"Wow, this smells amazing - it's so good!" Shen Yushu remarked between bites.
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What's the big deal? I already had a bowl yesterday, so one more today won't make any difference. Gu Mengyao gritted her teeth and headed toward the dining room.
Wei Zhao took in Gu Mengyao's behavior completely, and smiled faintly - this Gu Mengyao was rather interesting.
"Mengyao, come and eat your noodles!" Wei Zhao called out encouragingly, hoping to give Gu Mengyao a bit more motivation.
"Thank you..." Gu Mengyao's voice was as faint as a mosquito's, startling both Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu. Was this really Gu Mengyao?
Seated at the table, chopsticks in hand, gazing at the steaming bowl of noodles before her, Gu Mengyao felt like crying. Had she been too harsh on Wei Zhao? Actually... he really wasn't so bad... Yes, at the very least, he was a competent nanny.
At seven sharp in the morning, Uncle Qing's car pulled up punctually at the villa's gate. Gu Mengyao, Shen Yushu, and Wei Zhao emerged from the villa. Gu Mengyao still said little, but the hostility in her eyes when she looked at Wei Zhao had diminished somewhat.
"Mr. Lin, according to the doctor's instructions from yesterday, you need to go to the hospital first to have your dressing changed," Uncle Qing said. "I'll drop Miss Gu and Miss Chen off at school first, then take you to the hospital, and after that to school."
"All right." Wei Zhao thought it over and nodded. The wound on his leg was actually nothing serious, but he didn't want people treating him like some kind of freak.
"Miss Gu, could you help Mr. Lin apply for a leave of absence?" Uncle Qing asked in a consulting tone.
"I..." Gu Mengyao was instantly put in a difficult position. To be honest, she didn't dislike Wei Zhao much anymore, but asking for leave on his behalf... how could she? By then, wouldn't all her classmates know that she and Wei Zhao were living together?
Uncle Qing assumed there was still friction between Gu Mengyao and Wei Zhao, so he turned to Shen Yushu: "Miss Chen, how about you help Mr. Lin ask for leave instead?"
"Oh, I don't mind, but Yaoyao-jie doesn't want anyone to know she's living with Wei Zhao," Shen Yushu said, her expression perfectly innocent, though she placed heavy emphasis on the words "living with."
"Ah..." Uncle Qing slapped his forehead as it finally dawned on him that this was Gu Mengyao's concern. Fair enough - how could a girl bring herself to say such a thing?
Gu Mengyao shot Shen Yushu a glare. Thinking about it was one thing, but having it said out loud was still deeply embarrassing.
Shen Yushu stuck out her tongue and shut her mouth. The important things had already been said, after all.
"It's fine. I'm well acquainted with the school's dean of academic affairs, Wang Zhifeng. I have his number here. I'll give him a call in a bit and have him put in a word with my homeroom teacher," Wei Zhao said with a smile.
Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu were baffled. Wei Zhao had only been at school one day - how had he already gotten so familiar with the dean? That seemed impossible. But if he didn't know the dean, he wouldn't dare make such a boast, would he? Otherwise, his lie would be exposed in no time.
Not just Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu - even Uncle Qing was astonished. How had Wei Zhao come to know the dean?
Wei Zhao noticed their puzzlement and said to Uncle Qing: "Uncle Qing, may I borrow your phone for a moment?"
"Oh, of course." Uncle Qing handed over his phone.
Wei Zhao fished a slip of paper out of his trouser pocket, stained here and there with blood from an accidental spill the day before. He dialed the number written on it, and the call connected shortly after.
"Hello, Director Wang?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Speaking. Who is this?" Wang Zhifeng was at that moment hard at work on top of his mistress, and the sudden ring of the phone gave him quite a fright. Glancing at the screen, he saw an unfamiliar number, so his tone came out rather sharp.