PDLP Chapter 78 Loneliness
Chapter 78 Loneliness
Chen Yu returned to the university and began mentoring a new batch of graduate students. He enjoyed mentoring motivated students, guiding them through challenging projects, and selecting a few with exceptional perseverance for focused training.
Wang Wenwen and Zhong Xiaoqin both returned to the company. Wang Wenwen continued to take charge, while Zhong Xiaoqin continued to slack off, handling the main tasks at the company and then going home to play with her children. Sometimes, Zhong Xiaoqin would write novels. She found writing quite interesting, a way to express her feelings in a different way. In this relaxed state of mind, her novels unexpectedly became a minor hit, gaining popularity among a niche audience.
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The forced return that Chen Yu expected didn't occur, nor did it provide any notification. Chen Yu increasingly felt that he had just had a dream, a bizarre dream. The only explanation that didn't make sense was innate wisdom, like a reincarnated living Buddha.
When Zhong Xiaoqin was thirty-three, she became pregnant with another girl, named Chen Xinchan; when she was thirty-five, Wang Wenwen also became pregnant with a girl, named Chen Xinxue. By this time, both women were getting older, and Chen Yu decided not to let them take any more risks, so he went to the hospital and had surgery himself. Zhong Xiaoqin and Wang Wenwen were deeply moved when they found out, with Zhong Xiaoqin crying her eyes out. Chen Yu was completely baffled; it was just a minor surgery, not a complete removal of the implants. He thought their minds must be malfunctioning!
When Chen Xinlin (Little Pomelo) and Chen Zhouxin (Little Island) were eleven years old and in junior high school, Chen Yu didn't send them to a prestigious private school, but instead enrolled them in a public school for a normal education. The two were well-educated and showed no signs of comparison or inferiority at school. However, knowing their family was wealthy, the siblings, like strangers on a secret visit, initially felt somewhat out of place with their classmates. But Chen Yu believed that with time, as they made better friends, they would gradually integrate into the school environment.
Chen Yu hadn't provided the investment company with any new investment directions in a long time. He had used up all the knowledge he had gained in his previous life. However, based solely on his shareholdings in various companies, the investment company was already a behemoth, just not visible to the general public, making it a hidden tycoon. Wang Wenwen's eye for investment had also become very sharp. Without Chen Yu's help, she had invested in many small companies on her own, and most of them had achieved multiple-fold increases in value.
Gu Jia's tea factory has become a well-known brand, like a luxury item in the tea industry. Whether it tastes good or not is not so important. What matters is that others think the tea is good and expensive!
Chen Yu visited Xu Huanshan inside. That day, after leaving Gu Jia's place, he had nothing to do and thought of Xu Huanshan, whom he hadn't seen in a long time. He chatted with Xu Huanshan about Xu Ziyan's recent situation. Xu Huanshan was very happy that Chen Yu came to see him and asked Chen Yu to take care of Gu Jia and her son.
Chen Yu didn't have any particular feelings about Xu Ziyan, but Xu Ziyan was very close to Chen Yu. Perhaps Xu Ziyan lacked fatherly love and wanted to find some substitute with her godfather!
Gu Jia never asked Chen Yu for anything, and Chen Yu never invited Gu Jia to his home. They both knew that Gu Jia's personality wasn't suited for marriage; even if they were together for a long time, they wouldn't be able to stand it. Being good friends was fine! However, the lack of romantic feelings didn't prevent them from exercising! Health is the foundation of everything!
Xu Huanshan was released after two and a half years. He behaved exceptionally well in prison, without any underhanded dealings; it was purely due to his own hard work that he was released six months ahead of schedule. When he came out, only Lin Youyou was waiting at the door. Gu Jia didn't let Xu Ziyan know that his father had gone to jail. Although Xu Ziyan had a hunch, being raised by a single mother, he was more mature than most children and never pressed for details about where his father was.
Lin Youyou has always lived in Shanghai and worked at the property management company of Junyue Mansion. After Gu Jia sold the house, she stopped going to Junyue Mansion, and the two no longer had any contact.
After Xu Huanshan came out, he glanced at Xu Ziyan from afar. Of course, before looking at Xu Ziyan, he also saw Gu Jia and Chen Yu walking out of the building, hugging and embracing! At this point, Xu Huanshan finally took Lin Youyou to the capital, which was Lin Youyou's home. Xu Huanshan would also find a new job as a fireworks designer, hoping that the boss wouldn't be superstitious!
Wang Manni has been promoted to store manager and even expressed her desire for further advancement to her superiors, but the regional manager rejected her request, implying that she lacked the necessary skills and needed to work harder. Wang Manni is somewhat resigned to her fate. Despite having established connections, the store's performance hasn't improved; in fact, it's declined. She's analyzed many reasons, and her own poor management is undoubtedly a major factor. She already has the life she once dreamed of, although her status is somewhat different from what she envisioned, but so be it! Her only regret is not having children!
