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"What? You said you wanted to start a company?"
A pitch-black McLaren GT sped along the highway. Inside, Li Rongrong stared at Lu Xiye in disbelief. "What kind of company are you running? Doesn't your family already have one? Why not just inherit your dad's?"
"He doesn't want me to inherit, and I don't want to inherit his crappy company. I want to be my own."
"So what do you plan to do when you start your company?"
"Build an engine."
"What engine?"
"The car engine."
"..." Li Rongrong really doubted his ability. The corner of her mouth twitched. "Can you do it?"
"Why not? I have money, connections, and skills now, so why can't I do it?" Lu Xiye rolled his eyes at Li Rongrong while driving. "Li Rongrong, you're a nobody yourself, so can you please stop looking down on me? We're different."
“…”
Li Rongrong never thought that one day she would be despised so blatantly by Lu Xiye.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at Lu Xiye who was driving in the driver's seat. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that Lu Xiye had become much more mature. Although he was still a little shy when talking to Li Rongrong, there was some cunningness between his brows that was hard to see through.
If she remembered correctly, Lu Xiye's major was power engineering.
Although the power engineering program at Beijing University of Technology isn't as good as that at Mizuki University, it's still among the best in the country. Maybe he can really pull it off...
*
After arriving in Nanshi, Lu Xiye first sent Li Rongrong back home, and then drove directly to Jiang Zhizhi's residential area.
Jiang Zhizhi looked at him in surprise, "You want to live here?"
"I've been driving for eight hours, so of course I have to go up and rest." Lu Xiye said tiredly.
If he had taken the highway, it would have taken at most five hours to get there, but he had just gotten his driver's license and couldn't take the highway, so he had to take the national highway.
Fortunately, his car is a modified sports car, which is much faster than ordinary cars, otherwise it might take more than ten hours to drive.
"Thank you for your help." Jiang Zhizhi smiled, "I'll treat you to dinner some other day."
Lu Xiye suddenly moved closer to her, his beautiful eyes meeting hers, and he chuckled softly, "The sun is rising from the west, and Jiang Zhizhi is so polite to me?"
Jiang Zhizhi was startled and quickly took two steps back, frowning nervously and saying, "Okay, let's go up."
She turned and entered the apartment building, but her heart couldn't help but beat wildly.
She didn't like this, the feeling of being out of control.
After knocking twice on the door, Chen Yuping hurriedly opened the door. Seeing Jiang Zhizhi and Lu Xiye, she was very happy. "You're back? The meal is ready. Have a good rest after dinner..."
"Auntie Chen, I don't want to eat anymore. I'm too sleepy. I'll go upstairs and take a nap first." Lu Xiye went upstairs with his schoolbag and waved to Chen Yuping.
Jiang Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief and returned home.
"Mom, what are you cooking?"
"I'm afraid you won't be able to eat anything greasy after the bumpy journey, so I ordered some clear soup noodles. I'll make you something delicious after you've rested well."
"Well, clear soup noodles will be fine. I'll just eat something."
Jiang Zhizhi went to the kitchen to get a bowl of noodles, put it on the dining table and started eating.
Before I could take a few bites, there was another knock on the door.
Chen Yuping hurried to open the door.
Lu Xiye went back and said awkwardly at the door: "Aunt Chen, I forgot to bring the key to this house..."
"Oh, silly boy, come in quickly, eat first, I'll tidy up the small bed in the study." Chen Yuping hurriedly pulled Lu Xiye in, pushed him to the kitchen, and turned into the study.
Lu Xiye put his schoolbag on a chair beside him, went into the kitchen to get a bowl of noodles, and sat down opposite Jiang Zhizhi. Seeing that she kept looking at him, he repeated, "I really didn't bring it."
"I didn't say it was fake."
Jiang Zhizhi was also sleepy, so she went back to her room to rest after dinner. When she woke up again, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.
Chen Yuping was not at home. The door of the study was open. The room was clean and tidy. The sound of water splashing could be heard from the bathroom.
Jiang Zhizhi walked into the study and took a look. There was no one on the small bed, so the person in the bathroom was Lu Xiye.
