Jiang Chen’s hands and feet were nimble, and the apple he skinned was perfectly round and smooth. He cut it into several pieces and handed the plate to old Mr. Miao and Miao Miao who had just woken up.

Miao Miao sat on the edge of the bed, hugging old Mr. Miao tightly. She accepted the apple and said thanks, holding the apple in one hand and eating it without letting go of old Mr. Miao. Even if she wasn’t crying or fussing, it could be seen from the fact that she woke up instantly when she heard a slight sound and her posture was more dependent than usual, that she was actually very insecure now.

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Jiang Chen didn’t know what to say. His heart was a little soft and a little distressed. He said after a while: “Is it sweet?”

Miao Miao finished eating a piece of apple, wiped her grandfather’s hands and then wiped her own hands before she smiled and nodded: “Sweet.”

Jiang Chen rubbed her head, “Then eat a few more pieces.”

“Thank you, Brother Jiang Chen.”

Old Mr. Miao remained silent, and something flashed over his eyes as he watched the interaction between Jiang Chen and Miao Miao.

“Chen Chen, if you have something to do, just go and do your own thing. I’m already awake and there’s nothing to worry here. Don’t delay your affairs.”

“It’s okay, Grandpa Miao.” Jiang Chen smiled and said, “I’m on vacation right now. I haven’t seen you and Miao Miao for a long time. I just want to take this opportunity to stay with you here for a while.”

“Then that’s good.” Old Mr. Miao changed the subject to ask about Jiang Chen’s studies and the situation of the He family.

After Jiang Chen returned to the He family, old Mr. Miao, who was close to the Jiang family, naturally also heard the news. He was also worried at first and even comforted the Jiangs. However, Jiang Chen became busier and busier later on, and they met less frequently. So it had actually been two years since he could ask about it for the first time.

“Everything’s good.” Jiang Chen smiled: “I also have a younger brother and a younger sister. If there is an opportunity, I can bring them to see you.”

“That’s good.” Old Mr. Miao smiled kindly: “It’s good to have siblings. When you all grow up, you can help each other and have someone to rely on when things happen.”

The old man seemed to have thought of something, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He touched the top of his granddaughter’s head and stopped talking.

There was no sun today, and even the light was dim. The gauze curtains absorbed a layer and when it fell on the old man and little girl in the ward, The layer of light appeared rather gloomy.

Jiang Chen pursed his lips slightly. He stood up and opened the curtains, turned around and raised a smile: “Grandpa Miao, you haven’t had lunch yet. I’ll go downstairs to buy you something. What do you want to eat?”

Old Mr. Miao seemed to have suddenly come back to himself. He was stunned for two seconds, then nodded, and smiled: “Just buy a bowl of white porridge in the cafeteria, with some side dishes.”

Jiang Chen was about to go when he heard old Mr. Miao continue: “Miao Miao, can you go buy a bowl of porridge for Grandpa?”

Miao Miao stood up immediately: “Okay!”

During Jiang Chen’s brief pause, Miao Miao had already taken the money from old Mr. Miao’s hand and ran away.

The ward door was closed and the room became quiet again.

Jiang Chen didn’t speak. He sensed that old Mr. Miao seemed to have something to say to him.

Old Mr. Miao’s upright back bent, and he leaned back tremblingly. Jiang Chen took three big steps to the bedside, adjusted the pillow, and then took a look at old Mr. Miao’s face, which looked a little more gray than when Miao Miao was here just now.

Jiang Chen was startled: “Grandpa Miao.”

Old Mr. Miao leaned on the pillow, waved his hand gently, and asked him to sit down with a smile.

“Are you feeling unwell in any way?” Jiang Chen looked him up and down: “The doctor…”

Old Mr. Miao’s cough interrupted Jiang Chen’s words. He quickly poured a glass of water, handed it to old Mr. Miao, and helped him drink it until he stopped coughing.

“It’s okay.” Old Mr. Miao put down the water glass and said lightly: “It’s an old problem.”

“How about letting the doctor come and take a look?”

“No need, I know my own body well.”

Jiang Chen said nothing, looking at the old man’s aged face. The image of Miao Miao hugging old Mr. Miao’s arm just now came to his mind, and he began feeling even more worried in his heart.

Old Mr. Miao grabbed Jiang Chen’s hand and tightened his grip slightly: “Grandpa wants to ask you a favor.”

“Of course.”

“Go see Yang Hui for me.”

Although the name Yang Hui was very common, connecting the complexity and familiarity that touched old Mr. Miao’s tone when he mentioned Yang Hui before, it was self-evident who he was referring to.

The shock on Jiang Chen’s face was too obvious. When old Mr. Miao saw his appearance, the gloom in his eyes faded a little, and a smile appeared on his face, “Surprised?”

“Is it Yang Hui from Yanghui International?”

“It’s him.” The smile on old Mr. Miao’s face gradually faded again. He looked out the window at the gloomy sky, his eyes darkened, and his aged voice with a touch of local accent was drawn out as he sighed: “Do you want to hear the story between me and him?”

Jiang Chen pursed his lips. Although it was hard to imagine how old Mr. Miao, who had spent most of his life in the countryside, met Yang Hui, the man who founded Yanghui International, he knew that old Mr. Miao would not act without aim. Judging from his expression, this story didn’t have a very happy ending.

But when he met old Mr. Miao’s tolerant gaze, he knew that he wanted to talk, or have someone to listen to his story. Now that he was sitting here, it could only be him.

Jiang Chen: “Yes.”

The wrinkles at the ends of old Mr. Miao’s eyes became deeper. His kind eyes fell on him for a moment, and then he looked away slightly. He looked at a point outside the window blankly, and slowly said: “Yang Hui, his surname was not Yang before, but surnamed Miao…”

Before old Mr. Miao was born, the Miao family was considered a well-known family in Ye City in the south. Old Mr. Miao, who was born as the eldest son of the Miao family, could also be said to have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth. According to him, before he was ten years old, he never washed his hands or brushed his teeth by himself, and even went to school with a servant carrying him on his back. The wealth of the Miao family could be seen clearly.

However, the changes of the times were always unexpected and impossible to prepare for, and the extravagantly wealthy and affluent family fell to the point of being despised and ostracized by thousands of people overnight. Old Mr. Miao, who was only thirteen years old at the time, instantly went from a well-dressed young man to a “bad egg” to be avoided at all cost. The family was forced to suffer an endless class struggle as a “bad egg” that everyone shunned. The hardship had just begun, but it had already crushed old Mr. Miao’s parents, who had never endured hardship their whole lives.

Old Mr. Miao’s father was not a good-tempered person to begin with. The encounters that followed amplified the dark side of human nature. His irritable personality became more severe and turned into domestic violence. Old Mr. Miao’s mother could no longer bear such a life, and soon separated from his father.

Before leaving, old Mr. Miao’s mother asked him if he would leave with her.

Old Mr. Miao shook his head with red eyes. He knew that his mother could only take one person away. If he left with her, his nine-year-old brother would definitely be left behind. This dark life without any prospects could be seen to the end at a glance. He couldn’t let his younger brother bear this.

Later, old Mr. Miao’s mother left with his younger brother Miao Hui. Time passed, and that dark time also gradually passed. His father passed away, and he also got married and had children. Although life took away some things, it did not crush him, and the days began to slowly get better.

Thirty years later, old Mr. Miao’s younger brother found his way back to him. At that time, Miao Hui had changed to his mother’s surname and became Yang Hui. At that time, Yanghui Group was just a hotel company with three chain hotels, but for old Mr. Miao, who had been living in the countryside, this was already quite impressive.

