096 Would you like to meet my family?
"Shu Lan, in fact, I always thought that when Ye Jinliang knew the truth...... You will choose to forgive him. Avoiding my sharp question, Jiang Zuoyi threw such a sentence to me.
In the warm air-conditioned room, the chill suddenly hit my spine. I remember that every time I mentioned Ye Jinliang intentionally or unintentionally, Jiang Zuoyi's tone was to kill him except to cut it. Now on the big bed where the two of us lie side by side, is he going to kill himself?
I shook his hand and said, "Although I am very angry about Lu Zhaoxin, it does not mean that I will immediately throw myself into my arms with my ex-husband like an ignorant little woman."
Jiang Zuoyi, in fact, as long as you are willing to explain well, I still believe you. β
"I was just thinking, that day the fuck died, he was so weak like an idiot, I didn't even bother to lift a finger against him.
Shu Lan, I thought you would stay, you would stay at his house all night. Jiang Zuoyi grabbed my hand, and his fingertips were gently forced, pinching me painfully: "In the first half of my life, I was born and gambled to death, and I never had a problem. But none of the gambles upset me more than that night.
I thought I was going to lose, but you let me win.
So I'd love to ask you, you...... Is it because you fall in love with me more, or because you can't forgive Ye Jinliang? β
I curled up, leaned on his shoulder, and I said I'm sorry, be honest-even if it weren't for you Jiang Zuoyi, I might not be able to forgive Ye Jinliang for that look.
It's just that you are there, and you can add gorgeous petals to my turn as an artistic effect, making me walk more confidently.
"You don't understand women. In a relationship, a woman may never have a seemingly active offensive, but she is always crazier than a man in love.
To this day, I admit that Ye Jinliang is still very important to me. It's just enough to change the way and not be disturbed in each other's lives. A lot of things happen that you can't go back to the past.
What's more, Ye Zi is not his biological daughter after all, and this bond is so insignificant no matter how you look at it. I said this calmly, without much thought or superfluous manuscript. It's all my true heart.
If you ask me if it hurts? All I can say is that it hurts when it's time to go. Without comfort, without that mess, I can imagine the days ahead-
Maybe Ye Jinliang will sell his shares after the end of the 'River View Capital' project, and then leave alone. From now on...... No more intersections with my life.
Alas, in fact, it's still a little sad to think about it. I was just about to brew emotions when I suddenly felt that something was wrong.
I said Jiang Zuoyi, aren't you talking about it today? Why did you get involved with Ye Jinliang for no reason!
"I was just thinking...... You won't forgive Ye Jinliang, then Ah Xue...... Will you not forgive me? He leaned sideways, let go of his hand, and turned his back to me.
The voice is a little rough, as if you are not satisfied.
"If Ah Xue hadn't had an accident back then, if she was still alive...... Wouldn't it be like you, preferring to stay in a corner away from the entanglement...... Don't want to come back to me?
Shu Lan, in fact, you may not know. The moment when you broke away from Ye Jinliang and chose to pounce on me. I suddenly felt ...... Ling Xue and I seem to be really over.
She left so suddenly that I begged in countless dreams that I would see her again. Even if you ask her in person, do you still hate me, and are you willing to forgive me......
Now, I finally know the answer. β
My heart ached, and I leaned over and put my arms around his waist. Running a little upward along his smooth pectorals, his collarbone trembling and his Adam's apple going up and down.
I opened my fingertips and tried to touch his cheek, and as soon as I came into contact with a moment of steaming mist, he held it down.
"Jiang Zuoyi, everything will be fine." I can't say anything else but this nonsense. I just hugged him and didn't dare to move, let alone confirm whether he was crying.
What he does not let others see, whoever sees it will die.
"Shu Lan, after the turn of the year, quit Lu Zhaoxin. Give her double the company compensation. β
"Huh?" I said in my heart that your topic is turning too fast, I can't keep up with it.
I said that it was okay for me to quit a Lu Zhaoxin, but how can you promise me that there will be no more in the lives of the two of us in the future-
"Then I tell Andy to kill them one by one according to the list, okay?"
Me: "......"
Jiang Zuoyi, I've convinced you!
"Also, if she wants to meet Little Zero once in a while, that's fine."
I sat up all of a sudden, and I said Jiang Zuoyi, what do you mean.
