Chapter 460: Ginkgo leaves are falling

September 15, 2023, Friday, sunny, 19~29°C.

In the morning on the ridge, surrounded by layers of terraced fields, rice ears drooping, the air filled with the scent of moist soil and the faint smell of cooking smoke.

Cheng Qiuqiu ran forward along the road.

Sounds of chickens crowing and dogs barking came from afar, mixed with homey chatter in dialect.

"Little sister, what are we cooking today?" "Steamed corn buns!"

The familiar village was right before her eyes, but she couldn't reach it no matter what.

An anxious expression appeared on her face, sweat falling "plop, plop."

The familiar scene soon became eerie.

The originally golden rice fields gradually faded, turning into a gray-white, like scenery in an old photo losing its vibrant vitality.

Just then, a hunched figure walked slowly from the path in the field, with silver hair and deep wrinkles on her face.

Wearing a faded blue cloth shirt, she carried a bamboo basket in her hand, filled with freshly picked red chili peppers.

"Grandma! Grandma!"

Grandma didn't turn her head, just continued to walk forward.

Cheng Qiuqiu wanted to shout loudly, but the sound stuck in her throat, only emitting bursts of hoarse whimpering.

"Stomp stomp stomp—" footsteps were rapid, but she felt as if she were stepping on clouds, the ground under her feet becoming softer and softer, each step like falling into a swamp, difficult to pull out.

Looking down, those rice fields had turned into muddy puddles, reflecting the shattered sky.

Suddenly, Grandma stopped her footsteps and turned around.

Her face was still kind, but carried an indescribable fatigue and sorrow.

"Cheng Qiuqiu," her voice was drawn out and slow, carrying a heavy Sichuan accent, "Why didn't you bring the money back? I can't wait anymore—"

Before the words fell, her body began to disintegrate, turning into countless tiny dust particles, blown away by the wind in the air.

Cheng Qiuqiu reached out her hand wanting to grab something, but only touched a piece of icy wetness.

Early morning, the sky was not yet bright.

In the dim bedroom.

Cheng Qiuqiu sat up abruptly, her hands covered in cold tears.

Low whimpering sounds rang out in the room.

Her hands covered her cheeks, her body curled up against the head of the bed, trembling slightly.

The sky outside the window gradually brightened.

Wiping away her tears, Cheng Qiuqiu lifted the quilt and stood up, but her legs were slightly soft from the running in her dream just now.

Checking the time, Cheng Qiuqiu changed into a hoodie and sweatpants, walking out of the bedroom with a blank expression.

At this hour, the senior hadn't woken up yet; the living room was somewhat dim and a bit scary.

Cheng Qiuqiu took a deep breath, opened the balcony curtains, and the morning light immediately poured in, carrying a trace of the crispness unique to early autumn.

She sat quietly on the sofa, watching the sky outside the window get brighter and brighter.

Only then did she change into sneakers and take the elevator down to the 1st floor.

Putting on Bluetooth headphones, she played music.

Su Yu's singing began to wrap around her, and her mood gradually eased.

Cheng Qiuqiu tucked her hands into the pockets of her hoodie, lowered her head, and walked slowly toward the outside of the residential area.

Arriving on the street, the surroundings instantly became lively.

The traffic rushing by, the morning exercisers, the scent of fried dough sticks—life operated as usual, but for her, all of this seemed to be separated by a transparent barrier,

unable to integrate into it at all.

She was actually a very timid person.

Afraid of the dark, afraid of bugs, afraid of thunder and lightning.

And she often had nightmares.

This was also one of the reasons she gathered the courage to take the initiative to find senior Gao Gao Mengting to rent together.

Otherwise, with her personality, the best choice would actually be to be alone, which could also avoid negative energy affecting others.

Regarding life, she had no goals.

After listening to 5 songs, Cheng Qiuqiu bought some breakfast on the side of the road and returned to the rental house.

Placing the breakfast on the dining table.

The master bedroom door happened to open, and Gao Gao Mengting walked out, yawning.

"Hello, good morning, QQ." Her voice carried some warmth and teasing.

Ever since Tang Song started calling her QQ, Gao Gao Mengting and some other familiar colleagues had started calling her this nickname.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu said in a small voice: "Good morning, senior, the breakfast is still hot, let's eat together."

"Thank you, wait for me." After Gao Gao Mengting finished speaking, she ducked into the bathroom.

