Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 411: Kiss of Regret
"This community... seems to have a very low occupancy rate?"

Sitting side by side with Ding Yi in the back seat of the Audi, Zhou Wang greeted the driver named "Uncle Li" and asked casually.

"Well, there are not many people, and the living environment in the community is also very good, but when my parents came, they had a big fight because of this. I heard my father say, how can you let them make random arrangements, but I don't know what he meant..."

After turning into the inner road of the community and driving a little further inside, the Audi finally stopped at the door of a detached three-story villa with a garden.

Uncle Li did not come in. Zhou Wang followed Ding Yi into the hallway. A unique aroma of food drifted into his nose. He turned forward and entered the open kitchen. Zhou Wang saw a figure busy in front of the stove.

"Mom, I'm back!"

Ding Yi called out, and the slim woman turned around. Zhou Wang saw her face clearly, and a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.

Because of Ding Yi's outstanding appearance, Zhou Wang could guess that her mother must be a great beauty as well, but Zhou Wang subconsciously always thought that it should be prefixed with "past tense", but he never expected that it was actually "present tense".

Judging from Ding Yi's age, her mother is at least 40 years old, but the woman in front of her looks only about 30 years old at first glance. It seems that time has not left any trace on her, but only added some maturity.

The same skin as Ding Yi, so white that it seemed to glow, and three-dimensional facial features that were 50% similar to Ding Yi, with deep eyes. The pupils were different from the dark brown of the average yellow people, but instead had a slight blue tint, which reminded people of the pure lakes on the snow-capped mountains...

When he saw her, Zhou Wang finally understood where the mixed-race genes in Ding Yi came from. It was obvious that Ding Yi's mother was not a pure Han Chinese.

"Is Yi Yi back?"

Nie Xiaoyun turned around and saw the two of them. She smiled gently, then fixed her eyes on Zhou Wang and praised him, "Is this your new friend? He's really handsome."

"Mom, his name is Zhou Wang... This is my mom, her last name is Nie."

Ding Yi introduced each other with a slightly blushing face.

"Hello, classmate Zhou Wang, please go to the living room and watch TV for a while. I have washed some fruit on the coffee table."

Nie Xiaoyun smiled and nodded at Zhou Wang, and then explained to Ding Yi: "Your Aunt Chen is not here, so Mom may be slow in cooking. You have to wait a little longer!"

"Aunt Nie, do you need help? I'm a decent cook."

Zhou Wang asked with a smile.

Nie Xiaoyun was stunned and looked at Zhou Wang in surprise. She seemed to have not expected that Zhou Wang did not have any of the restraint that boys of this age often have when meeting their parents. Instead, he looked very relaxed and confident.

This kind of demeanor is quite similar to those famous youngsters in Beidu.

The couple had clearly known in advance that Zhou Wang was just a child from an ordinary working-class family.

The original intention of inviting Zhou Wang to dinner at home was because after Nie Xiaoyun and Ding Boyu were transferred to Jingcheng, they were busy with work all day and lacked the company of their daughter. Suddenly they heard that their daughter had made new friends, so on the one hand they wanted to take this opportunity to make up for it, and on the other hand they also wanted to help their daughter to make some screening.

Born in such a family, Ding Yi has always been too well protected and has almost no close friends. And because they heard that it was a boy, the couple still had some doubts and worries.

But when she saw Zhou Wang at this time, it was just the first impression and Nie Xiaoyun was very satisfied with this boy.

He doesn't look like a rash little boy.

"No need, Auntie is cooking home-cooked food, and you can't help much."

After being rejected by Nie Xiaoyun with a smile, Zhou Wang followed Ding Yi to the living room. After Ding Yi's explanation, Zhou Wang suddenly understood.

It turns out that Ding Yi's grandmother is a pure Xinjiang native. Ding Yi's grandfather met her when he was an educated youth there. Ding Yi's mother and herself both inherited their grandmother's genes, which gave them their mixed-race looks.

The two didn't have to wait too long. While Zhou Wang and Ding Yi were chatting casually, after about ten minutes, Nie Xiaoyun brought the food to the table.

"Yi Yi, Zhou Wang, come and eat!"

Nie Xiaoyun greeted.

"Is Dad not back yet?"

Ding Yi took Zhou Wang over and asked in surprise.

"Let me call and ask. He clearly promised to go home early today."

Nie Xiaoyun frowned, looking a little angry, then took out her cell phone and walked aside to make a call.

