Chapter 13: Beautiful Hangzhou

The sky was gloomy, with dark clouds gathering in clumps like thick and thin ink spilled on rice paper; the sultry air, laden with a hint of oppression, made one feel breathless.

Lightning seemed unwilling to let the environment remain too dull and quiet, so it streaked across that shimmering, bright great sword, tearing the sky apart.

After twenty minutes, Xu Lin arrived as scheduled.

His vehicle was a white Mercedes C-Class.

The most cunning part was that Xu Lin did not sit in the front passenger seat, leaving it for Shen Yan, while he fawned over Yu Youwei in the back seat.

"Youwei, are you thirsty? I have soda here."

"Are you hot? Do you want me to turn the Air Conditioner down?"

His intentions were as obvious as a passerby's intent to kill.

Xu Lin's father suddenly realized the truth, revealing an expression that said, "a child worth teaching."

No wonder this brat didn't even let him have peace while squatting in the toilet; he had dragged him out before he could even finish.

Chasing a girl must be done early, otherwise, one can only take what others have left behind.

Xu Lin's father was considered a successful man, running a paper mill; as for his image, he could not escape the fate of a middle-aged man—sparse hair on top, a potbelly, and crucially, he was a chatterbox, bragging and boasting to Shen Yan the whole way, recounting his life stories.

For a moment, Shen Yan felt like dying; he could only respond with "uh-huh" and "yeah," occasionally flattering him, and when that failed, he would hand water to Xu Lin's father.

"Uncle, you must be thirsty, drink some water and take a rest."

"Uncle isn't thirsty, we've barely started."

"You young people have little experience; listen more to the wisdom of your elders, and you'll avoid many detours in the future."

Damn it! Had he known this, Shen Yan would rather have died than get into this car.

Looking at Yu Youwei in the back seat, she had the same expression of speechlessness toward the heavens, followed by yawning and closing her eyes to rest; Shen Yan just wanted to say, as expected of biological father and son, their characters were exactly the same.

Thus, he also began to pretend to be drowsy.

Xu Lin's father wanted to say something but stopped, finally sighing deeply, filled with regret.

Hangzhou is located in the north of Zhe Province, anciently known as Lin'an, Qiantang, and Wulin; it is the capital of Zhe Province and one of the central cities of the Yangtze River Delta. Currently, the subway has not yet opened, and the bus routes, like human meridians, run through the entire city.

In the third volume of "Qing Jia Lu" by Gu Lu of the Qing Dynasty, there is this sentence: "There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below," where Hangzhou represents Hangzhou, expressing people's admiration for the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, which can be compared to heaven.

Cangnan County is located at the southernmost tip of the coast of Zhe Province, bordering the East China Sea, nearly four hundred kilometers away from Hangzhou—a full four-and-a-half-hour drive—before the group of four finally stepped into this beautiful city.

Looking through the car window at the towering skyscrapers outside, Yu Youwei, who had been sleeping the whole way, instantly became spirited, her almond-shaped eyes flashing with sparks of excitement.

"Wow! Hangzhou is really beautiful."

Xu Lin took the opportunity to chime in, fawning, "It is indeed beautiful. I checked the information; Hangzhou has many famous attractions: West Lake, Lingyin Temple, Qiandao Lake, Leifeng Pagoda..."

"Youwei, after military training, I'll take you to have a blast."

Xu Lin's father felt greatly gratified; look at this skill of climbing up the pole, with such thick skin, he could consider himself to have a worthy successor.

Since the man had helped her this time, Yu Youwei found it hard to turn hostile and deny him, so she just smiled and said ambiguously that she would definitely explore all of Hangzhou when she had time.

She would definitely explore, but as for doing it with Xu Lin, that was never in her consideration.

Hearing Yu Youwei agree, Xu Lin only thought his sincere heart had finally seen the clouds part to reveal the moon, and his mouth stretched all the way to the back of his ears.

"Gurgle! Gurgle!"

People are iron, food is steel; if you don't eat a meal, you feel famished.

After the long journey and not having eaten for a long time, the group of four was already starving, and their stomachs were making serious protests.

Xu Lin's father simply pulled over and found a random Hunan restaurant to solve the lunch problem.

Hangzhou University is located in Xihu District, and Polytechnic University is in Qiantang District; the two places are far apart. After lunch, Xu Lin's father very considerately dropped Shen Yan and Yu Youwei off at their school first.

And the time had already reached two in the afternoon.

"Youwei, remember to find me if you encounter any difficulties; no matter how far it is, I will rush over." Xu Lin rolled down the window, looking at Yu Youwei with reluctance.

"Thank you!"

After insincerely waving goodbye to the Xu father and son, Shen Yan and Yu Youwei looked at each other, both revealing expressions of relief.

It wasn't easy! They had finally gotten rid of this chatterbox father and son.

Zhe Province is located in the coastal zone, and typhoons run rampant every summer; this year was no exception. Two days ago, the 12th typhoon formed in the East China Sea and was heading toward neighboring Min Province.

If nothing unexpected happened, it would hit Taiwan Province head-on and then make landfall in Fuzhou, Min Province.

Affected by this, the next few days would remain rainy, which counted as a rare cool period for this scorching heat.

But even so, as the hottest furnace in Zhe Province, Hangzhou's temperature was still as high as 35 degrees Celsius, quite a bit higher than Cangnan County.

Just standing there, sweat would involuntarily ooze out from the pores.

Opposite the Dongdamen of Hangzhou University is the intersection of two roads called Zijin Road. Shen Yan had a lollipop in his mouth, looking at the surrounding environment while walking; it was accessible from all directions, with a bus stop right on the side, making transportation extremely convenient.

On the left side of the road was a large forest of dawn redwoods, and on the right side were dazzling shops: milk tea shops, barbershops, restaurants, fruit shops, and supermarkets. Further away was the Southern Media University, with a Gourmet Street between the two schools.

Today was the first day of freshman registration; Zijin Road was bustling with people, and university students were everywhere.

Among them were city girls dressed fashionably, showing off their long legs, as well as students from humble backgrounds who looked like they were entering the city for the first time, pulling suitcases and walking on the scorching asphalt road.

Some students were alone, others were accompanied by their families; all walks of life were different.

Looking at those students who came to register accompanied by their parents, Yu Youwei curled her lips and muttered, "Shen Yan, look at those people, they're so useless; they still need their parents to accompany them to register."

???

A row of black lines appeared on Shen Yan's forehead; where did you get the nerve to say that?

As if your dad wasn't driven to the police station by you.

Just then, Yu Youwei suddenly stopped. Shen Yan looked puzzled, took the lollipop out of his mouth, and asked her, "What's wrong?" while his eyes followed her gaze.

"Damn it!" The next moment, Shen Yan blurted out a profanity.

He saw a girl with a slender figure and beautiful curves sitting on the steps not far from the bus stop, wearing a pink T-shirt on her upper body and sky-blue jeans on her lower body, her legs spread apart, with no image to speak of.

Judging solely from her back, she was definitely the kind of top-tier beauty who could kill without paying for it.

Of course, in normal circumstances, these are often "back-view killers."

Likely because she was hungry, the girl was currently tucking into a loaf of bread with great gusto.

Naturally, these were not enough to make Yu Youwei stop and take notice; the key point lay behind the girl.......