Ex-wife’s Rise to the Top - Chapter 116 season finale

At night, Xu Yizhang finally woke up and breathed.

This feeling, growing up, healed all her fatigue, gave birth to a child, and experienced the pains of a dozen years, from the normal delivery to the cesarean section...

She was exhausted from exhaustion, and she had a strange sense of happiness in her arms.

She suddenly felt a sense of consummation.

After drinking the soup from Chu Huixin, he asked Han Shen to show her little Xingxing.

Han Shen took the child over. Little Xingxing was still sleeping. At this time, she was asleep except for eating and drinking.

Xu Yizhang asked Han Shen, "Has Little Xingxing take a bath yet?"

Her hair is still sticky, she hasn't taken a shower yet, her eyes are closed, her face is red, but the roots of her nose that have been raised from the ground have inherited Han Shen's strengths.

Everyone said that Little Xingxing is exactly like Han Shen, so I don't know if she will look more male when she grows up.

Xu Yizhang thought to himself, that is how amazing it is that you have never seen it before.

Han Shen said: "I just asked the doctor who rounds the ward. The doctor said that babies born at 6 o'clock in the morning don't take a bath, and they have to be washed every other day."

Xu Yizhang nodded, "Did she drink milk?"

"Drink some, you were asleep just now, and the nurse asked Yuesao to make some milk powder, 10ml."

Xu Yizhang wanted to laugh a little, "10ml? Just drink a little bit."

"The baby has a stomach the size of a ping-pong ball and can't drink much." Han Shen put the little star next to her and let the little star snuggle against her.

Xu Yizhang smiled happily.

Chu Huixin immediately yelled, "Hey, hey... Ah Shen, the little baby can't be put next to the Yi Zhang, she doesn't sleep well so that she won't overwhelm the little baby..."

Xu Yizhang glared at Chu Huixin, which was not good, but she didn't have the energy to speak right now, and she couldn't quarrel with Chu Huixin's loud voice.

Han Shen understood the expression in her eyes and smiled and said to Chu Huixin: "Mom, don't worry, I will watch it, it won't be possible."

Xu Yizhang glanced at Han Shen gratefully.

He lowered his head and dropped a kiss on her forehead.

Everyone turned their heads.

It’s not enough for him to kiss his forehead, he needs to kiss the tip of his nose and mouth...

"Cough cough cough..." Father Xu couldn't stand it anymore.

Chu Huixin pulled him, "You old man, the young couple are in love, what are you doing?"

Xu's father glanced at her, "We are still here in the open."

Chu Huixin: "Husband and wife, it's justified and righteous. I thought that when I had finished giving birth, you were like this. You are embarrassed to talk about others."

Father Xu: "...Stop talking about it!"

The doctor came in to round the ward and looked at Xu Yizhang's incision, "It's okay. I'm going to bake the lamp now. The nurse will come in to disinfect you later. Please leave the ward except for the mother and husband."

Xu Yizhang lives in a separate ward with her alone, so her husband does not need to leave this ward.

Han Shen stood next to the doctor and watched her turn over the case board and exchanged a few words with the doctor.

The doctor treated him very well because he was a good friend of Director Qin.

The nurse arrived soon, took a look at Xu Yizhang's infusion bottle, took it out and replaced it with a bottle, then disinfected her and placed a baking lamp.

Han Shen sent Xu's father Chu Huixin out, and the two elders will come to deliver breakfast tomorrow after dinner. The two elders are responsible for the confinement meals during the hospitalization period, and the confinement wife is taken care of in the hospital.

Han Shen said, "Dad, Mom, you don't deliver soup from tomorrow, I'll let my Aunt Zhou at home deliver it."

"It's okay, I also want to see my daughter and grandson." Chu Huixin took his hand, full of joy, "I look at that child and I feel good."

Han Shen smiled, "Well, be careful on the way back."

"Okay." The two elders entered the elevator, "Stop sending it, go back, and take good care of it."

Han Shen stood at the elevator door and waited for the elevator door to close before returning to the ward.

Xu Yizhang has already started to bake the lights.

But she was given a cesarean section, and the cesarean was turned forward, which basically consumed all of her physical strength. Now she has no strength to even walk down the ground, and she is so weak that she will fly when the wind blows.

Han Shen walked over and sat next to her and looked at him.

