Age of Legends

Chapter 23 A hidden dark incident!
"Ask your godfather to borrow money. How can he lend you money? He is very good to you, but borrowing money is a big deal!" said Zhang Zhonghua.

"I also think it's inappropriate. Let's forget about it and talk about it again when there's a chance. As long as you get into college, our family will save money and support you." Huang Huifen shook her head.

Asking someone to borrow money is the hardest thing to do, especially such a large sum of money. Huang Huifen also knew that she didn't need to count on her great cousin's family, that was absolutely impossible. So there was no need to talk about this matter, it would not work.

Zhang Chen did not say anything more. He had no intention of really convincing Zhang Zhonghua and Huang Huifen to do this. He just wanted to inform them that there was such a thing and such a plan.

I will take care of the rest.

As for Wang Bowen, he naturally has confidence.

……

Wang Bowen invited him over for dinner on Saturday.

It was common to eat at Wang Bowen's house. Before leaving, Huang Huifen reminded him, "Don't tell your godfather about this. Did you hear me? We can't borrow your godfather's money."

This is my mother. Sometimes she is very stubborn and doesn’t know how to adapt.

In her opinion, Wang Bowen raised Wang Shuowei alone, and although he had saved up a lot of money when he was young, that was all his family assets for Wang Bowen. She was worried that once they said this, Wang Bowen would have to lend the money out of face. If he really made money as Zhang Chen said, he could immediately pay it back with interest.

If they can't make money, then that means their family will owe Wang Bowen.

Zhang Chen said he knew, and entered the TV station compound and came to Wang Bowen's house. Wang Bowen's house was on the second floor, on a ridge, and there were several houses with separate doors and courtyards next to it.

A burst of noise came from there, and a black Passat drove along the road and stopped in a small courtyard. The license plate said it was a TV station's public car. A middle-aged woman with a beautiful face and wearing a windbreaker got out. The woman looked familiar. She should be one of the hosts of Rongcheng Radio and could be often seen on TV.

It was normal to encounter this here, but what was surprising was that after the woman got off the car and said goodbye to the driver, she looked in their direction.

"Do you know that woman?"

Zhang Chen was slightly dazed.

"It's Chen Xuran, don't you know her? She's the host of Rongcheng TV Station 2! She's often seen on TV shows," Wang Shuowei paused, as if considering it, and said, "I'm telling you... this woman wants to be my stepmother!"

Zhang Chen was stunned for a moment, and a sense of fate surged in his heart.

Wang Shuowei patted him on the shoulder, "What's wrong? Are you stupid? Don't you believe it?"

Zhang Chen recalled his previous life, a case that shocked Rongcheng and even the whole country - the murder of a female host at Rongcheng TV station.

The case happened when Zhang Chen was in his second year of high school. The murderer climbed over the wall into the compound and sneaked into the courtyard of the TV station leader's family, which was a separate residence at the time, to steal property. Unexpectedly, Chen Xuran happened to be at home at the time and was murdered by the murderer.

It is said that the scene was very strange. Chen Xuran was stabbed in the abdomen, but the final cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation.

This is difficult to judge, because if it was intentional homicide, it could have been done directly with a knife, but why did he strangle her in the end?
This incident became a mystery. The murderer left only limited clues, and the detective ability at the time was also limited. It was not until many years later that a habitual thief who had been on the run for a long time was caught, with more than 20 vicious crimes on his shoulders. Chen Xuran was just a victim of the other party's crimes. The case was finally solved. This incident caused a sensation in Rongcheng.

Zhang Chen also heard his parents talking about it at the time, but no matter how explosive the case was, people would forget about it as time went by. When they occasionally talked about it, they would remember that there was such an incident, but they might not even remember the name of the victim.

For example, Zhang Chen, because I was still young at that time, I only remember that she was a beautiful host of the TV station, who was from the same unit as Wang Shuowei and Shen Nuoyi.

During that period, Wang Shuowei seemed to be very depressed and was unwilling to talk about the matter in detail. Later, it was said that he wore a black armband to attend the memorial service at his unit.

At that time, Shen Nuoyi had not spoken to him for a long time and their relationship was very cold, so naturally he would not ask her.

As time flies, when these things really happen before his eyes again, Zhang Chen feels a sense of shuddering as if he were in the middle of such a dark event, or knowing that a vicious event is expected to happen.

So he felt a little stiff.

After all, although he was a time traveler, he was still just an ordinary person. He had no superpowers, no inner strength, and now he only had a seventeen-year-old body with the physical fitness gained from normal high school physical training. Facing such a vicious incident, his instinct was to shrink back and feel fear.

It turned out that Wang Shuowei was in a very bad mood at that time, and there was the reason he mentioned now. I had never heard Wang Shuowei mention it before.

But it's also true that if Zhang Chen hadn't been planning to talk to Wang Bowen about money today, he wouldn't have happened to see Chen Xuran at this time. Wang Shuowei happened to be next to him, and suddenly he brought up the secret that he had never told anyone before.

Wang Bowen brought the steamed dumplings out from the kitchen, placed them on the table, and said, "Zhang Chen, don't listen to Xiao Wang's nonsense. Go wash your hands and come over to eat dumplings!"

Wang Shuowei said, "She used to buy things for me often. She even showed concern for my dad when we met in the yard. But later on... my dad didn't give her face, so she gradually stopped caring about me!"

Wang Bowen's cooking is very good. He is proficient in various skills. It is said that he learned from Sichuan cuisine masters and Cantonese cuisine masters when he was doing a show before. He makes the steamed dumplings by himself with various fillings. His seasoning is a dish of vinegar and a few slices of ginger. It is just such a simple vinegar to dip the dumplings. Zhang Chen always drools with greed.

Sitting down, watching the two people taking bites of dumplings, Wang Bowen smiled and said, "It's delicious!"

Then he rolled up the sleeves of his white shirt and ate two dumplings for himself. Wang Bowen could see the elegance of his youth, and he was still a handsome guy now. His double eyelids were slightly wrinkled. He glanced at Zhang Chen, leaned his elbows on the table, and said, "That was a long time ago. She had just joined the station and I chose her. She was originally a waitress at the Omi Hotel. When we were doing a program at the hotel, I saw that she was articulate and had a good face. The station happened to need an outdoor host, so I recommended her to the station. She was hired."

Zhang Chen had never known about Chen Xuran's background before, but he didn't expect that he had such a past.

"She did like me during that period," Wang Bowen said without hesitation, "but I'm a married man now, so how could I possibly respond?"

Zhang Chen could understand that Wang Bowen was very popular at that time, and Chen Xuran must have been discovered by him because of his kindness. In addition, Wang Bowen's demeanor made it possible for her to be attracted to him.

"After Wang Shuowei's mother passed away, I became single. She came to see me once, but I thought I shouldn't waste her time.

This is also correct. Later, her career developed better and better. Now, she has the potential to become the top actress in the station. So, let’s not talk about the past.”

In fact, Wang Bowen usually doesn’t communicate with other people like this. Only when Zhang Chen comes, he will pull Zhang Chen aside and tell him about the past and things when he was young.

(End of this chapter)