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"Just because you wave a pair of big breasts in front of my eyes, do not think I am going to give in. I would rather go home and watch porn." Wei Zhao curled his lip. "First, you were the one who pressed on my wound. If you had not pressed, would I have cried out? Do not be the thief crying 'Stop thief!' Second, use your brain. Why should being a woman mean you cannot show your face? Before the law, all are equal. Are you unequal just because you are a woman? While you cannot show your face, how am I supposed to show mine?"

Qiu Lingshan was dumbfounded. She had not expected Wei Zhao to have so many arguments. She wanted to say, "Can a girl really be the same as a boy?" But Wei Zhao's phrase "all are equal" had choked off her words in one stroke.

After all, she worked in the legal profession. If she said people were not equal, would she not be lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet?

Qiu Lingshan was so angry that she pointed at Wei Zhao for a long time, then finally let her hand drop in defeat. What was wrong with her today? She took a deep breath. Was this still the person she usually was?

The usual Qiu Lingshan was always calm, and could hardly ever be provoked into anger by anything. But today, in front of Wei Zhao, she had lost her composure again and again. It was all that hateful little Wei Zhao's fault—he was always exposing her weaknesses. Otherwise, she would never have been this angry.

At this thought, Qiu Lingshan's mind cleared considerably. Indeed, Wei Zhao was right. If she had not deliberately touched his wound out of mischief, he would not have cried out. If he had not cried out, she would not have touched his wound, and of course no one would have misunderstood anything.

Everything today was, one might say, caused by her own doing; Wei Zhao could not be blamed at all. Though she still felt extremely displeased, Qiu Lingshan lowered her proud head. "I lost my composure. Now can we take the statement?"

"Fine." Wei Zhao had not expected this little Song girl to change as if she were a different person all of a sudden, and he marveled inwardly.

"Your name?" Qiu Lingshan had resumed her usual cold-faced nature, as if the girl who had just been pouting in anger was not her at all.

"Wei Zhao." Wei Zhao answered cooperatively. He did not want to make things difficult for Qiu Lingshan either. The words he had just spoken were meant to get back at her for hurting his wound. In fact, a girl suffering such a misunderstanding had to feel far more wronged than a boy. It was just like this morning, when he himself had been misunderstood by Shen Yushu—yet it had not affected his normal life in the least, nor had Shen Yushu, that girl, looked down on him much.

"Age?" Qiu Lingshan continued.

"Eighteen. I just came of age." Wei Zhao smiled.

Qiu Lingshan's face instantly turned red. She could not help feeling that Wei Zhao's words and smile carried some hidden meaning, as if he were hinting that since he had already been an adult when she helped him with that just now, she was not molesting an underage boy... Ah, she could not take it, she was going to go mad. Qiu Lingshan felt her head was about to split. If this went on, she simply could not concentrate on her work.

It seemed her state of mind was still not adjusted. When Brother Yang Huaijun returned, Qiu Lingshan planned to ask his advice in earnest. She had never seen joy or anger show on Yang Huaijun's face; Captain Yang always appeared composed and steady no matter what, and Qiu Lingshan admired him immensely.

"Tell me about the situation at the bank at the time." Qiu Lingshan sighed and said to Wei Zhao.

After finishing Wei Zhao's statement, Qiu Lingshan hurried out of the hospital under the flickering, doubtful, and contemptuous gazes of Uncle Qing, Gu Mengyao, and Shen Yushu. She felt her face was like a blazing fireball, hot and red.

"Mr. Lin, you are all right now?" Seeing that Wei Zhao was already able to get out of bed, Uncle Qing was rather astonished. A gunshot wound would require lying down for a few days, no?

"I am fine." Wei Zhao shook his head.

"Impressive! Twice in one day!" As she passed by Wei Zhao, Shen Yushu gave a sly smile and whispered.

"Huh?" Wei Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then realized what Shen Yushu meant and immediately did not know whether to laugh or cry. Twice in one day, huh? Both times had been misunderstandings!

Gu Mengyao, on the other hand, said nothing. She gave Wei Zhao a cold look, said nothing, took Shen Yushu's hand, and left the ward.

"That is just how Yaoyao is. Do not take offense, Mr. Lin." Only after Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had left did Uncle Qing pat Wei Zhao on the shoulder and say, "What happened today was all thanks to you. When Mr. Gu comes back, I will be sure to commend you for it."

"No need." Wei Zhao smiled. "Mr. Gu gave me so much money; I naturally have to live up to it."

"Heh heh." Uncle Qing laughed happily. "No matter what, today we owe it all to you."

"Uncle Qing, this matter is not that simple. According to that bald-headed man, a man called Brother Cihua made them do it. Their operation this time should be understood as a bank robbery as a cover—the real purpose was to kidnap Gu Mengyao." Wei Zhao said, "Although we do not know what the people behind it really want, I still think we should investigate. Relying only on the police will not be enough."

"Mm, I understand. I will tell Mr. Gu about this matter." Uncle Qing nodded. He had been suspicious too. Why was Gu Mengyao kidnapped precisely during the time Mr. Gu was away? Was there some connection between the two?

Wei Zhao did not say much more. After all, this was their family affair, and he could only touch on it lightly.

In the hospital parking lot, Wei Zhao saw Qiu Lingshan driving a police car toward him. Wei Zhao smiled at her, but Qiu Lingshan glared at him. She did not stop the car; instead, she stepped harder on the accelerator.

Wei Zhao and Uncle Qing got in the car together. Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were already sitting in the back row, saying something to each other. But once Uncle Qing and Wei Zhao got in, the two closed their mouths, and for a moment the atmosphere in the car grew rather stuffy.

What Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had been talking about in the car just now was precisely the question of Wei Zhao. Gu Mengyao's opinion was still very resolute: Wei Zhao had to be driven away. But Shen Yushu felt it was not bad for Wei Zhao to stay—at least there would be breakfast every morning.

This enraged Gu Mengyao. How could she only know how to eat? Her family's hotels had plenty of head chefs; did they lack a half-baked bumpkin from the countryside like Wei Zhao?

And so the two of them fell silent. After Wei Zhao got into the car, they became even quieter.

As usual, Uncle Qing parked the car in front of the gate of Gu Mengyao's villa. It seemed Shen Yushu was going to keep living together with Gu Mengyao, so Uncle Qing simply did not stop at Shen Yushu's house either.

The three of them got out of the car, and Uncle Qing drove off. He still had to go to the hotel to prepare meals for the three children. Of course, in his eyes, Wei Zhao was a child too.

"Stop." Just as Wei Zhao was about to step through the gate of the villa, Gu Mengyao called him to a halt.

"What is it?" Wei Zhao turned around. Although he could tease Qiu Lingshan, toward Gu Mengyao he maintained a certain degree of respect. After all, she was his employer, and his job was to accompany her in her studies and daily life and bring her happiness. Hence, Wei Zhao's attitude toward her had always been very good.

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