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[Yu Qiao Qiao Affinity: 170]

[Lu Man Affinity: 182](Chen Yan is so amazing and various other positive emotions +20)

[Wealth Value: 2.1488 million]

[Profession Wealth: 0]

[Cash: 86.534 million+]

[Fixed Assets: 41 million](Vehicles + 41 million fixed assets are being withdrawn continuously....)

[God Card: 49.9975 million (Cashback in progress....)]

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The next day, Chen Yan was awakened by the notification sound of his mobile phone.

He took out his phone and saw it was a new update on the progress of the withdrawal for his fixed assets.

The several properties in Qin Island: Qin Island Fenghua Building, luxury apartments, and that small house he had promised to give to Boss Qiao Qiao had all been transferred to his account.

Seeing this important notification, Chen Yan instantly became wide awake with joy.

He clicked on the notification and directly entered the game interface.

Then, with a flash of light, several different title deeds, related documents, invoices, etc., all appeared on the bed.

Chen Yan picked them up one by one and looked at them, his smile growing wider and wider.

After all, who doesn't like seeing their assets appreciate further?

And the withdrawal of these fixed assets, nearly worth a hundred million, also meant that Chen Yan was one step closer to his personal goal of half a billion.

After he finished reviewing the related documents and certificates, Chen Yan picked up the list of the processes and details of buying these houses that the system had prepared for him.

One piece of information caught Chen Yan's attention.

After memorizing these details, Chen Yan took out the paper slip from last time when he got the cashback for the vehicles and burned it along with this one.

In this way, all traces were gone.

Having done all of this, Chen Yan washed up and went to the company.

On the way to the company, he stopped by Aunt Liu's convenience store and bought two servings of oden and shou zhua bing to take with him.

When he arrived at the company, he didn't even return to his own office but instead went straight to Yu Qiao Qiao's clay sculpture studio.

As expected, Boss Qiao Qiao was in the clay sculpture studio, just as Chen Yan had anticipated.

When Chen Yan pushed the door open, Boss Qiao Qiao was nibbling on a piece of bread while staring blankly at a small clay figure.

Smelling the aroma of the oden, Boss Qiao Qiao's cute little nose twitched, and then she looked up at Chen Yan.

As soon as she saw Chen Yan, Yu Qiao Qiao's curved eyes involuntarily perked up, her cheeks smiled into two little dimples, and she sweetly said, "Chen Yan, you're here."

Every time he saw Yu Qiao Qiao's smile, Chen Yan felt his mood for the day brighten.

He smiled and replied, "Yeah," then while raising the breakfast in his hand, he said to Yu Qiao Qiao, "I guessed you hadn't had breakfast, so I prepared one for you."

As he spoke, Chen Yan walked over, set aside the bread in Yu Qiao Qiao's hand, and placed the oden and shou zhua bing he had bought in front of her, saying, "I specially bought your favorite fish balls and fish tofu."

Hearing Chen Yan say this, Yu Qiao Qiao's eyes lit up with surprise.

But when she was about to pick up the oden, she looked reluctantly at the bread that had been tossed aside.

Having spent so much time with Yu Qiao Qiao, Chen Yan could guess her thoughts just by watching her look at the bread.

So he smiled and touched her head, saying, "Keep it for a midnight snack."

"Your meals today have been taken care of by me."

Yu Qiao Qiao gave Chen Yan a pitiful glance.

Chen Yan just assertively looked at her.

Seeing she couldn't change Chen Yan's mind, Yu Qiao Qiao could only nod weakly, then added, "Then I'll treat you tomorrow."

Chen Yan smiled and nodded, "Sure. No problem."

Upon receiving Chen Yan's affirmation, Yu Qiao Qiao immediately happily lowered her head and began eating the oden and shou zhua bing.

Seeing this, Chen Yan sat next to her and also picked up his portion, enjoying his meal.

It always tasted especially delicious when the two ate together.

"Crunch crunch crunch."

"Crunch crunch crunch."

The two resembled a pair of little hamsters nibbling on food.

While eating, Chen Yan looked at Yu Qiao Qiao.

Little did he know, Yu Qiao Qiao was also looking back at him.

The two couldn't help but exchange smiles, then lowered their heads again to nibble on the shou zhua bing.

Chen Yan felt a sweetness in his heart.

It felt... maybe this was happiness.

Though simple, it was warm and made one feel an indescribable sense of peace.

Thus, the two finished their meal together.

After a brief cleanup, Yu Qiao Qiao took a bag of colorful clay out of a bag on the floor and began kneading it on the table.

Seeing this, Chen Yan didn't help but just propped up his cheek and watched Yu Qiao Qiao work hard.

Perhaps because kneading clay requires force, a certain part of Boss Qiao Qiao's body kept shaking with her movements.

At first, Chen Yan hadn't noticed, but possibly because that part was so prominent, his gaze couldn't help but land there involuntarily.

After watching for a while, Chen Yan turned his head away and, after marveling at the impressive creations of nature in his mind, his gaze returned to Boss Qiao Qiao's face.

Probably because she had always been slender and lacked strength, after kneading the clay for a while, Boss Qiao Qiao's forehead was covered in a thin layer of fine sweat.

