Rebirth and Conquest

Sun Xiuqi left after staying at Chen Yan's house for a day. On the surface, it seemed that the two did not have much further interaction. However, this matter was far from over.

At Chen Yan's school, the most popular mode of transportation for students is the bicycle. Every day after school, students ride their bicycles away. At this moment, in the school's huge bicycle shed, Sun Xiuqi was squatting on the ground, looking worried. His bicycle had been damaged, or more precisely, his bicycle chain had been broken.

"I don't know which bastard did this, so despicable!" Sun Xiuqi was furious, but looking at the broken chain, he was helpless. It was his turn to be on duty today, so he went back late. Most of his classmates had already left, and there were hardly any people around. Only a few bicycles were still there, keeping him company in his worries.

Seeing that it was almost evening, and it would be dark soon if he didn't go back, Sun Xiuqi decided that he couldn't just stay there all night. He stood up and decided to walk home.

Just then, he suddenly heard a familiar voice behind him: "What are you doing squatting here?"

Sun Xiuqi turned around abruptly and saw Chen Yan. He couldn't help but call out, "Chen Yan!"

Chen Yan walked over, glanced at Sun Xiuqi's bike, and said, "The chain is broken. Looks like you won't be able to ride it today."

“Yeah.” Sun Xiuqi nodded dejectedly. “I don’t know who did it. Sigh, looks like I’ll have to walk home.”

Is your home far from here?

“It’s a bit far.” Sun Xiuqi was even more frustrated when he mentioned this. His home was indeed quite far away. The school was in the east of the county, while his home was in the west. It would take more than half an hour to get there by bike.

Chen Yan paused for a moment, then said, "Then I'll take you back."

"This, this is too much trouble." Sun Xiuqi quickly stood up, but Chen Yan had already walked to the side, pushed over a bicycle, and mounted it with one foot on the ground. Chen Yan waited on the bicycle for a while, but Sun Xiuqi still didn't come, so she turned around and said, "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and get on, the longer you stay, the later it will get."

"Ah, I... I was afraid of holding you back," Sun Xiuqi said shyly. For some reason, his face turned a little red, but he still went over and got into Chen Yan's car.

"If you don't want to hold me back, you should hurry up and get on," Chen Yan said with a smile, then pedaled off.

Neither of them spoke the rest of the way. Chen Yan rode her bike calmly, while Sun Xiuqi, sitting behind her, seemed a little nervous. He kept his head down and gripped the support frame under the back seat tightly with both hands, not daring to touch Chen Yan at all.

The road was smooth and the car was stable, but suddenly, the car jolted violently and lurched violently. Sun Xiuqi was startled and reflexively grabbed Chen Yan's waist. When he realized what was happening, his face flushed red. He didn't know whether to pull his hand away or hold on. Just then, Chen Yan's voice came from the front: "Sorry, I bumped into a rock." Chen Yan's voice was calm, as if she hadn't noticed that Sun Xiuqi had grabbed her waist, or perhaps she had noticed but didn't care.

"No, it's nothing," Sun Xiuqi said, preparing to withdraw his hand, but then he heard Chen Yan say, "Why don't you hold onto my clothes so you don't fall down again."

"Okay." Sun Xiuqi quickly agreed, withdrawing his hand from Chen Yan's waist and instead grabbing his clothes.

Sun Xiuqi's home was in a decent neighborhood. Although it wasn't particularly upscale, it was still much better than the average family's home. Chen Yan only saw him to the door and then stopped. Sun Xiuqi wanted him to come up and sit for a while, but Chen Yan said it wasn't necessary. It was getting late, and he had to hurry home. So Sun Xiuqi didn't try to stop him and went inside.

Chen Yan watched Sun Xiuqi enter the residential area and disappear behind the gate. He glanced at the building, then turned his car around and left.

After that, Chen Yan and Sun Xiuqi quickly became closer. Although Sun Xiuqi usually seemed to only love studying and didn't like to communicate with people, he was just introverted and didn't know how to talk to people. Now that he had someone like Chen Yan who was willing to help others and, most importantly, willing to help him, he immediately regarded Chen Yan as a close friend.

As a result, Chen Yan had many opportunities to visit Sun Xiuqi's home and meet his father. In a rather 'accidental' moment, Chen Yan overheard where Sun Xiuqi's father worked and, quite casually, mentioned her distant cousin, Yan Minghui, who was having some business problems and wanted to buy land to open a shop but didn't know where to start. Naturally, Sun Xiuqi, who often received help from Chen Yan, spoke up and said to his father, "Dad, don't you work in such-and-such department? See if you can help them."

