Chapter 1265 Boudoir, Preparing to Study Abroad

"Hey, you framed all these photos and put them on the cupboard. Didn't you complain to me before that I took photos of you that were too ugly?"

Zhou Chen saw a row of photos on the cupboard, several of which were ugly photos he had taken of Wang Ying at the amusement park before. He immediately took them in his hand and looked at them, and asked with a smile.

Wang Ying also picked up a photo and said, "I did think they were ugly at the time, but after looking at them for a long time, I found them quite interesting, so I put them in the photo frame."

There are many photos in her room. Except for two photos with her parents, the others are either her own or photos with Zhou Chen.

"It's really beautiful."

"Is it me who is beautiful, or the photos that are beautiful?"

"Of course it's because you are beautiful, so the photos are beautiful."

Zhou Chen pulled Wang Ying over and kissed her gently on the forehead: "Is it because I am beautiful that such a beautiful and lovely young lady belongs to me that I feel happy and want to laugh."

Wang Ying rolled her eyes coquettishly: "Virtue."

After carefully looking around Wang Ying's room, they sat down on the sofa chair next to the French window and leaned against each other.

"I have to go to school in the afternoon and hand He Xiaozhou's things to Qianxi. I have called her and she is at school."

Although school has not started yet, this has no impact on Xiao Qianxi because she has always lived in the school dormitory.

"Since He Xiaozhou left, Qianxi has studied harder and put all the energy she used to have in dating into studying. She is determined to go to Stanford to reunite with He Xiaozhou. The power of love is really crazy."

"What about you? The exam should be no problem for you, right? You can go to Stanford next year, right?" Zhou Chen asked.

Wang Ying replied: "Well, I think it should not be a big problem. I should be able to pass both TOEFL and GRE."

She is still very confident in herself. Zhou Chen has tutored her English for the past two years and often speaks in English, which makes her English level not bad.

Looking at the confident Wang Ying, Zhou Chen is also happy for her. Although he can get Wang Ying even if she fails the exam, he still wants Wang Ying to learn more. Being a girl who likes to study and read is much better than a girl who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.

"By the way, what are you going to do with your two courtyard houses? I've been to see them twice before, and they're even more dilapidated, with weeds everywhere."

Zhou Chen slapped his head and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten about it. It's just right that I'm back to stay for a few days this time, so I'll find someone to do some simple renovations."

Although he wasn't going to live in it, he couldn't just leave it alone. A simple renovation would keep the courtyard house intact. Whether he kept it or sold it in the future, he couldn't let it go to waste forever.

Wang Ying said, "I remember that my uncle's company has people who do renovations. How about I ask my uncle?"

Zhou Chen instinctively wanted to refuse, because he knew that the construction company under Uncle Wang Ying was very likely to cut corners.

But when the words came to his lips, he still didn't say it. Anyway, it was just to renovate the courtyard house, not to build a high-rise building or a bridge. Even if he cut corners a little, it wouldn't have any impact.

But on second thought, he could be considered the prospective son-in-law of the Wang family now. Uncle Wang Ying loved Wang Ying so much, so he wouldn't cheat him for such a small matter, right?

Perhaps he was too influenced by the plot and was a little bit of a villain.

"Okay, I'll listen to you and ask your uncle, but you have to tell him in advance how much money he should pay. If your uncle doesn't want money, I dare not use his people."

It's okay to hand over the company to Uncle Wang Ying, but the account must be settled clearly. Although he is not afraid of being implicated in the future, he still thinks it's better to have less trouble.

"Do you have to be so clear with my uncle?" Wang Ying said with dissatisfaction.

Zhou Chen said: "Brothers should settle accounts, but if you are with me, then there is no need to settle accounts. As long as I have it, you can take whatever you want."

Wang Ying asked playfully: "Really anything?"

"Of course, everything, including my people, I can give it to you as long as you want."

"I know you are not holding back any good words. I have wanted your people for a long time, but I don't want them now."

Zhou Chen looked at Wang Ying with a smile: "Tsk tsk, my Miss Yingying has grown up and can say such words now."

Wang Ying replied with a smile: "People are red when they are close to vermilion, and black people are black when they are close to ink. I have been with you for so long, and I have learned from you. In Qin Chuan's words, I have become poor and poisonous."

"You are quite proud?"

"That's right, I have become more like you, isn't it good?"

"Okay, of course it's good, this is called husband and wife look."

Zhou Chen laughed and hugged Wang Ying tighter. After two people have been together for a long time, it is indeed easy to get infected with each other's habits.

