Chapter 2490 — It's Me!
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
But now that Yu Xiaoke was sitting right beside her, Yang Qiqi could hardly shoo her away, could she? Helpless, Yang Qiqi had no choice but to give up and look for another chance to make her move.
"Ahem, ahem..." Yu Xiaoke turned her head to glance at Wei Zhao, and seeing that he seemed not to have noticed her, she hastily coughed twice.
Seeing Yu Xiaoke settle into her seat and bury herself in her food, Yang Qiqi had meant to try again for an opportunity, but who could have guessed that Yu Xiaoke would cough twice more and startle her half to death, her heart nearly jumping out of her chest, forcing her to snatch her hand back once again.
Wei Zhao, at this point, also turned his head toward Yu Xiaoke with a look of some exasperation. After a moment's hesitation, however, he still said nothing more. He knew Yu Xiaoke had probably caught on to something, but with Yang Qiqi present, there was nothing he could say.
Just then, Yang Qiqi's phone rang. She took it out, glanced at the caller display, and quickly rose to her feet. "Young hero, I need to take this call—wait for me a moment..."
With that, Yang Qiqi hurried off, making her way to a corner of the restaurant, where she cautiously answered the phone.
Yang Qiqi's departure gave Yu Xiaoke the space to make contact with Wei Zhao.
"Hey... it's me..." Yu Xiaoke lowered her voice and said to Wei Zhao with a meaningful look, "It's me!"
Wei Zhao was somewhat at a loss for words. He had not wanted to acknowledge Yu Xiaoke in the first place, for fear that his own affairs would drag her into trouble—it was not that he was deliberately avoiding her. But now that Yu Xiaoke had taken the initiative to recognize him, Wei Zhao could hardly pretend not to know her.
"So it's Heroine Yan! It's been a long time!" Wei Zhao said.
"It really is you!" Hearing Wei Zhao call her Heroine Yan, Yu Xiaoke grew excited at once. So he really was the Male Thief—but if he was the Male Thief, why was he still such a lecher? Lowering her voice, she asked, "Male Thief, that little tart just now was...?"
"Heroine Yan, this is no place to talk. Come to my room tonight and we'll speak there," Wei Zhao said, unwilling to explain anything here.
"Mm, all right!" Hearing his words, Yu Xiaoke understood that he might have some difficulty he could not speak of, and did not press him. She nodded and answered at once.
Wei Zhao's attention, meanwhile, was fixed on Yang Qiqi not far away! Though she was at a distance and had her back to him, so that he could not make out the shape of her lips, she had overlooked one important fact: Wei Zhao was a peak mid-stage Earth-rank expert. If he chose to eavesdrop on her conversation, he could naturally hear every word without missing a single one.
"Hello... yes, I've already found the blood of an earth-attribute heaven-rank spirit beast. It really is here... I know, I'll do my best to trade for it... yes, for Xiao Jiu's illness, I will get my hands on it..." Here Yang Qiqi's tone turned somewhat bitter. She had come full of confidence with the blue crystal—who could have guessed it would be snatched from her right at the entrance to the market? She had no idea whether she could get it back from Wei Zhao.
To keep her family from worrying, Yang Qiqi had not told them the truth. Even if she did, it would be of no help and would only add to their worries. Better to find a way herself and get the blue crystal back.
"Yes, I know, I'll be careful. Once I have the blood of the earth-attribute heaven-rank spirit beast, I'll hurry back—and Xiao Jiu's illness can't be delayed..." Yang Qiqi said. "All right, I understand. Goodbye..."
After the call, Yang Qiqi heaved a long sigh, put away her phone with a heart full of misgivings, cast a complicated glance at Wei Zhao in the distance, gritted her teeth, and walked firmly back.