Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 261: Escape from the Mountains (42)

A few days later, Xiaocao came to the multimedia classroom in the computer building of S University according to the address given by Wu Mengchuan.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Wu Mengchuan in a suit and tie.

At 28, Wu Mengchuan is much wider than before, with the outline of his muscles faintly visible under his suit. His hair is sprayed with hairspray and combed up, revealing a smooth forehead.

He was chatting with Professor Fang, his former graduate school advisor. When he saw Xiaocao out of the corner of his eye, the smile on his face seemed to grow even bigger.

"Oh, isn't this the famous Li Youcao?" He put his hands in his pockets, his thick and flying eyebrows slightly raised, and looked a little more rebellious.

Xiaocao walked forward, and Wu Mengchuan, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, had to lower his head slightly to see her.

"I have been looking forward to seeing you come."

Xiaocao glanced at him and said, "Pretentious."

"Professor Fang."

"Xiaocao is here." Professor Fang looked at Xiaocao with a smile. "You've been very busy with work lately, haven't you?"

"It's okay." Xiaocao said.

"Of course I'm busy. I'm so busy that people have to be urged to come over." Wu Mengchuan stood aside and made jokes.

Xiao Cao was helpless: "Didn't I answer your call the first time?"

Seeing the two of them interacting with each other, Professor Fang's smile grew even wider.

"Xiaocao, you're 24 this year, right? Don't blame me for being nosy. Have you found a boyfriend yet?" Professor Fang glanced at Wu Mengchuan with a smile. "Look at your senior, he's 28, almost 30, and he's not dating. I don't want to introduce him to anyone."

Xiao Cao smiled and said, "Are you working hard on your career? I heard that Senior Wu got promoted again recently? Congratulations."

Wu Mengchuan sneered. It was his own company, so what was there to congratulate on for the promotion? It was so perfunctory.

"But I have a boyfriend. Thank you for your concern, teacher."

Professor Fang nodded: "I see."

Wu Mengchuan's expression froze for a few seconds at this moment, his brows unconsciously furrowed, forming a natural shadow on his eyelids.

The hands in the trouser pockets rubbed their fingertips unconsciously.

After Professor Fang was called away, Wu Mengchuan lowered his eyes and looked at Xiaocao: "...You have a boyfriend? How come I didn't know?"

Xiaocao walked into the exchange meeting room, and Wu Mengchuan followed her subconsciously.

"Are you addicted to being a big brother? I'm not Wu Menghe."

"I'm just concerned about what's wrong with you out of alumni friendship." Wu Mengchuan thought to himself, "Menghe said you're so busy that you don't have time to play basketball, so how can you have time for a relationship?"

"Don't worry about that. It's nothing to do in the first place." Xiao Cao said softly, "I just wanted to avoid being introduced as an excuse."

Wu Mengchuan wanted to say something, but Xiaocao was surrounded by his younger classmates.

He stood not far away, looking at Xiaocao. She was tall and would never be buried by the crowd.

...

Xiaocao didn't stay for long. He left the teaching building after more than half an hour.

She was standing next to the green belt and replying to the message from Xiaohua.

"Xiaocao?"

Xiaocao raised her head and saw Li Yanshu among the three or four people.

"Why are you here at school?" Li Yanshu was wearing a light-colored windbreaker, holding a few thick file books in his hands, and looking at her with a smile in his eyes.

"The Computer Department has invited me to an exchange meeting." Xiaocao put the phone into his suit pocket.

She looked at Li Yanshu. Compared to Wu Mengchuan, Li Yanshu seemed to have not changed much. He was wearing a white shirt under his light-colored windbreaker.

During the two years of studying for a master's and doctoral degree, Li Yanshu's scholarly air became more and more pronounced, and his delicate face became more gentle like a scholar, making him look so gentle that he seemed a little easy to bully.

"It's been a while. Do you want to have dinner together?" Li Yanshu looked at his watch. "It's almost five o'clock."

Xiaocao shook her head: "Next time, I've already told Xiaohua to go home for dinner."

Behind him, Li Yanshu's classmates looked at the tall woman in a suit with curiosity.

Her short hair was casually tied behind her head. She wore a well-fitting gray suit with a black turtleneck underneath, and a set of suit pants with a pair of extremely thin high heels hanging down from her trouser legs.

Xiaocao is 1.7 meters tall, and when she wears high heels she looks almost as tall as Li Yanshu.

Li Yanshu stood in front of her, giving people a sense of déjà vu between an innocent boy and a white-collar sister.

The woman was full of sharp ambition, and even a glance from her seemed to bring a sense of oppression.

After Xiaocao left, Li Yanshu turned around only after he saw her disappear on the road.

"Yanshu, who is that?" asked one of the classmates.

Li Yanshu's roommate had been a classmate of Li Yanshu's since undergraduate school. He knew Li Youcao and rushed to say, "I know. She's Li Yanshu's sister. Her name is Li Youcao, right?"

"Sister, you look more like an older sister."

"Not my sister."

Li Yanshu interrupted their conversation: "Not my sister."

Several people looked at Li Yanshu with a serious expression, and then looked at each other.

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A week later, Xiaocao received a call from the business department of Yinghua Group after finishing her work.

"...Business connection?"

"Yes."

"I remember Yinghua Group has its own technical department."

"Well, yes, but that's what the chairman meant."

What does Chen Xianhua mean?

...

Chen Xianhua has been in very good spirits recently and has been paying attention to industry news.

He knew Xiaocao had good grades, but he didn't expect she was quite capable. He heard that she made a lot of money this year.

Chen Xianhua felt that grass was a talent that could be molded, and instead of allocating resources to others, it would be better to cultivate grass.

Xiaocao bought an apartment near the studio and no longer lives in Luyuan. She would occasionally go back to see Chen Shanshan and Xiaohua.

After receiving the call, Xiaocao returned to Luyuan after get off work and had dinner with her family.

At the dinner table, Xiaocao asked about Chen Xianhua's business connections.

Chen Xianhua said, "Have you ever considered joining Yinghua? Bring your studio with you."

Xiaocao looked at Chen Xianhua. Ten years had passed and he was already 80 years old. In two months it would be his 80th birthday.

Time has left traces on his face. His hair, which was black ten years ago, has now turned snow-white. He only looks in good spirits and still looks vigorous.

"I'm already eighty years old, and I don't know how many years I can live." Chen Xianhua has experienced so many ups and downs in life and has long been indifferent to life and death. The one he can't let go of the most is Chen Shanshan.

Chen Shanshan's severely damaged nerves have no chance of recovery. At the age of 47, she is like a child, carefree and free.

Chen Xianhua had to consider his daughter's future.

What will happen to his Shanshan when he dies?

Chen Xianhua believed that his brother's family would not do anything to Chen Shanshan, but what he wanted was not simply kindness, but someone to take his place and take care of Chen Shanshan wholeheartedly.

He has also seen what Xiaocao has done over the years. He is indeed attentive to Chen Shanshan, but she is still young and has her own path to follow in life, so the time he spends with Chen Shanshan will become less and less.

But after comparing them over and over again, Chen Xianhua still trusts Xiaocao more, after all, they are mother and daughter.

After dinner, Chen Xianhua called Xiaocao to the study to talk alone.