"Hey, hey, is it my cousin?"

"Shinji, it's me. Where are you? Why is there a guy next to you? ”

"Coincidentally, I went to the brokerage company for a meeting today, and it rained a lot after the end, and I couldn't get a taxi, and my umbrella was broken. Later, I walked a long way and finally saw a shopping mall," the mobile phone was pulled away by Shen Ji and his own face, Liang Yi heard her sneeze, and soon, she returned to the mobile phone with a runny voice, "I ran into your friend, Dr. Li, when I was hiding from the rain in the mall." Now he's right next to me. Liang Yi also heard the sound of a cat meowing from the phone, and then heard Shen Ji say on the other end: "It's my cousin, why don't you tell her." ”

"Hey, and then?" Liang Yi asked.

"Emma, it's me, Li Huanyi."

"How are you?"

"After catching up on sleep in the morning, I went out in the afternoon and came back to buy some hot pot ingredients in the supermarket near my house, I originally wanted to invite you and your cousin to eat when you come to the house next week, but I didn't expect it to come in handy today." Li Huanyi's voice sounded enthusiastic, and then a faint cat meow came out.

"I finished shopping, went around to the gate of the mall, and ran into your cousin, her clothes were wet from the rain, and she was holding a kitten that was soaked in the rain, and I wanted to invite her to my house to wash up, huh...... Just now I was about to call you, you can come to my house too, just in time to eat hot pot together. ”

"It's raining? But I haven't seen a single raindrop here. After speaking, Liang Yi realized that he had exposed his lack of common sense.

"The flowers are so big, it's common to rain in the next area." With Li Huanyi's explanation, Liang Yi heard a cat meow again.

Anyway, there is nothing to do in the afternoon, and it is not good to let Shenji alone in Li Huan's family, "Okay, I'll come over here, it should be quick to take a taxi, don't bully my cousin." ”

When Liang Yi arrived at Li Huan's house, Shen Ji was wearing a large bath towel and drying a cat with a hair dryer. The cat was lazy in Shinji's hands, very cooperative and enjoying Shinji's movements.

"Shenji, you go take a shower first, this is my clothes, you take them to change first. I also brought a towel, it was mine. Liang Yi threw a big bag on his body to Shen Ji, and then leaned closer to look at her face, "Really, you should have changed your clothes first." Don't catch a cold! Alright, let's go. ”

"Cousin, thank you, then you can help me keep an eye on this cat." Shen Ji took his cousin's burden and entrusted the cat to Liang Yi, but he didn't go directly to the bathroom, but respectfully asked Li Huanyi: "Doctor Li, can you borrow your bathroom ......?"

"Go wash it, it's there." Li Huanyi pointed out the direction of the bathroom to Shen Ji, and added eagerly: "If you don't change your clothes, you will catch a cold." Remember to lock the door. ”

When the shower made an obvious sound of spraying water, Li Huan explained to Liang Yi: "Your sister has a strong sense of prevention, at first I proposed that she come to my house to freshen up outside, but she didn't agree, and later learned on the phone that you were coming to my house soon, so she was willing to come to my house." Come on, let's bathe the cat first...... Then I helped the cat dry her coat, and although she didn't say anything, I knew she was guarding against me. It's a good thing you came quickly, otherwise I think she would have gotten sick with her wet clothes. ”

"It's indispensable to defend against people, my sister has no problem doing this, you ...... For her, after all, he is a strange man with strong physique. Thank you for turning on the heating so that Shenji doesn't get too cold. Liang Yi played with the kitten entrusted by Shen Ji and said nothing angry.

"Well, little girl, it's good to be aware of precautions. Actually, if I hadn't met your sister this afternoon, I'd call you......"

