Chapter 255 — Calling for Backup

"Huh? What do you mean?" Wei Zhao blinked, taken aback. No — it couldn't be. Kang Jingming had been that heartless, and Xiaofen was still dead set on him? Was he hearing things?

"Ah, boss, you don't know. When I brought up Kang Jingming to Xiaofen, she looked a little off..." Kang Xiaofeng sighed. "My guess is, she wants to forget Kang Jingming, but she can't. After all, he was her first man — it's natural she'd remember him vividly. The thing I can't figure is, the man's face is disgusting — how could Xiaofen not see it?"

"She sees it," Wei Zhao said. "But as you said, that man is someone she can't easily forget. I think if you let her see Kang Jingming one more time, she'll likely be able to put him down for good. Best of all would be to let her see just how heartless the man is now."

"Boss, won't that set Xiaofen off? She's only just recovered," Kang Xiaofeng said, still uneasy.

"Maybe it will, maybe it won't. But with me at her side, nothing will happen," Wei Zhao said. "If we don't make her face this head-on, she'll never get out of that shadow."

"You're right!" Kang Xiaofeng nodded. "Boss, with you at her side, I'm not afraid Xiaofen will relapse. But where are we supposed to find Kang Jingming? My second granduncle's family moved to the provincial capital long ago."

"There'll be a chance eventually, won't there?" Wei Zhao said mildly. "Xiaobo, you should have some confidence in yourself now. Don't keep treating yourself as Kang Jingming's stand-in — that way Xiaofen might gradually accept you. But if you keep dwelling on how much you resemble your cousin, and use that as your tactic for courting Xiaofen, then it's rather sad."

"Boss, don't worry, I won't let you down! I'll win Xiaofen over for sure!" Kang Xiaofeng declared with utter conviction.

"You've made up your mind? You want to be with Xiaofen?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Made up my mind! Boss, this time I really have!" Kang Xiaofeng nodded solemnly. "Last night I stayed with Xiaofen at the hospital all night..."

"What? You're kidding?" Wei Zhao's eyes went wide. He hadn't expected his own little brother to be bolder than him. He had only held Tang Zhi's hand and squeezed Shen Yushu's chest, and here Kang Xiaofeng had already spent the night at a girl's bedside...

"Sweat — boss, you've got it wrong, I was only keeping her company..." Kang Xiaofeng broke out in a cold sweat. "Nothing happened between us."

"..." Wei Zhao was speechless. "And then?" "Xiaofen and I talked a lot, and I got to know what's in her heart," Kang Xiaofeng said. "Boss, you were right. Xiaofen just won't give up. She knows full well it's impossible, but until Kang Jingming says those words to her face, she still won't give up!" "By the way, this business might end up wrecking your relationship with your cousin. Are you sure that's all right?" Wei Zhao asked.

"After the monstrous things Kang Jingming has done, you expect me to still call him brother?" Kang Xiaofeng gave a cold laugh. "If it weren't for my second granduncle's sake, I'd go beat him up right now." "Beating him up is fine, but at least not now — you don't have the strength for it yet." Wei Zhao took a jab at Kang Xiaofeng.

"I know." Kang Xiaofeng sighed. "He's the second young master of the Kang family. What am I? The poor relation of Doctor Kang?"

Zhang Naihu didn't come to school today. Apart from Zhong Yongliang, no one knew where he had gone — even Gao Xiaofu, who was also one of Zhong Yongliang's men, had no idea.

At school, he had simply requested a long sick leave. At home, Zhang Naihu had been deliberately vague, saying only that he was going to do something important for Zhong Yongliang, and then, under the escort of Zhong Fabai's men, he had gone up Chunxing Mountain...

Zhong Yongliang shot Wei Zhao a venomous look. No need to strut around in front of me — wait till Zhang Naihu finishes his training and comes down the mountain. Then we'll see how you die!

At that thought, Zhong Yongliang felt a little better. Wei Zhao was a dead man walking sooner or later anyway — let him hop about for a couple more days. Let him have his few days of glory before he dies! So when Zhong Yongliang looked at Wei Zhao now, there was a touch of pity in his gaze. In his eyes, Wei Zhao was already a dead man.

"Mengyao, are you free on Saturday? My dad gave me three movie tickets — let's go see it together?" This morning, Zhong Yongliang had been urged by his father to hurry up and win Gu Mengyao over. Otherwise, who knew what new scheme his uncle Jin Gubang would cook up — and if they no longer needed his cooperation, the Zhong family would get nothing out of it.

So Zhong Yongliang began courting Gu Mengyao with great eagerness.

"I told you not to call me Mengyao — are you deaf?" Gu Mengyao found Zhong Yongliang's familiarity downright disgusting.

Zhong Yongliang, utterly oblivious, dragged a stool over and sat down in the aisle, lining it up beside Gu Mengyao's chair. "Heh heh, then how about I call you Yaoyao?" "Why don't you just go die?" Gu Mengyao frowned. "Do you have something to say or not?"

"I do! Saturday, let's go see a movie together — it's the IMAX version of Fallen Emperor, an international blockbuster, you know..." Zhong Yongliang fished out three movie tickets and said to Gu Mengyao.

"No time. I have other plans on Saturday." Gu Mengyao turned him down flat. She had already arranged to go bungee jumping with Xiaoshu, so naturally she wasn't going to any movie — even if she weren't going bungee jumping, she wouldn't go to a movie with Zhong Yongliang. This creature was even more annoying than Wei Zhao!

Eh? At the thought, Gu Mengyao could not help but pause. Was it not the case that she used to find Wei Zhao even more detestable than Zhong Yongliang? Could her ranking of them have changed so quickly? Gu Mengyao shook her head, unable to make sense of it.

"Then we can go on Sunday..." Zhong Yongliang pressed on shamelessly, utterly untiring.

Worn down beyond endurance, Gu Mengyao jabbed Shen Yushu in the side with her finger, signaling her to fetch Wei Zhao and be rid of the nuisance.

Shen Yushu giggled, caught on at once, and fired off a message to Wei Zhao: "Sister Yaoyao's in trouble — requesting immediate backup."

Wei Zhao read Shen Yushu's message and was caught between laughter and tears, but he rose to his feet all the same. After all, he had promised Gu Mengyao yesterday that whenever Zhong Yongliang harassed her, he would step in promptly.

"Boss, where are you off to?" Seeing Wei Zhao abruptly stand up, Kang Xiaofeng was rather puzzled.

"To the restroom. Coming or not?" Wei Zhao asked.

"Coming — wait for me!" Kang Xiaofeng stood up after Wei Zhao, but when he saw that Zhong Yongliang had the aisle ahead completely blocked, a small smile of delight crept onto his face. Zhong Yongliang was in for it again!

Wei Zhao strode quickly toward Zhong Yongliang, and Shen Yushu immediately broke into a sly grin. That fool Zhong Yongliang still had no idea — he was rattling on and on, harassing Sister Yaoyao, unaware that he was about to become a flying man...