Chapter 14: People from Another World
The next day, Chen Zan was still at home packing clothes to take back to school while video chatting with his mother. The group messages on his phone were ringing like crazy.
Shu Su: "Zhanzhan, is this girl you?"
Chen Tangyue: "It's Zhanzhan. She's the most conspicuous among the group of foreigners. Who's the man next to her?"
Shu Su: "Wow, wow, it's really Zhanzhan. I was so scared I must have seen it wrong. That man's name is Zhou Jingyu, he's so handsome, he was even on the Rongchuan City News, and there are tons of screenshots on the forum."
Chen Tangyue: "Such a top-notch product, yet Zhanzhan didn't tell us."
Xu Anan suddenly jumped out: "What's going on?"
Then he looked at the message above and said, "Wa Qu, I know this man!!!!"
Chen Tangyue: "Tell me quickly?"
Xu Anan began typing frantically: "His name is Zhou Jingyu."
Xu Anan: "Anyway, he's a pretty impressive guy. He's only been in Rongchuan for less than two months, and my dad's already looking for opportunities to treat Mr. Zhou to dinner every day. If I'd known he'd be at the school art exhibition, I should have asked my dad to wait at the school gate."
In the dormitory group, Xu Anan's family is the best-off, and she is a true second-generation rich. Even her family thinks that this man is a very powerful figure.
Shu Su was puzzled and asked, "I know Rong Investment Group. Your father often has dinner with the city's top leaders. Is he harder to invite than those big leaders in the city?"
Xu Anan: "You won't believe this, but he's actually more difficult to deal with than those leaders."
She had vaguely heard about Zhou Jingyu's identity at home, but since people like Shu Su had no chance to come into contact with that man, she didn't tell anyone.
However, Xu Anan was still surprised: "I thought Zhou Jingyu was quite old, but he looks so young in the photo?"
Shu Su: "Anyway, the forum is quite lively. Even your president is outshined."
Xu Anan snorted twice, she was not convinced.
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"I saw the domestic weather forecast, and it's only going to be 15 degrees in Rong City next week. Don't just be conceited and pick the nice things to bring. Bring two thick coats too, or you'll catch a cold."
During the video call, Ms. Xu Jing's voice was gentle and talkative.
Chen Zan didn't wear enough yesterday, and his nose was a little blocked when he woke up in the morning, so he took some cold medicine.
She sniffed and said in a muffled voice, "I know, Mom."
Xu Jing: "I also sent something back to your grandmother. I filled in your school address. I'll go back to the countryside and give it to her when I'm free."
Chen Zhan: "Mom, is the Novosibirsk tour coming to an end?"
Xu Jing: "There are only two more stops left, and I will be able to return home before the New Year."
The mother and daughter chatted for some private conversation. After hanging up the phone, Chen Zan saw the conversation in the group message.
Shu Su's photo shows an art exhibition taken by the media. Chen Zan is following Zhou Jingyu, surrounded by a group of foreigners.
Chen Zan, with a small face and fair skin, has beautiful and memorable features. She is dressed in a black and white work suit. She stands next to Zhou Jingyu, who looks elegant and noble in a suit and tie.
In this photo, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, both of them are so eye-catching, no wonder Shu Su posted it.
I looked at the lower right corner of the photo and saw the watermark of Rong City News Television. They were one of the two media outlets allowed into the exhibition hall yesterday.
As for the forum, there were quite a few students discussing this photo and the art exhibition, but everyone was talking about how handsome Zhou Jingyu was and how outstanding Chen Zan was, and no one linked the two together.
In the student union group, the secretariat tagged the members involved in the art exhibition, which will be held off-campus in the evening, and thanked everyone for their joint efforts for the art exhibition during this period.
Xu Anan immediately messaged her privately, asking her to return to school early in the afternoon so that she could help her pick out clothes. She wanted to catch a black carp from Jin Hanzhou in the evening.
Chen Zhan smiled and replied "OK".
As soon as I exited the chat box, Jin Hanzhou's message box popped up.
