Chapter Eleven: Petty People

  Ma Xiaoru doesn't look bad, but at her age, she should be in the prime of youth, yet she's heavily made up and has a worldly air about her that makes her not look like a junior college student at all. She seems to be wearing all designer brands, but there are some cheap ones mixed in with the expensive ones - like the LV bag she's carrying is one of the cheaper models, which says a lot about her personality.

  At this moment, she saw the Mercedes-Benz leaving in the distance, and her heart was furious. When she turned to look at Zhao Long, her eyes were filled with anger and hatred. It's all because of this sudden appearance of a foolish boy, pretending to be some kind of hero. The bridge segment he designed was so good, but it was ruined by this big fool. If they could succeed, they wouldn't have to worry about work in the future.

  "Zhao Ge, how did you end up here? I didn't believe you when you said you loved fighting as a kid, but it turns out you're really that fierce." Li Youyou had already stepped forward, excitedly pulling on Zhao Long's hand. This was also an instinctive action, because her heart was still racing rapidly, and she was still very scared.

  Zhao Long is also a graduate of Haicheng University and is Li Youyou's senior fellow. Even now, some photos from his college days are still hanging at Haicheng University. These include leading the team to win third place in the National College Basketball League and winning the 100-meter championship at the university sports meet.

  "What a coincidence." Zhao Long took a glance at the Mercedes that had just driven away, then looked at Ma Xiaoyu again.

  As soon as Zhao Long looked at him, Ma Xiaoru immediately showed a smile and walked up with gratitude.

  "I thought the hero was someone else, but it turned out to be Brother Zhao. If you hadn't come today, we would have been in big trouble. Thank you so much for today! Even after all these years, Haicheng University still talks about your legend. By the way, did you find your girlfriend?" Ma Xiaoru smiled, but to Zhao Long, that smile looked incredibly awkward.

  "Xiao Ru..." Li Youyou's face changed slightly as soon as she heard the name. She hadn't expected Ma Xiaoru to bring up this matter. Back then, Zhao Long was a truly influential figure in Haicheng, and his girlfriend was also famous for being admitted to Haicheng University at the age of 16. The two had been dating for four years and were both excellent in their own ways, making many people envy them. However, no one could have predicted that just as they were about to graduate, Zhao Long's girlfriend suddenly disappeared.

  At that time, Zhao Long looked for everyone, but the school had no files or materials about her, and couldn't find any relevant news.

  "There are a lot of people and cars here, didn't you see that Mercedes just pass by? Even if I didn't come out, someone would have come from that Mercedes earlier. The heroic rescue scene is always very common. And in the future, don't run around with an LV bag at night, even if it's fake, it's easy to attract other people's evil intentions, after all, those little rascals don't know whether your bag is real or fake." Ma Xiaoyu's words were laced with venom, and Zhao Long was not used to her. Although she wasn't as strong as Li Shu, she could still handle this kind of minor character.

  As for her, every time Zhao Long thought about it, he felt very uncomfortable. A few years had passed in the blink of an eye. Zhao Long did not seek death or life because he clearly remembered that before she suddenly left, she had said some topics that were considered inexplicable at the time.

  She always asked, if I left, would you wait for me to come back? If one day we are separated, no matter how long it takes, I will come back to find you. Zhao Long still remembered these words, and after things really came out, Zhao Long gradually understood a little.

  Through that sneak into the school's computer center, searching for personnel files did not find her information, Zhao Long already thoroughly understood some things. However, he firmly believed that as long as he gave himself time, he would definitely have the ability to find her.

  Waiting, that's not Zhao Long's style, he has his own thoughts in mind. Afterwards, many people thought this was Zhao Long's pain, especially those who knew him well wouldn't mention it easily, but Zhao Long himself didn't take it to heart. Because he believed, he would definitely find and bring back Xue Er.

  Of course, for malicious attacks like Ma Xiaoru's, intentionally trying to hurt oneself with this kind of thing, there can be no courtesy. At this time, a taxi happened to have just dropped off someone and was passing by here on its way back to the city, and Zhao Long had already hailed it with one hand.

  "Brother Zhao, it's just a few steps away, we can just walk back...". Seeing Zhao Long hailing a car, Li Yuyou thought they were going to take it.

  "We'll definitely go back, with me around you don't have to be afraid of anything." Zhao Long said with a smile, and directly opened the car door without waiting for Ma Xiaoru to speak, he pulled her in with his strength and threw her into the taxi.

  "Ah...... what are you doing......" Ma Xiaoru was startled.

