Zhang Zhiyuan was laughing when Zhou Wang’s phone rang.
"You guys go on, I need to take a call."
Zhou Wang glanced at the caller with surprise, waved to Zhang Zhiyuan, who was still waiting for him, and walked aside to answer the call.
"Hello, Xiaoyi?"
The caller was Sun Yi, Xu Wenqian’s best friend.
Ever since they parted at Spring Eye, and Sun Yi boldly expressed her feelings, Zhou Wang had not seen this so-called friend. They rarely kept in touch.
Zhou Wang roughly understood her feelings and hadn’t bothered her since. So now, with Sun Yi suddenly calling, it was likely something had happened.
"Mr. Zhou, am I bothering you..."
After not contacting him for so long, Sun Yi reverted to addressing him like she used to.
"Is there something going on, you can just say it."
Zhou Wang sensed something was off from her tone, and directly interrupted her.
"Yeah, it’s about Qianqian, I’m a bit worried about her..."
"What do you mean?" Zhou Wang was startled, "Isn’t she at her family home in Yi County?"
"She is still at home, but there’s some trouble with her ex-boyfriend Cheng Zhe... Cheng Zhe’s family has called a lot of people to cause a scene at her house. Her parents might also be a bit... Anyway, I’m worried she might be stuck at home and can’t get out."
Sun Yi said anxiously, "I asked her, but she wouldn’t say much. Knowing her, she probably wouldn’t want to bother you with this, so I called you directly..."
Zhou Wang raised an eyebrow, and after a moment, his expression calmed down, "Alright, I understand. Xiaoyi, thanks for letting me know."
"So, Mr. Zhou, what should we do now? Do you need me to do anything..."
"Nothing else, do you know her address in Yi County?"
Sun Yi was surprised, "I know it, Mr. Zhou, are you planning..."
"I’m going to pick her up."
After Zhou Wang said this, he didn’t explain further. After getting the address from Sun Yi, he hung up.
After a brief pause, Zhou Wang called Jiang Qingkui. According to Jiang Qingkui, when she talked to Xu Wenqian by phone today, everything seemed normal, and she didn’t notice anything unusual...
However, Zhou Wang was familiar with Xu Wenqian’s character. She always felt she owed Zhou Wang for receiving too much from him. So, as Sun Yi said, unless it was absolutely necessary, she wouldn’t ask for help on her own.
Seeing that Xu Wenqian’s loyalty was as high as "89" on her resume, Zhou Wang shook his head and glanced at his watch.
It was just past four. Yi County was a suburb of Ming City, about fifty kilometers away. Driving fast, it would take only forty to fifty minutes...
Having made up his mind, Zhou Wang returned to the group. Zhang Zhiyuan and the others were still chatting in place, waiting for Zhou Wang.
"Brother Dog, is it time to head out for dinner now? Should I send you the address?"
Seeing Zhou Wang return, Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
"Sorry guys, you’ll have to have dinner without me. I’ve got something urgent and need to head to Yi County now. If I still have time after handling it, I’ll come back to join you..."
Zhou Wang shook his head and explained.
"What urgent matter, do you need our help?"
Zhang Zhiyuan immediately asked.
Another member of the club who drove a Maserati spoke up.
"Hey, Brother Dog, I’m from Yi County. If there’s anything I can do to help, just let me know..."
A plump, cheerful youth spoke warmly.
"It’s a personal matter, no need to trouble everyone. But, buddy, can you check this address for me? Also, is ’Cheng’ a common surname there..."
Since there was a local from Yi County present, it wasn’t a bad idea to ask. Saying this, Zhou Wang handed over his phone.
"It’s just a residential complex for an old state-owned factory, lots of people live there, and I know that place."
The youth glanced and quickly replied, "As for ’Cheng,’ there are quite a few in Yi County... Uh, Brother Dog, my last name is Cheng, I introduced myself earlier..."
Really?
Zhou Wang felt a bit awkward, but with twenty or thirty people present, he couldn’t possibly remember all the names at once.
Quickly checking WeChat, the remark from the youth indeed said "Cheng Qing." Zhou Wang apologized and asked:
"Do you know anyone named Cheng Zhe?"
"Can’t say I do... But it should be easy to find out, just need to ask around, no big deal."
Cheng Qing didn’t mind Zhou Wang not remembering his name, and after thinking for a bit, he laughed, "How about this, Brother Dog, if it’s convenient, I’ll go with you. I don’t know what you need to do, but if I’m with you, things might proceed a bit smoother."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Wang indeed found it hard to refuse such help. After a brief consideration, he nodded quickly:
"Alright, I might really need some help like that, so I won’t be polite with you. We’ll talk about everything else later!"
"No problem at all..."
As Cheng Qing waved his hands repeatedly, Tang Yiming, who was beside him, got a little upset.
"Brother Dog, you’re not being fair!"
"What do you mean?"
Zhou Wang was ready to leave with Cheng Qing but paused.
"Clearly you’ve got some trouble, but you won’t let us help... What, is Cheng Qing the only one who can help? We’re not just here for show!"
Tang Yiming pretended to be displeased and said, "Even if Yi County is remote, it’s still Ming City’s territory, surely we’re all somewhat familiar with it!"
"Exactly, Brother Dog, we’ll go with you!"
"Hahaha, it’s just right for a highway run, capturing aerial shots would make for awesome footage..."
Everyone started jeering.
Before Zhou Wang could say anything, Zhang Zhiyuan also smiled and said, "Zhou Wang, we’re friends, so don’t say more. Just think we’re being silly and tagging along for fun. You’re already taking Cheng Qing, we’re no worse, right?"
"I don’t have any issue, but..."
Zhou Wang helplessly started, but Zhang Zhiyuan interrupted again.
"Since you don’t mind, it’s settled."
Zhang Zhiyuan laughed heartily, then turned to everyone, "Guys, let’s skip the king crab dinner tonight. I heard Yi County’s roast duck is incomparable. Let’s accompany Zhou Wang to run his errand, then eat duck there, alright?"
"I think that’s great, what’s so good about king crab, it’s boring!"
"Exactly, I’ve been wanting to try Yi County’s roast duck, let’s go!"
"I know a good place for roast duck, great for photos too!"
A female Porsche owner with a camera around her neck also raised her hand.
"Hahaha, what are we waiting for, Brother Dog lead the way, we want duck!"
"Duck, duck..."
Everyone got rowdy, urging Zhou Wang to get in the car.
Zhou Wang was both amused and exasperated.
He never expected things to turn out like this, but seeing everyone’s spirit around him, Zhou Wang felt a warmth in his heart...
Rich second-generation, playboy, reckless, spoiled, extravagant...
These people might have all sorts of labels, but beneath those façades, at the core, they were still a bunch of young people with passion!
Honestly, with everyone’s egging on, Zhou Wang found this sudden change of plans, which seemed like a time-wasting act of joining the chaos, oddly had a hint of "romanticism" to it...
Since he couldn’t hold back their enthusiasm, what else could Zhou Wang say?
With a wave of his hand, Zhou Wang was the first to open the door of his McLaren P1:
"Then let’s get going to Yi County!"