The brothers recognized each other, and Yang Hui stayed in the village for a few days. He remembered his older brother’s kindness in letting him leave with their mother, and regretted that his brother, who was an excellent student and wanted to study abroad, became just a farmer. In order to compensate and spend more time together, he strongly invited him to take his wife and daughter to the city and live with them.

Even though old Mr. Miao was happy that his younger brother was back, he was almost middle-aged and had lived in the countryside for most of his life. He married a wife and had a child here, and got along well with his neighbors. He was not willing to leave, let alone rely on his brother’s family for a livelihood. After much thought, he refused. Yang Hui did not force the matter and left with regret.

At this point in the story, although there were ups and downs, it was also quaint and warm.

However, the story did not end here. Within two years, old Mr. Miao’s daughter, who was about to get married, fell into the water unexpectedly and drowned. In grief, he unexpectedly welcomed a child again. The birth of the new baby faded away the shadow of his daughter’s death, and because they had lost a child before, old Mr. Miao and his wife wanted to give the best to their second child.

This child was smart and ambitious, and his grades were among the best from childhood to adulthood. Even the poor teaching standards in the village did not hold him back. He was admitted to one of the top universities in the country. After graduation, under Yang Hui’s persuasion, he entered the Yanghui Group, which had by now become well-known in the industry.

Perhaps in order to repay his brother’s concession back then, Yang Hui was very kind to his nephew. The uncle and nephew got along very harmoniously, and old Mr. Miao’s son was indeed very talented in business. In just a few years, he took Yanghui to the public market. Yanghui Group was transformed into Yanghui International, and his position in the company became more and more stable.

Who knew, this touched the nerves of Yang Hui’s three biological sons, making them particularly wary of this cousin, and they kept making maneuvers in private.

Old Mr. Miao’s son was suppressed overtly and covertly at the company. In order to maintain the simple and close relationship between his father and his uncle and uncle and nephew, he resigned.

Yang Hui tried many times to persuade him to stay, demoting the positions of his two sons and even kicking his eldest son out of the company, but old Mr. Miao’s son still chose to leave.

But his departure did not make his cousins let down their guard. Even if he had gone to another company, they would still test him from time to time. Especially the eldest son who was kicked out of the company held a grudge against him. On Yang Hui’s 50th birthday, at the birthday party, he got him drunk openly, and then sent a prostitute to sleep with him.

In order to make a scene, the eldest son also called his wife to take their child to the hotel to find him in his name. As one could imagine, his wife had a big quarrel with him and took their child away, leaving him no time to explain. He hurriedly drove to catch up, but no one expected that they would encounter a series of car accidents on the road. Three of the four members of the family, except Miao Miao who had not returned from visiting old Mr. Miao died in the car accident.

He lost his daughter in middle age and lost his son and grandson in old age. This blow almost killed old Mr. Miao. After he recovered, he completely cut off contact with the Yang family and raised his granddaughter alone.

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After hearing this, Jiang Chen was silent and didn’t know what to say.

Old Mr. Miao seemed to have put down a lot of baggage, and sighed: “I am old and won’t live much longer. Miao Miao is still young. I can’t leave her alone. I don’t want her to know about the hatred between adults, and there must be someone to take care of her…”

At this point, Jiang Chen finally understood the purpose of old Mr. Miao asking him to find Yang Hui, and he also knew that he had to help.

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Who would have thought that this investigation would actually reveal a problem.

In the private room, Jiang Chen and Shen Xu, who were joking around, stopped at the same time because of Huo Bo’s serious expression after returning from a phone call.

Jiang Chen said, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Xu also asked: “Who was it just now? What did you talk about? That your expression is so ugly?”

Huo Bo’s tone was low, with a bit of anger in his eyes: “The Changjiang home version we sent out was resold.”

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Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.

Changjiang was of great importance, and the home version was equally important. When selecting gift recipients, Shen Xu and Huo Bo even screened the recipients three times in order to be cautious, and everyone implemented specific contracts and agreements. One of these clearly stipulated that transfer trading was not allowed.

However, as the Changjiang home version had gradually gained a reputation among users, it had been talked about more and more often in Yan City’s high society, academic, and scientific research circles. It was originally intended as a gift trial, but it had also turned into a malicious competition method from other people in the same industry.

Jiang Chen was very confident that no one would be able to decipher his Changjiang for at least the next ten years, but this did not mean that he would watch others gain Changjiang using unfair means for research.

“Do you know that company?”

Huo Bo’s voice became deeper: “Yanghui.”

They already knew that there might be malicious competition, and were prepared that the Changjiang Home Edition might be taken away for study. Now they knew why Huo Bo’s mood was so bad after the phone call.

Jiang Chen entered the research institute before graduating from high school. Since the establishment of the company, he had never participated in any of the company’s affairs except for research, so he didn’t know much about the companies in the same industry. However, he did know the name of Yanghui Technology very clearly.

Yanghui Technology was currently the top tech company in the country. Yanghui was involved in almost all cutting-edge electronic equipment in the domestic market. Moreover, this company also started with software, and later established factories to research and produce hardware by itself. And possessed a complete set of testing equipment and the top talents in the country.

More importantly, Yanghui Technology was only an independent branch of Yanghui International Group, and Yanghui International was the real behemoth.

If the He family was famous in Yan City, then the Yang family of Yanghui could be said to be able to cause three reverberations across the country with just a stamp of their feet.

Shen Xu’s expression also changed: “Yanghui? Is that right? Don’t they make mobile phones? How come they are stealing food from us?”

“Yanghui Technology has been researching artificial intelligence.” Huo Bo told his two friends the news he just got over the phone: “The current boss of Yanghui Technology is the youngest son of the chairman of Yanghui International. He pulled down his second brother five years ago and came to power. He received an investment of 500 million from his father three years ago to build a laboratory to study artificial intelligence. He also issued a military order to the family that results would be produced within five years. And in ten years, open the doors of the domestic artificial intelligence market, become a national pioneer of artificial intelligence electrical products and take over the domestic market.”

“Don’t they sell hardware?” Shen Xu frowned and said, “Why compete with us who sell software?”

“What he wants is to be the top person in artificial intelligence in the country.” Jiang Chen said calmly: “He wants to be a pioneer and monopolize the market.”

Huo Bo nodded: “Once Changjiang is put into the market, even if they develop better smart products than Changjiang, they will not be everyone’s first choice.”

“Then what if they crack Changjiang?” Shen Xu said worriedly: “Our company has no ability to fight head-on with Yanghui.”

Even if they own Changjiang, the military version of Changjiang was still under development, and the level of confidentiality was very high. Few people know about this project, let alone the fact that their company’s most mysterious boss was the developer of Changjiang. Without this background, before Changjiang actually went public and opened up the market and gained a reputation, the company started by the three of them was just a little-known small business company.

How could a small company that was just starting out, with three partners who have not yet graduated, and a total of no more than 30 employees, be able to compete with an already mature company, backed by Yanghui International that had thousands of employees? 

“They won’t be able to crack Changjiang.” Jiang Chen frowned slightly.

Shen Xu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but he was barely even halfway relieved, when he became tense again. During this period of time, he had gained a lot of experience. Although he was not as sharp and good at judgment as Huo Bo, he also learned a lot, and his intuition was especially accurate.

“Then they… won’t let Changjiang go public smoothly?” Shen Xu looked at Huo Bo and Jiang Chen uncertainly.

Huo Bo frowned, pursed his lips and nodded.

“What should we do?”

