Chapter 707: Qing Wanglai

At last, someone who wasn't mentally ill had arrived. Li Huowang was eager to get to know this new, normal person and learn more from him.

However, Qing Wanglai was a graduate student, and Li Huowang, due to the restraints on his feet, was strictly forbidden from approaching the school grounds. Because of this, he could only ask Yang Na to go in his stead, accompanied by Chen Hongyu and Qian Fu.

Li Huowang naturally considered Yang Na's safety. But as soon as he thought about how it was broad daylight, filled with people, where even a slight shout would attract attention, and that they were going to a famous university, he felt relieved.

"Huowang, I'm on the subway. Have you eaten dinner yet?"

"It's rush hour, so crowded. Luckily, Aunt Chen is strong."

"Why don't you reply to my messages? When will you change this bad habit of just reading and not replying? If you don't say anything, how will I know what you're thinking?"

Seeing the line of text sent by Yang Na, a nervous Li Huowang quickly typed on the screen with both thumbs: "Nana! They're here! They're here again! They're still staring at me!"

After typing that line, Li Huowang nervously leaned against the window, peering outside. He saw vague figures in the twilight shadows of the trees.

Although he couldn't see them very clearly, Li Huowang could feel that they were looking his way!

A 'ding-dong' sound rang out. Li Huowang looked down at his screen, and Yang Na's message lit up: "Could it be Aunt Qi?"

"Impossible! Aunt Qi is already off work at this time. I've been behaving very well lately, and the neighborhood office isn't watching me as strictly anymore."

"Then what should we do? Should we call the police?"

"It's fine. They seem to have some reservations and don't dare to act against me right now. Besides, I'm not a pushover!" Li Huowang pulled open a drawer, revealing a gleaming dagger before him.

In fact, Li Huowang viewed the appearance of these people as a good thing. At least this way, Yang Na and the others were temporarily safe.

"Huowang, come out and eat!" Hearing the voice from outside the door, Li Huowang looked up and replied. *Swish!* The starry curtain was drawn, blocking the other party's view and making Li Huowang feel a little more at ease.

Both now and in the past, it was just the two of them for dinner, mother and son. Li Huowang's father was a taxi driver, and rush hour was the most profitable time for him.

Today's dishes were stewed chicken with mushrooms, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried snail meat with chives. The soup was seaweed and dried shrimp soup. Just smelling the aroma made one's mouth water.

Sun Xiaoqin's cooking skills were naturally excellent. However, Li Huowang clearly wasn't enjoying it. He ate while looking at his phone, occasionally glancing up towards the balcony.

"Son, where's Nana?" Sun Xiaoqin clearly noticed that someone was missing.

"She... she had something come up," Li Huowang casually made up an excuse.

Sun Xiaoqin didn't quite understand the ways of young people these days; she could only consider things from her own perspective. "Son, you must be responsible towards Nana," she said. "It's not that I'm in a hurry, but we really need to hold on to Nana. It's hard to find such a good girl nowadays."

"Take Uncle Li next door, for example," she continued. "His son, Li Changnan, the one you used to play with as a child, he went on a blind date with someone born in '93. I met her once, and she's far inferior to our Nana. Tsk tsk tsk, do you know how much just the bride price cost him?"

Normally, Li Huowang would have chimed in at this point. But after receiving a video call invitation, he quickly shoveled the remaining food from his bowl into his mouth and, with bulging cheeks, rushed towards his bedroom. "Mom, I have something important, I'll talk to you later."

Once back in his bedroom, Li Huowang took a deep breath to calm himself. As he gently tapped the green button, Yang Na's face appeared before him. "Huowang! Look, we've arrived!"

As the screen turned, the main road of a university appeared before Li Huowang. Since it was evening, there were still many people on the road.

Li Huowang brought his phone closer to the screen and said in a low voice: "Qian Fu, find that person."

"Don't rush, we're already here, what's the hurry?" Qian Fu's voice came from beyond the screen. Soon, the screen began to shake.

They began to move.

As the sounds in the video changed, Li Huowang knew they had entered a building, then an elevator. They also seemed to be looking for someone to ask for directions.

When the screen stopped shaking, in a lively and bustling cafeteria, a slender man wearing square, rimless glasses appeared before Li Huowang.

He appeared to be in his twenties, with short hair. The collar of his white shirt was slightly unbuttoned.

He was eating. Compared to the other people who were either chatting or looking at their phones, he seemed very quiet. He held his bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, eating slowly and deliberately, bite by bite. His demeanor was graceful, with a hint of elegance.

If Li Huowang wasn't mistaken, then this person must be Qing Wanglai, as Qian Fu had mentioned.

"Wow, Huowang! Did you see that? He's so handsome!" Hearing Yang Na say this, Li Huowang's face darkened, and his impression of the person instantly dropped a notch.

Just then, Li Huowang saw Qing Wanglai look towards their direction. He then put down his bowl, stood up, and walked towards them. "Long time no see. How have you been?"

"Xiao Qing, it's not good, it's really not good at all! I was locked up again, and I tried to send you messages asking you to save me, but they just wouldn't go through! Ah, you wouldn't believe that place, how they tormented me!" Qian Fu walked up and rattled on to Qing Wanglai, while Chen Hongyu, standing by, couldn't get a word in.

"Shut up!" Chen Hongyu directly reached out and clapped a hand over Qian Fu's mouth. Holding Qian Fu, she said straightforwardly to Qing Wanglai: "Give me your meal card, I'm hungry!"

Qing Wanglai glanced at Yang Na with some curiosity. He then used two fingers to pull a meal card from his left pants pocket and handed it over. "Our school's hot pot bullfrog and sweet and sour pork are both pretty good. You should try them."

Soon, Chen Hongyu returned with two large trays of food and placed them on Qing Wanglai's table. The four people simultaneously sat down.

It was clear that for both Chen Hongyu and Qian Fu, eating was more important than anything else. They picked up their bowls and didn't put them down, devouring their food frantically.

Seeing that the two of them weren't speaking, Li Huowang spoke directly. "Hello, Qing Wanglai. Let me introduce myself, I am Li Huowang."

Hearing Li Huowang speak, Qing Wanglai put down the rice bowl he was holding. He reached out and took Yang Na's phone, then intently observed Li Huowang on the screen.

The other party's reaction left Li Huowang somewhat puzzled. What did this guy mean? He wondered if he should introduce himself again.

"You don't need to say it twice; I know you're Li Huowang. Have you eaten?"