Chapter 2336 — Tier-Two Pills
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Pi Zhifeng did not show up today, which rather surprised Gu Mengyao. She was just wondering whether she ought to phone him when she saw Shen Yushu beside her already trotting off toward a black Grand Cherokee...
At the sight of the familiar license plate on that Grand Cherokee, Gu Mengyao's heart clenched. He's back...
Then she shook her head with a rueful smile, thinking that little Shu had sharp eyes indeed—she had spotted Wei Zhao's car and run straight over, while Gu Mengyao herself was still looking for Pi Zhifeng's BMW X5M!
"Arrow-brand Bro, you're back! Little Shu has been missing you on Yaoyao's behalf!" Shen Yushu pulled open the passenger door and hopped right in, then turned her head to look at Gu Mengyao. "Yaoyao, want me to give the front seat to you?"
"You sit there." How could Gu Mengyao bring herself to take the front seat? She shook her head, walked over, and gave Wei Zhao a faint smile. "You're back..."
"Mm, I'm back." Wei Zhao smiled faintly as well. He could not say why, but he always felt there was an unspoken understanding between himself and the young miss—a single glance, a single smile, and each knew the other's care and longing.
"Wow, Yaoyao, you and Arrow-brand Bro—sure looks like there's something going on! Since when did you two get so in sync?" Shen Yushu said, watching Gu Mengyao and Wei Zhao with a wicked grin.
Gu Mengyao's face flushed red, and she shot Shen Yushu a glare. "It's always the thief who cries 'thief.'"
"Right, someone just said 'the thief cries thief,'" Shen Yushu said.
"Couldn't you play dumb just this once?" Gu Mengyao was at a loss for words.
"Little Shu has never been dumb!" Shen Yushu said.
"All right, both of you get in," Wei Zhao said, watching the two bicker. A familiar, warm feeling came over him—as though this was the life he had wanted?
"For Wei Zhao's sake, I won't hold it against you." The young miss climbed into the back seat.
"See, I told you there's something going on. Otherwise why would you spare her for Arrow-brand Bro's sake and not for Little Shu's, when I've lived with you for over ten years?" Shen Yushu said with an air of complete understanding.
"I... you..." The young miss felt utterly defeated. Quarreling with Shen Yushu was truly asking for trouble.
"These past days, I've had a lot to thank you both for. Plenty has happened at home—thank you," Wei Zhao said with a smile, cutting short the two women's squabble.
"Thank Yaoyao, not me—she's the one who's been holding things together," Shen Yushu said. "She kept reassuring Old Master Pi and Pi Zhifeng not to worry, saying you'd be back any day now. But Little Shu knew all along—Arrow-brand Bro never once called."
Gu Mengyao's face grew redder still. She had not expected Little Shu to have noticed long ago. But judging by how Little Shu had caught on the moment she phoned Wei Zhao earlier, the girl really did have the makings of a spy—nothing escaped her eyes and ears.
"That was my oversight. Thank you!" Wei Zhao had not expected Gu Mengyao to have had such a hard time of it at home. Then again, it made sense: Old Master Pi and Pi Zhifeng had never witnessed his abilities, so their unease and impatience were only natural. Only Wu Chengtian knew for certain that his injuries could be healed—but even his word could not be taken as gospel by Old Master Pi.
"It was nothing." Gu Mengyao glanced at Han Xiaochao, not far off, and said mildly, "Han Jingyi is coming. Let's drop this."
On such matters, Gu Mengyao still said little to Han Jingyi. Though Wei Zhao seemed to trust Han Jingyi a great deal, Gu Mengyao had always felt there was something off about the woman—nothing she could call malice, exactly, but Han Jingyi struck her as somewhat strange.