The next morning, the "TOOT TOOT" of a ship’s horn sounded from outside the window.
A freighter glided slowly across the Huangpu River, waking many of the people sleeping on both banks.
ng Jie slowly opened her eyes. Just as she was about to sit up, she realized she was lying in Chen Yansen’s arms. Startled, she quickly threw back the covers and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her pajamas were still perfectly intact.
Chen Yansen was lying on his side, facing her. His lips were beautifully shaped, and his nose was high and straight.
For so reason, ng Jie recalled a certain saying about n with high-bridged noses. She gave Chen Yansen a gentle shake. Seeing no reaction, she bravely lifted a corner of the blanket and peeked down.
Her heart pounded like a drum, and her cheeks flushed as she slowly ducked her little head under the covers.
Chen Yansen, who had been sound asleep, suddenly rolled over, clamping ng Jie’s head between his legs.
The strong, masculine scent of Chen Yansen filled ng Jie’s nostrils, and she instantly panicked, raising her hands to slap his back hard a few tis.
"What are you doing?"
Chen Yansen asked, his eyes hazy with sleep after being slapped awake.
"I should be asking you that!" ng Jie shot back, feeling a pang of guilt but bracing herself to stand her ground.
"You’re supposed to be on the sofa. Why are you in my bed?" Chen Yansen asked out of the blue.
"Yeah, why is that! You must have carried here while I was asleep," ng Jie said, making a wild guess.
’Damn it, she’s spot on!’
"Well, since you’re up here, don’t even think about getting down!" Chen Yansen scooped up ng Jie by her slender waist and pulled her into his embrace, her whole body pressing against his.
ng Jie was petite, standing at just five-foot-one and weighing a little over ninety pounds. In Chen Yansen’s eyes, she felt as light as a ball of cotton.
Their foreheads touched, their noses were nearly brushing, and they could feel each other’s warm breath just inches away.
"What are you hiding under the covers?" ng Jie asked suddenly, trying to diffuse the intimate atmosphere.
"Don’t just grab whatever you want!" Chen Yansen sucked in a sharp breath. ’This girl’s grip is surprisingly strong.’
It suddenly dawned on ng Jie what he ant. With a cry, she jumped up, her cheeks so red it looked like blood might drip from them, and she scrambled away from him.
"Chen Yansen, you’re such a pervert!"
ng Jie cursed.
"You’re the one who took advantage of , and now you’re cursing out?" Chen Yansen sat up in bed and retorted irritably.
With that, he moved to teach ng Jie a "profound lesson."
Seeing this, ng Jie dodged, turned, and fled. The two of them began a chase around the forty-square-ter suite, one pursuing, the other escaping.
"Alright, I’ll stop teasing you. Go brush your teeth and wash your face. This morning, I’ll take you to Jiaoda for a walk. For lunch, we’ll eat at the revolving restaurant in the Oriental Pearl. This afternoon, we’ll go to the City God Temple, and tonight, I’ll go to a concert with you."
Chen Yansen laid out the jam-packed schedule, then added, "Consider it your birthday present. Are you satisfied?"
The activities he had planned seed ordinary, nothing too special, but they were perfectly suited to ng Jie’s tastes.
"You rembered my birthday!" ng Jie giggled, grabbing his arm and hugging it affectionately.
"December 24th. I’m the one who personally handled your campus ID card, rember?" Chen Yansen said with a smile as he walked to the sink and unwrapped a new toothbrush.
ng Jie grabbed her clothes and went into the bathroom.
Soon, they were both dressed and ready. After finishing breakfast in the restaurant, they hailed a taxi to Jiaoda.
Forty minutes later, the taxi stopped at the entrance to Jiaoda. The two of them registered their information and walked onto the campus.
ng Jie ntioned that back in middle school, she had wanted to get into a university in Hu City. Her top choice was Jiaoda, followed by Tongji, but in the end, she only got into Xucheng Academy.
Since they were passing through Hu City, she naturally had to co and see it.
Chen Yansen nodded and joked, "Well, I used to think I’d have my pick between Tsinghua and Peking University."