Wang Manni had expressed her desire to have children, but Chen Yu disagreed, saying that it was fine to live like this for the rest of her life and not to harm the next generation! Wang Manni, feeling disheartened, couldn't bear to give up everything she had, and dared not leave, so she could only accept her fate! Wang Manni's parents learned that Chen Yu had provided the money for her life-saving treatment, and even the house and job. Although they were dissatisfied with Wang Manni's lack of ambition, they didn't dare say anything too harsh.
Twenty years later, Chen Xinlin was admitted to Capital University, which made Chen Yu extremely happy! Chen Yu's efforts in two lifetimes had not yielded such good results! Chen Xinzhou was only admitted to Capital University of Science and Technology, which was two names higher than Xinlin's but far inferior. However, he was still very happy to be an alumnus of his father's university. Of course, Chen Yu was also quite satisfied.
The two students held their college admission celebrations in Shanghai. Relatives from their hometowns had become less frequent visitors, but friends in Shanghai had sprung up all over again. The extravagance of the celebrations surprised the invited teachers! They had never imagined that these two outstanding students' families possessed such influence!
Chen Xinchan and Chen Xinxue's grades are clearly not as good as their older siblings, and Zhong Xiaoqin and Wang Wenwen spoil them more and more as they get older. Actually, Chen Yu has the same problem, and even more outrageous ones, but he will never admit it!
Chen Yu's body returned to normal when he was almost fifty years old. He no longer had strong needs, and his physical strength began to decline. Even exercise and supplements could only slow down the rate of decline.
In the thirty-eighth year, Chen Yunqiu passed away. In the forty-fourth year, Sun Suying also passed away. At this time, Chen Yu was already seventy-five years old. Both of them were considered to have lived to a ripe old age, so it was a happy occasion for their passing!
The company had already been handed over to Chen Xinlin for management. She managed it better than Wang Wenwen, and the company began to expand horizontally, venturing into many industries, especially the real economy, investing heavily in physical businesses to solidify the group's foundation.
When Chen Yu was eighty-three, Chen Xu passed away first due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Chen Xu was like his first son, whom he had raised with care for over a decade! Yet, Chen Xu was the first among his peers to pass away. In his grief, Chen Yu also felt the urgency of time.
Five years later, Wang Manni passed away in the hospital. That same year, Gu Jia also passed away, both due to old age and declining bodily functions; even a common cold became a serious illness. Chen Yu was by their side when they died. After all, these were people who had been by their side for decades; it was impossible to say there were no feelings involved. Seeing Chen Yu by their side, both of them closed their eyes with smiles on their faces.
At ninety-five, Wang Wenwen was starting to falter. Leaning against Chen Yu, watching the autumn wind carry fallen leaves outside, Wang Wenwen quietly recalled the little things they had shared together, starting from the train ride to school. She remembered everything clearly. As she spoke, her voice grew softer and softer, until finally, she fell silent.
Chen Yu hugged Wang Wenwen tightly, pressing her forehead against his neck, just like they used to do during their afternoon naps.
Zhong Xiaoqin was in a slightly better condition than Wang Wenwen, but at the age of 101, she too began to become confused. Then, on Chen Yu's birthday, Zhong Xiaoqin suddenly woke up, shakily trying to get up. "It's Xiaoyu's birthday! I'm going to cook him something delicious! Xiaoyu says he loves my cooking the most, and he always asks me to cook for him on his birthday!"
Chen Yu, leaning on his cane, walked over and stopped Zhong Xiaoqin. "Just give me a cold tomato salad."
Even holding a knife was difficult, but Zhong Xiaoqin still insisted on finishing the dish. "Brother Xiaoyu, this is the last time I'll celebrate your birthday!"
Chen Yu took a bite. "Xiaoqin, thank you!"
Zhong Xiaoqin sat down wearily on the sofa. "Brother Xiaoyu, it's been so long since you called me a minor. I want to hear it again!"
"Yes, you will always be a minor. In my heart, you will always be the way I saw you for the first time!"
Zhong Xiaoqin looked at Chen Yu and said, "Brother Xiaoyu, let's go to Linjiang Immortal Mansion! I want to go there and take one last look."
Chen Yu nodded in agreement.
Upon arriving at the Linjiang Immortal Abode, the two kept the children outside the door, refusing to let them in.
Chen Yu helped Zhong Xiaoqin sit on the large bed in the master bedroom. "Xiaoqin, why did you agree to Wenwen's request back then?"
Zhong Xiaoqin was exhausted from walking all the way. She leaned on Chen Yu, who was no longer imposing but still gave her a sense of security. "I felt that if I didn't do it, it would leave you with some regrets. I made the decision on a whim! Besides, Wenwen is such a good person. I like Wenwen very much. She is like an older sister to me, even more so than Gu Gu."
"But I feel you've all been too lenient with me!"
"Brother Xiaoyu, I'm tired, I want to sleep for a while."
Chen Yu sensed something, "Then kiss me again!"
Helpless, Zhong Xiaoqin looked up and kissed Chen Yu.
Chen Yu smiled contentedly, helped Zhong Xiaoqin lie down on the big bed, and then lay down next to her, holding her in his arms, just like the first two people.
Zhong Xiaoqin opened her eyes, looked at Chen Yu, smiled slightly, and closed her eyes again.