Chapter 377: I Once Let My Youth Surge Into Her

Two taxis stopped one after another outside the Shenzhen Bay Pedestrian Street.

The five people got out of the cars one after another, gathered together, and walked toward the restaurant.

"I asked alumni in the industry about the private equity fund Professor Wang mentioned; it's indeed very good. After all, there are so many big stars endorsing it, and the GP is Su Yu's family office."

"The opportunity is rare. I think you guys should consider it carefully. If you're not starting a business for the time being, it's a very good investment channel."

Wei Ping said his opinion while walking.

As the big brother of the five-person team, Technical Director Wei Ping currently still holds 11% of the company's equity, and his income is the highest among them.

His connections, ability, and experience are also the best among the five.

Li Li Ziying smiled: "Anyway, I will definitely participate; this opportunity is too rare."

Her equity is slightly more than Liu Liu Qingning's, so she can get a transfer fee of 4.8 million yuan.

This is actually a very huge number; many of their classmates haven't saved that much after 10 years of graduation.

They could already buy a house in Shenzhen in full.

Originally, she wanted to find alumni to buy some funds, but now Professor Wang directly contacted Juxing Huicui, which counts as a huge help to her.

"Stop chatting, you've been chatting all the way here; today is our farewell dinner." Li Li Ziying reached out and knocked on Liu Liu Qingning's phone: "Tang Song is here in Shenzhen, right? Whatever you have to talk about, talk when you meet."

Liu Liu Qingning smiled and said "um," replied once more, and then put away her phone.

Looking at the bright smile on her face, a faint disappointment flashed in Cheng Qingfeng's eyes.

Ever since that Tang Song came to Shenzhen over the weekend, everyone noticed that Liu Liu Qingning, who was originally in low spirits and exhausted, seemed like a different person.

She rarely wore a dress during work hours, put on exquisite makeup, and redid her hair.

She was becoming more and more like the her from university—lively, cute, and sweet.

Cheng Qingfeng really liked this state of hers, but felt deeply powerless.

Taking the mall elevator to the 4th floor, they walked into a private room of a Teochew cuisine restaurant.

Hanging her bag on the rack, the five sat down at the dining table.

Zhang Zhang Xiaoni handed the menu over, smiling: "Here you go, Qingfeng, today you are the protagonist; order whatever you want to eat!"

Cheng Qingfeng took the menu, scanned it a few times, and said to the waiter: "Bean paste baked East Star Grouper, bamboo fungus stewed chicken wings, fresh shrimp congee... I'm done ordering, do you guys have anything else to add?"

"I say, you ordered all these because they are what Liu Qingning likes to eat, right? Do you have to be so biased, dear!" Li Li Ziying teased: "Zhang Xiaoni, hurry up and swap seats with Liu Qingning; let them sit together."

"Yeah, Qingfeng, because Liu Qingning doesn't like to eat pork, you didn't order a single dish with it?"

Zhang Zhang Xiaoni stood up and grabbed Liu Liu Qingning's arm: "Come, come, come, Liu Qingning, let's swap."

"No! You guys stop teasing me." Liu Liu Qingning covered her mouth and chuckled: "I'm particularly afraid of the heat; it's right under the air conditioner here, it's quite good, I'm not swapping with you."

Zhang Zhang Xiaoni looked at Li Li Ziying, then turned to pat Cheng Qingfeng on the shoulder: "Qingfeng, since she won't swap with me, then you and I swap!"

Cheng Qingfeng looked at Liu Liu Qingning and smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

Seeing this, Li Li Ziying leaned over: "Hurry up."

Then, the two girls giggled and forcibly pushed him into the seat next to Liu Liu Qingning.

They started teasing the two.

Similar situations had actually happened from time to time over the past 3 years.

Team building, dinner, work, meetings...

Every joke and teasing from colleagues was a heartbeat acceleration for Cheng Qingfeng.

Sitting in Zhang Zhang Xiaoni's seat, Cheng Qingfeng turned his head slightly to look at Liu Liu Qingning sitting beside him.

Under the lights, her skin seemed to have a layer of faint halo.

Her nose was small and upturned, and the lines were soft and beautiful.

