Chapter 244 Coincidence? Premeditated?
When Wen Nan went to find Lv Xiaohong, he arranged Guan Ailin on a small stone bench beside the small square in advance and told her not to go far and to ensure that she was always within Wen Nan's sight.
Guan Ailin's attention was quickly drawn to the small stalls on the sidewalk next to her.
She stood up from the stone bench, walked to the small stall closest to her, squatted down, and stared at the neatly arranged row of socks on it for a long time.
The vendor was squatting on the other side eating his lunch box. Seeing Guan Ailin's keen interest, he immediately put the lunch box down and grinned at her, "Beautiful lady, take your pick. Two dollars for a pair, five dollars for three pairs."
Guan Ailin was stunned. She raised her head and looked at the vendor with wide eyes. She seemed to have difficulty understanding what he said. After thinking for a long time, she pointed at the socks in front of her and asked, "This... turns out to be... a product for sale?"
This time it was the vendor's turn to be stunned. "What the hell?"
Guan Ailin did not repeat her question, but stretched out her hand with joy. She did not touch the socks, but picked up a corner of the base cloth that the vendor had spread on the ground, rubbing it carefully and studying it.
"Is this... a tablecloth? Spread it directly on the ground and build a temporary display counter? What a genius idea.
"But won't the Urban Planning and Construction Administration here regulate you?"
The vendor was completely stunned. He stared at Guan Ailin for a long time as if she were an alien. He thought it was such a pity that such a beautiful woman had an abnormal brain.
But since he was not a buyer, the vendor lost patience and waved his hands, his face turned cold, "Don't touch if you don't want to buy."
Guan Ailin was chased away like a fly, but she was not angry. She walked forward to visit two more stalls. When she was about to visit the third stall, she remembered what Wen Nan told her not to leave the other person's sight.
She raised her head and looked towards the small "tutor" square over there, and saw that the man had been chatting animatedly with another young woman who looked to have a good figure.
Guan Ailin's brows furrowed slightly.
On the other side, after Lv Xiaohong returned the student ID to Wen Nan, she eagerly took Wen Nan's hand and wanted to lead him into the car.
Wen Nan reluctantly pulled his hand away, and did not follow the other party. He smiled and said, "Sister, I have something else to do tonight, so I can't go over now. Is tomorrow okay? Let's leave each other contact information?"
After hearing what the other party said, Lu Xiaohong suddenly realized that she was indeed a little impulsive just now. She was like a farmland that had been dry for ten years, so hungry and thirsty that she did not consider at all whether the little brother on the opposite side was convenient.
"I didn't think it through, Brother Ye, please don't take it personally."
"Just call me Xiaojiu."
"Hey, Xiaojiu, this is my business card. Come to my company tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock and we can talk in detail there."
Although Lv Xiaohong was not well educated, she was decisive and efficient. She left her business card, got back into the car immediately and left quickly without any delay.
As soon as she left, Guan Ailin came back to Wen Nan and stood beside him.
After watching the black Maserati leave, Guan Ailin asked, "Is that your new employer?"
"Maybe." Wen Nan retracted his gaze and looked at the small, thin plastic bag in Guan Ailin's hand. "What did you buy?"
Guan Ailin had a total of 1.2 yuan, two 50-cent coins, and two 10-cent coins on her. Wen Nan gave her the change when they were walking hand in hand to the restroom at the milk tea shop.
With such little money, think about it, it’s only enough to buy a few hair bands or something like that, right?
But unexpectedly, Guan Ailin said excitedly: "I bought it for you, take a look and see if you like it."
Wen Nan was startled, and then he saw Guan Ailin take out a piece of...
Bright red boxer shorts?! There was even a golden sun printed somewhere in the middle of the shorts...
Wen Nan looked at the pair of shorts with an indescribable look on his face and didn't take it.
Seeing this, Guan Ailin said, "It's the largest size, so it should be fine. The boss said it's a popular style and sold it to me at a 10% discount. Don't you like it? I was in the bathroom just now and saw your... golden one. I thought you changed your aesthetic recently and liked this exaggerated style, didn't you?"
Wen Nan: ...
He raised his hand, put the pants back into the bag, pulled Guan Ailin with him, lowered his head and walked away from the crowd, "Nothing dislikes it, just don't look at it here."
