dhibooks Chapter 15 5
Chapter 15 5
After finishing work at eight o'clock in the evening, An Lian checked all the steps again before leaving the laboratory.
Qin Muyang went back to his room half an hour early to prepare dinner himself.
When An Lian knocked on the door, Qin Muyang happened to set the food.
Six or seven dishes are enough for two people.
"How did you do so much?" An Lian asked upon seeing this.
"The results of my practice during this period," Qin Muyang sat down opposite him, his eyes bright, "I want you to try it."
An Lian lowered her eyes to look at these dishes. Judging from the appearance, they were indistinguishable from Sister Zhang's.
He took a bite with his chopsticks.
"How is it?" Qin Muyang looked forward with anticipation, and leaned over to test in a low voice.
An Lian was a little surprised.
In less than a month, Qin Muyang has really improved a lot.
"It's delicious." He replied seriously.
"Really?" Qin Muyang was happy, "Try this again."
As he spoke, he directly picked a piece of braised pork and put it in the bowl.
In the past, An Lian was not used to asking Qin Muyang to help him pick up vegetables.
But the more times, he didn't know when he got used to it.
After tasting several dishes one by one, An Lian gave a positive answer to all of them.
Qin Muyang smiled so that his eyes rolled up: "Look, I can take good care of you too."
An Lian smiled and said, "I don't need to take care of you."
"You use it," Qin Muyang's smile didn't change, but his eyes drooped slightly, "Without me by your side, others will always bully you."
An Lian frowned when she heard the words, not understanding what he meant.
"An Lian, take me with you when you sign projects in the future." Qin Muyang raised his eyes and looked at An Lian, "It's fine to treat me as your permanent assistant."
It is true that there are permanent assistants, but they are generally graduate students.
Since An Lian rarely travels on business, there is no need to set up a permanent assistant.
He thought about it, and there are indeed many benefits to bringing Qin Muyang along. Not only can he expand his knowledge, but he can also gain more experience.
Besides, if the assistant is Qin Muyang, it will be very easy for him not to need strangers to cooperate with him.
An Lian thought of this and nodded: "Okay, but your studies should be the main focus."
"Yeah." Qin Muyang nodded in satisfaction.
Early the next morning, the main personnel of the entire team set off to the cooperative company.
In the conference room, after Zhao Minghao made the first half of the report, An Lian made the final finishing touches.
At the end of the process, the attitude of the other party has always been very good, and the two parties signed the contract.
"I originally intended to cooperate with F University, but I didn't expect that the person in charge this time is Teacher An again," the project manager of the other party said with a smile, "Teacher An is young and promising, we are very relieved."
An Lian nodded: "You are welcome, it is an honor to cooperate with your company."
As he spoke, he turned the contract in hand to the signature page with his own hands, and when he was about to hand it over, his arm suddenly stopped.
An Lian's eyes fell on the column of the person in charge, and his brows frowned.
"Teacher An?" The other party showed doubts when he saw this, "Is there any question?"
An Lian lowered his eyes, and quickly remembered that he had shown Qin Muyang the contract yesterday.
And... the strange things Qin Muyang said at dinner last night.
Zhao Minghao didn't know what was going on, and everyone was afraid of something going wrong at the critical moment.
He patted An Lian on the shoulder and whispered, "An Lian?"
An Lian came back to her senses and loosened her grip.
"Sorry," he collected his thoughts, his expression returned to calm, and he smiled politely, "You can check it, if there is no problem, you can sign."
The other party breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and after briefly looking through the contract, he signed it neatly.
The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries, An Lian, Zhao Minghao and others did not stay long and left the company.
……
A project was successfully signed, and everyone was very happy. While discussing how to have dinner together, they walked to the parking lot.
"Mr. An, was there something wrong just now?" Zhao Minghao and An Lian walked side by side, and couldn't help asking.
An Lian lowered her eyes: "...No."
Zhao Minghao paused for a few seconds.
"That's good..." he said, "I saw what you were doing just now, and thought you were uncomfortable..."
The phone rang at this moment, An Lian glanced at the caller ID, frowning.
"Sorry, let's take a step first." He said and walked to a remote place alone.
When the phone was connected, An Lian said in a calm tone, "Father."
"Is the project signed?" asked the other side.
"Ah."
"Your brother didn't make it this time." The father's tone was still serious, but this time because he was wronged, there was no questioning in his words, "I asked a little bit, and was replaced by that Qin Muyang?"
An Lian's eyes changed slightly: "Yes."
"What's going on with you and that kid?" Papa An was hesitant and didn't ask directly.
"Qin Muyang has excellent grades, he is qualified for this position." An Lian said directly.
There was silence for a few seconds.
When he spoke again, Papa An raised his voice angrily: "Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
"Have."
An Liandun didn't pause.
"I don't want my assistant to be Anringer."
"An Lian!" Papa An obviously didn't expect An Lian to be so direct, he shouted, "Is that what you said about your brother?"
An Lian's eyes flickered.
In his impression, except when he first came to this home, his father had treated him tenderly, but at other times, he was always strict.
