My girlfriend is from the future!

Chapter 371 Accompanying You Through Long Years ([-])

On a Friday in May, at 10:30 in the morning, in the Jiangnan District of Hong Kong City, the Science and Technology Venture Capital Building.

"Noah, just sort out the minutes of the meeting just before you get off work and send them to our mailbox. Get ready, I'll take you to brunch with the client, and then remember to bring the financing plan and research materials reviewed yesterday. "

In the bright and clean glass cubicle conference hall, everyone in the project team had just finished a meeting. Zhao Chengming, who was sitting at the top, saw his colleagues leave one after another. He tapped the table with his fingers, as if he was thinking about the meeting just now. content.

At this time, the sound of typing on the keyboard continued. It was not obvious that there were too many people just now. Now that the sound has dispersed, the sound is especially crisp. Zhao Chengming raised his eyes to the intern who was sitting at the end of the conference room and was still typing on his notebook. He smiled and said the above words.

This intern named Noah is naturally He Tianran who just entered the workplace.

In this investment team with an average age of 30, He Tianran looks particularly young, so he is usually responsible for meeting minutes and sorting out data. Don't look at other people's words, but none of the old people around him dare to talk to him Boss around.

In fact, colleagues only know that this young man’s English name is Noah, and he is a fresh graduate of the Department of Finance of the University of Hong Kong this year. The rest of the background is unknown, but in the past, the team led by Zhao Chengming has never allowed a fresh graduate to come in. The precedent of the internship, not to mention the direct follow-up to the ongoing project, so based on this alone, veterans with rich workplace sense can quickly judge the clues behind the intern.

He Tianran raised his head when he heard the sound, and replied energetically, "No problem, Uncle Zhao."

The man in his forties in front of him is his immediate boss, the deputy general manager of Sequoia Capital Shanghai.

It stands to reason that the scale of the project in Hong Kong City is average, and it is not enough for him to lead a team to Hong Kong in person, but because he is a native of Hong Kong City, he has not come back for two or three years, so this time He took the initiative to ask for a job, and he thought it was a break from work to go back to his hometown and visit relatives and friends.

Speaking of which, Zhao Chengming is He Panshan's junior, and He Tianran's old senior at the University of Hong Kong. However, what he studied at the University of Hong Kong was not finance, but philosophy. During the school, he and He Panshan's reputation for each other was only A little heard, no intersection.

After leaving the University of Hong Kong, Zhao Chengming chose to go to the United States for further studies. He spent several years on the other side of the ocean to study for a master's program at an Ivy League school, then entered an investment bank and became a Wall Street elite.

The real acquaintance with He Panshan was at a financial industry summit forum after returning to work in China. Both of them are from Hong Kong City and both alumni of the University of Hong Kong. Zhao Chengming has become a successful professional manager, and He Panshan's Shanhai Technology is also in a thriving stage of take-off.

After He Tianran entered the project team, Zhao Chengming took good care of him. This was not only the friendship between his parents, but also a kind of rural complex.

As we all know, Hong Kong City is a city of immigrants. For the generation of Grandpa He Tianran, they have no sense of belonging to this land, but their next generation expresses completely opposite emotions towards this land, because they are Watching the tall buildings rising from the ground on this land, it has successfully become a new first-tier city.

They have witnessed the rapid development of this city throughout their childhood, adolescence, and youth. Now the third generation of young people in Hong Kong City are gradually growing up. For these outstanding underachievers, out of their love for their hometown, they subconsciously want to Help me out.

And He Tianran is undoubtedly the best among them.

"Oh, don't call me that. Here you should call me Nathan like everyone else. I feel really old when you youngsters call me Uncle one by one."

Zhao Chengming corrected a sentence, he is a very typical financial practitioner, he speaks a mixture of Chinese and English accents, he likes to be decent, pays attention to appearance and style, he only drinks small and fine brewed beer, red wine is from international famous estates, and single malt whiskey is not added. Ice, Japanese ingredients don’t go with wasabi, they have to be freshly ground wasabi. The meeting at noon in the morning is not a meeting, it’s called a brunch. As for the meeting in the afternoon, it’s cool to say that we’re going to have a coffee.

Besides, he is still a DINK. Apart from not wanting children after more than ten years of marriage, his family is very harmonious, and his usual behavior is no different from that of young people. He only puts dignity on business, so it is very easy for He Tianran to get along with him, like An older brother, not an uncle of his father's generation.

The "Uncle Zhao" just now was just a joke. He Tianran knew that Zhao Chengming was most sensitive to his age. According to him, if he was too mature, he would not be able to understand the young entrepreneurs today, and thus miss some opportunities.

"Then Nathan, after the meeting with the client today, can I first..."

