Huo Qinian was unable to return to Su Yunbai soon, not because he was unwilling, but because the situation changed too quickly.

When the epidemic in China was initially under control, the epidemic in the United States ushered in a major outbreak, and it developed very rapidly, which was worthy of the world's attention.

After the spring break at R University, the school announced that all subsequent courses would become online courses, so Su Yunbai began to work from home.

She had just cared about her friends, and immediately she was cared about by her friends again. After all, the epidemic data in the United States looked too scary.

The activity level of Su Yunbai's friend group chat therefore rose sharply. They shared various news at home and abroad, and also talked about various problems and phenomena caused by the epidemic...

Of course, they also talked about Huo Qinian.

It was Xu Jinzhi who started it first.

Xu Jinzhi never had a good impression of Huo Qinian.

When she first heard the news that Huo Qinian gave up his position as the president of the Huo Group and went abroad with Su Yunbai, Xu Jinzhi's first reaction was disbelief. In her opinion, Huo Qinian was obsessed with profit and it was good enough that he didn't scheme against others. How could he give up his own interests for others? - Even if it was only temporarily.

After confirming that the news was true, Xu Jinzhi began to think that Huo Qinian was deep-minded and calculating.

Later, Huo Qinian returned to China, and Xu Jinzhi's first reaction was that he couldn't hold on any longer and gave up Su Yunbai.

Xu Jinzhi was so angry that he cursed. In this matter, she always stood on Su Yunbai's side, and it was clear that she was hard to please - Huo Qinian went abroad to pursue Su Yunbai because he had evil intentions; Huo Qinian suddenly returned to China because he was not persistent enough and did not repent enough.

In short, everything was Huo Qinian's fault.

Of course, Xu Jinzhi was a very sensible person. Since Su Yunbai divorced Huo Qinian, she rarely mentioned him in front of Su Yunbai. Even if she cursed Huo Qinian to death in her heart, she still didn't mention it in front of Su Yunbai. It was not to save face for Huo Qinian, but she didn't want to show Huo Qinian's presence in front of Su Yunbai.

This was the consensus of everyone in their small group.

But after the outbreak of the epidemic, this consensus gradually changed. It was not intentional, but when talking about local news related to City A, the Huo family can hardly be avoided.

But the first person to start it was indeed Xu Jinzhi. She forwarded a message about the Huo family donating money to fight the epidemic, and commented ambiguously: "Tsk, if it were the Huo family, they are rich and generous."

Then, hearing that the Huo family adjusted its logistics and transportation industry to give priority to serving the epidemic, Xu Jinzhi "sarcastically" insinuated: "Guess how much money the Huo family can make from it?"

Later, the Huo family's smart medical care shined, several research institutes invested by the Huo family produced results one after another, and the construction company under the Huo family participated in the bidding for infrastructure construction...

one by one, one by one.

There were so many related news, big and small, that several people in the group did not mention everything, and Su Yunbai was not bored enough to write down every word her friends said during their chats, but she gradually discovered that some things seemed to have changed unconsciously.

One morning, Su Yunbai looked through the group chat messages and saw Xu Jinzhi say this: "Although I still have some complaints about some of Mr. Huo's actions, I have to say that at least in this epidemic, Mr. Huo is really doing practical things." Attached

was a news link, saying that a certain company was selling inferior products as good ones, making a fortune from the epidemic, and its behavior was disgusting.

This company is really not a small workshop.

This news sparked discussions in the group. After discussing the news itself, the topic gradually shifted to Huo Qinian.

"You know what, the epidemic has come, and there are unemployment everywhere, but the Huo family seems to have increased its efforts to provide jobs - not only those high-end talents, but also labor-intensive jobs.

"From this perspective, the Huo family is really stable."

"Didn't the isolation conditions of Huo's employees get posted online before? There were a lot of envy and jealousy below. I have to say that some things they have done are really well done."

