Tang Manman followed the address and came to an old building in the old neighborhood in the west of the city, where the smell of garbage and decay mixed with the damp musty smell stimulated her sense of smell.

She remembers that the reason why Zhang Mingcai and his wife appeared on TV was that even though the couple was financially constrained, they still adopted and sponsored a lot of children, and they were also keen on other charitable causes, so they became famous.

Looking at the terrible environment in front of him, Tang Manman couldn't help frowning.

"Dad, stop fighting, hmm...... I was wrong! I don't dare anymore! ”

A child's cry came from inside the door, interrupting her thoughts, and her heart jumped, and she raised her hand and knocked on the door before she had time to think about it.

The crying stopped abruptly, the half-loud iron door opened from the inside, and a middle-aged man poked his head out suspiciously, "Who are you looking for?" ”

"Is it Mr. Zhang Mingcai?" Tang Manman glanced in along the gap without a trace, but did not see the child's figure, only vaguely saw a blue corner of the clothes, which was the color of the clothes on her body when she saw the child.

"I am." The man looked at her and pulled the crack open slightly, "Who are you, what are you looking for me?" ”

"That's right, I saw your news on TV before." Tang Manman suppressed the emotions in his heart, raised a smile and asked the other party to let down his guard, "I was shocked and moved after hearing about you, and I have always wanted to find a chance to talk to you." ”

"That's right." The man's face was smug, he thought for a moment, and turned sideways to pull the door open completely to let her in, "Please come in, please come in, I didn't scare you just now, did you?" The child was disobedient and sneaking around outside, so I taught him a few lessons. ”

In the small and old living room, the child who picked up her bag just now was kneeling on the ground, with tears on his sallow face and empty eyes, without the slightest agility that a child of this age should have.

Thinking of what this child might go through, Tang Manman's heart was uncomfortable. She was also adopted, and she was able to understand the nervousness and joy of the children when they left the home and entered a strange family.

The child thought he was about to have a family, but he didn't know that he was going to hell.

"What are you sitting here, go and pour tea for the guests." Zhang Mingcai whispered to the little man, but he didn't do it again.

The little boy should have knelt for too long and his legs were stiff, and he stumbled when he got up.

"Be careful!" Tang Manman caught the person and saved the fate of the little boy from knocking on the coffee table. The little boy's body was very light, and Tang Manman could hardly feel the weight of the little boy's body through his clothes.

"Thank you." The little boy bowed his head and thanked him, pulled the coat that was a little big for his thin body, and turned around and went into the kitchen.

Tang Manman took a trembling breath, although it was only for a moment just now, she clearly saw the dense wounds on the child's body extending from the neck to the back.

The old and the new are mixed, and such wounds must be formed after being beaten all year round. An inexplicable chill hit, Tang Manman shivered uncontrollably, and then looked at Zhang Mingcai's smiling face, she only felt hypocritical and disgusting.

"Miss Tang?" Zhang Mingcai shouted a few times, but she didn't see her reaction, frowning in confusion, followed her gaze and looked in the direction of the kitchen, and instantly seemed to understand something, "Could it be that kid who stole your things too?" ”

"Stinky boy, I can't get rid of the habit of stealing chickens and touching dogs." Zhang Ming wiped his sleeves angrily, picked up a slender wooden stick on the side and made a gesture to go in and teach the little boy a lesson.

"Nope!" Tang Manman's heart jumped, and he hurriedly spoke, "I just looked at him and felt close, and I was dissatisfied with you saying that I was an orphan, and I was adopted by my father when I grew up in a welfare home. Tang Manman had an idea, and made up a reason to stabilize Zhang Mingcai.

Even if it was a secret defense, she couldn't be indifferent to seeing the child being beaten in front of her.

"What's his name? When I looked at her, I remembered a little brother I had in the orphanage. Tang Manman glanced at the little man who came over with tea cautiously.

"His name is Zhang Xiaoquan." Zhang Mingcai was persuaded by Tang Manman and put down the wooden stick in his hand, "This kid is good at everything, he just likes to sneak around." Because of him, many people come to me every day to ask for explanations. Some even said that I instructed the kid to go out on the street to steal people's bags. ”

Zhang Mingcai seemed to be accustomed to people like Tang Manman, and talked to her a lot. There are rumors about the three children he has adopted, how he has continued to donate to poor children for many years, and his current financial situation.

For the last point, Zhang Mingcai's intention was very obvious, so he almost took out the account directly and asked her to donate money on the spot.

Tang Manman's mood was heavy, and his face became more and more ugly. Zhang Mingcai only then relented in his hindsight and didn't mention it again, and recruited a reason to drive people away.

