Prince charming, your persona has collapsed!
Chapter 824 - 339 Actually, I'm Just a Normal Friend with Your Cousin_2

So, life is truly fascinating, isn't it?

"Su Qing, are you listening?" Lu Wanting noticed Su Qing hadn't spoken for a while and felt a little concerned.

"Oh, I'm here. Sorry, I zoned out," Su Qing replied.

"You scared me."

Lu Wanting patted her chest and pouted, "I thought you were mad at me."

"Mad? Why would I be mad?" Su Qing asked, puzzled.

Lu Wanting said, "I lied to you. I feel like that's such a bad thing. Honestly, when I agreed to Peng Xiaoyong's request, I had thought about it. But he told me that he'd never have contact with you guys again and that it was just to help him."

"He said his family was pressuring him heavily to go on dates, which is why he asked me for this favor. But after meeting you and Yuwen, I found you guys really interesting and genuinely wanted to become friends with you. So that's why I told you the truth."

Su Qing said, "Xiao Yong is 26 already. His family probably is anxious."

"Yeah, you have to keep it a secret for me, okay?"

"Of course, don't worry, Sister Waning. I won't even tell Zhou Yuwen!" Su Qing promised.

Lu Wanting gave Su Qing a thumbs-up. "You're the dependable one!"

By the time Zhou Yuwen and the others drove back, it was already past 5 p.m., and the sky had turned dark.

Yuwen first drove Peng Xiaoyong and Lu Wanting home.

Then, the car stopped conveniently at their own house.

Yuwen got into Su Qing's passenger seat.

His mother came out after hearing the noise and asked why Yuwen was heading out again.

"Dinner's ready. Why not eat first and then go?"

"No, Mom. I have things to do with my classmates. You go ahead and eat without us."

After saying this, Yuwen left with Su Qing.

Peng Xiaoyong's mother, Mrs. Zhou's elder sister, had been at Zhou Yuwen's house all afternoon. The reason was that Peng Xiaoyong had gone to look at cars and would be back soon. Having nothing else to do, she spent the time chatting with Mrs. Zhou while waiting for her son.

But when she stepped outside, she saw Su Qing driving a white Mercedes-Benz.

Her eyes couldn't look away.

Feeling slightly envious, she said to Mrs. Zhou, Yang Lirong, "Lirong, you're so lucky. Yuwen's so thoughtful and even brought such a capable daughter-in-law for you. Look, she's so young and already driving a Mercedes. It shows that her family conditions aren't bad."

Actually, Yang Lirong had also noticed Su Qing driving the car and felt satisfied with her. She replied with a smile, "Kids have their own ideas. Honestly, I don't place much importance on these things."

"Having it is better than not having it."

Peng's mother added, secretly wishing Lu Wanting could also drive a Mercedes-Benz.

Peng Xiaoyong knew his mother all too well. Those words were clearly comparing Lu Wanting and Su Qing.

Ever since returning from buying a car, Peng Xiaoyong hadn't been in a good mood.

Listening to their conversation, he finally couldn't hold back and said to Yang Lirong, "Auntie, is that white car driven by Cousin's girlfriend pretty?"

"It is quite nice. Is it newly purchased?" Yang Lirong asked.

"Yes, Cousin just bought it for her."

"???"

Yang Lirong was taken aback.

Peng's mother's face immediately became strained. "Wow! How could Yuwen do such a thing? His own mother doesn't have a car, and yet he bought one for that girl. How long have they even known each other?"

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuwen just climbed into the car.

Su Qing couldn't wait to tell Yuwen about Lu Wanting, her voice brimming with excitement. "See? I told you! From their behavior, they definitely don't seem like a normal couple. I've noticed several times that Xiao Yong purposefully keeps his distance from Sister Waning when they're sitting in the car."

Yuwen, sitting in the passenger seat, said, "So you promised not to tell anyone, but you're telling me now?"

Su Qing felt a little embarrassed and chuckled.

"Oh, honey, you're not an outsider~!"

Yuwen countered, "I'm not, but he is."

After saying that, he glanced back to find Liu Shuo grinning broadly. "Hehe, bro! Don't worry; I didn't hear a thing!"

