Chapter 2038 — Gu Mengyao and Wang Xinyan, Part Two
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"Then... then between him and the two of you, isn't it also quite good?" Wang Xinyan felt her breath quicken; she did not want to keep discussing this topic, for it gave her the sensation of sinking deeper and deeper, and she hastily steered the conversation toward Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu. "So, by that logic, he likes you two as well?"
"Our situation is a little different. We have been good friends all along, from the very beginning until now." As Gu Mengyao said this, a certain bitterness welled up in her heart. Good friends all along, was it? Or had there been a chance she failed to seize?
"But I feel that you and Little Shu carry great weight in Wei Zhao's heart—that you are very special to him," Wang Xinyan said. "Truly. He cares about you both a great deal."
"Is... is that so?" This time it was Gu Mengyao's turn to blush, and her face betrayed her against her will.
Watching Gu Mengyao flush, Wang Xinyan could not help but smile knowingly. It seemed Gu Mengyao was not quite as composed as she had appeared; even she had her shy moments. And in that instant, the distance between the two women seemed to shrink considerably, and they understood each other far better...
"Then... from now on we shall count as good friends too," Gu Mengyao said. "But strictly good friends, mind you. If you mean to pursue Wei Zhao, you must give me fair warning first!"
"Mm..." Wang Xinyan smiled. In that moment she felt greatly relieved, no longer needing to tread so carefully.
"Little Shu... she simply has that playful, mischievous nature. If she ever targets you, don't take it to heart," Gu Mengyao said with a shrug and a wry smile. "She has played tricks on even me."
"Ah? Surely not..." Wang Xinyan was taken aback.
"It's nothing..." Gu Mengyao thought of that electric toy from that night—Little Shu really was a menace—and so she too changed the subject, steering it back. "In the future, if you become Wei Zhao's girlfriend and spend long enough around her, you will find that Little Shu is not a bad person at heart..."
"I... I not only have a betrothal..." Wang Xinyan still found it somewhat inconceivable, and so she said, "Xiaoxiao—did you really ask you all to find a girlfriend for Wei Zhao?"
"Xiaoxiao... you know Xiaoxiao?" Gu Mengyao was rather surprised; she had not expected Wang Xinyan to know Feng Xiaoxiao.
"I know her. We had a meal together back in Yanjing..." At this point Wang Xinyan gave a self-mocking smile. She was too embarrassed and unwilling to mention that on that occasion she had been accompanied by her "fiancé" Kang Jinglong, so she paused and said, "Actually, it was no more than a passing acquaintance."
"That's all right, then..." Gu Mengyao nodded and said, "Actually, Feng Xiaoxiao is Wei Zhao's little wife. There are some matters I shall tell you in private. Since you and Wei Zhao are so close, I won't keep certain things from you—but you must not let anything slip!"
"Mm, I won't go around talking..." Suddenly Wang Xinyan felt a stir of excitement. Was she about to learn Wei Zhao's secrets?
Although Wang Xinyan felt in her heart that nothing would ever come of her and Wei Zhao, being able to understand him better gave her a feeling of happiness and fulfillment.
"Actually, Feng Xiaoxiao is Wei Zhao's little wife. Wei Zhao also has a first wife—only, Wei Zhao has forgotten her..." Gu Mengyao lowered her voice and slowly recounted to Wang Xinyan the story of Wei Zhao, Tang Zhi, and Feng Xiaoxiao.
The two of them sat at the very back of the vehicle, so they need not worry about Wei Zhao overhearing; Gu Mengyao's voice was especially soft, so soft that Wang Xinyan had to lean in close to catch the words.
At first, when Wang Xinyan heard that Wei Zhao had two girlfriends, she thought him rather fickle and felt a faint sense of disappointment.