74: Chapter 73: A Shopping Trip Begins, Is Zhang Wei Caught Red-Handed?
74: Chapter 73: A Shopping Trip Begins, Is Zhang Wei Caught Red-Handed?
(This chapter has been released…)
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Zhang Wei had no idea that Xia Qianyue, Mo Yuzhu, and Xiao Baihe had made plans to go shopping together.
Furthermore, they arranged to et tomorrow at the United Financial Building.
After he returned to Lin Mansion, the thought of today’s accomplishnts made the corners of his mouth rise into a smile.
Overall, his future in-laws seed quite nice.
Xia Donghai appeared to be an honest man, and Li Qinghua also seed to be a person of simple thoughts.
He didn’t find such parents stressful at all.
In fact, he even found it interesting to interact with people like them.
“Considering this, the only family mber I haven’t t yet is my future brother-in-law!”
As for Xia Qianjun, Zhang Wei could only wait for a chance to et him in the future.
“Right, I need to see Dr.
Jessica tomorrow.
Better call Cui Xi to schedule an appointnt!”
Cui Xi was the female assistant in Jessica’s office, the woman who always sat at the entrance.
Zhang Wei contacted Cui Xi, and after a brief conversation, they quickly agreed on a ti.
Tomorrow at noon, Jessica just happened to be available.
Zhang Wei took note of the ti and set a reminder on his phone.
“I’m free these days.
After Wang Yuqing’s case, I don’t plan to take on any more major cases, and the smaller ones are mostly a waste of ti.
Might as well take a few days off!”
After so thought, Zhang Wei decided to rest up until the New Year.
After all, there were not a few students who shared his perspective.
Most recomndation letters from the law school would also be sent after the New Year.
For instance, the recomndation letter Zheng Qian wrote for Zhang Wei instructed him to report to the legal clinic after the New Year.
Of course, Zhang Wei definitely wouldn’t be going.
“Today’s Saturday, I should go check in at the martial arts school next door!”
Seeing that it was still early, Zhang Wei headed straight for Zhang’s Martial Arts School next door.
It wasn’t until evening that he walked out of Zhang’s Martial Arts School.
After declining Zhang Xinwu’s and Lu Ma’s invitation to stay for dinner, he returned to Lin Mansion, took out the ingredients from the fridge, and started cooking dinner.
Before long, the fragrant dishes were ready.
Clomp clomp clomp!
A series of hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs.
Zhao Xiaoxiao seed to co down just in ti, lured by the aroma of the food, and hurried to the kitchen downstairs.
“Slls so good, are those prawns?”
She was sowhat surprised to see the oil-braised prawns and snow-tracking dragon on the dining table.
“I had these dishes at my eldest daughter’s place today, so I just followed the mories from lunch and made the sa ones tonight!”
Zhang Wei took off his apron and handed the tableware to Zhao Xiaoxiao before sitting down to eat with a toothy grin.
Zhao Xiaoxiao was still wearing her cartoon pajamas, her hair unkempt and spread ssily across her forehead.
After serving herself a bowl of rice, she imdiately sat opposite Zhang Wei, brushing the hair from her forehead to reveal her smooth brow.
“By the way, who’s the eldest daughter?”
Zhao Xiaoxiao, having taken her seat, couldn’t contain her curiosity.
“Just a silly girl.
She’s not as smart as you, my second daughter.”
Zhang Wei smiled, his thoughts filled with Xia Qianyue’s simple appearance.
“Heh!” Zhao Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, her face instantly turning displeased.
Was he comparing her, the second daughter, to the eldest daughter?
It seed that in her heart, she had accepted her identity as Zhang Wei’s “second daughter.”
“Anyway, don’t stay cooped up in the house all the ti.
Go out and get so fresh air.
Or how about working out at Zhang’s Martial Arts School next door?
Sister Xiao Wu is actually pretty nice!”
“Having to get up early for a run every day is tough enough.
They make such a racket with their drums and gongs every morning.
If I didn’t prefer staying in, I’d seriously be tempted to complain to the residents’ committee about them!”
Upon hearing Zhang Wei’s suggestion, Zhao Xiaoxiao imdiately voiced her objection, her expression even more displeased.
It seed she didn’t want to endure the ordeal of Zhang Xinwu’s drumming to prompt early rising.
“It’s hard to imagine you two are almost the sa age…”
Zhang Wei glanced at Zhao Xiaoxiao and sighed.
He knew Zhao Xiaoxiao was also around twenty, and though she didn’t care much for dressing up, one could tell she was naturally beautiful with a good foundation in her appearance.