“I’ll ask my dad.” Jiang Chen rubbed his forehead and sighed softly. Who knew that even if he didn’t want to let the He family get involved, in the end he still had to ask his family to intervene.

“This is the only way.” Shen Xu said, “Let’s see if Uncle He can do anything first.”

The long-awaited gathering among friends ended in a hurry.

He Yanfeng was sitting in the living room back at home. When he saw Jiang Chen come back, he said hello: “You’re back?”

Jiang Chen paused, turned and walked towards him: “Dad, I want to talk with you about something.”

“Sure.” He Yanfeng raised his eyes and saw that his expression was not right. He sat up slightly and said, “What’s wrong? Something happened?”

Jiang Chen nodded lightly, sat down next to him, and briefly recounted the news he got today.

“The Yang family?” He Yanfeng frowned, “Are you sure no one can crack your system?”

“Yes.”

“Then it’s easy to handle.” He Yanfeng said: “It’s okay. I’ll go make a call when the time comes and your company can move ahead as usual. Don’t worry.”

Jiang Chen didn’t expect that this matter would be so simple when it came to He Yanfeng. As far as he knew, even for the He family they might not be able to change the mind of the Yang family with just a few words.

“Dad, if this thing troubles you or affects the interests of the company or family, then forget it and I’ll think of a solution.”

“What kind of sacrifice can be made?” He Yanfeng laughed, patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder and said: “This is the first time my son has asked me for help. I must handle the matter properly. Don’t worry.”

With that said, He Yanfeng stood up and left to go to his study.

Jiang Chen also wanted to go back to his room to work for a while, but as soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he received a call from Yang Si, telling him that old Mr. Miao had fallen. The couple were now with him in the hospital, taking care of the other and paying the hospital bills, with Jiang Ran along as well who couldn’t be separated for the time being. Miao Miao was at home alone, which was why they called him to go over and help take care of her.

Since returning to the He family, Jiang Chen had not seen old Mr. Miao and Miao Miao for a long time. Suddenly hearing the news about them, and it happened to be bad news, he immediately put aside the problem he was thinking about just now and drove back home.

On the way, after Jiang Chen learned from his parents that old Mr. Miao was fine, he felt relieved and rushed to the Miao’s as quickly as possible.

Now that Miao Miao was in elementary school, she hadn’t seen Jiang Chen for a long time. She opened the door and blinked at him for a long time before suddenly smiling and asking him to pick her up.

Jiang Chen picked her up and said with a smile, “Do you remember this big brother?”

“Remember!” Miao Miao was still the same as before, her face was apple red and her dark eyes were bright, but she was also a little thinner. She hugged Jiang Chen’s neck tightly: “I miss Big Brother so much.”

Old Mr. Miao fell down on the way to buy groceries. At that time, the Jiangs happened to come across him when they came back from shopping. It was only when they got to the hospital, did they remember that they had left Miao Miao alone at home. So at this time, the little girl in front of him did not know that her grandfather had an accident.

When Jiang Chen knew on the way that old Mr. Miao was fine, he had planned to take Miao Miao to the hospital. After all, the two were very close, and the old man had to recuperate for a long time, so it was not like they could keep it secret from her.

But, looking at the little girl whose eyes were full of joy, he didn’t know what to say. After thinking about it, Jiang Chen decided to take her to have lunch first before telling her.

Miao Miao was very obedient all the way, holding his hand and skipping without making any noise. Jiang Chen waited until he took her near the hospital before telling her what happened to old Mr. Miao. He thought she would be scared and worried and cry after knowing it. Who knew that the little girl who was only about his waist high just had reddened eyes, and then said softly that she wanted to  see her grandpa.

Jiang Chen took her to old Mr. Miao’s ward. Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si were both there. Seeing them coming, Yang Si shushed softly and gestured that old Mr. Miao was asleep.

Miao Miao was very well-behaved. After whispering hello to the Jiangs, she walked over quietly and took a closer look at her grandfather’s face. When finding that his complexion wasn’t very ugly, she breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the visitor chair obediently, making no sound at all.

Yang Si felt distressed and asked Jiang Chen in a low voice, “Have you taken Miao Miao to eat?”

“Yeah.” Jiang Chen asked them, “Where about you and Dad?”

Yang Si shook her head: “We’re not hungry.”

Jiang Chen was worried: “You and Dad should go to eat first, I will take care of them.”

Yang Si was worried: “Your Grandpa Miao just fell asleep. You don’t know what to do when he wakes up. You don’t know how to take care of him. Your dad and I can take turns eating…”

But before she finished speaking, Jiang Ran, who had been in Jiang Zhuo’s arms, woke up. This little princess was not one who could be left hungry, and immediately opened her mouth to cry as soon as she opened her eyes. If she hadn’t turned her head and saw Jiang Chen, the beginning of a wail would not have turned to stretched hands and baby babbling for a hug. Thankfully, as that wail probably would have woken everyone in the ward instantly.

Jiang Chen took Jiang Ran, held his sister who was quiet and sweet in his arms, and whispered: “You and Dad should go back first, have a meal and rest for a while, then come back in the evening. Ran Ran must be hungry too.”

Having been running around from the morning to now, Yang Si was indeed a little hungry, and her daughter was still too young to be left hungry, so it was really not an option to continue to stay here. Knowing that Jiang Chen could basically take care of the patient, they whispered some reminders before finally returning home.

Jiang Chen sat next to Miao Miao and talked to her in a low voice. He looked at her and glanced at the hospital bed from time to time. She was obviously uneasy but seemed to dare not cry. Seeing this his heart became softer. In order to divert her attention, he told her a story.

Children had the habit of taking a nap, and the curtains were drawn in the ward, which was a suitable environment for sleeping.  So after a while, Miao Miao fell asleep little by little.

Jiang Chen stood up and looked at the old man, and saw that he was still sleeping. Then he returned to the sofa and thought deeply about the issue involving Yanghui.

After an unknown amount of time, his cell phone rang suddenly. Jiang Chen quickly turned off the sound, looked at Miao Miao and the old man, then gently closed the door and went outside to make a call.

The call was from Shen Xu. In the past few hours, he had asked people to investigate Yanghui’s affairs, and also found out the reason why the recipient sold it to Yanghui. It was nothing out of the ordinary, basically just the temptation of money and pressure from power.

Jiang Chen had already guessed it, and his eyes were very calm when he hung up the phone. It was indeed the best and most suitable for the Changjiang home version to be launched now, but it didn’t matter if it was later. It was just that Yanghui was a problem. If it was not solved now, it would remain a future problem and something would go wrong again.

Returning to the ward, Jiang Chen found that old Mr. Miao had woken up and was leaning on the bed, seeming lost in thought.

“Grandpa Miao.” Seeing that he had already slipped on his shoes, Jiang Chen figured he probably wanted to get out of bed and walked over in a few steps quickly: “What do you want to do? I’ll help you.”

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Old Mr. Miao shook his head. There were deep wrinkles on his face, but he had a kind smile: “Chen Chen, Grandpa just heard you on the phone. Did you encounter any trouble?”

Jiang Chen smiled slightly and said, “It’s about the company, nothing big. Do you want to drink water? I’ll pour you a glass of water.”

“No need.” Old Mr. Miao waved his hand: “Is it related to the Yang family? The Yang family that opened Yanghui?”

Jiang Chen paused and was a little surprised that old Mr. Miao knew about Yanghui, but he didn’t think much about it and nodded.

“Shall I cut an apple for you?”

Old Mr. Miao smiled: “Okay.”

