Chapter 35

"..."

"!!!!!"

"!!! !!!"

Jiang Zhuochun was so frightened that he covered his eyes with his hands, and then groped around to throw the blanket next to him onto someone.

Che Nanbei was also startled awake by the sudden weight. After stretching, she thought she was still in her own bedroom. When she opened her eyes and saw Jiang Zhuochun with his back to her, she was instantly startled.

"You pervert, what are you doing in my house?"

"..."

Jiang Zhuochun guessed that she should already be dressed, and turned around to argue, "What do you mean by perverted? Open your titanium alloy dog ​​eyes and see clearly whose house this is!"

Che Nanbei instinctively pulled the blanket tighter around herself, glanced down, and realized she seemed to be naked. She pointed at him and stammered, "You...you...you..."

Jiang Zhuochun's expression was no more natural than hers: "I didn't do anything."

As if he had just thought of something, he guessed, "You don't usually sleep naked at home, do you?"

"..."

Seeing that she acquiesced, the two of them fell silent for a while.

*

Meanwhile, Xiang Wan was completely unaware of the two's affair; she was at the company finalizing the production line arrangements.

Some parts are not yet available in China, and importing them from abroad would delay the production time by at least three months, which is why she is struggling with this problem.

Inside the office, Secretary Huang knocked on the door, and only pushed it open and entered after Xiang Wan spoke.

"Mr. Xiang, our competitor in the parts supply chain just said that if our order volume is large, they can work with another factory to complete it within a month. However, we will have to bear the additional labor and technical costs."

"Okay." Xiang Wan agreed without hesitation after hearing the answer.

Secretary Huang then handed her another document, saying, "This document also needs your signature."

After Xiang Wan finished signing, he took the documents but didn't leave immediately: "The cafeteria's contract with the Xu family has expired, and they're asking about renewal."

Xiang Wan has always been a person who clearly distinguishes between public and private matters, but she doesn't mind giving Xu Chengran, this playboy, a warning.

She tapped the table with her fingertips, as if she had already made up her mind: "Let's stall for now, but don't insist on not renewing the contract."

"yes."

That evening, Xu Chengran returned home for the weekend and immediately sensed that something was off about the atmosphere.

His mother's expression was particularly unpleasant. She looked at him and said indifferently, "Have you offended anyone at school lately?"

"..." Thinking of the beating she received in the grove that day, Xu Chengran felt a little uneasy, but she still forced herself to say, "No."

"Then why would Xiang Wan hold up the contract?"

Xu Chengran's sister, standing to the side, said nonchalantly, "It's just a contract, isn't it? If the Xiang family doesn't want to renew it, then they can find another company to cooperate with."

“Yes, honey, don’t be angry,” the husband said, agreeing with his daughter.

Upon hearing this, Xu Chengran's mother's expression turned even uglier, and her gaze towards the two of them was indescribable.

It's bad enough that neither of my two children is any good, but my husband is also a complete idiot.

Suppressing her anger, she coldly said to her husband, "Are they children or are you? Even if there are companies that want to cooperate with us, if the Xiang family makes it clear that they won't renew their contracts with us, would they dare to do it?"

The husband and daughter remained indifferent upon hearing this, as if they were completely unaware of the seriousness of the problem.

Thinking about this, she couldn't help but regret that she should have listened to her family and found someone of equal social standing instead of a handsome but useless man.

The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. Before going upstairs, she told her son, "I don't care what kind of conflict you have with Xiang Wan. Go apologize to Xiang Wan tomorrow and ask her for forgiveness."

"..." Xu Chengran kept his head down and didn't say anything, but he knew perfectly well that Xiang Wan was making things difficult for him because of Shen Feiyang's matter.

On Monday, Xu Chengran stood at the door of the lecture hall waiting, only to be told that Shen Feiyang had not come to class that day.

He waited downstairs at the girls' dormitory for another afternoon. Girls came and went, but Shen Feiyang never showed up.

Xu Chengran realized that she was deliberately avoiding him, so he left reluctantly.

After he left, Shen Feiyang stood on the dormitory balcony, watching his departing figure, and soon closed the curtains as well.

On the other hand, Xiang Wan didn't care much about any of this. She was completely focused on the production line. Even when Chen Yan was taking the college entrance exam, she only called him to wish him good luck.

Half a month after the college entrance examination ended, Xiang Guan's production line had already started mass production. Once this summer vacation is over, her first car will be officially announced to the public.

The press conference was scheduled for National Day after the start of her junior year of college.

On the day the first batch of cars was mass-produced, Xiang Wan stayed in the warehouse alone for a long time, and did not return to the Xiang family villa until dawn the next day.

On her way home, she happened to pass by the sunrise, so she stopped to watch it before heading back.

When she arrived at the villa, she had just walked through the garden and into the hall when she saw Chen Yan coming down the stairs.

They hadn't seen each other for over a year. When they met again, he had shed his boyishness and the sharp edges of a man were faintly visible.

Chen Yan was wearing a white shirt and matching shorts, holding a glass of water in his hand, as if he had come downstairs to get some.

Perhaps because he had just woken up, his face was expressionless, with indifferent eyebrows and a cold demeanor, which seemed to overlap with the face of President Si Rong from his previous life.

She was also shocked to realize that Chen Yan in this life was the same person from Sirong Technology in the previous life—Chen Ruilin.

Xiang Wan raised an eyebrow at him, neither calling out to him nor making a sound, but simply watching him quietly.

