Chapter 4 School Beauty Chen Zhan
While he was out, he was not idle inside either.
Someone said, "Minister Wei, the Zhou family kid looks quite clever. I think he's here for something serious this time."
"I heard that he not only went to the bonded area for a meeting today, but also secretly sent someone to get data sheets from the China World Trade Center. Do you think he's making any moves?"
"Some of the things we've done in the past two years won't stand up to scrutiny. If they do, we'll all be doomed."
Some people disagreed and said, "Okay, it's not as serious as you say. He is the president of Rong Investment, not a member of the Discipline Inspection Commission. Don't make people panic."
"I heard that the second son of the Zhou family is far inferior to the eldest son. Before he went abroad, he was a well-known playboy in their circle. I think the Zhou family found an excuse to bring him here to train for two years, and then gild him so that he can return to take his place."
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Wei Qiming lowered his eyes as they chatted. "Alright, don't mention it anymore. He just arrived. We'll know later if he's a real guy or not. If he's a playboy, give him something to take back to Beijing. If not, we have people in Beijing."
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Zhou Jingyu's eyebrows were slightly suppressed, and no emotion could be detected. "Why rush? You can't rush to check things. You still have to pretend. Who among those dandy boys in the city can't act?"
Zhang Qing suddenly laughed when he heard this.
People outside thought that the young men from aristocratic families in the core circle of the city were more dissolute and useless than each other.
If that were the case, the family would have been caught and overthrown, or the person would have been secretly sent abroad. He could do whatever he wanted abroad, but he still had to protect the family reputation at home.
So don’t be fooled by those powerful and wealthy people who appear to be having fun on the surface. In fact, they are all in a mess behind the scenes.
For example, the son of Zhou Jingyu's eldest brother is only 16 years old this year, which is the rebellious age. Some time ago, he was taken out for a walk and almost caused a death.
The next summer vacation, his elder brother sent him to the army for two months of devilish training. When he came back, he had lost a lot of weight, became more obedient, and loved studying more than before.
If there is no way to tame him, then he must be abandoned. Either send him abroad or to a foreign family in the south. He must not be allowed to stay in the capital. They are all waiting to find fault with him and force him to step down. Who dares to take the risk?
Zhou Jingyu had just finished a cigarette when Wei Qiming, like a humanoid surveillance camera, stared at him and invited him in again.
Zhang Qing saw that he was really miserable and said, "Shall I have someone make you a cup of hot tea?"
Zhou Jingyu waved his hand and let him go.
The tea in the Tang Palace is naturally the best Taiping Houkui tea, which is specially used in these special boxes. The people who make and brew the tea are all experienced tea artists with many years of experience.
Zhou Jingyu sat on the soft leather sofa, his hand idly resting on the edge of the armrest, holding a lit cigar. With his other hand, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then put it down with a frown.
Zhang Qing: "Maybe the tea was brewed incorrectly?"
Zhou Jingyu shook his head, but said nothing.
The tea is good, but I always feel like something is missing. Suddenly, those misty eyes flashed through my mind, and I suddenly felt a little funny.
How old is that little girl?
Seeing that today's situation would not end for a while, he was silent for a while, asked Zhang Qing to take out the pot of sleeping lotus from the car and assign someone to take good care of it.
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Chen Zan stayed in his grandmother's courtyard for the entire National Day holiday. During the day, he grew flowers and visited friends with Ms. Chen Jiaohua. At night, he hid in bed to read comics and watch anime. In a blink of an eye, the seven-day holiday was over.
The next day when she returned to school, Chen Jiaohua wanted to call a car for her, but Chen Zhan stopped her and pushed his small suitcase to take the bus to the city center.
Chen Jiaohua sent her to the bus stop, and put some fresh walnuts sent by the neighbors into her box for her to take to her roommate to try, and reminded her to wear more clothes as the temperature would drop.
Chen Zhan nodded obediently, "I know, grandma, you should take care of yourself too. I'll come to see you next time I have a holiday."
Chen Jiaohua: "Don't give me that. The box of comic books under the bed is full."
Chen Zan blinked and pretended not to understand.
The city bus just stopped, so Chen Zan waved and got on the bus. He found a seat by the window in the back row, put on his headphones and started to catch up on his sleep.
The bus stopped and started, and the number of people on the bus gradually increased from a few to more. It took almost two hours to reach the city center.