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Jiang Chen returned to the Jiang’s and stayed for a night. The family of four had a meal at noon the next day, and he returned to the He’s in the afternoon. It had been a long time since he had eaten with either set of parents. This time there was enough time, and they could go to the old family house for dinner in the evening, so he arranged it this way.

In the courtyard, the sun was shining on the lawn. Yang Yun pushed a small plate of petal-shaped cakes sprinkled with sweet-scented osmanthus petals next to Jiang Chen’s hand: “Try some, Mom’s new recipe.”

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Jiang Chen took a bite, and the slightly sweet taste melted in his mouth. It was soft and chewy, and the fragrance of osmanthus was very delicious. He swallowed it and took a sip of tea then smiled and said, “It tastes good.”

The smile in Yang Yun’s eyes became gentler, and she offered another piece to him: “Then have some more.”

He Qianmin was playing games on his PSP, took a moment to take a look, and said, “Mom, Brother doesn’t like too much sweetness, this is too sweet.”

Yang Yun glanced at the pastry: “Is it very sweet?”

He Qianmin pouted: “It’s overly sweet.”

Yang Yun paused and wanted to take away the pastry that had just been placed on Jiang Chen’s plate. Jiang Chen smiled slightly and ate the remaining half of the previous piece: “I think it’s okay.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.” Jiang Chen said with a smile: “In the research institute, we only have three meals a day, and we rarely eat snacks. It feels good to have some occasionally.”

A smile appeared in Yang Yun’s eyes: “As long as you like it.”

Before Jiang Chen could eat the second piece, He Qianmin came over and handed him another PSP: “Brother, this level is extremely difficult, let’s do it together.”

Just when the two of them had passed the level, He Qianyu had finished her homework and came out. She ran straight to Jiang Chen, threw herself on his back, hugged his arm, and said with bright eyes: “Brother, I will dance “Es Miranda” at the Grand Theater next Saturday, I’m going to play Es Miranda, will you come to see it?”

Jiang Chen: “Of course.”

He Qianyu cheered: “Yay!”

“Then Brother, come to the dance practice room with me now. I’ll dance the part for you to have a look first!” He Qianyu took Jiang Chen’s arm and tried to pull him up. He Qianmin clicked his tongue and said, “Don’t you see us busy here, go play by yourself.”

He Qianyu put her hands on her hips and said, “You are already in your third year of high school and you are still here playing games. Go and study already.”

He Qianmin sneered: “You little brat, mind your own business. I remember you ranked eleventh in the midterm exam. No one in our family has ever had such a bad exam score.”

He Qianyu blushed instantly: “That’s because I accidentally missed two questions. If…”

“What if? Eleventh place is eleventh place. Are you proud about your carelessness?”

“If I had written it, I would’ve been in the top five!”

“But didn’t you not write it down?” He Qianmin shrugged and said, “When taking exams, everyone only look at the results. They don’t care whether you did something wrong, didn’t know how to do it, or was careless. The score is what it is.”

“I’m just a bit careless. I will definitely do better on the final exam.”

“Just a bit careless? Do you think carelessness is a compliment? You are happy when people praise you for being smart. You are also happy when people say you were just careless. Are you dense?”

He Qianmin blabbered non-stop, vexing He Qianyu so much her eyes turned red with anger.

Jiang Chen glanced at him and gestured to him to shut up. He stood up and rubbed his sister’s head, took her hand and said softly, “Okay, don’t cry. Brother will watch you dance.”

He Qianyu pursed her lips and was still a little tearful. She raised her head to defend herself: “It’s not that I’m not smart. I didn’t do well in the exam last time because I was just careless…”

Jiang Chen paused, turned around to look at her, bent down and said, “Does Qian Yu feel it is important for others to think you are smart or not?”

He Qianyu sniffed and said, “You and Second Brother are very smart. I am your sister, so I have to be smart too.”

Jiang Chen squatted down, raised his head and asked, “Does Qian Yu also think that writing down the wrong answer or missing the question, rather than really not being able to do the question, is not as serious?”

He Qianyu hesitated for a few seconds, nodded and said, “I would’ve definitely done well on the exam if I hadn’t missed any questions.”

“Then why are you crying?”

He Qianyu’s eyes were red like a bunny’s: “I don’t want others to think I’m stupid.”

Jiang Chen smiled lightly: “Of course Qian Yu is not stupid, and you work very hard too. You study hard and practice dance diligently. If ypu can be more careful, you will definitely do even better.”

He Qianyu nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then shook her head: “I… don’t work very hard either.”

“No?” Jiang Chen said with a smile: “Every day, you complete your homework from school and tutor seriously. You spend more time practicing dance than other students in your dance class every day. You rarely even go out to play on weekends. This is a lot of hard work.”

He Qianyu lowered her head, her cheeks were a little red, and she knitted her fingers together.

Jiang Chen smiled gently and said: “Smartness and hard work are both compliments. Smart people know how to work hard, and hard work can make less smart people smarter. This is a very good quality, but carelessness is different. Carelessness is not an excuse, nor is it a compliment that proves a person’s intelligence. It is a shortcoming that many people need to overcome, but it is not terrible. I believe Qian Yu will be able to defeat it in the future, right?”

He Qianyu nodded, her eyes bright: “I will definitely check the papers carefully in the future and work harder.”

Jiang Chen rubbed her head: “Let’s go, show Brother the dance you are going to perform next week.” When passing by He Qianmin’s stool, he lightly kicked his foot: “Together.”

He Qianmin could only drop the game console and reluctantly follow the two of them.

Yang Yun looked at the backs of the three children in a trance through the floor-to-ceiling windows. When they were no longer visible, she turned around with a smile and said, “Chen Chen really knows how to teach children.”

He Yanfeng also smiled: “Didn’t old Jiang say before that he liked to reason ever since he was a child? Maybe he learned it from childhood.”

Yang Yun paused slightly and slowly lowered her eyes.

He Yanfeng saw this from the corner of his eye and said casually: “What are you thinking about?”

Yang Yun shook her head and said nothing.

……

Two hours passed in a flash. After He Qianyu finished her dance, Yang Yun knocked on the door and asked them to pack up and get ready to go.

In the car, the two younger siblings had a disagreement and quarreled again. Yang Yun had no choice but to turn around and said: “You two should be quiet. Your older brother is already so tired from work, let him have a chance to rest.”

In this way, the two young ones settled down a bit.

It was about an hour’s drive from the He’s to the old family house. Jiang Chen took advantage of the rare quiet time to take a nap, and when he woke up, they were already at the old family house.

Old Mrs. He had been waiting outside for a long time. Before the car even arrived at the garage, she opened the car door and hugged her grandchildren one by one. Finally, she took He Qianyu’s hand and walked to the living room to sit down without letting go.

He Qianyang had arrived a long time ago. When he saw Jiang Chen and He Qianmin coming in, he exaggeratedly breathed a sigh of relief: “You guys are finally here. If you don’t come, I would’ve been scolded to death by my dad.”

“What did you do again?” Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.

“What could I have done?” He Qianyang said, “It’s just that a few classmates came to play at home, the music was a little loud, and the noise reached the next door.”

“It wasn’t just a little loud.” He Qianmin showed no mercy.

He Qianyang chuckled and said, “Are you guys ganging up to bully me?” He turned to He Yanfeng and said, “Uncle, did you see, scold them quickly, they don’t respect their older brother at all.”

He Yanjun slapped him on the head: “What about you as an elder brother that your two younger brothers can respect? Can you tell your old man about it?”

He Qianyang ducked his head: “Okay, I’ll shut up.”

While joking and laughing, He Yanya asked Jiang Chen about the progress of the project, and Jiang Chen told the truth as much as he could.