Because they were a bit far away, Zhou Wang didn't hear the specific content of the call clearly. He only heard Nie Xiaoyun's voice rise several degrees in the middle. After a while, Nie Xiaoyun came back with a somewhat cold face and forced a smile at the two of them.

"Let's not wait for him. There are some urgent matters in the city. He won't be able to come back for a while. Let's eat first."

"Oh, well..."

Ding Yi was obviously a little disappointed, but she quickly calmed down and pulled Zhou Wang to the dining table.

Zhou Wang felt a little regretful for not meeting Ding Boyu, but when he thought about his level, he knew that he must be very busy, so it was normal that he couldn't see him for a while, so he didn't take it to heart.

Zhou Wang was quite pleasantly surprised by the meal. He originally thought that Nie Xiaoyun looked pampered and her cooking skills might not be that good. But after eating a few bites, Zhou Wang realized that it was completely his prejudice.

The big plate chicken was spicy and fresh, the meat was tender and smooth, the hand-pulled mutton had no smell at all, but instead had a light milky aroma, and there was also a noodle dish called fried nareng that Zhou Wang had never eaten before. If his stomach was not really full, Zhou Wang would definitely have another bowl...

Seeing Zhou Wang eating happily and efficiently, Ding Yi was also infected by his mood which gradually improved. Nie Xiaoyun also had a smiling face, and the atmosphere at the dinner table gradually became harmonious.

"Aunt Nie, you and Ding Yi can come to my house for dinner someday. I will also prepare some Jingcheng specialties for you so that you can taste my cooking skills..."

"You invited us to your house, aren't you afraid that your parents will misunderstand?"

Nie Xiaoyun couldn't help laughing when she heard this and couldn't help asking.

"They won't misunderstand me... because in their eyes, I may fall in love prematurely, but I will never be able to find a girlfriend as pretty as this."

Zhou Wang sighed, Nie Xiaoyun couldn't help but smile when she heard it, while Ding Yi blushed and pinched Zhou Wang under the table.

Nie Xiaoyun rarely met such an interesting young man. Just as she was about to say something else, her cell phone suddenly rang.

Nie Xiaoyun stood up to answer the phone, while Ding Yi gently hit Zhou Wang and said angrily: "You want to die? You just met my mother for the first time, and you dare to make any jokes..."

"Well, I haven't seen you many times. Do you think we are familiar with each other?"

"Who knows you? It's just a little strange, Zhou Wang. I always feel like we've met somewhere before. When I first saw you, I always felt that you were very familiar."

Ding Yi whispered.

"Do you believe that there are parallel universes in this world?"

Zhou Wang smiled and said, "Maybe in another time and space, we have known each other for a long time." "Parallel time and space?"

Ding Yi was stunned for a moment, then murmured, "What if we have known each other for a long time, what were we like at that time?"

Zhou Wang was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then he said softly: "Maybe we will become strangers."

"why?"

Ding Yi was puzzled and said, "But I feel like we get along pretty well. Although you're always laughing and joking, I can feel that you can often guess what I'm thinking. If this continues, we should be able to be... friends for a long time, right?"

When Ding Yi said "for a long time", perhaps because he couldn't find the right words for a moment, he paused for a moment before spitting out the word "friend".

"Why do we have to explore the reasons? Isn't regret the norm in life?"

Zhou Wang shrugged, not wanting to continue talking about this topic.

"But if you can avoid it, why should you leave yourself with regrets?"

At this time, Ding Yi's eyebrows seemed to show some shadows of the later period. She showed a bright smile, but her expression became firm. "Maybe there will still be regrets after trying hard, but if you have never used all your strength to fight for it, wouldn't it be more regrettable?"

"Hey, don't move... there's something on your mouth."

Zhou Wang didn't know how to deal with Ding Yi in this form, so he could only make jokes.

"where?"

Ding Yi, who paid great attention to his manners, forgot to continue discussing this topic and quickly picked up the napkin to wipe himself.

"Let me do it."

Seeing that she had wiped it twice but failed, Zhou Wang took the napkin from her hand and wiped away the tiny grain of rice at the corner of her lips. However, when his fingertips moved, he accidentally touched her soft lips. Zhou Wang's heart skipped a beat and he stopped moving.

"what's wrong?"

Ding Yi was still blinking his clear eyes, looking at Zhou Wang innocently.

Zhou Wang stared at her cherry-like lips, stunned for a while before muttering: "If it's just a copy, it shouldn't matter if I can make up for it a little bit, right?"