Unfortunately, Zhao Xiaoxiao lacked the vigor and vitality of youth, not only sleeping in every day but also keeping the habits of a night owl.
This was much like Luo Xiaobu.
Sotis Zhang Wei truly lanted that the passion and energy of youth seed missing in this generation.
However, what he didn’t realize was that sleeping in plus staying up late was actually the norm for young people now.
“I’m full, I’m full!” Perhaps she felt a bit uncomfortable being around Zhang Wei.
Zhao Xiaoxiao put down her bowl and chopsticks with an impatient look, and once again “thump thump thump” ran back upstairs and closed her room door.
“This second daughter of mine is really rebellious!”
Zhang Wei sighed helplessly, finding that communicating with Zhao Xiaoxiao was still very difficult.
But relying on al tis, he was still able to have conversations with Zhao Xiaoxiao.
After tidying up the kitchen and dining table, Zhang Wei returned to his room, calculated his earnings for the day, and went to bed early.
The night passed quickly.
…
The next day, in the morning.
Thud thud thud!
“Second daughter, I’m going to see a psychologist today and may not co back for lunch, but I’ve prepared so noodles for you.
Try to cook them yourself for lunch!”
“Got it, got it, now scram, and do it imdiately!”
Hearing the familiar impatient tone coming from the room, Zhang Wei smiled knowingly, walked down from the second floor, and left Lin Mansion.
Next door at Zhao Mansion, the doors were not open today, indicating that Zhao Qingyan didn’t rest over the weekend.
“This is how a programr should spend the weekend!” Zhang Wei couldn’t help but comnt to himself as he looked at the closed doors of Zhao Mansion.
Then he walked past the bustling Zhang’s Martial Arts School and headed towards the nearest subway station.
At the sa ti.
Martial Association, family building.
Xia Qianyue also got up early and put on a set of clothes she usually wouldn’t dare to wear.
It was the black professional attire that Zhang Wei had bought for her, one that perfectly highlighted her figure while masking her flaws.
Although the money was provided by Tang Chunde, Silly knew it was Zhang Wei who had bought it for her.
When Xia Qianyue erged from her room dressed in the new outfit, it caused both Li Qinghua and Xia Donghai outside the door to be astonished.
But Xia Donghai had to prepare for outdoor duty, so after one glance, he was ready to leave.
On the other hand, Li Qinghua began to plot.
“Hold on!”
She imdiately called out to Xia Qianyue and approached with a suspicious look.
“What’s this about?
Who are you dressing up for?
Is it that boy?
Are you going to et him again today?”
The boy she referred to was, of course, Zhang Wei.
Upon hearing Li Qinghua’s words, Xia Qianyue imdiately retorted, “Not at all, I’m going shopping with Yuzhu and the others today!”
“Yuzhu, your college roommate Mo Yuzhu from the Mo Family?”
When Li Qinghua heard it was Mo Yuzhu, her expression changed a few tis, becoming sowhat doubtful.
“Of course, if you don’t believe , look!”
Xia Qianyue had prepared in advance, opened WeChat on her phone, and showed the chat history of the discussion group.
Ding ding…
The ssages refreshed and new ssages started popping up in the group.
[Mo Yuzhu: I’m heading out now, have you all gotten up yet, you lazy pigs?]
[Xiao Baihe: Humph, who do you think I am?
I wake up at 6 a.m.
every day!]
[Mo Yuzhu: @Xia Qianyue, are you up yet?
We shouldn’t let a certain female prosecutor laugh at us （knock knock）]
Xia Qianyue quickly composed a ssage and sent it off.
“Not only that Mo girl, but Xiao Baihe is there too?”
Seeing the ssages, Li Qinghua finally let her guard down.
She rembered that Xiao Baihe seed to have graduated a year before her daughter and had already beco an ace at the Procuratorate Headquarters, yet she still mingled with her daughter.
As a clerk, she naturally knew Xiao Baihe.
As for her daughter’s two college roommates, Li Qinghua had no objections; they were all girls, and it wouldn’t hurt to go out and have fun together.
“Since it’s Mo Yuzhu and Xiao Baihe, then it’s fine.
Just make sure to go early and co back early, don’t stay out too late!”
Li Qinghua stepped aside, effectively giving Xia Qianyue a pass.
“Got it~”
Xia Qianyue replied, but to herself, she couldn’t help muttering, “So annoying, my mom really…
I’m not a kid anymore…”
“Daughter, do you need to give you a ride?
Where is your eting place?
If it’s not too far, I might as well drop you off on the way.”
Xia Donghai stood at the door, suddenly asking.
