Xu Zhaomu spent a long time reading at the book stall. These books were extremely interesting.
On the other hand, Yu Weiwei had been engrossed in the men’s health manual from beginning to end. She read it with keen interest, never letting it go.
“You…are you Xu Zhaomu?” After staring at Xu Zhaomu for quite some time, the woman managing the book stall finally asked her hesitantly.
Xu Zhaomu was confused about who was speaking to her. Then she realized that it was the young woman who was peddling these books.
She scrutinized her for a while. She appeared quite familiar, but she couldn’t recall who she was.
She was delicate and pretty and emanated the energy of a scholar. Her eyes were particularly bright and paired with long, curly eyelashes.
“I am Xu Zhaomu. You are…”
“Wow! You really are Xu Zhaomu. I thought you resembled her quite a bit. I am Shuifu, do you still remember me?” Mo Shuifu asked with a smile.
“Mo Shuifu? Is it you? Is it really you?” Zhaomu finally recognized her. It had been eight years since they had last seen each other, and Mo Shuifu had become much prettier.
Back in the day when her mother had lost her life in that huge sea of fire, it had been Mo Shuifu’s father, Uncle Mo, who had carried her to safety and prevented her from charging back into the fire trying to find her mother.
Subsequently, she’d entered an orphanage, before being adopted by the Shen family. She’d never seen Uncle Mo again or Mo Shuifu.
Ten years ago, Mo Shuifu had been her close friend.
“Mmm, mmm, it’s me. I am Shuifu. Are you both here to buy books?” Mo Shuifu pointed to the books in their hands.
It was Xu Zhaomu and Yu Weiwei’s turns to feel awkward. The books in their hands were definitely not suitable for children.
This was especially so for the ones Xu Zhaomu was looking at. She had met an old acquaintance, and this made her feel rather embarrassed.
“Ha, ha, ha, indeed, school ended early today. We came here just to walk… walk around.” Xu Zhaomu’s face was brimming with embarrassment as she casually hid the books behind her back.
“Just take whatever you fancy. It’s been so long since we last met, just treat it as a gift from me to you.”
“We can’t, Uncle Mo will scold you,” Xu Zhaomu hastily replied.
“That won’t happen. My father he…he has already passed away. I’m not hopeful that I’ll be able to sell all these books anyway. I use whatever profits I earn to supplement my living expenses.” Mo Shuifu’s eyes got red as she finished speaking. She appeared a little sad.
“Uncle Mo…” Xu Zhaomu had never expected things to happen this way. They had not met in eight years, and now Uncle Mo had actually passed on.
When she was young, Uncle Mo had always treated them very well. Regardless of what they wanted to purchase, he would always buy two sets. One for Mo Shuifu and one for her.
However, Uncle Mo had died. Yet, she’d known nothing about it.
“No worries, it happened quite a few years ago. Zhaomu, if you both like these books, you can just take them. Really.” Mo Shuifu smiled.
Xu Zhaomu dug out from her backpack. This was the pocket money that Shen Chi had given her.
She stuffed the money into Mo Shuifu’s hands. “We’ll pick a few books, please keep this money. Uncle Mo has passed away, and I didn’t get to send him off. I feel very bad about it.”
“Zhaomu, just pick whatever you want. These are all old books. They aren’t worth that much money.” Mo Shuifu refused to accept the money.
Xu Zhaomu insisted on giving her the money. In fear that she wouldn’t accept it, she randomly picked up two or three books and shoved them into her bag.
After chatting with her for a little while more, Xu Zhaomu and Yu Weiwei left the small alleyway.
“Zhaomu, after much observation, I have discovered that Li Beiting may have a disease.” Yu Wewei was still focused on that men’s health manual.
“Look up when you walk. Be careful of cars.”
“Take a look, take a look. Li Beiting is so narcissistic and egoistic. He never pays attention to anyone else and is easily irritable. He needs to regulate his internal heat…”
“What intimacy? And what intimate method?[1] Let me take a look!”
Xu Zhaomu snatched the book away from Yu Weiwei. She discovered that the images in the book were way too frank.
Xu Zhaomu’s earlobes got red as she glanced at Yu Weiwei. “Weiwei, you truly have no morals.”
