Chapter 64

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To apologize, Ye Lin, on behalf of the host Yang De, invited all the shareholders of Chenxing Internet Cafe to gather again. This time, even Zhai Yue came. However, because Song Chen had something to do in the evening, Zhang Ruoxi could only come with Zhao Lin first.

Since they arrived early, not everyone had gathered yet. Only Ye Lin, Yang De, Chen Daohui, Wang Xiaoxue, and Jiang Yan were there. Seeing Zhang Ruoxi and Zhao Lin come together, Ye Lin was slightly surprised and asked Zhang Ruoxi, "Where's your man?"

Zhang Ruoxi blushed and lightly scolded, "What are you talking about... He has recruitment matters at his company, so he asked me to come with Zhao Lin first. He'll come later!"

"Recruitment again? Tsk tsk tsk... How many times is this?" Chen Daohui said to Yang De, who was sitting opposite him, "Hey! Yang De, have you noticed? Song Chen doesn't choose to open another internet cafe to reap huge profits. Instead, he spends a large amount of money and time on a software company when he has 700,000 to 800,000 yuan in spare cash. This is too strange!"

Jiang Yan and Wang Xiaoxue exchanged glances and both smiled knowingly.

Yang De pondered and said, "Indeed, it is strange. Although Song Chen said he doesn't see a bright future for internet cafes, he estimated that there would be at least a few months of buffer time... After a few months, he could have recovered his investment and made a profit!"

Zhang Ruoxi rolled her eyes and defended her boyfriend, "Don't you all speculate wildly. It's only been a few days since Ah Chen added 14 new computers. If he wants to open a new store, it would be next month, right?"

"Ha ha, it seems someone can't stand it and is speaking up for her man!" Chen Daohui smiled understandingly.

At this moment, the door to the private room opened, and Zhai Yue, looking haggard, walked in. She was bare-faced, wearing a white T-shirt, a black jacket, and dark blue jeans. Even in simple attire, her beauty was undeniable.

"Ah Yue, you're here! How's everything at home?" Yang De asked, standing up with concern.

Zhai Yue nodded and looked around, pausing on Zhang Ruoxi. Not finding the person she wanted to see, she asked, "Song Chen hasn't arrived yet? I need to talk to him!" This immediately made Zhang Ruoxi very unhappy.

Meanwhile, inside Chenxing Computer System Company, in addition to Qiu Lin, Xu Xiaoying, Zhang Dayu, and Wang Haibin, there were six other young college students. Through Qiu Lin's introduction, Song Chen shook hands with each of them, including Wen Kejian and Liang Qicheng, with a very friendly smile.

"I believe you have already learned about the internship and benefits through Qiu Lin!"

Wen Kejian and the others nodded, looking excited.

"Although I haven't signed contracts with them yet, I don't need to hide it from you. They are all employees of my company! Even though it's part-time, I won't force you to come to the company when you have classes! In principle, you are free!" Song Chen smiled humorously, "If you ever slack off, I won't know... Of course, I trust your character, just as I trust Qiu Lin and the others!"

"We won't! We can supervise each other! Please trust us, boss!" Wen Kejian said earnestly.

"That's good!" Song Chen nodded and smiled, then got straight to the point, "Qiu Lin and the others have their own project teams, which are strictly speaking two: QQ software and internet cafe billing management software! You will also form a project team! Qiu Lin said you have already created your own BBS and chat room? Who is responsible for each?"

Liang Qicheng raised his hand and said, "The chat room is mine, but the program runs on Kejian's computer!"

Song Chen looked at Xu Xiaoying and asked, "How long will it take to integrate Liang Qicheng's chat room code into QQ?"

Xu Xiaoying pondered and said, "It should be done by New Year's Day!"

Clapping his hands, Song Chen pointed at Liang Qicheng and said, "You will work with Xu Xiaoying on the QQ project!"

"Okay!" Liang Qicheng nodded excitedly and shook hands with Xu Xiaoying and Zhang Dayu, "I've always admired you. Now I can finally work with you!"

Everyone laughed, and Song Chen looked at Wen Kejian and said, "You are seniors, right?"

