Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by beauty.
It is obvious that the other party's use of the beauty trap today was not the beautiful sales lady in front of him has a nice figure and a pretty face, to Li Yuan, her appeal is almost non-existent and can only bring him pure physical desire.
As it happens, he has no desires right now, and all he wants is the arrangements for the afternoon and evening...
After learning Xiao Yuer's phone number from Zhang Ruoxue, he never took the initiative to call her because he was waiting to come to the capital.
For this purpose, he also made some special preparations...
Even if it's a goodbye, there should be a formal opportunity, right?
Just like what Yan Zi said in "Passing By Your World", even if we want to break up, we should say it face to face. How can we just leave without saying goodbye?
Many times, he was very conflicted and anxious.
Xiaoyuer has been away from his world for several months and has arrived in a completely new environment. Is he having a new beginning?
With her conditions, there should be a lot of boys chasing her even in the imperial capital, right?
There will be many boys who are better than me.
Li Yuan is very self-aware. If it weren't for his rebirth, he would only be an ordinary college student, a small town test-taker who couldn't even get into a 985 university. When he was young, except for his good figure and good looks, he had nothing else to offer...
He was very afraid of seeing the scene he didn't want to see.
But there are no excuses or reasons.
I am a philandering scumbag who has multiple girlfriends at the same time, so what right do I have to ask her to always think about me...
Li Yuan stopped his wandering thoughts.
He coughed and motioned for Wenxi to get up from his arms.
"Ahem, if you don't get up, someone will see you and rumors will spread."
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Wen Xi's face turned red with embarrassment. She stood up reluctantly and sat next to Li Yuan.
A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Li Yuan closely, she parted her pearly teeth and asked in a low voice.
"Xia Hua, are you also afraid of rumors spreading?"
Li Yuan smiled and did not answer.
He is really not afraid of scandals. There are too many rumors about him on the Internet, and they are all very detailed.
He has become accustomed to this.
Anyway, in everyone's mind, he is a complete playboy who is dating several women at the same time. No one would believe him if he said he has no scandals.
This is also the reason why he did not explain.
"I don't mind. That's my reputation anyway."
"I'm not worried about rumors spreading, and I'm afraid your boyfriend will misunderstand me!"
Li Yuan used the "Green Tea" quote, looked at Wen Xi deeply with a smile, wanting to see her reaction.
After hearing what Li Yuan said, Wenxi suddenly lost his composure.
I quickly explained: "Xia Hua, I don't have a boyfriend and I've never been in a relationship. It's okay."
After saying that, he added a little shyly.
"I'm not afraid of misunderstanding."
"No, I'm a die-hard fan of yours, Xia Hua. I like your novels and songs. I can sing every one of them."
"If you are willing, Xia Hua, I can..."
Looking at Wenxi who looked like she was willing to accept the offer, Li Yuan felt amused inwardly.
It's only 2009 and girls are so proactive?
Or does it mean that as long as one is rich, famous, tall and handsome, even beautiful women will rush to get close to him?
At this point, he began to understand why those male celebrities and rich second-generations changed girlfriends so frequently.
For them, falling in love is too easy, as they are surrounded by all kinds of beautiful women.
If you encounter this kind of situation too often, it is easy to develop antibodies to the so-called love, and then become immune to love...
Li Yuan just smiled, without any emotion.
Although the beautiful saleswoman in front of him has a good appearance and figure, she is not a casual person.
Otherwise, with his current financial strength and status, wouldn't he be able to find any girl he wanted to date?
"What's your name?" Li Yuan asked curiously.
Wenxi was stunned, and a strong sense of loss suddenly arose in his heart. He had accompanied the other party twice.
He can't even remember his own name?
"Xia Hua, my name is Wenxi, Wen means literature, and Xi means bustling."
Li Yuan said "Oh", looked at her deeply, and said with a smile:
“It’s a nice name!”
Then, Li Yuan fell into silence again, took out his mobile phone and replied to the messages.
As university started, high school classmates such as Xu Zhi, Wang Shuai, and Wang Yuchen also returned to the Magic City.
Especially Xu Zhi, after breaking up with Wang Yuchen, he became much more depressed and his thoughts became completely different from before. It seemed that he had given up on love and wanted to concentrate on making money.
