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Chapter 631: Help Me Keep This a Secret

The four entered the dormitory one by one, with Huang Xiaochuan being the last. Once inside, the dormitory layout remained the same as before, except that the beds they had used had been replaced with new bunk beds, and even the desks had been replaced with new ones.

The walls have been repainted, and there's no trace left of the people who were here.

Just then, the boy who was listening to music saw so many people come in, so he quickly took off his headphones and stood up. The boy who had been reading the magazine whispered something in his ear, and the boy who was listening to music then greeted the four people who came in: "Hello, senior!"

Ding smiled and said, "Hello, hello! Sorry to bother you, we'll just take a look and leave!"

The boy reading the magazine said, "It's okay, seniors, feel free to look at it."

Huang Xiaochuan walked to the window and looked outside. Through the gaps in the leaves, he could see many young figures chasing the ball around on the basketball court not far away.

At this moment, Ding Yi patted the bed frame and said, "Big Boss, back then we slept on top of each other, feet to feet. You were especially fond of cleanliness back then. Because of you, our dormitory was rated as the cleanest every week."

Chen Zhe sat on the lower bunk he used to live in, holding onto the bed frame. However, the bed was no longer the same. After sitting for a while, Chen Zhe shook his head sadly. He didn't feel the same way as before. Ah, youth! When it's here, we don't cherish it. When we look back, it's already gone and can never come back.

After looking around, the group exchanged glances, and Wu Duo said, "We've come all this way, we've seen everything, it's time for us to go!"

Then Wu Duo said to the two boys in the dormitory, "Thanks, juniors, you guys continue, we're leaving!"

"Take care, senior!"

"Take care, senior!" The two boys warmly saw the four off.

The four of them shook hands with two boys in turn. The last one was Huang Xiaochuan. The boy who was reading the magazine initially thought Huang Xiaochuan looked familiar, but then he immediately realized who he had shaken hands with, and his emotions immediately became excited.

Huang Xiaochuan put his finger to his lips to signal the boy not to make a sound. The boy smiled knowingly, and Huang Xiaochuan smiled back and patted him on the shoulder before leaving the dormitory.

After Huang Xiaochuan and the others left, the boy who was reading the magazine chased them to the door and watched them disappear into the stairwell.

The boy listening to music, leaning against the doorframe, asked in confusion, "Old Xiong, what's going on?"

"Huang Xiaochuan, the last person to shake hands with us was Huang Xiaochuan!" The boy surnamed Xiong shouted, jumping up and down.

The boy listening to the music didn't immediately recognize him: "Who's Huang Xiaochuan? The name sounds familiar?"

A male student surnamed Xiong rushed into the dormitory, grabbed the financial magazine from his bed, pointed to the picture in the insert, and exclaimed, "Huang Xiaochuan, Asia's richest man! Our senior!"

The boy listening to the music was now in an uproar. He exclaimed, "The one with the hat from earlier?"

The boy surnamed Xiong said confidently, "Yes, it's him!"

"Oh my god, my eyes are ruined!" The boy listening to music squatted down on the ground in frustration.

Just then, someone pushed the door open and came in; it was Gao Song.

He smiled and handed a business card to each of the two boys.

"Gentlemen, I am Mr. Huang's assistant. My surname is Gao. This is my contact information. Please feel free to contact me anytime if you need anything. However, I hope you can keep this a secret. Thank you!"

After saying that, he patted the two boys on the shoulders and then left.

As the celebration was drawing to a close, the reporters realized they hadn't seen the person they were particularly looking forward to meeting: Huang Xiaochuan, the Clark Medal winner, Asia's richest man, and a legendary figure in China. They had come to the school's anniversary celebration specifically to interview him.

So they refused to continue, and at that moment a reporter pressed the principal, who was accompanying city leaders and outstanding alumni representatives, for an answer.

"Principal, why didn't Mr. Huang Xiaochuan attend this school anniversary celebration?"

Once someone started, the other reporters also rushed to ask the principal questions.

"Principal, as your school's most distinguished alumnus, why is Mr. Huang Xiaochuan not present on the stage?"

"Principal, I heard that something unpleasant happened between your school and Professor Huang last year. Could you please tell me what happened?"

The principal was internally fuming, but he still had to maintain a polite smile. Fortunately, he had prepared for the reporters' questions before the anniversary celebration, so he evaded the main issues and calmly said, "To all the reporters' questions, I can confirm that Professor Huang Xiaochuan, as an outstanding alumnus of our school, personally participated in our celebration. However, due to personal reasons, he did not sit on the stage, but rather sat in the audience as an ordinary alumnus."

The principal's words caused an uproar among the reporters. This was the first time they had encountered such a thing. Why would the most outstanding alumnus choose to attend the school anniversary celebration as an ordinary alumnus in a low-key manner?

To avoid further questioning from reporters about last year's anonymous letter, the university president proactively stated, "Although Professor Huang attended the anniversary celebration as an ordinary alumnus, he personally donated a substantial sum to the university, primarily for establishing scholarships for outstanding students and improving the university's infrastructure. As for the specific amount, we cannot disclose it to respect Professor Huang's wishes. Thank you!"

At this point, a reporter pressed on, asking, "Principal, why did Mr. Huang Xiaochuan attend the anniversary celebration as an ordinary alumnus? You haven't given us a clear answer to this question yet."

The principal, still smiling, said, "My fellow journalists may not be very familiar with Professor Huang, but I was fortunate enough to work with him for a period of time, so I know him well. As I know him, Professor Huang is a low-key and reserved person with an unyielding pursuit of academic excellence. His donation to the university perfectly reflects his deep love for his alma mater. Therefore, I am not surprised at all by his decision; on the contrary, I respect Professor Huang's choice. Thank you!"

The principal's answer was very smooth, so smooth that it could be described as watertight. The reporters were unable to react for a moment and could only let the principal accompany the leaders and distinguished alumni out of the auditorium.

Huang Xiaochuan, the person involved, was completely unaware of all this. He was discussing the arrangements for the evening with Ding Yi, Wu Duo, and Chen Zhe.

"Old Ding, can you please stop this? We were both busy yesterday, and I told you on the phone that I'd make the arrangements tonight, and it'd be your turn tomorrow. What, are you going to back out?"

"Who told you that? Show me the proof! I'm speechless. Is it so hard for me to treat someone to dinner?" Ding Yi and Huang Xiaochuan started arguing about who should host the dinner tonight.

Wu Duo chuckled and advised Huang Xiaochuan, "If Lao Ding wants to treat, just let him. It doesn't matter who treats, right?"

Huang Xiaochuan snorted: "I'm afraid of certain people! They invite me to dinner, and I pay the bill. They've done this countless times."

"Hahahaha!" Wu Duo and Chen Zhe burst into laughter. Indeed, Ding Yi had done this kind of thing many times before, and Huang Xiaochuan was always the one who got ripped off.

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