Chapter 905 — Wei Zhao Resigns!
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"Pfft..." Hearing Shen Yushu's words, Wei Zhao nearly burst out laughing. This little girl really was a piece of work! He had grown so used to her personality that he was almost reluctant to leave — but some things still required making a choice.
"Xiaoshu, stop interrupting. Let Wei Zhao say what he plans to do!" Gu Mengyao shot Shen Yushu a glare, yet deep down she could not help but wonder — if it really was as Xiaoshu said, if that method was truly the only way to restore Wei Zhao's strength, would she accept it?
Perhaps... she would? After all, he had lost his strength getting hurt for her sake, had nearly lost his life. What was a small sacrifice on her part? Not out of any romantic feeling between a man and a woman, but because one life should repay another! It would be her compensation to him!
Gu Mengyao consoled herself this way.
But then — he had Tang Zhi. Why would he still be with her? Gu Mengyao shook her head and shoved these messy, unrealistic thoughts to the back of her mind.
"You've been bewitched by those novels..." Wei Zhao said to Shen Yushu with a bitter smile. "Those are just excuses the male leads make for their own lecherous impulses..."
"Uh... so then, Arrow-Brand Bro, are you lecherous?" Shen Yushu asked.
"..." Wei Zhao could not answer. Food and sex are human nature — he did not want to lie.
"Xiaoshu, why do you have so much nonsense to spout? Stop bothering Wei Zhao, let him finish — how exactly can his strength be restored!" Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu and scolded her, a hint of irritation in her voice.
"Oh, okay. Then tell us, Arrow-Brand Bro, how can your strength be restored? Yao-yao-jie and I are your solid backing!" Shen Yushu nodded.
"How to restore it..." Wei Zhao gave a faint sigh. "For now, I haven't found a way. So today, I've actually come to resign..."
"You... you're leaving?" Gu Mengyao was stunned, staring at Wei Zhao in disbelief. His words had struck her too hard — for a moment she could not take it in! How could things have been fine just moments ago, and now he was suddenly leaving?
"Mm." Wei Zhao nodded. "I'm going to find a way to restore my strength!"
"Can't you look for it here?" Gu Mengyao grew anxious.
"I took Uncle Chu's money to come here and stay with you all, but I've already lost the ability to protect you. What business do I have staying here?" Wei Zhao shrugged. "Heh, don't worry. After I leave, Uncle Chu will find you new attendants — maybe ones more obedient than me, ones who won't make you angry..."
"I..." Gu Mengyao wanted to say, "I don't want that — I want you!" But the words caught in her throat, and she could not quite get them out. She stared blankly at Wei Zhao, feeling somehow unreal. He was really leaving? So soon?
"Oh, it's no problem at all. You've got money anyway, so you don't care about that thirty thousand. You can go without a salary — Yao-yao-jie and I will support you!" Shen Yushu, unburdened by Gu Mengyao's misgivings, spoke without a second thought. "Once your strength is restored, you can ask for a raise!"
"Heh..." Wei Zhao smiled. "Don't talk nonsense, Xiaoshu. You're not actually foolish, are you?"
Shen Yushu looked at Wei Zhao, startled, her eyes wide. At last she lowered her head and said nothing.
"You're really going? I know you don't care about that thirty thousand!" Gu Mengyao bit her lip and looked at Wei Zhao. "You said we were friends! You lost your strength for our sake — how could we possibly throw you out over something like this? Do you really think I, Gu Mengyao, could do such a thing?"
"Heh..." Wei Zhao looked at the young mistress, reluctant to part with her too, but he was clear-headed. "It was me who chose to resign — it has nothing to do with you. All right, I'll be going now. Before I leave, I need to talk to Tang Zhi as well..."