Chapter 9 (1/2)

Chapter 9

Xiao Rongyu knew that Chen Hansheng had had a slight change of attitude towards her recently.

Though he never simped for Xiao Rongyu as Gao Jialang did, Chen Hansheng had always been a gentleman to her. But now, he did not seem to take her seriously anymore.

‘Was it because I rejected him that night? Does a rejection mean two people cannot be friends anymore?’

The more Xiao Rongyu thought about it, the angrier she got. She had rejected dozens of boys before and they never changed as Chen Hansheng did.

Xiao Rongyu turned to look at Chen Hansheng again, but the latter was still in dreamland. It seemed that it didn’t matter to him whether it was Wang Zibo or Xiao Rongyu sitting next to him.

As the bus swayed, Xiao Rongyu started to feel a wave of sleepiness. After resting her chin on her hands at the window a few times, she finally fell asleep.

Chen Hansheng was woken from his nap by the conductor’s shouts.

“The bus has arrived at Hongze gas station. We will be here for ten minutes, so feel free to get off to use the restroom or stretch your legs.”

The distance between Port City and Jianye was quite big and 2002 buses rarely had a toilet onboard. Thus, drivers would often stop at gas stations throughout the journey to give passengers chances to take a break.

“I’m going to pee.”

Chen Hansheng was about to get off the bus when he suddenly felt a weight on one of his shoulders. It turned out that Xiao Rongyu was sleeping comfortably on it.

Xiao Rongyu was really beautiful, even when she was asleep. Her face glowed with health and her lips were moist and bright.

“Hey, do you want to go to the toilet?”

When Chen Hansheng was done admiring her, he directly nudged Xiao Rongyu awake. He did not see the need to be a gentleman.

Xiao Rongyu rubbed her eyes and realized that she had been rudely awakened. She was annoyed.

“I’m not going.”

“Then make way for me. I’m want to go out for a smoke,” said Chen Hansheng bluntly.

“Chen Hansheng, you’re not allowed to smoke!”

Xiao Rongyu hurriedly shouted from behind, but Chen Hansheng pretended not to hear her.

Wang Zibo had been waiting outside the bus. As soon as he saw Chen Hansheng, he irritatedly asked, “So, how does it feel to sit next to Xiao Rongyu, huh?”

“Amazing, of course. I leaned against her, and she leaned against me. Even when she’s asleep she still looks beautiful,” said Chen Hansheng shamelessly.

Wang Zibo became envious. Chen Hansheng bragged for a while as they stood next to the bus. As they were about to get back on, Wang Zibo was a little puzzled. “I thought you wanted to smoke.”

“I won’t smoke today. It might make Xiao Rongyu upset when we kiss later.”

“Ugh, what a showoff.”

Wang Zibo did not believe this nonsense at all.

Chen Hansheng noticed that Xiao Rongyu was drinking yogurt while talking on the phone. Based on the tone of her voice, she seemed to be talking to her father.

When she saw him approaching in the middle of her conversation, she frowned. Mr. Xiao was probably worried that Chen Hansheng would take advantage of his daughter.

When Xiao Rongyu had hung up, Chen Hansheng gestured for her to come closer so that he could take a look at her phone. This was 2002 and having a cell phone was a privilege.

Chen Hansheng obviously did not have one. His parents would rather save the money to buy other more useful things like funding his education or buying him a laptop. He missed being in 2019 when everyone had cell phones.

Xiao Rongyu turned away and ignored him. She was still upset that he wanted to get out for a smoke earlier.

“I did not smoke. If you don’t believe me, come closer and take a sniff.”

Chen Hansheng moved his mouth closer to her, provocatively flirting with her. Xiao Rongyu lowered her head and dodged. But Chen Hansheng was relentless and the two of them started to ‘fight’ in their seats.

Wang Zibo heard the commotion and turned around to take a look. Here he was, suffering under the heat of the sun and UV exposure while the two lovebirds were flirting. How could he not feel bitter about it?

“Stop it! If you keep coming near me, I will seriously get angry.”

Xiao Rongyu was at her wit’s end. He had almost kissed her a few times. The distance between the two of them was too intimate. She finally gave in and handed him her cell phone. “I thought you had a phone too.”

Xiao Rongyu’s phone was a Nokia 7650 that had just been released in April. It sold for more than 6,000 RMB. The Chen family could have afforded it but would rather save the money.