Chapter 61: Jinjiang Dufa Lu Ge is not with you...

Jiang Chen didn't take a shower and go to bed until twelve o'clock. He sent a message to Lu Chiyuan before going to bed, but he didn't know if he was still busy, so there was no reply.

Jiang Chen didn't think too much about it, turned off his phone and went to sleep.

The night was quiet, Snowball nestled beside Jiang Chen's pillow and found his own place to lie down. As a string of data, he didn't need to sleep, but he didn't mind playing and sleeping with him.

Most of the time, it would show up when Jiang Chen got home. Today, because Lu Chiyuan was there, it didn't come out until Jiang Chen went to bed.

After Jiang Chen falls asleep, it will change its mode to hibernation.

Today was the same as usual, but something unexpected happened in the middle of the night. A piercing alarm forced Snowball to turn on. It opened its eyes and looked at its data panel. A series of garbled data appeared on the bright red pop-up window, and there was an upgrade button next to it.

"The plot character has triggered the key props. The mission copy has been loaded. The system version 302 is too low to view. Please upgrade the system as soon as possible. Please upgrade the system as soon as possible..."

Along with the red pop-up window came the system's warning. Snowball's eyes widened, his brain was overloaded.

As a melon-eating system that has just been upgraded, the copy actually thinks its version is too low?

This hurts it more than Jiang Chen despising it for being useless.

Snowball just didn't believe it. He raised his paw and clicked the upgrade button, and a new pop-up window popped up.

"This upgrade service will take three days. Do you want to upgrade?"

Snowball: [……]

Snowball buried its head in Jiang Chen's neck and nudged him. Although it couldn't touch him, the system binding allowed it to transmit information to Jiang Chen in his sleep.

Jiang Chen felt its urging, opened his eyes dazedly, and subconsciously raised his hand to grab it.

"Qiuqiu, what are you doing?"

[Chenchen, I need to upgrade the system, which will take about three days. You can't contact me during these three days, but don't worry, I'm not abandoning you and running away.]

Jiang Chen's mind was still not clear. Hearing this, he thought it was just a system update that occasionally appeared in electronic devices, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"Okay, come back early."

Jiang Chen was too sleepy, so he went back to sleep after giving the instructions.

Snowball raised his paw and touched his forehead, then confirmed the upgrade and disappeared into the room.

Jiang Chen slept through the night without any dreams. He first touched his phone to see if Lu Chiyuan had replied to his message, but found that the page was still on his reply, and there was no movement from Lu Chiyuan.

Jiang Chen was a little confused, but he still sent a good morning message.

He put away his phone and lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling above his head. He belatedly remembered that Xueqiu had called him last night. He called out twice in his heart, but there was no response.

Jiang Chen was a little uncomfortable with the sudden loss of someone to talk to.

He rolled over on the bed, took out his phone and checked, but still had no messages. He scratched his hair in confusion and checked the time. Could it be that Lu Chiyuan was still busy at this time?

Jiang Chen was suspicious and stared at the dialog box for a long time. There was silence on the other end. He held the phone and wanted to send another message, but after hesitating for a while, he put it down.

Lu Chiyuan said he would be back today, so let's just wait and talk about it when he comes back.

Jiang Chen comforted himself and got up.

Today is Sunday, Jiang Chen's lazy nature exploded. He didn't want to go out, and didn't even change his pajamas. After a simple breakfast, he stayed at home to watch a movie. By the way, he switched to his work account to see if there was anything in the work group to contact him.

In the Lu family's old house, Lu Chiyuan did not sleep all night.

He sat in the theater all night and watched the two videos in full. He pulled out the information from the two videos and it was not difficult to piece together a fact: he and Jiang Chen were a couple in a relationship, he was unhappy that Jiang Chen went to City A to study, and Jiang Chen took advantage of his birthday to find him to reconcile.

Jiang Chen in the video is sunny, cheerful, sweet-mouthed and bold, exuding youthful vitality.

Lu Chiyuan looked at his smiling face and felt a tightness in his chest. In order to find out the truth, Lu Chiyuan called Lu Mingxuan and asked him if he still remembered where he celebrated his birthday five years ago.

It was such a long time ago that Lu Chiyuan himself could not remember it clearly. He had no hope and just thought he was ill and was trying all kinds of medical treatments. Unexpectedly, Lu Mingxuan gave him an unexpected answer.

