Chapter 2493: Graduation Ceremony

Ye Chen could see that in Xiao Churan's heart, she still regarded Fei Kexin as a friend.

It's just that the huge gap in social status between the two made her retreat in her heart.

Regarding this, Ye Chen understood very well in his heart.

Moreover, for Ye Chen, he also didn't really want his wife to get too close to Fei Kexin.

On one hand, Fei Kexin already knew his identity. If his wife got too close to her, it would very likely expose clues to his identity;

On the other hand, Fei Kexin was too smart. In contrast, Xiao Churan was like a primary school student facing a graduate student in front of her. One was too smart, and one was too innocent. If such two people really became friends, both sides would definitely be very tired in order to compromise with each other.

So, in Ye Chen's view, it was best for the two to maintain their current state.

So, Ye Chen changed the subject and asked Xiao Churan: "Wife, what time does the graduation ceremony start in the evening?"

Xiao Churan said: "The ceremony starts signing in from five to five-thirty in the afternoon, and officially starts at six o'clock."

Ye Chen nodded and said: "Then let's pack our luggage in the afternoon, and we can drive to New York tomorrow morning."

"Good!" Xiao Churan agreed happily and said somewhat excitedly: "We've been out for so long, I really miss home! My dad finished his exchange and returned to Jin Ling from South Korea a few days ago. I don't know how he's been living at home alone these past few days. He doesn't know how to cook, and eating alone is a problem."

Ye Chen smiled: "Eating is a small matter. In this day and age, with a mobile phone, you won't go hungry anywhere. And Mom isn't at home, Dad might be living happier than anyone else. Maybe he's hoping we go back later. For middle-aged and elderly married men, being able to live at home alone for a few days is more comfortable than being the President of the United States for a few days."

Xiao Churan couldn't help but sigh: "Speaking of being family-oriented, it has to be women! Look at when we first came to the United States, Dad also went to South Korea for exchange, and Mom was the only one at home. According to what you just said, she must have been very comfortable and happy at home alone, but she still missed us in her heart, so she ran all the way to the United States to see us."

Ye Chen was suddenly speechless, thinking to himself: "Ma Lan misses us? Good wife, you don't know your own mother well enough. The reason your mom came to the United States is that I designed a little scheme to let her spend all her money so she would come to accompany you. If she had ten or twenty thousand in her hand, even if I invited her with an eight-man sedan chair, she wouldn't have come to the United States."

However, Ye Chen naturally couldn't tell the truth, so he smiled and said: "Wife, you're right, Mom is the one who values affection and righteousness."

Xiao Churan smiled: "We'll set off tomorrow morning and be home in ten-plus hours. By then, Dad's good days are probably coming to an end."

While Xiao Churan was packing her luggage, Ye Chen came to the terrace of the presidential suite and called Auntie Li in Canada.

As soon as the call was connected, Auntie Li called out respectfully on the other end: "Young Master!"

Ye Chen wanted to persuade Auntie Li not to call him that, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up the idea.

He knew that even if he let Auntie Li not call him Young Master, it wouldn't change the fact that in Auntie Li's heart, he was the Young Master of the Ye family.

Plus, she had always felt that it was the Ye family that saved her life and arranged for her to retire in Canada. In her heart, she felt that she was a servant of the Ye family.

In front of people who didn't know Ye Chen's identity, she would go against her will and call Ye Chen by his name, but when there were no outsiders, she wanted to call Ye Chen Young Master from the bottom of her heart.

So, Ye Chen didn't point this out anymore, but smiled and said: "Auntie Li, Churan's courses in the United States have ended today. We plan to return to Jin Ling tomorrow. You and Xiaofen, as well as Claudia, should also prepare simply and come to New York to meet us tomorrow."

Auntie Li couldn't help but say happily upon hearing this: "That's great, Young Master. During this time, Xiaofen has been mentioning returning to Jin Ling to me, and I have also been thinking about the large welfare institute you mentioned, and have been eager to return home."

Ye Chen smiled: "That's great. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to bear the environment in Canada."

Auntie Li said very seriously: "Young Master, to tell you the truth, when a person gets older, nowhere is as good as home. What's more, being able to shine and heat for those children after going back, I am even more impatient."

"That's good." Ye Chen also breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "By the way, Auntie Li, how are Xiaofen and Claudia doing recently?"

Auntie Li replied: "The two of them still go to the supermarket to get busy every day. After the last incident, the two have become even closer, like real sisters."

Ye Chen asked: "Regarding going to Jin Ling, has Claudia expressed any reluctance or concerns before?"

Auntie Li thought for a while and said: "Since you left, Claudia's mentality seems to have become much more optimistic, and she has become much more cheerful. And she is still looking forward to going to Jin Ling to start a new life. Vancouver is a place with too many bad memories for her, and Vancouver's rainy season is too long, which is relatively dull."

As she said this, Auntie Li added: "However, the only thing she might not be able to let go of is the tombs of her parents and brother. Xiaofen promised her that she would accompany her back to worship her parents every summer vacation in the future, so she has no worries."

"Good." Ye Chen felt a little relieved after hearing this.

Although he didn't have much contact with Claudia, the girl's experience indeed made him very sympathetic, especially the fact that her whole family died at the hands of relatives, and at eighteen, she endured humiliation and wore a fake scar on her face to show people. This kind of mentality and forbearance were not something an ordinary eighteen-year-old girl could possess.

