Chapter 702 — The Eldest Lady's Inner World
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"Negotiate?" Wei Zhao glanced at Shen Yushu. Was the eldest lady about to have it out with Tang Zhi? Recalling the scene at lunch, Wei Zhao felt a headache coming on—on one side his employer, on the other his girlfriend, and the eldest lady was clearly a proud person. Face was something she had to have.
"Xiaoshu, what nonsense are you spouting? Negotiate what?" Gu Mengyao glared at her. "I just want to thank her!"
In fact, Gu Mengyao had been thinking exactly that. Lying in the hospital, she had overheard Tang Zhi's phone call to Wei Zhao, and in that instant she felt that Tang Zhi was truly a good girl—and that she herself had been showing up before Tang Zhi all along in the guise of a "rival in love." And when her own life was in danger, Tang Zhi had not gloated and wished her dead; instead she had urged Wei Zhao to go and save her. That moved Gu Mengyao deeply—truly, deeply.
The young lady had never lacked money since childhood, but what she lacked was genuine affection. Gu Pengzhan had given her an ample share of fatherly love, but in the end he was simply too busy; however much he loved Gu Mengyao, the time he could spend with her was limited.
All along, the young lady had only had little Shu to depend on, and that had shaped her into a rather cold and aloof person. She would treat others kindly because her heart was good, though she never said so aloud.
When Wei Zhao first arrived, the young lady's instinct was to shut him out, because she did not understand him and knew nothing of his character. Given Gu Mengyao's somewhat closed-off nature, merely accepting that Wei Zhao lived in the villa had already been the limit.
But as time went on and they spent more time together, Gu Mengyao came to see that Wei Zhao was truly, truly good to her—so good it was almost unbelievable! He would risk danger for her, would go with her to be taken hostage! That devotion, Gu Mengyao kept deeply in her heart.
But her nature made it impossible for her to voice so many words of thanks.
At home, Wei Zhao often cooked for her and little Shu, looking after the two of them like an elder brother, which made Gu Mengyao feel both warm and contented. Never in her life had anyone treated her so well!
Having no mother's love, Gu Mengyao treasured this feeling all the more. No matter how good Gu Pengzhan was to her, he could never cook for her every day, could never look after her every little thing! Even if Uncle Qing brought meals every day, they came from a grand hotel—how could that compare with food cooked with one's own hands?
So, as Gu Mengyao gradually accepted Wei Zhao's presence, she also developed a dependence on him that she scarcely noticed, as though Wei Zhao were omnipotent—no matter what the problem, if she brought it to him, he could easily resolve it!
Whether it was encountering bad people, or little Shu getting wedged in the iron fence, or hunting for treasure in the courtyard—and even when she and little Shu were kidnapped, he found them at the first moment! Wei Zhao was like Doraemon, always there the instant he was called.