Elsewhere in the city, Zhu Suosuo and Jiang Nansun were walking home after finishing a late-night snack, taking the opportunity to digest their food.

"Hey, wait a second," Zhu Suosuo said, stopping Jiang Nansun as she spotted a large BMW parked in front of a building entrance.

"What's wrong?"

Zhu Suosuo had already run over happily.

"It looks like Mr. Ma's car."

Zhu Suosuo checked the license plate. "It really is."

As she spoke, she called her 'boyfriend'.

"I'll give him a call. A chance encounter..."

Watching her best friend's bashful expression, Jiang Nansun chuckled and teased her.

Zhu Suosuo couldn't hide her smile, though she felt a bit embarrassed. "Oh, how annoying."

Waiting in the building's corridor, Master Ma carefully walked to a corner to answer the phone.

"Hello~"

"Hey, my car is here," Ma Jianguo lied casually. "I'm in a meeting with a client."

On the other end of the line, Zhu Suosuo was taken aback and quickly apologized. "Oh, I'm sorry, I've interrupted your work."

"You go ahead and get back to work."

Seeing that he had fooled her, Ma Jianguo let out a sigh of relief. "I'll call you later."

Seeing Ye Jinyan come out, he said, "Alright, that's it for now, I'll talk to you later."

Hanging up the phone, Zhu Suosuo shrugged. "He said he's in a meeting; he's really quite busy."

Jiang Nansun smiled. "Let's go, walk me home. Sleep with me tonight."

As she spoke, she wrapped her arm around Zhu Suosuo's willow-slender waist, which was exposed.

"Ah, that tickles~ Ahahahaha!"

The two of them chased and played happily on the street.

Walking to Fuxing Road, Zhu Suosuo's eyes lit up when she saw a tall woman stepping out of the driver's seat of a Mercedes G-Wagon.

She tugged on Jiang Nansun's sleeve. "Nansun, Nansun."

Zhu Suosuo's tone was urgent. Jiang Nansun turned her head, looking puzzled. "What is it?"

Zhu Suosuo pointed across the street at the tall figure in a pink suit walking with a confident stride.

"Look, that's the woman I was telling you about, the one with great temperament who lives near your place."

Jiang Nansun looked in the direction Zhu Suosuo was pointing, took a glance, and nodded faintly. "Looking at her back, she does have a tall figure."

Jiang Nansun heard the envy in Zhu Suosuo's words. She reached out and linked her arm with Zhu Suosuo's, pulling her toward her home while comforting her in a teasing tone.

"Oh, Suo Suo, with your figure and looks, who are you worse than?"

Zhu Suosuo knew Jiang Nansun was comforting her. She smiled and put on a pitiful expression. "Exactly, I'm the best in the world."

She reached out and wrapped her arm around Jiang Nansun's waist. "Anyway, she doesn't have a dignified and elegant Princess Jiang like me, hahahaha."

The two joked for a moment and forgot about the woman just now.

Mainly because Zhu Suosuo now had Master Ma, the 'right-hand man' of Ye Jinyan from Jingyan Group who drove a BMW 7 Series; the jealousy faded quickly.

"Hey, Nansun, do you think Mr. Chen is really as impressive as the media writes?"

Zhu Suosuo thought of Chen Cheng again and asked.

After parting ways with Chen Cheng, Jiang Nansun had told Zhu Suosuo who Chen Cheng was.

Having read the media 'exposés' and netizens' speculations online, Zhu Suosuo was still half-doubting.

Jiang Nansun thought about it and mused, "I don't know if he's as impressive as the media writes."

"But for a fund manager to come to our school to teach a class is already very impressive."

Zhu Suosuo beamed. "Then how much money does he really have? I saw online that it ranges from hundreds of millions, to billions, to tens of billions."

Jiang Nansun shook her head. "I'm afraid no one knows except himself." She thought for a moment. "Hundreds of millions is likely."

It must be said that Jiang Nansun, raised with the elite education of the Jiang Family, had judgment and insight into various matters that Zhu Suosuo, a girl living as a guest, could not compare with.

Zhu Suosuo frowned slightly, then a smile curled at the corners of her mouth. "So, Handsome Chen is that rich."

As she spoke, Zhu Suosuo rolled her eyes, "Let's go listen to his class next time, shall we?"

Jiang Nansun's eyes immediately filled with gossip and ambiguity. "Zhu Suosuo, don't you already have Mr. Ma? Honestly confess, do you want to change your affections as soon as you see a Handsome guy?"

Zhu Suosuo lifted her head. "Nansun, what are you thinking? Although I, Zhu Suosuo, am not exactly a saint, I still know about morals and integrity."

"It's just that I haven't found a job yet, so I was thinking maybe Mr. Chen could give me some pointers."

Jiang Nansun paused, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

Although Jiang Nansun didn't think Chen Cheng would offer guidance or help to her best friend regarding work.

But remembering the high-spirited Chen Cheng on the podium, Jiang Nansun nodded in her heart.

Although her best friend's unreliable father kept sending her living expenses, it wasn't a sustainable solution to have been out of work for so long since graduation.

Perhaps, Chen Cheng would really be willing to give Suo Suo a few pointers.

...

Meanwhile, on Chen Cheng's side.

A woman in a black dress sat in the chair next to Chen Cheng.

The bartender walked over and asked softly, "Madam, would you like to drink something?"

The woman raised her eyebrows. "Give me a Macallan 18."

"Very well, Madam, please wait a moment."

The conversation between the two interrupted Chen Cheng's contemplation.

Chen Cheng turned his head to look and immediately widened his eyes.

The woman sitting next to him was about thirty-four years old and thin.

However, her eyes were large and bright, full of spirit.

Paired with a chestnut-colored shoulder-length short haircut, she looked exceptionally capable.

Chen Cheng raised his eyebrows. Isn't this Jiang Nansun's aunt, Dai Xi?

Dai Xi felt the gaze assessing her, turned back to meet Chen Cheng's eyes, and asked with a smile:

"Is there a flower on my face?"

Chen Cheng smiled and shook his head. "Not really. It's just..."

Dai Xi asked curiously, "What?"

Chen Cheng's mouth curled slightly. "It's just that you look like a flower."

A smile appeared at the corners of Dai Xi's mouth, and she shook her head. "A bit old-fashioned."

Chen Cheng didn't mind. "Is it effective?"

Dai Xi put her arms on the bar counter, resting her head on her hand, and assessed Chen Cheng.

Must say, he was indeed very handsome.

A slicked-back hairstyle that only someone with top-tier looks could pull off, and a well-fitted, decent shirt.

Sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, red lips and white teeth, and a healthy skin tone, without any of the sickly paleness of the young heartthrobs in the domestic entertainment industry.

His chest muscles bulged under his shirt, and his shoulders were broad; it looked like he exercised often, and his stamina should be quite good.

Dai Xi smiled, did not answer his question, but instead asked, "Why are you drinking alone?"

Chen Cheng shrugged, raised his glass to clink with hers. "Thinking about some things. What about you?"

Dai Xi sipped with a smile. "Haven't been back for a long time, just walking around."

After speaking, she took a sip from her glass.

Chen Cheng mimicked her, resting his elbows on the bar and his chin in his hand, observing her.

Time had indeed left its mark.

But the more he looked, the more tasteful she seemed.

Her facial features were elegant and clear, her almond eyes like deep, still pools of water, hiding a gleam within their clarity.

When her eyes moved, they held both the innocence of a child and the calmness of someone who had seen it all.