"This, this is too much trouble," Chen Yan said immediately. Of course, he had to be reserved. If he was too eager, he might be disliked. Although he had already made a good impression on Sun Xiuqi's parents, in fact, their son was a good student, but he was too introverted and had never made any good friends. Now that they finally had a classmate with whom they had such a good relationship, who was also sensible and helpful, how could they not like him?

Mr. Sun immediately laughed and said, "It's alright, it's alright. I may not be able to help much, but I do know a little bit about this. Why don't you have your cousin come over when he has time, and I'll take a look and give him some advice?"

"Thank you so much. I'll tell my cousin when I get back," Chen Yan said sincerely.

"You're welcome, you're welcome," said Mr. Sun with a smile.

The next day, Yan Minghui came to see Sun's father. He had dressed up nicely before he came. In fact, Yan Minghui was already tall and slender. In the past few days, he had also experienced some things in society. He had lost the naivety of his student days and gained more of the composure of an adult. Wearing a well-fitting suit, he really looked like a social elite.

Chen Yan didn't care what Yan Minghui said to Sun's father afterward. He trusted Yan Minghui's work, and besides, he was still a student on the surface. In any case, no matter how much help Sun Xiuqi's father gave, Yan Minghui's company was registered, the land for the branch store was bought, and everything was proceeding smoothly.

However, Yan Minghui was somewhat shocked by Chen Yan's actions, because Chen Yan wanted to buy more land, most of which was undeveloped or deserted areas that no one wanted. Although the land prices in these places were very low, he still bought a lot of land. All their remaining funds were invested in these places, and they even mortgaged their newly opened company to the bank for a loan.

"Why did you buy so much land? Are you going to become a farmer and grow crops?" Yan Minghui couldn't hold back any longer and ran to Chen Yan's apartment to question her. Although he trusted Chen Yan, the risk of this matter was too great. If things went wrong, not only would all their hard work be lost, but they might also be burdened with debt. However, Chen Yan only gave him an ambiguous answer: You will naturally find out in the future.

Yan Minghui had no choice; no one could influence Chen Yan's ideas. He could only make use of the land he had bought where possible, and leave the rest idle for the time being.

Besides, Chen Yan and Sun Xiuqi became best friends. Because Chen Yan's apartment was close to the school, Sun Xiuqi often went there and would stay there when he didn't want to leave. It just so happened that Yan Minghui's room was still empty at the time.

Chen Yan sat at the table reading a book, while Sun Xiuqi did his homework next to her. The sunlight streamed in through the window, creating a truly tranquil atmosphere.

Chen Yan looked up from his book and saw Sun Xiuqi staring at him, looking a little dazed and seemingly engrossed. Chen Yan knew that Sun Xiuqi often looked at him like that lately, but he always pretended not to notice.

When Sun Xiuqi saw Chen Yan suddenly looking at him, he quickly looked away, as if he had done something wrong.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yan asked.

"No, it's nothing," Sun Xiuqi replied, trying to sound calm. After a while, he looked up and saw Chen Yan still staring at him. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you looking at me?"

"You look at me all the time, so why can't I look at you?"

“I---” Sun Xiuqi was a little embarrassed. After a while, he suddenly asked, “Chen Yan, I have a question for you.”

"You said."

Has anyone ever told you that you are very good-looking?

"Yes, I have."

"Oh, who is it?"

"Isn't it you?" Chen Yan said with a smile.

Sun Xiuqi blushed and lay down on the table to do his homework without saying a word.

When Chen Yan is at home, he doesn't wear glasses, and his face, which is usually covered by his long bangs, is exposed. When he laughs, he will get close to Sun Xiuqi's face, and Sun Xiuqi's thin, paper-like face will turn red. Chen Yan likes to see him blush.

That day, Chen Yan and Sun Xiuqi didn't read at the table. Instead, they started wrestling. At first, their movements were fairly skillful, but gradually they ended up rolling on the ground, entangled with each other and neither willing to give in.

Chen Yan pressed down on Sun Xiuqi, his face almost touching Sun Xiuqi's. He smiled and said, "How about it? Do you admit defeat? You're already under me."

“I’m still bothering you, and you still can’t get up,” Sun Xiuqi replied through gritted teeth, refusing to give up so easily.

