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Chapter 38:
For Li Zhongchen, at the death of Ni Hanzhou that year, he and Qiao Yan always had a guilty conscience.
Ni Hanzhou's relationship with Qiao Yan can be said to be a young man, but he was born in the same orphanage, and the friendship that he shared with him when he was a child is hard to describe thoroughly in words.
Despite what happened that year, from a moral point of view, they may not be condemned. After all, no one could have expected such a sad accident to happen.
But when the fresh life is completely erased, it is difficult for anyone to face it calmly.
On weekends, an upscale barber shop in a deep alley in the city.
The three people sitting in the rest area have their own concerns, and it can only be the deadlock that Zheng Xiaokui broke first.
"Master, where is Brother Little Qiao going for leave?" The little girl ate dessert, "I thought you would go with me too."
Li Zhongchen sat with his legs in a horoscope.
He leaned on the soft sofa with his back, seemingly leisurely, and said with no emotion: "Qiao Yan is going to Lin Province because of his personal affairs. Originally speaking, he was together. As a result, your little Uncle Yao had to let me go."
He was only half talking.
Qiao Yan refused to tell Zheng Xiaokui about his proposal to accompany him. Otherwise, he would really lose face.
"Today, you all came to work for me for free, can I still do this?" Yao Tong, as an insider, snorted coldly.
Zheng Xiaokui couldn't grasp the key point: "It's not free part-time job. Didn't you say that Brother Yao will have a big meal in the evening? I want to eat bullfrogs. You agreed."
Yao Tong said perfunctorily: "Eat, eat whatever you want, just don't yell about losing weight all day after eating."
It's still early, and the stylishly decorated barber shop is ready to open.
They also chatted unscrupulously, waiting for the appearance of a certain key person, until a conversation came from the front desk——
"Kevin, you are finally here! The sponsor has been waiting for you for a while."
"Oh, the subway is too crowded. It took a lot of time just to change trains. Where is it? I have to go to see my golden coach, alas, but my sister helped me to see the makeup on my face. It was not dead white. Bar."
"My complexion is good, our Kevin is born as the queen of the beauty contest, hurry up and go, we are waiting in the rest room."
"Wow, there are still a few?! Then I have to spray perfume again, otherwise I can only blame myself for not taking care of him if I can't catch a handsome guy."
Several people in the lounge were all drunk: "..."
Until the gold medal business brother of the high-end barber shop came in, pinching Lanhua's finger.
Yao Tong was overwhelmed in his heart, a little uncomfortable, but his attitude was still polite. He asked someone to sit down: "Kevin, right? Fortunately, I have to trouble you for a favor today. I think your level of business is definitely not a problem. "
Little brother Kevin probably didn't expect this handsome guy to come together.
Although there is a silly little sister next to him, it does not affect his fascination. He covered his mouth and smiled: "Handsome guy, don't worry, it's just signing an order. I can't do this well. I'll just do a lot of work for nothing. Is it years old?"
Li Zhongchen looked at them blankly.
He thought to himself: You better be like this, don't make us go for nothing, otherwise the store will blacklist you.
"It's not just as simple as signing an order. I have seen the process I sent you through WeChat?" Yao Tong didn't talk nonsense with Kevin either.
"Oh, you must have read it, handsome guy, if you don’t believe others, can you still believe me Kevin," he said backwards, "I’ve thought out the details for you, so I’ll say that today is the third anniversary celebration of our store’s opening. Hundreds of customers are entitled to a discount of 10% off membership card processing, and I promise to use my business level to convince that customer to sign the order."
"Then you have to look at my eyes!" Zheng Xiaokui interrupted, "The protagonist is Brother Luo and not Little Su, don't make a mistake."
Kevin turned to look at Zheng Xiaokui: "No, no, I signed it in the big deal."
"If it doesn't work, all the damn staff will apply for the card for free, just a few dollars," Yao Tong said, "Remember to stare at him when signing, don't let him make an English signature, ask for a Chinese name."
But even if some people signed a name, they couldn't tell the truth.
Li Zhongchen couldn't help suggesting: "Or... another anniversary celebration? Just write a blessing and receive the card for free, then it will be foolproof."
Kevin naturally doesn't know their purpose.
But after Yao Tong and Zheng Xiaokui heard this, they couldn't help but admire: "It's a good idea, so let's do it."
"Okay, don't worry, everyone." Kevin successfully received the command and made a gesture.
Explain to each other.
Little brother Kevin had to go busy changing his work clothes, so he withdrew first.