So, as a good friend, Xu Zhi asked Li Yuan if there was any good way to make money, as he wanted to do it.
Li Yuan was naturally willing to guide his good brothers for two lifetimes.
He did not try to persuade Xu Zhi and Wang Yuchen to get back together. He had a very bad impression of Wang Yuchen. He always felt that the main reason why Bai Weixi became a green tea in her previous life was because of Wang Yuchen...
Li Yuan: "Dazhi, it's good that you really think so. Money is a man's courage. As long as you have money, love will come naturally. Hey, you don't know how proactive girls are nowadays. I just came to the capital, and there is a girl with a very nice figure who wants to pay for me..."
Xu Zhi: "Haha, is that true? Since you have good taste, it must be pretty good. How's it going? Did you get it?"
Li Yuan: "No way, I'm not that hungry. I'll just go after any girl I see. Although I'm a playboy, I'm also very picky about food! Besides, I have your sisters-in-law, I'm already satisfied."
Xu Zhi: "Brother Yuan, you really don't want it?"
Li Yuan: "Don't repeat your nonsense twice."
Xu Zhi: "Hey, Brother Yuan, if you don't want it, introduce it to me. I'm not picky about food."
Li Yuan was speechless: "Come on, she's doing fine in the capital, and you're in the Magic City, so you can't even get close to her. What? You still want to have a long-distance relationship?"
Xu Zhi: "It's not that there are not many pretty girls in our school, and I'm not good at talking, so I'm afraid I won't be able to find a girlfriend!"
Li Yuan: "Come on, when I get back, I'll take you to Shang K to broaden your horizons. I guarantee you'll never believe in love again."
Xu Zhi: "Thank you, godfather, but I'd like to ask, what is Shang K?"
Li Yuan looked at the message Xu Zhi replied and thought, I haven't been to Shang K many times myself, I don't know anything.
However, the quality of the girls at Shang K is still quite high, but if you want to take them out for the show, you need to put in some thought.
Before Li Yuan replied, Xu Zhi asked again.
"Brother Yuan, do you still believe in love now?"
When Li Yuan saw this sentence, his expression suddenly froze, his body trembled slightly, and he didn't know how to answer.
Do you still believe in love?
Can his feelings towards Bai Weixi, Zhong Tingyue, Xia Zhijin, and Jiang Zhiyu really be considered love?
Or is it just pure possessiveness?
……
Seeing Li Yuan playing with his phone, he suddenly stopped talking, and the smile on his face disappeared, becoming a little gloomy.
Wenxi suddenly felt a little uneasy, wondering what had suddenly happened to Li Yuan.
She moved her mouth, wanting to ask, but she didn't have the courage. Even though she had taken the initiative to ask, Li Yuan still acted cold and aloof.
At this time, she dared not take any action.
"Oh no, Xia Hua, you're probably angry because I took the initiative just now, right?"
"He looks a little unhappy. Should I do something, or tell a joke?"
"But I really don't know how to tell a joke. Can someone help me? The atmosphere is too awkward. When Xia Hua male god has a cold face, his aura is really super powerful."
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Wen Xi's mind, but in the end, he could only secretly stare at Li Yuan with an anxious and nervous look, tense his body, and sit there, motionless.
Time began to pass by every second.
Li Yuan held his phone, looked at the message sent by Xu Zhi, and fell into silence...
Coincidentally, at this time,
Zhang Yuan, accompanied by a man and a woman, knocked on the door of the reception room and walked in.
"Mr. Li, these are our company's two top designers, Cheng Gong and Shen Bing..."
"Hello, Director Li!"
"Hello, Mr. Li!"
After hearing the voices of Zhang Yuan and the two designers, Li Yuan came back to his senses and smiled at the three people in front of him.
"Please sit down!"
Wen Xi, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Li Yuan smile again. She was frightened by the sudden silence in the air just now...
"Mr. Li, do you have time now? Let's go to your houses and take a look. I'll ask them to make a decoration plan based on your needs..."
Li Yuan nodded: "Okay, sure!"
……
While Li Yuan was in the bathroom, Zhang Yuan quietly touched Wen Xi's arm and asked:
"Xixi, how is the situation? Is there any progress?"
Wenxi looked at Zhang Yuan blankly: "Master, what progress are you talking about?"
