Chapter 404 — Watch What You Say

"You—" Feng Xiaoxiao was rendered speechless by Wei Zhao's words. She was, after all, a top-tier, peerless beauty of the universe—so how had she been reduced to a brainless idiot in his mouth?

Kang **, sitting in front of Wei Zhao, had also heard Feng Xiaoxiao's words, and was deeply envious of Wei Zhao's luck with the fairer sex. Then he heard Wei Zhao's sarcastic reply and nearly fainted on the spot. The man truly had no idea how to cherish a delicate flower!

"You what? If you're here to study, then suit yourself. But if you're here for anything else, don't blame me for kicking you down the stairs!" Wei Zhao said flatly. "I've already stepped on two of the Four Young Devils. I don't mind stepping on a third."

It wasn't that Wei Zhao hadn't seen the scene at the school gate that morning.

In fact, Yu Dafa, the top dog of the senior year, had informed him early on that the last of the school's Four Young Devils was returning to Songshan No. 1 High School. But Wei Zhao had no interest whatsoever in going to welcome one of the Four Young Devils. Whoever wanted to go kiss up could go ahead—Wei Zhao had never intended to.

What Wei Zhao hadn't expected was that the last of the Four Young Devils was actually a girl—and the very same little delinquent he'd encountered in front of the snack street! So he had shown her not a shred of tenderness.

"You knew?" Feng Xiaoxiao hadn't expected Wei Zhao to already know her identity.

"Took one look from the window." The phone in Wei Zhao's pocket buzzed. He frowned. "Enough dawdling. Let me check this text."

Being ignored like that nearly made Feng Xiaoxiao explode with rage! She had never been treated with such contempt. She lifted her high heel and aimed a stomp at Wei Zhao's foot. Wei Zhao, eyes fixed unblinkingly on his phone, withdrew his foot at the last instant before her heel came down—

*Crack—* A crisp snap rang out, followed by Feng Xiaoxiao's startled cry. Her heel had broken clean off from the force of her own stomp!

Feng Xiaoxiao's face flushed crimson with fury. She glared at Wei Zhao, but he was as unruffled as ever, still reading his text, utterly deaf to what had just happened.

Could it have been a coincidence? Had Wei Zhao not dodged on purpose? Feng Xiaoxiao felt a flicker of doubt—no! It suddenly dawned on her. Even if he hadn't seen it, had he not heard the sharp crack of the heel breaking? Was he not the least bit curious?

There was only one possibility now: Wei Zhao had done it deliberately. He had deliberately dodged before, and now he was deliberately pretending not to have heard! Furious, Feng Xiaoxiao lunged to snatch Wei Zhao's phone, but Wei Zhao gave his hand a slight lift, as if about to send a message, neatly evading her grasp.

The text was from Shen Yushu, and it read: "Yaoyao-jie wants me to ask you—why are you out philandering again? Someone's come looking for you to settle the score, haven't they?"

Wei Zhao smiled wryly. It seemed Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu hadn't recognized Feng Xiaoxiao as the girl from the snack street that day. He typed back: "She has indeed come to settle the score—though only because I went to the snack street with you two."

"Snack street?" Gu Mengyao frowned as she looked at Shen Yushu's phone. "What snack street? What does Wei Zhao's flirting have to do with a snack street?"

"Oh... I think I remember now!" Shen Yushu slapped her forehead in sudden realization. "Yaoyao-jie, do you remember? In front of the snack street, a little delinquent blocked our car, and then Brother Arrow pushed their car aside..."

"You mean the one in the Audi TT?" Gu Mengyao thought hard for a moment. It really did seem to be the same person as today's Feng Xiaoxiao—just dressed differently.

"Yes, that's her!" Shen Yushu nodded. "So she's come to settle the score with Brother Arrow. Yaoyao-jie, what do we do?"

"What can we do? Just ignore her. Since Wei Zhao wasn't out philandering, why should we bother with it?" Gu Mengyao said indifferently.

"Oh, right, right, right! We'll deal with it once Brother Arrow actually starts philandering!" Shen Yushu said, thoroughly convinced.

"Philandering has nothing to do with us anyway—he's not your boyfriend. What are you so anxious about?" Gu Mengyao shot Shen Yushu a glare.

"Oh, well, whether he's my boyfriend depends on what Yaoyao-jie thinks..." Shen Yushu said, sticking out her tongue.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Gu Mengyao snapped. "Open your mouth."

"?" Shen Yushu blinked in bewilderment, but obediently opened her mouth anyway. "Ah—"

Gu Mengyao reached her hand into Shen Yushu's mouth.

"Ow... that hurts... it really hurts! Sister Yaoyao, why are you pulling my tongue? It hurts so much, let go..." Shen Yushu cried out, her voice thick with tears.

"Hmph, I ought to pull your tongue right out, so you'll stop running your mouth all day long!" Of course Gu Mengyao had no intention of actually pulling out Shen Yushu's tongue; she only meant to scare her a little.

"I won't do it again... I'll stop talking nonsense, all right... it hurts so much, Sister Yaoyao, you really did it, it's killing me..." Shen Yushu covered her mouth, on the verge of tears...

Wei Zhao slipped his phone back into his pocket before turning to look at Feng Xiaoxiao. "What exactly are you trying to do? Do you have some kind of hyperactivity disorder?"

"Hey, is Gu Mengyao jealous?" Though Feng Xiaoxiao seemed violent on the surface, she was in fact a keen and subtle observer. After Wei Zhao sent his text, she had deliberately glanced over at Gu Mengyao and seen her lower her head, which told her Gu Mengyao was reading the message.

"No, she doesn't like me," Wei Zhao said flatly. "And you can forget about your little schemes and tricks. They won't work."

Watching Feng Xiaoxiao's eyes dart about, Wei Zhao guessed at once what she was thinking.

"Schemes and tricks, is it? Call them whatever you like. Teach me to drive, or I'll go around telling everyone about you and Gu Mengyao!" Feng Xiaoxiao paid no heed to Wei Zhao's threat; instead, she turned it right back on him.

"Do as you please. Whether others find out or not can only affect Gu Mengyao; it means nothing at all to me." Wei Zhao shrugged. "If you're willing to make an enemy who'll stand against you, that's fine by me. But don't imagine Gu Mengyao is easy to bully... She has someone at her side named Shen Yushu, who's more formidable than you. Don't end up dead without ever knowing how it happened."

"..." Feng Xiaoxiao shot Wei Zhao a venomous look. Her threat had failed, and she could only give up. As for Shen Yushu, though she had never met the girl in person, she had long since heard her name. Shen Yushu's brother was the foremost of the Four Young Masters of Songshan, far above the four infamous troublemakers of this First High School, herself included, by more grades than she could count. There was no deep grudge between them, and Feng Xiaoxiao had no desire to provoke someone like that of her own accord.

She had meant to frighten Wei Zhao into compliance, but he simply didn't care.

"Aren't you afraid Gu Mengyao will give you the sack?" Feng Xiaoxiao refused to give up.