He Tianran gestured with two fingers and made a walking gesture, indicating whether he could slip away first, and promised:

"I won't drink the coffee, but I will definitely give you the summary of the meeting and the minutes of the client before you get off work tonight."

"Why? If you don't have a good reason, I won't approve your leave, you know..." Zhao Chengming was a little puzzled. He folded his hands and said bluntly: "Although your father wants you to study with me, but I don't want you to come here to teach."

He Tianran explained:

"It's like this. In the afternoon, I have to go back to school early to pick up my girlfriend home. Then we plan to meet her parents and confess our relationship. This is my first official visit. I can't... …Ha ha."

He Tianran shrugged his shoulders, and Zhao Chengming immediately said "Wow", with an excited expression, and then said with some distress:

"I'm sorry Noah, I know you may need some elder advice now, but I can't tell you from a father's point of view, but I can give you a word as a man..."

He clenched his right hand into a fist, and quickly knocked on the table a few times, making a very encouraging sound. Then he raised his index finger and shook it towards He Tianran. After thinking for a moment, he encouraged in a deep voice:
"KNOCK THEM DEAD! (KNOCK THEM DEAD!)"

After being infected by Zhao Chengming's actions, He Tianran became inexplicably excited. He closed the cover of the notebook and made a "snap" sound, as if nodding heavily. He said confidently:
"I GET IT!"

……

……

The meeting with the client at noon was not too late, and I was free at about three o'clock. When He Tianran drove to Hong Kong University, it was already 04:30 in the afternoon. I will definitely be there.

After arriving at school, he was not in a hurry to find Cao Aiqing, because he knew that the other party had classes in the afternoon, so he first sent a message that he had returned to school, then took his notebook to the library, and continued to organize the content of today's meeting .

Soon Cao Aiqing replied with a simple question:
"What song do you want to hear later? Pu Shu? Or Mayday?"

It was only then that He Tianran remembered that Cao Aiqing still went to the radio station to broadcast today. She is now considered the first sister of the radio station, so even if she is scheduled, it is a good time like Friday afternoon.

The man thought of old men like his father and Zhao Chengming for no reason. They seemed to love some old songs, so he took advantage of the trend and replied:
"Play a song that Professor Cao likes, I want to hear it to see if my father and father's taste can match."

Ten seconds later, the news came.

"Pretend to be weird again, okay~ I really have to think about this."

He Tianran looked at the news and smiled sweetly. Although a song on a radio station is not a big deal, this kind of way of taking advantage of the convenience of his position, and this kind of little secret that only we know, really makes ordinary A different kind of happiness was added to the days.

Putting down the phone, the man didn't bother his girlfriend's class anymore. He said that he would give Zhao Chengming all the meeting materials today, so he would definitely get them. Even if it was Friday, he would never delay until the weekend.

An hour passed without knowing it, and the light music before today's broadcast was played from the speakers all over the campus. He Tianran quickly finished the work, and he suddenly seemed to use Cao Aiqing's warm voice to enter the school. Walk around and finally drop by the radio station to pick her up directly.

He stood up, put the notebook in his backpack, and walked out of the library. At this time, Cao Aiqing's voice sounded on the radio. He stopped for a moment and listened carefully:

"Students, good Friday~ Everyday Campus Voice will meet you again. I am Cao Aiqing, today's announcer. I don't know how you plan to spend this weekend..."

Taking advantage of this comfort, He Tianran walked again, and he didn't know whether it was on his mind or what, he wanted to sit by the lead washing pool again.

So, he returned to the square stone chair where Cao Aiqing had dropped the prayer beads, and sat down slowly.

The scenery here is as it was yesterday, and if we want to talk about any changes, it is probably only the people who look at the scenery who have added years.

When He Tianran turned his head slightly to look at the broken light gently rippling on the water surface, it seemed as if the time had been stretched out. In the past, the night came and went in the blink of an eye.

"I don't know my body like a guest in my dream, but I am greedy when I hear it."

It was getting late, and looking at the distant skyline that was shimmering, the evening wind caressed the hair on his forehead. At such a moment of distraction, He Tianran was quiet, suddenly and gentle, and his youthful eyebrows and eyes became lovely. My dear, the sharp eyes also hang down like willows, reflecting the light of a pool of lake.

It will be late at this moment, and the evening breeze will be cool.

No one knows what he is thinking...

"He Tianran?"

A soft call interrupted his contemplation, He Tianran raised his eyes and said unexpectedly:
"Brother Qiu Xu?"

The person who came was Shen Qiuxu, who was polite and smiled slightly. He Tianran moved his position to make room for the stone chair, and the two men sat side by side.

