Years later, he still remembered his birthday?
Chen Jinzhao didn't realize anything was wrong at first. After a while, he realized that he had opened this bank card during his university days, and the password was naturally set to Xu Nianqing's birthday at that time. Later, he went directly to the military and didn't use the bank card, so he never changed it.
He opened his mouth, intending to explain one or two things.
After the words reached his lips, Chen Jinzhao swallowed them back.
Forget it.
There was nothing to explain.
It would only make things worse.
Xu Nianqing couldn't quite describe how she felt. After thinking for a moment, she shook her head and refused Chen Jinzhao's kind offer, "You should take the bank card back. I have some money on me."
She thought the money in the card was Chen Jinzhao's subsidy for her living expenses.
Chen Jinzhao once again pushed the bank card into her hand. "If I tell you to take it, then take it. The money in this bank card is enough to help your father repay his debts. This way, you can focus on your experiments without being bothered by these trivial matters."
"What?!" Xu Nianqing thought she had misheard.
There was so much money in the bank card?
Wait!
Where did Chen Jinzhao get so much money?
As far as she knew, Chen Jinzhao's family wasn't that wealthy. Could it be that Chen Jinzhao did something shady to get this money?
Xu Nianqing suddenly became anxious and frowned, asking, "Where did this money come from?"
Her tone even carried a hint of reproach.
It was reproach, and also concern.
Chen Jinzhao chuckled and said, "Classmate Xu, please rest assured about this. The money in the card is clean. I reported your situation to my superiors. After careful consideration, they decided to help you repay your debts so that you can assist Professor Wen in overcoming difficulties with peace of mind."
"Really?" Xu Nianqing was suspicious, clearly still not entirely convinced.
Chen Jinzhao didn't want to tell Xu Nianqing about his underground boxing matches, as it would make her unable to accept it with a clear conscience. He could only concoct this excuse to make her believe him.
After his repeated persuasion, Xu Nianqing finally accepted it.
"However..."
"I think you can return it directly to Chu Zixiong, without going through your dad anymore," Chen Jinzhao said.
Xu Nianqing was stunned for a moment, then giggled, "Classmate Chen, I understand."
"So then..."
"Do you want to have lunch together?"
Chen Jinzhao didn't dare to look directly into Xu Nianqing's eyes. He scratched his head and said, "I'm still working, isn't that not good?"
Xu Nianqing continued to smile, "You misunderstood me. I meant to have lunch with you in the cafeteria, just like... when we were studying."
"Then, alright," Chen Jinzhao agreed.
That noon.
Chen Jinzhao, dressed in a security uniform, and Xu Nianqing, in a pale green long dress, had lunch together in the cafeteria, shattering the dreams of a large number of male students. Xu Nianqing was their beloved beautiful professor, and now she was eating with a security guard.
Chen Jinzhao noticed many resentful glances falling on him, which made him feel a sense of déjà vu.
Back then.
When he first got together with Xu Nianqing, he was often viewed with hostility by senior students on campus, who thought a delicate flower had been planted on dung.
This feeling was truly nostalgic.
After lunch.
On his way back to the security office, Chen Jinzhao ran into Xu Yaoyao. Xu Yaoyao had come specifically to find him and complained that Chen Jinzhao hadn't told her so she could welcome him in advance.
Chen Jinzhao could only smile wryly at this.
He just wanted to protect Wen Fulai secretly. Making a big fuss would be less ideal.
As they walked along the tree-lined campus path, they attracted many gazes.
Some male students already harbored animosity towards Chen Jinzhao, believing he had stolen their dream goddess. To their surprise, not long after leaving the cafeteria, they saw Chen Jinzhao walking with another beauty.
It was simply outrageous!
These male students couldn't understand how a mere security guard could have such capability as to date two beauties from Ninghai University simultaneously!
Wouldn't the beautiful professor and this junior schoolmate get jealous of each other?
On this day.
Chen Jinzhao quietly became the public enemy of male students at Ninghai University!
As the person involved, Chen Jinzhao had no idea what was going on, only feeling a hint of hostility in the students' eyes.
Meanwhile.
Ning Fei couldn't sleep well because of last night's events. He ended up playing with a few women until dawn before finally falling into a groggy sleep.
Upon waking, he saw a message from Chu Zixiong.
He frowned, and his heart sank.
He immediately called Chu Zixiong back, asking in a questioning tone, "What the hell is going on? How could that bastard Xu Mingzhi come up with so much money? And pay it all off at once?"
"Was the interest calculated?"
Chu Zixiong didn't know what was happening either and said weakly, "It's all paid off. I haven't even realized it yet."
Ning Fei had originally planned to use this fifty million to further control Xu Nianqing. He didn't expect Xu Mingzhi to be able to repay such a huge sum.
After a while, Ning Fei figured it out.
It must have been that bastard Chen Jinzhao who helped. Chen Jinzhao had won a hundred million at Master Shui's place last night.
"This bastard is always ruining my good deeds!"
"Chu Zixiong, do you have any way to crush this bastard under my feet?" Ning Fei was almost driven mad. Chu Zixiong quickly said, "Master Ning, you should focus on the group right now, otherwise, you might anger other shareholders. As for Chen Jinzhao, I'll think of something. In any case, we can't solve problems with violence anymore."
Ning Fei thought Chu Zixiong made sense, so he instructed him to come up with a plan quickly.
"By the way, Master Ning..."
"I also heard something. The city seems to be restarting the investigation into the cases related to the renovation project of Hedong Village. Master Ning, you must think of a countermeasure."
Ning Fei broke out in a cold sweat.
The Hedong Village renovation project was initially acquired by Jiangnan Real Estate Group. Several people were killed to speed up the process, and it even involved a soldier. If Ning Pingguo hadn't used some means to bribe the media at the time, it wouldn't have been so easy to resolve. Now that the city was restarting the investigation, it was clearly aimed at Ning Fei. Ning Fei took a few deep breaths to calm himself down before saying, "Old Chu, help me figure out how to deal with Chen Jinzhao. I need to focus my attention on the renovation project cases."
Chu Zixiong readily agreed.
After hanging up the phone.
Ning Fei asked the women to leave his room, then took out the old materials from the drawer. After a few glances, his gaze fell on Li Xiaozhong's photo.
"Hmm?"
"Isn't this the security guard who privately allowed Chen Jinzhao to pass through not long ago?" Ning Fei was shocked. If he guessed correctly, Li Xiaozhong must be trying to approach him and then...
"It's related to Chen Jinzhao again!"
"Why is Chen Jinzhao's shadow everywhere? He's clearly targeting me!"
To make this case a cold case, Ning Fei planned to make Li Xiaozhong disappear. Without this witness, it would save a lot of trouble.
If he couldn't kill Chen Jinzhao, couldn't he kill the insignificant Li Xiaozhong?