After the video call ended, Yan Chenghan switched to another phone.
"Brother, you came from abroad?"
The caller was Yan Chenghai, his older brother.
Before Yan Chenghai left the country, he had been paying the money and didn't have a sales number. However, because it was still convenient to use a foreign phone when he was overseas, Yan Chenghai didn't use it even though he paid on time.
When Yan Chenghai heard his brother's first sentence, he couldn't help but bitterly smile, "Cheng Han, if I, your brother, never call you, would you never contact him?"
Yan Chenghan was silent for a moment, then he replied, "Brother, you know I'm in the special forces. Without special circumstances, the higher-ups won't allow us to contact people from abroad."
There was indeed such a rule in Yan Chenghan's squad, but the rule was that they were dead and the person was alive. There were also many ways for Yan Chenghai to contact Yan Chenghai.
Yan Chenghai had gone abroad at the time when he had been having the most trouble with his family. Because he wanted to join the army, his parents and grandfathers all wanted him to go to university and then enter politics. However, Yan Chenghan had yearned to be a soldier since he was young, and even in his dreams, he wanted to join the army. He didn't want to be a politician, he only wanted to be a soldier. However, the parents kept pressing their willpower down on Yan Chenghan's body again and again. Yan Chenghan was in extreme pain.
The only person who supported him in the family was his brother Yan Chenghai.
At that time, the only person that Yan Chenghan trusted the most was the teacher in charge of his junior high school, and that person was his brother, who was eight years older than him.
His teacher was beyond his reach. At that time, Yan Chenghan had regarded his brother Yan Chenghai as his spiritual pillar and supported him in his fight with his family for the sake of his dream.
However, he had never expected that Yan Chenghai would go abroad without any warning at the most difficult time for Yan Chenghan. Yan Chenghan was stunned and almost collapsed.
One could only imagine how much the young and vigorous Yan Chenghai of that time hated Yan Chenghai.
After this incident, Yan Chenghan and the Yan family's adults would move forward according to their plans, but they never thought that the sixteen-year-old Yan Chenghan would enroll into the army after graduating from high school with the Beijing college entrance exam's top scorer, taking advantage of his good friend's graduation trip.
When the Yan family learned of this matter, the notice had already been sent over.
He felt that Yan Chenghan should be exercising, but he also felt that it would be fine if he didn't go. On this matter, Yan Chenghan had a lot less of a f * cking bad feeling towards him.
He did not think that Yan Chenghan needed to endure this suffering. He felt that as a young and old Yan Chenghan, he only needed to follow the rules and accompany the two of them in peace, and did not wish for him to have any future.
More importantly, Yan Zhaoge did not believe that the pampered Yan Chenghan would be able to endure the hardships of becoming a soldier.
In the end, it was Old Man Yan who decided to let Yan Chenghan join the army.
Previously, Grandpa Yan also didn't agree to Yan Chenghan joining the army, but his starting point was different. He knew that his son's personality was a bit softer, and the toughest time in his life was when he wanted to marry Wen Ran. Old Man Yan could see now that Yan Lidan had only achieved this in his entire life. Although the position of Yan Lido was unattainable for others, it was still not enough to compare with the old man's previous position.
From the moment grandchild Yan Chenghai was born, Grandpa Yan had taken over the tutelage, fearing that this child would grow up to be like his father. Fortunately, grandchild Yan Chenghai had outstanding abilities, and his future prospects were limitless.
However, this did not mean that old man Yan was going to let his grandson eat the grass.
If he wanted the Yan family to take another step forward, then his eldest grandson Yan Chenghai would have to work hard to climb up the mountain. Even his youngest grandson Yan Chenghan could not stop in his tracks as he had to follow behind his older brother and climb the mountain.
However, after such a long period of struggle, Old Man Yan's understanding of Yan Chenghan gradually deepened. He was surprised to discover that his grandson was more suitable for joining the army than entering politics.
Only now did Old Man Yan realize that he had made an empirical mistake. He thought that his eldest grandson Yan Chenghai's personality was suitable for politics, just like Yan Chenghai, who was also Yan Chenghai's mother.
Yan Chenghai had grown up beside Old Man Yan. He looked refined and witty on the outside, but was also very cunning on the inside.
Yan Chenghan grew up by his parents' side. He was busy with his work, and Wen Ran had the temperament of a child. When he came to be concerned with himself, he had completely forgotten that she had such a young son. Fortunately, Yan Chenghai had come back to visit his younger brother frequently when he was a teenager, which was why he didn't become an autistic person. However, Yan Chenghai himself wasn't young, so he couldn't take care of him in all aspects.
From this point, it could be seen that Yan Zhaohang felt that Yan Chenghan's pampering was entirely due to him.
If he followed this procedure, even if Yan Chenghan didn't rebel against the society, he would still become a good-for-nothing.
Fortunately, he met a good teacher who guided him from the wrong path to the right path.
Yan Zhaoge thought that his grandson would definitely be well taken care of by his parents. Only now did he realize that his grandson didn't have a crooked appearance. It was simply a miracle.
When Yan Ruhang went to old man Yan to protest, the old man slapped his son's face about his investigation.
