Reborn: Billionaire in College

There were very few pedestrians on the quiet and remote road. Chen Pingjiang was walking slowly with a baseball cap on. Zhang Xinyue was walking side by side with him, almost leaning on Chen Pingjiang.

"So your mom wanted you to go on a blind date, and you didn't want to, so you ran away, and before you left you were angry at her and told her that I came?"

Zhang Xinyue shook her head: "I didn't say you were here, I just said my boyfriend was here, aren't you my boyfriend?"

"Of course, but how are you going to explain it when you go back?"

"Just say you lied to her. Anyway, I don't want to go on a blind date. Do you want me to go on a blind date?" When Zhang Xinyue was with Chen Pingjiang, she especially liked to use the tilted head move. This was a habit she developed in high school. However, after she started working, she almost never did this.

Chen Pingjiang laughed: "Then I will definitely not agree to your blind date. Although you can get away with it this year, what about next year and the year after? You will be under a lot of pressure in the future. I have experienced your mother's abilities."

Speaking of this, Zhang Xinyue's expression darkened.

"Let's talk about the future later. Live one day at a time and be happy every day."

She is different from Ge Mengshi, and even more different from Cong Nini.

The former and Chen Pingjiang already have a child. Although they are not husband and wife in name only, they are husband and wife in reality, and he holds a senior position in Zhizhen Catering, a listed group.

Whether for public or private reasons, Chen Pingjiang will not let Ge Mengshi leave him.

Besides, Ge Mengshi loves Chen Pingjiang enough and is focused on her career. She may not care much about a marriage certificate. She thinks it is enough that Chen Pingjiang treats her well.

The latter only wanted to cling to someone powerful, and planned to cling to Chen Pingjiang for the rest of his life, feeling at ease and without any further thoughts.

Zhang Xinyue is different. After all, she and Chen Pingjiang had a relationship before, so she can be considered his white moonlight.

Being reduced from being the legitimate wife to being the third party was a forced act. She wanted to give up but was deeply in love with Chen Pingjiang. She was sensitive, conflicted and even more confused.

Just like Chen Pingjiang said, if your family is urging you to go on a blind date this year, you can postpone it, but what about next year or the year after?
Do I have to maintain this kind of relationship with Chen Pingjiang for the rest of my life?
Will Chen Pingjiang abandon me in the future?

Zhang Xinyue knew very well that she could certainly maintain this unclear and ambiguous relationship with Chen Pingjiang now.

But what will happen five or ten years later?
Sooner or later, she will have to face the question of whether to leave or stay.

Not to mention whether Chen Pingjiang allows her to leave, when the time comes to leave, can she let go of this relationship that has lasted for more than ten years since they were in school uniforms?

She knew very well that even if she really left Chen Pingjiang, it would be difficult for her to have a happy marriage.

Because Chen Pingjiang's position in her heart is too high and too important, there is no room for anyone else.

Chen Pingjiang is so outstanding that it is hard for anyone to compare with him.

How can someone who has seen the mountains be fascinated by the hills?

But if you stay, you will have to pay a price.

The price is pressure and misunderstanding from family, and never having marriage and companionship.

This is a dilemma, and only those who are free and brave can find the correct answer.

Chen Pingjiang had also thought of what Zhang Xinyue was thinking of, but he just didn't say it out loud for the time being.

The road the two of them are taking now is the road to their high school alma mater.

The county middle school is halfway up the mountain. Going up from the lowest vegetable market, the altitude increases by at least two or three hundred meters.

I haven't been here for five or six years, and the changes are both good and bad.

The good thing is that the school has a cafeteria, which didn’t exist back then, and many places have been renovated.

The bad thing is that with the relocation of the surrounding population, there is a serious shortage of local students, and they have no choice but to recruit students from other places.

The two turned a corner and the gate of the county middle school came into view.

"Fang Yuting told me that she often dreams about high school scenes. In her dreams, she finds herself in the college entrance examination examination room or in the morning reading, or she dreams of a strict class teacher. I am similar to her." Talking about funny things, Zhang Xinyue also relaxed.

