When they arrived at the venue, almost everyone in the company was there. Before they even reached the main entrance, they saw many executives standing there to greet the guests.

Ren Zhouyuan's eyelids twitched all the way, and when he saw this scene, his eyelids twitched even more. He leaned forward and whispered something in Leonid's ear. Leonid raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, but did not say anything. He turned the steering wheel and drove the car into the underground parking lot.

Ren Zhouyuan had been thinking about how to explain to the Anan, and how to find an excuse to escape from Leonid. However, when the elevator door opened, he subconsciously stuffed the Anan into Leonid's arms.

The Anan stared at him in surprise, which made Ren Zhouyuan's scalp tingle. In the end, the Anan kissed him, said, "Dad has to go to work," and then turned around and slipped away.

Ren Zhouyuan hid on a small sofa in the corner and sat down. From afar, he saw the Anan looking around anxiously, and he felt a little sorry for him.

Just when he was hesitating whether he should go forward and comfort the Anan, he saw Leonid raise his hand and touch the Anan's head.

The Anan looked up at Leonid, and his two little hands subconsciously grabbed his trousers. Leonid said something to the Anan, and the Anan, who originally looked pitiful, suddenly puffed up his cheeks and frowned, staring at Leonid.

Ren Zhouyuan guessed that Leonid was trying to provoke An 'an. Seeing that An' an quickly caught up with Leonid's pace, although she was still a little nervous, she was not as panicked as she was at the beginning. Ren Zhouyuan sat down again and stared at her silently.

Leonid took the Anan to meet many people. Because it was a thank-you party, the invited guests today were the school leaders and senior government officials that Leonid had cooperated with in the past, as well as a small number of representatives of suppliers.

When they saw the Anan standing next to Leonid, they were all surprised, but they quickly reacted and greeted him.

Those who had worked with Leonid in the past all knew that Leonid could not speak Chinese. In the past, Luo En would act as his interpreter. Today, they did not see Luo En. Some of them wanted to try their luck and chat with him in broken English, but they did not expect Leonid to speak Chinese to them!

Leonid's Chinese was still at the beginner's stage. He could say a few common phrases, but he couldn't understand more than that. His face was as cold as an iceberg when facing outsiders, and those excited business partners began to realize it after a few sentences. However, they couldn't take back what they had started, so they could only continue awkwardly.

Leonid looked down at the Anan and gave him a look. Seeing this, the Anan sighed and rolled his eyes, but he also remembered what his father said. He could not call him stupid outside, so he could only hide these words in his heart and greet those uncles who came to talk to him one by one.

An 'an was handsome to begin with, and Ren Zhouyuan had specially dressed him up today. His hairstyle was exactly the same as Leonid's, and coupled with their similar faces, those people were full of curiosity about him from the moment they saw him.

But seeing that Leonid did not seem to want to introduce this child, they did not dare to make a fuss about this child.

But at this time, when they saw the interaction between the two, and this child spoke fluent Mandarin, those people's eyes lit up when they heard this, and the person they were talking to suddenly changed, thinking that the familiar language made them feel more secure.

At first, An 'an hid behind Leonid, then stood next to him. Finally, she held his hand and called him uncle. Ren Zhouyuan had mixed feelings about her rapid growth in just a few hours.

In the past, he used to train Anan in a way that he thought was good for the Anan, but he was introverted and had become accustomed to it after so many years, so he did not realize that his son had become as taciturn as himself, and not good at communicating with strangers.

It wasn't that he wasn't worried about whether An 'an's personality would go astray, but seeing that An' an would be cheerful and mischievous towards him, he got used to it over time and didn't realize that his way of educating An 'an had gone astray.

However, since living with Leonid, Anan's childish side was stimulated by Leonid, and now seeing that Anan could talk to strangers so confidently, Ren Zhouyuan had mixed feelings at this time.

He was disappointed, but more than that, he was relieved.

He would not refuse anything that was good for Anan. If he still had some thoughts about living with Leonid before, now seeing Leonid's influence on Anan, these thoughts were almost gone.

