"Hey, you have framed these photos and put them on the cabinet. Didn't you complain to me before that I made you look too ugly?"
Zhou Chen saw a row of photos placed on the cabinet. Several of them were ugly photos he had taken of Wang Ying at the amusement park. He immediately took them in his hand, looked at them, and asked funnyly.
Wang Ying also picked up a photo and said: "I did think it was ugly at the time, but after seeing it more, I found it quite interesting, so I put them in the photo frame."
There are many photos in her room. Except for two photos with her parents, the others are either of herself or with Zhou Chen.
"So lovely."
"Does it mean that I look better, or does the photo look better?"
"Of course it's because you look good, so the photos look good."
Zhou Chen pulled Wang Ying over and kissed her gently on the forehead: "I feel so happy when I think that such a beautiful and lovely young lady belongs to me."
Wang Ying rolled her eyes coquettishly: "Virtue."
After looking around Wang Ying's room carefully, they sat down on the sofa chair next to the floor-to-ceiling window, leaning against each other.
"I have to go to school in the afternoon and hand He Xiaozhou's things to Qianxi. I have already called her and she is at school."
Although school has not started yet, this has no impact on Xiao Qianxi because she has always lived in the school dormitory.
"Since He Xiaozhou left, Qianxi has studied harder. She has put all her energy into studying and wants to go to Stanford to reunite with He Xiaozhou. The power of love is really crazy."
"What about you? The exam should be no problem for you. You can go to Stanford next year, right?" Zhou Chen asked.
Wang Ying responded: "Well, I think it shouldn't be a big problem. I should be able to pass both TOEFL and GRE."
She is still very confident in herself. Zhou Chen has been tutoring her in English in the past two years and often speaks in English, which makes her English proficiency good.
Looking at the confident Wang Ying, Zhou Chen was also happy for her. Although he could get Wang Ying over even if she failed the exam, he still wanted Wang Ying to learn more and be a girl who likes to study and study. Much better than girls who only know how to eat, drink and have fun.
"By the way, what are you going to do with your two courtyard houses? I've visited them twice before. They are even more dilapidated and full of weeds."
Zhou Chen slapped his head: "If you didn't tell me, I would have almost forgotten about this. It just so happens that I will come back and stay for a while. I will find someone to do some simple decoration."
Although I don’t plan to live in it, I can’t just leave it alone forever. A simple renovation can keep the courtyard intact. Whether I keep it or sell it in the future, I won’t let it remain desolate forever.
Wang Ying said: "I remember that my uncle's company does decoration. How about I ask my uncle about it?"
Zhou Chen instinctively wanted to refuse, because he knew that the construction company under Uncle Wang Ying was very likely to cut corners.
But when the words came to his lips, he still didn't say them out. Anyway, he was just renovating the courtyard, not building high-rise buildings or building bridges. Even if he cut corners a little, it wouldn't have any impact.
But then I thought about it, he can now be regarded as the prospective son-in-law of the Wang family. Uncle Wang Ying loves Wang Ying so much, so he doesn't want to trick him for such a trivial matter, right?
Maybe I was too affected by the plot, and I judged a gentleman with a villain's heart.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and ask your uncle, but you have to agree in advance. You can pay as much as you want. If your uncle doesn't want the money, then I don't dare to use his people."
There is no problem in handing it over to Uncle Wang Ying's company, but the account must be settled clearly. Although he is not afraid of being implicated in the future, he still feels that it is better to have less trouble. One more thing is worse than one less thing.
"You still have to be so clear-cut with my uncle?" Wang Ying said dissatisfied and coquettishly.
Zhou Chen said: "Blood brothers still have to settle accounts, but if you are with me, then there is no need to settle the score. As long as I have it, you can take whatever you want."
Wang Ying asked playfully: "Is it really possible to do anything?"
"Of course, I can give you everything, including my people, for as long as you want."
"I knew you weren't holding back any good words. I've wanted to live with your people for a long time, but I don't want them now."
Zhou Chen suddenly looked at Wang Ying with a half-smile: "Tsk tsk, my Miss Yingying has grown up too, and now she can say such things."
Wang Ying replied with a smile: "Those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are dark. I have been with you for so long, and my ears and eyes have been influenced by you. In Qin Chuan's words, I have learned from you and become venomous."
"Are you quite proud?"
"That means I become more like you, isn't it good?"
"Okay, of course. This is called husband and wife."
Zhou Chen laughed and hugged Wang Ying tighter. The two of them had been together for a long time, and it was indeed easy for them to pick up each other's habits.
