You Jiuyu shyly said: “I didn’t expect to meet you here.” He looked at Jiang Chen, his hands curling in fists nervously behind his back.

“What a coincidence.” Jiang Chen smiled and said, “You also came to He Qianyang’s birthday party? Why aren’t you going in.”

You Jiuyu scratched his cheek with his fingers, and said embarrassedly: “I’m not used to this kind of occasion, and I don’t know anyone, and I feel awkward standing inside. You…..are going in now?”

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Jiang Chen’s eyes fell on his somewhat lonely expression, and he said with a smile, “I want to get some fresh air outside.”

You Jiuyu’s eyes lit up, he pointed to the rattan sofa, and said tentatively, “Then let’s sit there for a while.”

“Let’s go.”

The violin music from the hall changed from melodious to passionate, then from passionate to lyrical, and gradually came to an end.

Jiang Chen and You Jiuyu sat side by side, one thoughtful, the other looking at the brightly lit hall, hiding the dimness in his eyes.

“You…..” You Jiuyu started cautiously, and when Jiang Chen looked at him, he immediately avoided his gaze and whispered, “Are you Brother He’s friend too?”

“Not really.” Jiang Chen smiled lightly, “I’m his cousin’s friend.”

“Eldest Young Master He?”

Jiang Chen: “No, He Qianmin.”

You Jiuyu was a little surprised: “Are you the one who gave Brother He the robot?”

Jiang Chen turned his head: “Did you see that robot?”

“Everyone saw it.” You Jiuyu smiled and said, “Brother He showed it to us all. At that time, many people asked him where he bought it. He said it was a gift from Second Young Master He’s friend. Brother He said your name, but I didn’t expect it to be you. That robot is so amazing, and everyone said that they have never seen such an intelligent robot.” He paused, and said, “You are so amazing, Jiang Chen. “

It was clear that he was praising others, but his face was even redder than the person being praised. Jiang Chen couldn’t help laughing and said, “Thank you for your compliment.”

“It’s not a compliment.” You Jiuyu turned his head, and said seriously in a small voice: “What I said is what I think in my heart, I really think you are very amazing, you are one of the most amazing people I have ever seen, unlike me…..” The corner of his mouth pulled stiffly and he gradually pursed his lips.

Seeing You Jiuyu trying his best to cover up but still showing some of his inferiority complex, Jiang Chen smiled and asked, “How are you?”

You Jiuyu lowered his eyes, and the corners of his mouth pulled up with self-mockery: “I can’t do anything well, I always make people worry, and it’s difficult for me to communicate with others…..”

Jiang Chen looked at him sideways: “You play the violin very well, it was some of the most beautiful music I have ever heard. Worry comes from love, people who love you will worry about you no matter what you become, because they love you. And as for communication…..do you find it difficult to communicate with me?”

“No.” You Jiuyu quickly denied, and then lowered his head after meeting Jiang Chen’s gaze, saying softly, “You are different.”

Hearing this, Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment. Thinking of his tense and cautious manner all the time, he thought that maybe he was so shy because he really rarely communicated with others.

“And…..” You Jiuyu continued: “I can’t play the violin in front of others. What’s the difference between art that can’t be shown and art that is non-existent?”

Jiang Chen was puzzled: “When you were in the park, you played it very well.”

“That’s different.” You Jiuyu shook his head: “At that time, there was only you in the park.”

Jiang Chen was thoughtful, thinking in his heart, one who could only play the violin when the audience was very small, and if there were too many people, he would feel pressured, might be because of a psychological issue.

While the two were chatting, the violin music also ended. Amidst the warm applause and the sound of “encore” echoing one after another, You Jiuyu couldn’t help looking at the hall full of lights and laughter again.

Jiang Chen noticed his gaze and asked, “Want to go in?”

“No.” You Jiuyu quickly withdrew his gaze, and lowered his eyes to cover up: “I only know Brother He, and there must be many people who he needed to entertain today. If he still had to take me into consideration, it would be too much trouble for him.”

Probably because the audience was too noisy, the violin music began again. You Jiuyu raised his head unconsciously, and glanced over there again.

Jiang Chen saw the longing and envy in his eyes, and pondered, “Do you want to play the violin?”

“No…” You Jiuyu shook his head: “I can’t play the violin in front of others.”

“Have you tried?”

“I’ve tried many times.” You Jiuyu said with a wry smile, “Not once has it succeeded. Every time I see them, my hands would become uncontrollably stiff, and I would be so nervous that I couldn’t play at all.” After a pause, he said: “Only in front of you is there an exception.”

Jiang Chen: “If every time you perform, you treat it like I’m the only one in the audience, would you still be nervous?”

You Jiuyu said in a daze, “I don’t know.”

“Then try.”

You Jiuyu: “How to try?”

Jiang Chen pursed his lips and smiled, took out his mobile phone, and called He Qianmin.

He Qianmin saw Li Nanfeng and Shi Fengyue come down, but didn’t see Jiang Chen. He was about to call him, but when he saw that the other called first, he immediately retreated from the busy hall and connected the phone.

“Big Brother? Where are you?”

“Do you have a spare violin at home?”

He Qianmin was curious: “Yes, what are you doing?”

“Bring it to the wicker chair in the west courtyard, I need to use it.”

He Qianmin didn’t ask any more questions, and went upstairs to get the violin after agreeing. Within two minutes, he found Jiang Chen with the violin case.

When he saw You Jiuyu beside Jiang Chen, he paused: “Who is this?”

“I…..” You Jiuyu stood up, looking at Jiang Chen nervously and helplessly.

Jiang Chen smiled encouragingly at him, but didn’t speak.

“My name is You Jiuyu…..” You Jiuyu’s voice trembled with nervousness, “I’m Jiang Chen’s friend.”

He Qianmin gave him a strange look, nodded, and asked Jiang Chen, “Big Brother, what do you want the violin for?”

“To use.” Jiang Chen got up and took the violin in his hand, handed it to You Jiuyu and said, “Have a look, can you play it?”

You Jiuyu took a tentative look at He Qianmin, and then opened the violin case. His eyes lit up when he saw the violin inside, and said, “This is a violin handmade by Master Waller.”

Jiang Chen was a little surprised, but he didn’t know much about these things, so he just asked, “Can you use it?”

“Yes.” You Jiuyu touched the strings excitedly, forgetting to be nervous: “Master Waller only makes violins for three people every year, and he has only made just a little over 20 violins so far. I didn’t expect that one day I could also see the master’s violin with my own eyes.”

He Qianmin said lightly: “Like it? It’s yours.”

You Jiuyu was taken aback for a moment, and Jiang Chen also raised his eyes to look at him.

“It’s useless for me to keep it.” He Qianmin shrugged and said, “The best way to maintain a violin is to play it every day. I haven’t played it for so many years. So why not give it to you, I believe you will not let it down. “

You Jiuyu didn’t dare to accept it: “I can’t take it, it’s not just precious, it’s…..”

“You are worthy of this violin.” He Qianmin walked up to Jiang Chen and sat down, saying “I heard you play the violin once when I was young, and it was much better than He Qianjian. He could even have a violin made by Master Waller, why can’t you have one as well.”

“How can I compare to Eldest Young Master He’s violin skills.” You Jiuyu said: “His violin playing was once praised by Master Waller himself.”

He Qianmin snorted: “Waller did say that he plays it well, but he also said that he only has the techniques but no emotion. Don’t know why this second half of his words became omitted when it spread outside.”

You Jiuyu was also at He Qianjian’s twelfth birthday party. He recalled the shock of hearing that violin piece, and said, “But his skills have already reached the pinnacle.”

“Then you listen to it now, do you think his skills are still at their peak?”

You Jiuyu was taken aback, and listened subconsciously. A few seconds later, he frowned slightly: “It seems to have regressed a lot.”

He Qianmin sneered: “His violin skills have never been stable, but on the emotional aspect his music is as emotionless as always. In this regard, he would never be better than you.”

“But…..”

“Do you want it?” He Qianmin frowned: “If you don’t want it then forget it, I don’t need it anyway, and it would just be thrown away.”

You Jiuyu: “I want it.”

Seeing him holding the violin case in a cherishing manner, Jiang Chen said with a smile, “Try out your new violin.”

You Jiuyu glanced at Jiang Chen, then turned to look at He Qianmin. The corner of his mouth twitched, but the words that sat on his tongue couldn’t come out.

Jiang Chen smiled and said, “There are two people here, but you can still act as if I’m the only one listening, try it.”

You Jiuyu nodded and tucked the violin under his chin. The moment the bow touched the strings, he took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.

The sound of the violin in the hall came to an end, and the intermittent sound of the violin in the courtyard replaced it. The people in the hall were stunned, and someone asked: “Is someone playing the violin outside?”

“Who?” Someone guessed: “The person who wants to confess?”

Zhu Yao had just stepped onto the stage, and had silently recited countless lines. After hearing the intermittent sound of the violin outside, she paused and suddenly forgot the lines.

“I…..”

Everyone’s attention was attracted by Zhu Yao on the stage, and He Qianyang also looked at her in surprise.

Zhu Yao took a deep breath, and at the same time she was nervous, she was thinking that the nervous sound of the violin outside was quite suitable for the occasion, which perfectly matched her mood at the moment. She couldn’t recall what she wanted to say so she improvised: “He Qianyang, I originally prepared a lot of things I wanted to say to you, and I even purposely enhanced the atmosphere, but I didn’t expect that after I came up and saw you, there was only one thing left in my mind.”

There was a whistling sound from below, and He Qianyang raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, but it couldn’t stop everyone’s enthusiasm in seeing the excitement.

Zhu Yao continued: “The thing I want to say in my mind is——”

The intermittent sound of the violin outside suddenly eased, like an infinitely gentle girl’s heart, with a lively and brisk pace, but also shyly jumping for joy, like a gently blowing wind, touching people’s hearts. Some people looked outwards curiously, and the lively hall gradually fell into silence.

Zhu Yao subconsciously glanced at the direction of the sound of the violin as well, and the words that disappeared suddenly appeared in her mind again, but the words that had been edited countless times were not as good as what she wanted to say at this moment. Said: “He Qianyang, I never told you this, but before you liked me, I actually already liked you, at that time…..”

Accompanied by the soft and lively sound of the violin, Zhu Yan finished what she wanted to say. She covered her blushing face and looked at He Qianyang who was walking towards her. She felt that the person playing the violin outside must be the bug in her stomach. Each musical note they played coincided with her mood infinitely.

The perfect musical accompaniment allowed the audience below to feel more deeply the mood of the two protagonists on the stage. They held their breaths, waiting for this romantic moment.

He Qianyang embraced Zhu Yao, and the two exchanged a kiss. He smiled and said, “This is the best birthday present I’ve ever received.”

There was instantly warm applause from the audience, and the laughter was full of good wishes.

While accepting the blessings, Zhu Yao whispered to He Qianyang: “I really want to know who is playing the violin outside, it’s too powerful, each note touches deep into my heart.”

He Qianyang was also very curious, he didn’t know that there was such an outstanding violinist among the guests he invited. Not only them, most people in the audience wanted to know where the sound of the violin came from and who was playing the violin.

