The next day, neither of the Chen sisters came to work.
Luo Ming slept until he woke up naturally. He opened his eyes and glanced at the time on his phone—it was already 10:40.
Luo Ming stretched, got out of bed, washed up, then went to the kitchen and fried two eggs. He boiled a portion of thin noodles—about the thickness of a mineral water bottle cap—sprinkled various seasonings on top, then poured hot oil over them. Oil-splashed noodles, done.
One bowl of noodles took care of both breakfast and lunch. Then Luo Ming sat in front of the makeup mirror, recalling how Chen Junmiao did his makeup, and applied moisturizing cream and whitening cream to his face. He found a pair of jeans, paired them with a beige T-shirt, threw on a black windbreaker, and finally put on sunglasses and a baseball cap.
Luo Ming turned in front of the makeup mirror and nodded in satisfaction. “All set!”
With that, Luo Ming found a pair of white canvas shoes in the shoe cabinet, stretched out his long legs, and headed out.
Luo Ming was actually quite familiar with Shanghai. The second company he joined was in Shanghai, and he had spent three years there in total—though that was in 2016.
Luo Ming remembered that when he first came to Shanghai, it happened to be around the time Disneyland opened. Almost all the female colleagues at his company took time off to go visit, so Luo Ming, as the new guy, ended up working overtime for several days for no apparent reason.
“I wonder if Shanghai will still have Disneyland in this life,” Luo Ming murmured to himself.
Of course, Luo Ming wasn’t going to waste time visiting Disneyland. His destination today was Fudan University.
In his previous life, Fudan University was the first university in China to research big data.
They held many patents related to big data projects.
Luo Ming checked, and in this life too, Fudan University was the first university in China to offer related elective courses.
Luo Ming wanted to find out how far Fudan University’s big data projects had developed. If possible, he also wanted to invest early in some research topics so he could obtain the commercial ownership rights to the related patents.
2048 could bring the company some revenue, and using it to invest early in big data-related patents was the choice that maximized returns—much more profitable than buying stocks or Bitcoin.
Yesterday, Luo Ming got some information from Lin Shuwen about this senior named Wang Nan, who was doing her graduate studies at Fudan University. After hanging up, Luo Ming contacted her directly.
Wang Nan seemed pleasantly surprised to receive a call from “Lin Shuwen,” and there was a note of delight in her voice.
From this, it was clear that the two really were on good terms.
And when Luo Ming mentioned that he wanted her to help inquire about big data research groups at Fudan University, she agreed right away and gave him a reply in less than half an hour.
As for the “strangeness” Lin Shuwen mentioned, Luo Ming didn’t feel it at all. Wasn’t this just a very enthusiastic young woman?
With this senior’s help, Luo Ming decided to go to Fudan University this afternoon.
The time they agreed on was 3 p.m. It was only 1 p.m. now, so there was still plenty of time. Luo Ming wasn’t in a hurry and simply chose to take the bus.
The bus was Luo Ming’s favorite means of transportation. He loved sitting in the corner seat by the window in the last row, watching the scenery flash past his eyes. It gave him a very relaxed feeling.
But this time, Luo Ming couldn’t completely relax. He had to constantly pay attention to the people around him. After all, Lin Shuwen was a celebrity, and her popularity wasn’t low recently.
Because of this, Luo Ming didn’t relax at all. Instead, he remained nervous the whole time. Fortunately, after eight stops, it was time to transfer.
Luo Ming got off the bus. This time he didn’t choose to take another bus. Instead, he hailed a taxi and headed straight to Fudan.
Luo Ming arrived about half an hour early. He had planned to wait a while, but who knew that as soon as he got out of the car, a girl who had already been lying in ambush by the roadside ran out from behind him and hugged him.
“Still feels so good!” the girl said with a hint of nostalgia.
“Lin Shuwen’s” body trembled.
Obviously, Luo Ming didn’t want to tremble, but this body did it involuntarily. It wasn’t like this when he touched himself!
“Ah! Wenwen, you’re still like this! Your ears turn red with just one touch. Kawaii!”
“Se-Senior, you…”
Before Luo Ming could finish, Wang Nan grinned and let go first.
Only then did Luo Ming breathe a long sigh of relief. He finally understood what Lin Shuwen meant by “strange.”
How was this strange? This was clearly a female hooligan!
“Wenwen, why are you sighing?” Wang Nan walked around to face him and asked with a smile.
Only then did Luo Ming get a clear look at the senior’s appearance.
This senior was at most 155 centimeters tall. She belonged to the petite and dainty type. Her face looked very young, and equally youthful was her chest.
“Flat as a board!” The words couldn’t help but pop into Luo Ming’s mind.
“Bonk~” Wang Nan raised her hand and flicked Luo Ming on the forehead.
“Wenwen, were you just thinking something impolite?”
“N-no, not at all!”
“Forget it. It’s been so long since we met. I won’t hold it against you today. How have you been lately?” Wang Nan’s tone suddenly became serious.
“Pretty good.”
“I saw online that you’re not too happy in the entertainment industry. You even cried because your TV drama flopped. I’ve known you for three years and I’ve never seen you cry. How about coming back to take the graduate school entrance exam?
If you can’t get into a C9 school on your own, just go beg your dad.”
“No, no need, Senior. Those two TV dramas were from more than half a year ago. I’m doing well now.”
“That’s true too. I saw your Weibo followers have reached over ten million. I’ve been secretly following you. When are we going to follow each other back so I can ride your coattails a bit?”
“Senior, which account are you? I’ll follow you now.”
“No, no, no, I was just kidding. With your current situation, you probably can’t just follow anyone on Weibo, right?”
“It’s actually fine. I have a fair amount of autonomy.”
“I see. Then I’m relieved. What a pity, though! The gift I prepared for you is probably useless now.” As she spoke, Wang Nan somehow “produced” two books out of nowhere.
Luo Ming instinctively took the two books and glanced down at the titles—Civil Service Exam Textbook: 5,000 Logical Reasoning Questions.
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“Wenwen, what kind of expression is that? I’m doing this for your own good. I was afraid you signed a ‘sell-your-soul contract,’ the kind where if you try to leave, the company strips a layer of skin off you. So I specially bought you civil service exam materials.
With your IQ, passing the civil service exam would be a piece of cake. And if your hatred for your company runs deep enough, you could even go work for the tax bureau and audit their taxes hard.”
Luo Ming’s mouth twitched. He now felt that Lin Shuwen had understated things. This senior really was strange. Luo Ming simply couldn’t keep up with her train of thought.
“Do you like Senior’s gift?” Wang Nan asked with a smile.
“No—”
“Wait! Wenwen, if you say you don’t like it, my phone will ring the next second, and then something will suddenly come up on my end, and I won’t be able to accompany you to find the big data research group.” As she spoke, the senior threateningly opened Kugou Music, ready to press the play button at any moment.
