Chapter 88 — Let's See You Keep Up the Act
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
If Tang Zhi had known what her mother was thinking, she would have exploded on the spot! Gentle and refined? Just now he had slapped the broad-faced fatty across the room with one blow - did that count as refined?
"No need." Wei Zhao smiled, having no idea how he had offended this little beauty. Tang Zhi's unfriendly attitude was plain enough to see, but he didn't take it to heart, simply writing it off as a young girl's temper.
So saying, Wei Zhao picked up the beer bottle, gave the cap a light flick with his thumb, and the bottle popped open. He did the same for Kang Xiaofeng's bottle.
"You - it's only because your classmates are easygoing! If it had been Zou Ruoming earlier, he would have smashed the stall to pieces!" Tang's mother looked at her daughter in exasperation. "Do you not want me to earn a living? Then go back to school - I don't need you here!"
"I..." Tang Zhi was scolded by her mother for no reason at all and felt utterly aggrieved. What did she mean, "your classmates are easygoing"? How was he easygoing? Could one of the Four Great Villains of the School possibly be easygoing? You see him as gentle and refined, but don't you realize he's putting on an act? Trying to curry favor with your daughter?
"All right, the tofu rolls are done grilling - take them over quickly." Tang's mother handed the two freshly grilled dried tofu rolls to Tang Zhi.
"Oh..." Tang Zhi took the tofu rolls, cheeks puffed with indignation, and trudged slowly toward Wei Zhao's table. The more she looked at that calm, collected face of his, the more infuriating she found it. Reaching Wei Zhao's side, she didn't know where the sudden courage came from, but feigning nonchalance, she planted her foot squarely on top of his!
Humph, so you want to pretend to be refined? You want to win over my mother? Not a chance. I won't let you get your way. If you want to play the gentleman in front of me and suck up to my family, then fine - I'll stomp you to pieces and let's see if you lose your temper!
Stomped on for no reason at all, Wei Zhao was momentarily stunned. He looked up at Tang Zhi's dark, sullen face. Although the force of it barely hurt him, being stepped on out of nowhere, surely he was entitled to protest?
"You..." The moment Wei Zhao opened his mouth, Tang Zhi felt a little thrill of excitement. She thought, let's see you keep up the act. Go ahead and pretend. Next time you put on airs, I'll do the same thing to you again. But on her face, she wore an apologetic smile. "Sorry about that - I accidentally stepped on you."
"Oh... it's nothing..." Seeing that Tang Zhi had already admitted her mistake, Wei Zhao couldn't very well press the matter. He shook his head with a rueful smile.
But after apologizing, Tang Zhi didn't immediately lift her foot. Instead, she pressed down twice more with deliberate force before finally pulling it away. A sly glint flashed in her eyes. She set down the tofu rolls and hurried off.
"..." Wei Zhao was speechless. This Tang Zhi had clearly done it on purpose! These girls... Wei Zhao really didn't know what to say. Did he really look that easy to push around?
Earlier there had been Shen Yushu and Gu Mengyao, but Shen Yushu was clever and mischievous, and having caught something she could hold over him, that was one thing. As for Gu Mengyao, her father was his employer, so Wei Zhao couldn't very well say anything. But now Tang Zhi had come along and deliberately stepped on him too...
Forget it, he could not be bothered to squabble with her. If word of this got out, he would be laughed to death. The illustrious "Eagle," bullied by a few women...
"Boss, Tang Zhi seems to have a problem with you. Did you cross her?" Kang Xiaofeng had sensed something off as well. Tang Zhi appeared to be deliberately targeting Wei Zhao.
"How would I know? Today is the first time I've even met her!" Wei Zhao shook his head.