Chapter 700 — The Obedient Qiu Lingshan

"How did I provoke him?" Shen Yushu's opinion of Qiu Lingshan was exceedingly low. "Everything I said was the truth. My brother says so too—losing a kidney affects your health!"

Chen Yutian, meanwhile, lowered his head with a bitter smile. On one side his own sister, on the other Qiu Lingshan—whom was he to help? Whom could he help? How was he to help?

Qiu Lingshan shot Chen Yutian a glare. "What are you still standing there for? Go and get the doctor!"

"I'm going right now..." Chen Yutian nodded hurriedly and turned to fetch the doctor.

Shen Yushu nearly exploded with rage! What on earth was wrong with her brother? In front of Qiu Lingshan he was like a mouse before a cat, timid and cautious—how could he be such a spineless coward? She was his own flesh and blood! That sly fox had insulted her, and he turned a deaf ear, even going off to help Qiu Lingshan fetch the doctor?

"Brother, you are not allowed to go!" Shen Yushu planted herself in front of Chen Yutian, glaring at him in a huff. "She insulted your sister—how can you just let her bully me?"

"Xiaoshu..." Chen Yutian was instantly torn. It was hardly as though Qiu Lingshan had bullied Shen Yushu, was it? Her words had merely been a little harsh.

"Just as I thought—no counting on you..." Seeing Chen Yutian's torn expression, Shen Yushu was deeply disappointed. Brother Arrow Brand is the good one, she thought. No matter when, he always helps me, always stands on my side! Mm-hmm, for the rest of my life I'll be good to Brother Arrow Brand alone! Not even my own brother will do!

Wei Zhao found Chen Yutian's behavior rather strange, though from Shen Yushu's reaction he could more or less guess at something: Chen Yutian was one of Qiu Lingshan's suitors? Someone was actually courting that girl Song?

"Xiaoshu, I'll go and get the doctor first..." Chen Yutian saw the disappointment in his sister's eyes, yet there was nothing he could do. For one thing, Qiu Lingshan had told him to fetch the doctor; for another, An Jianwen really had passed out—they could not let anything happen to him.

"No!" Shen Yushu would not agree. This was no longer a simple matter of fetching a doctor; it had escalated into a contest with Qiu Lingshan! Shen Yushu truly could not understand why her brother was so pigheaded about liking Qiu Lingshan.

Her brother was excellent, wasn't he? True, compared with Brother Arrow Brand he still fell a little short, but he was still the eldest grandson of the Chen family—what kind of girl could he not find?

Shen Yushu and Qiu Lingshan had been at odds beneath a surface of harmony since childhood, and that was precisely why Shen Yushu targeted Qiu Lingshan.

Gu Mengyao could hardly bear to watch, but she knew Xiaoshu's character. For all that Xiaoshu seemed silly and carefree all day long, once she truly set her mind on something, no one could hold her back—which was exactly why, throughout Gu Mengyao's coma, Xiaoshu had stayed by her side without ever leaving, keeping vigil without complaint.

Gu Mengyao was deeply moved. Shen Yushu's remarks and suggestions sometimes embarrassed her—mistress this, threesome that—but Gu Mengyao knew that Shen Yushu genuinely did not want to be parted from her, and meant for them to be together for a lifetime.

Wei Zhao had not expected Shen Yushu and Qiu Lingshan to lock horns like this, but Chen Yutian really was a bit weak-willed, and it had grown hard for Wei Zhao to watch. He said mildly, "No need to go. An Jianwen won't die just yet."

Chen Yutian opened his mouth, but at this moment all he could do was brace himself and say, "All right!"

Wei Zhao was the person Chen Yutian had admired most in his life, and it was because of Wei Zhao that he had become who he was now. Otherwise he would still be a spoiled young wastrel, running around with An Jianwen every day.

Qiu Lingshan glanced at Chen Yutian in some surprise. Wei Zhao's word carried that much weight? Enough to make Chen Yutian agree just like that?

Though Qiu Lingshan felt she had lost some face—given her forceful temperament, the fact that Chen Yutian dared not heed her left her unable to step down gracefully—yet when she thought of who had undercut her, it was Wei Zhao, and her temper vanished at once.

To be bullied by Wei Zhao, one could only count oneself unlucky. Would Qiu Lingshan dare to complain? For the time being, she did not dare.

But today's Chen Yutian made Qiu Lingshan see him in a new light—for the first time, he had shown some backbone! It was only a pity that whether she liked him or not, Qiu Lingshan simply did not like him; a change in character could not change her feelings.

Shen Yushu was stunned, staring at her brother in disbelief. She was his sister, and he would not even listen to her—yet he listened to Brother Arrow Brand?

And Chen Yutian was likewise somewhat surprised: Qiu Lingshan had actually stopped insisting that they fetch the doctor?

Wei Zhao said nothing more. He merely walked to An Jianwen's bedside and casually pressed twice on his head, and An Jianwen woke. Seeing Wei Zhao pressing his head, An Jianwen was badly startled—surely Wei Zhao was not going to kill him? But then An Jianwen reflected that Qiu Lingshan and Chen Yutian were both here; Wei Zhao would not dare kill him.

Of course, if only Wei Zhao and Shen Yushu had been present, An Jianwen would not have felt safe at all. That girl would surely conspire with Wei Zhao to do him in... too frightening.

"Thank you, Brother Lin. My health is poor, and I blacked out on the spot..." An Jianwen thanked Wei Zhao.

"No need for thanks. Let us call it even," Wei Zhao said mildly.

An Jianwen was taken aback, then understood what Wei Zhao meant. He was referring to having knocked An Jianwen unconscious earlier, and now waking him again. Of course, only An Jianwen himself could understand those words.

"Oh, Brother Jianwen, you're awake!" Shen Yushu looked at An Jianwen apologetically. "I'm sorry, I won't talk nonsense anymore!"

"Heh, it's fine..." What else could An Jianwen say? He did not want to hold a grudge against Shen Yushu either—he could not afford to. Too much grudging shortens a man's life.

"Oh, let's take a photo with Brother Jianwen! Losing a kidney is worth commemorating, after all. It's a once-in-a-lifetime loss—he'll never lose another one!" Shen Yushu suddenly clapped her hands and suggested.

Hearing Shen Yushu's words, An Jianwen nearly rolled his eyes and dropped dead on the spot again! What was there to commemorate about losing a kidney? Once in a lifetime? Of course it was—lose another one and he would be dead!

But this time Shen Yushu's words were not quite so sharp, and he had no way to refute her. He could only pretend not to catch her meaning—besides, getting a photo with Gu Mengyao was something he was quite willing to do.

Chen Yutian's and Qiu Lingshan's expressions turned rather odd. Chen Yutian thought to himself that his little sister was truly no easy mark, working An Jianwen over like that and nearly making him faint again! And Qiu Lingshan felt certain that Shen Yushu had done it on purpose!

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