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Hu Zhiyuan replied with a smile: "Yes, I am Hu Zhiyuan."

"Xiao Zhou."

"Mr. Hong, how come you have time to come here today?"

Zhou Chen greeted the person who was speaking with a smile. The person was about sixty years old, with gray hair, gentle and refined, and looked like a scholar.

He is indeed a scholar, a professor at Jiaotong University, teaching finance. While at school, Zhou Chen often attended his lectures, so he was quite familiar with him.

Mr. Hong laughed and said, "Boss Yang invited me here. He heard that you had a small conflict with a kid, so he asked me to be the peacemaker. Haha, Xiao Zhou, you have behaved very maturely since the day I met you. I heard that you had a conflict with someone in the bar, and I couldn't believe it at the time. This is not like you."

Zhou Chen said: "It's just a small matter, and I have to trouble you to come here. I am really ashamed."

Old Hong said with a smile: "Boy, you are being polite to me. You are the school's treasure now. You can solve the employment problems of so many graduates every year. Old Zhu talks about you every day."

"Really? I haven't seen Director Zhu for a long time. Next time I go to school, I must thank him."

Old Hong pointed at the middle-aged man sitting next to him and introduced him, "This is Mr. Yang from the Yang Group. He is an old friend of mine."

Zhou Chen certainly had to give Mr. Hong face. He smiled and shook hands with Mr. Yang: "I have heard of Mr. Yang's name a long time ago. It is my honor to meet you."

"Haha, compared to Jay Chou, we old guys are far behind. I used to be skeptical about the saying that heroes emerge from youth, but after meeting Jay Chou, I realized that this saying is very appropriate."

Yang Changjin laughed heartily. He had also been working in the business world since he was young. Over the past few decades, he had achieved great success and had assets worth over 10 billion yuan.

But as he said, compared with Zhou Chen, he was indeed inferior; his family business of several decades was not as good as the family business Zhou Chen had built up in a few years.

The reason he came here this time was actually secondary to showing off to the younger generation. The main reason was that he wanted to make friends with Zhou Chen, the upstart in Magic City, and for this he even owed a favor to Mr. Hong, the economic expert.

In the past two or three years, there has been a saying circulating in the business community of Shanghai: If you want to make money, follow Chenxing. Whatever industry Chenxing invests in, you will definitely make money.

This statement is a bit exaggerated, but looking at the development history of Chenxing, it is true that it has never made a loss, and it has made huge profits no matter which industry it enters.

Who wouldn't want to get to know such a person? It's just that Zhou Chen is too low-key, so many people don't have the chance to get to know him.

"Mr. Yang, thank you for the compliment." Zhou Chen was very humble.

Hu Zhiyuan took the opportunity to say, "Mr. Zhou, come and sit down first. I'll ask the waiter to serve the food."

Old Hong said to Zhou Chen: "Xiao Zhou, come here and sit here with me."

Zhou Chen sat down as he was told.

The waiter served the food very quickly. Before the dinner even started, Hu Zhiyuan was the first to stand up, holding his son beside him.

"Mr. Jay, my son is a playboy and has caused trouble. He has offended you, Mr. Jay. I will apologize to you on his behalf."

After saying that, he drank the cup in one gulp.

He kept a low profile, because he knew very well that compared with Chenxing Group, his Zhiyuan was like an egg hitting a stone. If Zhou Chen was angered because of his son's playboy behavior and was vented on the company, that would be an unprovoked disaster.

As long as he could eliminate this problem, he could do it, not to mention lowering his head to drink, even if it was a little lower.

Zhou Chen had a blank expression on his face and did not speak, but Hu Zhiyuan was also very perceptive and knew that this was not enough, so he slapped his son Hu Tianhua on the back of the head.

"Why are you in a daze? Hurry up and apologize to Director Jay. If Director Jay is not satisfied today and is unwilling to forgive you, then forget about going home and just starve to death outside."

