Sorry to Put You Through This

"Mom, wouldn't it be more of a welcome if we picked him up together?"

Cheng Dongxue pushed the door open, got out, and jogged over to Zhang Yang's car.

"..."

Zhang Yang started the car, turned around, and sped off, leaving Yang Su in his exhaust.

"To the airport!"

Cheng Dongxue was curious. She admired the new car's interior as she spoke to Zhang Yang.

Everyone liked a beautiful car, and Cheng Dongxue was no exception. But she knew how hard money was to earn, especially enough to pay for a car like this.

"This car..."

"It's mine."

Cheng Dongxue had barely begun to ask before Zhang Yang answered.

"You bought a car?" Cheng Dongxue was stunned. Zhang Yang had bought a new car, and he had gone straight for one this luxurious and expensive.

"You're too extravagant!"

She had imagined they might buy a car someday, but not that Zhang Yang would buy such a fine one right away.

"We'd have to buy a car sooner or later. I bought this one for Mom!"

Zhang Yang rarely lied to Cheng Dongxue. He had indeed intended to buy the car for his mother, but she did not know which mother he meant.

"I was on my way to deliver it when you called."

At his explanation, Cheng Dongxue understood. He had bought it for Liu Mei in Long'ao.

Liu Mei was as much a mystery to Cheng Dongxue as Zhang Yang himself. She had heard that Liu Mei moved to Long'ao when Zhang Yang was very young, yet Liu Mei had already had a driver's license long before that.

Liu Mei's background was a mystery too. Cheng Dongxue had wanted to know about it for ages, but she could never find anything out. Liu Mei always deliberately avoided the subject.