Tang Yanqi walked a long distance before she barely calmed down her mood. She reached out to touch her face, which was no longer hot, and let out a long sigh. She really had enough of it; how could she have such a dream?
It must be because of Sheng Jianan’s unusual behavior last night. Any slight anomaly in him turns into a tsunami for her.
When you don’t have the courage and the qualifications to stand in front of the person you like and loudly tell him your feelings, the most common way is to escape, enduring the torment of wanting to see yet not daring to see, wanting to get close yet not daring to get close.
Love is beautiful and pure, but it’s also something Tang Yanqi cannot afford, especially Sheng Jianan’s love.
Shaking her head to throw out those messy thoughts, she suddenly heard the sound of a car horn nearby. Tang Yanqi tensed up instinctively, thinking it was Sheng Jianan coming.
When she saw the car window lower, revealing Zhou Chengze’s smiling face, Tang Yanqi felt relieved and a bit self-deprecating. She thought, how could she have thought it was Sheng Jianan? She was really getting carried away with herself.
"Good morning, Mr. Zhou."
"Sister-in-law, are you going to the university? I’ll give you a ride."
Tang Yanqi stopped walking and smiled politely to decline, "No need, I’ll take the bus, it’s almost here."
Zhou Chengze’s smile remained. Although both he and Sheng Jianan have a bit of a playboy feel, Sheng Jianan is more wild, while Zhou Chengze has a bit of a roguish look.
"Sister-in-law, are you teasing me? It’s still quite a distance, get in the car. Otherwise, if Brother Nan finds out that I saw you and left you on the roadside, Brother Nan will kill me. Sister-in-law, have mercy, I’m begging for my life here."
Tang Yanqi was amused by Zhou Chengze. The next moment, he quickly got out to help Tang Yanqi open the car’s back door.
Since he went to such lengths, Tang Yanqi didn’t act coy. She spoke courteously, "Thank you, but there’s really no need to trouble Mr. Zhou. Just drop me off at the bus stop."
"Alright, sister-in-law, please!"
The weather had already turned to autumn, yet the severe heat of midsummer seemed not entirely over. Early in the morning, despite a breeze, it was stiflingly hot. As Tang Yanqi got into Zhou Chengze’s luxury car, the perfectly adjusted air conditioning breeze made her feel much more refreshed.
Tang Yanqi sat quietly in the back seat while Zhou Chengze, who had been glib earlier, suddenly turned unusually silent since she got in. Although Tang Yanqi had interacted with Zhou Chengze a few times, she wasn’t familiar with him and thus was unaware of his talkative nature or his unusual silence now.
When they were almost at the bus stop, Zhou Chengze finally spoke, "Sister-in-law, is it okay to drop you at the bus stop? I should take you to the university, it’s on the way."
Tang Yanqi glanced at the document bag on the front passenger seat and calmly said, "Mr. Zhou, aren’t you heading to Shengshi Group? Shengshi Group and K University aren’t on the same way, and the bus is very convenient."
Exposed, Zhou Chengze felt a bit awkward. How did he end up leaving the document bag with "Shengshi" written on it in the driver’s seat? He cleared his throat and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, you really do have keen eyes."
The car pulled over just as the bus Tang Yanqi was going to take arrived at the station. She quickly thanked Zhou Chengze and hurried towards the bus.
The two vehicles were quite close, so Zhou Chengze could clearly see Tang Yanqi take out a card from her bag to swipe it and get on the bus, then quickly find a seat. She was very adept at it.