After he finished reading, he realized how serious his mistake was and what kind of life Yan Chenghan had lived since he was young …
When Yan Chenghan was seen once again by Yan Xuehang, an image involuntarily appeared in his mind. That skinny kid was walking alone to and fro school in his fat and ill-fitting clothes.
One year after joining the army, he would become a captain in the special forces which he was currently part of. After joining the army for two years, he would reach the age of nineteen and become a vice-captain. After joining the army for four years, he would officially become a captain in the army, with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
During this process, almost no one knew Yan Chenghan's true identity. He had fought hard to obtain everything.
The only one who knew Yan Chenghan's identity was Captain Li Jin, who had pulled Yan Chenghan into the special forces. This was also because of the special characteristics of their team. If they wanted to join, not only did they have to pass the quality test, they also had to pass the political test.
It was when he was investigating Yan Chenghan's political status that Li Jin was shocked to discover that Yan Chenghan actually had such a prominent family.
On the one hand, he felt that Yan Cheng Han was born for the special forces, and on the other hand, he was afraid that if Yan Cheng Han were to have a chance, he would cause big trouble. In the end, after hesitating for a whole day, Li Jin was still unable to miss Yan Cheng Han.
Today, Yan Chenghan had been in the army for six years.
In these six years, Yan Chenghai's choice was slowly being understood by Yan Chenghai, and the anger in his heart had been wiped away. However, as was his habit, Yan Chenghai had gotten used to not contacting Yan Chenghai anymore …
Hearing Yan Chenghai's explanation, Yan Chenghai fell silent. His ability to speak eloquently to others had lost all effect in front of his younger brother.
"I'm sorry …" After a long time, Yan Chenghai trembled and spat out these two words.
It was not like Yan Chenghai didn't want to struggle at the time. On one hand, Yan Chenghai was his younger brother who was supporting him. On the other hand, it was an excellent opportunity.
Yes, in the end, it was Grandpa Yan who sternly ordered him to go, but when he left, he was secretly delighted in his heart because he could tell himself that it wasn't his will, but rather that it was forced upon him.
But as he grew older, as his knowledge increased, he gradually realized how despicable he was at that time. He did not regret leaving his brother behind and leaving by himself.
Yes, Yan Chenghai did not regret leaving Yan Chenghan. He knew what was good for him and his family. He was sure that when he returned successfully, he would untie his brother. What he was vexed about was that he'd clearly made a choice long ago, yet in the end he'd disguised himself as being forced to do so just to make his heart feel good.
After becoming a real mature man, Yan Chenghai felt more and more sorry for his brother.
Yes, it is not paradoxical to feel sorry for not regretting.
Yan Chenghai complained that Yan Chenghan didn't call him, but in fact, he had contacted Yan Chenghan before.
At first, he was afraid, afraid of Yan Chenghan's accusations, but he was helpless. He did not know what he would say if he contacted his younger brother, but in the end, it was out of habit, no longer in contact.
Thus, the two brothers were still brothers, after all. In certain aspects, they were quite similar.
Perhaps it was because he was close to the same country that he missed his brother, whom he hadn't seen for six years, more and more.
He found out from his brother's good friend, Yu Haitao, that Yan Chenghan had returned. He mustered up his courage to ask for Yan Chenghan's contact information from his father, Yan Chenghang. However, after hesitating for a long time, he finally mustered up his courage to call his brother.
Hearing the two words "I'm sorry", Yan Chenghan was slightly stunned. Soon after, the darkness that had accumulated in the corner of his heart and had been forgotten by his master disappeared …
"Ah …" Yan Chenghan opened his mouth and whispered, "I forgive you!"
Yan Chenghai took a deep breath, trying his best to force the tears back into his eyes, but to no avail.
Tears flowed down his face, but there was a smile on his lips. His voice was hoarse as he said, "Cheng Han, thank you …"
The two brothers quietly enjoyed this moment of warmth, separated by their phones.
"At eleven …"
"How about I go take a look …"
"You go first!"
"You go first!"
Yan Chenghan's usually expressionless face had a trace of a smile, "Then let me say it. I'll be back in October. Let's get together then."
Yan Chenghai originally wanted to go over to Yan Chenghan's place to take a look, but when he recalled the special nature of Yan Chenghan's army, even if he went there, he would not be able to see anyone.
"Alright, I'll treat you to a meal then!" Your brother has made a lot of money over the years.
Yan Chenghan raised his eyebrows and said, "That's what you said, then I'll take my pick."
Yan Chenghai, who had a family background, fearlessly said, "Pick one."
However, Yan Chenghan said again, "Then you just wait and see. We'll choose when the time comes."
"Alright, I'll be waiting."
After the two brothers said goodbye, Yan Chenghai put down the phone and remembered that he had forgotten to talk to his brother about that unknown person who made someone extremely afraid.
Ai, wait. Previously, his brother said 'we', which meant that he wanted to come to the capital with someone else.
Although this person could be his comrade or his friend, Yan Chenghai didn't know why his intuition told him that this person must be that unknown celebrity." At this point in time, he still didn't know that the person that Yan Zhenghang was referring to was the same person as Boss Jiang mentioned by Yu Haitao.)
Eh, I scratched my head …