Chapter 1917 — Always Misunderstood
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
Seeing her expression, Wei Zhao knew the girl had caught Bai Weituo's meaning. He shook his head helplessly. "I'll explain to him later."
"Never mind, it's nothing really. A clean conscience fears no shadow. I don't need anyone to think anything of me." Wang Xinyan shook her head, stopping Wei Zhao from explaining.
"But... won't that be bad for your reputation?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Bad is bad. If the Kang family hears of it, so much the better—let them break off the engagement." Even as she said it, Wang Xinyan scarcely believed it herself. Could it really be broken off? This kind of family alliance was, plainly put, nothing but a union of interests. Even if she were hideous beyond words, Kang Jinglong would still marry her and then simply keep a mistress on the side. All they wanted was the name of an alliance.
As for reputation—the Kang and Xiao families were desperate now. So long as they could unite, what did reputation matter? Having been kicked out of the ranks of the great families, they had already lost every shred of face there was to lose.
"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled and said no more. But catching the faint sorrow that flickered through Wang Xinyan's eyes, he felt a small pang in his heart. The Kang family... he repeated the two words silently. With his present strength, finishing off the Kang family of not so long ago would have been easy—but for some unknown reason, the Kang family had gained powerful backers, and the identity of Right Thirteen was still unclear. Wei Zhao could not act rashly.
Impulsive as Wei Zhao could sometimes be, he was still very calculating when there was no need for impulse.
Soon the bus turned right onto a very smooth road, and from the signs along the roadside it was clear they were not far from their training site. The sign read: "Border Defense Military Training Base."
Sure enough, before long the bus pulled into a large compound and stopped beside an enormous training ground. From the look of it, this was where the soldiers drilled—and where their own training would temporarily be held.
The bus parked according to regulations, and the students on board, organized by department, major, and class, filed out and took their places on the training ground under the guidance of their respective counselors and department heads.
Once all the students were in position, the school's principal mounted the podium nearby and delivered a mobilization speech for the military training. It was not a long speech, which came as a relief to the students present—the last thing they feared at such a moment was a long-winded lecture.
When the principal's speech ended, the head of the border defense unit here took the stage. But what made Wei Zhao's eyes go wide was that he knew this man! Not only knew him—knew him well! For the man was none other than Chen Yuxuan!
And Wei Zhao was not the only one surprised—Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were astonished as well!
"Xiaoshu, why is your brother up there?" Gu Mengyao stared at Chen Yuxuan on the podium in amazement.