Fortunately, he helped Claudia kill the enemy, otherwise, it would probably be difficult for this girl to truly live the life of a normal person.

Thinking about it, this was also a good fate planted by Claudia herself. If she hadn't discovered that Guo Lei had evil intentions toward Li Xiaofen and then warned him, he probably wouldn't have been able to save Li Xiaofen, let alone help her complete her revenge.

While sighing in his heart, Ye Chen smiled and said to Auntie Li: "Auntie Li, after going back this time, the house and the supermarket storefront in Canada can continue to be kept. In the future, if you are really tired and want to retire, you can return to Canada;"

"In addition, I have already arranged for Chen Zekai to prepare a decent villa in Jin Ling for you, Xiaofen, and Claudia. In the future, this villa will be for you to retire in Jin Ling. If Xiaofen and Claudia get married in the future, that place will be the two little girls' maiden home."

Auntie Li hurriedly said: "That won't do, Young Master. You and the Ye family have already given me too much grace. How can I ask for your villa? You just need to leave us a room in the welfare institute..."

Ye Chen said earnestly: "Auntie Li, times are different now. Today's Ye Chen is no longer the Ye Chen who worked three jobs a day to earn book money and milk powder money for the brothers and sisters in the welfare institute. Before, I earned two or three thousand a month and could give all the money to the welfare institute. Now, I have inherited the Ye family and have my own industry. A mere villa, if calculated by proportion, is not even as much as a box lunch when I was working. You don't need to push it away anymore."

As he said this, Ye Chen added: "And Auntie Li, you have taken care of me for so many years and are my benefactor. Now you have to return to Jin Ling to work for me. If I don't give you a proper settlement in Jin Ling, others will have complaints about me."

Auntie Li sighed and said sincerely: "Young Master, actually, for so many years, I just did my own job well, and I dare not accept the word benefactor..."

Ye Chen said firmly: "Auntie Li, in my heart, you are my benefactor."

As he said this, Ye Chen didn't want to dwell on this issue too much, so he changed the subject: "By the way, Auntie Li, let Xiaofen and Claudia start packing their luggage. Whatever they need and want to bring, just bring it. I'll arrange for Hong Wu to fly to Vancouver early tomorrow morning and let him take people to the house to pick you up."

Auntie Li hurriedly said: "Young Master, no need to be so troublesome. The three of us can go to the airport ourselves."

Ye Chen insisted: "Auntie Li, it's a long journey, so try to save some worry. Hong Wu will handle this matter well, so you don't have to worry. We will meet at New York airport tomorrow. The plane you, Xiaofen, and the others are taking is the plane we are taking back to Jin Ling together. When the plane lands in New York, we will board the plane and meet you, so you don't have to get off the plane and toss about transferring."

Auntie Li had to agree after hearing Ye Chen's firm tone and said respectfully: "Then I'll trouble you to arrange it, Young Master."

"Not troublesome." Ye Chen smiled slightly and said: "Auntie Li, then see you tomorrow!"

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

Ye Chen, who had changed into a suit, and Xiao Churan, who was wearing a white evening dress, came to the Rhode Island School of Design together.

It was currently the summer vacation for American college students, so there were no young students in the large campus, but there were many faculty members shuttling through it, and even many media reporters and well-known designers in the design field.

The Rhode Island School of Design attached great importance to the master class every year, so it specially used the school's large auditorium to hold the graduation ceremony for the master class.

When Ye Chen and Xiao Churan arrived at the auditorium, the auditorium was already buzzing with people.

Many designers participating in the master class had invited their relatives and friends, and even their bosses, mentors, and partners in the design field to come and cheer for today's graduation ceremony.

It was called a graduation ceremony, but it was actually a salon for industry elites to show off their identities and make friends with industry dignitaries.

In contrast, Xiao Churan, who was only accompanied by her husband and had no industry background, seemed a bit out of place here.

When signing in, Xiao Churan found an inconspicuous corner on the huge sign-in board and wrote her name.

Just as she handed the signature pen to the etiquette lady, a woman with an oriental face walked over with big strides. Beside the place where Xiao Churan signed, she wrote a huge English signature in a dragon-flying and phoenix-dancing way: emilywang.

Emily Wang, it seems she should be a Chinese-American.

It's just that what made Ye Chen a bit unhappy was that this Emily signed her name extra large when signing, and the last letter 'g' even swung a exaggerated arc, even drawing over the name Xiao Churan had already signed.

Xiao Churan was slightly stunned when she saw her signature drawn over by the other party, but she didn't say anything. However, that Emily Wang looked at Xiao Churan with surprise at this time and said with a smile: "Oh, Churan, I didn't see you just now, when did you come?"

Xiao Churan smiled and said politely: "I just arrived."

Emily nodded and said with a smile: "Tell you a good news, I have become a senior partner of ae architecture company, and our boss is also here today. I will introduce you later. You talk to him well, maybe you also have a chance to join ae!"

Xiao Churan smiled slightly and said: "Thank you, Emily, but I don't plan to look for a job. I'm thinking of returning to China after graduation."

Emily said seriously: "Go back to continue running your small decoration company? Come on! You are too unambitious! Being a designer means joining the world's best design company, becoming a senior partner, and then winning the world's top 500 companies, or even the full case design of the Olympics and the World Cup. This is the meaning of our coming to read the master class!"

As she said this, she saw several people walking over not far away and hurriedly said excitedly: "My boss is here! Let me introduce you!" ===== CHAPTER 2494 =====