Chen Lingxue gave him a sidelong glance and said flatly:
"Stop playing those old tricks, or don't blame me for not considering our schoolmate ties."
Wang Hao felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head.
Instantly sobered up.
Good grief!
The end of the world is coming soon!
If I get into trouble and get detained now, everything from before will be for nothing.
"Uh... I'll open the window for some air."
He opened the window, not daring to look at Chen Lingxue again.
No choice, her allure was just too great.
The rest of the ride was silent, and Chen Lingxue smoothly delivered him to the villa's gate.
"Well, it's getting late, I won't invite you in to sit."
Wang Hao scratched his head awkwardly.
"Even if you invited me, I wouldn't go in."
Chen Lingxue's eyes were full of caution.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm not a pervert. To be honest, I've actually had a crush on you all along. Chasing Zhang Xiaoxiao was just a way to get closer to you. There's too much of a gap between our statuses. That day I kissed you, it was just to fulfill a wish, to leave no regrets. Of course, I know this is unfair to you, so I'm sincerely apologizing here."
Wang Hao gave a deep bow to Chen Lingxue:
"I owe you a favor. If I get the chance, I'll definitely repay it. And then..."
Wang Hao stared into Chen Lingxue's eyes solemnly:
"I hope you can stock up on some food and water. It's nothing for you. And on the 9th, don't go out, stay at home. Call me crazy or a fool, but for the sake of our acquaintance, I hope you'll do as I say."
Chen Lingxue looked him in the eye for a long time, finally nodded and said "Okay."
Wang Hao's face relaxed into a smile:
"Then I'll go back to sleep. Drive safely on your way."
With that, he quickly entered the neighborhood.
Finally said it out loud.
No more secret crush from now on.
Feels great!
Wang Hao felt mentally and physically at ease, his thoughts flowed freely.
He put a perfect end to his youth in college.
"So why didn't you chase me? Just because of status! I don't care!"
Watching Wang Hao's departing figure, Chen Lingxue had a wry smile at the corners of her mouth:
"What a fool. If I didn't like you, couldn't I bite you if I couldn't resist?
Besides, am I, Chen Lingxue, someone who would swallow an insult after being bullied?"
"Ah... the apocalypse, huh? If it really comes, maybe it wouldn't be so bad!"
Inside the Lamborghini, a long sigh escaped from Chen Lingxue.
The next morning,
Wang Hao was still not fully awake when he received a call from Zhang Ming.
"Brother Hao! It's Zhang Ming! Uh, you're awake, right? You remember what we talked about yesterday?"
On the other end, Zhang Ming's voice sounded a bit uneasy.
"Oh! I remember! What's up?"
Wang Hao asked casually.
"Are you free today? How about we sign the contract today, and I'll give you all the medicines. You know my performance..."
"Sure, just tell me where, I'll drive over to get the meds and sign the contract too."
Wang Hao was also eager to finalize this matter quickly to avoid any changes.
No reason to refuse free meds, the more the better!
"Alright, alright, I'll send you the location right now."
After Zhang Ming hung up the phone, he sent the location.
"How's it going?"
Asked Zhou Chenggong anxiously, sitting on the sofa.
"All set, we'll go pick up the meds from the warehouse in a bit."
Zhang Ming's face showed a proud smile.
"This..."
Zhou Chenggong and Zhang Xiaoxiao beside him both looked surprised.
Yesterday, when Chen Lingxue sent Wang Hao, they knew things might go south.
Given Chen Lingxue's acumen, she couldn't possibly miss the clues.
Plus, their relationship wasn't bad beforehand.
Surely she would have warned Wang Hao!
"Could it be that Lingxue didn't warn him?"
Zhang Xiaoxiao furrowed her brow:
"But it doesn't seem like her style!"
"Compared to Wang Hao, you're closer to her, right? She doesn't have a reason to cause trouble with you over Wang Hao."
Zhou Chenggong analyzed.
This was somewhat flattering to Zhang Xiaoxiao.
Zhang Xiaoxiao was tagging along with Chen Lingxue, and she owed everything to her.
Even if Chen Lingxue slapped her twice, Zhang Xiaoxiao probably wouldn't dare to take issue with it.
"It might be that Lingxue did say something, but Wang Hao was too far gone to listen."
Zhang Xiaoxiao didn't inflate her own importance. Based on her understanding of Chen Lingxue, she would definitely warn Wang Hao.
Just maybe not so explicitly.
"In any case, if he's taking the batch of meds, he's trapped."
Zhou Chenggong lit up a cigarette as Zhang Ming hurriedly went to light it, fawning like a servant.
After taking a long drag, Zhou Chenggong sneered:
"See if there's anything else in the warehouse, give him a bit more, sixty thousand is a tad low."
"Sure thing! I'll take care of it, you can count on me!"
Zhang Ming chuckled.
This time, he latched onto Zhou Chenggong through Wang Hao. Even if he didn't make it big, he'd live comfortably.
An hour later, Wang Hao drove a box truck to the agreed location.
As soon as he got out, Zhang Ming eagerly greeted him, contract in hand.
"Brother Hao, take a look at the contract first! If everything's alright, we'll sign it."
"Sure!"
Wang Hao gave it a quick glance, as if not paying much attention, and signed it right away.
That made Zhang Ming gleeful.
With a shout, workers started loading the medicines onto the truck.
Only then did Wang Hao squat down and look over the contract carefully.
"Huh? Something's wrong, Zhang Ming. Didn't we agree on sixty thousand yesterday? Why is it one hundred sixty thousand now?"
Wang Hao feigned confusion as he looked at Zhang Ming.
"Hehe! I added some extra medicines last minute. Brother Hao, you're loaded, you wouldn't mind the extra hundred thousand, right? Don't worry, I gave it to you all at cost price."
Zhang Ming chuckled, looking quite smug—after all, the contract was signed.
He no longer needed to care about Wang Hao.
"What kind of medicines are they?"
Wang Hao frowned as he asked.
Although somewhat displeased, he seemed not to care much.
Seeing that he wasn't angry, Zhang Ming's eyes twinkled, and he said with a smile:
"Hehe, rest assured Brother Hao, I've given you some good stuff, including various vitamins, amoxicillin, cephalosporin, and I even stocked up some penicillin for you. In the apocalypse, this stuff would be more valuable than gold."
"Oh! That's not bad then."
Wang Hao nodded with a smile.
He genuinely felt it was pretty good!
Penicillin?
That's not something you can just purchase in bulk!
"So, Brother Hao, I also have some medical equipment, top-of-the-line stuff. Want some? I'll give you a 20% discount.
I also have other medicines you can look at."
Zhang Ming continued to push, already considering Wang Hao as a fool in his mind.
"Sure! Bring it on!"
Wang Hao naively agreed.
Cluelessly signed the contract, hustled around for most of the day, then drove away.