Chapter 454 — I Want to Eat Shark

"That's wonderful! As long as Yao Yao is happy, I'm happy!" Zhong Yongliang said. "By the way, what I booked is a Golden Dragon coach. But Xiao Shu, why don't you and Yao Yao ride with me? I'll drive my dad's Mercedes—I only got my license last month!"

"You got your license last month and you're already driving? Yao Yao and I are not getting in. What if we get killed in a crash?" Shen Yushu gave a huff. "Besides, whose family doesn't have a car? Yao Yao's is a sports car, and it's no worse than your Mercedes!"

"Uh..." Zhong Yongliang had meant to show off a little, but Shen Yushu's retort left him speechless, and now he regretted it—wished he had never let on that he'd gotten his license.

Getting a driver's license while still a student is indeed something to be envied by ordinary people, but to young ladies like Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, it was nothing new.

"Do you have a private jet? Cars are nothing special—a plane, now that's real class!" Shen Yushu blinked, then suddenly turned her head to Zhong Yongliang and asked.

"Huh? A plane?" Zhong Yongliang's eyes went wide. He groaned inwardly: Good heavens, do you have any idea how much a private jet costs? Even if my family has money, we can't afford a private plane—a Boeing? That's tens of millions of US dollars. What kind of joke is this?

"Then forget it. Yao Yao gets carsick—she can only fly. We're not going. Take the other classmates out to play instead," Shen Yushu told Zhong Yongliang with regret.

"Wha—?!" Zhong Yongliang nearly stumbled and fell flat on his face. Not going? Then what had he gone to all that trouble for, asking the rest of the class along? Was he out of his mind?

The whole purpose of this outing was Gu Mengyao. If she didn't come, what was the point of any of it? But a plane... Zhong Yongliang suddenly had an inspiration: "Xiao Shu, what if I charter a plane?"

He couldn't afford to buy one, but chartering one, that he could manage. A small private plane supposedly didn't cost much to charter—and if it were a helicopter instead, even cheaper.

"Oh, that works too. Then charter a seaplane! I want to land on the sea!" Shen Yushu's words nearly made Zhong Yongliang faint all over again.

"A seaplane?" Zhong Yongliang felt dizzy. "Can you even charter one of those?"

"Probably. Why don't you go and ask?" Shen Yushu was not, for once, making things up: "I hear the beach resort in Binfen City offers private seaplane service."

"Is that so... Then I'll go and ask..." Zhong Yongliang could only nod with a bitter smile, thinking to himself, why didn't I ask more carefully before? Now I'm in trouble! Still, for a chance at Gu Mengyao's heart, he would put up with it. "So what does Yao Yao want to eat? I'll prepare it in advance!"

"Oh, we want grilled shark meat. Best if it's a fresh shark, caught right there out of the sea!" Shen Yushu said.

"Shark?" Zhong Yongliang was stunned, and his face turned all the more bitter. "Catch a shark, just like that?"

Who dares catch a shark? That was as good as asking for his life. Zhong Yongliang was more and more convinced that this spring outing, undertaken to please Gu Mengyao, would not be easy at all.

"All right, we're off. Get everything ready and we'll keep in touch by text!" Having said all she had to say, Shen Yushu took Gu Mengyao by the arm and hurried away.

Zhong Yongliang alone was left standing in the corridor with a bitter smile. Gao Xiaofu had long been waiting nearby: "Brother Liang, what's the matter?"

"What else could it be? You heard what Shen Yushu said too. The charter plane is fine—as long as we can get one, there's no problem. But catching a shark—isn't that just a joke?" Zhong Yongliang sighed.

"Brother Liang, how is it a joke?" Gao Xiaofu waved a hand. "And here I thought you were fretting over how much the charter would cost!"

"You know how things are at home. My uncle is no longer a shareholder of the school, but my dad's business hasn't been affected at all! In fact, he's recently gotten connected with a big boss, so money isn't an issue—as long as there's a charter service, we're fine!" Zhong Yongliang said. "But catching a shark—isn't that the same as going off to die?"

"Die, not necessarily!" Gao Xiaofu gave a sly grin, then said, "It's simple! When the time comes, Brother Liang, we'll get a dead shark in advance and sink it under the water. Then I'll strap on a shark fin and pretend to be a shark out in the sea, and you'll pretend to dive down and fight me. Then I'll play dead and sink to the bottom, and you can drag that dead shark we prepared up onto the shore!"

"That's right!" The moment Zhong Yongliang heard Gao Xiaofu's idea, his eyes lit up and he gave him a thumbs-up. "A brilliant move! Wonderful. Doesn't Gu Mengyao like strong and valiant men? If I wrestle with a shark, that will show off my manliness—then she won't be able to help falling for me!"

"Exactly, so it's not hard at all. Right now we just need to sort out the charter," said Gao Xiaofu, who was good for nothing except cooking up nasty tricks.

"That's easy. I'll talk it over with my dad as soon as I get home!" Zhong Yongliang's troubles were swept away in an instant, and his whole body felt lighter at once. Humming a little tune alongside Gao Xiaofu, he left the school.

Gu Mengyao, meanwhile, was looking at Shen Yushu with a touch of helplessness: "Xiao Shu, could you please stop teasing Zhong Yongliang?"

"Who told him to be such a fool?" Shen Yushu said, unconcerned. "Yao Yao, we're about to graduate. If we don't torment this idiot a bit more now, there'll be nothing to play with once we're at university..."

"Play, play—all you ever think about, morning to night! One of these days your playing is going to land us in trouble!" Gu Mengyao glared at her.

"It's fine! Now that we have Brother Arrow to protect us, I'm even less afraid of Zhong Yongliang." Shen Yushu said smugly.

"What's going on with Wei Zhao? Why is he mixed up with Feng Xiaoxiao again?" Gu Mengyao turned her head and saw Feng Xiaoxiao trailing along at Wei Zhao's side, grinning and chattering something at him.

"Oh, Yao Yao, are you jealous? Shall I send myself to scout it out and see what they're saying?" Shen Yushu rubbed her hands together eagerly.

"No need!" Gu Mengyao shook her head indifferently. "Never mind what he does. Let's go home."

"Come on, I want to go and look..." Shen Yushu was curious about it.

"Then I'll go home by myself. You find your own way back." With that, Gu Mengyao opened the car door and got in.

"Wait for me, I won't go!" Seeing that Gu Mengyao was angry, Shen Yushu hurriedly got into the car after her—though her eyes kept drifting back all the same.

"Uncle Qing, drive!" Gu Mengyao ordered.

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