In a girls' dormitory at Peking University, a girl stared blankly at a photo sent by her younger sister. This girl was Zhong Yi, the little girl's older sister. Her roommate, noticing her vacant stare, waved her hand in front of her face. "Hey, Yi Yi, what's wrong?"
Zhong Yi remained motionless, but her roommate snatched the phone away and noticed something amiss.
"Give it to me... Oh, it's because of him again."
"Huihui, what should I do?"
"Yiyi, I don't understand why you're so timid. Your family is... Hey, I already told you the method."
Zhong Yi seemed not to hear, got up and dressed, intending to go for a walk. However, downstairs in the dormitory, she received a call from Zhao Wuyan.
"Honey, what are you doing?"
"Mom, I... I'm taking a walk."
Did you see the message your sister sent you?
"I saw it."
"Should Mom talk to that girl?"
"No, Mom, that's too despicable. I can't do that."
"My darling daughter, love is inherently selfish, you know?"
Zhong Yi fell silent for a moment. She knew all too well that love was selfish; otherwise, she wouldn't have sent people to stop the girls at school from giving Xu Chen love letters. Of course, this didn't mean that Xu Chen, who frequently skipped classes, still had many suitors. In fact, even just one would have been unbearable for Zhong Yi. But because of her personality, she couldn't do anything to Xu Chen's girlfriend. "Wang Li... Wang Li..." she murmured to herself, overheard by her mother on the other end of the phone.
Zhao Wuyan shook her head. It seemed she had to take action, otherwise her kind-hearted daughter would forever remain in unrequited love. She hung up the phone with her daughter and began to think of a solution. Just then, she received a call from her nephew.
"Hey, Weimin, what's wrong? Do you need to see your aunt?"
"Auntie, is Yiyi's sports car at home? I'm going to a party tomorrow, I'd like to borrow it for a spin."
"Yes, come and get it. What kind of gathering is it? Can you tell your aunt?"
"Um, it's for Xu Chen."
"Xu?? Xu Chen!"
"Aunt, you're still thinking about him... It seems like Yiyi is hopeless." Zhao Weimin learned about this almost at the same time that Zhong Yi fell for Xu Chen. He clearly expressed his opinion that the two of them were impossible, but he didn't expect that it would still not dispel his cousin's thoughts. "What do you call this? The more you can't have something, the more you want it?" Zhao Weimin shook his head.
"You brat, how dare you speak to your aunt like that?" Zhao Wuyan scolded her nephew, Zhao Weimin, who trembled upon hearing this. He apologized repeatedly, finally obtaining his aunt's forgiveness and the right to use the sports car.
On the other side, Xu Chen and his companion returned to the small villa. As soon as they got out of the car, Qin Junlin ran up to them.
"Boss, are you having fun?"
"Yeah, it's not bad, especially driving your Lamborghini makes me even happier."
"Any girls want my WeChat?" Qin chuckled and asked.
"Get lost! Why bring up something you shouldn't be talking about? Here, the car keys."
Qin took the keys and said to Xu Chen, "Boss, don't forget the gathering tomorrow."
Xu Chen nodded, then ignored his subordinate and went straight into the house.
After a tender night, the next morning, looking at the sleeping Wang Li, Xu Chen gently touched her pretty face. Then he got up and prepared everything. He had promised to attend the party today, and Xu Chen took it quite seriously, so he took a shower early in the morning. After preparing breakfast, Xu Chen left a note and went out to attend the party.
Looking at the address on his phone, Xu Chen thought to himself, "What kind of party starts in the morning? And why is it scheduled in the suburbs?"
"I guess I'll have to fly there." Xu Chen looked at the early arrival time and was speechless. He flashed and disappeared into the courtyard.
"Hey, do you guys think Boss Xu will come?"
"I've said it so many times, use titles in formal settings, don't always call me 'boss'."
"Oh, do you think Colonel Xu will come today?"
"I guessed they'd be late anyway. They've scheduled it so early; the people might not even be up yet," a young man complained.
"You mutt, if you don't want to participate, get out."
"Who are you calling a country bumpkin? You want to get beaten up?"
Zhao Wuyan watched the young people playing and laughing on the lawn from the second floor and smiled. Her status was not suitable for attending the gathering of the younger generation, but she had no choice but to come because Xu Chen was there.
As soon as Xu Chen entered the gate, he was pulled aside by Zhao Weimin, who was guarding the area.
"Brother Chen, after you finish speaking, could you come upstairs with me?"
Xu Chen scanned the second floor with his divine sense and noticed a middle-aged woman observing him from time to time. He nodded.
"Okay, oh, what, a speech? What speech?"
"The brothers want you to talk about the experiences and journeys of successful people first; they want to learn from you," Zhao Weimin said helplessly.
At this moment, Wang Aihua also came between the two. Seeing Xu Chen's troubled expression, Wang Aihua kindly said, "Brother Chen, if you can't explain, I'll go find the brothers to explain the situation. You go to the second floor to see someone first."
Xu Chen nodded and followed Zhao Weimin into the villa. Everyone's eyes were on Xu Chen. After he left, someone complained, "What is Weimin doing? Colonel Xu belongs to everyone. He can't keep him all to himself."
"What's the rush, you fatso? Weimin and Xu Chen will be out soon after they've finished their discussion. Just wait ten minutes," Wang Aihua said, trying to smooth things over.
At this moment, Zhao Weimin led Xu Chen to the second floor. As soon as they came up, Xu Chen saw the beautiful woman at a glance.
"Aunt, Colonel Xu has arrived," Zhao Weimin said in a serious tone.
Zhao Wuyan was about to nod when she immediately realized what was going on.
"Hmm... Huh?? Colonel? Weimin, do you know what you're saying?" Zhao Wuyan was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, Colonel Xu Chen. The brothers are gathered here today to celebrate that matter and to thank Xu Chen as well." Zhao Weimin was full of doubts. Hadn't his aunt already decided that Xu Chen was a potential son-in-law? How come she didn't even know about his background?
Zhao Wuyan regained her calm demeanor, but inwardly she was overjoyed. Her nephew would never lie to her; it seemed that her good son-in-law had secrets she didn't know about.
After Zhao Weimin left, Xu Chen found a chair and sat down, quietly watching Zhao Wuyan.
"Sister Xiaobai, investigate the background of the person in front of me."
"clear."
Zhao Wuyan looked at Xu Chen, growing more and more fond of him. "This kid, why do I feel a strange urge to get closer to him?" The two sat in silence for less than five minutes. Finally, Xu Chen spoke.
"Judging from your expression just now, you don't know my true identity."
Zhao Wuyan nodded honestly.
Before meeting you today, all I knew was that you were a student at Peking University and about your family background.
"That shouldn't be the case, Ms. Zhao Wuyan, Chairwoman of XX Group."
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