Chapter 177: Good and Evil in the Heart

When Qin Lang returned, he not only brought Xingyue and Lanzhi, but also another uninvited guest, Zhou Yanli.

He was much calmer than the two maids.

He glanced at Fang Hongxi, who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown. His pupils suddenly shrank, and then returned to normal.

"elder sister."

His voice was gentle, just like Pei Jian just now, afraid of scaring people. He walked over and squatted beside Nianxi, as if nothing had happened, and said calmly, "The Imperial College class ends early today, I'm here to take you home."

Pei Jian no longer felt annoyed when he saw Zhou Yanli. Having someone by Nianxi's side was better than anything else.

What's more, Zhou Yanli grew up with her and was like half of her family.

"Courtesy."

Tears welled up in Nianxi's eyes again.

In fact, she didn't want to cry, crying was the most useless thing, but when people were wronged and faced close people, some emotions could not be controlled.

Zhou Yanli took out a handkerchief and wiped Nianxi's tears, and also wiped off the dust on her face.

His movements were very gentle, as if he was treating a treasure, full of cherishment.

Two maids also stood by. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell what was going on. Lanzhi was so scared that she started crying. Xingyue was calmer, but her eyes were also red.

Pei Jian stood up and asked Xingyue, "Did you bring your clothes?"

Xingyue wiped away her tears and nodded, "There are always clothes for the young lady in the car."

Pei Yan hummed, leaned over again, looked into Nianxi's eyes, and whispered, "I'm going to take care of some things first, and I'll ask Xingyue to change you into clean clothes later, okay?"

He treated her like a child and arranged every detail for her.

Nian Xi agreed, lowered her head, her thick and long eyelashes cast a shadow on her eyelids, and she asked:

"Is it troublesome?"

Fang Hongxi is not an insignificant little character.

Pei Jian patted her head. He didn't want her to worry, but he didn't hide it from her either. "It's not the worst yet. It's okay."

Nian Xi raised her head and wanted to say something, her lips twitched, but she didn't know where to start.

Pei Jian understood what she said.

"Don't feel sorry. It's just a pre-arranged meeting, don't worry."

In the next few years, he would have to confront the Fang family sooner or later, now it was just ahead of schedule.

This is true.

But after all, he had only been an official for a short time, his foundation was weak, and he was an enemy of the Fang family, so he was facing many crises. Nian Xi knew this very well.

But words are the most empty and powerless.

Pei Jian chuckled, "Just take care of yourself, trust me."

Nothing can stop me except you.

Pei Jian finished speaking and looked at Zhou Yanli, "Take good care of her."

Zhou Yanli looked back and said in a deep voice, "This is my job."

Both men knew that this was not the time to engage in a tit-for-tat confrontation, so they engaged in a brief exchange of blows and then backed off.

Pei Jian walked out of the school building.

Qin Lang was waiting outside the door and just brought the maid in. He was afraid that his sister didn't want to see outsiders at the moment, so he didn't go in.

Seeing Pei Jian coming out, his usual playful expression disappeared, and he asked seriously:

"What do we do next?"

…

Zhou Yanli didn't know what was happening here.

He didn't dare to ask, let alone think about it.

He was afraid that Nianxi would be upset, so he kept talking to distract her.

He ordered Xingyue and Lanzhi to help Nianxi to the nearby teaching building.

Lying here was Fang Hongxi, motionless and with a horrible face, which was really scary.

Zhou Yanli went back in only after the two maids had helped her change her clothes.

Before he could get close, Nian Xi spoke first, "Don't tell anyone at home."

Just now, while waiting outside for Nian Xi to change her clothes, Zhou Yanli let his face darken, and the anger in his heart almost overturned him.

Zhou Yanli felt such a mixture of heartache and anger that he even hated Pei Jian for making Fang Hongxi, a bastard, die too quickly and too easily.

Hearing Nian Xi say this, Zhou Yanli had to lower his head and take a few deep breaths before he could suppress the terrifying murderous intent.

He knew that Nianxi needed a considerate brother more now.

"knew."

"Don't worry, sister. Pei...brother will be fine. I will help him too."

The redness and swelling on the left side of Nian Xi's cheek were obvious. Her skin was white, as smooth as mutton fat jade, and scars like these showed that she had been beaten.

Zhou Yanli lowered his eyes and asked softly, "Does it still hurt?"

Nian Xi didn’t know about the injuries on her face. When she was changing clothes just now, she also had several scratches and bruises on her body, all from the struggle.

I didn't feel any pain then, and I don't feel any pain now.

She just felt ashamed.

and dirty...

The disgust of being touched by dirty things.

I just want to go back and take a shower to wash off the smell on my body.

"Where is Cui Lian?" she asked.

Cui Lian had been placed in another room, and Zhou Yanli brought her here personally.

As soon as Cui Lian saw Nian Xi, she knelt down at her feet and cried, "I'm sorry, young lady, it's all my fault. I'm not a human. If it weren't for me, young lady wouldn't have known lotus..."

She took all the blame on herself.

Nian Xi was exhausted and asked Xing Yue to help her up. She asked her, "Have you been bullied?"

Cui Lian cried even harder. She couldn't say a word, tears streaming down her face. She thought the young lady would blame her, but Nianxi's first question was about her safety.

She shook her head violently.

Cuilian was very strong, and when those men tried to get close to her, she would pull out the hairpin on her head and stab them fiercely...

"That's good."

Nian Xi was relieved and she didn't ask about He Hua's situation.

She is not a saint.

No matter what unspeakable secrets the lotus has, it is not worth paying attention to as it harms people.