Her slightly upturned lip line was like a flower petal dripping with dew.

Her pure eyes blinked, bright and lively.

What is a white moonlight?

Every time he saw this cute face, his mood would brighten, and he would want to get closer.

As if all worries and troubles would vanish in front of her.

The food was quickly served on the table.

Cheng Qingfeng took a deep breath and picked up the wine glass on the table: "Thank you all for coming to see me off; let's have a toast."

"Come, cheers!" "Cheers!"

"Ding ding ding~" The sound of glass collision rang out.

Cheng Qingfeng drank it all in one gulp and poured another glass.

He knew his shortcomings; his personality was a bit dull and introverted, he had no sense of humor, and he didn't know how to talk much.

Over the past 3 years of entrepreneurship, he had too many opportunities to confess to Liu Liu Qingning, and too many opportunities to try to get closer to her, but not once could he muster the courage.

Besides the Tang Song who often appeared beside her, it was also because of his own retreat.

He rarely drank, and his alcohol tolerance was very poor, belonging to the type that could get dizzy from beer.

Perhaps when he was truly drunk, he could muster the courage to ask her to stay.

Seeing his appearance, the other 3 looked at each other and didn't persuade him.

Wei Ping greeted them to eat while taking the initiative to talk about 5 years ago.

The few were filled with emotion.

Liu Liu Qingning also put down her phone, accompanying them to drink and chat with peace of mind.

Regarding 2018, they had too many beautiful memories.

Under the gathering of Professor Wang Chang, the 5 formed a team to participate in the "Internet+" entrepreneurship competition.

At that time, China regarded the new generation of artificial intelligence as an important frontier, proposing that by 2030, the overall level of artificial intelligence theory, technology, and application would reach the world's leading level, becoming a major artificial intelligence innovation center in the world.

Major enterprises successively increased their investment in research and development, investing in AI-related fields.

At that time, Smile Investment had just established a holding group, Liu Qingning Technology landed in Shenzhen, Su Yu's new drama refreshed viewership records, and new songs continued to top the charts...

They were ambitious, wanting to join the tide of the new era.

More than 5 years passed in a flash, and looking back, they were filled with sighs.

They were not the chosen ones; although the project they did had a valuation of nearly 100 million, placed in today's AI field, it could only count as small shrimp.

The once ambitious goals might have dissipated for the most part, but there was no lack of unwillingness and disappointment in their hearts.

Unknowingly, the sky outside the window grew darker, and the city's neon lights were gradually lit.

A layer of blush appeared on Liu Liu Qingning's fair face, and her speech carried a slight tipsiness.

"After eating, let's go shopping at MixC together, how about it?" Li Li Ziying smiled: "We'll be able to get a large sum of money soon, and my heart is restless."

"That's possible; we haven't had any free time since coming to Shenzhen."

Liu Liu Qingning hesitated for a moment and said: "That, I won't go; I've gained a lot of weight now, I'll buy clothes after I lose weight."

"No, you must go!" Zhang Zhang Xiaoni looked at her and said: "It's not like you have to buy clothes; you can buy other things."

Li Li Ziying echoed: "Liu Qingning, you've been carrying this backpack for 3 years; now that you have so much money, you can't even bear to change to a good bag. Even if you want to buy a house, you're not short of this little money."

As a girl, Liu Liu Qingning is indeed a bit "frugal" to an extreme in this regard.

Clothes are just for wearing, and she only has two or three bags.

With her income, she could actually be indulgent once in a while.

Hearing the words of the two, Liu Liu Qingning subconsciously looked at her bag.

This was a gift Tang Song bought for her after he got his first salary after becoming a full-time employee, a Coach backpack worth 2,000 yuan.

It has great commemorative significance and has been carried for 3 years, and it hasn't broken yet.

"I've already agreed with Tang Song; he'll come to find me in a while, and we'll walk around the pedestrian street here together."

The mood Cheng Qingfeng had brewed under the influence of alcohol collapsed instantly, his lips moved, and he held back the words he wanted to say.

"Ah?" Li Li Ziying said somewhat speechlessly: "You really are... just like before, you want to bring him everywhere."

