Chapter 128 Where’s my lighter?
Zhou Wang and Jiang Mo walked out of the library side by side. He took out his cell phone and saw a message from an unfamiliar gray-headed avatar.

Zhou Wang took a moment to react before he remembered who this was.

He clicked on WeChat and saw that it was “To Kill Mockingbird” who had passed his friend verification and also sent a message:
“You are Uncle Zhou Dajun’s son, right?”

“It’s me, Sister Qingkui, hello.”

Zhou Wang replied, but before he could say anything else, the other party quickly responded to Zhou Wang.

“I’m sorry, I may not have much impression of you, but Auntie has already told me, and I roughly understand her thoughts, but I’m busy recently, so let’s contact each other later, okay?”

Zhou Wang was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and replied “OK”.

He expected Jiang Qingkui’s reaction, which was normal.

I can only say that my parents take some things for granted. Times have changed after all. The friendships that were formed because of neighbors may only stay in that era…

Shaking his head, Zhou Wang put away his phone.

“Tell me about Professor Wang.”

Before going to the nearby shopping mall to buy gifts, Zhou Wang asked Jiang Mo first.

Having money is just confidence, but since you need help from others, you still have to be a little bit particular about how to deal with the professor.

Zhou Wang himself was not very familiar with Wang Hongying. He only knew that the other party had a lot of titles and was considered the face of the Caida Law School.

Given the other person’s status, he or she will have worldly desires, but it is impossible for him or her to be as vulgar as ordinary people. After all, he or she must not lack basic material things.

Although Zhou Wang didn’t know how much money a famous professor could earn in a year, he thought that some of them could make at least middle class level.

“What…what’s going on?”

However, when Jiang Mo heard Zhou Wang’s question, he looked confused.

“…”

Zhou Wang opened his mouth, but after thinking about it, he gave up. He took out his cell phone and called Ding Yi directly without avoiding Jiang Mo.

After meeting Ding Yi that day, Zhou Wang didn’t know about anything else, he just suddenly figured out a problem.

If Ding Yi insists on getting closer to him, some problems will eventually become unavoidable.

Although he was destined to be a scumbag, he wanted to be an honest scumbag…

Well, that’s all bullshit.

Zhou Wang’s real thought was that it would be exposed sooner or later anyway, so what would happen even if Ding Yi discovered his relationship with Jiang Mo?

White moonlight will make people unforgettable, but it is impossible for Zhou Wang to give up what he already has.

He was too lazy to try to hide anything, so, let it be whatever it is…

He’s messed up.

Based on the above ideas, Zhou Wang made the call very casually, not caring at all about the consequences.

In fact, if he really had concerns, he might not be willing to accompany Jiang Mo to see Wang Hongying at this moment.

The call was connected, and Ding Yi’s clear voice soon came from the other end:
“Hehe, classmate Zhou Wang, isn’t it too late for you to apologize now?”

“What are you apologizing for?”

Zhou Wang was confused.

“Hey, you called me, isn’t it because you ignored me last night?”

Ding Yi was also stunned.

Zhou Wang realized something. He kept the call going and quickly looked through the chat history. He immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing.

After leaving the club yesterday, he had promised to go to the second half, but because of Xu Wenxi’s fierce criticism, he naturally put the matter behind him.

Zhang Zhiyuan and the others were fine, at most they sent a few voice messages to curse Zhou Wang, and they didn’t really blame Zhou Wang. But Ding Yi saw that he didn’t show up last night, but he sent a lot of messages to Zhou Wang.

She didn’t say it explicitly, but there was a sentence written between the lines of those messages:

“I came here because of you.”

Zhou Wang understood it at a glance.

The key point is that Zhou Wang didn’t look at his phone all night. When he woke up in the morning, Ding Yi’s message was covered underneath again, and Zhou Wang completely forgot about it.

So people still need to exercise moderation. He actually made such a low-level mistake. It must be because he rushed too far last night…

It’s all Xu Wenxi’s fault.

“Sorry, I drank too much last night…” Zhou Wang quickly explained.

However, Ding Yi quickly interrupted him with a smile: “It’s okay, I was just joking with you. I know you definitely didn’t mean to not come, so what do you want to talk to me about now?”

Zhou Wang couldn’t tell whether Ding Yi really didn’t care, but he had to admit that he was being manipulated again, and even felt a little inexplicably guilty about it.

Terrible, terrible…

Zhou Wang shook his head to dispel his distracting thoughts, “There is something I want to ask you about your professor’s situation.”

“You mean Professor Wang?”

