allonlinenovel Chapter 296 Old Wu's Pain
Chapter 296 Old Wu's Pain
Ji Ruyan's appearance made Lin Chen realize that the East Sea was not a peaceful place either.
They might even cause their parents to be disturbed because of their own actions.
So that very night, he booked a flight back to Beijing.
Chen Xiaoxiao had also planned to return to school soon, so she booked the same flight as him.
"You've only been back for a day and you're already going back? Couldn't you have stayed a few more days?"
The next day, when they learned that Lin Chen was going back, Lin's parents were reluctant to let him go.
While helping him load his luggage into the car downstairs, Lin's father complained.
“Dad, why don’t you take your mom and me to Beijing? We can go see the villa I bought. You’ve worked hard for most of your lives; it’s time for you to enjoy your retirement.”
"Forget it, it's too hot in Beijing, we're not used to it! You should take Xiaoxiao to play instead."
Hearing his father's words, Lin Chen could only nod with a smile.
Just then, Lin Ma saw Chen Xiaoxiao and Meng Lan walking towards them from a distance and went up to greet them at a high pitch.
But Lin's father secretly pulled Lin Chen aside and slipped a box into his hand.
"Son, be careful in the capital. Xiaoxiao is still young, don't cause any deaths!"
Lin Chen looked at the thing in his hand, his face darkening.
"dad!"
"Don't thank me, I bought you the largest size!"
This time, Lin's father drove the two children to the airport in his newly bought car.
Meng Lan smiled and handed Chen Xiaoxiao over to Lin's mother, asking them to take care of her.
It seems that Meng Lan has fully accepted the future relationship between the two families.
However, when Lin Chen looked at Meng Lan, he felt that something was amiss.
"Xiaoxiao, has Auntie lost a lot of weight these days?"
"Isn't it all your fault? How many days did my mom have to work up because of that Stardust EDA?"
Lin Chen chuckled: "Hehe... But Auntie has earned quite a bit too, hasn't she?"
Just a few days ago, he saw a news report that Stardust EDA had rapidly risen in the domestic EDA market.
Thanks to the leading role of Longhua, a top IT company in China, many domestic companies are now starting to use Stardust EDA to replace similar foreign products.
Even some overseas companies have begun to contact Longtian.
Lin Chen estimated that he had probably already earned back the buyout fee that Meng Lan had given him back then.
With this rate of return on investment, what's a little hard work?
Afterwards, the two families chatted about everyday matters, and then Mr. Lin drove them to the airport.
A few hours later, Lin Chen and Chen Xiaoxiao arrived in the capital.
"arrive!"
Lin Chen reached out and helped Chen Xiaoxiao out of the taxi, and together they looked at the villa he had bought.
The villa is located in an upscale residential area next to Yanqi Lake, almost separated from their campus by a body of water.
When Lin Chen arrived at the door, he could feel that Chen Xiaoxiao's hands were trembling slightly.
Lin Chen instantly understood what his girlfriend was nervous about.
Although this wasn't the first time for the two of them.
But this should be the first time Chen Xiaoxiao has entered Lin Chen's home alone.
In fact, Chen Xiaoxiao had only one thought in her mind at that moment: Is this my home from now on?
"boom!"
Hearing the door close behind her, Chen Xiaoxiao's heart skipped a beat, and a look of nervousness appeared on her face.
Lin Chen couldn't help but find his girlfriend's expression amusing.
"Put your things down here, and I'll show you around."
Lin Chen hadn't actually visited this villa many times.
The villa has a total area of over 500 square meters, with a front yard and garage.
Because it's not very close to downtown Beijing, the average price isn't actually that high for the city.
Lin Chen chose this place for only two reasons: one is that it is close enough to Long University of Science and Technology, and it only takes about ten minutes to drive there.
Secondly, the security here is very strict. There are 24-hour patrols in the community, and any outsider needs the permission of the owners to enter the community.
