Married the Scum Gong’s Villain Brother - Extra 1.1

Extra 1.1: Later Story

– Follow-up [Jing Xun: Sir? Are you in a meeting? I’m at school. ] [Sir: Yes. Take care. ] After half a year had passed, not only had Jing Xun’s research findings achieved breakthrough progress, even Yiwei Technology had finally successfully listed on the market thanks to their efforts for more than half a year. At this time, there were not many domestic listed companies, and very few of them could reach the standard. In addition, Yiwei was already unique in the field of science and technology research and development. Its listing meant that the country had stepped into a new era of science and technology. Therefore, in the past two days, the media had been overwhelmingly covering the grand occasion of Yiwei’s listing. Even the general public, who normally didn’t pay any attention to financial stocks and had no idea about technology, were aware that a technology company had been listed in the past two days. Not to mention the companies and stockholders who had been in the stock market all year round. Normal people may not know exactly what this means. But from the intense propaganda reports of official news and media outlets of various countries, one could also feel that this company was popular, very popular! And as the CEO of this newly listed technology company, Shen Yijin’s information could no longer be hidden. In the past, most of his activities were in Dragon City. As the first invisible richest man in Dragon City, Mr. Shen said that he wanted to keep a low profile, so no one would dare to publicize his information. But now he was the president of a listed company facing the country and the entire world. It was not impossible to forcibly cover his identity, but it was unnecessary. However, regardless of whether it was necessary to continue keeping a low profile, Shen Yijin himself did not care that his identity was exposed. In the past, he refused interviews, refused to be exposed to the media, and refused to promote his own corporate culture, just because his world was very bleak. He was neither interested nor motivated regarding these matters. But everyone unexpectedly thought that Shen Yijin kept such a ‘low-profile’ for a long time because he didn’t like to reveal himself. So the upper echelon of Dragon City, who liked to overanalyze the hobbies and psychology of the top people, began to spontaneously hide President Shen deeper. The bigwigs were very tight-lipped about Mr. Shen, none of them dared to easily mention Shen Yijin outside, even less likely for the people further down. This made him even more mysterious. Unbeknownst to everyone, Shen Yijin actually didn’t care whether or not he was mentioned by others. Just like this time the company went public, even if his identity was exposed, there was still no change in Shen Yijin’s life. He was still very busy. Jing Xun, who was immersed in research every day, was also busy until he turned into a spinning top. This time he came back to school because, after the second semester of senior year, his college life was coming to an end. The school would hold a graduation ceremony, and take graduation photos. The department would also hold a dinner party… Recently, the very busy Shen Yijin had gone to another city for meetings. Jing Xun, who remained in Dragon City alone, needed to take time to deal with these matters. Seeing the news that Shen Yijin was coming back on his mobile phone, the car carrying him also stopped at the designated position. Jing Xun thanked the driver, then opened the door to get out. He replied on the phone: [Got it sir, get on with what you are doing, talk to you later]. After sending this message and putting away his phone, Jing Xun came to the crossroad at the campus gate. It was still morning, just after the morning rush hour, so not many cars passed by the school entrance. Jing Xun could already navigate this little road easily. But even so, when crossing this road, a feeling of discomfort suddenly came over him——as if this was the first time he came back to campus alone after more than half a year. Strictly speaking, this should be the first time that Shen Yijin was not by his side. Before that, the two people were almost inseparable. Although they were doing their own things, they were at least in the same building… Now sir has left Dragon City for two days. In other words, they had been separated for two days. In the past, Shen Yijin rarely traveled to other places, if he had to leave for a meeting, Jing Xun would follow. While they were at it, they could also go for a trip. But this time he was too busy. It wasn’t easy for him to squeeze out some time to return to school, he simply couldn’t travel with Shen Yijin… “President Yan, is there any problem?” The bodyguard who had been following behind asked. These were Shen Yijin’s usual bodyguards. Jing Xun also had a personal bodyguard, but before Shen Yijin left, he still left the two most trusted bodyguards by Jing Xun’s side. They were all specially trained bodyguards, and they had a strong sense of reconnaissance and counter reconnaissance. Usually, they would drive another car and fall behind not too far away from Jing