They continued to sit in the sofa area. Zheng Xiaokui brought a bunch of sweet milk tea and enthusiastically shared it with them: "I can't finish it by myself, Master, please help me solve it. It's good to eat sweets occasionally. "
It is estimated that the hospitality is hard to resist.
The two of them couldn't refuse, each instigated a few sips of milk tea, and frowned at the same time.
"It's too sweet." Yao Tong's facial features were written with strong rejection.
"Ah, do you? I think it's okay," Zheng Xiaokui asked Li Zhongchen's opinion, "Master, what do you think."
Li Zhongchen got up and poured himself a glass of water: "It's really too sweet. If you really drink it, it will take an hour to start on the treadmill."
Yao Tong asked him to pour an extra glass and let his mouth calm down.
Then he said with a sad face: "The elderly bachelors should no longer pay attention to body management, just wait to get blessed, Zheng Xiaokui, learn something."
The little girl said: "I'm only sixteen years old, okay."
...It's really a lethal sentence.
In short, Su Ruiqi and Luo Yuji are still on their way.
They can still chat more leisurely.
Until the barber shop opened, Kevin informed them in advance that he was ready.
And Zheng Xiaokui should also switch to a good state, about to work hard for his Little Yao Shishu.
But this girl always loses the chain at critical moments: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu, I have been trembling all the time, what should I do if I accidentally said that I have missed my mouth? Brother Yao, will our bullfrogs tonight be soaked up what."
Yao Tong ordered her: "Then you are done, and you are still eating bullfrogs, I will stew you directly."
"..." Li Zhongchen knew that Zheng Xiaokui was unreliable, and said that fortunately, he was just watching the show today.
Before long, Su Ruiqi's message popped up.
Zheng Xiaokui, under the watchful eyes of the master and uncle, had boosted his morale, and was about to go to the rest area of the hall to wait for her combat goal.
In the magic capital of early winter, the branches of the light can be seen everywhere.
The lounge where Li Zhongchen and Yao Tong were sitting belonged to a cubicle. There was a window behind it. Looking down from the glass window, you could see the alleys and alleys covered with withered leaves.
Yao Tong suddenly felt a little melancholy.
It may be caused by heart knots, or the winter weather is easy to give people an illusion. He said to Li Zhongchen: "I don't feel that you are in a good mood."
And Li Zhongchen elbows on the table.
He always stared at the old man sweeping the fallen leaves outside the window, and his heart was plain: "It's okay, I don't have much time to think about it."
In fact, this trip is out.
I have to make up for the time I've spent tonight, and guess won't fall asleep until early in the morning.
"You plan to be a coach after retiring?" Yao Tong rarely mentioned this topic with Li Zhongchen. "It is estimated that Apex is not a few years old."
Li Zhongchen replied truthfully: "The commentary is also fine. If you can mix and eat, I can't stand the hard days without money. How about you?"
It is estimated that was afraid of being poor.
Even if he has more savings, Li Zhongchen would not dare to satisfy the status quo and stand still.
"Follow my job, continue to make my videos," Yao Tong sighed, changed the topic and continued to talk with Li Zhongchen, "By the way, Little Qiao went with that female star this trip?"
Li Zhongchen retracted his gaze and said dullly, "Yeah."
This reaction surprised Yao Tong.
At that time, Qiao Yan announced his engagement without warning, and there was a lot of noise. Yao Tong can be described as the front row witness. But now that it has been a long time, people familiar with the matter know that Qiao Yan and the actress named Ni Naru cannot be in a relationship at all.
"Didn't you keep asking me about this before, but I didn't say it," Li Zhongchen rarely opened the conversation box. "It was mainly a year and a half ago. I think he completely wanted to break with me, regardless of whether he really planned to be with others. He still has other plans to enter the marriage, but at least he chose to get engaged and return to the United States to show me his position."
Yao Tong's eyebrows jumped when he heard it: "The engagement is really unusual, and I haven't understood why until now."
The words just fell.
Li Zhongchen received a text message.
The two of them tacitly stopped the topic until Li Zhongchen took out the phone and read the message, and under Yao Tong's gaze, he replied to Qiao Yan: Okay, buy a copy for me.
Then Li Zhongchen took back his mobile phone and said, "Qiao Yan bought flowers in the flower shop, and he will bring them to his friends to sweep the grave."
"That's what you said before, the older brother of Xiao Qiao's fiancée," Yao Tong opened his mouth slightly, "Is it Xiao Qiao's hair?"
"Yes, when they were in the orphanage, they slept on the upper and lower bunks," Li Zhongchen once mentioned only roughly, but now he can't wait to expand it in detail, "It's the feeling of being connected to the same age and destiny. The time to enter the orphanage is within a few days. , And later adopted by American families whose adoption system is more regulated than other countries. There are two groups of families, but they are in the same city."
