Chapter 223: Human Leather Workshop (2/2)
As we were walking along the road, I suddenly had a strange feeling. ”Is someone following us?” I asked.
Xiaotao turned back and said, ”Are you sure? Could it be your mysterious bodyguard?”
My intuition told me it wasn’t him. I never felt anything like this each time Song Xingchen followed me. But at this moment, the feeling of being constantly stalked by watchful, lingering eyes made me uneasy.
Before it turned dark, I sent Xiaotao home and grabbed a cab back to school. As soon as I arrived at the school gates, a black Porsche suddenly halted to a stop in front of me, the brakes screeching loudly.
The man who got out of the car was none other than Young Master Wang. I suddenly realized who was following me the entire day!
Young Master Wang walked up to me in his crisp suit and said, ”May I have a word with you?”
His malicious intent was clear from the moment he got out of the car so I coldly replied, ”Why can’t we just talk here?”
Young Master Wang snorted, ”You seem to have a good relationship with Xiaotao.”
”I’ve already made my position clear. I’m her boyfriend. Is it fun to keep pestering her like this?”
Young Master Wang threw his head back in laughter. ”Women have always thrown themselves at me. This is the first time I’ve put so much effort into pursuing a woman but I never expected my opponent to be a poor student. I'll be honest with you—I’ve never considered you my opponent at all. So what if you and Xiaotao solved a few cases together? What's so great about that?”
It turned out that the manners and modesty he had shown in front of Xiaotao was merely an act. This was his real face.
”What are you trying to say?” I frowned.
Young Master Wang took out a blank cheque with his signature. ”Aren’t you with Xiaotao for her money?” he mocked. “Well, I can give that to you too. Take this cheque and fill in whatever amount you like. And from now on, you leave Xiaotao alone. How about that? Isn’t this a good deal?”
Disgusted by his behavior, I retorted, ”Do you really think you can buy anything or anyone with money? Even if I walk away, Xiaotao will never fall for you.”
Young Master Wang sneered, ”Right now, she’s just pretending to be indifferent. With my abilities and means, there’s no woman in the world I can't conquer. I advise you to be realistic. This is the only chance you’ll ever get to strike it rich.”
I took the cheque from his hand, earning the young master’s smug applause. ”That's it...”
But before he could finish speaking, I tore up the cheque into pieces and threw it in his face.
”You ungrateful piece of shit!”
With a loud roar, Young Master Wang swung a punch at me. At the time, I was shocked as I didn't expect him to start fighting in front of so many people.
Suddenly, an unknown object came slicing through the air, issuing a whizz as it flew past me. Young Master Wang let out a scream and his arm slumped down limply. ”Who did that?” he demanded.
Right then, the “hidden weapon” that struck him lightly floated to the ground. As it turned out, it was merely a straw. As far as I knew, there was only one person who could turn a straw into a weapon.
I glanced out of the corner of my eye and noticed a figure hiding behind the tree. Song Xingchen's attire made him easy to spot. In an attempt to fool others, he had worn a peaked cap and was holding a cup of bubble tea in his hand. I didn’t think this guy ate and drank the same stuff like us mortals did!
I patted Young Master Wang on the shoulder and said earnestly, ”Don’t come looking for trouble next time. You just might fail miserably.”
Then, I walked towards the school gates leaving a fuming Young Master Wang who bellowed, ”Song Yang, just you wait! This is not the end!”
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