A Life of Financial Freedom

Ordinary people always fantasize about financial freedom, beautiful women, luxury cars, yachts... However, compared to all these material things, Chu Fang desires a sincere relationship even more, ...

Chapter 188 Busy

With New Year's Day over, the Spring Festival is just around the corner.

As a result, her work became even busier. To finish her work before the Spring Festival, Zhong Tingyue worked long hours, often working overtime until the early hours of the morning.

Looking at Zhong Tingyue's exhausted appearance, Chu Fang felt as if he were being pierced by a thousand arrows.

Unfortunately... he was powerless to do anything about it.

Because I am also deeply involved in my work, I am even more troubled than Zhong Tingyue.

With the Chinese New Year approaching, his two companies, Founder Investment Co., Ltd. and YATeng Yige, have a lot of things to deal with, and most of them require his attention as the CEO.

These past few days, he hasn't been to the Moon House studio, but instead has been shuttling between the two companies.

The CEO's office at Founder Investment Leisure Company.

Chu Fang signed his name, tossed the document aside, and sighed as he looked at the mountain of files: "Why am I so unlucky?!"

He started the company with the intention of fooling his family and getting by, but he never expected that the company would have so many affairs. He originally planned to be a hands-off boss, but he didn't expect that even a hands-off boss would have to do a lot of things. What he didn't expect was that he was actually in charge of two companies.

What kind of mess is this?!

Kang Bo walked in, paused for a moment, and said softly, "President Chu, there's a business dinner tonight, would you like to...?"

"Is he a very big client?"

“Yes.” Kang Bo nodded. “How about I go? I think I can handle it.”

"Then go ahead."

After Kang Bo left, Chu Fang looked at the mountain of files that had appeared on his desk and slumped back in his chair, exclaiming, "My life is so miserable!!!"

Seeing that it was almost time to leave work, Chu Fang hurriedly left the office.

His normal working hours are the limit of his work.

He wasn't as proactive as Zhong Tingyue, working overtime until late at night.

"Goodbye, Mr. Chu."

“... ..."

When his subordinates and employees saw Chu Fang, they greeted him with utmost respect. He did not respond, waved his hand, and strode out of the company.

"Why does President Chu look like he's about to erupt like a volcano lately?"

"Nonsense! Working for several days in a row is definitely too much for someone like President Chu who likes to slack off."

"Slacking off? Wrong! That's skipping work!"

"It doesn't matter. We need to be careful these next few days and not offend President Chu, or we'll be in deep trouble."

"Well said. I don't want to be fired. The company's year-end bonus is quite substantial."

“... ..."

Company employees whispered among themselves.

It was already night when Chu Fang left the company, and it was the time to get off work. He was stuck in traffic, and his 'road rage' was about to kick in.

He got home close to eight o'clock, threw himself onto the sofa, and tossed and turned, muttering, "I'm not going to work tomorrow, this is awesome, so great! I'm not going to work tomorrow, I can be as lazy as I want..."

"Alright, tomorrow is Saturday, you can rest for a day and get some more sleep." Zhong Tingyue pursed her lips and waved her hand: "Come and eat."

Zhong Tingyue sometimes cooks, following standardized recipes with a few grams and a few spoonfuls. Although, as she says, it lacks soul, it's still edible.

These past few days, while Chu Fang has been busy, she's been cooking all the meals at home.

While eating, Chu Fang felt that the food had no taste. Zhong Tingyue comforted him, "Alright, alright, you'll feel better in a few days."

"Oh no!" Chu Fang was fiddling with his phone when suddenly his face scrunched up, looking miserable. He showed the other person the phone screen: "My Saturday is ruined."

Zhong Tingyue looked closely and realized that Chu Yi and Zhou Qiong, her two younger sisters, had finished their exams, and the school was organizing a parent-teacher meeting, notifying all parents to attend the meeting the next day.

Chu Fang was the only guardian for his two younger sisters in Shanghai, so the task he participated in was handed over to him.

"They're already in their final year of high school, and they're still holding parent-teacher conferences? This is outrageous!" Chu Fang practically shouted at the top of his lungs. "I don't want to go!"

