Chapter 286 — Brother Liang Writes a Blood Letter
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"Then I'll ask her about it." Naturally, Wei Zhao would not make decisions on Tang Zhi's behalf.
"All right. If she won't, I'll have Xiaofen put in a word." Kang Xiaofeng had finally gotten a weight off his mind. If Wei Zhao would not go with him, he truly would not quite dare take Xiaofen along by himself—who knew what trouble might come of it.
"Oh, right—here, take something." With that, Wei Zhao pulled one of the preservation boxes out of his bag and handed it to Kang Xiaofeng.
"What's this?" Kang Xiaofeng took it and saw that it looked like something to eat.
"Shark meat and shark fin. Aren't you going to the hospital to see Xiaofen at noon? Bring it along and the two of you can eat it together," Wei Zhao said.
"Shark meat and shark fin? No way! Boss, where did you get this? Seems like this stuff is pretty rare, isn't it?" Kang Xiaofeng's eyes went wide.
"Bought it at the market." Naturally, Wei Zhao would not admit that he had killed the shark himself; that would have been a bit too shocking.
"Heh heh, I knew you were good to me, boss. I'll go enjoy it with Xiaofen at noon—gah gah!" Kang Xiaofeng happily put the preservation box away.
Zhong Yongliang was in a foul mood today. It was as though this Wei Zhao had been sent by heaven to oppose him. Why was it that every time he tried to do something, this Wei Zhao was always there getting in his way?
A freeloader? Damn it all—he could actually freeload a ride? The nerve of this kid, freeloading a ride in Gu Mengyao's family car? And what infuriated him most was that Gu Mengyao had actually agreed to let him? Had the world gone mad?
Of course, Zhong Yongliang absolutely refused to believe there was anything between Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao. First, it was simply impossible that Gu Mengyao would ever take a fancy to Wei Zhao. Second, Wei Zhao had a girlfriend—the campus belle of common birth, Tang Zhi. The whole school knew it, and Gu Mengyao could not possibly not know it too.
So if there was any connection between the two of them at all, it could only be the freeloading Wei Zhao had spoken of. But as to why Wei Zhao was freeloading a ride, Zhong Yongliang truly had no way to ask. If he asked Gu Mengyao, she would not pay him any attention; and if he asked Wei Zhao, was he not just asking to be beaten up?
"Brother Liang, what's wrong? Why the long face?" Gao Xiaofu asked cautiously, looking at an utterly wounded Zhong Yongliang. Now that Zhang Naipao was gone, he had become Zhong Yongliang's sole lackey.
These days were hard on Zhong Yongliang, and they were no better for Gao Xiaofu. In the past they had swaggered about, and no one dared provoke them. Now they trod with utmost care, terrified of offending that great deity Wei Zhao and being beaten black and blue all over again.
How were they supposed to live like this?
"It's none other than that bastard Wei Zhao! This morning I wanted to go chat up Gu Mengyao, but wouldn't you know it, that kid just happened to show up right there, and he even drove me off!" Zhong Yongliang was furious, yet he did not dare raise his voice.
Hearing that it was Wei Zhao who had provoked him, Gao Xiaofu wilted as well. "Brother Liang, we're outnumbered and weak now. We're no match for him no matter what. We really have to think this through for the long haul. If all else fails, we just endure it for now—endure until we graduate from high school and go to university, and surely that Wei Zhao won't be with us then."
"Forget it, let's not talk about him for now." Zhong Yongliang was none too eager to bring up Wei Zhao, the man who had wounded him so. "The real question now is: how do I win Gu Mengyao over? She seems to feel nothing for me at all. I tell myself I've done well enough, so why won't her heart stir?"