Because of He Qianjian, everyone in the He family basically knows about Jiang Chen’s research project. Although they didn’t understand the more specific and professional aspects, there was no need to deliberately conceal the progress if it did not involve confidentiality.

He Yanya: “How about DTW001? I heard that you have made a new discovery.”

“A new file folder was found. It should be the system regulations. Currently, only the conditions for exchanging items have been translated. Other than that, there is not much progress. We are still in the stage of collecting evidence. Once we have collected enough evidence, we will apply for the Central Bureau of Scientific Research to intervene.”

He Qianmin was curious: “What system regulations?” The others also looked over.

Jiang Chen smiled, shook his head and said, “I can’t talk about this for now.”

“I heard that the home version of Changjiang will be officially launched soon.” He Yanjun said: “Your company’s procedures have not left out anything that should be declared, right.”

Changjiang was different from other products on the market. Coupled with the confidentiality of the project, it needed to go through multiple approvals before going on the market. Especially regarding the patents, five applications were applied for in one go. For this purpose, He Yanfeng specially sent someone from his company to oversee and prevent any mistakes.

Hearing that He Yanfeng had sent someone, He Yanjun was relieved, but He Qianyang suddenly thought of something. He raised his eyebrows and said: “Your company’s products will not actually be sold on the market, and there is no physical store or customer flow. Though there is no worry over competition in terms of product position, Changjiang is also different from ordinary electronic products. This market is still blank at present, but I know of more than one company that is engaged in artificial intelligence. The person who plays the leading role in your company is your friend, right? Have they passed the background check?”

Jiang Chen had not considered this issue and also did not understand the market very well. He frowned slightly and said, “I don’t know. I’ll ask them tomorrow.”

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He Yanfeng also warned: “There are many technology companies researching artificial intelligence, and the investment in building laboratories is not small. You have seized the market first, which is a threat to others, and your target customer groups are the same, but the base is not big yet. If the Changjiang Home Edition is successfully launched, it may just add another competitor to some companies, but for other companies, it may even cause their capital chain to break. You need to investigate clearly so that when the time comes, and someone has taken action against your company, you will know who it is.”

Jiang Chen also became serious when he heard this, nodded and said, “I understand. I will make a call later and ask Shen Xu to check it out.”

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A few days have passed since He Qianjian moved to cell 15. The atmosphere was as strange and silent as before, but nothing happened. Not even the conflict and fighting that was most common in other cells.

This kind of calm made him feel relaxed at first, but later he couldn’t help but become wary.

In prison, there was not a single person easy to get along with. He Qianjian deeply understood this truth.

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However, in the past few days, he found a cellmate from his previous cell during eating and relaxing times, and asked him if there was any special news or people who should not be messed with in cell 15. Later, he used the System to exchange some things to use to bribe some information from other people, but nothing had been gained.

He Qianjian originally wanted to find Zhou Yang to inquire about the matter, but Zhou Yang seemed to have been transferred to another place and hadn’t been on duty here for a long time. He couldn’t find the other even if he wanted to, so he gave up.

But the atmosphere in cell 15 was really weird. He didn’t know the reason, but it made him more wary and nervous, like a startled bird. In cell 14, he could still sleep for a few hours every night, but after switching to here the first night, he could no longer fall asleep.

For this reason, He Qianjian even asked the System for help, hoping that it could find out the reason why cell 15 was so weird through monitoring or listening, but the System didn’t take his matter to heart at all and said directly: I have to prevent Jiang Chen’s system from finding me, I also need to clean up the virus and repair the program code. Don’t bother me if nothing happens.

For five days in a row, all methods were tried. He Qianjian could not find the reason for the strangeness in cell 15, and he was even more afraid to fall asleep at night——the lights were turned off when he first entered the cell, and he could not see the other people’s faces clearly. It was only when he woke up the next day, did he realize that almost everyone in the cell had dark circles under their eyes and looked ten years older than their actual age. This kind of weirdness made it even more difficult for him to sleep and eat, and he no longer felt any excitement over switching cells.

He Qianjian thought about it and decided to find the warden and explain that he wanted to change from cell 15  back to cell 14. However, the warden was not easy to see. Even when Zhou Yang was here before, he might not be able to help him meet the warden. Now that he was gone, if He Qianjian wanted to do anything, it was even more difficult to do so.

But the heavens probably heard his voice. Ten days before the reading club event, the warden came down to patrol during working hours. He also inspected the venue where the reading club was to be held. He Qianjian happened to have injured his arm a few days ago so during this period, he had not gone to work in the factory, but was assigned to decorate the reading club venue instead.

Seeing the warden, He Qianjian made a quick decision and stopped him immediately to explain his request.

The other prison guards frowned at him, and some even took out their batons, angrily scolding him for not having tact and wanting to teach him a lesson. After the warden stopped them, he just said lightly: Prison is not like outside. You need a reason to change cells. Give me one reason.

He Qianjian naturally had no reason. Did it count if his cellmates were too quiet?

He could only watch the opportunity slip away. Just when he thought he might have to endure the next several days and wait for the time to escape from prison, something happened again.

——There was a middle-aged man in their cell who stayed up for who knows how many days without daring to sleep. Finally, he couldn’t hold on anymore and fainted. The prison infirmary could not treat him, so he was paroled for medical treatment.

He Qianjian seemed to have had an enlightenment and instantly had an idea. If he could be paroled for medical treatment, the success rate of escape would be higher, and he would not have to wait so many days.

But in this prison, injuries that could be paroled for medical treatment were not easily suffered, He Qianjian had to think about it carefully.

……

After knowing that the System still belonged to He Qianjian, Jiang Chen re-drew the plan and devoted all his energy to developing the Changjiang military version. At the same time, the launch time of the Changjiang home version was finally determined in half a month.

“Boss, we have finished parsing the files here, are there any other tasks?”

Jiang Chen was discussing with the people around him. When he heard this, he turned around with a smile in his eyes: “INothing more. Go back to rest after getting off work.”

“Okay.” The speaker picked up the folder next to him. While checking it, he suddenly remembered something and turned back: “But, recently the signals of DTW001 we captured are getting weaker and weaker. Does this mean that Changjiang has the upper hand?” Ever since they saw the codename of He Qianjian’s system in the deciphered documents, everyone in the institute started calling it that.

“Not necessarily.” The speaker this time was Shi Fengyue, he said lazily: “The weaker the signal may also mean that its shielding ability has strengthened.”

“This possibility cannot be ruled out.” Another researcher joined the topic: “Although DTW001 seems to be a little weaker than Changjiang every time, it could still escape every time, and I think its intelligence is not weaker than Changjiang, maybe almost the same, right, Changjiang?”

Changjiang: “DTW001’s intelligence index is 77.89%, and my intelligence level is 78%. From the data point of view, my intelligence level is higher than it.”

“I also think you are more intelligent. Maybe next time you two fight, you two could quarrel. The one with more vocabulary must be more intelligent.”

Changjiang: “Sure, but it’s not necessary.”

The researcher laughed loudly, and then pondered thoughtfully: “Boss, who created DTW001? If it’s just about the level of intelligence, we also have Changjiang, so it doesn’t count as unusual, but its other abilities are too strange. I asked my friend who studies quantum mechanics before, and he gave a possibility, but the possibility of this possibility being realized on earth is zero.”

This topic had been discussed in the institute countless times, but every time everyone was free or happened to think about it, they were not at all bored to discuss it again.

With Changjiang as a front example, He Qianjian’s system which showed intelligence that was different from the technology of this era was easily accepted by them. However, how DTW’s other abilities operate was still a mystery, so its origin was even more curious.

