It was 9:00 p.m. Shangjing time.
Sheraton Hotel presidential suite.
Standing by the floor-to-ceiling window, Lu Zhou received a call from across the Pacific Ocean.
"Your sister arrived safely."
"Okay, I understand... Thank you."
"You're welcome." Qin Yue chuckled. "By the way, she's staying in the student dorms right now... How about I give her your house? I was already planning to rent a slightly smaller apartment near campus anyway."
When Lu Zhou had left Princeton and returned home, he had handed Qin Yue the keys to the little villa in the nearby town, along with the Ford Mustang, and asked him only to pay the property taxes each year.
After all, houses deteriorated the longer they sat empty. If no one lived there for too long, they eventually became uninhabitable. Especially in a northern state like New Jersey, if no one stayed in the house during winter, frozen pipes could easily burst and bring down the roof.
Although he probably would not have a chance to go back and see it, Lu Zhou still liked that house and its fireplace very much.
Lu Zhou shook his head. "No need. I brought it up with her during the New Year, but she rejected it without even thinking. Later, I thought about it too. It's not exactly a bustling area, and I wouldn't feel at ease letting a girl live alone in such a big house. If you don't plan on staying there, ask Vera or some other Princeton professors whether they're interested."
In truth, Lu Zhou could understand what Xiao Tong was thinking.
On one hand, she was grateful that he had spread his wings to shelter her from wind and rain ever since they were children, and she relied on that feeling. But on the other hand, her personality