Digging Through Ke University

It was the fourth day back in Su City.

Chen Mengchuan, who had stayed up half the night in front of his computer, was woken up by Father Chen. "Your friend is here downstairs, hurry up and get dressed to go down."

"Who is it?" Chen Mengchuan yawned as he opened the door, clearly not having slept enough.

"Hehehe, a young lady named Zhao, chatting with your mom. Hehehe." Father Chen was smiling happily.

A Miss Zhao? Zhao Wanyu? Chen Mengchuan woke up instantly.

After washing up and going downstairs, he saw that it was indeed Zhao Wanyu. She was in the living room, holding Mother Chen's hand and talking about something, her face flushed crimson.

She looked like she had put in a lot of effort to dress up. Her bangs on both sides of her forehead were artfully styled, casually tucked behind her ears. Her unadorned face was rosy and fair, and her large, beautiful eyes sparkled with amusement. Truly, beauty is justice.

"Brother Chuan," Zhao Wanyu said when she saw Chen Mengchuan come down.

"Ahem, you didn't even let me know you were coming to my place," Chen Mengchuan said, feeling a bit awkward. He had slept over at her place for so many nights, and although they had done that... and Zhao Wanyu had helped him a lot, he felt an inexplicable sense of guilt seeing her now.

These past four days, he had been at home, diligently perfecting A'Chen, basically pushing everything else to the back of his mind. This was a bad habit he had always had once he entered a work state.

Zhao Wanyu smiled and said, "It was my intrusion. I moved to Su City yesterday, and today I had some free time. I was passing by this area and called you, but you didn't pick up, so I came to see you."

"You moved to Su City?" Chen Mengchuan was taken aback.

"Yes, after resigning from Ke University, I wanted a change of environment. My family has a place in Peninsula Mansion by Golden Rooster Lake, so I moved in," Zhao Wanyu said with a smile.

"The houses in Peninsula Mansion aren't cheap," Mother Chen said in surprise.

"A lake-view villa in Golden Rooster Lake No. 1?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

"I'll have to ask Brother Chuan for your guidance in the future," Zhao Wanyu nodded shyly.

Truly a rich lady, Zhao Wanyu!

"Hehehe, you two chat first. I'm going to buy groceries. Little Zhao, stay for lunch today," Mother Chen instructed.

"Auntie, no, no, I'm leaving now," Zhao Wanyu quickly stood up.

"That won't do, stay for a simple meal, just a simple meal. Make yourself at home, make yourself at home. Hehehe."

After suppressing Zhao Wanyu's protests, Mother Chen dragged Father Chen out the door, her face beaming.

"You really are... busy these past few days..." Chen Mengchuan said awkwardly to Zhao Wanyu after his parents left.

"I know you've been busy. I remembered you saying you'd come over when you had time, so I took the liberty of visiting. You're not mad at me, are you?" Zhao Wanyu smiled.

"No, it's just that you didn't need to bring so many things," Chen Mengchuan said, looking at the pile of health supplements in the living room.

"I didn't know what to buy, so I just got a bit of everything."

Chen Mengchuan brought over a small plate of steamed buns, grabbed one, and asked while eating, "So, what are your plans now?"

"I interviewed with Tianzhi yesterday and will be reporting today," Zhao Wanyu said, covering her mouth as she laughed.

"..."

Zhao Wanyu laughed happily, "Didn't you say you wanted to poach me?"

Chen Mengchuan stuffed another bite of steamed bun into his mouth and closed it. What else could he say? She had already moved here.

"Brother Chuan, there's one more thing I need your help with," Zhao Wanyu said.

"Oh? Tell me."

"Because of Manager Xu and Manager Toni's resignations, Sister Wang was implicated and fired by the company..." Zhao Wanyu slowly recounted Wang Fanghua's situation.

"Look at you, if you can convince her to come to Su City, I welcome her to join our company on behalf of the company. She can name her salary!" Chen Mengchuan nodded and said. Although he had only met Wang Fanghua once, based on her demeanor and communication, she was a very capable and strong woman. It was hard to believe she could be the HR Director of a multi-billion dollar listed company like KeDa Intelligence without some serious skills.

