The next day, Han Jin didn't come to the company, and Meng Shiping didn't show any abnormality, everything was the same as before.
Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief, he thought maybe he had misremembered and thought too much.
Just after the lunch break, Zhou Yanqing suddenly received a message from Monica asking him to go to the front desk. He thought Monica needed help with something, so he went right away without delay.
Monica was pacing around the table with her hands clasped, her face looked anxious, Zhou Yanqing approached her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Monica scanned around, made sure there was no one around and said, "The security department of the building called the front desk just now, saying that there was a middle-aged man downstairs who was clamoring for a man named Zhou Yanqing, and asked if he was from our company. , I am not sure whether the other party is good or bad, so I said perfunctorily and said to help them find it."
Zhou Yanqing's heart skipped a beat, and he squeezed his hand in his pocket: "It may be from my family. I'll go down and have a look. Do you drink coffee? I'll bring you a cup later."
Monica could see that Zhou Yanqing seemed a little uneasy, so she quickly waved her hand and said no.
Zhou Yanqing went downstairs nervously, silently praying that the person waiting for him downstairs was not the person he thought.
Unfortunately, things backfired. When he swiped his card and walked out of the gate, a familiar figure rushed up—it was his father Zhou Bang.
Even though he was mentally prepared, Zhou Yanqing flinched hard, and some nightmare memories flooded into his mind.
In the dilapidated room, Zhou Bang went through the walls and cabinets and searched around but couldn't even find a coin. His eyes were red with anxiety, like a crazy beast, he pressed down on the woman on the ground hard, and cursed: "Stinky bitch!" Son, take out the money! I know you still have money, if you don’t pay back the money, I will lose my hand!”
Blood was dripping from the woman's mouth and nose, and she cried and begged for mercy: "The family really has no money, really no more..."
"Where's the brat's registration fee? Give it to me!" Zhou Bang kicked the woman who fell to the ground.
Eight-year-old Zhou Yanqing huddled in a corner. Seeing the blood and tears on his mother's face, he plucked up his courage and threw himself on her body: "Don't hit my mother!"
"Go away, old man!"
Zhou Yanqing was overturned to the ground, he gritted his teeth and rushed forward again, Zhou Bang was so angry that he kicked the young child.
The mother and son hugged Zhou Bang's legs with all their strength, and shouted hoarsely: "Chong Chong, run!"
Zhou Yan shook his head lightly, and hugged his mother tightly. The two embraced and endured Zhou Bang's punching and kicking until Zhou Bang was exhausted and angrily slammed the door and left.
"Chong Chong, it's me!"
Someone grabbed his arm, and Zhou Yanqing came back to his senses. He lowered his eyes coldly, and Zhou Bangzheng was holding his arm flatteringly.
The young security guard who stopped Song Yue last time came up, he gave Zhou Bang a disgusted look, and explained: "This man has been making noise in the lobby to find his son Zhou Yanqing, when you came to pick up that young man last time, Once you register your name, I will remember you."
Zhou Yan lightly shook off Zhou Bang's hand, thanked the security guard and led Zhou Bang to sit down in a small noodle shop nearby.
"Chong Chong, Dad is doing well, and he was released from prison two years early." Zhou Bang rubbed his hands awkwardly.
Zhou Bang is only fifty years old this year, but his temples are already gray, he looks more than sixty years old. His face was covered with wrinkles, his eyes were drooping, his eyeballs were cloudy, and his energy was exhausted by evil desires. Even after eight years of labor reform, there was still no trace of righteousness in him.
"Don't call me by my nickname." Zhou Yan was silent for a while, then replied coldly.
Zhou Bang froze for a moment, then smiled all over his face again: "Okay, okay, now that you're older, you shouldn't be called by nicknames, right, son."
He bowed his back and shrunk his neck, coupled with that flattering smile, it was as wretched as it could be.
Zhou Yanqing said again: "Don't call me son, just call me by my name."
Zhou Bang knew that his son hated him to the core, so he stayed low all the way, but after being choked up several times, his violent temper was a little uncontrollable.
After touching his empty pocket, he still held back, pushed the peanuts on the table towards Zhou Yanqing, and asked, "I was released from prison half a month ago, why didn't you pick me up? Why didn't you send me any money this month, I'm in such a tight situation that I can't even afford toothpaste."
"Busy." Zhou Yan replied concisely.
He actually went to pick up Zhou Bang, but it was only in his previous life.
In his previous life, when he was nine years old, his mother finally couldn't stand Zhou Bang, who was addicted to gambling, and the frequent domestic violence, so she secretly left home late at night. Zhou Yanqing didn't hate his mother for leaving him alone, but hoped that she would run away and never come back.
