Chapter 701: Times have changed
"Jingwan!"
Zhou Jingyun ran downstairs quickly. She wanted to rush over to see if Zhou Jingwan was injured, but when she saw Yan Wentao holding Zhou Jingwan, she stopped abruptly.
Seeing that everyone in the restaurant was looking at them, Zhou Jingwan pulled Yan Wentao's clothes and said, "Third brother, put me down first."
Yan Wentao nodded and carefully put Zhou Jingwan down.
Perhaps because she was too frightened, Zhou Jingwan's legs felt a little weak. Yan Wentao noticed it and quickly supported her.
"Shame on you!"
At this moment, a very sarcastic voice reached everyone's ears.
Almost instantly, Yan Wentao raised his eyes and looked towards the stairs, his cold gaze shooting straight at Zuo Meng who was speaking like a sharp arrow.
Zuo Meng's heart sank when he saw this.
At this moment, Yan Wentao was wearing casual clothes instead of the Jinling Guard uniform, so Zuo Meng just thought that he was the son of a friendly family of the Zhou family and did not take him seriously at all.
If Zuo Meng knew that he was a Jinling Guard, she wouldn't dare to say anything even if she had ten times the courage.
Yan Wentao noticed the pointing and talking around him, and handed Zhou Jingwan to Zhou Jingyun for support. When he saw Zuo Meng coming down the stairs, a golden melon seed flew out from his fingertips at a rapid speed.
"ah!"
Zuo Meng felt a sudden pain in his calf and his body instinctively fell down. Looking at the steep stairs, Zuo Meng reached out and grabbed Peng Mingchi next to him without thinking, and then the two of them rolled down the stairs together.
“Ah~”
As the two men rolled down the stairs, screams broke out one after another in the restaurant.
At this moment, Zuo Meng was lying on Peng Mingchi, and their lips happened to touch each other.
Everyone was stunned by this scene, and then, no one knew who started it, but the restaurant was filled with sounds of contempt.
"How disgraceful!"
“It’s immoral!”
"Shameless!"
On the stairs, Du Qing's eyes turned red when she saw the kissing scene between Zuo Meng and Peng Mingchi. Why did she deal with Zhou Jingwan? Wasn't it because she loved Peng Mingchi? She never thought that by getting rid of Zhou Jingwan, she would help Zuo Meng.
Du Qing was so angry that she rushed down the stairs quickly. The other girls also came to their senses at this time and hurriedly followed her downstairs.
However, the girl walking at the back missed a step and fell down suddenly. The girls at the back pushed the girls in front, and in just a moment, several girls were dragged down the stairs, looking very embarrassed.
Yan Wentao didn't look at them any more, and turned to look at Zhou Jingwan: "I'll take you back."
Zhou Jingwan looked at Du Qing and others who fell to the ground in a disgraceful manner and were watched by others, and felt very relieved. Without asking, she knew that all this was done by Yan Wentao.
In the past, in Zhongzhou, if she was bullied, he would help her vent her anger. Even if he couldn't take revenge on her on the spot, he would make it up to her afterwards.
Yan Wentao took Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun out of the restaurant. Before stepping out the door, he looked back at Peng Mingchi, who had just gotten up from the ground and was still wiping his mouth.
Peng Mingchi was also looking at Yan Wentao. After the others left, he quickly asked his friend who came down behind him, "Who was that person?"
Feng Bofei, the eldest son of the Minister of Justice, had a serious expression on his face. "He is Yan Wentao, the newly appointed Jinling Guards Pacifier Yan Wentao, who made great contributions in the Northern Frontier this time."
Upon hearing this, Peng Mingchi's eyelids twitched.
He remembered his father saying that the Zhou family and the Yan family had a good relationship.
Thinking of Yan Wentao's nervous look towards Zhou Jingwan, Peng Mingchi felt very uncomfortable.
Seeing that his friend was distracted, Feng Bofei had to remind him.
Peng Mingchi came back to his senses and, after being reminded by his friend, saw Zuo Meng looking at him with a blushing face. Suddenly, his head began to ache.
After coming out of the restaurant, Yan Wentao took Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun back to the Zhou Mansion.