At this moment, there was another sound of footsteps outside the door, and then a little girl of eleven or twelve opened the door and entered, followed by a man in a straight suit.

The little girl was slightly stunned when she saw Tang Manman, glanced at Zhang Mingcai at a loss, and whispered halfway, "Dad, someone is looking for you." ”

"Who is it? Why are there so many guests today? Zhang Mingcai said that he was thirsty, drank the tea in the cup in one go, wiped his mouth indiscriminately, and got up irritably.

"You're the father of this little friend?" The person who came had a mellow voice and a faint smile, which made people feel like a spring breeze, "She stole my wallet just now, I don't think she was young on purpose, so I want to meet her parents." ”

The man stepped into the rusty iron door, wearing a dark gray haute couture coat, hot straight trousers, and spotless handmade leather shoes, showing the man's identity from top to bottom.

Tang Manman looked at each other curiously, she has been an entertainer in City A for many years, and she can almost have an impression of celebrities, but the person in front of her is very unfamiliar.

"Oops, I'm sorry." Zhang Mingcai's face turned pale, glared at the little girl viciously, raised his hand and slapped her daughter to the ground, "This boss, this kid really didn't mean it, it's all because I'm too busy to teach her well." Please don't remember the villain. ”

"I don't mean to care." The man waved his hand generously and bent down to help his stiff little daughter up, "You don't have to blame her, children at this age are exactly the time when adults need attention." "The man has an elegant posture, speaks without hurry or slowness, and gives people an easy-going but irrefutable force.

Zhang Mingcai couldn't figure out the man's intentions, but when he heard that the other party didn't plan to pursue it, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked the man again and again.

Tang Manman wanted to say another thing to Zhang Mingcai, but he was disrupted by this strange man and had to leave early.

Thinking of the way Zhang Mingcai hit the little girl just now, she couldn't do it in her heart, and her steps were faster, and she didn't notice that the man behind her followed.

"Miss, please wait." The man had long legs, and he walked around to her in three or two steps and stopped her, "Your phone is off." ”

Tang Manman was slightly stunned, wiping it into his pocket empty, "Thank you." ”

"You're welcome." The man smiled kindly, and stretched out his hand to her in a kind manner, "Miss Tang, I have admired the name for a long time, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

"You know me?" Tang Manman took the phone and looked at the other party suspiciously, she could confirm that she had not seen a man.

"I didn't know each other, but I knew each other after hearing about an interesting thing." The smile on the corner of the man's mouth deepened a little, "I heard that yesterday someone patronized all the real estate agents in City A and spent a lot of money to rent all the commercial buildings, and now there is no one in City A who can rent commercial office space." ”

Yesterday?

Isn't it when Gao Yang receives a call from the landlord?

Tang Manman's thoughts fluctuated, and his face was silent.

"It's a big problem for me." The man rubbed his eyebrows and smiled helplessly, "I just arrived in City A this month, and I originally wanted to do a small business, but now I can only run aground because of the office space." ”

"What does this have to do with me." Tang Manman suppressed the emotion in his heart, "You should go to someone who makes you unable to rent an office space." With that, she bypassed the man and left.

"I want to too, but I'm not familiar with my life, and no one is willing to introduce Mr. Ji to me."

The three words "Mr. Ji" made Tang Manman successfully stop, "What did you say?" ”

"Miss Tang still doesn't know?" The man was a little surprised, "The person who rents all the commercial buildings in City A is your fiancé, Mr. Ji Shennian." ”

Tang Manman's heart sank, and he subconsciously retorted, "Impossible, he has no reason to do this." ”

"Why Mr. Ji did this, I naturally don't know." The man shrugged innocently, then took out his business card holder and handed her a piece of noodles, "Miss Tang, if it's convenient, please help me introduce Mr. Ji, I'm a small business, I can't help but delay." After saying that, he politely retreated.

"Yan Haoyu?" Tang Manman glanced at the business card, which was written in black on a silver background, with only one name and a string of phone numbers on it.

Is everything he says true?

If you follow this Yan Haoyu's statement, then it is impossible for Senior Gao Yang to rent the land for the studio even if he runs all over City A today.

She gritted her teeth and dialed Gao Yang's phone to confirm with him.

Soon, she got the answer.

On the other side of the phone, Gao Yang said very sorry, "Blame me, I asked you to resign without getting ready, and now the office has not been able to be implemented, and you may have to 'rest' for a while." ”

"Well, I don't know who I have offended? If I knew who it was, I would have come to the door and ask for an explanation, which would be better than the one that is now scurrying around like a headless fly. ”

Every time she heard Gao Yang say a word, Tang Manman's heart sank a little, and when she finally hung up the phone, her heart had sunk to the bottom, and her limbs were cold to the bone.