looking for me for money?"

"What else could there be?" He stared at her unruly eating.

"Maybe you just want to come and see me." She chuckled.

His face turned slightly, and he said, "I just wanted to ask you what your plans are in the future."

"Plan? Do you care about my plan?"

"You are my son's mother. What occupation you are in, what your income is, whether your mentality is peaceful and stable... These will have a considerable impact on Su Quan's growth."

"So you care about me because of your son?"

"What other reason could there be?"

"I think that there is only a division of labor, no high or low. Just try your best to love and care for children." Speaking of which, she changed her words, "As for 'peace and stability of mentality' - I think this is This is where you need to improve. You have requirements for the mother of the child, and I have requirements for the father of the child, and we are equal."

"This has nothing to do with high or low. You are a software designer. Even if there is a competition agreement, it is limited to a certain company and a certain area. Watching the tide cannot deprive you of your right to employment. You can consider going to a university for further study, and then Get a degree, or go directly to work in a foreign company. Why waste time in a shoe store? With your IQ, you should do a more challenging job, right?" He had an expression of hatred.

"I'm tired and want to rest. It's easy to do this, and it's good to change your mind."

"Min Hui-"

"You can't ask me to be full just because you are empty, Xin Qi." Min Hui spat out a piece of cartilage and said with a serious face, "I have encountered some setbacks, fell, despaired, and gave up - but now I have I got up, and I am very happy that I can continue to move forward. Although I stumbled and stumbled, at least it means that I am still alive in this world." She raised her head and looked into his eyes, "But what about you? You live in your own memories. Inside, there are walls on all sides, no heartbeat, no breathing, everything is cold. The first time I saw you was two people, you at that time—"

His face turned blue, a burst of anger welled up, and he interrupted with a sneer: "Don't you think my change has something to do with you? You have destroyed all of this, don't you know?"

"I know. I am willing to make amends, I am willing to return myself as Su Tian to you, I am willing to become your maid, your slave, and I am willing to endure all your temper and faults, Xin Qi, what else do you want from me? I can only do so much, and I can only give you so much."

"Su Tian is not my maid, not my slave, you don't understand the meaning of her in my life!" He was very focused when he was angry, like a beast ready to attack at any time.

Her fire was also picked up. She didn't understand when this hot and cold relationship would end, and she replied fiercely: "Then please focus on finding Su Tian, ​​find her, and you and I will be relieved. "

"I've been looking for it and never stopped. The people I hired would report the progress to me every day. But now, Min Hui, I want to live alone with my son for a while. I don't want to come looking for him every day, I just want him to live with me. You can see him every day when you open your eyes."

"We have extra rooms in our apartment."

"But I don't want to see you."

"..."

"These days, I have been analyzing what kind of relationship I have with you, and whether this relationship is worth maintaining, even if you are the mother of my son."

She was stunned, her face gradually whitening.

"Now I finally understand: I hate you. Because you gave birth to my son, I have always wanted to like you for his sake, but I really can't do it, and I don't want to pretend any more. My health is not very good recently, I want to spend more time with Su Quan. Before that, he's been living with you, and it's only fair to let him live with me for a while."

"without me?"

"Without you." He paused, then added, "Of course, you can come and see him at any time, and we can arrange a visit time."

"Xin Qi, you should know that so far, there is no document to prove that you are Su Quan's biological father. It is illegal to take him away without my consent."

"This reminds me. I have always wanted to do a paternity test to confirm my blood relationship with Su Quan. I hope you agree."

"Xin Qi, your request is too much."

"I know." He looked at her and said word by word, "but I hope you can agree. You are right. After leaving Su Tian, ​​I have not really lived in this world. I live in memories. There are walls on all sides. You took my breath, my heartbeat, and now I want you to give it back.”

Her throat was sore, something sour rushed to her eyes, and the person on the opposite side became foggy. She tried hard to swallow the sour taste, pondered for a moment, and finally nodded bitterly: "Okay, I'll give it back to you."