Liu Liu Qingning shook her head: "It's different; he ran all the way to Shenzhen to find me, so I definitely have to take care of his feelings more."

Zhang Zhang Xiaoni said: "Fine, fine, then we'll walk the pedestrian street together; if you want to go to MixC, that's fine too, anyway, the distance is only 1 kilometer, just a few steps."

"I'll ask him where he is." Liu Liu Qingning picked up her phone and saw an unread message.

【Liu Shuang: Autograph photo. jpg】

【Liu Shuang: "Surprise, surprise! Xiang Kai met Bei Bei Yuwei today; their relationship seems pretty good, and he helped me get an autograph photo."】

【Liu Shuang: "It's a pity Pei Yanke wasn't there, so I couldn't get one for you. But at the banquet on Friday, Pei Yanke will definitely be at the scene; you can find her for a photo then."】

Liu Shuang doesn't listen to songs much; because work is easy, she just chases various dramas every day and has recently become obsessed with Bei Bei Yuwei.

Liu Liu Qingning smiled and congratulated her a few times.

She sent a location message to Tang Song and left a message: "Big bad guy, tell me when you're almost here."

Looking at the ambiguous chat history above, she couldn't help but blush a little.

Tang Song is truly different now; at least his emotional intelligence is more than a little higher than before.

If he had been like this before, she probably wouldn't have come to Shenzhen.

"Buzz buzz buzz—"

【Tang Song: "Just got in the car, wait for my call obediently (#hug)."】

Putting away her phone, Liu Liu Qingning smiled and said: "I'm going to the bathroom."

Watching her departing back.

The few looked at Cheng Qingfeng at the same time.

"Dinner is almost finished, you're not planning to say it, right? Liu Qingning is such a good girl; can you bear to watch her be with someone else?"

"Sigh, it's not that I'm talking about you." Li Li Ziying patted his arm: "Some words are hard for me to say in front of Liu Qingning; that Tang Song really isn't suitable for her, and Liu Qingning being with him won't necessarily be happy."

During the 3 years they worked in Beijing, they had many contacts with Tang Song.

They could only say he was of average ability, with no outstanding capabilities in any aspect, and there was a huge gap between him and someone like Liu Liu Qingning.

Listening to the words of her classmates, Cheng Qingfeng took a deep breath and picked up a glass of wine and poured it in.

He said loudly: "Say it, I'll say it in a while!"

He was already a bit drunk now, and a surge of hot blood rushed to his brain.

After leaving Century Zhixue, the chances of meeting again would inevitably be much fewer.

If Liu Liu Qingning left Shenzhen, it would probably be hard to even meet once more.

Today might be his last chance.

Just like what Li Ziying and the others said, some people are missed for a lifetime.

"Creak—" The private room door was gently pushed open.

Cheng Qingfeng sat up straight, his lips pressed tightly.

As Liu Liu Qingning sat back in her seat, he clenched his fists, his tone somewhat excited: "Liu Qingning, I have something I want to say to you!"

"Ah, you guessed it? So smart!" Liu Liu Qingning didn't seem to notice his abnormality: "Thank you, Brother Qingfeng, for taking care of me these past few years; I've troubled you a lot at work.

Today you are officially resigning, so I'll treat you to this meal. The bill is already settled, don't be polite with me."

Hearing her words and looking at her eyes, the courage Cheng Qingfeng had just raised fell again.

He understood roughly what was going on.

He really didn't want it to end, but it seemed it had never begun.

"By the way, Tang Song should be here soon; he hasn't been to Shenzhen Bay Pedestrian Street, so I'll go to the entrance to pick him up; you guys wait here." Liu Liu Qingning said while picking up her bag from the rack.

The other 3 looked at each other, all guessing Liu Liu Qingning's intentions.

Zhang Zhang Xiaoni shook her head and stood up: "Then let's go down together; anyway, we've all finished eating."

"Um, let's go, let's go down together."

The night was like a huge black silk spread across the sky.

The night Shenzhen Bay Pedestrian Street was crowded with people.

The 5 had just walked a few steps.

"Ding ling ling—" The phone rang.