"Long time no see, naturally, I heard from Ai Qing that you have started an internship recently, is it going well?"

"Hey, don't mention it. It works from nine to five every day. The financial industry is very introverted. Everyone wants to prove themselves. It's all about wolfish competition every day, so I have to get involved too. No, I just now I also worked overtime in the library to complete the work at hand."

He Tianran naturally talked to him about trivial matters at work, and Shen Qiuxu agreed with him deeply, echoing:

"The same is true for designers. They often stay up late and work overtime to draw pictures. The schedule is very unstable. I was not used to it in the first few years after graduation, and the design is more psychologically exhausted. Party A's aesthetics made me deeply aware of it. When the world is uneven, otherwise I would not choose to take the postgraduate entrance examination and embrace the campus again.”

He Tianran laughed, "Brother Qiu Xu, you are too self-effacing. Most of the time when I hear Ai Qing mention you as a senior, she always has admiration and admiration."

When the girl was mentioned, Shen Qiuxu's face visibly paused.

A while ago, the news that Cao Aiqing and He Tianran were together had already spread among friends around him. Other boyfriends could mention it generously, but it would be very impolite for him to pick up this topic and continue talking.

He Tianran saw Shen Qiuxu's concerns and didn't say much. At this time, an old Cantonese song with a sense of age came from the radio station, which was Chen Baiqiang's version of "Genius Idiot Dream".

Everyone is looking for dreams, there is no distinction between east and west in dreams
For a moment, the spring breeze is proud, and the unknown scenery is hazy
Life is like a dream, good or bad
Finding happiness is unbearable to suffering, not knowing suffering and happiness
……

The two men listened quietly for a while, and Shen Qiuxu said with emotion:
"What an old song..."

As for He Tianran, listening to the song, he thought of something, and subconsciously sneered.

"What's wrong?" Shen Qiuxu thought he was laughing at himself, and asked doubtfully.

He Tianran shook his head, "No, just hearing this song, I thought of a joke about myself. I just entered the workplace a while ago. In order to make it easier for my colleagues to call me, I gave myself an English name called Natural, which is The screen name I used before."

"Natural, what does it mean? It matches your Chinese name quite well, and it can be used as a person's name, but..." Shen Qiuxu hesitated to speak.

"Yes, this word is quite interesting. It has the meaning of 'talent' and can be translated into a bad word like 'idiot'. I didn't pay much attention at first, so I heard this song "Genius Idiot Dreams" "It reminded me of this, probably Ai Qing's daughter knew that I would hear her broadcast when I went back to school, and she was deliberately pointing me at me."

After He Tianran explained the cause and effect, this really hit Shen Qiuxu's laughter inexplicably, and he also laughed:

"If you don't pay attention to reminding, few people will think about it, so do you still call it this now?"

"No, Ai Qing changed it for me when I heard it. Aren't you guys building churches all the time? Ai Qing went to the construction site a lot every three days, and the priest over there often told her some fairy tales, probably Because of this, she helped me get another one, named Noah (Noah)."

In the story of the "Bible", God let the world-ending flood come to wash away the sins of the world. The story of Noah building an ark to shelter all creatures is widely spread, and the meaning can be understood without too much explanation.

Shen Qiuxu was thoughtful, and he said slowly, "It can be seen that Ai Qing really trusts you. Not long ago, I asked her what kind of person she would like in the future, but in fact, that person has always been by her side. Maybe you We should have been together long ago."

"That's right... It's just that Noah was blessed by God because he is a morally perfect and good person, but I am a mortal, and I always have shortcomings. I can only protect my lover, but even this , sometimes I don’t seem to be doing very well.”

After finishing speaking, He Tianran raised his hand and pointed to the pool of water in the lead washing pond in front of him:
"Ai Qing and I were together before, but I made a mistake. We broke up in this position at that time."

He Tianran doesn't know why he told Shen Qiuxu these things. Maybe he needs someone who is not familiar with him, but not a stranger, to talk about feelings that cannot affect each other's lives; or maybe, he wants to share this Tell one more person about the past that has been forgotten by time, so as to alert myself...

"Is that so..."

Shen Qiuxu didn't show much surprise, but after two seconds of silence, said:
"So you are reconciled now, and you are naturally together?"

"Well, we're reconciled."

"Then the opportunity should be the cyberbullying against Ai Qing in that forum, right?"

He Tianran turned his head to look at Shen Qiuxu.

The other party smiled:
"You don't have to look at me that way. When I put the case I found from a lawyer friend in front of Ai Qing, but she still chose to trust you, I knew she must have deep feelings for you."

He Ranran was a little dazed, and when he came back to his senses, he swung his index finger horizontally and wiped the tip of his nose, as if he was very happy.

