Chapter 347 — The Collapse of an Image
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"All right then, I'll go tell him!" Hearing Gu Mengyao's words, An Jianwen felt all the more reassured. Such indifference toward Wei Zhao meant their relationship surely was not as good as he had imagined.
With that, An Jianwen rose and walked to Wei Zhao's room, and knocked. Wei Zhao opened the door, saw it was An Jianwen, and asked: "Is there something you want?"
"Heh heh, it's like this — are you free tomorrow evening? My treat, I'd like to take you to dinner and express my gratitude." An Jianwen smiled and clapped Wei Zhao on the shoulder with the easy familiarity of an old friend. "How about it, Mr. Lin? Do me the honor?"
"You're treating me to dinner?" Wei Zhao looked at An Jianwen the way one looks at a fool. "More money than you know what to do with? Not going!"
Wei Zhao's words left An Jianwen instantly awkward: "Mr. Lin, Yaoyao has already agreed. Are you saying that because you're afraid she wouldn't want you to?"
Though he said this aloud, inwardly An Jianwen was somewhat scornful. What are you putting on airs for? Who do you think you are? Competing with me for Gu Mengyao — if I don't show you what I'm made of, you country bumpkin will never learn your place in the world!
"Oh? The young lady agreed?" Wei Zhao was startled, and looked toward Gu Mengyao, only to see her nod at him. There was nothing for it; he said: "All right then, tomorrow it is. Where are we eating?"
In truth, Gu Mengyao did not especially want Wei Zhao to go to dinner with An Jianwen; whether the two of them ate together was nothing to her. The crux of the matter was that An Jianwen wearied her to death, pestering her with questions right before her eyes. Better that he go ask Wei Zhao tomorrow and make himself scarce as soon as possible — she still wanted to rest!
"Six tomorrow evening. I'll be waiting here on the dot, and we can settle on the place tomorrow!" An Jianwen was all the more puzzled. This Wei Zhao did not look like a man who took orders from anyone — so why, the moment Gu Mengyao said he should go, had he agreed without a moment's thought? Could this fellow really be nothing but a bodyguard, and not Gu Mengyao's boyfriend?
Thinking it over, An Jianwen decided it was quite possible. That little devil Shen Yushu's words were not to be trusted, and Wei Zhao might well have nothing at all to do with Gu Mengyao!
"Oh, all right." Wei Zhao nodded. Since this fellow wanted to treat, then let him; tomorrow he would eat him into poverty. "What say I bring a brother along?"
"Sure, no problem!" An Jianwen nodded and agreed readily.
Having gotten Wei Zhao's answer, An Jianwen was satisfied and made ready to take his leave. Out of courtesy, Gu Mengyao had to see him to the door; only after he had gone did she shake her head and let out a breath of relief.
"You're telling me to have dinner with him tomorrow?" Wei Zhao asked. He found Gu Mengyao a little odd.
"I only wanted you to say yes so he'd hurry up and go home. I want to sleep, and he's still here — does it never occur to him that he's making a nuisance of himself?" Gu Mengyao's opinion of An Jianwen was worsening by the day; the image of the boy next door from years past had come crashing down in ruins.
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