Chapter 5038 — Small Talk
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And from the look of things, the two thugs actually seemed a little afraid of this girl—how very strange.
"Climb out the window and jump down yourselves, or take the consequences." Leng Leng stared at the two of them without a trace of expression.
"This..." Pheasant and Bao Pi exchanged glances, their hearts itching to put up a bold front, but the memory of this woman's fighting prowess made them think better of it—the two of them together would only get a beating, and at a moment like this they had not the guts for any brave words. And Leng Leng was eyeing them with such ill intent that it felt like being stalked by an utterly dangerous leopard; they could not help but feel the hairs on their bodies stand on end, a chill crawling over their skin.
"Stop the bus! I want to get off!" Pheasant had no choice but to shout at the driver. Since they could not afford to provoke her, they would just have to swallow their pride.
"Sorry, there are no stops here. I can't stop the bus," the driver said without turning his head.
"Hey! I told you to stop, so stop! What's with all the nonsense? Believe me, one of these days I'll bring my boys round to block your door every single day!" Pheasant threatened.
"I'll count to three. If you don't disappear by then, don't blame me for what happens." Leng Leng could not have cared less whether the bus stopped or not; she simply began to count. "One, two, three!"
Before her voice had even died away, Pheasant and Bao Pi had thrown caution to the winds and scrambled out the side window, landing so hard they were all bruises and swelling. It was only because the driver had slowed down that they got off with that; otherwise a jump like that would have put both of them in the hospital.
The other passengers stared at the scene with their mouths agape, and in no time at all every one of them regarded Leng Leng as some kind of marvel. Was this girl, by any chance, an undercover police officer out of legend? To scare two petty thugs into such a state—good heavens, how savage!
Leng Leng, however, remained as though nothing had happened—she even wrinkled her brow, so faintly that no one noticed. There had been reasons beyond mere punishment for making those two jump off the bus; in fact, there was one far more important. The bus was simply too crowded.
It was the morning rush hour. Even with two people forced off in such a fashion, the bus was still packed to a hopeless degree. With her cold, forbidding nature, which held people at arm's length, ordinary people could not get within three paces of her. Now, though, she was surrounded on all sides by people, and there was no avoiding physical contact—how could anyone stand it?
After hesitating for a long while, Leng Leng at last steeled herself and edged toward Wei Zhao. Rather than be jostled by all these strangers, she would sooner be close to him. At least they were somewhat familiar with each other—and she did not dislike Wei Zhao.
This unexpected move left Wei Zhao astonished for quite some time. Never had he imagined that the little ice queen would take the initiative to draw near him. Breathing in the faint orchid fragrance of her body, so close at hand, Wei Zhao thought to himself that this bus ride had been crowded at exactly the right time—what an unexpected delight.
Yet though the two of them were squeezed up against each other, Wei Zhao made not the slightest move to take advantage. He knew full well that the little ice queen's willingness to stay close to him was the fruit of many days' effort; if he were now to entertain some thought he ought not to, it would utterly destroy the good impression he had worked so hard to build. He was not about to do anything so foolish and self-defeating.