Guan Ailin took two quick steps forward, caught up with Wen Nan, walked shoulder to shoulder with him, and inserted her five fingers into his, interlocking theirs. Then she pointed with her other hand at a small street vendor not far away, and said with a curious look on her face, like a child going out for the first time: "That way of selling goods is very interesting. Is it a movable temporary display counter? The people here can actually come up with such a novel sales model. They are really a group of people with great business acumen."
Wen Nan paused when he heard this, "Don't you know the small stall?"
On second thought, that's true.
The era of Guan Ailin's original copy was similar to the real world, and it was built to imitate the urban area of a first-tier city.
Twenty years later, there is no such sales method as "street stalls" in the urban areas of first-tier cities. At most, there are only a few scattered snack stalls, which are also licensed. Even the flower markets similar to "street stalls" during festivals are actually jointly organized by local governments and urban management, which is different from the spontaneous sales form of the masses that they see on the roadside at this time.
Wen Nan briefly explained the "street stall" culture to Guan Ailin.
Guan Ailin listened carefully, nodded slowly, and seemed to be thinking about something.
The two walked along the street outside the school gate. Before they knew it, they reached the end of the road and saw a striking sign opposite the T-intersection with the words "Qiangui KTV" written on it.
Wen Nan took out the metal "brick" from his pocket and looked at the time. It was almost a quarter of an hour past the birthday dinner time agreed upon by Li Fang.
Just as I was thinking about it, the retro classic Nokia ringtone rang, and then, a striking reminder suddenly popped up on the screen - [My little baby Wanwan].
It was obvious that this note was written by Zhao Wanting herself.
Wen Nan picked up the phone and heard a noisy car horn sound from the other end. It seemed that the person was also on the roadside like Wen Nan.
"Senior Ye, where are you? I've been waiting for you for a long time, why can't I see you?"
Wen Nan was startled, "...wait for me?"
"Yes, at noon in the cafeteria. Didn't we make an appointment for your junior schoolmate's birthday party? As a family member, I will attend with you."
The person on the other end of the line was talking nonsense in a serious tone, and before Wen Nan could refute, there was a sudden scream on the other end of the line, which made Wen Nan have to hold the phone further away from his ear.
"Senior Ye! I see you! I'm right in front of you! Look at me! Just stand there and don't move. I'll come find you right away!"
The person on the other end hung up the phone.
Putting down his phone, Wen Nan looked around the intersection and saw a girl wearing a thin tank top with ripped shorts and two high ponytails on her head across the road. Her two slender arms were waving at Wen Nan desperately. She was wearing tall and heavy sandals like clogs, and she was walking across the road with a pair of long legs, jogging towards Wen Nan.
After forcing several high-speed vehicles to stop and receiving abuses from drivers along the road, Zhao Wanting, like a proud blue peacock, raised her head high and came to Wen Nan, "Senior, you——"
She had just started to smile when she saw another woman next to Wen Nan. "Who is she?"
As early as when Zhao Wanting approached this side, Guan Ailin had silently pulled her hand out from Wen Nan's fingers, and deliberately moved a step to the side, keeping the distance between them within the normal social range.
At this time, Zhao Wanting asked, and without waiting for Wen Nan to answer, Guan Ailin took the initiative to say, "I am his cousin."
Wen Nan was startled and turned to look at Guan Ailin.
Zhao Wanting, who was sitting opposite her, immediately smiled again when she heard the word "cousin".
This is a real family member, and she, as an imposter, naturally has no reason to challenge the other party.
The guarded questioning tone just now disappeared, and Zhao Wanting changed to a sweet voice, "It turns out to be my sister, hello!"
Zhao Wanting consciously stood on the other side of Wen Nan, took his arm, and half pushed him to the other side. On the way, she bent down and stuck her head out, chatting with Guan Ailin across Wen Nan: "Sister is so beautiful, and the skirt she wears is also beautiful. She looks like an ice princess. She doesn't belong to this world at all."
Guan Ailin had never met a girl like Zhao Wanting, and she didn't know how to deal with it. She could only respond with a faint smile.
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Wen Nan raised his hand, pinched Zhao Wanting's shoulders, and turned her to her right side. "Stop chatting. Look at the road carefully. There are cars coming and going. Do you think the road is your living room?"
Zhao Wanting snorted lightly, but finally stood up obediently.
Although she was dissatisfied with the nagging of the man next to her, but he said "our family", Zhao Wanting decided to ignore the scolding tone and just treat it as if he was flirting with her.
When he reached the door of the cashier's box and was about to step in, Wen Nan caught a glimpse of a figure in black clothes, black pants and a baseball cap in the corner formed by the two buildings next to him.
