Chapter 164: Chapter 126 Where’s My Lighter?_3
Chapter 164: Chapter 126 Where’s My Lighter?_3
He had lived in a similar building when he was a child, a standardized dormitory built by a state-owned enterprise, with similar height and design.
At that time, he used to lean on the second floor of such a building, secretly watching Jiang Qingkui pass by every day.
She wore her ponytail high, swung her long legs, kept an aloof expression, and carried a stack of books. Every time she passed by, Zhou Wang always felt an invisible breeze brush across his face…
Zhou Wang was reminiscing about his childhood when suddenly a car horn sounded behind him.
Zhou Wang frowned and turned his head.
The old neighborhood didn’t have delineated car lanes and pedestrian paths. Technically speaking, the spot where Zhou Wang stood was just open space in front of the building, and whether cars should drive there was even debatable. But that wasn’t the point. The point was—
The car had driven right up to him, and even if the driver thought he was blocking the way, couldn’t he have just rolled down the window to say something? Was it necessary to honk that lousy horn?
This made Zhou Wang feel it was quite rude, especially since he rarely honked at people when driving his own Ferrari.
Behind them was a black Tesla Model S. No wonder Zhou Wang hadn’t heard it coming—
It was the tri-motor version, costing about eight hundred thousand.
What left Zhou Wang a bit speechless was that after he and Jiang Mo stepped aside, the car didn’t move.
Upon closer look, he realized the driver was staring dumbfounded at Jiang Mo.
Zhou Wang silently took a step forward to block his line of sight.
The young driver then snapped out of it and drove past them, purposely lowering the window as his gaze lingered while passing by.
The young man’s attention wasn’t on Zhou Wang, and though he pretended to glance casually, his gaze still swept over Jiang Mo a few times. At this moment, Zhou Wang also noticed there were actually two people seated in the car.
Zhou Wang was a bit surprised at this moment, because although the woman in the passenger seat wore sunglasses obscuring her face, a quick glimpse from her side profile suggested she was quite beautiful too. Could this be a case of having one’s cake and wanting to eat it too?
The car soon disappeared into the distance, but the young man driving the Tesla had contributed a “+1” to Zhou Wang’s Reputation Value.
Staying with Jiang Mo certainly boosted Reputation Value quickly; several points had been added just at the library earlier.
In no time, with Jiang Mo’s guidance, Zhou Wang arrived in front of a building deeper in. The black Tesla from before was also parked downstairs.
In an outward-facing spot on the first floor, there was a small garden that extended outward. A laid-back teenager stood in the garden, and the pair from the car was also in the garden, chatting with the boy.
“That’s Professor Wang’s son.”
Jiang Mo recognized the boy and softly told Zhou Wang.
Zhou Wang nodded slightly, sensing that the pair had also come to visit Wang Hongying.
As they approached, the boy saw Jiang Mo and waved at her, “Sister Jiang Mo, you’re here too!”
The commotion caused the couple to turn their heads. The young man’s eyes lit up upon seeing Zhou Wang and Jiang Mo.
“Xiaohu, is the professor at home?”
Jiang Mo nodded towards the boy and asked.
“He is, but you’ll have to wait, there are other guests at home, and there’s no room to sit. My mom sent me out here to stand guard.”
Hearing this, Jiang Mo glanced at Zhou Wang. Zhou Wang had no concerns, only feeling inwardly a slight sense of humility. Clearly, he had underestimated Professor Wang Hongying’s social standing!
The scene couldn’t be described as bustling, but at least his connections were extensive.
Zhou Wang turned his gaze to the young man and woman pair, and suddenly discerned something.
They definitely weren’t a couple…
The distance between them was a bit too far, or more accurately, the long-haired woman in the windbreaker and sunglasses stood on the other side with her arms crossed.
From a psychological perspective, it was a typical defensive posture, indicating that the two weren’t on intimate terms.
Zhou Wang found it inexplicably familiar.
But he was fairly sure he didn’t know her.
Just then, the woman took off her sunglasses, and her delicate features were fully revealed under the slightly wavy long hair. Her facial features were sophisticated and striking, yet exuded a cold aura, somewhat resembling Jiang Mo but of an entirely different style.
Zhou Wang momentarily froze.
It wasn’t because the woman’s beauty was comparable to Jiang Mo’s, but rather because her face gradually overlapped with a certain face in his memory.
Although her temperament was completely different, some features remained similar.
Zhou Wang hadn’t expected that after just exchanging WeChat contacts, he would run into her so soon.
Though Jiang Qingkui apparently didn’t recognize Zhou Wang, her gaze merely brushed over him and quickly moved away. Instead, it lingered a bit longer on Jiang Mo.
But it was understandable; the neighboring genius sister was just a teenage crush hidden in Zhou Wang’s youthful memories. For Jiang Qingkui, if Zhou Wang hadn’t gone to her house to do homework, she probably wouldn’t have remembered him at all.
Even so, back then Zhou Wang was just a middle schooler, who had changed a lot after almost ten years. If Jiang Qingkui recognized him, that would be quite extraordinary…
At this point, to Zhou Wang’s surprise, the young man actually approached and offered him a cigarette.
“Didn’t expect you were also here to visit Professor Wang. Apologies for honking at you earlier… Brother, do you smoke?”