The noisy and laughing voices around gradually faded away, Gu Yan calmly looked at the father and son, and in an instant, Gu Yan had an answer in his heart.
If you ask him to let go of one kind of emotion in this world, Gu Yan's answer is undoubtedly - fatherly love.
He has never experienced it before. The hatred and contradictions in his heart have accompanied him for nearly thirty years. He watched Gu Liyin step by step towards the abyss. This kind but stubborn woman insisted on fighting for a man who abandoned her from beginning to end. With faith, neither humble nor overbearing, she didn't realize until she died that the man she loved deeply didn't love her that much.
A thin divorce certificate separated all the ties between the two, Gu Yan withdrew his gaze, and followed the popcorn buying team a few steps forward.
This man may have formed a new family and had children, but these have nothing to do with Gu Yan.
He doesn't care if this person can still remember the woman who lost her job for him and got into a wheelchair, and he doesn't care if this person remembers that he has a son.
He doesn't hate, doesn't complain, and he doesn't want to have the slightest connection with this person. His way is to move forward, and the relationship in the blood doesn't mean that he can't give up in this life.
The so-called family affection is nothing more than that, Gu Yan has understood since childhood that there is no reason to get it back if you throw it away.
Since Zhang Pingsheng had abandoned the family from the very beginning, there was no need for him to go forward and ask for clarification, let alone make himself feel uncomfortable because of this person.
"What are you thinking?"
Lin Xiaotian came over shaking his hands, and rubbed Gu Yan with his shoulder: "Buy two cups of Coke, I don't eat popcorn, you can buy a small portion."
"Yeah." Gu Yan interrupted his thoughts: "I saw Zhang Pingsheng."
"Zhang Pingsheng?" Lin Xiaotian squinted at the menu and asked casually, "Student from high school? Who, I don't remember."
"My so-called father." Gu Yan said.
"..." Lin Xiaotian looked confused: "When did you have a father besides me?"
Gu Yan said nothing, and smiled.
Anything can happen in this world, Gu Yan is not the most special one.
The two entered the screening room, found a place to sit down, during which Jian Jie sent a WeChat message, saying that he would call him later and tell him something.
Although it was said to be a New Year's movie, Gu Yan felt that it was boring. The actors were all popular stars, and the acting and special effects were not as good as advertised. It was just entertainment and relaxation to pass the time.
In addition, there were a lot of children watching the movie, chattering and making noise, after a movie, Gu Yan only listened to those children asking why.
Lin Xiaotian watched it with gusto, commented on the heroine in it, and did not forget to take two movie brochures when he left: "Let's have a meal, let's go."
"I'll make a phone call first." Gu Yan signaled Lin Xiaotian to drive first.
As soon as he guessed, he knew who it was for, Old Lin's father nodded kindly, turned around, got off the elevator and walked to the parking lot.
While dialing the number, Gu Yan left the movie theater, the cold wind blowing against his face made Gu Yan shiver.
"Finish?" Jane Jie's voice on the phone was not loud, probably behind Jane's mother's back: "How is it?"
"It's boring, it's not as good-looking as you." Gu Yan squatted on the side of the road and took out a cigarette: "What are you talking about?"
There was a lot of fun on Jian Jie's side, and he said unhurriedly: "I got Lao Xie's WeChat account from Zhang Jie. I paid New Year's greetings yesterday. I thought that Lao Xie would not reply, but I didn't expect to reply."
"Thank you, old man?"
Gu Yan took a drag on his cigarette and frowned.
When the incident happened in his high school, Lao Xie helped him a lot and worried a lot. Now that Jane Jie mentioned it, it made Gu Yan feel even more sorry.
He has never contacted Xie Jiang since he came out. This kind of thing happened to his students, which was very affected and shocking to Xie Jiang. A while ago, he just learned from Lin Xiaotian that Xie Jiang resigned after this incident. Thought there was news now.
"Is there a phone call? I have to call to apologize." Gu Yan said.
Jian Jie sighed, and said sadly: "Lao Xie just came back to Zhongshi for the New Year. I made an appointment with him tomorrow, and we can talk clearly when we meet."
"Too."
Gu Yan exhaled.
The icy coldness that wafted through his open collar penetrated into his clothes. Thinking about it now, although Gu Yan's life was rough, he was also lucky. He had two reliable people around him after he was busy.
The two chatted for a few words, and Gu Yan felt very satisfied listening to Jian Jie's magnetic voice on the receiver.
He didn't want much, and he didn't want much.
A phone call, a greeting, caring for each other, a plain and stable life, these are enough.
After hanging up the phone, Gu Yan yawned. The past two days were not very good, and he couldn't sleep at night and couldn't wake up during the day. He looked at something at his feet from the corner of his eye, and glanced down.
A little orange kitten that looked about two or three months old was leaning crookedly towards him.
The cat's eyes were covered with eye feces, and the fur on its body was messy, sticking to its body in strands, as if it had crawled out of a garbage dump.
Looking pitiful, Gu Yan was good at teasing him.
"Come here... come here."
The kitten meowed a few times in a childlike voice, and its nose tentatively touched Gu Yan's fingertips.
"Is it cold, little sloppy?" Gu Yan had no resistance to this kind of small species, and gently pressed his fingers on the kitten's forehead, squinting his eyes like a fool: "Where's mother?"