Although the house was fully furnished, the original decoration was already quite exquisite.
Chen Xiaoxiao seemed quite satisfied with the room, which had a somewhat traditional Chinese style but wasn't old-fashioned.
Lin Chen led her through the rooms one by one, finally arriving at the master bedroom.
Pointing to the most prominent large bed in the bedroom, Lin Chen suddenly said, "This bed is five meters wide. I've lay on it before, and no matter how much I roll around, I won't fall off. Do you want to try it?"
Chen Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes: "No way! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking!"
"What am I thinking?"
Lin Chen approached Chen Xiaoxiao.
"you……"
The two drew closer and closer, and spoke in hushed tones.
Soon after, the temperature in the air began to rise steadily...
……
While Lin Chen was enjoying the pleasures of love, on the other side of the capital city...
In the residential compound for faculty and staff of Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
While sunbathing on his balcony, Wu, the vice dean of the School of Science, suddenly received a phone call.
"Mr. Wu, this is Yao Xi. I want to come back to develop my career, so I've returned to China."
Upon hearing the familiar voice on the phone, Mr. Wu's hand trembled involuntarily.
Is it him?
Yao Xi, on the other end of the phone, is Wu Lao's greatest pain in his life.
Yao Xi was once Wu Lao's most prized disciple.
Back then, for a long time, Master Wang couldn't hold his head high in front of Master Wu because none of Master Wang's many disciples could match Yao Xi's talent.
Even before Lin Chen appeared, Yao Xi was the first person whom Elder Wu and Elder Wang thought was promising and believed that she was a genius who could lead the scientific community of China in the future.
Judging solely from their resumes, Yao Xi's resume is in no way inferior to Lin Chen's.
At the age of 12, Yao Xi was admitted to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
In five years, he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from Tsinghua and Peking Universities. Then, on Professor Wu's recommendation, he went to Harvard University in the United States on a government scholarship to pursue a doctorate in physics.
Unexpectedly, Yao Xi, on whom Old Wu had placed high hopes, never returned.
After obtaining her doctoral degree, Yao Xi chose to stay in the United States, severing all ties with China and never setting foot on Chinese soil again.
Yao Xi's departure became an eternal pain in Old Wu's heart.
People outside say that most of the students from Tsinghua and Peking Universities have left the country, a claim that Mr. Wu used to scoff at.
In his view, sending students abroad was simply to learn more advanced knowledge so that they could return and serve their country.
He never expected that Yao Xi, whom he had the highest hopes for, would actually embark on a path of no return.
Because of this incident, Mr. Wu never recommended anyone for government-funded overseas study again.
I never expected that this traitor in Old Wu's eyes would suddenly return to China today.
"You're really back?"
Old Wu still couldn't quite believe it.
When Yao Xi chose to stay in the United States, countless people tried to persuade him, even his parents, but they couldn't change his mind.
Why is Yao Xi back now?
“I’m really back, Mr. Wu. I’m actually right downstairs from your house.”
Upon hearing this, Old Wu suddenly stood up and looked down from the balcony.
Sure enough, downstairs, he saw a familiar figure.
So many years have passed, and Yao Xi has lost a lot of weight. Her once long and distinctive hair has been cut short, and her face is full of fatigue.
Seeing him like this, Old Wu felt a pang of heartache and his heart softened.
"Come on up, I'll open the door for you!"
Seeing Old Wu hurriedly leave from the balcony, Yao Xi forced herself to suppress her guilt as she went upstairs.
He just lied to his mentor again.
This time, Yao Xi did not return to China to develop her career, but rather took on a mission from NASA to acquire the Star Rock Formula technology on NASA's behalf.
The Americans will stop at nothing to get the Star Rock formula. Besides the clandestine methods he doesn't know about, in the open, not only did Masco take action, but NASA also did.
Because of domestic laws in the United States, NASA could not act in an official capacity, so they went to great lengths to find him at Harvard.