Li Xiude gestured invitingly with one hand and smiled. "Come on, I'll take you somewhere."
"Where?" Wang Xiaoliang wanted to refuse outright, but he still had to find out before turning him down.
"Somewhere that belongs to just the two of us."
Wang Xiaoliang waved a hand. "Forget it. I'm tired today. Another time."
"Why do you always turn me down? You say that every time. Can't you listen to me just once?"
There was a touch of grievance in his voice, perfectly measured, neither too much nor too little, just enough to make another refusal awkward.
Wang Xiaoliang thought back to before graduation. Ever since he had obtained the Book of Fate, he really had kept turning Li Jun down.
He turned to look at Wei Zijin.
Wei Zijin returned a look that said, I'll go along with you.
"It really is somewhere that belongs to just the two of us," Li Xiude emphasized again. "You'll understand when we get there."
Wang Xiaoliang nodded. "All right. I'll drive my own car. Send me the location. Or I can follow you."
"Sure."
Li Xiude turned and got into his car, his movements brisk. The driver in a white shirt opened the door for him. The Phantom's taillights flashed, and it pulled silently out of its space.
Wang Xiaoliang opened his own car door. Wei Zijin settled into the passenger seat and fastened her Safety Harness without a word.
The car started.
The Phantom led the way at a steady pace, always slowing a little more after each turn.
Wang Xiaoliang got to experience a professional driver's skill at leading another car.
Li Xiude did not send him the location.
Wang Xiaoliang understood that he was keeping their destination a mystery.
He watched the car ahead while other thoughts turned in