Perhaps it was because she hadn't slept for too long and her brain was a little short-circuited, but the moment she saw him slowly walking down the stairs, a vague thought flashed through her mind.

If this world must have a male protagonist, why not make Chen Yan the male protagonist?

Her subordinates, who were in charge of monitoring Lijia Village, had reported to her that Zhou Chengze and Zhou Xinyi were also taking the college entrance examination this year, and according to the teachers who were teaching in Lijia Village, they most wanted to go to Beiyi University.

However, in his previous life, Zhou Chengze applied to Xijing University, and she helped him fill out the application form herself, so she remembered it very clearly.

Xiang Wan couldn't be sure whether the brother and sister were after her or whether fate was at work, secretly doing something to push things along.

All of this made her increasingly certain of one thing: there must be a male protagonist with a lucky destiny in this world.

If the male protagonist of this world were still Zhou Chengze, Xiang Wan felt that her ending might not be so good.

Even if she could control the entire economic lifeline of Beiyi, and even if she had a physical examination every year, she couldn't control when she would fall ill.

But if she supports Chen Yan to become the male lead, there will be even more variables. Could her tragic death in her previous life also be changed?

To reap the benefits, you must first stir up the waters; this is what her grandfather taught her.

Moreover, since Chen Yan was able to start from scratch in his previous life and make Sirong Technology stand out from a group of established companies, does he also possess a kind of luck that others do not have?

Let him compete with Zhou Chengze; perhaps it's really uncertain who will be the male lead.

Xiang Wan had always treated Chen Yan as her younger brother until today, after a year apart, he suddenly became a man in her eyes.

Moreover, compared to Zhou Chengze's delicate features, she actually preferred Chen Yan's striking appearance. In her previous life, she had glanced at Chen Ruilin more than once because of his outstanding looks.

Xiang Wan didn't have any particular emotion about her current realization that Chen Yan was Chen Ruilin; she was just a little surprised.

She didn't realize that she had raised a tiger that would cause her trouble. A few years ago, when she relied on her rebirth and directly borrowed Si Rong's business strategy, she felt a little guilty.

She has raised Chen Yan for so many years now, so she has done right by Chen Ruilin in her previous life.

As for being wary of Chen Yan, there is really no need for that.

The Xiang family has been laying the groundwork in the automotive industry for many years. Xiang Wan started secretly planning it when she was in high school. She acquired many factories that could be used in the future and those that could be acquired.

At the press conference a few months later, once her car was unveiled, even if Chen Ruilin himself came, he would probably only be able to drink a sip of soup.

While she was still thinking, Chen Yan had already come down the stairs.

It wasn't until Xiang Wan felt the icy touch on her cheek that she looked at the boy in front of her who was laughing and using soda to chill her, and realized that he had already seen her.

Looking at the boy's features, she couldn't tell for a moment whether he was Chen Ruilin, who was 26 years old in her previous life, or Chen Yan, who was 18 years old.

She took the soda, looked at Chen Yan, and asked gently, "Have you decided which university to apply to?"

Chen Yan smiled and said in a soft but firm voice, "I want to apply to Beiyi University, where my sister is."

Xiang Wan was genuinely surprised to hear that the other party also wanted to apply to Bei Yi.

Beiyi University's admission brochure this year is quite good; they're practically recruiting students specifically from Lijiacun.

Chen Yan's score was ridiculously high; he could have easily gotten into her alma mater in her previous life. It was a real shame that he applied to Bei Yi University.

However, his application to Beiyi University also benefits her plans.

Just now, she made a decision: she was going to support Chen Yan to become the male lead and stir up trouble.

"Then I'll wait for you on the welcome day at Beiyi." Xiang Wan leaned over and ruffled his hair. "Junior Brother Chen Yan."

"good."

Xiang Wan hadn't slept a wink all night; she was just too tired. After saying that, she turned and headed towards the stairs: "I'm going to catch up on some sleep. Tell Wang Yidong not to wake me."

"good."

The two were back to back, so she couldn't see his bright red earlobes or the pounding of his heart...

*

September 1st is the welcoming day for new students at Beiyi University.

It just so happens that Shi Sheng, the president of the student union from the class of 2018, is in the same major as them. Since there is a shortage of volunteers, the trio was asked to come and serve as volunteers to guide the new students.

Shi Sheng also invited Che Nanbei, but for some reason, she didn't come even though she had promised to.

Shen Feiyang and Jiang Zhuochun led the new students to find their dormitories, while Xiang Wan sat at a stall at the entrance of the college, answering some common questions from the new students.

Another female volunteer, also from the finance field, accompanied us. The two of them sat under the sunshade of the booth for half a day.

There were an unusually large number of new students this year, and they didn't even have time to rest until the afternoon.

A freshman left his luggage at the station, so she took him to find it, leaving Xiang Wan alone at the stall.

This summer in Bei Yi was unusually hot. Even with a small fan on, Xiang Wan still felt hot, so she looked down and ordered a few iced milk teas for delivery to the stall.

While I was ordering my milk tea, a very clear male voice came from above: "Senior, could you tell me where we report to for the Finance Department?" The voice was not only pleasant to listen to, but also somewhat familiar.

Upon hearing the voice, Xiang Wan paused for a moment, a rare occurrence, her eyes filled with disbelief. She slowly raised her eyes to look at the person who had entered.

It was indeed him—her fiancé from her previous life, Zhou Chengze.