Chapter 1073 — Feng Xiaoxiao's Regret

"Hah..." The speaker had meant nothing by it, but the listener had taken it to heart. Wei Zhao knew Feng Xiaoxiao was telling the truth; he simply did not know what to say. All he managed was: "When we get the chance, we'll have another race. Though it won't be anytime soon."

"Right, we made a spectacle of ourselves today, and plenty of people know who we are now." Feng Xiaoxiao was clever; the moment Wei Zhao spoke, she understood the reason behind his words.

The Land Rover Discovery 4 and the Audi were not so far apart in price, only a factor of two, though if one drove the Rover around the city it would guzzle fuel. All things weighed together, Wei Zhao did not consider the deal much of a bargain.

Of course, so long as Feng Xiaoxiao was happy, it hardly mattered. Only that license plate, 2b941, was truly awkward; Wei Zhao had no wish to flaunt such a plate in public, and he could ask Song Xiaoniuer to swap it for another.

Once off the winding mountain road, Wei Zhao caught sight of Qiu Lingshan, but he did not greet her, merely driving straight away from the scene! For the time being he did not wish to show his face here.

"It's getting late. Shall we head home?" Wei Zhao asked as he drove.

"Mm..." Feng Xiaoxiao nodded. Everything that had happened today, though thrilling and exciting, had left her body and mind thoroughly exhausted, and she too wanted to rest early.

Wei Zhao first drove the Land Rover to the 4S dealership, then took a taxi to the neighborhood where Feng Xiaoxiao lived, while he himself drove out of the compound in the Beetle that had been parked there before.

On the way, Wei Zhao called Tang Zhi.

"Yunyun, where are you?" Wei Zhao asked.

"I'm already back at the hospital. Have you and Xiaoxiao finished the race?" Tang Zhi asked.

"Mm, it's all over. I've taken Xiaoxiao home already." Wei Zhao did not want Tang Zhi to worry, so he said nothing of what had happened earlier, and instead asked: "How did you get back?"

"Gu Mengyao came to find me, and we went together," Tang Zhi said.

Hah, Wei Zhao found it rather curious. It seemed that, because of the matter with Feng Xiaoxiao, the eldest young lady and Shen Yushu had, to a remarkable degree, come to see eye to eye and formed an alliance with Tang Zhi, clearing every obstacle for Feng Xiaoxiao's sake.

After finishing the call with Tang Zhi, Wei Zhao drove straight back to the villa.

As usual, the eldest young lady and Shen Yushu were sitting in the living room watching television. Seeing Wei Zhao return, they merely glanced up before turning their eyes back to the screen.

In the past, whenever Wei Zhao came home late, the eldest young lady and Xiaoshu would, more or less, voice their displeasure. But now, because of the matter with Feng Xiaoxiao, they had both adopted a posture of forbearance at the same time!

Wei Zhao thought that the eldest young lady and Xiaoshu were, in truth, kind at heart, with not the slightest trace of the arrogance and callous greed so common among wealthy girls.

The day had been full of events, and Wei Zhao was covered in dust and grime. Back in his room, he quickly took a hot shower and settled his mind.

What had happened today had not been aimed at him, but at Feng Xiaoxiao, which took Wei Zhao somewhat by surprise. Still, the bald man in sunglasses was plainly an ordinary man, far beneath Wei Zhao, and thus not worth worrying over. Better to leave such matters for Feng Tianlong to fret about.

Before long, Wei Zhao's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was Qiu Lingshan calling.

"Hello?" Wei Zhao answered.

"Wei Zhao, was today's incident your doing?" Qiu Lingshan asked, coming straight to the point.

"Are you here to interrogate me?" Wei Zhao frowned.

"Of course not..." Hearing the displeasure in Wei Zhao's tone, Qiu Lingshan's heart tightened at once, and she hastened to say: "Wei Zhao, don't be angry. This silly little girl was only worried about you..."

Qiu Lingshan's tone had been a little displeased earlier because Wei Zhao had clearly been at the scene yet had never shown himself, which left her feeling somewhat regretful, as though Wei Zhao were deliberately avoiding her. That was why she had felt wronged and wanted to call and ask him about it.

But she had barely asked a single question before Wei Zhao grew unhappy, and Qiu Lingshan could only correct herself in an even more aggrieved tone. She was afraid that if Wei Zhao took offense, he would simply stand her up tomorrow.

"What happened today, it wasn't suitable for me to show my face." Wei Zhao explained mildly.

Qiu Lingshan was briefly taken aback, then understood what Wei Zhao meant. Wei Zhao had always been a low-key person; he had done so many things before, yet in the end had given all the credit to her, and that said it all.

"Yeah. You're all right, aren't you? What happened today, we couldn't interfere, and we don't know the inside story." Only when Qiu Lingshan saw that Wei Zhao was not angry did she breathe a sigh of relief.

"Nothing's wrong." Wei Zhao shook his head. "You came looking for me just for this?"

"Not exactly. I just wanted to ask, can you come find me tomorrow?" Qiu Lingshan asked.

"Find you?" Wei Zhao was startled.

"Yeah... to help me... improve my strength..." Qiu Lingshan was both embarrassed and indignant. Wei Zhao had actually forgotten about this? Honestly! How could she matter so little in his eyes? It seemed the little fool still had to keep working at it!

"Oh, that..." Wei Zhao did recall it now. He had promised Qiu Lingshan that he would go to her home over the weekend to help her improve her strength. These past few days he had been thinking constantly about taking Feng Xiaoxiao racing, and had pushed the matter to the back of his mind. A little apologetically, he said: "I'll come find you tomorrow. At the police station?"

"Come to my place..." Qiu Lingshan said after a moment's hesitation. She felt that for something like this, it would be more reassuring to do it at home; in the office, it always felt a bit awkward.

"Where's your home?" Wei Zhao did not decline.

"How about this: come find me at the police station tomorrow morning. I'll be staying in the office tonight, and then I'll take you to my home." Qiu Lingshan thought for a moment and said.

"Fine." Wei Zhao agreed readily.

Feng Xiaoxiao was conflicted, or rather, deeply conflicted!

She had discovered that she truly had fallen in love with Wei Zhao, and not just a little—she loved him very, very much! This should have been a good thing, for it would let her experience the taste of a passionate romance before she died, so the deeper her feelings grew, the better.

And now, Wei Zhao cared about her more and more, something Feng Xiaoxiao had once longed for in vain! Because only then would Wei Zhao be all the more grieved at the moment of her death, and her goal of revenge would be achieved!

But at this moment, Feng Xiaoxiao felt a little regretful! Even as she fell deeply in love with Wei Zhao, she also cared more and more about his feelings. She did not want her death to bring him pain and burden—that would be a terrible thing to do. If she died, how sad would Wei Zhao be?