On the way, Zhou Jingwan would occasionally lift the car curtain to look at Yan Wentao outside. At this time, she had recovered from the shock just now. Now her mind was full of Yan Wentao who suddenly appeared. She had thousands of words to say to him, but she didn't know where to start.
Zhou Jingyun was also looking at Yan Wentao and asked curiously, "He is the Third Young Master Yan?"
Zhou Jingwan nodded.
Zhou Jingyun said with a look of fear: "Fortunately, he showed up in time and caught you."
Hearing this, Zhou Jingwan lifted the carriage curtain again and asked Yan Wentao, who was riding beside her, "Third brother, why are you in Yunhe Tower?"
Yan Wentao smiled and said, "A friend owed me a favor and invited me to dinner." Originally, he was not very willing to pay attention to Wu Dingbai, but after what happened today, he felt that he could have more contact with this person in the future.
"What about you guys? Where did you go?"
Zhou Jingwan's face turned grim when she mentioned this: "My second uncle was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice. I went to ask Peng Mingchi for help."
Thinking of the scene where Jingwan fell from the upstairs, Yan Wentao frowned tightly. That irresponsible man was the husband that Old Master Zhou and others had found for Jingwan?
At the same time, in front of the Zhou Mansion, because Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun were missing, Master Zhou and Zhou Chengye were anxious to go out to look for them, but the guards would not allow them. Both sides insisted on their own opinions and soon started arguing.
When Yan Wentao brought Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun back, he happened to see several guards pushing Master Zhou.
"stop!"
Yan Wentao shouted fiercely.
The guards did not know Yan Wentao, but Yan Wentao's cold face had an aura that was so terrifying that people were afraid, so the guards could not help but stop.
"father!"
"Uncle!"
Zhou Jingwan and Zhou Jingyun jumped off the carriage and ran quickly towards Master Zhou and Zhou Chengye.
"Dad (uncle), are you okay?"
Yan Wentao glanced at the Zhou father and son, and seeing that they were fine, he turned his gaze to the guards.
The head guard felt nervous being looked at, but he still asked, "Who are you? We have been ordered to look after the Zhou family."
Yan Wentao took out the identity token from his waist.
Seeing that the person coming was the Jinling Guard's pacification envoy, the guards' expressions changed instantly and they all lowered their heads.
Yan Wentao took back the token and said expressionlessly, "Minister Zhou has not yet been convicted. I asked you to surround the Zhou residence as a matter of routine. As long as the emperor does not give the order, you are not allowed to harm anyone at will."
The head guard quickly said, "Your Excellency is right. If these two hadn't insisted on leaving today, we wouldn't have tried to stop them."
On this side, Mr. Zhou saw that his daughter and niece were fine, so he turned his attention to Yan Wentao.
Looking at Yan Wentao, who had lost his youthfulness and was completely different from the honest boy in his memory, Master Zhou felt very complicated.
Yan Wentao looked at Master Zhou and saluted, "Uncle." Then he looked at Zhou Chengye, "Brother Zhou."
Zhou Chengye stepped forward and patted Yan Wentao on the shoulder: "Good boy, I haven't seen you for two or three years. I almost didn't recognize you."
Yan Wentao smiled and said, "The northern border is bitterly cold, so it has grown a bit rough over the years."
Zhou Chengye shook his head. "What do you mean by rough? You're a real man now." He gave a wry smile and said, "Unlike me, I'm powerless and can't help at all when something happens."
Yan Wentao thought about what happened to Mr. Zhou Er and did not say anything to comfort him.
Master Zhou wanted to ask Yan Wentao for help in saving his second brother. He moved his lips but didn't say anything in the end. If his family had agreed to his proposal and he was his son-in-law, he would have been able to ask for it shamelessly. But now, how could he have the face to ask?
The Zhou Mansion was surrounded, and Yan Wentao couldn't stay for long. He said a few words to Mr. Zhou and his son, and then prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he looked back at Zhou Jingwan who was looking at him eagerly, thought for a moment and said, "Stay at home and don't run around anymore."
Zhou Jingwan nodded obediently, then watched Yan Wentao climb onto the horse. Only after Yan Wentao's figure disappeared from the street did she turn around and return home with the support of Zhou Jingyun.
(End of this chapter)
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