Chapter 150#
Chapter 150: A Little Stroll
Even though it was already evening, the flow of people and traffic in the business district was incredibly congested. Probably because the end of the year was approaching, some merchants started their seasonal promotions more than half a month in advance, attracting consumers who were shopping for New Year’s goods, making the entire business district extraordinarily lively.
Wei Dong drove the car around several large circles, and finally, relying on his fierce skills, forcibly snatched a parking spot. The car owner behind him, who was likely a novice, could only wring their hands in frustration.
Watching the car park steadily into the spot, Lu Siyuan was just about to get out when Wei Dong grabbed him and pulled him over. Without saying a word, he roughly buttoned Lu Siyuan’s coat one by one and tied his scarf tightly.
Lu Siyuan looked at himself, wrapped up tightly by the man, and then at the man who had already pushed open the door and got out. He smiled helplessly. This man…
The temperature outside the car was indeed not high. His face, which had just been warmed by the heater in the car, was immediately chilled by the wind as soon as he got out.
“Let’s go.” The man waiting by the car saw him get out, said a word, and took the lead.
Lu Siyuan followed him into the crowd.
Inside the business district, due to the large number of pedestrians, motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles were prohibited from entering, so it was just people everywhere.
Twice, while Lu Siyuan was walking and looking at the shops on the roadside, he was almost hit by people rushing by with big and small bags. Finally, when a child, focused on the toy in his hand, ran headfirst into Lu Siyuan’s arms, Wei Dong reached out and lifted the brat. If Lu Siyuan hadn’t pulled him back quickly, the kid would probably have been thrown out by someone.
“Damn it!” The dissatisfied man glared and cursed in a low voice, thoroughly annoyed with the idea of coming out for a stroll.
Lu Siyuan knew this person had poor patience, but since they had already walked here, it seemed a bit inappropriate to go back. He smiled and decided to ignore the man’s ugly face and continue strolling.
Looking at Lu Siyuan, Wei Dong cursed angrily in a low voice.
But no matter how angry he was, the man still lifted his foot and followed. He wasn’t at ease following behind; did he dare to let this guy squeeze into the crowd alone?
Lu Siyuan knew this man would follow. Sure enough, not far away, the man behind him caught up. Although his face was so ugly that he looked like he wanted to raze this place to the ground, the man still followed him and didn’t turn around and leave.
Not far away, the crowd became dense again. Lu Siyuan imperceptibly leaned closer to the man.
Seeing that this person knew to lean towards him to reduce the chance of friction with the crowd, Wei Dong’s sour face, although still not looking much better, was at least better than the look of wanting to raze the place earlier.
He reached out to protect Lu Siyuan’s lower back, separating Lu Siyuan from the collisions around him when the crowd was thick…
After selecting and paying for some suitable New Year gifts for the elders at home, when passing by a men’s shoe counter, Lu Siyuan immediately took a fancy to a pair of calfskin men’s shoes on the display stand. The height was only about an inch above the ankle, a bit higher than ordinary winter shoes, keeping the ankles warm.
The design of the shoes was very simple, without any superfluous decoration, a very low-key style, very suitable for someone.
“Like it?” Seeing him looking intently, Wei Dong asked.
Lu Siyuan turned his head and nodded faintly, “Do they look good?”
Wei Dong pointed to the pair of calfskin shoes he was looking at, “This pair?”
“Mn.”
As soon as Lu Siyuan nodded, Wei Dong turned and walked into the counter.
Lu Siyuan watched him walk in and point at the shoes on the display stand to the sales lady, then hurriedly followed. Sure enough, when the sales lady asked what size, he heard the man say forty-two.
“Wait a moment.” Lu Siyuan walked up and stopped the sales lady who turned to get the shoes. “Miss, please get a size forty-four.”
The stopped sales staff turned around to look at the two people saying different sizes, not knowing who to listen to.
Wei Dong turned his head and glanced at him, “You can wear forty-four?”
Lu Siyuan nodded to the sales lady, “Sorry for the trouble, just get size forty-four.”
“Okay, please wait a moment.” Hearing that these two should know each other, the sales lady didn’t talk nonsense and turned to get the shoes. Together, whatever size you want, the bottom line is that you’re buying.
Lu Siyuan turned to look at Wei Dong, “For you.”
Hearing Lu Siyuan’s words, Wei Dong gave him a deep look but didn’t say anything.
