Huo Qinian sat in the car, closed his eyes, and listened attentively to the sound of rain.

The rain continued to fall, and drops of rain hit the car body, making a crackling sound. Occasionally, the car passed under the viaduct, and the sound of the rain would be briefly stopped for a moment, and soon it would come back again.

Huo Qinian did not dislike the blank moments in the noisy rain, but in the background of the continuous rain, their existence was insignificant, but it seemed a little special.

It was like some emotions that he could not quite distinguish now. It was hard to say whether these emotions were good or bad. If I had to give a description, it should be... a sense of existence.

- Some things began to have a sense of existence. As for what these things are, Huo Qinian himself is a little confused.

Assistant Zhang carefully observed his boss's expression through the rearview mirror. Seeing that he was closing his eyes to rest, but his face was mysterious, he couldn't help but tense up.

The boss was like this after sending his wife away.

If he didn't know that the boss and his wife didn't have a good relationship, Assistant Zhang might have thought that his boss was worried about the divorce.

But how is it possible?

He has been with the boss for more than a year, and he knows some things very clearly: the boss and his wife are not close enough.

Maybe for the boss, the divorce is a relief.

So it's because of something else?

What is it?

Why do I always feel uneasy?

Assistant Zhang's premonition is very accurate.

Huo Qinian's business trip seemed to have been plagued by minor problems from the beginning.

Their destination was in the southern hemisphere. The climate in the north and south is opposite. It was early summer in China, but it was early winter there.

The temperature had dropped for the first time in the past few days, and it was lower than usual. They arrived in the middle of the night. When they walked out of the air bridge, they couldn't help shivering when they were hit by the cold air.

Although Assistant Zhang was reckless with the luggage, he was still very thoughtful and considerate. As soon as they got off the plane, he prepared a thick coat for Huo Qinian and took good care of him.

The group went through customs and went straight to the hotel.

Unfortunately, there seemed to be a protest in the area because of something. A group of demonstrators blocked the highway intersection in the middle of the night, cutting off all traffic.

Their car, like other cars, was stuck on the road.

Huo Qinian was tired after a long journey, and he couldn't help but take a nap in the car. When he woke up again, he felt a dull headache.

He thought it was because he didn't get enough rest, so he didn't pay much attention.

After being stuck for several hours, the traffic was finally restored. Before dawn, they finally arrived at the booked hotel.

At this time, Huo Qinian's headache symptoms were a little more serious.

After washing up, he didn't rush to eat dinner and went to rest directly.

That morning, Huo Qinian had a high fever.

At this time, a group of people who followed him were a little anxious.

Assistant Zhang brought medicine with him, but this was just to be on the safe side. He didn't have the courage to give Huo Qinian medicine.

Huo Qinian himself was impatient and ordered, "Bring me my suitcase!"

Huo Qinian travels all over the world on business trips all year round. There are always one or two times when he is unlucky and suffers from acclimatization or climate differences, and his body will have some minor problems.

Usually at this time, he can find the medicine he needs in the small medicine bag in his suitcase.

Huo Qinian opened his suitcase and found the small medicine bag in the secret pocket of the suitcase.

As soon as he opened it, he couldn't help but frowning - the medicine in the small medicine bag was almost the same as the one that Assistant Zhang brought with him.

Huo Qinian was furious: "I remember there was a kind of powder, why is it out this time?"

Assistant Zhang was trembling: "Boss, you can't bring medicine randomly, the customs will block it..."

"Do I need you to tell me? I ask you, where are the old medicines?"

"I, I changed to new ones." Assistant Zhang almost cried.

He packed the luggage this time, and he also asked the people who often flew here, and got a green list of commonly used medicines from them.

He thought he was foolproof, but he didn't expect the boss to ask him for the old medicine right away...

Seeing that Huo Qinian's expression was getting worse and worse, Assistant Zhang hurriedly said: "Boss, do you still remember the name of that medicine? I'll go to the local Chinese to ask..."