Using the toilet, washing hands.

Soon, the two sat face to face at the dining table.

Gao Gao Mengting asked while eating a fried dough stick: "How much? I'll transfer it to you."

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu shook her head repeatedly, her expression serious: "No need, you always drive me, just consider it gas money." "Uh—alright, I won't argue with you."

Knowing Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu's personality, Gao Gao Mengting didn't say anything more.

After finishing breakfast, washing up, and putting on makeup.

The two picked up their bags and went downstairs.

Just arriving downstairs, the lights of the Mercedes-Benz E300L parked in front flashed, and the vehicle unlocked.

"Get in!" Gao Gao Mengting snapped her fingers in high spirits, winking at the big-chested junior.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu covered her mouth and chuckled, pulling open the car door and getting into the passenger seat.

The car was filled with a faint scent of perfume, mixed with the smell of leather seats.

Gao Gao Mengting skillfully started the car, slowly driving out of the residential area and merging into the morning traffic.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu looked at the senior, who was talking excitedly about the driving experience under the sunlight, and the gloom in her heart gradually dissipated a bit.

"Good morning."

"Morning."

After greeting her colleagues, Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu sat down in her seat.

Tidying up her things, she opened her computer and started working.

This time, she didn't rush to redesign the brand logo, standard colors, auxiliary graphics, etc.

Instead, she seriously read about the situation of the "He He Yiyi" IP, including the brand values it conveyed,

development history, important events, brand positioning, and target audience, etc.

The words of the Nebula International Group art director seemed like a thorn stuck in the bottom of her heart.

She didn't want to let Tang Song and the senior down, and she also wanted to prove her value in her work.

He He Yiyi's live streaming room currently accounted for 67% of Songmei Apparel's sales, belonging to the absolute main force of the company.

Streaming an average of 5 days a week, 4 hours a day, the single-session viewership was stable at 700,000+.

The age was concentrated between 25-35, mainly workplace women and freelancers.

The average customer unit price was between 200-500 yuan.

They had a certain consumption ability and pursued cost-effectiveness while also paying attention to design sense and quality.

The more Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu read, the more she could feel the importance of this job.

The visual identification system she made was not just a logo and font, but would also affect subsequent clothing development and live streaming room layout.

Having just jumped over from Linggan Design, plus being given a salary of over 10,000.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu had an immature student mentality, eager to prove herself, and the logo she made even used C4D

to produce animations, and the design also focused on showing off skills.

Now thinking carefully, the Nebula International Group art director was right.

Lacking experience, she was indeed too eager for success.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu bit her lip, feeling a bit of lingering fear and self-reproach in her heart.

Checking the time.

09:20.

At this time on Friday, He He Yiyi happened to be live streaming, so Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu stood up immediately and walked toward the K3 live streaming room.

She needed to understand He He Yiyi's live streaming style, communication method, and temperament more deeply to better design what she wanted.

Arriving outside the live streaming room, she took a deep breath.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu first knocked gently on the door, then pushed it open and walked in.

Immediately following, He He Yiyi's voice came, soft and magnetic, her tone carrying a narrative sense that felt like chatting with an old friend.

"This is a skirt I've been particularly fond of lately; it belongs to that 'lazy person's must-have' style—you don't need too many matching skills, just put it on and it's outstanding."

"Look, this A-line version covers the hips and looks thin, and the fabric is a cotton-linen blend with a bit of elasticity, which is very comfortable to wear."

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu listened to two sentences simply, and felt she was too conspicuous here, so she walked toward the corner.

Just after bypassing a decoration, two familiar figures appeared before her eyes.

Gao Gao Mengting and Tang Song were sitting in the makeup area of the live streaming room, watching He He Yiyi's live stream while exchanging low-voiced comments.

The two were sitting very close.

One was handsome and tall, the other soft and elegant; they looked very well-matched and pleasing to the eye.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu's heart jumped, and she suppressed her complex emotions.

Gao Gao Mengting showed a gentle smile on her face and waved at her, signaling her to come over.

"Tang Zong, President Gao." Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu stood beside Gao Gao Mengting and said in a low voice: "I came to watch Sister He Yiyi's live stream to find some inspiration for the design."

Gao Gao Mengting patted her arm and said affectionately: "Go for it!"

"QQ, sit here, I happen to have something to deal with." Tang Song, who was beside her, stood up and signaled her to come over.

Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu looked at Tang Song, nodded gently, and sat down in the office chair that carried his scent and residual warmth,

her lips tightly pursed.

Tang Song's gaze looked calmly at the top of this cold designer's head 【Cultivating - 15%—·】 (Not yet sprouted)

Good heavens! One night without seeing her, and it jumped directly to 15%?

Just how dark is her heart!

According to this speed, it is estimated that in about a week, Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu's 【Dream Flower Seed】 will sprout, which also means that a connection will be officially established between the two.

What Tang Song is most curious about is how this connection will be manifested.

Will it be like 【Whispers of Human Nature】, through system tasks?

These special props all belong to the rare and precious level.

One Seeing Xiao Xue gave him a lot of charm points back and forth.

Speaking of which, another 【Whispers of Human Nature】 has been in his hands for a long time, but it has never been triggered, which is a bit difficult.

Just then, Gao Gao Mengting suddenly coughed lightly and said irritably: "Tang Zong, it is now working hours; isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to stare at a female employee like this?"

Tang Song quickly came back to his senses, only to find that Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu's face was red, her head lowered, not daring to look at him.

Tang Song smiled and looked at his partner, "Then I'll look at the beautiful President Gao more."

Because Gao Gao Mengting also had to appear on camera for the live stream today, she was specifically wearing a black and white plaid tube top dress, simple yet elegant, exuding a soft and fashionable aura.

Sitting together with the "cold imperial sister" Cheng Qiuqiu, it formed an excellent contrast.

Making Tang Song's heartbeat accelerate a bit.

He couldn't help but go up and rub his partner's head, messing up her neat hair.

Gao Gao Mengting reached out to hit him, making a "I'll make you look good" expression at him.

The two played around in low voices for a few times.

The surrounding staff moved their gazes away one after another, pretending to be working seriously.

A trace of envy and loneliness flashed in Cheng Cheng Qiuqiu's eyes.

【Cultivating—·16%—- 】 (Not yet sprouted)

After discovering this peculiar reaction, a strange look flashed in Tang Song's eyes.

However, this was the live streaming room after all, so he didn't continue to play with Gao Gao Mengting and left after saying goodbye.

Returning to the CEO's office, he opened his computer, put on headphones, and entered the "Liu Qingning Technology Live Streaming Room."

September 15, 2023, Liu Qingning Technology officially released Lime 3.0.

According to what Liu Liu Qingning said, this was destined to be a press conference that would change the world's AI landscape and would also cause a drastic impact on society.

Although the current Liu Qingning Technology was already very famous in a fixed circle, there was still a gap compared to top giants.

And today's press conference would make the name of this enterprise truly shock the entire domestic and foreign internet.

Tang Song was full of infinite anticipation for this.

This should be the first time he witnessed the take-off of his own gaming enterprise.

"Ding dong—" A WeChat notification sound rang in the headphones.

Two new messages popped up on the computer screen.

【Shen Shen Yu Yan: Photo. jpg】

【Shen Shen Yu Yan: "Hey, sharing a little bit~ I was just selected for the candidate list of the 'Yanzhao Youth Entrepreneurship Support Plan'! This is a photo taken at Yancheng TV Station the day before yesterday, what do you think? I hope it still has some of the feeling of the school beauty from back then, haha."】

Tang Song raised his eyebrows and clicked on the photo to view it.

This was an artistic portrait.

A fashionable and sexy dark gray suspender dress, long, jet-black, shiny hair, exquisite makeup.

It set her off as gentle and atmospheric, very beautiful.

From her, one could still see the shadow of that exquisite big school beauty from back then, only more mature and sexy.

Tang Song, who guessed the little thoughts of this school beauty, lifted the corners of his mouth and typed a reply: "Feels even more beautiful than back then." 【Shen Shen Yu Yan: "(#Covering mouth and laughing) Tang Zong really knows how to talk, I'm embarrassed~. By the way, friendly reminder, Liu Qingning Technology's press conference is about to start; I heard the commotion this time is huge, if you have time, you can pay attention to it."】

Youjie Housekeeping, General Manager's Office.

Shen Shen Yu Yan looked at Tang Song's reply, complex light flashing in her eyes.

Before Xu Qing was with him, she didn't have such a big psychological burden; at that time, she was just hesitant and falling.

But now Xu Qing had confirmed a relationship with him and had even met his parents.

