A Summer Night's Reunion

A moment later, the two went straight home.

"You're back?" A slender auntie with a back view turned around with a smile from inside the kitchen.

This auntie looks somewhat like Bei Wei; she has fair skin, a good temperament, and looks very young. Only the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes betray her age.

She froze when she saw Zhang Yang standing next to her daughter.

"Mom... this is Zhang Yang," Bei Wei introduced with a smile.

"Hello, Auntie," Zhang Yang greeted her with a smile.

"Oh my!" For a moment, Bei Wei's mother was so excited that she didn't know what to say. She hurriedly took off her apron, wiped her hands, and looked quite flustered. "It's Zhang Yang... Look at me... Come, come, please sit down, Auntie will wash some fruit for you."

"Auntie, you don't need to bother," Zhang Yang said politely.

"Yes, yes, Bei Wei, you sit with Zhang Yang, Mom will be right there," Bei Wei's mother said hurriedly.

Bei Wei pulled Zhang Yang down to sit as well.

"Zhang Yang, sit down. You can go with my mom."

Zhang Yang could only nod, glancing at an employee card on the table.

The photo on the employee card is of Bei Wei's mother.

"Auntie's name is Chen Lu?" Zhang Yang glanced at her with a smile.

"Yes." Bei Wei sat down next to Zhang Yang. "Their company is having a team-building meeting in Magic City, and my mom, as an outstanding employee, is going to give a speech."

"Auntie looks really young," Zhang Yang said.

"That's because... my mom gave birth to me early."

In the kitchen, Chen Lu was busy washing fruit and making tea, but she was absolutely overjoyed.

Bathed in the lamplight, the figure sitting there was simply dazzlingly perfect.

This is my daughter's boyfriend?!

Although her husband had repeatedly described how perfect and rare this person was, she only realized after meeting him in person that his words were not exaggerated at all, but rather excessively restrained.

"Come on, Zhang Yang, have some fruit." Chen Lu brought a fruit platter to the coffee table and then served tea.

"Thank you, Auntie." Zhang Yang ate some fruit and sipped his tea.

Chen Lu sat quietly on the sofa, looking at the couple in front of her, her eyes practically overflowing with satisfaction.

"Zhang Yang, Auntie has been wanting to thank you for everything you've done for our Bei Wei..."

"Auntie, you're being too formal. Bei Wei is my girlfriend, who else would I spoil if not her?" Zhang Yang laughed. "I can't pluck the stars from the sky, but I can still provide these material things."

Hearing these words, Chen Lu took a deep breath.

Listen, listen.

A house worth tens of millions, a car worth millions, a shop worth millions.

These things are merely material possessions in his eyes; what gives him the confidence to say such things?

This is the perfect boyfriend, the perfect son-in-law!

Listening to these words, Bei Wei felt as sweet as honey in her heart and couldn't help but gently hug the arm of the person next to her.

"Auntie, I came rather suddenly this time, I didn't prepare anything." Zhang Yang suddenly added, "How about I arrange to take you out for a stroll tomorrow?"

"No, no, no!" Chen Lu quickly waved her hand upon hearing this.

She knew that Zhang Yang was running a huge business; for someone with such a massive career, time was incredibly precious. How could he waste it on her?

Therefore, absolutely not.

"Then..." Zhang Yang looked at Bei Wei.

It wouldn't be appropriate to have Bei Wei accompany her shopping to buy things for her mother, because she's not one to spend money lavishly.

Then how about we get an assistant to accompany you?

The young secretary... um... that's not appropriate, after all, their relationship is quite close.

Or perhaps Luo Zhiqing could accompany her.

"Well then, Auntie, I'll have my assistant accompany you shopping tomorrow. Please don't be so quick to decline..." Zhang Yang said with a smile. "You are Bei Wei's mother, and this is just the proper etiquette I should show you. You can't expect me to be impolite, can you?"

"This..." Although Chen Lu wanted to politely decline, she inexplicably couldn't utter a word of refusal at this moment.

"Oh well."

She had no choice but to nod.

The three sat on the sofa, chatting casually, and time flew by unnoticed.

"Oh, right." Chen Lu suddenly stood up. "I almost forgot, Bei Wei, your aunts invited your mom out to sing karaoke tonight... to go out and have fun. Mom might not be back until very late, or... or she might not come back at all. Zhang Yang, you and Bei Wei are home. Auntie is going out now."

As she spoke, she picked up her bag and left without saying another word.

