Chapter 26: Each Goes Their Separate Way

  "This kid is really stupid." Looking north, Wei Kuan saw the performance in front of Guo Fangfang and couldn't help but scold from his heart. According to his personality as a Changbai Mountain person, once he made a mistake, he would not waste time and immediately pay compensation. If he had no money, he would leave his address with others and definitely pay it back later. He wouldn't beg for mercy or kneel on the ground in front of others. It was even more impossible to kneel on the ground in front of others while his girlfriend was present, that's simply not as good as killing himself.

  "Who is he? Not simple at all!" Xiao Xiao narrowed his eyes, staring at Wei Kuan kneeling on the ground. He suddenly took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag. Thinking of Wei Kuan's performance from designing Zhou Biao last night to suddenly kneeling down in front of Chu Jia just now, he couldn't help but admire him, "Smooth, profound, adaptable, able to yield and stretch. He will definitely become a legendary figure in the University of Economics and Trade."

  "I'd rather die standing than live kneeling."

  At this time, a traffic police car from Tianjing City drove over and stopped at the intersection of Longmen Village Road. The traffic police got out, waved their arms and started directing traffic.

  As soon as the traffic police arrived, people immediately remembered the traffic rules. Within ten minutes, the cars stopped at the entrance of Beijing started to move, and the originally crowded vehicles dispersed like a tide.

  Chu Jia looked at Wei Kuan, who was still kneeling on the ground. Seeing that he had been kneeling for so long, his own temper had almost dissipated. He knew that this kind of person might not be able to come up with 30,000 now. Moreover, he was afraid that Santana was indeed a member of the Black Fish Gang, and if they were implicated, it would be troublesome. However, since he had stormed out in a rage, he couldn't just show off his power and leave without doing anything.

  Chu Jia thought for a moment, then suddenly kicked Wei Kuan in the chest with his foot. The force of this kick was ordinary and wouldn't cause internal injuries; he had clearly held back his strength. This kick served both to avenge Porsche and to show off his authority.

  Chu Jia kicked Wei Kuan and got back into her Porsche, driving away.

  Wei Kuan and others had gone far to protect Porsche, then stood up, silently returned to Santana. After sitting steadily, fastening the seat belt, staring blankly at the front, as if concentrating on thinking about something. After a while, he used his hand to brush away the footprints left by Chu Jia in front of him. This set of actions, with no joy or anger visible, obviously didn't take this humiliation as a big deal, what he cared most about was not now, but the future. Now is just youth, and young people's futures can change.

  What will happen in the future? Nobody knows for sure.

  Wei Kuan saw that Guo Fangfang was so nervous that she had tears in her eyes. He immediately smiled, pulled out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears and comforted her with a couple of words.

  Wei Kuan saw Guo Fangfang turn from shock to calmness, looking around nonchalantly, seeing the cars dispersing, and drove the Santana into the city.

  Four people saw the traffic jam scattered, looked at the approaching dusk, and hurriedly tightened their time to rush into Tianjing. Before long, they arrived at the Seventh Ring Road in Tianjing City.

  The Seventh Ring Road is the outermost of the seven urban ring roads in Tianjing City, 200 kilometers away from the city center. This is only half the radius of Tianjing City, showing how vast its area is.

  Entering the Seventh Ring Road, it officially entered the Tianjing City area.

  "Alright, let's break up."

  Yan Ying suddenly pinched the brake, stopped the bird car, and pointed to the three people on the sidewalk with her hand, saying that they should go their separate ways.

  The three of them were suddenly stunned by her words, thinking how did they end up parting ways? Are they playing "Peacock Flies Southeast"? The three of them were just discussing what to eat together tonight, and now they're separating?

  Yan Ying smiled lightly and reminded them: Tianjing City is divided into eight districts, namely Dong 1 District, Xi 1 District, Nan 1 District, Bei 1 District. In the outer periphery of these four districts, there are also Qing 1 Long District, Bai 1 Hu District, Zhu 1 Que District, and Xuan 1 Wu District. Therefore, Tianjing City with its four cardinal directions and eight districts is also known as the Four-Directional Eight-Districts City.

  Tianjing Agricultural University is in the eastern part of the city, while Tianjing University of Science and Technology is in the western part. The two schools are conveniently divided east and west. To get to either the east or west part of the city, it's best to take the Seventh Ring Road which splits off in different directions.

  Four people accompanied each other on the Longshan mountain trail, also experiencing life and death together, but now they must part ways.

  "You have time to go play at the University of Science and Technology, I'll treat you guys to dinner."