“Why are you blushing? Xu Zhaomu, tell me honestly. Do you have a boy you like?” Yu Weiwei grinned craftily.
“Who else can I like? Of course I like Yu Weiwei the best!” Xu Zhaomu also laughed craftily.
“But I don’t like females,” Yu Weiwei exclaimed. “Oh, right. Zhaomu, don’t explain yourself. Explanations are simply to cover up the truth, and covering up means making up stories. If you haven’t taken a liking to a boy, then why would you want the secret to bust-enhancement? Oh, and this book, “Secret Techniques of the Boudoir”. Ha, ha, ha…”
Yu Weiwei laughed until her belly ached. She almost got out of breath due to her continuous laughter.
Xu Zhaomu snatched the book out of her hand. “What are you laughing at? If you continue laughing, I will throw out the men’s health manual.”
“Hey, hey, hey. Don’t throw it out. Why don’t I teach you some killer moves for pursuing boys.”
Xu Zhaomu didn’t even look up but maintained a haughty expression on her face. To be honest, she did really want to learn them.
“Three words. Fall, fall, and fall again!”
“You speak as though you are very experienced.” Xu Zhaomu said with disdain.
“I don’t have any practical experience, but I am quite well versed in the theories. If you really like someone, then you need to take advantage of his being distracted to give him a stealthy kiss. Your appearance is quite good. It’s definitely the type that boys are no match for.”
After she said this, Yu Weiwei’s large eyes scrutinized Xu Zhaomu’s figure from head to toe.
Tsk, tsk, tsk.
A small face and a small lustrous figure… If she had been a male, she would gobble her up with great gusto.
Xu Zhaomu hastily covered her chest. She stared cautiously at her friend, “Beauty Yu Weiwei!”
“Same to you!” Yu Weiwei chuckled.
They strolled through the alley leisurely with their school bags. One moment, they were buying barbeque skewers, and the next moment they were buying donuts. They had lots of fun.
On the other hand, Shen Chi was on the brink of demolishing Xu Zhaomu’s school after hearing the news that she had gone missing.
“Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, don’t worry. I will go and search for her. I will definitely bring Miss Xu back.” Old Chen dabbed at the sweat on his head.
“Get more manpower!” Shen Chi instructed coldly.
“Certainly. Miss Xu might have visited a classmate’s house. Don’t worry, nothing will happen to her. Miss Xu has always been very obedient. Who knows, she might just return on her own.” Old Chen continued to wipe his sweat away.
“She’s obedient?” Shen Chi’s expression was so cold that it resembled a block of ice. “She’s rebelling in retaliation.”
Hiccup. cough, cough… Old Chen was rendered speechless.
“Mr. Shen, then I’ll head out to search right now.”
When Old Chen drove out of the Shen residence, the sky had already become pitch-dark.
Shen Chi stood by the window. His brows were deeply furrowed as he gazed out of the window silently.
This was Xu Zhaomu’s first time leaving school without saying a word. She had really grown a pair of stubborn wings. She had become bolder. She didn’t listen to him anymore.
The light from the lamp beamed on Shen Chi, elongating his shadow. He remained standing upstairs as he watched the gates of the Shen family’s residence intently. His black pupils were like deep water. They possessed an unfathomable depth, completely bottomless.
He remained rooted to the ground without moving, until Old Chen gave him a call.
“Mr. Shen, I have found Miss Xu. I am already on the way back with her. We’re about to reach the Shen residence. Please rest assured.”
“Mmm.”
Shen Chi finally moved his gaze away from the window. He strode downstairs.
When they saw Shen Chi head downstairs, the servants went to reheat the dishes on the table.
At that moment, the clock on the wall struck 9:00 o’clock.
When the Maybach drove into the Shen family’s garage, Old Chen whispered to Xu Zhaomu, “Zhaomu, you should take the initiative to admit your wrongs to Fourth Brother. You stayed out till such a late hour, and he is very displeased.”
Xu Zhaomu nodded her head. “I understand.”
To be honest, she felt quite aggrieved. She wasn’t eight years old. This man, Shen Chi, was so tyrannical. He wanted to control everything about her life
******[1] In Chinese, the words intimacy and internal heat sound similar.
