Xiao Han held Chen Zihan in his arms.
Chen Zihan lay in Xiao Han's embrace like a small bird, still and silent, and Xiao Han knew that sothing must be hidden inside her heart. He was aware that Chen Zihan was leaving the day after tomorrow and presud that her lancholy must be due to this.
"Zihan, what's wrong?" Xiao Han asked.
"I have sothing to tell you." Chen Zihan's voice was very soft.
Clunk...
A surge of emotion gripped Xiao Han's heart, and he imdiately realized that this was probably not good news.
"What is it?" Xiao Han asked, puzzled.
"I'm engaged!" Chen Zihan replied flatly.
"What!" As soon as Xiao Han heard this, it struck him like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky. In that instant, his mind went blank and he nearly fainted. Staring at Chen Zihan in disbelief, he said, "What... what did you just say?"
"I said I'm engaged!" Chen Zihan looked up at Xiao Han.
"When did this happen?" Xiao Han asked urgently.
"Tonight!" Chen Zihan glanced at Xiao Han and said, "The mbers of the Jiang family ca to propose, and I agreed!"
"Why would you agree?" Xiao Han asked incredulously, looking at Chen Zihan, and continued, "Didn't you say you loved ? Didn't you say you would wait for ? Wasn't it agreed that we'd get married after college? Are you telling you were lying?"
"I didn't lie to you!" Chen Zihan shook her head and said, "I just couldn't help myself. I can't let my father worry about in his old age. My family is in a difficult situation right now. If I want to finish my studies, my parents have to work themselves to death to make money. I can't bear to see them work so hard in their old age. They are already over fifty, and they used to work in state-owned enterprises. If they go to private companies, how could they endure such cutthroat competition?"
Xiao Han was silent.
After a long silence, he spoke up, "So you agreed just like that?"
"Yes!" Chen Zihan nodded and said, "I agreed because I don't want my parents to continue to suffer. I want them to have an easy and happy life in their later years."
"I see," Xiao Han nodded.
"But I love you!" Chen Zihan said with tears streaming down her face.
Xiao Han smiled and said, "Silly girl, I love you too."
"Why can't people who love each other be together?" Chen Zihan sobbed.
Xiao Han held Chen Zihan tightly and said, "How can we give up easily if things haven't reached the end? I will make do on the promises I made to you. I've said I would marry you after your graduation, and I will keep my word."
"Ah?" Upon hearing this, Chen Zihan said, "But I have already agreed to the Jiang family's proposal."
"It doesn't matter if you've agreed," Xiao Han shook his head, and said, "Sooner or later, I will make Jiang Xiaoliang kneel before to call off your engagent."
"The Jiang family is so powerful..." Chen Zihan hesitated.
"Don't worry," Xiao Han said with a smile, "Better to deceive the old than the youth in poverty. Tis change. Rest assured, what I have said, I will do. For now, you can take and spend the Jiang family's money."
"What... what do you an by that?" Chen Zihan looked at Xiao Han, confused.
"Nothing much, the money from the Jiang family will eventually beco my money!" Xiao Han narrowed his eyes.
"Such big talk?" Chen Zihan looked at Xiao Han with surprise and said, "ida Group is now a star enterprise in Linjiang City, what do you have to compete with them?"
"I have my ways!" Xiao Han said with a slight smile.
Chen Zihan laughed and then said, "Okay then, I will believe in you. I'll wait for you to co and marry . If you don't co to marry , I might end up married to soone else!"
"Mhm!" Xiao Han nodded. Then he carefully wiped the tears from the corners of Chen Zihan's eyes and said, "Silly girl, I thought it was sothing serious. So it's just this."
"Isn't this serious?" Chen Zihan pursed her lips and said, "I'm already engaged to soone else, soone I don't like and even dislike!"
"No worries, he's not worthy of marrying you!" Xiao Han chuckled and said, "Let him dream his daydream for now. Sooner or later, I'll make him kneel down and beg for rcy."
"You bad guy!" Chen Zihan huffed coldly.
"Oh, and I've transferred five hundred thousand to your card," Xiao Han said, holding Chen Zihan, "Don't touch the Jiang family's money, save it to slap them hard in the face when the ti cos."
"Then why won't you let go and call off the engagent?" Chen Zihan asked, puzzled.
"Let your parents have so peace of mind first," Xiao Han sighed, saying, "After all, your parents hope you can marry into a good family. In their eyes, the Jiang Family is a good family. At least for the next two years, your parents will be a bit more at ease. When the ti cos, I will personally go to your house to propose, to let your parents know what a truly good family is. And to put their minds at rest."
"Really?" Upon hearing this, Chen Zihan's face imdiately broke into a smile through her tears.
"Of course!" Xiao Han nodded.
