The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 672 - 669: Hold On and Don’t Let Go 4_1

It took him a while to catch his breath. "Yan Xixi..."

She smiled. "What brings you here?"

"We’re on vacation. I just got home yesterday. My cousin said there was a grand event and told me to come check it out. I didn’t want to go at first, but my father thought it would be a good experience. So, here I am, joining in. But honestly, I’m not used to these kinds of occasions, and I don’t know many people. It’s a good thing you’re here. Otherwise, I’d be even more bored..."

"It’s all right. You’ll get used to it after a few times," she said.

Li Zhen scratched his head. "I really can’t get used to it, and I don’t plan on going to these things in the future."

She maintained her smile, thinking, Zhou Ting is really going to great lengths. Is she determined to tie Huang Xiaojue’s entire family to her war chariot?

Li Zhen’s cousin—Yang Wei’s wife—must have asked him to come at Zhou Ting’s suggestion. Otherwise, how would Li Zhen have gotten such an opportunity?

She said casually, "Is your cousin deliberately trying to help you build your network? You’re studying law. If you return to the country after graduation, having connections is essential for a good future..."

Li Zhen was frank. "Yes, that’s what my cousin intends. We all know we’re benefiting from the Zhou family’s influence. However, after this, I won’t be going to these things again."

Yan Xixi paused, then responded gently, "If the Zhou family can be of help, it’s not necessarily a bad thing to give yourself some opportunities."

Li Zhen spoke bluntly, "My cousin and her family are short-sighted opportunists. They just stay at home and can’t see the wider world. To be honest, I’ve been paying close attention to the domestic situation for the past two years. Perhaps the Zhou family’s influence won’t last forever."

Yan Xixi was taken aback by his frankness.

He continued, "Nepotism is the same everywhere, both at home and abroad. The question is, can you afford the price that comes with such connections?"

She wasn’t sure how to respond, so she changed the subject. "By the way, I still haven’t thanked you for all those materials you sent me."

"I’m thrilled that you got into Harvard. I wanted to send you a gift to celebrate, but somehow I couldn’t contact you later..."

Yan Xixi gave a bitter laugh. That was because Wan Donglin had blacklisted him and even blocked his phone number.

The young man wasn’t an idiot. After several attempts, he understood that she didn’t want to be bothered, so he couldn’t bring himself to shamelessly persist.

But this unexpected encounter with Yan Xixi filled him with an undisguisable ecstasy. Could this be what people called ’destiny’? Otherwise, how could they always meet so coincidentally, just when he was about to lose hope?

She felt quite embarrassed but didn’t know what to say, so she simply laughed it off.

Li Zhen got out of the car, scratched his head, and stammered, "Yan Xixi, can we... can we still keep in touch?"

She smiled. "Of course. Aren’t we classmates?"

Li Zhen was so excited, he almost jumped for joy.

At that moment, it was not yet eleven o’clock at night.

Only then did Yan Xixi realize that, unknowingly, two or three months had passed. It was already high summer, and the summer vacation had begun. She was planning to go to Boston in August. It seemed Wan Donglin wouldn’t be back before she left, would he?

Even though she felt she hadn’t done much, she was still extremely tired.

Kicking off her high heels, she collapsed onto the sofa. After a moment, she took out her phone and posted on her social media feed.

It was a photo of a beautiful woman with a handsome man by a luxury car—her and Li Zhen. This was the first time she had ever posted a photo of herself online. Even though she was wearing sunglasses, acquaintances would recognize her at a glance.