"Why don't you tell me about yourself? What's going on between you and Senior Chen?" Zuo Baixuan switched roles and became the one asking the question.
Jiang Lingdan chuckled mischievously: "Do you really want to know?"
"..." Suddenly I don't want to know anymore.
...
Inside the private room, Luan Yenan explained many things to Chen Huanyu.
Chen Huanyu noticed something was off and looked at Luan Yenan, asking, "Do you really like Zuo Baixuan?"
"Of course." Luan Yenan had no doubt about this.
Chen Huanyu's expression was still strange, as if she found it hard to understand.
“Then do as I say. I’ll give you an explanation later,” Luan Yennan said.
Chen Huanyu's conflicted expression vanished instantly.
This genius hacker, who usually operates according to a linear process, simplifies all his emotions and doesn't spend too much time trying to decipher Luan Yenan's feelings. He ultimately decides to temporarily set the issue aside.
That's why Luan Yenan wasn't worried at all, even though he had already realized that Chen Huanyu and Jiang Lingdan's relationship had developed to a different level.
After all, given Chen Huanyu's thought process, she's the kind of person who—
Tell her to go to the fruit store and buy five apples, and if she sees a pear, she can buy one.
In the end, she would buy "five apples" or "one apple" from the fruit shop, instead of "five apples" or "five apples and one pear".
This demonstrates the full potential of the if statement.
As long as Jiang Lingdan doesn't touch on certain rare keywords, it's impossible for Chen Huanyu to reveal the relevant events, so there's no need to worry.
After Luan Yenan finalized the task for Chen Huanyu, he saw Zuo Baixuan and Jiang Lingdan go to the restroom for some reason, but they came back with their faces flushed.
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the meal itself.
After the meal, Jiang Lingdan and Chen Huanyu saw them off, taking them all the way to the airport.
"Then I'll trouble you and your wife to go back and run the company properly. I'll stay and have some more fun with Senior Chen before heading back," Jiang Lingdan said casually.
"Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the boss," Zuo Baixuan said with a smile.
Luan Yenan also nodded to Chen Huanyu.
Chen Huanyu blinked under her hood.
There weren't many sentimental farewell words, but all four of them really enjoyed the atmosphere.
They were like four really good friends.
Luan Yenan and Zuo Baixuan relaxed because they could finally let go of their burdens.
Jiang Lingdan was happy to see that her good friend Zuo Baixuan was much more relaxed than before.
Chen Huanyu gained more; she seemed to understand more about human emotions and became more like a real human being.
...
At night, the lights on the plane are also dimmed.
The brightly lit night view outside the window was quickly obscured by thick clouds, and nothing could be seen.
The plane began to shake slightly in the turbulence, and the maintenance crew issued a warning to reassure the passengers.
I never expected this trip back to Beijing to be so unsettling from the very beginning.
Zuo Baixuan turned her gaze away from the window and saw Luan Yenan recline their seats and ask the flight attendant for three blankets. Two blankets were laid on the two of them, and the third was placed on the armrest between the two first-class seats.
Luan Yenan leaned against the armrest, which was covered with a blanket, and reached out to Zuo Baixuan: "Want to take a nap?"
Without thinking much, Zuo Baixuan nodded to Luan Yenan and reached out to hug his waist.
I can fall asleep peacefully in her arms.
The turbulence brought by the airflow became the rocking of a cradle, and the surrounding noise of discussion became a lullaby.
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Chapter 76
After returning to Beijing, Luan Yenan immediately got busy with Zuo Baixuan, leaving Zuo Baixuan no time to even think about what it would be like for the two of them to be alone at home.
The atmosphere at home naturally returned to what it was like at the beginning, though with a slight difference.
Luan Yenan occupied the master bedroom, while Zuo Baixuan slept in the second bedroom. They didn't interfere with each other, just like roommates. Only during meals could you see that their atmosphere was more friendly than before, but that was all.
I'm just too busy.
Luan Yenan was so busy that after returning home, he only had time to take Zuo Baixuan back to the Luan family villa for lunch, meet the two mothers, and chat about their recent situations.
Luan Muyin also specifically reminded Luan Yenan to be careful: "Recently, your grandfather has been leading the night patrols to build connections on the streets, and the company has also been divided into two poles. I can still control a few departments. There won't be any problems with the cooperation between 'Frontend' and 'Team One,' but it's hard to say about other aspects."
Luan Yenan listened quietly.
The decline of "front-end" in the outline may be related to internal discord.
“I know that Professor Smith’s project team has also made breakthroughs in ‘smart living,’ and we previously wanted to cooperate for mutual benefit. However, Ye Cha went abroad and should have reached some kind of consensus with the professor. Professor Smith sent me an email explaining the general situation,” Luan Ye Nan replied.
Seeing that Luan Yenan already knew and seemed quite relaxed, Luan Muyin didn't say anything more.
Instead, Luan Yenan grabbed Luan Muyin and led her to the study, asking her for a favor.
