Chapter 812 — The Thief Cries Thief
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So Shen Yushu's suggestion of a water fight tempted Gu Mengyao. "How do you want to play?"
"We keep washing the wall, and secretly try to spray each other with the hoses—see whose reflexes are quicker?" Shen Yushu thought for a moment and proposed.
"..." Gu Mengyao was speechless. Sneak attacks? She really didn't seem to be a match for Shen Yushu. But seeing how excited Xiao Shu was, Gu Mengyao couldn't bring herself to refuse—they really had so little fun in their lives—so she nodded and agreed. "All right, but let's be clear: one spray is enough. No spraying on and on without end."
"Okay, okay, are we starting?" Shen Yushu nodded excitedly.
"Not yet. I'll say start in a bit." Gu Mengyao wanted to seize the initiative.
"Oh... okay." Shen Yushu went back to brushing the villa's wall. Yet she kept glancing at Gu Mengyao, and seeing Gu Mengyao scrubbing away so seriously, she grew a little anxious. Why hadn't it started yet? Surely Sister Yaoyao hadn't forgotten about the water fight?
Shen Yushu was getting fretful, and just as she opened her mouth to ask, Gu Mengyao called out, "Start!"
Shen Yushu froze for an instant. Before she could react, Gu Mengyao's water gun sprayed her full in the face, and she let out a shriek: "Sister Yaoyao, you cheated!"
"Hmph, to deal with a troublemaker like you, one has to resort to extreme measures. Otherwise, how would I ever land a shot on you?" Gu Mengyao said with perfect righteousness. "You wanted to play. Haven't you heard the saying that all's fair in war?"
"Oh... fine then." Shen Yushu had no choice but to accept her bad luck. "Let's keep going."
So Shen Yushu and Gu Mengyao carried on with their water fight, each winning some and losing some, having the time of their lives.
Over on his side, Wei Zhao was mowing the grass, and out of the corner of his eye he caught the young lady and Shen Yushu at their games, though he did not pay them much mind. After all, the two of them had been cooped up at home, and after being pent up so long, they needed some outlet, or the stifling life of a senior year in high school would suffocate anyone.
Wei Zhao had too much to do every day to find anything amiss, but the young lady and Shen Yushu were different. The two girls letting off a little steam now and then was nothing Wei Zhao would interfere with. As for expecting them to do any real work, well, so long as they made a token effort, that was enough.
It was the outside of the villa, after all. Whether it got washed clean or not hardly mattered.
After frolicking a while, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu grew tired and bored, and had had about enough of the game. Then Shen Yushu's eyes darted about, and she said to Gu Mengyao, "Sister Yaoyao, how about we play a game where we sneak up on Arrow Bro?"