"And the Huo family's hospital..."

"I didn't really feel how powerful Mr. Huo was before. I thought it was the glory and reputation of the Huo family, but this time I was really convinced.

"Isn't the epidemic situation over there very serious? The government over there has provided several bailouts and printed a lot of US dollars, so the stock market has soared. I heard that this wave, Mr. Huo caught up.

"He brought the new capital in and killed a circle. I heard that he made a lot of money. Those who are hyped on the Internet are what others have left. Mr. Huo entered the market at the very beginning [Mood.jpg]" "

People who are not capable enough cheat their own family members and pass off inferior products as good ones. People who are capable go to other people's homes to harvest leeks... huh? Thinking about it this way, this thing itself is quite cool." "

The most important thing is that he made a fortune quietly."

"Look at Huo's smart medical care... It is said that this was planned by Mr. Huo."

"Anyway, Mr. Huo's personal morality may be just that, but his public spirit is indeed precious. "

...

Su Yunbai was slightly stunned when she saw the news.

Her good friends always stood on her side. Strictly speaking, this was the first time she heard them... affirmative about Huo Qinian? - This should be considered affirmation, right?

They definitely didn't mean to speak for Huo Qinian, they were just talking about the facts, and the conversation came to this point.

On the one hand, Su Yunbai felt that these statements were very fresh, but on the other hand, she had a very strange feeling in her heart. It was as if you found a tree in the Wanchong Forest. You think this tree is very special, but your good friends don't understand it at all. And today, they finally acknowledged the importance of this tree - no matter what, it is at least not a crooked tree.

Su Yunbai didn't realize it until now. She found that she still cared about her friends' support and blessings. Although the situation has changed, she was in a good mood after seeing these words, although they were not flattering her.

In the group chat, Xu Shiyuan sent a latest message: "I said, it is impossible that Xiaoer really fell in love with Mr. Huo's face. She is not so obsessed with looks... [laughing on the ground.jpg]"

Su Yunbai couldn't help but hold his forehead.

Could it be that they really think that she was confused by Huo Qinian's appearance before?

Huo Qinian's appearance... he looks good.

Reminded of this, Su Yunbai couldn't help but start to recall Huo Qinian's face.

Just as he recalled the beginning, his mobile phone suddenly vibrated.

Su Yunbai lowered his eyes and saw that it was a message from Huo Qinian.

She didn't know why she felt guilty.

Huo Qinian posted a picture of two dishes and a soup, which looked very homely, and said, "Let's have dinner after work."

The picture was very nice, and of course it also implied Mr. Huo's usual scheming - in this picture, Mr. Huo clearly captured his own shadow, and at the same time raised the camera to capture a corner of the empty seat opposite.

The implicit message in this picture became clear at once: Mr. Huo was too busy and too tired, and he didn't get off work until nearly nine o'clock in the evening to have dinner.

Mr. Huo, a dignified Mr. Huo, only had two home-cooked dishes, which were very simple, and he was alone, with no one to accompany him...

Su Yunbai certainly noticed Huo Qinian's scheming. In the past three or four months, he had to do this from time to time.

But this time the picture seemed a little unusual. It's not the content, but the background.

The pattern of this dining table...

something is wrong, why does she feel that the background of this picture looks so much like her home? The home of A Garden.

Su Yunbai just wanted to click on the large picture to continue looking at it, but found that the whole picture had disappeared. At the same time, a line of small gray words appeared in the original place:

"H." recalled a message

Huo Qinian recalled a message.

Su Yunbai was amused.

Is this a case of trying to cover up the truth?

Su Yunbai asked him directly: "Where are you now?"

Huo Qinian did not reply for a while.

Su Yunbai was too lazy to wait, so she clicked on the video request directly.

This time, Huo Qinian answered quickly.

The video was connected.

The bright lights were no match for the bright and deep eyes of that person: "Yunbai!"

The emotion in this voice... is it really that happy?