After walking around for a while, ng Jie’s head drooped, feeling a little insecure. "Xucheng Academy can’t compare to this place."
Putting aside the teaching quality and faculty, the campus environnt alone put Xuyuan to sha. Even the cafeteria was several tis larger than Xuyuan’s.
"Why compare? Life isn’t just about studying. You can excel in other areas too," Chen Yansen said nonchalantly.
Boss Chen never wasted energy on internal conflicts. He had dated quite a few highly educated won; so had contrasting personalities, but most were dull and uninteresting.
ng Jie humd in agreent, but she lost interest in the rest of the tour. They had planned to head to the restaurant at 10:30, but it wasn’t even 9:30 when they left Jiaoda.
"There’s a coffee shop over there. Let’s go rest for a bit," ng Jie suggested.
Seeing that it was still early, Chen Yansen readily agreed.
They ordered two coffees and sat at a small round table by the window. Next to them was a half-height bookshelf filled with so young adult novels for custors to pass the ti.
"You have to pull the slingshot back further so the bird can fly higher and farther."
Chen Yansen and ng Jie were huddled together, playing "Angry Birds." They weren’t speaking loudly, but their conversation made four people in a corner furrow their brows.
"Ahao, why don’t we go to the library? That couple is too noisy," a guy with glasses said, his face full of displeasure.
"There are even more couples in the library," Cai Yuhao said, shaking his head.
"Once we get the prize money from the iOS Ga Developnt Competition, we have to rent a quieter place for our studio," another guy, whose hair was thinning a bit, said dreamily.
"That kid’s using the latest Apple 4. We’ve only tested our new ga on an Apple 3GS. How about we ask to borrow his phone to check for version compatibility?" the balding guy said, glancing over at the last mber of their group.
"Damn! Why don’t you go?!" Liu Wei said with a grin.
"You’re our team’s social butterfly. Sending you is making the best use of our resources. If we sent Ahao, he probably wouldn’t be able to squeeze out a single word all day," the balding guy chuckled.
"You know what’s what."
The corners of Liu Wei’s mouth curved up. He then got up and walked toward Chen Yansen and ng Jie.
"Hi, fellow student. I’m a graduate student at Jiaoda. I was wondering if I could borrow your Apple 4 to test a ga’s compatibility on the iOS system? Would that be okay?" Liu Wei said, getting straight to the point, assuming they were also Jiaoda students.
Chen Yansen turned to see a young man in his early twenties with a long face and short hair, his eyes radiating confidence.
"You guys are developing a ga?" Chen Yansen asked casually.
"Yeah. You guys are from Jiaoda too, right? Here’s my student ID." Liu Wei, ever the socializer, offered his ID and flashed it in front of them.
"Sure, go ahead and use it." Chen Yansen handed over his phone.
"Thanks, man!" Liu Wei took the phone and scurried back to his seat.
Chen Yansen didn’t think much of it and went back to playing gas with ng Jie.
About half an hour later, just as he and ng Jie were getting ready to leave, Liu Wei, Cai Yuhao, and the others packed up and ca over to return the phone.
"Hey man, I didn’t delete the ga. If you like it, you can play it to pass the ti," Liu Wei said with a smile.
Chen Yansen took the phone back and glanced at it casually. He was about to put it in his pocket when his hand suddenly froze.
He looked at the ga’s title again, then looked up at Liu Wei to confirm. "You guys developed *Bodhisattva’s Story*?"
"Yeah, we even won an award with it back in July. You’ve played it before, man?" Liu Wei replied instinctively.
"My na is Chen Yansen, CEO of FoxTao. And you all are?" Chen Yansen took a breath and asked softly.
’The CEO of FoxTao?’
Liu Wei and the others looked at each other in confusion. The na FoxTao sounded a bit familiar, but they couldn’t quite place it. Still, the title of CEO was impressive.
"I’m Liu Wei!"
"Luo Chenghao!"
"Jin Zhicheng!"
"Cai Yuhao!"
Although they didn’t understand Chen Yansen’s intentions, he had lent them his phone for over half an hour and had introduced himself, so they all openly stated their nas.
’Damn, it really is these guys!’