"That... is indeed very fate."
With the Ipad given to them by Kevin, they can see the monitoring situation in the lobby of the store.
Zheng Xiaokui was still lowering his head and fiddled with the phone. Su Ruiqi and Luo Yuji didn't see any figure at all. They were also bored, and the more they talked, the more they let go.
"It's a same-sex family that adopted Qiao Yan, you know," Li Zhongchen's eyes were dim. "Foreign countries are more open to sexual orientation. Later, Ni Hanzhou had more contact with Qiao Yan and kept secretly in love with him."
Yao Tong continued: "Does Little Qiao know?"
"Always knew, but he always regarded Ni Hanzhou as his closest friend," Li Zhongchen said, "So afterwards, I got on good terms with Qiao Yan, and Ni Hanzhou broke down. Maybe he always felt that Qiao Yan did not agree or refuse. Give him a chance."
In retrospect, it should have happened many years ago.
But Yao Tongming always felt that those past events have always held Li Zhongchen and Qiao Yan, and only then has the situation now.
"His death was an accident. At that time, as the local guide of the group, I had already divided the activities of the volunteer activities, but Ni Hanzhou was very repulsive, and he did not choose to join me and Qiao Yi," Li Zhongchen said shortly." He chose to avoid my project and went with my brother to pick up rubbish in the depths of the forest park, and then an accident happened."
Yao Tong was scared after hearing this: "What about your brother?"
"My brother is more fortunate. In fact, what happened back then was mainly due to the loopholes in the forest park itself," Li Zhongchen sighed. "But Ni Hanzhou's death has indeed dealt a great blow to all of us."
Li Zhongchen said silently: "Later, Qiao Yan and I almost got separated, but we still liked each other so much that we couldn't say to give up."
Yao Tong was full of disgust.
Probably he had never experienced these things since he was a child. The biggest setback that Young Master Yao, who grew up in a greenhouse, was limited to his father's imprisonment.
"Back then, we didn't even know that Ni Hanzhou's real name was this," Li Zhongchen said slowly, "Later, it was Ni Naru who found Qiao Ye. We only knew that at the time, only Qiao Ye was abandoned by his family, and Ni Hanzhou was abducted from a distance. , The missing children who were unclaimed after being rescued."
"Being engaged to Ni Naru is a worry for Ni's mother, right? Auntie is already in advanced gastric cancer and occasionally has mental hallucinations," Li Zhongchen smiled bitterly, "After all, until now, it is impossible for Ni Naru to be with her sponsor. marry."
He explained it this way.
This happened to Yao Tong.
"People can't come back from death, so many years have passed," Yao Tong comforted him, "It's just that according to Xiao Qiao's character, it should be difficult for him to let go."
"Qiao Yan easily thinks too much, and he won't take the initiative to say it," Li Zhongchen was a little tired, and slumped on the sofa. "Forget it, let these things go as they please. The main reason is that Miss Ni is relying on Qiao Yan's adoptive father's relationship. , Once got an important role in Hollywood, so sometimes I feel that Ni Naru is using her brother to tie up Qiao Yan, and there is no standpoint to say more."
He even took the initiative to help Qiao Yan file a lawsuit and send materials.
Later, Li Zhongchen also learned that Ni Naru’s goal was too obvious.
Yao Tong realized that Li Zhongchen was reluctant to say more, so he did not continue to talk.
It happened that he inadvertently moved his eyes to the Ipad on the desktop, and Luo Yuji and Su Ruiqi suddenly appeared on the screen, and it was inevitable that they would be surprised.
"Come here, damn it, Zheng Xiaokui will give it to Ollie!"
"..." After all, the highlight is here. Li Zhongchen came to cheer Yao Tong today. He also had to give face to his brothers and shouted the slogan, "Little apprentice Ollie, don't cheat your uncle."
The situation in the hall at this time is
Zheng Xiaokui leaped up from the seat and hopped to meet the target: "Xiao Suzi! I miss you so much!"
"..." Luo Yuji hadn't reacted yet, and saw Zheng Xiaokui smiling and responding to himself, "Hello God, I am Zheng Xiaokui of the SVG team, I am very happy to meet you."
To be honest, Su Ruiqi was a little embarrassed.
He looked sideways and explained to Luo Yuji: "Brother Luo, I'm afraid you know that the god sister I recognize is from the enemy team's family, so you won't go out with me for a haircut. I didn't feel embarrassed to mention it to you yesterday."
