After the Breakup, Indulgence Returned to Cash, and I Topped the Rich List

49: Chapter 49 Chen Xiaoran!Yes, you guessed it right. The person calling was none other than Chen Xiaoran, the close friend Lin Lan had just mentioned.

And you also guessed correctly that this beauty seemed very curious about the childish ringtone coming from Shen Zhou’s phone!

”You’re Shen Zhou, right? I remember you!”

”I saw you when I went to Sister Lan’s company last time! You’re quite handsome!”

”But your ringtone is a bit old-fashioned. You should change it!”

”Listening to your ringtone feels like going back to the nineties!”

”I wasn’t even born back then. Why do you like this kind of ringtone!”

Before Shen Zhou could speak, a barrage of nagging came from Chen Xiaoran on the other end.

Without a doubt, Shen Zhou’s ringtone had really brought him quite a bit of trouble.

Three women in a row had expressed confusion about his ringtone.

This also made Shen Zhou have a sliver of doubt about his own taste!

”Is this ringtone not good? It’s so pure, and especially cheerful! And very childish!”

Shen Zhou frowned and said.

”I didn’t expect you to be this kind of person. Sister Lan was right; you really are a bit different from other men!”

”Our boss talks to you about this?”

Perhaps out of a guilty conscience, when Chen Xiaoran said this, a scene of him fighting through the night with Lin Lan instantly flashed into Shen Zhou’s mind.

Shen Zhou was taken aback, and he quickly asked, feeling guilty.

”Yeah, Sister Lan said you’re a good person and someone who can be relied upon!”

”Otherwise, why would she let you accompany me to look at houses! Hehe!”

”Sister Lan is afraid I’ll get taken advantage of! I understand! I understand it all!”

Seemingly not noticing Shen Zhou’s change in demeanor, that laughter like silver bells came from the other side again.

”Oh, is that so? That’s true, that’s true! Our boss is indeed quite good to her friends.”

Letting out a long sigh of relief, Shen Zhou immediately replied.

The two didn’t chat about much else afterward. After simply exchanging the location and time for their meeting tomorrow, Chen Xiaoran ended the call.

With the end of this call, Shen Zhou’s busy day had finally come to an end.

However, he couldn’t sleep yet because he had to change his ringtone first.

Otherwise, he couldn’t even imagine how many more times people calling him in the future would be curious about his ringtone.

Thinking of this, Shen Zhou immediately changed his ringtone to a piece of instrumental music. Only then did he put down his phone and drift into a deep sleep.

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Early the next morning, Shen Zhou drove his bmw 7 series to outside the Shanghai High-Speed Railway Station.

Chen Xiaoran had recently been filming in Hengdian, reportedly for an ancient detective drama called ”Strange Cases of the Tang Dynasty.”

Therefore, due to work requirements, she had come here from Hengdian this time.

The distance from Hengdian to Shanghai is not too far, just two or three hundred kilometers. Generally, it is very convenient to drive over.

However, because Chen Xiaoran’s assistant was still in Hengdian helping her coordinate other matters after the wrap-up, there was no one to drive for her.

Plus, she had been quietly working hard in the entertainment industry all these years and simply hadn’t had time to learn how to drive. So, she took the bullet train for this trip.

Not long after Shen Zhou’s car arrived at the Shanghai High-Speed Railway Station parking lot, he saw Chen Xiaoran coming out of the exit, wrapped up tightly, looking around.

Getting out of the car to greet her, Shen Zhou picked up this female star who was currently gaining some popularity and whose career was on the rise.

”Eh, did your boss change her car?”

”I remember she drove a Mercedes E-Class when she came to pick me up last time.”

”Looks like her business has been doing well recently; she even switched to a bmw 7 series.”

”And she was crying poor to me a while ago!”

Just after getting in the car, Chen Xiaoran took a look at the interior of Shen Zhou’s car and muttered to herself.

”Sorry, this is my personal car!”

”Our boss’s business situation really hasn’t been good lately!”

”Please don’t misunderstand.”

Thinking that Chen Xiaoran was misunderstanding Lin Lan, Shen Zhou immediately helped explain on Lin Lan’s behalf:

”Your own car? Aren’t you Sister Lan’s employee? Do their company employees get such good benefits?” Chen Xiaoran asked curiously.

”Ms. Chen, let’s get going; I can’t explain this to you for the moment.”

Not expecting Chen Xiaoran to be so talkative, Shen Zhou shrugged and stepped on the accelerator.

It turned out that Chen Xiaoran’s personality was truly completely different from Lin Lan’s. Lin Lan’s personality was that of a standard strong, independent woman.

While being capable and efficient in her work, she was also very decisive in how she handled things. Usually, when there was nothing going on, she wouldn’t say much to Shen Zhou.

At most, when there was something to discuss, she would exchange a few simple words and then go back to whatever she was busy with.

As for this Chen Xiaoran, she was clearly the youthful and carefree type of beauty. While looking tall and beautiful, she was truly a lively and active girl.

Along the way, from her relationship with Lin Lan to her own experiences over the years, and then to the cutthroat nature of the entertainment industry in Shanghai, Chen Xiaoran didn’t stop talking the entire way.

Occasionally, there were a few pauses, but that was only because she was tired from talking and stopped for a drink of water.

This made Shen Zhou constantly remind himself to stay highly focused on driving while taking her to Ziyu Mansion.

He absolutely couldn’t let his attention be distracted by this young girl, lest he get distracted and cause a traffic accident.

Not long after, the two arrived at the main gate of the Ziyu Mansion residential complex. Arriving at Ziyu Mansion for the first time, the overwhelming sense of luxury and nobility gave Shen Zhou a new understanding of luxury housing.

Unlike the residential complex where Lin Lan lived, Ziyu Mansion was a residential complex of a higher caliber than the one where Lin Lan lived.

Not to mention anything else, just the plaza space outside the complex that covered several mu of land, combined with the entrance that resembled the gate of a prince’s mansion, clearly demonstrated the difference in class between this complex and others.

”I heard that Hu Xiaoge and Xiao Zhan both live in this complex.”

”Do you know, I have a scene with Hu Xiaoge in my next play? I heard he is incredibly handsome, handsome to the point of being unbelievable.”

”Yeah, maybe even more handsome than you!”

”Sigh, it’s a pity I’m only the fourth female lead, so I have too few chances to act with him.”

”Otherwise, I would be able to look at him more.”

”But that’s okay, you’re quite handsome too, at least much more handsome than the few male stars I’ve worked with.” As soon as they arrived, Chen Xiaoran said with great interest.