Before Li Huan finished speaking, he was interjected by Liang Yi: "What's the matter with this cat?" Did you pick it up? ”

"Hey, your sister is so kind, she picked it up. When I met her, she was standing at the entrance of the mall, and I asked her why she didn't go in, how cold it was outside. She said that she had a cat in her arms and that it was difficult to enter the mall. She said she picked it up in the grass, but just now she said that she was not in a position to adopt the cat and asked me if I could keep it, and I said yes. ”

"Huh? Shen Ji picked up this cat, but he didn't keep it himself? Liang Yi thought of the last time she spent the night in Shenji's dormitory, although the room was not big, but she lived alone and with such a kitten, the place was more than enough, why didn't she raise it herself?

"She said that she has no conditions to raise her for the time being," Li Huan glanced in the direction of the bathroom, and then pulled Liang Yi's elbow, trying to pull her towards the sofa area. The kitten lost the shelter of Liang Yi's hand and almost fell to the ground.

"Meow, meow." The kitten barked violently.

Li Huanyi had to use his arm to catch the kitten that was about to fall, but fortunately he moved quickly, and the kitten slipped into his arms.

"What are you doing?" Liang Yi was pressed on the sofa by Li Huan and snorted impatiently.

"After you left my house this morning, I took a break and went to the house of my calligraphy teacher from middle school. Last time I told you, Lin Xiaoqin was my middle school calligraphy teacher. Seeing Liang Yi looking at him with a puzzled face, he comforted the kitten on his thigh, and immediately continued: "You suspect that someone wants to abuse your cousin Zou Wei, I want to help you find out this person together, but the people around Zou Wei, except for you, I don't know anyone else, only Lin Xiaoqin thinks about it, he hasn't been on the show with Zou Wei before, and he used to be my calligraphy teacher, so I want to visit his house in the name of visiting the teacher, I don't know if I can ask something." Actually, I just had the mentality of giving it a try. I haven't been in touch for so many years since I went to college, but I didn't expect that when the old phone number was dialed, it was he who answered it, and he still remembered me, and heard that I wanted to visit his house, and he said that he happened to be free today, so I went. ”

Li Huanyi's words immediately aroused Liang Yi's interest: "And then? Go on. ”

"Then I found two photos."

"Photos?"

"Well, I first saw a photo of two girls who looked like middle school students in the glass cabinet in the living room of Lin Xiaoqin's house. The two girls are chubby, wearing a little dirty dress, holding two live yellow ducks in their hands, and they are smiling at the camera. ”

Chubby middle school girl, Liang Yi gradually had a rough outline of this description in her mind.

"I haven't seen each other for so many years, and the teacher is really a lot older, he must be in his 60s. I thought the two girls in the photo were Lin Xiaoqin's granddaughters, but he said that one of them was his daughter, and this was a photo of her daughter when she was in junior high school. ”

Liang Yi's brain circuit tightened, "What about the other girl?" ”

"I took a closer look and saw that the other girl was your cousin Shinji."

Hearing him say this, the outline in her mind suddenly appeared as a prototype, and the expression on her face relaxed, and she nodded with relief.

"I didn't expect your cousin to be so slender now, and she was a little chubby when she was a child." Li Huan said jokingly, "I think your cousin is very hardworking, and generally losing weight so successfully requires strong willpower." ”

"I'll just treat you as if you're praising Shen Ji," Liang Yi glanced sideways in Li Huanyi's direction and urged, "What about later?" Anything else? ”

"Later, I found out that Lin Xiaoqin's daughter is also very hardworking, and when Mr. Lin took me to his study to show his calligraphy works, I saw a picture of a girl with short hair on his desk, and he said that this was when his daughter was just in college. Wow, it's like the girl in the little yellow duck photo, and her daughter's short hair looks very boyish. And also lost a lot of weight. ”

Seeing that Liang Yi's expression suddenly became melancholy, Li Huanyi probably guessed what she was thinking.

