A youth should cherish lofty ambitions and once vowed to be the finest in the world. Chapter 155: Misunderstanding
When he drove into the parking lot of the Cultural Park, he noticed the windshield was a bit dirty. Automatically reaching for the wiper stalk, he realized he was out of windshield washer fluid. He looked over at Qin Lu and said,
"Lulu, could you grab a bottle of washer fluid from the trunk for me? The big blue one."
The young girl obediently acknowledged, while Fang Yu popped the hood and unscrewed the fluid reservoir cap. After waiting for a while without seeing Qin Lu approach, he muttered to himself as he walked toward the back of the car,
"Lulu, how have you not found it yet? The trunk is so small, I didn't even put much in—what the hell is this?"
Fang Yu's eyes widened in shock. Qin Lu's face was flushed red as she held an extremely provocative nurse's costume, with a pair of stockings hanging over her arm, while the bag in front of her contained several similar items.
"Fang Yu, you... you jerk! You said you weren't messing around with other girls!" Qin Lu bit her lower lip, her pretty face flushed crimson, staring at him intensely.
"Damn it, Cheng Chen borrowed my car to go to the city a few days ago. This must be stuff he and his girlfriend used." He hurriedly waved his hands in denial.
"Fang Yu, how much longer are you going to lie to me? This clothing is clearly Xia Churan's size!" Qin Lu angrily hurled the garments in her hand right at him.
Li Jing and Xia Churan had similar figures, both boasting long legs at one hundred and seventy centimeters, so Qin Lu naturally assumed these were meant for Xia Churan.
"Crap, it really wasn't me! Xia Churan and I have nothing to do with each other!"
"Do you expect me to believe that? You two are together every day, and she's so pretty, it's only natural that you'd like her." Qin Lu's gaze dimmed with sorrow.
"What do I have to say for you to believe me? It really wasn't me, I swear to God." Fang Yu was starting to panic.
"Don't bother, Fang Yu. Thank you for accompanying me for so long. I think there's probably someone more suited to be by your side now." Qin Lu said somewhat sadly.
"Damn it, keep talking and you'll end up moving yourself to tears. Get with me!" Without another word, he grabbed the girl's arm and shoved her into the passenger seat.
"Fang Yu, what are you doing? Let me go, I don't want to hear your explanations!" Qin Lu's voice sounded somewhat choked with sobs.
"Just be quiet, you'll see in a minute!" With a dark expression, he tossed the bag into the back seat. Without even bothering to refill the washer fluid, he roared the BMW 640 into gear and sped toward the snack street.
When they returned to the snack street, it was just around lunchtime. He aggressively grabbed the bag and strode into the internet café. Xia Churan and the others had arrived long ago, Baozi was reportedly out at the Cultural Park with Hu Yan, and everyone else was currently eating lunch. Seeing him return, they looked extremely puzzled.
"Hey, Fang Yu, didn't you go find Qin Lu? How come you're back so early?"
He rolled his eyes, while Qin Lu timidly poked her head out from behind him, though a trace of disappointment lingered in her eyes.
"Damn it, Cheng Chen, get your ass over here right now!" Fang Yu angrily slammed the bag down.
Cheng Chen was currently keeping Li Jing company in front of a computer, eating while watching a movie. Hearing the shout, he stood up blankly.
"I'm coming, what is it?"
"Damn it, your clothes, your stockings, your... holy crap, there's even a whip! You've got some pretty perverted tastes!" He angrily hurled the items at Cheng Chen's face!
Cheng Chen failed to catch them, and a bagful of items spilled all over the floor, making him scramble to squat down in a panic.
"Whoa, go easy on those, they cost money to buy, you know."
Xia Churan also kindly squatted down and chided,
"Fang Yu, honestly, why are you so hot-tempered? These must be Li Jing's clothes. These outfits, these..." Halfway through her sentence, the young woman's face also turned red. Anyone with eyes could tell what these items were.
By this time, Li Jing couldn't sit still either. Several other students crowded around, leering as they examined the scattered garments.
"Tsk tsk, Cheng Chen knows how to have fun. He's got stuff like this—I thought it only existed in movies."
"What do you know? Rich people like this kind of vibe. Li Jing is quite a beauty, I'd love to see her wear them."
"Tch, you've got no hope in this lifetime, you'd better just look at the ones on the computer screen."
With a similarly blushing face, Li Jing helped Cheng Chen pack the items away. Fang Yu's anger finally subsided slightly as he pulled Qin Lu over.
"There, you see? I told you it wasn't mine."
Upon seeing the expressions on Cheng Chen and Li Jing's faces, Qin Lu understood immediately. Things like this were too difficult to fake, and she had clearly wronged Fang Yu.
"Um, it was my fault. Fang Yu, don't be mad, okay?" The young girl timidly tugged at the corner of his shirt.
"Hoo~ It's fine. I'm not lending him my car anymore." Fang Yu waved his hand dismissively. As long as it didn't turn into a major fallout, it was fine. However, from the corner of the cashier counter, Xia Churan looked at him with a half-smile and a blushing face, causing his heart to flutter with unexplained panic.
"Alright, alright, let's eat, I'm starving too." Fang Yu could only force a calm composure.
"Oh, right, I've barely ever been to your school anyway," Qin Lu said with a giggle, acting coquettishly again.
"Uh, we've already bought our food. If you want to eat, you should go get some yourself?" Zhao Bin awkwardly pointed at several empty lunchboxes.
"Oh, alright then. Guess I'll go check out the snack street outside." Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. Taking Qin Lu away from the internet café suited him just fine.
"Oh, wow, Fang Yu, I haven't eaten yet either! Can I tag along for a free meal?" Xia Churan chimed in with a giggle, darting out from nowhere.
"Huh?" He awkwardly glanced at Qin Lu beside him.
Qin Lu, who had just recovered from the misunderstanding, was now full of apologies toward Xia Churan. Although she never brought it up, her naturally considerate nature made her feel guilty for having suspected Xia Churan moments earlier. She immediately nodded happily and said,
"Sure! Senior sister hasn't eaten yet either? Perfect, let's all go together."
"Yeah! I haven't seen Qin Lu in so long, and she looks even prettier now."
"No way, senior sister's skin is so fair! Sigh, I'm so tanned by comparison."
"Damn it, when did these two get so close?" He muttered to himself, trailing behind them as the two young girls walked arm-in-arm like best friends of many years. Their giggles caused every guy on the entire snack street to turn and look.
Most of the vendors on the snack street knew him. As they walked along, quite a few people waved and greeted him. Arriving at a barbecue stall and sitting down, Xia Churan pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Why are we eating barbecue again? If we keep eating like this, my face is going to turn sallow."
"What else can we do? This is the cleanest place on the whole street, just make do with it." He curled his lip in dissatisfaction.
In contrast, Qin Lu was having a great time. At school, she only ate at the cafeteria and small diners, so she rarely had the chance to go out and eat things like this. Once the dishes were served, she dug in with great enthusiasm.
"Lulu, do you know that Fang Yu is going to Tokyo?" Xia Churan asked knowingly.
Qin Lu's pretty eyes filled with disappointment.
"Yeah, Fang Yu invited me to go with him, but I have so many classes at school, I couldn't get time off."
"Aww, what a shame. But this stinky Fang Yu wouldn't even invite us along." Xia Churan cast a meaningful glance at him as he gnawed on a grilled skewer.
Fang Yu felt a jolt of panic and hurriedly raised his head to change the subject.
"Um, has Jinhai been back lately?"
"Oh, yeah! Truly, I feel like I haven't seen him in months." Qin Lu was easily derailed by the question.