Chapter 17, It was all Chips' idea, I am innocent
Zhuo never thought that someone could express so clearly with his eyes.

Although Ling still had no expression on her face, Zhuo felt that the aura surrounding her was gone. It was different from the indifferent aura that he saw at school, which kept people at a distance.

So much so that Zhuo couldn't help but stare at her face.

"…Utsunomiya-san."

"Ah, it's okay."

This inexplicable softness only appeared for a moment and quickly disappeared, which was a pity.

However, aura is something that cannot be seen or touched, and it is even hard to say whether it exists or not. Zhuo himself didn't know whether he was simply being stupid just now.

Zhuo thought so in his heart, but didn't say much. He just picked up the light soup beside him and took a sip, trying to cover it up.

After both of them finished their meal, they left directly. Zhuo didn't know when Ling paid the bill, even though they were together from beginning to end.

Afterwards, the two of them walked one after the other on the path out of the house.
"...Thank you for treating me to dinner." Zhuo thanked him.

"will not."

Ling responded coldly, and Zhuo could only smile bitterly.

Now that I think about it, I was just too self-conscious. Even if Ling wanted to apologize, he never wanted to have any contact with him.

It was only because he was performing a one-man show in his mind and kept pushing everything away that so many things happened, and in the end they even had a meal together.

Zero was only so stubborn in coming to apologize out of his guilt, that's all.

Besides, with Zero's personality, it's impossible for him to talk to outsiders in a friendly manner.

So for the next minute on the road, the two of them didn't have any more conversation.

As soon as you exit the alley, you can see the Aston Martin that drove in. The business supercar is too conspicuous.

Although the apartment that Zhuo rented was only about ten minutes away from here, they still chose to drive here, even though the ages listed on their ID cards were both minors.

The same thing will happen when you return.

Walking silently on the roadside,
The sunlight is very soft,
Ling left quietly, but still attracted a lot of people's attention.

Zhuo was naturally implicated and looked at a few times. They probably thought that Zhuo must be very rich and the son of a certain club. Otherwise, how could he be qualified to be with a girl like Ling?

This kind of thing is quite uncomfortable for a man, not to mention that the two people have nothing to do with each other.

But it’s no one’s fault. Zhuo is just an ordinary person. If he feels uncomfortable, it’s just the man’s despicable self-esteem at work.

Zhuo tried not to think too much.

He stared at the road stupidly, as if he saw something, his pupils shrank, and he stopped abruptly.

When he stopped, he saw Ling half a body away from him, and subconsciously grabbed the arm of her light blue loose coat and pulled it behind him.

Then...

There was a loud 'bang', followed by the harsh sound of the dented metal sheet and the squeaking sound of the tires dragging on the ground.

The Aston Martin parked on the side of the road was hit by a van that veered off the road, broke through the guardrail, and finally stopped at the steps of the sidewalk.

It's like thinking that a beautiful girl like Zero has nothing to do with me, but I still feel regretful and sad.

Seeing such a luxury car destroyed, Zhuo's heart ached.

But now is not the time to think about this.

Zhuo turned around and looked down at the girl beside him. Just as he was about to ask politely if she was okay, he immediately reacted.

With Zero's skills, it seems there is no need for him to do anything unnecessary, right?

In his sight, Zero indeed did not look at the scrapped Aston Martin, as if it was just a trivial matter to her.

Ling Zheng lowered his head slightly, looked at the wrinkles on his coat, frowned slightly, and said nothing.

That position was exactly where Zhuo had pulled her before.

Zhuo's previous actions were completely subconscious, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Even if it was a kitten or a puppy, he would do the same if he could help it.

But from the results, it seems that Zero doesn't like it. In order to help someone, he subconsciously touched the girl, but the girl stared at the place where the two touched with a distressed look...

...This is probably the second thing that hurts a man's self-esteem.

By the way, the first one must be called a thin dog.

Zhuo opened his mouth, swallowed many words that came to his lips, and finally...

"…Sorry." He wasn't that angry.

Ling looked up when she heard that, her expression returned to normal, her brows smoothed out, and she stared into Zhuo's eyes.

Zhuo still couldn't tell what she was thinking, but this time, there was an obvious emotion in Ling's water-blue eyes, and it was hard to tell what it was.

I can't understand it.

But thinking about it, I guess she was probably still upset about the previous physical contact.

"…I saw the car coming, so I didn't ask you. In a hurry… Anyway, I'm sorry for taking the initiative—"

Ling interrupted him, looked him in the eyes and said, "I know, don't mind it. Besides, the car was never mine in the first place, and now that it's broken, it's broken."

Zhuo wanted to say, it's you who minds it, I didn't mind it at first, but my self-esteem was hurt by you.

"Yeah," Zhuo nodded, turned his face away from her, and looked at the Aston Martin that had been completely scrapped.

He didn't know what to say, and it seemed like every second with Zero was awkward.

I could only make small talk: "You don't have to pay for it, it's quite expensive."

Zhuo saw Ling shaking his head out of the corner of his eye.

"It was originally her own car." Ling said.

There is a lot of information in this sentence.

But Zhuo didn't want to explore.
"okay."

Zhuo added, "Do you want me to call a car for you?"

"No, a car will come to pick me up." Ling said lightly.

Zhuo nodded, "Then I will... leave first?"

Zero nodded anyway.

So Zhuo said goodbye and left.

As he left, he looked back one last time.

He saw Ling standing on the stone edge of the road, standing straight as a strong branch in the wind. From what Zhuo could see, her arms hung naturally at her sides, staring blankly at the sky.

Like a kitten waiting to be taken home.

Although the distance is far and the angle is wrong,

But Zhuo thought, that forever indifferent face must be filled with the expectant eyes of a girl, as if she was thinking wholeheartedly about someone in this world, so she would look at that person somewhere under the blue sky with such an infatuation that she would never get tired of looking at him or her.

Zhuo withdrew his gaze and disappeared around the corner.

A minute later, a silver Porsche came flying like an arrow piercing the clouds, then slid nearly ten meters before stopping.

The car door is right in front of the zero station.

The silver revolving door opened from bottom to top, and the woman in the car raised her hands immediately.

"Every wrong has its perpetrator, this was all Potato Chips' idea, I am innocent!"

Zero looked at her coldly, silent for three or four seconds, before getting into the car under the woman's obviously relieved gaze.

　The next chapter will be posted tonight, together with tomorrow. Otherwise it will look awkward if it is posted separately, as it should be one big chapter.

　　And guys, this book really doesn’t talk about knives anymore! The lessons from the previous book are enough.

　　Pure sweet! So sweet that you can't bear to watch it!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)