Chapter 446 — Another Side of Qiu Lingshan: Wei Zhao Nearly Fell Flat on the Floor, Startled by Her Transformation
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"Hehe, Xiao Song, it's about time you found a man who can keep you in line, or your temper will stay too wild!" Yang Huaijun laughed.
"Ah? Brother Yang... what... what nonsense are you talking? What man am I looking for?" Qiu Lingshan's eyes went wide, her cheeks flushing red as she glared at Yang Huaijun indignantly.
"A girl must marry when she comes of age!" But Yang Huaijun didn't care in the least. "Besides, when your big brother needs Wei Zhao's help, even I have to beg him!"
"You... even you beg him?" Qiu Lingshan had long been puzzled by Wei Zhao's identity. Even if he was a highly skilled bodyguard, there was no reason for Yang Huaijun to hold him in such high regard. After all, Yang Huaijun was not someone who was ever easily impressed—yet before Wei Zhao, he adopted an entirely deferential posture, willingly taking a step back. This baffled Qiu Lingshan.
Yang Huaijun had retired from that mysterious organization. Though injured and no longer at his peak in terms of martial prowess, he had once been a legend—and he possessed both courage and cunning. He could never have praised someone so casually!
But with regard to Wei Zhao... Qiu Lingshan truly couldn't figure out what kind of connection these two could possibly have! Most suspicious of all, when Yang Huaijun first laid eyes on Wei Zhao, he nearly lost his composure!
Yang Huaijun nodded solemnly. "I'm begging him right now to treat my illness!"
Yang Huaijun had been hoping to play matchmaker between Wei Zhao and Qiu Lingshan. Although the Song family was no weakling, their household hardly interfered with Qiu Lingshan's marriage prospects—especially since the Song family descended from an ancient martial arts clan that revered strength. For this reason, Old Master Song was quite supportive of Qiu Lingshan's declaration that she would only marry a man who could defeat her.
And Wei Zhao happened to meet this very condition! That alone would be reason enough to let him give it a try. But what troubled Yang Huaijun was the matter of Xiaoning. Knowing full well that Wei Zhao could never be accepted by Xiaoning's family, he nonetheless couldn't help himself from helping Xiaoning, time and again!
What kind of state of mind was this? He had taken the affection buried deep in his heart for Xiaoning and transformed it into a guardianship of her happiness!
"..." Qiu Lingshan was somewhat speechless. She had thought that having Yang Huaijun here today would bolster her courage, but it seemed she had miscalculated—Yang Huaijun... couldn't command Wei Zhao either!
"Heh... You questioned me earlier, so all prior agreements are off." Wei Zhao sat down on the sofa, right next to Qiu Lingshan.
Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Qiu Lingshan nearly vomited blood from regret. Had she known this would happen, why had she opened her mouth to score a quick verbal victory? She had thought Yang Huaijun could back her up, only to discover that her words had led to a grave blunder!
Watching Wei Zhao wear that air of "I don't need anyone's help, and you'd better not come bother me," Qiu Lingshan was furious enough to gnash her teeth, yet she was completely powerless. Wanting to ease the tension between them, she nudged Wei Zhao with her foot. "Hey... why so petty?"
"This isn't about being petty—it's a matter of principle. I won't help, and that's final. Everything's been cancelled." Wei Zhao was perfectly content. He had never wanted to get involved in Qiu Lingshan's affairs in the first place; had Yang Huaijun not put in a word, he wouldn't have bothered with her at all! Now that the opportunity had presented itself, Wei Zhao washed his hands of it completely.
Qiu Lingshan glared furiously but was utterly helpless. After a moment's hesitation, she tugged at the hem of Wei Zhao's shirt and leaned close to his ear, whispering, "The dumb girl says she's sorry, all right? Just forgive her this once..."