He was startled for a moment, but she didn't expect her to agree.

"You rented that apartment anyway, so you don't have to live in a hotel, I'll move out," she said.

"Then let me rent another one for you?"

"No need." She shook her head lightly, "I hope you don't come to the shoe store where I work. I want to go to work in peace."

"Okay." He nodded.

"I will delete all your contact information from my phone, including WeChat, text messages, and phone contacts."

He was slightly surprised: "What if I have something to call you?"

"You can call the shoe store, or talk to me in person while I'm babysitting."

"Is it inconvenient?"

"Xin Qi, you and I are both people who have died once, so you don't need to hide your words." Min Hui stood up, took out fifty yuan from her wallet and put it on the table, "Since you hate me, there is no need for us to contact you. More, just work hard to be the parents of the children. I will move out of the apartment in Qingteng Garden tonight. "

She kept her word. After making a phone call, she found that the apartment previously rented in Mingsen Community was still empty. She packed all her clothes in a suitcase and left Qingteng Garden Block A that night.

From then on, every Monday, Wednesday, Friday night, and all day Sunday, she has the right to visit the children, and other times can be flexibly arranged as long as she is notified in advance. Xin Qi has nothing to say about this. On the contrary, every time they handed over, they were much more polite and polite to her. Both avoided more conversation as much as possible, and communication was limited to child-related matters. As for the changes or the current situation of the two parties in work or life, no one will take the initiative to inquire. Life was like a young couple who just got divorced.

The most frustrating thing for Min Hui was that Su Quan quickly adapted to this arrangement. He was very happy with Xin Qi every day, and did not show much nostalgia for her. The habit of having to "touch the milk" at night also disappeared quickly. Two weeks later, Su Quan gradually became a copy of Xin Qi, and his gestures and even his smiles and smiles looked like his father's, and even more English words were used in the conversation. Xin Qi did not spoil his son and assigned him some simple housework. Min Hui was surprised to find that under his education, his son became more sensible day by day.

A month's vacation passed quickly. On the last day, Min Hui came to Bai'an to go through the resignation procedures, and found that Bai'an had moved from Xianghe Building to Chenzhong Building, where Guanchao was located, which was where she had worked a few years ago.

After a month of integration, Bai'an experienced incredible personnel turmoil. First of all, more than 100 employees were laid off by half, and all the administrative staff, including HR director Ma Xin, were laid off. Only one Yang Beibei was left to reluctantly stay after hearing that he used his family connections. Secondly, each team was broken up and split into the existing R&D projects of Guanchao. Some members of the team were separated by several floors, and some were simply transferred to other parks, and they could not even see each other. Min Hui was most concerned about her five core teammates. Cao Mu finally arranged them together and continued to work on the 2.0 version of GS.

"It's not easy," Cao Mu said afterwards, "Ding Yifeng single-mindedly wanted to take away the GS project and hand it over to his confidants, but those people couldn't understand the documentation you left behind, so I would pretend to be stupid if they asked me, I can only ask you to come and explain it yourself. Ding Yifeng doesn't want to find you, so I let it go for the time being."

"As long as they're still together." Min Hui sighed with relief, "I'm here to go through the resignation formalities."

"He Haixiang asked me to tell you that you have to tell Cheng Qirang directly about your resignation, and he must approve it."

Min Hui stomped her feet and said, "Why?"

"I guess I still want to keep you."

"Cheng Qirang is Cheng Qirang!" Min Hui sneered, "I'm afraid he won't succeed!"

He turned around and went to the elevator.

It was ten o'clock in the morning, and the building was crowded with people coming and going.

Min Hui still remembered the first time she came to the morning clock building to report. She wore a particularly beautiful dress that day, because she had eczema on her neck, and she had a high ball head. Walking into the lobby on the first floor, she was immediately attracted by a large square crystal chandelier that was ten meters long and two meters wide above her head. Tens of thousands of crystals formed a wave shape, gently moving with the airflow and light. Collision, making a sound like a wave, and reflecting a dazzling luster.