After lunch, Zhou Chen and Wang Ying took a car to Peking University and found Xiao Qianxi. Then they handed over all the things that He Xiaozhou asked them to bring to Xiao Qianxi, and Xiao Qianxi was naturally grateful again.

After meeting Xiao Qianxi, Zhou Chen went to his community again, got in the car, and went to Pancake Monster with Wang Ying.

When they arrived at Pancake Monster, they met Qin Chuan and Xie Qiao. The two of them would stay at Pancake Monster for most of their summer vacation.

It had only been more than a month since they last parted, and they were not so excited to meet again.

After reconnecting with the past, they had another meal together in the evening. Zhou Chen and Wang Ying did not return to Wang's house or home in the evening. They had not lived there for more than a month, so there must be a lot of dust. Zhou Chen planned to ask the housekeeper to clean it up tomorrow before moving in. Tonight, he stayed in a hotel suite with Wang Ying.

Although the hotel is expensive, it is indeed convenient. You can do whatever you want without having to clean up by yourself. If there is anything bad, it is that there is no home atmosphere.

More than half a month after Wang Ying started school, Zhou Chen returned to San Francisco. Without Wang Ying by his side, he could only focus on work.

To be honest, it was fortunate that he had rich management experience, otherwise even if he found a professional manager, it would be enough to keep him busy.

The biggest advantage of a sole proprietorship is that he is basically the only one in charge of the company. If it were a listed company with major shareholders, he would not be so free.

Although Chenxing Capital has invested in more than a dozen companies, these companies are just beginning to develop, and there is no giant yet. Even many people in the company believe that several investments may not be effective.

Only Zhou Chen himself understood that the companies he invested in all had great potential. He had a vision for the future. In addition, he was the boss of the company, and he had the final say. Even if some employees had doubts, no one dared to oppose Zhou Chen.

He Xiaozhou's postgraduate study was still going on. Zhou Chen used his connections to transfer him to a cooperative laboratory and found him a reliable mentor. So now He Xiaozhou was even busier. In order to achieve results, he simply forgot to eat and sleep.

Zhou Chen could understand his thoughts. He worked hard for himself and also because of Zhou Chen's help. He didn't want to disappoint Zhou Chen and tried hard to achieve results and repay Zhou Chen.

Although Zhou Chen felt that he was too tense, he didn't say anything more after persuading him. Some things should not be said easily even with the best friends.

One thing surprised him. That was that Shanghai young man Wei Zhuo called him several times, asking him when he would return to China and that he must go to Shanghai to find him after returning to China, etc.

Wei Zhuo's enthusiasm really surprised him. To be honest, they didn't meet often, but this person could always remember him. He was a friend worth making.

The two new drugs released by Chenxing Pharmaceuticals have been selling well after a long period of fermentation. At least they have started to make a profit, but they are only selling well in California. The sales in other places are still average.

However, Zhou Chen didn't think it was strange. After all, it was a new drug. His pharmaceutical company was not a giant. Its influence abroad was average. It was not bad to stay and develop slowly.

Autumn went and winter came. In a blink of an eye, it was the winter of 2004.

In December, Zhou Chen received a call from Wang Ying.

"Zhou Chen, I passed the exam."

"Really? That's great. I'll help you contact Stanford now. You should also complete the study abroad procedures and wait for me to pick you up."

"No need to come so early. I've discussed it with my parents. Anyway, the spring semester will not start until around April. I can go there after the New Year. I can go alone."

"That won't work. We have agreed to spend New Year's Eve together every year. I can accompany you after New Year's Eve and come back in March to pick you up."

Wang Ying on the other end of the phone naturally agreed. Of course, she also wanted Zhou Chen to pick her up, but she couldn't bear Zhou Chen to fly back and forth between the two places and adjust to the time difference. But Zhou Chen was so determined that she couldn't object.

However, Zhou Chen still remembered the New Year's Eve agreement, and she was still very happy, which showed that Zhou Chen really remembered their words in his heart.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to spend the New Year's Eve together. I'll clean up the house and wait for you to come back."

It has been three months since she last separated from Zhou Chen, and of course she missed Zhou Chen very much.

Zhou Chen kept his word. After spending Christmas with his grandparents, he booked a flight to China and boarded the plane two days before New Year's Eve.

He originally wanted to ask He Xiaozhou if he would return to China. After all, He Xiaozhou had been here for nearly a year and had not returned once, but He Xiaozhou said that the winter semester courses were about to start, so he would not go back.

He also admired He Xiaozhou. Although they lived not far away from each other, He Xiaozhou had only come to their home once, during the summer vacation, and had never come again. He had always been centered on Stanford University, studying, living, working, and persevering.

