Chapter 2476 — One Less Meal with Every Meal Eaten
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
Since Wang Xinyan was out of the question, Shen Yushu's only choice for her *** was Han Jingyi. And from her observation, Han Jingyi seemed to hold nothing back from Wei Zhao—she would even share matters like scientific alchemy with him. Clearly, Han Jingyi had no intention of keeping her guard up around Wei Zhao.
As long as Han Jingyi's feelings for Wei Zhao were genuine, then with Wei Zhao around, Gu Mengyao would surely not suffer any loss. This, too, was Shen Yushu's choice, made in her helplessness.
Once she was gone, someone had to stay by Gu Mengyao's side; otherwise Gu Mengyao would surely be overcome with grief.
After Wei Zhao finished cooking, he discovered that Han Jingyi and Shen Yushu were deep in conversation, discussing Grey Wolf and Red Wolf. A flicker of surprise passed through Wei Zhao's eyes. Han Jingyi had watched Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf?
Every time Wei Zhao went to see her, she was studying or calculating something; he had never once seen her watching television. Yet now she was debating animated wolves with Shen Yushu in such high spirits—it really was rather strange.
Gu Mengyao, by contrast, did not join the discussion much. She had never been one for talking, only chiming in with a sentence or two now and then.
"Time to eat," Wei Zhao said.
"Yay, yay! Xiao Shu loves Arrow-Brand Bro's cooking the most—one less meal with every meal eaten." Shen Yushu was the first to rise and dash toward the dining room.
Everyone, with every meal they ate, had one less meal left to eat. But hearing Shen Yushu say it, Wei Zhao's heart sank. He could not shake a bad premonition, one that made him think, involuntarily, of that night and Xiao Shu's strange behavior.
Although Xiao Shu said she had already dealt with it, had settled these matters, Wei Zhao still felt uneasy.
"Jingjing, don't mind her. Xiao Shu is always like this—silly and wild from morning to night." Gu Mengyao shrugged helplessly and spoke to Han Jingyi.
"It's all right..." Han Jingyi shook her head, yet a trace of puzzlement and incomprehension flickered through her lovely eyes as well. She gazed at Shen Yushu thoughtfully, then pulled over a chair and sat down beside her.
How could Han Jingyi fail to notice Shen Yushu's friendly overtures? But she was puzzled as to why Shen Yushu would do such a thing. Shen Yushu's attitude toward her had always been kind enough before, but she had never actively tried to win her over—theirs had simply been the bond of good friends built on being classmates and neighbors.
Today, though, Shen Yushu's tone and manner were noticeably different. How could Han Jingyi not find it strange?
Wei Zhao had been in the kitchen cooking the whole time, and he had no habit of eavesdropping, so naturally he did not know what the three of them had discussed.
"Wei Zhao-gege, how is your cooking so good? Jingjing can't make food this delicious." Every word Han Jingyi spoke seemed, without her meaning it to, to lift Wei Zhao up.
"Hehe, Jingjing, do you want to be able to eat it from now on? Actually, you could move in here too..." Shen Yushu said with a grin. "This villa is plenty big anyway; one more person won't make a difference."
Wei Zhao frowned but said nothing. It was Gu Mengyao who gave Shen Yushu a rather odd look. Shen Yushu rarely invited her romantic rivals to move into the villa; though she had accepted Tang Zhi, Feng Xiaoxiao, and Wang Xinyan one after another, now she seemed suddenly to have accepted Han Jingyi as well, which took her somewhat by surprise.
"Thank you, but my little brother is at home, and I can't very well leave him alone..." Han Jingyi did not agree right away.
This outcome caught Shen Yushu a little off guard. Wang Xinyan presumably had reasons she could not help, but Han Jingyi should have had no such concerns. Then what was it?