Luo Yuji's appearance belongs to the kind of clean and beautiful, and his personality is recognized as a good temper: "It doesn't matter, it's not convenient for you to go out without a car."
On the other hand, Zheng Xiaokui is not as embarrassed.
She has always been familiar with herself: "L God, can I also call you Luo Ge? This shop was introduced to Xiao Suzi before. Their service is very good. You can eat all you can eat snacks. There is also an anniversary celebration today. Woolen cloth."
Her "Brother Luo" was like a command.
After listening to this, Kevin opened the business model and spoke naturally. He started with the haircut package first, and estimated that he would proceed step by step, and then he would guide Luo Yuji to apply for a membership card.
Off-screen.
Li Zhongchen was observing tastelessly.
And Yao Tongna called a nervous, and kept muttering: "Zheng Xiaokui, you can resist me, the bullfrog tonight is beckoning to you."
Li Zhongchen was quite happy: "It should be okay. I didn't ask Zheng Xiaokui to say more ill of us, to create her aversion to the team's daily oppression, but let Luo Yuji relax."
"I think it's safe." Yao Tong echoed.
Li Zhongchen and Yao Tong always watched around the Ipad.
He didn't walk around randomly, and waited quietly for more than an hour to get a panoramic view of the situation outside.
It wasn't until Yao Tong looked sour in his eyes: "I'm going to do so many bells and whistles, and I have just washed my hair now. It's a damn folly."
"I'll squint for a while," Li Zhongchen came up sleepy, "I didn't sleep well last night."
Two big gents.
It is not easy to sit and wait for several hours like this.
Li Zhongchen is indeed a little tired. After training at this intensity, it is not difficult to sit and fall asleep.
He probably raised his head and closed his eyes for ten minutes, and he was somewhat conscious during light sleep. Then Yao Tong awakened him and said, "I signed, the business level of this gold medal brother is really not blown out."
Li Zhongchen was awakened and was unavoidably dizzy when looking at the screen.
But through Yao Tong’s switching perspective, he clearly saw Luo Yuji’s right hand signing from a specific angle, his movements were very slow, and his posture holding the pen was extremely strange. He couldn’t help but say: "Is Luo Yuji the kind of extremely taciturn person? Why? Writing a word is like his character, slowly."
"He wouldn't deliberately write something different from his own handwriting," Yao Tong inevitably became suspicious, "Don't make us lose all our previous work, that's how it can be done."
Li Zhongchen asked: "Then you just looked at the surveillance and found that Zheng Xiaokui had any loopholes?"
"That's not true," Yao Tong told the truth, "especially when we fabricated our images in a bad direction, but Luo Yuji had a very happy chat, and he deserves to be your apprentice Kui."
Li Zhongchen raised his eyebrows: "Let's take a look at the handwriting. Don't you still know the old calligraphy gentleman? It stands to reason that the handwriting of the same person has commonality and cannot escape the eyes of professionals."
Yao Tong was startled when he heard it, and felt that he was right.
After waiting for less than half an hour, Zheng Xiaokui went out with Su Ruiqi and Luo Yuji.
"Let the girl lie to Little Su for a dessert, give her some time to pretend, and meet us later." Li Zhongchen got the handwriting with Yao Tong, and was about to leave for the calligraphy old man's house.
But when they really met the old man, they handed over a letter and the handwriting they had just arrived, indicating their intentions.
The old man who has studied calligraphy for decades rejected it: "It is definitely not the same person's characters. Even after several years, the appearance and style of the characters can't go against each other."
"The movement of the brush is not only reflected in the writing of the brush, but the gel pen also has a set of rules for the movement of the brush. There are various signs that these are two handwritten characters."
Yao Tong's face is no longer bloody: "Will that...because I haven't written Chinese characters for a long time, that's why this change happened?"
The old man still maintains his own attitude: "Generally speaking, no. If the little ghosts don't believe it, they can move to ask other families."
"Believe, thank you old gentleman."
Then Yao Tong said a few more Shanghai dialects and thanked the old man respectfully.
Li Zhongchen also nodded silently, leaning to bid farewell to the old man.
Out of the deep alley.
Li Zhongchen received a call from Zheng Xiaokui, saying that he could come to them now.
It wasn't until he hung up the phone that Li Zhongchen realized that Yao Tong's face was not very good. It would not be enough to say that he was frustrated, but what was the faintly disappointing atmosphere.
His voice followed the cold wind: "Yao Tong, it won't happen."
"It's really not. It seems that someone else wrote the letter back then." Yao Tong is reconciled with himself. "Don't worry, I can concentrate on the national competition and I won't think about it anymore."
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