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Chapter 188 - 188 189 Wu Xiaoyu's Thoughts!

188: Chapter 189 Wu Xiaoyu’s Thoughts!

188: Chapter 189 Wu Xiaoyu’s Thoughts!

Tang Zhong heard this, grinned, and looked at Wu Xiaoyu: “Do you have something to say to me?

If it’s to say thank you, forget it; we’re colleagues, after all.

Helping each other is part of the job.”

“Don’t…” Wu Xiaoyu hurriedly said.

“Ah?

Not to say thank you?

Then what is it?

Go ahead and tell me now,” Tang Zhong said.

“I…

I…

I just came to say thank you.” Wu Xiaoyu appeared as if she had pondered for a long time before finally blurting out this sentence.

“Isn’t that still a thank you?” Tang Zhong laughed.

“No, no, no, I must say this thank you to you.

If it weren’t for you, who knows what would have happened today,” Wu Xiaoyu said.

“It’s nothing, really.

Grandpa Gu often gives me apples to eat.

If something happened to him, I wouldn’t have any apples to eat in the future,” Tang Zhong said with a laugh.

He could tell that Wu Xiaoyu was serious about saying thank you, so he changed the subject.

“…Do you like apples?

From now on, I’ll bring you some every day,” Wu Xiaoyu immediately said.

Wu Xiaoyu was extremely nervous at the moment.

She had come specifically to thank Tang Zhong, and if it weren’t for him, she and her grandfather wouldn’t know what dire situation they might have ended up in.

Possibly, they could have been caught by Gu Dong—that bastard who’s capable of doing anything.

Tang Zhong felt awkward all of a sudden; being offered apples every day, he could see the girl was genuinely grateful, though a bit clumsy in showing it, and immediately replied with a smile, “Okay then.”

“That, that…” Wu Xiaoyu had come to express her gratitude, and had practiced many ways of saying thank you at home, but now she couldn’t say any of them, so anxious her face turned red.

“That, you want to invite me to dinner, right?

Okay, just invite me to dinner another day,” Tang Zhong said.

“Yes…

yes, yes,” Wu Xiaoyu nodded like a pecking chicken.

However, she was curious how Tang Zhong knew what she was thinking.

“If you want to invite me to dinner, let’s do it another day.

By the way, what was the deal with that man?” Tang Zhong asked.

He was feeling a bit awkward too, and it seemed better to change the subject than to continue this conversation with Wu Xiaoyu.

“That person named Gu Dong is my uncle; he’s just a thug with no real job.

Whenever he runs out of money, he comes to ask my grandfather for it, and when he has money, he squanders it.

He’s really nothing good!” Wu Xiaoyu grew angry as she spoke of Gu Dong.

“I’ve heard he was going to bully you?” Tang Zhong continued to probe.

“Yes, he’s not human.

He actually wanted to offer me up to some boss,” Wu Xiaoyu said.

“What kind of boss?

Don’t worry, as long as I’m here, no one can hurt you!” Tang Zhong patted his chest and assured her.

When Wu Xiaoyu heard this, her eyes widened.

She stared at Tang Zhong, her whole being momentarily frozen.

Tang Zhong noticed Wu Xiaoyu’s unusual reaction and quickly asked, “What’s wrong with you?”

“It’s nothing.

Thank you!” Wu Xiaoyu replied.

“There’s no need for thanks, it was just a simple gesture.

Now, go to bed, it’s late.

You still have work tomorrow!” Tang Zhong said with a smile.

“Yeah.” Wu Xiaoyu’s face lit up with a bright smile.

Just as she was about to leave, she turned back to look at Tang Zhong and said, “Thank you!”

After saying that, Wu Xiaoyu didn’t look back and hurriedly left.

Left behind, Tang Zhong stood still, grinning.

He couldn’t help thinking that Wu Xiaoyu’s manner was quite adorable.

On the spot, Tang Zhong sneezed, then turned around to shut the hotel door, climbed the stairs to the second floor, stripped off his clothes and laid down on the bed, soon falling into a deep sleep.