"Whose son is Jiang Ling, don't you say...... Was he born after Ling Xue was raped by bad guys? "I really can't be calm anymore, but at the moment, Jiang Zuoyi clearly doesn't even mean to say half a word.
I sat next to him and waited. The kneeling legs were numb, like a watch.
Later, I only waited for his even snoring, and I was so angry that I couldn't sleep at all.
Lightly on the ground, I pushed open the door next doorβ
Damn, it's a double bed, why did this stinky boy crawl into the quilt of my leaves again! As a scoundrel as his father!
The two little ones are sleeping soundly, their little hands are entangled, and they are as cute as New Year's dolls.
I flipped Zero's body over, for fear that he would suffocate my daughter's neck. But his hands were clenched very tightly, and it was particularly difficult to break them.
I felt so uncomfortable that two children with such similar fates walked together so inexplicably, and I thought that there was only one other in the whole world.
They will grow up one day and will have all kinds of troubles. There will be misunderstandings, there will be despair, there will be self-doubt and denial. They...... Will you be as lucky as me and Ye Jinliang to have been in love for a whole time? Or will we be like us, and we will be devastated by the ugliness and confusion of human nature?
I suddenly missed Ye Jinliang very shamelessly, because I felt ...... He is the stupidest victim of the conspiracy. Even if he cut my heart with a knife. But now it's like a poor child who has broken a toy, squatting on the ground and crying and not knowing what to do, no matter how hard he tries, he can't glue it back together.
But Jiang Zuoyi ...... He's the man who created the conspiracy after all. It's just that in the end, I locked myself in the upside down. Every step forward, stepping on your own blood.
I was really tired, so I poured a cup of hot water and sat in the living room for a few minutes. Finally, I made a call to Wang Xiaofei.
"Shu Lan? Are you looking for something with me? β
It's already four o'clock in the morning, and I regretted it as soon as I dialed the number, but I really didn't expect Wang Xiaofei to be very energetic.
He said that he was rushing to the draft, and the tragic headline on the first day of the new year belonged to him, so please call him sad and urge the little prince.
I said you guys worked really hard, day and night.
"Alas, it's all a line of resentment. But it doesn't matter, Chinese New Year's Eve overtime triple the salary, so as not to go back to see my sister and their family abuse me a single dog.
How? Do you also have insomnia? Do you want to come out and I'll treat you to supper? β
I said you treat me like a lonely young woman, don't you? I'm calling you because, well, do you remember that we mentioned a guy earlier?
"As far as Dr. Su introduced, a detective surnamed Lin. You said he was a relative of your family, and I wanted to ask when I could make an appointment with him. β
"You haven't been looking for him yet, have you?" Wang Xiaofei said that he was on a business trip some time ago, and he thought that I had already gone to the door by myself.
I'm embarrassed to say that I was accidentally shot some time ago and have been recovering from my injuries.
Hehehe, well, I don't think he believed it at all.
"The eldest sister of the Su family, they went on vacation some time ago. However, I heard from my brother-in-law that there would be a family reunion on the second day of the Lunar New Year. So they must all be in S City, or I'll help you ask that day? β
This Detective Lin is Dr. Su's brother-in-law, that is, the husband of the eldest sister of the Su family. I don't think it's good to have a few layers of acquaintances around, after all, it's not very honorable to find a private detective.
I said okay, can you help me ask if it's okay to go to the third year of junior high school?
Because I made an appointment to go to the prison to see my dad on the third day of junior high school, I was able to take some time to meet with 'others' after that. And Jiang Zuoyi will not suspect what I went to do and asked something.
Wang Xiaofei agreed, and said that if he was free, he would accompany me.
After hanging up, my left eyelid jumped three times. As soon as I turned around, Jiang Zuoyi appeared behind me like a corpse.
"It's so late, how can you run out and make a call? Who? He asked as he poured water.
"Wang Xiaofei." I tried not to tell a complete lie in front of him, and the half-truths were so good: "He wanted to ask me to have dinner on the third day of the new year, but I said that I was going to see my father in prison on the third day of the new year." β
"And then? Skipping meals and another day? β
Me: "......"
I was so angry that I went up and kicked him, saying if you can speak normally. He got me in and said I was hungry and it was time for breakfast.
Jiang Zuoyi, your emotional transformation is too fast!
