The old buildings located on the streets designated in the project book will be demolished and rebuilt.

Yan bought an apartment when the property was first put on the market. It was located at the location of his grandmother Song Zhen’s old house, on the same floor, the fourth floor.

Shi Yan would occasionally stay here for a couple of days, but he hadn't been here once since Sheng Yuan came back.

This day.

He stopped by to pick up something.

The area around, nearby and inside of the house are all brand new now. There is no trace of the old feeling of the original small house. It is spacious and bright.

Shi Yan found what he wanted, closed the drawer, turned around and saw two photo frames on the bookshelf behind him.

——They are all very important things to Shi Yan.

The photo in the first frame was taken when Shi Yan was in high school. At that time, he was making basque for Sheng Yuan and accidentally got cream on his face. However, he didn't know it. Sheng Yuan saw it and thought he looked funny, so she took a selfie with him on her mobile phone and sent it to him.

In the photo, he had a creamy face and a slightly dazed expression, while she was smiling happily and beautifully beside him.

Later, Shi Yan printed out the photos and made them into several photo frames, which he placed in places he often stayed.

The second photo frame is a photo of Shi Yan's parents when they were still alive. When their relationship was at its best, mother Shi nestled in father Shi's arms like a little bird, and father Shi, who was tall, hugged his wife with a hint of happiness on his face.

This kind of scene never happened again after Shi's mother realized that she looked very similar to her husband's ex-girlfriend.

My father and mother died in a car accident.

It was an unexpected disaster.

He was hit by a drunk driver and his car broke through the railing and fell into the river under the bridge.

It was night time, and by the time the accident was discovered it was too late.

Later, the police investigation report mentioned that the father could have survived, but after discovering that his wife had left him, he gave up his chance to survive and chose to die with his wife.

Later, Shi Yan found his father's diary while tidying up his things at home.

The diary records a very early time.

——In the beginning, Shi's father was indeed shocked by Shi's mother's appearance, but when he got to know Shi's mother, became familiar with her, and pursued her, he never used her as a substitute in a dirty way. He chose to be with Shi's mother and get married because he fell in love with her.

However, these two were people with too strong self-esteem. They obviously cared about each other very much, but on the surface, neither of them was willing to yield to the other, which ultimately led to these words being buried in their hearts forever with regret.

…

Shi Yan put what he was looking for in a paper bag and held it in his hand, while with his other hand he picked up the bouquet of flowers that he had placed on the table when he entered the room.

He bought it when he passed by the flower shop just now.

Pink lychees and Sophie's baby roses wrapped in black wrapping paper.

To be given to Sheng Yuan.

He calculated the time and prepared to pick up Sheng Yuan from get off work.

Shi Yan took the elevator down, put the flowers on the passenger seat, closed the car door, and was about to walk around to the driver's seat when he heard someone calling his name.

"Shi...Shi Yan?"

A relatively unfamiliar female voice.

Shi Yan turned around.

I saw a woman with a basket of vegetables on her arm.

Shi Yan vaguely recognized the person in front of him.

"Oh, it's really you, Shi Yan!" Yan's mother looked at Shi Yan with surprise. She didn't recognize him just now. When did the boy who was always taciturn grow up to be so tall, wearing a well-tailored suit, with a superior and noble temperament? Yan's mother joked: "I didn't expect to see you here. It seems that I was right to take a shortcut to buy soy sauce today."

As far as he could remember, Yan's mother was not someone who would take the initiative to talk to him, but Shi Yan didn't think too much about it. Out of politeness, he just called her Aunt Yan in a low voice.

Yan's mother asked, "Shi Yan, why are you here? I heard that you settled in Xiangyang District, didn't you?"

Shi Yan: "Get something."

"Oh." Mother Yan looked Shi Yan up and down, and suddenly thought of something, her eyes lit up: "Shi Yan, you finally came here, why don't you come to Auntie's house for dinner? Your Uncle Yan hasn't seen you for a long time, and he misses you from time to time."

Shi Yan politely declined and said briefly that he had something else to do.

"Is that so?" Mother Yan looked regretful and invited enthusiastically: "Okay, then you must come to Auntie's house for dinner if you have the chance in the future."

Shi Yan didn't respond, just nodded, and drove away.

Yan's mother really didn't expect this.

The boy whom she didn't like very much at the beginning became a big shot doing big business who was often reported on TV news.

What a new upstart in the technology world, who has won another project worth tens or even hundreds of millions.

When Yan's mother returned home with the basket of vegetables, she was still thinking about all this. She didn't recognize luxury cars, but she could tell from the metal logo in front of Shi Yan's car that it was definitely a valuable car.

Before dinner.

Yan Chengye came back from the flower shop.

At the dinner table.

Yan's mother mentioned her encounter with Shi Yan.

Yan Chengye expressed surprise and astonishment.

Yan's mother also said that Shi Yan was now doing a big business in Xiangyang District, and she talked nonstop.

Yan Chengye nodded: "Well, when I saw that child before, I knew that he would be a promising person in the future."

Then Yan's mother stared at Yan's father with her sharp eyes.

Father Yan was confused: "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Seeing that Father Yan didn't understand, Mother Yan clicked her tongue and said something explicit: "Don't you think it's a waste of talent for Qingyue to work as a clerk in that company now? Not only does she have to rent a house far away, but she also has to work overtime every day and doesn't make much money."

Father Yan understood immediately: "You, you don't want Xiaoyan to introduce Qingyue to a job, do you?"

Mother Yan smiled and said, "Why not? Xiangyang District is a big place with many big companies and opportunities. If Qingyue can go there——"

"You're daydreaming." Father Yan frowned and interrupted Mother Yan: "I agree with what you said about big companies having more opportunities, but why bother Xiao Yan? We are not kind to them, but we owe them. Do you have the nerve to ask for this?"

Mother Yan put down her chopsticks and said, "Why can't you speak? After all, we were neighbors before."

Father Yan frowned even more tightly: "You said you were a neighbor, but didn't you look down on Xiao Yan before? You thought he was cold-tempered. That scumbag uncle refused to let me borrow money even when he came to my house. He even refused to let me invite him to dinner at the restaurant on my birthday. Don't you think it's inappropriate for you to bother him now?

Having said this, Mother Yan suddenly felt guilty and began to stammer.

If she had known this would happen, she would have...

Father Yan picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and said: "Anyway, I advise you to give up this unrealistic idea immediately. I can't afford to lose face like this."

Mother Yan said nothing.

She obviously couldn't easily give up the idea. (End of this chapter)