Chapter 435 — Delicate Thoughts

"Treating you is fine, but what do you want me to treat you to?" Wei Zhao asked.

"I feel like eating shark meat. When will you take me to catch a shark again?" Shen Yushu still could not forget the shark meat.

"Well... when we get the chance..." Wei Zhao broke into a cold sweat. Shark meat was not even tasty, so why had this little girl become so obsessed with it?

This was the biggest group activity after the spring outing and the arts festival. After moving up to the final year of high school, extracurricular activities had fallen off sharply, so most of the students were looking forward to this tree-planting event.

At school, Wei Zhao naturally could not afford to be seen too close to Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. After giving them the willow saplings and telling them a few things to watch out for when planting, he went to find Tang Yun.

What Tang Yun had brought was an elm sapling, one of the easiest species to keep alive, much like Wei Zhao's willow.

Tang Yun was delighted to see Wei Zhao coming over, yet she hesitated. Although in her heart she had already accepted him, walking together with him at school in front of so many classmates still left her feeling a little embarrassed.

"Let's... go over there, where there are fewer people..." Tang Yun said, pointing to an empty patch not far away where hardly anyone had gathered.

"All right." Wei Zhao nodded and reached out to take Tang Yun's hand.

Tang Yun jumped in fright and tried to dart away like a rabbit, slipping to one side, but then, afraid Wei Zhao would be unhappy, she slipped back again. Glancing around to make sure no one was watching, she finally placed her small hand in his.

"Heh..." Seeing how timid Tang Yun was, Wei Zhao could not help finding it funny, yet it stirred in him an even stronger urge to cherish and protect her. She was such a lovable girl.

"Let me carry those for you." Seeing the shovel and the sapling in Tang Yun's hands, Wei Zhao simply took them into his own hands. Such a load meant nothing to him, but for Tang Yun it was rather heavy.

Finding a spot with few people, Wei Zhao set the sapling on the ground and prepared to dig the hole.

"Here... this seems to be Zou Ruoming's territory. He always used to plant his trees around here and would not let anyone else plant here..." Tang Yun looked around and said to Wei Zhao.

"No wonder there is hardly anyone here. Then this is the place." Hearing that it was Zou Ruoming's turf, Wei Zhao decided to borrow it for good measure.

Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Tang Yun could not help covering her mouth and giggling softly. She used to fear Zou Ruoming so much that she could barely keep out of his way, let alone dare to go near him. And now here she was, planting a tree right on his turf!

"Brother Ming, isn't that your turf? How has someone taken it over?" Yun Lingxi said, carrying a sapling on his shoulder. Looking up, he found the ground that had always belonged to them occupied by someone else!

"How dare anyone plant a tree on my turf! I'll dig up their tree and throw it away!" Zou Ruoming was furious at Yun Lingxi's words and lifted his leg to rush over, but he stopped dead halfway there. "Huh? Is that Wei Zhao?"

"Uh... so are we still going to chase them off..." Yun Lingxi asked carefully.

"Chase them off my ass! We are going over to help!" How would Zou Ruoming dare to provoke Wei Zhao? He quickly put on a smiling face and trotted eagerly over. "Boss Wei, are you planting trees here with sister-in-law?"

"I hear I took your spot? Do you want me to move somewhere else?" Wei Zhao glanced at Zou Ruoming and asked coolly.

"Boss Wei, look at what you are saying. This is all school land, how could it be mine? I may have planted a few trees nearby, but they are not mine... Besides, next year and the year after I will keep planting more trees to guard yours and sister-in-law's in the middle, as a tree guardian!" Zou Ruoming said fawningly.

"Oh, you have planted quite a lot of trees. It looks like you have been studying here for quite a few years!" Wei Zhao said with no small amount of teasing sarcasm.

"Ha, yes! Look all over these hills, quite a few were planted by me!" Zou Ruoming said proudly. "This year I am going to plant fruit trees, and next year we can eat the fruit. Boss Wei, bring sister-in-law back then to have some?"

"We will see when we have time." Wei Zhao was truly speechless. Did Zou Ruoming plan to stay in high school forever and never graduate?

Tang Yun laughed until her whole body was trembling, and with her bright and lovely little face, she looked very much like blossoms shivering on a branch.

Zou Ruoming stared blankly at the sight, but he did not dare to look too long. He knew that the Tang Yun of today was no longer the Tang Yun of the past, and if he still harbored any improper thoughts about her, the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Lingxi, come on, let us help Boss Wei dig the hole!" Zou Ruoming rolled up his sleeves and prepared to work. In the past he would just grab some poor laborer to do this sort of thing, but today he had no choice but to do it himself!

All he could think of now was calming Wei Zhao's anger as quickly as possible. Otherwise, if Wei Zhao came after his family, they would all be finished! Even Uncle Yan was no match for Wei Zhao, so what was he?

"That is enough, I do not need you. Go stand aside." Watching Zou Ruoming's clumsy efforts, Wei Zhao could not help frowning. "From now on just stay away from me and Tang Yun! Do not worry, I am usually too lazy to bother with small fry."

"Yes, yes, then I will be going..." Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Zou Ruoming was overjoyed. This was a guarantee for his personal safety. Even if Wei Zhao saw him as a nobody, even as an ant, as long as Wei Zhao would not come looking for trouble, he would gladly accept it!

Once Zou Ruoming had left, Wei Zhao dug two holes in no time. For him, such work could not have been simpler, and he was far neater at it than Zou Ruoming.

A flicker of surprise crossed Tang Yun's eyes. Only at this moment did she understand that Wei Zhao was no pampered young master at all. Like her, he had endured a great deal of hardship, and all he had achieved today was the result of his own hard work!

Yet the more it was so, the more uneasy Tang Yun felt. Wei Zhao was far too outstanding, and it left her with no sense of security, afraid that one day he might abandon her and give his heart to another!

The only confidence Tang Yun had was in her pretty looks, but what use were those? Was Guan Xin not beautiful? And her grandfather was Doctor Guan, who was a great help to Wei Zhao in his career. Wei Zhao and Guan Xin together would be the perfect match...

Tang Yun sighed, shook her head to herself, and forced herself not to dwell on such things. Wei Zhao would not abandon her... would he...

A young girl's heart is always delicate and prone to melancholy. Before, she had hoped Wei Zhao would stay away from her and stop bothering her, but now she feared that he might leave her...

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