Chapter 2695 — T012 520521 Special Chapter 2
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"Oh, Yao Yao, how did you know I was talking about you? It must be that what's on your mind comes out of your mouth," Shen Yushu said in surprise.
"Tang Zhi is here," Gu Mengyao said helplessly, pointing into the distance.
"Oh..." Shen Yushu looked up and indeed saw Tang Zhi walking toward them, and she shut her mouth in resignation.
"Be polite when Tang Zhi gets here. You promised me you'd become friends with her," Gu Mengyao reminded Shen Yushu.
"All right, all right, I know. At most I won't attack her. But I can't just turn good all at once—that's not an easy switch to make!" Shen Yushu said.
Tang Zhi walked over and pulled open the car door, a little surprised that the driver was Gu Mengyao rather than Wei Zhao. "What... it's you two? Where's Wei Zhao?"
"Wei Zhao left early today. Xiaoshu and I came to pick you up," Gu Mengyao said. "Isn't today the school's traditional confession day? Xiaoshu wants to confess to Wei Zhao, and she wanted to ask whether you'd agree to it."
"Huh? She... confess to Wei Zhao?" Tang Zhi was struck dumb for a moment, caught off guard by Gu Mengyao's question. "Then... then why are you telling me... what does it have to do with me..."
"You're Wei Zhao's girlfriend, so of course we have to ask your opinion," Gu Mengyao said, not quite sure whether she was asking for herself or for Xiaoshu—but she told herself it was for Xiaoshu, because only when she was asking on someone else's behalf could she get the words out.
"I... this... that's her freedom..." It would have been a lie to say Tang Zhi didn't know that Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu liked Wei Zhao; during the days when Wei Zhao was injured by Ma Zhu, Tang Zhi had seen in her heart how much the two of them cared for him.
Besides, when Wei Zhao had wanted to return to West Star Mountain Village, Gu Mengyao had been determined to go with him. If Tang Zhi still hadn't caught on, she would have been far too insensitive! She was a girl, and she understood some things better than Wei Zhao did. Though Gu Mengyao kept saying she didn't like Wei Zhao, Tang Zhi felt that even if she didn't like him, she surely had feelings for him—and Shen Yushu certainly did like Wei Zhao.
Though she had known all this for a while, hearing Gu Mengyao say it so openly still left Tang Zhi at a loss for how to answer. She was a traditional girl too—how could she accept such a thing all at once?
So when she hadn't been able to go back to West Star Mountain Village with Wei Zhao, she had felt disappointed and relieved at the same time. After all, Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu couldn't go back with them. At school, Wei Zhao was merely Gu Mengyao's follower and bodyguard, but back in West Star Mountain Village, in what capacity would the two of them stay by Wei Zhao's side?
At first they might be friends, but over time? They would surely become lovers. And then would Tang Zhi accept it or not? If she didn't accept it, could she really send them packing? Of course not. So Tang Zhi had no choice but to accept.
Even with that mental preparation, Tang Zhi was still somewhat conflicted.
"All right, Yun Yun, I was just joking with you—don't take it seriously. Xiaoshu's just like that, going around all day proclaiming she likes Wei Zhao. But if she really liked him, something would have happened between them long ago—a lone man and a lone woman living in the same villa. Do you really believe they'd still be the way they are now?" Gu Mengyao had only been probing; seeing Tang Zhi at a loss, she changed tack and said with a smile.
"Oh... I know..." Tang Zhi nodded. Though she felt relieved, something about it still seemed off—as if Gu Mengyao were only comforting her?
But in truth, Tang Zhi had long since prepared for the worst. Some things—the more you guard against them and reject them, the more trouble they cause. Better to let nature take its course. Wei Zhao's choice was Tang Zhi's choice.
Tang Zhi got into the car, and Gu Mengyao started it and drove to a gift shop.