Chapter 152: Reencounter with Jiang Jinnan
Shen Yanxin used all her strength in that slap.
Zhou Yanzhe's face quickly swelled up.
But Shen Yanxin didn't seem to feel any remorse at all; instead, her eyes grew even colder.
Have you calmed down yet?
"Can't you see who gave you your current life?"
"Do I have to say things in a harsh way for you to understand?"
Zhou Yanzhe's face grew increasingly unpleasant as Shen Yanxin spoke. Feeling frustrated, he strode towards the door and opened it.
The moment my hand touched the doorknob, the door was pushed open from the outside.
Zhou's father appeared at the door.
After securing the project in the eastern suburbs, the entire Zhou family was riding high, and Zhou's father was no exception.
Seeing Zhou Yanzhe's actions, he asked in a rare good mood, "What are you doing at mealtime?"
Zhou Yanzhe paused for a moment, then replied stiffly, "It's nothing."
Then he walked around Zhou's father and went outside.
The heavy snow outside had stopped, but the snow on the ground had not yet melted. Zhou Yanzhe casually found a bench in the community park and sat down.
What flooded her mind were the things Xu Rongyu had said to her in the hospital.
Zhou Yanzhe covered his face with his hands, a wave of bitterness welling up in his heart.
He hated his own cowardice, but at the same time he hated Shen Yanxin's tyranny.
Why let him live in such a family? Why?!
If he could, he wanted to escape Yuncheng, leave the capital, and leave all the places that gave him unpleasant memories...
Just then, a child stood in front of Zhou Yanzhe, and after seeing something, bent down and picked up something from the ground.
"Huh? What's this? J, A..."
Before the child could finish reading, Zhou Yanzhe snatched the item from his hand.
It was the business card James had given him earlier; the gold-embossed card gleamed in the sunlight.
Yes! He even has a business card! He also has an invitation from James!
Zhou Yanzhe was both surprised and delighted.
He stared at the business card for a while, made up his mind, took out his phone, and dialed the number on the business card...
Xu Yihuan was discharged from the hospital soon after waking up.
I rested at home for another day.
He was sitting on the sofa playing Candy Crush.
Her gaze fell on Tan Zhixu, who was answering the phone by the window. Broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs—yes, no wonder he was the man she had her eye on; he was indeed quite handsome.
Looking at it this way, Xu Yihuan also noticed a problem: why does Tan Zhixu always wear this outfit?
It seems he didn't bring anything with him. Maybe we should take Tan Zhixu to buy him a couple of outfits this afternoon.
Xu Yihuan became excited again at the thought of having a real-life Barbie to play with soon.
When Tan Zhixu finished his call, she immediately looked up at him with bright eyes and said, "Let's go shopping!"
"Perfect timing! I'll go buy you two outfits! You've got nothing to wear!"
Tan Zhixu paused for a moment, then swallowed the words he was about to say.
A smile played on his lips: "What? You want to spend money on me? If you want to keep me as your sugar daddy, a few sets of clothes won't be enough."
Xu Yihuan blushed a little at what was said and hummed twice: "Who wants to take care of you? You're so shameless."
Tan Zhixu didn't refute, but sat on the sofa and peeled an orange for Xu Yihuan, saying, "Okay, I'm shameless. I understand that Huanhuan wants to spend money on me, and I'm happy to be her gigolo."
"But I've already booked a flight back in three hours. I'll save Huanhuan's money for next time."
Upon hearing this, Xu Yihuan's bright eyes immediately dimmed.
"Ah...you're leaving already? But I promised to show you around Cloud City, and we haven't even done that yet..."
Xu Yihuan was a little disappointed. She should have spent more time with Tan Zhixu. It was all that damned Happy Match game's fault.
Tan Zhixu was also reluctant, but there was nothing he could do. He couldn't appear more upset than Xu Yihuan, otherwise he would be like a child who had just started kindergarten, and if one of them cried, the whole thing would fall apart.
So Tan Zhixu simply adjusted the scarf around Xu Yihuan's neck.
"Dear Xu, would you be willing to take me to the airport?"
Xu Yihuan's eyes lit up, and she stood at attention and saluted: "Yes, Arthur!"
Tan Zhixu smiled.