She was a little annoyed for a moment, so she picked up a book from the bookshelf at random and sat in the living room to read it casually.
After a while, the water in the bathroom stopped, and there was a rustling sound. Lu Xiye came out in his pajamas, drying his hair, and opened the door.
Seeing Jiang Zhizhi in the living room, he was startled. "When did you wake up? Why didn't you say anything?"
"This is my home. Do I need to report to you before I get up?" For some reason, Jiang Zhizhi was inexplicably in a bad mood.
Lu Xiye was choked and curled his lips, "You are angry, I didn't provoke you."
Jiang Zhizhi didn't answer him and closed the book in silence.
"What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Who provoked you?" Lu Xiye came over with a towel draped over him. He had just finished a shower, and his body was covered in moisture and a faint scent of shower gel.
"No, I was just thinking about something..."
As Jiang Zhizhi was speaking, her cell phone suddenly vibrated. She thought it was a message from Chen Yuping, but when she opened it, it was Xu Qingbo.
【Have you returned to Nanshi? 】
Lu Xiye was right next to her, so he naturally saw the message clearly. He subconsciously looked at Jiang Zhizhi, wanting to see how she would reply.
But Jiang Zhizhi did not reply and locked her phone again.
The corners of Lu Xiye's lips lifted unconsciously. He leaned forward again, pretending not to have seen what had just happened, and changed the subject: "By the way, Jiang Zhizhi, you have always been smarter than me. There is something I would like you to help me with."
"What?"
"I'm planning to start a company, right? The startup team is already assembled, and we'll officially begin next semester. However, there are two internal discussions going in opposite directions. Two people suggest developing a fuel engine, as it's relatively mature now, and we can quickly develop our own brand and launch it into the market. But another senior thinks the fuel engine market is already saturated, and we should develop new alternative fuel engines, like natural gas or hydrogen... However, the technology for these engines isn't mature yet, so we're not sure we can successfully develop them. Even if we do, we're not sure we can sell them... What do you think?"
"I think electric engines are better."
If Jiang Zhizhi remembers correctly, the next decade or so will usher in a booming period for electric vehicles.
Although natural gas and hydrogen are clean energy sources, they are still too unpopular. Fuel engines make their startup team not very competitive.
"Electric engine?"
Lu Xiye likes sports cars and has been playing racing recently. He also knows about electric cars, but those cars are too slow and have no endurance, and are extremely expensive. They are only used as toys by rich people.
However, Jiang Zhizhi's words gave them a new idea.
"Well, I recommend that you develop electric engines." Jiang Zhizhi looked into his eyes this time and made a serious suggestion.
*
In the early morning, the pine needles in the cemetery were covered with a layer of frost, which made the place even colder.
Jiang Zhizhi placed the bouquet of chrysanthemums in front of the tombstone. Looking at the cold tombstone, she suddenly felt a lump in her throat. "Teacher, I've come to see you. I've found what I want to do. Perhaps you are guiding me..."
If she had not met Zong Qinghai, even if she was reborn, she might have just lived an ordinary life.
Because of meeting him, she was able to get to where she is today and find the meaning of her life.
Jiang Zhizhi stayed in front of Zong Qinghai's tomb for a long time, and her mood gradually became extremely calm.
Coming out of the cemetery, Jiang Zhizhi saw Lu Xiye waiting for him by the car door not far away. He was wearing a black jacket and was playing a small game on his mobile phone with his head down, looking serious.
The sunlight hit his thick, beautiful long eyelashes, and shone in his beautiful peach blossom eyes. Just looking at him from afar made people's hearts suddenly skip a beat.
Jiang Zhizhi was in a trance for a moment, and inexplicably thought that Lu Xiye's mother must be a great beauty, because her eyes were nothing like his father Lu Hengshan's.
Lu Hengshan's eyes are sharp, and when you look into his eyes, it gives people a sense of oppression.
And Lu Xiye...
When those eyes looked over, they were as radiant and brilliant as gold under the scorching sun.
As if sensing Jiang Zhizhi's gaze, Lu Xiye suddenly raised his eyes and met her gaze.
