Chapter 157 — The Notorious Thief
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"152xxxx1234." Wei Zhao gave his mobile number. "Before you call, remember to have the money ready!"
Just as Wei Zhao said this, a bartender happened to be walking over to put back in its place the chair Wu Chengtian had moved earlier. He caught Wei Zhao's words and saw the wad of bills in his hand, and was left rather speechless—so the kid was a kept man...
Then he looked at Sun Jingyan and was even more at a loss for words... A woman this beautiful, and she still had to pay for it? One crook of her finger and countless men would line up... and she was spending money...
Under the bartender's gaze Sun Jingyan felt her face grow hot. She knew he had misunderstood, and she was annoyed; she shot Wei Zhao a baleful glare and hurried off. Looking at that smug expression on Wei Zhao's face, the bartender privately wondered: could the kid have some miraculous technique? In front of men he had never been so thoroughly humiliated...
Today, though, she had been bested by a boy younger than herself, one who refused to play by any rules, and Sun Jingyan had lost face badly. Still, be that as it may, Wei Zhao had done her a favor and freed her from Wu Chengtian's pestering—even if only for a time. In a few days Wu Chengtian would be back at it, but putting him off for a while was better than nothing...
Just then, a certain sorry wretch was sweating profusely, frantically rummaging through his pockets... That can't be right. When I left, I remember taking my wallet. How could it be gone?
"Do you have the money or not? You look decent enough, dressed all neat and proper. Don't tell me you're trying to weasel out of paying..." the taxi driver said, his patience wearing thin.
"Brother, I forgot my wallet. It's up in my hotel room. Let me run up and get it, then I'll pay you, all right?" Wu Chengtian cursed his luck inwardly. Had he known it would come to this, why would he have tipped the doorman with all of Wei Zhao's cash? Even keeping a hundred yuan would have been better!
"Pulling my leg, are you? Once you're up there, will you even come back down? Where am I supposed to find you..." The driver was having none of it. "Call a friend to bring the money, or else we're not going anywhere..."
"This..." Wu Chengtian had only just arrived in Songshan City. He knew no one here, not a soul. "Brother, how about you come upstairs with me to get the money..."
"Me, go with you? You must be joking! What if you've got someone lying in ambush up there for me?" The driver was no fool. "Besides, long-term parking is prohibited here. If I go up with you and a cop comes along to write me a ticket, then what? Stop dawdling and make your call..."
"Fine..." Wu Chengtian was speechless. He had no choice but to dial Sun Jingyan's number.
Sun Jingyan had just stepped out of the bar when her phone rang. She glanced at the caller ID, and it was actually Wu Chengtian. She hadn't expected this piece of chewing gum to stick to her like this; barely had she left when he was already calling back. Annoyed, she hung up and saved the number Wei Zhao had just given her into her phone.
Before long, Wu Chengtian's call came through again. Sun Jingyan frowned. Aren't you just so tiresome? Is there no end to this? She picked up, thoroughly displeased. "Wu Chengtian, what exactly do you want? I'm in the middle of an intimate moment with my boyfriend..."