Chapter 234 — Tang's Mother's Misunderstanding

Wei Zhao parked the car in the spot in the shantytown where he always parked. "Then... I'll be going?" Tang Yun still felt a little awkward facing Wei Zhao; her near-crazed behavior earlier had left her deeply ashamed.

"I'll walk you." Wei Zhao locked the car and got out with Tang Yun.

Wei Zhao looked at Tang Yun, whose clothes had been reduced to strips, and simply pulled off his own school uniform, handing it to her. "Wear mine?"

Tang Yun hesitated, but did not refuse. In the car it had been one thing, but now that they were back in the shantytown, if anyone saw her dressed like this, heaven knew what they would think.

Tang Yun took off her torn uniform and handed it to Wei Zhao, then quickly put on his.

In that instant of changing, Tang Yun wore only a thin undershirt, and Wei Zhao's heart stirred again. An eighteen-year-old girl, already so perfectly developed — who would have thought that a run-down place like the shantytown could bring forth a beauty of Tang Yun's caliber.

Compared with Gu Mengyao's slightly slender figure and Shen Yushu's over-full one, Tang Yun's figure was the most well-proportioned of all. Who knew how she had grown that way, Wei Zhao thought to himself.

Wearing Wei Zhao's uniform, though the cut differed between boys and girls, in the night it was not too noticeable — only a little loose. Dressed, she turned her head and saw that Wei Zhao was actually bare-armed, wearing nothing on his upper body, and could not help but start. "You..."

"Summer is almost here, and it isn't cold. It's fine." Wei Zhao smiled indifferently.

"Then... why don't you wear mine?" Tang Yun felt touched, and at the same time very embarrassed.

"Wear yours?" Wei Zhao was taken aback. Never mind whether he could fit into it — the girl's refreshing fragrance on the cloth alone would be enough to intoxicate him.

"Then at least drape it over your shoulders. You'll catch a cold." Tang Yun also remembered that her clothes would not fit Wei Zhao. It was true that bare-armed men were not rare in the shantytown in summer, many of them sitting around together playing cards and eating, and Tang Yun was used to it.

But it was only spring now. Though the weather had already turned somewhat warm, who went around bare-armed at this time of year? Anyone who did not know better would take him for a lunatic.

Wei Zhao, who could not have wished for more, draped Tang Yun's clothes over himself. The intoxicating scent on the fabric was even stronger, and his thoughts began to wander. Somehow, he reached out and caught Tang Yun's small hand...

"Ah..." The moment Wei Zhao seized her hand, Tang Yun's whole body went rigid. She wanted to pull away, yet suddenly felt a reluctance to. Her palm was instantly soaked with sweat, and her breathing grew very rapid.

It was the first time Tang Yun had held hands with someone of the opposite sex... or rather, the second time. The last time, when Li Erlan had pestered her, Wei Zhao had pulled her into the car at the station. But that time she had not thought about it at all. This time... it gave Tang Yun a feeling like electricity running through her whole body, nervous and thrilled.

Was this... what first love felt like? Tang Yun was a little dazed, her mind a complete blank, as Wei Zhao tugged her hand and walked slowly forward.

The two walked shoulder to shoulder without speaking, down the old alleys of the shantytown, like a couple going home together at night.

Only when they were nearly home did Tang Yun suddenly come to her senses. She did not know where the strength came from, but she flung Wei Zhao's hand away and raised her head. "I... I'm almost there. You... go back?"

"Since we've come this far, a few more steps won't hurt." Wei Zhao smiled and kept walking.

"Oh..." Tang Yun thought, what did he mean, a few more steps won't hurt? If she went back like this and her mother happened to see, she would surely misunderstand something. But... was it a misunderstanding?

As the two drew near, they found Tang Yun's house brightly lit, even the yard lamp burning. Tang Yun was puzzled. Her family was always frugal — why would they light the yard lamp for no reason?

Two steps closer, and she saw her mother standing at the gate of the yard too, anxiously looking all around. Tang Yun instinctively called out, "Mom—"

But after she called, she somewhat regretted it. Wei Zhao was still at her side! Though the two had already let go of each other's hands, they were still together so late at night... Originally Tang Yun had meant to have Wei Zhao leave as soon as he saw her to the door, so that her mother would not see him. But now...

"Yun'er, you... you're back!" Mother Tang, suddenly seeing Tang Yun return, was both startled and overjoyed. "You scared me to death. You're finally back..."

"Huh? Mom, what are you..." Tang Yun, seeing her agitated mother, was a little baffled.

"You didn't go to the hospital after school, and you didn't come home. I asked Liu Xinwen, and she didn't know either. I was worried sick. I went to report it to the police, and they said you hadn't been missing long enough... Ai, there was nothing I could do but stand here and wait! At last I've waited you back!" Mother Tang rattled on, and then suddenly caught sight of Wei Zhao beside Tang Yun. She was taken aback, then a little embarrassed. "So you were out having fun with Wei Zhao... It's all right, it's all right. Next time you go out, give your mother a call. You had me worried sick..."

"Mom, I wasn't out having fun..." Tang Yun was deeply embarrassed and instinctively tried to explain.

Wei Zhao sighed. He wanted to stop her but it was too late. If Tang Yun told her what had happened tonight, it would frighten Mother Tang badly. He had wanted her to follow her mother's lead, but now that was impossible.

"All right, all right, so you weren't out having fun, is that better? You two went to study together..." Mother Tang seemed very pleased that her daughter was with Wei Zhao, and the worry on her face was swept away.

"Mom... I..." Tang Yun was speechless at her mother. How could she be like this?

"Huh? Yun'er, your clothes?" Suddenly Mother Tang's gaze fixed on the uniform Tang Yun was wearing. This was definitely not her daughter's uniform! She saw her daughter wear it every day — did she not know it? From a distance the garment looked similar, but the cut was somewhat different, and above all, it was a size larger than her daughter's uniform!

Whose clothes was Tang Yun wearing? Then she turned and looked suspiciously at the clothes on Wei Zhao, only to see a uniform torn into strips... A closer look — it seemed to be her daughter's?

Mother Tang was instantly alarmed. "Yun'er, you and Wei Zhao... you two..."

After all, her daughter was wearing Wei Zhao's clothes, and Wei Zhao was wearing her daughter's. Could the two of them have...? Mother Tang's heart gave a violent lurch as certain unpleasant thoughts came to her.

Though she approved of her daughter going out with Wei Zhao, that did not mean Mother Tang approved of them having relations too early. She was not stupid, after all, and knew very well what had happened to Xiaofen.

"Mom, don't let your thoughts run wild..." Seeing her mother's expression, Tang Yun knew she had gotten the wrong idea. She shot Wei Zhao a glare. "Aren't you leaving?"

"Ha, then I'll be off. Goodbye, Auntie." Wei Zhao knew that with him there, there were things Tang Yun could not easily say to her mother, so he made to take his leave.

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