Jin Hanzhou privately chatted with her about the time and place of the dinner party in the evening.
She was a little confused. Wasn’t the group just notified?
However, thinking that she might have been busy chatting with Xu Anan and didn't reply in the group, Jin Hanzhou sent it to her in a private message.
So I typed back: "Got it."
Carrying their suitcases back to school, Shu Su and Shen Tangyue went to the library. Xu Anan's area was covered with clothes, and she was struggling to decide which one to wear for dinner in the evening.
Chen Zhan looked at her sexy little suspender outfit and kindly reminded her that it was only around 10 degrees Celsius outside today and it would be even colder at night.
Xu Anan also listened to the advice and put away the inappropriate ones. "Then I thought that after dinner, I would go to sing. Then I must steal the show."
After saying that, he paused and pointed at her, "Except you."
Chen Zhan smiled helplessly, "Why didn't I know we were going to sing tonight?"
Xu Anan: "It's just been decided. We'll see who's willing to go. After all, we'll be playing quite late, and there's still early morning tomorrow."
After saying that, she pulled Chen Zan to help her choose clothes, and then inevitably talked about Zhou Jingyu.
Xu Anan was purely curious. Zhou Jingyu had a strong background, and many leaders wanted to invite him to dinner but he refused to go. She didn't expect that he would come to participate in the school's art exhibition.
"Zhanzhan, I heard that you and Senior Jin were the only two French translators yesterday, and in the end, Zhou Jingyu personally appointed you?"
Chen Zan was stunned for a moment, then explained calmly without raising his eyelids.
"Among the foreigners yesterday, there was a friend of Mr. Zhou's in Germany. It was also an art exhibition co-organized by an organization there and Rong University. The only person in the group was Lauren, the secretary. That's why Mr. Zhou chose me."
After hearing this, Xu Anan showed an expression of surprise.
"No wonder Senior Jin wasn't chosen. From your description, Zhou Jingyu sounds like quite a gentleman. No wonder he charmed so many girls on the school forum with just a few photos. Shu Su is practically obsessed with Mr. Zhou."
At this point, she leaned close to Chen Zhan's face with great interest and said teasingly, "Zhan Zhan, have you seen Mr. Zhou up close? How does he compare to the photo? Are you moved?"
Chen Zhan's expression suddenly froze for a moment, and he lowered his eyelashes unnaturally: "An An, what are you thinking about?"
Xu Anan laughed, "Oh, I was just joking. Everyone loves beauty, just like I'm attracted to Jin Hanzhou's face. But as for Mr. Zhou..."
At this point, she paused and said,
"That Mr. Zhou has quite a background. I didn't tell Shu Su and the others about him in the group chat at noon. Anyway, he's not from the same world as us. My dad said that those in the North City circle are serious and not to be trifled with. If they sneeze, someone below will be in trouble. You'd better stay away from them, or they will be eaten to the bone one day."
Chen Zhan heard this and looked at Xu Anan, who was trying to fit the clothes on her body. Suddenly, he asked inexplicably, "Do you think so too?"
Xu Anan didn't react, "What?"
Chen Zan: "Far away from Zhou Jingyu?"
Xu Anan: "Ah, right? Anyway, there's no way I'd mess with someone like that. Besides, with their status, there must be a lot of women around them. Even if he doesn't want them, there will be people rushing to give them to him. And they won't be serious about it. They'll just play with you and then dump you. After all, with their family background, they have to choose someone of equal status to marry."
After saying that, he looked at Chen Zhan seriously and said, "Zhan Zhan, it's okay to just look at men like this. We should stay away from them. Just think about Wei Yunxi and you will know what kind of character those powerful children are."
Chen Zhan thought, Mr. Zhou and Wei Yunxi are different. She must have pissed Mr. Zhou off yesterday, but he let her go so easily. At least his temper is better than Wei Yunxi's.
But one thing is true, they are children of the powerful and are indeed not from the same world.
Even someone as wealthy as An An's family felt that Zhou Jingyu was out of their reach, let alone her.
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