Chapter 55: In a bad mood
Su Can sat in the living room, still recalling the glittering bustle in the Shangri-La's grand hall the day before as though it were right before his eyes, when the phone rang.
He checked the caller. It was Tang Xiaowu. He answered with a smile. "We're not at school. You don't have to remind me about my daily foreign-language practice first thing in the morning. Were you too excited after our chat last night?"
"No." Tang Wu's voice came through. She was as direct as ever, but there was a subtly charming note to it. "The weather's lovely today."
"Yes, yes. With weather this nice, shouldn't we go out for a stroll, do some shopping, and get something to eat? Lift our spirits while we're at it," Su Can said with a smile.
"Are you in a bad mood?" Tang Wu asked, puzzled.
"A little."
"Then I'll come see you."
"Come see me? The thing is, I'm at home," Su Can said after a moment's surprise.
"Then I'll come to your place. I've never been there before." Tang Wu thought for a moment, then lowered her voice a little, her hand tightening gently around the phone. "Are your parents home right now?"
By the time Su Can stood at the entrance to the company compound carrying several plastic shopping bags, Tang Wu had crossed the road and come to a stop in front of him. The hazy morning air seemed to grow still, and his heart gave an unaccountable leap.
Tang Wu stood lightly before him in a fitted black, round-neck sweater dress. Below its hem were two beautiful, slender calves; above them, the close-fitting knit traced her nipped-in waist and the full, swelling curves of her breasts.
All she had done was stand