The two looked at each other silently.

Xu Yizhang rolled her eyes, spoke deliberately, unable to talk, the whole person was too tired, she was very tired after rest, she closed her eyes again and fell asleep...

*

It was about the fourth day for Xu Yizhang, when the whole talent regained energy, and slowly on the seventh day, except for her face, her whole body recovered.

On the day of discharge from the hospital, Han Shen said that he was going on a business trip, so he couldn't come and pick her up.

Holding the phone, Xu Yizhang felt a little disappointed, "I went today? Don't you have fifteen days of paternity leave?"

Recently, he has taken care of her every day. She has become accustomed to her being considerate. The sudden absence of coming today really made her feel very disappointed.

"Something happened temporarily, I have to rush over."

Xu Yizhang was silent, "That...Meng Wanxing shouldn't go with you, right?"

My wife has just finished giving birth, so if I take a female colleague on a business trip at this time, it's a bit unreasonable.

Han Shen was stunned, and smiled, "Don't worry, she won't be there this time."

"Not next time."

"Understood, I have the sense of a married man."

Xu Yizhang was a little relieved now, "Well then, you go early and return early."

She is now in a fragile period. People who have undergone surgery are all people who have gone through a ghost gate in their hearts. After experiencing the feeling of inability to move and helpless, her heart becomes fragile and needs some dependence.

She took a look at the time, it was already ten o'clock, and meant to come to visit her, saw her wound, no problem, and went out to prescribe her medicine.

Yuesao went to help her go through the discharge formalities.

Checking out at 12 o'clock, Xu Yizhang waited and waited until 11 o'clock, no one else came, frowned, and took the initiative to call Chu Huixin.

Chu Huixin said in a daze, "Daughter, are you discharged today? Mom is shopping for groceries outside..."

She actually forgot this?

Xu Yizhang was a little helpless, "Did you forget?"

"Yeah, this is going to buy food outside. Your dad goes out to exercise. I don't know if he has a mobile phone. Or, do you contact your dad?"

Xu Yizhang thought for a while, "Forget it, I'm going to be discharged from the hospital soon, I'll be fine if I go back by myself."

"Then you should be careful on the road, remember to wear a confinement hat, it is also blowing in the wind."

"It's very hot now." Xu Yizhang glanced out the window, the sun was shining, about 33.34 degrees, what kind of confinement hat he wears.

Chu Huixin exhorted, "That's different. You just gave birth to a child, and you are different from others. Listen to your mother, wear your hat, and don't climb the stairs. When you go back, you can take the elevator and take the elevator. Don't be tired. do you know?"

"I know." Xu Yizhang sighed, "Then I am discharged from the hospital now, it's already past eleven o'clock, I'm going back."

Xu Yizhang asked the concubine to pack her things, and Han Shen's assistant, Xiao Zhang, came, and he helped carry the luggage, and the concubine held the baby, while Xu Yizhang took his pregnant woman's handbook.

The three of them went out from the hospital, passed the nurse's booklet, and removed the mother's wristband from their hands.

Xiao Zhang moved the luggage to the car.

Wearing a confinement cap, Xu Yizhang lowered his head and got into the car.

Suddenly saw a baby safety cradle chair, she was stunned, then turned to ask Xiao Zhang who got in the car, "he asked you to buy the cradle?"

Xiao Zhang said, "No, Han Lu personally went to the mall yesterday to select it."

Xu Yizhang's heart warmed up a bit and asked Yuesao to put the child in the cradle, and then Yuesao acted as the co-pilot.

Just set off.

We arrived at Caihe Building smoothly.

Xu Yizhang walked in the forefront, only to find it very strange. Xiao Zhang carrying the luggage and Yuesao holding the child were obviously normal people, but they walked much slower than her.

She turned around and said, "You go faster."

Xiao Zhang accompanied the smiling face and said, "It's okay, Miss Xu, you go first."

Xu Yizhang walked forward with suspicion.

Soon, she arrived at the door of the house, and she saw a sign on the door saying that the head of the household had added a daughter, and there was a plate beside it, filled with a pot of wedding candy, which meant that people would pick themselves up.

Xu Yizhang wanted to laugh inexplicably, is Han Shen such a hospitable person? This should be Chu Huixin's handwriting.