The sound was drawn out and echoed in the room, reaching Zhong Tingyue's ears with a kind of electronic music feel.

Seeing her boyfriend looking utterly miserable and aggrieved, Zhong Tingyue thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go for you."

Less than a second later, Chu Fang stopped howling and replied with a serious and earnest expression, "It's settled then."

“... ..."

"Eat, eat! The food you made today is quite good."

“... ..."

Early in the morning, Zhong Tingyue got up, washed up quickly, and then left home, taking a taxi to school.

I arrived at school about half an hour later.

At this time, the area outside the school was crowded with people, bustling with activity and traffic, all of whom were parents attending the parent-teacher meeting.

Looking at the various cars outside the door, each worth at least 200,000 yuan, Zhong Tingyue raised an eyebrow: "You're rich."

She stood there, made a phone call, and then saw Zhou Qiong and Chu Yi rushing out from outside. Chu Yi, in particular, was wearing a blue and white school uniform with the zipper open, the sides of the uniform fluttering behind her, making her look incredibly dashing and exuding a chivalrous aura.

Both younger sisters are beautiful. Even though they are wearing school uniforms, their radiant faces and extraordinary temperament cannot be hidden.

Studying in Shanghai not only improved my grades but also enhanced my overall demeanor.

"Sister-in-law!" Chu Yi called out as the two ran closer.

"Sister-in-law..." Zhou Qiong said timidly.

At first, Zhong Tingyue was shy about being called "sister-in-law," but as time went by, she accepted it readily.

"Where's my brother?" Chu Yi looked around and, not finding Chu Fang, asked.

“Your brother has been busy lately, so he asked me to attend the parent-teacher conference for you two,” Zhong Tingyue explained, stroking one of her younger sisters’ hair as she explained why she couldn’t come.

“Busy? Wrong! He’s just lazy.” Hearing this, Chu Yi curled his lips and said, “He’s been lazy since he was a child. He’s miserable when he does the same amount of work as the average person. He can’t do any heavy work. Other people find 9-to-5 work easy, but he finds 9-to-5 tiring.”

After saying that, he summed it up in one word: "Lazy!"

As expected of Chu Fang's sister, Chu Yi understood his character all too well and ruthlessly exposed her brother's true colors.

Zhong Tingyue smiled and said, "Your brother has been quite diligent lately."

Zhou Qiong also said, "Brother Chu is indeed very tired."

Chu Yi rolled her eyes, then suddenly noticed a female classmate next to her and waved to her: "Zhou Zhou, see this? This is my sister-in-law, isn't she pretty? I've told you countless times, my brother has a girlfriend, so you're not allowed to have any more thoughts about him."

The classmate named Zhou Zhou looked Zhong Tingyue up and down, then slowly looked away, seemingly encouraging her, and said, "I won't give up."

"Save your breath." Watching Zhou Zhou leave, Chu Yi turned back to Zhong Tingyue and said, "Sister-in-law, don't pay any attention to her, she's just a lovesick fool."

“... ..."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Zhong Tingyue entered the school led by her two younger sisters. Looking at the school's infrastructure, complete with all kinds of items and covering a large area, she couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder it cost several million to get into this school; the money was well spent."

When we arrived at the foot of a building, we followed the stairs to the second floor and came to a classroom. The two younger sisters waved goodbye and left, saying, "Sister-in-law, we're leaving. We'll make a phone call after we finish."

"good."

Zhong Tingyue never expected that her first parent-teacher conference would be for her sister-in-law. She took a deep breath and entered the classroom.

The classroom was already full of parents, with a 50/50 male-to-female ratio.

Upon entering the classroom, Zhong Tingyue immediately attracted the attention of the parents, not only because of her youthful appearance, but also because of her extraordinary looks.

Today she wore a long white down jacket and light blue jeans. Although the long down jacket covered most of her legs, it was still clear that they were long and shapely.

To prepare for the parent-teacher meeting, she wore light makeup, which complemented her natural features perfectly, making her look radiant.