Chapter 2290 - 732: The Advancing School Beauty Shen! (Part 3)

She seemed to see a completely different Tang Song, who had lived together with her at Yan City University of Science and Technology for four years.

During freshman year, he was quiet and unsociable, somewhat out of place.

When other boys were joining clubs and pursuing girls, he was either in the library reading those heavy textbooks that could kill someone, or working various part-time jobs to save money, like an ascetic monk.

People nicknamed him "Tang Gourd".

Starting sophomore year, he became elusive.

It was said that his family was not well-off, so he often went out for work, missing from the dormitory for days.

Yet every time during finals, he consistently ranked at the top, receiving plenty of academic scholarships.

After junior year, he seemed even busier...

And amidst Lu Ziming’s biased and mocking memories, Shen Yuyan also keenly captured some abnormal key information.

The reason Tang Song could frequently take leaves, skip classes, and go out to work, yet remain unaffected.

Was because he had latched onto the support of an administrative teacher surnamed Chen in the school office, whom he met during his freshman year part-time job.

All the "external practices" and "project participations" were orchestrated by that Mr. Chen.

His attendance was given the green light by the counselor.

Shen Yuyan’s breathing gradually became rapid as she seemed to capture a lot of critical information.

She felt like a detective groping in the dark, finally grasping a crucial clue.

Immediately, she picked up her phone and found from the depths of her contacts a long-unused number.

Vice Director Wang from the School of Business and Management.

This Director Wang was her superior who she frequently had to deal with when she was serving as the student council president.

A mid-aged man with a somewhat bureaucratic style, loves gossip but also has a decent human touch.

She dialed the number.

After some cordial greetings, Shen Yuyan skillfully shifted the topic to reminiscing about teacher’s kindness.

Saying she had recently achieved some success in her career and wanted to visit the school to thank the teachers who had helped her, and also talk about some collaborations with the school.

"...By the way, Director Wang, I remember back then for event funding, I often had to go to the school office to get stamps from a teacher named... Mr. Chen Mo, do you still remember him? He was really kind and helped me a lot; I want to thank him in person this time when I return."

There was a brief silence on the other end, then Director Wang responded in a tone mixed with envy and slight bitterness: "You mean Mr. Chen? You can’t find him anymore. He resigned from our school three years ago and is doing quite well now!"

Shen Yuyan’s heart skipped, yet she maintained her curious tone: "Is that so? Where has Mr. Chen moved on to?"

Director Wang’s voice lowered somewhat, "He went to the Smile Charity Foundation in the Imperial City, settled there, bought a house, and last year even sent his daughter to the United States, to study at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. You see, that’s luck."

Listening to Director Wang on the other end still sighing about this, Shen Yuyan said no more, just found an excuse to politely hang up the phone.

Though she maintained the posture she had during the call, her mind was entirely occupied by the terrifying truth.

She understood, she understood completely.

From 2016, when he was a freshman.

Tang Song somehow established contact with the then just returned and starting business Chairman Jin.

The so-called "part-time job" and "external practice" were just disguises for his deep involvement in early projects at Smile Investment.

He was always operating in a high-dimensional space invisible to everyone.

Chairman Jin, Miss Ouyang, Zheng Qiudong, Wu Kezhi...

These people were all part of his network.

A young prodigy, a mover and shaker of the Time...

Thinking about this, Shen Yuyan’s breathing became rapid as she involuntarily clenched her legs together.

The fresh and elegant face showed an unusual blush.

She bit her lower lip, her slender fingers slowly moving downward.

...

At 7:30 PM.

The room door was pushed open with a "bang," and Xu Qing rushed in as if fleeing, shouting: "Yanyan! Yanyan! I’m back!"

Shen Yuyan stepped out of the room and saw her best friend’s fearful look, asking curiously, "Tang Song didn’t come back with you? You guys went on a date, didn’t you?"

"Don’t even mention it!" Xu Qing tossed her bag onto the ground and collapsed onto the sofa, "Song is absolutely not human! He actually took me to the airport to pick up Xue. After dinner, he insisted on dragging me to her apartment."

The more she spoke, the angrier she got, pouting and grumbling, "I finally found an excuse to escape! That bad guy is infuriating!"

o(￣ヘ￣o＃)

"So, Tang Song and Lin Muxue are downstairs right now?" Shen Yuyan’s voice was very light.

An uncontrollable sourness instantly overwhelmed her thoughts.

Just like returning from a business trip, just like his assistant.

He personally went to the airport to pick up Lin Muxue but ignored her completely.

The level of closeness and distance was already self-evident.

She took a deep breath, pushing down all the emotions in her heart.

However, this was normal.

Lin Muxue had been by his side longer, with naturally closer ties.

I... have plenty of time ahead.

Xu Qing leaned into her friend’s ear, lowered her voice, her face turning red as she gossiped: "They’re definitely getting up to something now, on the ride, Tang Song’s hands were... Xue is really hot... You have no idea..."

Her voice dwindled as her face grew hotter.

Listening, Shen Yuyan lightly bit her lips, her mind beginning to wander.