Chapter 508 — Could You Sponsor Me a Little?
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Only then did Wu Chengtian realize he had picked the wrong audience. How could he say such a thing to Wei Zhao? He regretted it at once, thinking to himself, am I an idiot? Sponsor you a little? What does it matter to me whether you can afford to treat her or not?
Out loud, however, Wu Chengtian could only say, "Ha, surely, surely. It'll be fine as long as we dine together often from now on!"
Feng Xiaoxiao, however, paid no heed to propriety. Working both hands at once, she went straight for whatever was tastiest, her little mouth glistening with grease. Before the red wine had even arrived, she had demolished two crabs, three lobsters, and three abalones—a pace that left everyone stunned.
At long last the red wine arrived, but half the seafood on the table had already fallen to Feng Xiaoxiao, leaving Wu Chengtian on the verge of tears. The wine was meant to be paired with the seafood—and now that the seafood was gone, what on earth was the point of drinking?
Once the waiter had poured the red wine for everyone, Wu Chengtian raised his glass with great ceremony. "Wei Zhao, come, let me toast you and Feng Xiaoxiao. May you two live happily together for a hundred years!"
"Oh, all right, just a moment—let me finish this crab claw first." Feng Xiaoxiao quickly finished a crab claw before raising her glass.
Wei Zhao saw Wu Chengtian give Xiao Wangba a meaningful look, and Xiao Wangba produced his phone, aiming it at Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao. Only then did Wei Zhao understand Wu Chengtian's intent! So the fellow meant to snap a photo of him and Feng Xiaoxiao together, did he?
Wei Zhao found it rather amusing. Once Wu Chengtian had the photo, he would surely take it to Sun Jingyan to show her Wei Zhao's true colors—little knowing that there had never been anything between Wei Zhao and Sun Jingyan in the first place, and that the boyfriend had been a stand-in all along!
The fellow had even gone to the trouble of treating them to a lavish meal. If he ever learned the truth, he would probably cry his eyes out, wouldn't he?
Now that he knew Wu Chengtian's purpose, Wei Zhao simply played along casually. After a few glasses of red wine, he suddenly felt his phone buzz in his pocket—he must have received a text message.
Wei Zhao casually fished out his phone and glanced at it, only to be rather surprised: the message was from Wang Xinyan—They're going to photograph you and Feng Xiaoxiao!
After reading the message, Wei Zhao cast a startled glance in Wang Xinyan's direction. He had not expected her to tip him off. Whose side was she on, exactly?
Wang Xinyan, however, was not looking his way at that moment; she still sat there quietly, touching nothing, as though none of this had anything to do with her.
Wei Zhao smiled faintly. It seemed Wang Xinyan's ties with Kang Jinglong, Wu Chengtian, and the rest were complicated indeed. He composed a reply: I know. What are you doing with them?
After sending it, Wang Xinyan did not check her phone at once. She waited a while before opening it, read the message, then tapped quickly at the keypad and put the phone away again.
Wei Zhao's phone buzzed. This time he followed Wang Xinyan's example, waiting a while before taking out his phone to read her message: My family wants me engaged to Kang Jinglong.
At that, Wei Zhao could not help frowning. Engaged to Kang Jinglong? Frankly, he did not want to see Wang Xinyan grow too close to the Kang family.
After all, he and Wang Xinyan had known each other for some time, and between them there was a certain faint, teasing spark of fate. Especially now that Wei Zhao and the Kang family had an irreconcilable blood feud—in his eyes the Kangs could fall at any moment, and naturally he did not want Wang Xinyan dragged down with them.