You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 278 "Everything is Normal"

After his assistant left, Chen Mo leaned back in his chair, staring at the ceiling, pondering over one question: Was Tutu Technology really worth Tencent's serious consideration?

From a scale perspective, it's not worth it. Eighty million daily active users are nothing compared to Tencent's nearly one billion user base.

But judging from the momentum, it's worth it. And it's very worth it.

TUTU's growth curve is almost a straight upward sloping line.

It only took one year to grow from zero to 80 million. No other product within Tencent has been able to achieve this growth rate.

What's even more terrifying is that Lu Ran still holds the "Super Girl" card in his hand. Once the finals are over, it's almost a certainty that TUTU's daily active users will exceed 100 million.

One billion.

This number is already high enough to qualify Tencent for its core business.

Chen Mo is different from others. Although Tencent's methods are not exactly ethical, he himself is still unwilling to take action against Tutu Technology under such circumstances.

Although TuTu Technology had rejected them before, Chen Mo had always been quite optimistic about TuTu Technology.

Even during the later crackdown on Tutu on Weibo, Chen Mo always admired Tutu Technology and Lu Ran as a person.

However, as Tencent's spokesperson, he often can't just do whatever he wants.

Chen Mo sighed, picked up his phone, found Lu Ran's number, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't dial it.

Forget it, let's wait until he recovers.

……

Meanwhile, in Shanghai, at Lu Ran and Shen Yuege's small villa.

Shen Yuege helped Lu Ran from his wheelchair to the sofa, placed two cushions behind him, and carefully put his right leg on a footstool at just the right height.

"Is it comfortable?" she asked.

"Comfortable." Lu Ran leaned back on the sofa, looked around, and felt that this villa in Shanghai was a bit unfamiliar, as he hadn't seen it for a while.

"That's because you've been lying down for too long, everything looks new to you." Shen Yuege said, turning to go to the kitchen to pour him some water.

Lu Ran was stunned for a moment. He didn't think he had said those words out loud, did he?

"Your expression was written all over your face just now." Shen Yuege walked over with a water glass and handed it to him.

"..."

Lu Ran couldn't believe that Shen Yuege had grown to this level; had she even learned mind-reading?

Lu Ran decided not to argue with this woman.

He's wounded now, and wounded people should behave like wounded people—talk less, drink more water, and take good care of themselves.

"The company..." He started to speak, but Shen Yuege glared at him and stopped him.

"Didn't we agree that you don't need to worry about company matters while you're recovering from your injury?"

"I'm just asking about the situation; I'm not going to go to work in person."

Before Lu Ran could finish speaking, Shen Yuege sat back down next to him.

"Lu Ran, listen to me." Her voice was soft but earnest. "You're incredibly lucky to be alive. If that rock had been any more tilted, it wouldn't have been just a broken leg. Do you know how I spent those two days in the hospital watching over you?"

Lu Ran did not speak.

"I sat by your bedside, watching you with bandages wrapped around your head, a cast on your leg, and your face as white as paper, unable to wake you no matter how I called you. I thought to myself, what if you don't wake up? What if you become disabled? What if…"

Her voice trembled slightly, but she didn't cry.

"So," she took a deep breath, looking into his eyes, "don't think about anything or worry about anything these next few days. The company's affairs are handled by Brother Zhou, President Li, and me. Just rest and recover your leg. We'll talk about everything else when you're fully recovered."

Shen Yuege remembered the doctor's advice: if she wasn't taken care of properly, she would suffer long-term consequences.

Looking at her, Lu Ran suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.

He recalled those days in the hospital, when she stayed by his bedside every step of the way, feeding him, wiping his face, turning him over, and helping him to the toilet.

Her hands had even developed thin calluses from being so busy.

"Okay." Lu Ran nodded. "I'll listen to you."

Shen Yuege asked with a smile, "Really?"

"Really." Lu Ran smiled too. "Anyway, I can't go to the company even if I wanted to, given my current condition. Just think of it as me taking a long vacation and getting some rest for a few days."

Shen Yuege looked at his expression and, confirming that he wasn't just giving her the runaround, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's more like it." She stood up. "What would you like to eat? I'll make it for you."

"Anything you do is fine."

"Then I'll make you some noodles. There are some spare ribs in the fridge, I'll make you some spare rib noodles."

"Um... okay."

Shen Yuege turned and went into the kitchen.

Soon, the sounds of chopping vegetables and sizzling ribs going into the pot came from the kitchen, and the aroma wafted out through the crack in the door, making the whole living room warm and cozy.

Lu Ran leaned back on the sofa, listening to those sounds, and suddenly felt that this kind of life wasn't so bad.

You don't need to think about company matters, competitors, or those messy business strategies.

Just lie there quietly, waiting for your meal.

Shen Yuege's cooking skills are getting better and better, and she's almost caught up with me.

But the quiet days only lasted three days.

For three days, Shen Yuege acted like an impenetrable wall, keeping all work-related information out.

Zhou Mingzhe called, and she answered. "Okay, I understand. I'll tell him... Yes, he's not available to answer the phone right now... Okay, that's all."

Li Mo sent her a message, and she replied, "Mr. Li, Lu Ran is resting. Please let me know if there's anything you need... Okay, I've got it... Thank you for your concern, Mr. Li."

Tan Yu wanted to visit him, but she refused. "He just fell asleep, you can come another day... It's not that I don't want you to come, it's just that I'm afraid he'll start talking again if you come, and it will disturb your rest... Yes, come when he's feeling better."

Even when Xu Manxue sent her a message asking, "Is President Lu feeling better?", she would read it first to make sure it wasn't anything urgent before putting her phone aside.

Lu Ran sat on the sofa, watching Shen Yuege take away his phone, and suddenly had a strange premonition.

"Yuege," he asked tentatively, "Is everything alright at the company...?"

"It's nothing." Shen Yuege said without turning her head. "Brother Zhou said everything is normal."

"What about TUTU's data?"

"normal."

"What about 'Three Kingdoms Kill'?"

"It's also progressing normally."

"What about EA and Sakura Games—"

"Lu Ran." Shen Yuege turned around, glaring at him, and said, "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"

Lu Ran wisely shut his mouth.

But that strange feeling in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

Not right.

If everything were normal, Shen Yuege wouldn't be so nervous.

This kind of "normality" is far from normal.

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