Lin Xiaoqin later ...... He told me that his daughter had an accident in the United States 4 years ago...... Passed away. This is ...... You know that too, right? ”

"Don't talk about it in front of Shen Ji." Liang Yi glanced in the direction of the bathroom, and could faintly hear the sound of the shower spraying in her ears, and her expression calmed down.

"Hmm...... I know that Shen Ji and Lin Xiaoqin's daughter are good friends, and the teacher told me that the two little yellow ducks in the photo were birthday gifts from his daughter to Shen Ji back then, but unfortunately they didn't last long, and they didn't feed ......" When Li Huan said this, he put his hand on the kitten on his lap to prevent it from falling to the ground.

The little yellow duck is the first time Liang Yi has heard of it, "Hmm...... Lin Zhen is Shen Ji's hair young, from elementary school all the way to college, they are all classmates, and Lin Zhen is also Shen Ji's best friend. Uncle Lin is my grandfather's student, and he is still Zou Wei's senior brother. In the third generation of his grandfather, only Zou Wei has practiced calligraphy with him. Uncle Lin and his family live in the community opposite my grandfather and grandmother's house, people of our generation often went to my grandmother's house to play when they were young, and we also knew Lin Zhen quite well, but Shen Ji had the best relationship with her. Probably because of ...... They were all chubby girls when they were young. ”

"Listen to your tone...... Could it be that because they were little fat girls when they were children, your other brothers and sisters looked down on them? ”

Li Huanyi's question stabbed Liang Yi a little, "I don't have it, but ...... I have the impression that my cousin and cousin seem to be a little unkind to see them, and I often hear them laugh at Shen Ji and Lin Zhen, saying that they are little pigs. ”

"Is Zou Wei laughing at them for being piglets?"

"It's not...... It's my uncle's two children, hey, they're actually kids joking with each other. ”

Li Huanyi silently gave a thumbs up, "Now Shen Ji can be regarded as a shame, and she is in good shape now." ”

"Hey! What's wrong with being a little fat as a child? What kind of shame is this? How can this be considered a shame? Liang Yi retorted.

"Don't be angry, you're in good shape right now." Li Huanyi gently stroked the kitten's fur and said.

Liang Yi glanced at him, and said with feeling: "It turns out ...... Uncle Lin remembers Lin Zhen so much. ”

"You bought crab sticks?" Liang Yi saw a large bag of food on the kitchen table that she resisted, and she fanned the outer package with her hand as if she were chasing flies.

"I know you don't like to eat, but your cousin likes to eat, and I don't hate crab sticks...... said, Li Huan took out a stack of plates from the sterilized cupboard and took the bag of crab sticks from Liang Yi, "You don't eat it, we want to eat it." Serve. ”

"I'm your maid?" Liang Yi asked in an extremely flat tone.

"Didn't you say you wanted to help with the plating?" Li Huan tore open the pocket of the crab meat stick, "I'll serve the crab meat stick, you can fill the shrimp balls and beef balls." ”

Liang Yi took a big step towards the place far away from Li Huanyi.

"As for it? Isn't it just a crab stick, and the flavor isn't so strong that you need to hide so far, right? This is the first time that Li Huanyi felt that she was a little hypocritical when he met Liang Yi again after 7 years. But he only thought about it for a second before he realized that Liang Yi's actions might be caring about something else.

He glanced at Liang Yi, who was half a meter away from him, who was silently putting hot pot balls on a plate without saying a word.

"Emma, did I say that your cousin loves crab sticks, and you're upset?" He asked softly.

"I'm so happy." Liang Yi put a few beef balls on the plate in a love shape, and asked, "Do you have anything else to ask at Lin Xiaoqin's house?" Or did you find anything related to Zou Wei? ”

"There are no obvious findings, after all, I went to visit the teacher, and it is impossible to try him as a suspect like the police." Li Huanyi said helplessly.

"Is there anything else to gain?"