Within two minutes, the sales lady brought the shoes, “May I ask who is trying them on?”
Wei Dong directly took the shoes from her hand. He took off the shoes on his feet and slipped his feet into the new shoes. Not too big, not too small, just right.
“Is the size suitable? If not, there are other sizes.”
Lu Siyuan looked at the shoes on the man’s feet and nodded with satisfaction. Sure enough, this person looked good wearing them. “Why not try the pair?”
Wei Dong took off the shoe on the other foot as well and put on the new shoes.
Without speaking, he just glanced at Lu Siyuan faintly.
Lu Siyuan nodded, “Is the size right?”
Wei Dong still responded briefly, “Mn.”
Lu Siyuan said to the sales lady who was just about to recommend this style of shoes, “Please write up a bill.”
“Ah, okay!” The sales lady nodded and quickly ran to the counter to write the bill. This was the benefit of men buying things; once they liked it, they settled it, not dawdling at all.
Lu Siyuan looked down at the shoes on Wei Dong’s feet again.
“Like them a lot?” Seeing him looking at the shoes again, Wei Dong asked.
Lu Siyuan looked up at him and smiled faintly, “You look good wearing them.”
Wei Dong just looked at him but didn’t say anything.
When the sales lady brought the written bill over, she hesitated for a moment but still handed the bill to Lu Siyuan.
Lu Siyuan took the bill, “Please wrap up the old ones.”
Bought new ones to wear. Last time he bought him new clothes, they were left in the closet for a long time. This time there was no need to store them…
“Okay.”
Lu Siyuan went to the cashier to pay. Wei Dong waved to the sales lady, “Get another pair of size forty-two.”
Hearing this, the sales lady was delighted and hurriedly went to get the shoes.
There were too many people in the mall, and the cashier machine he was queuing for happened to have a small problem. Lu Siyuan waited in line for a long time to pay. When he came back after paying, Wei Dong had already retrieved all the things they bought before.
“Let’s go.” Handing the receipt to the sales lady, Lu Siyuan went to take the large pile of bulky bags from Wei Dong’s hand. As a result, Wei Dong just handed him the paper bag containing his old shoes and gave him nothing else.
Unable to contend with this guy who meant what he said, Lu Siyuan didn’t force the issue.
When they walked out, the sky was dark, but the crowd still hadn’t dispersed. Just a few steps later, his shoulder was suddenly embraced. Lu Siyuan was startled, turned his head to look, and sure enough, it was Wei Dong. After the surprise, Lu Siyuan’s direct reaction was to pry the man’s hand away. This was on the street—
Wei Dong turned his head and glared at him.
“This is on the street…” Lu Siyuan didn’t intend to compromise with the man’s bold move. Two grown men walking on the street with arms around each other’s shoulders, what did that look like…
At home, he let him do whatever, but this was outside!
“No one is looking at you.” Wei Dong said indifferently.
Lu Siyuan completely ignored Wei Dong’s words; he just wanted to pull off the hand on his shoulder! He didn’t notice that Wei Dong’s posture was just trying to protect him, and with the dim light, that action wasn’t enough to make people’s imagination run wild.
“Fuck, move again, and I’ll carry you out directly!” Lu Siyuan’s persistent struggle made the man with extremely poor patience glare, and the threat came down without thinking.
Lu Siyuan glared at him dissatisfiedly but still obediently compromised.
After walking for a while, sure enough, no one looked or paid attention. Moreover, the man was just walking on his right side, only half-embracing him. Lu Siyuan let it be. Occasionally, in crowded places, he would subconsciously move closer into the man’s arms.
Wei Dong hooked the corner of his lips. This thin-skinned guy!
When they reached the luxury street where the crowd was slightly thinner, Lu Siyuan still broke free from Wei Dong’s embrace.
His status was there; he always needed to be careful. Not afraid of the unlikely, but afraid of the what-if. If they really encountered something, it would be hard to clean up then.
Lu Siyuan wasn’t afraid of trouble, but this affected not just him alone. No matter what, it was better to be careful.
After walking half the street, Lu Siyuan realized that they had turned onto this iconic luxury goods street in Binhai. With his status, it was better not to touch the things here.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford them, but there were too many people with ulterior motives these days.
Just as he wanted to leave, he was grabbed by Wei Dong and pulled into a roadside shop.