  Yan Ying smiled and glanced at the three people. She waved at them reluctantly, got on her bicycle, and started pedaling slowly. Her feet seemed hesitant as she kicked the pedals gently. Needless to say, she was a bit reluctant to part ways. Although they had just met by chance, they had already formed a deep friendship. As they bid each other farewell, although they lived in the same city, they each had their own directions to follow, and it was uncertain when they would meet again.

  The moment of parting is always the hardest to bear.

  "Yan Ying, remember to introduce me to the girls from University of Science and Technology." Lu Feng, seeing that he really couldn't stay any longer and didn't have a good excuse, brought up this matter to remind her.

  "We're having a dinner party." Turning north with a smile, imagining himself and the female students from the University of Science and Technology eating and drinking together, thinking about these things, he waved his big hand and retreated to the back.

  "I'll send you off." Xiao Xiao said as she rode her bicycle, making this request to Yan Ying, which was the most direct and meaningful thing to do at that moment.

  Xiang Bei and Lu Feng immediately expressed their willingness to send them off as well.

  Xiao Xiao didn't say a word, kicked off her own bicycle. She pulled up Yan Ying's small bird-shaped bike handle, pulling her bicycle and herself along with it, moving quickly westward on the Seventh Ring Road.

  Yan Ying's bicycle was pulled by him, she didn't stop, just silently being pulled. She also wanted to be alone with Xiao Xiao for a while.

  They saw the two bicycles merge and immediately shouted loudly behind them, calling Xiao Xiao a trash. The two scolded for a while, only to find that Xiao Xiao and Yan Ying had walked far away from their shouting voices. They had no choice but to shout loudly, telling the two people to go to Tianjing Agricultural University first, and let Xiao Xiao come to school to find them.

  Lu Peng and Xiang Bei finished speaking, and accompanied each other along the East Seventh Ring Road towards the downtown area.

  Xiao Xiao and Yan Ying rode silently westward for a while, until they arrived at the intersection of North Seventh Ring Road and West Seventh Ring Road.

  Yan Ying felt that the two of them walking like this would never come to an end. Some things, although they seemed complicated, would be better if they were decided quickly and decisively. She immediately grasped the brake of the little bird car, and the vehicle came to a stop. With her feet on the ground, she said: "Let's stop here." She stood there, looking at Xiao Xiao, suddenly hoping that he would say some parting words to her.

  She had never expected this in her heart. What kind of words would that be? Would she be moved by his farewell message? She didn't know. Maybe Xiao Xiao was just a blunt person, or he was simply careless and wouldn't say anything soft at this time. If he were meticulous, he wouldn't have forgotten to bring the spare tire for his bicycle.

  Xiao Xiao stopped the car and looked down at the pedals of his bicycle, where there was still mud from the Longshan mountain road. He suddenly thought of every moment over the past two days, thinking of the chase between the two of them and the red truck on the Longshan mountain road. He felt that he should do something meaningful at this moment of parting, so that both he and Yan Ying would remember each other for their whole lives. Only then would it be worth having met her.

  He thought of this, and after organizing his words in his mind for a long time, he suddenly lowered his head and said to Yan Ying: "I... I did something wrong."

  Yan Ying waited with bated breath, expecting him to say something special after half a day of anticipation. But instead, he started by apologizing. Could it be that his farewell message was just this? It seemed too meaningless. Apparently, she shouldn't have had any hopes for him. She calmed her emotions and asked what was wrong.

  Xiao Xiao listened to her asking herself, suddenly smiled inexplicably, stuck out her tongue and made a ghost face, took something from her backpack, and held it in front of her with both hands.

  Yan Ying lowered her head and saw that two red clouds had instantly climbed onto her white and healthy face.

  What Xiao Xiao took out was her pink bra. This bra had a white edge and a pink base, with slightly shallow cups that were somewhat transparent, making it very cute.

  She saw a red cloud rising on her face, and immediately explained: "This was when we were chasing the truck on the Longshan mountain road. I flipped out two knives from my backpack. According to Yan Ying's order, I threw one away and secretly kept one in my own backpack." He finished speaking, closed his left eye, and made a mischievous face.

  Yan Ying saw that he was holding the one she had worn, which she had been thinking of washing because it felt uncomfortable after riding a bicycle for a long time. She had put it in her backpack and delayed doing laundry, and after being chased through Longshan Mountain Road, she thought he had thrown it away, but to her surprise, he was still holding onto it.

  Yan Ying glanced at Xiao Xiao twice, suddenly reached out to grab, wanting to snatch back her own bra. But she was no match for Xiao Xiao's quick hands, and after grabbing several times, her fingertips returned empty-handed.

  Xiao Xiao placed her bra in a place not far from her, intentionally making it look within reach yet unattainable.

  Yan Ying gave Xiao Xiao a cold face, pretending to be angry, "You quickly give it to me, that's the one I wore."