Today, the luxurious chandeliers are still there. Because they are difficult to clean, they are not as bright as before, and some places are still stained with cobwebs, showing more and more signs of gray decadence. The once grand and empty building has now been cut into dense lattices filled with busy staff.

Min Hui didn't know what idiom to use to describe the state of the building. Is it thriving or disorganized?

At least "popularity" is there.

The technology company is characterized by mostly men. Min Hui walked all the way to the elevator, and sure enough, she didn't see a single girl. Instead, she heard a whistle coming from behind. When she turned around, she saw several young boys joking. Several of them looked at her while laughing, not knowing who the whistle was aimed at. She turned her head in frustration and walked straight into the elevator.

After getting out of the elevator, she turned right subconsciously, and a secretary in the CEO's office received her.

"Please come with me, Mr. Cheng is waiting for you."

She followed the secretary forward, a door opened, and she followed in, suddenly feeling dazed.

On the opposite side is a huge glass wall, and the sun shines directly, and she sees her silhouette on a light gray oil painting opposite.

Of course she remembered the office and what happened in it.

Cheng Qirang was the CTO at that time, but now he is the CEO, shouldn't he move into the office of Zheng Lan, the founder of the group, why is he still working here?

As soon as he saw her, Cheng Qirang politely stood up and walked in front of her, and stretched out his hand lightly: "Min Hui, I'm glad you came to report, we finally became colleagues again."

She didn't shake his hand, and said in a businesslike manner, "I'm not here to report, I'm here to resign. I submitted my resignation a month ago and the job has been handed over."

"Really?" He pretended to be confused.

"He Haixiang didn't tell you?"

"No."

"..."

"Min Hui, do you remember this office?" He looked at her silently.

She gritted her teeth and spit out two words: "Remember."

"This is the CTO's office. If you stay, this office is yours." Cheng Qirang walked to the sofa beside him and sat down, "What would you like to drink? Small money, two cups of coffee."

The secretary nodded and left.

"Xiao Qian graduated from the English Department of Bencheng University. I recruited him the year before last. He is very smart and has general knowledge," he said. "He speaks both English and French very well."

"What does this have to do with me?"

"You stay, Xiao Qian is your secretary."

"not interested."

"Comeon, Min Hui, even if you don't like it here, GS1.0 was developed by you. You must expect it to have a new version every year, right? Why are you willing to leave this project?"

"I don't want to."

"That's it."

"But for me, hating you comes first."

"Don't you want to feel sorry for the five subordinates in your team? What are their names? Tang Xinning, Zhang Xiaohan, Cai Dongyang, Jiang Heng, Wang Qingyuan—that's right?"

He actually remembered it word for word.

"I will try my best to torture them." He smiled faintly, "First fire Zhang Xiaohan, who has the most difficult life and needs money. His brother is very ill, but the medical insurance of Guanchao is very powerful. You must panic, right?"

"..."

"Cai Dongyang's wife is pregnant. I heard that it is a sibling relationship. His wife is not in good health, and she is an older mother. If I put the burden on him, he should suffer from anxiety, right?"

"..."

"Tang Xinning is a little girl, there are more ways to treat her—"

"Enough! You are so shameless and ugly!" Min Hui shouted.

"Stay, or leave you alone." He walked up to her and spread his hands, "I won't force it."

She looked at him with hatred and said nothing for a long time.

"Our Min Hui, the magical Min Hui—when did you become unhappy?" He teased, "So hesitant, the CTO I promised you is gone."

"..."

"The R&D director is gone."

"..."

"You don't even want to be Teamleader?"

Min Hui gritted her teeth and finally said, "I'll stay."

"OK."

"There is no shortage of people in the team."

"OK."

"My boss is Cao Mu."

"Sorry, your boss is Ding Yifeng."

"Then please create a position."

He thought about it and nodded, "OK."

She left without looking back.