The Hope You Gave Me: 26-A day in the winter moon

The winter months in Ben Thanh are not too cold. The weather forecast said there would be light snow on Monday, and when I went out early in the morning, there was indeed a thin layer of snowflakes on the ground. Min Hui can do everything, but can't drive. It's not that you can't open it, it's that you don't dare to open it. Within ten minutes of holding the steering wheel, she would quickly become distracted because of this and that, for fear that she would run a red light and hit a pedestrian. If it is really urgent, Min Hui has a small electric donkey, and it is easy to bring Su Quan with her. The Qingteng Garden area is a famous commercial area, with universities and hospitals within easy reach. Bai'an is also nearby, so life is very convenient. If you drive, parking spaces are hard to find and the parking fee is expensive, so not having a car is not a problem. Great regret.

It only takes ten minutes to walk from the apartment to the kindergarten. Along the way, Su Quan excitedly chased the snowflakes falling from the sky, ran and jumped, and encountered a neighbor walking the dog. He played with the dog for a long time, and the mother and son walked for 20 minutes. sent to kindergarten. Seeing that it would take another ten minutes to walk to Bai'an, Min Hui was wearing a little bit of clothes, and it was too cold. She decided to go to the Starbucks on the corner to have a cup of coffee, warm up her body, and then go to work.

The heating in the coffee shop was very high. Min Hui took the coffee and found a single sofa to sit down. She turned on the computer and replied to a few emails. Half a cup of coffee was put into her stomach, and her numb hands returned to body temperature.

At this moment, a tall man walked in through the glass revolving door. Although it was only a silhouette, because it was very close to Min Hui's seat, she immediately noticed it, and her body froze.

The man is tall and imposing, wearing a long black wool coat, soft fabric, single-breasted design, with a gray suit, white shirt, dark blue checked tie, and a gray check scarf , showing a high-standard business style all over.

He asked for a cup of coffee, took a newspaper, and was about to find a seat to sit down when he looked up and saw Min Hui. He went straight to the sofa opposite her and sat down.

Min Hui's face was so dark that she couldn't get any darker. Her first impulse was to kick this man out of the door, but as time passed, she was able to hold herself back. , it is not graceful to go wild in public.

She took a calm sip of coffee and pretended not to know him.

The man has a narrow face, strong masseter muscles, and a pair of falcon-like eyes. He is handsome and gives a sense of majesty, and his eyes are full of distance.

"Min Hui," the man shook the newspaper in his hand, as if reminding her that there was someone in front of her, "Long time no see."

"Roll."

He froze for a moment, then raised his eyebrows, his tone became softer: "Still angry with me?"

Min Hui sneered.

"Four years ago, if you hadn't cornered me, I wouldn't have been your enemy. Why, Min Hui."

“…”

"Did I tell you on the first day of the interview: 'There are two things in a successful person: a smile and a silence.'"

“…”

"Why can't you learn? Why must you choose anger and shouting?"

“…”

"Did I also tell you, 'Maturity means you know someone is lying, but you still choose to smile at him and pretend you don't know?' Why can't you just pretend? For your own destiny, For your own future?"

"Cheng Qirang."

"Min Hui, I didn't harass you." Cheng Qirang looked at her with a trace of regret in his eyes, "I really like you and really want to be with you. But you can't just rely on my preference for you. It's overwhelming...I know what you want, but some things take time."

"Cheng Qirang, I'll give you a minute, please disappear immediately." Min Hui raised the coffee in her hand, "Otherwise I'll pour this cup of coffee on your head and make today's financial headlines."

"After so many years, you are still so impulsive and unwilling to learn your lesson." He shook his head regretfully, "Min Hui, Min Hui, what do you want me to say about you?"

He stood up and said lightly: "I heard that you have done a good job in Bai'an Hi-Tech, and Guanchao has been doing this for many years. Maybe we can find an opportunity to have a meal, talk about business, and see if we can Can't work together."

"Cooperation?" Min Hui drank the coffee, "You are my enemy."

"There is an old saying, you must have heard it: close to your friends, closer to the enemy." Cheng Qirang smiled faintly, "This is the only way to win the war."

"Cheng Qirang, you wait-" Min Hui stood up and walked in front of him, staring at his face without blinking, "One day, I will defeat you and make you kneel on the ground and call my father ."

He couldn't help but let out "um" and looked at her up and down: "As expected of the person I picked, and the tone is like me. Remember what you said, I'll wait and see." Then he put on the scarf, "I wish you Good luck, Min Hui."

"I wish you an early death, Cheng Qirang."

He couldn't help laughing, said "naughty", and strode away with his coffee in hand.

