Beep.
Yin Yang scanned a shared electric scooter, then turned back to look at Wang Nan.
“Do you know how to ride?”
“N-No, I don't.”
“Then let's share this one. You sit in the back.”
“Okay.”
Wang Nan kept her head down, her fingers tightly clutching the hem of her shirt.
Yin Yang smiled as he handed her a helmet.
“Safety first. Once your helmet is on, we'll head out.”
Wang Nan obediently put on the helmet and sat on the back seat, her hands hovering awkwardly, unsure where to put them.
“Hold onto my waist.”
“Huh?”
“Safety first. It's dangerous otherwise.”
“Oh.”
Wang Nan wrapped her arms around Yin Yang's waist from behind, feeling as if her heart was about to leap right out of her throat.
Yin Yang started the electric scooter and asked as they rode along.
“Where is your house?”
“27 Big Fish Street.”
“A wealthy area, indeed,” Yin Yang remarked with a sigh.
Big Fish Street was in the heart of Meng City, and the houses there were all standalone villas.
Hearing Yin Yang's remark, Wang Nan couldn't help but think back to his previous comment about 'saving twenty or thirty years of struggle.' Her face turned so red it looked as if it might start bleeding.
What do I do, what do I do? If he pulls over right now and tries to kiss me, should I push him away or accept it?
If I accept, will he think I'm easy?
But if I refuse, what if he doesn't try again?
Agh, what am I thinking? Stop overthinking things!
But... I can actually feel his abs right now.
I couldn't tell before, but he actually works out.
Wang Nan's mind was a hazy mess, her thoughts spiraling completely out of control.
A gentle breeze blew, and the evening air in Meng City held a hint of chill, but leaning against Yin Yang's back, she couldn't feel even a trace of the cold.
“If you were saying goodbye to a friend, what would you say?”
Yin Yang, who was driving, suddenly spoke up.
“Huh? A goodbye?”
“Yeah.”
“I'd say 'see you again.'”
“Doesn't that sound a bit plain?”
“How so? For people who are about to part ways, isn't 'see you again' the most beautiful thing you could say?”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
Yin Yang's electric scooter wove through the streets and alleys, finally arriving at Big Fish Street. Along the way, they drew quite a few looks.
After all, very few people in Big Fish Street used this kind of transportation.
The electric scooter came to a steady stop at 27 Big Fish Street, but Wang Nan felt a pang of reluctance to get off.
“We're here.”
“Ah? Oh, right.”
Wang Nan took off the helmet, handed it to Yin Yang, and stood by the main gate.
“Thank you for walking—er, riding me home.”
“It was the right thing to do. It's not safe for a girl to be out alone at night, after all.”
“So... see you again?”
“See you again.”
Yin Yang turned the scooter around. Before leaving, he glanced up at the second floor of the villa. He sensed someone watching him; if he wasn't mistaken, it was Wang Gen.
The scooter soon disappeared under the glow of the streetlights. Only when she could no longer see Yin Yang's figure did Wang Nan skip happily toward the house.
However, the moment she opened the villa's front door, she saw Wang Gen changing his shoes.
“Dad? It's so late. Where are you going?”
“To slaughter a pig.”
“What?”
“I have to. That pig is trying to steal my prize cabbage!”
“Oh, Dad! What are you talking about? Lin Yang and I are just ordinary friends!”
“Ordinary friends? Your face is so hot you could use it as an iron right now!”
“Dad!”
Wang Nan supported Wang Gen and led him back inside, offering a mountain of sweet talk before her father finally calmed down.
...
The next morning, Wang Nan put on a full face of makeup and hurried to the flower shop.
Watching this, Wang Gen felt like his teeth were about to shatter from clenching them. In the end, he could only let out a sigh; a grown daughter's heart belonged elsewhere.
That little bundle of joy from back then had already reached the age to fall in love and get married.
But he would have to investigate that boy thoroughly. He couldn't let his daughter fall for some shady character.
Ten minutes later, Wang Nan arrived at the flower shop.
Usually, the shop would have already been open by this time. Even if there were no customers, Yin Yang should have been sunbathing at the entrance with Canned Food.
But today, the storefront was empty.
“Is he busy today too? Dammit, he didn't even tell me in advance.”
Wang Nan shook her small fist in frustration.
Screech.
A truck pulled up to the curb, and the nursery owner stepped out.
He looked at Wang Nan, his voice sounding a bit uncertain.
“Are you Miss Wang Nan?”
“Huh? Yes, I am. Do you know me, Uncle?”
“No, no, I don't know you. But Lin Yang does. He asked me to deliver a letter to a Wang Nan on Big Fish Street.”
“I was just on my way there when I saw you at the shop entrance, so I stopped to ask. I didn't expect it to actually be you, hahaha.”
When Wang Nan heard about the letter, her heart suddenly sank.
What could he not say to her face that required a letter?
“Miss Wang? Miss Wang?”
Seeing her dazed, the nursery owner waved a hand in front of her eyes.
“Ah? Oh, what letter?”
“Here.”
The nursery owner handed a letter to Wang Nan, then, as if suddenly remembering something, he pulled a pendant shaped like a ginkgo leaf from his pocket.
“He gave this to you as well. It might be his shop's logo; he said it's some kind of token.”
“Where... where did he go?”
“Him? I heard he wasn't making any money in Meng City, so he's going out to seek his fortune.”
The nursery owner spoke with a look of regret. It would be hard to find such a good chatting partner again in the future.
Hearing this, Wang Nan felt a sharp, stabbing pain in her heart. She subconsciously recalled Yin Yang's words from the previous night.
“If you were saying goodbye to a friend, what would you say?”
“Doesn't that sound a bit plain?”
“Hmm, that makes sense.”
“See you again.”
Wang Nan could no longer control her emotions, and tears began to fall one by one.
Seeing this, the nursery owner immediately panicked.
“Girl, girl, don't cry.”
“This... what do I do?”
Wang Nan reached out to wipe her tears, but the more she wiped, the more they fell.
Clearly nothing had happened, and nothing had been certain, so why did she feel so heartbroken?
...
Meng City Station.
“Welcome, sir. Here is your ticket. I wish you a pleasant journey.”
“Thank you.”
Yin Yang, carrying his cat bag, offered a slight smile to the ticket inspector.
“Meow~”
Inside the cat bag, Canned Food was wearing its sunglasses, looking around curiously.
It had never been here before. It was a pity they were moving; otherwise, it would have eventually brought its subordinates to conquer this place too!
When that happened, the rats and trash cans would be split seventy-thirty—it would take thirty percent, and the rest would go to its subordinates!
While Canned Food was deep in thought, Yin Yang had already found his seat.
He had just sat down when an elderly woman walked over.
“Hello, excuse me, is this the train to Huanggang?”
“Yes, it's going to Huanggang.”
“That's good, that's good.”
The elderly woman sat across from Yin Yang and said with a kind smile.
“Young man, are you going to Huanggang too?”
“Yes.”
“Visiting relatives?”
“No.”
“Tourism?”
“Something like that.”
“Haha, I'm going to Huanggang for a trip too. It's fate that we've met. What's your name, young man?”
“My name is Wang Yang.”
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