Ding Yi was surprised and asked, “You asked her because…”

“I want to help Senior Sister Jiang Mo. She has something to ask of Professor Wang.”

Zhou Wang glanced at Jiang Mo who was waiting quietly beside him and spoke.

Ding Yi was silent for a moment, “Senior Sister Jiang…”

Her voice was very soft, so soft that it seemed like an illusion to Zhou Wang. Just when Zhou Wang thought she would ask further questions, Ding Yi’s voice became bright again.

“No problem. I’ll tell you what I know. Please remember it.”

“You say it.”

“Professor Wang has a very open-minded personality, but she doesn’t have a strong sense of utilitarianism. She has a typical Yunnan personality. She is commonly known as a hometown treasure. Peking University has offered her a job several times, but she didn’t go…”

When Zhou Wang heard this, his brows slightly frowned.

Not having too strong a utilitarian mentality means that the role of material things will be weakened, making it even more difficult to choose a gift.

“Professor Wang’s husband is a well-known lawyer and a senior partner of one of the top three law firms in Yunnan Province, Yunshangyun Law Firm. I wonder if you have heard of it…”

“wait.”

Zhou Wang interrupted Ding Yi.

He took a look at the chat history with Xu Wenxi, which contained the electronic version of the acquisition contract he had just sent this morning.

The contract was downloaded to the mobile phone from the system interface, and the law firm that handled it was “Cloud on Cloud”.

“Do you know what Professor Wang’s husband’s name is?” Zhou Wang asked.

“I forgot his name, I only know his last name is Gao, but I can check…”

“No need, I just asked casually.”

As Zhou Wang spoke, his eyes were fixed on the contract, where the name of the attorney-in-fact was shown as “Gao Zhenbang”.

If nothing unexpected happens, Lawyer Gao is accompanying Xu Wenxi to handle the property registration…

Zhou Wang looked through the records on the system interface again and found the transaction contract for the previous acquisition of “Wuyou Media” shares. Sure enough… the law firm involved was also “Yunshangyun”, but it was the Yunshangyun in Hangzhou.

Information searched online shows that Yunshangyun Law Firm is not only ranked among the top in Yunnan Province, but in fact it is a large law firm with chain offices in many cities across the country.

Once would be fine, but twice in a row can only mean that this is the official law firm designated by the system to handle various procedures for him.

Although the specific reason is still unclear, this connection is a good entry point.

While Zhou Wang was checking, Ding Yi just waited quietly. After several minutes, Zhou Wang came to his senses and said “sorry”.

“Don’t always say sorry to me. If you really feel embarrassed, then you owe me another meal.”

Ding Yi chuckled.

“it is good.”

“I recorded it to preserve the evidence. If you don’t keep your promise, you’re done… But I haven’t finished yet.”

Ding Yi hummed and threatened Zhou Wang, then continued, “Professor Wang has a son and a daughter. The daughter is already in college, but her hobby is singing. She has tens of thousands of fans on Tik Tok. As for the brother, he just finished the college entrance examination and is a lively and playful person…

“Because Professor Wang is usually busy and has little time to spend with her children, she dotes on them. If you want to win Professor Wang’s favor, this is a good way to get started.”

Ding Yi also emphasized the personality and interests of the brother and sister.

“…I see. Thank you. I’ll date you later. Bye!”

After Ding Yi told her all the information she knew, Zhou Wang nodded thoughtfully and then hung up the phone.

Turning around, I saw Jiang Mo standing beside me with her red lips slightly parted, looking a little dazed.

Zhou Wang inexplicably felt that she was somewhat adorable at this moment, and couldn’t help but pinch her smooth face, “What are you thinking about?”

“No, I just think… Junior Sister Ding is amazing. I obviously knew the professor earlier than she did, but I knew nothing.”

Jiang Mo’s tone was a little lonely, “I’m too stupid.”

“How can anyone who can get into graduate school have a low IQ? It’s just that you are not sensitive to this aspect.”

After Zhou Wang finished speaking, he saw that Jiang Mo was still keeping her lips pursed and didn’t speak. He raised his eyebrows and said, “Senior sister, look up and look at me.”

Jiang Mo acted completely subconsciously and immediately followed suit.

At this time, the two were in the garden outside the library. Zhou Wang looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he moved closer to Jiang Mo. Then he stopped talking and just looked at Jiang Mo.

Jiang Mo was confused at first, then seemed to have thought of something. Her breathing became a little rapid, but she still slowly approached Zhou Wang.

Then she opened her red lips, stuck out her tongue, and gently licked Zhou Wang’s mouth.