Huo Qinian smiled coldly, said nothing, selected a ready-made medicine from the small medicine bag, and swallowed two tablets directly.

The fever subsided quickly, but Huo Qinian's headache did not ease.

A vice president who was accompanying him did not dare to delay, and contacted a Chinese doctor to come to his home for a consultation that night and re-prescribed medicine.

After all the trouble, Huo Qinian did not fall asleep until it was almost dark.

The vice president led his people out of the door, and saw that Assistant Zhang's face was frighteningly pale, and said unhappily: "Now you know you are afraid, what did you do before? Why did you change the medicine if there was nothing wrong?"

Assistant Zhang looked like he was about to cry, "I thought the place was different, and the customs requirements were different... so... so I updated it..."

The vice president was not easy to fool: "Mr. Huo didn't just go to one place, how come the previous medicine was fine? What did you do with your hands?"

Assistant Zhang was even more frustrated, "Before... the previous medicine was prepared by my wife... this time..."

The vice president showed a subtle look.

Although Huo Qinian did not deliberately publicize his divorce, he never deliberately concealed it from anyone, so everyone who should know knew about it.

——After the divorce, Mrs. Huo would naturally not help Mr. Huo take care of these things.

Strange, didn't they say that the relationship was not good?

I heard that the former Mrs. Huo came from a small family and did not do some things very well.

It seems that at least the former Mrs. Huo did a good job in housekeeping?

The day after Huo Qinian flew abroad, Su Yunbai got up early and drove to "Liu Jia Lao Cake" on Huanshan Road, picked up half a bag of red bean cakes, and then went directly to the central area of ​​A Grand Garden.

A University is one of the most famous universities in China, with several academicians alone and even more named ones. The A City government attaches great importance to education, and has repeatedly mentioned the treatment of talents. A University Garden is one of the manifestations of talent treatment - all faculty and staff of A University can obtain housing price subsidies within a certain range according to their level, and buy properties in A University Garden at prices far below the market price.

A University is very large, with thousands of employees alone, and A University Garden is divided into five major areas: east, west, north, south, and center. Su Yunbai is going to the central area of ​​A University Garden. The houses here are all single-family villas with a higher level of decoration, and the residents are all honorary figures.

Su Yunbai's undergraduate tutor, who is also Huo Qinian's aunt, Academician Tan, lives here.

Academician Tan and Su Yunbai have a deep connection. Su Yunbai studied for her undergraduate degree at K University. At that time, Academician Tan was not yet an academician, but the dean of their department.

Su Yunbai completed her undergraduate thesis under her guidance.

Later, Su Yunbai went abroad to study for a doctorate, and returned to China after obtaining her doctorate. When looking for a job, the first company she applied to was A University - it was not far from C City, which was convenient for Su Yunbai to take care of her grandmother.

In the second year of Su Yunbai's employment, Teacher Tan was elected an academician and transferred to A University as the dean of the School of Physics.

The graduation tutor at that time is now the dean. Because of this connection, Su Yunbai and Academician Tan are closer than ordinary teachers and students.

Later, Su Yunbai married Huo Qinian. In addition to the teacher-student relationship, she and Academician Tan also have a family relationship.

Academician Tan has a close relationship with Huo Qinian. Her son and daughter both work in other places, and her husband has passed away, so she is alone on weekdays.

Su Yunbai would go to see her every one or two weeks. Sometimes she came with Huo Qinian, and sometimes she came alone.

The thing Su Yunbai likes most about Academician Tan is that she never confuses her with Huo Qinian. Academician Tan welcomes her when she comes with Huo Qinian. When she comes alone, Academician Tan will not ask too many questions, and he is always smiling and very friendly.

Today, Su Yunbai came to see her alone early in the morning, and Academician Tan did not ask about Huo Qinian. She happily took the red bean cake that Su Yunbai brought her, "I haven't had this for several days."

The two had breakfast together. After the meal, they chatted casually. Academician Tan asked Su Yunbai: "Is the project you are working on almost finished?"