She entered the password, and even before confiscating the corners of her lips and smiling, she saw the house in a big change.

The house full of balloons behind the door.

She was stunned.

At this time, Han Shen walked out of the room, standing in a long suit and leather shoes.

He stood there without saying a word, but behind him was a bunch of roses that were too big to hide.

Xu Yizhang was stunned, realizing what he was going to do, and his heart was surprised and tense.

The two looked at each other.

Han Shen walked over slowly.

Xu Yizhang stood up slightly, looking at him shyly.

She knew what he wanted to do, but she was still too nervous, her heart was tight, thinking about what she would like to say when he spoke.

Finally, he stopped in front of her.

Xu Yizhang turned a little uncomfortable when he was seen.

Then he knelt down.

She hasn't reacted yet.

Wanting to take a step back, he took her hand, not letting her back.

Xu Yizhang was a little embarrassed and felt that he was not acting well, and stared at him with low eyes, not knowing what to do next.

Han Shen took the bunch of flowers from behind and handed them to her.

After he gave the flowers to her, he didn't say a word.

Xu Yizhang: "..."

Does he know the process of proposal?

Although she didn't know it very well, she hadn't experienced it in her previous life, but happily bought the ring together, but there was no solemn marriage proposal.

"Hold it." Han Shen said.

Xu Yizhang stunned and hugged the flowers over. The huge bunch of flowers occupies her entire embrace.

She didn't know how to react, so she instinctively smelled the bunch of flowers and thought he didn't come to pick her up and leave the hospital. It turned out that she was preparing for this romance.

Her depressed mood suddenly improved.

Han Shen knelt down suddenly.

Then the ring she gave him back from the beginning reappeared in his hand.

Xu Yizhang was stunned.

Han Shen said on the spot: "Zhang, when I have money later, I will buy you a better ring..."

But now.

He still uses this ring.

She knew that he was definitely not because he had no money, but because this ring carried all their memories and feelings from the campus to the present.

Han Shen raised his eyes, his eyes deep, "Zhang, are you willing?"

Xu Yizhang blinked, "What do you want?"

He paused for a while, fixedly looking at her, "Will you marry me?"

She moved her heart, lowered her head and smiled, "Didn't I already marry you?"

"Not in name, but real, marry me, hold hands with me, and grow old together."

Xu Yizhang looked at him silently.

The chiseled facial features of a man are all familiar to her.

After a lifetime, would she still want to go with him again?

Maybe Xiao Xing Xing was not firm enough before she was born, but when she came out of the delivery room and saw him standing there waiting for her alone, with red eyes, she knew that she was willing.

Nodding slightly, she said softly: "If you don't leave, I won't give up."

"Then you are afraid that you will be entangled with me in your life..." He stood up and took her into his arms without warning.

The kiss will follow.

Xu Yizhang was stunned, accepting, especially obedient...

Then there was a burst of enthusiastic applause in the ears, Xu Yizhang subconsciously looked at from the corner of his eyes, it was Xu Fu, Chu Huixin, Xu Yiyan, Qin Zhen, Min Ze...

Several people hid in the room, and when the proposal was successful, they ran out to booze and fired a salute...

The most amazing thing is that a few people gathered around them and watched them kiss.

Xu Yizhang felt that this scene was extremely weird, and she was too embarrassed, so she subconsciously pushed him away, "Okay, stop."

"I haven't worn the ring yet." Han Shen took her hand and put the ring on her ring finger like no one else.

This time, she was really Mrs. Han.

The crowd was silent, watching their hands clasped together, wearing a pair of simple platinum rings.

Xu Yiyan is unmarried, somewhat shy. Turning to look at his parents, the two of them looked at her sister and brother-in-law with a smile, and were particularly pleased and happy.

Qin Zhen made a blushing face and didn't dare to look at Min Ze at a glance.

Min Ze kept calm and relaxed, with one hand in his pocket, and the wind was very beautiful.

After that, Xu Yizhang was sent to the room. She had just been discharged from the hospital and needed more rest.

Others ate reunion hot pot in the living room, while Han Shen accompany them to dinner and entertained them.

Xu Yizhang was lying on the bed with a bunch of flowers beside him.

Little Xingxing was taken care of by her sister-in-law, and after taking milk, she slept in the crib.

