With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

After entering the villa, Gu Lianxing first toured it and found that the layout was completely different from her own home.

"I like your home," she said, sitting on the sofa and hugging a cushion as she looked at Shen Ci.

Shen Ci handed her a cup of coffee: "Then come more often when you have time. My sister has joined a film crew, so I'm home alone now."

Gu Lianxing nodded with bright eyes, then felt apologetic thinking about what happened last night: "I'm sorry about yesterday, leaving you all alone."

"I already said I'm fine, why are you still apologizing?" Shen Ci sighed slightly, looking at Gu Lianxing with concern, "But you, are you really alright?"

Gu Lianxing's eyes dimmed, and her thin lips were tightly pressed together, clearly indicating that she was not alright.

But it's understandable; how could she possibly be at peace overnight when the person she's secretly loved for years suddenly announces their engagement?

"There's nothing we can do about it." Gu Lianxing forced a smile and looked at Shen Ci with a bitter smile, "He's getting married, so there's nothing we can do about it."

Shen Ci felt a pang of sympathy and moved closer to her, taking her hand in his: "Since he's getting married, let's let it go. I know you need time, and I'll be there for you."

Gu Lianxing nodded. The atmosphere was just right, and she leaned slightly forward, wanting to lean on Shen Ci's shoulder for a bit, but unexpectedly, Shen Ci suddenly stood up: "Oh, right, I have a gift for you!"

Gu Lianxing flopped onto the sofa. Before she could even complain, she saw Shen Ci quickly go upstairs and then come running downstairs a moment later.

My palm is outstretched; there's only one sheet of paper.

"What is this?"

Shen Ci raised her chin mysteriously: "Open it and take a look."

Gu Lianxing picked it up with a suspicious look, and then slowly opened it. What came into view was a "scribbled talisman"!

"This...this is used to ward off evil spirits?"

"Big sister!" Shen Ci exclaimed with a smile, "This is Xu Junhuan's signature! What kind of evil spirit is this?"

"Huh?" Gu Lianxing excitedly covered her mouth: "Really? Xu Junhuan's autograph? You...where did you get it!"

So Shen Ci told Gu Lianxing about her chance encounter with Xu Junhuan on the plane, and Gu Lianxing burst into laughter, seemingly forgetting her troubles for a moment.

"Do you like him?" Shen Ci asked uncertainly.

Gu Lianxing nodded repeatedly: "I like him. He's handsome and a good actor. I became a fan when he first debuted."

"If you like it, that's good. I'm glad I didn't throw it away."

"Are you stupid? Even if you don't like it, you could sell this autograph online for a lot of money."

"Then when you no longer like him, just sell this one."

"I'm not selling it! I'm taking it home, framing it, and hanging it on the wall!"

The two chatted and laughed for a while. Shen Ci glanced at the time and said to Gu Lianxing, "Why don't you go back and pack your things, then we can go out for a meal, and then you can come with me to meet two people this afternoon."

"Who are you going to see?" Gu Lianxing asked instinctively out of curiosity.

Gu Lianxing hid when Luo Tianrui and Ge Youcai appeared yesterday, so she definitely doesn't know about this. Shen Ci was too lazy to explain, and simply said, "You'll know when you get there."

Gu Lianxing didn't want to stay home alone either, so she nodded in agreement without hesitation.

About an hour later, Shen Ci got into the Maserati that was waiting at his doorstep.

The driver was a middle-aged man in a suit, whom Gu Lianxing introduced: "This is Uncle Jiang, Jiang Lingchuan's father."

Shen Ci nodded knowingly and quickly greeted him, "Hello, Uncle."

Uncle Jiang smiled and nodded, then turned to ask Gu Lianxing, "Lianxing, where are you going?"

Gu Lianxing turned her head to look at Shen Ci, who hesitated before speaking: "Lily's Stir-fry?"

"Lily's Stir-fry" is the small restaurant on the food street behind the school that the two of them went to for the first time. It just so happens that she had arranged to meet Luo Tianrui near the school that afternoon.

Gu Lianxing nodded repeatedly.

Uncle Jiang dropped the two off at the intersection of the USTC food street and left. The two went straight to Lili's Stir-Fry, but to their surprise, Luo Tianrui and Ge Youcai were showing off their boiled fish right at the entrance.

When they made eye contact, both Shen Ci and Luo Tianrui were stunned.

"Huh? Shen Ci!"

Ge Youcai stood up, both surprised and delighted: "What a coincidence!"

Gu Lianxing had never seen the two of them before, so she lowered her voice and asked, "You know them?"

Shen Ci greeted the two of them first, then looked at Gu Lianxing and said, "It's quite a coincidence that I'm meeting these two this afternoon."

Gu Lianxing nodded knowingly and immediately said, "Then, let's eat together?"

Shen Ci noticed that the two grown men had only ordered one dish, and since rice was free at the restaurant, she could roughly guess their predicament.

So she nodded and said, "I was originally going to invite you two to coffee at a coffee shop, but I'll treat you to dinner instead. We can chat here just as well."

“Uh, well…” Luo Tianrui paused for a few seconds, and seeing that Shen Ci and the other person really wanted to eat together, he quickly called to Ge Youcai across from him: “Then you sit over here, let the two girls sit together.”

After sitting down, Gu Lianxing immediately called over the proprietress and ordered six dishes in one go.

Ever since she came here with Shen Ci, Gu Lianxing has become a regular at this small restaurant and knows all the dishes like the back of her hand.

Before the food arrived, the two boys felt awkward about eating first. Luo Tianrui pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth and looked at Shen Ci, asking softly, "Shen Ci, what exactly do you want to talk to us about?"

"Let's talk about your software programs."

Ge Youcai added, "What he meant was, after we've finished talking? You don't understand any of this, so what are you planning to do?"

Shen Ci smiled and said, "I don't understand now, but if you explain it to me, I'll understand."

Luo Tianrui looked troubled, his lips moved slightly as he said hesitantly, "I don't think you'd understand even if we explained it, because I can't explain many of the technical terms."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci asked curiously, "Then how dare you promote yourselves to the bosses of major companies? You don't think those people in chairman positions understand these technical terms, do you?"

Shen Ci felt that Gu Shangyou and Li Wanchang definitely didn't understand professional software programming; these were the parts that the company team was responsible for.

Luo Tianrui said, "When we seek investment, we only explain the advantages of our products and their impact on and improvement of existing artificial intelligence programs to the business owners. We will definitely wait until the other party is interested before we connect with their professional team for more technical details."

Shen Ci nodded in understanding, sat up straight, and looked at Luo Tianrui with a serious expression: "Then you should treat me like one of those big bosses who don't understand technical jargon, and explain in detail the advantages and potential of your product, as well as the benefits it will generate in the future. If you can convince me, I'll invest in your project!"

Luo Tianrui: !

Ge Youcai: !

Gu Lianxing: ?