Ren Zhouyuan watched Anan follow behind Leonid and socialize with people of different identities, and his initial worry slowly turned into the mood of watching a good show.

Anan's expression became more and more colorful. At first, he was a little nervous, but later, he was completely helpless, just like how he was at home. His expression was as if he was complaining about Leonid's stupidity, but he was trying hard not to show it.

"Hello."

Suddenly, Ren Zhouyuan heard a greeting from beside him. He was stunned for a moment, and when he turned his head and saw the person's face, his face suddenly darkened.

"It's really you," the person smiled, and then seemed to think of something. He coughed awkwardly and nodded to Ren Zhouyuan, "Long time no see, you … still recognize me?"

Ren Zhouyuan thought to himself, how could I not recognize him? At that time, he had never forgotten anyone in the team.

This person was a member of the archeological team, named Gu Jie.

Ironically, this person was the youngest member of the archeological team except for Ren Zhouyuan, five years older than Ren Zhouyuan. Because they were close in age, Ren Zhouyuan had the best relationship with him in the archeological team. However, when the Anan was found in that room, this person was also among the group of scholars.

Ren Zhouyuan nodded. He couldn't turn a blind eye to him, but he really had nothing to say to him.

The atmosphere between the two was subtle. Gu Jie was now a professor in the university, and he was usually respected in front of the students and other teachers. However, this time, he forced himself to talk to Ren Zhouyuan shamelessly.

Ren Zhouyuan thought this scene was a bit ridiculous. Their relationship was not at the level where they needed to meet and greet each other, let alone this kind of deliberately created harmony.

At first, he thought it was just a simple greeting between acquaintances, but he didn't expect that Gu Jie didn't want to end the conversation. Ren Zhouyuan endured for a while, and said to him impatiently, "Gu Jie, if you have something to say, just say it. There's no need for this kind of meaningless greeting. If I remember correctly, our relationship is not that good."

Gu Jie blushed when he heard this, and his expression was a bit unnatural.

He pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and said, "We're very sorry for what happened in the past. Although it's been so long, I think we still owe you and your father an apology."

Ren Zhouyuan's expression was cold. He couldn't tell how he was feeling at the moment. He had been waiting for this apology for many years, and he thought he didn't care about what happened in the past anymore. However, when he heard this, it seemed that the knot in his heart was finally untied at this moment.

"Whether it's me, Professor Lu, Dr. Yang, or I, everyone deeply reflected on their behavior after you quit. I know that the hurt caused by what I said can't be healed in a short time, but no matter what, on behalf of everyone, I want to say sorry to you."

Ren Zhouyuan looked at him with mixed feelings. They owed him this apology, and he deserved it. However, he didn't know what kind of expression he should put on when he received such a serious apology.

However, Gu Jie obviously didn't come today just to say this. After a while, he asked again, "Where are you working now?"

Ren Zhouyuan raised his eyebrows and didn't answer.

Gu Jie also knew that this question was a bit abrupt, so he scratched his head and said, "If you want to go back to your previous job, ahem, we'll still welcome you back."

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere became even more awkward.

After a long time, Ren Zhouyuan shook his head and replied, "I have a regular job now, so my life is pretty good."

Gu Jie nodded, but he had a strange expression on his face. Ren Zhouyuan thought that he had said everything he wanted to say, so he didn't want to continue talking about these trivial things with him. He happened to see Leonid looking at him, so he wanted to end the conversation as soon as possible.

Ren Zhouyuan turned his head and said a few words to Gu Jie. On the other side, Anan followed Leonid's gaze and found Ren Zhouyuan. He pulled him and ran towards Ren Zhouyuan.

When the two walked behind Ren Zhouyuan, they happened to hear Gu Jie anxiously ask, "You're 'An Yi', right?

I read the article, and other than you, I can't think of anyone else who could write an article like that. "

Leonid didn't understand most of the words, but he understood two words —

"You're 'An Yi'?"