The large chest of gold and silver treasures that Wei Yun brought was ultimately of little immediate use.
After all, turning these items into cash quickly was a troublesome matter.
So, he seemed a bit unhappy.
Previously, he couldn’t come to Xie Tao’s side, and since Xie Tao had always refused his gifts of gold and silver, Wei Yun was unable to improve her living conditions in this world.
She appeared to be a delicate girl, but her heart was always very stubborn.
But now that he could freely travel between two time periods, he naturally wanted to do more for her.
However, the immediate problem was that despite having gold and silver, there was no way to quickly liquidate it.
After all, if so much gold, silver, and jewels were to flood the market in a short period of time, it would surely lead to unnecessary speculation and suspicion.
However, this problem did not trouble Wei Yun for long.
By the time Wei Yun came over the next day, Xie Tao had already gone to school.
A pair of white sneakers were placed at the entryway, bought by Xie Tao for Wei Yun on her way back from work yesterday.
Wei Yun had planned to go out for a walk, but as he reached the entryway, he heard a faint sound. Frowning, he turned around to see Meng Lichun already standing there.
“Lord Wei… is Tao Tao not here?” Meng Lichun met Wei Yun’s cold gaze as soon as she arrived, chuckling nervously and looking around.
“What are you here for?”
Wei Yun approached, his gaze on Meng Lichun sharpening.
He thought their transaction was concluded.
There was no need for Meng Lichun to come again.
Had it been before yesterday, Meng Lichun indeed planned to no longer meddle in Wei Yun’s affairs, content with monitoring him through office surveillance, thus keeping the task in her hands to prevent the bald man from assigning it to someone else.
If the task fell to someone else, Xie Tao would undoubtedly be doomed.
However, since seeing Xie Tao at the dessert shop yesterday, she changed her mind.
There was a math quiz that afternoon. After finishing it, Xie Tao cleaned the classroom with her group mates, tidied up the doors and windows, and then left the teaching building, heading towards the school gate.
As she was about to reach the school gate, Xie Tao’s phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated.
She took it out and saw an unfamiliar local number on the screen.
Hesitant, Xie Tao still answered.
“Xie Tao.”
Before she could speak, she heard a familiar, cool voice from the other end.
Huh??
Xie Tao glanced at the phone number again, then brought the phone closer to her ear, “Wei Yun?”
“Why haven’t you come out yet?”
Wei Yun’s voice was steady and cold throughout the call.
“What?”
Xie Tao didn’t understand the meaning of Wei Yun’s words. Just as she reached the school gate and casually looked up, she saw a beautiful woman standing next to a black Maybach parked on the right.
That was Meng Lichun.
She wore a dark green long dress that accentuated her slender and tall figure, her delicately made-up face adding to her vibrant beauty. Standing there with sunglasses, her waist-length curly hair, and lips painted with vintage red lipstick casually biting on a straw, she held a milk tea in her hand.
She stood next to a roadside tree, attracting the gaze of many passersby.
Xie Tao even heard nearby classmates whispering, guessing if she was a celebrity, all admiring her outstanding appearance.
Some boys even secretly took photos of her.
At that moment, the sound of the phone call ending came through the phone by her ear, and Meng Lichun on the other side had already seen her walking out of the school gate.
“Tao Tao! Come here!”
Meng Lichun took off her sunglasses, raised a smiling face, waved to Xie Tao, and called her name out loud.
“…?”
Xie Tao was a bit confused. How come this woman suddenly called her so affectionately?
Because Meng Lichun’s voice was not soft, the gaze that was originally on her involuntarily followed her line of sight and landed on Xie Tao.
Being watched by so many people at once, Xie Tao felt a bit uncomfortable. She tightened the straps of her backpack and walked over quickly.
“What… are you doing here?” Xie Tao asked, puzzled, standing in front of Meng Lichun.
Meng Lichun looked at her with a smile, “I came to pick you up from school. Get in the car, Mr. Wei is inside.”
Xie Tao felt… her smile seemed to carry a bit of flattery?
She was somewhat puzzled.
But when she heard Wei Yun’s name, she reflexively glanced inside the car window.
She could only see a shadow vaguely.
Not until Meng Lichun opened the car door did Xie Tao finally see Wei Yun sitting in the back seat.
He was wearing a snow-white shirt, tucking the hem into his trousers, with his long legs crossed, revealing a section of fair ankles, and on his feet were the white sneakers she bought for him yesterday.
His dark, soft, long hair was tucked behind his ears, sitting there at the moment, his cold, white face showed a very light expression, his eyebrows and eyes distant, exuding a sense of nobility.
