On the way back, the car was silent. Only the sound of the air conditioner could be heard in the entire car. The atmosphere was completely different from when they came. Even An An could sense the awkwardness between the two adults. She opened her eyes and looked at them curiously.

Ren Zhouyuan secretly glanced at Leonid, who was sitting in front of him. His cheeks were tightly clenched because of his clenched teeth. Even though he could only see the side of his face, he could tell that Leonid was not in a good mood.

He sighed secretly, knowing that he was indeed in the wrong this time, and he did not blame Leonid for being angry.

After Gu Jie finished speaking, he saw that they fell into silence for a while. The atmosphere was not good, but he did not forget the purpose of his visit. It was a pleasant surprise to meet Ren Zhouyuan here. Their archeological team had been looking for Ren Zhouyuan for a long time. It could be said that after the pen name "An Yi" became popular, and they read his first published article, they had the idea of finding Ren Zhouyuan.

This time, Gu Jie was also invited by Wei Qi. He was one of the scholars invited by Luo En. Although he was not as famous as "An Yi" in the field, he still had a high prestige. He originally came to join in the fun, but he did not expect to meet Ren Zhouyuan here.

As he said, after Ren Zhouyuan left the archeological team, the others in the team began to reflect on their behavior.

Although these scholars gossiped about other people like ordinary people, they still felt that they were in the academic field. After that incident, they felt that they had done something wrong, but when they wanted to make up for it, they did not know where to find Ren Zhouyuan.

"Previously, there was a person named 'Si Kong' on the Internet. He slandered you for stealing our results at that time. We also paid attention to this matter." Gu Jie braced himself and said, "That person … may be one of the people in our team at that time. I don't know if you still remember Li Zhihao."

After hearing this, Ren Zhouyuan did not have time to answer Leonid's question. He looked at Gu Jie and signaled him to continue.

"After 'Si Kong' came out, I called the people in the team one by one. Only Li Zhihao was vague. He did not admit or deny it, so I suspected that it was him who did it."

Ren Zhouyuan certainly remembered this person. When he returned to that room, this person was the one who spoke the loudest.

He still remembered the contempt in this person's eyes when he proposed to quit. It was because of this person's eyes at that time that made him remember this matter for so many years....

Gu Jie said, "Later on, I noticed that a company had issued a statement on behalf of 'An Yi', so I guessed that you might have found this media company. I checked the address, and it just so happened that it was in this city. I also had some hope that I could find you."

When Gu Jie said this, there was a bit of a sigh in his voice. He said, "I contacted Professor Lu, Dr. Yang, Dr. He, and Director Wen, and jointly wrote a letter to this company. They probably also talked to Li Zhihao privately about this matter. Soon, I saw that 'Si Kong' removed the article from the Internet."

It was only today that Ren Zhouyuan heard the whole story from Gu Jie. He couldn't tell what he was feeling at this time. He originally thought that the people he hated had secretly helped him behind his back. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't moved. However, he wasn't a saint and couldn't easily forget the harm they had done to him and An 'an in the past.

At Gu Jie's request, in the end, Ren Zhouyuan exchanged contact information with him. After Gu Jie left, Ren Zhouyuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He slowly turned around and saw Leonid looking at him with a serious face.

Ren Zhouyuan didn't know how to explain it, so he didn't say anything. Leonid, on the other hand, kept waiting for him to explain it to him. The two of them were silent, and they didn't say a word until they drove home.

After Leonid entered the house, he glanced at Ren Zhouyuan, and the look in his eyes made Ren Zhouyuan's scalp tingle. Ren Zhouyuan wanted to say something to ease the atmosphere, but he saw Leonid turn around and walk into the study. "Bang!" The door was not very quiet, but it was not very quiet either.

Ren Zhouyuan inexplicably felt a little funny. This guy is actually throwing a tantrum?

He helplessly smiled and shook his head. He first took the Anan back to his room to change his clothes.

The Anan wiped his face while using his eyes to ask Ren Zhouyuan what was wrong with the big guy outside. Ren Zhouyuan pretended not to see it and poked his forehead with his index finger, telling him to go to sleep.

But the Anan was curious all the way, and now he was not sleepy at all. He stared at Ren Zhouyuan with his big eyes.

Ren Zhouyuan felt that the big guy and the little guy were here to make trouble. He also changed his clothes and lay next to the Anan. He patted his back to coax him to sleep and asked him what he wanted to know.

An 'an pointed outside mischievously and made a long face. Then, she spread her hands.

Ren Zhouyuan looked at him and smiled. He thought for a moment and whispered, "Dad made uncle angry. Uncle is waiting for dad to apologize to him."

The Anan showed his teeth and made a surprised expression. He imitated Ren Zhouyuan and said in a low voice, "What did dad do?"

