Seeing Chen Ying arrive, the man in the car imdiately took off his sunglasses. He quickly got out, walked over to Chen Ying, opened her door, and with a thoughtful hand placed on the roof to prevent her from bumping her head, said, "The beautiful Miss Chen, long ti no see. It’s truly difficult to get a date with you. The mont I got your ssage today, I dropped everything and rushed right over."
Once he took off his sunglasses, a pair of beautiful peach-blossom eyes was revealed, making him look even more stylish and handso. He was the type of man girls would instantly fall for, and the reactions of the girls nearby proved it.
From inside the car, Chen Ying watched that familiar figure through the window. Seeing him look her way filled her with satisfaction. That’s right, this is exactly the effect I wanted. Without you, Xue Yang, I’ll just find soone better. See? All I have to do is lift a finger, and a rich heir cos running to take out. Go ahead and regret it.
Cui Hao waved a hand in front of Xue Yang’s face. "Xue Yang, snap out of it. That guy doesn’t look like a good person. Why would Senior Sister Chen be with him? He’s not even as good as Zhang Caide. At least Zhang Caide wasn’t the playboy type; with him, Chen Ying wouldn’t have had to deal with all that extra drama."
"Good person, bad person... do you even know who that is?" soone nearby asked.
Xue Yang asked casually, "Who is he?"
"That’s Wang Doudou, one of the Four Young Masters of Yancheng! The guy has one primary feature: money. Any woman would be into that!"
"So being rich makes him great?"
"Being rich really does make you great."
Xue Yang fell silent.
Wang Doudou glanced at the beautiful, fair-skinned woman beside him, his heart swelling with pride. What guy doesn’t like a beautiful woman? Who could resist being the object of everyone’s envy? Especially when the girl in his car was the campus belle of Yanbei University. She had the looks and the education. Her family was average, a far cry from the social standing of most won he knew, but didn’t that just make her seem more pure? After a little fun, he could just give her a sum of money to send her on her way.
Wang Doudou took Chen Ying to a famous private restaurant in Yancheng, a place frequented only by the wealthy and influential. Throughout the al, he was the perfect gentleman, his impeccable manners greatly satisfying Chen Ying’s vanity.
Maybe I really should get out and see the world more often, instead of confining myself to Xue Yang’s.
"Ying Ying, I’ve cut your steak. Have a taste. It’s all airlifted from overseas, so it’s incredibly fresh and delicious."
"Thank you."
The candlelight outlined Chen Ying’s profile, revealing a surprising beauty. Her long eyelashes seed to be brushed with molten gold, and as her collar shifted slightly, it exposed the fair, delicate skin of her graceful neck, smooth as carved ivory.
Wang Doudou smiled. "Ying Ying, it’s warm in here. You can take off your coat."
Chen Ying hesitated for a mont before slipping off her mink coat, revealing her curvaceous figure. The look in Wang Doudou’s eyes instantly deepened.
Just as he was about to place a hand on her shoulder, her phone rang. Wang Doudou settled back into his seat as Chen Ying took out her phone. It was a ssage from Xue Yang. She initially didn’t want to read it, but after a mont’s hesitation, she opened it.
"Senior Sister, be careful with that man. Don’t stay out too late with him."
Reading his ssage, Chen Ying laughed to herself. So, you finally couldn’t hold back, Xue Yang? Too bad, it’s too late. Unless you get on your knees and beg, I might consider forgiving you.
Just before class ended, Master Miejue asked Xue Yang and the rest of his group to stay behind. Xue Yang had to ssage Lin Xi to let her know he would be ho late.
He then followed Master Miejue to the project room.
"This project is very important to us," she began. "Not only will it give you a chance to join the Linru Group, but it will also influence the Lin Corporation’s investnt in our university."
Everyone knew the Lin Corporation invested in Yanbei University, but as businesspeople, they wouldn’t make frivolous investnts. Such a requirent was understandable.
"For the foreseeable future, you will all need to stay late to work on this project. If anyone has a problem with that, speak up now." As she spoke, Master Miejue gave Xue Yang a pointed look.
"No problem," Xue Yang replied.
Master Miejue said nothing more and began teaching them about the project.
Xue Yang had done his howork and was a quick study. She only needed to explain things once for him to understand. Master Miejue was very pleased, which made her willing to teach him a few extra things.
It was already eight o’clock when they finally left the project room. "You’re sothing else, Xue Yang," a classmate said. "After a whole evening, you’re the only one Master Miejue was nice to."
Xue Yang had never gone ho so late. The snow on the road had been cleared once, revealing the tire tracks on either side. A gust of wind blew past, chilling him to the bone. He pulled his coat tighter, waved goodbye to Cui Hao, and hurried toward the bus stop outside campus.
Before he even reached it, his phone rang. He pulled it out; it was Chen Ying.
Since deciding to give up on her, he hadn’t called her once. He had only texted her tonight because he felt that, as they were both from Hui City, he had an obligation to give her a friendly warning. Why is she calling at this hour?
After a mont’s thought, he answered.
The instant the call connected, he heard Chen Ying’s sobs. "Xue Yang, save ."
Her voice trembled with fear.
Xue Yang imdiately tried to calm her. "Senior Sister, don’t cry. Just tell , where are you?"
"I’m at... I’m in room 888 of the Yanjing Hotel! Xue Yang, you’re the only one who can save ! Don’t call the police, I’m begging you!"
With Wang Doudou’s influence in Yancheng, calling the police might save them for tonight, but it would make life difficult for them in the city later on. Besides, if the police got involved, the university would surely find out, which would ruin Chen Ying’s reputation. She has really put in a tough spot. But if I ignore her and sothing happens... her last call was to . Xue Yang quickly weighed the pros and cons.
anwhile, Lin Xi had been waiting for Xue Yang for a long ti. Seeing he still hadn’t returned, she began to feel a little anxious. Strange, why isn’t he back yet? He said he’d be ho around nine.
Just then, another ssage from Xue Yang arrived.
"Sothing ca up tonight. I probably won’t be back until after midnight. Go to sleep first. If you get scared, just play so music on the computer. It’ll help."
Her reply was just one word: "Okay." She didn’t even ask what he was doing. She had always trusted him completely.
Xue Yang was deeply touched.
To save ti, he broke his usual habit, hailed a cab, and headed for the Yanjing Hotel.
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