Seeing that most of the people were looking outwards intentionally or unintentionally, He Qianyang smiled and said, “The next part of the party will be on the second floor terrace, so how about we go over now, and take a look at who is the enthusiastic accompaniment friend outside.”

Naturally, everyone agreed. The large group of people left the hall one after another and walked towards the direction of the sound of the violin.

You Jiuyu and Jiang Chen didn’t know that a large group of people was coming here. After the piece ended, You Jiuyu looked down at his hand holding the bow, and said in disbelief: “I actually did it…..”

Jiang Chen joked, “Can the audience pick a song?”

“Of course.” The usual shyness on You Jiuyu’s face faded a lot, he smiled and said, “I’ll play whatever you want to hear.”

Jiang Chen originally just wanted to distract You Jiuyu from paying too much attention to his own emotions at this time, worrying that he would put more pressure on himself by paying too much attention to being able to play in front of outsiders. But he didn’t expect him to agree so readily. After thinking about it, he said, “The piece I heard when we were in the park last time, is that okay?”

You Jiuyu paused, nodded: “Okay.”

By the pool under the moonlight, the young man closed his eyes and began playing a melodious and soft musical piece. The sound of the violin was like gurgling water, softly telling his longing and loneliness. The people who followed the sound subconsciously lightened their steps and stopped to listen.

He Qianjian walked at the end of the crowd, and when he saw this scene, he stopped and his expression darkened uncontrollably.

As soon as the piece ended, the people who were still unsatisfied opened their eyes together with You Jiuyu. Seeing the young man in a daze under the moonlight, they all smiled kindly and said:

“That was so good.”

“Amazing violin playing, it’s the most touching piece of music I’ve ever heard.”

“What’s the name of this volin piece? I’ve never heard it before, it sounds so good!”

You Jiuyu put down the violin at a loss, and subconsciously searched for Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, and nodded encouragingly.

Don’t know why, but with such a simple gesture, You Jiuyu felt that most of the tension in his heart had dissipated. He smiled shyly, closed his eyes and tucked the violin under his chin again.

Everyone consciously quieted down.

He Qianjian vaguely heard an unfinished comment: “…..is the violin genius, he plays much better than Eldest Young Master He.”

The hands on his side clenched into fists, and his dark eyes fell on You Jiuyu. After staying for a few seconds, he suddenly noticed two people sitting on the rattan sofa behind him.

He Qianjian first saw the person in front, He Qianmin, and he gritted his teeth, no wonder the violin looked so familiar, it turned out to be He Qianmin’s violin. He suppressed the anger in his heart, and moved his eyes over. But when he saw the boy next to He Qianmin, his expression suddenly stiffened and he couldn’t believe it:

——Jiang Chen?

Why was he here?!

Who brought him here? Also, why was he sitting with He Qianmin? Did he discover something, or did He Qianmin discover something? Had he already met He Yanfeng and his wife?

One question after another came to mind, such that in the end, He Qianjian’s feelings of jealousy had completely disappeared, leaving only panic and fear.

[System!] He hurriedly called in his mind: [Why is Jiang Chen here? Did he discover something? Does he know his own birth background?]

The system’s voice didn’t fluctuate in the slightest despite his anxiety and fear. It said coldly: [Jiang Chen’s appearance in the He family does not mean that he has discovered his birth background. Your guess is groundless.]

[Then why is he with He Qianmin?] He Qianjian’s mind was in a mess: [He Qianmin only knows how to go against me since he was a child, and he has been pondering all day how to find out my weakness. Could it be that he discovered my identity and Jiang Chen’s identity, so he told Jiang Chen and even brought him to the He family, wanting to change our identities back.]

[With me cleaning up all tails, it is impossible to leave any evidence about your true identities behind, your guess is not valid.] The system said: [Unless someone can crack my code and get the record of your identity swap from me, otherwise no one in this world will know about it, don’t worry.]

He Qianjian’s state of mind was still unsteady and he said: [If someone cracks it…..]

[Impossible.] The system’s voice was cold and firm: [With this world’s technological level, even after five hundred years, no one would be able to discover my existence, let alone crack my code. You can rest assured.]

The certainty of the system reassured He Qianjian. He looked up at Jiang Chen and He Qianmin who were talking not far away with smiles on their faces. Recalling his shock and fear just now which were caused by them, even if no one knew about it, he still felt a loss of face.

Sure enough, every time he came across Jiang Chen, nothing good happened. There was also He Qianmin, who not only opposed him in everything before, but now even got mixed up with Jiang Chen.

The cold light in He Qianjian’s eyes flashed, he had to find a way so that he could truly put his worries to rest.

While endless dark thoughts roiled in He Qianjian’s heart, You Jiuyu’s song also came to an end. The place was quiet for a moment, and then there was a sudden burst of applause. Everyone’s faces were full of touched emotions and regret at its end.

You Jiuyu bowed slightly, walked up to Jiang Chen and He Qianmin and sat down. His cheeks were a little red, but his eyes were bright, with satisfaction and excitement that he had never felt before.

It was also the first time for He Qianyang to listen to You Jiuyu playing the violin, and he was amazed but also very happy for the other. He knew his shy character and knew that he might not want to continue playing, so he organized everyone with a smile: “Let’s go! Let’s go to the terrace on the second floor!”

The birthday protagonist spoke, and everyone naturally walked upstairs one after another.

Except on the way, it was inevitable that some people couldn’t help but mention the music just now:

A girl said to her companion: “When I heard that song just now, I almost cried, you know? The first time I heard such pure music, it really moved me so much. Before, I always thought that I couldn’t appreciate classical music. Now I realize that it’s because I haven’t heard anything that really touches people.”

Her companion said: “I have listened to countless concerts, and that boy’s playing skills just now were not top-notch, but the emotion he puts in his music is the strongest I have ever seen. It’s strange that I haven’t heard of him before. With his ability, he should have been famous a long time ago.”

“Maybe it’s because he doesn’t like to show off.” The girl lowered her voice and said, “Just now, I also listened to the violin music of Eldest Young Master He, which everyone has hyped about. When there is no comparison there is no harm. They can’t compare at all.”

Her companion looked around and lowered her voice to agree: “I also feel…..”

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Such conversations did not only happen in one place, and some people were very polite and did not talk about it outright, but the murmurs in their hearts were unavoidable. After all, the two played the violin just before and after, so it was difficult for people not to compare them. As for the comparison results, there was no need to repeat them, music that touched people’s hearts vs music that only relied on technique and skill. It was not necessary to express which one was better, as everyone knew the truth well.

There were too many people talking, and naturally one or two words fell into He Qianjian’s ears. He fell to the back of the line, his face so dark that ink could practically drip from it.

From coming to this world until now, he had never suffered such shame and humiliation!

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The terrain of Yan City was square, and the area was roughly divided into five areas: east, west, north, south, and the center.

The Jiang family was located in the Zhonghai District in the center of Yan City, while the He family was in the Huyang District to the north. Even if the road was unimpeded, it would take about 40 minutes to drive from the Jiang family to the He family.

The driver, Uncle Wang, dropped Jiang Chen and the others off, and just as he drove the car into the garage, He Qianyang’s car arrived.

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The girl sitting in He Qianyang’s co-passenger seat said: “A few people passed by just now, I think I saw your little cousin, he really looks like you!”

“Really?” He Qianyang backed up the car, took off his sunglasses and said, “They likely came down to pick me up, let’s go.”

The girl held He Qianyang’s hand and said nervously: “It’s the first time I’ve come to your relative’s house and I didn’t bring anything with me. Won’t it be rude?”

“My uncle and my aunt are very nice, you will know when you see them later.” He Qianyang said with a smile: “Among my three cousins, the eldest would never embarrass you on the surface, and the second eldest is the kid you just saw. He is an adolescent and likes to pretend to be cool, showing a cold face to everyone, you can just treat him as a kid with second year junior high syndrome. The third child is the only little princess in our family for several generations, but she has a very good personality, you will definitely like her when you see her.”

The girl repeated what He Qianyang said just now, and after memorizing it in her heart, she raised her head and said, “I just saw that your little cousin didn’t have a cold face. And he was chatting and laughing with others.”

“You really see it correctly? After that kid went to junior high school, I only saw him sneer.”

“It’s not a sneer.” The girl’s delicate eyebrows furrowed, and she still couldn’t find a suitable adjective after searching her brain. She could only say simply: “It’s the kind of Prince Charming smile, you know? It’s very gentle, and all young girls would definitely fall for it when they see it.”

He Qianyang paused, turned around and looked at his girlfriend seriously. When she became puzzled, he put his hand on her forehead: “Baby, either you are blind or you saw it wrong, trust me, my cousin doesn’t have that expression.”

Girl: “But I saw it.”

He Qianyang: “You saw wrong.”

Girl: “You don’t believe me?”

He Qianyang: “I believe it, but I know my cousin. He may smile, but he can’t smile like you said. You really saw wrong.”

Seeing his obviously disbelieving expression, the girl felt a surge of indignation. She grabbed him and strode forward: “I will prove it to you!”

He Qianyang followed her footsteps and was dragged off by her. He laughed as he walked, “If you want to see him smile, I will use my elder brother’s prestige to force him to smile for you later. If he doesn’t smile like Prince Charming I won’t let him sleep, okay?”

As soon as they entered the door, the girl stopped suddenly. He Qianyang almost had no time to hit the brakes. He put his arms around his girlfriend’s shoulder and said, “Why did you stop?”

The girl shushed him, pulled him to hide behind a tree, pointed to the front and said, “Look for yourself, if he is smiling the gentle smile of Prince Charming that girls would like or not!”

“Why are we hiding…..”

He Qianyang was puzzled and looked in the direction his girlfriend was pointing at. When he saw He Qianmin first, he noticed that his expression was indeed much better than what he had seen before. Don’t know what he was talking about to the person next to him but it indeed held atrace of the gentleness his girlfriend mentioned…..

No, wait. He Qianyang’s eyes widened a little bit. That boy in front with a sweet and obedient expression and letting people rub his head was really He Qianmin? !

Impossible!

He, did, not, believe, it!

That was definitely not He Qianmin!

He Qianyang let go of his girlfriend’s hand, and walked towards the frightening scene in three steps. The shock on his face didn’t disappear as he approached and heard their conversation. Instead, he was even more disbelieving.

Listen to what He Qianmin said:

——”Big Brother, I did all the questions you left last time, and you promised to accompany me for a day, does it still count?”

——”My cousin’s group of friends like to scream and howl. You definitely would not like it. Let’s play in my room later.”

——”Their neighborhood compound is full of old men and ladies. Last time he made too much noise on his birthday he was beaten up by my uncle, which is why he came to our house to hold the party now.”

The boy next to him seemed to chuckle, and said with a smiling voice: “It seems that you and your cousin have a very good relationship.”

——”So-so, he is just as noisy as He Qianyu.”

“He, Qian, Min.” He Qianyang adjusted his expression, smiled and enunciated every word of his name, before saying in his most gentle voice: “You saying that about your brother who usually dotes on you on his birthday, won’t your conscience feel a little bit pained?”

