Thinking of this, one of the older servants couldn't help but look at Zhou Wenhuai, who had been stubborn for three years and still wanted to get entangled with the young lady, and tried to persuade him earnestly:
"To be honest, Mr. Zhou, you should face the reality!"
"If the young lady wanted to see you, how could she have allowed us to stop you for three years?"
"Do you really think that the young lady doesn't know these things?"
"She doesn't know. If she knew, she would definitely come to see me."
Zhou Wenhuai seemed not to have heard anything, and it was unclear whether he was speaking to others or to convince himself:
"She's just mad at me for leaving her alone. She's just angry. She'll see me."
For three whole years, Ning Wan truly lived up to her promise to avoid suspicion.
Whenever she saw him outside, even if it was just on the street and she saw him from afar, she would turn around and go back home without hesitation in an instant, making it clear that she didn't want to say a word to him.
But the more Ning Wan acted like this, the more Zhou Wenhuai couldn't let go.
"Mr. Zhou, it's been three years. You need to know when to stop making such a fuss. If you keep making such a fuss, how will outsiders view our young lady?"
The younger servant couldn't help it either. He looked at Zhou Wenhuai, who was lost in thought and seemed to feel that the young lady had let him down, and reminded him again:
"No matter what, the young lady is engaged."
"Don't you know what kind of temper the young lady has? If you want to see Master Zhou, you will go to the Zhou Mansion to meet him even if you have to climb over the wall."
"I haven't wanted to see you for three years. What's the young lady thinking, Master Zhou? Don't you understand? Do you have to pretend to be confused when you know the truth?"
Perhaps out of anger, someone blurted out, "Just give up on this idea. Even if Luo Shan hadn't happened, it's the same between you and the young lady. There's no chance."
Zhou Wenhuai's heart trembled violently, and he was stunned as if he had just woken up from a dream. It was at this moment that he truly realized:
In the eyes of everyone in the Ning Mansion, Zhou Wenhuai is really just an dispensable playmate to Ning Wan, and not someone worthy of entrusting one's life to.
***
Zhou Mansion.
Zhou Qing and his mother sat in the hall, looking at the servant who had hurried back to announce the good news. Their faces showed the joy that they had not yet digested. They looked around but could not see their son.
"Where's your young master?"
The breathless servant who had just run back froze. Just as he was about to say, "The young master is still behind," he saw Zhou Qing slam the table. He subconsciously shuddered and couldn't speak clearly.
"The young master is still here...still here..." behind.
Zhou Qing looked at the servant whose legs were shaking. He understood everything and said angrily, "Tell the truth."
"I went to Ning Mansion to look for Miss Ning." The servant couldn't bear it any longer. He spat out the words without any hesitation, as if they would burn his mouth.
Zhou Qing was so angry that he almost laughed. His son passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, but instead of going home to announce the good news, he rushed to someone else's house to join in the fun.
When Zhou's mother heard this, her brows furrowed tightly.
"Why don't you stop them? Hurry up and find someone to bring the young master back. If something happens at this time, who knows how big of a joke it will cause."
When the servant heard this, he did not hesitate and nodded immediately to go look for him. As a result, as soon as he turned around, he saw Zhou Wenhuai walking towards the hall.
After a few seconds of staring at each other, the boy lowered his head in annoyance and smacked his lips:
If he had known that the young master would come back so early, he would have stuck to his previous statement.
Looking at the distraught Zhou Wenhuai, Zhou Qing rarely became serious, but just as he was about to speak, he was pulled back by Zhou's mother beside him.
"Huai'er must be tired too, why don't you go back to your room and rest first."
Contrary to her usual behavior, Zhou's mother did not press Zhou Wenhuai to question him, but instead advised him in a very gentle voice.
Zhou Qing, who thought that Zhou's mother would be angrier than him, suddenly couldn't understand. He couldn't help but look back at Zhou's mother, his eyes rolled around, and he glanced at Zhou Wenhuai, then looked away.
Zhou's mother was not affected at all. Seeing that Zhou Wenhuai did not move or speak, she quickly winked at the servant next to her:
"The young master is tired, take him downstairs to rest first."
The servant was also a smart man. Upon hearing what Zhou's mother said, he quickly supported Zhou Wenhuai and prepared to leave.
But just when his hand touched Zhou Wenhuai's arm, Zhou Wenhuai suddenly bowed to Zhou Qing and Zhou's mother, and then went to the back house without saying a word.
The servant's hand was still frozen in mid-air, staring at the figure that had already gone away. He didn't dare to hesitate at all and quickly chased after it, shouting as he chased:
"Master, wait for me, wait for me..."
Zhou Qing sighed as he looked at the two figures, then sat back in his chair. Looking at Mother Zhou pouring tea, he couldn't help but ask:
"What's wrong with you today? You were eager to teach Huai'er a lesson just now, why did you suddenly let him go back to rest?"
In the past three years, Huai'er had often angered Zhou's mother by going to see Ning Wan. When Zhou's mother was furious, she would even resort to family rules just to make Huai'er sober up.
It's a pity that Huai'er was beaten many times, but he didn't learn his lesson at all.
Mother Zhou handed over a cup of tea and sat on another chair.
"I am just panicking because of Huai'er's pity. If I punish him again according to the family rules, what if he can't get over it?"
Zhou's mother also wanted to be cruel, but when she saw Huai'er's eyes, she thought of the time when Huai'er was in a coma three years ago.
At that time, they searched for doctors in Rongping County to treat Huai'er, but they all said that he was not sick, but just had a knot in his heart, and he didn't want to wake up until it was resolved.
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