Zhao Lihua smiled sweetly, thinking Li Yang's actions were incredibly cool. Gao Cheng was also momentarily stunned; damn, boss, you're getting cooler and cooler!
After Li Yang went in, he immediately ordered the most luxurious private room. After he and the other two went in together, a beautiful waitress came up to them attentively to ask them to order.
"You guys order, I have no objection." Li Yang glanced at the waitress's chest, which was quite large, and her face was also quite fair. He thought about taking out a hundred-yuan bill and stuffing it into her shirt pocket, which was very conspicuous because of her breasts.
His hand was already in his pocket, touching the money, when he suddenly realized that Zhao Lihua was still there. If it were only Gao Cheng, that beast, damn it, I would have stuffed it right into her cleavage. What a waste of such a great opportunity.
"Two portions of food, one to be served and one to take away," Li Yang said, picking up the menu and ordering a few dishes his parents liked.
"Please wait a moment, sir or madam." The waitress swayed her round, plump bottom as she walked out.
"This girl... this place is really luxurious. It would be so great if I could eat here every day!" Gao Cheng was about to say that this girl was really hot and sexy when he suddenly realized that Zhao Lihua was there. He turned around and started praising the environment and class of the place.
Zhao Lihua was so intelligent and perceptive; how could she not understand what he meant?
She just rolled her eyes at Li Yang, then pretended not to notice and lowered her head to drink her tea. Li Yang was in agony. "It's that animal in heat, okay? Why are you glaring at me like that?"
After the food was served, Li Yang devoured it with lightning speed, and Gao Cheng, seeing this, also started eating with equal gusto. Only Zhao Lihua paused for a moment, then, as if in a fit of pique, picked up her chopsticks and began to eat voraciously.
After all the dozen or so dishes were finished and the table was a mess of cups and plates, Li Yang wiped his mouth and stopped eating.
"Ah...that's awesome!" Gao Cheng exclaimed, shaking his head and sighing.
"Oh no, I'm a little too full! It's all your fault, you guys are like reincarnated starving ghosts, making me lose my appetite too!" Zhao Lihua complained, glaring at Li Yang.
He was covered in cold sweat. After practicing martial arts, his appetite had greatly increased, especially after his outburst today, which had expended even more energy and made him very hungry. He started eating voraciously as soon as he arrived, which unexpectedly drew complaints from Zhao Lihua.
"Hehe, you have a fantastic figure, it's okay if you eat more, I have no objection!" Li Yang said with a chuckle, staring at Zhao Lihua's slender waist.
Zhao Lihua's cheeks flushed slightly, and she glared at Li Yang, saying, "What business is it of yours whether I have a good figure or not?"
"Boss, you guys did a great job keeping this a secret. If the school beauty hadn't contacted me today, I really wouldn't have believed that you two were already together. I'm impressed!" Gao Cheng finally had time to joke about the two of them.
Chapter 184: Life is worthless
"You put it so harshly, what do you mean by 'getting together'!" Zhao Lihua said with dissatisfaction.
"Yeah, you're still a high school student. You're a disgrace to the successor of the new world!" Li Yang chimed in, criticizing him.
Gao Cheng is so aggrieved, boss. I wouldn't dare compare myself to you when the beauty isn't around. Now that the beauty is by my side, you're tucking your tail between your legs and trying to put me down. Am I being wronged?
"How long have you been on leave?" Li Yang asked the two men as he returned to the car carrying the groceries.
“Just one day,” Zhao Lihua said wistfully.
It's already past the halfway point of senior year, and with November approaching, the academic pressure has suddenly increased. Even a super-good student like Zhao Lihua feels the pressure mounting and no longer dares to be so carefree, but instead has to bury herself in her studies.
"Then I'll take you back to school later. I can't go back for the time being," Li Yang said softly.
"Oh right, Li Yang, your article has been published and it quickly caused a sensation on campus! Everyone is discussing the article enthusiastically, expressing great sympathy for the girl's plight, and deeply condemning those gangsters."
