Reborn in 2005, starting with repairing mobile phones

The table fell silent.

Several people were looking at him.

Lin Dong put down his cup.

"I have to go back."

Cheng Chuan was stunned for a moment.

"So fast?"

Lin Dong nodded.

"There's still a lot of work to do over there."

He said, "The team is waiting, the factory is waiting, and that batch of aluminum will arrive soon."

He paused.

When can you come?

Cheng Chuan and Cheng Yu exchanged a glance.

Cheng Yu spoke.

"The lab needs to be handed over. The project needs to be wrapped up. The thesis needs to be processed."

He did the math, "The fastest... one month."

Cheng Chuan added from the side.

"One month! One month at most!"

Lin Dong looked at Ding Xiao.

Ding Xiao thought for a moment.

"My side is simpler."

She said, "Two weeks."

Lin Dong nodded.

"Contact me when you arrive," he said. "The airline will cover your airfare. We'll arrange a hotel for you first, and then we'll find a place to live."

Cheng Chuan was stunned for a moment.

"You'll pay for the plane ticket? You'll pay for the hotel?"

Lin Dong looked at him.

"Otherwise what?"

Cheng Chuan opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Then he laughed.

"Alright! Then I won't be polite!"

Cheng Yu rubbed his forehead beside him.

Anderson raised his glass.

"Come on! To Shenzhen!"

Several people raised their glasses.

......

As the dinner was nearing its end, Lin Dong went to the restroom.

When she came out, Chen Wei'an was standing in the corridor.

Lin Dong looked at her.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Wei'an thought for a moment.

"fine."

She said, "I just wanted to ask, what time is your flight tomorrow?"

"Eight o'clock."

"Then I'll take you."

Lin Dong looked at her.

Where do you live?

Chen Wei'an gave the name of a hotel.

Lin Dong nodded.

"Let's go together."

Chen Wei'an was stunned for a moment.

"Don't you still have some over there—"

Lin Dong interrupted her.

"They have their own cars."

Chen Wei'an didn't say anything more.

It was almost ten o'clock when the dinner party ended.

A few people stood at the restaurant entrance, a cool California night breeze blowing in.

Cheng Chuan was still excited.

"Lin Dong, don't worry! I'll definitely be there in a month!"

Cheng Yu patted him on the shoulder.

"I'm gone."

Cheng Chuan was dragged away.

Ding Xiao glanced at Lin Dong.

See you in Shenzhen.

Lin Dong nodded.

See you in Shenzhen.

She paused, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she just nodded, turned around and left.

Anderson tactfully moved a few steps to the side, pretending to look at his phone.

Lin Dong turned to Chen Wei'an.

"Let's go."

Chen Wei'an was stunned for a moment.

"Now?"

Lin Dong had already walked towards the parking lot.

Chen Wei'an followed.

Anderson's voice came from behind me.

"Lin! I'm at the airport tomorrow..."

"Eight o'clock." Lin Dong said without turning his head.

Anderson chuckled from behind.

......

In the car.

Chen Wei'an gripped the steering wheel without saying a word.

Lin Dong leaned against the passenger seat, looking out the window.

The car drove through the quiet streets of Palo Alto, the streetlights gliding past the car window one by one.

Chen Wei'an spoke.

"That Ding Xiao..."

Lin Dong turned to look at her.

Chen Wei settled in for a while.

"She's quite pretty."

Lin Dong nodded.

"Um."

Just one word.

Chen Wei'an waited a few seconds, and seeing that he didn't say anything more, the corners of her mouth curved slightly.

staff.

She didn't say anything more.

The car continued driving forward into the night.

Chen Wei'an gripped the steering wheel, glancing at the passenger seat out of the corner of her eye.

Lin Dong leaned back in his seat, looking out the window, lost in thought.

What is he thinking?

she does not know.

But she knew that after she said, "That Ding Xiao is quite pretty," he just hummed in agreement and then said nothing more.

It seems they really didn't take it to heart.

She suddenly found it a little funny.

She was overthinking things, but he wasn't even paying attention.

But the more this was the case, the more she felt...

The streetlights outside the car window glided by one by one.

She suddenly spoke.

"Lin Dong".

Lin Dong turned to look at her.

"Um?"

Chen Wei settled in for a while.

"Once business here stabilizes..."

She looked at the road ahead and wondered, "Could we let someone else take over?"

Lin Dong was stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Wei'an didn't look at him.

"It's nothing."

She said, "I've been here too long and I want to go back to China."

Lin Dong didn't say anything.

Chen Wei'an waited a few seconds and glanced at him out of the corner of her eye.

He frowned slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

Was the question too sudden?

It does seem a bit sudden. It hadn't been mentioned before, and now it's suddenly said that they want to go back to China.

Lin Dong spoke.

"We'll see when the time comes."