He Qianmin turned his head but when he saw He Qianyang he didn’t feel guilty at all. He just turned his head again and said, “This is He Qianyang, and today is his birthday.”

Jiang Chen also turned around and looked over. When his gaze met He Qianyang’s face, there was an imperceptible pause. His eyes curved in a smile and he said, “Hello, I’m Jiang Chen, happy birthday.”

Not long after his words were uttered, He Qianyang’s girlfriend chased over, tucked her hand in the crook of his arm, and looked at Jiang Chen with a gentle smile, “Hello, little cousin, I’m Qian Yang’s girlfriend Zhu Yao, he often talks about me to you, no, no , it’s he often talks about you to me. I’m sorry I’m a little nervous, but it’s nice to meet you.”

The air was quiet for a moment.

“Cough cough, hahahahahahahahahahaha——”

A burst of laughter came from behind. Its owner had yet to appear but his voice already traveled over first, and they knew who it was without even looking over.

Li Nanfeng came over clutching his stomach and leaning against the wall. When he noticed everyone’s gaze, he stood up straight with difficult and said, “No, this is just too funny, He Qianyang, didn’t you tell your girlfriend what He Qianmin is like? How could there be a case of mistaken identity?”

The corners of Jiang Chen’s lips curved slightly, and he explained: “I’m not Mr. He’s little cousin, the one next to me is.”

“Ah?” Zhu Yao was stunned for a moment, looking at He Qianyang.

He Qianyang looked away, patted He Qianmin on the shoulder, and said, “This is my little cousin, He Qianmin.”

Zhu Yao blushed instantly, “Sorry, sorry, you and my boyfriend look too much alike, I thought you were his cousin, sorry.”

“It’s okay.” Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head.

Because of this little misunderstanding, He Qianyang’s girlfriend, Zhu Yao, hid in the small hall after saying hello. And in order not to be so obvious, she even dragged He Qianyu along, leaving a room full of boys outside.

When Shi Fengyue got out of the car, he went to the guest room to catch up on sleep. At this time, in the courtyard were Jiang Chen, He Qianmin, He Qianyang, and Li Nanfeng who suddenly appeared.

Li Nanfeng was still clutching his stomach and laughing, while He Qianmin’s face was dark because of what happened just now, and neither of them had any intention of opening their mouths. It was the first time Jiang Chen and He Qianyang met. Under such circumstances, they could only start the conversation themselves. Fortunately, the gift he brought was right next to him.

“This is a gift for you.” Jiang Chen said with a smile, “Happy birthday.”

He Qianyang didn’t open it in a hurry, his eyes fell on Jiang Chen’s face, and he sighed: “I don’t blame Yao Yao for recognizing wrong. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn’t have imagined that there is someone who looks so similar to me in this world.”

“I never imagined it either.” Jiang Chen smiled lightly.

He Qianyang smiled and joked, “Maybe we are long-lost brothers.”

“He won’t be your brother even if that was the case.” He Qianmin said with a stinky face, “He would be mine.” After speaking, he turned to Jiang Chen for approval: “Right, Big Brother.”

Jiang Chen lowered his eyes and smiled, “You’re right.”

He Qianmin was finally in a better mood, curled his lips at He Qianyang and said, “What eyes does your girlfriend have? My brother doesn’t look like you at all. When you look in the mirror, are you even half as handsome as my brother?”

He Qianyang waved his fist threateningly: “He Qianmin, you are looking for a beating on my birthday, right?”

He Qianmin grinned, showing his canine teeth: “Go ahead.”

“I’m an adult, I won’t quibble with a little kid.” He Qianyang snorted, then turned to Jiang Chen and asked, “Can I open it?”

“Of course.”

He Qianyang found a nearby step and sat down on the spot where he opened the lid of the gift box, “This is the first gift I received today…..Damn, it’s so cool!”

“This is a robot?” He Qianyang took out the robot inside, looked it over, and said excitedly: “I haven’t seen this style on the market before, where did you buy it? Is it a limited edition?”

“Of course it’s limited.” He Qianmin crossed his arms and snorted, “My brother made it himself.”

“You made it yourself?” He Qianyang looked up curiously, and Li Nanfeng finally stopped laughing, and looked at the robot in Li Nanfeng’s hand after hearing this as well.

He Qianyang fiddled with the robot, but he couldn’t find the power button. He Qianmin became impatient, walked over and squatted down. He grabbed it and started it himself, “This is how you play.” He pressed the start button and put the robot on the ground.

The eyes under the robot’s helmet lit up, turned around to face Jiang Chen and said, “Hi, I’m R01, what’s my owner’s order?”

He Qianyang was taken aback, and looked down at the blinking robot on the ground wearing a cool helmet. The eyes under the glass cover suddenly lit up with round pixels.

“This robot…..”

Jiang Chen said: “R01, your owner is right behind you. From now on, you will only accept his orders.”

R01 turned around, raised his cool little head little by little, and after saving He Qianyang’s image, said: “To change the command, please enter the password.”

Jiang Chen: “0722.”

“The password is correct.” R01 walked towards He Qianyang: “Hello, owner, I am R01, and I am very happy to be your robot.”

He Qianyang was in a dazed state the whole time, until the little robot patted his leg, he suddenly came back to his senses, and raised his head in disbelief: “This robot…..it can communicate with me?”

“It is able to communicate simply.” Jiang Chen said: “Because it is a gift for you, the initial password I set is your birthday. If you want to change any original settings including passwords, just talk to it directly, and then give the password to it.”

“Okay.” He Qianyang nodded blankly, after a while, he suddenly raised his head again, and said in unison with another voice: “You made this?”

Li Nanfeng picked up the robot, looked it up, down, left, and right. His Adam’s apple rolled up and down a few times, and he looked at Jiang Chen with unconcealable eagerness in his eyes: “Bigwig, can we talk right away?”

Jiang Chen nodded, and said to He Qianyang: “Happy birthday to you again, I hope you will like the gift I gave you.”

He Qianyang took back the robot in Li Nanfeng’s hand, looked at it fondly, then raised his head and smiled and said, “This is definitely the coolest gift I have received so far, thank you, I like it very much.”

“It’s great that you like it.” Jiang Chen said with a smile, “CEO Li and I still have some things to talk about. It seems that Mr. He’s friends have also arrived, so I won’t bother you for now.”

“Don’t call me Mr. He, my cousin call you brother, so we are a family, just follow him and call me Brother Qian Yang.”

“Who are you calling CEO Li? How can our relationship be called so distantly? Call me Brother Feng, from now on I will be your close blood brother!”

He Qianyang and Li Nanfeng spoke at the same time and ended at the same time, and they also glanced at each other at the same time.

Jiang Chen called obediently: “Brother Qian Yang, Brother Feng.”

“Come down early after you finish talking, I’ll introduce my friends to you later.” He Qianyang contentedly went to entertain the friends who had just arrived.

Li Nanfeng couldn’t wait to take Jiang Chen upstairs, and said as he walked: “As long as we confirm the cooperation intention, everything will be arranged by your orders after that, and I will give you the greatest freedom and authority, and will not interfere with any of your research. You don’t need to worry about funding, what you have in your hands can definitely convince the board of directors…..”

When Jiang Chen and Li Nanfeng went upstairs, another car stopped in front of the He family’s iron gate.

He Qianjian got out of the car, went around and opened the door on the other side, and smiled at the person inside: “Here we are, come on out.”

Above the pastel-colored high-heeled shoes were well-proportioned and slender legs, and a knee-length short skirt which wrapped those long legs. The soft and gentle looking girl in a small designer lady suit got out of the car, and smiled slightly: “Thank you.”

He Qianjian bent down gentlemanly: “It is my honor to serve a beautiful lady.”

Han Qiya brushed her long hair behind her ears, met He Qianjian’s straightforward gaze, pursed her lips and smiled, “I haven’t been back for a long time, and I’m a bit unfamiliar, can Young Master He introduce everything here again to me?”

He Qianjian stretched out his hand and said, “No need to go to the trouble, let’s go in together, and everyone will come to introduce themselves to you.”

Han Qiya’s eyes shifted and she didn’t move for a long time. He Qianjian said half-jokingly and half-seriously: “Do you still need to hesitate about holding your fiancé’s arm?”

“That was just a joke of our grandpas.” Han Qiya stretched out her arm to tuck it into the crook of his elbow, and blinked playfully, but the smile in her eyes faded a bit: “We shouldn’t be bound by this old custom and tradition.”

He Qianjian lowered his eyes and said harmlessly, “It’s all up to you.”

There were already quite a few people in the main hall. He Qianyang had always been extroverted. He made friends ranging from fifteen to sixteen years old to thirty or forty years old. When the people gathered together, it was difficult to distinguish them from their age levels. Many also didn’t know each other, but most of the people here have met He Qianjian, because he often followed He Qianyang and attended parties that he attended.

Therefore, when He Qianjian led Han Qiya into the door, many people greeted him.

Someone was curious: “Young Master He, who is this?”

“Currently——” He Qianjian paused, gave the other a look, and then said with a smile, “A friend.”

The other person understood, held up the champagne and said, “Friends now, but it might not always be friends. Here, I wish you the best in advance.”

Han Qiya took a glass of champagne from the tray and said with a generous smile, “I also wish you and Young Master He a long-lasting friendship.”

The other person paused, and looked at He Qianjian. The smile on He Qianjian’s face faded, but soon recovered: “Come, come, cheers.”

He Qianyang’s birthday party officially started when the sunset began glowing in the sky. He himself was very good at enlivening the atmosphere. In addition, the band that the party planning studio found was a very popular group recently, and everyone soon became excited.

Another rock song ended. A girl in hot pants ran onto the stage, grabbed the microphone and said loudly, “After listening to rock for so long! Does anyone want to listen to something quieter! Something more lyrical! A song suitable for a love confession!”

The last sentence ignited everyone’s enthusiasm for gossip, and they responded one after another:

“Yeah!”

“A tribute to love!”

“Who confesses! With whom!”

The girl raised her hand to signal for quietness below, and said with a smile: “Since everyone wants to listen, how about we invite the recognized musical genius, He Qianyang’s cousin He Qianjian, to come on stage and present a violin piece, let’s wish him good luck!”

“Oh oh oh——”

“He Qianjian! He Eldest Young Master!”

The whistling was accompanied by eager eyes gathering around. He Qianjian paused the hand holding the wine glass, and lowered his head to hide the displeasure in his eyes.

No one discussed this matter with him and just called him onto the stage, treating him as an actor who comes and goes when he was called?

Han Qiya turned her head and said with a smile: “I still remember the piano piece that amazed everyone at your tenth birthday party. I didn’t expect you to play the violin as well. It seems that today there will be a treat for the ears.”

He Qianjian raised his head and pretended to be generous: “Since Miss Qi Ya wants to hear it, of course I have to present a piece.”

Under everyone’s attention, He Qianjian put down his wine glass and ordered someone to go upstairs to get his violin. He stepped onto the stage and jokingly said, “I’ve already asked someone to bring the violin, but let me explain in advance that my violin hasn’t been practiced for a long time. If I don’t play well later, I hope everyone won’t laugh at me.”