Jiang Chen: “Isn’t this the answer we are looking for now?”

The researcher nodded, packed up his things, stood up and said with a smile: “I’m going to get off work first. I have a day off tomorrow. Boss, you should leave early later.”

Jiang Chen smiled: “Later.”

Tomorrow was Labor Day, and there were a total of seven days off for the holiday. Naturally, it was impossible for everyone in the institute to take such a long vacation, so except for the researchers who record data in shifts, everyone else could take three days off.

For the next three days, Jiang Chen had already thought about how to arrange it.

“Boss, I’m leaving too.”

“The data has been rechecked and there is no problem. I’m out.”

“Later, boss.”

Jiang Chen retracted his thoughts and bid goodbye to his colleagues who were leaving one after another. In a blink of an eye, he and Shi Fengyue were the only two people left in the laboratory.

“Everyone’s gone.”

Shi Fengyue turned sideways and looked at Jiang Chen, with one hand on the back of the chair and the other casually on the table. His posture was casual, and there was an indecipherable smile brewing in his eyes.

Jiang Chen tapped his fingers on the keyboard, looked at the computer screen intently, and hummed casually as an answer.

“So cold?” Shi Fengyue raised his eyebrows, moved closer to him and said, “You treat your colleagues with a smile and tell them to pay attention to their safety and say goodbye, but you just ignore your boyfriend.”

Jiang Chen’s fingers paused and he turned his head. The distance between their noses was less than two centimeters in an instant. He was not affected at all, his eyes smiling: “So sour?”

“Have a taste?” Shi Fengyue narrowed his dark eyes, pinched his chin, and bit his lower lip.

The corner of Jiang Chen’s mouth curled up, and the hand on the keyboard was finally willing to leave. He raised his hand and hooked it around the other’s neck. Instead of being passive, he took the initiative and licked into Shi Fengyue’s mouth.

In the quiet laboratory, the only sounds were the suddenly deepened breathing and ambiguous wet noises.

When they separated, both of them were out of breath, but they both looked satisfied.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you back after dinner.”

Shi Fengyue stood up, took his coat and stretched out his hand to pull Jiang Chen up.

Jiang Chen checked the laboratory, said goodbye to Changjiang, and the two left together.

While eating, Shi Fengyue pretended to casually ask, “We have three days off. How do you plan to arrange it?”

“Accompany my parents.” Jiang Chen concentrated on picking out fish bones without raising his head: “Shen Xu and Huo Bo also said we haven’t gotten together for a long time and we might meet up to have a meal together.”

“Hmm, what next?”

“I might go visit the old He family house.” Jiang Chen divided the fish into two parts, served half into the Shi Feng Yue bowl, and ate the other half himself: “I’ve been too busy during this period, and I haven’t been back for a long time. It just so happens that He Qianyang will also be back, so I should stop by.”

Shi Fengyue ate the fish, put down his chopsticks, and looked at him with his arms crossed, his jaw slightly raised and appearing a little tense: “No more?”

Jiang Chen picked up another piece of fish, lowered his eyes and hid the smile and mischief in his eyes. He asked in a puzzled tone: “It’s only three days off, what else is there?”

Shi Fengyue: “Your time management is very good. In three days, you not only plan to spend time with family, but also take time to spend with friends, and also visit elders. It is very reasonable indeed.”

Jiang Chen twitched the corner of his mouth, suppressed the laugh that almost escaped from his throat, and coughed twice: “I think so too, but I keep feeling like I missed someone.”

Shi Fengyue snorted coldly: “Maybe he’s not an important person, otherwise how could you have missed him?”

Jiang Chen nodded seriously, but when he caught a glimpse of Shi Fengyue’s dark expression from the corner of his eye, he finally couldn’t hold back his laughter.

Shi Fengyue narrowed his eyes: “Is something funny?”

Jiang Chen shook his head quickly, but the smile overflowing from the corners of his eyes and mouth betrayed him.

Seeing the face of the other getting darker and darker, he finally stopped laughing and began to coax: “I made all the arrangements just now for two days, and left one day for the person who I missed.”

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Shi Fengyue’s tense expression relaxed slightly, and the heavy air pressure around him finally rose a little: “Who did you miss?”

“Well…” Jiang Chen pretended to think, and when he saw the other’s eyes glare over, he smiled and rolled his eyes: “Three days, one day for family, one day for friends, and one day of course——”

As Jiang Chen trailed off, Shi Fengyue’s eyebrows lifted and he met his smiling eyes.

“For the person I like.”

Shi Fengyue unconsciously raised the corners of his mouth in a smile but quickly suppressed it, though he couldn’t help but let a chuckle slip.

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He Qianjian waited and waited until finally he was asked by the warden. He had long forgotten Zhou Yang’s reminder, admitted the fact immediately, and expressed his hope to change cells. When he learned that he could only choose between cell 15 and cell 16, he chose cell 15 without hesitation.

Before, he planned to do some small business in the prison and offended the boss of cell 16. The other had already taught him a lesson many times overtly and covertly. Wang Hei also became more and more bold because he no longer had any scruples after he had offended the boss. So changing to cell 16 was practically seeking death.

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When the warden heard He Qianjian’s choice, he opened his mouth and hesitated for a moment. However, he thought that this was a prison, not a student dormitory, and he was not the dormitory aunt. He had nothing to persuade, so he remained silent.

He Qianjian was immersed in the delight of being able to change cells. When he took his belongings and left, he ignored the horrified and shocked expressions of his cellmates in the same cell.

The lights were about to be turned off, there was a clang, and then there was the sound of the door being locked. He Qianjian stood at the door of the old cell with his bedding, facing the silent gazes of the room.

Neither party spoke, but both sides had something to say in their hearts.

He Qianjian was very vigilant. Bullying was very common in prison. When he first came in, he still pretended to be the eldest young master of the He family and the prison guards would look after him somewhat. Those prisoners who couldn’t stand it would still restrain themselves a bit, but later when no one ever came to visit him, the people here understood his situation. Although they were still a little concerned about his identity, they still made him suffer a lot.

Since he was planning to change cells, he was prepared to be bullied again. However, he had already asked the short man, who had a good relationship with him in the prison in advance. He said that cell 15 was the quietest in the whole prison, which meant there wasn’t much fighting in this cell, making it a good choice.

Despite this, he still imagined many scenes when he first moved in and also thought of ways to deal with it. However, the long silence made him a little unsure.

While He Qianjian’s heart was beating a drum in his chest, the other people in cell 15 were thinking: here comes an unlucky guy.

When the prison guard just sent He Qianjian in, he said: this is your new cellmate, and then locked the door. All the prisoners here were thinking about how to get out of here. It was the first time they saw someone rush in here so eagerly. When they saw the bruises on his face that had not yet receded and his thin appearance, they couldn’t help but wonder who this kid had offended that they would be so cruel as to send him here.

The two sides were still facing each other in silence, but the lights in the room went out with a “pop”, as it was time to turn off the lights.

He Qianjian did not dare to go inside. He knew that in this situation, he had to speak.

“Big brothers, I…”

“Shh!”

As soon as He Qianjian opened his mouth, the person closest to him jumped up and covered his mouth. After that person covered him, he immediately looked towards the innermost bed. The others also turned their heads in unison, and in the darkness there was something strange about this silent space.

He Qianjian didn’t know why but the unknown always brought fear. Just as he was about to speak, he caught a glimpse of that strong arm around him—the tattoos covering that arm were very hideous under the moonlight—he was originally quite confident, but now in this situation he had become a little uneasy. When the man let go of him, he lowered his voice and asked, “Why did you cover my mouth?”

