052 Favor?

Zhang Wei took the phone with a puzzled look. As soon as he brought it to his ear and said "Hello," he heard a clear, pleasant, and magnetic voice, though it didn't sound friendly.

"Zhang Wei! You always cause trouble outside, huh!"

It was her! Zhang Wei's eyes showed realization as he said, "It's you, Miss Wen. How did you know I was at the police station?"

After asking, Zhang Wei realized it was a pointless question. He figured it out: he had seen Aunt Zhuang at the bar and made a scene with the ugly man. Since he managed to draw out his female neighbor, it wasn't surprising that Aunt Zhuang saw it and told Wen Kexin about it. 

But Wen Kexin seemed to enjoy keeping him guessing. With a proud tone, she said, "Of course, I know. I have eyes that see everything and ears that hear everything. Whenever you do something bad, I'll know all about it."

Zhang Wei found this amusing. But since she had helped get him out of the police station, he felt grateful and said, "Miss Wen, I really appreciate your help this time... Thank you very..."

Before he could finish, Wen Kexin interrupted, "Hmph, don't thank me yet. I haven't even started on you. Last night at the restaurant, you left without saying a word. I was worried and tried to call you, but you didn't answer. When I finally got through, you yelled at me in the middle of the night and even hung up on me! I've never been hung up on before... it's so annoying!"

Zhang Wei felt a bit embarrassed. In the early hours, he was half-asleep when he answered the call and only realized it was Wen Kexin's voice after he had already scolded her. Feeling guilty and very sleepy, he quickly unplugged the phone for some peace.

He knew Wen Kexin would question him eventually, so he hoped to delay it until she forgot. He didn't expect her to remember so clearly.

Feeling awkward, Zhang Wei said, "Well... Miss Wen, you called me in the early hours... I was half-asleep... I didn't realize it was you."

"Yeah, right! You didn't recognize me? If that were true, you wouldn't have unplugged the phone... making it impossible for me to reach you today."

"Yes, yes, I admit I unplugged the phone. That was my fault. I was just too sleepy..."

"Hmph, as long as you know you're wrong. I don't want to hear your apology. Where did you go after leaving the restaurant? Why didn't you come home in the middle of the night?"

When Wen Kexin asked this, her face blushed slightly. She thought to herself, why should she care where this guy went? What's the point of asking? But since she had already asked, she couldn't take it back.

Her abrupt question left Zhang Wei momentarily stunned. He didn't know how to answer. There was no need to tell her he was unlucky enough to be taken hostage, right?

Thinking quickly, Zhang Wei casually said, "Oh, a friend had some issues at home and asked for my help. It got a bit late."

Wen Kexin wasn't in the mood to scrutinize the truth of his words. Distractedly, she replied, "Oh," then said, "Zhang Wei, I need to ask you something... Are you home tomorrow night?"

"I should be... Do you need something?"

"Well... it's nothing... If you're home tomorrow night... I... I mean, I'll come over to your place tomorrow night..."

"Come over to my place?" Zhang Wei's heart skipped a beat. A beautiful woman saying she'd come to his place at night made him wonder if he heard wrong.

"Yeah... I want to ask you... Oh, never mind, it's hard to explain over the phone..."

"Hard to explain? What is it?" Zhang Wei was confused by her half-said words.

"Hey, I told you, I'll explain when I get to your place tomorrow night... What? You don't welcome me to your place?" Wen Kexin didn't answer directly, instead pouting on the other end of the phone.

"Welcome, welcome..." Zhang Wei responded quickly. "You can come over anytime. I won't go anywhere tomorrow night, I'll just stay home and wait for you."

Hearing the excitement in Zhang Wei's voice, which carried a hint of ambiguity, Wen Kexin couldn't help but chide, "You're so annoying... I have something to discuss with you... Don't get any wrong ideas…"

"Yes, yes, I won't think anything. I'm not thinking about anything..." Zhang Wei's words, however, seemed to imply the opposite. Realizing this, he quickly changed the topic to cover up, "By the way, Miss Wen, when... when do you plan to come?"

Sensing something off in his tone, Wen Kexin scolded, "Annoying! I'm not talking to you anymore. We'll discuss it when we meet tomorrow..."

With that, Wen Kexin hurriedly hung up the phone. At that moment, she felt her face burning. She touched her smooth, hot cheeks, thinking about how difficult it was to explain over the phone, and it would be even harder to talk face-to-face with that silly guy tomorrow...

Zhang Wei handed the phone back to Lawyer Zhong, leaned back comfortably in the seat, and let out a contented sigh. In his heart, he had always had a good impression of the beautiful Wen Kexin. However, thinking about her luxurious villa, fancy car, and bodyguards in suits, he felt a bit disheartened by the gap between them. He was just an ordinary guy with no job.

Yet, Zhang Wei didn't expect Wen Kexin to go out of her way to get him out of the police station. Such a beautiful, righteous young woman couldn't help but win his admiration and make him view her in a different light.

He wondered if Wen Kexin was repaying him for a past favor, but she had already settled that debt the previous day. They didn't owe each other anything now, so why would she trouble herself again? Her proactive offer to come to his place made it hard for Zhang Wei not to overthink. The ridiculous notion that maybe Wen Kexin liked him grew stronger in his mind, and he felt a bit proud.

After all, someone like Wen Kexin, with her looks, grace, and status, who was also incredibly kind-hearted and not snobbish, was hard to find. If she truly favored him, it would indeed be a stroke of incredible luck, the result of his ancestors' accumulated merits.

Lost in his thoughts, Zhang Wei didn't realize they had already exited the elevated bridge and could see the tall buildings of Century Garden in the distance.

Through the car window, Zhang Wei spotted several street vendors selling snacks and realized he was indeed a bit hungry. He quickly signaled Lawyer Zhong to stop the car. Although they hadn't reached Century Garden yet, Lawyer Zhong obliged and pulled over.

Zhang Wei got out of the car, thanked Lawyer Zhong, and walked straight to the street vendors.