Zhang Yang and Bei Wei were left in the room, looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Auntie is really... understanding." Zhang Yang pulled Bei Wei into his arms and gently explored her body. "She even knows to leave us some space... We can't let Auntie's kindness go to waste, can we?"

"I'm going to take a shower!" Bei Wei said, blushing, and ran into the bathroom with her legs tucked between her legs.

That night, long-awaited reunion brought new joy, and the sweet girl passionately slept with Zhang Yang on the bed, their lovemaking lasting until the wee hours of the morning.

Zhang Yang held the sweet girl's smooth, silky back, feeling a warm and peaceful sensation in his heart, and soon drifted into a tranquil dream.

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The next morning, right on time, Zhang Yang opened his eyes feeling refreshed.

Beside her, Bei Wei was breathing peacefully and fast asleep.

Zhang Yang gently lifted the thin blanket and got out of bed. Just as he was about to wash up, he heard the sound of the range hood coming from the kitchen.

From a distance, Chen Lu was seen wearing an apron and busy at work.

I don't know if they came back late last night or early this morning.

"Get up, Zhang Yang." Chen Lu turned around gently. "Auntie made breakfast for you, it'll be ready to eat in a bit... How did you sleep here last night?"

"Last night... it was really good and comfortable," Zhang Yang said.

"I come here often when I feel comfortable," Chen Lu said with a smile. "Bei Wei takes after me; she's very caring."

"She really does look like my aunt."

Later, when Bei Wei, still wearing her pajamas and looking sleepy, walked out of the bedroom...

Zhang Yang and Chen Lu were already sitting at the table, eating breakfast.

"You're up just in time, hurry up and wash up so we can have breakfast," Chen Lu urged.

"Mom, when did you get back? This morning, or last night?" Bei Wei asked casually.

"Of course I came back this morning... I tiptoed back, I was afraid of waking you up." Chen Lu's face immediately turned red.

"Really?" Bei Wei glanced at her mother, said nothing, and went to wash up.

After breakfast, Zhang Yang's phone rang.

He picked it up and glanced at it; it was a call from Luo Zhiqing.

"Chairman Zhang, I've arrived."

"Okay, then come up now."

After putting down their phones, both Bei Wei and her daughter looked over.

"My assistant will be here shortly," Zhang Yang said. "Auntie, you don't need to worry about anything later; my assistant will handle everything."

"Okay, Auntie will listen to you," Chen Lu said with a smile.

A moment later, the doorbell rang.

Chen Lu went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, she saw a girl with a cool and aloof demeanor, wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

Suddenly, a strange thought flashed through her mind.

"Hello, Auntie, Chairman Zhang arranged for me to come here," Luo Zhiqing said softly.

"Oh, please come in," Chen Lu said, smiling as she came to her senses.

A moment later, inside the house.

"Auntie, this is Xiao Luo, my assistant," Zhang Yang introduced Luo Zhiqing. "She's handling everything today; I've given her all the instructions."

"Auntie, please don't worry," Luo Zhiqing said.

Zhang Yang had to go to the company today; Bei Wei also had to go to the store this morning to hold the weekly meeting for the employees.

A moment later, the two embraced and said goodbye, promising to meet again that evening.

In the blink of an eye, only Chen Lu and Luo Zhiqing were left at home.

"Young lady, have you had breakfast?" Chen Lu and Luo Zhiqing asked politely.

"Thank you, Auntie, I'll eat." Luo Zhiqing gently observed the aunt in front of her, who didn't seem to have been left with many traces of time.

This auntie is the one that Chairman Zhang instructed her to accompany the girl throughout the day... she is also the girl's mother.

She didn't know if the girl was Mr. Zhang's official girlfriend, but Mr. Zhang had transferred a large sum of money to her today and told her to spend it all on this woman, specifically to buy gifts, including but not limited to clothes and bags.

Everything will be done according to this aunt's preferences, and if it's not enough, more can be arranged at any time.

Having witnessed Chairman Zhang chatting and laughing with celebrities and bigwigs, and having seen him spend millions on tips alone on the football field, Luo Zhiqing naturally felt that everything was perfectly reasonable.

However... she still felt a mix of emotions that were somewhat difficult to describe.

This is the difference between class levels.

While some people boast about their million-dollar annual salary, little do they know that it's merely a harmless expense in the eyes of top executives.

"Okay, shall we set off?" Chen Lu asked.

"Okay, Auntie, the car is downstairs."

A moment later, the Rolls-Royce downstairs gleamed, exuding an aura of wealth and prestige.

This is one of the many vehicles used by Zhang Yang's company, specifically for picking up and dropping off VIP guests.