"Five years ago? The year we started our business? You said you were busy and didn't celebrate your birthday with us. I remember Xu Chen laughed at you at the time, saying that you valued women over friendship."

Lu Mingxuan's voice was unclear. He had just woken up from his sleep. He yawned and asked in confusion, "Why did you suddenly think of asking me this? Did your romantic debt come to your door?"

Lu Chiyuan had no romantic debts, at least not before today, but after today, everything was uncertain.

Lu Mingxuan's words indirectly proved that he did have an appointment at that time and went to meet an important person, so important that he left his friends behind.

Lu Chiyuan recalled everything that had happened during this period, his parents' familiarity with Jiang Chen, and the care that Jiang Chen's parents showed him. Could it be that he had really lost his memory and missed the past with Jiang Chen?

Lu Chiyuan began to doubt. He held the phone and looked at the message sent by Jiang Chen. He clicked his finger again and again, but he didn't know what kind of mood he should be in to face it.

Outside the theater, Uncle Lin came over and invited him downstairs to eat.

Lu Chiyuan stood up and walked out of the room. It was bright outside, but the sky was gray. The sun was behind layers of clouds, revealing only circles of golden halos, which were blurry and unreal, like seeing flowers in the fog.

Lu Chiyuan had no appetite and did not go downstairs: "I'm going to sleep for a while."

Uncle Lin looked up in surprise. It was the first time he saw Lu Chiyuan's disordered schedule. He slept in the morning, so he couldn't help but have a bad association. He asked with concern, "Master, are you feeling unwell? Do you need me to notify the family doctor?"

Lu Chiyuan shook his head: "I'm fine, I just didn't sleep last night."

A family doctor can cure people, but he cannot cure the world.

It was already noon when Jiang Chen finished watching the movie, and Lu Chiyuan still hadn't replied to his message. This was more than just a little abnormal. Jiang Chen called him, but the phone indicated that the other party's phone was turned off.

Jiang Chen couldn't sit still anymore. In this day and age, who wouldn't charge their phone? Even if it was really out of power, they would still turn it on while charging.

In just a few seconds, countless thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind. The bad plots about Lu Chiyuan in the original novel came one after another. His heart was in his throat. He subconsciously asked for help from Snowball, but suddenly remembered that Snowball was upgrading and could not answer.

Jiang Chen looked through the address book on his phone and called Lu Mingxuan. Fortunately, Lu Mingxuan's call was connected quickly.

"You're asking Brother Lu?" Lu Mingxuan was a little surprised, "Aren't you guys together?"

"He went back to his old house yesterday and wasn't with me. And after he went back, I couldn't contact him. I called him just now, but his phone was turned off."

Jiang Chen answered the phone while changing his clothes. If Lu Mingxuan didn't know, he would go to the old house to check the situation.

Lu Mingxuan was even more surprised: "That shouldn't be the case. He called me in the middle of the night yesterday and asked me about my past..."

Realizing that the topic of putting love before friendship could not be discussed in depth, Lu Mingxuan's voice suddenly stopped.

Jiang Chen heard that Lu Chiyuan had contacted him, and he slowed down his dressing. If he could call, he wouldn't have missed the message, he just didn't want to reply.

There was silence on both ends of the phone. After a while, Lu Mingxuan said, "There is a landline in the old house. How about I send you the number and ask?"

Jiang Chen said: "Okay, thank you."

"You're welcome. There's no need to be polite between us. It's sent to you. Take a look."

Jiang Chen picked up his phone and saw a message from Lu Mingxuan. He exchanged a few polite words with Lu Mingxuan before hanging up the phone. After clicking on the message, he looked at the number but didn't call immediately.

He looked back at the messages between him and Lu Chiyuan. From last night until this morning, he was the only one chatting alone.

Jiang Chen sat on the sofa, looked at the clothes he had put on, and called the old house.

Soon the call was answered, and Jiang Chen asked, "Excuse me, is Mr. Lu at home?"

"Mr. Lu is taking a break, so it's inconvenient for me to answer your call right now. Do you have anything urgent to say? I can pass it on for you."

The landline at home is a private phone, and generally no irrelevant people will call in. The servant who answered the phone was very polite.

Hearing that Lu Chiyuan was resting and nothing happened, Jiang Chen felt relieved, and then he felt a sense of emptiness.

He didn't ask any more questions, hung up the phone, looked up at himself in the mirror, changed his clothes and got ready to go out, and suddenly felt a little ridiculous.

