When we left Zhengfa University, it was already dinner time.
Chen Xi opened Bentley's rear door, but Zhao Chen did not get in the car immediately.
He stood next to the car and looked at the students walking out of the campus in twos and threes. The sunlight stretched his figure very long.
"Go back to the company?" Chen Xi asked.
Zhao Chen thought for a while and shook his head:
"Go home. You will come too. Let's have lunch at home."
He specifically asked Chen Xi to turn down the meal just to go home and eat.
Chen Xi nodded and sat in the passenger seat.
The car slowly drove out of the campus and merged into the traffic flow during the afternoon rush hour.
She looked at Zhao Chen's side face through the car window - he was concentrating with his eyes closed, and there was a trace of imperceptible fatigue between his brows.
Today's speech was a success, but only she knew how much Zhao Chen had to pay for this hour of leisure:
Repeatedly revised lecture notes, accurate data support, Contingency Plan to deal with various tricky problems...
Chen Xi suddenly felt a little sorry for this man.
He is only twenty years old, but at the same time he has to face the life and death of the family business, the dilemma between father and son, the management of billions of funds, and... complex emotional relationships.
As soon as they got off the car and entered the house, Su Wantang walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron. When he saw Zhao Chen, a smile naturally broke out on his face:
"You're back? Did your speech go well?"
"Smooth."
Zhao Chen handed Briefcase to her and naturally asked her to help take off his suit jacket.
This action is so natural, as if it has been repeated thousands of times.
Su Wantang took the coat and hung it up, and took out slippers from the shoe cabinet - two pairs, one for Zhao Chen and one for women, obviously prepared for Chen Xi.
Chen Xi stood at the door, watching this scene, and silently said in his heart, "Scumbag."
But she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth - not sarcastically, but with some kind of complex, slightly envious emotion.
This man has a pure girlfriend like Shen Zhiyi and a gentle confidante like Su Wantang, but he... can probably only be regarded as a capable assistant.
"Wantang." Chen Xi put on his slippers and his voice became brighter,
"It's great to have you here. I can smell the aroma of rice as soon as I walk in."
When she greeted Su Wantang, her whole body relaxed obviously.
In the company, she is a professional assistant, but here, in front of Su Wantang, she can temporarily put aside those identities and just be Chen Xi.
"Only you can talk."
Su Wantang smiled and patted her,
"Wash your hands and start eating right away. I made your favorite Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs today."
"Really?"
Chen Xi's eyes lit up, "Wantang, you are the best!"
She turned around to go to the bathroom, and secretly made a face when she passed by Zhao Chen.
Zhao Chen raised his eyebrows and mouthed "childish".
Su Wantang looked at the interaction between the two, a smile flashed in his eyes.
When Chen Xi entered the bathroom, she walked gently to Zhao Chen and gave him a brief hug.
No extra words, just a hug.
But Zhao Chen could feel that there was care, support, and the comfort of "Thank you for your hard work" in this hug.
Su Wantang quickly let go of him and turned towards the kitchen:
"The soup is still on the fire, I'll go take a look."
Zhao Chen stood there, looking at her back.
The belt of the apron is tied with a bow at the waist, outlining the slender waist.
This woman, who was once his nominal stepmother, is now his most trusted partner, and... an emotionally difficult to define existence.
Lunch is very simple, Western dishes and soup:
Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Steamed Sea Bass, garlic broccoli, Mapo Tofu, and a pot of Yam Pork Rib Soup.
They are all home-cooked dishes, but they are exquisitely prepared and delicious.
"Company Canteen can't afford this."
Chen Xi picked up a piece of pork ribs and narrowed his eyes with satisfaction.
"Wantang, it would be a pity not to open a restaurant with your skills."
Su Wantang smiled and served her soup:
"You're just a sweet talker. Xiao Chen, how about the speech? Are there many people?"
Before Zhao Chen could speak, Chen Xi was already rushing to say:
"It's not just that there are so many people! The auditorium with more than 2,000 people is full, and the aisles are full of people!
Zhao Zong As soon as he came on stage, the whole place fell silent for an instant - I could feel that aura from the back row!"
When she said this, her eyes were bright and her tone was full of excitement and pride, like a little girl who had succeeded in chasing stars.
Su Wantang looked at her, then at Zhao Chen, his smile deepened, "So awesome?"
"Really!" Chen Xi put down his chopsticks and began to tell with a dance.
"At the beginning, Zhao Zong asked, 'How many people hold Bitcoin?', and not many people raised their hands.
Then he said, 'But there must be a lot of people paying attention to the price, after all, it has increased from one thousand to two thousand five thousand' – the whole audience laughed!"
She imitated Zhao Chen's tone and demeanor at that time, and she actually looked 70-80% similar to her.
Zhao Chen held the bowl and looked at her beaming expression, feeling a little funny and a little... warm.
"Then when we talked about the legal risks, the whole audience was completely silent!"
Chen Xi continued,
"Especially when it comes to 'if your Bitcoin wallet is stolen, how should the police file a case?', the faces of the boys behind me turned pale. They must have never thought about these issues."
Su Wantang listened carefully and nodded from time to time:
"These issues are indeed important. Many people only see the opportunities to make money and ignore the risks behind them."
"That's right!" Chen Xi slapped the table,
"So Zhao Zong summed it up very well in the end - he said, 'The future of Digital Currency does not belong to those speculators who hide in the dark and evade supervision, but to those builders who embrace compliance, promote technology, and expand scenarios.' This is so well-structured!"