Going to hook up with her best friend's boyfriend again was truly shameful for her.

Even knowing there were other women around him, the sense of guilt in her heart was still very agonizing.

For her, Xu Qing was at the level of a family member.

She and Xu Qing had known each other since junior high, watching anime together, studying together, getting into the same high school and college—for more than ten years, they had been almost inseparable.

Even if she had a boyfriend in the future, he wouldn't be more important than Xu Qing.

What she feared most was that in the future, because of Tang Song, a rift would appear in her feelings with Xu Qing.

After all, she had seen many situations where people turned against each other because of love.

Saying it while drunk last night was actually testing the waters.

The shock Tang Song brought her was truly too great; she really couldn't control herself.

Every night recently, as soon as she closed her eyes, it was his figure.

Shen Shen Yu Yan sighed, rubbed her temples, and turned her attention to the monitor in front of her, waiting for the start of the press conference.

She specifically asked Xu Qing to make an appointment with Tang Song to come to Beicheng Garden tonight, actually wanting to take advantage of the Liu Qingning Technology press conference to have a good chat with him.

Now Youjie Housekeeping was about to secure a big client, Xucheng Property, the second round of financing would arrive smoothly, and she was also about to enter the "Yanzhao Youth Entrepreneurship Support Plan."

These could all prove her excellence.

Shen Shen Yu Yan was a proud person; she hoped to gain Tang Song's appreciation.

Rather than competing with her best friend as a loser.

"Ding dong—" A WeChat notification rang.

Shen Shen Yu Yan picked up her phone and looked; someone in her high school classmate group was @ing her.

Clicking into the 【Class 2, Grade 1】 group chat.

【Cheng Cheng Ziwei: "@Shen Shen Yu Yan @Bai Bai Menglin—", you guys haven't popped up for a long time, come and watch Ji Yingying's highlight moment, it's too cool."】

【Cheng Cheng Ziwei: Video. video】

Shen Shen Yu Yan's brows furrowed slightly, clicking on the video to view it.

This was an interview video from a Guangdong media outlet, and the protagonist was Ji Ji Yingying, the investor relations manager of Zhifang Medical.

The video was still playing, but Shen Shen Yu Yan's face became uglier and uglier.

Since junior high, relying on her appearance, IQ, and EQ, she had always been the most eye-catching one.

In high school, there were other very excellent female classmates, but they had all been suppressed by her.

For example, Ji Ji Yingying and Bai Bai Menglin.

Because it was a key high school's top student class, everyone's studies were very good.

Bai Bai Menglin's college was a 211, and she was admitted to the Chinese University of Hong Kong for graduate school, currently working in a financial company in Central.

Shen Shen Yu Yan followed the other party's Opening Xiaohongshu account, and she was living a very wonderful life.

And Ji Ji Yingying went directly to the United States for college, previously working as a simultaneous interpreter in New York, and later heard she returned to China to work.

However, because Ji Ji Yingying's work was too busy and she never showed up in the group, everyone didn't know.

Unexpectedly, she was suddenly interviewed by a TV station, and she also stated her work development situation over the past two or three years in the video.

Because of her simultaneous interpretation work, she was favored by the chairman of "Zhifang Medical," a domestic medical device company, and became the other party's assistant, specifically responsible for foreign client docking.

At the beginning of this year, Zhifang Medical was listed on the A-share market, with a market value of nearly 10 billion.

Because of her outstanding performance, Ji Ji Yingying became the person in charge of the company's investor relations department, a 26-year-old female executive of a listed company, with an annual salary of one million.

Her head was naturally not small, plus her good appearance, she was clearly defined as Zhifang Medical's propaganda point.

This interview also had a commercial nature.

In the high school classmate group, everyone's discussion was unprecedentedly intense.

【"I just watched the original video on Douyin, the likes have already exceeded 100,000, Ji Yingying is so amazing, she's going to be a celebrity!"】

【"My god, just found out Ji Yingying is at Zhifang Medical, I've bought their stock, too awesome!"】

Watching the flattery of her classmates, Shen Shen Yu Yan's breathing gradually became rapid, her heart feeling a mix of five flavors.

Although her relationship with Ji Ji Yingying, Bai Bai Menglin, and others was okay, there was comparison and competition between them.

Now these people were gradually walking in front of her.

Closing the group chat, Shen Shen Yu Yan closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Gritting her teeth, she refocused her attention on the live stream.