Yuesao washed some fruits and came in for Xu Yizhang to eat. Seeing that she kept looking at the bunch of flowers with a smile, she found a flower pot for her and inserted the flowers in.

This Yuesao is a nice person, and Xu Yizhang turned his head to look at the ceiling with satisfaction.

The people outside chatted lively.

Qin Zhen said: "This proposal has been completed, then when will the wedding be held?"

This is for Han Shen.

Han Shen clinked glasses with everyone, and then solemnly said to Chu Huixin: "This is going to trouble mom and choose a good day for us."

Xu Yizhang mentioned earlier that Chu's mother wanted to manage the wedding, so Han Shen entrusted her with the heavy responsibility.

Mother Chu laughed as soon as she heard it, and said with a red light: "Okay, Ah Shen doesn't dislike me, then your dad and I will be the masters for you."

"Thank you mom." Han Shen toasted the two elders.

Xu's father said: "Stop drinking, replace the bar with tea, and you will have to take care of it after the next chapter."

"Yes." There was tenderness in Han Shen's eyes, "then I would be more respectful than fate."

After the meal, everyone rested and chatted in the living room.

Chu Huixin was asking about Qin Zhen's relationship with Min Ze.

Han Shen took the opportunity to find a space, and went to see his wife and children in the room.

Xu Yizhang listened to the noise outside and didn't feel sleepy, but she was in a good mood. Everyone came to bless them, and they were all her relatives and good friends.

Han Shen entered the room, with the curtains drawn inside, and the moderate-temperature air conditioner was turned on.

Han Shen first went to the stroller and looked at Little Xingxing.

Xu Yizhang said softly, "She is asleep."

"Yeah." Han Shen touched Little Xingxing's nose, walked over and hugged her.

Xu Yizhang "hissed", "It hurts, brother."

"Have I touched your blade?" He suddenly became nervous, his handsome face strained and solemn.

Xu Yizhang said: "No, I did it myself."

He quickly put her down, "I still don't hold you, it's too dangerous."

Xu Yizhang smiled with his hand.

Han Shen glanced at the ring on her ring finger, smiling at the corner of her lips, "Mrs. Han."

Xu Yizhang raised his eyebrows slightly, "What's wrong? Mr. Han."

Han Shen didn't speak for a long time, and for a moment, he lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Xu Yizhang didn't say a word, didn't refuse, quietly tilted his head and kissed him...

*

After a few days, many people came to visit.

It's all Han Shen's colleagues and friends.

Chu Huixin and Xu's father came to greet him every day, only to realize that, unknowingly, Han Shen's interpersonal network was already so huge.

The gifts that came were famous movie stars, singers, hosts, industry leaders...

Even the chairman of Qingke came in person, enough to see that Qingke attaches great importance to Han Shen, and naturally, his colleagues and Meng Wanxing have come.

Meng Wanxing followed the chairman and several people into the master bedroom to visit Xu Yizhang.

Xu Yizhang sat on the bed and talked happily with everyone.

Meng Wanxing saw the child in the crib. Although he was sleeping, his eyebrows and Han Shen seemed to be carved out. Without DHA, he knew that it was his child.

Meng Wanxing seemed to have received a heavy blow, and the whole person was stunned, his eyes flushed.

When everyone had gone out, Meng Wanxing was still standing there.

Xu Yizhang saw her standing there blankly, and said lightly, "Little Xingxing is Han Shen's child."

Meng Wanxing's eyes were dim, his back turned to Xu Yizhang, and slowly, he closed his tears, and said, "I'm sorry."

Before, she believed in Song Lingling's words, always thinking that Xu Yizhang's child was not Han Shen's, but was turned to Han Shen as the pick-up man.

It turns out that the two of them are happy.

She is the third person who always wants to get involved in the confusion.

Xu Yizhang did not expect that Meng Wanxing would apologize, and was stunned, but it was normal. Meng Wanxing was a high-achieving daughter of the National People's Congress.

She just thought she was a scumbag before, so she seemed to be teaching her.

Now that I realized that I was the clown, I realized that she was so smart, capable, and promising, she would definitely not let herself be a junior.

Xu Yizhang said: "Song Lingling people, I just don't bother to talk to them."

Meng Wanxing nodded, "Before, I always thought that you played with Han Shen. Everyone told me that you were too poor and loved the rich. You kicked him off as soon as you graduated. Only when I asked him to take the order, I misunderstood you..."

