We agreed not to date, so why are you crying now that I've become the richest man?

Ye Chen did not intend to delve deeper into this topic.

This cross-industry alliance model, which will become commonplace more than a decade later, was indeed quite impressive in 2010.

But his mind wasn't on that, and he was too lazy to waste his breath.

I just arrived at the exit of the playground gate.

Ye Chen stopped in his tracks.

"It's getting late, you should go back and rest."

He glanced at his watch and waved casually.

Li Xue hadn't recovered from the shock she'd just experienced, and subconsciously asked a question.

"There's a supermarket up ahead. I'm going to buy a bottle of water. Do you want to come along?"

"No need, I still have half a bottle left."

Ye Chen waved the bottled water in his hand, then turned and walked towards the boys' dormitory.

His steps were crisp and decisive, without any hesitation.

He didn't even turn his head.

Li Xue stood at the entrance of the playground, watching the figure gradually disappear into the night.

She stood there quietly.

Her gaze lingered on him until he completely disappeared from sight.

Just how much is hidden in this freshman's mind?

We'll have to find another opportunity to talk about this later.

Ye Chen walked along the tree-lined path toward dormitory 417.

The September night breeze carried a slight chill, drying the thin layer of sweat on my back.

He mentally went through the next steps methodically.

I need to personally fly to Hong Kong Island to open an offshore account before the end of the month.

There's no rush to put the EA matter on hold for now.

Temple Run's data is still climbing; we won't release it until it reaches its peak.

The next few days.

Every evening at 7:30, Ye Chen would go for a jog on the rubber track.

And Li Xue, the head of the external relations department of Jiaotong University, will "coincidentally" appear on the same track at the same time.

The day before yesterday, we pretended to be stretching by the track and bumped into each other.

Yesterday, I waited at the sidelines with two bottles of sports drinks.

Today, I even kept up with him by stepping at the same pace.

"Junior, you've run five laps and aren't even out of breath. You have a lot of stamina."

Li Xue jogged alongside Ye Chen, her fair face flushed with the effects of exercise, her breathing slightly labored.

She raised her hand and tucked the stray hairs, damp with sweat, behind her ear.

Even a casual gesture could still draw the attention of the boys around him.

Ye Chen maintained a steady pace, his gaze fixed straight ahead.

"Jogging requires rhythm. If you're still thinking about the external relations department's business, you'll get distracted and your breathing will become disordered, making you breathless."

Ye Chen spoke in a relaxed tone, with just the right amount of teasing.

Li Xue rolled her eyes at him, but couldn't help but smile slightly.

So many boys in the school lined up to talk to her.

She deliberately lowered herself to create a chance encounter, and this guy didn't react with any sense of being flattered at all, but was able to retaliate so naturally.

"Can't you just say a few words of praise along with what I'm saying?"

Li Xue turned her head to look at him, "I approved the idea of ​​cross-industry alliance that you mentioned yesterday as soon as I got back, and I'm working with the department to rush out a new plan these past two days."

"Congratulations in advance, senior! You don't have to worry about the welcome party."

Ye Chen maintained a friendly demeanor and didn't slow down his pace.

"How about I treat you to dinner tomorrow night to celebrate?"

Li Xue seized the opportunity to extend an olive branch.

If it were anyone else, they would have been so excited they'd lost their bearings.

"Let's talk about it in a few days, I'm a bit busy lately."

Ye Chen refused without hesitation.

"Put the meal you owe me on the tab now, and I'll collect it with interest later."

Li Xue was rendered speechless by this straightforward rejection.

This unfettered sense of control, unaffected by emotions, left her feeling like she was punching cotton.

The edge of the playground.

Student Union Vice President Zhang Kai stood by the lawn with a few people, watching the two jogging side by side, his face turning red with anger.

Thursday afternoon, Jiaotong University's tree-lined avenue.

Ye Chen had just finished eating at the cafeteria when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

The screen showed that the caller ID was Xia Shiqing.

Press the answer button.

The deliberately soft voice immediately came through the receiver, carrying a distinct hint of coquettishness and ingratiation.

"Ye Chen, all the paperwork for the Mercedes V260 you ordered has been completed, and the license plate in Shanghai has also been set up for you."

"Pretty efficient," Ye Chen replied casually.

"Of course, I have to treat your matter as my top priority."

Xia Shiqing paused for two seconds on the other end of the phone, then lowered her voice even further:

"When are you free to come and inspect the car? If you have time tonight, I'd like to treat you to dinner to thank you for such a big sale."

At this moment, Xia Shiqing was standing outside the rest area of ​​the 4S store, having specially touched up her lipstick, and even thought about which outfit to wear to her dinner date after get off work.

"I'm afraid I won't have time these next few days."

Ye Chen abruptly shattered her expectations.

"Ah... I see..." Xia Shiqing was clearly taken aback.

"Okay, I'll send someone from the company to pick up the car at the store tomorrow. You just need to prepare the keys and invoice and hand them over to her."

"Weekends are fine too, you should be free on weekends, right?" Xia Shiqing asked again, unwilling to give up.

"I've been really busy lately and can't get away," Ye Chen said calmly. "I'll contact you again once I'm done with this."

Although Xia Shiqing felt disappointed, she could tell it was just polite talk, so she sensibly accepted the situation.

"Okay, okay, work is important, so I won't bother you any longer. I'll make sure to get the paperwork done perfectly tomorrow. Contact me anytime you're free."

"Yes, thank you for your hard work."

Ye Chen said goodbye and then hung up the phone.

Looking at the darkened phone screen, Xia Shiqing bit her lower lip.

Even though I knew in my heart that "I'll find you when I'm done" was probably just a perfunctory excuse that would never come, a huge sense of disappointment still welled up in my heart.

Several female sales staff nearby looked over, and she could only force a smile as she walked back to her workstation.

Trying to gain any sense of presence in front of this young sugar daddy is harder than climbing to heaven.

It was noon on Friday, in the computer science lab.

In the professional course, Professor Zhou was explaining the underlying logical architecture.

Zhao Qiang and others sat in the front row, and in order to show off, they frequently raised their hands to ask some basic questions.

Ye Chen sat in the corner of the last row.

A series of codes were running on the desktop computer screen in front of me.

He is connecting to an overseas server via a jump server to check the latest user retention rate for Temple Run.

As the bell rang, Professor Zhou closed his lesson plan and announced the end of get out of class.

The computer room suddenly became noisy, and students left in twos and threes.

Ye Chen casually turned off the remote connection, picked up his backpack, and walked out of the server room through the back door.

Just as he reached the stairwell at the end of the corridor, his phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was Han Yue calling.

"President Ye," came Han Yue's efficient and crisp voice.

"What's wrong?"

"The Hong Kong and Macau travel permits have been processed through expedited channels," Han Yue reported, flipping through the documents in her hand. "In addition, as per your request, we have selected three financial traders in Hong Kong."

"All three of them have experience working in investment banks on Wall Street and are highly experienced."

"I have had them sign the highest level of confidentiality agreement. They are currently on standby at a temporary office in Central, Hong Kong Island, and are ready to perform account operations at your instruction at any time."