"Letton, let it be. ”

Evan hung up the phone and returned to the table, expressionless.

Audrey saw Evan, who was judging the two of them before and after answering the phone, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Leiden...... It's Layton, right? What did he say on the phone?"

"Nothing?" Evan shook his head meaningfully, and Audrey immediately showed a serious expression, staring at Evan without blinking, as if asking, "Are you sure?"

Receiving Audrey's signal, Evan paused, and then changed his words: "Well, Layton said something about the school. ”

Audrey blinked, satisfied that Evan didn't think about fooling around, "School...... Could it be that something is wrong with the laboratory? Could it be that Layton's voice just now sounded a little anxious. ”

"It's not. Evan shook his head, rejecting Audrey's speculation, "I mean, it has nothing to do with the lab. ”

"That's about ......" Audrey's curiosity didn't fade.

"Uh, this...... Audrey, do you remember Professor Chin?" asked Evan.

"Professor Money?" Audrey nodded, "Of course I do." ”

Although there are many Asians in California now, it is absolutely rare to be able to enter college and get tenured teaching positions, and Audrey's memory is not a problem, of course, she remembers this Chinese American who was invited by her lover to the villa for weekend parties several times.

"What's wrong with him?"

"He was forbidden to carry out research some time ago, and now he has lost even his personal freedom, and maybe even his life. Leiden told me that his family is also facing difficulties in life now......"

"No work...... Did he make any mistakes?" Audrey looked puzzled, "I think he seems to be working on rockets, right?"

"That's right...... I mean, he did work on rockets. Evan said, "But there's nothing wrong with him personally. ”

"If I want to say wrong, it can only be his birth. ”

"Birth?" Audrey pointed to her white cheeks, "you mean...... Skin color?"

"Almost. Evan nodded, then lowered his voice, "Of course, that's just one factor. ”

"Oh, it doesn't feel good. Audrey, who had completely lost her appetite, put down the silver spoon and frowned: "It reminds me of the German ...... a few years ago."

Seeing that it had aroused his lover's sadness, Evan looked worried and said, "I'm sorry, Audrey......"

Audrey shook her head and interrupted Evan with a smile: "Evan, I'm fine. ”

"It's all in the past. ”

"By the way, what you just said is not just a factor of skin color...... I don't know if it is to prove that I am not lying, or if I am really interested, Audrey did not let go of the topic just now, "That's right, if it's just because of skin color, at most, it's like what happened to me in World War II as mentioned in the newspaper, but it shouldn't be ...... if Zhan is life-threatening."

"You're right, that's because ......" Evan was about to explain in detail, but Audrey said, "Wait, don't say it yet, let me think about it myself...... You eat, and the soup ......"

As she spoke, Audrey picked up Evan's bowl and said while serving him soup: "This situation must have something to do with the domestic and international environment, let me think about it." ”

Seeing this, Evan closed his mouth and smiled as Audrey scooped soup into his bowl.

"I see. Audrey scooped it a few times before she suddenly exclaimed.

Evan heard the words and said, "Yes, so quickly, let's talk about it." ”

She put down the big spoon, put her hand away, put the bowl in front of her, and said a little impatiently: "Evan, is it related to the recent Wisconsin star Republican senator, his activity has made the president very faceless, and it has also made the atmosphere of both parties in Congress very tense, and it has made red taboo." ”

"This year, the old country across the Pacific formed a new country, and then voluntarily became involved in the war on the peninsula. ”

"I remember Professor Qian as a Chinese, right......"

"Yellow and red......" Audrey supported her chin with the palm of her left hand, and tapped her red lips with the index finger of her right hand, "It's not surprising. ”

"Evan, am I right?"

"That's right!" Evan nodded, "You see, the first thing I do when I get up in the morning and go to the living room is turn on the radio." ”

"You're right!" Evan's agreement made Audrey smile slightly, and continued: "It's the voice that broadcasts the morning news that is too ugly......"

"Really, I don't think it'......."

"Huh?"

The unexpected disagreement made the two look at each other, and after a while, the two laughed in unison, and after a while, they involuntarily stopped at the same time.

After a brief silence, Audrey asked softly, "Evan, what are you going to do?"

Professor Qian is a friend of Evan's, and Evan will not ignore it.

Audrey is 100% sure of this.

However, Audrey also knew that Evan must have a lot of concerns. His father had just been re-elected governor of California, and if he was not well implicated, the consequences could be imagined.

Evan glanced up at Audrey and replied in the same soft, "What can I do?"

"After Professor Qian was imprisoned, many people expressed opposition, and the university was actively contacting or lobbying the relevant authorities. ”

"Now that his family is facing difficulties in life, there are several students who are in the know to help raise donations, and I asked Leiden to help out with some ......."

Evan was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "That's all I can do." ”

At this time, Audrey got up and walked to Evan's side, hugged him from behind with a chair, and silently expressed her support.

……

After the end of the council, each of the Evan companies held their own annual meetings to entertain suppliers, distributors, banks, and local politicians.

Most of these annual meetings are held before the Christmas holidays, and a few after Christmas.

The former, Evan will attend in a low-key manner and will not reveal his identity.

The only exception is the annual meeting of applied semiconductor companies.

Of course, because the business of the applied semiconductor company is not on the right track, there is no large-scale banquet, and the so-called annual meeting is just a carnival for the company's employees. Not to mention the suppliers, even the brother companies that start with "application" are not invited.

They just chartered a nightclub and had a party, with drink, bands, and girls.

However, even if no invitation was sent, because of Evan's existence, Carl and these people still came uninvited.

Well, by the way, Evan just slipped away after making an opening remark.

After Applied Semiconductor's annual meeting, Evan took a sabbatical back to Sacramento.

He was accompanied by his sister Virginia, as well as a cart of gifts.

A third of these gifts belonged to Audrey.

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