Zhao Chen finished processing the last document and looked up at the clock on the wall.
Twelve o'clock west of ten.
He pressed the inside line:
"Master Liu, is the car ready?"
The voice of Liu Haitao came from the receiver:
"Chairman Zhao is ready, waiting for you in the basement."
Zhao Chen stood up and picked up his coat.
Chen Xi happened to open the door and come in, holding several documents that needed to be signed. He was stunned when he saw his actions:
"Zhao Zong, I have another meeting in the afternoon..."
"Pushed." Zhao Chen said, "All arrangements for this afternoon have been rejected."
Chen Xi blinked:
"Is there something urgent?"
Zhao Chen smiled:
"Private matter."
Chen Xi looked at his expression, suddenly understood something, and started laughing:
"Oh--are you going to pick up Ms. Shen?"
Zhao Chen did not deny it, just said:
"The documents will be signed tomorrow."
He walked out of the office and left this sentence:
"Call me if you need anything."
Chen Xi stood at the door, watching his back walking quickly towards the elevator, and couldn't help but shake his head.
This man is usually so busy that he never touches the ground, but as long as it is for Shen Zhiyi, he can put down anything.
The elevator door closes.
Chen Xi smiled and turned back to deal with those postponed meetings.
At about 1:20 in the afternoon, Liu Haitao parked the car at the same place.
Zhao Chen said to him before getting off the car:
"Master Liu, please go back first. We don't need the car today."
Liu Haitao was stunned for a moment:
"Chairman Zhao, when will I pick you up?"
Zhao Chen thought for a while:
"No need to pick up, I'll take a taxi back."
Liu Haitao nodded and drove away.
Zhao Chen stood at the school gate, looking at the familiar campus.
Summer vacation is over, and the campus is back to its usual bustle.
Students dragging suitcases came and went, some were taking photos, and some were shouting hello.
He took out his mobile phone and sent a message to Shen Zhiyi:
"Arrived at the east gate."
Reply in seconds:
"Right away!"
Five minutes later, a figure ran out of the school gate.
Shen Zhiyi ran at the front, wearing a light blue dress, with her hair disheveled and a smile on her face.
Behind him were three familiar figures - Zhou Xiaowen, Chen Shuhua, and Li Jing, all of them smiling happily.
Shen Zhiyi ran to him, panting slightly:
"Why didn't you tell me in advance? We are still packing things."
Zhao Chen looked at her:
"It was a temporary decision. I wanted to give you a surprise."
Zhou Xiaowen was shouting "yo yo yo" from the side:
"Surprise! The palace empress is so happy!"
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses with a faint smile on his lips.
Li Jing covered his mouth and snickered.
Shen Zhiyi blushed slightly and glared at Zhou Xiaowen:
"Can you be more serious?"
Zhou Xiaowen is clear and confident:
"No! The first rule of our 'Henglong Harem Wealth Club' group is - the happiness of the main palace empress is the happiness of the side chambers!"
Li Jing laughed so hard that he couldn't bear his head down:
"Xiaowen You've had enough!"
Chen Shuhua is a rare joke:
"Xiaowen, are you crazy about wanting to be a side room?"
Zhao Chen looked at them with a smile, and suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.
This kind of liveliness is really good.
"Let's go," he said, "Go to Boiling Memories. I'm treating you."
Zhou Xiaowen cheered immediately:
"Long live Zhao Zong!"
The group of people chatted and laughed and walked in the direction of Boiling Memories.
The early autumn sunshine shines through the leaves of Wutong, casting mottled light and shadow on them.
Zhao Chen walked next to Shen Zhiyi, and his hand was gently held.
He looked down at her.
She was also looking at him, her eyes full of smiles.
At that moment, all work, meetings, and entertainment became far away.
There was only her and this warm afternoon in front of me.
Boiling Memories is still the same.
Red brick walls, old photos, steaming pot bottoms.
The familiar spicy aroma mixed with human voices turned this early autumn evening into a warm hustle and bustle.
Zhao Chen pushed the door open with a girl named west.
