Chapter 1988 — Who Came for Nothing?
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It was already past eleven; by the time Wei Zhao drove to the airport, it would be about right...
Of course, besides Wei Zhao's car, a Range Rover Evoque was also heading to the airport from the Xueshang Hotel — Zhang Duopan at the wheel, with Cheng Yiyi in the passenger seat, rushing to the airport as well.
And so, at the domestic arrivals gate, Wei Zhao "unexpectedly" spotted Zhang Duopan and a girl wearing sunglasses.
Zhang Duopan spotted Wei Zhao too, and felt all the more certain that Xu Shilan had been invited by Wei Zhao! After all, in Room 444, Wei Zhao was the only one with a car — low-key as it seemed, he alone had the means, and now it was plain as day.
Since they had seen each other and shared the same purpose, Zhang Duopan naturally came over with a smile that was not a smile: "Well, if it isn't Wei Zhao? What's this — here to pick someone up at the airport?"
Wei Zhao was actually rather puzzled to see Zhang Duopan too, and then he glanced at the unfamiliar girl beside him and immediately guessed something. Could this little number be that coffee girl, Cheng Yiyi? But Wei Zhao didn't follow celebrities — he didn't even know a big star like Xu Shilan, so how could he possibly know a minor starlet who had just debuted?
Still, since she was Xu Shilan's junior apprentice-sister, it was only natural that she would come to pick her up now that Xu Shilan had arrived here.
"Aren't you asking the obvious?" Wei Zhao said flatly.
"Hmph, what kind of skill is it to invite Xu Shilan here? Even if you win, it isn't Bai Weituo's own strength. When the time comes, He Meiyue may not even acknowledge it, and the bet won't count," Zhang Duopan said, his expression shifting, thoroughly displeased.
This freshman gala could not possibly outdo Xu Shilan now, so Zhang Duopan had begun to shirk responsibility.
"Is that so? I wonder who it was that broke the rules first by inviting a celebrity? If you hadn't, naturally we wouldn't have either." Wei Zhao gave Zhang Duopan a look that was half smile, half something else — the boy's word really didn't count for much; he was already going back on it.
"That..." Zhang Duopan was left speechless by Wei Zhao, yet what Wei Zhao said was not wrong either. Indeed, it was he who had first invited a celebrity, so he couldn't very well argue the point; he could only snort and say: "Anyway, anything that relies on someone else doesn't count — then let's just say none of it counts!"
"Ha, no use telling me all this. Go tell He Meiyue." Wei Zhao said indifferently.
Whether Zhang Duopan went back on his word or not was no concern of Wei Zhao's. If he wanted to shamelessly renege, there was nothing Wei Zhao could do about it — at most, he could have Bai Weituo go talk to He Meiyue.
"Don't think that just because you invited Xu Shilan here — I'm telling you, in a bit Xu Shilan will be leaving with Cheng Yiyi. Looks like you came all this way for nothing!" Zhang Duopan snorted.
"Oh," Wei Zhao answered.
Seeing that Wei Zhao was paying him no attention at all, Zhang Duopan grew even angrier, feeling that he was casting pearls before swine. He snorted and walked over to Cheng Yiyi, ignoring Wei Zhao.
After a while, the announcement came over the speakers with the flight information for Xu Shilan's plane. The flight had landed; in a little while, the passengers would begin coming out.
Sure enough, before long a crowd came bustling out of the arrivals exit, and among them was a figure in a black trench coat, black baseball cap, oversized sunglasses, and an oversized scarf — someone whose gender could not be told without looking at their build.
This was obviously Xu Shilan. Her disguise was far more elaborate than Cheng Yiyi's — but then, she was clearly much more famous than Cheng Yiyi, so her armor was that much tighter.
Cheng Yiyi, being fairly familiar with Xu Shilan, spotted her at a glance and immediately waved, calling out: "Sister Han!"