The atmosphere in the staff restaurant on the ground floor of WSTI is really weird.
Su Zhenling has never experienced such an embarrassing moment.
Because of the client's relationship, it was inconvenient for Che Linwan to accept the autopsy investigation. De Ge wanted Su Zhenling to take full responsibility. If an assistant was needed, he could bring the new autopsy examiner, Wang Kai.
In order to understand the ins and outs, you must first get the details with the client.
Che Xingzhi does not seem to be a difficult person to get along with, and there is a pure light in his eyes that is well versed in the world.
It is not difficult to tell from his appearance that he must have been charming and suave when he was young, and most of Che Linwan's appearance followed that of his father.
When Su Zhenling said that he wanted to find out more about the situation, the outdoor photographer and professional illustrator didn't feel any displeasure and answered readily.
For the sake of convenience, Su Zhenling directly invited Che Xingzhi to come to the institute's restaurant and sit down in the corner.
Unexpectedly, Sister Lisa and several other senior HR ladies were sitting at the next table.
It was not a dinner order, and there were not many people in the restaurant. As soon as they sat down, several elder ladies started gossiping. Although their voices were not loud, it easily reached the tables of Su Zhenling and Che Xingzhi.
At first, they just felt a little bored, but those few glanced at Su Zhenling and directly directed the conversation to his ex-wife, Che Linwan.
Originally, Che Xingzhi's mind was not on that table. He chatted with Su Zhenling intermittently, bragging about the dangers he had encountered while working outdoors in the past few years, but slowly he stopped talking completely.
The ears are elongated.
Su Zhenling glanced at Sister Lisa's dining table several times in displeasure, but the other party just lowered her voice for a short while, and soon the voice continued to float over.
"... I don't know if it's embarrassing or not?"
"Definitely! Haven't you noticed that Dr. Che has been taking leave quite frequently recently?"
"But why are you coming back? Do you want to remarry?"
Hearing the word remarriage, Su Zhenling couldn't bear it anymore and slammed the coffee cup on the table.
Several women at that table turned their heads at the same time, looking so ignorant. Make noises to disturb our mood.
Su Zhenling couldn't bear it anymore and stood up directly, but Che Xingzhi held down his wrist.
The palms of your hands that work outdoors all year round are rough and very strong.
But his eyes that were soft just now suddenly became sharp. He glanced at Su Zhenling and motioned for him to sit down.
"A man must be classy."
The tone now no longer sounded like a client speaking to a coroner, but more like a male elder scolding his junior.
Although Su Zhenling was angry, in the past, he never bowed his head even when he met people, male or female, whose age completely suppressed him. Who are you? ! I haven’t eaten what you have or use what you have, so why should I obey you
Respect the old and love the young? In Su Zhenling's outlook on life, it does not exist.
But the man in front of him was different. He was Che Linwan's father.
After recognizing the reality clearly and thinking clearly about how to spend the rest of his life with Dr. Che, it would be unwise to offend the woman's father.
Su Zhenling nodded.
"I heard that Dr. Su is also an outdoor enthusiast?"
"I'm not. I just happened to join an outdoor medical group some time ago."
"Is it also forensic work?"
"Yes. I can only do forensic medicine."
"It's a pity that we can't save people, huh?"
"There is nothing to feel sorry for. Every profession has its own value. Besides, there are many people in the world who are not worth saving at all."
Che Xingzhi glanced at him and said, "Dr. Su seems a little pessimistic."
"It's just not that optimistic."
"There is nothing wrong with being pessimistic. As long as it is within the scope of self-regulation, pessimistic people have less stress response because they will be prepared to accept any misfortune before they encounter it."
"It sounds like Mr. Che is an optimist, right?"
"Me? Hahaha... At my age, there is no difference."
Relying on the old and betraying the old? This was one of Su Zhenling's most annoying attitudes, but for the sake of Dr. Che's father, he tolerated it.
After the people at Baguasha's table walked out of the restaurant, the air instantly became quiet.
There was no rustling sound, just like the sound of tens of thousands of spiders crawling in my ears.
Che Xingzhi pushed away all the saucers and cups in front of him, leaving only Su Zhenling's own coffee cup.
The fingers of Che Zhizhi's hands are intertwined, and the scars left over the years on the backs of his hands and fingers are clearly visible.
"What is your relationship with my daughter?"
Su Zhenling swallowed. He wanted to pick up the coffee cup and take a sip, but there were only residues of coffee inside.