The day’s events had been too much; he was exhausted.

As Wu Xiaoyu walked home, with each step, she remembered Tang Zhong’s face, and thinking about it, she started to smile.

“Tang Zhong…

heh heh!”

Early the next morning.

Tang Zhong dressed and went downstairs.

“Come on, Tang, come and have breakfast!” Xin Auntie, wearing an apron, saw Tang Zhong and hurriedly called him over.

“Xin Auntie, you’re really the best,” Tang Zhong said with a broad smile.

They sat down at the dinner table.

It was a simple meal of steamed buns, porridge, and some side dishes.

Xin Xiaotong had also gotten up, looking much more lively than usual.

“Mom…

quick, serve me a bowl of porridge!” Xin Xiaotong said anxiously, and then started nibbling on a steamed bun.

“You child, don’t choke yourself, you’ve got an exam coming up, you need to buckle down!” Aunt Xin said affectionately.

“Alright, you just relax, Mom!” Xin Xiaotong replied.

After eating, the two of them headed straight out, still driving Jiang Weiwei’s BMW.

They hadn’t even left the neighborhood when they saw a familiar face, Wu Xiaoyu was standing next to Grandpa Gu’s fruit stand.

And Wu Xiaoyu saw Tang Zhong too.

Tang Zhong immediately stopped the car, “Come on, I’ll give you a lift!”

Wu Xiaoyu’s face instantly flushed: “I’d better not!”

But to everyone’s surprise, Grandpa Gu intervened: “Xiaoyu, what are you waiting for?

You always tell me how cramped the bus is, now that there’s a car, what are you hesitating for?”

Grandpa Gu was doing this on purpose; he really did want his granddaughter to be together with Tang Zhong.

With no way out, Wu Xiaoyu awkwardly got into the car.

The car door slammed shut.

Tang Zhong pressed on the gas, “Everyone settled?

I’m starting the car now!”

Soon, the BMW merged onto the road.

All three passengers remained silent.

Sitting in the back, Wu Xiaoyu felt extremely nervous, searching for a topic of conversation.

“Um…”

“You’re looking good today, seemed like you had a good sleep last night!” Tang Zhong said with a smile.

“Yes…

I slept quite well!” Wu Xiaoyu answered.

Once again they fell into silence, and Wu Xiaoyu became anxious.

“That…

Tang Zhong, when we get to the company later…

maybe we should go our separate ways!” Wu Xiaoyu suggested, but immediately regretted it afterward because she meant to say ‘walk together.’ But for some reason, the word ‘together’ just wouldn’t come out.

“That…

okay!” Tang Zhong found it awkward.

“No…

no no, I didn’t mean anything by that!” Wu Xiaoyu suddenly panicked and tried to explain.

Inside, she was falling apart.

All of last night, she contemplated making friends with Tang Zhong first, but the term ‘good friends’ was something she just couldn’t bring herself to say, almost driving her to exasperation.

“What I mean is…

when I get to the company, I’ll…

not be with you…

no, I don’t mean together…

what I mean is living together…

It’s not about living together; it’s that we live in the same neighborhood, right, that’s what I meant!”

In her flurry, Wu Xiaoyu nearly talked herself into confusion.

At that moment, both Tang Zhong and Xin Xiaotong were staring at Wu Xiaoyu intently.

Wu Xiaoyu blushed under their gazes: “Why are you looking at me?

Is there something on my face?”

“No…

your face is just red.

Xiaoyu, what’s wrong, do you have a fever?” asked Xin Xiaotong.

“No…” Wu Xiaoyu replied immediately, reaching out to touch her face, only to feel the heat and quickly retract her hand: “I…

I’m fine!”

“Glad to hear it!” Xin Xiaotong commented.

Suddenly, the car stopped.

“We’ve arrived at No.

1 High School, you get off first, I’ll continue driving Xiaoyu,” Tang Zhong said.

(Getting married soon.)