There was good-natured laughter in the audience, and someone said: “Who doesn’t know that Young Master He is a musical genius. Shocking even Master Waller with a violin piece at the age of twelve. How could he not play it well?”

People who knew He Qianjian all echoed an agreement, and the lively atmosphere did not cool at all during the short waiting period.

He Qianjian smiled on the surface, but he was communicating with the system in his head.

[Help me find the person who plays the violin best within the widest range.]

[Searching…..the person with the highest violin talent nearby has been found, located 130 meters southwest of you. Are you sure you want to exchange violin skills?]

He Qianjian frowned in his heart: [Who is it, it won’t be too shabby, right.]

[After testing, this person’s violin talent belongs to the top level of the pyramid in the world.]

[And compared to Waller?]

[The talent is higher than Waller’s, but the skill is not as good.]

He Qianjian was relieved, and the smile on his face was much more genuine and natural. He nodded to the audience, and said to the system: [Of course. There are a few people in the world who can surpass Waller in skill. Okay, then it’ll be him.]

[Violin skills are being exchanged…..the exchange was successful, and the host can use it for 30 minutes.]

Second floor.

Jiang Chen, who was discussing the cooperation details with Li Nanfeng, suddenly paused and raised his head.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing.” Jiang Chen stretched his shoulders and said, “The party should have already started, and the details are almost all discussed, let’s go down first.”

“Okay.” Li Nanfeng closed the laptop and said, “I will hold a board meeting tomorrow, and I pick you up at your home the day after tomorrow. When we arrive at the company, we can finalize more details.”

The two packed up, turned around and went downstairs.

The villa of the He family was similar to a courtyard house. In addition to the courtyard built around the whole house, there was also a three-story sunny garden room in the center of the house. The little study room the two were in was located in the west wing second floor. The west wing was only open to guests, not connected with the northern part where the owner lives, and the main hall where the party took place was on the first floor of the north wing. So if they wanted to go there, they could only pass through the garden room, or take the separate stairs of the west wing, walk around the courtyard and into the main hall.

Li Nanfeng went to call Shi Fengyue, and Jiang Chen went downstairs first. When he reached the stairs, he paused, stood there for a moment, then turned and went down another staircase.

There were a few people here and there in the courtyard, and it wasn’t deserted at all, but the place that was even more lively was the main hall with laughter and music.

Jiang Chen came out from the side door of the west wing, and before he even took a few steps, he heard the sound of a violin, playing a melodious tune. He couldn’t say anything professional about it, but he knew it was played well.

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The violin music, which became more and more crescending, flowed into Jiang Chen’s ears while accompanied by applause. Thinking of the conversation he had just heard, he paused, and slightly pursed his lips. He wondered whose skill He Qianjian had exchanged this time.

“Jiang Chen?” A tentative voice with unconcealed surprise called from behind.

Jiang Chen looked back at the sound, and the moment he saw the shy young man with a shy smile under the moonlight, something flashed through his mind, and he hesitated, “You Jiuyu?”

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July 22nd, the He family.

“Qian Min, can Mom come in?”

He Qianmin didn’t take his eyes off the draft paper, and responded casually: “Come in.”

Yang Yun pushed the door open while holding a fruit plate, and saw her younger son who was doing a math question at the desk and her daughter who was lying on her younger son’s bed reading a book. This had been the case for a while recently and it was no longer surprising after becoming used to it. She went to put the fruit plate on the small table in the leisure area, and said with a smile: “Qian Yang just called and said that he will arrive in a little over an hour, so remember to go down to see him in later.”

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He Qianmin didn’t even raise his head: “Brother Qian Yang is as familiar with our house as his own, so what’s the point.”

Yang Yun said gently: “Today is Qian Yang’s birthday, wouldn’t it be better for you to say happy birthday to him as soon as possible?”

“It’s all the same when you say happy birthday.” He Qianmin finished writing an answer, turned to the next page and said, “It’s not like if you say it earlier, you won’t be a year older.”

He Qianyu raised her head, swinging her legs and smiling into a crescent moon: “Second Brother is right.”

“Okay, you two.” Yang Yun tapped He Qianyu’s nose: “I haven’t seen you two put on such a united front before, but now you are practically singing together.”

He Qianmin gave a legitimate reason: “I have to study.”

He Qianyu followed closely and said: “Brother Qian Yang rubs my hair every time he sees me, so I don’t want to go down and let him rub it!”

“That’s because your brother likes you.” Yang Yun said: “Your eldest brother has already set off to pick up his friend, and if you two don’t go down, won’t it be very rude?”

“Who did Eldest Brother go to pick up?” He Qianyu was curious.

“Han Qiya.” Yang Yun said with a smile: “It’s sister Ya Ya who often teased you when you were young, do you remember?”

He Qianyu shook her head: “I don’t remember.”

“You might remember when you see her later.”

He Qianyu pouted, but did not speak.

Seeing her little expression, Yang Yun paused and asked, “Xiao Bao, can Mom ask you a question?”

“Sure.” He Qianyu flipped through the book and said casually.

“Did you have any conflicts with your eldest brother recently?” Yang Yun said carefully, “I noticed that you seldom go to play with him these days.”

He Qianyu’s swinging legs stopped, and the movement of turning the pages of the book also stopped.

He Qianmin put down his pen and turned the chair to face the bed, “She thinks that He Qianjian will be in his third year of high school soon, and she is afraid of disturbing his study, so she comes to bother me every day.”

Yang Yun laughed: “So that’s it.”

He Qianyu nodded quickly: “That’s right, didn’t Eldest Brother not do so well on the recent two exams? He never studied before but since he came second in the last midterm exam, he always locked himself in the room to study. This time he only took third place in the final exam, so I think he would definitely study harder, so I can’t bother him even more.”

Yang Yun nodded, a little worried: “Your brother has always been first place before, and his test scores are not satisfactory these two times, so he should be very upset. It’s just that he is too proud. When he doesn’t do well on the exams, he shuts himself away to study and never says anything to us.”

He Qianyu looked up at Yang Yun: “Mom, are you worried about Eldest Brother?”

“That’s right.” Yang Yun patted He Qianyu’s head: “Your eldest brother looks more mature and stable than others since he was a child, but he is still a child at heart, and he is a kid who cares more about face than others. Mom is worried that he won’t be able to cross this hurdle.”

“No.” He Qianyu comforted in a low voice: “Eldest Brother can do everything well, isn’t there many people saying that he is a second Brother Shi? It’s not so easy for someone as smart as Eldest Brother to be knocked down.”

“That’s right.” Yang Yun didn’t want to mention her worries about her eldest son too much in front of her other two children, so she shifted her gaze to He Qianmin: “Qian Min, Mom remembers that you don’t seem to have homework during summer vacation, What are you writing these days?”

“Competition questions.” He Qianmin said: “If I do some more practice questions, those questions that I don’t understand, I can ask my brother about it all together at that time.”

Thinking of the young man she saw last time, the smile in Yang Yun’s eyes unconsciously gentled: “Xiao Chen is coming here to attend your cousin’s birthday party, not to tutor you.”

“My brother will definitely check my question book.” He Qianmin quickly calculated the math on the draft paper. The huge number distracted him, and he couldn’t help feeling yearning and worshiping: “If I had even half the mental arithmetic ability as my brother then that would be great.”

Yang Yun thought about Jiang Chen’s grades which she had heard about before, and said with a smile: “Xiao Chen has really good grades. From childhood to adulthood, he is the only one who could pass your elder brother’s exam score.”

He Qianmin paused, and snorted: “How could He Qianjian compare with my brother? He Qianjian only got 100 points in a test because he could only get 100 points, but my brother only got 100 points in a test because there are only 100 points.”

Yang Yun laughed and couldn’t help but cast a chiding glance at him: “You won’t be happy unless you speak ill of your brother all day long, is that it?”

He Qianmin put down his pen, stood up and said, “I never speak ill of my brother, I only praise him.”

Yang Yun was taken aback for a moment, and it took a few seconds for her to react. Seeing He Qianmin walking outside, she said, “Qian Min, where are you going?”

“To pick up my brother.”

He Qianyu threw the book away, jumped off the bed, and ran after him before she could even put on her shoes: “I’m going to pick up Brother Jiang Chen too!”

The sound of the two briskly going downstairs came, and Yang Yun shook her head with a smile before also leaving He Qianmin’s room.

Before Jiang Chen went out, he answered a phone call and received a text message. The text message was from Li Nanfeng, the content was that he asked Shi Fengyue to pick him up on time, and the call was from He Qianmin, telling Jiang Chen that he was already on his way to pick him up. Without much hesitation, he replied a text message to Li Nanfeng, telling him that Shi Fengyue didn’t have to come to pick him up.

But who would have thought that when he went downstairs, two cars stopped at the entrance of his house, one in front and the other in the back. The man was leaning beside the off-road vehicle in front, and the boy in the car behind had a dark face.

Jiang Chen paused, and the man and the boy turned their heads at the same time.

“You’re here.”

“Big Brother.”

A small head stuck out from the front row of the car, waving excitedly: “Brother Jiang Chen!”

Under the watching eyes of the three, Jiang Chen raised his leg and walked towards the parking lot.

Shi Fengyue rested his elbows on the top of the car door. Don’t know if it was because of the cigarette between his fingers or the hazy eyes behind the smoke. But the clean style of white shirt and trousers actually appeared rather sexy and indolent on him instead.

Jiang Chen’s gaze paused, and he stopped in front of Shi Fengyue: “Dr. Shi.”

The corner of Shi Fengyue’s lips hooked upwards slightly: “Get in the car.”

When Jiang Chen approached nearer, he realized that his lips were redder than usual, and the corners of his eyes were also slightly red, and he couldn’t help but change his words: “Dr. Shi is not feeling well?”

“No.” Shi Fengyue rubbed the center of his brows, his voice low and husky: “Last night, there were two operations in a row, and I just got off work.”

Jiang Chen was taken aback for a moment, he remembered that Shi Fengyue performing operations was all based on his mood, so how could there be times when two operations were performed in a row.

“Car accident.” Shi Fengyue seemed to see his question, and said calmly: “The emergency room was too busy, so I went over as I was still at the hospital.”

Jiang Chen frowned, “Then why did you promise Li Nanfeng to pick me up?”

Shi Fengyue took out his mobile phone, clicked on the call log, and the number of missed calls was displayed as 89.

“From my second surgery last night to the end of it.” Shi Fengyue put his phone back in his pocket and said lazily, “Not only that, but he also sent more than 130 text messages.”

Jiang Chen was silent for a moment, and suddenly felt that he was also partly responsible. After all, Li Nanfeng was pestering Shi Fengyue because of him. After thinking about it, he said, “Why don’t Dr. Shi ride with us in the same car? It’s not safe for you to drive when you’re so tired. “

He Qianmin got out of the car just now, and when he heard Jiang Chen say this, although he was a little reluctant, he just curled his lips and did not refuse.

However, Shi Fengyue glanced over lazily, and said lightly, “It’s too crowded.”

He Qianmin snorted: “You sit in the co-passenger seat, and the three of us sit in the back row, so we won’t squeeze you.”