"Well …" Ren Zhouyuan said, "Dad has a secret that he didn't tell uncle. Uncle probably thinks dad lied to him."

The Anan didn't quite understand, but he also made an expression of sudden realization.

He held Ren Zhouyuan's face with his small hands and said seriously, "Dad said lying is not good, so dad, you have to apologize to uncle."

Ren Zhouyuan stood in front of the study, thinking about what the Anan just said. He sighed and knocked on the door. He opened the door and bowed as he went in, "I'm sorry."

Leonid was frightened by his actions for a moment, and his tense face suddenly relaxed a lot. Seeing Ren Zhouyuan standing by the door with his head down, he didn't even dare to put on airs. He snorted and asked him to come in and sit down.

Ren Zhouyuan carefully observed his expression. Seeing that he was not as angry as he was when he came back, he secretly sighed with relief.

But as soon as he relaxed, Leonid saw through him. When they looked at each other, Ren Zhouyuan scratched his head awkwardly and responded with a rare smile.

Ren Zhouyuan knew that if he confessed, he would be lenient. After organizing his words, he automatically explained everything clearly. He told Leonid about his identity as "An Yi" and the matter about the manuscript, but he didn't mention anything about the archeological team.

"That's about it." Ren Zhouyuan rubbed his nose. "But I didn't know about it until after you finished. Fan Wenfeng, oh, my friend, briefly told me about the manuscript, but at that time I didn't know who the author was, so …"

Ren Zhouyuan couldn't go on. Leonid obviously thought about this. If Ren Zhouyuan knew that the author of the manuscript was Wei Qi from the very beginning, he probably would have run away even faster, and they would never have been able to invite "An Yi" to write for them.

Leonid thought of the person he saw at the thank-you party today, and the "good friend" that Ren Zhouyuan mentioned many times. He was a little unhappy and asked, "How many people know about your identity?"

Ren Zhouyuan laughed when he heard Leonid's serious tone. He waved his hand and said, "This pen name is not a big deal. In this industry, as long as you specialize in a certain field and make a new discovery and put forward a relatively novel point of view, other people will use your name in their research. Maybe you will suddenly become famous."

He thought for a moment and said, "In the past, only Fan Wenfeng knew that I was' An Yi '. But today, after hearing from Gu Jie, I guess the people who have worked with me before also know about it. Also, I'm affiliated with Fan Wenfeng's company. So, you're the only one left."

Leonid and Ren Zhouyuan focused on different points. Ren Zhouyuan thought that Leonid was angry because he didn't tell him, and because of that, they wasted so much time.

But in fact, Leonid was just jealous.

In his heart, he, Ren Zhouyuan, and Anan were family. He couldn't accept that as a family member, he knew the least. And Fan Wenfeng, who always appeared in the conversation, always had first-hand information about Ren Zhouyuan.

Leonid looked at the smiling man in front of him and sighed helplessly. If he didn't make it clear, this person would never change his mind.

Leonid said, "I hope you can have this kind of awareness."

"Huh?" Ren Zhouyuan didn't understand.

"We are family," Leonid said.

Leonid said, "I don't know what you think of me, but from the moment you stepped into this house, we are one. Whether it's you or An 'an, I will never let go in this life."

Ren Zhouyuan was shocked. He didn't expect Leonid to say this, but his expression didn't change, and he quietly listened to him.

"So I hope you can slowly change your mind and treat me as a family member, as Anan's father, as well as your other half.

Family members should be honest with each other, this is the most basic thing. It's not that you can't keep your little secret, but I hope that if anything happens, the first person you think of is me. If there's something you can't solve, you can also rely on me. "

Ren Zhouyuan felt that he seemed to understand Leonid's words, but it wasn't clear.

He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and was silent for a long time. When he opened his eyes again, the gloominess hidden deep in his eyes faded a lot.

"About four years ago, I took Anan to join an archeological team …"

Ren Zhouyuan slowly awakened the memories hidden deep in his heart. He thought that it would be difficult to say some words, but once he started, he unexpectedly found that it was not as difficult as he thought.

For a long time, only Ren Zhouyuan's voice could be heard in the study. After a long time, when his last voice fell, the room was completely silent.

Ren Zhouyuan looked down at a point on the table, and his mind was almost blank.

He didn't know whether these words were right or not, but under Leonid's instigation just now, he was hot-headed and poured out the experience in his heart.

He closed his eyes and pursed his lips, not daring to look into Leonid's eyes. For a moment, he even felt that he had taken off his clothes and was naked. But when his mind was in a mess and he felt helpless, suddenly a warm breath surrounded him from behind. When he came to his senses, he found that he was in Leonid's arms.