護花近衛 - 第280章 是朋友！ - 翰墨軒

Ever since she got home, Gu Mengyao had been restless. After all, that was her best friend since childhood—her true best friend! How could she not worry? And then there was Wei Zhao; she had no idea whether that thing was dangerous. He was rather annoying most of the time, but Gu Mengyao still did not want anything to happen to him.

As for why, Gu Mengyao could not quite say. Perhaps because Wei Zhao was her employee, and she did not want anything to happen to him.

Her worry did not last long, however, for Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu soon returned safe and sound, driven home by Liu Wangli. Qiu Lingshan had gone back to the police station and handed the task of escorting Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu over to Liu Wangli, keeping herself well out of Wei Zhao's way!

If you cannot beat them, avoid them! Have a distinguished captain drive Wei Zhao home with a shark? Qiu Lingshan wanted no part of that.

Liu Wangli did not mind. He borrowed a van from the captain's team, loaded the shark, and drove Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu back to the villa district. To be honest, Liu Wangli rather admired Wei Zhao—winning over the she-dragon of the police force, Qiu Lingshan, was no small feat for an ordinary man!

"Xiaoshu, you're all right? Thank heavens!" Seeing Shen Yushu return safely, Gu Mengyao was visibly excited. She spread her arms and pulled Shen Yushu into a hug.

"Yaoyao, I'm fine, I had a pretty good time!" Shen Yushu did not share Gu Mengyao's feelings—Gu Mengyao had been scared half to death, whereas Shen Yushu had eaten her fill of shark meat, played in the sand for a while, and passed a thoroughly pleasant Saturday.

Wei Zhao, shark hoisted on his shoulder, watched the two girls hugging and shook his head. Was all this really necessary? If coming back from a dip in the sea warranted such excitement, then back in the day he and Yang Huaijun and the others would have been hugging each other every single day...

After hugging Shen Yushu, Gu Mengyao finally looked over at Wei Zhao. She had been worried about him too, though she showed nothing of it on her face. She was just about to offer a few casual words of comfort when her eyes suddenly fell on the shark slung over his shoulder, and she gave a startled "Huh?": "Wei Zhao, what is that you're carrying?"

"Oh, right, Yaoyao, this is the shark Brother Arrow shot dead. He grilled shark meat for me—it was delicious! So I had him bring the rest back to grill for you!" Shen Yushu hurried to explain.

Hearing this, Gu Mengyao was deeply moved. They had grown up together after all, sisters in heart; even in such straits, Shen Yushu had not forgotten her when there was good food to be had. She reached out and hugged Shen Yushu again: "Xiaoshu, thank you..."

"Hey, I'm the one carrying the shark..." Wei Zhao stood to one side with a wry smile.

"Mm... thank you too... Wei Zhao." Gu Mengyao nodded to him, a little embarrassed. But with Wei Zhao, she naturally could not hug him. Suddenly something struck her, and she gave a start: "Shark? Xiaoshu, you're saying what Wei Zhao is carrying is a shark?"

"Yep!" Shen Yushu nodded. "A big shark. It was delicious."

"What? A shark?" Gu Mengyao's eyes went wide. "Wei Zhao, you killed a shark?"

"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled. "If I hadn't killed it, it would have eaten Xiaoshu and me."

Gu Mengyao truly did not know what to say. This man before her was full of wonders—and that was his reason for killing a shark? So many people had been eaten by sharks; why had they not gone and killed one themselves?

Wei Zhao made it sound easy, but Gu Mengyao could imagine how perilous the situation must have been. In fact, she guessed wrong this time—taking down that shark really had been easy for Wei Zhao.

"Thank you for protecting Xiaoshu." Since Wei Zhao put it that way, Gu Mengyao said no more. She nodded to him.

"She's my friend. No need to thank me," Wei Zhao said, shaking his head.