At the same time, Luan Xing held Zuo Baixuan's hand and instructed her, "You've both been too busy lately. Make sure you eat three meals a day on time and don't just eat whatever you want. Look how much weight you've both lost recently."
"We know, Mommy, we'll eat well." After hearing Luan Yenan's story about the little girl, Zuo Baixuan now had an indescribable feeling when she looked at Luan Xing.
...
After leaving the Luan family villa, Luan Yenan drove straight to the company.
Luo Yun had already wandered around the company for a while when she saw Luan Yenan and Zuo Baixuan finally arrive, leaning against the front desk and watching her.
"You invited me over, but then you're leaving me hanging. How interesting."
"Didn't they invite you to sit in the lounge for a while?" Luan Yenan asked.
"Your receptionist is quite pretty, I chatted with her for a bit." Luo Yun, always the gossip, never had anything serious in mind. But her eyes gleamed with a hint of gossip as she sized up the couple.
Luan Yenan turned to Zuo Baixuan and said, "I need to talk to Luo Yun about the IPO. Are you going to listen to this, or go to another office? They're handling the bidding for the 'Smart Living' project there."
Zuo Baixuan's eyes flickered as she glanced at Luo Yun, then immediately looked at Luan Yenan and replied, "I'll go participate in the bidding process."
"Hmm." Luan Yennan watched Zuo Baixuan's departing figure.
Luo Yun raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong with your wife? She wasn't so resistant when we first met, but now she seems so disgusted?"
"It doesn't necessarily mean they dislike you."
"If you're not looking down on me, what are you looking down on? Isn't going public more interesting than bidding?" Luo Yun retorted.
"The listing process is complete, and we're just waiting for the bell to ring. You can just pass on this information. I called you here today to discuss the follow-up IoT matters."
"Why didn't you say so earlier? Wanjun isn't here." Luo Yun had a clear understanding of her own position.
"Let's not talk about details, I just hope you can make some connections for me. I have quite a few connections in Jiangcheng and abroad, and these kinds of events are very efficient, making it easier for me to quickly find suitable candidates." Luan Yenan led Luo Yun into the office.
"So it's convenient for you to find people to send you money, right?" Luo Yun looked around the office, then casually sat down on the sofa, took out a cigarette, looked around, saw no ashtray or lighter, and reluctantly put it away.
Luan Yenan handed her a cup of tea.
"Indeed, it's a matter of willingness."
"Alright, alright. No wonder you could catch Si Ruxin with a straight hook, you must be very charming." Luo Yun took the teacup, took a sip, and put it down because she found it tasteless.
Luan Yenan didn't respond. He sat down at his desk, put on his glasses, and started working on the documents.
Luo Yun remained silent for a few seconds, then looked at Luan Yenan with displeasure. She then clicked her tongue in amazement at how Luan Yenan looked wearing glasses.
A few minutes later, after realizing that Luan Yenan really didn't want to talk to her, Luo Yun said again, "Alright, alright, if you don't want to talk about this, it just so happens that a lot of rich kids from out of town have come here recently, saying they're here because of the opening of the new theme park, but actually they're all waiting for you to come back. Perfect timing, I'm planning a semi-amateur car race, what do you think?"
After saying that, he sent Luan Yenan a link to an amateur car race notification.
“Sure,” Luan Yennan glanced at his phone and replied, “We can also invite Si Ruxin over.”
"Are you serious?" Luo Yun stood up and looked at the door. The door was closed, and the employees outside the window were all busy working with their heads down.
"It's only right to reciprocate," Luan Yenan replied.
Luo Yun finally seized the opportunity, jogging over to Luan Yenan's desk and tapping on the surface: "Hiss, what a nice exchange! Everyone's saying you two are secretly seeing each other. You don't know the photos from the Jiangcheng banquet are all over the industry, do you?"
"Hmm?" Luan Yenan looked up at the sound of tapping on the table, expressing his confusion.
"You really didn't know!" Luo Yun squinted, finding amusement, and happily took out her phone, ready to expose everything to the person in charge.
Luan Yenan frowned.
If Zuo Baixuan hadn't appeared at the banquet, it would have been normal for some people to seize upon certain scenes and start spreading strange rumors.
But Zuo Baixuan has already come, so what else is there to spread?
But Luo Yun's phone was right in front of her.
It's not a forum or a microblog.
It's basically a few groups from the Beijing elite circle, a few groups from Wuhan, plus a group chat group from idle rich kids all over the country.
This is the kind of circle Luo Yun would associate with.
She was already one of the more successful second-generation rich kids, and with the fame and fortune she gained by following Luan Yennan, she has attracted a lot of fans.
When Luan Yenan transmigrated, he deleted all these groups, big and small, and even most of his former cronies. Now, if these people want to get on Luan Yenan's bandwagon, following Luo Yun is the easiest option.
Just like when "blockchain" first appeared, everyone was drawn to "Universe". However, since there was no way for the outside world to contact Universal, Luan Yennan became their best bridge.