Chen Pingjiang thought about it carefully and asked, "Why didn't I have it?"

Zhang Xinyue looked at Chen Pingjiang, her eyes flickering: "You were still writing novels in your senior year of high school, how could you feel any pressure?"

This sentence brought back Chen Pingjiang's memories.

He was arguably the student with the least interest in the college entrance examination in his senior year of high school.

Other students are studying hard in class and reviewing for exams.

He was the only one who was still reading novels. Not satisfied with reading novels, he started writing his own. In just half a semester, he wrote 200,000 words in his notebook.

Fortunately, my mock exam results were always stable, neither going up nor down.

The two of them walked up the stairs and slowly entered the high school gate.

It's a small place with few people coming. There are no security guards and the door is open on the side.

"Do you still remember what happened that year?" Zhang Xinyue pointed to the gate of the experimental building and asked Chen Pingjiang with a smile.

"Are you talking about the meeting on the day of filling out the application form?"

Of course Chen Pingjiang remembered, wasn’t that the first day of his rebirth?

"Yes, actually I noticed you and Zhou Guanghan walking behind me a long time ago, and I deliberately ran to Tan Ke and talked to him. Of course, he was very surprised, just to get your attention and make you angry." Recalling her willfulness and arrogance back then, Zhang Xinyue also felt that she was very childish back then. "But you don't seem to care at all. You were not like this before, you were very domineering, and you would get jealous when someone talked to me. After that incident, I felt that you were different."

Chen Pingjiang smiled but said nothing. He was the only one who knew the details of what happened that day.

In a short time, their footprints were left everywhere on the campus.

On the playground, in the teaching building, and in the classroom.

The two of them even took great interest in recreating the seats they sat in their senior year of high school.

One is in the second row and the other is in the last row.

"Look, your photo is here."

Looking in the direction of Zhang Xinyue's finger, Chen Pingjiang saw his photo and introduction in the stairwell. There was even a sign saying "famous alumnus". He had no idea about this.

"It was probably the school leaders who found me through a high school classmates group and asked me if I had time to come back and give a speech. I was busy with the IPO of Renren at that time and didn't have the time, so I declined."

Zhang Xinyue smiled sweetly: "Then let's ask about the principal's inner shadow area at that time."

After taking a walk around, the two felt reluctant to leave the high school gate and looked back.

This glance is full of reluctance.

Because that represents their youth.

High school life is certainly boring, but it is also beautiful at the same time, because that is what true youth looks like.

This reluctance will be even stronger than on a university campus.

When going down the stairs, Zhang Xinyue actually started crying. Her eyes were only slightly red at first, but soon they turned red like beads that had broken off the string.

Chen Pingjiang didn't think much about it and just thought it was sentimentality.

When passing by the teachers' family area, the two unexpectedly met their former Chinese teacher here.

"Teacher Yao!" Zhang Xinyue calmed herself down and was the first to greet her.

Teacher Yao was playing with her son. At first, she looked at the two of them with curiosity, as if reminiscing. After a while, she called out in surprise, "Are you Zhang Xinyue?"

"Yes, teacher, do you still remember me?"

"How could I not remember? You were a little beauty back then, and you're even prettier now."

Zhang Xinyue has become more beautiful, but Teacher Yao is no longer young.

I came to school to teach right after graduating from a normal school.

The students at that time had never seen such a young and beautiful teacher. Many students' dream lover was Teacher Yao.

I didn't expect that the child would grow so big in just a few years.

"Is this your boyfriend?" Teacher Yao asked Zhang Xinyue.

Zhang Xinyue smiled and said, "Yeah, can't you recognize Teacher Yao? Has he changed a lot?"

Teacher Yao was confused: "Do I know him? I was his teacher before?"

"Yes, you once caught him reading a novel in class."