***

Min Hui came to the company angrily, thinking that the mood of the day could not be ruined by Cheng Qirang, so she decided to go to the R&D department first to take a look at a few of her subordinates. Four years ago, because of the MIST and breast cancer screening projects, Min Hui single-handedly cultivated a five-person core technical team headed by Zhang Xiaohan, and now they are each responsible for the research and development of the company's important products.

This is a group of happy young people, and Min Hui gets a lot of positive energy every time she deals with them.

"Morning! Boss!" Seeing her pushing the door in, a chubby boy with a shaved head and a slightly plump figure handed her a document, "This month's project progress description of our team." He is Wang Qingyuan, Doctor of Biochemistry.

"Thank you."

"Sister Hui! Are you wearing so little today?" A clear female voice came from behind. When Min Hui turned around, she saw Tang Xinning. She is a software engineer, has a playful round face, dyed chestnut short hair, and likes to dress up in two dimensions. She had just come in from outside, holding a kraft paper bag soaked in oil, smelling of fried buns. As she took off her horn button coat, she pointed to the paper bag and said, "Hot fried buns, would you like one?"

"No, thank you." Min Hui waved her hand.

"Boss, will you be able to do this in the morning? There is still a bit of code to write." Another software engineer was already busy in front of the computer, typing quickly with both hands. His name is Jiang Heng, he is a thin boy, he wears a black T with two big holes in his jeans, his hair is always messy, and he looks like he hasn't woken up. Graduated from the Department of Computer Science of Huaqing University, two years lower than Min Hui, she is her junior brother.

"You don't have to go." Min Hui nodded, "but you have to go to the meeting in the afternoon."

"Good!"

Min Hui continued to walk forward, and saw a small boy in the cubicle wearing a headset quietly speaking in voice, shaking his head and dancing as he spoke. She walked over and patted him: "Cai Dongyang, what are you doing?"

"Coax my girlfriend!" The boy gave Min Hui a funny smile, he is the only returnee in the team, Ph.D. in computational neuroscience from the University of Berlin, "I missed my appointment at overtime last night, Katy was angry, and I was desperately trying to I'm sorry, I'm about to kneel down and kowtow."

"Don't you set an alarm clock to remind yourself?" Min Hui said, "Tell Katy's R&D department to go to the hot spring villa next weekend for a team building, and let her come with us. We live in the mountains for barbecues, hot springs, and play it for three whole days. No one is allowed to bring a computer.”

"Hey!" the crowd cheered.

“Everyone has two places for relatives and friends, and single dogs can bring their parents.”

"Love you, boss!" Jiang Heng exaggeratedly blew a kiss.

More than half of Min Hui's subordinates are older than her and have higher degrees than her, but they all convince and like her. Working with Cao Mu, Min Hui also learned her style of being strong and capable, cherishing her wings, and having a strong desire to protect team members. They always want to let them go and do their best and not be restricted by administrative rules and regulations. For this reason, general manager He Haixiang has been asked many times to revise the rules to be more flexible to adapt to this group of post-90s, and to mobilize their creativity more actively.

However, Min Hui is far less smooth than Cao Mu in dealing with people and affairs. She often conflicts with He Haixiang because of the team's work arrangement.

He Haixiang has a serious bureaucracy, likes to form gangs, and likes to be touted. In the past few years when Min Hui joined the company, the company gradually formed two camps: one was the "administrative faction" dominated by He Haixiang, and the group of confidants he brought over from the headquarters, including almost all the administrative staff, were united around him. , HR, Finance and Sales. He Haixiang himself also maintained close interaction with the leaders of the head office, known as "someone above."

The other is a "technical school" centered on Cao Mu, mainly technical personnel represented by Min Hui and her R&D team. Because they are at the core of industry competition, they have an unshakable and irreplaceable position in the company. Especially after the research and development achievements of Min Hui's team have obtained a series of certifications, patents and software copyrights, these have become the main basis for the company's commercial promotion and capital operation.

Every company has its own problems. Although the relationship with the boss is not very good, with Cao Mu blocking the way, Min Hui's life is quite comfortable. Over the years, she has also been working hard to improve her communication skills, trying her best to pay attention to the way she speaks, and sometimes actively chatting with He Haixiang, making jokes, and trying to ease the tension between the two. As long as it is not too embarrassing for herself and her subordinates, she will try her best to cooperate with the work assigned by He Haixiang and complete it as soon as possible. Because of this, apart from being not very obedient and like to talk back, He Haixiang couldn't find her reasoning. Some key promotions and negotiations must also bring Min Hui, otherwise Party A will not be able to be persuaded. In general, the company still maintains the surface peace and tranquility.

After a morning meeting, Cao Mu stopped Min Hui in the corridor and said with a smile, "You are in a bad mood today."

"Where?"

"There was not a single smile during the meeting, but a stern face from start to finish."