Hu Tianhua didn't dare to resist, he bowed his head and said to Zhou Chen: "Mr. Zhou, I didn't recognize the great man and offended you. Please be magnanimous and treat me like a fart."

He apologized sincerely. He was a playboy, but he was not a fool. After knowing Zhou Chen's identity, the resentment and resentment in his heart had long disappeared.

Even his father couldn't afford to offend such a big shot, so how could he offend him? So he no longer had any thoughts of revenge and just wanted to follow his father's words and resolve the matter.

Zhou Chen said calmly: "Master Hu, you are exaggerating. In fact, we didn't have any conflicts. It's just that you bullied my friend that day, so I had to take action."

Hu Zhiyuan immediately said, "Mr. Zhou, you were right to teach my son a lesson. My son was spoiled by his mother and became lawless. I have long wanted to discipline him. Fortunately, he met you and did not make a fuss about it. In fact, I should thank you. After being taught a lesson by you, he has been much more obedient recently."

"Mr. Hu, you're joking." Zhou Chen said politely in a lukewarm manner.

At this time, Mr. Hong laughed and said, "That's enough. Young people have hot tempers. A few quarrels are nothing. As long as nothing happens, it's fine. Xiao Zhou, give this old man some face and let it go. How about that?"

As soon as Mr. Hong started talking, Yang Changjin agreed: "Mr. Hong is right. Young people, you can't get to know each other without fighting. Tianhua, look at Mr. Jay, then look at yourself. You should learn from Mr. Jay. Do you understand?"

"My uncle is right. I will definitely learn more from Jay Chou in the future. I hope he can give me this opportunity." Hu Tianhua followed Yang Changjin's words.

Zhou Chen did not comment. In fact, he did not take this matter to heart at all. He did not suffer any loss from what happened that day. If Hu Zhiyuan had not invited him today, he would have forgotten about it after a while. The situation that Hu Zhiyuan and the others were worried about did not exist at all.

"Master Hu, there's no need to be like this. Now that things have passed, let it go."

Zhou Chen picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and put the matter behind him.

Seeing Zhou Chen's attitude, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and Old Hong even laughed out loud.

"Old Yang, you see, I told you that this kid wouldn't take it to heart. You guys are just worrying about nothing. If Xiao Zhou doesn't even have this much tolerance, how could he have made such a big career?"

Yang Changjin nodded repeatedly: "Mr. Hong is right. Mr. Zhou has an extraordinary demeanor. Our children of the same age are far inferior."

Hu Zhiyuan: "Brother is right. I am such a disgraced son. Forget it. I won't say any more."

"Mr. Zhou, Mr. Hong, please don't be polite."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 456: Guan Juer's misunderstanding, the truth

The meal didn't end until after eleven o'clock. Finally, Zhou Chen waved goodbye to them and sent Mr. Hong back as well.

On the way home, Zhou Chen leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and rested, while also thinking about what happened tonight.

At the dinner table just now, Hu Zhiyuan tried his best to flatter him. Although Yang Changjin was not as obvious and exaggerated as Hu Zhiyuan, he was also very friendly.

He knew what these two people meant, which was to establish a good relationship with him.

He did not refuse. In fact, there was no major conflict between him and Hu Tianhua, and there was no conflict of interest.

At the dinner table, several people talked about a lot of topics, from the international situation to the domestic situation, from finance to foreign exchange, from economy to education...

Naturally, the most talked about topic was the domestic economy. With three business tycoons and an economist, there was really a lot to talk about.

The other two people, Young Master Yang and Hu Tianhua, were listening to the conversation between the big guys in a daze. Young Master Yang could understand some of it, but for Hu Tianhua, it felt like he was listening to a foreign language.

Zhou Chen didn't take today's events too seriously. One more friend is always better than one more enemy. Moreover, through chatting, he found that Yang Changjin and Hu Zhiyuan were indeed capable.

