Chapter 252 — Gone Silly from the Fall

"Arrow-brand bro, Yaoyao's jealous now — you'd better watch out!" Shen Yushu sat on the sofa peeling oranges. Seeing Wei Zhao come in, she greeted him before he could speak.

"Xiaoshu!" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu. "What nonsense are you spouting? Who's jealous?"

"Oh, Yaoyao's angry. Arrow-brand bro, you're on your own — I'm saying nothing more." Shen Yushu shut her mouth with a look that said she had said nothing at all.

"Xiaoshu, you—" Gu Mengyao had meant to give Wei Zhao a thorough dressing-down, but Shen Yushu's meddling had blunted her appetite for scolding. She fixed Shen Yushu with a resentful stare. "Xiaoshu, ever since you confessed to Wei Zhao, have you fallen for him? Otherwise why do you keep covering for him at every turn?"

"Oh, Yaoyao, so do you want me to like him?" Shen Yushu popped a segment of orange into her mouth and said airily, "Either way, you and I are going to marry the same man!"

Gu Mengyao wanted to stand up and kick Shen Yushu clear into outer space; the conversation was drifting further and further. Then she glanced at Wei Zhao, who looked equally unconcerned, and her interest in the whole thing faded. Let him do whatever he liked — what business was it of hers?

Whether he chased girls or fooled around, so long as he did not interfere with her affairs and kept Zhong Yongliang off her back, he would have done his job. Gu Mengyao waved him off irritably. "Wei Zhao, just be careful of your image at school. I don't care what goes on between you and Tang Zhi, as long as you keep Zhong Yongliang from bothering me..."

"Oh, don't worry about that. The kid has his hands full and won't be bothering you." Wei Zhao nodded.

"Fine, that's all then. But from now on, when you go out, you must tell me in advance — otherwise if I need you, I won't be able to find you!" Gu Mengyao could not tell what had come over her: was it that she minded his being with other girls, or that she minded his not being dedicated enough, playing the errand boy so half-heartedly?

He nodded without a moment's thought.

Things between Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao had grown much more harmonious now, and Wei Zhao treasured this assignment. Though he still had no idea what the task actually was, since it could keep him fed for the rest of his life and the old man at home had allowed him to settle in Songshan City from now on, then no matter what, Wei Zhao would see the task through earnestly.

"Then go about your business. Xiaoshu and I are going to watch a concert. There's food in the kitchen — we've already eaten. If you're hungry, help yourself!" Gu Mengyao waved a hand at Wei Zhao, signaling that he could leave.

"Huh? Yaoyao, didn't you say you were furious and wanted to go bungee jumping this weekend? And that you were going to push Arrow-brand bro down into the valley? Why aren't you saying it now?" Shen Yushu suddenly cut in.

"Xiaoshu!" What Gu Mengyao had said earlier was merely words spoken in anger; of course she could not possibly push Wei Zhao into the valley — wouldn't that be murder? She shot Shen Yushu a glare. "What is going on in that head of yours? I was only talking off the top of my head. You take angry words seriously too?"

"I still want to go bungee jumping. How about we don't push Arrow-brand bro into the valley, and just go bungee jumping instead?" Shen Yushu looked at Gu Mengyao.

"Heh..." Wei Zhao shook his head. Shen Yushu truly was a first-rate treasure; with her around, the wars in this household were destined never to break out. Still, Wei Zhao had not expected that Gu Mengyao had been angry enough to want to push him down into the valley.

Shen Yushu had left Gu Mengyao somewhat embarrassed. She cleared her throat. "Wei Zhao, don't listen to Xiaoshu's nonsense. I had no intention of pushing you."

"Oh, a push or two wouldn't hurt..." Wei Zhao thought to himself, the young lady pushing me down — hmm, that's not bad either...

"Hm? What did you say?" Gu Mengyao had not caught it clearly.

"Nothing." Wei Zhao did not dare repeat it.

"Yaoyao, Arrow-brand bro says he wants to be pushed down by you." Shen Yushu, however, had heard him clearly — though her remarks were always rather potent...

"Huh?" Gu Mengyao was briefly taken aback, then her face flushed as she understood what Shen Yushu meant by "pushed down." It was not as though she had no contact with the outside world; even a young girl would know what that word meant. Instantly she was both embarrassed and furious. "Wei Zhao, what did you say?"

"I only said a push or two wouldn't hurt..." Wei Zhao was sweating a little. That was indeed what he had meant, but he had not said it that way. "With my skills, being pushed down wouldn't kill me..."

Gu Mengyao frowned. Thinking it over, Wei Zhao was right — he had said something like "wouldn't hurt," not "pushed down." So she turned to Shen Yushu. "Xiaoshu!"

"Oops..." Shen Yushu scrambled up from the sofa to flee, but she had been sitting cross-legged all this time and her legs had gone numb. Rising so abruptly, she lost her footing and toppled off the sofa in a stumble...

"Xiaoshu... Wei Zhao!" Gu Mengyao cried out in alarm, too startled even to scold Shen Yushu any longer. She lunged to catch her, but she was half a beat too late, and Shen Yushu went down in a tragic tumble. Instinctively, Gu Mengyao willed Wei Zhao to save her...

"Oh..." Wei Zhao reached out and caught Shen Yushu. Hm? What was this that felt so soft? He gave it a couple of squeezes. Could it be flab? Since when had Shen Yushu gotten so plump?

"Arrow-brand Bro... what are you squeezing my boobs for?" Shen Yushu's face was flushed crimson. She wanted to resist, but dared not; her body was still suspended in midair in Wei Zhao's grasp, so she could only weakly protest... because, truth be told, the feeling was rather nice...

"Hm?" Wei Zhao froze. He had been squeezing Shen Yushu's boobs? No wonder it felt so soft...

"Wei Zhao, what do you think you're doing! Let go of her this instant!" Gu Mengyao's face was livid with fury. What did Wei Zhao mean by this? Molesting Shen Yushu right in front of her?

Wei Zhao broke out in a cold sweat, thoroughly embarrassed, and hastily let go.

"Ah..." Shen Yushu let out a shriek and hit the ground with a "thud." It was quite a while before she managed to climb to her feet, clutching her chest: "Yao Yao, why did you make Arrow-brand Bro let go? Are you trying to murder me... my boobs nearly broke from the fall..."

"Xiaoshu, don't use that word! There's a man here!" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu. "If I hadn't told him to let go, was I supposed to let him keep groping you?"

"But..." Shen Yushu thought to herself, that still doesn't mean you had to drop me on the ground!

"But what? You've already been fondled by this good-for-nothing Wei Zhao, so why aren't you settling scores with him instead of blaming me?" Gu Mengyao stared at Shen Yushu, exasperated beyond words.

Back then, when Wu Xiaocan had done nothing more than insult her with a few words, Shen Yushu had fetched her brother to beat that Wu Xiaocan until he was spitting teeth. And now, with Wei Zhao having felt up her chest, she was acting as if nothing had happened. Had her best friend fallen silly from the drop?