Rebirth: Growing Up Together

"You don't have to worry about these things." Xu Cheng interrupted her with a smile, "This plate of steak is cut, Miss Lin, Yu Yu, do you want my help?"

"No... no need..."

Looking at the two people across the table, Yu Yu shook his head, and then took out a scroll from his bag.

"This, this painting is for you..."

The two took it and took a look. It was the painting that Xu Cheng had seen in the afternoon.

Yu Yu explained from the side.

"The painting Zhou Zhou likes... has an unlucky meaning, so I won't give it to you..."

"Thank you, Xiaoyu." Lin Wanzhou said gratefully, "I have a gift for you too."

She took out a pocket watch from her bag and handed it to her. Yu Yu opened it. One side showed the time, and the other side showed a small photo of her, Xu Cheng, and Lin Wanzhu.

"I took this photo when I was in high school. I give it to you. I hope our friendship will last forever."

The three clinked glasses.

After dinner, Xu Cheng drove Yu Yu to the airport.

The strange thing is that Lin Wanzhu not only did not sit in the passenger seat, but also took the initiative to ask Yu Yu to sit in the front, saying that he was a little dizzy after drinking red wine and wanted to sleep in the back.

After the car drove for a while, Xu Cheng saw in the rearview mirror that Lin Wanzhou was sleeping soundly in the back seat.

"Yes... I'm sorry Xu Cheng..."

After being silent all the way, Yu Yu suddenly spoke.

Xu Cheng held the steering wheel and glanced at her.

"Sorry for what?"

"That time...I shouldn't have..."

The girl's beautiful peach blossom eyes reflected the flickering light of the traffic, and they were dotted with colorful stars.

"Don't take it to heart." Xu Cheng whispered.

"I told my mother-in-law...from now on, I am willing to be Aunt He's daughter..."

"?"

Xu Cheng glanced at her in surprise.

"You don't need to be like this Yu Yu."

"It, it has nothing to do with you... Aunt He has been very good to me. Over the years, she is indeed like a mother to me..."

"..."

The entire journey was speechless.

It wasn't until the airport buildings gradually came into view that the girl asked in a hoarse voice.

"Xu Cheng...if I had known you earlier...would things be different now?"

"..."

The young man didn't answer. After a long pause, he suddenly smiled and talked about something else.

"When I was very young, probably in kindergarten, I liked reading in Xinhua Bookstore."

"You know, Jinghai's Xinhua Bookstore is on Bayi Road, it's a very old one."

"It hadn't been renovated at that time. It still had the original layout. It had three floors, an elevator, and a large floor-to-ceiling window on the first floor."

"When there are no seats, I sit in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows."

Listening to his story, Yu Yu's eyes gradually widened.

She looked towards Xu Cheng, her expression gradually filled with disbelief.

Xu Cheng continued talking.

"At that time, there was a little girl who went out with her mother-in-law. She often sat on the other side of the window, reading my books through a large glass window."

"All I read were comics, and I always remember that summer."

Yu Yu had already covered his mouth with his small hands, and something was flashing in his eyes.

Xu Cheng turned his head and looked at her.

"It's you."

The car parked in front of the airport.

Yu Yu unbuckled his seat belt and leaned forward weakly.

"Yu Yu."

"...I'm fine."

The girl rubbed her eyes and sat up again. Her expression looked strong, but the sparkling light on her eyelashes revealed her thoughts.

"Are you here already?"

She glanced outside, then picked up her bag, opened the car door and got out.

Only then did he turn around, with a beautiful smile on his lips.

"Goodbye, Xu Cheng."

The car door closes.

The boy sat in the main driving seat and did not move.

He just watched the girl's figure disappear little by little among the crowd at the airport.

"Goodbye, Yu Yu."

he murmured.

There was a rustle in the back seat, and Lin Wanzhou sat up while rubbing her eyes.

"husband……"

Her voice was crisp, her arms were lying on the driver's seat, and her head was leaning against Xu Cheng's ear.