At first, I refused, because Lu Zhaoxin's facts made me very mentally and physically devastated.
But Jiang Zuoyi came up for a while, and he was a stinky hooligan, and he didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one at all.
I have the impression that he has been asking me for a long time. But my emotions are always in knots, and it's hard to pick up the state. In the end, he was tired, and he fell asleep directly in the process of his hard work. He was so angry that he gave me a slap that was neither light nor heavy.
"Shu Lan, you are ruthless enough!"
I said I'm really sleepy, you can do it yourself, remember to wipe it for me when it's over.
Jiang Zuoyi: "......"
In a daze, he seemed to say to me, "Shu Lan, do you want to meet my family?" β
I was already dreaming, but then a spirit woke up again. I said your family? Do you still have family?
"My stepfather, who immigrated to Thailand a few years ago, settled."
I said oh.
"It's the New Year, and I want to go back to see him." Jiang Zuoyi just wanted to light a cigarette but was snuffed out by me, I said that you can't smoke in the bedroom, you have to develop good habits.
"What kind of man is your father-in-law?" I mean, I don't think I've heard you mention it.
"I was sent to the club by Jiang Bancheng when I was ten years old, and the first person to train me was my father-in-law, his name was Gao Shanfeng. used to be a special forces, but later he fell into the Tao. I don't think you'll be interested in the past.
In short, he means to me like a biological father. He taught me a lot of things I shouldn't have done, but I had to do.
He also taught me what to do to change the status quo if I don't want to do things I shouldn't do.
I don't have any relatives anymore, and if I say that in this world except for you and my two children, he is the only one left for me to worry about occasionally. β
I wrapped the quilt around my body, leaned over to Jiang Zuoyi, and whispered: "I remember you told me one day that you killed someone for the first time...... Not yet twelve years old. Could it be that your stepfather taught it by hand? β
"Yes."
When Jiang Zuoyi nodded, there was something inexplicable in his eyes. I think it's normal that I can't guess, but how can someone who hasn't held a gun understand that state of mind?
"I remember it was the first snow of late autumn, and it was bitterly cold. When my stepfather called me out in the morning, he didn't tell me what today's training was.
I have long learned to use a gun, and I am never afraid to hear the sound of bullets at the shooting range, in the hunting ground.
But that day, he blindfolded me with a black cloth. The car drove for a long, long time, and I even thought I was going to the execution ground myself.
The gun is still the same gun, and even the handle is hot when the shuttle goes down.
I thought I was still hitting some mannequin or something, but when I took off the blindfold, I saw ......"
"Say no more!" My heart palpitated, and I threw myself into his hot arms: "Jiang Zuoyi, don't recall this kind of thing anymore!" If your stepfather is important to you, we can visit him as if we were an old man. β
I said that although I was born in a different family from you, I have received a different education and three views. But every way of life has its own way of survival! Maybe you can't survive if you don't, and all sins can be forgiven by God in the years when you can't choose your lifestyle.
Although I don't like you with blood on your hands, I like you.
"Really?"
Jiang Zuoyi's expression suddenly became cute, and I almost chewed off half of my tongue and choked myself to death.
Then he rolled over and pressed it so much, and stuffed it in again!
I said what are you doing! Not all of them have been-
"Now you're sober!"
"Jiang Zuoyi! You-"
"Don't bother, I didn't even have an inch ...... just now"
***
Early in the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Jiang Zuoyi said that he wanted to go out. The reason is that there were moths last night, and it seems that it is really not easy to be in the town these days when Ling Nan is away.
He said that he had to find a way to suppress it in the past few days, and the rules of this industry were so unreasonable. If you don't fight for three days, Wang Ba will also uncover the tile.
I pulled him and asked if he had offended anyone again.
At first, he didn't want to say more to me, but just said a few perfunctory words, saying that they were all small roles, just scare and scare, and he couldn't make big waves.
"Is it possible...... Is it the old man of the previous dragon master? "I think I will never forget in my life how Jiang Zuoyi and Ling Nan were like magic, and they were one against a hundred.
Speaking of which, Long Ye's death was tragic enough, and it was completely to carry the black cauldron for the two dead foxes of them. However, the roots of the old tree are always fine, and Jiang Zuoyi has taken over Long Ye's territory and old department, which may not be so easy to digest.