After lunch, Zhou Chen and Wang Ying took a car to Beiqing University, found Xiao Qianxi, and then handed over all the things He Xiaozhou asked them to bring to Xiao Qianxi. Xiao Qianxi was naturally grateful again.
After meeting Xiao Qianxi, Zhou Chen went to his neighborhood again, got in the car, and then went to Pancake Monster with Wang Ying.
When we arrived at Pancake Monster, we met Qin Chuan and Xie Qiao. These two people would spend most of their summer vacation at Pancake Monster.
It's only been more than a month since we last parted, so I wasn't that excited to see each other again.
We met again and had dinner together in the evening. Zhou Chen and Wang Ying did not go back to Wang's house in the evening, nor did they go home. They had not lived there for more than a month, and there must have been a lot of dust. Zhou Chen planned to find housekeeping to clean it tomorrow. We'll stay soon, and tonight we stayed in a hotel suite with Wang Ying.
Although the hotel is expensive, it is really convenient. You can do whatever you want and you don't have to clean it up yourself. If there is anything bad about it, it is that it doesn't feel like home.
Zhou Chen returned to San Francisco more than half a month after Wang Ying started school. Without Wang Ying by his side, he could only focus on work.
To be honest, fortunately he has rich management experience, otherwise even if he finds a professional manager, it will be enough to keep him busy.
The biggest advantage of a sole proprietorship is that he is basically the boss of the company. If it is a listed company with major shareholders, he will not have so much leisure.
Although Chenxing Capital has invested in more than a dozen companies, these companies have just begun to develop and have not yet become a giant. Many people within the company even believe that several investments may not be effective.
Only Zhou Chen himself understands that the companies he invests in all have huge potential. He has an eye for the future. In addition, he is the boss of the company. In a company where he speaks for himself, even if some employees have doubts, no one dares to object. Zhou Chen.
He Xiaozhou's path to graduate school is still going on. Zhou Chen used his connections to transfer him to a cooperative laboratory and found him a reliable mentor. So now He Xiaozhou is even busier. In order to achieve results, he is simply To the point where I forget to eat and sleep.
Zhou Chen could understand his thoughts. He was working hard not only for himself, but also because of Zhou Chen's help. He didn't want to disappoint Zhou Chen, so he worked hard to achieve results and repay Zhou Chen.
Although Zhou Chen felt that he was too tight, after trying to persuade him to no avail, he didn't say any more. There are some things that even the best friends should not say easily.
One thing surprised him. Wei Zhuo, the young man from Shanghai, called him several times and asked him when he would return to China and that he must go to Shanghai to find him after returning to China.
Wei Zhuo's enthusiasm really surprised him. Speaking of which, the two of them didn't meet often, but this person could always remember him, and he was indeed a friend he could make.
The two new drugs previously released by Chenxing Pharmaceutical have been selling well after a long period of fermentation. At least they have begun to make profits. However, they only sell well in California, and their sales in other places are still average.
However, Zhou Chen didn't find it strange. After all, it was a new drug, and his pharmaceutical company was not a giant. Its influence abroad was average, so it would be good to keep developing slowly.
Autumn turns to winter, and the winter of 2004 arrives in a blink of an eye.
In December, Zhou Chen received a call from Wang Ying.
"Zhou Chen, I passed the exam."
"Really? That's great. I'll help you contact Stanford now. You also go through the procedures for studying abroad. I'll pick you up when I go back."
"There's no need to come so early. I've already discussed it with my parents. Anyway, the spring semester won't start until around April. I can go there by myself after the new year."
"That's not possible. We have agreed that we will spend New Year's Eve together every year. I can accompany you back after New Year's Eve and pick you up in March."
Wang Ying on the other end of the phone naturally agreed. Of course she wanted Zhou Chen to pick him up, but she couldn't bear Zhou Chen flying back and forth between the two places and being jet-lagged. But Zhou Chen was so determined that she couldn't object.
However, Zhou Chen still remembered the New Year's Eve agreement, and she was still very happy, which showed that Zhou Chen really took their words to heart.
"Okay, then I'll celebrate the New Year with you. I'll tidy up the house and wait for you to come back."
It had been three months since she was separated from Zhou Chen last time, and of course she missed Zhou Chen very much.
Zhou Chen kept his word. After spending Christmas with his grandparents, he booked a domestic flight and boarded the plane two days before New Year's Eve.
He originally wanted to ask He Xiaozhou if he would return to China. After all, He Xiaozhou had been here for nearly a year and had not gone back once. However, He Xiaozhou said that the winter semester courses were about to start and he would not go back.
He also admired He Xiaozhou. Although they met not far away, He Xiaozhou had only been to their home once, during the summer vacation. He had never been there other than that. His study and life had always been centered on Stanford University. Work hard and persevere.
