Wandering in the vast darkness

024 I'll take care of you tonight

Yu Wenhao knew that Jiang Yihe definitely hadn't eaten breakfast. He checked the time and thought about telling Jiang Yihe to go upstairs to eat breakfast, but then he changed his mind. He was worried that if Jiang Yihe went up to the restaurant to eat breakfast and then went back to her room, all his efforts would be wasted.

He said to Jiang Yihe, "Xiao Jiang, put your phone aside and don't turn it off. Just focus on driving. If you want to talk to me, then talk to me. My video call is still on, and I need to focus on driving too."

Jiang Yihe placed her phone on the holder, said okay, then started the car and drove out of the parking lot.

Yu greeted her and said, "It's still early. See if there's anywhere to park by the roadside, stop and have some breakfast before you go."

Jiang Yihe said, "Okay, I understand, Brother Yu."

After a while, Jiang Yihe said to Yu Wenhao, "There's a snack shop called Xinfeng Snacks, and there are parking spaces in front of it."

"Mmm, stop going in."

Jiang Yihe turned the car in, parked it, and greeted Yu Wenhao, saying, "I'm parked."

"Okay, the live stream can end here. I wish you success in your interview," Yu Wenhao said. "Call me after the interview, and I'll tell you where to pick up your clothes."

Jiang Yihe said okay, waved at the camera, and made a funny face, looking very relaxed: "Bye-bye, Brother Yu."

"Bye-bye," Yu said, ending the video call.

At 9:30, Jiang Yihe called Yu Wenhao, who answered the phone.

"Hey, Xiao Jiang, how did the interview go?"

He knew asking would be pointless; since the boss was her father's friend, the interview was just a formality. Many parents, unable or unwilling to manage their children themselves, would entrust them to friends for care and training. They didn't care about interviews; they had to take them in regardless.

"I'll start work tomorrow," Jiang Yihe said.

Even though Yu Wenhao knew this would be the result, she still pretended to be very happy and exclaimed, "Great! I knew you could do it, Xiao Jiang!"

Jiang Yihe chuckled on the other end of the phone.

Yu Wenhao said, "I'll send you my location, come and get your clothes."

"No need, no need, I'm going to my room now," Jiang Yihe said. "Brother Yu, what time are you leaving tonight?"

"I'll go after get off work, at six o'clock."

"Can I hire your car tonight?" Jiang Yihe asked.

Yu asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I need to move things, but my car is too small."

"Oh, so we're going to Lin'an," Yu Wenhao said. "Okay."

"Then come over after get off work, okay? I'll send you my location," Jiang Yihe said.

Yu said hello.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yihe immediately sent over a location. Yu Wen looked at it and saw that it was Raffles City in Qianjiang New City.

After finishing get off work at six o'clock, Yu Wenhao first went to the cafeteria to get food, and then drove to Raffles City. Following the navigation, when he arrived at the entrance and exit of the Dangui Street parking lot, he saw Jiang Yihe standing by the roadside. The clothes she was wearing were neither the same as last night's nor the same as this morning's; they must have been newly bought.

I wonder what time she started struggling and why she's waiting here now. Yu Wenhao thought to himself.

When Yu Wenhao arrived, Jiang Yihe waved to him. Yu Wenhao parked the car in front of her, and she opened the car door and got in.

"Drive in, to the underground parking lot," Jiang Yihe said to Yu Wenhao.

After greeting him, turn right and then right again, then go down the slope.

"What are we doing here?" Yu asked.

"I live here," Jiang Yihe said.

"Apartments upstairs? I thought it was all office buildings," Yu Wenhao said.

"Yes, my mom bought three apartments. She originally wanted to rent them out, but after the renovations were finished, she didn't rent them out because she said the rent wouldn't be much and she would have ruined the renovations. So they were left empty. When I needed to use them, she had someone deliver the keys," Jiang Yihe said.

Yu Wen laughed and cursed, "You evil capitalists! You've driven up the prices of houses in Hangzhou like this. What's the point of buying them if you don't even live in them?"

Jiang Yihe chuckled, "Even if you buy it and leave it empty, it's still more profitable than putting the money in the bank. When you want to sell it, a house that has been lived in isn't as easy to sell as a new house."

"Okay, when we buy a house, we're buying a place to live. When you buy a house, you're buying an investment product. We're not on the same level, so I can't really say anything," Yu Wenhao said. "By the way, your workplace should be around here, right?"

"Yes, it's very close, just a walk away, that's why I chose to stay here."

Jiang Yihe spoke casually, but revealed that her family lived in Hangzhou and probably had many houses for her to choose from.

According to Yu Wenhao, the underground parking lot of Raffles City is the most absurd parking lot in Hangzhou. The layout is not neat and orderly, but has many diagonal passages and dead ends. In addition, the signage is unclear, and people who come here for the first time will quickly get confused.

Jiang Yihe pointed Yu Wenhao around and around until they finally arrived at an area. Yu Wenhao saw a row of five parking spaces. The other four were empty, and there was only one space where Jiang Yihe's Ferrari was parked.

Jiang Yihe said to Yu Wenhao, "These parking spaces are all mine, feel free to park here."

"Extravagant!" Yu Wenhao cursed, drove into one of the parking spaces, and parked the car.

Jiang Yihe pointed to the phone with the driver app installed on the shelf in front of Yu Wenhao and said to Yu Wenhao, "Brother Yu, you can open it now."

"what?"

"Start the billing now. Didn't I say I'd have you all tonight?"

"No need. It's true I'm short of money, but not so short that I'm greedy enough to try and swindle money from a young girl like you. We'll start again when we get to Lin'an, and we'll follow the rules."

Jiang Yihe's eyes widened: "Who said we were going to Lin'an?"

Yu Wen found it strange: "If you're not going to Lin'an, why did you hire my car?"

Jiang Yihe giggled and said, "Can you help me carry my clothes upstairs first? I can't carry them all by myself. Then I'll treat you to dinner, and after dinner, you'll come with me to the supermarket to buy lots of things. Okay, can we start the billing now?"

Yu Wenhao understood. Helping her carry the clothes upstairs was a pretense, and accompanying her to the supermarket was also a pretense. If they wanted to go to the supermarket, they could have bought everything online and had it delivered. Jiang Yihe's main purpose was to treat him to a meal and thank him for helping her that morning.

Yu Wenhao said, "I can help you take your clothes upstairs. I'm also curious; I've never been upstairs before and I'd like to go up and take a look. No need for food; I brought my own. I can just grab something to eat later. You won't need me to go to the supermarket. I'll take your clothes up; I still have to go do my business."

"No, no, Brother Yu, didn't I tell you to start pricing and doing business right now?"

Yu Wenhao looked at her and said, "I'm a driver. I only charge when I'm driving. I'm not a prostitute. I don't charge you for anything I do with you."

"Oh no, no, Brother Yu, that's not what I meant. I, I, I..." Jiang Yihe panicked. After stammering for a while, she finally said, "I don't care. You have to have dinner with me tonight. If you don't let me treat you, then take out the food you brought and treat me to the food you brought."

Yu Wenhao was both amused and exasperated. He looked at the little girl, who was almost in tears. Yu Wenhao's heart softened, and he said:

"Xiao Jiang, do you consider me a friend?"

Jiang Yihe nodded quickly.

Yu Wenhao said, "Since we're friends, I'll help you take your things upstairs and I'll also get a free meal from you. After we finish eating, if you want to go to the supermarket, I can go with you. But don't bring up the issue of billing again. If I have to make money off you even when I'm just getting a free meal, I won't go and I'll leave now."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Brother Yu," Jiang Yihe said with a smile.