“Then, senior one...” Gu Hao looks at Ah Zhao excitedly.
She knows what question it is that he has for her, but she keeps him on tenterhooks on purpose: “When you reach my level, you’ll know what level I’m at.”
“Oh.” Gu Hao’s face falls.
That is going to take him a very long time.
This day, they arrive at a small town, which is quite shabby. No matter where she looks, all Ah Zhao sees are ordinary people who haven’t even risen to the level of squire.
The moment they enter the town, a girl in tattered old dress rushes towards them.
“Guests from afar, please have pity on me. I have no one to rely on. A little food or some necessities will do.”
This girl is 17 or 18 years old, of fine, delicate features and slender, tender body. The sight of her on the ground in rags arouses tenderness in others.
Ah Zhao slows down and uses her spiritual sense to observe Gu Hao's reaction.
After glancing at the girl, Gu Hao keeps walking, not looking sideways.
The two of them ignore the girl crawling on the ground and continues their journey.
Ah Zhao suddenly asks: “Don’t you feel sorry for her?”
Gu Hao: “I do and I don’t.”
“What's that supposed to mean?”
Gu Hao answers: “I don’t since she pretended to look that way. I do since I think she can do something else instead of deceiving others for a living.”
Ah Zhao feels curious: “How do you know she is a hoax?”
Looking at Ah Zhao, Gu Hao thinks to himself that the senior Zhao must want to test him.
He answers seriously: “Firstly, though the girl is in rags, her dress looks clean and made of fine fabric. Secondly, her hair and nails are clean as well. Will someone who begs for a living have time for that?”
Well, the male lead doesn’t seem to be stupid. Ah Zhao thinks to herself.
But why is he fooled by Lan Bing Xin in the original plot?
Or has he come to his sense after I exposed what a hypocrite and devil Gu Po Tian was in front of him?
On the one hand, Ah Zhao is happy that the male lead finally keeps his guard up. On the other hand, she is worried that he will end up shutting himself in.
She says seriously to him: “Though there are many swindlers, cheaters and villains in this world, there are plenty of good guys as well.”
So, don’t lose faith in it! Don’t shut yourself in!
The male lead looks at her and smiles: “I know. For instance, you are a very kind person yourself, Senior Zhao.” Gu Hao says sincerely. Though he isn’t a fan of her temper, she does protect him wholeheartedly. Besides, she is the only one who has treated him so kindly for all those years.
Ah Zhao’s spirits lift because of his words.
But she says with alarm: “Even though you speak me fair doesn't mean you don’t have to pay me back!”
Gu Hao: “...”
Not knowing why, he really wants to laugh, all of a sudden.
Sometimes, Senior Zhao acts like an experienced master of depth who is out of this world but sometimes, she is like a child, and inexplicably cute.
Realizing what he is thinking about, Gu Hao curses himself for being out of line.
Senior Zhao has bestowed on me great favors, how can I think of her in that way?
Shaking his head, he says with a smile: “Senior Zhao, I’ll certainly repay your kindness with ten times the value.”
Recalling what she has said, he adds: “The money as well.”
[Many years later:
Gu Hao: Senior one, now I’m worth such I great amount that I couldn't even put a number to it. How about I repay you with myself?]
“Then, senior one...” Gu Hao looks at Ah Zhao excitedly.
She knows what question it is that he has for her, but she keeps him on tenterhooks on purpose: “When you reach my level, you’ll know what level I’m at.”
“Oh.” Gu Hao’s face falls.
That is going to take him a very long time.
This day, they arrive at a small town, which is quite shabby. No matter where she looks, all Ah Zhao sees are ordinary people who haven’t even risen to the level of squire.
The moment they enter the town, a girl in tattered old dress rushes towards them.
“Guests from afar, please have pity on me. I have no one to rely on. A little food or some necessities will do.”
This girl is 17 or 18 years old, of fine, delicate features and slender, tender body. The sight of her on the ground in rags arouses tenderness in others.
Ah Zhao slows down and uses her spiritual sense to observe Gu Hao's reaction.
After glancing at the girl, Gu Hao keeps walking, not looking sideways.
The two of them ignore the girl crawling on the ground and continues their journey.
Ah Zhao suddenly asks: “Don’t you feel sorry for her?”
Gu Hao: “I do and I don’t.”
“What's that supposed to mean?”
Gu Hao answers: “I don’t since she pretended to look that way. I do since I think she can do something else instead of deceiving others for a living.”
Ah Zhao feels curious: “How do you know she is a hoax?”
Looking at Ah Zhao, Gu Hao thinks to himself that the senior Zhao must want to test him.
He answers seriously: “Firstly, though the girl is in rags, her dress looks clean and made of fine fabric. Secondly, her hair and nails are clean as well. Will someone who begs for a living have time for that?”
Well, the male lead doesn’t seem to be stupid. Ah Zhao thinks to herself.
But why is he fooled by Lan Bing Xin in the original plot?
Or has he come to his sense after I exposed what a hypocrite and devil Gu Po Tian was in front of him?
On the one hand, Ah Zhao is happy that the male lead finally keeps his guard up. On the other hand, she is worried that he will end up shutting himself in.
She says seriously to him: “Though there are many swindlers, cheaters and villains in this world, there are plenty of good guys as well.”
So, don’t lose faith in it! Don’t shut yourself in!
The male lead looks at her and smiles: “I know. For instance, you are a very kind person yourself, Senior Zhao.” Gu Hao says sincerely. Though he isn’t a fan of her temper, she does protect him wholeheartedly. Besides, she is the only one who has treated him so kindly for all those years.
Ah Zhao’s spirits lift because of his words.
But she says with alarm: “Even though you speak me fair doesn't mean you don’t have to pay me back!”
Gu Hao: “...”
Not knowing why, he really wants to laugh, all of a sudden.
Sometimes, Senior Zhao acts like an experienced master of depth who is out of this world but sometimes, she is like a child, and inexplicably cute.
Realizing what he is thinking about, Gu Hao curses himself for being out of line.
Senior Zhao has bestowed on me great favors, how can I think of her in that way?
Shaking his head, he says with a smile: “Senior Zhao, I’ll certainly repay your kindness with ten times the value.”
Recalling what she has said, he adds: “The money as well.”
[Many years later:
Gu Hao: Senior one, now I’m worth such I great amount that I couldn't even put a number to it. How about I repay you with myself?]
