Chapter 3078 — Everyone Was Shocked

Wei Zhao did not think much of it. He picked up the phone, only to see that the call was from his employer, so he could hardly decline it. Even though Feng Sanmang was on the phone at that moment, Wei Zhao still answered: "Hello, I've already arrived at the airport. Have you gotten off the plane?" After saying this, Wei Zhao waited for a response, but the other party said nothing—and beside him, Feng Sanmang's face was now wearing an expression of utter shock! Because the call had connected, and through the receiver he heard Wei Zhao's voice! Still, he was not entirely certain, so he hesitated a moment before speaking into the receiver: "Hello, is this Mr. Ling Yi?" This time, not only did Feng Sanmang hear Wei Zhao's voice through the phone—Wei Zhao also heard Feng Sanmang's voice through the phone! Of course, even if Wei Zhao had not heard it, Feng Sanmang's "Mr. Ling Yi" already said a great deal, and Wei Zhao understood at once: the person he had been waiting for was Feng Sanmang, and the big star he was supposed to protect was Xu Shilan! Both of them froze for a moment. Wei Zhao put down his phone, and Feng Sanmang put down his as well. Wei Zhao felt somewhat awkward; Feng Sanmang was awkward too, but more than that he was worried about what Xu Shilan would think! After all, he had told Xu Shilan that he was asking a friend of his for help—and now here Wei Zhao was, right before their eyes, while he himself had not even known that the person he was asking was Wei Zhao. However dull Xu Shilan might be, she could surely see that something was off here. "Mr. Feng? It's you?" Wei Zhao extended his hand with a bitter smile. "That's right, it's me!" Feng Sanmang smiled bitterly as well and said, "Mr. Wei Zhao, why did you use the alias Ling Yi? This is..." "I was just taking on a job—I never thought it would be someone I knew inside and out!" Wei Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "Back then Shipian told me to protect his older sister, but I assumed his sister did not know me, because the name I first gave Mr. Feng was Ling Yi, and Shipian knew that name too, so I never changed it. But I never imagined that the person I was protecting would turn out to be Miss Xu!" "Brother Feng, is there something you're hiding from me?" Xu Shilan raised her head and looked at Feng Sanmang. Of course, she did not believe Feng Sanmang meant her any harm—after all, the person Feng Sanmang had brought in was Wei Zhao. Xu Shilan knew very well what kind of man Wei Zhao was; he would never help Feng Sanmang hurt anyone. And Wei Zhao had said that he really was here to protect her—but Wei Zhao was not Feng Sanmang's friend at all. Wei Zhao had also said something about being someone's older sister. What exactly was going on? Was she not an orphan? How could she have a younger brother? So Xu Shilan instinctively assumed that Feng Sanmang must be hiding something from her. And it was probably no small matter! It had to be said that Xu Shilan's guess was quite accurate. Because Feng Sanmang had indeed concealed certain things—only, without Feng Tianqi's permission, he did not dare tell Xu Shilan any of it freely! If Xu Shilan learned the truth, learned that she had a father who dared not acknowledge her—would she be unhappy? But Feng Sanmang knew: Feng Tianqi did not refuse to acknowledge her; he could not. Even without acknowledging her, there were already this many crises. If he truly did acknowledge her, who knew what Feng Tianhu would make of it—and by then it would likely be even more troublesome! So Feng Sanmang looked hesitantly at Wei Zhao. He had caused this trouble, but it was Wei Zhao who had let the cat out of the bag. From the looks of it, Wei Zhao was not only well acquainted with Xu Shilan but also with the young master, Feng Shihua. So it would be better for Wei Zhao to explain this matter—at least then Feng Tianqi could not lay the blame on Feng Sanmang... Seeing Feng Sanmang's pleading gaze, Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback. What was he playing at? Could it be that Xu Shilan did not know about this? But was this not arranged by Feng Shihua? Would he not tell his own sister... No, wait—sister? Xu Shilan's surname was Xu, and Feng Shihua's was Feng! True, Feng Tianqi had said before that he too was surnamed Xu, but that was merely a surname Feng Tianqi had made up—or perhaps he meant it to stand for Xu Shilan. But there really must be something wrong here! Yet Wei Zhao did not know how much Xu Shilan knew, so he could only probe: "Xiaohan, I was hired by your father and your younger brother to protect you..." No sooner had he said this than Wei Zhao somewhat regretted it, because he suddenly recalled certain things Xu Shilan had told him about her childhood! Xu Shilan was most likely Feng Tianqi's illegitimate daughter, and after Xu Shilan and her mother had been attacked, they had probably never seen Feng Tianqi again—so naturally Xu Shilan could not possibly know anything about Feng Tianqi and Feng Shihua! It was only that Wei Zhao had not thought of this at first, assuming that Feng Tianqi had been in contact with Xu Shilan all along. Thinking about it now, Xu Shilan had never seemed to mention seeing her father again after she and her mother were separated. "You... you've met my father? I have a younger brother?" Xu Shilan's eyes widened in astonishment as she stared at Wei Zhao. Her delicate body trembled slightly, clearly in great agitation, and her breathing grew rapid. But the next moment, cold sweat broke out on Xu Shilan's forehead, her breathing became even more hurried, and she could not help moaning: "It hurts... my head hurts so much... Sister Wang, give me my medicine..." Sister Wang was startled as well. What Wei Zhao and Feng Sanmang had said in the car today had truly shocked her—Wei Zhao actually knew Xu Shilan's father? And from the looks of it, Feng Sanmang seemed to be in on it too! Sister Wang, who was usually so talkative, did not dare interject carelessly today; she did not know what she ought to say. But now that Xu Shilan's head was hurting, she hurriedly took up her bag by reflex and began rummaging through it! Whenever Xu Shilan went out, she had Sister Wang carry painkillers from Dr. Guan's pharmaceutical company at all times. "No need." Wei Zhao shook his head at Sister Wang, reached out, and casually pressed twice on Xu Shilan's forehead and chest. Xu Shilan's emotions gradually returned to normal, though she was still somewhat short of breath. Blushing, she thanked Wei Zhao: "Thank you..." Although Wei Zhao had cured her headache, he had also touched her body—yet Xu Shilan knew that Wei Zhao meant only to help her, not to take advantage of her. "No need to thank me... Besides, I was the one who gave you the headache, so I should be the one apologizing." Wei Zhao smiled bitterly and said, "I never imagined you yourself did not know about your father and younger brother—I thought you already knew!" "I don't know..." Xu Shilan shook her head. "Ever since my mother was beaten and injured and we were separated, I have never seen my father again..."