Chapter 2520: Resonance

Seeing that Ma Lan still got into Qian Hongyan's car, Ye Chen sighed helplessly that old habits die hard, then didn't think too much about it, used the Cullinan's battery to jump-start the BMW, and drove out.

After leaving, Ye Chen called Claudia, asking her to wait for him at the new home Chen Zekai had prepared for her and Auntie Li. At the same time, he called Chen Zekai, asking him to contact his connections at Jin Ling University to go over today and get Claudia's admission application done.

Chen Zekai had been deeply involved in Jin Ling for many years and was the spokesperson for the Ye family. His connections in the local area could be said to be pervasive, and Jin Ling University was naturally no exception. This time, he had already found connections for Claudia in advance; Claudia only needed to bring the necessary documents to the school to go through the motions after arriving in Jin Ling.

Following the address, Ye Chen navigated to a villa area by the river. This place was not far from the city, and not far from the large comprehensive welfare home Ye Chen was going to invest in, which was very convenient for Auntie Li and Li Xiaofen to work at the welfare home in the future.

However, it was a bit far from Jin Ling University. Fortunately, Jin Ling was not big. If commuting by public transport, a one-way trip would take about half an hour.

The university's study tasks were not heavy, so after Claudia enrolled, she could consider living on campus, or commuting, or both.

The villa arranged by Chen Zekai had a practical area of about 400 square meters. Although it was not considered large among villas, unlike the Tomson First Grade where Ye Chen lived, which was divided into three floors above ground and two floors underground, the houses in this villa area were all above ground, so the area utilization rate was very high.

And this house was a fine-decorated property developed by a local developer friend of Chen Zekai. Chen Zekai knew the root of the building quality and decoration quality of the house, so buying a house here was more reassuring.

Ye Chen parked the car at the villa gate. Just as he got out of the car, Li Xiaofen waved at Ye Chen in the courtyard: "Brother Ye Chen!"

After saying that, she came over with a look of surprise to help Ye Chen open the courtyard gate.

Seeing her dealing with the greenery in the courtyard, Ye Chen asked with a smile: "Why did you get up so early to tidy up the courtyard?"

Li Xiaofen smiled and said: "There are many green plants and flowers in the courtyard, but I feel the layering is not very good, so I want to adjust it."

Ye Chen asked her: "Where is Auntie Li?"

"She went to buy groceries." Li Xiaofen said: "There is a large supermarket not far from the community. There are all kinds of daily necessities at home, so Auntie Li wants to buy some vegetables and start cooking."

Ye Chen nodded and asked again: "Where is Claudia?"

Li Xiaofen smiled and whispered: "She is putting on makeup. She seems to be looking forward to going to school. She has been nagging me about it all morning."

As soon as Li Xiaofen finished speaking, Claudia, of mixed East-West heritage, pushed the door and came out.

Today's Claudia was dressed exceptionally young and beautiful, with a pure white T-shirt, a light gray plaid midi skirt, and two fluffy golden braids on the left and right, looking very sunny, agile, and lively. Compared with the little girl who was expressionless and bitter all day long before, she was like a completely different person.

Seeing Ye Chen at the door, she said with some shyness in her eyebrows: "Brother Ye Chen, you're here..."

These days, the He family, from top to bottom, has been deeply immersed in joy and unable to extricate themselves.

Claudia smiled slightly shyly and asked her back: "Sister Xiaofen, how can I form a group by myself? Why don't we two pair up?"

Li Xiaofen pouted and muttered: "Two people are called a combination. A girl group needs at least seven or eight people..."

Claudia smiled: "Then at least we two have two already, which can be considered a brave first step."

Li Xiaofen hummed: "I don't want to form a group with you. Brother Ye Chen's welfare home is still waiting for me and Auntie Li to take good care of it!"

At this time, Ye Chen also said to Claudia: "Claudia, if you have nothing else to do, let's set off now. The dean of the school and the person in charge of overseas undergraduate admissions have already arrived. Meeting them and going through the process is basically enough."

"Okay!" Claudia nodded quickly, turned to Li Xiaofen and said: "Sister Xiaofen, then I'll go first!"

Li Xiaofen smiled: "When you get the admission notice, Auntie Li and I will celebrate for you at noon!"

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows: "Count me in. You tell Auntie Li to trouble her to make more signature dishes at noon today."

Li Xiaofen said excitedly: "Really? Then I'll go to the supermarket to find Auntie Li and buy more delicious food back!"

Ye Chen asked her: "Do you want me to give you a ride on the way?"

Li Xiaofen waved her hand: "You two go first, I still have to change my clothes. I can't go out in my pajamas."

Ye Chen nodded, greeted Claudia to get in the car, then said goodbye to Li Xiaofen, and drove to Jin Ling University.

After the car drove out of the community, Claudia asked timidly: "Brother Ye Chen, will handling the admission matter be too much trouble for you?"

