Reborn in 2012, raising a pure-hearted female college student

Chapter 52 The Land of the Rising Dragon

A few days later, Chen Che finally received a call from Ms. Lin, the new administrator of the University Student Activity Center.

Having learned from past mistakes, this handover went exceptionally smoothly.

When Chen Che actually inserted the key into the lock, he felt a surge of emotion and tears welled up in his eyes.

This period of walking on thin ice has finally led me to the other side.

Pushing open the door immediately stirred up a thin layer of dust, and sunlight streamed into the room, illuminating a bright path.

The entire area was divided into several separate spaces by opaque frosted glass. Chen Che walked into one of the rooms, where there were even cigarette butts in the ashtray that hadn't been cleaned up.

After nearly a year of being vacant, the place looked dusty and grimy, and you could imagine that cleaning it would be a time-consuming task.

Without delay, Chen Che immediately made a phone call to call for help, and soon Xu Zhen and Chen Sui arrived.

Xu Zhen nodded in acknowledgment. He had expected Chen Che to call him, but he hadn't anticipated that a pretty girl would come along as well. He casually asked, "Junior, is this your girlfriend?"

From his perspective, it was a perfectly reasonable thing to do; otherwise, why would anyone come here to do manual labor?

When these words reached Chen Sui's ears, she felt a sense of déjà vu, as if she had to repeat herself. So, before Chen Che could speak, she explained, "Classmate, I'm not his girlfriend, um... um, we're just ordinary friends."

Chen Che smiled and introduced the two to each other: "This is a senior student named Xu Zhen. Xu means to make a wish, and Zhen means sincerity."

This is our class monitor, Chen Sui. Like me, she has the surname Chen (ear radical), and Sui (穗) is the character for wheat. Just as she said, we're just ordinary friends.

However, she's our class monitor, so if you have trouble in society, go to the police; if you have trouble at school, go to your class monitor.

Xu Zhen chuckled twice in response. If he really believed that Chen Sui came to help because of the class monitor, then he would have wasted the last twenty-odd years of his life.

Stop making your brother Xu laugh, it's true.

Xu Zhen changed the subject, saying, "I can hardly remember who our class monitor is. For him, the class monitor is probably just a stepping stone to being selected for honors, awards, and recognition. If he can forward the teacher's notices on time, that's considered doing his job well."

Chen Che winked at Chen Sui, the meaning of which was self-evident. Compared to the others, Chen Sui, who had been desperately fighting amongst herself, could be considered quite competent.

After all, there are too many people who hold positions without doing their jobs, while those who are competent become the odd ones out.

The three of them put on masks, grabbed towels, and prepared to wipe down all the tables and chairs. Seeing such a large area, Xu Zhen couldn't help but exclaim, "Junior, you're really amazing! You actually managed to get this space in the incubator!"

Chen Che remained silent, attributing all the credit to Chen Sui. He claimed that it was all thanks to Chen Sui's hard work in creating the PPT that the teachers and leaders recognized, while he himself only did a small part of the work. As for the incidents that occurred, he didn't even mention them.

This made Xu Zhen even more certain that the relationship between the two was definitely not ordinary; at least it was more than friends, but less than lovers.

Chen Che and Xu Zhen went into a closer room together, while Chen Sui went further inside.

Xu Zhen immediately noticed the calendar on the wall, which was still in January. Sure enough, no one had come in for almost a year.

Looking at the calendar on the wall, Xu Zhen suddenly exclaimed excitedly, "Junior, this year is the Year of the Dragon!"

Chen Che thought about it and realized that 2012 was indeed the Year of the Dragon.

"Dragon is great! Dragon is the symbol of emperors, and we are all descendants of the dragon." Xu Zhen was a little excited.

Many couples planning to conceive choose this time to try for a baby born in the Year of the Dragon, hoping their offspring will defy fate.

However, without the legacy of their fathers, those born are not true emperors, but rather cyber dragons of the new era.

Chen Che nodded: "That's right, this is where we started making fries."

Then he pointed to the wall where the calendar was hanging and said to Xu Zhen, "Do you see it?"

Xu Zhen was taken aback: "What did you see?"

Chen Che, with an air of rapt enjoyment, recited the list of dishes: "Awards, certificates, trophies, didn't you see them?"

"Here are outstanding university student entrepreneurship teams."

Here is the first prize winner of the Rising Star Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition.

Here are the top ten outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship projects in the province.

... "

Xu Zhen interrupted him, clearly annoyed: "Alright, junior. If we had developed this much in a few more seconds, we would have been a multinational conglomerate. You've been rambling on for ages and haven't done a single thing."

Chen Che opened his eyes, looked at the dire situation that needed rebuilding, and sighed, "Alright."

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The two chatted as they worked, discussing upcoming plans and arrangements. Xu Zhen gradually withdrew from tasks such as shipping and inventory management, focusing on managing external procurement channels for the school. Chen Che took over the internal school operations, including future development plans.

Xu Zhen suddenly asked, "Junior, is Chen Sui really not your girlfriend?"

Chen Che hummed in agreement and replied, "No, not really, at least not yet."

