Wait for me to come back
University is the last refuge for these young people who are about to enter society. Li Yong's death deterred J country from launching another major attack, and for two years, nothing happened. But everyone knew that this was just the calm before the storm.
As the senior students graduated one after another, they joined some small and medium-sized enterprises as accountants. Through mutual cooperation and the exchange of shares, they connected hundreds of small and medium-sized enterprises in China into a production line that spanned the whole country. The stock price rose rapidly and once surpassed that of the West.
July 25th was Zhou Chenjin's birthday, and also the day she received her graduation certificate. Chen Xiaojing skipped a Chinese history class to accompany her best friend to her undergraduate graduation ceremony in the auditorium. She sat in a seat near the back, inconspicuous in the crowd, and amidst countless flashes of light, she raised her phone to capture Zhou Chenjin on stage, wearing a hat and a dress, looking unusually serious.
The scene was lively. Several family members of the graduates who lived nearby sat at the very front, along with some of the more prestigious professors from the university. It took a long time for the more than two hundred graduates to take photos, and a little commotion gradually arose in the crowd, but the dozen or so people in front of them remained remarkably seated. Zhang Renyin, sitting in the center, looked around, seemingly the most distracted person in the group.
The ceremony was not complicated, probably because the preparations were rushed. They simply read out the list and took photos. The host held the card over and over again, seemingly doubting the authenticity of the following script.
"Next, we have an announcement: Two years ago, Country J acquired HR Co., Ltd. in an attempt to monopolize its power engineering technology. After discussions among representatives of the R country government, Professor Zhang Renyin from our university was sent to the relevant departments in Country J to negotiate, and we hope that he will fully assist the diplomats in coordinating the negotiations."
Zhang Renyin stood up from his seat, turned around, and picked up the microphone on the table: "I will certainly live up to your mission and do my best." He paused for about three or four seconds, "Wait for me to come back."
The whole place was in a chaotic uproar at the time, and not many people could hear what he said clearly; it was such a common phrase.
Chen Xiaojing froze on the spot. When she came to her senses, she only saw Zhang Renyin's figure disappear into the darkness of the corridor outside the hall until she could no longer see his back. Not a single light was on in the corridor, and it was very dark. A sense of fear welled up in Chen Xiaojing's heart. She felt that this darkness would devour her life, and she would never see him again.
She turned and squeezed through the crowd, rushing out. Zhou Chenjin reached out to help her, but only managed to brush past the hem of her clothes, failing to stop her from leaving.
"Ren Yin!" Chen Xiaojing chased after him downstairs. Zhang Ren Yin was pushing his suitcase and had already opened the car door. "Don't see me off anymore, go back." He didn't turn around. "Wait for me for two months. If I don't come back, try to like someone else." He put the suitcase in the trunk of the car, got into the back seat, and closed the door.
The car sped away, and Zhou Chenjin, clutching her doctoral cap, only caught the exhaust fumes. She knew in her heart that everything from now on was truly up to fate.
Chen Xiaojing stood there for a long time, seemingly still able to see Zhang Renyin in the car through the buildings. "Xiaojing, let's go back, it's hot outside, don't get heatstroke." The weather at the end of July was quite hot, and their backs were already soaked with sweat after only standing for a few minutes.
"Okay." Chen Xiaojing smiled, "Let's go back."
Zhou Chenjin knew her well; Chen Xiaojing's smile was clearly not genuine. "Alright! Don't worry, I'll treat you to something delicious! Hua Nian has been pulled away to do research, so don't be too rich, besides..." She lowered her voice and whispered in her ear, "Park and Wang Bo are over there; they'll take good care of Professor Zhang."
A while ago, their high school classmates revealed that after Wang Bo's family discovered coal, he and his good friend Park went to Japan to start a company together, and now they're doing very well there. It seems that the former sports student who started from scratch is also doing quite well. "Is it true or not? I wish them all the best."
“Hmm,” Zhou Chenjin hugged Chen Xiaojing from behind, “So what do you want to eat, great writer?”
Chen Xiaojing lowered her head and grasped Zhou Chenjin's hands: "You don't need to spend any money. Someone wants to film 'Give You a Lifetime of Splendor,' and the copyright fee has already been paid. Moreover, the female lead for that drama is the daughter of the CEO of Huawei. Now they need my help and have given me a lot of money."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
