Chapter 2493 — Zhong Yongliang Comes Down the Mountain
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"I what? You what? Nothing left to say, is there?" Yu Xiaoke snorted. "You tricked him into taking a shower, then ran off with the blue crystal in your arms—did you think he was a fool?"
"I..." Yang Qiqi had barely gotten out the word "I" when she thought of Yu Xiaoke's needling, and the sense of grievance overwhelmed her. She burst into tears. "Wahhh... you all bully me..."
Wiping her tears, Yang Qiqi felt utterly wronged. Still crying, she bolted out the door and ran back to her own room...
Yu Xiaoke and Wei Zhao were left staring at each other.
The reason Wei Zhao hadn't stopped Yu Xiaoke from needling Yang Qiqi was that he had actually wanted to give Yang Qiqi a bit of a warning. Although he had been prepared to return the blue crystal to her, that was only out of consideration for her desperate need to save a life; the way she had repaid kindness with ingratitude still left him somewhat displeased.
That was why he hadn't stopped Yu Xiaoke—he just hadn't expected Yang Qiqi to be so fragile, to run off in a huff after a few words from Yu Xiaoke. Was she wronged? Wei Zhao shook his head. She simply lacked experience of the world!
"Male Thief, I'm sorry. I didn't think I'd scare her off..." Yu Xiaoke hesitated, then said with some embarrassment.
"It's nothing. We'll deal with it later..." Wei Zhao shook his head with a bitter smile. "I'll see about it tomorrow."
"Mm..." Seeing that Wei Zhao didn't blame her, Yu Xiaoke breathed a sigh of relief.
"By the way, Xiaoke, how did you get to this cultivators' market? It seems entering the cultivators' market costs a great deal of money. Where did your invitation come from?" Wei Zhao asked.
"I stole it..." Yu Xiaoke said sheepishly. "I figured I'd come here and see if I could filch some money and goods to take back..."
"Heh, all right, I understand," Wei Zhao said. "We'll see how things look tomorrow—I'll help you filch some."
"Great!" Yu Xiaoke nodded happily.
Suddenly, Wei Zhao's phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID—it was Gu Mengyao. But he didn't want to take this call in front of Yu Xiaoke, so he hesitated: should he hang up, or answer it first?
Yu Xiaoke, however, seemed to sense his awkwardness. She smiled slightly and said, "Go ahead and take your call. I'll head back to my room..."
Yu Xiaoke now knew that Wei Zhao wasn't looking for that Yang Qiqi girl, and while she breathed a sigh of relief, she also understood that nothing could ever happen between her and Wei Zhao. She stood up, left the room, helped Wei Zhao hang the door properly, and returned to her own room.
Wei Zhao, meanwhile, answered the phone. "Hello? This is Wei Zhao..."
"Wei Zhao, it's me." Gu Mengyao's voice came through the receiver.
"Yaoyao, what's wrong? Has something happened?" Wei Zhao asked nervously. Under normal circumstances, Gu Mengyao wouldn't take the initiative to call him while he was away, for fear of disturbing him.
"Zhong Yongliang suddenly came back today..." At the mention of that name, Gu Mengyao was somewhat at a loss for words. She had never expected that Zhong Yongliang would actually come to Donghai Engineering University to study—and on his very first day after transferring, he had come to harass her.