Chen Yan raised his hand and gently wiped it for her.

Yu Qiao Qiao looked at him, blushing with a shy smile.

A smile also inadvertently appeared on Chen Yan's face.

After the warmhearted moment, when Yu Qiao Qiao had finished kneading the clay and began to shape the clay figures, Chen Yan remembered the incident with Zhao Ying from the night before, so he asked,

"Did Brother Ying say anything after he went back last night?"

Perhaps not understanding Chen Yan's question, Yu Qiao Qiao continued molding the clay figure as she replied cutely, "What did Brother Ying say?"

"He just said he got in trouble. He smashed a car."

Chen Yan's eyes lit up.

He continued to ask, "Did he say why he wanted to smash the car?"

Yu Qiao Qiao's little mouth dropped open, "No, he just said he didn't like the look of the car. So he wanted to smash it. And so he did."

After speaking, Yu Qiao Qiao even commented, "Brother Ying is really wilful."

Chen Yan's brow furrowed slightly.

He felt... these weren't quite the answers he wanted.

Chen Yan asked, "Was there anything else unusual?"

Possibly having never seen Chen Yan so persistent in questioning about a girl, Yu Qiao Qiao looked at him curiously, then inquired, "Chen Yan... are you very interested in Brother Ying?"

Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment, then turned to look at Yu Qiao Qiao.

Yu Qiao Qiao's face no longer bore the warmth and sweetness from before, but instead was filled with careful caution.

Chen Yan suddenly felt a twinge of pity. The kid was a bit sensitive...

Chen Yan candidly replied, "Of course not."

"It's just that, our companies have some collaborations. So yesterday, I spoke to her father about the collaboration."

"But... how to put it, the conversation was a bit odd."

"And Brother Ying's reaction was also not the usual, a bit strange."

"So I just wanted to ask you if you've noticed anything."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, Yu Qiao Qiao breathed a sigh of relief and began to ponder Zhao Ying's recent behavior.

She looked up, her gaze full of confusion, "Brother Ying has been... kind of strange these last few days."

"Although he has always done some strange things in the past, he used to give off a very sunny vibe."

"But these days, he seems to be in a bad mood often."

"And... he has frequently skipped school, even not participating in the club activities he loves."

"A few times, he could be seen on the phone, losing his temper."

Chen Yan's brow furrowed even more, feeling... there were too few clues.

But... looking at it this way, perhaps... what happened last night wasn't just because of him?

But rather, Zhao Ying already had conflicts with his family?

But how could it be, considering Zhao Ying's carefree personality and the jovial nature he had seen in Zhao Xuan, what could go wrong?

Did the issue affect him in any way?

Chen Yan felt like there was a pile of puzzles before him. He had found a clue, but it seemed he couldn't untangle it.

As Chen Yan pondered in distress, suddenly Yu Qiao Qiao exclaimed, "That's right! I remember now!"

"Yesterday morning, Brother Ying asked me a question during class."

"He asked if I understood what 'responsibility' means."

Chen Yan looked up at Yu Qiao Qiao, "Responsibility?"

"Why would she ask that?"

Yu Qiao Qiao shook her head, "I'm also curious."

"And... I always had the feeling he was asking very seriously. So I was scared and dared not answer."

Chen Yan rubbed his chin, contemplating everything, feeling there might be some connection.

Thus, the two chatted while shaping the clay figures.

The morning flew by in an instant.

At noon, Yu Qiao Qiao handed the clay figure she had shaped to Meng Meng and then went out to lunch with Chen Yan.

Along the way, Chen Yan joked with Yu Qiao Qiao, "You designed all the characters in the game; wait until the game credits, I will definitely give you a special position and put you in the front row."

Yu Qiao Qiao smiled sweetly, "You might as well treat me to more delicious food."

Chen Yan touched her head, "Both, you have both."

After lunch together at noon, Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao didn't go to work in the afternoon. Instead, Chen Yan took Yu Qiao Qiao to the Fenghua Building, wanting to check out the two floors of office space he had purchased in advance.

To see if there was anything that needed to be arranged or cleaned.

He planned to tidy up over the next few days and then start moving the company.

Arriving at Qin Island Fenghua Building, Chen Yan and Yu Qiao Qiao looked up at the building that resembled a ship's sail and were somewhat amazed.

The reflective glass curtain wall shone dazzlingly. This was one of the most upscale office buildings in Qin Island.

Looking up at the Fenghua Building, Yu Qiao Qiao asked, "Chen Yan, did you really buy two floors of office space here?"

Chen Yan looked at the top two floors, then replied, "Yeah. Isn't it magnificent?"

Yu Qiao Qiao nodded obediently, genuinely admiring, "Indeed."

While the two were in awe, suddenly a somewhat sarcastic voice came over, "Fenghua Building is lease-only, didn't you know? Claiming you've bought two floors is quite something...."

Chen Yan turned his head with curiosity, wanting to see who had suddenly emerged as the antagonist.

Then, he saw a familiar face: the young man who at Richard's claimed to be the son of Qin Island's mayor.

At that moment, the young man was hugging a scantily clad woman, attempting to boast eloquently.

But halfway through his speech, he saw Chen Yan turning his head, and the smug look on his face instantly turned to astonishment.

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