Tan Qiufeng's tone was slightly trembling, and his expression was a little nervous, a little guilty, and a little indescribably complicated.
"I think it would be better if you ask her face to face."
Li Jie smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed far away, pointing at the building emitting faint light in the distance.
That was the direction of the laboratory, although he had noticed that Tan Xuemei was secretly observing not far away.
But just now, Qin Xuemei had withdrawn her sight and returned to the laboratory.
"She...she..."
Tan Qiufeng's mouth opened and closed, closed and opened again, repeated several times, but in the end he still couldn't ask what was in his heart.
What he wants to ask is, 'Will she see me? Doesn't she blame me?'
After thinking about it for a while, he came up with the answer himself.
'She must blame me.'
'How could she not blame me?'
'She must blame me!'
'After all, I am not a qualified husband, nor am I a qualified father.'
Eight years ago, according to Xuemei's age, she was still in school. After Xianglan left, how could a child survive?
It's hard to imagine, no, it's not that it's hard to imagine, but Tan Qiufeng subconsciously avoided imagining it because he didn't dare to think about it.
It was just a thought that made him feel pain in his heart and liver.
The physical pain was transmitted to his heart, and his subconscious issued a warning, don't think about it, don't think about it.
"Let's go, Minister Qin, I'll take you there."
Li Jie secretly sighed and walked towards the laboratory. Upon seeing this, Qin Qiufeng immediately followed him step by step.
At this time, his mood was very complicated, including excitement, joy, guilt, and anxiety. All kinds of emotions were intertwined together, which could be described as a mixed bag of emotions.
There are hundreds of things in the world, nothing like this.
When he reached the door of the laboratory, Qin Qiufeng suddenly stopped and looked around as if he was looking for something.
He really wanted to find a mirror and tidy up his appearance.
At this moment, he suddenly felt a sense of regret in his heart. Before going out for a walk, he should have taken a good look in the mirror.
From last night to noon today, he was almost in a hurry, and he didn't clean up when he arrived at the forest farm.
Tan Qiufeng touched his cheek and felt that it was covered with dust and not clean enough.
'If there is a basin of water, it would be better for me.'
Boom!
Boom!
At this moment, a knock on the door from the front pulled Tan Qiufeng out of his thoughts.
"Xuemei, are you in there?"
'Um?'
Hearing this very different title and the slightly intimate tone, Tan Qiufeng's heart immediately rose, and he looked at Li Jie in surprise.
At the same time, an idea came to his mind.
'Why would he call Xuemei that?'
'Why doesn't he add comrade and call him Section Chief Qin?'
'What is the relationship between him and Xuemei?'
In a daze, Tan Qiufeng suddenly woke up.
Yes!
Xuemei even told him such an extremely private matter as her life experience, so how could their relationship be normal?
They are a man and a woman. The man is handsome and talented, and the woman is as beautiful as a jade, beautiful and intelligent.
Two people are equally good. Isn't it right for men and women to be attracted to each other?
As soon as he thought of this, Tan Qiufeng's eyes changed when he looked at Li Jie, and there was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.
Excellent young people are excellent, but when this outstanding young man has an extra layer of identity, he becomes a son-in-law.
The meaning is different, and it is very different.
Squeak!
The wooden door opened with a creak. Tan Xuemei glanced at Li Jie with red eyes, and then glanced at Tan Qiufeng without any trace under the dim light.
She was still very young when her father left. After many years, her father's appearance has become much blurred in her memory.
Although it was not the first time she saw Tan Qiufeng, the way she saw him before was different from the way she sees him now.
Soon, Qin Xuemei withdrew her gaze, fearing that their eyes would meet in the air.
"come in."
After gently leaving these words, Tan Xuemei turned around and left.
Li Jie took two steps back and stretched out his hand to guide him.
"Minister Qin, you go in, I won't go in."
Tan Qiufeng was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said with emotion.
"well."
When Tan Qiufeng walked into the laboratory, Li Jie stepped forward and closed the wooden door of the laboratory, leaving the space for the father and daughter.
After a while, Li Jie vaguely heard a suppressed cry coming from behind the door.
That voice was very familiar to him. It belonged to Qin Xuemei.
Then another slightly choked male voice came, this one belonging to Qin Qiufeng.
"At that time, I discussed with your mother and took you out of the city early the next morning, but... but who would have thought that the traitor would betray us that night, and what followed was a city-wide manhunt by the enemy.
."
"I...I evacuated to the mountains with the organization before I had time to inform you."
"Since then, we have lost contact."
Later, the words became lower and lower, gradually becoming inaudible.
After a long time, another sad cry came from behind the door.
There was another long wait. After about two hours, the moon slowly climbed up into the night sky, and footsteps came from behind the door, approaching from far away.
Squeak!
The door opened again, and when Tan Xuemei saw that Li Jie was still guarding the door, an uncontrollable joy suddenly surged out of her heart.
Immediately, the corners of her mouth gradually curved, and there was a smile in the corners of her eyes and between her eyebrows.
Tan Qiufeng, who was on the side, saw his daughter's performance. While he was pleased, he couldn't help but feel jealous.
As a person who has been there, how could he not see the state of his daughter? It is clear that his heart is all about 'Feng Cheng'.
How can this be done?
You will suffer a loss in the future!
No, I have to have a good talk with 'Feng Cheng', as a father.
In fact, the father and daughter had reconciled more than an hour ago. In the next hour or so, Tan Qiufeng spent most of the time talking and asking questions.
After being separated for many years, Qin Qiufeng would feel that the time was too short, let alone more than an hour, even a day and a night.
If Qin Xuemei hadn't insisted on opening the door and taking a look, the two of them would still be communicating now.
Originally, Tan Qiufeng was wondering why his daughter suddenly wanted to take a look outside the door.
Now, he finally understands.
It turns out it’s because of this ‘stinky boy’!
snort!
I am not angry!
not angry!
Unknowingly, in Tan Qiufeng's eyes, Li Jie's image had slipped from 'an outstanding young man' to a 'stinky boy'.
Tan Xuemei raised her head and glanced at the stars in the sky, and reminded her insincerely.
"Feng Cheng, it's getting late. You should go back quickly."
"Yeah, (smelly) little... young man, it's getting late, go back and rest early."
Tan Qiufeng almost called out the 'stinky boy', but fortunately he reacted in time and stopped the car immediately.