When the Wen and Zhao families were engaged, the Wen family was a high-ranking official family, while the Zhao family was just a rural villager. Anyone would say that the Wen family's willingness to marry into the Zhao family was a sign of noble character, not disdaining Zhou Yuanyuan's humble origins. It was with the Wen family's help that Zhao Yunxiang made her first fortune selling fish balls.
Now, Zhou Yuanyuan's status had changed dramatically, becoming General Zhou's direct great-granddaughter. The Zhou family's status was much higher than the Wen family's. If Zhao Qingshan proposed to cancel the engagement, he would definitely be criticized for turning his back on others once he became rich.
Although General Zhou didn't need a marriage to consolidate his position, breaking off the engagement without a clear reason would still attract criticism. Therefore, unless there was an irreconcilable conflict between Wen Ziqing or Zhou Yuanyuan, their engagement was set in stone.
However, Zhao Qingshan is not someone who is afraid of being talked about. If Wen Ziqing really turns bad, he would rather sacrifice his reputation than let his granddaughter suffer any injustice.
"Grandpa Yu, is there anything wrong?" Zhou Yuanyuan, interrupted by Zhao Qingshan, temporarily put Wen Ziqing out of her mind. Of course, this also had something to do with her current mood. Whenever she thought about how she had unknowingly been Wen Ziqing's "fiancée" for so many years, she felt a little strange, a little shy, and a little uneasy.
"My in-laws didn't say anything, just told me to tell you when I see you and to call him." Zhao Qingshan thought of Yu Xiaohan's late-night phone call two days ago and felt a little strange. Yu Xiaohan was a polite man. If it wasn't an urgent matter, Yu Xiaohan wouldn't wake him up in the middle of the night. But after hearing Zhao Qingshan say that Zhou Yuanyuan was not in Kyoto, Yu Xiaohan said it was nothing serious, which made Zhao Qingshan worry for a few days.
"Is that so? I'll call Grandpa Yu now!" Zhou Yuanyuan had the same idea as Zhao Qingshan. Yu Xiaohan was not the kind of person who would call others to chat. He was busy with a lot of things in the jewelry business and had no time to chat with others.
Zhou Yuanyuan recalled the day she followed Liu Jingyu into the secret realm. She'd happened upon a cultivator named Chen Sanjiang, who was out on business. She'd paid no attention at the time, but now she wondered if Chen Sanjiang had gone to Yu Xiaohan's place. She'd also overheard the two cultivators' conversation that day. Chen Sanjiang had mentioned things like feng shui and being secretive, seemingly heading to the secular world to clean up the mess left by a troubled cultivator.
Zhou Yuanyuan was wondering at the time whether these monks were so bored that they were doing feng shui for people everywhere?
Yu Xiaohan picked up the phone as soon as it rang. On the other end of the line, someone was still chattering in English, reporting something to Yu Xiaohan. Yu Xiaohan just said "Stop", and it finally quieted down.
"Grandpa Yu, this is Yuanyuan. Are you okay?" Zhou Yuanyuan heard Yu Xiaohan's voice on the phone and hurriedly asked hello.
"Yuanyuan! You are finally back. I have been so worried these days. Let me tell you, that jade talisman has been glowing for no reason these days." After Yu Xiaohan drove everyone out of the office and locked the door, he dared to talk to Zhou Yuanyuan about the talisman.
After Zhou Yuanyuan finished carving the amulet, she repeatedly instructed Yu Xiaohan to keep it with him day and night. Three days ago, Yu Xiaohan noticed a fluorescent glow from the amulet and thought he was seeing things. The night before last, Yu Xiaohan was sleeping in the middle of the night when he suddenly felt a burning sensation on the amulet around his neck. He opened his eyes to find it glowing brightly. This time, it took more than ten minutes for the amulet to return to normal.
Yu Xiaohan was very nervous, afraid that he had been contaminated by something dirty, so he called Zhao Qingshan to ask if Zhou Yuanyuan was in Kyoto.
Yu Xiaohan finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zhou Yuanyuan's voice today. After witnessing Zhou Yuanyuan's "ability", Yu Xiaohan was very convinced of her.
The amulet glowed? Zhou Yuanyuan stood up in surprise.
The jade talisman of peace would not glow for no reason. Is it true that a cultivator or a monster has set his sights on Grandpa Yu?
Zhou Yuanyuan comforted Yu Xiaohan on the phone and said that she would go to Hong Kong Island to see him in a few days. Only then did Yu Xiaohan hang up the phone reluctantly.
Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't too worried. She had already made preparations and told Yu Xiaohan to keep the amulet with him, even in the shower. Xiaoyu had said that the jade amulet Zhou Yuanyuan had carved for Yu Xiaohan was quite high-level. Unless the cultivator or spirit that challenged him was much higher-level than Zhou Yuanyuan, Yu Xiaohan would be safe.
"Yuanyuan, the final exam is the day after tomorrow. Will you go to Hong Kong Island after the exam or leave tomorrow? If you plan to leave tomorrow, grandpa will call your class teacher to ask for leave for you." After Zhou Yuanyuan and Yu Xiaohan finished talking on the phone, Zhao Qingshan remembered an important thing: the exam.
When Zhou Yuanyuan was in a coma, Zhao Qingshan and Zhao Yunxiang had requested leave from school on her behalf, agreeing that she only needed to attend midterm and final exams and could arrange her own class time. Knowing that Zhao Qingshan's family had a close relationship with Wen Yulun, the director of the Education Bureau, Principal Xiao approved the request without hesitation.
Zhou Yuanyuan was stunned. If Zhao Qingshan hadn't reminded her, she would have completely forgotten about the exam. She hadn't been back to school for almost two months. She wondered if her homeroom teacher's fair face had darkened after seeing her. Wang Dandan, the homeroom teacher, was a snob. She only smiled at the children of high-ranking officials or wealthy students in the class. She was never very kind to Zhou Yuanyuan, a "second-generation invisible child" who had concealed her identity.
Zhou Yuanyuan hadn't realized her cover had long been off. Everyone at Chaoyang Middle School knew the famous Zhou Yuanyuan. After reporting Zhou Yuanyuan's "premature love" to the school, teacher Wang Dandan had been keeping a low profile for the past two months. Especially after He Jingjing dropped out, Wang Dandan couldn't find a supporter even if she wanted one.
Zhou Yuanyuan stayed at the Zhao family for the whole afternoon. After dinner, she played with Zhao Yu and Zhao Xia for a while before reluctantly saying goodbye.
Zhou Yuanyuan didn't want to make Zhao Qingshan worry, so she didn't tell him that she was going to Renhe Hospital on a mission.
As soon as Zhou Yuanyuan walked out of the Zhao family's door, she used her spiritual sense to scan Zhou Xi's location.
It was around 8:30 in the evening and the sky was already dark, but the entrance of Renhe Hospital was brightly lit.
Zhou Yuanyuan saw Zhou Xi standing in the corner of the door, looking into the distance, as if waiting for her arrival. Inside the hospital, Zhou Yuanyuan saw several familiar faces, including Zhang Qiang and Yu Xiaochuan.
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