First-Class Lawyer - Chapter 174

[Chapter 172 Curly Hair (2)]

“In fact, it’s not because of one thing, it’s even hard to tell which year and day it is. If you have to draw a dividing line…” The

landlord seemed to be seriously recalling, and after a while, he said: “I participated in the research institute. After the project, I was too busy to touch the ground for a period of time, and I was worried that the house would be too deserted, which would cause Jacques to think too much.”

He smiled: “You know, the kid will have such an awkward age. I I had a particularly long period of time, from the age of ten to early twenties. For ten years or so, I was too worried about even a dog. I was very worried that Jacques would do the same. So I kept some cats and dogs to accompany him, and he liked them very much. ”

Not only Jacques, but Mervyn Bai himself likes those little things very much, and tries his best to raise them well.

So later, when he was influenced by the laboratory of the institute and began to cast shadows on those small animals, he suffered more than anyone else.

He liked them so much that he considered them important family members, but because of that, he had to stay away from them.

Otherwise, he is very afraid that he will consume those relaxed and beautiful feelings in the long-term psychological torture.

“He was mad at you for sending away the cats and dogs?” Yan Suizhi asked guessingly.

Unexpectedly, the landlord shook his head, “He is really unhappy, but he is not angry with me.”

At that time, Mervyn Bai was even mentally prepared, thinking that Jacques would definitely make trouble about this matter for a long time, There was even some subtle estrangement with him. It may take many years, until one day I can understand his helplessness, and the estrangement in the teenage years will gradually disappear.

However, Jacques did not make trouble, which surprised Mervyn Bai at the time.

Jacques, who was in his early ten years, was sad, but he did not make a noise, but stubbornly believed that Mervyn Bai must have his reasons for doing this.

To a certain extent, he is actually very sensible, or in other words, he has absolute trust in his adoptive father, knowing that the other party will never give away the things he cherishes easily, there must be a last resort.

“But that kid’s inquisitiveness is very strong.” The landlord was a little helpless, “Maybe it is innate to people with great talent? This is actually an advantage and should never be punished. But I really didn’t want him to know the reason at that time. .” The

hysterical and mad behavior of the animals in the laboratory is by no means a pleasant subject. Even depressed and depressed.

That’s not a picture or scene suitable for an eleven- or twelve-year-old child to see. So Mervyn Bai found some other reasons to prevaricate it.

“After a few years, I resigned from the research institute.” The landlord was a little helpless, “This behavior was also very abrupt to the kid, so it inspired his inquiry. But I can’t explain it clearly. The rejection was just an intuition, and there was no substantial evidence. At that time, I couldn’t even tell what the purpose of the research institute was.”

Therefore, Mervyn Bai once again chose to prevaricate about Jacques’ inquiry.

On the one hand he didn’t want to mention it himself, and on the other hand he didn’t want Jacques to be exposed to those things.

When he was young, Jacques Bai wiped and asked again and again, while Mervyn Bai gave false reasons again and again.

“Actually, I thought later that the reason for the estrangement is this.” The landlord said, “He gave me absolute trust, but I didn’t tell him the truth. I always dealt with him with all kinds of jokes and fabricated reasons, no matter what the reasons were. The original intention, at least in terms of trust, let him down.” The

landlord thought for a while: “After that, he will not be as close to me as before, and it may be a real rebellious period? Sometimes I suddenly drop a word, like a soft knife. , at first I can’t pick out every word, but it just makes me vomit blood.”

“But I didn’t realize it at the time, I thought that the age that the little dog hated has finally arrived, although it was a long time later than I expected. During that half year, we often had conflicts over small matters. It was not intense, and no one was making a fuss, but we were all angry. It seemed that we suddenly changed from family members who were speculating everywhere to not being everywhere. Suitable roommate.”

When Yan Suizhi heard the description of “the same room tenant”, he was relieved: “It won’t fall to the point of a tenant, after all, it’s a father and son.”

