Mengyao looked rather indifferent as Pinliang spoke, as if she didnât even hear him, but she didnât say anything to deny what Yushu was saying. That was how she was, using her name to mess with Pinliang, who never learned no matter how many times he fell for her tricks.
âThatâs great! As long as Yao Yaoâs satisfied, Iâm happy!â Pinliang said. âBy the way, I got us a huge golden bus, but why donât you and Yao Yao go in my car, Shu? I got my license last month, so Iâll drive my dadâs Bentley!â
âYouâre driving after one month? No way weâre going in your car! What if we die!â Yushu harrumphed. âAlso, our families all have cars, okay? Yao Yaoâs car is a supercar too. Itâs not any worse than your Bentley!â
âUgh.â Pinliang had wanted to show off a little, but couldnât say anything to Yushuâs comment. He regretted even putting his license on the table to show off in the first place.
It was indeed something worth envying, a student getting a driverâs license. But that only applied to normal people. To young ladies like Mengyao and Yushu, something like that wasnât new at all.
âDo you have a private plane? A carâs nothing special, but if itâs a plane!â Yushu turned her head back suddenly, blinking.
âEh? A plane?â Pinliangâs eyes went wide, and he smiled wryly to himself. Did this woman not know how much a private plane cost? His family might be rich but he still couldnât afford a private plane. One Sonic 757 cost tens of millions of dollars, an insane amount of money!
âItâs fine if you donât. Yao Yao gets carsick and she can only take the plane. Weâre not going. You go have fun with everyone else,â Yushu said to Pinliang, her tone regretful.
âWhat!â Pinliang almost tripped over himself. Was that all it took for them to call it off? Whyâd he waste so much effort getting everything set up then! Have fun with everyone else? What the hell!
Pinliang had planned the entire thing for Mengyao, and that was it! What was the point if Mengyao wasnât there? A plane⦠A thought came to Pinliang all of a sudden. âShu, what do you think about renting a plane?â
He couldnât afford a plane, but renting one was still possible for him. Heâd heard renting a small private plane didnât cost much. A helicopter was even cheaper than that too.
âOh, that works! Rent a seaplane, then! I wanna land on the sea!â Yushu almost made Pinliang trip over again.
âA seaplane?â Pinliang was getting dizzy. âCan that even be rented?â
âMaybe. Canât you go ask?â Yushu didnât act like a know-it-all, at least. âI heard that there was a private seaplane service at Fun Cityâs beach.â
âI see. Iâll go ask, then.â Pinliang shook his head, a bitter smile on his face as he regretted not clearing up all of his confusions beforehand so he wouldnât be dealing with this trouble. He decided itâd be worth it as long as he earned Mengyaoâs favor. âThen what would you like to eat, Yao Yao? Iâll make preparations ahead of time!â
âOh, we want barbecued shark meat! Preferably a fresh, live shark caught directly from the sea!â Yushu said.
âShark?â Pinliang blinked, his face getting more bitter by the second. âYou want me to catch a live shark?â
Who in their right minds would do that? He didnât want to die! Pinliang was starting to feel that this spring field trip for Mengyaoâs favor might not be as easy as it seemed.
âAlright, weâre leaving. Text us when youâre done preparing!â Now that Yushu had given him her instructions, she took her leave with Mengyao, leaving Pinliang standing there smiling bitterly.
Xiaofu had been waiting in the corner for a long time. âWhatâs wrong, Liang Bro?â
âWhat do you think? You heard Chen Yushu, right? Renting a planeâs not too bad, itâs fine as long as we rent oneâ¦. But catching a shark? Was she even serious when she said that?â Pinliang sighed.
âHowâs that a joke, Liang Bro?â Xiaofu waved his hand. âI thought you were fussing over the price of renting a plane!â
âYou know what happened with my family. My uncle isnât a shareholder at this school anymore, but that didnât affect my dadâs business. He even partnered with a huge boss recently, so we have tons of money. As long as they have a plane rental service it should be fine!â Pinliang said. âBut catching a live shark⦠isnât that too much?â
âNot necessarily!â Xiaofu smiled evilly. âItâs simple! Liang Bro, weâll just get a dead shark and put it underwater. Iâll put on a shark uniform and swim around pretending to be the shark, and all you have to do is come down and pretend youâre fighting me! Iâll sink down, âdead,â and you just need to haul the dead shark up onto the shore!â
âYouâre right!â Pinliangâs eyes lit up at the genius of Xiaofuâs idea, and he gave him a thumbs up. âWhat an idea! Amazing! Chu Mengyao likes strong fighter boys, right? Iâll just fight a shark and demonstrate my manliness for her. Sheâll be fawning over me by then!â
âYeah! So this isnât hard at all. Thatâs what Iâve been saying! We need to do some research about the plane rental first!â Xiaofu wasnât too good at anything else, but thinking up petty tricks like this was his specialty.
âThatâs easy. Iâll discuss it with my dad when I get home!â Pinliangâs troubles were all solved, and he felt quite relieved as he hummed and walked out of school with Xiaofu.
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Mengyao, on the other hand, was looking at Yushu rather helplessly. âShu, can you stop messing with Zhong Pinliang?â
âItâs his fault for being a dummy.â Yushu didnât care. âYao Yao, weâre graduating soon! If we donât mess with this idiot more, weâll regret it when we go to college.â
âYouâre always thinking about messing around! Thatâs all you know! Youâll get in trouble one day if you keep it up.â Mengyao glared.
âItâs fine, we have Shield Broâs protection now! Iâm even less afraid of Zhong Pinliang, hehe,â Yushu said gleefully.
âWhatâs up with Lin Yi? Whyâs he hanging around with Feng Xiaoxiao again?â Mengyao turned around to see Xiaoxiao walking alongside Lin Yi, giggling as she spoke to him.
âOh. Are you getting jealous, Yao Yao? I can spy on them and see what theyâre talking about!â Yushu rubbed her hands together.
âNo!â Mengyao shook her head, indifferent. âWho cares what he does? Weâre going home.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âWhy not? I wanna take a look.â Yushu was rather curious.
âThen Iâll go back first. You find a way to get home on your own.â With that, Mengyao opened the car door and got in.
âWait for me! Fine, Iâm not going!â Yushu quickly followed now that Mengyao was pissed off, but surreptitiously kept her eyes on Lin Yi and Xiaoxiao.
âUncle Fu, start the car!â Mengyao ordered.