Chen Yansen didn’t actually play many gas. It was just that in his past life, whenever he was out at a KTV with Hao Rui, Hao Rui would always talk about his work experience at Ezsen and say that missing out on the angel investnt in Miha You was the biggest regret of his career.
Hao Rui was an executive director at the Penguin Venture Capital Departnt who had led the Series A funding for Feiyu Technology and had a good relationship with Chen Yansen.
"Is developing gas very expensive?" Chen Yansen asked with a smile, posing a new question.
After hearing Chen Yansen’s introduction, Cai Yuhao and the others finally understood FoxTao’s position in the industry and couldn’t help but see him in a new light.
He started his business as a freshman and gained 20 million users in less than half a year. His abilities were just too impressive.
They also had entrepreneurial ambitions, so they naturally understood how difficult it was to start a business.
"President... President Chen, are you saying you want to invest in us?" Liu Wei chose his words carefully, testing the waters.
"Mhm, if you’re willing, of course I can," Chen Yansen replied.
Cai Yuhao was introverted but very smart. Chen Yansen’s actions made him wary.
Liu Wei felt the sa. Running into an investor in a coffee shop who wanted to throw money at them right off the bat felt too unreal.
Chen Yansen noticed their strange expressions and realized he had been too hasty. He added, "The gaplay design and control chanics of *Bodhisattva’s Story* are both excellent. Investing a few hundred thousand is nothing to ."
His tone was casual and unconcerned. Although it ca off as a bit of a flex, it made Cai Yuhao and the others lower their guard.
Chen Yansen knew that just throwing money at Cai Yuhao’s team wasn’t enough; he also had to give them plenty of creative space and freedom.
On top of that, he would often say things like, "I really appreciate your ga," which moved them deeply. They excitedly declared that as soon as their studio was established, they would definitely seek out Chen Yansen for investnt.
The two parties exchanged contact information.
Just then, two inspectors walked in, scanned the room, and fixed their gazes on Chen Yansen.
"Are you Chen Yansen?"
One of the inspectors stepped forward, looking Chen Yansen up and down before asking in a deep voice.
Chen Yansen was completely baffled. He couldn’t figure out what could possibly have prompted inspectors to skip the usual process of a phone inquiry and co find him in person.
He had just arrived in Hu City yesterday. He hadn’t gone to a KTV or a foot massage parlor. ’Aren’t they framing an innocent man?’
He wanted to say, "You’ve got the wrong person."
But seeing the unwavering certainty in the two inspectors’ eyes, he could only nod and admit it. "What do you want with ?"
"Don’t you know what you’ve done?"
The other, older inspector snorted coldly, reciting the cliché line out of habit.
"Co with us," the younger inspector said, gesturing toward the car outside.
"Wait! You haven’t shown any identification. Who knows if you’re real inspectors? And you haven’t given a reason. What gives you the right to take him away?"
ng Jie stepped forward, questioning them aggressively.
"Young lady, are you trying to obstruct our work?" the older inspector asked, his eyes narrowing in a veiled warning as he flashed his credentials.
"It’s okay. I haven’t done anything wrong, so I’m not afraid to go to the station." Chen Yansen patted ng Jie’s shoulder, soothing her softly before adding his unhurried instructions:
"Have Wang Zihao contact Cao Dahua, tell Principal Tang what’s happening here, and then have Teacher Wang Jing recomnd a local lawyer from Hu City."
Wang Jing was the legal consultant Tang Qingshan had sent to FoxTao. With his connections, finding a reliable lawyer wouldn’t be difficult.
After confirming their destination, Chen Yansen got into the car, his expression calm.
ng Jie stood frozen, her mind in turmoil. Rembering Chen Yansen’s instructions, she rushed out of the coffee shop and started making calls.
"That guy isn’t a con artist, is he?" the balding guy speculated.
"I doubt it. I’m a pretty good judge of character. He doesn’t seem like a bad person," Liu Wei said, stating his judgnt.
「Elsewhere.」
When Wang Zihao learned that Chen Yansen had been taken away by inspectors, he imdiately panicked. But he didn’t forget Chen Yansen’s instructions and rushed into Cao Dahua’s office.
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