Grandpa watched Ye Chen and the others walk away through the window until he was sure no one was home before turning around.

However, Grandpa did not go to the toilet as he had told Ye Chen.

Instead, he quietly entered the study, carefully locked the door, turned on the light, and drew the curtains.

Grandpa slowly walked to the desk and sat down.

This desk was specially moved from the old house by my grandfather; it's one of the few pieces of old furniture that were moved here.

Grandpa's great secret is hidden inside this old desk.

This desk is so old, it's practically an antique.

Grandpa gently opened a hidden compartment inside the desk and took out a sandalwood box that looked very weathered and mysterious.

This wooden box holds a shocking secret!

Grandpa didn't even tell his children this secret.

Place the wooden box in front of you.

Grandpa stared intently at the wooden box, lost in thought.

After a long while, Grandpa shook his head and did not open it. In the end, he put the sandalwood box away.

Now is not the time...

After closing the darkroom, Grandpa went to Ye Chen's house for dinner.

Two days later, Ye Chen's birthday arrived.

Su Ningshuang arranged a birthday party for Ye Chen.

Because he knew Ye Chen didn't like those overly grand and ostentatious gatherings.

Therefore, through Zhao Shuxuan, Su Ningshuang only invited some of Ye Chen's former close classmates and friends.

At noon, Ye Chen, led by Su Ningshuang, arrived at a private room in a restaurant in Linhai.

Before long, Ye Chen's friends and classmates whom he hadn't seen in a long time also arrived.

Su Ningshuang entertained the guests, displaying the grace and poise befitting a hostess.

Happy birthday, Lao Ye.

"Old Ye, your girlfriend is so beautiful."

"Yeah, bro, I'm still single. Next time, secretly teach us how to find pretty girlfriends."

Ye Chen's friends gathered around and whispered among themselves.

"Old Ye, I'm so envious."

"I wish I had a girlfriend like that too."

Just then, Zhou Junyi, a junior high school classmate with whom Ye Chen had a good relationship, rushed over.

"Old Ye, it's been a long time."

"If Lao Zhao hadn't told me yesterday, I wouldn't have known it was your birthday today."

Zhou Junyi sighed.

After walking over, Zhou Junyi gave Ye Chen a big bear hug.

"Old Zhou, why can't I get in touch with you?"

Ye Chen was very happy to see his old friends whom he hadn't seen in a long time, but he was also puzzled.

Ye Chen still keeps in touch with these old friends; some use WeChat, some use QQ, but QQ is more common.

Previously, Ye Chen had been in contact with Zhou Junyi via QQ.

But recently, Zhou Junyi mysteriously disappeared.

"It makes me angry just thinking about it."

Zhou Jun said spiritedly:

"My QQ account was blocked by the awful Tencent Group. I'm using a secondary account now, which has caused me to lose contact information for many people."

"You got banned by Tencent, Lao Zhou. What did you do to get banned?"

Ye Chen asked in surprise.

"Ahem... well, that's it..."

Zhou Junyi scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and deliberately lowered his voice.

"I just made a joke in the group chat and showed off a little, that's all, is it?"

"Everyone else is driving without any problems, but I got banned. Damn Tencent, damn Ma!"

After learning the truth, Ye Chen's friends all showed strange expressions and began to complain.

"Old Zhou, this just shows your driving skills aren't good enough."

"Junyi, you still need to learn more from us veterans. We're always showing off in the group chat, and our QQ accounts are still working fine."

"Old Zhou, why don't you become an apprentice of us old masters? We'll teach you how to be fearless without getting banned."

Zhou Junyi waved his hand, then spoke with utter helplessness:

"That was my main account. I'd been using it for a long time. It had so much stuff on it, and lots of people's contact information. It's such a shame to just lose it like that."

He felt extremely regretful and saddened whenever this was mentioned.

"I once had a QQ account blocked, it was so awful."

"Indeed, Tencent has always been inhumane in its inhumane practices."

"We've been blocked by Tencent, there's nothing we can do. It's our fault for not knowing anyone inside Tencent. Otherwise, we might have had a chance to get it back."

Mentioning Tencent only fueled the anger of the crowd, who then offered a "friendly" greeting to Jack Ma.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Ye Chen smiled faintly and said:

"Old Zhou, I should be able to help you get your QQ account back after it was banned."

"That's impossible. I tried so many methods to unblock that account, and even paid people online to help me, but I still couldn't get it unblocked."

Zhou Junyi shook his head.

"You just said you didn't know anyone inside Tencent, but you were all wrong."

Ye Chen explained with a smile.

"You actually know people inside Tencent."

Um? !

Hearing Ye Chen say this, the group was extremely surprised.

Do they know people inside Tencent?

How could they not know?

"Wait a minute, Lao Ye, don't you have any connections with Tencent?"

Zhou Junyi was the first to react.

Everyone's eyes immediately fell on Ye Chen.

They knew that Lao Ye had become rich, but it seemed to have nothing to do with Tencent.

"Although I am not as good as Mr. Ma, I still have a small position in Tencent."

Ye Chen nodded.

Does Lao Ye hold a position at Tencent?

Everyone was quite surprised. They were all just ordinary college students with no income, while Lao Ye already had a position at Tencent.

That's impressive.

"Old Ye, what's your position? If your position is too low, you might not be able to unblock my QQ account."

Zhou Junyi then asked.

Not just any person from Tencent can help unblock a QQ account.

It's possible that only someone in a specific department within Tencent could get in.

Of course, if it's that kind of leader, it doesn't matter which department the higher-ups are in.

But how could someone as young as Lao Ye be the leader of Tencent?

Everyone was also very curious about Ye Chen's position in Tencent, and they all looked at Ye Chen with curiosity.