"No." Ye Chen smiled: "Jin Ling University itself wants to internationalize, so it has certain tasks for international students. If the number of international students doesn't reach a certain level every year, the person in charge might have performance pressure. Besides, your academic record in Canadian high school is also excellent. Although there is a certain gap, it is already very excellent among high school students overall. Even if you apply to Jin Ling University yourself, it is basically a sure thing. It's just that the process is slightly complicated, and the connections I asked people to find can help you simplify these processes."

Claudia was slightly relieved. She was most afraid that coming to China would cause too much trouble for Ye Chen. After all, in her heart, Ye Chen had already done too much for her.

Different from her state when she worked at Auntie Li's convenience store, at that time, she had lost her family and everything, and all she thought about was revenge. But now, she had changed to a new environment to start over, and at the same time, she had new family members worth trusting and entrusting, so she became a little cautious.

Ye Chen also felt this change in her, so he said seriously: "Claudia, in Jin Ling, Auntie Li, Xiaofen, and I are your family. Auntie Li is your mother, Xiaofen is your sister, and I am your brother. You are the youngest sister in this family and should be protected and cared for by us. So you must not have any thoughts that you will cause us trouble. We will never feel that family members who need our help are causing us trouble."

Seeing Ye Chen speak so firmly, Claudia was naturally moved.

Although she believed in the character of Auntie Li and Li Xiaofen, there was no blood relationship after all, and she had no living relatives, so she inevitably felt a sense of living under someone else's roof.

Any child who was fostered by relatives because of their parents' work when they were young would understand this feeling.

However, Ye Chen's words made her realize that Ye Chen truly regarded her as a relative and as a younger sister who needed to be carefully protected and cared for.

This also instantly diluted the feeling of being like duckweed without any sense of belonging in her heart.

Ye Chen continued: "For the next four years, you just work and live well in Jin Ling. When you graduate from university, if you want to continue your studies, I will definitely support you with all my strength. If you want to work, I will also support you with all my strength. If you tell me that you have always been in Jin Ling, or even in China, and have no sense of belonging and want to return to Canada, I will personally send you back. I just want you to know that from now on, as your brother, I will do my best to ensure that you have no worries wherever you are."

Claudia was moved to tears by Ye Chen's words. While nodding repeatedly, tears fell silently.

Ye Chen grew up in a welfare home. He understood Claudia's mood at this moment too well. When he was completely ignorant of everything Tang Sihai had arranged and curled up in the corner of the welfare home dormitory in Jin Ling crying until dawn, he didn't know how sad and desperate he was.

Today, Claudia is experiencing a process almost exactly the same as his at that time.

Therefore, he paid extra attention to Claudia, hoping to use his attitude and actions to untie all the knots in her heart and face her future life calmly and optimistically.

So, Ye Chen told Claudia about his experience in the welfare home, hoping that she could find resonance in him.

When Ye Chen described his psychological state at that time in detail, Claudia indeed felt a strong sense of resonance in her heart. It was also at this moment that she suddenly realized that Ye Chen might be the one who understood her best in this world.

Even Li Xiaofen couldn't do this.

Because Li Xiaofen was abandoned since birth and then taken into the welfare home, while she and Ye Chen both once thought they had everything and were the happiest children in the world, but eventually watched everything being cruelly taken away.

Li Xiaofen had never had this kind of trauma, so she couldn't truly understand Claudia's inner heart.

The two chatted all the way. Not only did Claudia feel that she found resonance in Ye Chen, but Ye Chen also found the same feeling in this girl who was ten years younger than him.

Fortunately, neither of them was a pessimist, so they chatted about common topics, and soon they chatted out a different, indescribable, and detailed optimism from their similar painful experiences.

While chatting, the car had already driven to the gate of Jin Ling University.

Jin Ling University was currently on vacation, but what Ye Chen didn't expect was that there were quite a few staff members at the school gate, busy preparing something, and even blocking the way of the car.

Ye Chen honked the horn briefly, and a staff member ran over quickly, apologizing to Ye Chen: "Sorry, sir, we are going to pull up a banner. Your car can only pass after it is pulled up, otherwise, your car will definitely crush the banner."

Ye Chen nodded understandingly and said: "It's okay, then I'll wait a while."

"Thank you, we can get it done in a few minutes."

The man thanked him and turned to get busy with other colleagues.

Soon, a red banner was pulled up from both sides of the school gate and hung high on the archway of the school gate.

Ye Chen looked up and saw the banner read: "Warmly welcome Mr. Qiu Yingshan and his wife to our school."

Ye Chen seemed to have heard of the name Qiu Yingshan, but for a moment he forgot where he had heard it.

At this time, the staff member ran over and asked politely: "Are you here to handle something?"

Ye Chen said: "I have an appointment with Chen Zong Zekai to meet here."

The man suddenly realized and said busily: "Chen Zong has already gone in, please go in too!" ===== CHAPTER 2521 =====