The little milk cat took small steps, not afraid of life, squeezed in front of Gu Yan and rubbed his head against Gu Yan's shoes.
"... Poor ghost."
Maybe he found his reflection on this stray kitten, Gu Yan didn't mind being dirty, he pinched the skin on the back of the kitten's neck, pointed it in front of his eyes and looked carefully: "Come on, come home with me."
The kitten curled up and meowed.
When Lin Xiaotian drove over, Gu Yan didn't wait for the car to come to a stop, he bent over to open the car door and got in.
"what happened?"
After closing the car door, Gu Yan unzipped the zipper while sneezing, and showed Lin Xiaotian the kitten in his arms: "I picked it up."
"You can really do it, can this little thing feed you?"
"Why not, cats are easier to feed than dogs, at least you don't have to sneak around..." Gu Yan took out the wet wipes.
"People say that women don't keep dogs and men don't keep cats, what a mess."
There was no way to go to dinner with the cat, so Lin Xiaotian drove back to Gu Yan's house.
The kitten was not afraid either, and slept on Gu Yan's lap with the heater in the car, and would not wake up even if it turned its belly.
If Gu Yan was usually careful, he would have found out all the tenderness that he had hidden for nearly thirty years. He held the kitten clumsily in both hands to avoid the cold, and ran home angrily. .
Lin Xiaotian had never seen Gu Yan like this before: "This little fart hasn't been vaccinated, so don't bite you, you'll have to go to the hospital later."
Gu Yan found a clean towel and put it in the box: "Xie Jiang has returned to Zhongshi, and Jane Jie made an appointment with him to see you tomorrow."
"Hey, I feel sorry for Lao Xie. No. 2 Middle School is also an important point in Zhongshi. The school rules are strict. After all, Xie Jiang is the student under Xie Jiang's hands. Xie Jiang was the first to be implicated when something happened. The leaders of the school will only go to school. The punishment was given, and Lao Xie said that he resigned, and he may be dismissed. If we were resigned by the school, then we are the real culprits, and kneeling and kowtowing can't make up for it."
Gu Yan was silent, he understood better than anyone else.
Xie Jiang is a very good teacher, at least he does his best for students like him.
"I've inquired about it. Xie Jiang went to a neighboring city to open his own shop, and it's considered stable. Hey—do you know how Liang Qi is doing now?" Lin Xiaotian stretched his waist, lying on Gu Yan's bed with a weak body , said gloatingly: "Either he said he couldn't do anything wrong, his father was so cruel at the beginning, he wanted you to die and send you in, but Liang Qi didn't live up to his expectations, even after Liang Qi was discharged from the hospital, he didn't finish his studies. It has been several years, and now the government is strictly controlling, and the next investigation will find out about his father's messes, and now it is no longer a society where you can just find a relationship, and you can deal with it as you want."
"Liang Qi is not only unsatisfactory," Lin Xiaotian said more and more vigorously: "He has many problems. He was so ruthless at the beginning and now he is so troublesome. He has had his small intestine cut and he is not healthy. He runs to the hospital every other day, walking Medicine jar, I'll be with you Gu Yan, I'll just wait... This kind of person can't have a good life."
About the past, about Liang Qi and Gu Yan no longer cared about it. After settling down the kitten, Gu Yan took out a cigarette and threw it to Lin Xiaotian: "People have to pay the price for the things they commit, and everyone is the same."
"Hehe, it's quite profound."
"Okay, don't jb nonsense, you go together tomorrow?"
"Isn't that nonsense?" Lin Xiaotian lay down and said, "I'm going to take a break for a while, and I always feel tired and flustered recently."
Gu Yan put the blanket on Lin Xiaotian's lap, ready to find something for the cat to eat.
Gu Yan was playing a game when the landlord called. He usually has no contact with the landlord. He only transfers the rent at a fixed time every month.
"Aunt?"
"Hey, Xiao Gu." A female voice came from the phone, smiling and saying goodbye: "How is it, is the house okay?"
"Very good, what are you doing?"
The landlord's aunt hesitated for a few seconds when she heard Gu Yan's question: "That's right, Xiao Gu, Auntie just received the news a few days ago that this area will be spring in a few years, and the government will demolish it, so the residents have to move out in advance. Let's go, you said that you lived in a good place, but Auntie can't help it."
Gu Yan was still surprised when he received a call asking him to move out all of a sudden. He was used to living in this house. He didn't expect the news of the demolition to come so quickly, but the house is someone else's after all. Whether he can live in it is not up to him. I can only nod and agree: "I understand."
"Then let's do this. Auntie doesn't want your rent this month, but time is tight. You have to find a place to live as soon as possible."
"Okay, thank you."
The moment Gu Yan hung up the phone, he was in a daze, where to live was not a problem, he wasn't too worried.
only... ...
Lin Xiaotian who was behind him fell asleep in a daze, and Gu Yan poked the quilt unconsciously with his fingers.
He was a little taken aback by the idea that just popped into his head.
According to the script, he should be the first to think of Lin Xiaotian, but now...he only thinks of Jane Jie.
The author has something to say: Yes, they must live together in the next chapter.
The landlord aunt is a good assist.
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