After hearing this, Teacher Yao suddenly remembered. After a while, he asked in shock: "You, you are not Chen Pingjiang, right?"

Chen Pingjiang also smiled and took off his baseball cap: "Teacher Yao, long time no see. Who got the chance to be the goddess of all the boys in our school?"

"Oh, it's you. You're a celebrity now. You didn't come back to visit me for so many years. I don't know how arrogant your head teacher Yan Guoping became. He often said, 'My students are the richest people, what are your students?' He stopped many teachers from talking. But he has been transferred now." Seeing Chen Pingjiang, Teacher Yao's face was even more surprised. After all, a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow. This guy is really promising. It really surprised many people that he could come out of such an ordinary high school.

"The principal mentioned your name every time he held a meeting. Because of you, the Education Bureau received a lot more funding. Not only was the campus renovated, but the teachers' salaries were also improved."

My goodness, there are so many things behind this, Chen Pingjiang really doesn’t know.

It really is true that when one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, the two said goodbye to Teacher Yao.

"Shall I take you home? It's getting late."

Zhang Xinyue shook her head: "No, in case my mom sees me, I'll just take a taxi back."

"Okay, then let's go back to Dongjiang and talk about it." Chen Pingjiang didn't force her. He watched Zhang Xinyue get into a taxi, and then he got into the MPV.

After sitting in the car for a long time and smoking a cigarette, he turned the car around and headed towards Zhang Xinyue's home.

…………

After getting in the taxi, Zhang Xinyue's emotions fluctuated greatly and she thought of many things.

For example, the scenes of the two people falling in love in high school, the scenes of them quarreling, and so on.

Finally, tears shed.

When she got home, her eyes were still red.

Shi Xingmei was having dinner at the moment. When she saw Zhang Xinyue coming home, she looked surprised and said, "Didn't you go out to play? I thought you weren't having dinner outside."

Zhang Xinyue asked, "Where's my dad? He hasn't come back yet?"

"Your dad always plays cards with his colleagues during the Chinese New Year. They can only play today. They have to accompany their wives to visit relatives tomorrow." Shi Xingmei asked, "You are talking about your boyfriend today to make me angry, right? I guess so. Otherwise, why would you come back without having dinner?"

Zhang Xinyue didn't dwell on this topic: "Mom, today is only the first day of the Chinese New Year. How many restaurants are open in the county?"

Shi Xingmei frowned when she heard this, which seemed like a rebuttal to her words. "Girl, are you going out with your classmates or your boyfriend? If you really have a boyfriend, bring him back to meet him. If you don't have a boyfriend, come with me tomorrow to see the boy. He graduated from a prestigious university and has a good job now."

"Hey, Mom, stop talking. If you continue like this, I will go back to Dongjiang tomorrow."

Zhang Xinyue got a little angry and shouted in annoyance.

Shi Xingmei's hand, which was about to pick up the chopsticks, froze: "Girl, you act like I want to harm you. Getting married and having children is something you'll have to deal with sooner or later."

"But I said I have a boyfriend."

"Who is it? Or did you make it up?"

Faced with her mother's excitement, and thinking back to what happened at her high school this afternoon, Zhang Xinyue, who was already in a low mood, said a name without thinking: "Chen Pingjiang!"

She spoke her mind and felt a little regretful after she finished speaking.

Sure enough, after hearing the name, Shi Xingmei was shocked: "Don't say that nonsense, are you two really boyfriend and girlfriend now?"

After blurting out these words, Shi Xingmei seemed to refute herself and said, "No, if you want to be with him, I definitely don't object, but there is no reason for you to hide it from me. Are you lying to me?"

"Believe it or not." The reason why Shi Xingmei wanted to confirm again and again was because she didn't know whether her daughter was really with Chen Pingjiang or was just trying to fool her.

If they are really together, why hide it? If they are not together, why use Chen Pingjiang as a shield?

Soon, Shi Xingmei thought of a possibility that terrified her.

"You're not having an affair with him, are you? I've seen it on TV, and he has a girlfriend."