"So many people have been pressuring me to find out who wrote this article, it's driving me crazy. Luckily, this is the last issue of the school newspaper, and I'm finally free from all this pressure!" Zhao Lihua said excitedly to Li Yang.
"Damn, I knew it! So that article was written by you, boss! When did you become so awesome? Awesome martial arts, awesome writing, awesome grades. I'm so jealous!" Gao Cheng said deliberately, sounding sour.
“Speaking of grades, I’m worried, Li Yang. You’ve been skipping classes. Will that affect your grades? But the mock exams are coming up soon.” Zhao Lihua gripped Li Yang’s arm with concern.
"Don't worry, your man is a superman. Studying is no problem for me!" Li Yang said arrogantly, patting his chest and squeezing Zhao Lihua's small hand.
"Keep bragging!" Zhao Lihua blushed and gave Li Yang a flirtatious glare.
Li Yang was incredibly pleased.
"Can't you stop this? Do you think I'm invisible? I have human rights too, and I can't tolerate this kind of abuse!" Gao Cheng screamed in agony from behind.
"Shut up!" Li Yang and Zhao Lihua shouted at the same time, then looked at each other and smiled.
Li Yang started the car and left the restaurant, first taking the two of them back to school. He knew that Zhao Lihua was worried that something had happened to him. Now that she saw that he was alright, and since it was inconvenient for her to visit her mother and she was under a lot of academic pressure, he sent them back to school first.
As for Gao Cheng learning martial arts, that will have to wait until after his college entrance exam.
After dropping them off, Li Yang hesitated for a moment but still didn't go to see Sister Xin. However, he took out his phone in the car and sent her a message to let her know that he was safe and sound.
Cao Xin quickly replied that she knew, having learned it from Song Tian'er, and then asked where he was and when he would return to school.
Li Yang was in a great mood. Damn, it turns out Sister Xin wasn't angry after all. She thought she was so angry with him that she would turn her back on him and become strangers from now on!
After quickly replying, Li Yang executed an extremely smooth drift maneuver, turning the large Jinbei van around as if it were an airplane, and started driving it on the road.
Although it was just a few simple operations and the distance traveled was short, Li Yang's driving skills developed rapidly, improving at a speed like a virus multiplying or a space shuttle.
It's no exaggeration to say that the Jinbei van is driven like an airplane. It weaves through every available space, always scaring drivers into slamming on the brakes, breaking out in a cold sweat, rolling down their windows and yelling, but they are powerless and can only inhale the exhaust fumes!
Li Yang had already driven back to the city's central hospital, where he delivered the food to his parents, Aunt Qiu, and Zhao Ran, and they all enjoyed a sumptuous dinner together.
Knowing their son's abilities, his parents didn't ask where his money came from; they simply told Li Yang to be careful not to do anything illegal.
After dinner, Li Yang drove home to help his parents with their clothes and toiletries, since they would still need to stay in the hospital for a while.
Aunt Qiu and Zhao Ran have already been discharged from the hospital. Aunt Qiu's condition is fine, and Xiao Nizi still has to go to school, so they didn't stay in the hospital any longer.
Before leaving, Li Yang deposited tens of thousands of yuan to ensure his mother had enough funds for hospitalization! However, the nurse on duty now was no longer the busty mature woman who had flirted with him that afternoon, leaving Li Yang feeling lost.
Under the streetlights, Li Yang's speed did not decrease at all. He drove all the way back to the alley where his hometown was located. The dilapidated and backward scene with sewage and garbage everywhere gave Li Yang an indescribable sense of closeness.
Because he had lived here for more than ten years, looking at the old, mottled walls covered with moss, he couldn't help but recall many scenes from his childhood, such as water fights, cockfights, climbing walls, spitting on passers-by from the top of the walls, and so on. Li Yang couldn't help but think of the few playmates he had played with very closely when he was a child.
Unfortunately, now that I'm older, I have more things to deal with, and I wonder where my childhood playmates are now.