  Xiao Xiao saw her frankness, and burst out laughing. "I knew it was yours. New ones can be bought again, but used ones have your scent on them, it's a waste to throw them away." He said, without any politeness, placing the bra in front of him, indulgently sniffing it with his nose, as if he was smelling perfume, feeling extremely pleased.

  "Ugh, you're so disgusting." Yan Ying saw his action, frowned and said it was disgusting, but in her heart she didn't dislike him, so her face turned even redder. She hadn't expected him to take this out when they parted ways, although there wasn't a farewell message, this was also beyond her expectations. So, should she also give him a surprise?

  The fragrance wafted in, and he felt refreshed and invigorated, more fragrant than a braised pork knuckle with scallions, ginger, garlic, and herbs. It was as if he had entered a sea of flowers, dancing carefree amidst the scent. He, who was already young, suddenly looked several years younger.

  "Since you like it so much, I'll give it to you." Yan Ying said as she took out a pen from her backpack and quickly wrote her name on the bra. "Hehe, just consider it a thank you gift." She said with a surprised expression, staring at Xiao Xiao in front of her. She had never thought that she would sign her own underwear for a boy as a keepsake.

  Xiao Xiao looked at the signature on the bra, then at Yan Ying who was smiling but not speaking. He suddenly burst into laughter and became overjoyed. He sat on his bicycle, held up Yan Ying's bra high in the air, and waved it wildly, completely carefree.

  Yan Ying looked at his expression, and it seemed like a flower had bloomed in her own heart.

  At this time, a phalanx of more than 30 Harley-Davidson motorcycles sped by on the west outer ring road.

  The Harley off-road motorcycle is sturdy and thick, with rough tires that are quite fierce. The exhaust pipe at the back of the car spews out thick smoke, and the steel frame of the body is polished clean and bright, reflecting the crimson color of the sunset. At a glance, it seems like an armored combat team from outer space, cool and dreamy.

  Male riders wrapped in colorful headscarves, dyed hair of various colors, with earrings, nose rings and other piercings on their bodies, wearing iron-blooded clothes printed with monsters and English words, adorned with metal chain skull necklaces and other metal accessories.

  The biker chicks sat on the motorcycle seats, with their long hair of various colors flowing down their shoulders, wearing tank tops and mini skirts, with leather boots on their feet, and the two balls on their chest were squeezed into pumpkins that seemed to be about to burst.

  These people kept shouting while riding, the motorcycle's rough exhaust sound and the rider's shouting voice superimposed, making a strong noise and a fierce momentum.

  At the forefront of the motorcycle formation, a flag bearer wearing a vest made from an American flag. He is tall and sturdy, with thick limbs, his face as hard as granite, and a luxuriant chest hair. The man's masculinity is fully displayed.

  He wore a floral headscarf, with two large metal earrings on his ears. With his own thick and dense hairy arms, he held a military green triangular flag, the flag fluttering in the wind, with four Chinese characters "Long Cheng Yi Zu" written in a bold and stylish font on the flag.

  The riders of these thirty motorcycles were highly skilled, and although they moved in a square formation, the distance between each motorcycle remained unchanged during the movement.

  This motorcycle fleet passed by Xiao Xiao and Yan Ying's side along the Seventh Ring Road.

  Next to the flag holder was a skinny little guy with a lip ring, a mohawk haircut and wearing a backless vest. He rode on his motorcycle, pointed at the flag and said to the flag holder: "Dragon King, people who ride bicycles hold up their jerseys as flags, how stylish and cool! Who's like us riding motorcycles still holding this rotten flag?"

  The flagman called Dragon King immediately gave him a slap, shutting his mouth. Looking at her plump and healthy figure and beautiful face, she was a hundred times fresher than those seductive motorcycle girls, and he couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.

  "Goodbye, little monster."

  Yan Ying finished saying goodbye, with a mix of reluctance and shyness, as well as a hint of expectation for their next meeting. She turned around, kicked off the scooter's footboard, shifted gears, her red hair fluttering in the wind, and rode off towards the west, heading to her destination: Tianjing University of Technology.

  The sunset sinks to the west, and the orange-red afterglow dyes the blue-white sky through, adding a layer of melancholy and sorrow. These emotions of parting lay a red carpet on the Seventh Ring Road, and Yan Ying's back silhouette follows this red path, becoming smaller and smaller as it moves along with the rotation of the bicycle chain, her long hair fluttering in the wind, until it gradually merges into the orange-red hue.

  "Goodbye, little bird."

  Gazing at Yan Ying's distant figure, he felt a pang of loss in his heart, and the hand holding the bra hesitated to let go.