Chapter 2410 — Xiaoshu's Problem: Yet Without Wei Zhao, She Still Seems Full of Ideas—Her Pill-Refining Methods Are Beyond Even the Grasp of Those Master Refiners
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"I did..." Gu Mengyao had been so caught up worrying about Xiaoshu that she had nearly forgotten; if Wei Zhao hadn't brought it up, it might have slipped her mind entirely. She said hurriedly, "I called Xinyan earlier. She said... she only thinks of you as a good friend, and that she has had a fiancé all along..."
"A fiancé? Kang Jinglong?" Wei Zhao had always known about this, but had never taken it seriously. The Kang family was a thing of the past, incapable of stirring up any trouble now; the Kang Divine Physician Pharmaceutical Group was on its last legs, and the once-small clan was all but ruined. Why would Wang Xinyan still take this engagement seriously?
"Yes, that's what she said—that her parents arranged it, that she doesn't want to make things difficult for them, and that she agreed to it back then..." Gu Mengyao said.
"I see..." Wei Zhao frowned. Something about it felt off, though he couldn't put his finger on what.
In theory, Wang Xinyan and Kang Jinglong shouldn't be on especially good terms. Otherwise—if the two of them really had become a couple—then with Wang Xinyan's character, she would never have let so many ambiguous things happen between herself and Wei Zhao. Even if she didn't cut him off entirely, she surely wouldn't have let it happen again and again and again.
But judging by how things stood between them now, it was only a matter of time before Wei Zhao and she became a couple; everything was flowing naturally into place. Though Wang Xinyan had never given a clear answer, her actions had more or less revealed something.
Yet Wang Xinyan had refused him—and the reason she gave was both bizarre and seemingly entirely reasonable! An engagement was indeed a very good reason, but Wei Zhao still felt something was odd.
"That's all she would say, and she told me not to push her..." Gu Mengyao smiled bitterly. "Sorry—I couldn't complete the task you gave me."
"Forget it, it's nothing. Let's look into Xiaoshu's problem first." Wei Zhao waved a hand. He wondered whether Wang Xinyan had some hidden difficulty, or some secret she couldn't reveal—but these were things Gu Mengyao likely couldn't find out. He would have to discover them himself.
With that, Wei Zhao rose and walked to the spot where Xiaoshu had knocked over the teacup earlier. He bent down and sniffed at the floor, frowning thoughtfully. After a moment he straightened up, and before Gu Mengyao could ask, he spoke first.
"Say no more... Xiaoshu may be back." Wei Zhao had heard the familiar sound of the car outside the courtyard and knew she had returned.
"All right. And don't bring up this topic for now." Gu Mengyao rose as well and walked out of the villa with Wei Zhao.RQ