Chapter 209 — The Cunning Little Shu

"Ah... yes, I have it." The man had not expected Wei Zhao to be so cautious, so he reached out to fetch his company employee card.

Upstairs, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had also heard the doorbell. Gu Mengyao remembered that it was not Uncle Qing delivering the food today, and Wei Zhao might not recognize the man, so she pulled Shen Yushu along and hurried downstairs.

She was afraid this quick-witted little imp Shen Yushu would use the moment to contact Wei Zhao, so she kept hold of Shen Yushu wherever she went.

"Assistant Zhang, you're here!" The moment Gu Mengyao stepped out of the villa door, she saw Wei Zhao asking Assistant Zhang for his credentials, and felt a faint warmth in her heart. The fellow was quite careful after all.

"Miss Gu, Mr. Li has gone to a neighboring city, so I came to deliver the meal in his place." The instant Assistant Zhang saw Gu Mengyao come out, his face broke into a fawning smile, though inwardly he was thoroughly annoyed at having caught her carrying on with her boyfriend. Outwardly he had to act as if he knew nothing at all.

"Mm, I know. Uncle Qing called me." Gu Mengyao glanced at Wei Zhao, then said, "Wei Zhao, this is Assistant Zhang. From now on when he brings the food, just take it from him."

"All right." Wei Zhao nodded and took the lunchbox from Assistant Zhang's hands.

Gu Mengyao thought nothing more of it. Wei Zhao lived here by her father's arrangement, and she had no guilty thoughts of her own, so how could she know what Assistant Zhang was thinking?

After handing the lunchbox to Wei Zhao, Assistant Zhang hurried off. In such an atmosphere, he had no wish to linger.

Watching Assistant Zhang's hastily retreating back, Wei Zhao shook his head. What was the fellow rushing off for?

Wei Zhao picked up the lunchbox and started toward the villa, while Shen Yushu rolled her eyes, scheming how to get a private word with Wei Zhao. Suddenly her gaze fell on her Beetle parked in the yard. She said for the sake of saying something, "Brother Arrow, how about my car? Pretty nice, huh?"

"Not bad." Wei Zhao's heart tightened. Surely the girl had not discovered that he had wrecked her car?

"Oh..." Shen Yushu saw Gu Mengyao glaring at her, her mind racing for what to say to Wei Zhao next. "Huh? Where is my photo? Where is the pendant I hung at the front? Brother Arrow, open the car door quick, I want to look..."

"Xiao Shu, are you just making conversation for nothing?" Gu Mengyao had also seen that something was off with Shen Yushu.

"That photo came out so pretty. It was taken when I was fifteen. I will never look like that again. I have to see where it went!" Shen Yushu explained.

Fifteen? Gu Mengyao was exasperated. Who could grow smaller as they grew older? Who could grow back into their childhood looks? What nonsense was this? Never grow into that again...

"Ha, I took the photo down and put it in the drawer. I was driving your car, and it would be bad if the Kangs recognized it." Wei Zhao had no idea what had gotten into Shen Yushu today. She was talking so strangely.

"Oh, then show me whether it is still there. I don't believe you. Don't tell me you lost it or broke it?" Shen Yushu pressed on relentlessly.

"Xiao Shu!" Gu Mengyao knew her game perfectly well. All this chatter was just to tip Wei Zhao off, wasn't it? She frowned. "Wei Zhao, open the car door and let her see!"

What Gu Mengyao was thinking was that if Wei Zhao quickly opened the door and let Xiao Shu have a look, she would settle down. With herself watching from the side, Xiao Shu could not pull any tricks.

"...All right." Wei Zhao had not wanted to open the car door, but since the eldest miss had spoken, he could only open it, hoping Shen Yushu's eyes would not wander to the back seat.

"Oh... here it is after all!" Shen Yushu found her pendant. In truth she had not been looking for the pendant at all, but wanted to use the chance to hint to Wei Zhao about tonight's plan. Otherwise a sudden confession out of nowhere would be far too awkward.

"Satisfied? Xiao Shu, since you found it, let's go back to the villa for dinner. After dinner we still have 'important' business to do!" Gu Mengyao deliberately stressed the word 'important', hinting to Shen Yushu to forget everything else and wait quietly for the confession.

"Oh... since it can't hang in front, then I'll hang it in back. No one looks at the back, right?" How could Shen Yushu be willing to leave? Her eyes darted back and forth inside the car until suddenly her gaze stopped on the roof over the Beetle's back seat. "Huh? Brother Arrow, what happened inside my car? Why does it look like this?"

Wei Zhao was depressed too. Shen Yushu never cared about her car on any other day. It had sat in the garage so long without her sparing it a glance. What was wrong with her today? Looking left and right, she had finally spotted something amiss.

Gu Mengyao thought Shen Yushu was again making a fuss to stall for time, and tugged her hand. "Xiao Shu, don't startle at everything. If there's nothing wrong, let's go eat."

"No, no." Shen Yushu waved her hand. "Sister Yaoyao, you just didn't see. Look here... and here. It's all ruined!"

Gu Mengyao frowned, thinking Shen Yushu was talking nonsense, and glanced impatiently into the car as directed. One look left her stunned. "Wei Zhao, what did you do? How did it get like this?"

"I was attacked..." Wei Zhao sweated a little.

"Attacked? Someone climbed into the back seat to attack you? How did he get in? Did you let him in?" Gu Mengyao clearly did not believe it. This kind of car was not like an ordinary hatchback where you could board from the rear doors. A Beetle could only be entered through the front seats.

"Brother Arrow, you have to take responsibility!" Shen Yushu did not care at all whether the car was damaged or not. She only wanted an excuse to exchange a few more words with Wei Zhao. "Sister Yaoyao, you go back first. I need to discuss with Brother Arrow how he's going to make this up to me!"

"No. We can talk after dinner. The food is getting cold!" Gu Mengyao refused flatly.

"I like eating it cold. It helps prevent esophageal cancer!" How could Shen Yushu let such a once-in-a-lifetime chance slip by.

"Then you talk to him, and I'll watch from the side!" Gu Mengyao could not let Shen Yushu be alone with Wei Zhao to say anything.

"Oh, fine." Shen Yushu pretended she had no problem being monitored, and said to Wei Zhao, "Brother Arrow, you wrecked my car. You have to give me some explanation, right?"

By now Wei Zhao had also sensed something wrong. Shen Yushu had become long-winded today, nothing like her usual self. Shen Yushu cared nothing for material things. She had given him her computer to use just like that, let him drive her car as he pleased, and even now the key to her family villa was still in his hands! That showed Shen Yushu was usually a very generous person, yet today she was clinging to a tiny detail like the damaged roof lining and would not let go!

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