The basin of the black powder case was directly on people's heads, and the heads under Long Ye's hands were not all scoops, there were always people who looked like mirrors in their minds, and they felt that Jiang Zuoyi was not authentic enough.
Big fish and small shrimp are mixed in the rivers and lakes, so you don't have to pay it back.
But Jiang Zuoyi told me that he could handle it, so I didn't have to worry too much. That's what I'll believe.
"Well, if you want to go out, what about the two children?" I said I had to go to the prison today to see my dad, "Do you want Andy to come?" β
"Andy has something to do today," Jiang Zuoyi thought for a while: "Or I'll call someone elseβ"
I said forget it, the children are still so young, you can change a few sunglasses uncles in black suits to take the children at every turn, I'm afraid that Ye's multiple personalities are getting more and more serious!
She's been a lot better in this time, I beg you.
"Either you send Li Dongye."
I said that people went out for their honeymoon on winter nights with Chenfeng, even if they are good friends, they can't always toss people so shamelessly.
"Besides, it's your responsibility to get rid of the children on a winter night, and you're embarrassed to ask someone to watch the children for you." I said that I am a woman, and women always love to turn over old accounts.
Then I said, "Can I discuss something with you?" I......
I hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Can I send them to Ye Jinliang first......
Jiang Zuoyi stared at me, and then picked up Xiao Ling without saying a word: "Let's go, Dad will take you to cut people." You're a boy, don't be afraid of anything. β
"Jiang Zuoyi!"
"What? It's up to you to send the leaves wherever you want, Little Zero is my son, and I don't want that bag to take with you for a second-"
"You're angry......" I gently scratched his back and said I'm sorry, that's what I said.
"I know that Ye Jinliang called you last night, and I also know that the grandson is having a hard time now." Jiang Zuoyi put down the poor and innocent child, glared at me and said, "It's a pity that no one will sympathize with him, and you can't use the child to make medicine for him."
It's like no one has ever been in pain. If you feel sorry for him, go to the door yourself. β
"Jiang Zuoyi, what nonsense are you talking about!" I was very aggrieved: "It's obvious that you have a knot in your heart, looking at Ye Jinliang is like looking at yourself four or five years ago, and you want to kill him every minute." Right? β
I think Jiang Zuoyi is really moody, and facing him all day long is like holding a bomb, and he doesn't necessarily fire at any time.
I also knew that it might be something out there that made him feel irritated. But who is to blame? It's not like I'm fucking letting you and Ling Nan go to the pit people and the dragon master will blame you again!
You want to clean up my dad, it's heaven and earth. As a result, I made a fuss, and I blamed me for not falling off the tail.
Thinking of this, I laughed out loud. I said you go, go, it's a big deal, I'll take the child with me.
"You come back early and pack your things, too. I asked Andy to book a plane ticket to Thailand for the fifth day of the new year. Jiang Zuoyi went out after speaking, I stood there and was stunned for a while, and drove the two children to the bathroom to wash.
I went into the house and called Ye Jinliang, and I said forget it, I don't want Jiang Zuoyi to be unhappy. And if you want to make a leaf, you will have a chance to see it in the company in the future.
"Jin Liang, I know you're having a hard time. But please don't disturb my life anymore. I'm fine now, really. "I pinched the phone, and I wanted to hang it up. Because I don't want to hear his words of despair crying after being drunk like he did last night.
I feel sorry for him, but I'm even more afraid that my distress will gradually turn into a rebellion. I prefer to let Ye Jinliang stay in that ruthless and ignorant fragment.
At the very least, we can all turn around and have peace of mind.
But what I didn't expect was that Ye Jinliang's tone and attitude were very normal, and they were not as decadent as I thought.
"Shu Lan, I'm in the company now."
"Oh."
"There's something I was about to tell you, you...... Is it convenient to come over today? β
I said that today is only the third day of the Lunar New Year, and I can understand that you are in a bad mood and have to work overtime. But one is to see my dad, and the other is that I'm dragging two children.
"Well, two policemen came looking for me this morning. Said that they had found the whereabouts of Song Jia and her husbandβ"
For the next half hour, I used my fastest speed to change the leaves and Xiao Ling and bring them to the car. When I arrived at the office, I arranged for the two of them to play backgammon in my office. I hurried to the large conference room.
