After Xu Changfeng fully regained consciousness, he realized that the Gu Nian he knew was no longer the Gu Nian he had loved before.
He believed what Gu Nian had just said. She had never been after him, but rather the Xu family's money. Perhaps Gu Nian had already found a more handsome and wealthier young master than him!
He sat up, feeling somewhat weak: "Miss Gu, I will not bother Gu Nian anymore. However, I would like to ask you to pass on a message to Gu Nian for me: please do not regret it in the future, because one day I, Xu Changfeng, will be a man she can only look up to."
"Pah!" Gu Hui spat and glanced at Xu Changfeng speechlessly.
"Pah!" Gu Xin and Gu Si also spat.
Gu Xin: "My sister is someone you can never reach. A man like you who lays a knife on a weak woman is a disgrace to the world. And you call yourself a scholar! Your behavior has truly disgraced all scholars! Students would be ashamed to study the classics with you!"
Xu Changfeng pointed at Gu Xin: "You! At such a young age, your mouth is so vicious. Be careful..."
"What are you doing?" Lu Zheng appeared with Gu En, stood in front of Gu Xin and shielded her behind him, slapping Xu Changfeng's hand away. "Just now, it wasn't just the Gu family sisters who saw you pointing a knife at someone; many people on the shore saw it too. I've already sent someone to report it to the authorities!"
Xu Changfeng was so frightened that he scrambled to his feet: "You, you, you..."
Lu Zheng slapped his hand away: "Your hands are shaking like this? You probably can't write anymore! Serves you right!"
Gu Xin poked her head out from behind Lu Zheng: "Yeah, serves you right! I hope you'll never reach the rank of a scholar!"
"Hmph!" Xu Changfeng wanted to curse, but remembering what Lu Zheng had just said about reporting to the authorities, he decided it was best to leave quickly. Although his family had connections with the government, it would still be troublesome if the Gu family kept pressing the issue.
Although Gu Nian wasn't hurt, and Xu Changfeng was thrown into the water instead, he still had some conscience and knew that it was his fault.
He snorted and left.
Xu Changfeng left, but Gu Nian and the man were still in the water, and the people around them were still watching the commotion.
"Sister, come up quickly!" Gu Xin turned to look at the river and called out worriedly.
"Young lady, your sister is putting on a big show for us! Don't shout, don't shout, we all want to know how long the young master in the water can last," a middle-aged man said from the side.
"Oh dear, little girl, quickly call your sister to bring him over! That young man has been in the water for a long time, he could die!" said the old woman selling flower wreaths on the other side worriedly.
"Gu Nian, come back quickly!" Gu Hui shouted.
"Niannian, come up quickly! The river water is cold, what if you get sick?" Uncle Gu shouted.
Gu Nian did feel the coldness. After thinking for a moment, she released the person's head and swam back.
"Splash!" The man surfaced, spat out some water, gasped for breath, and then chased after Gu Nian, "Girl, wait for me! Wait for me! I can only hold my breath, I'm not a very good swimmer!"
Gu Nian didn't want to pay attention to him. He could hold his breath for so long, and he still couldn't swim well?
Do you think she's a three-year-old?
After getting ashore, a night breeze made Gu Nian shiver.
"Huihui, let's go back first! Wearing wet clothes will make you catch a cold!" Yang Xiaohuan said.
"Okay, let's go!" Gu Nian nodded.
"Girl, wait a minute!" The man who wasn't a good swimmer came ashore and grabbed Gu Nian's arm.
Gu Nian was about to turn around and slap him away when the man tripped over a pebble on the shore and fell backward, still holding onto Gu Nian tightly.
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