In the afternoon, Zhao Chen returned to the office on the top floor of Henglong.
When I opened the door, the warmth of the room and the elegant aroma of tea hit my face.
Su Wantang was placing a set of Plain White Porcelain Tea Set on the coffee table in the reception area. When she heard the sound, she raised her head, with a gentle smile in her eyes.
"You're back? Are things going well at school?" she asked softly, but the movements of her hands did not stop--
The water temperature is just right, and the tea leaves are Mingqian Longjing that she specially found, and they slowly stretch in the Porcelain Cup.
"Well, it's solved." Zhao Chen took off his coat, and Su Wantang took it and hung it up naturally.
He walked to the sofa and sat down, sinking into the soft cushions and letting out a long sigh of relief.
Only here, in front of these most trusted people, would he allow himself to show a little fatigue.
A cup of tea at just the right temperature was gently pushed in front of him.
The clear Tea Soup is filled with heat and fragrance.
Zhao Chen picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The warm liquid slid from the tip of the tongue into the throat and settled all the way into the stomach, which also relaxed the tense nerves a bit.
He raised his eyes and looked at Su Wantang. She was sitting on the single sofa on the side, holding a cup of tea in her hand, looking at him quietly, with complete concern in her eyes, but she did not ask for details.
This kind of just the right companionship and consideration has become a tacit understanding between them that needs no words.
After drinking a few sips of tea, Zhao Chen took out his mobile phone and found the familiar number.
The phone only rang once and was picked up.
"Hello?" Shen Zhiyi's voice came, with a bit of surprise. There was the sound of TV and vague jokes in the background. It should be at home.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Chen's voice softened unconsciously, and he leaned back into the sofa.
"Watching TV with my parents."
Shen Zhiyi lowered his voice, but said in a brisk tone, "What about you? Are you done?"
"Just got back to the office."
Zhao Chen glanced at the darkening sky outside the window, "Today... I went to school."
"School?" Shen Zhiyi was a little surprised, "Go back to work?"
"Well, let's take care of some academic matters."
Zhao Chen explained it briefly, not wanting her to worry about those complicated games.
"Walking on campus, I saw those Teaching Building, Library, and suddenly... I missed you."
He said the last two words very softly, but they tickled Shen Zhiyi's heart like feathers.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a moment, and then her small breathy voice with a smile came:
"Glib... but, I miss you too."
The two of them were chatting like this.
Zhao Chen mentioned that the Old Scholar Tree tree in front of Administration Building seemed to have been pruned, and Shen Zhiyi said that last time she went back, she found that the study room she often went to had new tables and chairs.
The topic is trivial and ordinary, but it reveals a plain sweetness.
After chatting for a while, Shen Zhiyi's tone suddenly became a little hesitant:
"By the way, Achen... there's something I didn't tell you before."
"Huh? What's the matter?"
"That's... the days when Bitcoin plummeted."
Shen Zhiyi's voice was lower, with a bit of embarrassment.
"In fact, our dormitory group is... quite panicked."
Zhao Chen's hand holding the tea cup paused slightly.
"We know you are sure, but seeing the price drop so much in one day, Xiaowen almost woke me up in the middle of the night and asked if I wanted to cut the meat..."
Shen Zhiyi When he said this, he also laughed, but his real nervousness at that time was hidden in his laughter.
"Shuhua Although she said she believed in long-term judgment, her frequency of checking data was obviously higher in those days.
Li Jing talks little, but told me privately that she also invested the money her mother planned to buy her a computer, and it was very stressful."
Zhao Chen listened quietly, with a burst of complicated emotions in his heart.
There is heartache and warmth.
He suddenly realized that he might have been too immersed in Overall Situation's plans and the fluctuations of huge numbers, and ignored that they were just a few ordinary female students.
Those hundreds of thousands may be nothing to him now, but to them, they may be savings that have been accumulated for a long time, carrying the weight of trust and expectations.
"I'm sorry," he whispered,
"I didn't take your feelings into consideration. I should have explained the risk of volatility to you in advance."
"No, no, it's not your problem!" Shen Zhiyi said quickly,
"It's because we didn't adjust our mentality well.
And... we have agreed that we will not bother you no matter how panicked you are, your affairs are more important.
It's only now that prices have slowly risen again that everyone is relieved and dares to joke about it."
She paused, and her voice became softer and firmer:
"Achen, I am telling you this not to ask you to apologize.
I want you to know that we trust you. Even if we are frightened, we have never doubted your judgment.
Just... when we have this kind of roller coaster ride again in the future, can you occasionally... send a message, even just say 'don't worry, study with peace of mind'? That way we will feel much more at ease."
These words were spoken frankly and sincerely, without any complaint, only with complete trust and a little cautious request.
Zhao Chen I felt like my heart was filled with something soft.
He lowered his voice and said solemnly:
"Okay, I'll remember it. I'll keep up with you regularly in the future.
Zhiyi, please let Xiaowen and the others rest assured and have a good winter vacation, eat and play when it's time, leave Bitcoin's affairs to me, and I'll give them a surprise at the end of the year."