Liu Liu Qingning answered the phone and said softly: "Hello, where are you?"

"Ah? You've already gotten out of the taxi?"

"Hmph, I knew you were lying to me just now; fortunately, I'm smart and predicted it in advance, haha."

"I'm also almost at the west entrance of the pedestrian street now."

"Um um, bye-bye."

Hanging up the phone, Liu Liu Qingning stood on her tiptoes slightly, looking toward the entrance of the pedestrian street.

"Is Tang Song already here?" Li Li Ziying shook her head with a smile: "To be honest, I haven't seen him for a year; I almost forgot what he looks like."

"I still have a photo of him and Liu Qingning on my phone, taken when we went to the Garden Expo Park before, but I don't know if he has changed."

The last time they met Tang Song was last September.

For them, Liu Liu Qingning's childhood sweetheart could only be called an acquaintance, not even a friend, and their impression of him wasn't deep.

"He's already gotten out of the taxi and is walking this way." Liu Liu Qingning responded, her eyes suddenly becoming bright, and she waved hard toward the front: "Tang Song! Over here!"

Hearing her call, the four looked up toward the front.

In the bustling pedestrian street crowd, a slender and tall figure was walking toward them.

A charming smile was on his handsome face.

His fresh, messy hair drifted gently in the breeze, emitting a healthy and charming luster.

His posture was elegant and unrestrained, and his clothes were gently blown and swayed by the wind, outlining a perfect body shape with broad shoulders and a narrow waist.

His appearance immediately attracted gazes.

Just as they were stunned, Liu Liu Qingning in front of them had already walked up quickly.

Immediately following, the boy directly pinched her cheek: "You seem to have drunk quite a bit."

"Qingfeng is resigning today, so everyone drank quite a bit."

Perhaps because she was a bit tipsy, Liu Liu Qingning's speech was soft and glutinous, and she didn't pull away from his hand.

"Fine, your alcohol tolerance is so poor, be careful in the future."

"I know—" Liu Liu Qingning patted him lightly.

Listening to their conversation.

Li Li Ziying and the others finally came back to their senses and shouted in surprise: "Tang Song!?"

Cheng Qingfeng's heart jumped, his gaze somewhat stagnant, and his brain was a mess.

"Long time no see, good evening." Tang Song smiled and nodded at them.

For Liu Liu Qingning's few entrepreneurial partners, his impression was very deep; they were all graduate students from Beijing University.

In the past, facing them, it was inevitable to feel some envy and inferiority.

After all, his dream at the beginning was to be admitted to the computer department graduate program at Beijing University.

"Long time no see." "Long time no see."

Li Li Ziying stared at Tang Song in front of her with wide eyes, somewhat incredulously: "Your change is too big, right? I almost didn't recognize you."

Tang Song smiled and said: "It's okay, mainly because I lost weight, plus fitness and shaping."

Zhang Zhang Xiaoni grinned, suddenly understanding Liu Liu Qingning.

Good fellow, is this a potential stock?

The current Tang Song is really handsome, a 360-degree dead-end hard handsome, and his temperament is also super good.

Facing such a boy, it is estimated that very few women can refuse.

Liu Liu Qingning stood in front of him with a smile, unable to help but reveal a proud and playful expression.

With her intelligence, she knew the views of these friends toward Tang Song.

Now it can be considered a "slap in the face" in a certain sense.

Just then, an orange paper gift bag appeared in front of her.

"Deng deng deng deng—" Tang Song smiled: "A little surprise for you."

"Ah?" Liu Liu Qingning blinked: "This is for me?"

She had just noticed that Tang Song had one hand behind his back, carrying a bag, but didn't expect it to be a gift prepared for her.

"Of course, take it."

"Fine, count you as sensible." Liu Liu Qingning took it with both hands with a beaming smile.

Immediately following, she saw the striking black English letters on it.

【LOUISVUITTON】

"LV?" Liu Liu Qingning paused, her round eyes looking at him, pouting and complaining in a low voice: "Why buy such luxury goods? It's not a necessity."

There were others present, so to take care of Tang Song's face, she didn't say anything more.