He had a car, provided by the Martial Association for patrol, which allowed for a greater range of surveillance.
“Hmm, okay, but just take to the subway station at the next junction.
It’s the weekend today, so don’t drive to the city center.
I’m worried they might all be there, and I’ll still be stuck in traffic!”
Xia Qianyue thought for a mont and, although she agreed to her father’s offer, declined his request to drop her off at the eting point.
Dongfang Capital’s weekend traffic conditions…
…
The eting place was right at the subway station beneath the United Financial Building.
When Xia Qianyue, dressed in her brand-new outfit, walked out of the subway station, she unwittingly drew the attention of people around her.
“Wow, a beauty!”
“Judging from her outfit, she must be a white-collar lady!”
“Maybe she’s a female lawyer.
We’ve got plenty of those in the Dongfang Capital City Center, right?”
“You’re talking nonsense.
Perhaps she’s a big company’s secretary.
Rich bosses love that vibe.”
“You’re really gross.
Can’t she just be a rich second-generation?
If she really is, I’d want to be her dog~”
“Dude, you’re even more disgusting than …”
Xia Qianyue’s outstanding appearance, combined with her sharp professional attire, made her the center of attention at the subway exit.
Many people discussed her, but Xia Qianyue didn’t like these kinds of comnts.
Fortunately, she soon spotted Xiao Baihe and Mo Yuzhu.
Both of them were already waiting at the agreed spot.
Today, Xiao Baihe shed her procurator’s professional attire and switched to casual wear, a white hoodie with matching long sports trousers, giving off a vibe different from Xia Qianyue’s.
As for Mo Yuzhu, she was dressed in a beige cotton trench coat.
Her hands tucked into the pockets, she stood motionless, emanating a profound presence.
Both won showed an incredulous expression when they saw Xia Qianyue in her professional outfit.
“My gosh, did you and Xiao Baihe swap bodies or sothing?
There’s sothing off with you two today!”
Mo Yuzhu’s imagination suddenly ran wild, recalling so body-swap movies she had seen.
“What nonsense are you talking about?
These clothes were bought for by Zhang Wei,” Xia Qianyue quickly explained.
“What, bought by Zhang Wei!” Upon hearing this, Mo Yuzhu’s expression turned even more astonished.
“Why would he buy you such a set?
Is he trying to have you play the role of a career woman and spice things up with that vibe?
That’s too thrilling…”
“Get lost, get lost, can you stop making those kinds of jokes!” Xia Qianyue couldn’t help but retort with disgust.
This female driver, always ready to steer conversation in that direction, had led her astray – she would never have understood these jokes before.
“That guy has good taste, at least.
He knows your strengths and weaknesses!”
“But I’m curious – you’re not underdeveloped, so why haven’t certain areas grown yet?”
anwhile, Xiao Baihe couldn’t help but scrutinize Xia Qianyue’s figure, musing to herself that Zhang Wei indeed had so tricks up his sleeve.
He knew how to pick the right clothes to help Xia Qianyue conceal her flaws.
When Xia Qianyue heard Xiao Baihe say that, she felt her face twist with annoyance.
“Curse you, Xiao Baihe!”
But she couldn’t help but glance at Xiao Baihe and after seeing her decently developed chest, she had no choice but to keep her frustration to herself.
“Yuzhu~” Her only resort was to turn to Mo Yuzhu.
Only then did Xia Qianyue rember that among their dorm mates, Mo Yuzhu was the one with the largest size!
If Xia Qianyue was an A, and Xiao Baihe was a well-developed C, then Mo Yuzhu – despite her gloomy appearance – had the best figure among the three, boasting at least a D cup.
“Yuzhu, even you make fun of …”
Xia Qianyue found it increasingly difficult to hold back her feelings.
Mo Yuzhu had no choice; it wasn’t her wish to grow that big.
Who told you to be so small?
“Alright, alright, are we going to shop or not?”
“Oh, right, shopping.
Let’s not talk about this.
Let’s go, let’s go…”
That’s when Xia Qianyue rembered the three of them were there to explore the business district upstairs.
“Hmph, then let’s not waste any ti!” Xiao Baihe, ever efficient, threw out a phrase and took the lead towards the subway exit.
Mo Yuzhu and Xia Qianyue could only follow, officially beginning their shopping trip.
What followed was basic shopping protocol.
Won shopping is all about eating, drinking, playing, and having fun.
Xia Qianyue and the others first took a tour of the shopping district near the United Financial Building, browsing and strolling around.
Perhaps stimulated by Xia Qianyue, Xiao Baihe and Mo Yuzhu both splurged on a new set of clothes.
