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Chapter 224 The Desire of the Heart

Shanghai Pudong International Airport, June 2010.

As a passenger plane landed, Lu Changge appeared at the passenger exit, following the flow of people.

The person who came to pick him up at the airport was none other than his girlfriend, Yin Anyan.

At this point in time, their graduating class has already left school one after another. According to the normal trajectory, everyone should be renting a house, looking for a job, or going back to their hometown. In short, they have finished their studies.

However, because Lumang was acquired, each of them made a fortune, and with financial freedom came freedom of choice.

Like Qin Jun, he bought a property and a car in Jiangzhou. He's not thinking about work for the time being, but plans to spend a year traveling around China.

Li Ming was with him.

In contrast, Ai Mai was much more down-to-earth. She first went home and heard that she had invested in hotels and restaurants in her hometown. In her education and knowledge, she learned that as China gradually became richer, tourism would become more and more popular, so she felt that there was an opportunity, and also to help her family.

An Yihuan is the most practical. She wants to stay and continue working. As long as Lu Changge still has stalls that haven't been shut down, she wants to stay. Moreover, she and Cheng Yongyi have already broken up, and she made this decision very firmly.

In general, Lu Changge certainly didn't treat them unfairly. Even Yin Anyan received her share. As for the path of going back to her hometown to try to pass the civil service exam, she had completely cut off that option. A lifetime's salary wouldn't be as much as this sum, so there was no way she would make that choice.

Of course, there are still obstacles, since her parents don't consider money as a factor.

But she is already 23 years old this year.

"I've gradually noticed that you're much less hesitant than before, especially when you're with your parents. You just got home and rushed over to pick me up from the airport." An Yihuan was also there to pick me up; the two of them are now inseparable.

"I have to make the choices I like, right?" Yin Anyan replied, tilting her head.

"That's what they say, but it's more straightforward than before. I think it might be due to money, because I'm in that situation myself."

"What do you mean?"

"The biggest difference between me now and before is that I have confidence now, and I gradually become less and less concerned about what others say about me or think about me. You must feel the same way; this change is gradual and imperceptible."

Yin Anyan thought about it for a moment and did not immediately deny it.

Soon, Lu Changge came into their view.

Accompanying them was Chi Yongsheng, whom they hadn't seen for almost two years. Of course, they weren't very familiar with each other to begin with, but they had definitely met before, so they were even more surprised that this teacher in his thirties had a strand of white hair at his side.

“Teacher Chi is getting old,” An Yihuan still dared to say.

Chi Yongsheng wasn't angry. "It's his fault. He sent me to a place far from home, and the work pressure is so high. If this continues, I'll become depressed."

"Welcome back." Yin Anyan stepped forward and hugged Lu Changge. "You must be exhausted from that long flight."

"It's quite a test of one's abilities."

"Come with us, the car is already parked outside."

Lu Changge doesn't currently have a secretary or assistant position. There were such positions when Lu Mang Company was still in operation, but his current workload doesn't actually require them.

As for the future, we'll see.

The four got into the car. An Yihuan acted as the driver, and Chi Yongsheng had to give up his seat for the other two, so he could only sit in the passenger seat.

"Now that Teacher Chi is back, he probably won't be going to the US anymore, right?" Yin Anyan asked.

"Yes, they don't need me over there anymore."

An Yihuan said, "So, is Pulsego about to make a big move?" "Are you interested?"

"I'm not interested, I have no choice. You sell the company. I'm a recent graduate and unemployed, okay? At least give me a job. I don't want to be picked over by people with my resume. Our school isn't that great to begin with."

Lu Changge glanced at the bustling traffic outside the window, thought for a moment, and said, "You have a background in finance, so why don't you go to the company's finance department?"

Chi Yongsheng agreed, "That's good. We should keep the accounts in the hands of our own people."

"You're thinking outdated. The structure and management of a new internet company can't be the same old thing. Everyone works to advance their careers, not to give me face."

Yin Anyan said, "You're very influential now. I heard people talking about you back in my hometown. You, Lu Changge, are a key target for investment."

I knew something like this would happen eventually.

He rubbed his forehead. "Right now, I'm just the owner of a small software company. What can I invest in if I go back?"

"Officials don't care about that; what they care about are the targets and quotas their superiors give them. Who has the ability to help them meet those targets?"

Yin Anyan is also understanding more and more.

"I think this counts as returning home in glory, it should be pretty good, right? Haha."

Lu Changge shook his head. The complexity of this matter goes far beyond the simple phrase "returning home in glory."

Soon after, Zhou Shuang called him to ask if he had arrived.

Chi Yongsheng clicked his tongue. "She's in a hurry."

Lu Changge smiled and said, "You and Shen Mo have made such a big splash with Chatter, and in the blink of an eye, the user base is about to reach tens of millions. How could she not be anxious?"

"Boss, do you have a plan yet?" An Yihuan got into character very quickly.

“Hehe,” Chi Yongsheng’s eyes still lit up when he mentioned this, even though he had been on the plane for so long. “We either don’t come back, or since we’re back, we’re definitely going to do something big. The plan is all set up, so just wait and see.”

An Yihuan also got excited, "Give me a little hint?"

Lu Changge said, "The existing functional technologies have already been verified and applied on Chatter. They're moving faster there, and now that we're back, we'll probably start updating and releasing new features continuously."

This certainly includes updates to features such as voice calls and message in a bottle, which are planned to be heavily promoted, and the possibility of the game-changing "people nearby" feature cannot be ruled out.

Lu Changge planned to release all of these in a measured manner and launch a more aggressive advertising campaign. After all, the 3Q War, which had caused Tencent a severe public relations crisis, was about to begin in a few months.

He wasn't sure if he could succeed, but the thrill of that uncertainty fascinated him, and his adventurous nature was gradually unearthed from within him.

It's the challenges that make things interesting!

This challenge wasn't about money, because he had already arranged for Zuo Shuya to buy Bitcoin; it was actually a feeling of being able to get things done.

Thinking of this, Lu Changge couldn't help but laugh.

At the beginning of his rebirth, he was someone who tried every means to make money and whose mind was full of how to live a carefree life once he had money. However, only a few years have passed, and he has become the kind of person who is 'not interested in money'.

Life's journey is unpredictable, like wind and rain. What we once saw as the end goal is now merely the solid path beneath our feet. But more than the accumulation of numbers, the profound satisfaction and warmth that comes from personally igniting an idea, witnessing its growth, or creating a bright future for someone we care about is the truly captivating scenery.

The so-called "lack of interest" is merely a reflection of one's heart's desire, which has already soared to higher and more distant mountains.

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