After all, he had already bought it, and it was a gift for her.

And now, no matter what, she counts as having 4 million in savings, so a little indulgence is acceptable.

Tang Song rubbed her hair and said softly: "How long have you been carrying your bag? I bought you a new one, see if you like it."

"No, there are so many people here; what if it gets dirty or broken? Let's find a quiet place to open it later." Liu Liu Qingning hugged the gift bag tightly, looking very precious.

As a girl, although she is very rational, she still likes bags, especially since this was a gift from Tang Song.

She was actually looking forward to it very much in her heart.

"Haha, fine, listen to you."

The humid night breeze blew toward them.

Feeling the lively and happy atmosphere around, Liu Liu Qingning carried the gift bag and smiled at her colleagues: "Now that everyone is here, let's go."

After speaking, she took the initiative to hold Tang Song's hand.

Li Li Ziying and the others looked at each other, their gazes sweeping over the silent and head-lowered Cheng Qingfeng at the same time.

Wei Ping sighed, stepped forward, and hugged his shoulder: "Let's go, it's been a long time since so many people walked together, gogogo!"

The tall buildings in the distance were shining with brilliant neon lights.

The shops on both sides of the street were lined up, flashing with colorful lights.

In the surging crowd, music, discussions, and distant honking were endless.

Liu Liu Qingning held Tang Song's hand, introducing him to the surrounding malls, shops, and food.

Li Li Ziying and Zhang Zhang Xiaoni huddled beside Cheng Qingfeng, constantly livening up the atmosphere, but it didn't seem to have much effect.

After walking a section along the pedestrian street, a burst of guitar playing and singing came.

Liu Liu Qingning's eyes brightened, and she looked in that direction.

On the side of the street, quite a few people were gathered.

Through the gaps in the crowd, one could see a female streamer holding a guitar and singing, with light gray hair and wearing a cultural shirt.

In front of her were a phone stand, a microphone, and a speaker.

As one of Shenzhen's internet-famous streets, there are people livestreaming here every day.

"Someone is singing over there, let's go take a look." Liu Liu Qingning smiled and waved at her colleagues, pulling Tang Song over.

The singing and guitar sound drifted through the speakers on the pedestrian street.

The female streamer held an electric box guitar, her body swaying gently, singing very devotedly.

Liu Liu Qingning touched Tang Song's arm: "Hey, we often listened to this song in high school; how do you think she sings?"

Tang Song smiled and said: "It's okay, but not as good as you sing."

"Sweet talker!" Liu Liu Qingning reached out and pinched his lips, smiling like a flower.

Liu Liu Qingning has always liked music, and in high school, she often pulled Tang Song to listen to songs together.

She once joked that if she weren't too good at studying, she would definitely have taken the singer route.

At that time, in order to show off in front of her white moonlight, he even followed the trend and practiced guitar for a while.

Unfortunately, his talent was mediocre, and he could never show it off.

Instead, it was the white moonlight who just learned casually according to the tutorial and could play the complete melody.

Tang Song's cultivation of the female star Su Yu in the later "Male God Growth Plan," obtaining music skills through the dungeon, was also slightly influenced by this incident.

Thinking of this, looking at the guitar in the female streamer's hand, Tang Song's hands were a bit itchy.

The limelight he couldn't show in front of the white moonlight before, he really could now!

Tang Song lowered his head slightly, leaned into her ear, and whispered: "Then do you want to try it?"

"In your dreams!" Liu Liu Qingning smiled and patted him.

She was indeed a bit tipsy, appearing exceptionally unrestrained, and wouldn't act reserved because of such a small joke.

After a song ended, the female streamer stopped, interacted simply with the audience in the livestream, and begged for gifts.

It could be seen that her livestream room must be very deserted, and no one had ever given gifts to request songs.

Tang Song pinched Liu Liu Qingning's soft little hand, just wanting to go up and show off.

Suddenly, Liu Liu Qingning's voice sounded in his ear: "Help me hold something."

Immediately following, she handed over her backpack and the LV gift bag.

Tang Song paused and reached out to take them.

Immediately following, Liu Liu Qingning blinked at him with a smile, walked over directly, and whispered a few words to the female streamer.

