”Zha—Senior Zhang?” Bai Wenling uttered in a mixture of confusion and disbelief.

Zhang Wei, now jogging comfortably alongside her, gave an informal nod, “Who else? However what brings you right here?”

Bai Wenling paused, her eyes scanning Zhang Wei from head to toe.

She observed a number of adjustments in him, not least his new hair coloration.

Extra perplexingly, why was he working round half-naked within the morning chill?

Regardless of the oddity, seeing his nonchalant demeanor made her reply with a slight awkwardness, “My hometown is in Xianghui. I’ve come to go to my dad and mom.”

Zhang Wei’s face lit up with recognition. “Oh, proper!” He remembered her mentioning her hometown after they all first met, a gaggle that included Mo Yunxi, Xiong Mei, and Xie Meirong.

“And also you? What’s with the… getup?” she requested, her eyes flicking right down to his naked chest and again up, puzzled by his unconventional jogging apparel.

As Bai Wenling’s eyes widened in disbelief, Zhang Wei may solely supply a rueful shrug. “I am working away,” he confessed.

“Operating away? From whom?” Bai Wenling’s voice was laced with shock and concern.

With a helpless smile, Zhang Wei defined, “The husband of my girlfriend got here house early in the present day, so I needed to make a fast exit. Misplaced my shirt within the escape, too.”

“…”

Bai Wenling’s face darkened as she processed his phrases.

What was she even listening to!?

The husband of his girlfriend!?

Exhaling deeply, she managed a wry smile whereas taking a look at Zhang Wei. “You actually are one thing else, aren’t you? First with our little Mei, and now this?”

“How does your spouse handle with you?” She all of a sudden remembered he had advised her he was married.

Zhang Wei shrugged, his expression certainly one of harmless confusion. “Why would they should ‘handle’ with me? They deal with me effectively, truly.”

“They!?” Bai Wenling’s shock induced her to stumble barely on the pavement.

“!”

But, regardless of her frustration, her curiosity about this scumbag of a person solely deepened.

The themes of their dialog have been, after all, Yu Lei and Chen Yulan.

Zhang Wei thought-about each to be his wives, though he regarded Chen Yulan extra as his first concubine and would by no means overtly acknowledge this to her.

He adhered firmly to a cardinal rule in relationships: by no means totally confide in any girl how a lot you respect her, not even in moments of drunkenness or emotional vulnerability.

Such disclosures seldom result in something however bother.

“…”

Seeing his probing gaze, Bai Wenling momentarily misplaced her composure.

Gulp!

Unable to search out the best phrases, she resignedly took one other sip of water, hoping it might assist regular her ideas and stop her thoughts from spinning uncontrolled.

Observing her flustered response, Zhang Wei could not assist however pose one other query to shift the main focus, “What does your loved ones do right here?”

“Small enterprise,” Bai Wenling stated, casually wiping her lips with the sleeve of her tracksawhile making an attempt to keep up a nonchalant demeanor.

“Hm? The ‘small enterprise’ should absolutely make a fortune as effectively,” Zhang Wei remarked, his voice dripping with skepticism.

Bai Wenling supplied a slight smile, “Just a bit bit of cash, sufficient to get by.”

Zhang Wei nodded, his gaze fastened on her wrist. “Certainly, that watch alone will need to have value a few million. Your ‘little bit of cash’ appears fairly outstanding,” he commented, pointing to the beautiful blue Vacheron Constantin on her wrist, its sea wave dial catching the sunshine.

“!”

Caught off guard by his commentary, Bai Wenling’s eyes flickered nervously. Realizing she had been overly modest about her circumstances, she rapidly corrected herself, “We promote yachts,” she clarified.

Zhang Wei paused, staring speechlessly as he absorbed this new data, “…”

Realizing she may need downplayed her state of affairs an excessive amount of, Bai Wenling could not assist however smile inwardly, a bit pleased with the inadvertent impression she had made.

She cleared her throat gently, “If you happen to’re free, I may present you round my home,” she supplied graciously.

Zhang Wei nodded however then shook his head, “That is not attainable,” he declined promptly.

“Hm?” Bai Wenling was bowled over, not having anticipated a refusal, particularly since her supply was made in goodwill.

Zhang Wei elaborated with a slight teasing smirk, “I’d go, provided that you present me some good yachts.”