Winter in the capital is still relatively cold, but Wang Ying still insisted on coming to pick her up. When Zhou Chen saw her, she was wearing a down jacket and a plush hat, and she excitedly waved her hands at him.
Although Wang Ying wore more clothes, Zhou Chen still picked her up easily.
"It's such a cold weather. I told you not to come to pick me up at the airport, but I still insisted on coming."
Wang Ying asked with watery eyes: "If I get off the plane, will you come to pick me up?"
"You don't have to ask, I'll definitely come."
"That's it, if you can come to pick me up, I will come to pick you up as well. I love you just like you love me."
Zhou Chen gently scratched her nose and said softly: "My Miss Yingying is really getting better and better at talking about love now. I like it."
Wang Ying said sweetly: "I learned it all from you."
Only in front of Zhou Chen and her parents would she behave and tone like a little girl. In front of others, she had always been the aloof Miss Wang Ying.
"Let's go, the house is packed, let's go home."
"Yes, go home, let's go home."
Zhou Chen and Wang Ying looked at each other and smiled, holding each other's arms, and walked out of the airport together.
It’s New Year’s Eve again, still in this apartment, it’s been the same for three years, Zhou Chen hasn’t changed, and Wang Ying hasn’t changed either. Since the establishment of their relationship, they have been managing their love well, so their relationship It's always going up.
This was Wang Ying's first and only love relationship. She had seen other people's relationships, but she was extremely certain that she had never seen a couple with a deeper relationship than her and Zhou Chen.
Even with He Xiaozhou and Xiao Qianxi, who have always been model couples, she felt that their emotional level was not as good as hers and Zhou Chen's.
Because Xiao Qianxi and He Xiaozhou have to make choices and trade-offs between life, reason and emotion, but she and Zhou Chen don't need to make these choices. There seems to be no obstacle between them. Anyway, so far, she has not found anything realistic. The problem will affect her relationship with Zhou Chen.
"The moon seems to be rounder tonight than usual."
Wang Ying looked at the moonlight outside with blurred eyes. At this time, she and Zhou Chen hugged each other tightly, only using a quilt to wrap their bodies. There was nothing inside to hinder their heart-to-heart.
Zhou Chen gently caressed her smooth skin and looked at the bright moon outside. It was no different from usual. Wang Ying felt that it was rounder. It was just because she was in a good mood and everything she looked at felt good, but naturally he would not Ruined Wang Ying's mood.
"Yeah, it's rounder. Although it's not a full moon night, I feel like I'm turning into a werewolf again."
Wang Ying turned her head and stared at Zhou Chen face to face. Her cheeks were slightly red and her body was hot.
"The last thing I'm afraid of is werewolves."
"Yeah?"
Zhou Chen stretched out his hand, and the curtains slowly closed. With Wang Ying's exclamation, the New Year's Eve carnival dinner officially began...
Early the next morning, Zhou Chen bought breakfast and ate breakfast with Wang Ying. However, Wang Ying was wearing loose pajamas, which made Zhou Chen uncontrollably move his hands and feet. The breakfast was also quite delicious.
After finishing breakfast, the two of them wandered to the sofa and lay down, watching a movie together.
Wang Ying suddenly said something, which surprised Zhou Chen.
"Xiao Qianxi failed the TOEFL? What's going on? With her ability, she shouldn't."
Wang Ying sighed and said: "Maybe it was because she was too nervous and under too much pressure. On the day of the exam, she suddenly felt uncomfortable, and her speaking and listening skills were not up to standard, so she failed. Because of this, she was I got seriously ill and was in a trance for a long time."
Speaking of Xiao Qianxi, she was really full of regrets. In fact, Xiao Qianxi's grades were better than hers and her mental quality was also very strong, but she failed this time.
Zhou Chen pondered: "No wonder, when you called me, He Xiaozhou didn't tell me about Xiao Qianxi's study abroad at all. I thought he didn't want to trouble me, but I didn't expect it to be like this."
"Even if you fail the TOEFL, you can still take other tests. She still has a chance. There are other ways. It's okay for me to be her recommender."
Wang Ying said: "I think he may not want to trouble you. After all, the two of them have very strong personalities. It is impossible to ask you once, twice, three or four times. I have decided to study abroad at Stanford University. If Qianxi wants to ask you If she wanted to help, she would definitely talk to me, but she didn’t say anything, and neither did He Xiaozhou, so the meaning was already very clear.”
"I think she won't give up on reuniting with He Xiaozhou. Her idea is to take the exam again and wait until she passes the exam."
"Maybe."
