"Luo Yuan!"
"Yes, Boss?"
"Why are you so slow? Have you prepared the materials yet? Don't delay my schedule!"
What materials? The Boss was trying to save face by pinning the blame on him.
"Ah... Oh! Just... prepared the materials..."
Bai Haonan coughed. "If something like this happens again, I'll deduct your bonus. You're always delaying my affairs. Let's go. Why are you standing there? If we're late for the meeting in England, you'll be responsible!"
"Boss... Wait for me..."
Luo Yuan was dumbfounded, taking a few seconds to realize he needed to quickly catch up.
Wen Ling stuck out her tongue and giggled. "Finally, the plague has left."
If Bai Haonan didn't leave, how could she reunite with Liao Kai? This Uncle Hao clearly didn't like Liao Kai.
Thinking of Liao Kai reminded her of the phone Bai Haonan had destroyed. Her heart ached—the phone was money, after all...
The doctor was taken aback. "Plague? Who?"
Who did the little girl call the plague?
Wen Ling playfully nodded towards the door. "That nouveau riche fellow."
Sweat.
She was talking about the leader of the Sanno Society, the diamond handsome man, one of the richest people on the global wealth list—Bai Haonan?
The plague?
My goodness, President Bai was quite pitiful, described in such a manner by a certain girl.
Even after sitting in the private jet, Bai Haonan couldn't resist making a call. "Doctor Li, yes, it's me. How's our little girl? Is she alright?..."
Luo Yuan raised a brow. 'Our little girl'? How cheesy. He didn't expect the Boss to be so mushy.
"...What?! You're saying what?! Ran off to school faster than a rabbit?"
Fury clouded Bai Haonan's handsome face.
Luo Yuan was quick to act this time, pulling out his phone. "Send a few people to follow Miss Wen... Which Miss Wen? You fools, the one from Golden Empire! Yeah, the one who gets drunk all the time! Yes, that's her. Follow her and report any developments immediately!"
Having the Sanno Society's men follow Wen Ling constantly should ease the Boss's mind.
Sure enough, Bai Haonan's expression improved slightly.
Luo Yuan glanced at the Boss, who had fallen silent in contemplation again.
Sigh. The Boss was so handsome and suave, with looks that rivaled current movie stars, wealth, status, power—everything one could ask for. He was like a prince in ancient times. But why did the Boss fall for such a peculiar woman? Moreover, this Wen girl didn't seem to give the Boss much attention. That girl's eyes must be in the wrong place.
So naive.
Poor Boss.
Sneezing, Wen Ling arrived at school.
Su Ou covered her nose. "Do you have avian flu? Should I call the animal protection association to take you away?"
Wen Ling rubbed her nose, grinning mischievously, and breathed on Su Ou. "We've shared a bed so many times, you'll be the first to catch it."
Su Ou's eyes sparkled as she leaned close to Wen Ling. "Cool Water, you didn't come home last night again. Didn't you take Liao Kai to a hotel? There's a manly scent on you."
"Really? I showered." Wen Ling sniffed her arm. "I don't smell it. Who did you say? Liao Kai? Sis, please don't rub salt in my wound. I'd love to take A-Kai, but he's not interested. Depressing."
She flipped through a book aimlessly, unable to focus.
"Huh? I thought... You succeeded... That's why Li Qing chose to commit suicide out of heartbreak."
Wen Ling was shocked. "W-Who committed suicide?"
"Li Qing! Your big rival, Li Qing! She slit her wrists last night!"
"Huh!" Wen Ling gasped, her eyes wide and her mouth in an O shape. "Dead?"
"Unfortunately, Cool Water, she was revived."
"Phew... Thank goodness... Scary." Wen Ling patted her chest, pouting unhappily. "That woman, seriously. She's engaged to A-Kai, so why die? It's just melodramatic. She's probably just trying to get A-Kai's sympathy."
Su Ou looked around, then whispered conspiratorially in Wen Ling's ear. "I heard that a bigwig threatened her, saying she shouldn't be alive... So she killed herself..."
"Huh..." Wen Ling drew in a breath. "Is it because there's an eighteen-year-old girl in that bigwig's family who has a crush on A-Kai?"
Smack!
Su Ou smacked Wen Ling's head.
"Rubbish! Do you think Liao Kai is the only man in the world?"
A bespectacled boy appeared at the classroom door. Su Ou recognized him as the guy who had just tried to give her a love letter.