The tattooed man saw that he kept his voice low, and thought to himself that he was not as dumb as he looked. But if the person inside was unhappy, who knows if it would implicate others. For his own sake, he had to warn He Qianjian: “Shut up, don’t make any sound, go sleep on that empty bed.”

Speaking the last bit, the tattooed man already felt some sympathy.

The only empty bed here was the bed next to the man who was the least approachable here. No one wanted to sleep on that bed because the last person sleeping on that bed had gone crazy. However, even across that bed closest to the bed inside, the person sleeping there was still trembling with fear every day, for fear that his sounds would be too loud, or his eyes would not be able to control where they look, or the other person would be offended if something else set him off.

——There was a person who had his eyeball poked before. Apparently, the reason was that he always glanced over at him, but no one believed it. Who in this cell dared to glance over? He didn’t even dare to get out of bed from that side, and always turned his head sideways when got back in!

In short, not only the man with the tattooed arm, but also everyone in cell 15—except for the one who slept on the innermost bed and said nothing the whole time—couldn’t help but sympathize with He Qianjian.

In this weird atmosphere, He Qianjian walked in with his bedding and saw that there was no one sleeping on the bottom bunk of the bed, and the bed closest to the wall only had one person sleeping on the bottom bunk. He was a little confused. There were quite a lot of people in Zhangshan Prison and most of the cells were full. It was rare to see three empty beds in a room.

However, he still listened to the person’s warning just now. He Qianjian moved as gently as possible and lay on the bed. After lying down, he discussed with the System in his head.

He Qianjian: [The people in this cell are weird, have you noticed?]

System: [You won’t be here for more than two weeks. Don’t do anything. Just wait and escape. Don’t think too much.]

He Qianjian knew this, and he had the same idea when he changed cells, but he didn’t know if these people today were too weird or something, but he kept getting a bad feeling in his heart.

However, he also knew that no matter how much he talked to the System, it would not comfort him or anything else. He could only suppress this uneasiness, close his eyes and wait to fall asleep.

But the atmosphere just now was really hard not to think too much. He Qianjian couldn’t help but think about it. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, and he became more and more awake. When he finally felt a little sleepy, the sky outside had already become all black.

Naturally, there were no entertainment activities in the prison. After dinner, they just watch the news. After that, they could go back to their cell and move around freely for a while. The lights would then be turned off at 8:30.

The time should be past twelve o’clock at the earliest.

He Qianjian squinted at the bed above and was about to fall asleep. However, before he could fall asleep, he suddenly woke up with a jolt. He finally knew why he had been feeling strange since he laid down on the bed.

——There was no sound from the entire cell.

Back in cell 14, at night, the sound of people snoring, talking in their sleep, and even making the bed shake when doing certain things was endless. Some of the sounds would quiet down in the early morning, but the sound of snoring definitely continued throughout the night.

With so many grown men sleeping in a small cell, and the beds close to each other, these sounds were unavoidable. He Qianjian was not used to it when he first came in. He couldn’t fall asleep for several days, but he did eventually get used to these sounds.

But… after all, there were eleven grown men living in this room. Did not even a single man here grind his teeth or talk in his sleep?

He Qianjian didn’t believe it, because not only were there no sounds in this room, but even the sound of breathing was weak and almost nonexistent. It was as if no one here had fallen asleep, but was holding their breath waiting for dawn to arrive.

Thinking of this, He Qianjian felt goosebumps on his arms, it was so weird.

[System!]

[What?]

[Please check for me to see if anyone here is asleep.]

The System didn’t understand what He Qianjian was on about, but at such a close distance and in the same room, it could indeed analyze the person’s respiratory rate and heartbeat data to get the results He Qianjian wanted. It quickly gave the answer: [One person is asleep, and the other nine people are not.]

[Who is sleeping?] He Qianjian suddenly remembered that since he came in, the person in the bed next to him had not shown his face at all, and asked: [Is it the person next to me?]

[Yes.]

Suddenly, the sound of turning over came from the next bed. He Qianjian, along with all the prisoners in the cell, tensed up for no reason.

However, it seemed that the man really just turned over, just for a moment, and soon there was no movement.

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He Qianjian breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn’t help but think more. The people here were obviously worried about the person in the bed next to him, but he had been here for half a year, and he hadn’t heard of anyone in cell 15 that couldn’t be messed with. Even Wang Hei was somewhat famous. So he concluded that this person was probably just a bit of a deal in this cell, but not a big deal within the whole prison.

After figuring this out, He Qianjian couldn’t resist the sleepiness any longer and fell into a deep sleep.

He didn’t notice that when he fell asleep, the person in the bed next to him sat up and stared at him for a while before lying down again.

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After Jiang Chen visited the prison, He Yanfeng called within a few days and asked him to come home when he was free.

Evaluations of the Changjiang Home Edition were gradually emerging. It had a good reputation and everyone in the company was confident that it would be launched successfully in the future. The development work at the institute had already been focused on the military aspect. Although Jiang Chen was the main developer, the specific direction was still handled by researchers specializing in military applications, so this period of time could be regarded as quite  free.

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The day after he talked to He Yanfeng, he asked for leave and went back home.

It had been more than a month since he last came back. Jiang Chen thought that he would see two sets of parents and younger siblings in the living room just like before. Unexpectedly, it seemed that they didn’t know that he would come back. The helper auntie at home was very surprised to see him. She turned around and raised her voice to call Yang Yun.

When Yang Yun heard Jiang Chen’s return, she hurried downstairs and pulled him to sit down with a look of delight on her face. “Why are you back at this time? You didn’t even tell Mother. Please wait a moment and I’ll call your parents right away and let them come over for lunch together. When your Mom and I talked on the phone yesterday, she even said she missed you…”

——Since the relationship between the two families had eased, everyone had tacitly agreed that Jiang Chen would call He Yanfeng and couple Mother and Father, while Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si were still Mom and Dad.

At this time, Jiang Chen already knew that He Yanfeng had not told them, and he probably had other things to do with him, so he shook his head and said, “Father asked me to come back yesterday. He must have something to do with me. Maybe I have to stop by the company, so don’t call them yet.”

Yang Yun was surprised for a moment, thought for a bit, and suddenly smiled and shook her head: “Your father, honestly.”

Jiang Chen was puzzled: “Do you know why he asked me to come back?”

“Your Uncle Xu brought back a child two years ago. The child is about the same age as you, maybe one year younger than you, and a college freshman this year. But he has already started to help in his family’s company. It seems that he negotiated a deal some time ago. Your father, after going out to socialize, ran into your Uncle Xu. He was probably annoyed because he was showing off his son, so he called you back.”

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, unable to believe that this was the reason why his father asked him to come back. But based on what he knew about his father, it seemed like he could really do such a thing.

Sure enough, after Yang Yun called He Yanfeng to tell him that Jiang Chen was back, He Yanfeng immediately asked Jiang Chen to go to the company, reminded him to change into formal wear, and said he would take him to meet some old friends in the evening.

“It’s just seeing old friends, why have our son wear formal clothes.” Yang Yun complained, then turned around and happily picked out clothes for him.

Jiang Chen had thought that He Yanfeng was looking for him because he might have heard the news that he visited He Qianjian in prison, and wanted to ask him about it in person. It was not until he stood at the meeting and was introduced by He Yanfeng to the elders one by one, and finally when it came to Uncle Xu’s turn he seemed to “accidentally” mention that he was now working in a research institute and presiding over a project alone, he realized that he had really thought too much.