"Zhao Zong sit here, Ruyi sit here!"
Zhou Xiaowen ran forward and made an exaggerated gesture of greeting,
"Only the main palace empress is qualified to sit in the seat next to Zhao Zong. The three of us in the side chambers... are not worthy!!"
Shen Zhiyi blushed and reached out to hit her:
"Vixen!"
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses with a faint smile on his lips.
Li Jing covered his mouth and snickered, his eyes bent into two crescents.
Zhao Chen smiled and sat down next to Shen Zhiyi:
"How was your summer vacation?"
"It's okay." Shen Zhiyi looked at him with a smile that couldn't be hidden in his eyes.
"It's just that someone was too busy and only made one date after three appointments."
Zhou Xiaowen answered immediately:
"Zhao Zong, this is your fault! For two months during the summer vacation, we have not been invited to visit Henglong. Our harem sisters are all looking forward to it!"
She covered her chest and made a look of resentment:
"You are so unevenly exposed to the rain and dew, and you are neglecting the three of us in the side rooms. You only have eyes for the main wife - we will be jealous!"
Li Jing snickered:
"Xiaowen You've had enough!"
Chen Shuhua pretends to be serious:
"Zhou side room, please pay attention to your propriety."
Shen Zhiyi is angry and funny:
"You guys in the main room and the side room, can you all be normal?"
Zhou Xiaowen is plausible:
"That won't work! No one can stop us from being the side room. This is our "Henglong Harem Wealth Club" vision!"
Zhao Chen couldn't help laughing:
"Is the group still there?"
"Of course!" Zhou Xiaowen took out his mobile phone, "You can see for yourself, this summer vacation you have a diving song, the group is really busy."
She swiped the screen:
"At that time, when you Henglong Short Squeeze were fighting, we were reading the news every day, Chen Shuhua was responsible for analysis, Li Jing was responsible for worrying, and I was responsible for shouting in the group, "Come on Zhao Zong!"
Chen Shuhua nodded:
"That period was really tense. The stock price went from 5 yuan to 18 yuan, and it was a roller coaster every day."
Li Jing whispered:
"I also secretly bought some Henglong stocks and made a fortune."
Zhou Xiaowen eyes widened:
"What? You bought it? Why didn't you tell me!"
Li Jing shrank his neck:
"Just... just bought a little bit..."
Shen Zhiyi smiled and helped her out:
"Okay, okay, the food is here, let's eat first."
The bottom of the pot is already boiling, Red Oil is rolling, and the aroma is overflowing.
Platefuls of tripe, yellow throat, duck intestines, and beef filled the table.
Zhao Chen took a piece of tripe and rinsed it in the pot.
At this time, he felt like an ordinary college student.
There is no Board of Directors, no stock price, and no opponent.
Only the hot Hot Pot, and these few people who can joke unscrupulously.
After three drinks, the atmosphere became more and more lively.
Zhou Xiaowen suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, um...Chen Hao, it seems he didn't come this semester. Have you seen him?"
The atmosphere on the table paused subtly.
Shen Zhiyi glanced at Zhao Chen.
Chen Shuhua put down his chopsticks, and Li Jing also raised his head.
Zhao Chen leaned back on the chair and was silent for a second.
Then he said:
"Their family is going bankrupt and there is a high probability that they will not appear again in the future."
Zhou Xiaowen was stunned for a moment:
"What?"
Chen Shuhua pushed up his glasses:
"Haoyu Construction?"
Zhao Chen nodded.
Li Jing asked in a low voice:
"Really or not? Their house is quite big, isn't it?"
Zhao Chen said:
"Capital Chain is broken, the project is suspended, and creditors come to your door every day.
His father is restricted from leaving the country and goes to the bank and Court every day."
He paused:
"His sister came to see me today."
Zhou Xiaowen eyes widened:
"Looking for you? What are we doing?"
Zhao Chen said:
"You want me to acquire Haoyu."
Private Room was quiet for a second.
This news was so exciting that everyone couldn't digest it for a while. They didn't know whether to continue asking for details or to ask Zhao Chen how to choose.