Chapter 84

After school, Chen Fan and the others gradually left, but Si Yingxia was still hunched over, working on her test papers.

Chang Wen walked over, looked at him with concern, and gently persuaded him:

"You've been studying all afternoon. Let's go have dinner and take a break."

Only then did Si Yingxia put down his pen, rubbed his wrist, and Chang Wen tidied up his collar. Suddenly, she asked:

"Chen Fan is back. Did you see him just now?"

"Chen Fan?" Si Yingxia fell silent for a moment before shaking his head with a sneer: "So what if I saw him? He's no longer qualified to be my rival."

"But I do have to thank him for waking me up. Without him, I might still be immersed in play, squandering my talent."

"That's true." Chang Wen nodded, her eyes filled with admiration: "Chen Fan just knows a more capable friend, but you are different. In ten or twenty years, your achievements will not be inferior to Wei Ziqing's."

"At that time, people like Chen Fan can only look up to you."

"Wei Ziqing?" Si Yingxia snorted, his gaze resolute. "Without her family background, she's just a pretty girl to me. In at most twenty years, I will surpass her. In my lifetime, I will stand at a higher position than her parents."

Chang Wen stood quietly, smiling at her beloved man's grand words.

Often, girls don't care about how big their goals are, but they admire the confidence that radiates from within when they make a vow. Standing at the peak of any field, a confident person is the most charming.

...

Chen Fan strolled leisurely through the campus.

Si Yingxia is very capable.

Those who can rank in the top ten among hundreds of thousands of candidates in the entire province are all outstanding in intelligence, perseverance, hard work, and education. Such people are rare, perhaps one in ten thousand.

If it were the Chen Fan from the previous life, the result would certainly be as Si Yingxia imagined.

In ten or twenty years, when Si Yingxia becomes a ministerial official or a senior executive in a foreign company, Chen Fan would be living in poverty, wandering in Chuzhou, far behind him.

"Unfortunately, he didn't think I'm a reincarnated person." Chen Fan smiled.

No matter how great Si Yingxia's future or how strong his talent, what can he do? He is still limited to this small planet, Earth.

No matter how hard he tries, even if he becomes the top scorer in the college entrance exam and reaches the ministerial level or becomes the richest person in a province in twenty years, what about Chen Fan in twenty years?

He would have long cultivated to the innate golden core, transcending this star.

So Chen Fan's sigh is like that of a retired great figure watching a child receive a red flower in kindergarten, his gaze calm and condescending. That condescension is like a person looking down at the busy ants on the ground, something the ants can never understand.

As he was thinking, his expression suddenly changed.

Sure enough, the sound of small leather shoes tapping on the road came from behind.

"Are you looking for me? What's the matter?" Chen Fan said while walking slowly.

The person behind him was Jiang Churan.

Jiang Churan stopped and said: "My mother wants to invite you to dinner at our house tonight."

"Okay, I know." Chen Fan continued walking.

"Wait." Jiang Churan stood there, hesitating for a long time before finally calling out, "I just agreed to have dinner with Li Yichen, I don't mean to be his girlfriend."

Chen Fan finally stopped, turned around, and looked at the stubborn girl.

"You've been gone for too long, three whole months! You left with just a few words, did you think about our feelings?" Jiang Churan bit her lip, her eyes seemingly filled with tears.

"Us?" Chen Fan said indifferently.

"Yes, me and Feifei." Jiang Churan seemed to be mustering her courage. "You didn't even say a word to Feifei before you left. Do you know how long she cried?"

Chen Fan said indifferently: "I just consider her a regular friend."

"Regular friend?" Jiang Churan sneered.

She stood there, her gaze firmly meeting Chen Fan's eyes:

"Do you know how excellent Feifei is? In these three months, she has been worried about you while also participating in a TV drama. That TV drama was directed by a top director in the country. Although Feifei is the third lead, her performance is so outstanding that it can even overshadow the first and second leads."

"Si Yingxia, Chu Minghui, these are just Feifei's temporary admirers. When she goes to college and enters the entertainment industry, her admirers will all be the children of high officials and tycoons, even the elites of the younger generation."

"Now, in Chuzhou, you can still be fearless with Wei Ziqing, but what about outside Chuzhou? What can you compare with Feifei's future admirers?"

"Yet, you still don't cherish her properly. I feel sorry for Feifei."

