The relationship between Zhou Chen and Wang Yidi was boiled down to a transaction.
As his secret lover, Wang Yidi relies on him to make profits, and he gets satisfaction from Wang Yidi.
This has nothing to do with love. Wang Yidi may have a slight liking for him, but it is definitely not about love, so this is more of a transaction.
He was indeed sorry for Qiao Yingzi for his behavior, but to be honest, he had really held it in for too long.
He has never been a saint, and he has never flaunted himself. To use the famous saying, he made the same mistakes that all men make.
Zhou Chen has too many secrets in his heart, so it is not difficult for him to hide secrets. As long as Wang Yidi doesn't mess around, Qiao Yingzi will never know.
He had never thought of concubines living under the same roof, because women in this era, especially women like Qiao Yingzi, would never allow such a thing to happen.
Zhou Chen did not spend the night with Wang Yidi. After the fun, he thought of Qiao Yingzi and felt guilty, so he said something to Wang Yidi and left the hotel.
"On the road of the scumbag Neptune, he has really gone further and further."
Regarding what happened tonight, Zhou Chen sighed with emotion. Men are indeed creatures who cannot withstand temptation. There may be true dedicated men, but he is obviously not that type.
Back home, Qiao Yingzi was not asleep yet, leaning on the bedside and reading a book seriously.
"Husband, you're back and you're drinking again?"
Zhou Chen's expression remained unchanged: "Well, I drank a little, not too much. Did my daughter fall asleep?"
"Well, I'm asleep. It's in my mother's room. Don't go and look at it."
Zhou Chen smiled helplessly and said: "We are parents. We can't even see our daughter when we come back at night. Alas."
Qiao Yingzi rolled her eyes at him and hummed: "You are depressed because someone is helping you take care of your daughter. Who asked you to come back so late? The child needs to go to bed early to grow stronger."
"Okay, then I'll try to come back as early as possible."
"Husband, my mother said that she will take my daughter to play with Aunt Tong tomorrow."
Qiao Yingzi suddenly said to Zhou Chen, which surprised Zhou Chen.
Song Qian and Qiao Weidong doted on their daughter too much. Although her daughter was already one year old, she rarely left the community because Song Qian kept a close eye on her, fearing that her daughter would not adapt to the outside world.
Fortunately, their villa community is large enough and has many places to play, otherwise my daughter might really have to stay at home all the time.
Song Qian doesn't have many friends, but Tong Wenjie is the best one, so when she goes out, she basically goes to Tong Wenjie.
"Take her with you. According to me, my daughter can't stay at home all the time. She should go out to play more. When you take a break, we will take her to the amusement park or the zoo."
Qiao Yingzi's eyes lit up and she asked: "Can you spare some time?"
Zhou Chen: "Now someone is responsible for everything in the group. I no longer need to keep an eye on it as before. Of course I can find time. The problem now is you. You spend all day in the research institute. It depends on your ability."
there is no time."
"I'm currently studying a new topic with my professor. I won't be free until I finish my work."
Although Zhou Chen's Astronomy Research Institute cannot create any profit for him, it is very famous in the academic world. The research institute has published many papers on astronomy, which has caused quite a stir in the astronomy community.
Other companies make money, but the institute makes fame.
"I see you are busy all day long, even busier than me, the boss."
Zhou Chen shook his head and said nothing. Women with careers are actually more attractive. Qiao Yingzi will not think randomly when she is busy with her career, and her energy will become very good. Zhou Chen likes her current state very much.
"The class reunion is tomorrow?"
"Well, this is how they arranged it at noon tomorrow."
"Then be careful tomorrow and don't drink or hang out with them."
Hearing Zhou Chen's instructions, Qiao Yingzi rolled her eyes: "Where can I hang out? You should tell yourself this."
Zhou Chen looked embarrassed. If it were normal times, he would have a clear conscience, but today, he did something wrong.
"I'm going to take a shower first and then I'll sleep with you in my arms."
Zhou Chen walked into the bathroom, while Qiao Yingzi picked up the book again and read it seriously.
The next day, Zhou Chen had a rest and did not go to work. After playing with his daughter Nannan for a while early in the morning, Qiao Weidong and Song Qian left home with their daughter and went to Fang's house.
