Chapter 701 — The One to Be Missed!

Gu Mengyao had not wanted to join the fun, but since Shen Yushu was so full of enthusiasm, she did not object. She walked over and stood beside Shen Yushu, though not directly next to An Liwen—which left him somewhat disappointed.

"Brother, you come too!" Shen Yushu waved, then said to Wei Zhao, "Arrow Brand Brother, you stand behind me and Sister Yaoyao and protect us!"

"I'll take the picture for you. I won't come over," said Wei Zhao, who felt there was nothing worth photographing between himself and An Liwen.

"No way! There's only Sister Lingshan here who's an outsider, so let her take it. Hurry over!" Shen Yushu had started targeting Qiu Lingshan again.

Qiu Lingshan was just about to say, Why on earth should I take a photo for you? I'm a police officer. I have no obligation to shoot your family portrait. And besides, what's wrong with being an outsider? Who'd want to be part of your family anyway?

But before Qiu Lingshan could speak, Wei Zhao said, "Ha, all right."

With that, he walked over and stood behind Shen Yushu and Gu Mengyao.

At once Qiu Lingshan found herself in a quandary. Wei Zhao had gone over—so should she take the picture or not?

"I don't have a camera!" Qiu Lingshan felt like a punching bag—how utterly humiliating.

"Sister Lingshan, you have a phone, and the resolution is really high. The sandcastle you photographed for me last time was beautiful!" Shen Yushu would not let Qiu Lingshan off the hook. She wanted to make Qiu Lingshan lose face in front of her brother! Let her brother see that the proud girl he liked was nothing but a doormat before Arrow Brand Brother!

Qiu Lingshan was furious. If not for Wei Zhao last time, why would she have been so bored as to photograph some sandcastle? Was she an idiot? Oh... it seemed Wei Zhao thought she was an idiot?

"No obligation!" Qiu Lingshan said coldly.

"All right, Qiu Lingshan, just take one picture." Wei Zhao frowned. Honestly, this Qiu Lingshan—everyone was already in position, yet she kept hemming and hawing. Even if she had some grudge against Shen Yushu, he himself was standing right here!

Qiu Lingshan was startled when she heard Wei Zhao's words. That was right—Wei Zhao was still standing there. If she refused to take the picture, would Wei Zhao be angry? Then she thought of how Wei Zhao had just called her Qiu Lingshan rather than "Little Dummy," and she felt rather pleased. At least Wei Zhao had given her face in front of so many people; otherwise, if he had called her "Little Dummy," how would she have preserved any dignity?

"All right!" Qiu Lingshan hastily took out her phone to take the picture, thinking to herself that she had been so dizzy with anger at Shen Yushu today that she had nearly offended Wei Zhao!

Shen Yushu was beside herself with glee. It seemed Qiu Lingshan was quite afraid of Arrow Brand Brother—every time he spoke, she obeyed without a word!

Chen Yuxuan was even more astonished! Earlier, when Wei Zhao had stopped him from going to fetch the doctor, Qiu Lingshan had said nothing, and Chen Yuxuan had assumed she simply was not familiar enough with Wei Zhao to contradict him. But now it appeared that was not the case at all!

Wei Zhao's words seemed to carry great weight with Qiu Lingshan? The moment Wei Zhao spoke, Qiu Lingshan complied. What exactly was the relationship between them? Were they superior and subordinate? Otherwise, given Qiu Lingshan's temperament, when had she ever been such a doormat?

Qiu Lingshan took the photo and then, all smiles, handed the phone to Wei Zhao. "Wei Zhao, what do you think of the shot?"

"Not bad." Wei Zhao glanced at it and nodded.

"Then, Little Dum—I'll send it to you when I get back, still the same email as last time?" Qiu Lingshan, caught off guard, nearly let "Little Dummy" slip out. Suddenly realizing this was not a private phone call with Wei Zhao, she hastily corrected herself.

"Sure." Wei Zhao was already accustomed to Qiu Lingshan's manner and saw nothing amiss—but Chen Yuxuan was stunned!

Qiu Lingshan's attitude could only be described as ingratiating! When had Qiu Lingshan ever spoken to a man so pleasantly, so meekly? She actually used that tone with Wei Zhao?

Shen Yushu and Gu Mengyao, however, were unruffled. They knew Wei Zhao seemed to be formidable, and even Qiu Lingshan had to ask him for help.

It was An Liwen who was surprised—he had never expected Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan to be so close personally! Had he known, he would have just let Qiu Lingshan go. Then he would not have ended up in this sorry state!

Once the photos were taken, there was no point in lingering. Shen Yushu had come here purely to mock and jab at An Liwen, and now that the sport was over, it was time to go.

"Sister Yaoyao, let's go. We've made our memories—we'll remember Brother Jianwen..." Shen Yushu paused deliberately, then added: "That kidney of his!"

An Liwen was inwardly cursing Shen Yushu. He wasn't dead yet—what did she mean by "remember"? Then, after the long wait, it turned out she meant remembering his kidney. He knew it: Shen Yushu had played him again.

This time Qiu Lingshan kept her own temper in check. Wherever Wei Zhao was present, she resolved to behave herself a little. If Wei Zhao got angry, things would stop being fun.

Chen Yuxuan could only smile bitterly about his sister. He couldn't control her either—she had been like this since she was small!

As for Wei Zhao, though Chen Yuxuan had a hundred questions he wanted to ask, he knew that even if he asked, Wei Zhao might not answer. Besides, Wei Zhao had long since said that he was merely his sister's follower now!

His sister's follower? His little sister was really something else!

Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu said their goodbyes to Chen Yuxuan and left the ward. Wei Zhao nodded to Chen Yuxuan and Qiu Lingshan, then followed Gu Mengyao and the others out. As for An Liwen, Wei Zhao simply ignored him altogether.

Once they were out of the ward and some distance away, Shen Yushu finally burst out laughing. "Hahaha, I'm so happy! That sly fox Qiu Lingshan was pinned down completely by Brother Arrow Brand—let's see if she still puts on airs. Hahahaha!"

Shen Yushu was truly happy, happy to death. Ever since she was little, she had hated Qiu Lingshan, believing that Qiu Lingshan had stolen her brother away. But as she grew older, Shen Yushu came to understand: it was her brother who had pursued Qiu Lingshan, and Qiu Lingshan who had looked down on him!

In Shen Yushu's young heart, her brother was the finest, most outstanding boy there was. That Qiu Lingshan could not see his worth only proved she had eyes but no sight!

So she harbored a rather vicious notion: when she had a boyfriend of her own in the future, if the chance came, she would take Qiu Lingshan in as a maid to warm the bed, and then she would give her a proper ordering about! Even though she herself would be the lesser wife, she still had that right! She was a wife, after all—a lesser one, yes, but still a wife, and lesser wives were generally favored and doted upon. A maid, now, was a different matter entirely...RO