"I met Cheng Qirang at Starbucks this morning." Min Hui said.

Cao Mu was taken aback. Although the three of them were colleagues and alumni, working for four years, Min Hui never mentioned Cheng Qirang in front of her. Cao Mu knew that this was taboo, let alone mentioned it.

Cao Mu said "oh", but did not answer, waiting for her to continue. But Min Hui didn't say anything, stuffed a pile of documents into her handbag, and strode towards her office.

Cao Mu quickly followed: "What happened to Cheng Qirang?"

"Didn't you ask me why I didn't have a smile?" Min Hui shrugged, "Because I met Cheng Qirang."

"He is now the CEO of Guanchao International, do you know this?"

Min Hui shook her head: "Isn't the CEO Zheng Lan? Retired so early?"

"Zheng Lan suffered a stroke last month and is now lying in the hospital. The company has been handed over to Cheng Qirang." Cao Mu said.

"Shouldn't it be for Zheng Yiting to be the CEO?" Min Hui asked.

Zheng Lan's wife died young, and there is only one daughter, Zheng Yiting, who is Cheng Qirang's wife. When Min Hui was working in Guanchao, Zheng Yiting was the VP of Guanchao, but she did not see anything practical. In the year of Min Hui's accident, Zheng Yiting was in her early thirties. Her father, Zheng Lan, started his career in information technology and was a leader in the science and technology world. Cheng Qirang, who was in the limelight at the time, was Zheng Lan's most effective assistant and a legend at Huaqing University.

Among the people Min Hui met, there was only one person who wrote programs that she truly admired, and that person was Cheng Qirang.

"Zheng Lan should trust this capable son-in-law more. Not only did he hand over all the tides to him, but he also gave him a lot of shares in order to give him a voice on the board of directors. Of course, although Zheng Yiting is not CEO, but she holds a lot of shares, if Cheng Qirang dares to turn against his wife, Zheng Yiting can overturn the tide in minutes."

"Hmm." The enemy was getting stronger and stronger, and Min Hui had nothing to say.

"Cheng Qirang is so arrogant, it's hard to like a woman. Back then, my roommate almost took off a layer of skin in order to chase him. After breaking up with him, the whole person has not recovered. Alas, I think back then she was also a top student. The department flower in our department looks as beautiful as you. Because of this, she fell down and went back to teach in the middle school of her hometown. She married a local civil servant and gave birth to two children. The classmates are no longer in contact.”

"It's not good to be vigorous, then it's a blessing to be plain." Min Hui said, "It's not necessarily bad."

"I passed by her house on a business trip last year, and I asked her out for a meal. Alas, I can't mention the three words 'Cheng Qirang' and cry when I mention it. It's been so many years! , it's not in vain."

Min Hui frowned: "The flower killer? How many did he kill?"

"There are two I know, plus you, three."

"Comeon, there aren't many girls in our department, okay?"

"There must be a lot of people chasing you, why don't you find one in the university?"

"It's too late to regret." Min Hui spread her hands and sighed. Back then, she was too proud, and she was bent on finding someone smarter than herself, but she couldn't find it.

While speaking, the phone vibrated, Min Hui took it out and saw a text message on the screen: "Hello Su Tian, ​​the blood sample you collected has undergone a DNA blind comparison, and a matching record appears. Please hurry up and contact us. I'll call."

The one who sent the text message was Xiao Wan, a volunteer from the family tracing website. When Min Hui and Xin Qi were looking for Su Tian's younger brother, this Xiao Wan was always in charge of contact. After Xin Qi left, Min Hui told Xiao Wan that she was not Su Tian. She explained Su Tian’s disappearance in detail, and told him that she hoped to continue looking for her brother instead of Su Tian. Xiao Wan also said that she would continue to follow the case. But since meeting He Xiangu, all clues have been cut off, and Xiao Wan has never contacted her again. Now that a piece of information suddenly popped up, and the accuracy of the DNA was so high, Min Hui couldn't help crying with joy. She hurried to the office, closed the door, and made a phone call.

"...His name is Chen Jiajun. He was sold to Fuzhou by human traffickers. Because his adoptive parents treated him badly, he ran away from home at the age of fourteen, worked in various places, and finally ended up in Bencheng, where he worked in some companies and shopping malls one after another. Security." Xiao Wan briefly explained the situation.

Min Hui couldn't help but be ecstatic. Looking around, Su Tian's younger brother is actually in the same city as him!

"Great! Do you have his address? I'll contact him right away." Min Hui was almost excited.

"Well, there is a situation that needs to be explained--" Xiao Wan's voice suddenly dropped on the phone.

"What's wrong?"

"He is in jail now. He was sentenced to one year for intentional injury and has two months to be released." Xiao Wan said, "If you want to see him, you have to go to Bencheng Prison."