Su Yunbai nodded: "The alpha test is almost over, and we are currently doing the final optimization and packaging. It is expected to be completed in the next two weeks. The list of beta tests is being contacted, and there are already thirteen hospitals interested in cooperating with us..."

Su Yunbai regularly reports the progress of the project to the new department and the School of Physics of A University every month. Although Academician Tan is not the supervisor, he is also confident about the progress of the project.

Since she asked now, of course she has her own intentions.

Academician Tan asked Su Yunbai: "What are your plans next?"

This is not the first time Academician Tan asked Su Yunbai this question. The first time was two years ago.

Dr. Su Yunbai returned to China right after graduation, which is actually not very common. It should be said that this is not the best solution for her personal career development. Although her performance during her doctoral studies was very impressive, she had no work experience in foreign universities, and her qualifications were still a little thin.

That is why Su Yunbai signed a three-year employment contract with University A at the beginning. These three years are a very important probation period. If the probation is not qualified, University A will not renew the contract.

The focus of the university's probation is different from that of the company. At the beginning of the project, Su Yunbai was so busy that she was overwhelmed. She had to lead the project, supervise graduate students, publish papers, and take care of her family, which was extremely stressful.

At that time, she had an easier choice, which was to jump directly to Leading Technology. She had strong abilities and could get a good position at Leading Technology without worrying too much about the assessment from University A.

When the pressure was the greatest, Su Yunbai did express such thoughts. At that time, she thought she had a good relationship with Huo Qinian, and even thought about resigning after the project was completed and becoming a full-time wife from then on.

After Academician Tan found out, he called her over.

Su Yunbai only thought about the full-time wife thing and never said anything, so although Academician Tan was unhappy, he was not too angry.

She thought Su Yunbai wanted to give up her position at University A, so she asked Su Yunbai: "If the other boss of Leading Technology is not Qinian, will it still be so attractive to you?"

Su Yunbai was stunned for a long time and never mentioned changing jobs again.

After getting through the most difficult period, Su Yunbai found a rhythm that suits her.

She was converted to a regular employee ahead of schedule the year before last.

Now, Academician Tan asked Su Yunbai the same question again.

She smiled and added: "I heard that someone at Xinke wants you to stay at Leading Technology full-time? It is said that the conditions offered are very generous.

"What do you think? Don't treat me as a leader, just treat me as your teacher, speak boldly. "

Based on Academician Tan's understanding of Su Yunbai, she would not be surprised if she really chose Linghang Technology.

After all, half of that company belongs to Qinian.

I heard that Qinian has been increasing its investment in it recently and is also interested in listing it... It is obvious that it values ​​it.

Young people, when their relationship gets good, of course they want to be together every day and even go to class together.

Su Yunbai smiled and tested: "From what you said, teacher, do you support it?"

Academician Tan smiled and said, "I didn't agree with you taking the risk at first because we didn't know the future of the project at that time. Many times you have to admit that doing research is doing research, and starting a company is starting a company...

" "But now, Linghang Technology obviously has a foreseeable future. Even if you want to change jobs, the future development may not be bad.

"In that case, why should I be a bad person? "

Academician Tan blinked and smiled mischievously.

Su Yunbai was silent for a moment, and also smiled, "Teacher, actually I came here today because I have something to tell you..."

She looked at Academician Tan, "When the alpha test of this project is completely completed and the beta test begins, I want to withdraw from Linghang Technology. In fact, I have already started writing the final report of the project..."

Academician Tan was a little surprised when he heard this.

She pondered for a long time, "Xiaobai, tell me honestly, is there any misunderstanding between you and Qinian?"

Su Yunbai felt uncomfortable facing the old man's worried eyes.

Despite this, she still said, "Teacher, Qinian and I have already agreed that we... are divorced."

Academician Tan was stunned and his expression fell.

She was silent for a long time, then asked, "When did it happen?"

"Recently. I just moved out of Lianshan yesterday... I thought I should tell you about this in person..."

"Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?"