“Yes.” The landlord said, “I think so when I’m calm. , but this kind of thought pops up from time to time in his anger, which is quite uncomfortable. At that time, he had just entered college and did not go home often. I overheard that his biological parents had been quietly looking for him, showing guilt and sympathy towards him. Be kind and try to make up with him. To be honest, I usually have a lot of confidence, and when I quarrel, I feel that I still lack a bit of blood.”

“Afterwards, he might be in the second half of his freshman year. He had a vacation. When I came back, I accidentally saw one of his folders…”

He said this, still frowning. It seems that after so many years, when I look back on that moment, I still can’t do it in my heart.

“I knew at a glance what those diagrams and data were. They were all things that I came across in the research institute! I thought he was timid at first, but he actually had the ability to secretly dig through my old bottom. After taking a closer look, Only then did I find that there are many differences in the details of the research data. How should I put it… It’s very immature. At first glance, it seems that a person with great talent but very little experience tinkered with it himself.” The

landlord sighed, “I was directly angry at the time. I’m stunned. Compared to secretly digging through my old bottom, he is more afraid of his own research. You can’t imagine his talent. If you really go the wrong way, what will happen. It probably broke out between me and him. The most serious quarrel, and the last.”

Mervyn Bai did not expect that the result of his repeated prevarications would be like this. Jacques not only did not give up, but also explored it himself.

During that quarrel, Jacques deleted all the information in front of Mervyn Bai and shattered it forever. Then packed up and went back to school, never came back.

“I thought that the quarrel was the same as before, but the tantrums lasted a little longer. Maybe on the next vacation, he would show up at the door with his luggage and backpack cross-body. It didn’t take long. , I heard that he went to live with his biological parents temporarily.”

The landlord was silent for a while, and then said: “I was very angry at first, very angry, I felt like I had spent 20 years raising a white-eyed wolf. I was so angry that my liver hurt. That’s when I told Lin Yuan not to stand in front of me. Speaking of that kid, I can’t say a word. For a while, I comforted myself – that kid was very thoughtful, maybe he misunderstood some angry words, so he was deliberately angry with me. I thought about pulling my face down and taking the initiative to talk to him. But unfortunately , I was targeted by the Manson Brothers at that time.”

At that time, Mervyn Bai suddenly felt that Jacques returned to his biological family, and it was not a bad thing to be estranged from him, at least he would not be implicated by him.

So Mervyn Bai acted a lot in those years, pushing his adopted son farther and farther against his original intention.

The original deep ditch cracked a little bit into the sky, and over time, it could no longer be closed.

“I was worried for a while that he didn’t stop his research, he would follow in my footsteps and be involved in those messy things.” The landlord said, “Fortunately…”

Hearing this sentence, Yan Suizhi’s eyes moved, and then He hung down suddenly, fiddling with the mint leaves on the dinner plate.

He originally wanted to remind the landlord about seeing Jacques Bai at the rest stop. But now he suddenly changed his mind and swallowed those tempting questions.

The landlord didn’t notice his expression, so he took care of himself for a moment, and said, “Fortunately, he entered the Ivy League after graduation. This is probably the only thing that is gratifying to me.”

He suddenly remembered many, many years ago. some afternoon.

He does root carving in the yard, and the floor-to-ceiling windows of the study on the second floor are bright and clean. When he was moving his muscles and bones, he accidentally raised his eyes and saw Jacques leaning in his chair with his earphones plugged in, and in front of him was a sheet of electronic data.

It was Jacques’ last short vacation in high school, and he was going to go to university soon.

At that time, Mervyn Bai looked at the figure behind the window, and suddenly realized that Jacques seemed to have not asked those questions about the laboratory and resignation for a long time.

The little devil who always has a strong inquisitive mind and is chattering and noisy, has grown into a different look without knowing it, much mature and more restrained.

So much so that sometimes Mervyn Bai couldn’t see what he was thinking.

Growing up should be gratifying, but Mervyn Bai suddenly had a feeling at that moment…

It seems that this little devil he watched grow up, one day he will be farther and farther away from him, becoming more and more The stranger, maybe one day, he will no longer go home.

[End of This Chapter]