During this process, she was trembling slightly, and her face turned red with shame, but she still tried to open her eyes wide and kept staring around.

When Zhou Wang hugged her and patted her thin back to indicate that it was okay, Jiang Mo was already a little unsteady on her feet and leaned on Zhou Wang’s shoulder for a long time before she calmed down.

It was as if this simple movement had drained all her strength.

“So, look, senior sister, you are not stupid. I only need to give you a look and you will know what I want from you.”

Zhou Wang smiled, put his arms around her slender waist, straightened her body, and stared into her somewhat out-of-focus dark eyes.

“Besides, you don’t have to worry about this. Even if you never learn the ways of the world, so what… With me here, you don’t need to learn.”

As he said that, Zhou Wang kissed her again.

Listening to Zhou Wang’s gentle words, Jiang Mo was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said no more, but his eyes obviously softened.

She gently pulled Zhou Wang’s fingers, as if she was declaring something in this way.

“I think I know what to do. Wait for me for a moment while I make a few calls.”

Zhou Wang asked Jiang Mo to sit on the stone bench first, while he took out his cell phone.

……

At five o’clock in the afternoon, Zhou Wang and Jiang Mo, who had prepared gifts, arrived at a community near Cuihu Lake.

This is an old residential area with only six floors. Even after some renovations, there are still traces of mottled marks everywhere.

But Zhou Wang knew that the housing prices here were second to none in the entire Ming City. Because of this unique geographical location, even if it was an old house, countless people were scrambling to buy it.

However, because of the brief conversation with Jiang Qingkui, the house in front of him evoked some memories for Zhou Wang.

The house he lived in when he was a child was of this type. It was a staff dormitory built uniformly by a state-owned enterprise, and was very similar in both floor height and style.

At that time, he would lie on the second floor of such a house, quietly watching Jiang Qingkui passing by every day.

She had a high ponytail, swung her long legs, had a sullen look on her face, and was holding a pile of books. Every time she passed by, Zhou Wang felt as if an invisible gust of wind had hit his face… “Beep!”

Zhou Wang was reminiscing about his childhood when a horn suddenly sounded behind him.

Zhou Wang frowned and turned his head.

There were no lanes or sidewalks in the old neighborhood. Strictly speaking, the place where Zhou Wang was standing was just an open space in front of the building. It was unclear whether a car could drive here, but that was not the point. The point was—

The car is already in front of me. Even if you think I’m blocking your way, is it necessary to honk your crappy horn when you open the window and talk?

This made Zhou Wang feel very rude, after all, he rarely beeped when driving a Ferrari.

The car behind them was a black Tesla Model S. No wonder Zhou Wang didn’t hear much of the noise.

It’s the three-motor version, which costs about 800,000 yuan.

What made Zhou Wang speechless was that after he pulled Jiang Mo out of the way, the car stopped moving again.

After a closer look, I realized that the driver was staring at Jiang Mo in a daze.

Zhou Wang silently took a step forward, blocking his sight.

The young man who was driving reacted at this time and drove forward. When he passed by the two people, their eyes met through the car window which was deliberately lowered.

The young man’s attention was not on Zhou Wang. He still pretended to glance at Jiang Mo unintentionally. Zhou Wang also saw that there were actually two people sitting in his car.

At this moment Zhou Wang was somewhat surprised, because although the woman in the passenger seat was wearing sunglasses and his face could not be seen clearly, from the glimpse of her side profile, she seemed to be a great beauty. Could it be that he was having his fill while still thinking about what was in the pot?
The vehicle quickly drove away, but the young man driving the Tesla contributed “+1” to Zhou Wang’s reputation.

My reputation goes up really fast when I’m with my senior. I gained several points just now in the library.

Not long after, under Jiang Mo’s guidance, Zhou Wang and his companion arrived at a building near the inside. The black Tesla they had seen before was also parked downstairs.

There is a small garden extending outward from the first floor. A half-grown boy is standing in the garden with a lazy posture. The man and woman who got off the car are also in the garden and are talking to the boy.

“That’s Professor Wang’s son.”

Jiang Mo recognized the boy and spoke softly to Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang nodded slightly. It seemed that this couple also came to visit Wang Hongying.

When the two of them got closer, the boy saw Jiang Mo and waved at her, “Sister Jiang Mo, you’re here too!”

The noise made the man and woman turn their heads, and when the young man saw that it was Zhou Wang and the other man, his eyes lit up.

“Xiao Hu, is the professor home?”

Jiang Mo nodded at the boy and asked.

“Yes, but you have to wait. There are other guests at home right now, and there is no room for them. My mother arranged for me to stand guard.”

