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âDo you really have no classes?â Xu Chaomu feared he was telling a white lie.
âYeah, no classes for real. In a few months, Iâll graduate, truly no classes.â
âGraduation⦠I really want to go to college tooâ¦â Xu Chaomuâs eyes held a trace of desolation.
âYou donât have to worry about that. Just tell me what you want to study, and Iâll arrange it for you,â Nie Chenglang comforted her.
His large hand rested on her head, gently touching her soft hair.
âIâll give it serious thought, but⦠can you really arrange it for me?â
âYeah, donât you trust me?â
âOf course not, I trust you,â Xu Chaomu said with a smile.
In the sunlight, her smile looked especially beautiful, revealing a pair of shallow dimples.
After breakfast, Xu Chaomu walked several circles around the hospital courtyard.
If she had to describe her current feelings in four words, she thought it would be: survival after a calamity.
Since it was her life thereafter, she was determined to live it well.
Taking advantage of the snow that hadnât yet completely melted, Xu Chaomu still went and built a very tiny snowman.
She used two jujube pits for the snowmanâs eyes, and picked up a milk bottle cap from the ground to use as the snowmanâs mouth.
From a distance, it indeed looked like a silly little snowman.
âLook at you, your hands must be freezing, right? Put on some gloves,â Nie Chenglang said, pulling out a pair of gloves and insistently putting them on for her.
Xu Chaomu pointed at her creation and laughed, âHow about it? Give me your feedback.â
âJust like you.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âClueless, but very cute.â
âIâm not talking to you anymore; you donât even know how to compliment someone.â
âThat was a compliment. I said itâs just like you, which means the snowman you made is lifelike. It also reflects your dexterity and thoughtfulness.â
Xu Chaomuâs mouth twitched, âSmooth-talking scammer.â
âHa-ha, arenât you supposed to rest? Let me take you upstairs.â
âOkay.â
Xu Chaomu reluctantly said goodbye to her snowman, glancing back a few times as if the snowman was bidding her farewell too.
Returning to the ward and once Xu Chaomu fell asleep, Nie Chenglang called the family driver.
He asked the driver to take him to the mall; he wanted to buy a few clothes for Xu Chaomu.
âYoung Master, the madam called today, and I told her you went out with your mentor on a project.â
âMmm.â
âThe madam urged you to come back to the country again. She said that Feili Groupâs business is looking up and wanted your help to come back and manage things.â
âIf itâs looking up, then thereâs no need for me to go back,â Nie Chenglang replied languidly.
âBut⦠the madam also wants the group to do better.â
âI canât help her with that; I donât like managing a group. By the way, wasnât there a problem with the group recently? How come itâs suddenly looking up?â
âThat, Iâm not too clear about. According to the madam, six months ago, she and a business partner secured a project. This project brought in considerable revenue.â
âOh, itâs good for the group to look up.â
âYoung Master, are you not going back to the country?â
âWeâll talk about it later.â
The driver didnât pry further and drove on.
Shen Group, presidentâs private elevator.
Shen Chi stepped into the elevator, straightened his cuffs, and buttoned up his suit, traveling downwards.
This was his private elevator, but just after descending one floor, the elevator doors suddenly opened.
Shen Shihan entered, followed by his assistant.
âShen Shihan, if I remember correctly, isnât your elevator on the east side?â Shen Chi said coldly.
Shen Shihan didnât speak or pay attention to Shen Chi, just lowering his head to look at the documents he held.
His assistant said, âPresident Shen, Director Shen has already said, from now on, our Vice President Shen can freely use this elevator.â
âDirector Shen? Let him say that to my face!â Shen Chiâs expression turned icy.
Half a year ago, simply because Shen Shihan was handed the diamond mine project, Shen Cexian began to treat him differently.
âIâm sorry, President Shen, if you donât believe it, you can ask Director Shen.â
âMy things are not for others to meddle with!â
âPresident Shen, donât forget, at the board meeting a few days ago, the shareholders were trying to persuade you⦠to abdicate in favor of a more capable person.â
The assistantâs words were already quite tactful.
Shen Chi had no desire to waste words with him. He pressed the elevator button and as the doors opened, he said in a cold voice, âGet out!â
âPresident Shen, why botherâ¦â
âDo you want me to kick you out?â
âAlright, alright. Vice President Shen, letâs go. After all, sooner or later, this elevator will be ours anyway, thereâs no rush at this moment.â
Shen Chi was truly pissed off; he found his temper getting worse lately.
He knew that if they dared to talk back even once more, he really would kick them out.
Thankfully, Shen Shihan and his assistant exited, and Shen Chi irritably adjusted his tie.
Once out of the elevator, he called his assistant, âIs everything for the Paris trip arranged?â
âArranged. We can depart this afternoon.â
âGood, make sure to contact the partners there and try to secure as much funding as you can.â
âYes.â
Shen Chi hung up and drove back to the Shen Family from the group.
After a quick lunch, he planned to head to Paris.
Butler Ling, seeing how Shen Chi had been flying from one country to another non-stop, felt truly sorry for him.
Being so busy with various engagements, how can oneâs body stand it?
All she could do was earnestly advise, âFourth Young Master, are you going to Paris? Eat a bit more, and take a nap after lunch. After all, you only came back at dawn.â
âIâm fine,â Shen Chi replied indifferently.
Butler Ling couldnât persuade him otherwise. Coming back stumbling drunk near dawnâhow could he be alright?
âFourth Young Master, how long will you be in Paris?â
âTwo days.â
âItâs said to be very cold in Paris right now. Be careful and make sure to wear more.â
âI know.â
Soon after, Driver Lao Cheng arrived at the Shen Family house to take Shen Chi to the airport.
âPresident Shen, take care of yourself and try to drink less during gatherings. I heard thereâs been some trouble in the groupâ¦â
It was more than just trouble. Lao Cheng knew that at the board meeting, some shareholders even asked Shen Chi to step down from the president position!
Of course, Shen Chi wouldnât yield. Shen Cexian transferred all his shares to Shen Shihan and removed the financial power from Shen Chiâs hands.
With no other choice, Shen Chi had to personally take on various projects to secure funding.
âItâs nothing; I can handle it,â Shen Chi said, hand on his forehead.
Lao Cheng sighed; if Chaomu were here, things would be better.
She was Shen Chiâs source of joy, the only one who could make him smile.
However, she had been gone for an entire half-year, and it was likely thatâ¦
Lao Cheng couldnât bear to think further; such a lively and carefree girl, just like that⦠n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Another long sigh escaped Lao Cheng.
He even wondered whether Shen Chi would ever smile again in his life. Without Xu Chaomu, what would Shen Chi do in the future?
It wasnât long before Lao Cheng drove Shen Chi to the airport, where his assistant was already waiting.
As the plane took off, he was bound for Paris to negotiate an important project.