10:00 AM.

Liu Qingning Technology's press conference officially started.

The host was an internationally renowned technology reporter (bilingual host).

The opening video was very gorgeous, from the Big Bang to the AI revolution, finally freezing on Liu Qingning Technology's logo.

After a simple introduction, Liu Qingning Technology CEO Ye Hanwen appeared.

Shen Shen Yu Yan sat up straight, listening seriously, with a notebook in her hand.

These were all topics to discuss with Tang Song tonight, which must be memorized by heart.

As the live stream continued, the expression on her face became more and more shocked.

Lime 3.0, a multimodal general artificial intelligence large model, covered multiple data types such as text, images, video, voice, 3D point clouds, etc., supporting cross-modal reasoning and generation.

The parameter scale exceeded 1.87 trillion, making it the world's largest general large model.

Supported 100+ languages, with the world's number one Chinese understanding and generation ability, and the world's number one reasoning speed.

Real-time image analysis and generation, supported super-resolution reconstruction, style transfer, and defect detection applied to autonomous driving, industrial quality inspection, and other fields, with point cloud segmentation accuracy reaching 99.3%.

Provided multiple industry-top pre-trained models, empowering thousands of industries, which enterprises could call directly.

In the consumer field:

Liu Qingning Technology launched the official version of Qingmi AI.

Supported multimodal input, generated personalized answers, and supported mixed interaction of voice, text, and images.

In the enterprise field:

Because of her interest and ambition, Shen Shen Yu Yan understood the AI industry very deeply, naturally knowing what these data meant.

And it brought richer ecology and applications.

More crucially, its training cost was very low, and the service fee was also far lower than OpenAI.

This was an epoch-making press conference, especially for China, which was absolutely a major earthquake.

Sure enough, as the press conference proceeded.

On Shen Shen Yu Yan's phone, messages popped up one after another.

Pushes from major apps, various investment groups, entrepreneurship groups, social groups—this press conference was spreading at an astonishing speed.

Watching the heated discussion in the group chat, Shen Shen Yu Yan, as an entrepreneur, felt infinite anticipation and ambition welling up in her heart.

For the rest of the day.

Her mood remained in an excited state, learning more about Lime 3.0 through various channels.

Looking forward to the exchange with Tang Song in the evening.

6:40 PM.

The Bentley Continental was parked in the ground parking lot outside Beicheng Garden.

Tang Song got out of the car and walked forward along the sidewalk for a while.

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Just as he approached the pillar of the main gate, his line of sight quickly captured a figure poking her head out.

Tang Song lifted the corners of his mouth slightly, pretending not to see, and continued to walk forward.

When the distance was close enough, he suddenly jumped half a step forward, deliberately shouting in a low and exaggerated voice: "Ah!"

Xu Qing, who was hiding behind the pillar, was caught off guard, startled to the point of trembling all over, emitting a piercing scream, and squatting down with her hands covering her head.

"You—you scared me to death!" She raised her head, glaring at Tang Song with wide eyes.

Tang Song couldn't help but laugh "ha ha," "Who told you, this idiot, to hide so poorly and keep peeking at me."

"You're the idiot! Idiot Tang Song! Idiot Tang Song!"

Following that was Xu Qing's push of embarrassment and anger.

The two laughed and played as they arrived at Building 4, taking the elevator directly to the 12th floor.

Opening the door.

"Yan-yan, I'm back!" Xu Qing shouted loudly toward the inside, handing the men's slippers prepared for Tang Song over.

Changing shoes, walking into the living room.

Tang Song saw the Shen school beauty sitting on the sofa at a glance.

White base shirt paired with black tight pants, simple yet elegant, perfectly outlining her exquisite figure curves.

A white base shirt paired with black leggings, simple yet elegant, perfectly outlining her exquisite and graceful figure.

"Good evening, Tang Song." Shen Shen Yu Yan stood up, looking at him with curved brows and eyes, her voice gentle and clear, "Because Sister Qingqing and I were quite busy today, the food was all packed by me from the restaurant; I hope you don't mind."

Xu Qing pouted and said: "Yan-yan, don't pay attention to him, he just scared me!"

Following that, Xu Qing complained to her best friend about what had just happened.

Shen Shen Yu Yan blinked at Tang Song, suddenly taking half a step forward, gently pinching his face, "Hmph, let you bully our Sister Qingqing."