Zhang Yuan showed a strange smile, "Ahem, of course it's about the progress between you and Mr. Li?"
"I deliberately created an opportunity for you to be alone with Mr. Li. Please don't tell me that you just sat there without taking any action."
Hearing Zhang Yuan say this, Wenxi's pretty face immediately turned red, her voice was hoarse, like a mosquito, and she spoke a little embarrassedly.
"Master, that!"
"Well, I tried it, but Director Li didn't seem interested in me."
After hearing this, Zhang Yuan frowned in confusion:
"That shouldn't be the case. According to the information I found online, Mr. Li is very philandering and has had several girlfriends at the same time. You are no worse than them in terms of figure and appearance. If Mr. Li is really philandering, it is impossible for him not to be moved, right?"
"Could it be that I saw it wrong?"
"Or is it that Mr. Li is playing hard to get and likes to play love games?"
Wenxi stood aside shyly and didn't dare to speak.
When she had just "deliberately" pretended to fall and lay on Li Yuan, being held by Li Yuan's big hand, she had actually noticed something strange, but she just didn't dare to think about it too much.
At that time, Li Yuan's big hand seemed, as if, maybe, probably, to gently touch her thigh.
And below her, she also felt a slight foreign contact, just a feeling of being ready to go...
then,
Then, she was pushed away.
"Xixi, this is a rare opportunity. You and Director Li will get in a car later. Sit in the passenger seat and test it out. If Director Li is still unmoved, then think of another way."
"This is all the Master can help you with."
Zhang Yuan spoke seriously. As a person who had experienced this, he had seen too many dark sides of society and he also knew that this might be the best opportunity Wenxi had ever encountered in her life.
Even if it was only a one-night stand, with Li Yuan's wealth, Wen Xi would most likely have no worries about food and clothing in her life.
Even if Li Yuan was a heartless person, with his generosity in easily taking out 300 or 400 million in cash to buy a house, a little bit of it would be enough for Wen Xi to gain a foothold in the imperial capital, and maybe even get a house...
What's more, Li Yuan is so young, has a first-class figure and appearance, and is so talented. He is Wenxi's idol.
Even though he was a man, he was tempted by this opportunity.
If he were Wenxi, he would definitely try every possible means to get close to the other person. If he could become one of the other person's girlfriends, he would be really lucky...
Wenxi was nervous, but nodded solemnly.
"Yes, thank you, Master. I understand."
……
"Xia Hua, please get in the car. I'll lead the way for you."
Li Yuan did not doubt it. As soon as he got to the back seat, he found that Wen Xi also sat in.
This made Li Yuan speechless. He subconsciously wanted to ask a question, but he didn't have the courage to open his mouth.
Sometimes, he doesn't know how to reject others, especially a girl with a nice figure and beautiful looks...
Seeing that Li Yuan did not drive him out,
Wen Xi finally relaxed from her nervous mood. She sat next to Li Yuan, her body pressed against his. Her breathing became rapid...
Li Yuan felt that something was wrong with Wen Xi and asked in confusion:
"Wenxi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Wenxi quickly shook her head: "No, Xiahua, I am a little nervous."
Li Yuan was speechless. Why are you so nervous? I won’t eat you.
Seeing that Li Yuan didn't say anything, Wen Xi started to make small talk as the car started moving.
"Mr. Xia Hua, may I ask you a question?"
"Ok!"
"Um, Xia Hua, are you planning to hold a concert recently? Many of my friends really want to listen to your songs, me too."
“Not open recently.”
"Oh, Mr. Xia Hua, can I ask you another question?"
"Say!"
"Xia Hua, I heard from them that you will hold another concert at the finals of the "King of Glory" national competition, just like the last "Milk Tea Sister" awards ceremony. Is this true?"
Li Yuan looked at Wen Xi with a strange look, who looked expectant, and asked curiously:
"Who told you this news?"
Wenxi quickly asked, "Ah? I, I saw it all on the Internet, and also in your book club and fan club, Xia Hua."
After hearing this, Li Yuan thought to himself, these fans really understand him quite well.
He does have this plan, and it is also a way to increase the appeal of "Honor of Kings" and "Cha Yan Yue Se"...