Xu Cheng reached back, took her little hand and expressed concern.

"Are you awake?"

"Yes." The girl agreed cutely, "Has Yu Yu left?"

"Just got off the car."

"Why didn't you call me?"

"I see you are sleeping soundly."

"Hmph, forget it."

The girl was angry at first, and then took a small sip on the side of Xu Cheng's face.

"Mua."

"What's going on?"

"I just want to kiss you, how can I not do that?" The girl put her arms around his neck.

"Then I want to kiss you back."

"Kiss you, kiss you."

Lin Wanzhu said softly while stretching.

"Let's go home..."

Chapter 432 If You Like Me, You Must Be Together

Yanjing.

Wanshan Company.

"Qiao Yiming, tell me clearly, where were you last night?"

On the phone, Shan Xuechun's questioning made Qiao Yiming uncomfortable.

He took the ice pack from his subordinate, gently applied it to his eyes, and said calmly, "I didn't tell you, I was at the company all night."

"Do you dare to say it again?!"

"Okay, stop making trouble, I have an important meeting to hold here."

"Qiao Yiming..."

Before Shan Xuechun finished speaking, Qiao Yiming had already disconnected the phone, frowned and sat on his chair, tapping his fingers rhythmically on the table.

The office door was pushed open, and his subordinate Shi Juntao walked in.

"Mr. Qiao."

"what's up?"

"Lao Zhou and Lao Wang just submitted their resignations to me."

"……what?"

Qiao Yiming's voice suddenly rose several degrees, "What's going on?"

"It seems that Qingzhou is poaching them..."

"Digging? The salary I give them is not low. How can Qingzhou dig it and play the emotional card?"

"That's not the case... I heard that Qingzhou offered a higher salary..."

Qiao Yiming slammed the table, "How high is higher?"

Everyone in the company knows that Qiao Yiming has a bad temper and a bit of a weird personality. When reporting things to him, you must report in detail. Previously, there was a female employee in her thirties because she said "a lot" and "wait a minute". He scolded him in public in the conference room for his vocabulary.

"Double..." Shi Juntao felt a little sweaty, "Qingzhou will double our salary to recruit them back."

"double?"

Qiao Yiming smacked his lips. "Interesting, but Lao Wang and Lao Zhou are very capable, and they really deserve the price. Others probably won't be willing to spend such a huge price..."

"Not at all."

Shi Juntao interrupted, "As far as I know, they not only poached Lao Wang and Lao Zhou, but many people should have contacted them, and the salaries they offered were higher than ours."

"He's crazy?"

Qiao Yiming looked in disbelief, "Where does he get the confidence?"

"More, more." Shi Juntao took out a document and handed it over. "In today's update of Qingzhou Weibo, the prices of most value-added services were reduced, and many free options were opened, which are more than ours... In addition, the fees for advertisements and trending searches were also reduced a lot. Several advertisers that had previously agreed to a deal have all changed their minds today."

Qiao Yiming sat on his seat and thought quietly for a while.

"Old Shi, what do you think?"

"It's a well-known problem that Qingzhou's capital chain is short in the battle between trapped beasts. Where can Xu Cheng get money at this juncture, relying on his father? Unless he wants Xu Jianghe to go to jail, there is absolutely no other way."

"Then let's go on..."

Qiao Yiming felt his hands were a little cold, so he put them together and rubbed them for a while, "What do you think we should do next?"

Technology is his strong point, but when it comes to management, he is too immature.

"Mr. Qiao, there is no need to be afraid. It is nothing more than a decline of one thing and another. Qingzhou is only breathing its last breath now. The amount of funds on our side is enough to overwhelm them."

"Just do as you say first."

Qiao Yiming thought it made sense, but felt something was wrong.

After all, his opponent this time is Xu Cheng. He knows how incredible that boy is.

Feeling depressed, the phone rang again. Qiao Yiming grabbed it impatiently and pressed the answer button.

"You're not done yet!"

On the other end of the phone, Shan Xuechun choked and said.