"Shut up. You call that not hearing anything."

Liu Shuo kept laughing gleefully, then remarked, "Honestly, I've always wondered how someone as beautiful as Lu Wanting ended up with that bookworm Peng Xiao Yong. Now it all makes sense, hehe!"

"So that's how you talk about your cousin, huh?"

"Hey, bro, you're my bro. He's not. Let me tell you, that nerd, I don't even acknowledge him when I'm outside," Liu Shuo said.

Yuwen retorted, "Spare me."

Su Qing continued gossiping while Yuwen said, "Alright, it's nothing special anyway."

"Where are we going now?"

"Let's drop Liu Shuo home first."

Liu Shuo's VW Passat wouldn't be available until after the New Year, so they needed to drive him back. After dropping him off, Su Qing called her mother to ask where she was.

Pan Min's tone was cold, clearly still keeping her stance firm.

Their relationship was quite intriguing. Their conversations didn't feel like that of mother and daughter.

Pan Min picked up the phone and said, "Hello?"

Su Qing responded curtly, "Where are you?"

"At school."

"When does work end?"

After some back-and-forth, they determined today was the last day of supplementary classes. The homeroom teacher would run an hour of evening self-study, meaning school would let out at 6:30.

Then they'd have seven days of vacation.

Su Qing said she'd stop by the school to pick Pan Min up for dinner.

Hearing this, Pan Min's attitude softened slightly, agreeing to the plan.

With that decided, Su Qing turned the car around and headed to the school.

Yuwen, sitting in the passenger seat, continued stroking Su Qing's lovely legs. "Is that how you talk to your mom?"

"That's how she talks to me," Su Qing replied, pouting.

Yuwen said, "You're her daughter; you could let her have her way."

"Hmph, no way!"

Yuwen sighed helplessly.

Ten minutes later, the Mercedes-Benz was already parked at the entrance of Second High School.

Lights were beginning to illuminate the cityscape.

It was winter break, so the school gates were relatively deserted. Dim yellow streetlights lined both sides, with the occasional student finishing classes and leaving the school.

From far away, Su Qing noticed a middle-aged man pulling at her mother at the school gate.

This immediately made Su Qing's expression serious.

Without thinking, she drove the newly purchased Benz straight over.

The space around the school entrance was quite open. Normally, cars weren't allowed in, but there wasn't anyone around.

The school's vice principal, Li Yan, was in his forties and wore gold-framed glasses. He appeared quite gentle and refined. Having been divorced for years, he lived alone.

He wasn't exactly tugging at Pan Min but had waited outside Pan Min's classroom before class ended, telling her, "Teacher Pan, an old friend from my hometown sent me two boxes of sausages. I figured I couldn't finish them, so I brought them for you."

Pan Min naturally understood what Li Yan meant and politely turned him down.

But Li Yan remained persistent, insisting that he truly couldn't finish them.

"Teacher Pan, don't I know you well? I'm just a single man. My family barely eats anything. Your kid rarely comes home for visits—you can take these for her to try."

"Teachers' salaries aren't high to begin with, and you're a single mom. It must be tough, right?"

"If you ever have any difficulties in life, you must let me know, Teacher Pan."

Li Yan stuck to Pan Min like glue.

Pan Min kept saying no and added that her daughter was coming to pick her up soon.

"We're going out for dinner, so it's inconvenient to take them."

"Oh, your daughter is coming? Then I'd love to meet her."

And so he followed her to the gate.

Pan Min grew increasingly impatient.

When Su Qing spotted this scene, she drove straight over.

The sudden approach genuinely startled Li Yan.

Li Yan was somewhat used to throwing his weight around as a vice principal but immediately shouted, "How are you driving?! Didn't you see this is a school entrance?"

Before he could finish speaking, Su Qing got out of the driver's seat and called out, "Mom."

Pan Min had been startled too but relaxed the moment she saw her daughter.

She asked Su Qing about her driving and added, "You scared Vice Principal Li."

Li Yan had initially worn an angry expression, but upon learning Su Qing was Pan Min's daughter, his demeanor instantly shifted to an ingratiating smile. "Ah, you're Su Qing? You've grown so much already!"

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