護花近衛 - 第1767章 偷聽 - 清風書屋

The night in West Star Village was quiet, and the sky was pure. In the city, one could rarely enjoy such stillness or see such a beautiful starry sky.

Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi sat on the large rock in the courtyard, savoring the warmth of the moment. Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu did not disturb them just then. Though the three were very close, Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi had had few chances to be alone on this journey. Now that they had reached West Star Village, the two women, with tacit understanding, had given Wei Zhao and Tang Zhi this opportunity.

After all, though Grandpa Wei might joke, Gu Mengyao did not want to be shameless. Tang Zhi was Wei Zhao's girlfriend. If she and Xiaoshu kept intruding, it would feel somehow wrong.

"Getting used to it?" Wei Zhao reached out and put an arm around Tang Zhi's shoulder. The two of them rarely had such warm moments.

"It's quite nice..." Tang Zhi blushed slightly as Wei Zhao held her, unconsciously fiddling with the ring on her finger. Though Tang Zhi no longer felt jealous of Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu, she still had a bit of a competitive streak at times. This ring was a gift from Wei Zhao. Even if Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu also became Wei Zhao's wives, she, Tang Zhi, remained unique—someone very special.

"That's good. I was worried you might not get used to it..." Wei Zhao said. "Originally, I said last time that I'd bring you home, but we waited until now. The environment here is what it is. If we had acted on impulse last time, maybe you and I would have ended up like Ergoudan and Yu Yuanyuan, living here for the rest of our lives."

"Wouldn't that be even better?" Tang Zhi said instinctively.

"Hm?" Wei Zhao was slightly taken aback.

"Nothing!" Tang Zhi's face reddened further. She had accidentally let slip a little of what was in her heart—better not let Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu hear it.

But behind the firewood pile not far away, two little spies were crouching.

"Sister Yaoyao... Sister Yunyun still seems to have a bit of a knot in her heart about us..." Shen Yushu whispered.

"Of course she does. Who told you to go around saying all day that you want to be Wei Zhao's little wife? Yunyun has already done well enough not to kick you out." Gu Mengyao glared at Shen Yushu and scolded her, though inwardly she wondered: was the knot in Tang Zhi's heart because of Shen Yushu, or because of herself?

"But Xiaoxiao is a little wife too. Why doesn't she have a knot in her heart..." Shen Yushu said, somewhat unconvinced.

"She was about to die then. Is that the same? You're not sick or suffering... If you were dying, maybe Wei Zhao would marry you too, and Tang Zhi would raise both hands in approval," Gu Mengyao said irritably.

"Hard to say. Maybe I'll have a day like that too?" Shen Yushu said ambiguously.

"You jinx!" Gu Mengyao was caught between laughter and tears. "Can't you say something positive? Still thinking about things like that?"

"Hey, I'm just telling the truth..." Shen Yushu lifted her head and looked at the sky full of stars. "No one knows what their future will be like. Even I, the Prophesying Shu, don't know..."

"Xiaoshu, why did your words suddenly become so profound?" Gu Mengyao was slightly startled.

"Nothing! Roar roar, I was joking." Shen Yushu grinned, baring her teeth.

"Playing tricks and scaring me to death!" Gu Mengyao breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, every word of Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu's conversation had fallen into Wei Zhao's ears. Wei Zhao was, after all, a skilled Earth-rank expert—how could such whispered words escape his hearing? But Wei Zhao would not deliberately expose anything; he simply pretended not to have heard.

Rare as it was to have a chance to be alone with Tang Zhi, Wei Zhao naturally cherished it.

"I wonder how Xiaoxiao is doing now? Last time I saw her... it's only been a few days, and I already miss her..." Tang Zhi said with some emotion.