"Haha, then I'll thank Brother Chuan on behalf of Sister Wang first," Zhao Wanyu said with a smile.

"You're helping me poach her, so I should be thanking you, shouldn't I?" Chen Mengchuan waved his hand.

After asking about Xu Shuwei and Toni's resignations, Chen Mengchuan learned that they had submitted their resignation reports to the company's board of directors and HR department on the same day they had spoken with him. Their resignations had not only detonated a bomb at Ke University but also caused a huge stir in the entire Artificial Intelligence community.

"So, Brother Xu and Toni have already resigned from Ke University?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

Zhao Wanyu nodded and sighed, "It's not just Manager Xu and Manager Toni; a large group of core technical personnel who followed them also submitted their resignations. The scene in our HR department that day was spectacular."

"Sister Wang urgently transferred nearly a hundred people from the research and development departments in Hefei City and Yantai City for an emergency handover. Not only did she fail to become a hero who saved the day, but she was also directly dismissed along with them," Zhao Wanyu continued.

Upon hearing the number, Chen Mengchuan's heart bloomed with joy. Nearly a hundred core technical members, if quickly integrated into the A'Chen project, would undoubtedly greatly accelerate the progress.

Soon, Father and Mother Chen returned with groceries, and quickly prepared a table full of dishes. They ate lunch around the round table like a family. Mother Chen's enthusiasm, treating Zhao Wanyu as her daughter-in-law, made Chen Mengchuan feel quite awkward.

After the meal, they packed up and, as if fleeing, rushed to the Su City Industrial Park.

After a few days away, the company had transformed again. The scaffolding around the exterior walls of the entire building had been removed, and the repainted exterior walls looked brand new. The fountain pool at the main entrance was already operational, and the front desk reception area on the first floor was also completed. Upon reaching the second floor, Zhao Wanyu smiled and parted ways with him to report to administration.

Chen Mengchuan, however, saw Sun Zhongyong and Xu Shuwei talking about something. Nearly a hundred computers had been set up in the office area. Another 30 to 40 men and women were organizing computers and workstations.

He walked over and greeted them. Xu Shuwei spoke, "These are some of the first people to arrive. My team has a total of 43 people who followed, and Toni's team has about 50-odd people who will also be coming. Mengchuan, we'll all be relying on you from now on. Hahaha."

Sun Zhongyong said to Chen Mengchuan, "I've rented a guesthouse on the west side of the park. Dozens more people will be arriving from Shanghai City in the next few days, and everything is arranged. I had prepared 100 sets of work equipment and computers earlier, thinking it would be enough, but after talking to Dr. Xu, I realized we need to buy more. Many of these guys need two or even three computers simultaneously."

Xu Shuwei waved his hand, "Brother Sun, don't call me Dr. Xu, just call me Shuwei. You're two years older than me."

"Brother Sun, there's something I didn't discuss with you before. I had already agreed with Brother Xu and Toni that all the core technical members who followed would have their salaries increased by 20% on top of their original salaries at Ke University, and accommodation and meals would also be covered by the company," Chen Mengchuan said, stating the facts after the fact.

Sun Zhongyong rolled his eyes, "You're only saying this after I've already discussed it with Shuwei, you're stating the obvious. Let's go, seeing you makes me angry."

"Hahaha, don't say that, I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

"Another day, Mengchuan. Let's gather when everyone else arrives," Xu Shuwei declined.

After work at 6 PM, Zhao Wanyu had just gotten into her car when Chen Mengchuan opened the passenger door and slid in.

"What are you doing?"

"Going home," Chen Mengchuan said, buckling his seatbelt.

"I'm not going to Jiangmu Ancient Town, it's not on the way," Zhao Wanyu told him.

"Going to your place," Chen Mengchuan said, sitting up straight.

Zhao Wanyu's face flushed, but she still started driving.

Arriving at Zhao Wanyu's three-story villa, with its lake view and large lawn, Chen Mengchuan sighed again, "Poverty truly limits my imagination."

Zhao Wanyu's villa in Peninsula Mansion, Golden Rooster Lake, was one of the best located in the entire villa complex.

As night fell, Zhao Wanyu slipped into Chen Mengchuan's bed again.