The man beside her wiped away his tears of joy at having his child back and calmly explained, "My child has a black birthmark on the sole of his right foot. You can take a look."
An elderly woman with gray hair, who was traveling with them, excitedly replied, "Yes, yes, my grandson has a black birthmark on the sole of his foot."
Zhou Chenyu and Yang Xi exchanged a glance. Yang Xi nodded, then stepped forward, took off the child's shoes, and looked at the sole of the foot. "There is indeed a black birthmark."
Yang Xi's brows relaxed as he handed the child to the woman, not forgetting to give her a word of advice:
"Although the lantern festival is lively, it is also crowded and noisy. You parents need to keep a close eye on your children. If you hadn't met us today, where would you have found your children in the vast sea of people? You must take good care of your children in the future."
The woman's eyes reddened again upon hearing this, and she pressed her forehead against her child's, holding him tightly.
Knowing it was his own oversight, the man didn't dare to argue and listened to whatever Yang Xi said.
Before leaving, the elderly woman knelt down in front of Yang Xi and Zhou Chenyu with a thud, and kowtowed deeply with tears in her eyes: "Thank you, my husband and wife."
Upon seeing this, the young couple also knelt down.
"What's going on here?" Yang Xi hurriedly stepped forward and helped the elderly woman, who was unsteady on her feet, to her feet. "This is Yang Xi's duty. You don't need to do this. Please get up quickly. The child has been frightened. You should go home as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, the young couple helped the old lady up. The three of them bowed to them again, then turned and slowly left.
Zhou Chenyu recalled what the old lady had just said, raised an eyebrow, and smiled, "What a fine husband and wife!"
Yang Xi suddenly looked up at the family, but seeing they had already walked away, he hesitated, then looked at Zhou Chenyu, his neck red as he explained:
"The elderly woman is getting on in years and her eyesight is not good, so it's common for her to mistake people for others. You don't need to take what she just said to heart."
She just said it casually, why is he so nervous?
This is truly an attempt to cover up the truth...
Zhou Chenyu tilted her head back playfully, gazed into his eyes, and asked with a smile, "So, do you want me to care, or do you not want me to care?"
What?
Yang Xi watched as her sharp eyes widened slightly. He had thought her past actions had already exceeded what ordinary women would do, and what she had just said was even more astonishing...
Seeing that he remained silent, Zhou Chenyu insisted on getting to the bottom of it and suddenly leaned forward, "Why aren't you saying anything? Can't you answer?"
Yang Xi looked at her face so close to his own, then abruptly looked away. His neck, flushed red against the moon-white collar of his dress, was throbbing with blood. He clenched his fists and retreated hastily, "Zhou Chenyu, you!"
"What's wrong with me?" Zhou Chenyu chuckled as she saw him being forced to retreat step by step. "Some people are so calm when dealing with those vicious human traffickers, but they become incoherent in front of me."
"Me!" Yang Xi turned around angrily, but when he saw Zhou Chenyu, he swallowed back his angry words. "I didn't."
Zhou Chenyu looked at his embarrassed expression and said no, but her expression was quite amusing.
She sighed contentedly, and then Baoyu's voice rang out from behind her, "Sister! I've finally found you."
Baoyu pushed through the bustling crowd and ran up. He glanced at the two people in front of him, hesitated for a moment, then, seeing his sister's expression, a smile flashed in his eyes. He smiled sweetly and said:
"Baoyu greets Headmaster Yang!"
Yang Xi looked at Bao Yu bowing, calmed himself down, put his hands behind his back, and nodded calmly.
Baoyu's sly eyes darted between the two of them, and he asked gossipily, "Sister, Yang Ban Tou, why are you two together?"
Yang Xi subconsciously looked at Zhou Chenyu, "We met on the road."
Baoyu chuckled, "What a coincidence!"
Looking at Bao Yu's gossipy eyes, Zhou Chenyu knew that if Bao Yu found out anything, he might spill the beans one day.
She stepped forward with a cold expression. "What brings you here?"
Baoyu remembered something important and stopped smiling. "Oh, sister, you ran away alone and haven't gone back. Mother was very worried, so Brother Tongsheng and I came out to look for you." He looked at the crowded people and muttered, "Sister, Brother Tongsheng should still be looking for you. We should hurry over and meet up with him."
Zhou Chenyu turned around and slowly looked at the man behind her. "Then I'm leaving?"
Yang Xi finally looked at her properly, his sharp eyes showing a hint of concern. He nodded and instructed, "Then you and your brother should be careful on your way back."
"Okay, sure." Zhou Chenyu looked at him with a smile, nodded, and pulled Baoyu back.
Yang Xi stood still, his gaze fixed on Zhou Chenyu and Baoyu until they disappeared from sight. Then he sighed and turned around, only to see Shen Yunzhi standing behind him for a long time. He frowned unhappily and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Shen Yunzhi glanced at Yang Xi, raised an eyebrow, and said teasingly:
"Oh dear, I never expected that the usually cautious Chief Yang would not have noticed me behind him. That's quite strange."
Seeing that he couldn't say anything decent, Yang Xi said coldly, "Just because you're sneaking around like that..."
"What kind of talk is that?" Shen Yunzhi feigned anger, his sly eyes glancing at the crowd behind him as he chuckled inwardly, "You were clearly distracted and that's why you were so careless, how can you blame me? But I am curious, I wonder which girl has the ability to captivate Yang Ban Tou's heart. Her methods are impressive, I really want to learn from her."
Yang Xi turned his head angrily, and held a sheathed blade to Shen Yunzhi's neck. "Shen Yunzhi, stop with your sarcastic remarks. Don't think that just because we grew up together I won't dare to deal with you. If you keep talking nonsense, I'll cut your tongue out."
Seeing Yang Xi's angry expression, Shen Yunzhi knew when to stop. He grinned and removed the knife from his neck. "No, no, no! My wife is four months pregnant. In a few months, I'll be a father. I can't take a beating from you. You need to control yourself!"
"Hmph!" Yang Xi coldly withdrew his hand.
"Brother Yang Xi, Brother Shen, what are you whispering about?"
A young woman's clear and tender voice came from afar. Tang Qingyu, dressed in a pink jacket and skirt, held Li Jiao's hand and carried the river lantern she had just bought, walking forward with Feng Chuli.
Yang Xi turned to look at the newcomers, his anger subsiding. "You've arrived."
Upon seeing the river lantern in Li Jiao's hand, Shen Yunzhi eagerly stepped forward, saying, "Quickly, give me the river lantern."
Li Jiao rolled her eyes at him and shoved the bag into his hand. "When you abandoned me and ran away by yourself, why didn't you care about me? Now you're pretending?"
"I just wanted to take a look..."
Shen Yunzhi blurted out, but after being warned by Yang Xi's glare, he silently swallowed his words and quickly changed the subject:
"My lady is indeed a lady; she has such a good eye for choosing river lanterns. Look at them, aren't they beautiful? Where else on the whole street can you find something more beautiful than these?"
Tang Qingyu covered her mouth and laughed. Feng Chuli sighed, "Brother Shen is not only a skilled doctor, but also has a very clever tongue."
"What clever words?" Li Jiao glared at Shen Yunzhi and shamelessly scolded, "Aren't you ashamed?"
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