"Oh," Xu Zhen said thoughtfully, "Junior, actually I was planning to wait until I got to know the Qu Shui Liu Shang place better before taking you there to experience it."

"Wow!" Chen Che excitedly threw down the rag and put his arm around Xu Zhen's shoulder. "Good brother, I knew from the first day I met you that you were a kind and honest man. You will never forget your brothers who struggled together when you become successful."

"But," Xu Zhen changed the subject, "Junior, to be honest, I think you two will be dating sooner or later. Taking you to a massage parlor to have fun is only hurting you. If Chen Sui finds out, she'll nag me. I'll suffer this pain alone."

Chen Che slammed his fist on the table in frustration, kicking up a cloud of dust: "How can that be the same?!"

"It's just a massage and a foot bath, what's the big deal? Why are you hiding it? Do you think I'm some henpecked husband from Sichuan or Chongqing? Don't even mention that we haven't talked yet. Even if we had, I would still go openly and honestly."

Xu Zhen's eyes widened. She hadn't expected her junior to be so assertive. He was sure his status in the family would be very high in the future.

Before he could even offer a few words of flattery, Chen Sui's voice came from the doorway, her tone laced with murderous intent: "What massage? Who wants to get a foot bath?"

Xu Zhen patted Chen Che on the shoulder: "Junior, we came back from negotiating with Sister Lu together, don't embarrass yourselves. Cheer up and tell her loudly, so what if we went?"

Chen Che gave him a look to reassure him. Seeing Chen Sui walk in, he spoke slowly and earnestly, "Senior, I'm not trying to criticize you, but we're still university students. How can we go to places like that?"

Even after we graduate and enter the workforce, we shouldn't go to those kinds of places to relax. That's a path to self-destruction and a way to lose your ambition, do you understand?

After Chen Che finished speaking, he said to Chen Sui with a serious expression, "Class monitor, I have already severely criticized the senior. Don't take it too seriously. He was just talking nonsense and won't really go."

Xu Zhen: "?"

"But why did you come over? Is the inside cleaned up? You got here so fast." Before Chen Sui could react, Chen Che quickly changed the subject.

Chen Sui shook her head: "I've taken off the air conditioner filter and washed it, as well as the one in your room."

"Oh~" Chen Che and Xu Zhen didn't expect that girls are more thoughtful.

When Chen Che took the filter off and handed it to Chen Sui, he noticed some dust on the tip of her nose. Without thinking much of it, Chen Che took out a tissue to wipe it off for her.

Upon seeing this, Chen Sui instinctively took two steps back: "What are you doing?"

"Nothing, you just have some dust on your nose, let me wipe it off for you," Chen Che said helplessly.

Chen Sui looked unsure whether to leave or stay; the action seemed a bit too intimate to her.

Chen Che sighed and said, "Class monitor, we can be considered good friends, right?"

Chen Sui thought for a moment and then softly replied with an "Mmm".

"There's nothing wrong with me wiping the dust off your nose, right?" Chen Che said casually.

If it were just her and Chen Che, Chen Sui would probably have reluctantly let him help her wipe it.

But with Xu Zhen watching from the side, she must have felt embarrassed.

Chen Che glanced at Xu Zhen as he looked at her, understanding the meaning behind her gaze without needing to be told.

However, now he was going to wipe the dust off for Xu Zhen in front of her.

So he deliberately said casually, "We're all family, what's there to be shy about?"

Then, he gently brushed the dust off her nose with a tissue again. This time, Chen Sui didn't dodge, but she still habitually closed her eyes. Her hot breath carried the warmth to Chen Che's knuckles.

"Alright," Chen Che said with a smile.

"Um... thank you." Chen Sui pursed her lips, blushed, and quickly ran away.

Xu Zhen watched with a serious expression: "Junior, is this even allowed? Isn't this a bit too forceful?"

Chen Che scoffed dismissively: "You don't know anything. This is called desensitization. Once she gets used to these little gestures, she won't feel embarrassed about other things in the future."

Xu Zhen was speechless: "This, this... is it right?"

Chen Che glanced at him: "This is something you won't get when you go to a massage parlor and the masseuse offers you this service."

The blushing and heart-pounding of a young woman contains a treasure that every boy longs to discover, more valuable than a thousand words.

"Junior, you know so much."

"Don't talk nonsense. I don't understand. I'm still an innocent male college student."

"..."

By evening, the incubator was mostly tidied up; I just needed to finish up later.

Chen Che offered, "Squad leader, how about I treat you to dinner tonight?"

Before Chen Sui could answer, Xu Zhen asked, "So, what are we having for dinner tonight?"

Chen Che glanced at him: "Senior, I remember you have something to do tonight, right?"

Xu Zhen was taken aback: "What's wrong? How come I didn't know?"

Chen Che shook his head: "I don't know either, you'd better think about it quickly."

"Huh? Oh..." Xu Zhen suddenly realized, "Right, my roommate said he got the offer early. I'll dress up as a woman tonight to liven things up for my roommates. I'm off now."

Chen Sui: "...?"