護花近衛 - 第129章 擋路就踢你 - 翰墨軒

"I see you eating barbecue all the time, and I don't think it's all that great. Improve the recipe—it'll be more comfortable for you to eat too!" Wei Zhao clapped Kang Xiaofeng on the back of the head. "What are you thinking about?"

"Heh, nothing, nothing." Kang Xiaofeng shook his head. "Improving it for my own eating is fine too."

Wei Zhao smiled and shook his head, not taking the bait. To Kang Xiaofeng, it must have looked like he was pursuing Tang Zhi, but Wei Zhao did not bother to explain. He had already made bold proclamations over at Tang Zhi's side today; explaining further would be hard to justify.

During the lunch break, the senior year section of the teaching building was rather quiet, lacking the bustle and clamor of the first and second years.

Wei Zhao and Kang Xiaofeng stood by the window at the end of the corridor. The March sunlight was bright but not scorching; falling on their bodies, it felt warm without being harsh.

The trajectory of his life had begun to change from the moment the old man saddled him with that baffling, ridiculous mission. The original him had belonged to a world of tension and danger; now, it was plain and gentle.

"Boss, it's Bu Ruoming, together with Zhong Yongliang." Kang Xiaofeng pointed at the athletic field, beneath a basketball hoop.

Wei Zhao looked over and indeed saw Bu Ruoming and Zhong Yongliang talking about something. Both stood sideways, so Wei Zhao could not make out their lip movements. In fact, he did not have any extraordinary gift like telescopic X-ray vision; even from the front at this distance, he would not have been able to tell what they were saying.

"What does Bu Ruoming's family do?" Because of Tang Zhi, Wei Zhao knew he would inevitably clash with Bu Ruoming again. Friday had merely been the beginning.

"Bu Ruoming—his father is a real estate developer, started out as a labor contractor. I hear he's ruthless, always withholding workers' wages," Kang Xiaofeng said. "But Bu Ruoming's older brother, Bu Ruoguang, is a local thug boss in the North District. Whenever the workers make trouble, Bu Ruoguang brings his men over to beat them. Once they're scared enough, the workers don't dare come back..."

"Oh? You seem to know quite a lot of detail?" Wei Zhao found it a little strange. Bu Ruoming was not even in their class, yet Kang Xiaofeng was so well informed.

"Bu Ruoming is always bragging about that stuff—it's also why he gets along so well at school," Kang Xiaofeng explained. "Most people at school know about his glorious history!"

"Aren't they afraid someone will go after his family?" Wei Zhao twisted his mouth. Small-time thugs, huh? One of these days he would have Yang Huaijun sort out the older brother, and that would settle him.

As they spoke, they saw Bu Ruoming and Zhong Yongliang part ways. Bu Ruoming headed toward the school gate, while Zhong Yongliang walked back toward the teaching building.

In truth, Bu Ruoming had only sought out Zhong Yongliang to confirm Wei Zhao's background once more. He had taken a heavy loss on Friday, and naturally he could not just let it go. If he did not reclaim his face, he would have no place left in this school.

He needed to find his older brother Bu Ruoguang and discuss how best to handle this.

Wei Zhao and Kang Xiaofeng returned to the classroom. Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were watching videos as usual, and Zhong Yongliang had dragged a chair into the aisle beside Gu Mengyao, sitting there giggling along foolishly—though whether his IQ was high enough to understand the cartoon plot in the video was anyone's guess.

Seeing Wei Zhao come in, Shen Yushu tapped her finger to point at Zhong Yongliang.

Wei Zhao noticed that he and Shen Yushu were developing more and more of an unspoken rapport. If she had not been Gu Mengyao's best friend, he would not have minded a little flirtation with her, to fulfill his dream of not making this trip in vain.