Xu Yizhang wanted to laugh after hearing this, as for? Song Lingling's group of women with long tongues.

Meng Wanxing said: "Seeing you like this, I understand it. It's pretty good. Lovers will eventually get married..."

"I wish you happiness, too." Xu Yizhang finished speaking and lay down slightly, "I'm a little tired, I'll sleep for a while."

Meng Wanxing gave an "um" and turned his head out of the room.

*

After everyone left, Han Shen took a lot of red packets into the room.

"What is this?" Xu Yizhang turned her head and supported her with her hands. She has been in confinement for more than ten days and is almost recovering, but she still has to raise her head.

"Red envelope." Han Shen stuffed the red envelope into her arms, "Mrs. Han, it's yours."

"This was originally for Little Xingxing." Xu Yizhang sat up and opened the red envelopes one by one. The amount was not small. She was stunned and said, "It seems that your friends and colleagues are very rich."

Han Shen smiled.

Xu Yizhang thought for a while and said, "I will open an account for Little Xingxing and save her money, and leave it to her to make arrangements later."

Han Shen looked at her, but still did not speak.

Suddenly the phone rang, and Han Shen got up to connect, and said to her back, "It's arranged, I'll send it back to you."

Xu Yizhang felt weird, and when he finished answering the phone, he said, "What's the matter?"

Han Shen glanced at her and said blankly: "Before, you were always curious, my parents?"

Xu Yizhang nodded slightly, "It's a bit."

So far, their children have given birth, and Han Shen's parents have never appeared.

If it's because of poverty, Han Shen can afford to raise them now, and he seems very productive if he didn't come to Nancheng to provide for the elderly.

Xu Yizhang said: "Little stars are born, do you need to tell them?"

Han Shen said slowly: "I'm actually an adopted son. My adoptive father and adoptive mother did not have children of her own. It was okay for me a few years ago. Later, my adoptive mother passed away and the adoptive father married a stepmother with a child. After that..."

He didn't actually say, Xu Yizhang also knew that life was difficult.

"Just like that, after having a stepmother, there will be a stepdad. The stepmother has a son of her own. In addition, she gave birth to a daughter later, and the pressure of raising three children is so stressful that she naturally does not wait to see me anymore. During the entrance examination, she I told me that if I didn’t get a good school, let me stop going to school and go to work with the men at home, earn some money to help my younger siblings... Then I was admitted to the best high school, she There was still some reluctance to make the adoptive father think about his children, saying that I am like this, without blood, and I must be a white-eyed wolf when I grow up. It is my aunt who sees my grades well and does not want me to be buried in that village, so I borrowed money to let me. I went to high school, and after I finished high school, I took a loan to go to university on my own. My adoptive mother didn't like me to go back. The adoptive father was afraid of quarreling at home because of me, so he persuaded me not to go back and only let me meet him outside..."

"What happened later? How about your aunt? Are you still contacting her now?" Xu Yizhang's eyes were a bit complicated.

Han Shen said: "When I was a freshman, she passed away and had always been at odds with her husband. Her husband drank alcohol and beat others. Maybe he couldn't stand it, and finally drank pesticides."

Xu Yizhang now understands why he doesn't miss that hometown and never said he wants to go back.

It turned out that it was not a place for him long ago.

In the last life, he didn't mention a word. Maybe, he was afraid that she would look down on him?

"Then the phone call just now?"

Han Shen glanced at her, "My adoptive father is now seriously ill. In the hospital, the stepmother said that he raised me once and was kind to me and asked me to send money to save him, otherwise he would sue me."

Xu Yizhang didn't speak. Han Shen had been on TV. Some people in his village had watched it, so they naturally came to the door.

"Should be saved or saved." Even though they were not good to Han Shen later, they had nurtured him at the beginning.

Han Shen nodded.

Later Xu Yizhang thought for a while and asked Han Shen, "Is your adoptive father very ill now?"

Han Shen looked at the ceiling without speaking.

Xu Yizhang said: "If it's serious, go back and have a look."

He was thinking, as if hesitating.

"It's okay, I have my parents, Yuesao and Aunt Zhou, so many people take care of me, don't worry..."

Later, Han Shen still went back.