Wen Nan paused, turned his head and looked towards the shadow, only to find that it was empty and there was nothing there.
"What's wrong?" Guan Ailin, who had always been paying attention to Wen Nan's every move, stepped forward and looked towards the corner following the other person's gaze?
Zhao Wanting, who was originally looking towards the door, also looked over there. "What? What's going on there?"
Wen Nan retracted his gaze, "It's okay, I'm just dazzled."
At this time, a thin figure came out from the door and said, "Senior! You're here!"
Wen Nan was startled and looked at the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him, but he failed to recognize her at first.
Li Fang no longer carried a large schoolbag, nor did she wear the old-fashioned mid-length sleeves and shorts. Instead, she changed into an A-line skirt that only reached her thighs, paired with a loose one-shoulder white shirt. She let her long straight black hair fall down, put on light makeup, and wore dark-colored magnifying contact lenses, creating a pair of innocent puppy eyes.
The whole person looks well-behaved and a bit smart.
She was completely different from the timid girl with glasses I saw in the cafeteria at noon.
Zhao Wanting looked Li Fang from head to toe, her eyes full of hostility.
She couldn't understand why the ugly girl had suddenly transformed in just a few hours? Did she get a special makeover?
But Zhao Wanting was very clear about the quality of the barber shops and styling shops in front of T Gate. After going in, the men all came out with golden yellow hair, and the women all had curly hair, which were as ugly as they could be.
Such an avant-garde look on the opposite side simply doesn't seem like something that a stylist of their time could create.
Which rich classmate did this person hook up with? The most hateful thing is that Li Fang's foundation seems to be not bad. She is not tall, but her legs are thin and straight, her face is small, her features are delicate, and her breasts are not big. However, the one-shoulder top reveals her beautiful pair of collarbones, which highlights her strengths and avoids her weaknesses. When a girl like Zhao Wanting saw her, she couldn't help but be a little moved.
Turning her head again, she looked at the man next to her. As expected, she saw him looking at Li Fang with an appreciative smile on his face. He praised her sincerely, "You are so beautiful tonight that I can't take my eyes off you."
When Li Fang heard this, her cheeks immediately turned red. She lowered her eyes and looked back at her toes. She tugged at the hem of her skirt a little nervously, as if she was not used to wearing such a short skirt. She tried hard to pull the hem of her skirt down and murmured in a low voice: "Thank you, thank you, senior."
"Tsk." Zhao Wanting laughed disdainfully and muttered quietly, "A pheasant is a pheasant. Even if it flies onto a branch, it can't turn into a phoenix."
Li Fang raised her head, looked at Zhao Wanting, and then looked at Wen Nan again, "Senior... did you really bring your family here?"
"Yes," Wen Nan nodded, but turned and pushed Guan Ailin out from the other side, following the previous statement, and introduced: "This is my sister."
Zhao Wanting replied bluntly: "I am his sister."
Wen Nan didn't refute this, but just smiled apologetically and said that he brought too many people.
Li Fang immediately waved her hand, "Not much, not much. Birthday parties are always more lively when there are more people. I am so happy that you are willing to come and bring your family with you."
After saying that, Li Fang turned around and led Wen Nan and the other two through the lobby and into a deep corridor. At the end of the corridor, they pushed open a heavy door and walked into the box.
Li Fang booked a medium-sized private room, which was not too big and dimly lit. The table in the middle was filled with snack fruit plates, various cooked foods, and a twelve-inch tiramisu cake.
A relatively soothing love song was playing on the big screen in front. The sofas by the wall were already full of people who were eating nuts, drinking beverages, and chatting and laughing.
Seeing Li Fang leading people in, someone immediately started to make a noise: "Oh wow! Isn't this the senior that Xiaofang has been thinking about?"
After hearing this shout, the others also looked towards the door at the same time.
Upon hearing this, Li Fang's cheeks immediately turned red. She waved her hands in panic and whispered, "Don't talk nonsense..."
Wen Nan stood at the door and glanced around the room, his eyes quickly locked on a figure sitting alone in the corner.
The man was wearing a white T-shirt and ordinary blue jeans, and could easily be ignored in the crowd.
However, Wen Nan recognized the other person at a glance——
First at the entrance of the police station, then at Lover's Hill, and now in this KTV box...
This man's movements were surprisingly consistent with Wen Nan's.
Is it just a coincidence, or did someone do it on purpose?
(End of this chapter)
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