Chapter 454 — I Want to Eat Shark

"That's wonderful! As long as Yaoyao is happy, I'm happy!" Zhong Yongliang said. "By the way, I've arranged a Jinlong coach bus, but Xiaoshu, why don't you and Yaoyao ride with me? I'll drive my dad's Benz—I just got my license last month!" "You only got your license last month and you're already driving? No way Yaoyao and I are getting in. What if you crash and kill us?" Shen Yushu snorted. "Besides, who doesn't have a car? Yaoyao's is a sports car—not a bit worse than your Benz!"

"Uh..." Zhong Yongliang had meant to show off a little, but Shen Yushu's retort left him speechless. He regretted it now—he should have kept his mouth shut about the license.

Getting a driver's license while still in school was indeed something to envy for ordinary people, but for young ladies like Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, it was nothing new.

"Do you have a private plane? Cars are nothing special—planes are where it's at!" Shen Yushu blinked, then suddenly turned to Zhong Yongliang and asked.

"Huh? A plane?" Zhong Yongliang's eyes went wide. He groaned inwardly: My dear lady, do you have any idea how much a private plane costs? Even if my family is rich, we can't afford a private jet! A Boeing 7-something costs tens of millions of dollars—what kind of joke is this?

"If you don't have one, then forget it. Yaoyao gets carsick—she can only fly. We won't go, then. Take the other classmates out to play instead." Shen Yushu told Zhong Yongliang with regret.

"What?!" Zhong Yongliang nearly stumbled and fell flat on his face. Not going? Then what was the point of all the trouble he'd gone to, inviting the rest of the class? Was he out of his mind?

The whole purpose of Zhong Yongliang's outing had been Gu Mengyao. If she wasn't going, what meaning was left? But a plane... Suddenly Zhong Yongliang had an inspiration. "Xiaoshu, what if I charter a plane?"

He couldn't buy a plane, but chartering one was within reach. Word had it that chartering a small private aircraft didn't cost much—and a helicopter would be even cheaper.

"Oh, that works too. Then charter a seaplane! I want to land on the water!" Shen Yushu's words nearly made Zhong Yongliang faint again.

"A seaplane?" Zhong Yongliang felt dizzy. "Can you even charter one of those?"

"Probably. Why don't you go ask?" Shen Yushu wasn't just making things up. "I heard the beach resort in Binfen City offers private seaplane services."

"Is that so... Then I'll go ask..." Zhong Yongliang could only nod with a bitter smile, thinking to himself that he should have asked more clearly beforehand. Now he was in trouble! Still, to win Gu Mengyao's heart, he resigned himself to it. "So what does Yaoyao want to eat? I'll prepare it in advance!"

"Oh, we want grilled shark meat—fresh shark, ideally caught right there in the sea!" Shen Yushu said.

"Shark?" Zhong Yongliang was stunned, and his expression turned even more bitter. "Catch a shark on the spot?"

Who would dare catch a shark? That was asking for his life. Zhong Yongliang grew ever more convinced that this spring outing, meant to please Gu Mengyao, was not going to be an easy task.

"All right, we're leaving now. Once you've got everything ready, we'll keep in touch by text!" Having said all she needed to say, Shen Yushu took Gu Mengyao by the arm and hurried off.

Zhong Yongliang was left standing alone in the corridor with a bitter smile. Gao Xiaofu had been waiting nearby all along. "Brother Liang, what's wrong?"

"What do you think? You heard what Shen Yushu said. Chartering a plane is manageable enough—as long as we can find one, no problem. But catching a shark? That's practically a joke, isn't it?" Zhong Yongliang sighed.

"Brother Liang, how is that a joke?" Gao Xiaofu waved a hand. "I thought you were worried about the cost of chartering a plane!"

"You know about my family's situation. My uncle is no longer a shareholder in the school, but my dad's business hasn't been affected! In fact, he's recently gotten connected with a big boss, so money isn't a problem. As long as there's a charter service, we're fine!" Zhong Yongliang said. "But catching a shark—isn't that just going off to die?"

"It won't come to that!" Gao Xiaofu gave a sly grin, then said, "This is simple! When the time comes, Brother Liang, we'll prepare a dead shark in advance and put it underwater. Then I'll put on a shark fin and pretend to be a shark in the sea. You pretend to dive down and fight me, then I'll play dead and sink to the bottom, and you can drag the dead shark we prepared onto the shore!"

"Right!" Hearing Gao Xiaofu's plan, Zhong Yongliang's eyes lit up, and he gave him a thumbs-up. "What a brilliant idea! Wonderful. Doesn't Gu Mengyao like strong, dashing men? If I fight a shark, it'll show off my manliness—then she'll have no choice but to fall for me!"

"Exactly, so it's not difficult at all. Right now what we need to figure out is the charter!" Gao Xiaofu was good for nothing else, but he was rather skilled at coming up with sneaky ideas.

"That's easy—I'll discuss it with my dad as soon as I get home!" Zhong Yongliang's worries were solved in an instant, and he felt much lighter. Humming a tune with Gao Xiaofu, he headed out of the school.

Gu Mengyao watched Shen Yushu with some exasperation. "Xiaoshu, can you stop tormenting Zhong Yongliang?"

"Who told him to be so stupid?" Shen Yushu was entirely unbothered. "Sister Yaoyao, we're about to graduate. If we don't have our fun with this idiot now, there won't be any playing with him once we're in college..."

"Playing! All you know is playing, from morning to night! Sooner or later, you'll play yourself into real trouble!" Gu Mengyao glared at her.

"It's fine now—Brother Wei Zhao is here to protect us, so I'm even less afraid of Zhong Yongliang!" Shen Yushu said smugly.

"What's going on with Wei Zhao? How is he mixed up with Feng Xiaoxiao again?" Gu Mengyao turned her head and saw Feng Xiaoxiao trailing beside Wei Zhao, chattering away at him with a grin on her face.

"Oh, Sister Yaoyao, are you jealous? Want me to go scout things out and find out what they're talking about?" Shen Yushu cracked her knuckles eagerly.

"No need." Gu Mengyao shook her head coolly. "What do I care what he's doing? Let's go home."

"Come on, let me just go take a look..." Shen Yushu was growing curious.

"Then I'm going home by myself. Find your own way back." With that, Gu Mengyao pulled open the car door and got in.

"Wait for me—I'm not going!" Seeing Gu Mengyao was genuinely upset, Shen Yushu scrambled into the car after her. But her eyes kept drifting involuntarily toward the back.

"Uncle Qing, drive." Gu Mengyao ordered.