Chapter 466 — Wei Zhao Makes His Move: Because She Was So Focused, Feng Xiaoxiao Never Realized the Shark Was Close By, Being Lured Toward Her by Zhong Yongliang

And Zhong Yongliang, catching sight of Feng Xiaoxiao, felt his eyes flare with sudden light. He swam swiftly toward her — he meant to divert the flood eastward, to draw the shark's attention onto Feng Xiaoxiao!

On any ordinary day Zhong Yongliang would never have dared. He was afraid of Feng Xiaoxiao, after all. But now his life was at stake, and he had no choice but to do it: better a friend die than himself. With the shark about to take a bite out of him, what did Zhong Yongliang care anymore? If he could shift the shark's attention, send it after Feng Xiaoxiao instead, then he would be free of it.

Sure enough, the shark's attention was drawn to Feng Xiaoxiao, and it swam straight for her.

"Boss! That shark..." Kang Xiaobo cried out in alarm, pointing at the shark as it made for Feng Xiaoxiao.

Wei Zhao frowned. He had seen it too, of course — Zhong Yongliang had lured the shark right to Feng Xiaoxiao's side. Whether Zhong Yongliang got bitten to death, Wei Zhao did not care in the least; better if he died.

But Feng Xiaoxiao — he felt no particular liking for her, yet no real dislike either. And if she were to be swallowed by a shark just like that, for no reason at all, he would actually feel some pity for her.

If she were a stranger, fine. But she was, after all, his deskmate, and she had fooled around with him for so long; Wei Zhao did feel something for her. So now he had no choice but to stand up and walk toward the sea.

"Feng Xiaoxiao, you silly girl, get out of the way!" Wei Zhao could not help shouting.

"Huh?" Feng Xiaoxiao was startled by him. She looked up and saw Zhong Yongliang swimming desperately toward her, with a shark trailing behind him!

Feng Xiaoxiao's face changed at once. The fake shark Zhong Yongliang had made earlier — she had spotted the flaw in it after Wei Zhao's warning. But this one was plainly a real shark; otherwise Zhong Yongliang would not be swimming so fast. Yet what a bastard the boy was! He could run wherever he liked, but no, he had to run straight at her — wasn't that clearly meant to draw the shark's attention onto her?

Feng Xiaoxiao was furious and terrified, yet she hesitated. The bracelet her mother had left her had been lost right here. If she ran off now, it would be very hard to pin down the spot again, and the hope of ever finding it would grow even fainter...

"What are you thinking about?" Wei Zhao was nearly frantic with anger. Feng Xiaoxiao usually seemed sharp enough — why did she turn into a dazed fool at the critical moment?

"I... my bracelet..." Feng Xiaoxiao said anxiously.

Wei Zhao was dumbfounded. Her life was about to end, and she was still looking for a bracelet? What kind of thinking was that? But Feng Xiaoxiao had not moved, and even if she ran back now it would probably be too late. Wei Zhao had no choice but to jump into the sea, clothes and all, and swim over.

Whether Zhong Yongliang lived or died was no concern of Wei Zhao's, but this silly girl Feng Xiaoxiao... he did not want her to die either.

Feng Xiaoxiao was rather shocked. She had not expected Wei Zhao to jump into the sea to save her at a moment like this, and it gave her a feeling of disbelief. Was this really Wei Zhao?

Wei Zhao swam over quickly, paying Feng Xiaoxiao no mind. The shark had already come, and Zhong Yongliang had actually cowered behind Feng Xiaoxiao.

Dealing with sharks was second nature to Wei Zhao. Though this was deep water, his feet could still touch the bottom, giving him a foothold, and with the strength of a peak late-stage Yellow Rank he could kill the shark with a single punch. But that would be far too shocking to the world, so Wei Zhao meant to use the same method as last time: one punch, then jab the shark's gills with the branch in his hand.

The shark was dispatched by Wei Zhao with ease. No one was more shocked than Zhong Yongliang and Feng Xiaoxiao. Zhong Yongliang had never imagined Wei Zhao could deal with a shark so easily — and he had actually made an enemy of him...

Feng Xiaoxiao too was shocked by the sheer force of Wei Zhao's skill. Watching him move, there was not the slightest sloppiness; no wonder Gu Pengzhan had paid so handsomely to hire him.

As for the other classmates, having witnessed Shen Yushu kill a shark with a single pebble earlier, most of them assumed sharks were easy enough to kill, so Wei Zhao's killing another one stirred no particular awe in them.

"You want to get me killed!" The first thing Feng Xiaoxiao did when she came to her senses was kick at Zhong Yongliang. The kick landed square in his crotch, and Zhong Yongliang let out a howl of agony, his eyes rolling back, nearly toppling into the sea.

Feng Xiaoxiao had put all her strength into that kick; she was furious beyond measure. Zhong Yongliang had as good as plotted murder for gain — luring the shark over to bite her, what difference was there between that and outright murder?

So Feng Xiaoxiao showed no mercy at all. If she kicked him to death, he would have only himself to blame.

Zhong Yongliang knew he was in the wrong. Though the pain after the kick was unbearable, he still clutched his crotch and crept carefully back to shore. Sitting on the sand, he was in too much pain to speak, his face ashen. Gao Xiaofu hurried over to comfort him.

By now none of the classmates pitied Zhong Yongliang anymore, because what he had done was simply too low — it had risen to the level of sheer villainy. Unable to beat the shark himself, he had steered it toward someone else! That was a bit too vicious.

One could imagine: if the person in the sea then had not been Feng Xiaoxiao but someone else, would Zhong Yongliang have lured the shark over just the same? And if Wei Zhao had not appeared in time, would that person in the sea have ended up in a fish's belly?

"Silly girl, why didn't you run just now?" Wei Zhao was annoyed at Feng Xiaoxiao for not running. If she had run, he would not have had to get into the water. Now he was soaked through, and thoroughly uncomfortable.

"I... the bracelet my mother left me..." Only then did Feng Xiaoxiao remember that the bracelet had not been found. Forgetting even the shark's blood in the water, she bent down to search for it.

"What bracelet? You would throw away your life for it?" Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears.

"It's a keepsake my mother left me..." Feng Xiaoxiao looked at Wei Zhao a little embarrassed, but her gaze did not waver. The bracelet meant too much to her; she did not want to lose it.

"A keepsake?" This time it was Wei Zhao's turn to be startled. But if what Feng Xiaoxiao said was true, then he could understand why she would risk death to find the bracelet. What he had not expected was that Feng Xiaoxiao had no mother.

"My mother left when I was very small..." Feng Xiaoxiao shook her head, a faint trace of sorrow passing through her eyes.

Wei Zhao sighed. He had not expected Feng Xiaoxiao to have such a side to her. He groped about in the water, then reached out and took Feng Xiaoxiao's right hand...

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