71: Chapter 71 The Date Being Followed, Accidentally Bumping into His Arms

Not long after, Tang Luochuan's BMW X7 slowly drove over.

Su Wantang carried her bag and walked up quickly: "That porsche from last time, is that yours too?"

"Yeah."

"Your family is pretty well-off, kid."

"It's alright."

Su Wantang opened the passenger door and sat in, subconsciously smoothing out her skirt.

She turned her head to look at Tang Luochuan, who was driving.

She couldn't help but be curious: what exactly did this guy's family do?

Driving such a nice car while still in school—his parents must be very laid-back.

But on second thought, she felt a bit envious.

Her own parents were too strict, interfering and asking about everything.

In the eyes of outsiders, she had a fiery personality and strong opinions, but at home, she listened to her parents for almost everything.

The car steadily drove out of the Jiaotong University gate and merged into the afternoon traffic of the Magic City.

Tang Luochuan wasn't driving fast, moving slowly along Binjiang Road by the Huangpu River.

And behind his car, a cadillac was following silently.

After a long silence, Su Wantang finally spoke softly: "Tang Luochuan, I've always been curious about something."

Tang Luochuan kept his hands on the steering wheel, his gaze fixed ahead, and replied casually: "Go ahead."

"Do Jiang Jinyue's parents agree to you two being together?"

"They probably will. We met last time, and the chat went pretty well. Why?"

Su Wantang sat up straight and turned her head back to look out the window: "Nothing. The Jiang Family is so wealthy; if they can fancy you, it means you're not bad either."

"That's true."

"You're not humble at all."

"My capabilities don't allow it."

...

"Hello, Mr. Gao! That kid drove an X7 into the school this morning, and now he's coming out."

The bald bodyguard, Old Zhang, sat in the cadillac, staring intently at Tang Luochuan's car in front.

He hadn't settled the score from last time and was dead set on revenge.

A dozen years ago, he would have taken care of the guy already.

But now, the crackdown on organized crime was strict, and social order was better; the living space for thugs like them had long been compressed bit by bit.

The era of fighting alone was long gone.

The best way out was to have a rich person to back them up, do some dirty work, and have someone to cover for them if something actually went wrong.

"Just teach him a simple lesson." Gao Mingxuan's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Old Zhang said in a low voice: "There seems to be another person in his car, I don't know who it is. What do you think..."

"It's not important, it's just Jiang Jinyue, or some other girl. My chance with Jiang Jinyue is gone anyway. Remember, don't make too much of a scene! Don't maim him; just beat him up and make him kowtow to apologize. The company situation is tense right now, so we can't have any big trouble... Oh, right, remember to send me the video to watch."

"Understood!"

Hanging up the phone, Old Zhang looked at the sunset gradually sinking on the horizon.

It was almost five o'clock, and the sky was darkening bit by bit.

He wasn't in a rush, just following slowly.

It wasn't easy to make a move in the busy city center; he had to wait for a secluded place with fewer people to strike.

...

In the car, Tang Luochuan suddenly spoke: "Do you know if there are any snack places nearby?"

"What kind of snacks? Yupin Snacks? Jinweitang? Zhiwei Yashe?" Su Wantang casually named a few high-end snack shops she frequented.

Tang Luochuan: "Changsha stinky tofu, grilled cold noodles, teppanyaki squid, takoyaki! Shen Muyan messaged me saying she wanted to eat them."

"Uh... Let me see if there's a night market nearby." Su Wantang hurriedly took out her phone to navigate.

Tang Luochuan muttered to himself, complaining: "This girl is such a foodie, she's made me hungry too. I'll treat you in a bit, don't be polite with me."

Su Wantang didn't speak. Listening to the boy complain about his girlfriend, at this moment, she actually felt it was exceptionally heartwarming.

She couldn't help but laugh: "Treat me? You're so rich, and you're treating me to this?"

"Oh, sister, are we just eating a meal? Are we just eating snacks? It's about the sentiment! Why are you still fussing over this?"

Tang Luochuan's down-to-earth vibe suddenly stunned Su Wantang.

