Yan Hongzhe answered frankly, "Yes."
Who is it?
"you."
Chu Yu was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, when she heard Yan Hongzhe say with a smile:
"But don't misunderstand, my feelings for you are not romantic. I just admire you and feel that we are like-minded and resonate with each other on a spiritual level. If we lived in a martial arts world, we could definitely learn that kind of swordsmanship, and then combine two swords to conquer the world."
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Then I am truly honored to be able to make you feel different."
"It is my honor to have a partner like you. Everyone says that business partnerships are not easy, and many people get bogged down in trivial matters after partnering up, but we obviously haven't."
"I'll say it again: stop talking about code and your voice, and stop eating and drinking at work. You should pay attention to your life and experience its other wonderful aspects. So, tomorrow at 3 PM, in this spot, I'm going to introduce you to a girl. You absolutely have to come, okay?"
Yan Hongzhe couldn't refuse, after all, Chu Yu hadn't forced him, and had even said a long, philosophical speech to set him up on a blind date.
Yan Hongzhe looked out the window. Autumn had arrived. He remembered that the last time he looked out the window was in the summer. How could it be so fast? The leaves had all turned yellow.
He has been busy with work lately, focusing all his energy on his career and not interested in anything else. Now he suddenly realizes that Chu Yu is right. Life is not just about work. Since we have come into this world, why not experience different kinds of emotions?
Shulan was a little surprised when Chu Yu pulled her over.
"No, why are you even introducing me to potential partners? I told you, I don't want any. I'm a magnet for jerks; all the men I fall for are jerks."
“This one is different. This one is not only not a scumbag, but also very upright and handsome, well…” Chu Yu paused for a moment.
"What is it?"
"It's just that he only cares about work and can't take care of you much in your life or offer much emotional support. But he's very talented, the most talented guy I've ever met. You'll see when you meet him."
Shulan is very beautiful. She works in the clothing industry and is very generous with her clothes and appearance. She also likes to go to South Korea for beauty treatments to make herself look exceptionally charming.
It was autumn, and she was wearing a long white cardigan with a white fox fur trim around the collar and sleeves, paired with a light-colored slip dress and ankle boots.
When Shulan stood still, Yan Hongzhe was coding. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone coming over. He glanced at Shulan and thought she looked like a flamingo.
She has slender legs, is covered in hair, and is quite beautiful with a small, fair face and striking features.
Her lips were shiny, looking like she had eaten lard. Yan Hongzhe couldn't understand women's fashion, but he thought this girl was dazzling.
Yan Hongzhe closed his laptop and stood up. "Hello, I am Yan Hongzhe."
"Shulan." Shulan's voice was clear and crisp, and she even deliberately used a high-pitched tone when she spoke.
Chu Yu raised an eyebrow and whispered in Shu Lan's ear, "Didn't you say you wouldn't go on blind dates? Why are you being so aloof? You don't talk to me like this."
Shu Lan chuckled dryly and whispered, "You didn't tell me Yan Hongzhe was this handsome! With a man this handsome, what are we waiting for? Of course, we should snatch him home and make him our bandit husband!"
Chu Yu was convinced by her.
Chu Yu smiled. "Yan Hongzhe, this is my sister Shulan. She's the same age as you, but a little older. She's the CEO of Mandarin Company and one of my partners. Shulan, this is Yan Hongzhe. As I told you, he studied abroad for a few years in his early years, which interfered with his personal life. Why don't you two have a good talk? Duoduo and Zhouzhou need to go to their English training class. I'll take them there first. Yan Hongzhe, could you please take my sister home after this?"
The two agreed.
As soon as Chu Yu left, Yan Hongzhe strategically went for coffee.
Shulan is quite talkative. She has had several boyfriends, though none of them went very well, so she has more experience in dating than Yan Hongzhe.
"Yan Hongzhe, right? Where did you study abroad?"
Yan Hongzhe smiled and mentioned a location. Shu Lan immediately said, "I've been there on business trips too. The city is quite beautiful, close to the sea, and the climate is very comfortable."
Yan Hongzhe rarely dates girls. He had a brief girlfriend in college who pursued him. At first, she was very interested, but after they got together, she felt that he was not considerate enough. The two broke up after dating for three days.
They didn't even hold hands or kiss, so they weren't officially boyfriend and girlfriend.
Yan Hongzhe became interested and chatted with Shulan for a while. Shulan didn't have a high level of education, but she loved life. She had learned to make cakes and pizzas, could make hand-drip coffee, sew clothes, knit sweaters, make simple furniture, and even repurpose old furniture into brand-new handmade jigs.
Shulan can also make clothes, repair cars, and fix water pipes; she's practically omnipotent.
Yan Hongzhe was taken aback. He finally understood what Chu Yu meant by telling him to pay more attention to life.
Yan Hongzhe spends most of his time in the library. If anything happens to his house, he calls workers to fix it. He doesn't know what it takes to maintain a family, when flowers will bloom and fade, or how to repair broken machines.
He only cared about the books in front of him, not about where the books came from.
Shulan and he were two extremes. She was not a good student and barely passed the college entrance examination for upgrading from junior college to university. She even had to retake the exam once. On the other hand, Yan Hongzhe became the top scorer in the college entrance examination almost effortlessly.
But Yan Hongzhe discovered that Shulan had a side that he didn't.
"Are you really capable of repurposing old furniture?" Yan Hongzhe asked.
Shulan's eyes widened with excitement. "Do you have any furniture I can remodel? To be honest, I've remodeled everything in my house, including the furniture that my relatives and friends don't use anymore. I really have nothing left to remodel now."
Yan Hongzhe pursed his lips and smiled, "I have a dresser that I want to throw away, but I feel it's a pity."
"No problem, I can completely redesign it for you, either by hand-painting or repainting."
The two got right to work. They first went to Shulan's place to get tools and materials, and then went to Yan Hongzhe's house. Yan Hongzhe lived on the first floor of a local villa. He brought out a chest of drawers so that Shulan could use it to her heart's content in the yard.
Shulan was incredibly excited when she saw the chest of drawers.
This chest of drawers looks great. With a little modification, it will definitely change a lot. Shulan rubbed her hands together excitedly as she polished the exterior of the chest of drawers, repainted it, and finally hand-painted it.
Seeing that Yan Hongzhe had many books and the bookshelf wasn't big enough, she took a few pieces of wood and made him a simple but spacious little cabinet.
She actually knows how to do carpentry; she can saw wood and assemble it together.
Although Shulan's grades were not good, she had a lot of imagination. She made different shapes out of wood, then clipped these shapes together and strung them together with a round wooden stick to make a very creative bookshelf.
"Don't underestimate its size; it can hold hundreds of books. I'll find a compass and make some simple modifications so this bookshelf can rotate. Then you can just turn it and get the book you want."
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