âShaoyun, it really has been a long time. I was delighted to hear that you were going to pay me a visit!â
Situ Yang said with a smile at the sight of Long Shaoyun. âOh right, are Uncle Long and the rest of your family in good health? Before this, my father has been pestering me to pay a visit to Uncle Long in Yan Jing.â
âThanks for your concern, Brother Yang. They are doing fine!â said Long Shaoyun.
Situ Yang invited Long Shaoyun to sit down before continuing, âHow about you? From what Iâve heard, you have been reproached by Uncle Long not long ago? I heard that youâve been locked up in your own house for half a month now.â
âHehe, letâs not bring that up, otherwise I might get angry again. By the way, Brother Yang, I think we should talk about your matter. Iâve brought the assassins here and youâve already seen them. They came from North America and they are all very skillful!â
âI can tell that theyâre good. Of course, I never need to worry about the men you provide me!â
âVery well, letâs wish for the success of the operation tomorrow!â
On the next day.
Wang Xiaohua and the rest of the classmates arrived.
Last night, Chen Hao assigned Wang Xiaohua to gather four to five trustworthy guys from their class.
Of course, Wang Xiaohua knew that he couldnât afford to be careless.
Hence, he had arranged for another classmate to lead the tour while he and the four to five guys would follow Chen Hao.
As for Fang Jiannan and Fang Yi, it was obvious they had also reached a consensus beforehand.
Just as before, they acted very cold and indifferent to Chen Hao and didnât talk to him at all.
Xu Yangyang was here too, though there was a drastic change in her attitude compared to before.
First of all, she didnât glue herself to Liang Fei anymore like how she used to. Instead, she would peek at Chen Hao from time to time with a blushed face.
It was unknown exactly what was mentioned in Chen Hao, Hu Huimin and Xu Yangyangâs previous conversation that had triggered the change.
However, it was obvious that Chen Hao did not pay any attention to her.
After greeting Wang Xiaohua, the four to five guys bid farewell to the rest of the classmates and were ready to make their way to a place called Clearwater Village.
âStop right there, Wang Xiaohua and Chen Hao. Where are you guys going? Why arenât you joining us?â
As soon as Chen Hao was ready to drive away, a girl rushed toward them.
Her face was filled with puzzlement.
âLin Shengnan, arenât you being too nosy? Do we even need to tell you beforehand wherever weâre going?â asked Wang Xiaohua.
âHmph, I noticed that you guys have been acting sneakily on the journey here. As it turns out, you guys are really going somewhere else on your own. Are you going to ditch us and go somewhere even more interesting?â Lin Shengnan demanded angrily.
At the same time, she casted a furtive glance at Chen Hao.
She wanted to check whether Chen Hao was looking at her.
As it turned out, Chen Hao was leaning against a luxurious Mercedes Benz with both of his hands tucked into the pockets of his trousers and he was looking at somewhere else.
Lin Shengnan couldnât help feeling disappointed.
Sometimes, humanâs emotions could be ambiguous, peculiar and indecipherable.
In the beginning, Lin Shengnan was just like Xu Yangyang. She never took Chen Hao seriously as he meant nothing to her.
If it wasnât for the incident where she had to confront Chen Hao after he had offended Xu Yangyang, she would not have voluntarily interacted with him.
However, judging from several incidents that happened thereafter, it appeared that Chen Hao was a very rich guy with vast connections.
He exuded a completely different air than before.
Nevertheless, Chen Hao was still the same guy. Back then, she would not have been the least bit affected by the way he treated her. But now, an unpleasant feeling would grow within Lin Shengnan whenever Chen Hao ignored her.
She felt as though her life was somewhat impaired or was lacking something.
The same thing happened to her early in the morning when all the classmates had arrived.
Chen Hao greeted some of the classmates.
She was the only one he missed out.
Therefore, Lin Shengnan made a dash toward them as she felt the urge to ask Wang Xiaohua what they were up to.
When actually, she did all of that in an attempt to draw Chen Haoâs attention.
Obviously, she made a mistake.
