Chapter 2046 — Sophistry
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Of course, Zhang Duopan certainly did not believe there could be any treasure in this tiger park. After all, this was a scenic area—how could there really be treasure here? It was probably some big marble or toy ball that a child visitor had thrown in, which the lion had taken for something fine.
But whatever it was, the lion's behavior reeked of something strange! Even now, Zhang Duopan still believed that Wei Zhao had grasped some kind of rule, or rather, that Wei Zhao had mastered a way of communicating with the lion—which was why the lion had not bitten him!
While he, Zhang Duopan, and Fan Ganhe had met their misfortune precisely because they had not mastered this skill.
"Some people, who aren't really brave at all, put on a show of bravery—and end up bitten by a lion, don't they?" Shen Yushu said with cold sarcasm. "He Meiyue, did you see that? Could a man like that be entrusted with your whole life? Compared with Brother Arrow, he's far behind. Of course, Brother Arrow can't be given up to you anymore—you'll just have to settle for second best. Bai Weituo isn't bad either."
Hearing Shen Yushu's words, He Meiyue was caught between laughter and tears. Wei Zhao was indeed outstanding, and if Wang Xinyan were not in the picture, she would not have minded pursuing him herself. But with Wang Xinyan in the picture—and especially with two beauties like Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu at Wei Zhao's side—He Meiyue paled by comparison. She knew her own measure well enough: though Zhang Duopan and Bai Weituo were infatuated with her, Wei Zhao would certainly feel nothing at all for her.
So He Meiyue did not indulge in vain hopes and could only settle for second best, fixing her eyes on her two suitors, Zhang Duopan and Bai Weituo.
But He Meiyue was also unwilling to hand over her lifelong happiness too early, so she was still considering.
Zhang Duopan reeked of the playboy. Yet that was not what He Meiyue disliked most about him; what she feared most was that Zhang Duopan would merely play around with her and then, once he tired of the game, cast her aside. Moreover, Zhang Duopan was somewhat unreliable in his conduct—his family had money, but he was far too fond of stirring up trouble.
Bai Weituo, by contrast, had fewer bad habits, but his family circumstances did not seem especially good. And although in the several contests and clashes between Bai Weituo and Zhang Duopan, Bai Weituo had always come out on top, He Meiyue was no fool. She knew very well that the reason Bai Weituo could prevail was all thanks to Wei Zhao!
It had been so in the drinking contest, so at the freshman gala, and so on this trip to the tiger park—if not for Wei Zhao stepping in, the one who would have been humiliated would definitely not have been Zhang Duopan and Fan Ganhe, but Bai Weituo himself!
Take that moment when the tiger lunged and Bai Weituo rushed out—that, surely, was because Wei Zhao had seen that the tiger was domesticated and so dared to push Bai Weituo forward; it was not Bai Weituo's own intention at all!
Of course, as for how the tiger went mad afterward, He Meiyue had not figured out what was going on, but eight times out of ten it was Wei Zhao's doing—otherwise, why would Wei Zhao have pulled Bai Weituo back and dodged after helping him up?
In the end, the formidable one was not Bai Weituo but Wei Zhao, and this was also why He Meiyue had been slow to accept Bai Weituo! Wei Zhao could not always be helping him, could he? If Wei Zhao were not at his side, his good fortune would run out!
Whether in the drinking contest, the freshman gala, or even the trip to the tiger park, he would have been badly defeated!