The guests who arrived tonight were mainly Chen Linzhi's friends and employees, and some of them were neighbors.

Except for him, Zhao Bailu didn't know him.

She is not a sociable character, she has politely refused several batches of guests who came to talk, and went to the house alone to take a look, surprised by Chen Linzhi's achievements.

She had found that Chen Linzhi was special and had unique views on some issues, but she didn't expect to be able to earn such a mansion in just half a year.

The two have not been in touch much lately, Zhao Bailu went to London with her mother for a while during the summer vacation, went to Harvard at the end of August, and happened to return to San Francisco this weekend to take time to attend tonight's party.

Her maternal grandfather's health deteriorated, and he was already preparing for his death.

It stands to reason that Zhao Bailu is an adopted child, but her nominal grandfather likes her very much.

When they met during the day, they learned from the old man that they would keep an apartment for themselves, which made Zhao Bailu only uncomfortable, although the family was a little harsh in terms of discipline, but since she was adopted, she has indeed lived a very comfortable life, and she has never lacked love.

Chen Linzhi didn't know about this stubble.

Seeing that Zhao Bailu, who was dressed up and wearing a Dior little black dress evening dress, looked lonely, she subconsciously thought that she was neglected by herself, and said to her with a smile at the moment: "I'm sorry, there are too many people here tonight, I have no experience in holding large parties, and the hospitality is not good, so I'm so embarrassed to let you be here alone." ”

"It's okay, I'm at other parties and it's hard to fit in. Zhao Bailu took the champagne handed by Chen Linzhi, smiled and said thank you, clinked glasses and tasted a small sip, it was sweet peach champagne, the degree was not high.

She added: "Congratulations, the house is very beautiful. ”

"Haha, do you remember the day I was released from prison, I was very depressed at that time, and I was lucky this year, it seems that I have a talent for business. ”

Chen Linzhi politely sold himself and boasted, and asked Zhao Bailu: "How does it feel to go to Harvard to study, the rich learning atmosphere should be suitable for you, you already like to study and read." ”

Zhao Bailu sighed: "My two roommates like to go to parties and often disturb me, which is different from my imagined college life. ”

"After reading for so many years, I finally got free, and when I enter the university, I will definitely enjoy the wonderful time first, and it is normal for new students to enroll. ”

Chen Linzhi never had the opportunity to go to college in his life, but he experienced it in his previous life.

Several roommates play black games all day long, and their minds are full of love like otaku, and they can't wait to participate in more party activities.

Therefore, I can barely guess Zhao Bailu's recent experience, but it is her nerdy lifestyle that is not the state that a freshman should have.

chatting about her grandfather, Chen Linzhi finally understood why Zhao Bailu was absent-minded tonight, birth, old age, sickness and death are fates that no one can get around, and there is no way to persuade anything else except to look at the point.

Talking to Zhao Bailu about her recent life, going to the other side to purchase goods and betting on the appreciation of the yen, it was quite exciting, she was distracted by this, and finally had a more smile on her face, trying to learn from adults to quit drinking and dispel sorrows, just a glass of champagne, the effect was obvious, and her face began to turn red.

There were other guests who needed to be entertained, and Chen Linzhi took Zhao Bailu around to talk.

His next-door neighbor also came.

The man was a white man in his sixties, with a relatively strong body and gray hair, who made a fortune in the timber business in his early years, and bought the house next door during World War II at a very low price.

His wife, a Latino woman who seems to be from Central American Colombia, speaks with a strange accent and is only twenty-six years old this year, with an eye-catching figure.

The combination of old husbands and young wives is very common in wealthy areas.

After Chen Linzhi met the couple, his expression was embarrassed, because he had met Mrs. Mattia Ipez during his morning run, and he had also accosted him, and his eyes were extremely sultry.

Marrying an old man at a young age will not always be a picture of his age, he is mature, when the white old man Sanford participated in World War II, Mattia Ipez's mother was still in elementary school, and this generation gap is not ordinary.

It wasn't until today that Chen Linzhi found out that she lived next door, and it was inevitable that she was a little weak-hearted.

It's just that he pretended to meet for the first time, and Mattia Ipez too, and after getting to know a few neighbors briefly, Chen Linzhi went back to chat with the employees of the private equity fund.

They have overfulfilled their tasks, and they have been working overtime in the near future, and the promised reward of 200,000 US dollars, as well as additional salary and bonus subsidies, will definitely be given. Although the decision-making was almost all arranged by Chen Linzhi, this group of people still felt that they had proved their ability, and when they hooked up with the girls, they boasted about how much money they made.

This did not make them pay attention, but caused several women who learned that Chen Linzhi was the boss to begin to pay special attention to Chen Linzhi's every move, and took the initiative to quietly stuff his contact information to him.

The small move was seen by Zhao Bailu, she was just slandering, and she couldn't help but compare Chen Linzhi with the new friends she met in college recently, and make a judgment.

began to plan whether he should take the initiative and learn the plot in the book, and strive to make Chen Linzhi pay attention to himself, instead of being treated as a little sister.

That's right.

Zhao Bailu, who didn't know anything about emotions, suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis when he saw him so popular.

She has always wanted to understand what kind of experience it is to be in love, her own personality, and the fact that she has been enrolled in a girls' school since she was a child, there are not many men who can make Zhao Bailu treat her differently, so she looks at Chen Linzhi very rationally and feels that she should think of a way.

As for how to figure out a way, Zhao Bailu hadn't figured it out for a while, and lacked experience in this area.

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The life of an American is often accompanied by countless parties, large and small.

As the host of the party, Chen Linzhi is responsible for providing the venue and drinks, as well as mobilizing the atmosphere, there is no need to take care of every guest, how to play, it is their own business.

The party lasted from 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock, and after the guests had finished one after another, the company that took over the party business was responsible for cleaning up the empty bottles and taking away the fresh flowers.

Chen Linzhi called a car and asked the driver to be responsible for sending Zhao Bailu home, and then went upstairs by himself, and it was already more than eleven o'clock after taking a bath, and he was exhausted and lying down to rest.

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I woke up late the next day.

Chen Linzhi was not in a hurry to go to the company, and came to the attic terrace in his nightgown, sitting at the rattan chair table, holding a cigar between his fingertips, so as not to smoke himself in the room.

At the beginning of September, the mosquitoes were still vicious, and he dared to chase people in broad daylight, and he pinched them to death with one hand.

Pleased with his skill at mosquito control, he looked sideways into the yard of his neighbor's house, and through the gap between the palm trees, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the lady Matthia Ypeez, walking towards the gardener with a plate of food.

The young man was mowing the grass and, as he took the plate, he put his arm around her waist and kissed Mattia Ipez on the face, and she just smiled and pushed her away.

It was a little far away, but Chen Linzhi could still clearly see her smiling.

Mattia Ipez quickly pulled the gardener into the house.

This made Chen Linzhi have to think about it, and found that the old man's car was not parked on weekdays today, and it seemed that someone had a green glow on his head......