“Hello, Uncle Xu.” Jiang Chen waited for He Yanfeng’s words to finish, then said hello with a helpless smile. When his eyes landed on the thin and handsome young man beside him, he paused slightly: “Long time no see.”

CEO Xu was a little annoyed at first, but after hearing Jiang Chen’s tone, he was surprised and said, “Do you know each other?”

Xu Chang nodded to Jiang Chen and said coldly: “Before I transferred to another school, I was in the same high school as Senior Jiang and he helped me.”

“Since you know each other, then go play together. It must be boring listening to us adults talk.” He Yanfeng said with a smile.

Xu Chang nodded obediently, and the two left together.

When the reached the garden, Xu Chang stopped, turned around and said, “Senior Jiang.”

Jiang Chen stopped two meters away from him and said with a smile, “I didn’t expect you to be CEO Xu’s son.”

Xu Chang’s gentle face turned cold, “I’m not his son.”

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned. Looking at his face, he remembered the lukewarm greeting he had just given. At first, he thought it was because the two of them had not met each other a few times and were not familiar with each other. But now that he thought about it, it seemed that the coldness was not directed towards him.

The relationship between Xu Chang and his father didn’t seem to be very good, but this was a family matter and it was not appropriate for him to ask more questions.

“I heard that you are also at Yan Uni now.” Jiang Chen changed the topic: “What major?”

“Finance.” Xu Chang’s lips curled up, but there was no smile in his eyes: “He asked me to take it.”

In fact, Jiang Chen was not a lively person when he was alone with people he was not familiar with. So at this moment, he didn’t know what to say.

However, Xu Chang found the topic on his own: “Why did Senior Shen decide to study law? I remember he seemed to have said before that he would fly fighter jets and join the air force in the future.”

Jiang Chen didn’t expect that Shen Xu would actually tell Xu Chang this, “We opened a company together and agreed to work together in the future, so we studied related majors.”

Xu Chang’s eyes were hard to distinguish: “You guys have a very good relationship.”

“It’s natural, having grown up together.” Jiang Chen glanced at the musical fountain in the center of the garden and said, “Let’s go sit there.”

Xu Chang said nothing and followed to sit down beside him.

Neither of them spoke, and a faint awkwardness spread in the air.

Don’t know how long it took, but Xu Chang suddenly said: “Senior, is your company still short of people?”

Jiang Chen was surprised: “Why do you ask that?”

“After I graduate, I want to work in your company.”

Jiang Chen was really surprised now. He Yanfeng brought him here today because he heard CEO Xu brag too much about how outstanding his son was. How he entered the company at such a young age and seven negotiated a big deal. Moreover, he had done a great job in all his work. According to this, Xu Chang would probably take over his father’s company in the future, but now he was saying that he wanted to work in his company after graduation. It was really puzzling indeed.

As if he saw Jiang Chen’s confusion, Xu Chang said calmly: “I don’t plan to take over his company, and I have never regarded him as my father. I live with him now just to fulfill my mother’s last wish.”

Hearing this, Jiang Chen suddenly remembered a scene he saw in the hospital a long time ago. It seemed that not long after that time, Xu Chang transferred to another school. Listening to the conversation between him and his aunt at that time, he had no father, and now he suddenly became CEO Xu’s son. It seemed there was a lot of inside story to this matter.

As soon as Jiang Chen’s mind thought of this, Xu Chang said: “I’m just his illegitimate son. He had never looked for my mother or me in so many years. My mother called him before she died, and he actually didn’t intend to take me back. It wasn’t until his legitimate son died and he found that he could no longer have children that he took me back to the Xu family.”

“So, it’s impossible for me to forgive him, let alone take over his company.” Xu Chang looked at Jiang Chen and said seriously: “Senior Jiang, although I am only a freshman now, many people say that I have business talent, and I myself will work hard, and when the time comes to apply for your company, you won’t have to give me a backdoor, everything can just follow the procedures. If I am accepted, I hope you can keep me.”

No one could tell what would happen three years later, but Jiang Chen could guess the reason why Xu Chang found him. Since he was already CEO Xu’s only son, and he was kept by his side to study in the company so early on, he must already be regarded as the heir. After three years of training, when Xu Chang graduated from university he would already have four years of work experience. He would be a good candidate for any company he went to.

But the problem was that CEO Xu would never accept his four years of hard work training his son would be wasted. At that time, whatever company that dared to hire Xu Chang would be tantamount to going against the Xu family.

Although Jiang Chen was not worried about this, he remembered that He Yanfeng had said that Tunan Group and the Xu family were cooperating. The reason why they were sent away at this dinner was probably to discuss cooperation among themselves. If he really hired Xu Chang, Tunan’s cooperation with the Xu family would probably be affected. It was impossible for him to influence his father’s company for the sake of an outsider.

“Sorry, I can’t agree.”

As soon as Jiang Chen’s refusal came out, Xu Chang knew that he had figured out the key.

“Senior Jiang, if I can handle everything well, will you hire me?”

Jiang Chen was curious: “If you can handle the Xu family’s affairs well, then you can start your own business or join any company. Why insist on a small company like ours.”

A faint smile appeared on Xu Chang’s lips, and he turned his head to look at him: “Senior Jiang, if your company could be considered a small company, I think in the next ten years, no company would dare to be called a big company.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered, saw the determination in Xu Chang’s eyes, and suddenly curled his lips: “I will accept your blessing.”

“I’m serious.” Xu Chang stood up: “Senior, there are still three years left, I hope you can seriously consider it.”

When the two returned to the banquet hall, He Yanfeng and CEO Xu had almost finished talking. They greeted the organizer of the banquet, and He Yanfeng took Jiang Chen away. On the way home, he smiled and said: “It seems that you and Xu Chang have a really good relationship, talking for so long.”

Jiang Chen: “We barely met a few times. He came to me for something else.”

He Yanfeng asked casually: “What’s the matter?”

Jiang Chen said calmly: “He wants to work in our company after graduation.”

“Work in your company…” He Yanfeng sat up suddenly: “What? He said he wants to go to your company after graduation?”

“Yeah…”

Just as Jiang Chen started talking, his cell phone rang.

“Hello, is this Mr. Jiang?”

“It’s me.” Jiang Chen looked at the caller ID, “Who is this?”

“This is Zhangshan Prison.” The caller said: “You have reported the problem of prisoner He Qianjian before. After verification, we found that this is indeed the case, and we are going to change his cell today. But you also said before, He Qianjian’s cell cannot be too close to the duty room, so the only cells that he can be changed to are No. 15 and No. 16.”

“…”

Jiang Chen listened quietly, humming from time to time.

He Yanfeng didn’t say anything. After he hung up the phone, he asked: “The research institute?”

“Prison.”

He Yanfeng frowned slightly: “What’s the matter?”

Jiang Chen recounted what happened that day when he visited He Qianjian, and briefly described the content of the phone call: “The prison said that No. 15 and No. 16 seemed not to be good places, but He Qianjian insisted on changing, so they want to ask for my input.”

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He Yanfeng no longer had any good feelings for He Qianjian after he knew what he had done. Moreover, no evidence had been found in the Chengyang Square hit and run case even now, which was a constant thorn in his side. Now he didn’t really want to bother with He Qianjian’s affairs anymore. The expression on his face dimmed, and he waved his hand and said: “Since he wants to change, let him change. No matter whether he chooses good or bad, it is all up to him.”

Jiang Chen had the same idea and had already given an answer on the phone just now.

Probably because the topic was downer, the father and son looked at each other and lost the mood to talk anymore.

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