âWhatâre you talking about? We have some serious matters to attend to. Please run along and have fun yourself!â
Wang Xiaohua was a changed man too. Back then, he would be submissive and terrified whenever Lin Shengnan was around.
Yet, he appeared very confident now.
He was talking with a cigarette in his mouth.
âExactly, just go on with the tour and stop asking questions!â
The rest of the guys chimed in.
âW-Why are you guys being so rude! Chen Hao, donât you think that you have to talk some sense into them? Just look at the way they are talking to me now!â
Lin Shengnan shot a furious look at Chen Hao, who was standing beside them.
Only then did Chen Hao turn his head to face them and said, âEnough, Fatty. Stop talking already. Letâs go!â
âVery well, Brother Chen!â
Wang Xiaohua immediately nodded his head.
Then, the guys got into the car.
Wang Xiaohua had not gotten his driving license yet.
Therefore, Chen Hao had to drive the Mercedes Benz himself.
As for Lin Shengnan, she started to lose her temper.
Seeing that Chen Hao was still ignoring her, she made her way to the other side of the car, pulled the door open and took the front seat.
âDamn, what are you doing?â
Chen Hao thought to himself, Whatâs wrong with Lin Shengnan?
What a spooky day.
Didnât she love to mingle with Liang Fei and his friends? Why has she become so attentive toward me?
In fact, all of this no longer bothered him.
Ever since the Taekwondo Tournament, the class had been split into two groups.
One of the groups was made up of Liang Fei and some of his old friends; the other was made up of a group of classmates with Chen Hao and Wang Xiaohua as the leaders.
As for Lin Shengnan, she obviously belonged in Liang Feiâs group.
However, she was sitting in Chen Haoâs car now.
âArenât you being too shameless, Lin Shengnan? Why did you even get in the car?â
âExactly. You're sticking to us so stubbornly. Iâve never come across anyone like you!â
Wang Xiaohua and the rest bombarded her with criticisms.
Their words triggered an immediate eruption of emotion within her. This was due to the intense humiliation she had been suppressing ever since she decided to please Chen Hao in an attempt to get close to him.
Her eyes reddened and tears started to stream down her face.
âWhy are you guys criticizing me so badly? Iâm allowed to have fun anywhere. Why canât you guys just bring me along? Whatâs wrong with that?â
Thereafter, she turned to look at Chen Hao and said, âAlso, Chen Hao, why are you ignoring me? You didnât even look at me when I greeted you. When we bumped into each other in the canteen, you didnât even bother to acknowledge me. I know I wasn't the nicest to you when you first came to the school.
However, I have already offered my apology to you, and youâve already forgiven me too!â
âAh? Did I?â
Chen Hao was in a daze.
âYes. It happened several times over these few days. You never greeted me nor did you pay any regards to me!â said Lin Shengnan.
Feeling awkward, Chen Hao scratched his head and said, âPerhaps Iâve already forgotten about this. â
Over these few days, Chen Haoâs mind was occupied by several issues. So, he simply didnât have time to bother about this.
Lin Shengnan didnât like the bitter taste of defeat.
Playing hard to get was the best way to deal with girls as such. The more indifferent a guy was, the more she would want him to be close to her.
Naturally, Chen Hao did not think that way.
In fact, Chen Hao was feeling slightly embarrassed at the sight of Lin Shengnan crying. After all, there was never really a feud between the two of them.
He nodded his head and gave in. âWell, having an extra member wouldnât affect us in any way. Youâre welcomed to join us if you want to!â
Lin Shengnan immediately stopped crying and said, âGreat, I can buy drinks for you guys!â
Wang Xiaohua who was sitting at the back cringed at Lin Shengnanâs behavior.
Damn, the change in her attitude happened so fast and drastic.
Chen Hao then started the drive.
Fang Jiannan and Fang Yi exchanged glances with each other as they started the engine of their car and followed Chen Hao.
As soon as Fang Jiannan and Fang Yi took off, seven to eight luxurious cars which were stopped by the roadside, started charging in the direction of Fang Jiannanâs car...