Chapter 530: Chapter 196: Classmates’ Reaction, Xia Zhijin Furiously Confronts Shen Xiyu_4

Xia Zhijin’s cheeks flushed a rosy red as she murmured, "Bye!" Then, she looked around with an eager expression, waiting for Li Yuan’s arrival.

An SUV soon pulled over to the side of the road. Following the gazes of the passing male students, Li Yuan instantly spotted Xia Zhijin standing under the scorching sun.

A girl of such beauty was like a beam of light wherever she went, extraordinarily dazzling. Especially after getting together with him, she was no longer the once-insecure girl who couldn’t even lift her head. She now radiated a brilliant, youthful charm.

Seeing Xia Zhijin baking under the harsh sun, Li Yuan quickly jogged over, tapped her on the shoulder, and opened his arms wide.

"Silly girl, isn’t it hot standing here?"

Xia Zhijin was startled at first, but upon hearing Li Yuan’s voice, her face immediately lit up with joy. Turning around, she saw the figure she had missed day and night standing there with open arms, smiling at her as if waiting for an embrace.

Xia Zhijin glanced around, her cheeks instantly flushing as she murmured his name, "Li Yuan!"

Li Yuan teased with a smile, "Aren’t you coming over?"

"Ah?" Xia Zhijin exclaimed, her cheeks growing even redder with embarrassment. The most they had ever done in public was hold hands, and with class having just ended, there were still so many people around! She looked into Li Yuan’s eyes and, shyly lowering her head, walked toward him.

Feeling the gentle softness against his chest and the unique feminine fragrance she exuded, Li Yuan stroked Xia Zhijin’s head, wrapped his arms around her back, and hugged her tightly.

Li Yuan noticed the beads of sweat on her forehead and wiped them away with his sleeve before giving her an affectionate kiss.

Xia Zhijin trembled like a startled deer, burying her head tightly in Li Yuan’s chest.

"Silly girl, did you miss me?"

"Mhm!"

"Heh, I missed you too," Li Yuan said, sniffing the fragrance of Xia Zhijin’s hair. He then released his embrace, a wide smile on his face. "Let’s go to the company together. There are many new faces there these days. Let them meet the lady boss."

"Mhm!" Xia Zhijin shyly lowered her head. Many passing students from Ji University were already turning their gazes toward them.

「On the way to the company,」

As Li Yuan and Xia Zhijin chatted casually, the topic inevitably turned to Zhihu.

"Zhijin, are you saying our classmates all know that Zhihu was developed by our company?" Li Yuan asked curiously.

"Yes." Xia Zhijin glanced at Li Yuan, holding back the words she kept locked in her heart.

Li Yuan was very interested in his classmates’ reactions. "What did they say? Are some of them impressed, while others are making snide remarks? Are there even some who are secretly cursing me to go bankrupt and become a poor boy again?"

"Ah, how did you know?" Xia Zhijin’s eyes blinked in surprise. Her classmates’ reactions were exactly as Li Yuan had described.

"Haha, isn’t it obvious? That’s just human nature," Li Yuan chuckled.

His arrival had already stolen the limelight from all the other boys in their class. With a luxury car, a mansion, and several campus beauties as girlfriends, it would be strange if he didn’t arouse envy.

However, he never expected that the one to stab him in the back would be that person—someone he would have never anticipated...

Li Yuan habitually placed his right hand on Xia Zhijin’s thigh. Feeling the denim jeans she’s so accustomed to wearing, I feel a flicker of regret. This precious, conservative girl always likes to wear jeans or sweatpants, hiding her stunningly long legs that could mesmerize any man. In comparison, Zhong Tingyue and Bai Weixi are more self-aware, always dressing to my liking. Bai Weixi loves wearing long skirts, and Zhong Tingyue prefers stockings—both are styles I love...

As Li Yuan’s large hand began to wander, Xia Zhijin’s cheeks immediately flushed, but she didn’t say anything to stop him, allowing his roguish hand to do as it pleased...

Li Yuan smiled. "By the way, Zhijin, I’ve already applied for the university’s entrepreneurship base. Once the office equipment and staff are in place in a few days, I plan to set up a company branch on campus. If you have time, you can go check it out often."

A look of shock flashed in Xia Zhijin’s beautiful eyes. She hadn’t known that Li Yuan had already applied for an entrepreneurship base at the university.

Her gaze, now filled with immense admiration and affection, fixed on him as she praised him from the heart, "Li Yuan, you’re really incredible!"

As Li Yuan drove, he felt a wave of satisfaction wash over him at her compliment. "It’s nothing special. Besides, haha, you know what I’m *really* good at!"

Xia Zhijin was stunned for a moment before she understood his implication. Her cheeks flushed red as she retorted playfully, "You big bad guy! Annoying!"

「Arriving at the company,」

Li Yuan led Xia Zhijin directly to the operations center to check Zhihu’s real-time data.

Lin Yuwei reported, "Director Li, as of now, our domestic registered users have exceeded 450,000. The number of active users currently on the site has reached 90,000, which is an excellent result. The activity level on the first day was many times higher than that of other websites."

Looking at the backend data, Li Yuan also felt a stir of excitement. All the metrics indicated that Zhihu was on the verge of becoming a massive hit.

I can’t get complacent. I have to stay grounded, Li Yuan thought to himself. He gradually regained his composure, his expression turning calm.

"The data is quite good," he said. "Keep up the good work and continue to strive. Let’s make Zhihu rapidly popular across all major universities!"

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