Chapter 163 — Wei Zhao's Ace
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"Miss Gu, I must be responsible for your safety." Wei Zhao shed his usual flippant manner and spoke with great seriousness: "Only after Qing Bo has escorted you both safely home will I be at ease."
"But..." Gu Mengyao had not expected that even after she apologized, Wei Zhao would still refuse her so bluntly, and she felt suddenly awkward. This was the first time she had ever bowed her head to him, and yet he...
Gu Mengyao was somewhat vexed, but she knew Wei Zhao was only thinking of her safety and Xiaoshu's, so she stamped her foot and, for once in her life, did not retort with a sarcastic remark.
Ordinarily, Gu Mengyao would have been unhappy long ago. I've already apologized to you — what more do you want? And you were the cause of all this in the first place. If you hadn't been flirting with some middle-aged woman, would I have gone looking for a male escort?
In Gu Mengyao's eyes, Sun Jingyan had become a middle-aged woman.
Wei Zhao had already called Qing Bo and told him the location; Qing Bo said he would come over at once.
Shen Yushu stuck out her tongue. "Brother Chewing Gum, Yaoyao and I are actually at a bar for the first time..."
"Hah, there's something off about this bar. Next time, try another one." Wei Zhao nodded and said nothing more. There was nothing wrong with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu coming to a bar to have fun — for girls from wealthy families, a first visit to a bar was already quite something. As for their mischievous notion of calling in male escorts, Wei Zhao could only respond with speechlessness.
In truth, whether it was Gu Mengyao or Shen Yushu, neither was bad at heart. Miss Gu had a bit of pride and a bit of self-esteem, cold on the outside but warm within. Little Miss Chen was a pure mischief-maker, but easygoing enough.
Having spent a long time with them, Wei Zhao found that the resistance and perfunctory attitude he had felt when he first arrived had faded away.
Hearing Wei Zhao say they could come again next time, and that he did not seem at all angry over the trouble stirred up by this visit to the bar, Shen Yushu was a little surprised. She blinked. "Brother Chewing Gum, you're not angry?"
"Why would I be angry?" Wei Zhao laughed. "You two go back and get some rest early. I still have a few things to deal with and may not be back until very late, so don't wait up for me."
"Oh... then be careful..." Shen Yushu nodded.
Seeing Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu chatting so casually, Gu Mengyao felt a little uncomfortable. Why did Xiaoshu seem to get along with him so well, while between her and Wei Zhao there seemed to be something standing in the way?
But what did it matter whether she and he got along? He was plainly just a lackey her daddy had hired for her. Even if they did not get along, he still had to obey her. Why should she feel uncomfortable?
Qing Bo arrived quickly, and he did not come alone. Several men followed behind him; one could tell at a glance that they were trained fighters, but all of them specialized in external martial arts, and their strength was not especially great. They were more than enough against ordinary people, but against that refined man from before, they would be no match.
"Mr. Lin, sorry to have put you to trouble." Qing Bo nodded to Wei Zhao. "Won't you come with us?"
"I have a few things to take care of here," Wei Zhao said. "Qing Bo, take them and go first. As for the matter here, I will find a time to tell Uncle Chu about it."
"All right." Qing Bo said no more and left the bar with Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. In fact, he understood as well — if Wei Zhao had not run into something urgent, he would never have asked Qing Bo to come and take Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu away. It would have been better for Wei Zhao to escort them back himself.
As things stood, Wei Zhao had clearly run into some trouble. Since he did not speak of it, Qing Bo could not press him with questions.