(End of this chapter)
It is obvious that the other party's use of the beauty trap today was not the beautiful sales lady in front of him has a nice figure and a pretty face, to Li Yuan, her appeal is almost non-existent and can only bring him pure physical desire.
As it happens, he has no desires right now, and all he wants is the arrangements for the afternoon and evening...
After learning Xiao Yuer's phone number from Zhang Ruoxue, he never took the initiative to call her because he was waiting to come to the capital.
For this purpose, he also made some special preparations...
Even if it's a goodbye, there should be a formal opportunity, right?
Just like what Yan Zi said in "Passing By Your World", even if we want to break up, we should say it face to face. How can we just leave without saying goodbye?
Many times, he was very conflicted and anxious.
Xiaoyuer has been away from his world for several months and has arrived in a completely new environment. Is he having a new beginning?
With her conditions, there should be a lot of boys chasing her even in the imperial capital, right?
There will be many boys who are better than me.
Li Yuan is very self-aware. If it weren't for his rebirth, he would only be an ordinary college student, a small town test-taker who couldn't even get into a 985 university. When he was young, except for his good figure and good looks, he had nothing else to offer...
He was very afraid of seeing the scene he didn't want to see.
But there are no excuses or reasons.
I am a philandering scumbag who has multiple girlfriends at the same time, so what right do I have to ask her to always think about me...
Li Yuan stopped his wandering thoughts.
He coughed and motioned for Wenxi to get up from his arms.
"Ahem, if you don't get up, someone will see you and rumors will spread."
Hearing Li Yuan's words, Wen Xi's face turned red with embarrassment. She stood up reluctantly and sat next to Li Yuan.
A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Li Yuan closely, she parted her pearly teeth and asked in a low voice.
"Xia Hua, are you also afraid of rumors spreading?"
Li Yuan smiled and did not answer.
He is really not afraid of scandals. There are too many rumors about him on the Internet, and they are all very detailed.
He has become accustomed to this.
Anyway, in everyone's mind, he is a complete playboy who is dating several women at the same time. No one would believe him if he said he has no scandals.
This is also the reason why he did not explain.
"I don't mind. That's my reputation anyway."
"I'm not worried about rumors spreading, and I'm afraid your boyfriend will misunderstand me!"
Li Yuan used the "Green Tea" quote, looked at Wen Xi deeply with a smile, wanting to see her reaction.
After hearing what Li Yuan said, Wenxi suddenly lost his composure.
I quickly explained: "Xia Hua, I don't have a boyfriend and I've never been in a relationship. It's okay."
After saying that, he added a little shyly.
"I'm not afraid of misunderstanding."
"No, I'm a die-hard fan of yours, Xia Hua. I like your novels and songs. I can sing every one of them."
"If you are willing, Xia Hua, I can..."
Looking at Wenxi who looked like she was willing to accept the offer, Li Yuan felt amused inwardly.
It's only 2009 and girls are so proactive?
Or does it mean that as long as one is rich, famous, tall and handsome, even beautiful women will rush to get close to him?
At this point, he began to understand why those male celebrities and rich second-generations changed girlfriends so frequently.
For them, falling in love is too easy, as they are surrounded by all kinds of beautiful women.
If you encounter this kind of situation too often, it is easy to develop antibodies to the so-called love, and then become immune to love...
Li Yuan just smiled, without any emotion.
Although the beautiful saleswoman in front of him has a good appearance and figure, she is not a casual person.
Otherwise, with his current financial strength and status, wouldn't he be able to find any girl he wanted to date?
"What's your name?" Li Yuan asked curiously.
Wenxi was stunned, and a strong sense of loss suddenly arose in his heart. He had accompanied the other party twice.
He can't even remember his own name?
"Xia Hua, my name is Wenxi, Wen means literature, and Xi means bustling."
Li Yuan said "Oh", looked at her deeply, and said with a smile:
“It’s a nice name!”
Then, Li Yuan fell into silence again, took out his mobile phone and replied to the messages.
As university started, high school classmates such as Xu Zhi, Wang Shuai, and Wang Yuchen also returned to the Magic City.
Especially Xu Zhi, after breaking up with Wang Yuchen, he became much more depressed and his thoughts became completely different from before. It seemed that he had given up on love and wanted to concentrate on making money.