“Come get your car after you’ve rested.” Jiang Chen said, “You can catch up on a nap in the car.”

Shi Fengyue’s eyes fell on Jiang Chen’s face, he paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: “Let’s go.”

After Shi Fengyue got into the car, Jiang Chen, He Qianyu and He Qianmin sat in the back row one by one. It was probably the first time for He Qianyu to sit in this position, and she kept turning left and right, with a small face full of excitement.

When the novelty was over, she shifted her attention to the things in Jiang Chen’s hands, and asked curiously, “Brother Jiang Chen, is this a gift for Brother Qian Yang?”

“Yes.” Jiang Chen smiled.

“What is it?”

“A little robot.”

“Robot? Can it move by itself?”

“It can carry out simple instructions.” Jiang Chen smiled, “It can help you bring over things within its reach.”

“Really! That’s amazing!”

He Qianyu opened her eyes wide, and He Qianmin also looked over.

Shi Fengyue’s voice came from the front row, unhurried but certain: “You made it yourself.”

“Yes.” Jiang Chen was a little surprised that Shi Fengyue could guess it, but he didn’t think too much about it: “I couldn’t think of any suitable gift, so I brought this.”

He Qianmin tilted his body to this side, staring at the box on Jiang Chen’s lap as if he wanted to punch a hole, and see what’s inside right away: “Big Brother, you made it yourself?”

“I made it a long time ago.” Jiang Chen smiled: “The outer shell is a bit crude, not as exquisite as my father’s craftsmanship.”

“Brother Jiang Chen’s father knows how to make robots?”

“No.” Jiang Chen’s gaze became nostalgic: “But he could make all the toys I want.”

“Brother Jiang Chen’s father is so capable.” He Qianyu looked adoring: “Brother Jiang Chen is also so capable!”

Shi Fengyue turned his head and asked, “Can I have a look?”

Jiang Chen didn’t seal the box, it was easy to open and close, so he handed it to Shi Fengyue.

He Qianmin and He Qianyu followed the box closely, and when Shi Fengyue opened the gift box, they squeezed over together and looked with their heads craned.

“Cool.”

“Wow~”

The two exclaimed and moved their heads closer together.

Shi Fengyue took out the robot which was less than thirty centimeters high from the box, looked at it carefully, and found the start button.

“Hi, I’m R01, what is my ownerr’s order?”

As soon as the robot spoke, He Qianmin and He Qianyu scooted forward some more.

Shi Fengyue raised his eyebrows and said, “It only accepts orders from designated people, or all orders?”

“It can be set.” Jiang Chen said: “Currently it is all instructions.”

“Is the voice system the one on your phone?”

“The big data and model is similar.” Jiang Chen said, “But the functions of the two are different, so there are some differences.”

“What is your positioning for it?”

“Household.”

Shi Fengyue put the robot upright in the cardboard box, and said softly, “R01, what can you do?”

“I can serve tea and water for my owner, and I can also read the news and tell jokes to my owner. If my owner is bored, I can also play games with my owner online.”

Shi Fengyue’s eyes narrowed slightly: “En? How do you play games?”

“As long as my owner downloads the game to the mobile hard disk, and then copies it to R01, then R01 can play the game after learning it.”

Shi Fengyue raised his eyes and turned to look at Jiang Chen: “You should know what it means for a robot that can learn autonomously to appear in the world.”

Jiang Chen said: “R01 is not self-learning, it just has faster computing power, and its computing power can only allow him to store the gameplay of a few small-memory games, and he can’t learn games that are too complicated.”

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Shi Fengyue looked at Jiang Chen quietly, and after a few seconds, he chuckled lightly and put the robot back into the box, saying with a lazy smile in his tone, “It seems that Li Nanfeng will be busy.”

The corners of Jiang Chen’s lip curled upwards, noncommittal.

When he decided to give the robot to He Qianyang, it was naturally impossible that he really didn’t know what to give, but he didn’t expect Shi Fengyue to be so keen that he could see through his purpose in just a few words.

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Jiang Chen raised his head and looked at Shi Fengyue quietly.

He said lightly: “It’s also not wrong to say that, I do have some curiosity about you.”

Shi Fengyue leaned forward slightly, resting his chin on one hand, his thick eyelashes reflected on his pupils, and only one person reflected in his eyes: “It seems that we all need to get to know each other better.”

Jiang Chen looked directly at the scrutiny hidden under the banter, and slightly curled his lips upwards: “Curiosity is curiosity, but there is no need to deepen the understanding.”

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Shi Fengyue: “Why?”

Jiang Chen: “Does Dr. Shi like to get to the bottom of everything?”

Shi Fengyue: “Only things that interest me.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes curved: “Even if your interest will affect other people?”

Shi Fengyue said without hesitation, “Yes.”

Jiang Chen leaned back, the smile in his eyes had faded, and his tone was calm: “This is the reason.”

Shi Fengyue put away his smile, but Jiang Chen’s face remained unchanged. When the four eyes met, the air in the coffee shop seemed to be torn into two worlds: stagnant and noisy.

Mo Xi looked at Li Nanfeng who was wiping his clothes after coughing latte from his nostrils on the left, and on the right he looked at He Qianmin who had a dark face and He Qianyu who was blinking innocently. He then scooted back cautiously, trying to minimize his sense of existence.

The waiter carried the plate over and placed the drinks that Mo Xi and the others had just ordered one by one.

“Second Brother.” He Qianyu pulled He Qianmin’s sleeve and said, “I want to eat your cake.”

He Qianmin pushed the matcha mousse in front of him to He Qianyu, glanced at Shi Fengyue’s face, picked up the question book on one side, opened it and said to Jiang Chen, “Big Brother, can you explain this question again to me.”

Jiang Chen withdrew his gaze, lowered his eyes to look at the question, and soon started discussing seriously with He Qianmin.

A single coffee table seemed to be divided into two worlds, one side was the three children who were studying hard, and the other was the three grown-ups who kept silent.

Li Nanfeng finally wiped his clothes clean, and as if he couldn’t sense the atmosphere in front of him, he said with a smile: “Jiang Chen, your grades should be very good.”

He Qianmin glanced at him coldly: “What do you mean very good? My Big Brother has always been number one on exams.”

“That good?” Li Nanfeng seemed to be interested, and asked: “I heard from Mo Xi that you plan to study computer science in the future? What direction?”

“AI.” Seeing that someone eased the atmosphere, Mox Xi quickly answered for Jiang Chen: “Currently there is no such direction for undergraduates in China. It is mostly chosen after graduate school. Jiang Chen can choose computer science or mathematics in college.”

“AI?” Li Nanfeng smiled and said, “Our company has been researching and developing this recently. When you graduate, you can work in our company.”

Jiang Chen raised his eyes: “I wonder what the current research direction of Mr. Li’s company is?”

“Currently the voice system on the mobile terminal is the most invested.” Li Nanfeng said: “We are also planning to develop a face recognition system. Several small technology companies have produced finished products, but I am not satisfied with the effect, so it is hard to say. We are very likely to independently develop a face recognition system, but it is hard to find researchers, and booking one in advance now can be considered as a reserve of talents for the future, Jiang Chen, are you interested?”

The pen was twirling rapidly between Jiang Chen’s fingers, he closed his eyes and pondered, then asked after a few seconds: “Mr. Li wants a mature face recognition system, are you planning to buy it out?”

“Of course not.” Li Nanfeng folded his hands on the table and said with a smile: “The AI market is not mature now, and even the mature scientific research results need to be improved with the development of the times. What I want is not a single result, but the people who are responsible for the R&D results, or the team, and only when there are talents can our company always stand at the top of the industry.”

Jiang Chen: “Excuse me, may I ask the name of Mr. Li’s company?”

“Li De Group.”

After turning the pen, Jiang Chen raised his eyes: “Li De?”

Li Nanfeng curled his lips upward: “I am the general manager and head of the R&D department of Li De.”

Li Nanfeng, Li De…..

For the first time, Jiang Chen took a serious look at the seemingly foppish young man in front of him. Unexpectedly, the only old enemy in the book who could compete with He Qianjian and also the only one who made He Qianjian suffer countless falls but could only swallow it all down was sitting opposite him.

That novel was not so much a novel as it was more like a biography written from the perspective of a bystander. There were very few ups and downs and inner character descriptions in the book, and it was more about recording the things the protagonist He Qianjian had done.

Jiang Chen knew all the things He Qianjian had done, but he couldn’t know the details of how he did one thing, because most of the time in the book it only described the reason why He Qianjian did one thing and the result, while the intermediate process and the mental journey between him and others were very little.

He Qianjian’s mental journey would be described in detail only when he encountered matters related to two people, one of whom was Jiang Chen himself, and the other was Li Nanfeng.

Therefore, Jiang Chen was deeply impressed by Li Nanfeng, who made He Qianjian extremely jealous, and the Li De Group, which brought great pressure to He Qianjian. He had thought that he might meet the enemy’s enemy if he had the opportunity in the future, but he didn’t expect this meeting to come so early.

“What?” Li Nanfeng asked, “Surprised?”

Jiang Chen nodded, and chuckled lightly, “I’m really surprised.”

Shi Fengyue raised his eyes, and his gaze lightly swept over Li Nanfeng.

Li Nanfeng coughed and said, “After you graduate, you can come to our company. When the time comes, you can come to me without the need to do an interview.”

Jiang Chen tapped his fingers on the table, thoughtful.

“I have a business proposal I want to discuss with Mr. Li. When is Mr. Li free?”

Li Nanfeng: “What business?”

“Speech system and face recognition.”

Li Nanfeng was stunned for a rare moment, then leaned back, looked Jiang Chen up and down, and teased: “You don’t mean to say that you have mature research results in your hands, do you?”

Jiang Chen nodded, and looked at him quietly.

The young man’s calmness made the smile on Li Nanfeng’s face gradually fade away. He sat up straight and said with a smile, “Using a normal person’s way of thinking, your age is really not convincing, but there is someone who holds three patents by the age of fifteen next to me, so——I am willing to give you a chance to make an appointment to talk about this cooperation, but I have to state in advance that friendship belongs to friendship, and the result will only depend on what you have in your hands.”

Jiang Chen stretched out his hand, and the corner of his mouth slightly hooked up: “You can see it now.”

Li Nanfeng’s eyes fell on Jiang Chen’s mobile phone laying on his palm.

“This phone?”

Jiang Chen put the phone in the middle of the coffee table, long pressed on the phone, and a few seconds later, a mechanical male voice sounded:

——”Dylan, do you need help?”

Li Nanfeng’s eyes widened suddenly, and the gazes of the others quickly focused on the center of the coffee table.

Li Nanfeng looked at Jiang Chen, his voice becoming a little excited: “What is this?”

Jiang Chen put a finger to his lips, and said, “Please help me open the photo album.”

Within seconds, the phone screen changed from the home page to the photo album.

The voice on the phone asked, “Do you need help retrieving the photos?”

From the corner of his eyes, Jiang Chen saw He Qianmin who looked surprised and excited, and said with a smile, “Please help me find Qian Min’s photo.”

“During the search, there was one photo of He Qianmin. Do you want to open it?”

“Open.”