People from Xu Yizhang's company also came to visit her and brought many gifts to the children.

Seven days later, Han Shen came back and hugged her as soon as he walked in for a long time.

After he had been there for so long, Xu Yizhang guessed somewhat that his adoptive father could not bear the illness and passed away.

Xu Yizhang didn't ask much, she only knew that from now on, Han Shen had no relatives. She and Xiaoxing Xing were his only relatives.

She took Han Shen's hand and stayed with him until he fell asleep before calling Chu Huixin and saying, "Mom, I miss you."

People always have to experience something before they feel that family affection is precious.

Parents are here, there is still a place in life.

When the parents go, there is only the way back in life.

*

After confinement, Xu Yizhang went back to work at the company, and Fu Qiran's branch was finally opened, and all his energy has been invested there.

Xu Yizhang bet on the right treasure, staying in the head office, and the future is just around the corner.

Han Shen was busy changing a house. He took a fancy to the small villa in Belvedere in the western suburbs. The current construction cost is more than 50 million. It is somewhat pressured for Han Shen to eat this house. Even with three down payments, it is almost two thousand. Million.

Xu Yizhang didn't want the house, because in her previous life, she also lived in Belvedere in the western suburbs, which was the real estate that Han Shen bought after she succeeded.

It turns out that no matter what, Han Shen Investment's vision is the same.

Xu Yizhang knew that this was the best property in Nancheng, and the price of this apartment would rise to more than 100 million within a few years, but she didn't want to live there.

Because there are too many unpleasant memories from the previous life.

After thinking for a while, she decided to tell the truth: "Han Shen, can we not buy Xijiao Belvedere?"

Han Shen's sight shifted from the real estate book to Xu Yizhang's face, "Why? The real estate will open next month. A related friend told me that this property is worth buying."

Xu Yizhang couldn't say why it was because of subconscious disgust. "I just don't want to buy there. Maybe we can choose the real estate around my parents. The center of our district is also worth investing. Buy a bigger one, and it's better to be closer to them. "

They make money, and those things are just numbers.

In fact, she doesn't want to be rich. As long as the economy is sufficient and stable, the two are harmonious and Meimei, the parents are healthy, and the children are cute.

After thinking about it for a moment, Han Shen asked her, "Then how big a house do you think is enough?"

"We have one room, one room for our children, one room for my parents, and one room for the babysitter. That's enough."

She thought that with Han Shen's ambitions, it would be difficult to persuade him to give up Xijiao Belvedere.

Unexpectedly, Han Shen agreed. He threw a volume of Xijiao Belvedere's real estate book into the trash can next to it, and he didn't miss it at all.

Xu Yizhang's heart warmed and smiled.

After that, Han Shen gave up his house in Licheng, Xijiao, and began to look for a house near Xu's parents with Xu Yizhang.

For them, it is more important to live close to their parents. One can often accompany their parents, and the other can see them when they want to see their grandchildren. The two finally chose a 220-square-meter house.

Both Xu's father and Chu Huixin came to help find the house, and they both felt that the house was good and it was well-connected, and it was still a first-hand house, so they booked it.

After that, Han Shen went to the house in Mancaihe Building to buy the second set, and he needed to pay off the first set.

He settled the loan, and in a flash, he made a down payment of tens of millions of dollars. Xu Yizhang accompanied him to sign the contract, and his heart became heavier inexplicably.

Coming out of the intermediary company, the two held hands and looked at the sky.

Xu Yizhang said slowly: "A loan of more than 7 million yuan, plus an interest of more than 10 million, will work harder every day than every day..."

Han Shen glanced at her, smiling at the corners of his lips, "It's okay, I will work hard."

Xu Yizhang took the phone and settled, "It's still more than 100,000 yuan a month, brother, can we really do it?"

"If there is no accident, it should be able to withstand it."

Xu Yizhang looked at him for a while, and for a long time, he gave a thumbs up, "Han Li is Han Li, and I really have the ability. I will admire him."

Han Shen embraced her, "You can look through the decoration book and see what styles you like. When the house is handed over, you can start decorating."

Xu Yizhang was embraced by him and did not push away. Instead, he smiled and said, "Okay, since you bought the house, let me pay for the decoration. As for the decoration, I will decide after reading the decoration book later ..."

The finale is over.

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