Chapter 112: Chance Encounter
At night, Yan Xi went to Gu Shen's room. She sat down casually and said, "I'm going out tomorrow."
"Where are we going?"
"To attend an academic conference."
"Let Gu Yi accompany you."
"No need." Yan Xi refused. "Gu Yi still needs to take care of you. I can just find a bodyguard. Besides, it's just an ordinary exchange meeting. There won't be any danger."
Gu Shen looked at her and said solemnly, "I'll be at ease when Gu Yi is with you."
"So you're worried about me."
Gu Shen admitted frankly, "Yes, so are you gonna take Gu Yi along?"
"Sure!"
The next day, Gu Yi planned to drive Yan Xi there. However, there was a traffic jam on the way and they could not see the end of the road. Yan Xi was afraid of arriving late at the communication meeting, so she brought Gu Yi to take the subway.
It was rare for Gu Yi to take the subway. The moment he went up, he was stunned by the crowd. Yan Xi nimbly dodged to the side and even skillfully occupied a seat. "Come here quickly."
Gu Yi pursed his lips and did not sit down. He just stood beside Yan Xi.
"Madam, be careful."
After leaving the subway, Yan Xi followed the navigation and found the hotel.
She checked the name of the hotel and confirmed that it was this place. However, just as she was about to enter, she was grabbed by the shoulder.
Gu Yi immediately appeared and grabbed that person's wrist to pull him away. He asked vigilantly, "What are you doing?"
"It hurts, it hurts, let go of me." The man was a tall and big boy. He was fair-skinned and had a pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose. However, his face looked very twisted.
"I don't have any bad intentions. I just want to borrow some money from this beauty. I'm going to be late for my meeting soon, and the driver is still waiting for me to pay for the car. I'm not lying to you. I can return the money to you later."
Gu Yi sized him up carefully and only let go of his hand after confirming that there was no threat.
The boy heaved a sigh of relief and took out a large handful of dollars from his bag. "You can have this."
Yan Xi looked at the boy curiously and did not take the money. She went to help him pay the fare with her phone.
"It's probably your first time here, is it? You can just download an app and pay wherever you go."
"Thank you." The boy strode forward. When he reached the hotel lobby, he realized that Yan Xi was following him. He slowed down his steps and walked to Yan Xi's side.
"Are you going to the Neurology Conference too?"
Yan Xi nodded and smiled at him. "What a coincidence."
However, just as she reached the entrance, Yan Xi was stopped by someone. The security guard in black said with a straight face, "I'm sorry, Miss. You are not allowed to enter without an invitation."
The smile on Yan Xi's face froze.
She had always been a VIP in her life and was always the first to be invited by people. She totally forgot that she actually needed an invitation now.
"If you don't, you can't go in."
The security guard was expressionless. "I'm sorry."
Yan Xi coughed and looked at Gu Yi. "Then is it too late for me to buy one now?"
"Sorry, invitations are not up for sale."
Gu Yi immediately took out his phone to call Gu Shen, but he was stopped by Yan Xi.
She smiled awkwardly and pulled the boy beside her. "Do you have an invitation?"
"Yes." Zhou Xu did not understand.
"Take me in with you." Yan Xi smiled at the security guard. "We came together."
"Is that so, Mr. Zhou?"
Zhou Xu subconsciously wanted to reject it. "N..."
However, before he could reject it, he let out a cry of pain.
Yan Xi stepped hard on his foot and said, "Do you still remember that I helped you pay for the car just now, so now it's time for you to repay me."
Zhou Xu changed his mind. "Oh, sure. Then come in with me."
With that, he nodded at the security guard. "That's right. This lady is with me."
The security guard glanced at Zhou Xu and let them in.
Chapter 113: Is She Your Girlfriend?
Gu Yi was still blocked at the door. He looked at the two of them and immediately called Gu Shen.
Yan Xi did not expect that the person in front of her was Zhou Xu, who had been chatting with her online. "Do the security guards here know you?"