Seeing that they were almost at their destination, Chen Zan picked up her phone and replied to her roommates' messages. They said they were going out for dinner in the evening and brought back some local specialties. She replied in the group that she had also brought back walnuts.
Roommate Xu Anan tagged Chen Zan in the group chat: "What time do you arrive at school? I'm already here. It's so boring to be alone in the dorm."
Chen Zhan replied, "There are still a few more stops."
Xu Anan: "I'm waiting for you to accompany me to print flyers, dear."
Chen Zan: "I know."
Chen Tangyue: "You two are so annoying, you even print flyers together."
Shu Su: "Baby, we can be affectionate too."
The four people in Chen Zhan's dormitory were all studying in the Foreign Languages Department of Rongchuan University. Chen Tangyue and Shu Su were majoring in Business English. She and Xu Anan were studying Foreign Languages and Literature, and were studying French as a minor language.
So there are four people in the dormitory, and they have different majors. Chen Zan and Xu Anan go to get out of class together every day, so they spend more time together and have a better relationship.
Just after replying to the message in the group, a piece of news popped up on the Rongchuan City official account above.
"Rongchuan Investment Group's new president, Zhou Jingyu, is interested in promoting..."
When Chen Zhan saw the name appear in the headlines, his eyelids jumped.
Zhou...Jingyu!
The man who came to my grandmother's house yesterday flashed through my mind. Could it be him?
Just as Chen Zhan's hand involuntarily clicked on the news push, a few students who had been playing basketball at the stadium caught a glimpse of Chen Zhan sitting behind him.
She wore a blue shirt with contrasting colors, the hem of which went straight to the thighs, paired with a cotton and linen gray French tea dress and white canvas shoes. Her long hair was draped neatly on her shoulders. You could tell she was a beauty just by looking at her silhouette.
Not to mention Chen Zan's delicate facial features with southern gentleness. When several boys saw her, they pushed over and asked for her contact information.
Chen Zan has been beautiful since she was a child. She also looks docile and easy to bully, so there has been a constant stream of people trying to chat with her since she was a child.
She turned off the news on her phone and easily rejected the other party's request.
The bus stopped at a station one street away from Rongchuan University. Chen Zhan got off the bus pushing her suitcase. Several boys on the bus looked at her tall and thin back and felt sorry for her.
Until one of them flipped through the photo album and suddenly said, "She is Chen Zhan from the Foreign Languages Department of Rongchuan University, right?"
"Chen Zhan?" Someone immediately asked in surprise, "Chen Zhan, the campus beauty of Rong University?"
When they looked at the photo, they found that it was a screenshot from a video taken during Chen Zan’s military training as a freshman last year.
It was because that video was uploaded to the Internet that Chen Zhan became a little famous on the Internet and was named the most beautiful campus beauty of Rong University.
"It's really her. She's much prettier in person and whiter than in the video."
"During this year's military training, her video from last year was dug up online again."
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After knowing that the girl who just got off the bus was Chen Zan, the boys who didn’t get her contact information felt even more regretful.
Talking about the viral video last year, Chen Zhan almost became an internet celebrity, but her fantasy was shattered by Ms. Xu Jing.
She liked reading comics and was unable to go to school in Beijing at the time, so she applied for the Japanese major at Rong University. Ms. Xu Jing felt that learning Japanese was useless, and some even thought she was unpatriotic, so she finally switched to French.
When Chen Zhan came up with the idea of becoming an internet celebrity, Ms. Xu said that it was a job for young people and that being in the spotlight while still in college would ruin her studies, so she asked her to be a good person and study hard.
Anyway, since she was a child, Ms. Xu Jing's requirement for her was to be a well-educated and well-mannered girl. Day after day, Chen Zan has gradually become accustomed to it.
Although she had some little hobbies that Ms. Xu didn't like, she kept them secret and never let her know.
Because Chen Zan knew that Ms. Xu gave birth to her amid rumors and that it was not easy to be a single mother.
Because of this difficulty, she was strict in educating Chen Zhan in order to prevent her from following in her footsteps. It was said that Ms. Xu made mistakes because Ms. Chen Jiaohua was too indulgent in her education, so Ms. Xu always used herself as a negative example to warn Chen Zhan.
In fact, Chen Zan did not think that what Ms. Xu did back then could not be considered a mistake. On the contrary, he admired her courage to take risks, although the price of this risk was having an extra burden like Chen Zan.
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