So, as a good friend, Xu Zhi asked Li Yuan if there was any good way to make money, as he wanted to do it.
Li Yuan was naturally willing to guide his good brothers for two lifetimes.
He did not try to persuade Xu Zhi and Wang Yuchen to get back together. He had a very bad impression of Wang Yuchen. He always felt that the main reason why Bai Weixi became a green tea in her previous life was because of Wang Yuchen...
Li Yuan: "Dazhi, it's good that you really think so. Money is a man's courage. As long as you have money, love will come naturally. Hey, you don't know how proactive girls are nowadays. I just came to the capital, and there is a girl with a very nice figure who wants to pay for me..."
Xu Zhi: "Haha, is that true? Since you have good taste, it must be pretty good. How's it going? Did you get it?"
Li Yuan: "No way, I'm not that hungry. I'll just go after any girl I see. Although I'm a playboy, I'm also very picky about food! Besides, I have your sisters-in-law, I'm already satisfied."
Xu Zhi: "Brother Yuan, you really don't want it?"
Li Yuan: "Don't repeat your nonsense twice."
Xu Zhi: "Hey, Brother Yuan, if you don't want it, introduce it to me. I'm not picky about food."
Li Yuan was speechless: "Come on, she's doing fine in the capital, and you're in the Magic City, so you can't even get close to her. What? You still want to have a long-distance relationship?"
Xu Zhi: "It's not that there are not many pretty girls in our school, and I'm not good at talking, so I'm afraid I won't be able to find a girlfriend!"
Li Yuan: "Come on, when I get back, I'll take you to Shang K to broaden your horizons. I guarantee you'll never believe in love again."
Xu Zhi: "Thank you, godfather, but I'd like to ask, what is Shang K?"
Li Yuan looked at the message Xu Zhi replied and thought, I haven't been to Shang K many times myself, I don't know anything.
However, the quality of the girls at Shang K is still quite high, but if you want to take them out for the show, you need to put in some thought.
Before Li Yuan replied, Xu Zhi asked again.
"Brother Yuan, do you still believe in love now?"
When Li Yuan saw this sentence, his expression suddenly froze, his body trembled slightly, and he didn't know how to answer.
Do you still believe in love?
Can his feelings towards Bai Weixi, Zhong Tingyue, Xia Zhijin, and Jiang Zhiyu really be considered love?
Or is it just pure possessiveness?
……
Seeing Li Yuan playing with his phone, he suddenly stopped talking, and the smile on his face disappeared, becoming a little gloomy.
Wenxi suddenly felt a little uneasy, wondering what had suddenly happened to Li Yuan.
She moved her mouth, wanting to ask, but she didn't have the courage. Even though she had taken the initiative to ask, Li Yuan still acted cold and aloof.
At this time, she dared not take any action.
"Oh no, Xia Hua, you're probably angry because I took the initiative just now, right?"
"He looks a little unhappy. Should I do something, or tell a joke?"
"But I really don't know how to tell a joke. Can someone help me? The atmosphere is too awkward. When Xia Hua male god has a cold face, his aura is really super powerful."
All kinds of thoughts flashed through Wen Xi's mind, but in the end, he could only secretly stare at Li Yuan with an anxious and nervous look, tense his body, and sit there, motionless.
Time began to pass by every second.
Li Yuan held his phone, looked at the message sent by Xu Zhi, and fell into silence...
Coincidentally, at this time,
Zhang Yuan, accompanied by a man and a woman, knocked on the door of the reception room and walked in.
"Mr. Li, these are our company's two top designers, Cheng Gong and Shen Bing..."
"Hello, Director Li!"
"Hello, Mr. Li!"
After hearing the voices of Zhang Yuan and the two designers, Li Yuan came back to his senses and smiled at the three people in front of him.
"Please sit down!"
Wen Xi, who was standing by, breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Li Yuan smile again. She was frightened by the sudden silence in the air just now...
"Mr. Li, do you have time now? Let's go to your houses and take a look. I'll ask them to make a decoration plan based on your needs..."
Li Yuan nodded: "Okay, sure!"
……
While Li Yuan was in the bathroom, Zhang Yuan quietly touched Wen Xi's arm and asked:
"Xixi, how is the situation? Is there any progress?"