"What did you say... Ugh!"

Ding Yi had just uttered a confused sound when Zhou Wang came over and kissed the corner of her mouth.

The girl's eyes widened instantly, her whole body became stiff, and her mind went blank.

The first reaction in her mind was that Nie Xiaoyun was standing outside the restaurant, talking on the phone with her back to the two of them. How dare Zhou Wang do that?
The next second she came back to her senses. This didn't seem to have anything to do with this. Even if Nie Xiaoyun wasn't there, it didn't mean Zhou Wang could kiss her at will...

But precisely because of Nie Xiaoyun's presence, Ding Yi had no idea how to refuse, and Zhou Wang went even further and hugged her soft waist, pulling her into his arms, making their bodies fit even closer.

Zhou Wang let out a muffled groan, because although Ding Yi did not struggle, she pinched his waist tightly. At the same time, her bright eyes opened again, and she just stared at Zhou Wang while letting Zhou Wang flirt with her.

Zhou Wang had never seen a girl react like this when being kissed. He felt weak when being stared at by Ding Yi, but because he had prepared himself mentally, it was just a "copy" anyway, so Zhou Wang did not let her go, but turned the severe pain from his waist into further strength for the attack with his mouth.

They kept kissing until Ding Yi could no longer hold him back and her body began to soften. Zhou Wang, who had been listening to the noise from Nie Xiaoyun's side, suddenly let her go.

Ding Yi was panting heavily, her eyelashes blinking, but her eyes were still looking at Zhou Wang. However, before she could say anything, Nie Xiaoyun just hung up the phone and walked back. Ding Yi could only quickly lower her head and avoid her mother's sight.

Fortunately, Nie Xiaoyun seemed to be thinking about other things at this time, and did not notice Ding Yi's abnormality. She frowned and said with some embarrassment:
"Yi Yi, there was an accident in the factory, I need to rush over to deal with it..."

"Well, it's okay, Mom, go ahead and do your work."

Because Ding Yi's voice was a little dull, Nie Xiaoyun thought her daughter was unhappy and quickly said:

"Mom doesn't have to go, or I can stay at home with you tonight."

"Really, no need. I still need to review my books. It doesn't matter whether you are home or not."

Ding Yi had probably adjusted her mood by now. She pursed her lips, raised her head, and smiled brightly at Nie Xiaoyun again.

Seeing that Ding Yi didn't seem to be pretending, Nie Xiaoyun finally breathed a sigh of relief. After giving Ding Yi a few more instructions, she turned around and left in a hurry.

The dining room fell silent for a moment. Zhou Wang, who had not expected Nie Xiaoyun to leave so suddenly, felt somewhat embarrassed and laughed dryly: "Well, how about I go back too..."

"You are not allowed to leave!"

Ding Yi turned his head and looked at him seriously. When Zhou Wang felt a little creepy, Ding Yi suddenly curled his lips and hummed, "At least finish the dessert prepared by your mother first. It was made especially for you."

After saying that, Ding Yi pushed Zhou Wang into the living room, and she turned around to get dessert from the oven.

Looking at Ding Yi's back which seemed to be normal, Zhou Wang couldn't help but smack his lips.

Okay, he admitted...even if it was a simple version of Ding Yi, he could still be unpredictable at times.

At least at this moment, Zhou Wang had no idea what Ding Yi was thinking.

However, since Ding Yi did not take the initiative to attack, Zhou Wang naturally chose to play dumb. When Ding Yi came back with the yogurt pudding, the two of them started talking and laughing again, as if nothing had happened.

"What factory does Aunt Nie work in? I just heard her say something went wrong."

Zhou Wang, who had been racking his brains to find a topic to talk about in order to avoid any gaps, asked casually.

"It's Chihong Company. You are from Jingcheng, so you should be very familiar with this state-owned enterprise... Mom was transferred to Jingcheng with Dad, and now she is the general manager of this company."

Ding Yi smiled and said, "As for the accident she mentioned, because we are moving the factory recently, it happens from time to time. They are usually minor accidents, so don't worry."

"Chihong Company?"

Zhou Wang was stunned. "That smelter?"

The fire in the [Event Overview] and the woman in the fire suddenly flashed through Zhou Wang’s mind.

He couldn't see the woman's appearance clearly in the picture before, but when he matched her with Nie Xiaoyun in his mind, he found that she was 80% similar to Nie Xiaoyun.

Thinking of this, Zhou Wang could no longer sit still.

(End of this chapter)