Chapter 169 — The Bashful Shen Yushu
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"Arrow Brand Bro, what were you two talking about just now?" Shen Yushu was a curious little thing. She and Gu Mengyao had been eavesdropping from upstairs earlier, but they had not dared get too close for fear Gu Pengzhan would notice, so they had not caught much.
"Nothing much. Just some company matters," Wei Zhao said. "Uncle Chu's competitors."
"Oh..." Gu Mengyao was not interested in that at all. She was still too young and had never brushed against the schemes and intrigues of the business world; in the way she dealt with people she was still very innocent. What she cared about was the true purpose behind her daddy sending Wei Zhao to her side. Since it had nothing to do with this, her interest naturally withered.
"Arrow Brand Bro, be honest with me. Did Uncle Chu send you here to court Yaoyao?" Shen Yushu did not quite believe that Gu Pengzhan and Wei Zhao had only discussed company matters.
"Huh!?" Wei Zhao stared at Shen Yushu, dumbstruck by her words.
"Oh, never mind..." Shen Yushu had only been bluffing him. Seeing that expression, she naturally knew her guess had been somewhat off the mark — or at least that Wei Zhao, like Gu Mengyao, was also being kept in the dark.
Wei Zhao rubbed his nose with a bitter smile. Shen Yushu's question was simply absurd. Was something wrong with Gu Pengzhan's head? Sending him to court his daughter? Was Gu Mengyao so unspeakably ugly, or did she suffer from some hidden ailment, that it had come to the point of sending someone to court her?
It had to be said — Shen Yushu truly had a wild imagination. Who knew what her little head was usually stuffed with.
"Xiaoshu, what nonsense are you spouting?" Gu Mengyao's face flushed crimson in an instant. "Why don't you ask whether my daddy sent him to court you?"
"Why would Uncle Chu send him to court me?" Shen Yushu blinked. "He isn't that much of a gossip, is he..."
Gu Mengyao rolled her eyes, furious. "Say one more word and I'll tear your mouth apart."
"Oh... a torn mouth can still talk, you know? Unless you sew it shut. Yaoyao, your logic is flawed." Shen Yushu retorted.
"..." Gu Mengyao turned and headed upstairs. This best friend of hers was too formidable; if she could not afford to provoke her, surely she could afford to hide from her...
"Yaoyao, wait for me!" Shen Yushu turned and dashed after her.
Wei Zhao watched the two figures retreat and shook his head. To this day he had never been upstairs to look around, and had no idea what the second floor was like. Then it suddenly occurred to him that the key to Shen Yushu's villa was still in his hand, so he hastily called out, "Xiaoshu."
"Hm? Arrow Brand Bro, you called me?" Shen Yushu turned back, looking at Wei Zhao with some puzzlement, then her mouth fell open. "Uncle Chu didn't really send you to court me, did he?"
"..." Wei Zhao nearly keeled over. "I'm returning the key to your villa."
"Oh, the key." Shen Yushu felt somewhat at a loss, a little embarrassed. "Ha, I was only joking..." "I know." Wei Zhao nodded with great certainty. Shen Yushu — when had she ever told the truth? Of everything she said, nine and a half sentences out of ten were jokes.
"Hee hee, that's good then..." Shen Yushu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her face burn. She did not know what had possessed her to blurt out such a thing just now. Fortunately, she had always cultivated the image of a crazy, mischievous oddball; otherwise, on the rare occasion she spoke a sincere word, being found out would have been mortifying. "By the way, can I borrow the car for a few days? Otherwise it would be inconvenient to go out with you two." Wei Zhao asked.
"Drive it, I don't drive it anyway." Shen Yushu waved her hand. "Leave the villa key with you for now too. Don't you want the computer? Go move it over when you have time! I'm sleepy — I'm going to sleep first! Bye-bye..."