After his mother ran away, Zhou Bang didn't get better, but got worse. Zhou Yanqing and his grandfather spent a few years of gloomy days, until he gradually grew up and possessed the ability to resist Zhou Bang, his life was easier.
In the third year of junior high school, Zhou Bang was sentenced to ten years in prison for the crime of intentional injury.
Since then, he and his grandfather have been living together, and from time to time he will follow his grandfather to the prison to see Zhou Bang. Zhou Bang, who was in prison, has become a lot more honest. Every time he would say that he knew his mistake and he must correct it.
Under years of continuous promises, Zhou Yanqing gradually believed in Zhou Bang's words. After all, he was his father. He hoped that Zhou Bang could correct his evil ways and return to normal life. So on the day Zhou Bang was released after serving his sentence, Zhou Yanqing picked him up and rented a house for him.
Zhou Bang did perform well in the month after he was released from prison, but soon he couldn't pretend anymore and returned to his original appearance. He hung out in various chess and card rooms, squandered the money he won, and denied his debts when he lost. Until the loan shark called Zhou Yanqing, he finally gave up.
In this life, Zhou Yanqing knew that Zhou Bang would never change his ways, so he didn't want to take care of Zhou Bang at all.
At this time, noodles came up. Zhou Bang was so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back, he didn't care to speak, and he gorged himself on the bowl.
Zhou Yanqing kept his face cold and silent all the time. He looked calm, but his mind was in a mess.
He knew that Zhou Bang came to him this time to ask for money. There was only a dilapidated old house left in his hometown. Zhou Bang was lazy and gambled. He would definitely not find a serious job to support himself. The only thing he would do Only gambling.
If you can buy peace with just a sum of money, Zhou Yanqing will definitely not be stingy, but Zhou Bang is hypocritical, vicious, and difficult to entangle, just like a blood-sucking leech, once entangled, he will peel off his skin.
If Zhou Yanqing is alone, he is absolutely not afraid, he has many ways to deal with Zhou Bang. But now that he is by Song Yu's side, he has very important things to do, and he can't relax for a moment, and he must not be distracted by Zhou Bang.
And the most important thing is, if Zhou Bang finds out that he is working in the company of a big star, Zhou Bang will definitely rely on him, asking for money again and again like a vampire, maybe he will try every means to harass Song Yu, he knows himself too well rogue father.
After eating the noodles, the two walked out of the noodle shop. It was cold, and Zhou Bang was wearing very thin clothes. He put his hands into his cuffs and kept breathing white, like a lost dog.
Seeing Zhou Yan walking briskly in front and still not speaking, he finally lost his composure. He quickly chased after him and said with a sneer, "Son..."
Thinking of Zhou Yanqing not letting him call his son, he swallowed his saliva, and said again: "Yanqing, Dad doesn't even have any clothes to keep out the cold, look..."
Zhou Yan stopped lightly and looked at Zhou Bang like a fly. The "devil" who used to be able to kick him far away with one foot is now bent into a ball, but it still makes people feel frightened.
"How much do you want?" Zhou Yan asked with a sigh of relief.
Zhou Bang stretched out his hand and compared two: "Hey, two thousand is fine."
Zhou Yan glanced lightly at the ATM across the street, said "wait for me here", and hurried over.
Five minutes later, he returned with a stack of red notes in his hand.
Zhou Bang stared at the stack of banknotes greedily, and was about to pick it up, but Zhou Yanqing dodged it and said, "Answer me a question first."
"You ask you ask."
"How do you know I'm here?"
This is Zhou Yanqing's most curious question. Zhou Bang was imprisoned in the prison of his hometown. He was isolated from the world for eight years. After he was released from prison, he had no money and no mobile phone. How did he find this place
Zhou Bang scratched his messy hair, squinted his eyes and smiled: "I went to our local police station and made a fuss for a long time. I said I lost contact with my son, and they checked for me."
Zhou Yanqing was skeptical, this was indeed Zhou Bang's style, but he always felt that something was wrong.
"You can give me the money now." Zhou Bang urged.
Zhou Yan sighed helplessly, and first handed a note to Zhou Bang.
"What is this?" Zhou Bang opened it, and a string of numbers was written on it.
Zhou Yan held up the money in his hand lightly, and said sharply: "It's my mobile phone number. There are 4,000 yuan here. You promise me that you will never come here to look for me again, and I will give you the money. If you don't invite me again Come to the company, I will not see you again."
Zhou Bang rolled his cloudy eyeballs, hesitated for a moment and hurriedly responded: "Okay, okay, I will call you first."
Zhou Yanqing knew that Zhou Bang would definitely not listen, and a rogue would not trust you, but now he can only use money to stabilize him temporarily.
Zhou Bang didn't bother after taking the money, and left in a sensible way.