Chapter 82: Aren’t You Going to Be Responsible for Me?
Su Zhaozhao delivered the goods to Liang Zhongcheng, who told her, "I’ve already contacted my uncle. He said if you have produce, you can deliver it to him. I also told him that what you sell is cheaper, fresher, and tastier than what’s available on the market."
As he spoke, he gave Su Zhaozhao a contact address, which included his uncle’s name and phone number.
"When you get there, just call my uncle from the guard post," Liang Zhongcheng said.
"Thank you," Su Zhaozhao said, thanking Liang Zhongcheng immediately.
She handed Liang Zhongcheng two yuan. "This is a referral fee."
Liang Zhongcheng hadn’t expected Su Zhaozhao to be so generous. ’She already said she’d give me a commission, which was more than enough, and now she’s giving me a referral fee on top of that?’
A wide grin immediately spread across Liang Zhongcheng’s face. "Well now, you’re a pretty generous person."
He liked Su Zhaozhao. She was a straightforward person.
"But speaking of which, in this heat, you’re always covering your head and face and wearing such thick clothes. Don’t you get hot?"
Su Zhaozhao immediately shook her head. "No, not at all. I’m just afraid of getting a tan, so I cover up."
’In reality, she was afraid of being recognized.’
’Zhou Chengguo is a teacher here; he would definitely recognize me.’
’To avoid unnecessary trouble, it was best to cover myself up completely.’
’Otherwise, if I ran into Zhou Chengguo and the others, he would definitely become suspicious.’
Liang Zhongcheng didn’t press the issue. "The cabbage I asked about, when will you have it in stock?"
"I’ll have it tomorrow," Su Zhaozhao said.
"In that case, I’ll take twenty pounds to start."
"Okay," Su Zhaozhao said.
After leaving the cafeteria, Su Zhaozhao ran into Zhou Chengguo and a female teacher again. The two of them were walking together, holding textbooks.
They looked as if they had just finished a class and were chatting with each other.
Zhou Chengguo seemed to be in high spirits with the teacher, laughing and talking. He came across as gentle and every bit the gentleman.
Su Zhaozhao recalled his past attitude toward Wen Xiaoqi and couldn’t help but sigh.
’The difference between being in love and not being in love really is obvious.’
’It’s a good thing Qiaoqi has already moved on. A man like that really isn’t worth her time.’
Su Zhaozhao left the military base’s elementary school, only to run into Xie Huaizheng a moment later.
Xie Huaizheng looked as if he had just finished training. He was heading toward the guesthouse. ’He must be looking for me, right?’
’What a coincidence!’ Su Zhaozhao immediately turned her head, avoiding any contact with Xie Huaizheng.
’If Xie Huaizheng spotted me, I’d have no way to explain why I was here.’
’Dressed in this bizarre outfit, no less.’
However, despite Su Zhaozhao’s quick reaction, her instinctive move to avoid him still aroused Xie Huaizheng’s suspicion.
Xie Huaizheng stopped in his tracks, his eyes fixed on the darkly clad figure from behind.
’The person seems afraid of being seen, dressed head to toe in loose, black clothing.’
’But why does that silhouette look so familiar?’
A soldier’s intuition is sharp. ’Could this be someone I know?’ Xie Huaizheng wondered.
’But why would they be avoiding me?’
’But they have no reason to be here... It’s not like they’re trying to provoke me.’
’Judging by the build, from the back... it doesn’t look like a man.’
Worried that this person might be trouble, he couldn’t help but walk toward them.
Although Su Zhaozhao’s back was to Xie Huaizheng, she could sense that he hadn’t walked away.
She hadn’t seen him walk past out of the corner of her eye.
’Has he already recognized me?’
Su Zhaozhao was on edge. ’I can’t let Xie Huaizheng know I’m selling vegetables to make money!’
’Otherwise, where would I say the vegetables came from?’
’How could I possibly explain it?’
’I can’t just tell him they’re automatically generated from my space, can I?’
’He’d just treat me like some magical creature and want to study me.’
Su Zhaozhao heard footsteps approaching from behind, getting closer and closer.
She started to get nervous.
Just then, a voice came from the side. "Huai Zheng, what are you doing here?"
It was Zhou Xiaoyun’s voice.
Finally, the footsteps behind her stopped. Xie Huaizheng said to Zhou Xiaoyun, "Aunt Yun."
"Oh, my! You’ve been so busy lately, I haven’t seen you at all. I’ve been meaning to invite you and Zhaozhao over for dinner. How about today? Could you ask Zhaozhao if you can both come over?"
"I also heard about what happened yesterday. That Wang Dahua... I heard she used to be one of Zhaozhao’s patients? Oh, dear, it’s so pitiful. Zhaozhao must be feeling terrible about it. I want to comfort her a little."
Hearing Zhou Xiaoyun mention Su Zhaozhao, Xie Huaizheng’s attention was diverted. "Yes, she’s not in the best spirits. Aunt Yun, I’ll ask her about coming to your place for dinner tonight."
Listening to their conversation, Su Zhaozhao saw that Xie Huaizheng’s attention was no longer on her, and she took the opportunity to slip away.
But with her back to him, she didn’t see that Xie Huaizheng’s gaze had been on her the entire time.
Only now, his expression was no longer cold and stern. In fact, the corners of his thin lips were curving into a smile.
’Su Zhaozhao... so it was her.’
’He had thought the figure looked familiar but couldn’t place it. The moment Zhou Xiaoyun mentioned Su Zhaozhao’s name, it all clicked.’
’That silhouette... it had to be Su Zhaozhao.’
’But why was Su Zhaozhao here?’
He glanced up. The military base’s elementary school.
’What was she doing at the elementary school dressed like that?’
Su Zhaozhao returned to the guesthouse and immediately changed back into her usual clothes.
Then she opened the door, ready to leave.
’Aaaah, please don’t let Xie Huaizheng show up!’
She didn’t know what had happened last night, but her intuition told her it was something bad.
Plus, having just been seen by Xie Huaizheng while she was sneaking around made her feel even more guilty.
And it made her want to see him even less.
’I should just head to the hospital right away.’
But just as she opened the door, Xie Huaizheng appeared in the doorway.
The man’s handsome face was no different than usual—still cold and piercing.
His eyes looked as if they could see right through to her innermost thoughts in an instant.
"Good morning," Su Zhaozhao said, forcing herself to greet him.
"It’s already noon," Xie Huaizheng said, glancing at her.
’She changes fast. One moment she’s in all black, the next she’s in light colors.’
Today, Su Zhaozhao was wearing a light pink short-sleeved shirt and light blue wide-leg jeans.
She had tied her hair up, looking bright and pretty.
Like a flower in full bloom.
’Looks like she slept pretty well last night.’
’But then Xie Huaizheng remembered that he had barely slept, having spent the whole night thinking about her.’
’That made him feel that Su Zhaozhao was a little heartless.’
"Then... good afternoon..." Su Zhaozhao said meekly.
"Mm," Xie Huaizheng grunted, walking toward Su Zhaozhao.
The man’s oppressive aura made Su Zhaozhao retreat instinctively.
’What’s happening?’
She panicked when her back hit the wall.
"Aren’t you going to take responsibility for me for what happened last night?" Xie Huaizheng said.