He buttoned the shirt up to the last button at the collar, inexplicably adding a sense of abstinence to his demeanor.
Xie Tao was momentarily dazed.
When she was sitting in the car, looking at the back of Meng Lichun’s head, who was driving in front, she still couldn’t quite react.
She felt like Meng Lichun had changed??
“You have a phone now?”
Xie Tao remembered the phone call from just now and turned her head to look at Wei Yun.
“Um.”
Wei Yun replied indifferently, his fingers with distinct joints took out a black phone from the pocket of his suit trousers and placed it in Xie Tao’s hand.
Xie Tao knew at a glance that it was the latest model of phone that had just come out.
Because when she was working at the dessert shop, the electronic screen on the building opposite was always showing advertisements for this phone.
“This is very expensive…”
She said, then looked up at him, “Did you sell your jewelry?”
Wei Yun lifted his chin slightly, glanced at Meng Lichun in front, and said briefly, “She handled it.”
Meng Lichun glanced at Xie Tao in the rearview mirror and said with a smile, “It’s a small matter, a small matter. In the future, Mr. Wei, just ask me for anything like this, and I’ll make sure it’s done perfectly!”
Xie Tao still couldn’t figure out why the woman who had cried and cursed her way out just yesterday had come back today, and with such a drastic change at that…
Before she could think further, Xie Tao looked out of the car window and realized they were not on the road back to the apartment she rented. She hurriedly said, “This isn’t the way back to my place…”
“We’re going to your new home now,” Meng Lichun, holding the steering wheel, glanced at Xie Tao in the rearview mirror with a somewhat mysterious smile.
New home?!
Xie Tao instinctively looked at Wei Yun sitting beside her, “What new home??”
Wei Yun’s lips curved slightly but he didn’t say anything, simply reaching out to stroke her hair, messing it up.
When Xie Tao stood in front of a villa’s gate, she was completely stunned.
“I’ve had the moving company transfer all your belongings here, nothing is left behind, don’t worry,” Meng Lichun got out of the car, standing by Xie Tao while fiddling with the car keys, and said.
Seeing the gate slowly opening, Xie Tao stood there, speechless for a long moment.
She felt utterly dazed.
It wasn’t until she was sitting in the spacious and elegant living room, holding a glass of water Meng Lichun handed her, that she still couldn’t snap back to reality.
This villa, along with the car that Meng Lichun had parked in the garage, were all bought by Wei Yun.
How much money would that have cost?
Xie Tao couldn’t dare to imagine… Now her head was filled with the sound of coins falling.
It was not until Meng Lichun was about to leave that she glanced at Wei Yun sitting there, leisurely putting tea leaves into the pot on the stove, eyes downcast, his expression indifferent, she seemed to hesitate for a moment, still looking towards Xie Tao, “Um, Tao Tao…”
“Hm?” Xie Tao came back to her senses, looking at Meng Lichun standing in front of her.
She was still a bit unaccustomed to Meng Lichun suddenly calling her name so affectionately.
“I have a favor to ask of you,” Meng Lichun hesitated for a while before speaking in a surprisingly soft voice.
“What is it?” Xie Tao asked.
Meng Lichun held her sunglasses in her hand, looking a bit uneasy, and after a long pause, she said, “I want to meet the owner of the red string on your wrist.”
This woman who had been crying terribly just yesterday and had angrily left, stood in front of Xie Tao again today, wanting to meet that person.
No one knew how much she had suffered and agonized over this person.
Nor could anyone understand how deep her longing for Wen Xi was.
She wasn’t even sure if the person who gave Xie Tao the red string was actually Wen Xi.
After all, he had indeed died before her eyes hundreds of years ago.
But as long as there was such a possibility, Meng Lichun couldn’t help but pursue it.
Xie Tao noticed the look in Meng Lichun’s eyes, a mix of hope, begging, and caution.
She couldn’t help but recall the woman’s tear-stained face in the dessert shop yesterday.
Meng Lichun, who was always neurotic and spoke in a highly erratic manner, had tear-filled eyes that were dull and almost lifeless at that moment.
It seemed that Old Xi had also shown such an expression when he mentioned her.
“I… will talk to Uncle Xi about it.”
Finally, Xie Tao said softly.
Upon hearing Xie Tao’s words, a surprising joy burst forth in Meng Lichun’s beautiful eyes, she suddenly revealed an exaggerated smile, and even grabbed Xie Tao’s hand, “Thank you, thank you, Tao Tao!”
