Chapter 2006 — No Need to Look for Excuses
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"Nothing much—I got into a fight with a thug and picked up a bit of blood." Not wanting Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu to worry, Wei Zhao spoke lightly and calmly, as though it were a trifling matter. "Are you really all right?" Gu Mengyao blinked and looked him up and down with some doubt. After all, Wei Zhao was in a rather sorry state—his clothes were torn in several places and covered in black blood, and even his face and the corners of his mouth were streaked with it, which could not but make her suspect that he had suffered severe internal injuries and was simply reluctant to say so.
"I'm really fine," Wei Zhao nodded.
"Let Detective Shu examine you, then." Shen Yushu ran over and began feeling Wei Zhao all over—left and right, front and back.
"Ahem... Xiaoshu, if you want to take advantage of Wei Zhao, just say so. There's no need to use a physical examination as an excuse, all right? That's the sort of trick only a creepy old man would use." Gu Mengyao was speechless at Shen Yushu's behavior.
"Wow, Chewing Gum Bro's muscles seem to have gotten even more toned. Per Detective Shu 007's examination, Chewing Gum Bro is completely intact... oh, that should be the upper body. The lower body hasn't been examined yet." Shen Yushu looked curiously at Wei Zhao's lower half as she spoke.
"That's enough, Xiaoshu, no more examinations! Shihan is here—can you act a little normal?" Gu Mengyao was at a loss for words, though seeing that Wei Zhao really was fine, she set her mind at ease.
"I am being normal?" Shen Yushu said, puzzled.
"Heh..." Xu Shilan laughed too. Shen Yushu was always like this; the things she did were always a little unexpected.
"You two enjoy yourselves—I'm going to take a shower." With that, Wei Zhao rose and headed for his room. Not only was he covered in blood, but having just broken through, he was slick with sweat and grime, and he felt uncomfortable. "Then I'll go straight to sleep. You should rest early too—Xiaohan still has to help me rehearse tomorrow."
"All right." Xu Shilan smiled and nodded to Wei Zhao, her eyes full of tenderness and admiration.
Shen Yushu looked at Wei Zhao's retreating back, then at Xu Shilan, her expression a little odd. "That's not right. Seems like there's some hanky-panky going on. Shihan, something's off between you and Chewing Gum Bro!"
"W-what's off?" Xu Shilan had been recalling how Wei Zhao had risen again and again to stand and charge forward, and being suddenly questioned by Shen Yushu, her face flushed at once and she began to stammer.
Gu Mengyao was about to scold Xiaoshu for talking nonsense—how could Xu Shilan, a great star, possibly have anything going on with Wei Zhao? But seeing Xu Shilan's flustered expression now, she too grew puzzled. Could something really have happened between those two?
So the words at the tip of her tongue went unspoken, and she only looked at Xu Shilan with doubt.
"Oh, there really is hanky-panky. Shihan, what did you and Chewing Gum Bro go off to do just now? Don't tell me you've already pushed Chewing Gum Bro down?" Shen Yushu looked at Xu Shilan, a sly gleam in her eyes.
"Huh? How could that be?" Xu Shilan said without thinking.
"Then what happened to you two? Why does it feel like something's off?" Shen Yushu pressed on.