Especially Yang Changjin. The Yang Group under his charge is involved in many industries and has done very well, but it has been engaged in overseas trade in recent years.

Zhou Chen heard a lot of useful information from him.

After Andy had dinner at Zhou's house, she stayed there until after ten o'clock before going home. Since there was only one floor, she didn't take the elevator but climbed the stairs directly.

Fan Shengmei had dinner with her colleagues in the evening and came back very late. She was drunk and just came out of the elevator when she saw Andy pushing open the door of the emergency passage and walking towards her.

"Andy, why did you come up the stairs so late at night?" Fan Shengmei asked in surprise.

Andy didn't expect to meet Fan Shengmei at this time. She clasped her hands together and replied calmly: "Nothing, just throwing away the garbage. How about you, why did you come back so late? Did you go out to play with your friends?"

"is it?"

Fan Shengmei looked suspicious, but she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she smiled and said, "I had dinner with my colleagues today and I'm so tired. I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to go back and take a shower and go to bed. For women of our age, staying up late is a big taboo."

"Okay, I wish you a good sleep then."

…………

Over the next period of time, Fan Shengmei saw Andy talking and laughing with Zhou Chen's parents several times, which made her very confused. When did Andy become so familiar with Zhou Chen's parents?

You know, even Zhou Chen’s girlfriend Guan Juer, although she usually lives on the upper and lower floors, doesn’t stay with Zhou Chen’s parents too often.

Thinking back to the several times when she noticed that Andy looked at Zhou Chen with an unpleasant look in his eyes, Fan Shengmei began to wonder. Although she felt that it was unlikely, once the thought came to her mind, it was difficult to suppress.

So one night when Qiu Yingying was not at home, she pulled Guan Juer into the room.

"Sister Fan, what's wrong with you? Why are you so mysterious?"

Fan Shengmei asked cautiously: "Guan Guan, let me ask you something. Are you and Zhou Chen still in a good relationship? Nothing happened, right?"

Guan Juer looked confused: "We have a good relationship, Sister Fan, what happened to you? Why did you suddenly ask such a strange question? Did you discover something?"

Fan Shengmei hesitated and said, "I did find something very strange recently, but I don't know whether I should tell you."

Hearing the tone of Fan Shengmei's words, Guan Ju immediately felt something was wrong: "Could it be related to Zhou Chen?"

"Well, it has something to do with him."

"What's wrong with Zhou Chen? Sister Fan, please tell me quickly."

When Guan Juer heard that it was related to Zhou Chen, she was almost anxious to death. Although she didn't understand how Fan Shengmei knew about Zhou Chen, now was not the time to worry about it.

Having been with Zhou Chen for such a long time, although she has tried her best to overcome it, she still feels a little inferior in her heart. She devotes herself wholeheartedly just to prove that Zhou Chen did not make a wrong choice by choosing her, and she cannot let Zhou Chen down.

Fan Shengmei was also struggling. She felt that her idea was a little crazy, but if she didn't say it out loud, she would feel sorry for Guan Juer.

After struggling for a while, she decided to speak out.

"Guan Guan, I wonder if you have noticed anything wrong with Andy recently?"

Guan Juer was confused by Fan Shengmei's out-of-character question and asked in confusion: "Sister Fan, weren't we talking about Zhou Chen? Why are we talking about Sister Andy again? What's wrong with Sister Andy? I've been driving to work by myself recently and haven't taken her car. I really don't notice anything wrong with her."

Fan Shengmei said: "Guan Guan, I'm telling you the truth, don't blame me."

"Sister Fan, why do I feel a little uneasy when I hear your tone?"

Seeing Fan Shengmei being so cautious, Guan Juer began to have some wild thoughts, and the bad premonition in her heart became stronger and stronger.

Fan Shengmei didn't hesitate anymore, but told Guan Juer everything she discovered recently.