The sudden dryness of his mouth made him very unhappy.
In fact, I also thought about why not let Che Xingzhi ask his daughter directly. The two of them were divorced, and he was actually a stranger compared to his father-in-law.
"We're divorced."
As expected, a trace of shock flashed through Che Xingzhi's eyes.
"Divorce? When did you get married?"
Su Zhenling repeated it honestly, marriage, divorce.
The total period lasted only a few months. Che Xingzhi immediately frowned after hearing this.
So short
Although he didn't ask aloud, Su Zhenling could see doubts in his expression.
"Is it because I owe you money?"
"Huh? No! Of course not..."
One of the car dealers put forward several very constructive hypotheses, and finally asked, "Have you ever been in love?"
There are standard answers to this kind of question all over the Internet, but none of them deal with my ex-father-in-law.
Su Zhenling gritted his teeth and struggled for a long time, "Mr. Che, at this moment, I am very willing to spend the rest of my life with your daughter."
However, Che Xingzhi laughed, a bit like an old drama actor who jumped up and down after seeing lines in the script that were completely unreasonable.
"My daughter filed for divorce, right?"
Su Zhenling nodded awkwardly.
"Then there must be no feelings between you. I understand my own daughter. If she has even a little bit of feelings, she will never be cruel."
Su Zhenling said seriously, "But at least I won't hurt her. When I was with her, everything I did was to protect her."
Che Xingzhi immediately heard something behind his words, "You mean, someone is hurting her now? She found the wrong person?"
Su Zhenling was not someone who would snitch behind his back, so he stopped talking.
Che Xingzhi stared at it for a while, knowing that it would be impossible to talk anything out of this man's mouth.
As a father, he should naturally talk to his daughter first.
But when facing Che Linwan, he really didn't have much confidence.
So he continued to ask, "You haven't answered my previous question directly."
Su Zhenling froze, he was not a man who could easily say he loved someone. Especially when facing another man...
The clock read four o'clock in the afternoon.
Che Linwan stared at the ticking second hand.
My hand kept picking up the phone, putting it down, and picking up the phone again.
When I finally pressed the call button, I waited for more than ten seconds but was still not connected.
But she silently breathed a sigh of relief.
But as soon as I turned around, the video call came in again.
"What's the matter, Xiaowan? It's not yet dawn here." Bai Xiaofei's figure was hoarse and her eyes were sleepy.
"You pressed the wrong button. Call me when you wake up."
Bai Xiaofei sighed and propped herself up on the pillow with her arms, "If it rings once, it could be the wrong button. How could it be the wrong button if you beep so many times? Honestly, what happened?"
"I met dad."
"Meeting someone."
"My Father."
... Bai Xiaofei paused for a long time, and Che Linwan thought that the network was stuck. But the other person flipped his hair.
Then the screen shook.
Bai Xiaofei's face turned into a blank ceiling, with a hasty colored light hanging from a corner of the ceiling.
After a while, Bai Xiaofei's face returned to the picture. Behind her was the 4 a.m. sky, which was half-dark. She opened the curtains. Sitting on the windowsill.
"Auntie? Are you stuck?"
"No. I'm not stuck here."
"But I watched for a long time and there was no movement."
"Because I don't know what to say..."
"Can't you just express your opinion?"
"It's a little difficult."
"Don't you have any opinion on my father's sudden appearance?"
"have."
"Tell me about it."
"They're all negative. You're older now, so I don't think it's appropriate to tell you."
"Just say it. It doesn't matter."
"You just think I'm not awake and I'm just talking in my sleep?"
"good!"
"Your dad is so irresponsible. I know I'm a little angry, but I really want to say, what do you want from a dad like this? Do you want to come back to you to support him until the end of his life?"
"It's not that... something happened to the colleague he worked with. He came back..."
"Didn't he come back to see you?!"
Che Linwan nodded, and then realized that the pixels of the picture were too low, and her aunt might not be able to see her movements clearly. "Probably not. After we met at work, he never looked for me. I didn't look for him either."
"Look, look? What does it look like!"
"Sigh... Should I continue to ignore him?"
"Does he care about you?"
"..." Che Linwan knew that Bai Xiaofei would be on her side. Bai Xiaofei always had a clear distinction between love and hate and would always stand on her side. After all, if the competition were to be worse, she would definitely be better than one of the car dealers.