At this point, Zhang Xinyue didn't plan to keep it a secret any longer, so she just threw the can out: "I'm also one of his girlfriends, a little one who can't be seen in public, are you satisfied?"

Shi Xingmei's face suddenly became ugly as if she was hit by a hammer. "Why? You are so beautiful, no worse than anyone else. You have been together since high school. For him, you disobeyed our arrangement and went to Dongjiang to attend the same university with him. You can just say that you are childhood sweethearts, but why do you have to be his mistress? Do you have Chen Pingjiang's phone number? Give it to me. I want to call him and ask him in person. What does he mean? Is he bullying others like this? Have you lost your conscience?"

Seeing her mother's aggressive look, Zhang Xinyue was very disappointed and exhausted. "Mom, stop it. You were so persistent in trying to break us up. You went to the school to find the teacher, said some weird things in front of his parents, and warned him alone. Isn't it normal for us to break up later? I went to Dongjiang to study because I wanted to get back together, but he is getting better and better. I can't keep up with him. There are better girls with him."

"Later, I felt that I could never forget this person, so I took the initiative to pursue him. It was me who took the initiative! What else could I ask for? Stop it, all this is thanks to you."

Shi Xingmei opened her mouth and stood there in a daze, a bitter taste rising from the tip of her tongue.

Yesterday’s cause, today’s effect!
She really wanted to bring up what she had said in the afternoon again, explaining that the choice she made back then was what any normal parent would do, and that she couldn't be blamed.

But it seems so pale and powerless.

The remorse in her heart grew stronger and stronger.

Why did I break up the couple back then?

At the same time, I was very angry.

She was angry that Chen Pingjiang didn't appreciate their friendship, that her daughter was still trying to get him to stay with her even though she knew he had a girlfriend, and she was even more angry with herself.

After a long time, Shi Xingmei finally reacted and shook her head. "No, I still can't accept it. This unclear relationship between you must end. I'm your mother. I'm doing this for your own good and I'm responsible for you for the rest of my life. You're obsessed with love now, you can ignore it, but what about in the future? When relatives and friends ask you why you haven't gotten married yet, how are your father and I going to explain it? Who will be responsible for you when you're old? When you're in your thirties and Chen Pingjiang gets tired of you and kicks you away, what will you do?"

As she spoke, Shi Xingmei started crying and went forward to hug her daughter.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"Your father is back, I have to ask him to help persuade you."

Having said that, Shi Xingmei stood up and opened the door.

"Old Zhang..."

When she was halfway through shouting, the door opened completely, revealing Chen Pingjiang's figure. Shi Xingmei was stunned and thought she had seen it wrong.

Originally, he was angry and wanted to ask a few questions, but when he thought of Chen Pingjiang's identity, he felt a little scared. Finally, he said weakly: "Chen... Pingjiang, please come in."

Zhang Xinyue, who was still sobbing in frustration, thought she had misheard, so she quickly stood up and walked to the door.

It was only after I saw Chen Pingjiang's smiling face that I realized it was true.

In an instant, great joy and grievance intertwined, and the emotions finally found an outlet. Zhang Xinyue rushed into Chen Pingjiang's arms with a whimper and hugged his waist.

Seeing this scene, Shi Xingmei felt upset and didn't know what to do, so she quickly sent a text message to Zhang Xinyue's father.

"I was at the door just now, and I seemed to hear someone mumbling my name? What were they mumbling?"

Chen Pingjiang smiled and patted Zhang Xinyue on the back, then turned around and glanced at Shi Xingmei.

Times have changed, and after many years, it is not that Chen Pingjiang hates or dislikes Shi Xingmei.

Especially after I had a daughter, I can gradually understand Shi Xingmei's actions back then.

If this happened to Chen Pingjiang, when Xiao Doubao fell in love with someone in his senior year of high school, he would have broken that boy's leg.

At present, Shi Xingmei is just an ordinary mother and an ordinary person to Chen Pingjiang, and the past is gone.