It takes about an hour to drive from Xu Yihuan's home to the airport. When Xu Yihuan returned home, Tan Zhixu had just ascended to an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Xu Yihuan returned home alone. These past few days, Xu Rongyu had been discussing business, and Tan Zhixu had been keeping her company.
Suddenly, the huge villa was left with only Xu Yihuan, and she felt a little uneasy, which was unusual for her.
Out of sheer boredom, I went to the fish tank to tease the tropical fish my father kept.
I wandered around, left and right, until I finally sat down on the sofa, and only then did the sense of loss well up inside me.
The two hours felt like two days, and after waiting for ages, Tan Zhixu finally called.
The background is Beijing's airport. Tan Zhixu is in a hurry to get back and hangs up the phone after only a few words.
Even so, Xu Yihuan was satisfied.
After Tan Zhixu left, Xu Yihuan became even more clingy to him, video chatting with him almost every day.
Tan Zhixu secretly chuckled to himself, thinking that the trip was worthwhile!
Besides chatting with Tan Zhixu, Xu Yihuan was also busy with important matters.
Xu Yihuan's reputation was well-known in the capital.
With the rise of cross-border e-commerce in Beijing, she gradually began to receive offers for small collaborations.
One of the projects she's recently been working on is with a cross-border B2B company, an exporter, who wants to raise the price for the importer.
Xu Yihuan was looking at the company's highlights at the moment, but this project wasn't in a hurry and would probably be completed after the New Year.
Just then, Xu Rongyu knocked on the door and came in.
"I have dinner plans with your Uncle Jiang tonight, would you like to come along?"
Ever since Xu Yihuan developed a fever and stayed home alone without anyone noticing, he has been especially worried about leaving her home alone.
Although Xu Yihuan didn't know who the "Uncle Jiang" he was talking about was, this matter just happened to be right in Xu Yihuan's line of fire.
That would be a good opportunity for her to go and see what the situation was like.
She obediently followed her father out the door.
Xu Yihuan froze when they arrived at their destination.
She truly hadn't expected that the Uncle Jiang her father mentioned would actually be Jiang Jinnan's father, and if she had known that both Jiang Jinnan and Jiang Tingbai would be at this dinner, she would never have come.
Although she knew Jiang Jinnan was at Peking University, they hadn't seen each other once since the start of the semester.
I never expected that we would meet again here.
"Brother Rongyu, come quickly! We haven't ordered the food yet. Oh, Huanhuan is here too! Come and sit down!" Jiang Huaiyuan greeted Xu Rongyu.
Xu Rongyu chuckled and said, "You guys are here really early."
"Is this Anan? It's been so long since I've seen him. He's grown so much."
"Hello, Uncle." Jiang Jinnan greeted him warmly, which made Jiang Tingbai, who was standing next to him, take another look at him.
Xu Yihuan couldn't help but force a smile; it's true that adults can't completely avoid a little pretense and politeness.
"And this is...?" Xu Rongyu smiled and replied, then her gaze fell on Jiang Tingbai, who was standing next to Jiang Jinnan.
Seeing that the topic was about to turn to her, Jiang Tingbai immediately stood up and said sweetly, "Hello, Uncle, my name is Jiang Tingbai, and I graduated from Harvard University."
Jiang Huaiyuan was a little embarrassed, but since his youngest son was quite outstanding, he naturally became proud and said succinctly, "This is my second son."
"I brought them here today to broaden their horizons, since they'll all be graduating soon."
Xu Rongyu quickly understood the implied meaning, but did not point it out, and continued to laugh and agree.
They mostly talked about development projects in Beijing. Although the Jiang family was developing overseas markets, that was because they couldn't get projects in Beijing. The Xu family, on the other hand, was eager to establish itself in Beijing. The Jiang family's reach was also quite far-reaching, and the Xu family had cooperated with the Jiang family before, so they could be considered to know each other well.
It would be best if the two companies could resume their cooperation.
The two adults were chatting, and Xu Yihuan knew she wouldn't learn anything, so she ate her meal listlessly, and drank a beverage when it got too salty.
Later on, I drank too many beverages.
He left his father with the words that he needed to use the restroom, and then walked out.
The moment Xu Yihuan stepped out, Jiang Jinnan followed her out.
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