Gu Qingyan left with a face flushed bright red.
When people from Starry Sky Kindergarten greeted him, he pretended not to hear and quickly walked away.
Back in his own room, his heart raced even faster.
He had his very own room at Starry Sky Kindergarten!
This realization made him so happy he could almost fly.
He paced around the room several times, liking it more and more with each look.
Lying on the bed, he stared up at the ceiling, and soon began chuckling to himself.
Thinking of something, his face took on a shy expression!
When his friend called, he was still rolling around on the bed in excitement.
By the time he answered, the phone had rung several times.
His friend was exasperated: "What have you been up to lately? Every time I invite you out for drinks you never come. Are you really that busy now?"
Gu Qingyan had been overseeing construction work recently, so it was quite noisy there. With his phone in his jacket pocket, sometimes he couldn't respond.
He knew his friend was just calling to go drinking and clubbing. In the past, he had loved these activities, but since coming to Starry Sky Kindergarten, he suddenly felt motivated to improve himself.
He wasn't so keen on those old pastimes anymore.
So he hadn't returned some calls.
His friend had called several times and was clearly unhappy, launching into criticism as soon as the call connected.
Gu Qingyan completely ignored his friend's mood: "I'm supervising construction work right now!"
There was a lot of pressure with the new district. He had to oversee the construction of an entire building in just six months.
This meant coordinating various deadlines for both construction and interior design.
It was a field he had never been involved in before, and entering a new domain so abruptly required a great deal of mental energy!
His friend clearly knew why he had changed like this, after all, it had been trending on social media.
"A man in love makes the best dowry."
His friend was frustrated. They had all been slacking off together before, but now one of them had turned traitor and started working hard.
It made the others look bad by comparison.
"It's just a romance, is it really worth all this? And anyway, has there been any progress?"
Shen Wei used to be a nobody in their social circle. Now she had quietly become a new force to be reckoned with.
Among the rich kids, there weren't many as capable as Shen Wei.
Who could understand the dramatic rise from bottom-feeder to everyone's envy?
Gu Qingyan didn't catch the sarcasm in his friend's voice.
He got excited instead: "How did you know? Shen Wei gave me a diamond necklace worth 2 million yuan."
His friend was speechless.
Could this show-off just go die somewhere far away?
After a moment of silence, Gu Qingyan added, "Oh, and she had a room specially renovated for me."
His friend couldn't take it anymore: "Look at you, acting like it's such a big deal. It's just a room, is that really worth bragging about? Is your family so poor they can't give you a place to live? Come to my place, I'll give you a room too."
Gu Qingyan said, "This is different. It comes with a gaming pod! Yeah, the gaming pod is also a gift from Shen Wei."
He knew he shouldn't brag, but he just couldn't help himself.
Gu Qingyan wanted to tell the whole world about all the nice things Shen Wei did for him.
That video where he and Shen Wei had clarified their relationship kept being dredged up and mocked.
Every time, it made him furious with embarrassment.
Especially when people talked about how he had changed his tune.
He wished he could go back in time and beat himself up.
But now, who else had this gaming pod? This 2-million-yuan necklace?
His friend was thoroughly annoyed by the boasting.
He said from the side, "It's just a stupid gaming pod, what's so great about that!"
Though he didn't know what a gaming pod was.
But seeing the youngest son of a billionaire family repeatedly mentioning a 2-million-yuan necklace, he assumed it couldn't be anything special.
Gu Qingyan never expected his friend to think this way. Angered, he hung up and video called him on WeChat instead.
As soon as his friend answered, his eyes widened: "What is that?"
The gaming pod had a sleek metal exterior, formed in one seamless piece. It looked incredibly cool.
It was also surrounded by layers of dazzling lights.
It was a bit like a high-end computer case, somewhat over-the-top.
But it hit the sweet spot of male aesthetics.
Gu Qingyan's eyes were excited: "You've never seen one, right? This is the gaming pod Shen Wei gave me."
His friend, apart from drinking and clubbing, loved gaming most of all.
Seeing this high-end gaming pod, he could barely stand still: "Where are you? I'm coming over right now."
At first, his friend hadn't taken it seriously, but seeing it left him in awe.
For some reason, just having this thing there gave off an air of luxury and sophistication.
Gu Qingyan said, "Come on over."
To outsiders, they might think Shen Wei just got lucky, riding the wave of a booming industry.
The kindergarten business had suddenly taken off for her.
But only Gu Qingyan knew how amazing this kindergarten really was.
That sense of unity and purpose was something he'd never seen before.
The Gu Corporation was already very successful.
But even there, the middle management had different factions to balance.
It was no different from the balancing act of an ancient emperor.
The art of maneuvering was something every person in power had to learn.
Just thinking about it gave him a headache.
But at Starry Sky Kindergarten, it really felt like one big warm family.
The kindergarten had many high-level talents.
There were computer geniuses, art prodigies.
And adorable kids with great personalities who would softly call him "big brother" and Shen Wei "big sister."
The children weren't shy at all. If they didn't want to leave, they would beg to be carried.
Who could resist that?
Even a young master from a wealthy family like him was captivated by the children's cuteness.
Working there was especially healing, and there was delicious food to eat, as well as the opportunity to do some farming.
Every time Gu Qingyan told his parents about the kindergarten, they looked envious.
If they weren't worried about causing trouble for Shen Wei, they would have paid to experience this happiness themselves.
And according to his parents, many other wealthy elites felt the same way.
If Shen Wei opened up a kind of luxury farm stay experience, it would likely take the high-end market by storm.
Gu Qingyan had only contributed a little, but he really loved it.
But oddly enough, the kindergarten seemed to exist in a different dimension from everywhere else.
No matter how well he described it, people who hadn't seen it for themselves just couldn't understand.
This time, his friend's taunting had really riled him up. He was determined to teach that person a lesson right away!
Less than half an hour after Gu Qingyan sent her location, the roaring sound of a supercar could be heard approaching.
Soon after, it came to a stop just outside the kindergarten.
The security guard, having a special forces background, would never allow outsiders to enter the kindergarten premises.
Gu Qingyan specifically went to the kindergarten entrance to greet him, explaining that they were going to play in the gaming pod for a while. Only then was the visitor allowed to enter.