Luo Zhiqing jogged forward and opened the car door.

Chen Lu felt dazed, as if she were walking on clouds, experiencing a strong sense of unreality.

In the course of her life, she never imagined she would face such a day.

"Auntie, please." Luo Zhiqing gently shielded her eyes from the car door with her hand, then turned around and greeted her with a smile.

Chen Lu took a deep breath, suppressed her surging emotions, and sat down while maintaining a calm demeanor.

She had to maintain a certain image in public, at least... at least not embarrass her daughter.

Soon after, Luo Zhiqing sat down next to Chen Lu and stayed with her the whole time.

The Rolls-Royce headed straight for the vicinity of Xintiandi.

In the car, Chen Lu glanced at Luo Zhiqing beside her and naturally exchanged a few polite greetings.

Luo Zhiqing naturally answered all her questions.

After chatting for a while, Chen Lu calmed down and felt relieved.

That's a woman's intuition.

At least from this conversation, she felt that there was nothing wrong between Assistant Luo and Zhang Yang, and that there was nothing special between them.

As for the future...

Why··

They couldn't possibly hope for too much. For example, the fact that the assistant they had arranged had no relationship with Zhang Yang was enough for them to be very satisfied.

What you can't see or don't know, let's just pretend it doesn't exist.

I don't know how much time passed, but the car arrived near Xintiandi.

Naturally, I started a shopping spree.

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Dior...

Although Chen Lu repeatedly declined and tried to persuade Luo Zhiqing that she didn't need to do that...

However, Luo Zhiqing's single sentence silenced Chen Lu completely.

"Auntie, this is what Chairman Zhang instructed."

"Auntie, you're putting me in a difficult position. Do you want me to be punished by Chairman Zhang?"

Later on, firstly, the outfit really made her look incredibly elegant, and no woman doesn't love to look beautiful. Secondly, Chen Lu really didn't want to put the young girl in a difficult position, so she simply let Luo Zhiqing arrange everything.

Luo Zhiqing made her purchases, she felt a complex mix of emotions.

She was the one who made the choice.

She was also the one who paid the bill herself.

But ironically, she is the one least connected to all of this... even though she feels so involved.

Carefully putting away the receipts, preparing to go back and hand them over to Chairman Zhang, Luo Zhiqing looked at the elegant and refined woman in front of her and smiled as she went to greet her.

"Auntie, this bag suits you perfectly."

Throughout the morning, I made sure I was fully dressed from head to toe, from dresses and high heels to watches and bags.

If you include this bag, it's exactly one million, with fifty thousand left over.

"Really?" Chen Lu looked at herself in the mirror with delight.

Today, after half a day, her emotional journey has been quite complex, from initial discomfort and polite refusal to later acceptance and now enjoying it.

Clothes make the man, and a saddle makes the horse.

She already looked very young, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she still had a charming appearance; now she's decked out in outfits worth millions.

Poise and confidence.

At this moment, she felt as if she had been reborn.

She could even imagine what it would look like if she went out with her girlfriends or gave a speech at the company conference tomorrow, all dressed like this.

The shop assistants around them echoed the sentiment, praising it incessantly.

"Madam, this suits you very well."

"Yes, it suits your temperament perfectly!"

Since everyone had said so, Chen Lu naturally smiled and nodded with pursed lips.

Luo Zhiqing breathed a sigh of relief.

The mission is finally complete...

It's impossible to spend a million without leaving a single penny; leaving a few tens of thousands is just enough to make it easier to explain when you get back.

"Auntie, should I take you home later... or...?"

"Later... Xiao Luo, thank you for your trouble. Please take me to see my friend later," Chen Lu said. "So you can go back and report to your Chairman Zhang."

"Of course, I'll take you there later," Luo Zhiqing said quickly.

Around noon, Luo Zhiqing hurriedly ate lunch downstairs at the company and then rushed back to the company.

It was just a coincidence.

They happened to bump into Zhang Yang and Bai Jingyi returning from dinner together.

"Chairman Zhang." Luo Zhiqing paused, just in time to witness the two of them being intimate, and naturally felt a little embarrassed.

"You're back?" Zhang Yang nodded. "Come to my office."

A moment later, Luo Zhiqing gave a detailed account of what had happened that day, including what she had bought and how much was left.

"By the way, Chairman Zhang, these are the receipts... I'll transfer the remaining amount to you via the original payment method."

"No need." Zhang Yang didn't even glance at the receipts. "You don't need to give me the money either; consider it a tip for your trouble."

"Huh?" Luo Zhiqing was completely stunned.