Chapter 897 — The Arduous Journey
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"All right, all right — you're home, that's what matters!" Gu Pengzhan was deeply relieved to see his daughter, though he noticed at once that Wei Zhao was nowhere in sight and frowned. "Yaoyao, where's Xiao Yi?"
"In the back of the car. He's hurt — he got hurt saving me and little Shu!" Gu Mengyao wept as she spoke. "Daddy, Wei Zhao nearly died just now. Do you understand? He threw his own life away to save us..."
Gu Pengzhan gave a start. "Then what are you doing coming home? Why haven't you taken him to the hospital?"
"Brother Arrow always convalesces by himself after he's hurt; he told us not to take him to the hospital..." Shen Yushu climbed out of the car with one hand clamped over her backside and explained.
"I see..." Gu Pengzhan thought of how the doctors at the hospital had been just as helpless when Elder Qing was injured. It seemed Wei Zhao had ways of his own. Gu Pengzhan said nothing more; he opened the door, lifted Wei Zhao into his arms himself, and carried him into the villa.
Wei Zhao was laid on the bed in his own room. Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu had already changed into their pajamas and come back down: one girl with a bottom bruised black and blue, the other with knees turned purple — one not daring to stand, the other not daring to sit — yet both of them kept vigil at Wei Zhao's bedside together.
Gu Pengzhan sighed. These two children had never known hardship in all their lives, and here they were — nothing but a little red-flower oil dabbed on their wounds, not a moment's rest taken, gritting their teeth to sit with Wei Zhao!
It filled Gu Pengzhan with quiet pride. They had grown up at last, without anyone quite noticing when it happened. They were no longer carefree little girls.
"Are you sure we really don't need to take Little Yi to the hospital?" Gu Pengzhan asked, still visibly worried, even though Wei Zhao's complexion had clearly improved.
"I don't think so... The hospital probably wouldn't be able to do anything about his injuries anyway..." Gu Mengyao shook her head. She firmly believed that Wei Zhao had his own way of healing himself, even though at that moment he looked as if he had simply fallen asleep.
Gu Pengzhan nodded. "I'll head to the company and the police station first to deal with the fallout. You two stay here at home with Little Yi, and don't go out on any account!"
The villa district had twenty-four-hour surveillance, so the kidnappers could not possibly dare to come charging in openly. Besides, they had no idea how badly Wei Zhao was hurt, and they themselves were hardly in a position to fend for their own safety just now. So there was no real need to worry about Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu's safety.
As for Uncle Qing's injuries, there was nothing to be done but wait for Wei Zhao to wake up and then go save Uncle Qing. Otherwise, there was simply no other way.
After Gu Pengzhan left, Gu Mengyao hesitated for a moment before saying to Shen Yushu, "Little Shu, don't you think we should tell Tang Zhi about Wei Zhao's injuries?"
"Why tell her? So she can come and make a mess of things? If she knew that Arrow-Brand Bro got hurt because of the two of us, she'd absolutely blow her top!" Shen Yushu shook her head as she spoke.
"But isn't it wrong not to tell her? She's Wei Zhao's girlfriend, after all. She has a right to know, doesn't she?" Gu Mengyao was still somewhat hesitant.