Stars In His Eyes
Chapter 489: Full of Despair 5_1

Chapter 489: Chapter 489: Full of Despair 5_1

Zhou Hongjin had already been suspicious listening to what Zhang Xiao said before. Now, hearing the truck driver address Zhang Xiao as "Young Master Zhou," Zhou Hongjin was convinced: the truck driver was targeting him, Zhou Hongjin!

Finishing speaking, Zhou Hongjin shouted towards Zhou Chenyue, tossing her the car keys midair. "I’ve got to handle something here. You take He Zhilan back to school first. Be careful on the road."

Zhou Chenyue’s hand shot up and smoothly caught the keys. This action was so skillfully executed that it was clear the two siblings had done this many times before.

"I got it, bro. Don’t worry." Zhou Chenyue patted her chest, then pulled He Zhilan back into the car, muttering under her breath. "Looks like they targeted my brother. He’s lucky he lent his dorm mate his car, or he would’ve been toast. You know, my brother doesn’t smoke, so he wouldn’t have come down to buy cigarettes and avoided this."

"Why would anyone have a grudge against Zhou, he’s such a nice person. Do you guys know that truck driver?" He Zhilan was also scared for Zhou Hongjin.

"I don’t know him, and from the looks of it neither does my brother. I suspect they’ve hired a hitman. Maybe my brother made someone angry in private, or maybe it’s due to family reasons." Zhou Chenyue shook her head. "Seems like I’ll have to start going out less too. If they didn’t manage to get my brother, they may target me next time. This is too terrifying; I don’t want to die young! There’s so much I still love about this world!"

"You should be more careful then. It’s best not to be alone when you go out." He Zhilan did not understand Zhou Chenyue’s reference to ’family reasons’, so she couldn’t ask more about it. All she could do was to remind Zhou Chenyue. She was actually quite worried about Zhou Chenyue’s care-free nature, fearing that she might soon forget about this incident.

"I will." Zhou Chenyue nodded before eyeing He Zhilan. "You aren’t upset anymore? What happened at the Gu family’s place that upset you?"

"Nothing much, just focus on driving." He Zhilan shook her head, not wanting to discuss it more. "Thank you and Zhou for today."

"No problem, since my brother and I took you to the Gu family’s place, we naturally had to take you back. Anyway, there’s no love lost between Gu En and Lan Li and myself; it was enough that we appeared in the afternoon. In any case, our family isn’t much at the Gu family’s house." Zhou Chenyue pouted and shrugged, mainly because she despised Gu En and Lan Li and didn’t want to see them more.

Afterwards, they drove towards Capital University. With He Zhilan in a bad mood, Zhou Chenyue refrained from striking up further conversation, avoiding forcing He Zhilan to put on a brave face.

Zhou Chenyue was a slower driver than Zhou Hongjin, so about an hour later they reached the entrance of Capital University. By now, night had fallen, the moon lonely hanging high in the pitch-black sky.

"Chenyue, you can drop me off here. I see my brother." He Zhilan suddenly spoke, her gaze locked on a man dressed in military uniform lurking in the darkness.

She got off the car and bid Zhou Chenyue goodbye, then gradually walked towards the man.

He Teng had already heard the car. He leaned against a tree trunk, his gaze falling on He Zhilan as she got off the car. His cheap cigarette was burning non-stop, the sparks at his fingertips extremely conspicuous.

Zhou Chenyue was reversing the car, which momentarily shone its headlights on He Zhilan as she walked towards He Teng. Backlit, she seemed to be approaching the light. Her beautiful figure was outlined clearly by her lake-blue dress. The hem of her skirt gently swayed with her steps, looking like lotuses were blooming with every step she took.

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