Over the years, the Fang family has also undergone great changes.
First of all, there is one more member, Fang Duoduo, the daughter of Fangyuan and Tong Wenjie, and she is already eight years old.
Unlike in the TV series, Fangyuan and Tong Wenjie did not buy the house in Song Qian's Shuxiang Yayuan because it was only a two-bedroom apartment, which was not enough for their family.
The Fang family now has a total of five people including Fang Duoduo, so after discussing with Tong Wenjie, Fangyuan took out a loan to buy a three-bedroom apartment.
Tong Wenjie returned to work shortly after giving birth. Thanks to Zhou Chen's help, she worked as the financial director of a subsidiary of Chenying Group and earned a considerable income.
In addition, Fang Yuan is doing well in a trading company now, and their companies are not low, so they moved to a bigger house.
Usually when the two of them go to work, the child is left to Fang Yuan's parents. Even if Fang Yifan and Lin Lei'er come back, they can still fit in the house if they squeeze in.
It was precisely because Fang Yuan and Tong Wenjie both worked in Zhou Chen's company that when Fang Yifan signed with an entertainment company, he did not sign with Chenying Entertainment.
The main reason is that Fangyuan and the others feel that they have inherited too much love from Zhou Chen and it will not be easy to repay it.
Qiao Yingzi did not go to the institute today. She was going to attend a class reunion. She was at home waiting for Huang Zhitao to come over.
After Huang Zhitao graduated from Peking University, she was admitted to the master's and doctoral program as she wished, and now works as a gynecologist in a tertiary hospital in Yanjing.
In fact, Zhou Chen couldn't understand Huang Zhitao's choice.
Because Huang Zhitao's ideal is to become as good a doctor as her parents. In this case, why didn't she choose medical school after passing the college entrance examination, but she chose Peking University?
Peking University's name is very famous, but in the medical field, it is definitely not as good as the top medical school in Yanjing.
Zhou Chen and Qiao Yingzi were sitting on the sofa watching TV. At about ten o'clock, a tall woman with a ponytail walked in.
"Eiko."
"Taozi."
When Qiao Yingzi saw this woman, she rushed over happily and hugged her.
Zhou Chen and Huang Zhitao met not long ago. It was at Nannan's first birthday party. Two of the original six people came to the first birthday party.
One is Huang Zhitao, and the other is Lin Lei'er.
After Lin Leier graduated from Shuimu University, she was retained by the school because of her excellent grades. Now she works at Shuimu University as a teaching assistant.
Huang Zhitao has also changed a lot compared to her high school days, but what impressed Zhou Chen the most was that Huang Zhitao seemed to have always had a ponytail, and she was famous all over the world with one ponytail.
Also, I don’t know whether it’s because of work or her own fault, but Huang Zhitao rarely puts on makeup, and even if she does, it’s only light makeup.
Qiao Yingzi doesn't have many friends, and Huang Zhitao is the best one. The difference is that Huang Zhitao is still single so far. I even heard from Qiao Yingzi that she hasn't even been in love after graduation.
It is difficult for female doctors to find a partner, let alone an elite female doctor like Huang Zhitao, who needs good looks and a good figure.
"Zhou Chen, didn't you go to work today?"
Huang Zhitao and Qiao Yingzi walked to the sofa and sat down, put down their bags, and asked Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen said: "I have a rest today. I was planning to go to your class reunion with Yingzi. Who knew you didn't even bring your family members to the party? Bad review."
"hehe."
Huang Zhitao pursed her lips and chuckled: "If you go, the class reunion will definitely change. I don't know how many people will try their best to curry favor with you."
Although most of the graduates from their sprint class in their senior year are elites, their elites are only compared to ordinary people. Compared with business giants like Zhou Chen who control over tens of billions of assets, they are really nothing.
Meet the great witch.
"No, when will you go there?"
Qiao Yingzi said: "Let's go there at eleven o'clock. We went early just to chat. We haven't seen each other for so many years and I don't know what to talk about."
When Qiao Yingzi was in high school, from her first year to the first two months of her senior year, she was considered a cheerful type and could have fun with anyone.
However, in the next few months, due to various things, she changed a lot, especially during the sprint for the college entrance examination. There were basically no entertainment activities in the sprint class, and they were more about communicating and learning with each other.