Xun. Now that Jing Xun was standing alone at the intersection and didn’t move forward after a long time, he came up to inquire. “It’s nothing.” Jing Xun hurriedly shook his head to indicate that he was okay. Mr. Bodyguards had their own tasks and courses of action. Although Jing Xun didn’t like people following him, he wouldn’t make things difficult for them. He crossed the street at the right time and entered the campus, not refusing to let the bodyguards continue to follow him. When he met with the classmates whom he hadn’t seen for a few months, before he had time to converse with them, Jing Xun had to put on his graduation gown and hat, and took group photos with everyone. Taking group photos was a laborious job. He had to constantly cooperate with the group to make a variety of poses. Jing Xun was especially photogenic. He was the most eye-catching one every time they finished taking pictures and browsed through them, so he was often arranged in the front row or in a bright and eye-catching position. The required poses were also more complicated than those of other students. But the process was also interesting. Jing Xun had never done this before, so he had a great time. Occasionally someone would send the latest photos to the class group. After Jing Xun downloaded the photos, he would send them to Shen Yijin. Shen Yijin should still be in a meeting now. Having fully understood his work habits, Jing Xun was not afraid to disturb him. Of course, he wouldn’t expect any reply from the other party. Sending the photos over….was simply to share it with him, nothing else. Shen Yijin obviously understood this, and the two of them sent WeChat to each other one after another. These past two days have been spent like this. After taking photos in the morning and having a simple lunch in the cafeteria, he prepared to attend the school’s graduation ceremony and graduation party in the afternoon. When everything was over, in the evening, it was time for the department’s group dinner. Since it was a farewell gathering for senior sisters and senior brothers, in addition to the current senior students, many representatives from other grades also came over. Most of these juniors were from the student council, and some of them had a very harmonious relationship with the seniors. By no coincidence, everyone arrived in unison at the restaurant they had booked in advance, and as soon as they entered, a news segment was playing on the restaurant’s big screen. The news was talking about Yiwei that had just been listed. And after this not-so-brief news, surprisingly, there was a previous interview with the CEO of Yiwei on Capital TV. Shen Yijin in front of the camera was wearing a regular suit. He sat calmly on the chair, his shoulders slightly sinking and his back straight, the pair of peach blossom eyes revealed a little indifference, but still couldn’t hide the other party’s good look. At this time, Shen Yijin on TV answered all kinds of questions from reporters with a precise attitude. He didn’t talk much but he could always answer reporters’ questions accurately. The voice was deep but full of texture, perhaps due to his overbearing aura, even across the screen, it could make people feel his extraordinary temperament. “…This President Shen is really the representative of our Dragon City.” said a classmate who had read the news. “When did this company go public, why do I feel like everyone is talking about it these past two days?” “Haven’t paid much attention to it, it should be just recently.” A nearby classmate said. ….Three days ago. Jing Xun answered silently in his heart. Three days ago, he and Shen Yijin went to the exchange to ring the bell1… In the news clip, during the interview with Shen Yijin, the camera also switched to the time when the company went public and the scene where the bell was rung. And if someone was observant enough, it was not difficult to find that, on the camera… Jing Xun stood impressively beside Shen Yijin. ……But the camera was turning quite fast, no one should be able to see this clearly, right? Of course, the roommates who always knew what he was doing during this time and had a good relationship with him were all aware that Jing Xun was also on the TV. At this moment, Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi looked at each other in a secretive manner. The two people standing left and right next to Jing Xun, automatically acted as Jing Xun’s “bodyguard” without uttering a word. But for this major event that happened recently, other students still maintained considerable enthusiasm and continued the discussion. “Just a few days ago… the day before yesterday.” Another student said: “The news that day was overwhelming. This company has a lot of cooperation with our school. Many of the graduate students from the computer science department went there for internships before their graduation. You guys didn’t pay attention to the news, did you?” “I haven’t paid attention to it, mainly because the nature of the company and our profession does not match ah.” A junior said: “Seniors, do you guys know the construction of the science and technology building that was completed last month? It was donated by President