Wenxi looked at Zhang Yuan blankly: "Master, what progress are you talking about?"
Zhang Yuan showed a strange smile, "Ahem, of course it's about the progress between you and Mr. Li?"
"I deliberately created an opportunity for you to be alone with Mr. Li. Please don't tell me that you just sat there without taking any action."
Hearing Zhang Yuan say this, Wenxi's pretty face immediately turned red, her voice was hoarse, like a mosquito, and she spoke a little embarrassedly.
"Master, that!"
"Well, I tried it, but Director Li didn't seem interested in me."
After hearing this, Zhang Yuan frowned in confusion:
"That shouldn't be the case. According to the information I found online, Mr. Li is very philandering and has had several girlfriends at the same time. You are no worse than them in terms of figure and appearance. If Mr. Li is really philandering, it is impossible for him not to be moved, right?"
"Could it be that I saw it wrong?"
"Or is it that Mr. Li is playing hard to get and likes to play love games?"
Wenxi stood aside shyly and didn't dare to speak.
When she had just "deliberately" pretended to fall and lay on Li Yuan, being held by Li Yuan's big hand, she had actually noticed something strange, but she just didn't dare to think about it too much.
At that time, Li Yuan's big hand seemed, as if, maybe, probably, to gently touch her thigh.
And below her, she also felt a slight foreign contact, just a feeling of being ready to go...
then,
Then, she was pushed away.
"Xixi, this is a rare opportunity. You and Director Li will get in a car later. Sit in the passenger seat and test it out. If Director Li is still unmoved, then think of another way."
"This is all the Master can help you with."
Zhang Yuan spoke seriously. As a person who had experienced this, he had seen too many dark sides of society and he also knew that this might be the best opportunity Wenxi had ever encountered in her life.
Even if it was only a one-night stand, with Li Yuan's wealth, Wen Xi would most likely have no worries about food and clothing in her life.
Even if Li Yuan was a heartless person, with his generosity in easily taking out 300 or 400 million in cash to buy a house, a little bit of it would be enough for Wen Xi to gain a foothold in the imperial capital, and maybe even get a house...
What's more, Li Yuan is so young, has a first-class figure and appearance, and is so talented. He is Wenxi's idol.
Even though he was a man, he was tempted by this opportunity.
If he were Wenxi, he would definitely try every possible means to get close to the other person. If he could become one of the other person's girlfriends, he would be really lucky...
Wenxi was nervous, but nodded solemnly.
"Yes, thank you, Master. I understand."
……
"Xia Hua, please get in the car. I'll lead the way for you."
Li Yuan did not doubt it. As soon as he got to the back seat, he found that Wen Xi also sat in.
This made Li Yuan speechless. He subconsciously wanted to ask a question, but he didn't have the courage to open his mouth.
Sometimes, he doesn't know how to reject others, especially a girl with a nice figure and beautiful looks...
Seeing that Li Yuan did not drive him out,
Wen Xi finally relaxed from her nervous mood. She sat next to Li Yuan, her body pressed against his. Her breathing became rapid...
Li Yuan felt that something was wrong with Wen Xi and asked in confusion:
"Wenxi, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"
Wenxi quickly shook her head: "No, Xiahua, I am a little nervous."
Li Yuan was speechless. Why are you so nervous? I won’t eat you.
Seeing that Li Yuan didn't say anything, Wen Xi started to make small talk as the car started moving.
"Mr. Xia Hua, may I ask you a question?"
"Ok!"
"Um, Xia Hua, are you planning to hold a concert recently? Many of my friends really want to listen to your songs, me too."
“Not open recently.”
"Oh, Mr. Xia Hua, can I ask you another question?"
"Say!"
"Xia Hua, I heard from them that you will hold another concert at the finals of the "King of Glory" national competition, just like the last "Milk Tea Sister" awards ceremony. Is this true?"
Li Yuan looked at Wen Xi with a strange look, who looked expectant, and asked curiously:
"Who told you this news?"
Wenxi quickly asked, "Ah? I, I saw it all on the Internet, and also in your book club and fan club, Xia Hua."
After hearing this, Li Yuan thought to himself, these fans really understand him quite well.
He does have this plan, and it is also a way to increase the appeal of "Honor of Kings" and "Cha Yan Yue Se"...
(End of this chapter)