Zhou Xu smiled embarrassedly. "Because I'm going on stage to give a speech today, the security guards here should have received the notice." After saying that, he asked Yan Xi, "Are you a student of the Medical University?"
Yan Xi nodded casually. "Yes, I'm here to learn."
"We're from the same school." Zhou Xu was very surprised. He patted Yan Xi's shoulder. "Work hard, don't disappoint us."
Yan Xi chuckled, not knowing what Zhou Xu was thinking.
Zhou Xu continued to ask, "Why don't you say something? There are many seniors in the conference this time. You are really lucky."
Yan Xi nodded casually. When she saw the door of the meeting room, she waved at him and said, "Hurry up and go in. Don't make people wait."
"Zhou Xu."
Zhou Xu had just placed his hand on the door handle when a mature and low voice came from behind. Yan Xi followed the voice and saw a middle-aged man in a suit.
He walked over and patted Zhou Xu on the shoulder. "Sorry to ask you to make a speech right after you just returned home. Is your script ready?"
"Principal Zheng, you forgot." Zhou Xu bowed slightly. "I never take scripts to the podium." Principal Zheng laughed. "You haven't changed a bit, still that bold and undaunted young lad."
Zhou Xu tilted his shoulder and smiled with Principal Zheng. "You too."
Principal Zheng retracted his hand and looked at Yan Xi. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this your girlfriend?" Yan Xi smiled embarrassedly, thinking to herself, "Why are teachers always so concerned about whether you have a boyfriend or girlfriend, no matter in which world."
"No!" Zhou Xu denied quickly. "This is a student from the Medical University."
Principal Zheng looked at the two of them meaningfully. "Medical University is really good. Who's your mentor? Zhou Xu is quite capable. If you encounter any problems you don't understand, you can talk to him more."
Yan Xi was speechless.
Luckily, there was another group of people behind him, so Principal Zheng did not continue asking.
Yan Xi did not stay any longer and immediately walked in. Zhou Xu followed suit.
"Don't worry. I'll explain to Principal Zheng. There are names on every seat here. You can't sit anywhere. Wait a minute. I'll get someone to add a seat beside me."
"No need." Yan Xi rejected his kindness. "I'll just stand on the back."
When she entered, she realized that there were many media outlets. As the speaker today, Zhou Xu would definitely receive a lot of attention. Sitting beside him meant that from time to time, reporters would come over with cameras and microphones to shoot at her.
"Alright then." Zhou Xu was a little disappointed. He continued to ask, "By the way, what's your name?"
"You'll know soon enough. We'll meet again."
Zhou Xu took this as a rejection. He shrugged slightly, smiled politely at Yan Xi, and walked towards his seat.
At ten o'clock, the meeting started on time. Yan Xi listened to the content of the meeting seriously and took out her phone from time to time to record.
The medical field in this world was indeed behind the world she was in. Roughly eight years behind. Even though these experts were discussing the latest development of medicine, Yan Xi was already familiar with it. She could even go on stage to talk about them.
Yan Xi wrote down the names of the experts that she deemed qualified and planned to invite these people to form a group of experts.
Under the current medical conditions, these people were indeed at the top of the industry.
When Yan Xi looked up again, she saw Zhou Xu on stage. He went off script for a speech. His words were humorous and interesting, but when it came to theoretical problems, he was not bad either. It was obvious that he had a lot of professional knowledge.
Yan Xi was very satisfied. After it ended, she applauded with everyone.
It seemed like she had chosen the right person. Zhou Xu could definitely help Gu Shen.
After Zhou Xu finished his speech, he saw Yan Xi walk out from the back door. He took a few looks and greeted Principal Zheng before getting up to follow her.
Chapter 114: Famous
A few big shots popped their heads out and discussed something that had nothing to do with the meeting. "Why did Mr. Zhou leave early?"
