Lin Zi waited quietly for the old gentleman to tell him everything about Emma, although he didn't care about the past, but if he could get to know her a little more, he felt a little closer to her, a little more cherished her.

"This child has been very independent since she was a child, and when she was only five years old, she was sent to me by her parents, because her parents were too busy, her father was busy getting promoted and making a fortune, and her mother was busy realizing her dreams, and none of them really put their minds on their children anyway.

But Emma is really smart and sensible, and I just stepped down from the position of CEO of the Energy Research and Development Institute due to physical reasons, and I was quite depressed, and I felt sorry for myself all the time, blaming my health for blocking my future.

It's Emma, who plays those light little tunes for me in the living room every day, from the first nursery rhyme, to the whole piano song later, what the child has learned from the teacher, he will share it with me.

In this way, day by day, I finally raised my head from my depression, began to do experiments in my own professional field, published papers, and then returned to the commanding heights of my major step by step, becoming a visiting professor of new energy at Columbia University and NYU.

If it weren't for that little girl, I think I would have been ruined by my depression, and it was because of her that I had made another leap in my career in an almost semi-retired state.

It's a pity that when her mother died, I was so busy running around, busy with my career and teaching, that I didn't have time to take care of her feelings, but when I came back to my senses, the little girl seemed to have a self-healing function, and she became a caring little cutie again.

Like never hurt, but I know she does, because she chose the same career as her mother and worked hard to fight on the path she chose. ”

Johnson said this, seemingly a little tired, he paused, reached out and took out a bottle of water from a small Xiaoice box on his right, unscrewed it and drank it, and then slowly put it back.

Lin Zitan couldn't imagine what it was like for a child who was in need of mother's love and warmth to be accompanied by a sick old man at the age of five, but he really didn't see any negativity in Emma's speech and demeanor.

What's more, her mother died when she was 13 years old, and she didn't feel sad because she had been away for a long time? No, it was impossible, he might not be able to bear this kind of pain even as a man, let alone a little girl, just like the old gentleman said,

If she really wasn't sad, she wouldn't have ended up choosing the same career as her mother, maybe she just hid all these losses and sorrows in her heart?

"And her father?" Lin Zi couldn't help but ask.

"Not to mention, Bill used to be busy with his career and didn't help his wife in her plight, so he blamed himself and resigned from his position to go to China to find his mother's homeland.

Maybe it's because he's been alone all these years, but despite this, Emma insists on visiting him often and sharing with me what she has seen and heard about China, so that I can know how rapid China's development is now without leaving home.

Oh, by the way, did Emma tell you that her grandmother was Chinese? That was my second wife, smart and charming, alas...... It's too early~"

Speaking of this, the old man sighed again, stopped, and fumbled for a jade ring on his hand, Lin Zitan thought, it must be a token left by Grandma Emma!

"Ahem~ I called you, not to stop you from falling in love, I just want to take a look, who is this man who can make her die and give everything?

The old man said, looking up at Lin Zitan's eyes, as if he wanted to see from his eyes whether his heart was sincere.

"Rest assured, Mr. Johnson, I was struck by Emma's smile the first time I saw her, and I will do everything I can to keep her smile clean all the time!"

Lin Zitan didn't dare to promise too much to the old man, afraid that people wouldn't believe it if they heard it, but he must say what he thought in his heart, and fell in love with Emma because of her warm smile, so he was willing to make all efforts for that sunny warmth.

"Well~ I believe you! You have worked very hard in your career, I have seen all this, in fact, our family does not need the so-called top rich people, without scruples to say, our family is not short of money,

So I just want you to protect yourself, and help me protect Emma, and I'll leave the rest of the mess to my other two sons, just watch.

But there's one thing, how much do you know about that stepfather of yours?" said the old man, suddenly squinting his eyes.

"Well, I just know that he may have been a member of Black Hand D when he was younger, but then he ...... It should have been dedicated to the business of the Amanda family. Lin Zitan heard that the old man had investigated him so clearly, so he had to tell the truth.

"Hmm...... I see, go back!, let the babysitter tell you where Emma is, and go see her!" The old man said, and raised his hand to him.

"Okay Mr. Johnson, if you need anything, please feel free to contact me!" Lin Zitan stood up, bowed respectfully to the old man, and then opened the door with steady steps and walked out.

Coming out of Emma's house, Lin Zitan held a card given to him by the old black nanny, which said that Emma had stayed at the hotel in Washington, D.C., and when Emma left in the morning, he said that he was going to attend an exhibition at the International Museum of Women in the Arts.

Since the old man suggested that he go to Emma, after Lin Zitan returned to his apartment, he immediately took a shower and changed clothes, prepared a change of clothes in his suitcase for two or three days, brought a notebook and mobile phone supplies, and drove directly to Washington overnight.

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Not long after Lin Zi left, in Li Manrui's villa on Long Island, Mike and Li Manrui, who had been in a cold war for a long time, rarely sat down for dinner together because of Anne's request.

After eating, the nanny carefully packed up her things, leaving the husband and wife to eat in silence while each swiping their tablets.

"Mommy~ Why doesn't my brother always come back? I miss him a little!" Annie Li is now 8 years old, and she is required to speak Chinese to talk to Li Manrui, but when she turns her face, she will go to speak English with Mike, and occasionally learn Mike to speak Italian.

"Your brother was so busy with work that Mom asked him to come back and spend time with us at Christmas. Li Manrui's voice was cold.

"Mommy, you said that my brother has a new girlfriend, is she more beautiful than Sister Zhuang?"

She has long seen that there is a crack in the relationship between her parents, and in order to let the two of them spend more time together, she uses the reason of skipping meals to let them sit together like now.

"What are you a child fooling with in the affairs of adults? Brother's girlfriend is not Sister Zhuang, nor will she be Sister Zhuang, don't embarrass your brother because Sister Zhuang is good to you. Li Manrui said in a deep voice.

"Where's it?I'll just ask~" Annie Li pursed her lips and said softly, turning her head and sticking out her tongue at Mike after speaking.

"Ding Dong~" At this moment, the doorbell of the gate suddenly rang.

"I'll drive it, I'll drive it, see if my brother is back. Li Anne jumped up from her seat excitedly, ran to the gate, and opened the door without even looking at the monitor.

"NYPD, is Michael here? We have something we need to ask you to go to the police station to cooperate with the investigation. After opening the door, two uniformed NYPDs walked in and spoke with a little politeness.