Shen.” “For real? I haven’t heard of it.” “It’s true. At the last student council meeting, I heard our supervisor talk with Principal Gao.” “Hiss.” The others couldn’t help taking a deep breath in unison. Senior year was the time for internship and job hunting. Few people would go back to school, thus they didn’t have a deep impression of this newly built science and technology teaching building. They only vaguely heard how amazing this teaching building was, what kind of instrument and equipment were equipped inside…Because of the strong sense of scientific feeling, it was a well-deserved technology building, so everyone had heard of it. It was just that people who were about to graduate didn’t care much. Now hearing that the building that caused at least one billion yuan was actually donated by the person on TV… The sense of cordiality suddenly increased. “That being said, this person is really low-key. When we were still in school before the building was built, we never heard who donated this building at that time…” “Hey, I’ll go to that building for a look later. Although we can’t enjoy it after graduation, it’s still a glorious sign of our alma mater.” “Haha, that’s right, I’ll go there later.” The crowd chattered and was about to walk into the private room, but by coincidence, the interview camera returned to Shen Yijin. Perhaps because they were watching through the TV screen, Shen Yijin didn’t give off the cold and harsh impression, but rather an entrepreneurial decency. He was both a social elite and a conscientious entrepreneur who silently donated buildings to the school. He was young and promising, not to mention very handsome…All of them coincidentally stood still in front of the TV, intending to watch the interview before going in. Other diners who were eating in the hall were unsure of what was going on. As they watched all these young students gather around the TV, some followed with a few interested glances. After some exchange under the inquiry of those who liked to make friends, other diners knew that these students belonged to the University of Science and Technology, and the one on TV had cooperated with that university more than once…. Unknowingly, these diners had a sense of honor, and the eyes looking at these students were full of envy and admiration. It was a prestigious university after all, so it was possible to reach such big people. Why didn’t they study hard and get into a good university? And being looked at somewhat highly, these students couldn’t help puff up their chest a little. Only Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi next to Jing Xun tugged at the corners of their mouths, thinking that this was not worth mentioning. Beside them was the person who could reach the big shot! … No, Xun Xun himself was already a big shot… In senior year, their contact had become less. Not many people knew where Jing Xun worked, or what he was doing now. But Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi, who had been on good terms with Jing Xun, both knew. After all, with the help of Jing Xun, they both successfully joined the Shen Group. They not only avoided the dilemma of unemployment after graduation, but also directly entered the Shen Group! And it was the job that they liked! The two people who had just been assigned to work at that time felt a little incredulous. They knew that Jing Xun had a boyfriend, but they didn’t know that the power behind Jing Xun turned out to be…! In short, they never dreamed that this kind of pie-falling-from-the-sky would happen to them. Yang Yi and Tang Jingyuan also worked hard to learn vocational skills during this period. They only had one thought, which they determined not to disgrace their good roommate, nor cause trouble for him. Although, something more shocking came later… They also learned later that Xun Xun did not solely rely on his boyfriend to obtain his current status. He was truely…. relied on his own strength! At this point, faced with other students standing in front of the TV discussing the situation, Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi could only shake their heads. ——These people saw only the tip of the iceberg. Still too young. However, there were two individuals who had a good relationship with them, and they knew that Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi had already entered the Shen Group. They couldn’t help but come up to them at this moment: “I heard that President Shen is also the successor of the Shen Group? Is it true? Have you met him in the company?” “This…” Tang Jingyuan looked at Jing Xun next to him, and vaguely did not answer. Xun Xun was a very low-key person, and he didn’t say anything about President Shen at all… At this moment, when someone asked about Shen Yijin, Tang Jingyuan was too embarrassed to say anything. Yang Yi said directly: “I don’t know, we are just small staff, what can we know.” “Ah? You two have entered the Shen Group?! How did you get in!” Hearing this, other people immediately ran over excitedly. The three were surrounded together, and even the undergraduates, who were still a long way from graduation, came over to listen about the onboarding experience. It wasn’t enough