Would he, who had seen many storms and waves, show off to an ordinary person? Besides, he should give face to the Buddha instead of the monk.

When Shi Xingmei was asked this, her face turned red with embarrassment.

I never thought that when I was sitting at home and talking about other people's faults, someone could hear me.

On the other hand, she was also scared when facing Chen Pingjiang.

Shi Xingmei worked in finance, so she naturally knew the power of money. She would also unconsciously collect some news about Chen Pingjiang, and she knew more about the power and wealth of this young man.

This means that she is more awed than the ordinary worker peasant!

"I...I'll go make some tea."

Faced with Chen Pingjiang's unintentional glance, Shi Xingmei was so nervous that she quickly found an excuse and ran to the kitchen.

Chen Pingjiang, holding Zhang Xinyue in his arms, sat down on the sofa in the living room.

"What were you yelling about just now? Look how you're crying." Chen Pingjiang teased with a smile.

Zhang Xinyue still held Chen Pingjiang like a koala and refused to let go.

At this moment, she was extremely sure of her future choices and would never regret it.

Chen Pingjiang's timing of appearance was perfect and wonderful.

Just when she was under pressure from her mother and was isolated and helpless, and just when she was confused and helpless, it was like a ray of light shining, bringing her surprise and warmth.

"nothing."

At this time, there was no way Zhang Xinyue could say as she said.

But even if he didn't say it, Chen Pingjiang could guess it.

Since I'm here today, I'm going to have a showdown.

"I just finished my meal and sat down at the card table. What's the matter that calls me back so urgently?"

Zhang Xinyue's father Zhang Yang was in a chess and card room not far away, so he came back quickly.

I asked curiously when I entered the room, and when I turned around, I saw Chen Pingjiang and was shocked.

I didn't recognize it at first glance, but I was sure at the second glance.

After a while, Zhang Yang and Shi Xingmei acted like good kids. One of them sat in front of the coffee table with a stool, with an awkward smile on his face. He tried to hide his inner embarrassment with his hands, and he didn't know what to say.

But they roughly knew what Chen Pingjiang was going to say.

On the other side, Chen Pingjiang was sitting on the sofa with his arms and legs spread out.

"Uncle, you smoke, right?" Chen Pingjiang first handed Zhang Yang a cigarette.

Zhang Yang turned to look at his wife, as if asking for instructions.

Shi Xingmei pretended not to see it: "Come on, smoke, I'll get you an ashtray."

Zhang Xinyue curled her lips. Chen Pingjiang was so fierce before he came, but now he is so easy to talk to. Normally, her father would never dare to smoke at home because he was strictly controlled.

Chen Pingjiang smiled as he watched Shi Xingmei take out a clean, shiny, brand new ashtray from the cupboard.

Chen Pingjiang lit up the lighter and passed it to Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang was startled and waved his hand quickly, "I have it, I have it, you're welcome."

So Chen Pingjiang didn't force it and lit it for himself instead.

At any other time, Chen Pingjiang would never do this. He did this today simply to give a small warning and control the momentum.

"Uncle, aunt, we are old acquaintances, so I'll just be frank."

The words "old acquaintance" made Zhang Yang and Shi Xingmei feel a little uncomfortable, and they knew that Chen Pingjiang was serious.

"Xinyue has been with me for a long time, so don't make things difficult for her. She and I have been together since childhood, and I will not let her down. Let's treat her equally."

Shi Xingmei forced a smile, thinking hard about how to answer.

Zhang Yang was still a little confused. It had been years since they separated. How did these two get together again? And what did it mean to treat everyone equally?
However, Chen Pingjiang did not give the two more time to think, and continued: "Uncle Zhang, I remember it was a state-owned unit repair factory in the county, right?"

"Yep!"

"I'll say hello to your county leaders later. I'll work as a deputy factory manager to gain experience. Whether I want to start my own business or continue to move up in career, it won't be a problem."