"Guan Guan, I've seen Andy talking to Zhou Chen's parents several times recently. She seemed very happy. I even saw her sneakily taking the stairs to Zhou Chen's parents' home downstairs once."

Guan Juer frowned and said, "It shouldn't be a big deal for Sister Andy to chat with uncle and aunt. Even if she went to aunt's house, there might be something going on."

She didn't understand what Fan Shengmei said. Instead, she thought that this was not a big problem. It was normal for neighbors living on the upper and lower floors to interact with each other.

"Alas, you are still too naive."

Seeing that she had explained it so clearly, but Guan Juer still didn't understand, Fan Shengmei could only explain it more clearly.

"I'm telling you the truth. I've noticed that Andy has been acting strange lately, especially when he looks at Zhou Chen. His eyes are very special. They don't look like the way he looks at a friend. Do you understand what I mean?"

No matter how dumb Guan Juer was, she immediately realized the problem after hearing these words, and she looked at Fan Shengmei in disbelief.

"No way, it's impossible. How could Sister Andy do this to Zhou Chen... This is absolutely impossible."

Seeing Guan Juer's face full of shock and disbelief, Fan Shengmei could understand it, but she believed that her judgment was correct.

"Guan Guan, nothing is absolute in the world. Zhou Chen is so outstanding that it is easy for him to attract women. Andy is self-righteous, smart and beautiful, and ordinary men simply don't like her. Even President Wei is elusive to her. But Zhou Chen is different from ordinary men. If she likes Zhou Chen, I won't be surprised at all."

"I'm not trying to instigate you, but I want you to know the seriousness of the matter. Although Andy is a few years older than Zhou Chen, people nowadays pay attention to eugenics. A child born from two smart people is more likely to be smart, so age is definitely not a problem."

Guan Juer still couldn't believe this, she stood up suddenly: "No, I'm going to ask Sister Andy, she won't do this to me."

Although she felt deep down that the possibility of this happening was very low, she already felt inferior when getting along with Zhou Chen. When she compared herself with Andy, she had no advantages in other aspects except for her age.

She thought that if she were a man, she would probably choose Andy instead of herself.

Fan Shengmei grabbed her and said anxiously, "How can you go to Andy? I just said that Andy has this possibility, but Zhou Chen may not. I can see that Zhou Chen treats you very well. As long as there is no problem with him, you don't have to worry so much."

"But didn't you say that Andy often hangs out with Uncle Zhou and Aunt Sun, and even goes to their house? I know Zhou Chen, he's a very filial man. If his parents ask him to do something, I'm really afraid of him..."

The words didn't go on, but Guan Ju'er had already started to choke up. In the final analysis, it was caused by lack of self-confidence.

"Can……"

Fan Shengmei secretly regretted it. This was not her original intention. She just wanted Guan Juer to be alert.

Guan Juer couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up, opened the door and walked out to Andy's house without even changing her clothes.

"Ugh."

Fan Shengmei sighed heavily. She felt that things were becoming serious. No matter what the final outcome was, the 22nd floor would probably never be peaceful again.

As for Guan Juer, she stood in front of Andy's door and reached out to knock several times, but ultimately gave up.

While she was struggling and hesitating, Andy opened the door from the inside.

"Xiao Guan, what's wrong with you? Why are you standing at the door so late at night, wanting to knock but not knocking?"

Guan Juer's heart skipped a beat, and she said nervously, "Sister Andy, I, I have something to tell you."

"Come in and say love."

Andy didn't think much about it, but just felt that Guan Juer was a little strange tonight.

Andy walked to the sofa and sat down. He brought a bottle of water to Guan Juer and asked with concern: "Xiao Guan, what's wrong with you? Your eyes are red. Did you cry just now?"

Guan Juer grabbed the mineral water bottle with both hands, rubbed it nervously a few times, and finally gritted her teeth.

"Sister Andy, do you like Zhou Chen?"