"That's great." Chen Zihan hugged Xiao Han tightly, then said, "Xiao Han, I love you. I'll wait for you to co and marry !"
What she had expected to be a departure akin to life and death unexpectedly ignited a blaze of anticipation in Chen Zihan's heart.
The two of them stayed in the hotel for one night. That night, Chen Zihan was proactive and sought intimacy four or five tis, thoroughly exhausting Xiao Han. Xiao Han was so tired that he slept until ten o'clock the next morning. When he got up, he found that Chen Zihan had already left.
The girl had left Xiao Han a note: Xiao Han, I'm going to Shanghai first to wait for the flight to the United States. So I'm leaving today. Rember your promise, marry right after I graduate.
Looking at the note, Xiao Han showed a smile. This girl, she really makes one's heart ache.
Coming out of the hotel, his legs were actually a bit weak. He barely slept last night, spending the whole ti holding Chen Zihan, caught up in the grand task of procreation. This morning, he found his legs feeling sowhat soft.
Chen Zihan's engagent to Jiang Xiaoliang did bring so agitation to Xiao Han, but it wasn't as intense as he expected.
With Xiao Han's capabilities, if he could form a group company this year, he could then start targeting ida Group. He estimated that it would take one to three years at most to bring ida Group down. When that ti ca, Xiao Han intended to step into ida Group's headquarters with a triumphant owner's attitude and trample on the dignity of mbers of the Jiang family right in front of their faces.
Just a re ida Group, if left to Mo Shaocong, could likely go bankrupt within months. If the young masters of the capital were to take action—heh, they could probably bankrupt ida Group within hours.
However, Xiao Han didn't plan to let anyone else get involved. Since he was going to deal with ida Group, it was certain he would rely solely on his own strength. Xiao Han had told Chen Zihan that when she graduated, it would be the ti he would marry her. This was a promise, and also a vow.
Having returned ho, Xiao Han began to pack his bags as well.
Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. Once the festival is over, it'll be ti to go back to school.
His tasks for this year are heavy. He needs to build the group company and expand Hann Catering all over Z province. Moreover, he also has to take over the copper mine from Mo Shaocong. On the second day of the new year, Mo Shaocong had called Xiao Han to send new year's greetings, and then they discussed the copper mine. The young masters of the capital had given Mo Shaocong two copper mines as a reward. Having gained such a significant advantage and integrated into the circle of the capital's young masters, Mo Shaocong naturally did not forget Xiao Han.
In the first place, it was Xiao Han who, with herculean effort—and almost with the cost of his life—helped Mo Shaocong obtain such an opportunity.
Just as Xiao Han was returning to Fuxing Community, he noticed his BMW parked under a tree.
Xiao Zhicheng and his wife were squatting at the doorway, both of them looking down at their phones.
Xiao Zhicheng suddenly saw Xiao Han and hurriedly approached him: "Xiao Han, you're finally back."
"What's up?" Xiao Han asked, puzzled.
"Heh heh, I'm here to return the car to you!" Xiao Zhicheng was excited. Although the BMW was fuel-hungry, in the half a month he drove it, he'd only spent about a thousand yuan on gas. But that thousand yuan brought him an endless supply of vanity, and also endless fun and excitent.
"Okay," Xiao Han nodded, taking back the keys.
However, Xiao Zhicheng didn't leave, but kept following Xiao Han around.
"Zhicheng, here's your car keys!" Xiao Han suddenly rembered that he hadn't returned his keys, so he promptly handed them over to Xiao Zhicheng. Xiao Zhicheng was taken aback for a mont but quickly took the keys. Still, he didn't leave.
When they returned inside the house, Xiao Zhicheng and his wife followed.
Mother Xiao warmly greeted the two. In fact, the couple was reluctant to enter because the lighting in the house was poor, which was not as convenient as squatting at the doorway to play with their phones. That's why they always stayed at the doorway. After entering the house, the two stopped playing with their phones and kept following Xiao Han.
"Do you guys have so other matter?" Xiao Han looked at them with puzzlent.
"Xiao Han, your cousin wants you to arrange a position for him," Xiao Zhicheng's wife blurted out.
"What position?" Xiao Han asked with curiosity.
"Xiao Han, it's like this. Today I passed by your Hann Technology's entrance and saw your job ad looking for a manager," Xiao Zhicheng laughed, then said, "Look, I'm suitable in every aspect except for my academic credentials. How about hiring ?"
"You?" Xiao Han hesitated for a mont, then said, "What can you do?"
"I'm quite familiar with sales," Xiao Zhicheng hurriedly said: "And I understand managent, too. Isn't our supermarket managed by all the ti? Heh heh, since I can manage a supermarket well, surely I can manage a company too. Right?"
"Hann Technology has thirteen employees," Xiao Han looked at him, saying, "How many does your supermarket have?"
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