Chapter 2571 — Wei Zhao's Promise
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At his words, Ying Ziyu nearly lost her temper. What was that supposed to mean? That she was not innocent? That she could be contaminated at will? Even as she was glad that Wei Zhao was so good to Chen Xi, she was thoroughly annoyed, and gave a faint "oh."
"You and Chen Xi are different. You used to be a gang leader—you thought nothing of cutting people down with a machete. You didn't even bat an eye today when Chen Bawang and Chen Xiaoba were buried. It does no harm for you to know some of these things," Wei Zhao went on.
"Oh?" Ying Ziyu brightened again. Did that not mean she was privy to more secrets than Chen Xi? It seemed she was a cut above Chen Xi after all, then? At the thought, Ying Ziyu cheered up.
"And as for Chief Zhu's identity, don't say much about that either. Let him quietly protect Chen Xi," Wei Zhao said.
"All right." Ying Ziyu felt that at this moment she was a grown woman, able to discuss matters with Wei Zhao as an equal—and did that not mean she had a chance? Her heart traitorously began to beat faster.
"What's the matter with you? Why does your face look off?" Wei Zhao turned to glance at Ying Ziyu and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"N-nothing... I was just thinking that Wei Zhao-gege trusts me, so I'll be sure to keep the secret!" Ying Ziyu said.
"Oh..." Wei Zhao nodded, thinking nothing more of it.
Since it was getting late, Wei Zhao did not treat Ying Ziyu to a meal. Instead he carried Chen Xi on his back to Ying Ziyu's place, set her down, and left with Chief Zhu—much to Ying Ziyu's disappointment. She had wanted to wake Chen Xi. Chen Xi had not even seen Wei Zhao this time; how disappointed she would be when she woke and learned of it!
Ying Ziyu knew Chen Xi well. Though Chen Xi never said so, she thought of and longed for Wei Zhao every day, hoping he would come to Songshan City to see them. Only that afternoon, when Ying Ziyu told her that Wei Zhao had come to the school looking for them, Chen Xi had been overjoyed, her little face flushed pink with excitement.
It seemed she would have to keep it from Chen Xi... And what excuse was she going to dream up to explain what had happened earlier? Ying Ziyu felt a headache coming on.
Now only Wei Zhao and Chief Zhu remained in the car. Wei Zhao turned to Chief Zhu: "Out with it. What is really going on with Chen Xi?"
"Chen Xi is Zhao Guangyin's illegitimate daughter. But the Hidden Zhao family values sons over daughters, and Zhao Guangyin never much cared for her. To keep his wife from flying into a rage, he even once thought of killing Chen Xi and her mother. But by chance, under the guidance of an expert, he discovered that Chen Xi has the constitution of a cauldron vessel—properly cultivated, she could become a first-rate cauldron. So I was dispatched to Chen Xi's side, to protect her on the one hand and to guide her in the cauldron-vessel cultivation method on the other." Chief Zhu made a long story short and laid the whole truth bare: "And before this, I was also under Zhao Guangyin's orders to poison Chen Xi's mother—but Mr. Lin saw through it..." (To be continued.)