KeDa Intelligence HR

In the haze of the late night, waking from a dream, Chen Mengchuan rubbed his eyes and shrugged his shoulders. Glancing at the time, it was 1:30 in the morning.

He felt around beside him, only to realize there were no cigarettes. He recalled that he had only started smoking after a dream where he went to Japan, driven by irritation and bitterness.

In the brief moment he had dozed off, he had dreamed many fragmented scenes—Ayase Sonoko's gentle smile, her helpless despair and pain, her icy gaze, and the smiles and frowns of many other women he had been close to. Every scene, every figure seemed to float before his eyes.

Chen Mengchuan didn't know how to define his current state. Was it rebirth? But it felt like nothing more than a distant, lingering dream. Was it Zhuangzi dreaming of a butterfly? Then how could these realities be explained?

Could the future really be like this? Would it truly come to pass? In the final moment before waking, what lingered was Ayase Sonoko's last cold stare as she divorced him...

Chen Mengchuan fell into a state of confusion.

After pondering for a long time, Chen Mengchuan picked up his phone and booked a ticket westward.

He had to face that bewildering future head-on, and to do that, he first needed to sever some painful ties to the past!

After booking the ticket, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, until finally he sank into a deep slumber.

The next morning, a phone call from Sun Zhongyong woke Chen Mengchuan.

"Mengchuan, I've secured the office space. It's in the Su City Industrial Park, a three-story factory building of 4,000 square meters. Come take a look, and if it's fine, we'll start the renovations." Sun Zhongyong's efficiency was remarkable.

"Brother Sun, you make the call. I have some personal matters to attend to—I'll be away for half a month to a month." Chen Mengchuan said.

"Alright, I'll make the final decision. Come back soon, and take care on the road. Safety first." Sun Zhongyong laughed, said a few more words, and hung up.

"Brother? What's wrong? Is Chen Mengchuan going out?" Gu Xiaoxiao put down her design drawings and pen, asking. She had seen Sun Zhongyong smiling while on the phone, but frowning as soon as he hung up.

"Half a month to a month." Sun Zhongyong nodded.

"Is he going back to Xia Science Academy?" Gu Xiaoxiao asked directly.

Sun Zhongyong slowly shook his head. "I didn't ask."

"Why didn't you ask? What if he goes to Xia Science Academy and doesn't come back? Even though Chen Mengchuan doesn't seem like that kind of person, who's to say the academy won't let him go? You'd take a huge loss then." Gu Xiaoxiao reminded him.

Sun Zhongyong rolled his eyes at her. "Enough, I know what I'm doing. Mengchuan isn't the type to turn the other cheek. What worries me is him butting heads with the Guo Family."

"The Guo Family?" Gu Xiaoxiao frowned in confusion.

Sun Zhongyong nodded. "I asked around last night through some connections and found out the details of Mengchuan's resignation. Guo Zhidong, the vice dean of Xia Science Academy, is from the Guo Family. The one who stole the credit for Mengchuan's AI project was his nephew, Guo Siming. From what I've heard, the Guo Family's greed was too blatant. After taking Mengchuan's project, they didn't even leave him a scrap—they just removed his name from the project team outright."

Gu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, and she cursed, "How can the Guo Family be so shameless!"

"Just standard practice..."

Sun Zhongyong didn't want to dwell on the topic. He pulled out his phone and dialed a number.

"Manager Jiang, it's Xiao Sun... I have a renovation project... My own company... In the industrial park... No rush, no rush, I'm here... Alright, I'll wait for you."

After washing up and eating breakfast, Chen Mengchuan found a large backpack from his room. He packed a few changes of clothes, along with the module design drafts and some chart materials. After checking that nothing was left behind, he wrote a note for his parents and left it on the coffee table. Then, grabbing his laptop bag, he headed out.

His flight was at around 2:00 PM, departing from Qiaohong Airport in Shanghai City. He needed to get to Qiaohong Airport first.

After leaving the house, Chen Mengchuan hailed a taxi. Half an hour later, he arrived at the Su City train station. He picked up his ticket, and within a few minutes, he passed through the gates and boarded the train.