Delicate and warm fingers, carrying a faint fragrance, as well as a vague ambiguity.

Gently plucked at Tang Song's heartstrings.

Xu Qing clearly didn't see the little trick between the two, instead holding her best friend's arm triumphantly,

affectionately saying: "Yan-yan is the best, mua~"

Tang Song raised his brows slightly, directly stretching out both hands, one left and one right, pinching the faces of the two best friends.

Two different tactile sensations, bringing completely different experiences, very exciting.

Xu Qing pretended to be fierce: "This is our territory, be careful we beat you!"

Tang Song smiled: "Alright, you two come together, let's see who lies down first."

"Yan-yan, come on!"

Shen Shen Yu Yan showed an unnatural expression on her face, brushing the long hair at her temples, "Sit down quickly, the food is about to get cold."

Dinner was very sumptuous.

Braised pork ribs, broccoli with garlic, steamed sea bass, braised platter—

After the three sat down, with Xu Qing's laughter, the atmosphere gradually eased.

Shen Shen Yu Yan didn't directly chat with Tang Song about the Liu Qingning Technology press conference, but took the initiative to talk about college life.

Chatting about the memories and friends the three shared.

When they reached the happy part, she even opened her phone album, finding some photos they had taken before.

In college, she should have been at her most glorious moment.

President of the Student Union of the School of Economics and Management, big school beauty, participating in various program performances and competitions.

In fact, later, with the explosion of short video platforms.

She had been intentionally marketing her "Yancheng School Beauty" title, with the purpose of operating her own account.

The results were also very significant.

When she graduated in 2020, her personal account follower count exceeded 600,000.

Initially choosing to enter a Fortune 500 foreign company to work as HR was also to accumulate connections and resources, looking for suitable entrepreneurship opportunities.

Zhang Zhang Tianqi also took a fancy to this point of hers, which was why he finally chose to co-found Youjie Housekeeping with her.

She also contributed her account, using non-monetary assets as capital contribution, becoming an important propaganda and customer acquisition channel for Youjie Housekeeping.

Otherwise, with her situation back then, she wouldn't have had the money to hold 49% of the equity.

Therefore, in terms of entrepreneurship, she didn't take too much advantage of Zhang Zhang Tianqi, at most it was mutual benefit.

Outside the window, the night was getting deeper, and the lights in the room were warm and soft.

After 8 PM, dinner ended.

Xu Qing and Shen Shen Yu Yan ducked into the kitchen together, starting to tidy up the tableware and prepare the fruit platter.

Tang Song sat on the sofa, watching the variety show on TV with relish.

A faint fragrance poured into his nose, mixed with the fragrance of fruit.

Shen Shen Yu Yan placed an exquisite fruit platter in front of him, handing him a toothpick.

"Thank you." Tang Song reached out to take the toothpick, couldn't help but look at her more.

It had to be said, this big school beauty really had something.

The cup size looked like it was approaching D, comparable to Cheng Qiuqiu's.

Noticing Tang Song's gaze, Shen Shen Yu Yan turned slightly, picking up a grape with her fingers and placing it by Tang Song's mouth,

"This is super sweet, try it."

Tang Song nodded gently, opening his mouth.

The grape rolled into his mouth, gently biting it open, the sweet juice flowing between his lips and teeth.

"It really is delicious." Tang Song's tone was calm and gentle.

Shen Shen Yu Yan bit her lip, her eyes flickering slightly, then she showed a bright smile: "You watched the Liu Qingning Technology press conference today, right?"

"Mm, of course, the whole internet is discussing it now."

Shen Shen Yu Yan moved toward Tang Song's direction, leaning forward, her tone light and confident: "The release of Lime 3.0 is equivalent to bringing multiple opportunities such as technological inclusion, cost reduction, and business model innovation for entrepreneurs. Even the housekeeping industry can be connected to it, greatly saving costs—."

Because she had prepared the script in advance, her voice was clear and fluid, very infectious.

Just then.

"Ding ling ling—" A phone ringtone rang suddenly, interrupting her words.

Tang Song took out his phone and glanced at it, a faint smile appearing on his face, "I'll go take a call."

After saying that, he stood up directly and walked toward the balcony.

Standing on the balcony, Tang Song pressed the answer button, "Hello? Liu Qingning."

A familiar voice came from the receiver, carrying a few points of fatigue and gentleness: "Little Song, what are you doing now?"

