Chapter 3100 — The One She Cared for Most
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"But… Yaoyao, this is trading your own sacrifice for your mother's return. That… I would rather you did not go…" Once the excitement passed, Gu Pengzhan calmed down; he knew this was being bought with Gu Mengyao's inheritance!
"Even if Mom doesn't come back, I'm afraid I still have to go!" Gu Mengyao smiled. "Dad, since I have to go anyway, why shouldn't I bargain for a little more in return?"
If the Grand Elder had heard Gu Mengyao's words, she likely would have spat blood. She had gone to such lengths to hide the matter of Ye Rou'er precisely because she feared Gu Mengyao would demand a swap—and Ye Rou'er was a skilled fighter of the early Heaven-rank, a real source of strength for the Dark Night Palace, and now she was to be let go just like that…
"Uncle Chu, Yaoyao is right. Even if Auntie Ye doesn't come back, Yaoyao still has to go, so rather than that, it is better to ask for more in return," Wei Zhao nodded and said reassuringly.
"All right, since that is how it is, then Daddy thanks you!" Gu Pengzhan was overcome with emotion. "Yaoyao, I never imagined that in the end it would be you leaving and your mother coming back. When will our family truly be reunited?"
"That will depend on Arrow Shield Bro! Once Arrow Shield Bro becomes a peak late Heaven-rank grand-master fighter and sweeps across the entire ancient stratum, then we will be the number one family under heaven!" Shen Yushu said. "By then, the Grand Elder will probably come crawling to lick Arrow Shield Bro's leather shoes…"
"Xiaoshu, that is an awful thing to say!" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu. "Don't say things like that—what if the Grand Elder hears it and starts thinking about killing Wei Zhao again!"
"Oh, Xiaoshu knows—I'm only saying it secretly at home, aren't I?" Shen Yushu nodded and said indifferently.
"Xiaoshu, after I leave, there will be no one to keep you in line. You have to listen to Wei Zhao, understand? Don't keep making trouble for him!" Gu Mengyao glanced at Xiaoshu; though she was scolding her, a deep reluctance flickered in her eyes—after all, she and Xiaoshu had lived together for so many years, and now they were to be parted.
"Mm, don't worry, Yaoyao-jie, I'm Obedient Shu." Shen Yushu nodded solemnly, the playful look from before gone from her face—though that last phrase, "Obedient Shu," made Gu Mengyao unable to hold back a smile.
Looking at Gu Mengyao as she was now, Wei Zhao's heart was filled with boundless sorrow as well. Originally, Wei Zhao had thought that the ones who could stay by his side forever would surely be the young lady and Xiaoshu. Even a few days ago, when he learned that Xiaoshu would eventually have to leave, Wei Zhao had still believed that the young lady, no matter what, could not leave—that he would go on living with her, always.
Though neither had ever hinted or promised anything to the other, both understood clearly that although they were friends, their feelings had long since surpassed those of ordinary friends. What was that, then?
Every time Wei Zhao returned from a trip, the young lady was like a little wife waiting for her husband to come home—a word of greeting, a glance, plain and simple, yet it had already become a habit.
Did he like the young lady? He probably did—otherwise, Wei Zhao could not have gone on living with her all this time.
Perhaps, deep in the depths of Wei Zhao's heart, the one he cared for most was the young lady! RS