Gu Zheng returned to the Jeep, but there was no one in sight.
Song Ning waited until he had circled the vehicle several times and she was sure no one had followed him.
Only then did she sneak out of the corner where she had been hiding.
She slipped into the Jeep in a flash and kept urging Gu Zheng to hurry up and drive.
Gu Zheng drove quite a distance in silence before turning to look at Song Ning.
Song Ning gave him an embarrassed smile.
"That guy just now... was he another childhood friend of yours?"
Gu Zheng suddenly turned the wheel, pulled over to the side of the road, and hit the brakes with a screech.
He stared at Song Ning. "Don't tell me that guy... is another future acquaintance of yours?"
Song Ning froze for a moment, then waved her hands frantically.
"No, no! He isn't!"
Her immediate denial brought Gu Zheng a small measure of relief.
He Mingyuan, whom he had grown up with, was already enough to leave him at a loss.
If Tang Wei were added to the mix...
He might as well buy a block of tofu and bash his head against it.
"Then why... were you hiding from him?"
He had seen it clearly. She had run because she recognized Tang Wei!
And she had run so fast!
As though she had seen a ghost.
Song Ning picked at her fingers awkwardly.
"Um... are you close to him?"
"Yes! His name's Tang Wei. We served together! I've known him since we were kids!"
Song Ning clicked her tongue. That made this rather difficult to explain!
But she couldn't keep it hidden.
Even if she refused to admit it, sooner or later he would find out from Li Suying.
She gritted her