The winter in the capital was still relatively cold, but Wang Ying still insisted on coming to pick her up at the airport. When Zhou Chen saw her, she was wearing a down jacket and a plush hat, and excitedly waved at him.

Although Wang Ying was wearing more clothes, Zhou Chen still easily picked her up.

"It's so cold, and I told you not to pick me up at the airport, but you still insisted on coming."

Wang Ying asked with watery eyes: "If I get off the plane, will you pick me up?"

"Why ask? I will definitely come."

"That's it. If you can pick me up, I will pick you up too. I love you, just like you love me."

Zhou Chen gently scratched her nose and said softly: "My Miss Yingying is really getting better and better at saying sweet words now. I like it."

Wang Ying said sweetly: "I learned it all from you."

Only in front of Zhou Chen and her parents would she show this little girl's behavior and tone. In front of others, she has always been the cold Miss Wang Ying.

"Let's go, the house has been cleaned up, let's go home."

"Yes, go home, let's go home."

Zhou Chen and Wang Ying smiled at each other, held each other's arms, and walked out of the airport together.

It was another New Year's Eve, and still in this apartment. Three years had passed, Zhou Chen hadn't changed, and Wang Ying hadn't changed either. Since they established their relationship, they had been managing their love well, so their feelings had been rising.

This was Wang Ying's first and only love. She had seen other people's relationships, but she was absolutely sure that she had never seen a couple with a deeper relationship than she and Zhou Chen.

Even He Xiaozhou and Xiao Qianxi, who had always been model couples, she felt that their relationship was not as good as hers and Zhou Chen's.

Because Xiao Qianxi and He Xiaozhou had to make choices and trade-offs between life, reason and emotion, while she and Zhou Chen didn't need these choices. There seemed to be no obstacles between them. Anyway, so far, she hadn't found any real problems that would affect her and Zhou Chen's relationship.

"The moon tonight seems to be rounder than usual."

Wang Ying looked at the moonlight outside with blurred eyes. At this time, she and Zhou Chen hugged each other tightly, wrapped in a quilt, and there was nothing inside to hinder their heart-to-heart connection.

Zhou Chen gently stroked her smooth skin and looked at the bright moon outside. It was no different from usual. Wang Ying felt that it was rounder, just because she was in a good mood and felt good about everything, but he naturally would not ruin Wang Ying's interest.

"Yes, it is rounder. Although it is not a full moon night, I feel like I am going to turn into a werewolf again."

Wang Ying turned her head and stared at Zhou Chen face to face, her cheeks slightly red and her body hot.

"What I'm least afraid of is werewolves."

"Really?"

Zhou Chen stretched out his hand and the curtains slowly closed. With Wang Ying's exclamation, the New Year's Eve carnival dinner officially began...

The next morning, Zhou Chen bought breakfast and ate breakfast with Wang Ying. However, Wang Ying was wearing loose pajamas, which made Zhou Chen unable to control his hands and feet. The breakfast was also quite erotic.

After breakfast, the two staggered to the sofa and lay down to watch a movie together.

Wang Ying suddenly said something that surprised Zhou Chen.

"Xiao Qianxi failed the TOEFL? How could this happen? With her ability, this shouldn't happen."

Wang Ying sighed and said, "Maybe because she was too nervous and stressed, she suddenly felt uncomfortable on the day of the exam, and her oral and listening skills didn't meet the standards, so she didn't pass. Because of this, she fell seriously ill and was in a trance for a long time."

Speaking of Xiao Qianxi, she really felt sorry for her. In fact, Xiao Qianxi's grades were better than hers, and her psychological quality was also very strong, but she failed this time.

Zhou Chen pondered and said, "No wonder, when you called me, He Xiaozhou didn't tell me about Xiao Qianxi's study abroad. I thought he didn't want to trouble me, but I didn't expect it to be like this."

"Even if she fails the TOEFL, she can still take other exams. She still has a chance. There are other ways. I can be her recommender."

Wang Ying said, "I think he may not want to trouble you. After all, they are both very strong-willed. It is impossible for them to ask you three or four times instead of once or twice. I have already decided to study abroad at Stanford University. If Qianxi wants to ask you for help, she will definitely ask me, but she didn't say it, and He Xiaozhou didn't say it either. The meaning is very clear."

"I don't think she will give up reuniting with He Xiaozhou. Her idea is to take the exam again and wait until she passes."

"Maybe."

Zhou Chen also sighed. For some people, face and self-esteem are not important, but for some people, these are extremely important.