"Very few people talk to me like this." She murmured softly, suddenly feeling that the boy in front of her looked more and more pleasing to the eye.

Tang Luochuan raised an eyebrow: "What? Is it illegal to talk to you like this? Do I need to be executed?"

"Uh... Hahaha... This mouth of yours, I'll sew it shut sooner or later."

...

Su Wantang's fingers swiped quickly on the navigation, and in a moment, she looked up: "There really is a place, about ten minutes away by car. It's just a bit remote, surrounded by construction sites, but there are tons of snack stalls—hundreds of them—and they have everything you mentioned."

"Let's go! That's the place!"

"Then I'll pull up the navigation for you..."

"Great!"

Tang Luochuan was driving, and the intersection was 50 meters ahead.

Su Wantang's navigation suddenly chimed: "Turn right ahead."

"Damn it!!" Tang Luochuan jolted, but fortunately, he was quick-witted and immediately jerked the steering wheel.

The car made a sharp turn, swerving into the right-turn lane before crossing the solid line.

Su Wantang's body swayed from the sudden sharp turn, and she clutched her chest: "You scared me to death."

Meanwhile, inside the cadillac behind them.

"Damn it!" The bald bodyguard, Old Zhang, couldn't help but curse: "Did he find out? Is he trying to shake us off??"

The lackey in the driver's seat next to him hurriedly asked: "Boss, this is a straight lane! What do we do?"

"Damn it," the bald bodyguard smacked the back of the other guy's head directly: "Do we look like good people? Are you talking to me about traffic rules at a time like this?? Follow him!!"

The cadillac braked sharply, the tires screeching on the ground, and it followed into the right-turn lane.

"Boss, if we get caught for a traffic violation..." The lackey driving was a bit guilty.

"Screw you, you're being picky about that now?"

...

Ten minutes later, the two arrived at their destination.

Outside the surrounding fences of the continuous construction sites, in a temporarily opened alley, the lights were just coming on, and hundreds of snack stalls were lined up along both sides of the alley.

Tang Luochuan parked the car on the side of the road and got out first.

"Oh wow, this is not bad."

Su Wantang carried her bag, looking around in a daze.

It was her first time in a place like this; in the past, when she went to night markets, they were all popular influencer check-in spots.

But such a down-to-earth place was truly rare, and what surprised her even more was that in such a desolate place around the construction site, there were actually so many people?

"Is it clean here?" Su Wantang asked.

Tang Luochuan chuckled; this woman was getting pretentious, so he immediately said: "I'll bet you, one hundred million! You definitely won't die if you eat here today."

"Oh~ I've never been to a place like this." Su Wantang smiled awkwardly, feeling some resistance in her heart.

It was really a bit messy here; there was stagnant water in many places on the ground, and it was even a dirt road.

"Come on, brother will take you for a feast!" Tang Luochuan waved his hand, signaling her to follow: "What do you want to eat?"

Su Wantang was wearing a white casual outfit today, and looking at the surrounding environment, she was a bit worried about getting her clothes dirty.

However, since the boy had kindly invited her, she couldn't refuse, so she carefully watched her feet, followed closely behind the boy, and said casually: "Gold-leaf salted duck or... white truffle pizza!"

"Get out of here..." Tang Luochuan suddenly stopped and immediately turned around, wanting to complain to her—where would there be that kind of stuff here?

But he had stopped a bit too abruptly, and the girl had only been watching her feet.

She didn't notice him stopping at all and bumped straight into his chest.

"Ah!"

Su Wantang wasn't heavy, so how could she bump into Tang Luochuan? Her center of gravity shifted instantly.

Tang Luochuan was quick-witted, reaching out to wrap his arm around her waist, his palm touching a patch of softness and warmth.

"..."

Neither of them spoke, and Su Wantang reflexively grabbed his hand that was supporting her waist.

"I... I'm fine..."

"Oh."

The girl hurriedly stood up straight, her cheeks flushed.

She couldn't help but steal a glance at him, only to find that the boy's face was also gradually turning red.