Ye Jinliang and his secretary were receiving two uniformed policemen, and I looked at them - I didn't know, not the two who came back to ask me about Song Jia's whereabouts.
"Hello Mr. Shu, we are from the Serious Crime Team. I have just confirmed the situation with Mr. Ye, and it can basically be concluded that the two charred corpses that were turned out under the warehouse caused by firecrackers on Chinese New Year's Eve are Song Jia, the former financial director of your company, and her husband. β
"What!" My brain buzzed: "You say Song Jia is dead?" β
"Yes, to be exact, the autopsy determined that the day before she submitted her resignation by email." The police's explanation kept me alive.
Isn't this haunted?
"Shu Lan, someone should have pretended to be Song Jia to write this resignation letter." Ye Jinliang asked me to calm down, but his tone looked a little flickering. I guess it's probably because the police are there.
I truthfully explained to the police that our company thoroughly checked the accounts in the Chinese New Year's Eve and found a forged corporate bill, suspecting that Song Jia was guarding and stealing it, and was preparing to flee abroad after endorsing the 3.8 million yuan.
But now, you say she's dead. And it was a posthumous resignation, so the whole thing can't be explained as a premeditated escape!
"We also came to confirm with the two of you to judge this turning point in time." The policeman replied.
I said that we have notified the company's legal department about the bill of exchange, and we are ready to go through legal procedures for publicity and recourse. But as soon as Song Jia died like this, the nature of many things changed.
"I also trouble your police to try their best to follow up on this case, and those who need our assistance will definitely not pass the buck." I was talking in an official tone, but my heart was like a lump of flax.
After the police left, I sat on Ye Jinliang's chair and couldn't move my waist for a long time.
He came over and leaned down next to me. I kicked off my desk and moved my body away.
"Ye Jinliang, do you know something?"
I said that I still remember clearly, when you and Shu Yan were still wearing a pair of pants, they wanted me to get off the horse several times. I said that I should assume that you are sincere for me, and do not want me to wade into troubled waters.
"Our Zhongshan Jianye, have you done something not so glorious before, right? Song Jia has been the financial director of us for several years, she can't know everything, right?
You said to me clearly that day, let me think about where Song Jia went. Ye Jinliang, it's time to die! β
"Shu Lan, I was just guessing before." Ye Jinliang was so excited to see that I was so excited, he quickly poured a glass of water and handed it over: "But now, I can't say anything." β
"I know what you're trying to say." I sneered: "I said you want to tell me, maybe Jiang Zuoyi made the ghost, right?" β
"Shu Lan, you are free. I want to talk to you. Ye Jinliang looked at the cafΓ© opposite: "Fortunately, it's still open today." β
I nodded and said okay, I'll take an hour.
With that, the two of us sat down in the cafΓ© on the street. He asked for Mocha and I wanted lemon tea, unchanged.
"Shu Lan, I don't want to hide the matter of Jiangjing Capital from you anymore." Ye Jinliang shocked me as soon as he opened his mouth, so much so that I didn't even dare to leak a word in the following words.
"Do you know how many shady black accounts there are in Zhongshan Jianye? It's not something that can be washed overnight.
Jiang Zuoyi came to Zhongshan to invest, in fact, his father and he agreed early on.
The agreement will be signed with you, and then you will be allowed to delegate power to the wilderness, so that Jiangyuan Group can justifiably withdraw its investment. In the agreement signed with the bidder, we have such an exemption clause in Zhongshan Construction Industry.
Once the financier withdraws due to force majeure, it will not be considered a default, and the new developer will be compensated for the upfront costs of 1:1.
Including the previous advertisement, the pre-sale contract refund. There are about 100 million assets.
Shu Lan, do you understand? This is a game that Jiang Zuoyi cooperated with our father and played.
He took away the real 'River View City' development project, and our father was able to wash away the entire 100 million assets of Zhongshan Jianye. In the past, heh, our father also played with Jiang Bancheng and them. β
"What did you say!" I stumbled over the cup, and the sour lemon tea filled the air between us.
"You can not believe me, so today you can also hint at asking Daddy's tone."
I said okay, so what's that? Everyone is happy when they have their needs, and our house is not so clean anyway. Are you telling me this, do you want me to be dismissed or to provoke my relationship with Jiang Zuoyi? Tell you, I know more than you do!