Zhang Yang was stunned for a moment, looking at Chen Pingjiang with a dull gaze. After he came to his senses, his heart was immediately filled with great joy.

Right now he is just the team leader of a class in the factory, which is a long way from the position of deputy factory director. If such a good thing really happened, he would wake up laughing in his dreams.

He also had no doubt whether Chen Pingjiang was bragging.

The customer service center of Renren.com in the north of Tongcheng was well-known to everyone. Rumors spread like wildfire, saying that all the big leaders in the city went to Chen Pingjiang's house, caught him in the act, and it took several days of persuasion to get him to surrender.

Isn't it a piece of cake to give your position a heads up?
"Pingjiang, can I do this? No one will gossip about me, right?"

Chen Pingjiang took a puff of cigarette and said lightly through the lingering smoke: "Gossip? What gossip? Uncle Zhang, you have worked in the repair factory for many years. Even if you have no merits, you have worked hard. I think you are a good fit."

Zhang Xinyue, who was sitting next to him, hugged Chen Pingjiang's other baby with both hands, looking like a little bird, and she felt so proud.

Shi Xingmei realized that Chen Pingjiang was trying to win people's hearts. When she was stunned, she heard Chen Pingjiang's voice continue to come: "Aunt Shi, I remember that you are about the same age as my mother, and it is almost time for you to retire. There is no need to continue working. I will buy you a house in Dongjiang and Tongcheng, and give you a deposit of 10 million. You can do maintenance travel or drink tea with other aunts whenever you want. Isn't it great?"

Shi Xingmei couldn't help swallowing her saliva. Zhang Yang's cigarette had burned to the butt. He was burned a little before he reacted and quickly put it out.

Both of their hearts were pounding.

How much money would these few casual words cost?

The two of us worked so hard to buy a house, but others asked for tens of millions.

"I remember Xinyue's uncle has a trading company in He City that supplies goods to supermarkets? I'll introduce him to some business later. Even if he can't make big money, he can make small profits."

"..."

Shi Xingmei's psychological defenses were immediately broken. Chen Pingjiang was indeed too thoughtful and gave too much.

She cares most about her reputation and how her family sees her, and she always wants to show off her glamorous life.

This point hits the sore spot.

Zhang Xinyue was a little curious. She had never told Chen Pingjiang about her uncle's family affairs, so how did he know?
But on second thought, this kind of information is difficult for others to find, so is it a problem for Chen Pingjiang?

"I see uncle doesn't have a car yet, right? Will he buy an Audi A6 later?"

Zhang Yang and Shi Xingmei looked at each other and swallowed the words in their hearts.

How can you object to this?

It's really unreasonable to throw money at someone.

There are people who are strong-willed enough to say "no", but they are too few.

Zhang Yang and his wife, who live an ordinary life, are obviously not among them.

After a long while, Shi Xingmei sighed, "Xiao Chen, it's all my fault. I really shouldn't have done those things back then. I regret it every time I think about it. I'm very excited that you two can get along now. As long as you treat Xinyue well, Xinyue's father and I don't have any extravagant requests."

"Ah, yes. I thought Xiao Chen was a good kid back then. I felt sorry for a while when you broke up, but later I was happy for you when I saw your success in your career." Zhang Yang slapped his thigh and said, "Today is a happy day. Hurry up and cook some food. Don't use yesterday's leftovers and re-cook them. Xiao Chen and I will have a couple of drinks."

Having said that, Zhang Yang and Shi Xingmei quickly got up and went to the kitchen to get busy.

They stayed there and didn't know what to say.

Maybe it was because he had suddenly become rich, or maybe it was because his daughter was with Chen Pingjiang. In short, he was very confused.

Looking at her parents like this, Zhang Xinyue didn't know whether to be happy or helpless.

I was happy that the trouble was finally cleared and they would not force her anymore. But I was helpless because these two people really loved their daughter and she was bought off so quickly.

"You look so handsome when you throw money!" (End of this chapter)