Gao Xiaohu shrugged.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Mo looked at Zhou Wang. Zhou Wang naturally didn’t care, but he felt a little sad in his heart. It seemed that he still underestimated the social status of Professor Wang Hongying!

This scene cannot be said to be crowded with people, but at least the society is broad.

Zhou Wang turned his gaze and looked at the other young couple, and this time he saw a clue.

This is definitely not a couple…

Because the distance between the two people was a little far, or to be more precise, the long-haired woman wearing a long windbreaker and sunglasses was standing on the other side with her shoulders folded.

From a psychological point of view, this is a typical defensive posture. In any case, the two of them definitely do not have a close relationship.

I don’t know why, but this woman gave Zhou Wang a little sense of familiarity.

But Zhou Wang was sure that he didn’t know her.

At this moment, the woman took off her sunglasses, revealing her delicate face under her long hair that was slightly curled like water waves. She had bright and elegant facial features, but gave people a very cold feeling. She looked somewhat similar to Jiang Mo, but they were two completely different styles.

Zhou Wang was stunned for a moment at this time.

It was not because this woman’s appearance was enough to compete with Jiang Mo, but because that face gradually overlapped with a face in his memory.

Although the temperament is completely different, some aspects are still similar.

Jiang Qingkui…

Zhou Wang didn’t expect that they would meet so soon after they added each other on WeChat.

Although Jiang Qingkui obviously did not recognize Zhou Wang, his eyes only glanced at him and quickly moved away, instead staying on Jiang Mo for a little longer.

But it’s normal. The passing neighbor girl who is a top student is just the boy’s own adolescent concern. For Jiang Qingkui, if Zhou Wang hadn’t gone to her house to do homework, she might not have any memory of Zhou Wang at all.

Even so, Zhou Wang was just a junior high school student at that time, and he has changed a lot now. Almost ten years have passed, and it would be a miracle if Jiang Qingkui could recognize him…

At this moment, to Zhou Wang’s surprise, the young man came closer and handed Zhou Wang a big Chongjiu.

“I didn’t expect you guys were here to visit Professor Wang as well. I’m sorry I startled you by honking my horn just now… Hey, buddy, do you want to smoke?”

“Thank you.”

Zhou Wang was a little surprised. He nodded and took the cigarette. He didn’t light it in the garden, but walked outside.

The young man followed and took the initiative to extend his hand to Zhou Wang, “Let me introduce myself, Tang Mao, what’s your name, brother?”

“Excuse me, Zhou Wang.”

Zhou Wang replied with a faint smile.

As he spoke, Zhou Wang calmly put the cigarette he handed to him into his trouser pocket and took out one of his own.

Although he didn’t know what the young man named Tang Mao wanted to do, his eyes made Zhou Wang feel uncomfortable, and he never touched cigarettes or alcohol given by strangers.

The southwest region may not be as chaotic as before, but Zhou Wang remembered that he had seen news reports that some people would stuff all sorts of random things into cigarettes to spread them.

“What do you do, brother? Do you need help from Professor Wang?”

Tang Mao didn’t notice Zhou Wang’s subtle movements, he just asked with a smile.

“No, I came here with my girlfriend.”

Zhou Wang shook his head and raised his chin towards Jiang Mo.

“Fuck, that really is your girlfriend!”

The young man’s smile froze for a moment, and then his tone became a little embarrassed, “What a pity, I said I would get to know you through you…”

Zhou Wang frowned. I already said she is my girlfriend, what do you mean by “what a pity”?
“The guy next to you isn’t bad either, why are you still thinking about my girlfriend?”

Zhou Wang asked deliberately with a smile.

“It’s still a long shot now. This woman may not necessarily like me. I can only say that because I can help her, there is a small chance…”

Tang Mao said, his eyes turned, and he smiled and asked Zhou Wang, “From your accent, you are not from Mingcheng, right? Why don’t you leave me your contact information? I’m not bragging, but I do have some influence in Mingcheng.”

As if to prove something, Tang Mao stretched out his sleeve, inadvertently revealing the Rolex Submariner on his hand, and pointed at the Tesla parked next to him.

“Take this Plaid version of Model S for example. No matter how much discount you get on the market, the base price is 800,000 yuan, but I have a channel and I can get it for just over 600,000 yuan. If you want to buy a car, you can definitely ask me to introduce it to you!”

After Tang Mao finished boasting, before Zhou Wang had time to say anything, Professor Wang’s son Gao Xiaohu came over and interjected with interest.

“Can this car really be bought for more than 600,000 yuan?”

