Chapter 215 — A Coincidental Encounter at the Hospital
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He wanted Wei Zhao dead, yet felt not the slightest trace of guilt over it — none at all. Not only that, he wanted Wei Zhao to die in a crueler way.
This was the difference between a child born into a family of such ruthless men and one from an ordinary household.
What could make Wei Zhao suffer even more? Physical torment no longer stirred Zhong Yongliang's interest; beating Wei Zhao up had come to seem pointless to him.
Torment of the mind is far more agonizing than torment of the body! Zhong Yongliang, who had honed his nerve by watching horror films, knew this well — so if he was going to torture Wei Zhao, he would have to strike at his mind and his spirit!
Hmm... that was it. Zhong Yongliang suddenly recalled that Zou Ruoming had approached him a while back to discuss the matter of Tang Zhi. If Zou Ruoming defiled Tang Zhi and then let Wei Zhao watch before he died — heh heh — wouldn't the man die with his eyes wide open in eternal regret?
At this thought, Zhong Yongliang could not help but cackle aloud. He truly was a genius, to dream up such a vicious scheme! Wei Zhao, watching the woman he loved being defiled by Zou Ruoming, powerless to do a thing, then beaten to death by Brother Panther in the depths of his agony — that would be a sight to savor, wouldn't it? The man would probably seethe with enough resentment to become a vengeful spirit straight out of a horror film...
Zhong Yongliang made up his mind: on Monday morning, on his way to school, he would go find Zou Ruoming and discuss the matter. Of course, he could not breathe a word about doing away with Wei Zhao — he would only say that he could help Zou Ruoming carry it out.
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Early Sunday morning, Wei Zhao was woken from his sleep by a call from Kang **.
"Boss, I want to go to the hospital to see Xiaofen. You coming?" Kang ** had barely slept a wink all night — the insomnia was back.
Before, his sleeplessness had been because he was going to the home of the campus belle Tang Zhi for a barbecue — a bragging right worth its weight in gold. But now Kang ** had forgotten all about that bragging right; his every thought was fixed on Xiaofen.
The night before, for the first time in his life, Kang ** had lain awake over a girl — out of sympathy for Xiaofen, and out of hatred for his second cousin, Kang Jingming!
Such a fine girl, reduced to this state because of him, and he did not care in the least — had not even shown his face again! Xiaofen's family was already poor as it was, and her illness had made everything worse!
It filled Kang ** with fury. Several times he had wanted to call his second cousin and demand answers, but each time he held back. After all, he had only heard Tang Zhi's side of the story. Though he was inclined to believe her, he would have to ask Xiaofen herself before he knew what had really happened.
Besides, when two people are in a relationship and one of them has a change of heart, it is hard to say who is right and who is wrong — but if Kang Jingming had truly been that heartless, then he was hardly human.
"Do you want me to drive you there, or do you want me to come along?" Wei Zhao asked, phone in hand as he climbed out of bed.
"Both..." Kang ** chuckled. "Boss, for one thing I was hoping to hitch a ride, and for another, if you don't come with me, it'd be a bit awkward for me to show up alone. You and Tang Zhi — well, it's perfectly natural for you to go visit her friend."
"What's between me and Tang Zhi?" Wei Zhao smiled wryly. "There's nothing between us right now!"
"Relationship or no relationship, you're certainly closer to her than I am to Xiaofen. If you don't go, I can't very well go either!" Kang ** said. "Boss, have some pity on your little brother's love life. Now that I've made up my mind, I'm charging straight ahead — no retreat."
"All right, then wait for me where we met yesterday. I'll tidy up and head over — about an hour."