to just ask Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi. Everyone knew that Jing Xun had a good relationship with them, so someone curiously asked: “So, Jing Xun, which company did you go to, you didn’t also enter the Shen Group right?” “…..” Jing Xun seldom mentioned his current situation to others. If he hadn’t recommended Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi to some work, he would probably not talk too much about his relationship with Shen Yijin. He wasn’t deliberately concealing it, but he thought it wasn’t necessary to purposely mention it either. …He couldn’t just say who his lover was whenever he met people, right? Besides, he naturally didn’t know how to show affection. Him not saying anything didn’t mean he tried to hide it. When someone asked, Jing Xun also answered openly: “I’m temporarily working at Yiwei.” Well, that’s right, it was just for the time being. Although he was already the “President Yan” in other people’s mouths, Jing Xun had always positioned himself as a temporary intern. The person next to him involuntarily took a breath, “Then why didn’t you say it earlier!” “Ah? Are you working at Yiwei? F*ck, you are so awesome now!” When everyone was shocked, both Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi both subconsciously took half a step forward, blocking their bodies in front of Jing Xun in a protective posture. Fortunately, while everyone was amazed, no one particularly went up close to Jing Xun. Jing Xun’s appearance was warm and gentle with naturally smiling lips. Perhaps because he was born handsome, or perhaps because he revealed a temperament other than gentleness, there was also a kind of quiet and calmness in him, giving off a sense of unreality and making people not dare to touch him. And after knowing his true strength, Jing Xun’s image in the hearts of his roommates had become a high and cold flower that could never be blasphemed. Whether President Shen was present or not, they subconsciously want to protect him. “That’s normal, right? Have you forgotten that Jing Xun can write programs?” said a classmate. “Jing Xun has the foresight and learned programming and other things in advance. This is the age of technology! What industry will be the most popular in the future? Of course it will be the technology industry like Yiwei!” The hall became extremely noisy, and Shen Yijin’s voice on TV was inaudible. Instead everyone was more interested in Jing Xun who joined Yiwei. “Then Yan Jingxun, tell us more about Yiwei’s listing. I heard that Yiwei has distributed original shares to every employee?!” “Is that so? Is it too late for me to start learning computers now? Senior Yan, which book should I learn from…” “Should we go in first?” Tang Jingyuan suggested. The news that Jing Xun was now working at Yiwei had undoubtedly become a big topic tonight, and people who wanted to ask him questions had been coming and going. But now that the hall was in chaos, clearly it wasn’t a good time to answer questions either, so Tang Jingyuan can only propose this. Fortunately, the interview with Shen Yijin on TV came to an end. He couldn’t hear what was said on TV, but Jing Xun had already memorized this interview with Shen Yijin. He glanced at Shen Yijin’s face on the TV for the last time while being crowded by everyone into the private room. Inside the private room, before Jing Xun had time to answer the first question, a fellow student in the student council had already screamed out: “My God! My God! My God!!… I just said President Shen looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I saw him.” Saying that, she suddenly raised her phone and shouted out of control: “Isn’t this what I’ve seen in Senior Jing Xun’s Wechat moment!” … When this point was mentioned, the female student’s mobile phone was passed around. Jing Xun vaguely remembered that he had taken a picture with Shen Yijin and posted on his Wechat moment. The two of them were in the zoo in S city at that time. That was probably a year ago. But the problem was that Jing Xun was too busy this year, so he hadn’t posted anything on his Moment at all. He hasn’t set a fixed visible time limit or anything…so any observant person who entered his Moment would be able to see at first glance… The mobile phone was passed all the way to Jing Xun’s hands. Amidst the summer heat, both sir and him had smiles on their faces. However, compared to Shen Yijin in Jing Xun’s impression, Shen Yijin’s smile in this photo wasn’t very large. Sir’s expression was not stiff, but pretty nice. However the corners of the mouth rose only a little bit. …Shen Yijin would laugh a lot in the past half a year, Jing Xun almost forgot the expressionless Shen Yijin in front of him. Looking at this photo now, it really felt like a world apart… “So, Senior! What the hell is going on! You and President Shen have known each other a long time ago? Is it true that my CP is real?” The school girl couldn’t help but ask excitedly. Other people, regardless of gender and grade, also cast doubtful or excited eyes on Jing Xun. When Jing Xun transmigrated, he was a student council president, so he naturally added a lot of people’s WeChat accounts. And when he posted this