Therefore, for Qiao Yingzi, there were not many friendships in the sprint class in the senior year of high school, and there were not many friends with whom she could talk.
Huang Zhitao asked Zhou Chen: "Zhou Chen, I heard that Wang Yidi joined your Chenying Entertainment?"
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Chen and Qiao Yingzi's expressions changed slightly.
Qiao Yingzi looked at Zhou Chen with an unkind look and asked, "Wang Yidi joined Chenying Entertainment, why didn't you tell me?"
Although Qiao Yingzi is Zhou Chen's wife, she never interferes in Zhou Chen's affairs, but Zhou Chen often talks to her about company matters.
If it were other things, she wouldn't care at all, but Wang Yidi was different.
In high school, Zhou Chen and she were a favored couple, but Wang Yidi used to keep chasing after Zhou Chen.
Even though nothing happened to them, long-standing memories were suddenly awakened, and Qiao Yingzi's nature as a woman made her alert in an instant.
Zhou Chen looked helpless and glanced at Huang Zhitao, only to see Huang Zhitao blinking at him with a malicious smile.
"This girl did it on purpose."
He knew that Huang Zhitao did it on purpose, but he didn't care what to say now and quickly explained to Qiao Yingzi.
"Yingzi, this is just a small matter. Wang Yidi took the initiative to find the company and wants to join the company. In any case, we are all classmates. I will definitely not be able to refuse her. If it were you, if she came to you, could you refuse?
?”
Qiao Yingzi: "I can definitely refuse. I don't care about others, but Wang Yidi has evil intentions. Who knows what her purpose is in joining the company?"
Zhou Chen looked embarrassed. In fact, he had many ways to resolve Qiao Yingzi's suspicion, but now there was one more person here, making all of his methods useless.
"What purpose she has has nothing to do with me. As you know, I don't go to Chenying Entertainment very much. Lao Zhu is in charge."
"What's more, don't you still believe me? I'm with you every day, and I haven't seen Wang Yidi for so many years, and the things that happened in high school were just rumors. Do you still take it seriously?"
"snort."
Qiao Yingzi snorted coldly and stopped pestering her. In fact, she still believed in Zhou Chen in her heart.
This trust is based on our relationship over the years.
Let’s just say that when he was in college at Jinling, Zhou Chen, who was young, rich, and handsome, was definitely a man of the hour at Jinling University. I don’t know how many girls wanted to take advantage of him.
But without exception, no one can succeed. This is not because she is too strict, but because Zhou Chen is very conscious.
After graduating from college, Zhou Chen experienced even greater temptations, but Zhou Chen never stayed overnight unless he was on a business trip. But even if he was on a business trip, the two of them would keep on video calls at night.
So from Qiao Yingzi's point of view, Zhou Chen would not betray her.
The reason why she was nervous when she heard Wang Yidi's name was because Wang Yidi was considered her biggest love rival at the time.
Qiao Yingzi asked Huang Zhitao: "Taozi, how did you know that Wang Yidi joined Chenying?"
Huang Zhitao said: "Because I have Wang Yidi's prestige, she announced the news on WeChat Moments and Weibo."
"It's really high-profile, but it's also in line with her character."
Qiao Yingzi looked disdainful. She and Wang Yidi had never dealt with each other very well, let alone Zhou Chen in the middle.
Zhou Chen took the opportunity to change the subject and asked Huang Zhitao: "Tao Zi, speaking of which, why haven't you fallen in love yet? Are you still waiting for Ji Yangyang?"
As expected, Qiao Yingzi's attention was immediately diverted, and she also asked Huang Zhitao: "Yes, Tao Zi, you haven't been in love for so many years, are you really still waiting for Ji Yangyang, but he has already
There has been no news for several years, right?”
In the first year of the original six-person group, everyone still chatted frequently in the prestige group. However, starting from the second year, the messages gradually decreased, especially Ji Yangyang. Later, he almost stopped sending messages.
I just occasionally chat with Huang Zhitao.
In the current six-person group, the other five people still chat frequently and can even meet in Yanjing. However, there has been no news from Ji Yangyang for several years.
