Chapter 233 — Hearts Grow Closer
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Wei Zhao hung up with a wry smile and glanced at Tang Yun. "You two were probably knocked out with drugs. Then they dumped Kang Xiaobo by the roadside and brought you here."
"Yes..." Tang Yun wasn't sure who wanted to harm her... and had given her that kind of drug. The very thought sent a chill of dread through her. If Wei Zhao hadn't appeared in time, then today she would have...
"It was Zou Ruoming," Wei Zhao said. "I'll let the little bastard off easy today. I'll deal with him slowly later."
Qiu Lingshan would probably learn something of today's business from Black Panther's mouth, so Wei Zhao could not simply wipe Zou Ruoming out. But not today did not mean not ever; once this matter had passed, making him vanish from the face of the earth would be a simple thing for Wei Zhao.
"Zou Ruoming..." Tang Yun repeated the name in a daze, then suddenly lowered her head and began to sob...
"You... Tang Yun, what's wrong?" Wei Zhao was startled. He had not expected her to burst into tears with no warning at all.
"It's nothing... it's not about you... I just want to cry..." Tang Yun's voice was choked. "Why do they pick on me? Why? Is it because my family is poor, so I'm easy to bully?"
Hearing this, Wei Zhao sighed softly. These grievances in Tang Yun's heart must have been pent up for a long time, and only today had they burst out. This was a girl in the flower of her youth, pouring out her grief at fate's injustice.
Think of Tang Yun's family — was it not just the same? Mother and daughter, bullied even for running a little barbecue stall... let alone anything else.
It was the same at school. Why did Zou Ruoming not dare to go after Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, and instead pick Tang Yun? Because he knew that bullying Tang Yun would bring no consequences, but bullying Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu would be a very big deal.
"It won't happen again..." Wei Zhao patted Tang Yun's shoulder, wanting to draw her into his arms, yet hesitating.
While he hesitated, Tang Yun leaned into his embrace of her own accord and began to sob...
Ah... This time Wei Zhao did not decline either; he took the chance to wrap his arm around Tang Yun's fragrant shoulder and let her cry against his chest... Perhaps Tang Yun was not thinking that much at all. She simply wanted someone to lean on while she wept...
Indeed, Tang Yun was not thinking much at this moment. Leaning against Wei Zhao's chest only made her feel a little safer.
"Shall I take you home?" Once Tang Yun's emotions had settled, Wei Zhao said to her.
Tang Yun gave a start, abruptly broke free of Wei Zhao's arms, and turned her head away in embarrassment — yet she still softly murmured, "Mm."
Wei Zhao smiled, started the van, and drove off toward the shantytown.
That night, the hearts of the two of them drew closer...
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