Chapter 416 — The Matter of Wei Zhao

Everyone in the family knew what sort of person Kang Jingming was, so they merely laughed off his words — but Kang Jinglong was delighted inside. If even his wastrel of a younger brother said she was good, then she must surely be a fairy descended to earth!

"Don't worry, the family will find you a fine one in the future too!" Kang Jinglong told Kang Jingming. "Still, you've outdone your brother — I'll have only this one woman in my whole life, and you've already had who knows how many!"

"Haha, well, that's..." Kang Jingming chuckled, shameless rather than ashamed.

Still, compared with his earlier contributions to the family, this bit of rakish behavior counted for nothing. Divine Doctor Kang and the others no longer considered it a flaw in Kang Jingming — a young man ought to sow a few wild oats!

Kang Jinglong excelled in both character and learning, Kang Jingming was a rake and a womanizer — the household was never dull, to say the least!

Under the strange stares of passersby, Feng Xiaoxiao hurried into a clothing shop with her hair still dripping wet, bought a full set from underthings outward, then drove to the nearest hotel, took a hot shower, changed into her new clothes, and drove angrily back to school.

This much could be seen from the very fact that he served as Gu Mengyao's bodyguard — if he weren't formidable, Gu Pengzhan would never have hired him for the job.

It seemed that before making another move, she would have to learn everything she could about Wei Zhao, or she'd likely suffer another heavy loss. With that thought, Feng Xiaoxiao decided to sound out Zhong Yongliang and Zou Ruoming and dig up what they knew about Wei Zhao.

When Feng Xiaoxiao got back to school, Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu had just returned after changing their clothes — they had been kneeling in the restroom for ages, and their trousers were filthy.

"Sister Xiaoxiao..." Much as Zhong Yongliang loathed it, having run into her at the school gate, he could hardly pretend he hadn't seen her — that would only make things worse.

"You two, come here!" Feng Xiaoxiao pointed at Zhong Yongliang and spoke coldly.

Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu's hearts gave a violent lurch. Had Wei Zhao broken his word and told Feng Xiaoxiao about what had happened earlier? Terrified by the possibility, they shuffled cautiously up to her and said with fawning smiles, "Sister Xiaoxiao, is something the matter? What happened before really wasn't our fault — we had no idea Wei Zhao would suddenly turn around..."

"I didn't call you over to talk about that!" Feng Xiaoxiao frowned, displeased. I hadn't even brought it up, and you two go and mention it? What's that supposed to mean? Are you trying to humiliate me?

"Uh... then what did Sister Xiaoxiao want to see us about...?" Zhong Yongliang felt instant relief at her words, though he was also nervous and fearful. He must have been a fool just now — how could he casually bring up such an embarrassing incident for Feng Xiaoxiao? Of course she'd be upset when it was mentioned!

"Go and bring Zou Ruoming over too. I have something to tell you all!" Feng Xiaoxiao ordered Zhong Yongliang.

"Uh... sure, I'll go right now!" Gao Xiaofu volunteered. He was Zhong Yongliang's lackey — how could he let Zhong Yongliang do the running?

Zou Ruoming was in fact easy to find; he played basketball on the court almost every day, so Gao Xiaofu spotted him at a glance.

"Brother Ming! Brother Ming, over here!" Gao Xiaofu called out to Zou Ruoming.

"What is it?" Zou Ruoming was just about to go up for a layup when Gao Xiaofu's shout startled him and the ball slipped from his hands. Annoyed, he said, "Couldn't it wait until I finished playing?"

"Sister Xiaoxiao is looking for you..." Gao Xiaofu said.

"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier!" Zou Ruoming came running over at a trot, alarm on his face. "You two idiots — you crossed Sister Xiaoxiao this morning, and now you drag me along to suffer with you. That's low!"

Zou Ruoming knew a little about Feng Xiaoxiao's humiliation that morning. Zhong Yongliang hadn't told him the details, but clearly Feng Xiaoxiao had come off badly, so Zou Ruoming was quite reluctant to go and face her.

"It's fine, Sister Xiaoxiao didn't mention that business, and you'd better not either. She seems to just want to ask us about Wei Zhao — you'll understand when you get there," Gao Xiaofu said. "Hurry up, don't keep Sister Xiaoxiao waiting!"

"All right, I'm coming!" Zou Ruoming nodded, and he and Gao Xiaofu headed out the school gate together.

Feng Xiaoxiao led them into a café beside the school and cut straight to the point: "You lot, tell me about Wei Zhao. I'm sure you all know by now that I came off worse against Wei Zhao today — and he doesn't look like any ordinary person!"

"This..." Zou Ruoming glanced at Zhong Yongliang and Gao Xiaofu. By any reasonable reckoning, the business with Wei Zhao was nothing short of a humiliation and a nightmare for them; every one of them had been put in his place by Wei Zhao to one degree or another, and dredging it all up now was a little embarrassing.

"What, you don't want to talk about it?" Feng Xiaoxiao frowned.

"N-no, it's not that!" Zhong Yongliang shared a class with Feng Xiaoxiao, and since they saw each other every day, he did not dare provoke her lightly. So he said, "I'll talk, I'll go first! When Wei Zhao first transferred to our school, he tripped me and sent me sprawling face-first in the dirt. I wasn't about to take that lying down, so I wanted revenge... but in the end..."

And so Zhong Yongliang began recounting his feud with Wei Zhao, right up to the day Brother Black Panther came to the school and Wei Zhao simply ground his face underfoot...

"So even the local thugs were no match for him?" Feng Xiaoxiao was somewhat taken aback. She had already guessed that Wei Zhao's skills were far from weak — one could see that much from the way he pushed a cart with a single arm — but she had never imagined he was this formidable! To think he could beat gangsters who carried guns until they were crawling on the ground begging for mercy!

Of course, Zhong Yongliang had not yet mentioned that Brother Black Panther had later advanced to the Yellow Rank. If she were to learn that even a Yellow Rank Brother Black Panther was no match for Wei Zhao, she would doubtless be even more astonished!

"Exactly. Otherwise, why would I put up with so much? Today, when you said that bottle was thrown by him, I wilted on the spot! And I had no choice but to wilt — never mind provoking Wei Zhao, even when I don't provoke him, he takes an instant dislike to me and gives me a kick on a regular basis. It's been driving me up the wall!" Zhong Yongliang said helplessly.