Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Weilai paused and her brows knitted into a slight frown. Instead of answering, she asked, “Big Boss, what are you getting at?”
Xu Weilai couldn’t tell how much Zuo An knew about the matter and if he only knew that she had bumped into Father Zuo and Aunt Bai at the entrance to the study or he also knew that she was saved by a man in black.
She decided to be careful with her words before she could figure this out, lest she had a slip of tongue by accident.
“You pledged your allegiance to me and even revealed Gu Yu’s greatest weakness to me, but you’ve…never trusted me, have you?”
Zuo An confronted her directly without bothering to beat around the bush. “You know about my feelings towards you and even said that you’re willing to try things out with me, but ultimately, you’re only paying lip service, aren’t you?”
Xu Weilai was rendered speechless by his questions.
She was indeed guilty of the two things that he had stated and it was impossible for her to refute them.
However, she had no better options. After all, he had started everything by being heartless to her first.
“Now that I think about it, your sudden pledge of allegiance to me was something that is out of your character. Now, I’m really curious what prompted you to make the decision?”
Zuo An suddenly took a step forward and got closer to Xu Weilai. His gentle face was magnified in her eyes as he leaned his upper body forward. His lips curled up into a smile but there was no trace of humour in his eyes as he suggested, “Let’s make a deal.”
Without cowering away from him, Xu Weilai glanced up at him and asked, “What deal?”
“If you answer my question, I’ll answer yours as well. We’ll both tell the truth. How’s that?”
“How’s that?” Xu Weilai mused.
She felt rather amused by the two words.
Right now, he was the one with the upper hand and beggars could not be choosers.
Nodding her head, she agreed, “Sure, I’ll answer your question.”
After taking in a deep breath, she enunciated her words clearly, “Someone told me that Grandpa Gu would collapse and become braindead, and this would have something to do with the Zuo Family. I wanted to know the truth and find out who would be so malicious as to do such a thing to an elderly man.”
“I see.”
Zuo An seemed quite satisfied with her reply, for he was well aware of how loyal Xu Weilai was and how much she valued her relationship with others. It was not surprising for her to do such a thing since Grandpa Gu had doted on her very much.
This time, he believed that Xu Weilai was telling the truth.
When Zuo An realised that she was doing this for Grandpa Gu’s sake, he couldn’t help but felt a hint of joy in his heart even though he knew that he shouldn’t have such feelings.
“It’s your turn. What do you want to know?”
Xu Weilai pursed her lips slightly.
Honestly speaking, there were too many things that she needed answers to, but she knew that certain questions should never be asked, for the more she knew, the more dangerous it would be for her.
After all, she couldn’t guarantee how long Zuo An’s feelings for her would last.
Xu Weilai rolled her jet black eyes quickly and after pondering for a moment, she decided to go with the safest question, “Now that you know that I lied to you and that I know about your father, I suppose…you and your father would have some opinion about me? I want to know, what intend to do to me next.”
Her question certainly did not come out of thin air. Since Zuo An had made it clear that he was aware of this, Xu Weilai knew that he certainly wouldn’t let things slide. Thus, instead of letting her imagination run wild and live in fear, it was better for her to thrash it out with him.
There was a dark and inexplicable look in Zuo An’s eyes, but nonetheless, he replied truthfully, “My father ordered me to take care of you.”