"Hmm......" Li Huan stopped for 3 or 4 seconds on his hand, as if he was trying his best to organize the language, "Actually, I found that the teacher has really changed a lot over the years. ”

"As you said, Uncle Lin has aged a lot, and it's been more than ten years, and it's normal to get old."

"Not only has his appearance changed, but his mentality has also changed a lot." Li Huanyi completely put down the plate and crab stick in his hand, walked to Liang Yi's side, leaned his back against the tabletop and said to her: "The teacher used to be a very ambitious person, he didn't want to just stick to being an unknown calligraphy teacher in a calligraphy school, but wanted to become a calligraphy master like your grandfather Zou Qinghe." How do I know that? Because I used to practice calligraphy well in his class, and I was more serious, I would often stay there after class and continue to practice, and the teacher would come to open a small stove for me for free, and then we chatted. At that time, he told me in a very depressed way that he was actually a calligrapher, because he couldn't sell a single handwriting. He also taught me to be ambitious, and he knew that I was only going to learn calligraphy for the sake of self-cultivation, and my real ambition was to be admitted to a medical university and become a doctor in the future. He said that if you don't want to be a famous doctor in a famous hospital, you are not a good medical student. What he meant was that he told me to work hard and look good as a doctor in the future. Li Huanyi's expression fell into the memories of the past.

No wonder you chose to go abroad for further study back then, and it seems that you were deeply influenced by Master Lin's "passing/selling". Liang Yi secretly scolded himself, but said on his lips: "What is Uncle Lin like now?" ”

"You can say ...... He's getting very ...... now. Buddhism? Li Huanyi's tone seemed to be asking a question, and as if expressing surprise, "He said that he was actually retired, but occasionally went to the calligraphy school to teach middle school students to write calligraphy, he said that he couldn't be idle, he wrote a painting on the spot in the study and gave it to me, and said that his current words still can't be sold, so tell me not to dislike it." Actually, I think his handwriting is very beautiful. ”

"So, what about the words? Can I appreciate it? ”

"It's a pity I forgot to bring it back, but I have an excuse to visit his house again next time." Li Huan glanced at Liang Yi and continued: "Later, I saw that the topic really didn't involve Zou Wei, so I asked directly, I asked Mr. Lin how he thought of going to the TV show, I watched that episode, and there were 4 people related to calligraphy in the same issue as you, one of whom was named Zou Wei, who was very popular later." Li Huan placed the kitten in the corner of the sofa, got up and poured a glass of white water, and drank half a cup before continuing to add: "The teacher said that Zou Wei is his junior brother, and their calligraphy teachers are Zou Qinghe, and then he said that the purpose of his show is also to set off Zou Wei, he said that young people should be given more opportunities, he is old, and it is difficult to be popular, Zou Wei is popular, and he is happy for him." Do you say that Lin Xiaoqin has undergone a huge change from before, he used to be a 'wild man', and now he is like a kind and kind grandfather in a fairy tale. ”

Li Huan drank the remaining half of the water in the cup, and said as if chatting: "Emma, have you watched the issue of "Those Things in Your Circle" by Lin Xiaoqin and Zou Wei? Mr. Lin's shots are actually quite few, if I hadn't remembered his teacher-student relationship with him, I might not have recognized him. ”

"I haven't seen it." Liang Yi suddenly tilted his head and had an idea, "However, I should look for it, maybe I can see some clues." She said as she wrote down in her heart the plan to "make up for Zou Wei's circle show".

"Huh? What do you think is ...... in this show? What clues can there be? ”

"I don't know yet, but maybe I can see from Zou Wei's words and performance in the show whether he offended anyone, because I think this person who wants to destroy Zou Wei behind his back can't be idle and panic out to make trouble, the biggest possibility is that Zou Wei offended him, and he planned these hot searches out of revenge. Moreover, the people who can make these hot searches must have some ability, so the identity of the person behind the scenes is most likely to be someone in this circle or someone who can get in touch with this circle. Liang Yi pursed his lips and stared at a beef ball in his hand.