photo, his WeChat friends all saw it. But at that time, Jing Xun didn’t add any emoticons or text. People who understand would naturally understand, but many of his alumni who only add friends with him wouldn’t understand. Later, the photos of Jing Xun and Shen Yijin were hung on the forum for a long time. People who knew Jing Xun, such as the female student in front of him, had liked the post but never dared to match it in reality. She only thought that Jing Xun had something to do with that unknown handsome guy. After all, CP was a two-dimensional thing, it wasn’t easy to drag it into the three-dimensional world. But now with this opportunity, everyone couldn’t help it. “I remember, it’s also in the forum!” A junior student who also knew this CP couldn’t help screaming: “It turns out that senior and President Shen have taken pictures together a long time ago, you guys even went to school together!…” Some other people who didn’t visit the forum took advantage of this opportunity to ask what the post was and what they didn’t know. So the forgotten post titled [Are all handsome brothers digesting themselves internally these days?], which fell to the back row because there was no photo update for a long time, and no one had liked it for three months, was receiving likes again and being pushed to the first page. Jing Xun: “…..” Faced with various curiosities and inquiries, Jing Xun had to tell the truth again: “Yes. In fact, I’m about to get married with… the person you saw in the photo… The wedding is scheduled for next month. So I invite everyone to join if you have time.” …! ! ! In fact, the wedding day had already been set, and the wedding arrangement had basically been completed. During this period, Jing Xun and Shen Yijin had sent out many invitations. It was good to have many witnesses, of course he wasn’t afraid of inviting too many people, it was more lively this way. He hadn’t mentioned it to these classmates and schoolmates before because he didn’t have much contact with them in the later period, and he was still unfamiliar with some of them. But now that he was asked, there was nothing he couldn’t say. The original sad farewell dinner turned into a large-scale gossip scene. This reversal was quite funny to say the least. Although Jing Xun’s relationship history…in his own words, there was nothing much to say. He didn’t say much; however, seeing the low-key but glistening ring on his left hand, anyone could feel a pink aura of happiness in him. Of course, some gave their blessings, and some behaved very peculiarly. Although they didn’t say it clearly, the thought that “Jing Xun only relied on his other half to enter Yiwei/obtain what he has today” was clearly written on their faces. For this reason, both Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi said disdainfully: Very narrow-minded. They were both very convinced that the day when Jing Xun’s research really went online, these people would look at Xun Xun with a new perception again. Jing Xun didn’t care about the opinions of others, even if he was gossiped about or mocked. On the contrary, halfway through, when he received a call from the other gossip party(syj), his mood fluctuated a little. Shen Yijin said on the phone that he had finished the meeting, and asked Jing Xun where he was and what he was doing. Jing Xun answered truthfully. It was originally an ordinary conversation, but perhaps due to the long separation, he always felt that the deep and magnetic voice from the phone sounded even better than before. At least Jing Xun, who answered the phone, had several moments of overwhelming certainty about his own thought–he wanted to hear sir’s voice for a while longer. But this kind of thinking was obviously very childish–they were only separated for two days. And it was only more than a thousand kilometers apart, there was no time difference between them. So even with red ears, Jing Xun tried his best to make his voice sound normal. As usual, he urged Shen Yijin to remember to eat when he was not busy, and asked the other party to hurry back to the hotel to rest when he was free. Shen Yijin on the other side responded one by one. When there was nothing to say, the two naturally hung up the phone, just like before. Jing Xun opened the phone calendar and took a look. According to the plan, sir should be back in Dragon City in the afternoon. Hmm…less than 48 hours to go… Jing Xun stood outside for a while before returning to the private room. During this period, there was no telling what Tang Jingyuan and Yang Yi had said, when they saw Jing Xun’s figure again, the classmates and schoolmates who were excited about gossip were all restrained a lot. Some people were still asking Jing Xun about employment and study, but more people had moved on to the next topic. The meal took neither too long nor too short, and after the meal was over, Jing Xun parted with the others and then got into the business car that had been arranged to wait in front of the hotel. The car started steadily, Jing Xun thought about it, and decided not to go home. Instead, he asked the driver to drive the car back to the company–it wasn’t yet 9 o’clock, and there was nothing to do at home anyway, so