"No, we both had this idea for a while. After careful consideration, we both think it's better to separate..."

"Qinian... Xiaobai, I know Qinian is still a little immature in life..." Academician Tan stopped talking halfway when he saw Su Yunbai's expression.

She sighed deeply.

Su Yunbai looked humble, "I'm sorry, teacher..."

Academician Tan had seen a lot of ups and downs, and he quickly came to his senses, "What are you saying? I'm sorry for what? It's just a divorce. Do you think you will no longer recognize me as your teacher after the divorce?"

Su Yunbai quickly said, "That won't happen. You will always be my teacher..."

Academician Tan thought for a while, "It's good this way. If you really retire from Leading Technology, you can concentrate on school affairs. Spend more time on scientific research results and teaching, accumulate experience, and in another year or two, see if you can move up a level..." The

next level from associate professor is professor.

This step requires not only strength, but also timing.

Su Yunbai was excited but a little unconfident: "After all, I am still young, and there are many people in our school, and there are many people with more experience than me..."

Academician Tan was calm and composed: "If you were still in Leading Technology, it might not work. But aren't you going to quit Leading Technology? That's not necessarily the case.

"This project has already become a company. With such a big stall, someone from our A University must be sent out.

"As for enterprises, regardless of other things, at least there will be no shortage of funds. Some people who can go up and down and are not absolutely sure may just work hard on one side.

"The position of Minister of Leading Technology is still very attractive..."

After coming out of Academician Tan's house, Su Yunbai's eyes brightened.

The rest is with Mr. Huo.

After Mr. Huo handed over the company to Huo Qinian two years ago, he lived a retired life and hardly cared about worldly affairs.

He lived in the old house of the Huo family. He rarely went out to socialize and didn't welcome outsiders to disturb him. Su Yunbai would only go back to the old house with Huo Qinian to have dinner and visit him during the holidays.

Although they didn't meet often, Mr. Huo always had a good impression of Su Yunbai. He Yi.

He is an elder with a dignified conduct, and Su Yunbai respects him very much. For such a big thing as divorce, she must tell Mr. Huo in person, otherwise it would be too rude.

When they arrived at the Huo's old house, it was just after nine o'clock. Su Yunbai had called in advance, so as soon as her car stopped at the door, someone came to pick her up.

Mr. Huo's retirement life is rich and colorful. When Su Yunbai arrived, he had already eaten breakfast and was feeding the fish with fish food.

Seeing Su Yunbai coming, Mr. Huo waved to her and asked her to come over, "Have you had breakfast?"

"Yes. The weather has turned hot recently. Does your neck still hurt?"

"Much better. You who sit in the office every day, you also have to pay attention to exercise..."

Director Huo chatted with Su Yunbai intermittently.

He has his own logic in dealing with people. Even though he knew that Su Yunbai came here alone today and that there must be something, he was not in a hurry to ask. He just fed the fish and chatted with her.

When a can of fish food was empty, Director Huo invited Su Yunbai to have tea.

After Su Yunbai drank a cup of tea, she saw that the time was almost right, so she took the initiative to talk about her purpose: "I came here to tell you that Qinian and I...we have decided to divorce."

Director Huo paused, and the smile on his face slowly retracted, looking a little serious, even stern.

He asked the assistant next to him: "Where is he?"

The assistant lowered his head, "President Huo is on a business trip and is now abroad."

"Huh, what a person is abroad! "Director Huo put down the teacup in his hand heavily," Call him and tell him to get back to me!"

Su Yunbai was shocked when she didn't expect Director Huo to be angry.

She always knew that the relationship between the father and son in the Huo family was not good, but it was still a bit beyond her expectation that Director Huo would be so open about it.

Su Yunbai quickly stopped him, "Dad... Chairman, it's not his fault. This is a decision made by both of us."

"Don't cover up for him! He has never known his place since he was a child. He is so arrogant that he thinks he is great when he has some achievements. He does not know how to restrain himself and learn to respect others when others give him a little face..."

