Chapter 419: 298, Absolute Gun Feel
At five in the afternoon, a white Toyota Alphard business van arrived at the Vienna Hotel in Xian City.
It wasn’t Zhou Xuanying’s father who arrived, but a mysterious driver.
The students didn’t know much about cars, but Tian Hailong had some understanding of them.
He knew that the Toyota Alphard was now the standard for many wealthy people, once touted as the most expensive van one could see on the market, a “first-class cabin on land”…
In earlier years, you had to pay an extra six or seven hundred thousand to get one.
Tian Hailong looked at Zhou Xuanying in surprise; he wasn’t the other’s teacher or class advisor, only having contact with him on this trip to Xian City, but he hadn’t expected this student to come from such a wealthy family.
However, that wasn’t important; how wealthy a student’s family was had nothing to do with him.
The driver got out of the car and said to Zhou Xuanying with a smile, “I rushed over as soon as I received the boss’s message; I hope I haven’t delayed your schedule. My name is Zhao Yayu, and I’m the new driver at the factory.”
Zhou Xuanying politely said, “It’s a bother, Uncle Zhao, having to work overtime and take another trip tonight, I’m really sorry.”
“Not at all,” the driver Zhao Yayu laughed, “this is what I’m paid for. My time isn’t important; your time is what matters. You are a prodigy, and every minute should be spent studying.”
Zhou Xuanying introduced him to everyone, “This is a driver from my dad’s factory, who used to be a sanda fighter, very tough. He came over voluntarily when he heard there might be danger here.”
“Not at all, not at all,” Zhao Yayu said humbly.
The crowd looked him over; Zhao Yayu had a fierce look, and some would believe if you said he had been involved with gangs.
Wang Jiale, Xia Xiaoran, and others didn’t care whether he had been involved with gangs or not; having someone to protect them made them feel a bit more secure.
They had been in a tense state since last night, not knowing if the “Time Traveler” matter would involve them.
The group got into the van, and Xia Xiaoran exclaimed, “There’s even a big TV in here? The seats can recline flat! So comfortable!”
Zhou Xuanying laughed, “It’s nothing. My dad spent more than two hundred thousand to have these seats customized.”
Xu Zimo glanced at him, suddenly feeling that she still preferred him when he was less talkative; men seem a bit frivolous when they start chattering.
Zi Mo asked, “Mr. Tian, isn’t Qing Chen coming with us? I see this is a seven-seater van, so we should be able to take him along, right?”
Zhou Xuanying quickly said, “There are six of us together, so it would be no problem to take Qing Chen, but then his sister would have nowhere to sit.”
Tian Hailong hesitated for a moment, “I’ll make a call and ask; we can squeeze in one more person in the car, no problem.”
As he was making the call, however, the ringtone sounded not far away.
The group turned their heads in surprise, only to see Jiang Xue pushing Qing Chen in a wheelchair, already at the entrance of the Vienna Hotel.
Qing Chen weakly and with difficulty said, “Good evening, everyone.”
Jiang Xue said with some difficulty, “Here’s the thing, I still have some work to do, so I was wondering if you could take care of Qing Chen for me, would that be okay?”
Tian Hailong was startled, “Of course, that’s fine. He is a student I brought here, and I should indeed take care of him.”
Aunt Jiang Xue looked towards the entrance of the hotel where the Toyota Alphard was parked.
“Yes,” Tian Hailong said, “I was just calling Qing Chen to ask if he wanted to travel with us, but given his current state, can he endure a five-hour journey? If not, I will stay in Xian City to take care of him, and the other students can go back first.”
Zhao Yayu suddenly said, “Yes, it would be more appropriate for Mr. Tian to stay here and take care of him.”
Qing Chen said with difficulty, “It’s okay, my wounds have already been stitched up; my intestines won’t come out.”
The other students immediately felt uncomfortable upon hearing this, getting goosebumps all over.
Xu Zimo was the only one who didn’t react; she said to Tian Hailong, “Mr. Tian, let’s help Qing Chen into the van, and put the wheelchair in the trunk.”
Saying this, they together lifted Qing Chen into the middle seats of the business van. As Xu Zimo was about to fasten his seat belt, Qing Chen stopped her, “No need, it might press on the wound.”
Qing Chen then said to Aunt Jiang Xue, “Go on with your work, my classmates will take good care of me.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuanying and the others felt a bit uneasy. Who promised to take care of you?
Only Xu Zimo said, “Yes, Aunt, I will take good care of him.”
Aunt Jiang Xue heard Xu Zimo unconsciously emphasize the word “Aunt” and smiled knowingly before seriously saying to Xu Zimo, “Thank you for that.”
She knew Xu Zimo had no intention of stressing the word; it was just that Xu Zimo placed importance on those words, so she unconsciously emphasized them.
As for why it mattered, Aunt Jiang Xue was of course aware.
The car started, and the business van merged into the bustling streets of Xian City, heading westward.
Qing Chen suddenly asked, “Excuse me, Mr. Driver, don’t we need to go east?”
“Yes,” Zhao Yayu laughed cheerfully, “but before coming out, the boss asked me to stop by a friend’s place here in Xian City to pick up some local products, so we’re taking a detour first.”
“Oh, sorry for the trouble,” Qing Chen said.
Then, Xu Zimo, sitting next to Qing Chen, said softly, “Was that lady just now… your aunt? She looks very young, hardly twenty-five.”