"Miss, if you touch it again, the ball will be pinched in your hand." Li Huan said with a smile.

Liang Yi's face immediately fell, "Why do you have to talk about something else every time I think about a key issue?" You interrupt me like this, you say, are you an accomplice to the person who made Zou Wei? ”

Li Huanyi didn't expect that his joking words would become a catalyst for Liang Yi's anger, and he said aggrievedly: "I'm just joking, besides, how can I pull out something else every time?" ”

"That's it...... Last time I had a late night snack at a convenience store, I was calculating the suspect well, and you suddenly came up with a sentence that I drank your soy milk by mistake......" Turning over the old accounts, Liang Yi suddenly blushed, "I want to buy a new cup for you, you don't want it yet." ”

A lipstick mark printed on the soy milk cup popped up in Li Huan's mind, and he secretly showed a smile that had succeeded in his treacherous scheme, "It turns out ...... Are you quite concerned about this? The lipstick print on that paper cup is pretty good. ”

Liang Yi: "......"

At this moment, the sound of the bathroom door being opened broke the awkward silence, and Shinji walked out while wiping his hair, "What lipstick marks are you talking about?" ”

This sentence is like a caterpillar stuck to the sweater, Liang Yi didn't know whether to get rid of the insect first, or it was better to take off the sweater and throw it away.

"It's nothing, we're preparing hot pot ingredients, and we'll be ready to eat it right away." Li Huan quickly bypassed the topic of lipstick prints so that Liang Yi could breathe normally.

"That's right, Shenji, you go and dry your hair, so come over and eat hot pot." Liang Yi put several plates of beef and mutton, fish and shrimp, and hot pot meatballs on a tray and brought them to the table while greeting Shen Ji.

"Shirley, it's only natural for you to do these chores. It's like the mistress of this house. Shen Ji teased as he looked around.

Liang Yi pretended not to hear it, and fiddled with the switch on the induction cooker.

“Shirley？ Is this your new English name? Aren't you called Emma? Li Huanyi happened to walk up to Liang Yi with the remaining vermicelli, bean skin, and green vegetables, and asked in a volume that only she could hear.

"It's been a long time since it was changed, and it's been about 7 or 8 years." Liang Yi didn't deliberately emphasize the timing of the name change, she just told the truth.

Li Huan felt as if she had revealed an ambiguous message.

He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: Girls just like to let others guess her mind...... He asked, "Then if I call you Emma now, can you still agree?" ”

Liang Yi didn't know if his words had any other meaning, could it be that he was asking their English names during their relationship, or even English nicknames, if they still worked?

"Of course you can call me Emma, it's just a code name."

Li Huan smiled and didn't speak.

"What about the kittens? What about the kittens I picked up? Shen Ji walked around the living room twice, making sure that all the corners and corners were found, and then asked loudly, "Doctor Li, where is my kitten?" ”

"Huh? I just put it on the couch. Li Huan put down the plate in his hand, glanced at Liang Yi, and walked around the dining table to Shen Ji.

Shen Ji was crouching on the side of the coffee table, reaching out to scoop through the gap between the bottom of the coffee table and the floor.

"What's wrong? Is the cat missing? Li Huan knelt next to Shen Ji and tried to launch a carpet search.

"How?" Liang Yi also ran to help, she could clearly see Shen Ji's face with anxiety, panic and a hint of despair that the kitten would not be found, and she had never noticed that Shen Ji's love for small animals had overflowed to the point that he could be so attentive to a stray cat picked up in the grass without a mask.

"Cat, cat, where are you?" Shen Ji is obviously a little girl with zero love experience, why does her cat search tone be so similar to a mother who has lost her biological child? Liang Yi felt a little distressed when he heard this.

Li Huan knelt on the floor regardless of his image, and squeezed out a sentence in his throat with difficulty: "Find, find ......" Then, he conveniently took out a little white cat from under the sofa.