In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since Chen Anno returned to China.
Nicolas had returned to Europe a week earlier to prepare for Anois's autumn launch event.
The venue had been set in Milan, Italy. Chen Anno would fly over to attend on the day of the event.
But before she left, Chen Anno had done something major with her: bought a house for his second uncle's family.
It was in a luxurious villa complex in the local city center, and the paperwork was handled swiftly and cleanly.
Chen Anno had actually brought this up twice before, telling his second uncle and aunt to move into a better home. He had even prepared the bank card.
But his second uncle, Chen Shouqing, had accepted the card without ever using it. He had even laughed and said he would save the money for Chen Anno's future marriage, leaving Chen Anno torn between laughter and tears.
This time, he simply took matters into his own hands—choosing the house, signing the contract, and paying for it all in one go.
He had even considered buying a plot of land and building one himself. It did not need to be on Neymar's level, but it had to be decent at least.
But his second uncle stopped him and spent over an hour talking his ear off, finally making Chen Anno abandon the idea.
It seemed his own home would not be in China after all, which was somewhat regrettable.
The villa had already begun renovations, while the family temporarily remained in their old house.
That afternoon, Chen Anno sat on the living room sofa, idly scrolling through his phone.
On July 1, the European summer transfer window officially opened.
After an entire month of pent-up rumors and speculation, official