Huo Qinian himself did not realize how greedy his eyes were.

He was almost reluctant to blink.

Su Yunbai looked at Huo Qinian in the screen, and suddenly realized clearly that this was the first time they "met" since he returned to China.

It has been more than four months, right?

Of course, Huo Qinian had to test from time to time whether he could chat on video, but Su Yunbai never agreed once.

Facing Huo Qinian's eyes, Su Yunbai somehow wanted to avoid it.

She felt that her video call was a bit impulsive.

But no matter what...

Su Yunbai took a deep breath: "Are you at my house? How come you are at my house?!"

Huo Qinian's expression froze slightly.

He cleared his throat, "This matter... Let me explain."

Assistant Xu's sister is still at home due to the epidemic and can't come back. She decided to cancel the lease, and he thought it would be bad if the house was not occupied for a long time, so he took it over?

Su Yunbai sneered.

Did he think she was a fool?

If he really moved in through legitimate means, the original lawyer would not have told her.

Seeing that Su Yunbai's expression was getting worse and worse, Huo Qinian touched his nose and sighed: "Okay, I won't hide it from you, but you have to promise not to ignore me..."

He said: "The house is indeed rented by Assistant Xu's sister, but I have lived here since the beginning. You can say that I am scheming or I like to play tricks..."

He lowered his eyes slightly, his expression showing a bit of undisguised loneliness, "I just... miss you very much."

Su Yunbai hung up the phone in a panic.

Huo Qinian has this ability. One second you still think that this person seems to be not completely worth mentioning, and the next second he can make you so angry that you jump up and down.

And... "I miss you very much" - such soft and sticky words, can the dignified Mr. Huo say it without any emotional brewing?

How could he say that?

Does he still have the burden of being "smart and calm"?

Su Yunbai thought of the way Huo Qinian spoke just now. The more he thought about it, the more his scalp tingled. Even his face started to heat up, and his heartbeat even became a little rapid.

She must be embarrassed for him, and must be mad at him.

Huo Qinian did not try to call again, but began to swipe the screen frantically.

I can feel his panic and anxiety even through the screen -

"Do you remember what I said to you before? After you went abroad, I didn't sleep well for a while, and I was on business trips frequently... I felt that the house in Lianshan was a bit too big and empty, so I wanted to change the environment...

"I didn't move your things, your room is still in good condition...

"I learned to take care of flowers and plants. Let me show you what your yard looks like now [picture][picture]

"I planted a circle of roses on the inner wall of the yard. Summer is coming, and they are about to bloom.

"There are roses on the fence outside the Physics Department building of A University. In summer, if you park your car under the flowers, the car body will be covered with petals.

"I saw it for the first time when I went to see you that time. I thought it was very beautiful at that time. I thought I would take a photo of you under the flowers in the future..."

Su Yunbai clicked on the picture sent by Huo Qinian.

The lights in the courtyard were not bright enough, but you could still see the green grass and trees in the garden. A rose bush almost grew along the fence, leaving only a small door on the opposite side of the courtyard.

"I also planted a new tree in the corner..."

In the next picture, there was indeed a small tree that had begun to bloom on the side of the rose. It was only half the height of the fence at the moment, but its branches were very stretched out, as if it wanted to reach the top of the fence.

Huo Qinian's messages continued.

"Yun Bai, when the tree continues to grow and grows taller than the fence... then, will you come back? "

Su Yunbai was slightly stunned.

She had only heard of "Flowers bloom on the roadside, so you can go home slowly", but had never heard of talking about the sprouting of the Albizia julibrissin.

Isn't it rustic?

Besides, isn't this a joke that has been overused? Despite

this, Su Yunbai couldn't help but tremble in her heart.

She didn't know why she suddenly felt such an overwhelming emotion. After all these years, she had gotten used to being alone, but now she suddenly felt like a drifter.

She had never felt so clearly that this place was a foreign land.