Chen Yan's smile deepened: "Alright, then don't blame me for being impolite." After he finished speaking, he pressed Sun Xiuqi against him and rubbed him haphazardly until Sun Xiuqi lost all his strength. Chen Yan was about to get rid of him and stand up, but at this moment, Chen Yan suddenly felt something hard pressing against his thigh.

Chen Yan was a little stunned. After realizing what was happening, she couldn't help but think to herself: "No way, why is this kid's body reacting?"

Sun Xiuqi was also stunned for a moment, then his face turned bright red. Taking advantage of his distraction, Chen Yan pushed him away and said, "You lost," before standing up. Chen Yan still had a smile on her face, as if she hadn't noticed what had happened.

Sun Xiuqi also stood up, without saying anything, but his expression was clearly different. That day, Sun Xiuqi left earlier than usual.

After that, Chen Yan clearly felt that Sun Xiuqi began to distance himself from him. He stopped coming to see him and would no longer take the initiative to talk to him. Even when he saw him, he would try to avoid him.

Actually, Chen Yan didn't care much about that matter. It was just an erection. As a man, it's normal to get an erection after being rubbed a couple of times. If you don't get an erection, you're probably a eunuch. But since that innocent girl thought it was a serious matter, there was nothing he could do. If she didn't want to talk, then she didn't have to. It would be good for him to go back to his old self and not have to pretend to be a good student in front of that innocent girl anymore.

At this point, the college entrance examination was approaching, and Chen Yan and her classmates suddenly became very focused on their studies, so they didn't have much time to concentrate on this matter.

After finishing the college entrance examination, on his way home, Chen Yan ran into Sun Xiuqi, who seemed to be waiting for him. They hadn't spoken for almost two months.

Chen Yan walked over with a smile, as if nothing had happened: "Why are you waiting here? Come on, let's go home?"

Sun Xiuqi's expression was somewhat unnatural, and he only said lightly, "Chen Yan, which school are you planning to attend after the college entrance examination?"

"Oh, this?" Chen Yan said with a smile, "My grades aren't as good as yours. If I can get into H University, I'll go."

Sun Xiuqi looked relieved and said, "Oh, then I wish you success. I'm preparing to take the entrance exam for C University, so we probably won't have a chance to meet again."

"Well, I wish you success then," Chen Yan said.

Sun Xiuqi nodded, said "Mm," and left.

Watching Sun Xiuqi's retreating figure, Chen Yan clicked her tongue in amazement. How come this kid hasn't gotten over that shadow yet? He's waiting here specifically to tell him this, which means he doesn't want to see him again.

When Chen Yan returned to her apartment, she met Yan Minghui, who was waiting there. Over the past year, their business had grown by leaps and bounds. Yan Minghui looked more mature. He had come to report the results to Chen Yan. The hotel was becoming more and more upscale and sophisticated, and they had already opened branches in several cities.

Actually, none of these were the main points. Yan Minghui came to talk about the land Chen Yan had bought. The prices of several plots of land were skyrocketing, and he had heard from Sun's father that several of them might be designated as key development areas in the future. One of them might be next to a high-speed rail line and station, which would become a major transportation artery and extremely valuable land. Yan Minghui was very excited when he talked about this, and he was almost completely in awe of Chen Yan. Chen Yan just smiled; he already knew all this.

After finishing discussing business matters, Yan Minghui casually asked, "By the way, what about that little white lotus? It seems like I haven't seen him in a long time." The little white lotus was naturally referring to Sun Xiuqi, which was the nickname Yan Minghui and his colleagues had given him behind his back.

"He left on his own, and I doubt he'll ever talk to us again."

Chen Yan replied casually.

"Gone? Why did he leave? Where did he go?"

Why are you so concerned about him today? Have you fallen for him?

"No, I was just asking." Yan Minghui quickly waved his hand. "Oh, right, there's something else. Fang Wei is getting married. Tsk tsk, he's marrying a great beauty. He said he wants to invite you to his wedding."

"Really? He's pretty quick. Where will the wedding be held?"

"That kid booked a hotel, there should be quite a few people attending." Yan Minghui smiled smugly as he said this. "Ayan, I'm not bragging, but with our current strength, all our business associates will have to come and give us face. After that kid gets married, we'll have him stay in our base to guard our business, and then I can go out and expand without any worries!"

Chen Yan smiled and said, "You've thought quite far ahead. However, I won't be attending the wedding. Could you send my wedding gift over for me?"

"Tsk tsk, I say, Yan, aren't you being a little too low-key? Now that our business is so big, why don't you, the real behind-the-scenes boss, show your face at all?"

"Isn't this good enough? You've already got all the glory."

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