Chapter 261 - Charity Organization (1/2)

Chapter 261 Charity Organization

It would be unwise for them to return to the shopping mall for now, so Zhang Heng brought Hayase Asuka to a different restaurant for their hotpot. After that, he helped her pick the fermented tofu, tea, and white wine that her family wanted. She also purchased some gifts for her two nephews and an off-season short-sleeved s.h.i.+rt for herself as well.

Seeing Hayase Asuka’s voracious retail appet.i.te was enough to prove that women could be like a runaway Hexie bullet train when it came to shopping. It was already dark when she was finally done. After having some ramen for dinner, Zhang Heng sent her back to her hostel. Once she was safe, he returned to his dorm.

The final exams of each course were scheduled differently and not all students had their semester breaks at the same time. At that time, even the last batch of students was done with their finals, and the hostel was left with the university’s interns like Zhang Heng and Ma Wei. With most of the students gone, the campus was eerily silent at night.

After a while, Zhang Heng saw a familiar face under the streetlamp. It was Shen Xixi. He hadn’t seen her after their unpleasant dinner not too long ago, and his last memory of her was when she got into a black Mercedes. Coming from a well-heeled family, she didn’t need to work for the university during the breaks, so Zhang Heng was surprised that she was still around campus. Standing by her side was the young man who picked her up with the Mercedes. It seemed that they were in a heated argument.

“I can’t accept your proposal! We can’t just make an innocent person take such great risks.”

“This can’t be considered as a risk. We will stay near her and jump in if anything happens. I will personally guarantee her safety.”

“Guarantee her safety? You? Or Yang Zihe? Forget it. Until now, we still can’t figure what the h.e.l.l that thing is or how we’re supposed to deal with it. We can’t even protect ourselves, much less protect her!”

“Tell me what we should do then? We’ll never figure out how to deal with that thing if we don’t get close to it. As we speak, it might have already killed someone innocent. I told her… I told her this would be a dangerous mission. She agreed to do it, and I promised to pay her good money to make up for the risks she would have to face.”

“No! She has no idea what she’s about to come across…”

Suddenly, Shen Xixi paused as she noticed Zhang Heng walking toward her. The young man attempted to taunt Zhang Heng by c.o.c.king his eyebrows, only to be met by Shen Xixi’s frown. During the last gathering, the young man was supposed to pick Shen Xixi up at a spot further away from the restaurant. She had never thought he would actually drive all the way there and take the initiative to open the door for her.

The circ.u.mstnances of that time were critical and hence, Shen Xixi didn’t say a word about it. She’d heard about the rumor going around the university. Though they were unpleasant, she never bothered explaining herself even if it could explain her sudden disappearance from the university or not returning to the dorm at night. However, that didn’t mean that she was okay with the rumors. Now that it had spread throughout the university, her purpose was achieved. That said, she wished to keep them they were, especially in front of Zhang Heng.

Though she harbored no romantic sentiments toward Zhang Heng, she had to admit that he left her with an excellent impression. Many friends had deserted her due to the recent incident, and only a handful would still talk to her without being judgemental.

“Let’s end it here tonight,” said Shen Xixi to the young man.

“Okay. I will send you a WeChat message later.”