She stood up boldly, pointing at the door. "Hey, guy, this beauty doesn't have time for you. Go back where you came from."
Everyone knew Su Ou's manly demeanor, despite her pretty face.
The boy blushed and said something that made Su Ou want to jump out the window. "I'm not here for you. I'm looking for Wen Ling."
Wen Ling opened her mouth wide. "Me?"
The boy, slightly embarrassed, said, "Yeah, someone downstairs is looking for you."
"Downstairs? Where?"
"Under the sycamore tree. You can see them from the window."
Whoosh!
All the classmates rushed to the windows to look at the sycamore tree.
"Wow!"
Everyone gasped.
Su Ou stood on a desk, drooling, and yelled at Wen Ling, who was sitting calmly. "You little tramp! When did you hook up with another Asuka?"
Asuka?
Wen Ling didn't know such a rebellious, eccentric, alternative, ghostly man.
"You little tramp! When did you hook up with another Asuka?"
Su Ou drooled as she looked at the handsome man below, wishing she could fly down and devour him.
"Innocent! I don't know anyone like that. Stop joking."
"So cool! So tough! So macho! He's my type!!"
Su Ou clasped her hands together, hearts in her eyes, nearly fainting.
The girls rolled their eyes at her. "Su Ou! You're so fickle! You say every handsome guy is your type!"
Wen Ling remained seated, lazily picking at her fingernails. "If the person downstairs was A-Kai, I would have run down already."
A-Kai, with his moist eyes like a gentle lamb, treated her like the sun, always shining brightly on her.
A comfortable boy, she liked lying in his arms, smelling his clean fragrance, resting.
Thinking of A-Kai, she couldn't help but fantasize.
Another boy from another class barged into the classroom. "Which one is Wen Ling! Wen Ling! You have one minute to come down, or the guy downstairs will blow up the building!"
Everyone was stunned.
Wen Ling's lips trembled. "Oh my God, is it not that jerk Uncle Hao? No, he should be in England now. Damn, I can't stand being bullied by such a domineering man. Ou Ou, pray for me. I'm going."
Su Ou went limp like a willow branch. "Ah ah ah, this kind of murderous, iron-blooded man is what I dream of!"
The girls simultaneously scoffed at Su Ou.
Wen Ling ran down the stairs, muttering, "It hasn't been a minute yet, right? Shouldn't be..."
Uncle Hao was beautiful like a demon, but his personality and temper... Tsk tsk, he was stubborn and ruthless.
For example, her precious phone was ruthlessly destroyed by Uncle Hao without a second thought.
If Uncle Hao said he would blow up the school, someone was probably planting explosives right now.
With her short legs, she ran like a clumsy pig to the sycamore tree, her face flushed white and red, her eyes sparkling like shimmering spring water.
"Uncle... Who sent you? Aren't you supposed to be in England? E-Eng-Eng..."
Wen Ling stared dumbfounded at the man under the tree.
It wasn't Uncle!
Not Bai Haonan!
But...
She pursed her lips, widened her eyes, and pointed with her little finger. "Y-You... The one-armed man?"
Wasn't he the kind man who helped bandage the animal's leg?
What was his name again?
Wen Ling was impressed by her own forgetfulness, having no recollection of his name.
Under the sycamore tree stood Lian Kang, a tall, slender man in black. He flicked away his cigarette, his pale red hair covering his forehead, his narrow eyes flashing before breaking into a light smile. "Well, what took you so long? I've been waiting for thirteen minutes!"
"Ha ha, ha ha, it's you, sir. What a coincidence. You also study at this university?"
What kind of taste did Su Ou and those infatuated girls have, comparing this man to Asuka?
Was he that handsome?
That cool?
She tilted her head, examining Lian Kang's narrow face. She had to admit, he did resemble Asuka a bit.
Lian Kang glanced at the rows of heads peeking out from the classroom windows and sneered, turning to walk away. "What coincidence? I came specifically to find you."
He took a few steps and noticed Wen Ling still standing there in surprise, so he ordered, "Come on, let's walk."
"Oh." Why did this feel weird? Was she just walking with this one-armed man?
Su Ou pushed her glasses up forcefully and declared, "Damn it! Why does everything good happen to Cool Water? Is there any justice in this world? This young lady is a sweet little flower too, come pick me!"
Wen Ling and the incredibly cool man walked away, out of sight, leaving no drama behind. Sigh...