A photo of He Qianmin pursing his lips sullenly and showing an aggrieved look at the hot pot restaurant showed up on the screen, and in the steaming mist on the side, there was Jiang Chen looking at the camera with a smile on his face.

He Qianmin’s ears turned red instantly, and he reached out to pick up his phone, “Big Brother! Who took this picture? It’s so ugly!”

“It was taken by Shen Xu.” Jiang Chen betrayed Shen Xu without hesitation.

“I just knew it was him!” He Qianmin quickly found the delete button, but agter hesitating for a long time with a dark face, he didn’t press it. This seemed to be the first photo of him and his brother. He hesitated for a moment, and sent the photo to his phone instead.

Li Nanfeng tried his best to suppress the excitement surging all over his body, but his eager voice inevitably leaked a bit: “Is the system or chip in your mobile phone developed by yourself?”

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes: “Voice system and face recognition system, the model of this phone can’t carry my latest system yet, this is only the initial version.”

“Just the initial version…..” Li Nanfeng stood up straight, put his hands on his head and walked back and forth in the aisle several times. Suddenly, he turned and walked back to the coffee table, and asked with his hands on the table: “How do you plan to cooperate?”

“You have seen some of the results now.” Jiang Chen glanced at Yang Yun who was coming from the opposite road, and said, “Let’s make an appointment to discuss the details later.”

Li Nanfeng could no longer hide his impatience: “I have time now, let’s talk today!”

Jiang Chen smiled: “Today is not suitable.”

“Why?” Li Nanfeng said without hesitation, “What is it? I’ll help you solve it.”

Jiang Chen tilted his head, motioning him to look behind him.

Yang Yun pushed the door open and entered, walking towards this side with a smile.

Li Nanfeng paused, and belatedly realized that now was indeed not the time to talk about cooperation. However, he would fly abroad tomorrow, and this trip would take at least five days before he could return home. If they didn’t discuss this matter immediately, and settle it with a contract, he couldn’t travel with peace of mind.

Because, he understood better than anyone else that once the technology in Jiang Chen’s hands was known, what a storm it would cause. He was afraid that when he came back, he wouldn’t even be able to eat the dredges, let alone the soup.

Jiang Chen knew Li Nanfeng’s worries. This was the reason why he hadn’t revealed what he had before and didn’t find someone to cooperate with. After two lifetimes, he knew very well how unpredictable the influence would be if the research and development results fell into the hands of untrustworthy people.

Even now, when he chose to cooperate with Li Nanfeng, he still didn’t think Li Nanfeng was a trustworthy person. However, as far as the present time was concerned, Li Nanfeng was the best choice compared to others.

“You can rest assured.” Jiang Chen said, “I have no plans to disclose the results to the public for the time being.”

Jiang Chen’s certainty made Li Nanfeng calm down. He wanted to ask something, but when he thought about the situation now, he swallowed his words back: “I’ll be on a plane early this morning, and go on a business trip abroad for a few days. Next Wednesday at the earliest, I’ll come back, and that day happens to be He Qianyang’s birthday. I have to attend, so how about we meet at the He family’s party then?”

Jiang Chen: “I can wait——”

“Xiao Chen is also going to Qian Yang’s party?” Yang Yun happened to hear Li Nanfeng’s last words, and said delightedly: “How wonderful, Auntie will ask the driver to pick you up at your home.”

Getting in touch with He Qianmin and his family in advance had disrupted Jiang Chen’s plan. Before he really came of age, he wanted to avoid contact with more of the He family as much as possible, but in this case, it would be inappropriate to repeatedly refuse.

“Thank you, Aunt Yang, but there’s no need.” Jiang Chen swallowed the refusal: “I can go by myself when the time comes.”

Yang Yun smiled softly and said, “Then Auntie will be waiting for you at home.”

“Then it’s a deal.” Li Nanfeng heaved a sigh of relief.

Jiang Chen nodded: “See you then.”

Seeing that they have a good relationship, Yang Yun politely invited Li Nanfeng and the others: “It’s time for dinner, let’s have dinner together.”

“No need.” Thinking of the cooperation that he wasn’t sure would be possible or not in a few days, Li Nanfeng now wanted nothing more than to fly back to the office to prepare everything, and stretch every minute to an hour. He hurriedly got up and said, “Thank you, Aunt Yang, but I still have something to do at work and I need to go back immediately.”

Seeing that he was really in a hurry, Yang Yun said empathetically, “Then go ahead, and come over for dinner when you have a chance in the future.”

Li Nanfeng confirmed the appointed time with Jiang Chen again, then with Shi Fengyue and Mo Xi, who had a dazed expression since Jiang Chen’s cell phone made a sound, they strode away.

Watching Li Nanfeng and the others leave, Jiang Chen also stood up: “Aunt Yang, I…..” As soon as he began, the phone rang. When he saw the caller ID, Jiang Chen instantly burst into a smile. He apologized softly, stepped aside and answered the phone.

Yang Yun’s gaze followed Jiang Chen involuntarily, and what she saw was his side face with lowered eyes and a slight smile, and his gentle and clear voice flowed over to her ears.

“Mom.”

——It was his mother who called.

“What special day is today, you actually made braised meatballs.”

——Jiang Chen liked to eat braised meatballs.

“What cake? The shop across the park?”

“Okay, I’ll pay attention to safety, but it’s not appropriate for me to go back so early on the anniversary of you and Dad?”

——With such an intimate and casual tone, he should have a good relationship with his parents.

“I see, I’ll be back soon, bye.”

Jiang Chen hung up the phone, turned around and met Yang Yun’s gaze. He paused, ignoring the strange feeling in his heart, and smiled lightly.

“Aunt Yang, I’m sorry, my mother has already prepared my dinner, and I can’t have dinner with you.”

Yang Yun had already guessed it, but when she heard Jiang Chen say this, she still felt a little disappointed in her heart: “Since your mother has already prepared dinner, let’s have dinner together next time, do you want Auntie to send you back? “

“No need.” Jiang Chen declined politely, “This place is very close to my house, and I also need to help my mother buy some things, so I’ll just walk back.”

Yang Yun could only nod: “Then be careful on the road.”

Jiang Chen smiled, and after saying goodbye to He siblings in a warm voice, he turned and left the coffee shop.

The Jiang’s was indeed not far from here. If one walked, one only needed to pass through a park and walk seven to eight hundred meters along the street to reach the community where the Jiang family’s house was located.

Holding a cake in one hand, Jiang Chen walked around the bamboo forest in the center of the park, and occasionally stopped to watch the night view, taking it easy and leisurely. Although walking through the bamboo forest would be closer, but today was the 20th anniversary of his parents’ marriage, and he wanted to give them more time for just the two of them.

At the end of the bamboo forest was a lake shrouded in moonlight. The melodious sound of the violin came, accompanying the ripples and flowing water quietly. Jiang Chen stopped and looked in the direction of the sound. After a while, he followed the softer and softer sound. Walking through a short path, an open space suddenly appeared, and in the middle stood a young man playing the violin.

The young man didn’t notice an outsider’s arrival, and skillfully changed the position of his fingers on the string. His eyes were gentle and clear, and the sound of the violin was full of longing.

Jiang Chen stood where he was, unable to help but stop and listen.

At the end of the piece, the boy lowered his head and stroked the violin in his hand, his profile under the moonlight was quiet and lonely.

Jiang Chen didn’t want to disturb him, so he left on light footsteps. Before he walked out of the path, he suddenly heard a suppressed sob. His steps paused, and he could hear faint sobbing mixed with some incomprehensible words. Jiang Chen stood for several seconds and then turned and went back.

A clean handkerchief appeared in his vision.

The boy squatting on the ground raised his head in a daze, and it took a few seconds for him to react. He hurriedly wiped away his tears, stood up and said, “Thank you, but no need.”

Jiang Chen took back the handkerchief: “I heard you playing the violin when I passed by just now, and I couldn’t help listening to it for a while longer. I’m sorry if I disturbed you.”

After apologizing, Jiang Chen nodded slightly, turned and left.

“Wait.” The boy called to stop him.

Jiang Chen turned his head, looking puzzled.

You Jiuyu tightened his grip on the violin, his ears turned red, and his voice was dry with tension: “Can you listen to me playing another piece?” Pausing a bit, he seemed to have gathered his courage and looked straight into Jiang Chen’s eyes, saying word by word: “I want to try, how it will feel to have an audience.”

Jiang Chen walked to the bench beside the open space and sat down, saying with a slight smile, “I look forward to it.”

The young man’s eyes followed him, accidentally meeting his smiling eyes. He turned his eyes away, took a deep breath, rested his left cheek lightly on the chin rest, closed his eyes and started playing.

At the end of the piece, the boy opened his eyes, his anticipation clearly visible.

Jiang Chen truthfully told his feelings: “It’s very nice. Although I don’t know much about music, I can hear longing from it.”

“Longing…..?” The young man thought of something, and he lowered his eyes and fell silent. After a while, he looked up at the night sky and said softly: “If you are not in a hurry, can you listen to three more? Every time before, the person I miss would listen to me play five pieces.”

“Of course.”

The boy turned his head and smiled, lowering his eyes and began playing.

Three pieces of violin music with completely different styles flowed from his fingertips. When it was over, Jiang Chen was a little regretful.

The young man smiled shyly, sat down beside Jiang Chen, and carefully put the violin into the case.

“Thank you, for the first time in ten years, someone listened to me playing the violin.”

Jiang Chen smiled slightly: “It’s my honor.”

The young man looked up at the sky, and said softly, “It’s actually my honor for you to listen to me playing the violin. In fact…..for a moment just now, I thought you were the person my mother sent to comfort me.”

Jiang Chen also raised his head and said with a smile, “She must be using her way to comfort and support you where you can’t see.”

The boy’s eyelashes trembled, and he turned to look at Jiang Chen. For some reason, facing a stranger, he suddenly had the desire to confide in him: “My mother was a violinist…..”

The boy’s mother was a very famous violinist when she was alive. She played all over the world all year round, but unfortunately passed away in a car accident on the way back from a performance. His father, who loved his mother deeply, did not want to be hurt by memories, and since then he had not allowed anything related to the violin in the house, including the sound. Since then, he had never practiced the violin at home, and only brought his violin to this park to practice every time he missed his mother, day after day, and it had been ten years now.

Jiang Chen’s voice was calm and gentle: “Have you never thought about talking to your father?”

The boy smiled wryly and shook his head: “Father thinks that I don’t have the talent to play the violin. In his eyes, no one in this world can match the music played by my mother. Of course, I also feel the same…..”

“Does your mother feel the same way?”

The young man was startled, turned to look at him, and after a long time, said: “My mother once said that I was the most talented violinist she had ever seen, but that’s just a mother’s opinion of her child…..” His voice gradually lowered, his eyes dimming.

“Your mother is not only a mother, but also an excellent violin player. You should trust her fairness and professionalism in her evaluation, and most importantly…..” Jiang Chen turned his head and smiled: “Tonight, these few violin pieces were the most beautiful and touching music I have ever heard.”

“Really?”

Jiang Chen pursed his lips and smiled slightly: “Of course.”