“That can be fake, but ordinary people can’t afford this price. Are you interested in the car too?”

“I’m learning to drive recently, and my dad said he would buy me a car after I finish learning, but they were all looking at Mercedes-Benz, BMW and other sedans, which I’m not interested in at all…”

Gao Xiaohu complained, “My favorite is supercars. The other day I saw a blue Ferrari 812 on the street. It was so cool, but I knew my family couldn’t afford it, so I thought about buying a coupe or something to satisfy my craving.”

“You like sports cars?”

Tang Mao chuckled and pretended to casually take out a key from his trouser pocket. The “Porsche” logo on it was extremely conspicuous.

“What a coincidence! I just happen to have a Porsche 718 gathering dust in the garage. I’ll lend it to you someday.”

“Really?”

Gao Xiaohu’s eyes lit up.

“Of course, it’s not a very expensive car, you can drive it as you like!”

Tang Mao waved his hand with great pressure, “If you really want to broaden your horizons, I’ll take you to our supercar club in Mingcheng. Maybe the Ferrari you saw is there!”

As he spoke, Tang Mao, perhaps because he saw Zhou Wang staring at his Porsche keys in a daze, smiled at Zhou Wang again.

“Dude, are you interested too? No problem, let’s go out more often in the future. If you want to drive my car for fun, that’s no big deal!”

Zhou Wang came to his senses and didn’t know what to say.

The reason he was stunned was that he found it interesting… He had come into contact with a lot of second-generation people recently, but Zhou Wang had never seen someone as straightforward and pretentious as Tang Mao.

You know what, it’s quite novel.

Zhou Wang, who was in a playful mood, suddenly stretched out his hand in a very exaggerated manner and put the cigarette in his mouth.

With a shake of the sleeves, the Rolex Meteorite watch was revealed. The gray and white dial with a diameter of 40mm was simply too conspicuous.

While Tang Mao was stunned, Zhou Wang pretended to be confused and began to search his pockets.

“Hey, where’s my lighter… Oh, I found it!”

As he spoke, Zhou Wang took out a Ferrari key from his trouser pocket, then frowned and said, “Damn, I took the wrong one.”

Then Zhou Wang fumbled around again and soon found a Ferrari key. “No, this is the spare key… It’s strange, why is this lighter so hard to find today?”

While Zhou Wang was searching, he kept the two Ferrari keys in his other hand, waving them back and forth in front of Tang Mao and Gao Xiaohu, who were both stunned…

(The new Ferrari key costs 18,000 yuan each. Doesn’t it look like a lighter?)
Finally, Tang Mao couldn’t stand it anymore and he took the initiative to hand over his lighter.

“Well, you can use mine…”

“Oh, thanks.”

After lighting the cigarette, Zhou Wang took the two car keys into his pocket again.

“No… this brother, do you really have a Ferrari?”

At this time, the shocked boy became excited and couldn’t wait to ask Zhou Wang.

“Well, the blue Ferrari 812C you saw earlier should be mine if nothing unexpected happens.”

Zhou Wang nodded.

After hearing Zhou Wang’s words, Tang Mao came back to his senses, and a hint of suspicion appeared in his eyes.

If it was just the meteorite Rolex, he might really be shocked, but what a coincidence, the Ferrari that Gao Xiaohu saw was also yours?
And Tang Mao was not bragging, he was indeed a member of the supercar club, although he only sneaked in, but he had actually seen those young men in Mingcheng who drove supercars, but he had never heard of a person as awesome as Zhou Wang, right?
There are many high-end fake Rolex watches, and as for car keys…

“I remember that there are replica car keys like this for sale online, and they only cost a few dozen yuan each, including shipping.”

Tang Mao said this in a joking tone, but the implication was self-evident.

Hearing Tang Mao’s words, the young man was stunned for a moment, and then he looked around, “Brother, where is your Ferrari parked? Can I see it?”

“It’s closed today.”

Zhou Wang shook his head.

Suddenly, the young man began to doubt, and as for Tang Mao, the sneer on the corner of his mouth widened a little.

“Dude, can I see your car keys? I’ve never seen this style before.”

“It doesn’t have any fancy functions, it’s just an ordinary car key, forget it.”

Zhou Wang saw that Tang Mao didn’t quite believe it, so he just smiled indifferently. Did he have the obligation to prove anything to the other party?

Tang Mao wanted to say something, but at this moment, a group of people walked out from Professor Wang’s house on the first floor. Gao Xiaohu hurried over. Zhou Wang noticed that Wang Hongying had also come out, so he extinguished the cigarette in his hand and followed her.

(End of this chapter)