If He Xiaozhou asks him, he will definitely help, but if He Xiaozhou doesn't ask, he can't rush to help.

He still understood the principle of gratitude for a little help and hatred for a big help.

"Let them be."

"That's what I mean. Sometimes helping too much is not a good thing."

Wang Ying's thoughts coincided with Zhou Chen's. After the two reached an agreement, they stopped discussing Xiao Qianxi's affairs.

For Zhou Chen, he had helped as much as he could. If he still couldn't change the ending of He Xiaozhou and Xiao Qianxi, it was not his problem, but their own problem.

"Yang Cheng also went to study abroad after the New Year, to Brunel University in the UK."

When talking about Yang Cheng, Wang Ying no longer felt uncomfortable. The childhood feelings had long disappeared. Now she simply treated Yang Cheng as a friend she had played with since childhood.

"Oh, if I wasn't there, you would probably go to England, right?"

"Maybe, but now that I have you, I will naturally go with you. I don't want to be in a long-distance relationship with you. I can't accept this."

If she hadn't experienced this kind of love, she might be able to accept it, but now, she really just wants to stay in the same city with Zhou Chen, the kind of distance where she can see him as soon as she wants.

"Yes, now that I am here, you can only follow me, or I can follow you. Anyway, we must be together."

Now that Wang Ying is going to study abroad, she doesn't have to go to Peking University, and all the things in the dormitory have been packed up and taken home.

"Let's go to Shanghai together in a few days."

Wang Ying asked in confusion: "What are we going to do in Shanghai?"

Zhou Chen said: "Do you still remember the Wei Zhuo who helped me find my wallet during the summer vacation? He knew that I had returned to China, so he insisted on letting me go to Shanghai to have fun. He also said that there were many opportunities there, and maybe he could introduce some to me. It’s a good investment project, I promised him and I’m going to go there in two days.”

After hearing this, Wang Ying refused.

"I won't go. I suddenly have to study abroad. I really can't bear to leave my parents. I'd better stay at home with my parents. You can go by yourself."

"You really don't want to go?"

"I really don't want to go, but even if I don't go, you can't mess around. Wei Zhuo doesn't look very reliable. Don't let him lead you astray."

Zhou Chen laughed and said: "If he wants to lead me astray, he doesn't have the ability yet. Don't worry, I'm sorry for what happened to my Miss Yingying. I will never do it. This time I went to Shanghai to see Qin Qin." Akane and the others, I haven’t seen each other for several years.”

"Qin Qian? Oh, she's Qin Chuan's sister, right?" Wang Ying remembered who Qin Qian was.

"Yes, that's her."

Coming back this time to see Qin Qian was also one of his plans, because he remembered that in the original plot, Tan Hui's accident seemed to have happened in 2005. Although he couldn't remember the specific time, it should have been between spring and summer.

This is a side mission, and of course he will not let the mission fail, so he must make arrangements this time.

Zhou Chen accompanied Wang Ying to go shopping, watch movies, and have candlelight dinners. The happy time passed quickly, and the three days flew by in the blink of an eye.

As soon as Zhou Chen came out of the aisle at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport, he saw the conspicuous Wei Zhuo and waved to him.

When Wei Zhuo saw Zhou Chen, he jumped up happily and waved to him vigorously. When he came over, he gave Zhou Chen a warm hug.

"Brother, you are finally here. I was looking forward to the stars and the moon to have you come."

Zhou Chen also patted him and said with a smile: "You have called me so many times. If you don't come again, are you going to rush to the capital to find me?"

"That's for sure. Last time you returned to China, you didn't come to see your brothers. This time we have to get together no matter what."

Wei Zhuo was very happy. Although he didn't meet Zhou Chen often, he always regarded Zhou Chen as a good friend, not a fair-weather friend, but a true friend.

He pointed at the people who came with him and introduced them to Zhou Chen.

"Zhou Chen, let me introduce to you. They are all my friends. I heard that I am coming to pick up a very cool brother. I insist on coming with him to see him. I can't shirk it, so I can only bring them here. Don't Do you mind?"

Zhou Chen said with a smile: "What's the big deal? Hello, my name is Zhou Chen."

There were five people in total, all in their twenties. Wei Zhuo introduced them one by one. As Zhou Chen expected, these people were all like Wei Zhuo, either the second generation of officials or the second generation of rich people, and their families were not simple. .

These five people also greeted Zhou Chen enthusiastically. They didn't know where Zhou Chen came from, but seeing Wei Zhuo's attitude towards Zhou Chen being so good, they all thought that Zhou Chen had a good background, so his attitude was naturally very good.