"Yes, we graduate next year. I heard Qiu Lin started working in his third year. I've been thinking about whether to bring my work to an internship! Then Qiu Lin found me and asked if I was interested in working for you!" Wen Kejian smiled. "The internship location is so close to the school, of course I'm willing!"

Song Chen pondered for a moment and said, "I plan to rent a business building as an office. It might be nearby or a bit further away! Are you interested in working there? I have a project that needs full-time management! Here, it will be a software development branch, with Qiu Lin continuing as the project leader for the internet cafe. Xu Xiaoying will temporarily lead the QQ project. Once the new company completes recruitment, the QQ project will move to the new company! Of course, since renting a business building, renovation, and purchasing software and hardware will take time, you will continue to work here for now!" As soon as Song Chen finished speaking, someone whistled, and Qiu Lin bowed proudly.

Inspired by the atmosphere, Wen Kejian turned back and saw his classmates looking very eager. He smiled and said, "Since it's an internship, I don't mind the environment! It's fine! Just what project will the boss have us work on?"

"An e-commerce website!"

After a few hours of friendly conversation with the future employees, Wen Kejian and Liang Qicheng agreed to start work the next day. Regarding the shortage of computers, apart from trying to arrange for students from two majors to have overlapping free time, they would need to add more computers. Song Chen readily agreed to add five more computers to the company.

When Song Chen arrived at the Kaiyue Bar, it was already nine o'clock. However, as he passed through the lively scene, he unexpectedly saw the figure of a woman he once longed for and cherished, sitting alone at the bar, drinking. She was bare-faced, but her beauty and charm were undeniable; her delicate hands shook the amber cocktail, her cheeks flushed, and her expression was dazed. She wore a fiery red sweater and a dark mini skirt; the large, open sweater could not hide her full bosom and lace bra, and her legs, visible under the mini skirt, were perfectly proportioned and alluring.

Song Chen was first overjoyed, then startled, and finally his face turned very serious. Unconsciously, it was already the end of December 1997, which meant that the complete split of the Zhai family was just a few days away! And he had been so busy planning the company and the future that he hadn't noticed the passage of time at all!

He wanted to go up to comfort the woman who made his heart race, but after thinking about it, he didn't go forward. Instead, he came to her side and called the bartender over.

The bartender, recognizing Song Chen as a good friend of the boss, was very respectful.

"The woman in the red sweater, did she come today or recently?" Song Chen asked.

"Today!" The bartender whistled. Knowing that Song Chen had a girlfriend, he thought Song Chen was interested in the red-clad woman and said with a hint of flirtation, "Since she sat there, at least ten or twenty men have tried to chat her up! All were rejected! Wow, this woman's figure is so hot!"

Seeing Song Chen's unhappy expression, he stopped talking awkwardly. But then he seemed to remember something and said, "Oh, I forgot to mention, she came with Miss Zhai!"

Song Chen was greatly surprised! First, he thought that in his previous life, perhaps Zhai Yue had brought Zhai Yan to the Kaiyue Bar. But he immediately dismissed this idea because he knew too well how much Zhai Yue resented Zhai Yan. The two half-sisters could barely speak to each other, so Zhai Yue wouldn't bring Zhai Yan to the Kaiyue Bar to meet her friends.

So there was only one answer: Zhai Yue had finally agreed to his request and introduced her sister to Song Chen.

Song Chen, unable to express his joy, suppressed his happy expression and took a deep look at Zhai Yan, who was drinking. Then he strode toward the private room.

Suppressing his excitement, Song Chen pushed open the door to the private room with a calm expression. The atmosphere was different from the tense one of the previous day, as there were no unpleasant people present. Everyone except Song Chen himself had already arrived, including Chen Daohui's brother, Chen Daobang.

However, before Song Chen could speak, he noticed something was amiss. Yang De and Chen Daohui's people were looking at him with a somewhat gloating expression, and Zhao Lin was pointing at him, shouting, "Look! Our main character has arrived!"

Song Chen was slightly taken aback. Zhang Ruoxi looked at him with an unhappy expression, and Zhai Yue stood up, walking over with a very feminine grace. However, her expression was calm, and she turned to Zhang Ruoxi and said, "I need to talk to your boyfriend. Do you mind?"