Because she was afraid of being reprimanded, An Lian made herself strive to satisfy her father since she was a child, whether it was study or life.
Children who come out of the orphanage are always like this. He will always remember a word of praise from the new father and mother for a long time.
When I was seven years old, I had An Renge.
Since then, his father's sarcastic remarks towards him have become more and more serious, and no matter how hard he tries, he can't change it.
An Lian didn't have any feelings for this younger brother at all.He gradually summed up his experience, as long as he stayed away from this younger brother and did not threaten any interests of the younger brother, his father was still gentle to him.
This was also the reason why he didn't have any reluctance in his heart when he was sent back to the boarding school again.
But later, the situation became like this.
Even if An Lian didn't provoke An Renge, the other party would come to bother him.
He refused one second, and the next second was his father's admonition.
An Lian's fingertips holding the phone were so white that they were almost transparent, trembling slightly.
"The main person in charge of this project only has my name." He ignored his father's reprimand and said slowly.
The air froze again, and it seemed unbelievable over there, and it took a long time to relax.
"An Lian," Papa An was obviously suppressing something, "What do you want to do?"
"It's nothing." An Lian's voice was as calm as ever, "You didn't participate in the project research, so I won't fill in your name. Is there any problem?"
Papa An almost dropped his phone, so he yelled out.
"Who taught you to do this?!"
"This is common sense." An Lian lowered her eyes slightly, "You have a good rest."
This was the first time he hung up on his father directly.
The An family is also considered a scholarly family, and has requirements for upbringing, so An Lian is always very polite and never contradicts or disrespects his parents.
After putting away the phone, An Lian breathed a sigh of relief.
This feeling is unprecedented.
Those words seem to take a lot of courage to say, but it seems that there is nothing to say.
There is still a faint joy in my heart.
An Lian stood still for a while longer before turning around and going back into the car.
Unexpectedly, just when he turned his head, he happened to meet Qin Muyang's eyes.
Qin Muyang had been leaning on the pillar more than ten meters away from An Lian, and when he saw An Lian turned around, he quickly stood up straight.
He knew that An Lian was on the phone. Although he couldn't hear what was said, he could tell that An Lian was in a bad mood.
But he was worried that he would be unhappy if he provoked An Lian again, so he didn't dare to disturb her.
When An Lian approached, Qin Muyang said in a low voice:
"You can punish me as you like."
The attitude of admitting mistakes is very sincere.
"I deleted An Zhengde's name," he said with his head down. "You can't help it if you blame me for being immature. I will admit it even if you beat me and scold me."
"I think I'm right."
He didn't dare to look up until he said this, but suddenly found that An Lian's eyes were red.
Qin Muyang panicked immediately, took two steps forward quickly, and raised his arm tentatively.
"An, An Lian?"
An Lian frowned, and turned her face away because the other party was approaching suddenly.
When he looked at Qin Muyang again, his expression returned to normal.
"Thank you."
"Ah?" Qin Muyang's arms were still frozen in the air.
There was a slight smile on the corner of An Lian's mouth: "I also think you are right."
Qin Muyang was confused.
"Really?"
he asked in a low voice.
An Lian nodded: "Let's go, go back."
Qin Muyang followed behind him: "Don't worry, I've thought it all over, if he dares to ask, I did it too, and it has nothing to do with you..."
On the way back, An Lian remained silent.
The feeling of someone protecting me like this...is very subtle.
He could also feel the purity of Qin Muyang's mind.
I just want to be nice to myself, without asking for anything in return.
An Lian tilted her head to look out the window, frowning unconsciously.
It's just that I didn't expect that when I was almost thirty, I still needed a child to protect me.
Although Qin Muyang is young, he always does things impulsively.But An Lian reflected on herself, was too rational and thought too much, sometimes it was not necessarily a good thing.
Thinking of the phone call just now, An Lian suddenly realized that she had been influenced by Qin Muyang to this extent.
"In the future, if you want to do something again, remember to ask me first." He said suddenly.
Qin Muyang was in a good mood at first, but when he heard this, he frowned again.
He expressed dissatisfaction: "Why, you just said that I did the right thing."
"Be obedient," An Lian looked at him, "Sometimes the situation is different."
He knew from the beginning why his father did it.
An's father has been in this industry all his life, even if he doesn't have An Lian's glory, he still has a certain status.
His original purpose was just to restrict tranquility.
Only by restricting An Lian under his own name forever can he leave a way out for An Renge.
An Lian knew how important An Renge was to his father.
At first, they thought it was because of their health that they could not have children, so they adopted An Lian.
Although he has a son, but An's father has always had regrets.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, after finally losing so much obsession, Mother An became pregnant instead.
For such a rare biological son, Papa An almost placed all his expectations.
It's a pity that An Renge didn't live up to it.
An Lian sighed lightly at this thought.
Qin Muyang wanted to say something more, but had no choice but to give up when he saw this.
Everyone rested in the hotel for another night, and started the return journey early the next morning.
Ding Xinqi was also very happy and excited after knowing that the project was signed. The students in the whole laboratory discussed the dinner together in the evening, and the seats were all booked.