Huang Zhitao said: "I haven't contacted Ji Yangyang for a long time. You all misunderstood. In fact, he and I are not in love at all."
When she was in high school, she had a crush on Ji Yangyang, but after Ji Yangyang went abroad, it didn't take long before they stopped contacting each other. As for falling in love, it was naturally out of the question.
It’s really easy to forget the hazy feelings in high school.
"It's not because of Ji Yangyang, then why haven't you fallen in love for so many years?"
Qiao Yingzi was even more curious. Huang Zhitao's conditions were even better than hers, and she was at the level of a goddess.
He is good-looking, has a good career, and has a good personality. He is nearly 30 years old, and he has never been in love. It is really strange.
"How many times have you asked me this? Didn't I tell you that I haven't met the right one yet? I don't like to give in, so I'm not in a hurry. In the worst case, I won't get married. It's not right for us women to leave a man.
Can’t pass.”
Huang Zhitao answered calmly. She had a very good attitude, as if she had seen through the little things between men and women.
Her reaction made Zhou Chen laugh. If Huang Zhitao had rich experience, he would have said this.
But the problem is, Huang Zhitao has never had a serious relationship so far, so how can she understand the relationship between a man and a woman? She is just deceiving herself.
"You can't say that."
As a married person, Qiao Yingzi still has a say.
"Tao Zi, how about I ask Zhou Chen to help you look for someone? He has seen a lot of people and must know many high-quality men."
Huang Zhitao joked: "Are there any men as handsome and rich as your Zhou Chen?"
After she finished speaking, she realized something was wrong, but her expression remained unchanged and she still looked at Qiao Yingzi with a smile.
Qiao Yingzi was relatively simple and didn't feel anything strange about Huang Zhitao. She smiled and said, "Then I don't dare to promise you any more, Zhou Chen, what do you think?"
"Ah, me?"
Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Huang Zhitao, met Huang Zhitao's gaze, and said: "Most of the successful people I know are married or middle-aged men with good conditions, but Tao Zi probably can't see it.
Get up with these people.”
Qiao Yingzi said dissatisfied: "You haven't even introduced me, how do you know Tao Zi doesn't like him?"
"Okay, okay, I'll introduce you, Tao Zi, just tell me which one you want, and I'll introduce it to you."
Faced with his wife's coquettishness, Zhou Chen had no choice but to ask Huang Zhitao.
Huang Zhitao looked helpless: "You two have nothing to do. If you insist on introducing someone to me, I tell you, don't waste this effort. Even if you introduce me, I won't go and see it. Even if you introduce someone to me, I won't go there.
I want to find someone I like, not through blind dates."
"Okay, no more talking, it's almost time, Yingzi, we can go."
Qiao Yingzi looked at the time and saw that it was almost time, so she said to Zhou Chen: "Husband, Tao Zi and I will leave first."
Zhou Chen nodded and said, "Go ahead. If anything happens, you can call me."
After they left, Zhou Chen sat alone on the sofa. Thinking of the way Huang Zhitao looked at him just now, he always felt a little strange.
"Probably not?"
Before, he always thought that Huang Zhitao didn't fall in love because he and Ji Yangyang had reached some consensus, but Huang Zhitao's answer just now didn't seem like a lie.
That means Huang Zhitao really has no contact with Ji Yangyang.
It wasn't that he was being sentimental, but it was because Huang Zhitao looked at him in a strange way just now.
"Master, is there anything you particularly want to eat for lunch?"
Chen's mother's voice interrupted Zhou Chen's thoughts, and Zhou Chen responded reflexively: "Add tofu soup and braised pork."
"Okay, Master."
I don't know whether it was because the class reunion was too lively or it was hard to refuse, but Qiao Yingzi and Huang Zhitao didn't come back until after dinner.
Qiao Yingzi was very good, but something was wrong with Huang Zhitao. He was completely drunk, and you could tell at a glance that he had drunk too much.
Because Huang Zhitao lived alone, Qiao Yingzi didn't trust her at home alone, so she simply took Huang Zhitao home.
Qiao Yingzi and Zhou Chen worked hard for a long time before settling Huang Zhitao into the guest room.
On the tenth anniversary of Zhou Chen's arrival in this world, the system, which had been silent for a long time, finally responded again.