"Shu Lan, I know that if I say these words now, the motive is not pure." Ye Jinliang called the waiter over and cleaned up the cup I had overturned: "If Jiang Zuoyi really takes what he needs according to what he said before, then we have nothing to say." But now that things are out of control, he wants not only the 'River View City' project, but also our entire company.
Think about it, since he came here, how many people have been eliminated and replaced in a row? On the surface, it seems that he is helping you deal with me and Shu Yan, but in fact, whether it is Qin Meng or Song Jia, even Mo Jianlin, and the loyal bodyguards who have been here for several years......
All of them are daddy's people!
What is he going to do? Song Jia died inexplicably, but was accused of smuggling and theft in advance.
Don't you want to think about it, that forged corporate bill of exchange is not strange at all?
He appointed Du Chenfeng, just because Du Chenfeng is our friend and can make us absolutely trust. But I think maybe Chen Feng has long been his Jiang Zuoyi's person! β
"Ye Jinliang, you're enough!" The waiter had just helped me with a new glass of lemonade when I splashed it directly in the face of the man in front of me.
I said Ye Jinliang, you know a fart? Do you know what bad things my dad has done? Even if Jiang Zuoyi wants to deal with Zhongshan Jianye, it is reasonable.
But for my sake, he promised me. Now give up everything......
"And I don't believe what you said, our dad will find Jiang Zuoyi to cooperate. Even if Zhongshan Jianye laundered money for the Jiang family before? Once a son of heaven and a courtier, Jiang Bancheng was gone, and Jiang Zuoyi and his adoptive father were not in the same place. β
My logic is fairly clear -
The reason why Jiang Zuoyi wanted to deal with Zhongshan Jianye couldn't be clearer. Because my father indirectly harmed Ling Xue, if I were Jiang Zuoyi, from his point of view, I would not let go of this dead old man.
But as my father, if he really did something like that, how could he be defenseless against Jiang Zuoyi? Agree to lend his hand to do this gray trick?
So, who is lying in this whole thing?
My father is innocent in the end, and how did Ling Xue's tragedy come about.
I always felt that there was a pair of invisible and insidious hands behind me, pushing and pushing, as if the game of pushing boxes had suddenly entered a dead end.
The contradiction between the two walls was reborn, and it finally came to a dead end!
There must be a ghost who lied......
Later, Ye Jinliang insisted on going to prison with me, but I didn't refuse.
The road was very fast, but I still remember passing by a cake shop introduced to me by Jiang Zuoyi last time and bought two red raspberry cakes for my father.
Dad said last time that I like this very much.
The prison for the New Year still has a bit of an atmosphere, with lanterns and banners, and maybe the dumplings wrapped around us at midnight are more reassuring than the meal we eat.
It's just that I didn't expect to meet Shuyan here!
She looked a lot thinner, and she wore a black coat that wrapped her whole body even taller.
His face was pale and bloodless, and his hair was neatly combed.
All of a sudden, I didn't know what to say.
is also embarrassing, and naturally there is Ye Jinliang.
"Sister, congratulations on winning the beauty." Shu Yan's smile is still just as beautiful, with a bit of morbid mockery, which makes people feel chilly.
"Where have you been lately?" I asked.
"Where else can I go? If you are homeless, you can find a home. Shu Yan covered half of her face with a scarf, and glanced at Ye Jinliang with a sneer: "Brother-in-law, I really envy you." After going out into the wilderness, there is grass to eat when I come back.
Dad is very good, and he still talks about you. Let's go inside and have a look. β
As she spoke, she looked down at my cake. Stretched out his hand and dusted it up: "You still have filial piety and know what Dad likes to eat." Be careful, his blood sugar isn't low. β
After speaking, Shu Yan passed between me and Ye Jinliang. The shoulders were so thin that they couldn't hit it.
"Yan Yan!" I shouted at her figure, "Why do you have to be like this!" You don't have a mom, and neither do I. But I never caused your tragedy!
I treated you as a sister, but you never wanted to treat me as a sister! You're still so young, you can choose not to hate me, not to hate everybody. As long as you're willing to turn back, I'm-"
"Shu Lan, you'll never understand. I was born in the Shu family, which means that there is no going back. Shu Yan smiled, but the smile made me creepy.