Soon the female streamer nodded readily and handed over the guitar.

Liu Liu Qingning put on the guitar, paced to the microphone, and looked at him in the crowd with watery eyes.

The smile on her face was like the warmest sunshine in spring, pure and charming.

On the bustling and noisy pedestrian street, the crowd was like weaving, and the lights were brilliant.

The black dress on her body swayed gently with the wind.

Her silky long hair hung naturally on both sides of her shoulders, and under the illumination of the streetlights, the hair strands flashed with soft luster, like silk touched by sunlight.

Liu Liu Qingning blinked her right eye playfully at him, cute and charming.

She stood in the middle of the crowd, with only him in her eyes.

Cheng Qingfeng looked at Liu Liu Qingning in the crowd, his gaze completely dimmed.

He knew that he was completely out of the game.

Crisp notes like a lively stream flowed slowly from that guitar.

"It's 'The Wind Has Risen'."

Thanks to the high spread, after a few simple chords, the onlookers heard the name of the song.

After more than twenty seconds of prelude, pure singing sounded.

Carrying a trace of faint melancholy and attachment, it seemed to be recalling the past years, and it seemed to be sighing at the flow of time.

"BGM: Walking and stopping along this road, following the traces of the boy's drifting, the moment before stepping out of the station..."

Her guitar level could only be considered average, and her singing voice couldn't be considered professional level.

But at this moment, she seemed to be standing in the memory of youth, and in Tang Song's heart, she was invincible.

His gaze gradually blurred, and the touch in his heart was like ten thousand horses galloping.

After a paragraph of lyrics was sung, Liu Liu Qingning's movements stopped slowly, and she smiled and raised her chin at Tang Song.

Tang Song exhaled lightly, walked out of the crowd, and came to her side with big strides.

In the astonishment of Liu Liu Qingning and the onlookers, he hugged her soft body gently from behind.

To be precise, he hugged her and the guitar.

Immediately following, slender and distinct fingers rested gently on the strings.

Under the fine bangs was a handsome face with distinct contours.

Deep eyes flashed with bright light under the illumination of the streetlights.

Tang Song lowered his head slightly and kissed her hair.

Raising his head, with a gentle smile on his face, he aimed his mouth at the microphone.

Fingers plucked the strings gently, and crisp and pleasant notes jumped out like lively elves, instantly permeating the air.

His movements were casual and natural, as if he had picked them up, the rhythm of the playing was smooth and natural, and it had a sense of layering, instantly grabbing the listeners' ears.

A clear and magnetic voice sounded, easily penetrating the surrounding noise and drifting over the pedestrian street.

"BGM: Knowing this world for the first time, lingering in every way, looking at the horizon as if it were in front of my eyes..."

The coming and going crowd slowed down gradually, casting complex gazes toward this side.

Curiosity, admiration, surprise, amazement...

Good music has strong infectious power, especially this kind of face-to-face live performance.

With the advancement of the melody, his emotions gradually rose, and his singing became more and more impassioned.

Liu Liu Qingning, hiding in his arms, was a bit infatuated, looking up blankly at the familiar yet strange Tang Song.

Cheng Qingfeng sighed long: "I have something to do, I'm leaving, bye."

"Qingfeng... you..." Li Li Ziying grabbed his arm with some worry.

"Don't worry, I'm just drunk, I'll be fine after going back and sleeping."

"Then I'll accompany you." Wei Ping shook his head, hugged his shoulder, and followed him out of the pedestrian street.

"BGM: I once let my youth surge into her, and I also once played the midsummer from my fingertips..."

Hair strands accompanied the singing, drifting in the wind.

After walking a section of the road, Cheng Qingfeng suddenly stopped his steps and looked back at the two leaning together.

The emotions accumulated in his heart seemed to have suddenly leaked out.

Known in university for two years, worked together for 3 years.

First sight, waves in the heart, ten thousand words stopped at the lips and teeth.

He ultimately didn't have the courage to say the words.

Let it be like this.

Some people watch the sea at night, some people walk in the rain, and some people find release in the wind. ===== CHAPTER 378 =====