Chapter 2427 — Stuck with You?
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Qiu Lingshan was somewhat exasperated too. After all, she could hardly arrest the people sheltering the You family on the spot — even with Huang Mao, she had no evidence. Still, she understood Wei Zhao's intent: the matter had been brought into the open, and that alone accomplished what he wanted.
"**Sister, I was wrong... This is the thousand yuan that Huang Mao fellow gave me. I don't want it..." The little delinquent girl was struck dumb when she saw Huang Mao and his crew turn on their heels and leave, realizing she had been abandoned.
"Forget it. Off you go." Wei Zhao waved his hand, signaling that the little delinquent could leave. After all, the matter had been exposed; whether she was arrested or not hardly mattered now. Even if Qiu Lingshan took her back, it would mostly be a lecture and some education. Wei Zhao still had to give Qiu Lingshan the Small Qi-Gathering Pill that afternoon, so he had no mind to bother with the little delinquent.
"I... I can really go?" The little delinquent girl was suddenly overjoyed.
"Go on. Next time, don't let yourself be used by others for a scrap of petty profit." Qiu Lingshan nodded. Even Wei Zhao, the wronged party, had said nothing more, so naturally she would not stir up trouble.
"Thank you, thank you! It won't happen again. Those people looked like nothing good the moment I saw them..." The little delinquent thanked them profusely and cursed Huang Mao and the others, then carefully slipped away from the place.
And so the farce came to an end. Wei Zhao smiled rather helplessly.
"Brother Lin, were those people brought in by You Panhu and his lot?" Bai Weituo asked.
"That fellow Kang Jinglong — claims to be Xinyan's fiancé. Probably took a disliking to me and decided to stir up some trouble," Wei Zhao said.
"Huh? Xinyan, that man is your fiancé?" Bai Weituo was rather surprised.
Wang Xinyan frowned. She had not expected Wei Zhao to reveal her connection to Kang Jinglong, but on second thought, this was not something that could be hidden forever. Even if she said nothing, Kang Jinglong would certainly talk — and sure enough, he had popped up to make trouble on the very first day, hadn't he?
"A decision made by my family." By saying so, Wang Xinyan effectively acknowledged her relationship with Kang Jinglong.
"Huh? So it's true!" He Meiyue stared at Wang Xinyan in astonishment. "Then you and Wei Zhao..."
"I've already told you, Wei Zhao and I are just good friends..." Wang Xinyan seemed unwilling to say more and changed the subject. "All right, let's drop it. Even if I am to marry Kang Jinglong someday, that will be after I graduate from university. While I'm in university, he has no right to interfere in my life..."
He Meiyue looked at Wang Xinyan, then at Wei Zhao, lost in thought. Bai Weituo, being the straightforward sort, could not help exclaiming, "Xinyan, can't you call off the engagement? You and Brother Lin are such a good match!"
"Heh..." Wang Xinyan was inwardly helpless. Some things could not be explained, so she could only put him off. "It's my family's decision. There's nothing I can do about it."
"By the way, Bai Weituo, could you call Wei Zhao 'leader' instead? You keep saying 'Brother Lin, Brother Lin' — it sounds odd to my ears. You're not a girl, are you?" Zhao Shengji finally voiced the doubt in his heart.
"You think I want to? My grandpa's name is Bai Lingtou — 'Lingtou' meaning 'leader' — and his old friends all call him Lingtou. If I called Wei Zhao 'Lingtou,' wouldn't that confuse the two?" Bai Weituo said, somewhat helplessly.
"Ah, I see. That does make sense." Zhao Shengji nodded.
Wang Xinyan breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Shengji's interruption had been well timed, neatly steering the conversation away from the previous topic.