Chapter 513 — No Peeping

Glancing at the takeout container in her hand, Feng Xiaoxiao brightened with pleasant surprise. "A high-end hotel really is different — even the takeout boxes are sealed tight. Not a single drop spilled. Otherwise I'd have lost out big time! A sealed container like this must cost several yuan, right?"

"Heh..." Wei Zhao was amused by Feng Xiaoxiao all over again. She had very nearly smashed herself to bits, and yet here she was, worrying about whether anything had spilled out of her takeout box.

"Have you never eaten any of this good stuff before?" Wei Zhao had always assumed Feng Xiaoxiao's family was wealthy. Feng Tianlong's salary should have been more than decent — at the very least, each mission Wei Zhao himself carried out was worth upward of a hundred million; surely Feng Tianlong's earnings were not small either?

"Of course not!" Feng Xiaoxiao said wistfully. "This is the first time I've ever had anything this delicious. At school I live on instant noodles and cafeteria food — didn't you notice?"

"I noticed. I just assumed you were deliberately trying to get close to me." Wei Zhao really had thought exactly that before.

"That Audi TT of mine? I saved up years and years of pocket money to buy it! My monthly allowance is only ten thousand yuan!" Feng Xiaoxiao pouted.

Ten thousand yuan — a considerable sum for an ordinary person, but a far cry from what Gu Mengyao or Shen Yushu had to spend.

"Wu Chengtian may be an idiot, but Kang Jinglong is not, and neither are the other members of the Wu family. You'll probably get to eat like this just this once. If they don't come after you afterwards, you'll have gotten off lucky." Out of consideration for the fact that she was Feng Tianlong's daughter, Wei Zhao offered a word of warning.

"Are you... worried about me?" Feng Xiaoxiao blinked. Could it be that Wei Zhao had started to like her?

Wei Zhao said nothing and headed straight upstairs. The hotel lobby occupied the first floor; the elevators were only accessible from the second.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Feng Xiaoxiao hobbled after him, wincing with every step. "Ow, ow, ow — my backside!"

Feng Xiaoxiao's room was on the third floor, an economy rate — the lower the floor, the cheaper the price. She swiped her keycard to open the door, still sounding miffed. "Why were you walking so fast? How were you going to get in without me?"

Wei Zhao ignored her. He had not come here for her this time. He had come for Feng Tianlong, and there were things that needed to be said clearly once and for all.

"Have a seat — I'm going to take a shower!" Feng Xiaoxiao was soaked through. The water on her was not filthy, but it was still ground water from the street, and a girl like Feng Xiaoxiao naturally could not stand it.

"A shower?" Wei Zhao stared, blinking in disbelief. This Feng Xiaoxiao was audacious! She was actually going to take a shower? Was she trying to seduce him?

Seeing the astonishment on Wei Zhao's face, Feng Xiaoxiao instantly worked out what he was thinking, and her cheeks flushed red. "What kind of filthy thoughts are you having? I'm covered in dirt — it's miserable!"

"I wasn't having any filthy thoughts." Wei Zhao found the situation faintly absurd. It seemed he really had overthought things — though he would not admit as much.

"Hey! No peeking!" Feng Xiaoxiao shot him a glare, then turned and disappeared into the bathroom.

Wei Zhao naturally had no intention of peeking. However pretty Feng Xiaoxiao might be, he could not stomach this rebellious streak of hers. This girl was too much — wilder and more ruthless even than Shen Yushu.

Still, Feng Xiaoxiao's parting words did set the imagination running. After all, Wei Zhao had heard the saying about the monk and the nun.

Wei Zhao dropped onto the sofa at his leisure and placed a phone call to Tang Zhi. The line was still switched off. It seemed Tang Zhi had not turned her phone back on.

Wei Zhao sighed. He did not understand what Tang Zhi was angry about — he had only broken a promise once. But today had been genuinely hectic. Xiaofen had gotten into trouble first thing in the morning, and then he had boarded a plane straight to Yanjing. Not a single moment to catch his breath. Even seeing Tang Zhi for a moment had been out of the question.

Listening to the steady swish of water coming from the bathroom, Wei Zhao felt an unfamiliar itch stir within him for the very first time. He had to laugh at himself — was he actually interested in Feng Xiaoxiao taking a shower?

Still, he had to admit, Feng Xiaoxiao was genuinely beautiful. Had it not been for this outrageous personality of hers, she would likely have had no shortage of suitors. And Wei Zhao told himself that this reaction of his was nothing more than a perfectly normal physiological response.

He shook his head and banished such unrealistic thoughts to one side.

In the washroom, Feng Xiaoxiao was a little nervous too. She had been filthy and uncomfortable, so wanting a shower was only natural — but once inside the washroom, things felt a bit awkward.

Thinking that Wei Zhao was still outside made her even more nervous. Wei Zhao wouldn't barge in, would he?

Considering Wei Zhao's skill, that washroom lock really would be no match for him.

And Feng Xiaoxiao's feelings were conflicted as well: on one hand she was afraid Wei Zhao might come in, on the other her competitive streak was roused — she was a grown beauty now, after all, so why was Wei Zhao so indifferent to her?

If he had not the slightest interest in her, how was she supposed to pursue him? And how was she supposed to get her revenge on him?

At that thought, Feng Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth. You can't catch a wolf without risking the child, and you can't catch a lecher without risking the body! So she merely closed the washroom door without locking it.

If Wei Zhao did barge in, she would throw him a little something, let his eyes get a bargain, let him see the parts that could be seen — so long as he did not really take advantage of her, that would be fine!

Yes, yes — the books said that this sort of veiled suggestion stirred a man's heart all the more.

With her worries set aside, Feng Xiaoxiao took her shower in peace. And it had to be said — with a full belly and a hot shower, this was pure enjoyment!

As she smoothed body wash over her skin, Feng Xiaoxiao began humming a little tune: "La-la-la, la-la-la, I love my bath, the turtle took a tumble..."

Feng Xiaoxiao was enjoying herself when suddenly a chill spread through her body. At first she paid it no mind, assuming it was because the weather was cold and she was bathing without clothes — but then she realized that was not it at all...

So unbearable! Feng Xiaoxiao felt light-headed, nearly losing her footing. She quickly shut off the hot shower and let the steam disperse so she could catch her breath, yet that feeling of cold and suffocation only grew stronger!

"Hah... so unbearable..." Feng Xiaoxiao moaned, then abruptly remembered the taboo of her own body! She must not eat too much seafood! Too much seafood could trigger the symptoms inside her, and in a serious case, it could very well cost her her life!

Only now did Feng Xiaoxiao feel regret — at the time she had been carried away by her craving and excitement, never thinking of her body's fatal flaw! She had never eaten so much seafood before; even when she did, it was only a little. Never like today, eating a whole table's worth.