In the next week, He Lichen stayed with Xiao Niuer, and his work was not delayed.
It's just that this is not going to work. He Yi has a lot of things backlogged, and they all have to be solved by He Lichen himself.
He Lichen originally did not plan to return to Sihanoukville, but after hearing Zhou Wei's report, he felt that it would be impossible not to go back this time.
"I'll go back tomorrow and you can start arranging the meeting." He Lichen said to Zhou Wei on the phone.
"Okay." Zhou Wei replied.
In the evening, He Lichen told the little girl that he was going back to Westport tomorrow.
"You still don't want to go back with me?" He Lichen asked.
Jian Yi looked at her uncle's serious look and felt a little hesitant in her heart. The reluctance in her heart was real, but...
Jian Yi hesitated for a while before replying, "Well, I don't want to go back."
He Lichen felt helpless, but he was reluctant to force her at all, fearing that if he did anything to her that she didn't want to do, she would be further away from him.
He Lichen stretched out his hand, took the little girl into his arms, hugged her tightly, and did not speak immediately.
Jian Yi stayed in her uncle's arms, feeling the warmth of her uncle's arms. She didn't say a word and just stayed quietly.
After a long time, He Lichen finally called Xiaoniuer.
"Girl."
"Yeah." Jian Yi responded.
"I'm going back to Westport to handle some work, and I'll come over and accompany you when I have time." Since she didn't want to go back, she had no choice but to run away.
"Oh." Jian Yi responded lightly. In fact, she was happy because she wouldn't not be able to see her uncle for a long time.
"When I'm not here, take care of yourself alone." He Lichen warned.
"Well, I know."
"Also, you are not allowed to go to Li Zifeng or meet him." He Lichen said domineeringly.
"This won't work," Jian Yi refused. "Li Zifeng and I are friends. It's okay to meet occasionally."
He Lichen didn't agree. He let go of the little girl, looked into her eyes, and said, "Do you think you two will become friends? Don't you know what he thinks about you?"
"I know, but Li Zifeng is a very upright person. He will not mess around or do anything without my consent." Jian Yi said that she still believed in Li Zifeng's character.
But He Lichen didn't believe it, "When a man is impulsive, he can do anything."
"Anyone who is honest is just trying to deceive a kid like you." He Lichen lectured and said, in his eyes, this girl is really too innocent and easy to deceive.
"I'm not a child, I've grown up a long time ago." Jian Yi insisted, looking at her uncle with a dissatisfied look on her face. At this moment, she felt extremely disgusted with him.
"Well, I have indeed become an adult," He Lichen said meaningfully, "I have become an adult physically, but mentally, do you think you have become an adult?"
"I..." Jian Yi was speechless for a moment. When she understood what her uncle meant, she felt a little shy and her face turned red.
"Uncle, you're dead." Jian Yi angrily hit her uncle with her hand, but the force was not much at all.
He Lichen did not dodge or dodge, and endured the little girl's movements, but he seemed to be enjoying it in his heart.
"When you've beaten enough, do as I say and don't have any contact with Li Zifeng." He Lichen became a little more serious when he mentioned this matter.
Jian Yi no longer insisted on her previous thoughts, but timidly asked her uncle, "Is it okay if Li Zifeng and I call each other without meeting?"
It was really impossible for me to stop contacting all of a sudden. Li Zifeng was my benefactor. He had helped me many times before and also took care of me a lot.
"No." He Lichen replied without any compromise.
Jian Yi refused again and said coquettishly, "Uncle, you can't do this. I will get tired of you if you do this."
If time goes by, you will really get fed up with him. He is overbearing and authoritarian, restricts his own life, and controls himself too much.
Hearing the little girl say she was bored, He Lichen was also worried. After finally meeting her again, he hoped that the little girl could love him more. How could he make her bored with him?
In the end, He Lichen compromised a little and said to Xiao Niuer, "Then...if you contact Li Zifeng, you must tell me."
"However, we can only make phone calls and not meet in person," He Lichen requested. "If you want to meet, wait until I come and I will accompany you to meet him, but you cannot meet him alone."
"Then if Li Zifeng comes to see me, can't I see him in front of so many people in the store?" Jian Yi asked, such a situation is entirely possible.
"It's best not to have something like this happen, otherwise I don't know what I would do." He Lichen said.
In fact, I just said this to the little girl. If there is such a situation, I hope she can avoid it, but if it really can't be avoided, it seems... I have nothing to do.
"Oh." Jian Yi responded, with no expression on her face.
He Lichen is no longer obsessed with this issue. Compared with this, he is more worried about herself.
Stretching up his hands, He Lichen held the little girl's face and said, "Be sure to take care of yourself. Even if I'm not with you, call me as soon as possible if anything happens."
I hope that the first person she thinks of at any time is me.
"Yes, I understand." Jian Yi nodded.
He Lichen took the little girl into his arms again, feeling full of reluctance.
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The next day, He Lichen got up very early. After washing and getting dressed, before leaving, he went to the little girl's room, sat on the bedside and looked at her for a while, then leaned over and kissed her.
He wanted to wake her up, but seeing the little girl sleeping soundly, He Lichen couldn't bear to wake her up. In the end, he just covered her with a quilt before leaving.
Jian Yi got up after hearing the alarm, but today was different from the past. When Jian Yi walked out of the room, there was no sign of her uncle, and there was no smell of rice coming from the kitchen.
Jian Yi's heart suddenly sank, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable with this feeling.
My uncle is gone? Has he returned to Sihanoukville?
Jian Yi was a little panicked. She didn't know when her uncle left. She didn't even say goodbye to him, or even take a good look at his face, and he just left like that?
Her mood suddenly fell to the extreme, but Jian Yi still followed the usual procedures, washing up and changing clothes, but changed her breakfast to go to the snack bar at the entrance of the community.
When He Lichen returned to Sihanoukville, he just called his mother to tell him that he was back, and then went directly to He Yi because there was a lot of work waiting for him to solve.
After a busy day, He Lichen didn't bother to contact the little girl. For lunch, he bought a lunch box from Zhou Wei. He took a few quick bites and then continued to work. (To be continued)