Chapter 252 — Knocked Silly

"Arrow Bro, Yao-jie's jealous — you'd better watch out!" Shen Yushu sat on the sofa eating a tangerine; seeing Wei Zhao come in, she greeted him before anyone else could.

"Little Shu!" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu. "What nonsense are you spouting? Who says I'm jealous?"

"Oh, Yao-jie's angry. Arrow Bro, you're on your own — I'm saying nothing more." Shen Yushu shut her mouth, the very picture of someone who had said nothing at all.

"Little Shu, you..." Gu Mengyao had meant to give Wei Zhao a thorough dressing-down, but Shen Yushu's meddling had dulled her appetite for scolding. She fixed Shen Yushu with a resentful stare. "Little Shu, ever since you confessed to Wei Zhao, have you fallen for him? Why else would you cover for him at every turn?"

"Oh, Yao-jie, would you like me to like him?" Shen Yushu said carelessly, eating a segment of tangerine. "Besides, you and I are going to marry the same man anyway!"

Gu Mengyao truly wanted to stand up and kick Shen Yushu into outer space — this was drifting further and further off. Then she looked at Wei Zhao, who wore the same indifferent look, and her interest flagged. Let him do whatever he wanted; what business was it of hers?

Whether he chased girls or fooled around, so long as he didn't hold up her affairs and kept Zhong Yongliang off her back, he'd have done his job. Gu Mengyao waved her hand irritably. "Wei Zhao, just be mindful of your image at school. I don't care what's going on between you and Tang Yun, as long as you keep Zhong Yongliang from bothering me..."

"Oh, don't worry about that. That kid has his hands full; he won't be bothering you." Wei Zhao nodded.

"Fine then, that's all. But from now on, when you go out, you have to tell me in advance — otherwise if I need you for something, I won't be able to find you!" Gu Mengyao didn't know what had come over her. Was it that she minded his being with other girls, or that he wasn't devoted enough to his job, playing the sidekick so half-heartedly?

Wei Zhao nodded without a second thought.

Things between Wei Zhao and Gu Mengyao were far more harmonious now, and Wei Zhao treasured this assignment. Though he still had no idea what the assignment actually was, since it could keep him fed for a lifetime and the old man at home had allowed him to settle in Songshan City from now on, he would see it through no matter what.

"Then go about your business. Little Shu and I are going to watch a concert. There's food in the kitchen — we've already eaten; if you want some, help yourself!" Gu Mengyao waved him off, signaling that he could leave.

"Huh? Yao-jie, didn't you say you were furious and wanted to go bungee jumping this weekend? And push Arrow Bro down into the valley? Why aren't you saying that anymore?" Shen Yushu suddenly cut in.

"Little Shu!" What Gu Mengyao had said before was only said in anger; of course she couldn't push Wei Zhao into a valley — that would be murder, wouldn't it? She glared at Shen Yushu. "What's going on in that head of yours? I was just talking. You take angry words seriously?"

"I still want to go bungee jumping. How about we don't push Arrow Bro into the valley — we just go bungee jumping, okay?" Shen Yushu looked at Gu Mengyao.

"Heh..." Wei Zhao shook his head. Shen Yushu was a first-rate clown; with her around, this household was destined never to have a real fight. Still, he hadn't expected that Gu Mengyao had been angry enough to want to push him off a cliff.

Shen Yushu had made Gu Mengyao a little embarrassed; she cleared her throat. "Wei Zhao, don't listen to Little Shu's nonsense. I have no intention of pushing you."

"Oh, a little push wouldn't hurt..." Wei Zhao thought to himself: the young lady pushing him down — mm, that wouldn't be bad either...

"Hm? What did you say?" Gu Mengyao hadn't heard clearly.

"Nothing." Wei Zhao didn't dare repeat it.

"Yao-jie, Arrow Bro says he wants to be pushed down by you." Shen Yushu had heard clearly — but her remarks always landed with a punch...

"Huh?" Gu Mengyao was briefly stunned, then her face flushed as she understood what Shen Yushu meant by "pushed down." It wasn't as if she lived cut off from the world; even a young girl would know what that word meant. Flustered and angry, she snapped, "Wei Zhao, what did you say?"

"I only said a little push wouldn't hurt..." Wei Zhao broke into a sweat. He had meant that, yes, but he hadn't said it. "With my skills, a push wouldn't kill me..."

Gu Mengyao frowned. Thinking it over, Wei Zhao had a point — he had indeed said something like "wouldn't hurt," not "pushed down." So she turned to Shen Yushu. "Little Shu!"

"Uh-oh..." Shen Yushu scrambled up from the sofa to flee, but she had been sitting cross-legged the whole time and her legs had gone numb. Rising so suddenly, she lost her footing and toppled off the sofa in a tumble...

"Little Shu... Wei Zhao!" Startled, Gu Mengyao forgot about scolding her and reached out to catch her, but she was half a beat too slow, and Shen Yushu took her tragic fall. Instinctively, Gu Mengyao wanted Wei Zhao to save her...

"Oh..." Wei Zhao reached out and caught Shen Yushu... Hm? What was this soft thing? He squeezed twice. Was it flab? When had Shen Yushu gotten so plump?

"Arrow Bro... what are you squeezing my boobs for?" Shen Yushu's face was crimson. She wanted to resist but didn't dare; her body was still held aloft in Wei Zhao's hands, so she could only weakly protest... because, she thought, the feeling was actually rather nice...

"Hm?" Wei Zhao was startled. He was squeezing Shen Yushu's boobs? No wonder they were so soft...

"Wei Zhao, what are you doing! Let go this instant!" Gu Mengyao was livid, her face ashen. What did Wei Zhao mean by this? Molesting Shen Yushu right in front of her?

Wei Zhao broke into a sweat, thoroughly embarrassed, and hastily let go.

"Ah..." Shen Yushu let out a shriek and hit the floor with a thud. It was a long while before she climbed up clutching her chest. "Yao-jie, why did you make Arrow Bro let go? Are you trying to murder me...? My boobs nearly broke from the fall..."

"Little Shu, don't use that word! There's a man here!" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu. "If I hadn't told him to let go, should I have let him keep groping you?"

"But..." Shen Yushu thought: that still doesn't mean you had to drop me on the floor!

"But what? Wei Zhao here has already groped you — why aren't you settling scores with him instead of blaming me?" Gu Mengyao looked at Shen Yushu, exasperated at her failure to live up to expectations.

Back then, when Wu Xiaocan had insulted her with a few words, Shen Yushu had fetched her brother to beat the man until he was spitting teeth. Now that Wei Zhao had groped her chest, she acted as if nothing had happened. Had her best friend fallen and knocked herself silly?