Chapter 2487 — Let Me Think It Over
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Of course, Yang Qiqi was no master thief. Stealing something from Wei Zhao's pack would be quite difficult, and if she botched it and put him on his guard, matters would only get worse. So for now, all she could do was swallow her pride and play along.
"Heh, nothing is fine, then." Wei Zhao's hand, wrapped around her, wandered without restraint along her flank and up to her chest.
Yang Qiqi's whole body went rigid at once. She glared furiously at Wei Zhao, ready to explode and fight him to the death—but Wei Zhao, as if he had not noticed her gaze at all, had turned his eyes in another direction.
This was not deliberate pretense on Wei Zhao's part, for he had suddenly become aware that a resentful gaze seemed to be fixed upon him. Though he had meant to keep pretending ignorance in front of Yang Qiqi, he could not help but follow that resentful gaze—and saw a person who left him utterly astonished.
Yu Xiaoke? What was she doing here? Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback.
Yu Xiaoke started too when she saw Wei Zhao look her way. Had he noticed her? But she had her face covered! The Male Thief was masked by nature, and Yu Xiaoke certainly knew that—but could the Male Thief recognize her in her present guise?
Was it because Wei Zhao had caught her looking at him that he had turned, or had he already recognized her? Yu Xiaoke could not be sure. When she saw Wei Zhao turn away again, she felt a little disappointed. So he had not recognized her after all.
Of course Wei Zhao had recognized Yu Xiaoke. He smiled bitterly to himself. He had taken out a mask at random, thinking no one would know him, never expecting Yu Xiaoke to be here too. What a coincidence! But he had worn the mask this time precisely because he did not want to reveal his identity or invite complications by letting people know he was buying up pure yellow jade, blue crystal, and colored steel in bulk.
What was more, Wei Zhao had now incurred no small grudge with the Cultivator Trade Association. Though the Heaven-rank vice president had shown no outward intent to pursue the matter, Wei Zhao had seen a flicker of ruthlessness in his eyes. Given the chance to strike from the shadows, he would certainly not let it pass.
So at a time like this, getting too close to Yu Xiaoke would do neither of them any good—it might even drag her into it! Besides, Wei Zhao could more or less guess why Yu Xiaoke had come. That she had come here to trade goods, he did not believe for a moment.
This little money-grubbing girl took anything of value she had and exchanged it for cash to support the orphanage. What fine treasures or money would she have left to trade at the market? Her purpose in coming here was, nine parts out of ten, to ply her light fingers and see what opportunity she might find to turn a profit!
That made it all the more unwise for Wei Zhao to acknowledge her, lest Yu Xiaoke be caught up in his troubles after stealing something.
As for Yang Qiqi and Han Xiaohu, there was no help for it. Those two were involved from the start and could not run even if they wanted to, so Wei Zhao had no choice but to keep them close.