Chapter 2

I kept walking south, changing vehicles countless times, and at each city's bus station, I would wait for one or two hours to see if anyone in black would speak to me.

I thought it would be easy to wait for a woman in black to talk to me, but after moving around several places, I didn't encounter a woman in black who spoke to me.

After three days of walking and stopping, I arrived at a small city in the south called Xingzhou City.

When I got off the bus, it was already late!

I walked out of the station and saw a woman walking towards me, smiling and asking, "Young man, do you need a place to stay?"

I was about to refuse, but the woman's clothes made me stop my words.

Because, she was wearing a black dress!

Originally, I didn't plan to stay, as hotels near the station are generally not cheap. But now that I was in a good mood, I decided to stay at her hotel for one night.

After resting for a night, I rented a cheap single room in this unfamiliar city.

After waiting for three days, the woman surnamed Huang still hadn't appeared. With only 200 yuan left, I had to find a job first, as I didn't know when the woman surnamed Huang would show up.

I found a job at a furniture store, selling furniture for the boss. The monthly salary was 2,500 yuan, plus commission. I worked while waiting for the woman surnamed Huang to appear.

After half a month, I became familiar with everything in Xingzhou City, including its culture, geography, feng shui, and development direction.

The southern region is mainly mountainous, and Xingzhou City is surrounded by mountains on all sides.

The feng shui layout here is called "Nine Dragons Returning to the Nest." Although it is called "Nine Dragons Returning to the Nest," three of them are dead dragons. These three dead dragons hinder the economic development of Xingzhou City, and because of their existence, many unfinished buildings and projects have appeared, affecting the economy.

However, this does not affect the fact that this place produces a nobleman every hundred years. Eighty to ninety years ago, a great figure emerged here, and the locals still speak of him with pride.

The real estate market here is not good, but the tourism industry is thriving, with the "Forest of Ten Thousand Peaks" and lakes within the forest.

Grandpa had a reason for sending me to such a place. This place is very suitable for my development. I haven't fully mastered the skills Grandpa taught me, and this small place is just right for me to take it step by step.

I have to admit, Grandpa is really amazing!

However, the woman surnamed Huang still hasn't appeared, and I'm out of money.

I used up 200 yuan in half a month, being as frugal as possible. I thought about asking the boss for an advance, but I felt embarrassed since I had only worked for half a month.

Today is my day off, and I wandered the streets, looking at the grilled meat sold by street vendors, which made me very hungry. Yesterday, I only ate two steamed buns and some water. I haven't seen meat in a long time.

Seeing the sizzling meat skewers, I was really craving them!

"Li Yao!" Suddenly, a voice filled with surprise sounded behind me.

I turned around and saw a girl walking towards me with a surprised look on her face.

"Ye Tingting," I couldn't help but mutter her name.

Ye Tingting was my high school classmate. She was pretty, wore glasses, and had long hair. She gave me the impression of being beautiful and kind.

She transferred to another school after our second year of high school, supposedly because she lived with her grandmother. Later, her parents came back and took her away. At that time, her grades were good, and she was very proactive in her studies, often asking me questions.

"Is it really you, Li Yao!" Ye Tingting walked towards me excitedly, her smile bright.

"Ye Tingting, did you transfer here?" I asked.

Ye Tingting nodded and said, "Yes."

But then she shook her head, "To be precise, I'm going to college here."

"Right, what about you? You didn't fill in your college application here, did you? Your college entrance exam scores were good enough for a key university."

Talking about school made me feel a bit bitter, but it quickly passed.

I shook my head helplessly and said, "No, I'm not going to school anymore."

"What?" Ye Tingting asked, surprised. "Why? Your grades were so good, how can you not go to school?"

"It's nothing, I just don't want to anymore." I answered evasively, not wanting to tell her that my grandpa didn't want me to go.

Ye Tingting wanted to ask more, but seeing my expression, she didn't continue.

"Um..." I said, feeling a bit embarrassed, "Can you lend me some money? I'll pay you back in a couple of days."

Borrowing money from a female classmate was really awkward.

Ye Tingting exclaimed, a bit surprised by my request.

I quickly explained, "I'm not the type to borrow money from everyone, and I'm not the type to borrow and not pay back. I know it's not good to ask for money the first time I see you, but I'm really hungry. I just need 20 yuan to buy some food. I promise I'll pay you back."

After saying that, my face turned red with embarrassment.

Seeing this, Ye Tingting quickly said to the barbecue stall owner, "Boss, ten skewers of grilled meat, two sausages! Five chicken wings. Oh, and two chicken legs!"

"Is this enough?" she asked, turning to me after placing the order.

I quickly said, "Enough! Enough! Too much."

"No problem! I'll treat you." Ye Tingting took out two hundred-yuan bills from her pocket and handed them to me, saying, "Here, I'll lend you this. If you need more, you can ask me."

At that moment, I suddenly felt a deep sense of warmth towards Ye Tingting. Meeting someone like her in this unfamiliar city made me feel lucky.

Just as I was about to speak to Ye Tingting, a car's engine roared nearby.

Then, a Porsche worth several million yuan stopped at a nearby intersection. Soon, a beautiful woman with a fresh and elegant appearance got out of the car.

"Li Yao, what are you looking at?" Ye Tingting nudged me when I didn't respond.

I exclaimed, "Um..."

"It's okay, men like pretty girls. She's the campus beauty of our university, Huang Yiyi. She's a senior this year, and her family is very wealthy. Many boys are chasing her."

I quickly said to Ye Tingting, "No, that's not why I was looking at her, but..."

"Wait, what did you say her name was?"

"Huang Yiyi!"

Huang Yiyi!

The woman surnamed Huang!

"Wait a moment!" I said to Ye Tingting and walked directly towards Huang Yiyi.