Chapter 1289 — The Prediction Came True Again. Xu Shilan Was No Fool—On the Contrary, She Was a Clever Girl, and Having Made Her Way Alone Through the Entertainment Circle for So Many Years, She Had to Keep a Clear Head and a Calm, Even Temper; So It Was Only Briefly That Anger Clouded Her Mind Before She Cooled Down!
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Hearing this, Xu Shilan did not know whether to laugh or cry. She had never even said she wanted to repay him, all right? With that attitude, and he still expected repayment? Hmph! Xu Shilan was furious. But angry as she was, Xu Shilan was not one to forget a kindness. However you looked at it, Wei Zhao's treatment had helped her through a great difficulty. What his original intent had been did not matter; what mattered was that Xu Shilan had benefited.
So almost without thinking, she nodded and agreed — partly to repay Wei Zhao, and partly because afterward, when there was time to spare, she wanted to question him in detail about whether he could cure her illness.
In her view, Wei Zhao had a way. His medical skill was probably higher than Medicine King Zhao's, and the crucial thing was that Wei Zhao harbored none of those thoughts about her, so Xu Shilan felt quite at ease dealing with him and letting him treat her illness.
"Sure! This is my cell number. After the concert ends, call me and I'll send someone to pick you two up!" Xu Shilan nodded quickly, rattled off a string of digits, and then ran out of the restroom. Her time was terribly tight — she had to touch up her makeup and go back onstage — so she had no leisure for further pleasantries with Wei Zhao.
Something had gone wrong with the stage equipment, and the fans were all anxious; yet some people were delighted, and one of them was Su Jiaonang. The very first thing he did was call Zhao Qibing again.
"Young Master Bing, good news!" Su Jiaonang said excitedly.
"What good news? Xu Shilan agreed?" Zhao Qibing asked, startled.
"Xu Shilan had a flare-up onstage. To the public they're saying something about the stage equipment malfunctioning, but the way I see it, eight to one it's that headache of hers acting up again!" Su Jiaonang said. "I'm going to take the Medicine King's medicine and go find Wang Jingji, and ask her one more time whether she'll agree to Young Master Bing's request!"
"Haha! Good — striking when someone is down, I like it!" Zhao Qibing was also delighted to hear this; it was practically a gift from heaven! So he said, "Then get over there right now. The moment you have good news, report back to me at once!"
On his way upstairs, Wei Zhao happened to pass the restroom on the first floor, and so overheard the phone call between Su Jiaonang and Zhao Qibing. An amused smile flickered at the corner of his mouth. It seemed Zhao Qibing's plan was about to fall through after all? Wei Zhao had no particular feelings about whether Zhao Qibing coveted Xu Shilan, but spoiling one of Zhao Qibing's plans by accident still felt very satisfying.
Stepping out of the corridor and back to his earlier seat in the VIP section, he watched the stage slowly rise again and smiled. Xu Shilan was probably about to make her reappearance.
"Hubby Wei Zhao, you're back! The stage suddenly broke down just now — you left at exactly the right time, you hardly missed any of the good show, and the moment you got back it started up again. You're so lucky!" Feng Xiaoxiao said when she saw Wei Zhao return.
"Yeah, what a coincidence! If I didn't know that Arrow-Brand Bro and Xu Shilan have never met, I'd have thought the two of them had arranged to slip off backstage for a tryst!" Shen Yushu said as well.
Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback, and thought to himself that Shen Yushu was formidable — to guess it dead-on with one offhand remark?