After these words, the two of them didn't talk any more, they just sat and listened to the songs on the radio.

Nanke has a long dream, and the dream disappears.The drunken man wakes up, does he cross the phoenix and ride the dragon?

All materials made in heaven have their uses.Fly high, don't have to be in a dream

Why bother to look for a dream, the dream is empty of sweetness and suffering, I advise you to cherish this moment, you should be infinitely gratified
Why look for a dream...

In the lingering sound of the song, Shen Qiuxu stood up, he should go, He Tianran had to go to the radio station to pick up Cao Aiqing now, before parting, Shen Qiuxu suddenly had a whim, and asked:
"By the way, why...you never seem to regard me as a rival in love?"

……

……

"So, how did you answer Brother Qiu Xu?"

On a certain road heading to the city, Cao Aiqing, the co-driver, took out a box of fresh strawberries bought in the school supermarket, and listened to He Tianran talk about what happened today, especially when he met Shen Qiuxu in the lead washing pond. Pulled out the strawberry head, handed it to her boyfriend's mouth, and asked curiously.

He Tianran ate the strawberry in one gulp, chewed it twice and swallowed it. He glanced at the red to purple navigation for the whole route, and lamented in his heart that it would be strange if the road was not blocked for more than half a point. .

After he hung up the automatic parking, he took his hands off the steering wheel and put his hands behind his head, jokingly said:
"How else can I put it, I just tricked you, so that you can only like me in this life, so don't panic at all."

Cao Aiqing hit him once, and said coquettishly:
"Speak well!"

He Tianran rubbed the place where he was beaten, and then he casually repeated what he said at that time:

"I just said, I won't resent and prevent you from getting along with excellent people. This is a very legitimate and positive social state. People are divided into groups, and birds of a feather flock together. As friends before, I see that you have made better people. , Step by step, I should feel honored.

Now as a couple, everything is settled, and there is no need for me to have a bad relationship with brother Qiu Xu. He likes you, but you chose me in the end, which means that there must be something in me that he is inferior to me. You are my hard work and strength. My lover, I didn't steal it or snatch it. When I see you talking to other men, I get angry. I don't talk about feelings like that, and I don't feel so unconfident.

What's more, Brother Qiu Xu is in the same major as you, and he was your leader in the previous life. It is inevitable that you will have contact and exchange occasions, and I don't understand your major. If I don't learn it, I won't let you learn it. ?I have no such right, nor such reason.

Ai Qing, if you can be with me again, you should get my equal sincerity and love. When I exchange the boring jealousy and vulgar suspicion for my own understanding and honest trust, I think our relationship will definitely be It can be operated for a long time, and the sea is dry and the stone is rotten. "

Cao Aiqing was originally sipping strawberries, but after listening to He Tianran's words, her movements slowly stopped, and her eyes gradually brightened as she watched her boyfriend.

It was a charming feeling that could make people feel refreshed and happy, sweeping away the gloom. The girl thought of a lot of words before she thought of one that could describe the feeling that He Tianran gave her at this moment——

Righteousness.

A precious quality that is rare in today's society but ignored by most people.

The girl turned her head away, not wanting to reveal the joy in her heart so easily.

"Well, this is a perfect answer, right? When I say this, it means that you will be defeated without fighting. Brother Qiu Xu knew that he was invincible, so he left the last bit of decency for himself, and retreated in defeat. !"

He Tianran raised his eyebrows and began to groan.

Cao Aiqing was teased by him for a second, and teased with a smile:
"You, you are so good at talking. Back then when you fought with Xue Yong, who went to the school hospital and ran away in embarrassment when they saw Shen Qiuxu?"

He Tianran was choked by her words, he hesitated and said:
"This... Occasional jealousy is... a kind of pleasure, you know? And what, I..."

boo~
Just when He Ranran started to quibble, his eyes suddenly went dark, his lips felt touched by something soft and warm, and then that soft and flying away, leaving behind a faint...

Strawberry aftertaste.

Cao Aiqing sat on the seat, her face was charming.

"Did you just... kiss me?"

He Tianran said stupidly.

"Drive, you can go, the car behind is going to honk its horn!"

"You didn't even kiss me on the Ferris wheel!!"

"Oh, drive~! Stop making trouble!"

"I made the trouble first?"

As soon as Cao Aiqing turned her head, she saw He Tianran pouted and yelled at her, immediately blocked it with her hands, and said in a panic:
"No, you...you just ate strawberries..."

He Tianran didn't care about it, he just moved his head forward, and shouted in his mouth:
"Hey, you still hate me?! Besides, I'm driving..."

"Oh, what are you talking about, what are you doing! Well..."

(End of this chapter)