Chen Wei'an was stunned for a moment.

We'll talk about it later?

She didn't speak, she just nodded.

"it is good."

He lowered his gaze, looking at the road ahead.

The carriage fell silent.

Lin Dong looked out the window again.

Chen Wei'an gripped the steering wheel and remained silent.

The car drove into the street where the hotel was located.

Chen Wei'an slowed down, preparing to pull over.

Lin Dong turned his head and glanced at her.

He doesn't seem very happy.

I hadn't noticed before, but now the streetlights are shining in through the side window, and her lips are pursed, her gaze is down, she looks different than before.

Is it because of that phrase, "We'll see"?

It was indeed a bit perfunctory.

He spoke.

"Vivian."

Chen Wei'an paused for a moment, then turned her head.

Lin Dong looked at her.

"It's not that I don't want you to go back to China."

Chen Wei'an remained silent.

Lin Dong paused.

"I feel more at ease leaving things here with you."

He said, "I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it if it were someone else."

Chen Wei'an looked at him.

The streetlights shone through the car window, casting a faint yellow hue on his face.

She suddenly felt something stir in her heart.

"So it's not that I don't want you to go back."

Lin Dong said, "It's because we haven't found the right person yet."

"If you have a suitable candidate who can handle things here, that's fine too."

Chen Wei'an looked at him.

A few seconds later, she smiled.

"it is good."

She said, "I'll make the arrangements."

Lin Dong nodded and opened the car door.

Get some rest.

"The same to you."

The two got off the bus together.

Lin Dong stood by the car, watching Chen Wei'an walk towards the hotel entrance.

Her steps were neither fast nor slow, and the hem of her trench coat swayed gently in the night breeze.

She stopped at the door and looked back.

Lin Dong remained standing in the same spot.

She waved to him, then pushed open the door and went inside.

Lin Dong watched the figure disappear behind the glass door.

I stood there for two seconds.

Then he turned around, got into the car, and started the engine.

Lin Dong drove himself back to the hotel.

The road was quiet.

There are few cars in Palo Alto at night, and the streetlights illuminate the road surface white.

He had one hand on the steering wheel and the other on the car window.

Cheng Chuan, one month. Cheng Yu, one month. Ding Xiao, two weeks.

What arrangements should be made after the three people arrive?

Where to stay?

When will the laboratory equipment arrive?

After that batch of aluminum arrives, should we send some to Li Guohui first or sell all of it?

Has Zhang Mingyuan's hardware solution completed the simulation?

Zhou Chengyu's touch algorithm —

He suddenly remembered.

We need to ask Uncle Cai to arrange the workstations in advance.

There are also computers, development boards, and testing equipment.

Ding Xiao's side might require a dedicated embedded toolchain, so we need to find out in advance.

He picked up his phone and sent a message to Uncle Cai.

Three people, specializing in RF, structural engineering, and embedded systems. They will arrive gradually over the next month. Workstations and equipment should be prepared in advance.

After sending the message, I put down my phone.

The car turned into the street where the hotel was located.

At the hotel entrance, Anderson had just gotten out of an Uber.

He saw Lin Dong's car and paused for a moment.

"Forest?"

Lin Dong parked the car and got out.

Anderson stared at him, his expression gradually becoming subtle.

"What are you doing here?" he asked. "Weren't you supposed to be seeing Chen off...?"

"All delivered."

Anderson's eyebrows slowly rose.

"You finished delivering... and then you came back?"

Lin Dong looked at him.

"Otherwise what?"

Anderson's expression became even more subtle.

"Lin," he lowered his voice, leaning closer, "you wouldn't be...?"

Lin Dong looked at him.

"What is it?"

Anderson didn't speak, but his expression made his meaning very clear.

Lin Dong looked at him for two seconds.

"roll."

Anderson paused for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha......"

He laughed so hard he couldn't stand up straight, leaning against a nearby pillar, his shoulders shaking.

"Lin! Your reaction! Hahahaha..."

Lin Dong ignored him and walked into the hotel.

Anderson caught up from behind.

"I was just kidding! Just kidding! Lin, wait for me—"

Lin Dong didn't turn his head back.

"This guy is really good."

Anderson burst into laughter again.

The two entered the elevator one after the other.

The elevator doors closed.

Anderson was still laughing.

Lin Dong leaned against the elevator wall, too lazy to pay him any attention.

Those thoughts started running through my mind again.

Cheng Chuan, Cheng Yu, Ding Xiao.

Workstation equipment toolchain.

Aluminum supply chain.

Zhou Chengyu's algorithm...

The elevator has arrived.

He went outside.

Anderson's voice came from behind me.

"Lin, don't forget tomorrow at eight o'clock!"

Lin Dong waved his hand.

The door closed.

He stood by the window, looking out at the night view of Palo Alto.

It's time to go back.