The young man stared at him in a daze, until Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows in puzzlement, then he quickly looked away: “Thank you, thank you, and your comfort….”

“What I’m saying is the truth, not just consolation.” Jiang Chen glanced at his watch, and placed the second one of the buy-one-get-one cake next to the young man: “A reward for touching people’s hearts, I believe you will have more viewers in the future. I should go now, see you in the future if there’s a chance.”

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The young man’s eyes fell on the cake box. From the corner of his eye, he saw that Jiang Chen had already walked out of the open space. He hurriedly stood up, chased after him, and called out: “May I know your name?”

Jiang Chen looked back and smiled slightly: “Jiang Chen.”

“My name is You Jiuyu.” You Jiuyu walked up to Jiang Chen, looked him in the eyes, stretched out his hand and said, “Nice to meet you, Jiang Chen.”

Jiang Chen shook his hand, and said with a slight smile, “I am also very happy to meet you, You Jiuyu.”

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Jiang Chen was a little surprised when he received He Qianmin’s invitation.

“Visit your home?”

“Yeah.” He Qianmin’s voice was a little excited: “I told them that my ranking in this final exam was improved because of your tutoring, so they all really want to meet you and thank you in person.”

Jiang Chen said with a slight smile, “No need, it’s between you and me that I help you with tutoring. Don’t involve Uncle and Aunt He. Express my apologies to them for me, and just say that I have something else going on.”

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He Qianmin was silent for a few seconds before letting out a light “en”.

Jiang Chen asked, “How many pages have you reached in the test booklet I gave you earlier?”

“One-fifth.” He Qianmin’s tone visibly dropped: “There are a few questions that I don’t quite understand.”

Jiang Chen: “Which questions?”

He Qianmin pursed his lips, got up and walked to the desk. He opened to the marked pages of the question booklet, and read the questions out loud.

After listening, Jiang Chen said, “The solutions to these questions all require the use of formulas and algorithms that are not yet taught in high school. If you are interested, you can find me some time and I’ll  teach you.”

He Qianmin’s voice jumped a little more in an instant: “Big Brother, you have time?”

Hearing his happy voice, Jiang Chen also curved his lips upwards: “Some things happened during this period, but now I’m free, if you want to find me, you can find me anytime.”

“I’ll go find you now!” He Qianmin said as he turned around and walked towards the door. Halfway there, he returned to the desk to get the test book and pen, and said as he walked, “Let’s go to the hot pot restaurant we often go to, it just happens that I want to eat hot pot.”

Jiang Chen thought for a while and said, “Find a coffee shop first, if you’re hungry tonight, I’ll take you to eat hot pot.”

“It’s a deal!”

Yang Yun was talking to the housekeeper auntie at home, when she saw He Qianmin running downstairs like the wind. She went to the door, stopped him and said, “Qianmin, where are you going in such a hurry?”

“I’m going out for a while, and I won’t be home for dinner tonight.” He Qianmin hurriedly left without looking back.

He had already run away before the door was even fully closed. Yang Yun said helplessly, “This kid.” She raised her eyes and saw He Qianyu coming out of the piano room, and a smile appeared on her face: “How was your piano practice?”

He Qianyu only saw He Qianmin’s passing figure. She craned her head to look at the direction he left, and asked curiously, “Mom, where did Second Brother go?”

“Bringing a book with him, don’t know where he went off to.” Yang Yun touched her daughter’s little head: “Do you want to take a break, the water Mom prepared for you——”

Thinking of something, He Qianyu’s eyes lit up suddenly, and she interrupted Yang Yun: “I want to go out too! Mom, please drop me off!”

“Where are you going?”

“Follow Second Brother!” He Qianyu took Yang Yun’s hand and walked out the door: “He must have gone to look for Brother Jiang Chen. Mom, why don’t you take me there? I want to go.”

“Okay, okay.” Yang Yun had no choice but to leave a word to the auntie before saying, “Mom will drop you off.”

…….

He Qianmin was riding a bicycle, humming a tune in a good mood, and when he was about to reach the cafe, he saw Jiang Chen waiting at the door. He immediately stepped on the brake, stood up and waved to him with a bright smile: “Big Brother!”

Jiang Chen turned his head, and couldn’t help but also laugh and wave his hand.

In an off-road vehicle by the side of the road, a young man in the back seat was leaning against the window. He made a noise: “Eh? Isn’t that Jiang Chen and the second child of the He family! They know each other?”

“Jiang Chen?” Li Nanfeng had a deep impression of this name, and quickly recalled the information related to the name from his mind. Turning his eyes, he looked at Shi Fengyue in the front driver’s seat, and joked, “You stopped the car again for your patient’s son?”

“What patient?” Mo Xi turned his head, “My nephew’s patient?”

Li Nanfeng pointed at himself and raised his eyebrows: “Otherwise you think it’s my patient?”

Mo Xi kept asking: “Who? What’s his name? Where?”

Li Nanfeng raised his chin and gestured to the coffee shop outside the window: “There, the one who just entered, Jiang Chen.”

Mo Xi suddenly realized: No wonder Feng Yue said that he knew Jiang Chen earlier than me, so that’s the case.”

Li Nanfeng: “You know him very well?”

“I’m not very familiar with him.” Mo Xi said, “I’ve only met once. I was called by my alma mater to help mobilize for the high school senior college entrance examination. My former math teacher, old Fu, asked me to chat with him.”

Li Nanfeng looked back and forth between Jiang Chen and He Qianmin who walked into the coffee shop, and said thoughtfully, “This Jiang Chen is not simple.”

“What’s not simple?”

Li Nanfeng: “The second son of He Yanfeng is notoriously bad-tempered, and he has a bad relationship with his brother He Qianjian, even our generation has heard of it, and I haven’t even heard him call He Qianyang brother a few times. Jiang Chen could have him call him brother so willingly, do you think he is simple?”

“Also…..”

“Also what?”

The corner of Li Nanfeng’s mouth curled slightly upwards, gesturing out: “It’s also not an easy feat for our Dr. Shi to pay so much attention to someone.”

Hearing this, a lightbulb flashed in Mo Xi’s mind, and he turned to look at Shi Fengyue in the front seat.

Shi Fengyue had one hand on the steering wheel, while propping his chin with the other and looking out of the window thoughtfully. Noticing the gaze of the two behind him, he half raised his eyes, his long and thick eyelashes catching the light slightly, and said in a mild tone: “Yes?”

Mo Xi shrank his neck, pressed his back against the seat, and shook his head: “It’s nothing.”

Li Nanfeng put his hand on the back of Shi Fengyue’s seat, leaned forward and said with a smile: “Every time you see that child, you have to take a few more glances, why don’t you just go say hello. Anyway, we didn’t have lunch, how about going to that cafe?”

Shi Fengyue glanced at him: “Aren’t you in a rush for a meeting?”

“No hurry.” Li Nanfeng said: “The things made by those small technology companies are not as good as the ones you made for me before. It’s all the same if I ask my assistant to attend the meeting on my behalf. I also just happened to be hungry and it would be nice to go for a meal. I’m super curious about how the second child of the He family got along with Jiang Chen, and why he calls him brother.”

Mo Xi: “You’re so gossipy.”

Li Nanfeng was not ashamed at all: “What’s wrong with gossip? Gossip is human nature, you don’t gossip? You don’t want to know why your nephew pays so much attention to a——”

Shi Fengyue opened the door: “Shut up, get out of the car.”

……

Jiang Chen took a sip of coffee, and continued: “This question uses Pascal’s theorem, to prove the collinearity of three intersections among six points on a circle…..”

Seeing Jiang Chen write down the last step on the draft paper, He Qianmin raised his eyebrows and said, “I understand.”

Jiang Chen dug out a few similar question types, marked it for him, and said, “If you can do these few questions, basically there will be no problems with this part.”

He Qianmin nodded: “Big Brother, I found that you seem to understand everything.”

Jiang Chen turned his head and saw the closeness and admiration in his eyes. He couldn’t help chuckling, rubbed his head and said, “There are many things I don’t understand, and you will find out slowly in the future.”

The bright floor-to-ceiling windows let in all the light, and as the two teenagers looked at each other and smiled, the lively rays of sunlight jumped on the ends of their hair. The similar profiles, one still childish and the other gentle, seemed to be a testament to the growth of a child to a young man.

Yang Yun’s footsteps stopped, her heart seemed to be gently rubbed by something, it was neither painful nor itchy, but there were many inexplicable emotions, which seemed at the same time full and empty, and she couldn’t help but clutch her chest.

Seeing Jiang Chen and He Qianmin, He Qianyu broke away from Yang Yun’s hand and ran over impatiently.

“Big Brother!”

The sudden sound startled He Qianmin who was concentrating on answering the questions. He jumped back and looked at the newcomer while sticking next to Jiang Chen. After seeing that it was He Qianyu, he flicked her forehead to vent his anger: “Why are you here?”

“I’m here to find you!” He Qianyu glanced at Jiang Chen after speaking, and asked a little shyly, “Brother Jiang Chen, do you still remember me?”

Jiang Chen smiled, and said gently, “I remember, your name is He Qianyu.” Although he was a little surprised at He Qianyu’s sudden appearance, it was hard to be irritated even if startled when faced with such a delicate and soft girl.

He Qianyu raised her head suddenly, her eyes lighting up: “You still remember me!”

“Is it strange to remember you?” He Qianmin clicked his tongue, waved his hand like shooing a chicken: “Go, go, I am studying, don’t disturb me here.”

He Qianyu glared at him, then turned to make an oath: “Brother Jiang Chen, can I stay here with you? I’m very good, I promise I won’t disturb you.”

“No.” He Qianmin said: “We are studying here, what are you doing here for? And don’t you have to practice the piano in the afternoon? Go back to practicing the piano quickly.”

He Qianyu: “I’m done practicing.”

“Then go back and practice dancing.” He Qianmin looked disgusted: “Anyway, don’t disturb my study here.”

He Qianyu puffed up her face: “I won’t talk, so I won’t bother you.”

He Qianmin crossed his arms and said, “You’ve been blaring like a small trumpet all day long, how can I believe that you won’t disturb my study, and you ran out alone, does Mom know, why are you——”

He Qianyu stepped on He Qianmin’s foot, interrupted his words, and made him hiss in pain:

“He Qianyu, you’re looking for a beating!”

“Meanie!”

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel in the coffee shop, Jiang Chen felt a little headache and a little bit at a loss. He had no younger siblings when he was growing up, and he rarely had disputes with others, so he lacked experience in dealing with such situations.

However, at this time, if he didn’t try to stop the fight, no one would be able to stop it.

Jiang Chen called out, “Qian Min…..”

He Qianmin turned his head and interrupted his unfinished sentence: “Big Brother, don’t worry, I will drive her away immediately.”

“I’ll make a phone call and ask Uncle Wang to pick you up. You can sit here for a while…..”

Seeing Jiang Chen who was sitting on the side with a helpless expression, He Qianyu inhaled, and her eyes suddenly turned red. She squatted down on the ground, buried her face in her arms and choked up.

He Qianmin’s voice stopped abruptly, and he froze in place.