Mr. Huo's words were very harsh.

It was the first time that Su Yunbai saw him so angry, and he was a little at a loss.

Mr. Huo scolded Huo Qinian, and then comforted Su Yunbai: "You are a good boy. He must have been messing around outside again! I don't know what to say... Don't be afraid, I can make the decision on this matter..."

Su Yunbai was silent for a while, sighed, "Chairman, I was the one who proposed the divorce."

Mr. Huo paused.

Su Yunbai said sincerely: "You have taken good care of me over the years, and I am very grateful in my heart. I thought divorce is such a big deal, I can't let you hear it from other people, so I came to tell you...

"Chairman, I really want a divorce."

Mr. Huo sighed softly, "It's Qinian who didn't do it well."

"We have already discussed the divorce agreement privately. Xinke has decided to go public, so one month later, we will officially go through the formalities..."

Su Yunbai talked about her agreement with Huo Qinian.

These things are also what Mr. Huo is concerned about. So when Su Yunbai talked about it, he listened very seriously.

Huo Qinian is the current head of the Huo family. His marriage is not a big deal, but it is not a small deal. If it really gets ugly, it will be bad for the image of the group.

Su Yunbai: "We don't want to issue a formal press release, but we won't conceal it, and we won't play down the impact of this incident. It will slowly pass..."

After hearing this, Mr. Huo sighed again, "Good kid, it's hard for you."

"You're too polite. After all, you've taken care of me a lot over the years..."

Su Yunbai's words were at least 80% sincere.

Apart from anything else, at least the Huo family really helped with her grandmother's illness. Although they failed to keep her alive in the end, her grandmother passed away with dignity, which was enough for her gratitude.

Mr. Huo looked at his assistant, "Please help me find Lawyer Li. I remember I still have several stores in the Central Mall? Let Yunbai pick two that he likes..."

"Don't..." Su Yunbai hurriedly stopped him, "Chairman, I'm really not being polite with you. I have already discussed the divorce agreement with Qinian."

Seeing that Su Yunbai was really unwilling to accept it, Mr. Huo said, "Then do you have any difficulties? Yunbai, just think of it as comforting an old man like me..."

Su Yunbai pursed his lips, "There is one thing, I have been wondering whether I should ask..."

"Oh?" Mr. Huo was refreshed.

Su Yunbai said, "Chairman, maybe you can tell me, why did Qinian want to get married at the beginning? You know, I want to hear the truth."

Mr. Huo was stunned and subconsciously avoided Su Yunbai's eyes.

He sighed, "Yunbai, it's Qinian who's sorry for you."

Su Yunbai's eyes dimmed, but she quickly cheered up, "I'm just curious. In fact, this question doesn't make much sense anymore."

She stood up, "I have to go to the company this afternoon, so I won't bother you."

"Wait a minute." Director Huo stopped her, "Give me your phone."

Although Su Yunbai didn't understand, she still handed the phone over.

Director Huo handed Su Yunbai's phone to the assistant beside him.

The assistant smiled, entered a new contact number in Su Yunbai's address book, and returned the phone to her.

Mr. Huo said, "You have the old house's phone number. I'm giving you my personal phone number now. If you encounter any difficult problems, just give me a call.

"In this area of ​​City A, I still have some face..."

"Just think of me as your uncle, come and visit during the holidays..."

Su Yunbai held the phone tightly, "Thank you."

No matter whether it can be used or not, at least it is Mr. Huo's good intention.

Su Yunbai quickly said goodbye.

After her figure disappeared, Mr. Huo suddenly waved his hand and swept the teacups on the tea table to the ground, breaking them into pieces.

He could not hide his anger, "Go call him and tell him to get out of here! How big is the business in Australia? Six vice presidents are not enough for him. He still wants him, the president of a group, to go there in person?

"He agreed to get married at the beginning. I didn't force him. He caused the trouble himself...

"It's only been a short time since the incident, and you've turned your back on me?

" "He has no shame, but I do!

" "It's totally incomprehensible!"