Chapter 408 — So You Were Yang Ce All Along?
But Little Wang, as a driver, naturally knew his duty—knew what he could ask and what he could not. The place the boss had told him to go—what grounds did he have to question it?
Little Wang went to the company first thing to pick up the car. Ever since Yang Ce had caught him driving his girlfriend to the class reunion, Little Wang had been far more careful, no longer casually taking the car out for personal errands. Although Yang Shuoxuan had never explicitly forbidden it, Little Wang had to restrain himself all the same. Fortunately, his girlfriend Xiaoran understood him—she knew his job and position had not come easily, and she never made things difficult for him.
Little Wang parked the car near Building 16 of Zone A, then gave Yang Ce a call. Before long, he saw Yang Ce approaching in a pair of sunglasses, and—, and don't mention it to anyone."
Yang Ce instructed Little Wang.
"Brother Yang, I know what to do." Little Wang knew exactly what made a qualified driver: in one ear and out the other, and eyes that saw nothing.
Seeing Little Wang answer so crisply, Yang Ce said nothing more. He sent Zhao Ying a message on QQ from his phone, telling her he had arrived.
Zhao Ying replied quickly: "Why are you still sending QQ messages? I gave you my phone number—can't you send a text?"
Yang Jinrong laughed. If he sent her a text from his own phone, wouldn't Zhao Ying recognize him at once?
After a wait, Yang Ce saw a girl dressed in a bright, sunny style walking over, then looking around in every direction—clearly searching for something…
Ha… Yang Ce hadn't expected Zhao Ying to have moments of dressing like such a sunny young girl. She wore a cream-white short trench coat on top, *** and blue-black jeans below, a large travel pack slung over her shoulder—she looked like a little woman about to set off on a journey.
"Beep, beep…" Yang Ce honked twice, which gave Zhao Ying a start. She looked toward the sound and saw a black Audi A8L parked not far ahead of her.
Zhao Ying was slightly taken aback, then it occurred to her that this might be the car of her online friend, "Where in the World Is True Feeling." But from what she had gathered, Where in the World Is True Feeling was probably a student—how could he afford an Audi A8? That car was not cheap. Zhao Ying couldn't drive, but she still knew a thing or two about car prices from browsing online.
Half-believing, half-doubting, Zhao Ying walked over to the Audi A8, because she had noticed that near Building 16, apart from this Audi A8, there seemed to be no other car with anyone inside… Could it really be this one?
As Zhao Ying drew near, the Audi A8's door suddenly swung open, startling her so much that she instinctively flinched back.
Yang Ce jumped down from the passenger seat: "Teacher Youlan?"
Seeing Yang Juehuan dressed like this, Zhao Ying was briefly stunned. What sort of person was this? Armed to the teeth, like Agent 008—was this the online friend she was supposed to meet, Where in the World Is True Feeling?
But the voice was somewhat familiar, and the build, too, seemed familiar?
Zhao Ying asked instinctively: "Where in the World Is True Feeling?"
"That's me!" Yang Yuting nodded, then pulled open the Audi A8's rear door: "Please, get in…"
"You…" Zhao Ying found it a little strange. Why was this person bundled up like that? It wasn't even cold today, was it?
But since it was confirmed that the newcomer was "Where in the World Is True Feeling," Zhao Ying got in… still rather puzzled, though. Once inside, she asked: "Why are you dressed like that?"
"You'll find out in a moment…" Yang Jinrong smiled. "I never expected that Teacher Youlan would be you… I had roughly guessed, but I couldn't be sure—and now that I see you…"
Here Yang Ce was lying to Zhao Ying, but he dared not tell her the truth outright, afraid she would think he had been playing her all along. So Yang Ce offered the excuse of a guess.
"Huh?" Zhao Ying was baffled. Indeed, Where in the World Is True Feeling's words were truly baffling—what did he mean by that?
"Little Wang, drive. Park at the gate of Songjiang Engineering University, but not too close!" Yang Ce instructed Little Wang. Chen Shutang and Lin Yanhe had never seen this car, but Yang Ce thought it best to be careful—after all, caution never hurt.
"What did you mean by what you just said?" Seeing that Where in the World Is True Feeling hadn't answered her, Zhao Ying asked again: "What do you mean, you never expected Teacher Youlan would be me? Did you know me before?"
The more Zhao Ying listened, the more familiar this online friend's voice seemed. Beyond her puzzlement, the cloud of doubt in her heart grew heavier…
"Sister Ying…" Yang Mo Yi somewhat helplessly took off his mask and sunglasses…
"You… you're… Yang Ce?" Zhao Ying's eyes went wide, staring at Yang Ce in disbelief. How could it be Yang Ce? She had felt this person was somewhat familiar just now, but never imagined that person was Yang Ce!
Because Zhao Ying simply hadn't considered that possibility—she would never have thought her online friend Where in the World Is True Feeling was Yang Ce! But the facts were right before her eyes: this person was indeed, unmistakably, Yang Ce.
"It's me… but let's get reacquainted. Teacher Youlan, I am Where in the World Is True Feeling…" Yang Jinrong smiled and extended his hand.
"You… you were Yang Ce all along?" Zhao Ying was tongue-tied.
"Of course I was Yang Ce all along—I've been Yang Ce since the day I was born…" Yang Mo Yi was caught between laughter and tears.
"Uh…" Zhao Ying also realized her question had been badly phrased, and felt a flush of embarrassment: "I mean… you… you've been using this QQ account all along?"
"Yes, all along." Yang Yuting nodded. "I've been using it since high school."
"Then how did you add me? I remember it seemed like you added my QQ… You didn't know this person was me?" Zhao Ying found it strange. Was Yang Ce deceiving her? This account had been added by Yang Ce on his own initiative—if Yang Ce hadn't known her identity, had he just added her at random? How could that be? Were there such coincidences in the world?
"Your QQ number is one digit off from Chen Shutang's…" Yang Jinrong laughed. "Chen Shutang's QQ is xxxxxxx2, and yours is xxxxxxx22… one extra 2…"