Chapter 552 — It Should Be Fine
The Blossom Guardian · Page 1 of 2
"Just finished up. What's wrong, Uncle Chu? Has something happened?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Yaoyao seems to have been kidnapped by Zhong Yongliang. Can you come back right now?" After the business with the company last time, Gu Pengzhan had grown used to seeking out Wei Zhao whenever he hit a problem he could not solve. He had previously had Uncle Qing look into the matter and tail Zhong Yongliang, but Zhong Yongliang had not approached Gu Mengyao again, and Uncle Qing had no idea where the man had taken her.
The reason Gu Pengzhan had not called the police was that too many parties were involved. For one, he feared for his daughter's reputation; for another, the evidence was still thin, and with Li Cihua backing Zhong Yongliang, Gu Pengzhan had no way to strike.
At this level of conflict, most things played out in the shadows, and calling the police could no longer get at the root of the problem. Gu Pengzhan was not yet confident enough to oppose Li Cihua head-on; the power that man represented was simply too great. Even after Li Cihua had helped Jin Gubang sabotage his company's interests, Gu Pengzhan had been unable to do anything about him.
"Kidnapped?" Wei Zhao was taken aback, somewhat astonished at Zhong Yongliang's audacity. Who would have guessed the kid had this much nerve, bold enough to attempt a kidnapping? Then he asked, "Have you called the police?"
"No. Zhong Fabai has recently thrown in with Li Cihua and found himself a rather formidable patron. For now I am not willing to make an enemy of them." Gu Pengzhan held nothing back in front of Wei Zhao and spoke the plain truth.
Li Cihua again? Wei Zhao frowned. This pest simply would not settle down. Even after two Yellow-rank experts of his had died, he was still hopping about. If Wei Zhao had not wanted a few quiet days, he would have finished the man off long ago.
"You want me to step in?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Yes. You are fairly familiar with both Zhong Yongliang and Yaoyao, so it would be best if you could find her quietly, without a trace," Gu Pengzhan said. "The situation is complicated. Once you are back, we will talk face to face."
"All right, I'll be back tonight." Wei Zhao agreed.
After Wei Zhao hung up, Feng Xiaoxiao asked, "You're going back? I heard you say something about a kidnapping. Who got kidnapped?"
"We'll talk when I get back. I'm not too clear on it myself right now." Wei Zhao waved her off. "I'm leaving first."
"You're not waiting for my dad to come back? He still wants to meet his future son-in-law." Feng Xiaoxiao did not much want Wei Zhao to leave so soon; this was a good opportunity, and once they returned to school, their relationship would inevitably change. Even if it improved on the past, it would never be as harmonious as it was now.
"I'll have to skip the meeting." Wei Zhao had no time to bother with Feng Xiaoxiao any further; there was real business waiting on the other side.
Although Wei Zhao had no obligation to protect Gu Mengyao, he could not stand idly by when something happened to her. Because even now, Wei Zhao had never figured out what he was actually supposed to be doing at Gu Mengyao's side, what kind of god-forsaken mission he was meant to carry out.
Every time he asked Gu Pengzhan, the man gave vague, evasive answers, and from the eldest young lady herself, all Wei Zhao had gotten was that he was there to be a human shield. Of course, Wei Zhao did not believe it was that simple, yet he had no other way to find out.
And so Wei Zhao became something like a grand steward. Whether it was matters at Gu Pengzhan's company, or matters of the young lady's studies and daily life, or even matters on the side of her best friend Xiaoshu, Wei Zhao lent a hand to whatever he could. Not only did he serve as nanny to these two girls, sometimes he had to play bodyguard, and at school he occasionally had to turn into a brawler.