"Eating and chatting at a friend's place, just chatting about the Liu Qingning Technology press conference, thank you for your hard work today."

"I'm finally done here; when I was tidying up things just now, I remembered when I went to Yancheng to see you in college,

the ginkgo leaf bookmark you made for me, do you remember?"

"Of course I remember." A look of memory flashed in Tang Song's eyes.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival in '16, it was about this time, the white moonlight suddenly ran from the Imperial Capital to Yancheng to visit him.

At that time, on a road outside Yancheng University of Science and Technology, he picked up a particularly beautiful ginkgo leaf, which was later made into a bookmark and given to Liu Liu Qingning.

"I can't find that bookmark; I don't know when I lost it." Liu Liu Qingning's voice was a bit aggrieved,

as if she were about to cry.

Tang Song comforted her quickly: "It doesn't matter, I'll make you another one."

"This is what you said!" Liu Liu Qingning's tone instantly became lively, urging him like a child acting spoiled, "I want you to go to that street at the University of Science and Technology right now, find me the most beautiful ginkgo leaf again, and take a photo for me to see!"

"Uh—now?"

"Now! I suddenly miss it so, so much; if I don't see it, I'll definitely have insomnia tonight." Liu Liu Qingning's tone was firm and willful.

Tang Song sighed, the corners of his mouth still hanging with a doting smile: "Alright, I'll go there now, I'll send you a photo in a while."

Beicheng Garden was in Yuhua District, only about 3 kilometers away from the University of Science and Technology, not far at all.

"Mm mm, thank you Little Song, thank you for your hard work."

After hanging up, Tang Song turned back to the living room.

Shen Shen Yu Yan smiled: "Done? Let's continue."

Tang Song said "Mm," "I have something to go out for, let's chat when I get back."

The smile on Shen Shen Yu Yan's face stiffened slightly, but quickly returned to normal, only a trace of hard-to-detect disappointment flashed in the depths of her eyes. "Alright, you go ahead."

Tang Song put on his coat and shouted to Xu Qing, who was busy in the kitchen: "Sister Qingqing, I'm leaving for a while, I'll come back later."

Xu Qing was wearing rubber gloves, waving her hand while washing dishes: "Got it, drive carefully on the road."

"Bye bye." Tang Song said goodbye to Shen Shen Yu Yan again and turned to walk out.

Watching his back disappear at the door, the smile on Shen Shen Yu Yan's face gradually faded, replaced by a complex emotion.

There was suddenly a bad premonition in her heart.

The night was like ink, the cold moon hung high, and the stars were dotted.

The glacier white Bentley Continental reflected a faint silver glow under the streetlights, like a stream of moonlight, shuttling through the quiet streets of Yancheng.

The wheels rolled over the road, emitting a slight rustling sound, merging with the chill of the night.

About ten minutes later, Yancheng University of Science and Technology gradually came into view.

Turning two corners, Tang Song stopped the car at a street corner, his gaze looking forward.

The familiar street still maintained its appearance from the past, the ginkgo trees on both sides swaying gently in the breeze.

Some male and female students walked past him, holding hands and chatting and laughing.

The air was filled with the scent unique to early autumn, mixed with the fragrance of soil and fallen leaves.

Tang Song's thoughts seemed to return to the scene of him and Liu Liu Qingning walking here in the past.

After locking the car door, Tang Song walked into the street.

His gaze lowered, carefully examining the ginkgo leaves under his feet.

Looking for a suitable target.

Walking a few steps forward.

"Da, da da—"

Crisp footsteps suddenly came from ahead.

In the periphery of Tang Song's vision, a figure was slowly walking out from behind a tree.

She tilted her head slightly, a shallow smile hanging at the corners of her mouth, her gaze falling straight on him.

Tang Song's footsteps stopped abruptly, raising his head to look at the girl in front of him, stunned on the spot.

The light spilled onto her, refracting mottled halos, blurring the surrounding scenery, and also blurring his thoughts.

Golden ginkgo leaves fell with the wind, circling beside her.

One happened to land on her chest.

Seeing Tang Song's stunned look.

Liu Liu Qingning picked it up casually and threw it at Tang Song, "Hey, what are you dazed for? Idiot." ===== CHAPTER 461 =====

Liu Liu Qingning picked it up casually and threw it at Tang Song, "Hey, what are you spacing out for? Idiot."