He saw that she was distracted and thought she was sad.
Coming back to her senses, Jiang Zhizhi lowered her eyes, walked silently to the passenger seat, opened the door, and said, "Let's go."
"By the way, there is something..." Lu Xiye pondered for a moment, as if it was difficult to say.
"What?"
"Well...my dad asked you to come over for dinner today."
"Your father?"
"Um."
Lu Hengshan wanted to see her? It couldn't be just for a meal, right?
"If you don't want to go, I can just reject him directly." Lu Xiye said.
"It's okay, I can go."
*
In the evening, Lu Xiye drove Jiang Zhizhi to the Lu family villa, which was Lu Hengshan’s recent permanent residence in Nanshi.
Because Lu Xiye went to study in Jinghai, Aunt Zhou, who used to take care of him, was reassigned to work here. Before the two of them even entered the house, Aunt Zhou, who was cleaning the yard, saw them and hurried over to open the door for them. "Xiaoye and Zhizhi are here?"
"Auntie Zhou, is my dad back?" Lu Xiye asked.
"Not yet. Come in and rest first. I'll get you some juice."
The two of them followed Aunt Zhou into the house. Aunt Zhou was busy running around and asked, "Xiao Ye, do you want to prepare a guest room?"
"No, I don't live here."
He and Lu Hengshan had not lived under the same roof for many years. They no longer quarreled like they used to, but they were as distant as strangers.
"Then I'll go cook first. Mr. Lu should be back soon."
"Go ahead and do your work, don't worry about us."
After Aunt Zhou left, only Jiang Zhizhi and Lu Xiye were left in the living room.
Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere became a little awkward.
Finally, it was Lu Xiye who took out his phone and offered, "Do you want to play games together?"
"Okay." I'm free anyway, so I can kill some time. "But I've never played games much."
"I'll teach you. Give me your phone."
Lu Xiye downloaded a racing game on Jiang Zhizhi's mobile phone, registered a new account for her, and the two added each other as friends. After he demonstrated it to her, the two quickly started their first game.
Although Jiang Zhizhi hadn't played many games before, her reflexes were very sharp, and she quickly got the hang of it. However, because it was a racing game, every time she accelerated around a corner, she couldn't help but lean her body along with the car in the game, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right. But her expression remained serious, and the contrast was so adorable that Lu Xiye couldn't help but laugh.
"You need to eat props. Although this game tests your skills, it will be difficult to catch up with others without props."
Seeing that Jiang Zhizhi was at the bottom of the class, Lu Xiye came over to take a look and kindly reminded her.
"Props? Okay, I thought it was a roadblock, so I avoided it every time..." Jiang Zhizhi smiled awkwardly, and subconsciously looked up at him. Suddenly she realized that they were very close now, so she quickly retracted her gaze and looked down at the phone screen.
Lu Xiye laughed so hard that he doubled over. "I didn't expect that Jiang Zhizhi, who is so smart, would also have moments of stupidity."
"Is it that funny?" Jiang Zhizhi looked at him helplessly, feeling that he was exaggerating too much.
"Of course..." Before Lu Xiye finished speaking, his peripheral vision suddenly caught sight of Lu Hengshan walking into the courtyard outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The smile on his face immediately disappeared and his emotions became tense.
Lu Hengshan pushed the door open and came in. Looking at Lu Xiye who was sitting on the sofa and looking at him warily, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart.
Originally, when he saw Lu Xiye smiling so happily outside the window just now, he felt relieved.
But the moment Lu Xiye saw him, his defensive look was like a knife stabbing into his heart.
Over the years, he watched his son get better little by little, get into a good university, and even take the initiative to prepare for his future career. He thought that he had matured and stable, and that they would gradually understand each other after growing up. However, the relationship between father and son was still so cold, like frost that could never be melted.
Lu Hengshan felt suffocated. He loosened his tie with his fingers, sat down on the sofa in front of the French window, and smiled at Jiang Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, have you been waiting for a long time?"
Lu Xiye didn't call him, and he didn't speak to him either.
The atmosphere was so awkward that the air around them seemed to become sticky, making it difficult to breathe.
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