When the three won got tired from walking, they settled in a trendy dessert shop and indulged in the shop’s most famous snack.
Afterward, they moved on to the mall’s amusent facilities, playing on dance machines, claw machines, and even shooting and rock climbing gas.
Amid bursts of happy laughter, the three girls seed to rediscover the joy from their freshman year.
Gurgle~
After playing, the stomach of a certain simple-minded person began to growl.
“Ah, didn’t we just have desserts?
Has your digestive system evolved to that of an animal?” Mo Yuzhu looked at Xia Qianyue, unable to resist teasing her.
“Forget it, I’m a bit hungry too.
Let’s find sowhere to eat!”
Xiao Baihe, however, broke tradition for the first ti and didn’t ridicule her.
She even eased Xia Qianyue’s embarrassnt.
Since soone had already said as much, Mo Yuzhu had no objections, and they decided to find a place to eat.
anwhile.
United Financial Building.
41st floor.
Zhang Wei had begun another counseling session.
“Congratulations, Zhang Wei, you’ve won another case, and it’s one that the whole city’s been watching!”
It was rare for Jessica to offer her congratulations to Zhang Wei when they t.
“It’s a pity, though, that I still don’t have much of a reputation.
When I went to et my girlfriend’s parents yesterday, they didn’t even recognize …”
Zhang Wei chuckled, his expression a mix of amusent and helplessness.
“Is it that Xia Qianyue you ntioned?
You said she’s a very adorable girl…” Jessica almost instantly realized who Zhang Wei’s girlfriend was.
“Jessica, you actually rember that?”
Zhang Wei was surprised as well.
Jessica was a psychologist who saw many clients every day, yet she still rembered this detail.
“Of course, I pay special attention to you~”
Jessica didn’t show the slightest embarrassnt at having her thoughts revealed, instead, she gave Zhang Wei a radiant smile.
Her azure eyes were as kind as jewels, and paired with her golden hair that shimred like gold, her smile was very attractive.
Zhang Wei hurriedly shook his head to dispel so improper thoughts.
To alleviate the awkwardness, he coughed.
“By the way, it’s almost lunchti.
I wonder if I might have the honor of inviting Dr.
Jessica to have a al together?”
He actually knew the answer to this question.
Jessica surely wouldn’t agree because she never ate with her patients.
Zhang Wei guessed that Jessica would politely decline in her elegant manner, which would also avoid the awkwardness from before.
“Sure, I’m actually hungry too.
Do you have any recomndations?”
“Um…
Uh!”
Zhang Wei was dumbfounded and his pupils dilated, thinking he had misheard.
Jessica didn’t decline; she had agreed?
Aren’t you always having Cui Xi turn down invitations?
Why would you say yes to ?
This doesn’t make sense?
“Ahem, doctor, on second thought…”
“Hmm?” Jessica looked at Zhang Wei, smiling.
In the face of that smile, presumably no man could refuse.
The words that had reached Zhang Wei’s mouth were involuntarily swallowed down.
“Let’s go, let’s go downstairs and take a look.
The comrcial street here has quite a few tasty places!”
“Of course, I look forward to your taste.”
Since Jessica had said so, Zhang Wei naturally couldn’t lose face.
He quickly thought about the next step in his mind.
The two left the clinic, went down the stairs, and then stepped out of the United Financial Building.
“Let’s go to that special food street over there.
I rember there are quite a few delicious spots!”
Zhang Wei suggested, and Jessica naturally did not object.
The two walked side by side.
At the sa ti, near the exit of a supermarket close to the United Financial Building, three girls also walked out together.
They were Xia Qianyue, Mo Yuzhu, and Xiao Baihe.
“Where shall we go to eat?”
“How about we go to that special food street over there?
There’s a lot of delicious food!”
“Yeah, let’s do that!”
Seeing Mo Yuzhu pointing in a direction, Xia Qianyue naturally didn’t object.
“Wait a minute!” But suddenly, Xiao Baihe, with her sharp eyes, seed to have spotted sothing.
“That person is Zhang Wei!” she pointed ahead to a guy walking alongside a blonde woman, looking astonished.
For Xiao Baihe, even if Zhang Wei turned to ash, she would never mistake him!
Xia Qianyue and Mo Yuzhu followed her gaze and indeed saw Zhang Wei, and also Jessica, who was almost walking shoulder-to-shoulder with him.
“Wow, a Westerner, and such a big chest~”
Mo Yuzhu couldn’t help but exclaim.
And in her mind, she thought Zhang Wei sure played the field!
Wasn’t this being caught red-handed?
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