Chapter 101 — Welcome to Play
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"Help me go thank this young friend." The old man knew very well who had saved him.
Seeing such genuine feeling in the old man, Wei Zhao found himself rather warmed toward him. As for being called "young friend," Wei Zhao naturally did not mind—the old man was about the same age as his own grandfather, so it was only natural.
"There is no need for courtesy, sir. I merely happened to be passing by," Wei Zhao said with a smile.
"Good, good." The old man's color had recovered a great deal by now; the angina had been but a passing fit, and once it passed he was as other men. "You saved this old man's life, yet you are neither proud nor rash. Good. Tianyi, note down this young friend's telephone number—for what happened today, we must repay him handsomely."
"Yes, Father," Liu Tianyi said. Hearing this, he quickly turned to look at Wei Zhao. Since Wei Zhao had heard his father's words himself, Liu Tianyi did not need to repeat them.
"A generous reward won't be necessary. Just let my friend go," Wei Zhao said mildly. As for rewards, Wei Zhao did not much care. He counted as a well-paid young man these days and was not short of money; besides, his chief purpose in stepping forward had been simply to get Wang Xinyan out of this fix.
At Wei Zhao's words, Liu Tianyi's old face flushed red. He shot Huiru another fierce glare, then said to Wei Zhao, "Little brother, I'm truly sorry. Please don't hold it against a woman; this business had nothing to do with your friend in the first place. She's free to leave at any time."
"Heh heh..." Wei Zhao smiled faintly and said to the old man, "Elder, a generous reward won't be necessary. If there's nothing else, I'll be on my way. Take good care of your health."
"A fine young man," the old man said, looking at Wei Zhao with open admiration. "Just from your little girlfriend's car, I can tell you're not someone who lacks money. So let's not stand on ceremony, old man that I am. Tianyi, leave this young man my private number. If he ever gets the chance to visit Yanjing, he can give me a call, and I'll host him myself."
"All right," Wei Zhao said with a nod, and declined no further. Since it was the old man's heartfelt gesture, Wei Zhao naturally would not object. As for visiting Yanjing for fun... heh, he had been to Yanjing before, but for fun? Did he even have time for fun?
The old man's words, however, left Liu Tianyi deeply astonished. When had his father ever been so approachable, especially with a younger stranger? Even if the young man had saved his father's life, was there any need to go this far? Yet since his father had ordered it, he raised no objection. He took out one of his own business cards, quickly wrote his father's phone number on the blank back of it, and handed it to Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao took the card, stuffed it into his pocket without a closer look. The old man seemed quite unbothered, but Liu Tianyi shook his head inwardly. How many people longed for his father's number and could never get it.
Just then, the sound of an ambulance finally came from the distance. In truth, only twenty minutes had passed from the beginning of the whole affair to now; for an ambulance to drive from the hospital to this busy downtown area in that time was already quite fast.
"Father, the ambulance is here. Shall we go to the hospital for a checkup?" Liu Tianyi had heard it too, and he spoke cautiously to the old man.
"I'm all better. Why would I go?" The old man refused outright. "Don't I know my own illness? What use would the hospital be?"