At this time, Zhang Qiang had already left before get off work. Although the work of the scientific research institute has not been too busy in the past two days, most people will stay and work overtime. People like Zhang Qiang who arrive on time or leave early

Almost non-existent.

Zhang Qiang's attitude when he was quarreling with people just now was not very good, and when he left, he was obviously very angry. When everyone saw his attitude, they couldn't help but murmur in their hearts.

Zhang Qiang entered the Research Institute four years ago and was just promoted to a full-time job two years ago. At the beginning, his performance was very good. He was serious and responsible at work and enthusiastic about others. He was never late or left early, and it was normal to work overtime. With his colleagues,

We get along very well, and everyone has a very good relationship with him.

It's just that in the past six months, Zhang Qiang seems to have become a different person. Not only is he not as focused on work as before, but his relationship with his colleagues has also become much worse.

Zhang Qiang was previously a core member of an experimental team, but once during the experiment, he ignored the fact that the experiment was at a critical moment and insisted on going home from get off work. In the end, the experiment failed, although the experimental team made adjustments later. After restarting the experiment, the experimental results were finally produced, but the mistakes Zhang Qiang had made before could not be erased.

After that incident, everyone found that his work attitude was not very correct, and his family always came before work. Slowly, he changed from a member of the core group to a marginalized person.

Someone who was close to Zhang Qiang tried to persuade him, but Zhang Qiang simply refused to listen to the advice and always went his own way. In the end, he even completely broke off the relationship with his friend because of his persuasion.

He seemed to be possessed by a demon and couldn't hear anyone's words.

Zhou Huaiyang, who had a good relationship with Zhang Qiang before, sighed and said: "I'm afraid Zhang Qiang is going to be useless... I joined the scientific research institute with him before, and he was more capable than me, so he became a regular employee early.

, and later joined the core experimental group, if not..."

After saying this, Zhou Huaiyang sighed, with a somewhat lonely expression on his face: "Things are unpredictable, who knew he would become like this."

The other colleagues didn't speak, feeling a little sad.

Yes, things are unpredictable. Who would have thought that Zhang Qiang, who originally had the brightest future, would become like this? Sure enough, this person is used to going with the flow, and it is easy for him to float up. When he wants to fall down, it will be even more difficult.

What happened to Zhang Qiang’s family, these people at the scientific research institute are actually all

I know that they actually don't understand why Zhang Qiang divorced his childhood sweetheart Qi Yu and married such a woman.

Although Zhang Qiang praised Chen Wenwen very much, they didn't have much good impressions of Chen Wenwen - how could she be a good person if she could interfere in other people's marriages when their wives were pregnant?

It's just that this is someone else's family matter, and it's hard for them to interrupt. After all, emotional matters can't be forced, and it's not the old society anymore. Although there are fewer divorces, they won't be criticized by people like in the past.

However, because of this incident, everyone felt that Zhang Qiang acted a little coldly, and their relationship with him became much weaker.

I don’t know if Zhang Qiang has noticed that his popularity in the work has become worse. Maybe he has, but he doesn’t seem to care much and has no intention of repairing the relationship with everyone. He continues to go his own way.

In the final analysis, Zhang Qiang's matter has nothing to do with anyone. To put it more deeply, he failed to live up to his expectations and became a marginal figure. This left a vacant position in the core experimental team. The loss of a strong competitor was also detrimental to them.

Good thing.

After everyone briefly chatted for a few words, they changed the subject and did not continue the conversation. Everyone continued to work on their own affairs.

In a blink of an eye, it was time to get off work. There was nothing to do today, so there was no need to stay to work overtime. Zhou Huaiyang quickly packed his things and left the scientific research institute.

Zhou Huaiyang pedaled his bicycle and headed in the completely opposite direction to his home.

Hearing that Qi Wan was back, he wanted to pay him a visit and see if Qi Yu was doing well.

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When Qi Zhengcheng and Bai Nuanying came back from get off work, they bought a roast duck and brought it back to Qi Wang.

When the couple arrived home, Qi Wang had already prepared dinner. His cooking skills were good. Although he was not up to the standard of a chef, the food was delicious and delicious. Just smelling the smell made people feel hungry.

move.

Qi Wan took the roast duck brought back by the Qi family, put it on a large plate, and placed it in the center of the table, treating it as the main course of the meal.

Qi Zhengcheng was in a good mood and asked Bai Nuanying to take out his treasured Shao Knife and prepare to have a good meal with Qi Wang.

"Awan, you just came back yesterday, and we didn't have a good meal. Tonight is just the right time for us to have a good drink."

Qi Wan smiled and nodded, agreeing.

Just when the family was about to sit down, there was a knock on the courtyard door, and Qi Yu's expression changed instantly.

Is it possible that the Zhang family members came at this time?

Although Qi Zhengcheng and Bai Nuanying didn't know what happened, they saw that their daughter's face was not good, so they comforted her with a few words.

Qi Yu forced a smile, but she was still in a bad mood.

Qi Wang patted her shoulder, stood up and went to open the door.

Qi Wang also thought that someone from the Zhang family was coming, but when the courtyard door opened, a man with a somewhat familiar face appeared outside.

After seeing the other person, Qi Huan was slightly stunned and did not recognize who this person was for a while.

Zhou Huaiyang had already adjusted his mood on the way over. After seeing Qi Huan, he immediately put a smile on his face. However, when Qi Huan looked like he couldn't remember who he was, the smile on Zhou Huaiyang's face also became awkward.

.

"Qi Wang, I am Zhou Huaiyang. I also lived here back then, but later I moved away... You won't forget me, will you?"

