Outside Ronghai Airport, Chu Qiurong was wearing a light brown windbreaker, with his short black hair neatly tied behind his head, a pair of retro wide-frame sunglasses, and an impatient frown - he had been waiting here for a long time.
Bo Qiu said the plane was only delayed by thirty minutes.
Huh, thirty minutes. He should have known about this guy's bad behavior. It was like this a year ago, and it's still the same now. Bo Huai, this bastard, clearly knows his brother's temper, but he insists on making others suffer.
Another ten minutes passed, and just as Chu Qiurong's patience was about to run out, a familiar female voice came from a distance: "Teacher Chu!"
Looking in the direction of the voice, a woman with an exceptionally elegant appearance and dress waved at him. Standing next to her was the person Chu Qiurong was going to pick up this time.
"Forty-seven minutes late." Chu Qiurong glanced at her and then her eyes stopped steadily on the man with short dark brown hair.
"I remember last time... it was about an hour and three minutes." The man pulled his numb arm out of the woman's arms and walked towards Chu Qiurong. "Why don't you praise me? I've made progress after all."
Chu Qiurong took off her sunglasses and said helplessly, "Uncle should have left you there."
Bo Qiu shrugged. "You can't blame him for that. The school only allows one year of exchange. Any more than that is against the rules."
He walked around Chu Qiurong with ease, opened the passenger door, and only breathed a sigh of relief once he was firmly seated in the car. This year hadn't been an easy one for him.
"Go home?" Chu Qiurong asked.
"Let's go to your house and take it easy first." Bo Qiu closed his eyes.
After closing the door, Chu Qiurong glanced at the person standing nearby. She wasn't just Bo Qiu's classmate; she was the Su family's youngest daughter, Su Youzhi.
"Get in the car." Chu Qiurong said.
Su Youzhi, who was left aside, had already felt a little unhappy in her heart, but she still smiled and thanked Chu Qiurong.
It takes more than an hour to drive from Ronghai Airport to Xining Road. Chu Qiurong put a cup of coffee at hand, which could barely resist the drowsiness after not sleeping all night.
No one spoke in the car, and the atmosphere was tense. Bo Qiu had his eyes closed, and it was unclear whether he was asleep or not. Chu Qiurong had a cold expression, and it was obvious that she was not someone who would be easy to talk to. Su Youzhi wanted to ease the atmosphere, but he didn't want to interrupt her, and since they were not familiar with each other, it was difficult to speak for a while.
After walking nearly halfway, Su Youzhi felt really uncomfortable, so he took the initiative to lean over to the front seat and asked, "Mr. Chu, is your bar running smoothly?"
Chu Qiurong, feeling somewhat sleepy, listened to the general idea of what was said and replied lazily, "Everything is fine."
"Like this..." Chu Qiurong choked on the topic that had just begun, and Su You's forward leaning body was awkwardly retracted.
"That's right."
Chu Qiurong's lazy voice sounded again, and Su Youzhi immediately adjusted his posture so that he could hear him clearly.
"We only talked about some small talk, which can't really be considered as instruction. Miss Su, please don't call me teacher." Chu Qiurong said, and took a sip of coffee.
The smile on Su Youzhi's face froze instantly, and her ears felt hot. She leaned back awkwardly in the back seat, forcing a forced expression as she replied, "That's right."
The Chu and Su families had a lot of business dealings, and while these interactions weren't so much about cooperation as they were about the Chu family intentionally trying to help the Su family. Su Youzhi's attitude towards Chu Qiurong wasn't just about friendship; it was also about considering the relationship between his own family and the Chu family. But Chu Qiurong clearly wasn't buying it.
Chu Qiurong drove east along the main road and soon arrived near Su Youzhijia.
After a while, Chu Qiurong pulled over about two blocks away from Su Youzhijia and said to her, "Let's do it here."
"Ah? This?" Su Youzhi was stunned.
"You know Bo Qiu is prone to airsickness and can't stay on the road for too long." Chu Qiurong's meaning was obviously that she didn't intend to send her home.
Su Youzhi understood and could only laugh dryly. He packed his luggage and got out of the car. Before leaving, he did not forget to greet him: "Be careful on the road. See you another day."
Chu Qiurong said "hmm" perfunctorily, closed the window and ran away.
After sending Su Youzhi off, Chu Qiurong glanced at Bo Qiu, who was sitting in the passenger seat with no manners at all, and said, "Everyone's gone, and you're still sleeping?"
"I'm so tired!" Bo Qiu pretended not to understand, yelled twice, and then changed his posture and continued to lie down.
"Su Youzhi has been sticking to you for so many years, but his taste is still very bad." Chu Qiurong frowned at the sweet smell of orange blossom and fruit in the car.
"Let her be, it's not my car anyway." Bo Qiu showed his rogue nature.
Fortunately, Chu Qiurong was no longer surprised by Bo Qiu's shameless remarks, and she immediately came up with a countermeasure.
"My mom heard from Bo Huai that you were coming back a long time ago, so she specially prepared a steak to welcome you." Chu Qiurong picked up the coffee and took a sip. "A5 fillet."
Bo Qiu immediately sat up straight: "Three-three rare——"
"Black pepper sauce, sunny-side up egg." Another bite.
"Tomorrow, I'll send this car for a full maintenance, plus..."
"Plus, I'll go and pick up customers for three days." Chu Qiurong pushed up his sunglasses.
Bo Qiu immediately put away his smile, retreated back into his car seat, and shook his head repeatedly: "This won't do. If the old man knew about this, he would probably be furious."
"I woke up at home in 1995."
Bo Qiu gritted his teeth and said, "Two days, no more!"
Chu Qiurong pursed her lips and smiled: "Deal."
…
The prosperity of Maple Street begins to spread around 7 pm. In addition to the 24-hour hotels and shopping malls, the signs of nightclubs and bars also light up one by one. The drunken and materialistic minions become more active under the interplay of neon lights.
A quarter after seven, a Porsche 911 slowly pulled up at Xingxian's door. Tu Nian stepped out from the passenger seat, carrying a worn-out casual bag. His cheap jeans and black T-shirt were particularly striking.
"Do you know how to find me?" Tu Nian closed the car door and threw her backpack over her shoulder.
Yu Wenyi kissed her in the air and winked: "See you in five minutes."
Tu Nian nodded, turned and walked into the bar.
Xingxian's bartenders and waiters were already in place, dressed in white shirts and black vests embroidered with the name "Xingxian." They sat erect together, discussing the day's interesting events. The loudest chatterer was the boy with the buzz cut from yesterday.
As they were chatting happily, the boy glanced towards the door and saw Tu Nian coming in. He rolled up his sleeves and waved, "Sister Tu is here."
"Coming." Tu Nian replied.
The others looked over when they heard the voice, and everyone nodded or bowed, calling out "Sister Tu".
Tu Nian responded symbolically and walked straight to the locker room in the bar. When he passed the bar, he happened to meet the man with red hair.
The man raised the cup in his hand and gestured to her, but Tu Nian didn't seem to have any intention of stopping, so he stood sideways, blocking her way.
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