Chapter 536 — Zhong Yongliang Takes Action
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"Brother Liang, the cave's all sorted — absolutely secure!" Gao Xiaofu chuckled smugly. "I've installed a steel security door inside. No matter how resourceful Gu Mengyao is, there's no way she's getting out!"
"Not bad at all! That's a remarkably original idea — you put ordinary kidnappers to shame. You're a born villain!" The moment Zhong Yongliang heard what Gao Xiaofu had done, he burst out laughing with delight.
"Heh heh — that's only because Brother Liang leads the way! Otherwise I never could have come up with such a brilliant scheme!" Gao Xiaofu was beaming with pride. Previously, Zhong Yongliang had said they would tie Gu Mengyao up inside the cave, but Gao Xiaofu had been afraid something might go wrong after Zhong Yongliang left.
Out in the desolate wilderness, what if wild beasts came prowling? So Gao Xiaofu had a sudden flash of inspiration and installed a security door. Now it was perfect — without a key, no one could open it.
"Is there food and entertainment inside?" Zhong Yongliang asked.
"Of course — I've got it all set up!" Gao Xiaofu nodded. "The rest is up to you, Brother Liang — figure out how to lure Gu Mengyao there!"
"Leave that to me. I've already thought it through!" Zhong Yongliang said with the confidence of someone holding every card. "I know Gu Mengyao inside and out — I can handle this one myself."
During the break before evening self-study, Zhong Yongliang crept over to Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu's desk with a secretive air and whispered, "Mengyao, there's something very important I need to ask you."
Gu Mengyao glanced up at Zhong Yongliang and frowned. "Didn't I tell you not to call me Yaoyao? Either call me Sister Yaoyao or use my full name. How is your memory that bad?"
"That's right, Sister Yaoyao — I think Little Liangzi ought to take some brain-boosting pills to patch up his head!" Shen Yushu nodded.
Zhong Yongliang was not the least bit offended; if anything, he grew even more solemn. "Fine, then I'll call you Mengyao. I really do have something to discuss with you — what I call you doesn't matter."
"What is it?" Gu Mengyao asked, a little impatient. She had been about to head out with Xiaoshu to buy some snacks to tide them over, and now Zhong Yongliang had planted himself right by her desk. Who knew what pointless trouble he had come to stir up?
"Um... Xiaoshu, would you mind stepping aside for a moment?" Zhong Yongliang asked, watching Shen Yushu warily.
"Oh?" Shen Yushu blinked in faint surprise. Every time Zhong Yongliang pursued Gu Mengyao, he never asked her to leave — in fact, he always went out of his way to have her stay and help him. What was the boy up to today?
"Ahem... what I have to say today is rather private. It may involve some of Mengyao's personal matters, so..." Zhong Yongliang said tactfully.
"Zhong Yongliang, if you have something to say, say it. If not, Xiaoshu and I are going out to buy things!" Gu Mengyao's patience had run out. "Xiaoshu is my best friend. There's nothing I'd want to keep from her!"
"All right, then... I'll say it!" In truth, Zhong Yongliang would rather not have Shen Yushu mixed up in this at all; given who Shen Yushu was, he could not help but be wary of her.
"Do you actually have something to say or not?" Gu Mengyao shot Zhong Yongliang a glare.
"Yes... um, Mengyao, you're an only child, aren't you?" Zhong Yongliang asked cautiously.
"An only child?" Gu Mengyao was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"
"Uh... put another way, Uncle Chu only has you, right?" Zhong Yongliang hurried to explain.
"Isn't that obvious? What exactly are you trying to say?" The more Gu Mengyao listened, the more she felt Zhong Yongliang was scraping the bottom of the barrel for conversation.