Zhou Chen also sighed. For some people, face and self-esteem are not important, but for some people, these are extremely important.
If He Xiaozhou asked him, he would definitely help, but if He Xiaozhou didn't ask, he couldn't rush to help.
He still understands the principle of promoting love and fighting against rice.
"Let them do it."
"That's what I mean too. Sometimes too much help is not a good thing."
Wang Ying's ideas coincided with Zhou Chen's. After the two reached an agreement, they stopped discussing Xiao Qianxi's matter.
For Zhou Chen, he has helped everything he can. If he still can't change the ending of He Xiaozhou and Xiao Qianxi, then it is not his problem, but their own problem.
"Yang Cheng also went to study abroad later this year, going to Brunel University in the UK."
When talking about Yang Cheng, Wang Ying no longer felt any discomfort. The emotions she felt when she was a child had long since disappeared. Now she simply treats Yang Cheng as a friend she has played with since childhood.
"Oh, if it weren't for me, you would most likely go to England, right?"
"Maybe, but since I have you, I will naturally want to be with you. I don't want to be in a long-distance relationship with you forever. I can't accept this."
If she had never experienced this kind of love, she might still be able to accept it, but now, she really just wants to stay in the same city with Zhou Chen, the kind of distance where she can see him soon.
"Yes, with me, you can only follow me, or I can follow you. Anyway, we will definitely be together."
Now that Wang Ying is going to study abroad, she doesn't have to go to Beiqing University. Everything in the dormitory has been packed up and taken home.
"Let's go to Shanghai together in two days."
Wang Ying asked doubtfully: "Why are you going to Shanghai?"
Zhou Chen said: "Do you still remember the Wei Zhuo who helped me find my wallet during the summer vacation? He knew that I had returned to China, so he insisted on letting me go to Shanghai to have fun. He also said that there were many opportunities there, and he might be able to introduce some to me. It’s a good investment project, I promised him and I’m going to go there in two days.”
After hearing this, Wang Ying refused.
"I won't go. I suddenly have to study abroad. I really can't bear to leave my parents. I'd better stay at home with my parents. You can go by yourself."
"You really don't want to go?"
"I really don't want to go, but even if I don't go, you can't mess around. Wei Zhuo doesn't look very reliable. Don't let him lead you astray."
Zhou Chen laughed and said, "He doesn't have the ability to lead me astray yet. Don't worry. I'm sorry for what happened to my Miss Yingying. I will never do it. This time I went to Shanghai to see Qin Qin." It’s been several years since I last saw Akane and the others.”
"Qin Qian? Oh, she's Qin Chuan's sister, right?" Wang Ying remembered who Qin Qian was.
"Yes, that's her."
Coming back this time to see Qin Qian was also one of his plans, because he remembered that in the original plot, Tan Hui's accident seemed to have happened in 2005. Although he couldn't remember the specific time, it should have been between spring and summer.
This is a side mission, and of course he will not let the mission fail, so he must make arrangements this time.
Zhou Chen accompanied Wang Ying to go shopping, watch movies, and have candlelight dinners. The happy time passed quickly, and the three days flew by in the blink of an eye.
As soon as Zhou Chen came out of the aisle at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, he saw the conspicuous Wei Zhuo and waved to him.
When Wei Zhuo saw Zhou Chen, he jumped up happily and waved to him. When he came over, he gave Zhou Chen a warm hug.
"Brother, you are finally here. I was looking forward to the stars and the moon to have you come."
Zhou Chen also patted him and said with a smile: "You have called me so many times. If you don't come again, are you going to rush to the capital to find me?"
"That's for sure. Last time you returned to China, you didn't come to see your brothers. This time we have to get together no matter what."
Wei Zhuo was very happy. Although he didn't meet Zhou Chen often, he always regarded Zhou Chen as a good friend, not a fair-weather friend, but a true friend.
He pointed at the people who came with him and introduced them to Zhou Chen.
"Zhou Chen, let me introduce to you. They are all my friends. I heard that I am coming to pick up a very cool brother. I insist on coming over to see him. I can't shirk it, so I can only bring them over. Don't Do you mind?"
Zhou Chen said with a smile: "What's the big deal? Hello, my name is Zhou Chen."
There were five people in total, all in their twenties. Wei Zhuo introduced them one by one. As Zhou Chen expected, these people were all like Wei Zhuo, either the second generation of officials or the second generation of rich people, and their families were not simple. .
These five people also greeted Zhou Chen enthusiastically. They didn't know where Zhou Chen came from, but seeing Wei Zhuo's attitude towards Zhou Chen being so good, they all thought that Zhou Chen had a good background, so his attitude was naturally very good.
