Chapter 497 — Is He Your Boyfriend?
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Oh..." Feng Xiaoxiao was no fool either. She knew that if her father hadn't arrived when he did, this old man might very well have laid hands on her. Still, the old man was clearly wary of her father. Feng Xiaoxiao didn't know the reason behind it, and assumed the old man was simply afraid of her father, which made her rather pleased.
"Professor Guan! It's been a long time. I was just planning to visit you these past few days!" Feng Tianlong was delighted to find Guan Xuewen here as well. He had indeed been meaning to pay Guan Xuewen a call and inquire about the Life-Extending Detoxifying Pill.
Feng Tianlong and Guan Xuewen were acquainted, but after Guan Xuewen had examined Feng Xiaoxiao's condition, he too had been powerless to help. After all, even Lin Dongfang had been unable to do anything back then; what chance did he have?
Still, the fact that no remedy existed in years past did not mean none existed now. As long as there was even the slimmest thread of hope, Feng Tianlong would never let it slip.
"So it's little Feng! Long time no see!" Guan Xuewen smiled. "I always have time. A phone call will do!"
Guan Xuewen's warmth toward Feng Tianlong was unmistakable, and it soured Wu Gonggao greatly. With a snort, he grabbed Wu Chengtian and left in a hurry.
"Very well, then. Please excuse me, Professor Guan—I'll be on my way." Feng Tianlong had just taken a phone call with an urgent matter waiting for him, and had to rush back. There was no time for pleasantries with Guan Xuewen, so he would have to visit another day.
"Of course." Guan Xuewen nodded.
Feng Tianlong took Feng Xiaoxiao by the hand and was about to turn away when, from the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Wei Zhao. The color drained from his face in an instant.
"Heh..." Wei Zhao offered a wry smile. Sure enough, Feng Tianlong had spotted him. In truth, Wei Zhao had been no less shocked upon seeing Feng Tianlong—to think that Feng Xiaoxiao was Feng Tianlong's own daughter! He had been backing away as fast as he could, but in the end there was no hiding. Wei Zhao gave a slight wave of his hand, signaling for silence.
Feng Tianlong was a shrewd man as well. Seeing Wei Zhao's gesture, he understood at once that the other man did not want his identity revealed. He pretended not to have noticed, took Feng Xiaoxiao by the hand, and hurried away.
The lingering dread he had felt was gone now, replaced by a faint self-deprecation—he had been far too tense just now! He had seen Wei Zhao shift slightly to shield Feng Xiaoxiao earlier, but at the time he had thought little of it, brushing it off as a mere accident. It had never crossed his mind that Wei Zhao had stepped in to block Wu Gonggao's strike for her.
Now that he knew the man was Wei Zhao, it all made sense: Wei Zhao's movement had been meant to protect Feng Xiaoxiao. With him on guard, she would surely come to no harm. Feng Tianlong knew Wei Zhao's capabilities well enough—though no match for Wu Gonggao, he could at least hold his own for a while.
"Xiaoxiao, do you know them?" He asked casually, keeping his composure. He was a little puzzled. How could Feng Xiaoxiao know Wei Zhao? By all appearances, they seemed quite close.
"Know them? Wei Zhao sits next to me in class," Feng Xiaoxiao nodded and said. Inside, though, she found it a bit strange—hadn't her father always been rather indifferent to her affairs?
"What?!" Feng Tianlong's eyes flew wide open. He stared at Feng Xiaoxiao in disbelief. "You're saying... he's your classmate? Your deskmate?"
"Yes. What's wrong?" Feng Xiaoxiao gazed back at her father, equally bewildered. She couldn't fathom why he was wearing such a strange expression.