After Zhou Huaiyang said this, Qi Wang finally found out who he was in the memory of the original owner.

This person was also the playmate of the original owner when he was a boy. He had a good relationship with Zhang Qiang and Qi Yu. However, his parents later moved away due to some things, and their relationship ended later. The original owner was just seventeen at that time.

, in total, the two have not seen each other for eleven years.

No wonder I just thought this person looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen him before.

When Zhou Huaiyang was a boy, because Zhou's father was the chef of a state-owned hotel, the food at home was good. He was much mellower than he is now. It was normal for Qi Wang not to recognize him just now.

Qi Wan smiled and said, "When you said that, I remembered, Zhou Huaiyang, long time no see. You are much thinner and more handsome than before."

Seeing that Qi Wang recognized him, Zhou Huaiyang also laughed. He opened his arms and hugged Qi Wang and said, "Welcome back."

After the two exchanged casual greetings, Qi Wang brought Zhou Huaiyang in.

"Mom, Dad, Ayu, look who's coming."

The person they saw was Zhou Huaiyang. Qi Zhengcheng and the others also had smiles on their faces, and they smiled and asked Zhou Huaiyang to come over and sit down.

The Qi family has a good impression of Zhou Huaiyang. Although Zhou Huaiyang is Zhang Qiang's good friend, when Zhang Qiang insisted on divorcing Qi Yu, he also tried to persuade Zhang Qiang. Later, because of Zhang Qiang's stubbornness, the relationship between Zhou Huaiyang and Zhang Qiang also faded.

For more than half a year, Zhou Huaiyang has come here basically once a month to help with whatever he can. Qi Zhengcheng and Bai Nuanying have a good impression of him.

Qi Yu originally thought that the person coming was from the Zhang family, but saw that it was Zhou Huaiyang.

Finally, her mood suddenly changed from gloomy to sunny. After greeting him with a smile, she got up and went to the kitchen to get the dishes.

Zhou Huaiyang's eyes swept over Qi Yu calmly, but did not linger on her body for too long. He glanced at her and took it back, so that no one in the Qi family could find out what he was thinking.

Although he liked Qi Yu, he didn't show it. He just helped her in his own way. He obviously wanted to see her every day, but because he was afraid that others would talk nonsense and ruin Qi Yu's reputation, he also restrained himself.

, only come once a month.

He had only come here once half a month ago. If he hadn't come here this time because he knew Qi Wang was back and he had a legitimate reason to come, he might still have endured it and waited until half a month later to come again.

After Qi Wang sat down, he introduced Qi Youfu to Zhou Huaiyang.

"Qi Wang, I'm so sorry. I came in a hurry. I didn't know you had brought a child back, so I didn't prepare this gift..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qi Wang interrupted him.

"It doesn't matter, your coming is the best gift. There is no need to be so polite between friends."

This meal was a feast for both the host and the guest. During the meal, Qi Wang learned a lot of new news from Zhou Huaiyang. After the meal, Qi Huan called Zhou Huaiyang into his room on the pretext that something had happened.

"Huaiyang, I want to ask you something."

Seeing Qi Wang's serious face, Zhou Huaiyang couldn't help but become nervous, and his tone changed accordingly.

Could it be that Qi Wang discovered his little thoughts and asked him to come in to warn him not to have Qi Yu's ideas?

Just when he was thinking wildly, he heard Qi Wang ask: "You and Zhang Qiang are friends and colleagues in the same unit. Do you feel that Zhang Qiang's temperament has suddenly changed drastically, as if he has become a completely different person?

"

Zhou Huaiyang, whose nerves were tense all the time, thought Qi Huan was going to ask him if he had some hidden thoughts towards Qi Yu, and felt relieved when he heard that Qi Huan was asking about Zhang Qiang's affairs.

Realizing that he seemed to be too nervous just now, Zhou Huaiyang quickly adjusted his emotions, recalled what he knew, and told Qi Wan.

"I think Zhang Qiang has indeed become a little different from himself. I feel that the Zhang Qiang I know is not this kind of person. It is known that people know faces but don't know their hearts. I don't know if the Zhang Qiang I knew at the beginning was the person he pretended to be."

Qi Wang invited Zhou Huaiyang to sit down and asked him to tell him everything in detail.

"Huaiyang, when did Zhang Qiang start to change? What is the difference from the past?

It’s different, what he has become now, you tell me all this in detail, this is very important to me.”

Seeing Qi Wang's serious expression, Zhou Huaiyang also became nervous. He didn't ask Qi Wang why he asked these questions, and recalled it with his eyes closed.

"Everything started more than seven months ago..."

In fact, Zhou Huaiyang was the first to notice the changes in Zhang Qiang, but at that time they were working on an important experiment for more than a month. Zhou Huaiyang thought that Zhang Qiang became a little different because he was too tired.

However, because the research yielded results, the scientific research institute gave them three days off to let them have a good rest. As a result, Zhang Qiang took three days of rest, and things became even weirder after he came back.

"In the past, Zhang Qiang was a very responsible person. Experimental data had to be confirmed many times before he could rest assured. But after returning from vacation, he became slack..."

At that time, everyone thought that Zhang Qiang was exhausted and that was why he had all kinds of problems. They didn't suspect anything else at all.

However, Zhang Qiang became more and more lazy, and his work became less and less focused. Not long after, news came that he had divorced and remarried.

After remarrying, Zhang Qiang became less and less focused on work. Although he did not arrive late or leave early, everyone could see that his mind was not on work.

Zhou Huaiyang told what happened to Zhang Qiang one by one. Although it seemed to be no problem on its own, when he said it all together, Zhou Huaiyang felt a strange feeling in his heart.
To be continued...