Chapter 140: Chapter 118 The Youngster is No Longer to be Seen_2
Seeing Zhou Wang, Wang Qiaobin, who always felt unnoticed, was the happiest and rushed over to give Zhou Wang a bear hug.
“Brother B, thanks for everything lately.”
When Wang Qiaobin finally let go, Zhou Wang laughed.
“Come on, is there a need for us to be so formal?”
Wang Qiaobin spoke loudly,
“Zhou Wang, this is Xiaohu, his family is in real estate… Jing Chao, his family is doing import-export… Ruan, you’ve already met… And this is Yang Zhen, though his family’s businesses are varied, he runs an e-commerce company himself, and it’s doing really well…”
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled as he introduced a few new friends to Zhou Wang.
Zhou Wang knew that this wasn’t just Zhang Zhiyuan showing off his own connections, but also a way of supporting him, so he acted very humble.
After introducing this group of people, Zhang Zhiyuan led Zhou Wang toward the area where the girls were.
It wasn’t usually necessary, but today among the girls was a special Ding Yi, who, in fact, wouldn’t have shown up today had Zhang Zhiyuan not repeatedly invited her.
…
When Zhou Wang first arrived, the girls present seemed reserved, but in fact, many of them had already cast furtive glances his way.
In terms of both temperament and appearance, Zhou Wang stood out among this group of privileged second-generation individuals, most importantly due to Zhou Wang’s status.
It couldn’t be described as all stars surrounding the moon, but Zhang Zhiyuan’s attitude had already made it quite clear.
“Hey, that guy looks pretty good; how come I’ve never seen him before?”
Standing beside Ding Yi, a pretty girl with a dandelion tattoo on her collarbone said with a playful smile.
“He looks decent enough, handsome, nice body… Xiao He, he’s just your type!”
“What do you mean ‘type,’ you speak so bluntly. I’m still young and don’t quite get it.”
“34C and still young, huh? More than enough of anything!”
“Hey, hey, hey, cut it out, you all… Yiyi’s still here, mind your language.”
Another girl in a long dress, with a distinct grace, interrupted them helplessly.
Don’t assume all rich girls are well-bred young ladies; in fact, because they don’t face the same pressure as boys, the uneducated rich girls often have a private life that could only be described as “wild and unrestrained.”
Ding Yi’s friends here were relatively decent, preferring flirtatious talk; the truly liberated ones in their circle considered playing with male models at clubs to be modest… You should know events like “Sea & Sky Banquet” are not just for young masters.
“Hey, Yiyi, what’s up?”
The joking girls now noticed that Ding Yi seemed not to have heard a word they said, staring blankly ahead or, more accurately, dazedly at the boy walking alongside Zhang Zhiyuan.
Then, to the astonishment of the girls, Ding Yi suddenly stood up and walked over to him.
Her steps were slightly hurried at first but soon slowed down, and the boy’s gaze across from her visibly softened.
“You two… Could you possibly know each other?”
Zhang Zhiyuan also noticed something was amiss at that moment, asking suspiciously.
“We’re more than just acquaintances, aren’t we, Zhou Wang?”
Zhou Wang hadn’t even had the chance to speak when Ding Yi, already approaching, smiled and quickly chimed in.
Zhou Wang examined her closely.
A warm-tone lace sun-protection shirt over a black camisole, with a white long skirt below, and black flats on her feet; just standing there, she was almost as tall as Zhou Wang.
Though a few centimeters shorter in reality, a girl just over 1.7 meters appeared quite tall visually.
Her brows and eyes had a youthful innocence, but with her hint of mixed-race genes, her features had a bright touch overall, blending youthful simplicity with a mature allure, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
Among all the girls Zhou Wang knew in reality, only Jiang Mo matched her in terms of looks.
But Ding Yi’s beauty was more expressive; Jiang Mo in her usual state seemed a bit too reserved to compete with her. Only in her most radiant moments might she surpass Ding Yi slightly.
Though it’s hard to say… After all, he hadn’t seen the other side of Ding Yi yet.
The most scientific comparison method would be to put them both in the same bed…
What?
What was I thinking!
The girl in front of you was once your “Moonlight,” your three-year-long crush from your youth!
Zhou Wang felt distraught at his sudden wicked thought,
When did I become such a person?
In front of Zhang Zhiyuan and the others, with Ding Yi smiling, Zhou Wang’s expression was more complex, appearing almost dazed at her.
From the way Ding Yi addressed him, it was obvious they knew each other from school.
But… something was off, very off indeed.
If these two were just ordinary classmates, I’ll eat my hat live on air!
“Long time no see.”
With his mind cluttered with chaotic thoughts, Zhou Wang unexpectedly relaxed, smiling as he greeted her.
Actually, it wasn’t exactly “a long time no see,” since they had video-called, but with respect to Zhou Wang’s emotions, it truly felt like ages.
What he couldn’t have in his youth was now his, and though he hadn’t yet attained what he couldn’t have in terms of people, Zhou Wang’s mindset had utterly transformed.
It was only at this moment of seeing Ding Yi again that he suddenly realized his passion and innocence had unknowingly died on some day in the past…
Looking back, that young boy was nowhere to be found.
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Ripples shimmered on the artificial river, and as the two walked side by side in the setting sun, just from their appearance, they resembled a couple straight out of a comic book.