After stowing his luggage, he closed his eyes and began to think about many things to come.

The matter with Xia Science Academy was clearly just the beginning. After hanging up on Guo Siming yesterday, that old fox Vice Dean Guo Zhidong had already tried to use his father as a mediator. Though he had refused, knowing Guo Zhidong's character, he definitely wouldn't give up. Someone might already be on their way to Su City right now.

Once they couldn't find him, Guo Zhidong, with no other options, would have no choice but to swallow his pride and drag things out until he had to come looking for Chen Mengchuan again.

Su City was right next to Shanghai City. Chen Mengchuan had barely dozed off for half an hour when the train arrived in Shanghai. After leaving the station, he headed straight for Qiaohong Airport.

Halfway there, his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number. Chen Mengchuan narrowed his eyes and didn't answer. After it rang twice more, he finally picked up.

"Brother Chuan, it's me, Xiao Guo. I'm at your doorstep. How about we meet? I want to apologize to you in person about the academy matter. It's all on me. If you want to hit me or yell at me, I'll take it." Guo Siming's voice came through the phone.

Chen Mengchuan smirked. "Team Leader Guo. I was wondering who it was. You changed your number?"

Guo Siming's face darkened, but he forced a smile. "Brother Chuan, you're still holding a grudge. This whole thing is my fault. Brother Chuan, do me a favor. Let me apologize face to face. You can even slap me twice, no problem. What do you say?"

"Team Leader Guo, let bygones be bygones. Sorry, I'm in Minhang, Shanghai, visiting a friend. If there's time later, we'll grab a meal together. That's all." Chen Mengchuan said with a smile, then hung up directly and added the number to his blacklist.

He truly had no desire to deal with Xia Science Academy anymore, nor the energy to dwell on such things. With humanity's doomsday looming, what did personal grudges matter?

At the doorstep of Chen Mengchuan's hometown, Guo Siming gritted his teeth hard. The hand gripping his phone was covered in bulging veins, as if he wanted to crush it.

"Go to Minhang District, Shanghai, immediately." Guo Siming said to the two assistants beside him.

After entering the airport terminal, it was already past 1:00 PM. He got his boarding pass, found the gate, and walked over to an empty seat near the check-in counter.

"Excuse me, is this seat taken?" Chen Mengchuan asked the long-haired young woman beside the empty seat.

The young woman brushed her hair aside, revealing a clean, delicate face. Her appearance was striking enough to leave Chen Mengchuan somewhat dazzled.

"No." The young woman shook her head, pursing her lips into a polite smile at Chen Mengchuan.

"May I sit here?" Chen Mengchuan asked.

The young woman nodded politely, then looked back down at her phone. Her long hair fell back into place.

After sitting down, Chen Mengchuan opened his laptop and resumed writing the Chisako module.

After a while, out of the corner of his eye, Chen Mengchuan saw the young woman apparently finish browsing her phone. She sat up straight, stretched, and her chest traced a breathtakingly full curve.

"Sorry to bother you." The young woman glanced at Chen Mengchuan a few times before speaking politely.

Chen Mengchuan stopped what he was doing and turned to look at her. He was somewhat surprised that this beautiful woman had initiated a conversation.

The woman's delicate red lips parted slightly as she asked politely, "Are you writing an artificial intelligence software system?"

Her question caught Chen Mengchuan by surprise.

"I'm sorry if I'm being forward. I was wondering if I could get to know you. I'm Zhao Wanyu from KeDa Intelligence in Shanghai, working in HR." Her voice carried a soft, sticky apology as she gracefully extended her hand.

KeDa Intelligence—one of China's top listed companies in AI hardware. No wonder she'd recognized that he was coding AI software.

Chen Mengchuan smiled and reached out to shake her hand. "Hello, I'm Chen Mengchuan."

Zhao Wanyu held his hand, and upon hearing his name, she paused briefly. Then, as if recalling something, surprise flickered across her face. "You're Chen Mengchuan?"

As she spoke, she leaned forward noticeably.

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