Chapter 791: Meeting an Old Friend
Zhuang Long’s house faced the sea. Here, they could admire the beautiful scene of the rising sun. In the evening, the sun set on the hill behind them. At this time, the scorching sun was high in the sky. The sunrise and sunset could not be seen, only the scorching sun hanging in the sky.
Zhuang Long narrowed his eyes and stared at the sun. The sun seemed to be in front of him. If long as someone gently cut the rope that hung the sun, the sun would fall and melt him.
He was so hot that he was irritated and could not help but sit up. At this moment, he noticed a luxurious sea view villa on the slope beside him.
The villa only had one floor, but it was especially exquisite. Through the gla.s.s wall, Zhuang Long saw a white-haired old man in a black tuxedo standing in the hall of the villa. From this person’s outfit, Zhuang Long guessed that he was a butler.
He did not know if the master was around…
The people in the villa seemed to have sensed something and suddenly looked up in Zhuang Long’s direction.
Zhuang Long met that person’s gaze.
Zhuang Long could not see the person’s expression clearly because of the distance.
In the villa, the white-haired man frowned. He stared at Zhuang Long in confusion.
After the people from the housekeeping company left, the people from the furniture shop arrived.
Zhuang Long asked them to place the new furniture according to the previous arrangement.
He wanted to maintain the house as much as possible, so he only changed the sofa and the things in the room. After both groups left, Zhuang Long saw that it was dark and he was a little hungry. Zhuang Long took out a can from his luggage and ate it while watching television on his laptop.
The new sofa was especially comfortable. Zhuang Long finished the canned food and looked at the television. After a while, he fell asleep on the sofa.
When he woke up in the middle of the night, he realized that he was in an unfamiliar place. Zhuang Long thought about it seriously for a long time before remembering where he was. He got up and threw the canned boxes into the bin before going upstairs to his room.
After staying in the haunted house for the night, Zhuang Long woke up the next morning and realized that there were dark circles under his eyes.
He was a little puzzled. He clearly did not wake up last night, but why did he look like he had not slept the entire night?
Zhuang Long stared at the mirror and thought of something. His expression changed slightly.
He planned to go to the small town at the foot of the hill for breakfast and buy a few cameras. Zhuang Long was wearing casual clothes and walked to the small town at the foot of the hill. The people living in the small town were all locals, so they did not suspect Zhuang Long’s arrival.
As this place was close to Monterey Bay and 17 miles, this town was often visited by tourists from all over the world. They were used to seeing Zhuang Long.
There were several restaurants on both sides of the road in town. One of the restaurants had especially good business. Early in the morning, the dining table outside the door was filled with people. Zhuang Long also walked towards the restaurant. As it was close to the sea, the food here was mostly seafood.
Zhuang Long ordered a fresh prawn porridge, a prawn burger, and a cup of milk.
There were no more empty tables in the shop, so Zhuang Long could only share a table with someone.
He held his number plate and waited for more than ten minutes before his breakfast arrived. The person who delivered the food was the owner of the shop. He was a grown man with short brown hair and a burly build. He always spoke with a smile.
The boss placed the breakfast in front of Zhuang Long. Seeing that he was unfamiliar, he casually asked him, “Sir, are you here for a vacation? I haven’t seen you before.” Usually, people who came for a vacation rarely came to his shop for breakfast.
They usually stopped for lunch or dinner.
This was the first time she saw someone come for breakfast, so she had to say something.
“Yes.” Zhuang Long picked up the prawn bun and took a bite. It tasted good. He was not in a hurry to eat breakfast. Instead, he looked up and said to the boss, “Boss, do you know anything about the house on the slope?”
The boss was about the same age as Zhuang Long.
He nodded and said, “Of course I know. I was already six years old when the accident happened.” He placed a cup of milk in front of Zhuang Long before saying, “I’ve always lived here. My childhood playmate lives in the house behind.”
Zhuang Long glanced at the boss.
He was a handsome man, but he did not remember this person.
“Is that so?”
“Yes!” the male boss said. “I still remember that when my playmate was beaten up at home, she would run to my house and hide under my blanket to cry quietly.”
Zhuang Long was speechless.
He seriously suspected that his boss was spouting nonsense.
He was not such a coward. Zhuang Long could not hide under someone’s blanket and cry.
…I don’t think so.
The boss had lived here for his entire life. Occasionally, he would meet tourists who specially came to ask about the haunted house. He usually did not say much about this. After all, it was his little companion’s house. He felt terrible always telling others about this as a topic of conversation.
Hence, the male boss did not tell Zhuang Long what happened in this room back then.
Seeing that he was unwilling to elaborate, Zhuang Long could not help but raise his eyebrows.
It seemed like this boss was quite loyal to his childhood friend.
However, usually, people who wanted to know about the haunted house would not be able to hold back their curiosity and ask him a few times when they saw that he was unwilling to say it out loud. He rarely saw someone as tactful as Zhuang Long. The boss immediately had a good impression of Zhuang Long, a stranger.
He stared at Zhuang Long’s face for a while and suddenly said, “Speaking of which, you’re quite similar to my friend. You’re both mixed-blood, with black hair and eyes. Do you Asians all look similar? However, my playmate is very thin. I think he won’t be as tall as you when he reaches adulthood.”
Hearing his words, Zhuang Long finally believed that this man really knew him when he was young. It was said that he was indeed thin when he was young. When he was brought home by his adoptive mother, she made him a lot of delicious food. Hence, his height suddenly increased during those few years.
Zhuang Long could grow to 1.8 meters because of his adoptive mother’s care.
Zhuang Long suddenly stretched out a hand to the man and said, “h.e.l.lo, I’m Herbert.” Herbert was Zhuang Long’s name when he was young.
The boss did not think too much about it and even reached out to shake Zhuang Long’s hand. He was very cheerful. As he shook hands, he even spoke to him. “I’m Ian. Not only do you look like my friend, but even your name is very similar…” At this point, Ian suddenly opened his mouth wide and stared at Zhuang Long. He exclaimed in disbelief,” You’re Herbert? ”
Zhuang Long smiled and nodded. “Ian, long time no see.”
Ian was too excited to speak.
“Oh my G.o.d, Herbert, I didn’t expect to see you again in my life!” He suddenly hugged Zhuang Long. Zhuang Long didn’t remember him, but this didn’t affect his happy and excited mood when they met. Just as Zhuang Long was about to be strangled to death by Ian, Ian finally let go of him.