Becoming a Russian Oligarch After Rebirth
Chapter 431 Once Loved_1

Chapter 431: Chapter 431 Once Loved_1

Zhang Xiaoxi also got out of the car from the other side.

Wang Ye shook his head, it was the festive season, and he guessed that Teacher Liu’s home must be busy preparing for the Lunar New Year, he didn’t want to disturb them.

"I’ll have some things to attend to when I head back, I won’t come in. Oh, I brought some Lunar New Year goodies for you, Teacher," he said.

As he spoke, he opened his car trunk and took out a medium-sized cardboard box.

Teacher Liu paused, smiled, and asked, "You brought me Lunar New Year goodies? You’re still a student... "

He cut his words short midway.

Because initially, he was going to say, ’Why would a student like you bring me Lunar New Year goodies? Perhaps wait until you start working.’

But halfway through, he remembered. Wang Ye was not merely a student. He just said that he was running two companies!

So he stopped his initial statement, and deflecting, said, "What’s in the box? I remember worrying a lot about getting you to focus on your studies. It’s only right that I accept a gift from you now, haha."

Seeing that Wang Ye wasn’t going in, Zhang Xiaoxi also said her farewells to Teacher Liu and prepared to ride Wang Ye’s car back home.

The two got back into the car, with Zhang Xiaoxi in the passenger seat this time.

They waved goodbye to Teacher Liu, who was holding the box, and roared out of the family compound.

......

Watching the black Mercedes Benz drive off into the distance, Teacher Liu was about to turn around and go upstairs when he bumped into a colleague.

"Hey, Old Liu, what did you buy?" Seeing the big box in Teacher Liu’s arms, the curious colleague teacher asked.

Teacher Liu was beaming and said rather proudly, "A former student of mine is doing well now. He brought me some Lunar New Year gifts!"

Their greatest pride as teachers is probably seeing their students succeed.

If there is anything more worthy of pride, it would be that successful students remembered them...

"Ah, not bad. Able to have students who understand such courtesies. Let’s see what Lunar New Year goodies are there," the other teacher said with a face full of envy.

Teacher Liu put the box down and got ready to view its contents, which he had no idea of.

But considering that Wang Ye now drives a luxury car worth a million, the gift would certainly not be lackluster. At the very least, it wouldn’t be something that would embarrass him.

The two poked their heads together and opened the box. As they took one glance, they were stunned.

"This...Moutai? Zhonghua? Old Liu, your student is generous! Quite a lavish gift!" After quite a while, the other teacher regained himself and remarked sarcastically.

Inside the box were four bottles of Feitian Maotai and two cartons of soft Chungwa!

Such gifts, not to mention for teachers like them but even if taken to the home of county leaders, would be rather impressive!

......

While Teacher Liu was basking in the glory of his gifts, Wang Ye was driving Zhang Xiaoxi towards West Door.

The route they were taking back was not the main road. The road conditions were much better. At the very least, there weren’t as many pedestrians and bicycles on the road, making driving a lot easier for Wang Ye.

The car was somewhat silent. Wang Ye casually turned on the car CD player and a melodious track played. It was his favorite song ’Li Xianglan’ by Jacky Cheung.

The melodious tune filled with sorrow reverberated within the car.

Zhang Xiaoxi stared out of the car window. Sparse residential buildings sat by the roadside. Tall buildings were a rare sight. Most of the homes were the commonly seen tiled-roof houses.

As they drove by, they stirred up a cloud of dust.

She looked back into the car— the sophisticated and luxurious interior, the beautiful music, and even the air, filtered to be so fresh.

The inside and outside of the car were like two different worlds...

She suddenly heaved a sigh.

Wang Ye heard her sigh and asked with a smile, "What’s wrong?"

Zhang Xiaoxi turned to look at Wang Ye, hesitated a while, and said, "You know, actually, after the college entrance exam, during that summer vacation, I went to your house looking for you. But there was no one at home, and I didn’t have your home phone number."

Wang Ye was somewhat surprised. He asked subconsciously, "What did you need me for? During that summer vacation, let me think... I guess, at that time, I must have been in the city learning how to drive, or preparing to study abroad in the capital city."

"It was nothing important... I just wanted to hang out with you... I originally thought that you were going to retake the year, and never thought that you would go abroad to study," Zhang Xiaoxi turned her gaze back to the car window.

Wang Ye chuckled, kept quiet, and the car fell silent again.

A few minutes later, the car turned into the cement road leading to West Door.

"Which way to get to your home?" asked Wang Ye.

With Zhang Xiaoxi’s direction, they made a right turn and drove a short distance further, finally arriving at her house.

The car pulled over by the side of the road. Wang Ye rolled down the window and looked back, saying to Zhang Xiaoxi, "It’s not far from my house. Follow this road and head due south, just two or three hundred meters away."

Zhang Xiaoxi didn’t rush to get out of the car, she pursed her lips and said, "Yeah. Actually, quite a few of our classmates live around here, you probably didn’t even realize. In high school, you... how do I put it, seemed a bit aloof, didn’t mingle much with the class."

Wang Ye scratched his head, feeling somewhat embarrassed, "It’s not that I was aloof. Back then, I was always in a daze, either reading novels or playing basketball. I didn’t pay much attention to anything else."

"Do you have any plans for the future? Stay abroad after you graduate from university or come back?" Zhang Xiaoxi asked again.

Wang Ye paused, "I am not sure yet, most likely, I will have to travel to both places as some aspects of my work require being in China. Actually, I came back a couple of times last year, but each time was for work-related matters. The moment I was done with work, I would go back and did not even enter my house."

Only then did a smile tug at the corners of Zhang Xiaoxi’s mouth. She opened the car door, carefully stepped onto the footboard, and got out of the car.

Wang Ye waved at her, ready to start the car and head home.

But then, he heard Zhang Xiaoxi suddenly shouting, "Wang Ye, do you know that... I actually had feelings for you in high school!"

Caught off guard by her "sudden attack", Wang Ye was momentarily flustered.

For a while, he wasn’t sure how to respond to Zhang Xiaoxi’s confession.

Seemingly catching on Wang Ye’s difficulty, Zhang Xiaoxi hurriedly added, "Don’t think too much into it. I just wanted to share this with you. It’s just... it felt suffocating to keep it to myself."

Wang Ye turned his head, speaking seriously, "Actually, I once had feelings for you too."

Zhang Xiaoxi’s face brightened up, she was about to say something when Wang Ye continued, "But I’m sorry, I have a girlfriend now. However, we can still be friends. Goodbye, Xiao Xi."

After saying that, he waved his hand and gently stepped on the accelerator.

A puff of white smoke drifted out of the exhaust pipe of the black Mercedes Benz as it bolted away...