Bai Xiaofei lit a cigarette on the other end, and the picture of Che Linwan immediately became filled with mist.
"Auntie, don't smoke early in the morning."
"Shisha."
"...Do you think I'm blind?"
"..." Bai Xiaofei pinched the cigarette butt, turned around and opened the window. "So let me just say, you are not a child anymore. Now that you are older, you can think independently. Not to mention your father, even your mother... I can't stand it. We are all parents, and Not a child, have they ever taken care of you?"
"Yes. Isn't it because you were taken care of when you were a child that you are alive now?"
"Xiao Wan!"
"Don't be so heavy, okay?"
"Promise me, if he doesn't come to you, don't go talk to him. Even if you still recognize this father in your heart, look at how many responsibilities he has fulfilled over the years? At least let him come to you first this time."
"But two of his colleagues died..."
"What does their death have to do with you?"
"just in case… "
Bai Xiaofei knew Che Linwan well, and immediately understood what she was hesitating to say, "Are you afraid that he will be the next one to have an accident? There will be no chance of reconciliation? If you have this kind of worry, doesn't he have it? He shouldn't have it. ?! Even a junior like you is worried about this kind of thing..."
"I'm a forensic doctor. I see life, old age, illness, death, and misfortunes more than anyone else."
"So you deserve all the suffering?" Suddenly the screen went blank again, and there was a click from outside the screen. It seemed that Bai Xiaofei still couldn't hold it back and lit another cigarette. "What's going on between you and that intern?"
"Ah? Why are you asking now?"
"I asked you before that you have been hiding from me! Honestly, is there any chance? If not, hurry up and go on a blind date with me. Although I am not in the country, my relationship is still there, and I am pretty good with your deputy office. Let him Let me help you look for it.”
"Not used at the moment."
"What do you mean you don't have to use it at the moment? Do you have a goal? That intern seems a bit reliable. And I can see that he treats you well."
"Auntie, aren't we talking about dad?"
"We've finished talking. In short, even if he comes back to kowtow and apologize, you don't need to be filial, just be perfunctory and provide for him until the end of his life. If you happen to meet him this time, ask him if he has named you as the insurance beneficiary. If you still have a little conscience , the insurance premium for him doing outdoor work should be quite high?”
"Auntie, you..."
"Why, we can't talk about this kind of topic? I'm talking about it for your own good. You're not young anymore, and you won't be able to do anything like this when you get married."
"How about leaving everyone who has been divorced..."
"What! What did you say?! Tell me clearly."
"What? It just jammed. Is there a sound over there?"
"The entire process was recorded."
“…”
"The screen is really recorded."
“…”
"Don't make me play it back."
"I adopted a girl before. The review score of adopters with families will be much higher. So I got married to Su Zhenling... But we made an agreement... "
"Who? Su Zhenling? The one from the same tribe as you?"
"well… "
"I think I've seen it before?"
"I should have seen it before."
"Why didn't you invite me?"
“… We registered directly.”
"What are you talking about!!! Just wait, I'll fly back right away."
"Auntie...Auntie, calm down."
"How can I be calm?! You are just being ridiculous."
"Hello? Auntie...Auntie, are you stuck?..."
"Don't pretend to be me!"
"Aunt...Ms. Bai?...Oh, don't move..."
Snapped.
Che Linwan threw away the phone and lay exhausted on the bed.
He buried his face into the pillow and breathed in the smell of mite remover.
I regret a little bit, disturbing my aunt's peace for my own affairs.
But when she saw her father, she was really panicked from the bottom of her heart.
When I was young, because I was a healthy child who was favored by God, I especially lost the attention of my parents.
Sometimes I can't help but feel aggrieved, wondering what I did wrong, and why my parents don't want to take more care of me.
Although the aunt did not say it explicitly, her feelings were very obvious. She blamed her father for the misfortune of her sister and mother, because for her, her sister and mother were both people with whom she was tied by blood. My father is an outsider.
It has become commonplace to hear stories about fathers being irresponsible and only caring about themselves since childhood. But sometimes I desperately long for the care of my family, and the idea of being like a girl from an ordinary family is so strong.
If I didn't have my sister, would my whole world be different
But that is my sister. He was someone who came to this world before her. It's someone you can never get over.
Compared with his mother, Che Linwan did not hate his father more, because at least his father was equally indifferent to his two daughters, unlike his mother who was obviously biased towards the more delicate eldest daughter.
(End of chapter)