Chapter 89 Missed
"Alright!" Thinking of Mayor Ye's character, Zhou's mother sighed, "Son, you have to be careful. If you encounter any danger, run to the police station, okay?"
Ye Wangshu nodded, moved closer to Zhou's mother and put his arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry, Mom! I promise I won't let anything happen to me."
Two days passed quickly, and Ye Qiming drove directly to Zhou's house to pick up Ye Wangshu.
Zhou's mother looked at Ye Wangshu with a worried look on her face as he got into the car. She was reluctant to go home even after the rear of the car disappeared from her sight.
As soon as Ye Qiming's car set off, Zhou Jincong was arranged by the leader to receive the guests.
And this trip happens to pass through the provincial capital.
Zhou Jincong was delighted. After setting off, he did not drive directly to the main road, but went back home.
The order came suddenly and there was no specified arrival time, so everyone thought that Zhou Jincong wanted to go home and say hello.
But what Zhou Jincong was thinking in his heart was that he could take Ye Wangshu to the provincial capital personally.
Before entering the house, Zhou Jincong saw his mother standing at the door.
"Mom, what are you doing? Where's Wangshu?"
"Lawyer Ye arrived about ten minutes ago. I just saw her off to the car, but I couldn't bear to leave, so I didn't go home." Mother Zhou sighed for a long time before looking up in confusion. "Why are you back?"
"My... Mom, my boss asked me to go to the provincial capital to receive guests. I wanted to take Wangshu with me, but I didn't expect... I was a step too late and missed him."
Hearing what Zhou Jincong said, Zhou's mother felt even more melancholy, but there was nothing she could do since things had come to this point.
"You can't be distracted even when you're entertaining guests. Stop wasting time here and get going!"
A feeling of powerlessness surged into Zhou Jincong's heart, but he quickly recovered, turned around and drove away.
It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when Ye Wangshu arrived in the provincial capital. It was not the restaurant's business hours at that time, so they were just open but not open for business.
Fortunately, Zhou's mother was worried that Ye Wangshu would be hungry, so she stuffed a lot of pastries into her mouth before she left home.
"Lawyer Ye, try this. My mother made it. It tastes really good."
"This is specially made by your aunt for you. I may not be able to eat it." Ye Qiming thought that Ye Wangshu's biological mother had made it and sent it to him. He was afraid that if he ate a piece, Ye Wangshu would miss him less.
"What's the big deal? My mom made this this morning because she was afraid we'd be hungry on the road. She'd be sad if you didn't eat it."
Ye Wangshu forcefully stuffed the pastry into Ye Qiming's hand, and then started eating it himself.
"This morning?"
Only then did Ye Qiming realize that this pastry was made by Ye Wangshu's mother-in-law.
But how could she, a country woman, make such exquisite pastries?
With doubts in his heart, Ye Qiming stuffed the pastry into his mouth.
"How is it? Isn't it just as good as the pastries sold in the pastry shop?"
Zhou's mother rarely went to great lengths to make pastries. It was also when she came out of the police station that she made one specially to welcome her home.
“It tastes good.”
Ye Qiming was eating pastries, but he felt extremely melancholy in his heart.
The two of them filled their stomachs with pastries, and Ye Qiming drove to the rest stop.
"We've come such a long way, shall we take a break?"
Ye Wangshu rubbed his obviously sore shoulders and nodded.
I am so tired just by sitting in the car, and Ye Qiming is probably not feeling any better.
"What kind of room do you two want?"
As soon as Ye Qiming and Ye Wangshu approached, the receptionist's eyes fell on Ye Qiming.
This man was handsome and well-mannered, a scholar at first glance. He was wearing clothes of a style and material rarely seen in the provincial capital.
Moreover, the receptionist at the door said that the man came by car.
Ye Wangshu in the restaurant was dressed simply. If it weren't for her face, she would look out of place standing next to Ye Qiming.
The receptionist thought Ye Wangshu was just a country bumpkin who hooked up with a rich man, and looked down on her.
A pretty receptionist spoke first, "Sir, we..."
The receptionist's gaze was so intense that Ye Qiming was very unhappy and said, "I want two of the best rooms."
"Okay, okay, here are the keys. Keep them." The receptionist put the keys on the table with an impatient look on her face, then said, "The room is on the second floor. The house number is on the key."
Ye Wangshu pretended to take out money, and Ye Qiming took out his wallet first.
As a result, when Ye Qiming handed over the money, the receptionist's face was filled with smiles again.
"Lawyer Ye, if you hadn't driven me, I wouldn't have been able to come to the provincial capital. You... should have let me pay."
Ye Wangshu was thinking about how to return the favor, but Ye Qiming chuckled nonchalantly, "Miss Ye, you saved my father. This is such a great favor that even if my Ye family goes bankrupt for you, it's not a pity."
After hearing this, Ye Wangshu frowned and felt heavy-hearted.
This sentence again, what does this person mean?
"Lawyer Ye, your words are too harsh. This is just a piece of cake for me. What's more, you ran around for my case before, so this favor can be considered repaid."
"Then when there's a chance in the future, Miss Ye can just treat me to a meal."
Ye Qiming noticed Ye Wangshu's displeasure and changed his tone. However, Ye Wangshu still felt it was inappropriate and nodded in response, but deep down he was planning to have Ye Wanwan transfer the money to Ye Qiming after returning.
It's not just the accommodation fee, but also the travel expenses and Ye Qiming's hard work fee.
Both of them were tired, so they went upstairs without saying anything.
The receptionist was far away and did not hear the conversation between the two.
She thought they were just pretending to have two rooms and that they would probably just stay in one room later. She felt even more envious and jealous of Ye Wangshu.
As soon as Ye Wangshu and Ye Qiming went upstairs, Zhou Jincong brought guests from afar into the rest stop.
"If you ask me, I'd say that man and woman just now definitely had an improper relationship. They were just pretending to ask for two rooms. I saw them kissing and chatting for a long time!"
"I think so too. They clearly came together. But one is dressed brightly and fancy, while the other is dressed simply. But... they both look good."
"What do you mean by simple? I think it's just a good-looking country bumpkin hooking up with a rich young man!"
After listening to the conversation between the two receptionists, Zhou Jincong frowned slightly, and his impression of this rest stop instantly plummeted.
But he came here for business, and this rest stop was decided by his superiors, so he had no authority to change it.
It was not until Zhou Jincong and his men approached that the receptionist came back to her senses from the casual chat. She swallowed her saliva as she looked at Zhou Jincong's tall figure.
If Ye Qiming is a gentle and elegant nobleman, then Zhou Jincong is a weathered, majestic and dignified general.
Because of his extremely handsome face, people are intimidated but can't help but rush into him.
The room was booked long ago, and after checking the information, the front desk took out the keys that had been prepared long ago.
The room is also on the second floor.
In this era without elevators, the lower the room, the more convenient it is.
The same thing happened to Zhou Jincong and Ye Wangshu, they missed each other one after another.
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