"Not from our kind, his heart will surely be different!"
The man in black sitting in the driver’s seat nodded and respectfully asked, "Uncle Quan, shall we head back to Huang City directly?"
"No, go to Jinyuan Hotel."
Indeed, it was Uncle Quan, but he wasn’t the real Hua Lang, whom Alston feared to death.
He was just filling in temporarily.
For various reasons, Tang Mei had once had multiple identities, but now only three remained, Hua Lang, Professor Tang, and the boss of Shen Shiyi.
If she could choose, she just wanted to be a simple, old woman living out her remaining years in peace.
The greater the power, the heavier the responsibility!
At this moment, in Nanfeng Mansion, Tang Mei looked at Wang Jinghui, who was sleeping soundly, and gently smiled.
She slowly removed the ruby ring from her right hand, delicately touched it, examined it carefully, and then put it back on her ring finger.
"Just perfect, indeed quite beautiful!"
Unable to sleep, she picked up a book from the bedside table and began to flip through it, page by page.
She read each word with extra care.
At this time, her beloved granddaughter Tang Xiaowan and Leng Lingxiao were also awake.
Tonight, they were staying at Jinyuan Academy.
They had come here after the dinner because it was closer to Jinda University, so they could sleep in a little the next morning without having to rush to school.
On the dark red wooden floor was a mess of clothes, shoes, and a little purse.
They seemed to be wherever they went.
Leng Lingxiao’s explanation was that young people shouldn’t fuss over the minutiae, just go with the flow.
"Is it... sorry, I’ll be more careful next time," Leng Lingxiao said as he gently rubbed Tang Xiaowan’s belly, speaking tenderly, "Don’t move, let me massage it for you."
"No, it’s not, I hate it!"
"Then why the frown... are you unhappy?"
"Sigh, why would she tell me, what’s her purpose? It’s so strange, and she doesn’t allow me to tell Grandma, she must have a grudge against Grandma! I was thinking why I’m different from others, when I was little..."
Tang Xiaowan stopped mid-sentence, biting her lower lip.
She was still troubled by the genetic anomaly, suspecting that she was abnormal.
"You could be a superwoman for all we know!"
"Stop it, that’s impossible, you’re teasing me again."
"Stop thinking about it, where there’s a car, there’s a road. Let’s get the exams out of the way first."
"I’ll definitely pass, no problem."
"Wow, quite confident, aren’t you! Then show your husband how broad your heart really is, to be able to cram so many books in just one week!"
"Isn’t it supposed to be in the brain?" Tang Xiaowan rebutted seriously.
"Hmm... quite bold, daring to argue!"
"I’m not, that’s just how it is."
"Looks like I need to teach you a lesson!"
Leng Lingxiao said this and made a big tiger ready to eat a little rabbit move, as if he might pounce at any moment.
Seeing this, Tang Xiaowan quickly pretended to be asleep.
"Hmm... so sleepy, can hardly keep my eyes open, goodnight Huahua, sweet dreams!"
"Really, you’re tired already?"
Leng Lingxiao obviously didn’t believe it, but he still cooperatively covered his little wife with the blanket and gently kissed her forehead.
"Hmm, you should sleep too, it’s late!"
"Yes, yes, husband will sleep too."
"Hmm, go to sleep, we have to get up early tomorrow."
Pretending to be asleep, Tang Xiaowan actually fell asleep, and Leng Lingxiao watched her tenderly.
The nights in Jin City were indeed much colder compared to Chicheng, and from time to time, one could hear the sound of the wind blowing through the branches outside, rustling.
The next morning, at Jinda Foreign Language College.
Today was the first day of midterms, and most students got up fairly early.
"Hey, I heard that a girl got beaten up!"
"Business English? Yesterday at noon, she got slapped by a guy in her class."
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"That, I don’t know, let’s go, let’s go."
Overnight, the news of Li Ying getting hit had spread throughout the Foreign Language College.
Just so happened that the English department, where Li Ying was, had no classes yesterday afternoon, so the girls had plenty of time to hold bed meetings in the dorms to gossip.
Chen Yu and Chen Nan hardly made it out of the South Gate before hearing plenty of idle chatter.
However, what surprised Chen Nan was that not only did Li Ying not twist the story, she even took the blame herself, saying it was her own fault for being too willful and that it had nothing to do with Chen Nan.
Chen Yu felt quite uncomfortable listening to those discussions, also very anxious, worried that Chen Nan would get scolded by the instructor, or even punished by the school.
"I’m sorry, it’s all my fault."
"Did... your dorm talk about it last night?" Chen Nan suddenly stopped and asked.
"Yes, they did, but behind my back."
"It’s okay, don’t mind them! We’ve got to eat well today, we have an exam, how about xiaolongbao? Maybe a bowl of wontons or some eight-treasure porridge?"
"I’m actually not hungry, maybe..."
"You’ve got to eat, especially with an exam coming."
Seeing Chen Yu weighed down with worries, Chen Nan simply took her hand and boldly walked towards the snack street outside the South Gate.
Not reporting to the instructor but spreading the news everywhere, is she trying to... garner my guilt?
Dream on, don’t even think about it!
With such thoughts, they arrived at the bun shop.
"Boss, two steamers of buns, two bowls of wontons, one without cilantro, one without dried shrimp," Chen Nan shouted to the shopowner making wontons at the entrance.
"Find a seat, they’ll be ready in a moment."
Not long after these words, Chen Yu inadvertently looked up, and her eyes lit up.
She saw Tang Xiaowan, smiling and walking towards them, wearing a casual cap, but unmistakably Tang Xiaowan.
Chen Yu had always thought she shone like the sun and now she seemed even more radiant.
There had been many trending searches about her and Leng Lingxiao lately, with speculations about their wedding date, lavishness, and guest list guesses.
Chen Yu knew Tang Xiaowan had an exam, but she didn’t expect to see her here.
"Hurry up and eat, the buns are here." Chen Nan, noticing Chen Yu not picking up her chopsticks, urged her.
"It’s not the buns... it’s Xiao Wan!"
Following Chen Yu’s gaze, Chen Nan was shocked to see that it indeed was Tang Xiaowan.
Aren’t you afraid of being kidnapped?
Oh, probably hiding somewhere in the shadows.
As he reasoned, Tang Xiaowan had already sat down next to Chen Yu, making faces at her.
"What a coincidence, Little Yu’er!"
Chen Yu quickly looked around, surprised and a bit worried.
"Weren’t you supposed to head straight to the exam site?"
"Plans don’t always keep up with changes."
"Aren’t you afraid... of those paparazzi?"
Seeing Chen Yu being so cautious, Tang Xiaowan covered her mouth and giggled, then pointed to the steaming xiaolongbao on the communal table.
"Are these the pork-filled ones?"
"Yes." Chen Yu hurriedly pushed the steamer toward Tang Xiaowan, "Careful, it’s hot!"
Tang Xiaowan wasn’t shy, grabbing one and biting into it with relish. "Wow, this place is delicious, truly tasty!"
"Of course, eat up, I can order more if it’s not enough." Chen Yu, offering her a napkin, warned, "Be careful with the soup, it’s going to spill."
"No worries, just gotta slurp it up."
Still such a tomboy, seems marriage hasn’t changed you one bit!
I wonder if Little Yu’er will ever...
While Chen Nan was lost in his thoughts, Tang Xiaowan suddenly waved her hand and shouted, "Boss, two more steamers of xiaolongbao, the pork-filled ones, please."
"Alright, coming right up!" The shop owner responded with a laugh while dropping wontons into the water.