Chapter 2037 — Gu Mengyao and Wang Xinyan, Part One
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"Ha, it's not that I don't dare. These tigers—don't let their fierce looks fool you. Plenty of them haven't eaten in days; they're weak as kittens! Back at the tiger park near my home, Fan Ganhe and I kicked one unconscious with a few kicks!" Zhang Duopan bragged shamelessly. "But this place belongs to a friend of my father's, so I can't run wild here!"
Wei Zhao, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu said nothing. To them, kicking a tiger unconscious with a few kicks was hardly impressive—Wei Zhao could kill one with a single kick.
Just as Zhang Duopan was mid-brag, a stretched Hummer pulled up and stopped beside them. The driver scrambled out and hurried over to Zhang Duopan. "You must be Young Master Zhang? President Su sent me to serve you for the whole trip! President Su said to follow your arrangements in everything!"
He deliberately stressed those last words, plainly having been given some prior instruction. And the fact that he recognized Zhang Duopan at a glance meant he had clearly seen Zhang Duopan's photo beforehand.
"I'm Zhang Duopan!" Zhang Duopan nodded. "Good, many thanks. What should I call you?"
"Just call me Old Yan—driver and beast-tamer here," the driver said.
"Then I'll call you Uncle Yan!" Zhang Duopan said with a smile. "We'll be in your hands today, Uncle Yan!"
"Don't mention it, don't mention it. Everyone hop in—I'll take you all on a tour of the tiger park!" Uncle Yan said.
They all climbed aboard, but choosing seats turned out to be awkward. The others didn't much care—the real problem was Wei Zhao, who had no idea whom to sit with.
He Meiyue chose to sit with Chai Xiaoling, giving neither Zhang Duopan nor Bai Weituo a chance. Clearly she still hadn't made up her mind—but that left Wang Xinyan as the odd one out.
Naturally, Wei Zhao didn't want Fan Ganhe sitting beside her, yet if he sat beside her himself, he feared Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu would be unhappy. For a moment he was caught in a dilemma.
"Arrowhead Bro, keep Little Shu company—she'll be scared when she sees the big tigers later!" Shen Yushu called out to Wei Zhao.
Wei Zhao was speechless. He thought, You, afraid of tigers? You aren't even afraid of Gou Huli's lions... Still, this way, having Wang Xinyan sit with Gu Mengyao was actually a good choice.
So Wei Zhao nodded and sat down beside Shen Yushu, while Gu Mengyao took the opportunity to sit down beside Wang Xinyan.
This arrangement left Zhang Duopan and Fan Ganhe rather unwilling. They had wanted He Meiyue and Wang Xinyan to sit with them, so that when the tigers lunged at the windows later, the girls would naturally be frightened—and then holding hands, or even pulling them into an embrace, might be possible.
But reality fell far short of their fantasies, and Zhang Duopan and Fan Ganhe had no choice but to sit together.
The vehicle started up slowly and drove into the tiger forest area. The luxury stretched Hummer drew sideways glances from other tourists—it was obviously a VIP vehicle, far superior to the ordinary sightseeing cars.
"Little Shu, you? Scared?" Wei Zhao asked with some amusement once they were seated.
"Can't Little Shu be scared? Actually, there are lots of things Little Shu is afraid of..." A trace of melancholy came over Shen Yushu's face...
"Oh? Like what?" Wei Zhao asked.
"No 'like what.' Let's watch the tigers first!" Shen Yushu clearly didn't want to say more.
Gu Mengyao sitting down beside Wang Xinyan took Wang Xinyan somewhat by surprise.
Today Wang Xinyan hadn't expected to sit with Wei Zhao at all—after all, both Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were there. So to stay out of the line of fire, she had deliberately taken a seat in the back row, which would at least let her avoid Fan Ganhe and keep her distance from him.
But what Wang Xinyan never expected was that after she sat down, Gu Mengyao walked over to her side and sat down too!
This startled her and made her a little nervous; she had no idea what Gu Mengyao intended by it.