"Don't say that, it's as if I'm Hanxiang," Gong Yao said with a smile.
The atmosphere between the two finally eased up a bit. Lin Zhenzhen was limping, and Gong Yao looked at the top of her head and thought she looked a bit like a little white rabbit.
How did you hurt your leg?
"Oh, I was in a minor car accident last month." Lin Zhenzhen pouted and made a face. "It hurt a lot."
"Then you need to rest and take good care of yourself." Gong Yao opened the passenger door for Lin Zhenzhen and placed her crutches on the back seat.
"By the way, what's the name of that shop Hui Zi mentioned?" Gong Yao asked while fastening his seatbelt.
"It seems to be called Zhou Longxia." Lin Zhenzhen scrolled through her WeChat chat history. "Oh no, it's Chen Longxia."
Gong Yao opened his phone's navigation app and entered "Chen Longxia" (陈龙虾).
Lin Zhenzhen noticed that his lock screen and wallpaper were the default ones from the original system, which were unremarkable and did not match his refined and flashy temperament.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve been back to Jiangzhou, and I’m not familiar with the roads. The last time I went back to Chengrong was two years ago, and the big locust tree across from your class has already been cut down.”
Gong Yao spoke casually, turning on the stereo. The man sang a folk song from a foreign land in a deep voice.
"Do you remember who I am?" Lin Zhenzhen's eyes widened.
Gong Yao, with his right hand on the steering wheel and his left hand supporting his forehead, turned his head to look at the astonished Lin Zhenzhen upon hearing this.
"I didn't recognize her at first, but I remembered her when I was in the room. Lin Zhenzhen, the class monitor of Class 6, right?"
"Wow!" Lin Zhenzhen exclaimed in amazement, "It seems that an IQ of 160 wasn't just a boast."
Gong Yao chuckled: "That's definitely nonsense. I've never taken an intelligence test."
"That's good. Otherwise, someone with such high intelligence and good looks would be too discouraging for us ordinary people."
Although it might have been a casual compliment, Young Master Gong still felt a slight itch, like a feather brushing against his heart.
A lot of people came to the gathering. They were all in the same grade. The large private room was set up with three tables of people, and they were all noisily toasting each other.
Gong Yao always brushed off each person who offered a toast with tea.
It was so noisy and chaotic that it gave Gong Yao a headache.
He glanced up at Lin Zhenzhen; she was still sitting there, peeling crayfish, completely still. When he left, the crayfish shells piled up on several plates.
"Where do you live? I'll take you home." Surrounded by drunk people acting out, Gong Yao had to raise his voice.
Lin Zhenzhen obediently sat in her seat and waved her hand: "No need, my home is in Jinshi, I'll find a hotel to stay in tonight."
Gong Yao was a little dazed: "What a coincidence, I also live in Tianjin. I can give you a ride back."
Lin Zhenzhen lives in Furui Community, which is only two or three blocks away from Gong Yao's apartment.
Gong Yao drove with one hand, glancing at Lin Zhenzhen. It was already dawn outside. Despite having been up all night, Gong Yao seemed completely unaffected.
Lin Zhenzhen was clearly sleepy and even started snoring, though not loudly. Gong Yao found it rather cute, like a little pig.
After arriving at Furui Residential Area, Gong Yao woke Lin Zhenzhen up. Lin Zhenzhen, who had just woken up, was a little dazed. Gong Yao explained, "We're at your residential area."
"Oh? Thank you, thank you for bringing me back."
Gong Yao patiently replied, "No need."
Lin Zhenzhen unbuckled her seatbelt, took her phone out of her bag, and said with a grin.
"By the way, Brother Yao, could you scan my QR code and add me on WeChat? We don't live far apart, so we can keep in touch more often."
Gong Yao looked at the QR code that was brought in front of him, slowly took out his phone, scanned it at a leisurely pace, and then politely said goodbye to Lin Zhenzhen.
After Lin Zhenzhen walked away, Gong Yao silently let out a breath.
The sky was still somewhat dark, and the streetlights were not completely turned off.
The morning light, tinged with a rich orange hue, was like a stunning landscape painting, splashed generously onto the black front of the car.
The red sun pierced the horizon, like a huge, blazing flame, gradually rolling and rising into the sky.
The blazing flames shimmered, and the crimson blades were menacing.
The light gradually magnified in Gong Yao's pupils, magnified, and magnified again.
Until it reaches its peak at a certain moment, completely engulfing him.
*
About a week later, one evening, Gong Yao was so exhausted that his whole body was falling apart. He had just returned to his comfortable doghouse and lay down.
I just finished handing over my work these past two days, and my cousin is flying from Beijing to Wuhan tomorrow. Gong Yao asked, "Did you come all this way just to see me?"
My cousin laughed and said that visiting him was just a side trip; the main purpose was to inspect the leadership team in Tianjin.
Gong Yao nodded, pretending to agree with what he said.
I was chatting enthusiastically with my cousin when I exited the chat and discovered that someone had secretly messaged him on QQ.
The top female warrior in the Chinese server: What building and number do you live in?
Two minutes later, perhaps realizing he had been too abrupt, he sent another message: "Brother Yao."
This little girl really knows how to win people's favor.
Gong Yao's heart raced a little. He found Lin Zhenzhen's phone number and dialed it.
The phone was answered after ringing a few times.
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