Jing Xun wanted to go back to the office and continue working. He drank a little bit of alcohol, but he was not drunk. These days he occasionally drank with sir, and trained his alcohol tolerance. At the moment, he just felt a little sleepy. According to experience, as long as he immersed himself in his work, that little sense of sleepiness would be forgotten by him. Back at the company, there were still many people working overtime at this hour. Overtime was all spontaneous. It was not a myth that every employee in Yiwei held original shares. Because Jing Xun’s participation has helped break through many bottlenecks, and because the company could provide generous remuneration for contributing employees, people had often moved their homes into the laboratory for the past six months. This was also one of the reasons why Yiwei could go public so quickly. The entire building was brightly lit, and there were several laboratories on each floor with lights on. Even when Jing Xun returned to his laboratory, there were still two employees doing data inside. “President Yan? Why are you back at this late hour?” The two people were shocked when they saw Jing Xun. In the past six months, everyone had spontaneously used the honorific title for Jing Xun. At this time, seeing Jing Xun’s somewhat reddened face, these two people voluntarily ran to make tea for him. “President Yan, this is honey tea. You should have been drinking when you went to dinner, right? Drinking some honey will make you feel much better!” “Thank you.” After receiving the hot tea, Jing Xun thanked them. Immediately after, the few people did their own work, which was also the characteristic of Jing Xun’s laboratory. As the team leader, he never went to see or supervise what others were doing, which made the atmosphere of the entire laboratory extraordinarily relaxed and more efficient. At about ten o’clock, a colleague took the lead and said: “President Yan, I’ll leave first. I can’t go on anymore, I’ll go home and sleep.” Another colleague also said, “Then I’ll go with you, just in time to catch the last subway rush.” “Okay, see you tomorrow.” Jing Xun smiled and said goodbye to them. Then his eyes returned to the computer screen. The initial version of the AI program had been basically completed and was in the final stage of calibration and testing. But this step was also particularly important. Although Jing Xun had assigned the task to others, he still had to check all the data in person, so his workload was surprisingly huge. After the two colleagues left, the lab was still lit with a few lights, but it became quieter than before, with only the buzzing sound of a few machines in the motor room. A silent night, an empty laboratory, a red light flashing in the motor room. This atmosphere was a bit scary just by imagination. After working alone for a while, Jing Xun looked up at the time. The time indicated on the wall clock was 10:40. Unknowingly, he had been working for another forty minutes. Maintaining the same posture all the time was very tiring, Jing Xun shook his stiff neck. And once he got away from the data, he also realized that the surrounding atmosphere was a bit too quiet. Especially in the huge laboratory, there were many places where the lights were not turned on, and rows of tall mainframe computers were hidden in the dark. At first glance, it looked a bit frightening. He hadn’t felt the horror of this place before, but perhaps due to alcohol, his brain was unusually active, and those urban tales he’d heard before scrambled into his brain. Jing-Materialist-Xun:…… So it’s better to keep working. When you work, you won’t think about it, and you won’t feel scared. Jing Xun took the tea that his colleague made for him, and found that the tea cup was empty. He didn’t know when he had drunk it up. There was a pantry on each floor of the company, and the one on this floor was opposite the door, across a corridor… But after thinking about the path for a while, Jing Xun shook his head, feeling that he should forget it. He had better bear it, and just go back to the office to sleep after finishing this piece of work. The office here referred to the president’s office, which had a water dispenser and a small bathroom. In the last two days, Jing Xun had been working overtime in the company all night, so he simply used the small bed in Shen Yijin’s office as a temporary resting place. Jing Xun permanently resided there, so he probably wouldn’t be afraid. Besides, there were a lot of Shen Yijin’s belongings over there… When he thought of Shen Yijin’s ghostly temperament, Jing Xun suddenly felt that there was nothing to be afraid of. Just as he was about to devote his energy to the computer screen again, the glass door of the laboratory slid silently, and a series of footsteps sounded from the doorway. Jing Xun: “……” Could anyone be back at work this late? …Is someone coming back to work…or… an urban tale? ! In the middle of the night, he suddenly heard reverberating footsteps, which was really frightening. Jing Xun boldly popped out of the computer. When he was looking carefully to see who it was, a low and textured voice sounded with the sound of footsteps: “Xiao Xun.”