  "You know what to do, hurry up and chase that Mercedes, otherwise the boss will get angry and you'll be in trouble. No one will buy you LV bags anymore." Zhao Long slammed the car door shut with a "bang". But Ma Xiaoyu was not willing to give up, she pushed the door and wanted to get out, but Zhao Long's eyes widened. He thought to himself, if it weren't for Yoyo being here, I would beat this woman up directly, she's even more vicious than those thugs in the car.

  "Brother Zhao... what's this?" Li Youyou was perplexed, she also sensed that Zhao Long's attitude was somewhat off.

  "Let her take the bus back, I'll walk and talk with you."

  "Xiao Ru said she's going to stay at my place today, and by this time the school dorms are already closed."

  "Don't worry, she has plenty of room." At this time, the taxi had already started, and Zhao Long said: "Just now I heard that someone wanted to let these little rascals pretend to be bad guys, and then he would appear as a hero to save the beauty. The purpose is to pursue you. Although this trick is very earthy and vulgar, it's not uncommon when pursuing someone. However, this plan was thought up by Ma Xiaoru next to you, and she also took advantage of that person."

  "No way......" Li Youyou's eyes widened in shock as she stared at Zhao Long, disbelieving what he had just said.

  "Haha......" Zhao Long smiled and spread his hands, saying: "That's how it is, so you have to be more careful. Mainly, be careful of that Ma Xiao Ru, this woman has a lot of worldly aura on her body, and her thoughts are also very heavy."

  "Brother Zhao, you must have misheard. Xiaoru wouldn't do such a thing. That bag of hers is fake, isn't it? Maybe it's just a coincidence..." Li Youyou was completely different from Ma Xiaoru, and she was still in the mindset of being in school, not worldly-wise at all.

  "That bag is real, I was just teasing her earlier. For someone like her, it's not easy to have such a good thing, and hearing others say that would make her furious. I'm not a detective, Zhao Ge, nor do I need to prove anything. I'm only telling you this because I hope you'll be more careful in the future. Some things require attention and observation, don't just take what others say at face value. Even if you're really with that person who wants to play hero, it's not necessarily a bad thing - after all, he's putting in so much effort, which shows he has a good heart. I'm not trying to control anything, Zhao Ge, just reminding you to think more and observe more." For someone still in school and relatively innocent like Youyou, Zhao Long couldn't help but say more.

  "Uh-huh." Li Youyou nodded, not explaining anything further. She just didn't think that much about it and wasn't thinking in any particular direction, it's not that she couldn't understand. Moreover, this was the first time she had seen Zhao Long so serious and solemn, usually he was very casual, when he came to her house for dinner, he would often tell jokes.

  And now that I think about it, Xiaoru's actions today were indeed very strange. She told me early on that she was going to stay at my place. It was because of Ma Xiaoru that I called Aunt Li and didn't let her come pick us up, which led to this unexpected event. And thinking back, there really was a Mercedes-Benz passing by at the time. Plus, in school, there have been many rumors about Xiaoru's messy behavior outside. People are afraid not to think, but once they start thinking, they can think of many problems.

  Seeing Li Youyou deep in thought, Zhao Long didn't say anything else. The street was quiet, and Li Youyou's heart was in turmoil. At this moment, Zhao Long also couldn't help but think of her because of Ma Xiaoru's words. He usually didn't think about it, because he had already placed it at the bottom of his heart. In the past, if he really wanted to achieve something to find her, he didn't know whether it would take ten or twenty years. But thinking about the changes in himself over the past few days, maybe he could achieve his goal earlier.

  The two of them each lost in their own thoughts, returned home, Zhao Long kept watching until Youyou entered her room before he went inside.

  As soon as Zhao Long entered the house, he found it strange that he didn't hear Pao Zi's snoring sound. His snore was known to shake heaven and earth, and make ghosts cry. Especially after drinking, people in the upstairs and downstairs, as well as neighbors around could all hear it, showing its powerful strength.

  Zhao Long entered the house and took a glance inside, only to find that there was no one on the bed. That fat guy had actually left. He must have had something going on, otherwise he wouldn't be able to get up after drinking. Thinking this, Zhao Long washed up and went to bed. As soon as he lay down, he suddenly felt something under his pillow. He sat up and removed the pillow, only to see a stack of money underneath. The money was clearly freshly withdrawn from the bank, all brand new.

  "You're a dead fatso, and you're playing this trick on me too? Damn it, it's making my nose a bit sour!!" Zhao Long picked up the money, muttering to himself.