Jiang Chen patted He Qianmin’s head: “Look at what you did.”

“I…..” He Qianmin stood up and walked to He Qianyu’s side, at a loss: “Okay, I won’t drive you away, so stop crying.”

Jiang Chen also came over, squatted beside He Qianyu, and said in a gentle voice, “Qian Yu, I’m sorry, Qian Min didn’t mean it, can I apologize to you for him?”

Unexpectedly, upon hearing Jiang Chen’s words, He Qianyu’s sob turned from choking to full out crying.

Jiang Chen’s outstretched hand froze, and he and He Qianmin looked at each other in blank dismay.

The coffee shop was very quiet, and the movement here quickly attracted the attention of other people. Seeing two boys surrounding a little girl at a loss, they all looked over curiously.

“Don’t cry.” He Qianmin grabbed He Qianyu’s arm, helpless and at a loss: “What do you want, can’t we just listen to you? As long as you don’t cry, I will do whatever you say.”

He Qianyu shook off his hand, buried her head and continued to sob.

He Qianmin asked Jiang Chen for help: “Big Brother, what should we do…”

Jiang Chen also had no idea, “I don’t know either.”

“She ignores me.” He Qianmin whispered into Jiang Chen’s ear, “Big Brother, why don’t you coax her.”

Jiang Chen hesitated. He and He Qianyu had only met once before, and he had never coaxed little girls before. Speaking at this time might only add fuel to the flames.

“I…..”

As soon as he started talking, the little girl threw herself into his arms. The little girl hugged his neck with soft arms, buried her head in his chest and sobbed quietly. Jiang Chen froze, and opened his arms, trying his best not to touch the little girl. But he couldn’t help but become softhearted when he heard her crying.

Jiang Chen’s hand hanging in the air slightly bent, and he patted the little girl’s back lightly, whispering: “Don’t cry.”

He Qianyu buried her head even closer, cries mixing with the occasional hiccups, appearing very pitiful indeed.

“We’re not trying to drive you away.” Jiang Chen tried his best to use the softest voice: “Qian Min was just worried that it’s not safe for you to come out alone. He didn’t mean to get angry with you. Forgive him, okay?”

He Qianyu raised her head, her red nose making her look pitiful and cute. She first looked at He Qianmin who was looking guilty, then blinked her wet eyes and said: “I didn’t come out alone, I…..”

“That’s right, the younger sister needs to be coaxed when she cries.” An uncle at the next table smiled and interjected: “You two are her brothers, right? At first glance, you look like three siblings. As expected, the eldest brother knows how to take care of the younger sister. You kiddo have to learn from your big brother.”

The lady next to him handed over a tissue: “Use this to wipe your younger sister’s tears.”

Jiang Chen thanked her and took it. But before he gave the tissue to He Qianyu, he heard the sound of high heels tapping on the wooden floor:

“Qian Yu!”

The three squatting youngsters raised their heads at the same time, looking up at Yang Yun who had already walked up to them.

Just before Yang Yun was about to come in, she received a call from home. Seeing that her daughter had found her son, she was reassured and went out. She didn’t expect to see her little daughter crying when she came back.

Yang Yun asked He Qianmin: “What’s wrong?”

He Qianmin looked away, and said lowly, “She cried after we had a quarrel.”

Jiang Chen wiped He Qianyu’s tears, and said softly, “Let’s get up.”

He Qianyu rubbed her eyes in embarrassment, let go of Jiang Chen and stood up. She pouted and said, “Second Brother bullied me just now, but I have already forgiven him.”

“Oh, you.” Yang Yun breathed a sigh of relief, tapped the tip of He Qianyu’s nose and said, “Aren’t you ashamed to still cry outside at such an age?”

He Qianyu threw herself into Yang Yun’s arms: “Mom…..”

Yang Yun was reassured, and then properly looked at the young man in front of her. Seeing his bright appearance and clear eyes, she couldn’t help but feel joy and fondness in her heart, and she smiled gently: “Qian Yu has a little temper, I hope she didn’t bother you guys.”

Jiang Chen was also scrutinizing the woman in front of him who was most likely to be his biological mother. His eyes flicked over her gentle smiling eyes and the two deep dimples at the corners of her mouth. He lowered his eyes and smiled, “She’s a good girl. We didn’t take good care of her just now.”

The smile in Yang Yun’s eyes deepened: “Are you here to study? Would you like Auntie to take Qian Yu to sit on the other side? After you are finished, Auntie will take you to dinner together.”

Jiang Chen declined with a smile: “No need, today Qian Min just wants to ask me a few questions, and the lesson is almost finished.”

“Mom, Brother Jiang Chen just said that he would let me play with them.”

Seeing her daughter’s eager little look, Yang Yun couldn’t help laughing: “Okay, Mom won’t bother you anymore, Mom will sit over there, and I’ll take you to dinner together after you’re done.”

Jiang Chen’s eyelashes flickered, and was about to speak when he was interrupted.

“Jiang Chen!”

Standing two meters away, Mo Xi waved his hand and said with a smile, “I didn’t expect to meet you here, what a coincidence.”

Jiang Chen glanced over the two people behind him, and nodded slightly: “Senior Mo.”

“You should be on summer vacation too.” Mo Xi walked this way and said, “It’s rare to meet, let’s sit together.” When he got closer, he seemed to see He Qianmin beside Jiang Chen, and said in surprise: “He Qianmin? you are here too?”

He Qianmin called out expressionlessly: “Brother Mo, Brother Shi, Brother Feng.”

Mo Xi nodded, looked at Yang Yun and He Qianyu, “Hello, Aunt Yang.”

Although Yang Yun didn’t have much of an impression of Mo Xi, she knew Shi Fengyue and Li Nanfeng. It was just because her three children were not in the same age group as them, and they rarely played together, so they didn’t see each other much and were not familiar with each other.

She nodded with a slight smile: “Hello.”

Shi Fengyue nodded lightly: “Hello.”

Li Nanfeng smiled widely: “It’s been a long time, Aunt Yang. The last time I saw you was three years ago. I didn’t expect that after three years, you are still as young as ever.”

“You kiddo, you have such a sweet mouth.” Yang Yun smiled, turned to Jiang Chen and said, “Auntie won’t bother you, I will pick you up for dinner later.”

Li Nanfeng was very surprised, he glanced at Jiang Chen, then turned to Yang Yun: “Aunt Yang, who is this?”

Yang Yun smiled and said, “This is Qian Min’s friend, Jiang Chen.”

“Oh.” Li Nanfeng’s eyes swept over the faces of the four people in front of him, and said with a smile: “Since it is Qian Min’s friend and also Mo Xi’s junior, then it is also my friend. There are exactly six seats here. Shall we sit together?”

He Qianmin half-smiled and said: “It’s not convenient, I’m here to make up lessons, you might disturb us if you’re here.”

Li Nanfeng: “How could I disturb you? The three of us are top academics. You can ask any question you want. I promise to teach you faster than Jiang Chen alone. How about it?”

He Qianmin was unmoved: “No thanks, I just want my brother to teach me, you can leave if you have nothing to do.”

Yang Yun patted He Qianmin, and He Qianmin curled his lips. He reached out to take the question book on the side, raised his chin and said: “This question, 30 seconds, you can sit down when you solve it.”

Li Nanfeng took a look at it, and immediately threw it to Shi Fengyue.

Shi Fengyue glanced over and gave the answer almost without thinking.

He Qianmin’s expression changed slightly, and Jiang Chen also raised his eyes in surprise.

“We can sit down, right?” Li Nanfeng said and sat down on the sofa on the other side.

He Qianmin pursed his lips in displeasure. Jiang Chen gently elbowed him, and he could only sit down reluctantly.

In an instant, the two sofas were full of people.

Seeing Yang Yun help He Qianyu straighten her clothes and was about to leave, Li Nanfeng asked, “Aunt Yang, won’t you sit with us?”

“No.” Yang Yun said with a smile: “You children play together, I won’t bother you.”

Li Nanfeng waved his hand: “Aunt Yang, walk slowly, see you next time.”

After Yang Yun left, He Qianmin immediately said: “You are not welcome here, hurry up and leave.”

Li Nanfeng raised his eyebrows: “He Xiao Er, I’m also your cousin’s friend after all, don’t be so unfriendly.”

He Qianmin’s face tensed. Jiang Chen pushed the hot chocolate in front of him, looked at Shi Fengyue at the same time and said, “Dr. Shi, what’s the name of the gentleman next to you, I didn’t have time to exchange names last time we met.”

Li Nanfeng smiled and said: “Hello, my name is Li Nanfeng, you can call me Brother Feng just like He Xiao Er.”

Jiang Chen pursed his lips and smiled slightly: “Mr. Li, hello, nice to meet you.”

Li Nanfeng smiled, turned his gaze to Shi Fengyue, and said meaningfully: “It’s a pleasure to meet you too.”

Shi Fengyue said lightly, “How is your father recovering?”

Jiang Chen smiled and said, “He’s recovering very well, but his legs hurt a little yesterday probably because he walked too fast and had emotional ups and downs. He’s planning to go to the hospital tomorrow.”

“No need, this situation is normal during the recovery period, just take more rest.”

“I see, thank you Dr. Shi.”

After hearing the conversation between the two, He Qianmin leaned close to Jiang Chen and asked in a low voice, “Big Brother, how do you know Shi Fengyue?”

“Dr. Shi is my dad’s chief surgeon.”

He Qianmin didn’t know the situation of the Jiang family, so he could only nod blankly when he heard the words, but the hostility in his eyes towards Shi Fengyue and the others lessened a lot.

“That’s right.” Li Nanfeng said: “He Qianyang’s birthday will be in a few days, I heard that the party will be held at your house?”

He Qianmin no longer opposed Shi Fengyue, but he didn’t have any good attitude towards Li Nanfeng. He said without expression: “My uncle is out for a meeting, and my aunt is not at home. He complains that there is no one at home to help with the preparations, so he came to my house.”

Li Nanfeng rubbed his chin: “Isn’t it more fun to have no elders at home? Besides, preparing for this kind of thing, you can just find a studio that specializes in party planning.”

“Who knows.” He Qianmin said: “You will attend too?”

“Yup.” Li Nanfeng turned his gaze to Jiang Chen’s face and said, “You are attending too, right?”

Jiang Chen: “I haven’t met He Qianyang, so it’s not appropriate to go to his birthday party.”

“What’s not appropriate?” Li Nanfeng said: “You and Qian Min are good friends, Qian Yu and Aunt Yang also know you, and we know you too, so we’re all friends with each other. Besides, that kid He Qianyang likes things to be lively, the more the merrier.”

He Qianmin actually wanted to introduce Jiang Chen to He Qianyang, but he also cared about Jiang Chen’s feelings: “My big brother doesn’t like too much noise.”

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“I remember that He Qianyang’s major is psychology.” Shi Fengyue raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Chen: “Aren’t you interested in hypnosis? There should be many of his classmates at his birthday, you can go and see.”

Jiang Chen flatly refused: “No need, I’m interested in the matter itself, not hypnosis.”

“So you mean——” Shi Fengyue looked at him sideways, and said unhurriedly: “It is me you are interested in?”

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