After saying this, Jiang Churan ignored Chen Fan, stomped her small leather shoes, and angrily walked past him.

Chen Fan stood there for a long time before a smile appeared on his face.

"Someone actually cares about me? That little girl really went through a lot."

...

That evening, he went to Jiang Churan's house, and the one who opened the door was Li Yichen.

"You're here." Li Yichen nodded at him with a smile.

This smile was as fake as a bank customer service representative's professional smile.

After entering, Chen Fan realized that he wasn't the only one there. Zhang Yumeng, Yang Chao, Xu Rongfei, and Li Yichen were all there. Especially Xu Rongfei, who stood up in surprise when she saw him, her face full of disbelief.

"Xiao Fan, why did you come so late?" Aunt Tang poked her head out of the kitchen, scolded him with a glance, and called out:

"Churan, why don't you quickly make tea for Xiao Fan?"

"Okay." Jiang Churan resumed her cold demeanor.

Chen Fan had seen her tea-making skills before; they were already at a professional level, not inferior to a professional tea master.

Jiang Haishan sat in the center of the sofa and merely nodded slightly when he saw Chen Fan.

Chen Fan wanted to find a corner to sit, but Xu Rongfei directly pulled him to sit next to her. Seeing this, Jiang Churan's eyes flickered, but she didn't say anything.

At this moment, Jiang Haishan asked:

"Xiao Chao, is your family's hotel applying for five-star status?"

Before Yang Chao could speak, Zhang Yumeng couldn't hold back and said boastfully:

"Yes, Uncle Jiang, Chao Chao's family has been applying for five-star status for a long time. Recently, people from the provincial government have come to inspect."

As she spoke, she blinked her big eyes at Jiang Haishan and said: "Uncle Jiang, you must have the most up-to-date information in the municipal government. Can you give us a hint?"

Hearing this, Yang Chao's face also showed a hint of nervousness.

Upgrading from a four-star to a five-star hotel is a qualitative change. Chuzhou City has only two five-star hotels. Adding one more would make it the third, and Tian Sheng could firmly secure the top three in Chuzhou's hotel industry, even trying to vie for the top spot.

At that time, his father, Yang Yifan's status would be completely different, and his entire value and position would rise. Zhou Tianhao wouldn't look down on him as he did a few months ago.

Jiang Haishan put down his teacup and, seeing everyone listening intently, smiled and said:

"Tian Sheng Hotel's upgrade to five-star status is fully supported by our municipal government. After all, the more five-star hotels a city has, the better its evaluation."

"The city has received word that the provincial tourism bureau has already approved it and is preparing to report it to the national tourism bureau."

"As long as the national tourism bureau approves, the five-star status is a sure thing."

"Really?" Yang Chao beamed, and Zhang Yumeng jumped up in excitement.

If her boyfriend's family opens a five-star hotel, it would be a completely different level from a four-star hotel. Zhang Yumeng's status would also rise, and she could proudly show off in her circle of friends.

Seeing everyone so excited, Jiang Haishan gently patted Yang Chao and said:

"Xiao Chao, this time, Vice Mayor Li fully supports Tian Sheng's upgrade to five-star status. He specifically instructed the municipal tourism bureau to communicate well with the provincial bureau and to provide as much support as possible, as it is a key promotional card for our Chuzhou."

Yang Chao finally reacted, quickly stood up, and respectfully thanked Li Yichen.

Li Yichen also stood up, smiled, and nodded, saying that they were all friends and there was no need to be so formal.

Although he said this, Yang Chao's expression became even more respectful. Even if their family's hotel upgrades to five-star status, it will still be under the management of Vice Mayor Li, and there will be many requests to make to Li Yichen in the future.

Seeing that Yang Chao understood, Jiang Haishan nodded in satisfaction.

His daughter's friends all come from very good family backgrounds, and they can support each other in the future, going further together.

Especially Li Yichen, who he is most satisfied with. Recently, his efforts to bring the two together seem to be paying off. Li Yichen even had lunch alone with his daughter today, indicating that things are about to be settled.

Thinking of this, Jiang Haishan glanced at Chen Fan, who was sitting alone, silent, and only drinking tea.

He couldn't help but shake his head.

"The gap is too wide. Not to mention compared to Yichen, even compared to Yang Chao, Chen Fan has no chance at all."

"How could Churan possibly like him?"

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