Lu Chiyuan just didn't reply to his message, but he was actually worried about such a thing and was still thinking about it.

Not only did he call Lu Mingxuan, he also called the old house. What was the result? Lu Chiyuan was just sleeping.

Thinking about it this way, his worries seemed like pointless and unnecessary troubles, and were particularly cheap.

Jiang Chen felt depressed. He walked out of the cloakroom and looked at the living room which he had not had time to tidy up because he was in a hurry to leave. He smiled helplessly and started to tidy up the house to divert his attention.

This cleanup took him half an hour. Gradually, his mood calmed down. The cell phone thrown on the sofa rang. His eyes lit up, thinking it was Lu Chiyuan. He walked over quickly and picked up the phone. It turned out to be Jiang's parents.

"Chenchen, your father and I have postponed our trip and would like to have a meal with you. Are you free?"

Jiang Chen felt infinitely disappointed when he didn't receive Lu Chiyuan's call. Xia He's gentle voice came through the phone, and he seemed to have found a safe haven. The grievances were about to overflow from his heart, and he agreed without thinking.

Xia He was preparing dinner at home. She was afraid that Jiang Chen would be tired, so she sent a driver to pick him up and take him home.

This was Jiang Chen's first time here. Unlike his exaggerated imagination, the Jiang family's villa had a fresh pastoral style, with a single-family house and a garden pond.

Summer is the time when spring is in full swing, and the greenery in the garden gives people a comfortable feeling of being in nature.

Jiang Chen walked past the grape trellis and through the floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor, he could see Xia He in the kitchen discussing tonight's dishes with the chef.

She still had her hair tied up, wore a plain cheongsam, and a hand-woven lace shawl.

The servants at home greeted Jiang Chen. Xia He heard it and turned to look over. After seeing Jiang Chen, she hurried out of the kitchen, stepped forward and held Jiang Chen's hand, saying lovingly: "You little guy, if I don't call you, you won't come home."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I thought you guys went back to City A."

Xia He walked towards the living room with her son and said, "I was going to leave, but I heard that you had a conflict with the guy from the Gu family last night?"

Jiang Chen was shocked. He was blocked by Gu Tingsen in a remote place. Except for Lu Chiyuan, no one should know that he had a fight with Gu Tingsen.

How did your parents know?

Jiang Chen was unsure of what his family meant, and said vaguely, "It's just a misunderstanding."

"I don't care if it's a misunderstanding or not. It's not okay for him to bully you. Your father already rejected him at the party yesterday. If he's a smart person, he should know what we mean. Did he think it's not okay to go our way, so he went to threaten you?"

Xia He looked annoyed. She had always looked down on the Gu family's behavior, and now she was even more unhappy. The Jiang family was also a well-known figure. Gu Tingsen went to bully her son, which showed that he didn't take them, the adults, seriously.

"Mom knows you can handle it, but you should still tell us about such a big thing. If it weren't for Chi Yuan, your dad and I wouldn't have known about it."

Xia He did not approve of Jiang Chen's forbearance. This kind of thing should be spoken out and fought back.

Hearing Lu Chiyuan's name, Jiang Chen looked at Xia He in surprise. This happened just last night, and Lu Chiyuan had already helped him vent his anger? But how could something like tripping someone up happen so quickly?

Jiang Chen came back to his senses and said unconfidently: "Brother is so busy, it must be a coincidence."

"Is it a coincidence? Won't my parents check it out?" Xia He smiled and said, "Why didn't Chi Yuan come again? I asked the kitchen to cook his favorite dishes."

The two children used to be inseparable. No matter which family called for dinner, they would show up together. But this time when Xia He came back, she found that the two were not sticking together, and she felt a little strange.

Jiang Chen thought of his unanswered dialog box again. Not wanting Xia He to notice anything unusual, he made an excuse: "He's still at the old house. He hasn't finished his housework."

"Well, Shiya and the others are abroad, and the Lu family is all on Chi Yuan, and he is very tired. Since he is not going home today, do you want to stay with your parents? Let the driver take you to the company tomorrow morning?"

Xia He hadn't seen her son for a long time. How could the quick meeting yesterday be enough?

And she didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that her son had become much more reserved and was not as close to them as before.

Xia He felt uneasy, as it always reminded her of Jiang Chen's childhood. Those bad memories tormented her, and she was afraid that her child would forget them again.