Every time a project is signed, everyone will gather together, which can be regarded as a big prize.
In the past, An Lian mostly bought a cake for fun, and did not participate in the dinner party.
So this time he came over suddenly, but everyone was not quite used to it.
Students from both sides of S University and F University came, and several tables were set up in the box, which was very lively.
In order to play freely, the teacher and the students are sitting separately.
At An Lian's table, Ding Xinqi, Zhao Minghao, and other researchers involved in this project were all there, as well as several graduate students.
Qin Muyang, the only college student, didn't feel uncomfortable, and also clinged to An Lian and squeezed at this table.
"Teacher An, I'm quite nervous that you're here to play around with us." A boy came here to pour wine for the teachers, and said with a smile when he came to An Lian's side.
The boy's name is Hu Jian, and he has been with An Lian for two years, and has always worshiped An Lian as a male god.
Hearing the words, An Lian said seriously: "No, you can do whatever you want."
Hu Jian's hands trembled suddenly.
"A little excited," he said, picking up his glass. "So, can I toast you?"
An Lian didn't want to affect everyone's mood, so he didn't say much, picked up the cup and touched him, and did it.
Qin Muyang had never seen An Lian drink before, he didn't expect to drink so hard, he immediately sat up straight, leaned over and whispered: "Just take a sip and let it go."
Before An Lian could respond, the next student to toast came over again.
There were too many students who wanted to get closer to An Lian, and when they saw others toasting, they naturally didn't want to lag behind, so they all came over one by one.
Seeing that in less than half an hour, An Lian had already drank five or six cups in a row, and Qin Muyang couldn't sit still.
He stood up directly: "Teacher An is not good at drinking, so I can't drink any more."
He was nearly 1.9 meters tall, and he stood up straight to block the light, and the shadow just shrouded An Lian.
It's a very clear gesture of protection.
An Lian noticed and looked up at him: "I can drink, but I can..."
"You can't." Qin Muyang saw that his eyes were covered with mist, so he interrupted him altogether.
An Lian frowned in dissatisfaction. Although she didn't say anything, she put down the wine glass in her hand.
The surrounding people saw this scene in their eyes, and their eyes widened.
Zhao Minghao smiled, and said in a joking tone: "Xiao Qin, how can you talk to the teacher like this."
Qin Muyang had just poured the juice for An Lian, and raised his eyes when he heard the words, before he could speak, he heard the person next to him say again: "Mr. Zhao, you are too obvious, we can all see it."
Zhao Minghao also drank a lot, but he was still very calm when he heard the words: "You guys see what's the use, I just want An Lian to know."
As soon as the words came out, everyone immediately became lively, and they became more courageous to make jokes.
An Lian's reaction was a little slow because of drinking, and she couldn't hear clearly, so she turned her head and asked Qin Muyang: "...what did he say?"
Qin Muyang brought him his favorite dish, and whispered in his ear: "I didn't say anything."
An Lian didn't doubt that he was there, so she continued to concentrate on eating.
Zhao Minghao's face was a little ugly.
After everyone drank, they didn't feel that the atmosphere was awkward, but they chatted more openly.
Someone saw this and said with a smile: "Xiao Qin, you are a student, and you insist on sticking to our side. It seems that you are afraid that Teacher An will be abducted by someone."
Qin Muyang was expressionless when he heard the words, and nodded: "En."
Everyone didn't expect it to be true, and the booing sound became louder again.
"Let me gossip, you stick together every day when you are on a business trip, what is your relationship with Mr. An?"
"Yeah, it's for wine and vegetables, tsk."
Qin Muyang was taken aback by the question.
This question hit him sorely.
He always thought it was a couple relationship, but An Lian refused to admit it.
When everyone saw that he was silent, they thought it was right, and the atmosphere suddenly rose.
"Really? Really boyfriend?"
Qin Muyang clenched his chopsticks tightly, and when he didn't know how to react, he subconsciously looked at An Lian.
There were more and more voices watching the excitement, and Qin Muyang's palms gradually became sweaty, and he could even imagine Zhao Minghao's proud eyes.
It would be great if An Lian just nodded at this time... even if it was just acquiescing.
He knew it was impossible.
Usually in private, An Lian would not admit their relationship, let alone in front of these colleagues.
Under the influence of alcohol, everyone even dared to joke about An Lian, and soon followed Qin Muyang's gaze and turned their attention to An Lian.
"Teacher An, is it true or not?"
An Lian drank a few more glasses tonight, her mind was a little dizzy, and it took a few seconds to realize what she was asking.
He glanced at Qin Muyang first.
The other party's eyes were very bright, and the light flickered slightly because of anxiety.
An Lian looked carefully for a long time, and in the cautious and probing eyes of the other party, she saw the expectation that she was trying to hide.
This look made An Lian's heartbeat start to speed up uncontrollably, so fast that his body temperature seemed to be rising.
An Lian's Adam's apple rolled slightly.
Immediately, under the gaze of everyone, he caressed Qin Muyang's side face with his fingers in a strange way.