The next day, early morning.
The two of them slept peacefully in each other's arms.
It wasn't until ten o'clock in the morning that a piercing ringtone from a cell phone interrupted the romantic atmosphere.
Jiang Cheng pulled his arm out from under Lin Qingxue's neck and stretched his muscles.
Seeing this, Lin Qingxue immediately sat up and squeezed Jiang Cheng's arm with an apologetic look.
However, Lin Qingxue soon felt a sudden chill.
Looking down, she realized she was completely naked.
And Jiang Cheng was the same.
Jiang Cheng's hand subconsciously reached out and covered her.
Startled, Lin Qingxue quickly grabbed the bedsheets and grumbled coquettishly, "Hurry up and answer the phone!"
Jiang Cheng stared at her chest and said, "I can't help myself when I see something round."
Lin Qingxue let out a soft groan and quickly handed the phone on the table to Jiang Cheng.
Seeing that the caller was his father, Jiang Jianmin, Jiang Cheng reluctantly let go of Lin Qingxue.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng had let her go, Lin Qingxue felt a sense of relief mixed with a hint of regret.
After all, Jiang Cheng's touch was quite comfortable.
However, the occasional stinging pain from moving still made her hesitate.
Lin Qingxue found a bathrobe nearby, put it on, and slowly stood up to walk toward the bathroom.
Watching Lin Qingxue's slightly awkward leg movements, Jiang Cheng rubbed his nose in embarrassment.
It must be a bit painful?
Jiang Cheng pressed the answer button.
"Hello, Dad, haven't you slept yet?"
"Yeah, I'm about to. Did you just wake up?"
"Yeah, the National Day holiday isn't over yet, and it's so boring."
"You, bored? Stop pretending in front of me. Your mother and I are heading back tomorrow. Whenever you miss home, just come back anytime."
Jiang Jianmin's words made Jiang Cheng suspect that he knew something about his situation at school.
Jiang Cheng smiled and nodded. "Sure, I'll head back once you guys are home. I miss Mom's cooking. She's been sharing scenery from your travels every day; it seems she's very satisfied with this trip."
"Of course. She's been shopping non-stop the whole way. Luckily you sent two people to follow us; otherwise, if these old bones of mine had to carry all those bags while shopping, I'd probably be broken."
Jiang Cheng laughed loudly. "From your tone, Mom must not be next to you, right?"
Jiang Jianmin tried to cover it up, "Ahem, so what if she is? I'm just telling the truth."
Jiang Cheng smiled and didn't directly expose his father.
After finishing, Jiang Jianmin said to Jiang Cheng, "Your mother's friends sent her some news from the internet, and she just showed it to me. It says online that you're going to rebuild fifty Hope Primary Schools??"
Jiang Cheng was a bit surprised to hear this; he hadn't expected his affairs to reach the older generation's circle.
Although he had already asked Chen Xueer to delete the posts online, the recruitment for rebuilding the Hope Primary Schools hadn't been removed.
Jiang Cheng thought about it carefully. Since its establishment, Xingchen Media had gained a huge reputation in the industry over the past few months.
Although he was the CEO of the company, very few people knew his actual identity.
Moreover, Chen Xueer was usually the one who appeared in public to handle matters. It could be said that Jiang Cheng truly lived up to the title of 'man behind the scenes'.
After all, his usual style was just to lie low.
His first public appearance was because of a photo with Wang Congcong in London.
After netizens posted the picture online, Jiang Cheng's outstanding looks combined with Wang Congcong's suggestive words sent him straight to the hot search, making him the new national husband.
The second time he hit the hot search was because Teacher Huang from Changyi Hope Primary School took a candid photo of him.
That photo of Jiang Cheng, along with the aid supplies she posted, landed Jiang Cheng on the hot search once again.
Fortunately, these two hot searches only featured two photos.
The most exposure he personally received was during his speech at the ByteDance gala and the photos with various industry moguls.
Because many Internet Celebrities attended that gala,
their on-site filming left behind quite a bit of video footage of Jiang Cheng.
Luckily, some of these images were taken from a distance and weren't very clear.
Furthermore, after the hot search passed, Jiang Cheng had Chen Xueer delete all images and videos related to him from the entire internet.
After all, what Jiang Cheng valued most was his image as a "good man."
As a capital mogul aiming for long-term development,
constantly being on the hot search and discussed by others was something that significantly lowered one's prestige.
Even for the world's richest people, very few images of them are exposed to the public.
Jiang Cheng only wanted to be someone who made a fortune in silence,
not someone widely discussed on the internet.
After deleting the images, Jiang Cheng wasn't worried that those few days of hot searches would affect his life.
After all, news in this world is constantly emerging and changing rapidly.
Under the impact of various information, the public's memory only lasts for three days.
As long as things were kept quiet for a while, netizens would soon forget about him.
Now, only the photos on the promotional Social Media Platform for the unfinished Hope Primary School project hadn't been deleted.
And Teacher Huang's photo only showed a side profile; he didn't expect that acquaintances would still recognize him.
Jiang Cheng didn't plan on hiding it from his father and admitted it quite frankly. "That's right. I had this plan after returning from Changyi Hope Primary School. I originally intended to discuss it with you after National Day, but I didn't expect you to find out first."
After Jiang Cheng finished, Jiang Jianmin nodded on the other end. "You brat, at least you're sensible enough not to try and hide it from me."
Jiang Cheng said with a smile, "How could I? Our family is in this business; this matter will definitely be handed over to you."
"The project itself is secondary. My company is quite busy right now and doesn't lack your orders. I'm just afraid the quality of the construction teams you find outside wouldn't be up to standard. Fifty Hope Primary Schools is no small project; the locations are scattered, which makes it very troublesome."
Jiang Jianmin paused and then continued, "Since you've decided to do this, your mother and I have no objections. You decide your own affairs. However, the water in the construction industry runs deep, and given the wide attention your project is receiving, you still need to be more careful."
Jiang Jianmin spoke tactfully, but Jiang Cheng understood his meaning.
Hearing this, he nodded. "Dad, I understand... You told me before that although our family's construction company isn't the largest, it has guaranteed quality. Most importantly, the safety measures are the best. The projects we've contracted have never had any accidents, and there's never been a loss in employee safety. When looking for a construction team, one should look for a reliable one like ours..."