Chapter 104 — Meeting Tang Yun Again
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Wei Zhao savored the moment, marveling at how long it had been since he had enjoyed such a leisurely life. In the past, it had been nothing but work, work, and more work... Even when he passed through a bustling food street like this, it had always been to fill his stomach first and foremost—what leisure had he ever had to appreciate the scenery?
Though the air here was tinged with the greasy smoke of countless food stalls and the sour smell of discarded vegetable leaves—nothing like the crisp freshness of the mountains—this earthy, everyday atmosphere stirred a deep longing in Wei Zhao.
What would he give to live like these ordinary folk one day, strolling through the streets, snacking as he went... What a delightful life that would be.
Wei Zhao stretched his arms, then opened his eyes...
"Huh..." To his astonishment, directly ahead, coming straight toward him, were a mother and daughter... They were pushing a tricycle cart laden with a barbecue grill, tables, chairs, and stools...
It could only be Tang Yun and her mother.
Tang Yun had clearly spotted Wei Zhao too, but a flicker of disdain passed through her eyes, and she turned her head away, refusing to look at him. Her mother, however, hadn't noticed him and was still chatting away with her daughter.
It was only then that Wei Zhao realized how compromising his posture looked. Leaning languidly against the luxurious Audi S5, facing directly in the direction Tang Yun was coming from—with the sleek sports car and his elegant, indolent pose, he really did cut the figure of one of those rich young dandies putting on airs in front of a girl from a poor family...
But Wei Zhao was utterly wronged. He had no intention whatsoever of showing off or posturing in front of Tang Yun. He had merely been reflecting on life beside the car, and by sheer bad luck, Tang Yun had to catch him at it...
Feeling rather embarrassed, Wei Zhao rubbed his chin and quickly stepped away from the car. By now, Tang Yun and her mother had already pushed the barbecue cart up to where he stood. Since he'd been seen, Wei Zhao figured he ought to at least say hello.
"Hello, Auntie." Wei Zhao scratched his head and greeted Tang Yun's mother a little sheepishly. She was, after all, an elder. If he hadn't seen her, that would have been one thing, but now that he had, he couldn't very well just turn around and walk off.
"Ah? You are..." Tang Yun's mother stared at Wei Zhao in surprise. He was dressed in the new casual outfit he had just bought, and with the sports car right beside him, she didn't recognize him at first.
"It's me, Wei Zhao. I ate at your barbecue stall yesterday with my classmates..." Wei Zhao explained.
"Oh... it's you! Now I remember." Tang Yun's mother looked at him with some astonishment. Yesterday she had learned that he was quite formidable at school—one of the Four Notorious Young Masters of the campus, someone even Zou Ruoming feared—but seeing him today, she realized his family background must be far from ordinary. She had no idea how much the car cost, but from the look of it, it couldn't have been cheap. What was more, today's casual clothes made him look considerably more handsome than he had in yesterday's school uniform, and she found herself warming to him. "Yun'er, now that you've seen your classmate, why aren't you greeting him?"
"Humph." Chastised by her mother, Tang Yun felt wronged. She lifted her chin and glared at Wei Zhao, thinking to herself: How thick-skinned is this guy? Who knows where he found out that she and her mother set up their stall on the food street on weekends—he must have come early just to wait for her here. "What are you doing here?"
"Uh... I came to eat..." Wei Zhao gave a wry smile under Tang Yun's hostile stare.