Principal Zheng smiled and teased, "He must be looking for that girl."
"Zhou Xu and that girl, something must be going on between them!" The person who spoke adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and said frankly, "So, don't give Zhou Xu too much work these days and let him have a romantic relationship."
"Got it." Principal Zheng said, "I know it better than you."
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Gu Yi was still waiting outside. When he saw Yan Xi come out, he immediately went up to her.
"Madam, the car is ready. Are you going to the office or are you going back to the Gu family..."
"Hey!" A voice came from behind and broke the conversation between the two. "Are you planning to go back to school? I don't think you guys drove here. Why don't I give you a ride."
Gu Yi's expression darkened and he stood in front of Yan Xi. "If I remember correctly, you didn't drive here either."
Zhou Xu did not feel embarrassed and smiled. "I was going to find a taxi."
Yan Xi asked, "Do you have money?"
"No." Zhou Xu was embarrassed. "Then I'll treat you to a meal. Thank you for helping me pay for the taxi."
Before Gu Yi could speak, Yan Xi rejected him. "No need. You already thanked me when you brought me in to listen to the conference just now."
Zhou Xu did not give up. He did not know what to say, so he took out his phone. "Can I add your contact number so that I can transfer the taxi fee to you?"
"Sure." Yan Xi agreed very quickly this time. She took out her phone and entered her social media account. "You can follow my social media account. I'll answer some questions in the related fields on it. Currently, the number of my fans is rising."
Zhou Xu said, "I will."
He looked at Yan Xi's name on the social media and was slightly stunned. "Can I just search for this name?"
"Yes." Yan Xi enlarged the page. "What's wrong?"
"It's fine." Zhou Xu searched for her name before following her.
Yan Xi also clicked into her social media account and entered the interface of the latest fan. Then she was blinded by the golden icon.
According to the social media rules, only if the number of fans exceeded five million would the gold standard appear. Zhou Xu actually used his main account to follow her.
She casually flipped through the comments below Zhou Xu's reply and realized that the first one was basically all female fans calling him God Zhou. Zhou Xu was knowledgeable and capable, and his face was also not bad, so it was not surprising that some females liked him.
Yan Xi looked at his gold badge and then at her lousy account that only had a few fans.
Comparisons were odious.
"I'm leaving." Yan Xi poked her phone. "Goodbye!"
Zhou Xu did not understand what she meant and waved at Yan Xi. "Goodbye."
Seeing Yan Xi and Gu Yi get in the car, Zhou Xu returned to the hotel. He sighed heavily. Perhaps he was really not suited to communicate with girls.
Yan Xi sat in the car and casually refreshed her community account. She realized that her fans seemed to have gone up by leaps and bounds.
The first trending topic in the social media was her account name "Look and Money".
The second one was Zhou Xu follows Look and Money.
Two headlines immediately put Yan Xi, the invisible girl who no one paid attention to, under the spotlight. A large number of private messages surged in, and the tinkling notification sound made the phone ring non-stop.
The answers she had painstakingly written about neuroscience before only had three likes. Under Zhou Xu's "Celebrity Effect", the number of likes exceeded a thousand.
Many comments below even directly asked about her identity and her relationship with Zhou Xu.
Yan Xi did not answer and just quietly turned off her phone. Luckily, she had the foresight to change the gender on the account to that of a man. Moreover, the name "Look and Money" did not look like something a soft girl would come up with.
Seeing that there was no problem, Yan Xi happily accepted the attention of Zhou Xu's fans.
10,000 fans!
It was a lot!
Looking at Yan Xi's vivid facial expression, Gu Yi felt worried for his CEO. He cleared his throat and asked, "Madam, where do you wanna go?"
"Let's go shopping in the square in the city center."
In the past, Yan Xi often went shopping with her seniors. Now that she had transmigrated, she rarely went out. Since it was still early today, she decided to do some shopping.
Gu Yi didn't say anything else. He started the car and headed for the central square..