Chapter 699 Why didn't you draw the curtains when you were changing clothes?
"Let's see if it works."
“It’ll definitely work for you. You’ve heard the story of the boy who cried wolf, right? Stop making up stories like that when you’re not looking for me.” Wan Qingzhou said, hanging the spoon around her neck.
His gaze swept over the red line, then paused almost imperceptibly: "Don't you find it heavy with so many things hanging around your neck?"
Wen Zhiyi tucked the spoon into her clothes: "What's it to you?"
Wan Qingzhou was rebuffed and scoffed, "I wouldn't bother with it anyway, I'm leaving."
After saying that, he turned and walked away.
Wen Zhiyi watched his retreating figure and suddenly said, "Hey."
Wan Qingzhou turned her head.
“I don’t even know your name yet!” Wen Zhiyi said, looking at him.
As the sun cast its last rays, Wan Qingzhou looked at the girl bathed in orange light in the alley, a slight smile playing on his lips: "Wan Qingzhou."
After Wan Qingzhou left, Wen Zhiyi also planned to go home.
Unexpectedly, after taking only two steps, he was blocked by Yan Heli, who was running over panting.
She never expected to see him here, and exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
"Finally, I found you! Are you alright?!" He said, checking her over thoroughly to make sure she wasn't hurt before letting out a sigh of relief and leaning against the wall to wipe the sweat from his brow.
Wen Zhiyi was a little confused by his appearance: "I'm perfectly fine, what could possibly happen to me?"
Yan Heli calmed down a bit and thought to himself that he couldn't possibly say that he had come with her.
The most embarrassing thing was that he hadn't caught up with the people. He wandered around the alley for a long time like a headless fly until he saw Wen Zhiyi and that pretty boy running out of the restaurant together, followed by a large group of people. Only then did he see them again and run over with them.
He paused for a moment and stammered, "I...I also came here to eat, and then I saw you and that Xiaobai...oh, your friend, running out of the restaurant together, and a whole bunch of people were chasing you. I was worried, so I came to check on you. Zhiyi, why were the people from the restaurant chasing you?!"
Wen Zhiyi was still immersed in excitement and wanted to share it with him, but when she got to the point of speaking, she remembered his nagging nature, so she could only say, "The restaurant owner saw that I was beautiful and wanted to take advantage of me. My friend beat him up, and the owner lost face and was furious."
"What?!" Yan Heli's eyes widened immediately, his face full of indignation: "The owner of this restaurant is a real scoundrel. He wants to take advantage of you and yet he has the nerve to chase after you and beat you up? Come on, Zhiyi, I'll take you back to get justice from him!"
Wen Zhiyi quickly pulled him back: "Hey, hey, hey, no need. My friend beat him up really badly, and I've vented my anger. There's no need to go looking for more trouble."
Yan Heli thought of Wan Qingzhou's physique; he certainly didn't seem like someone who would suffer a loss in a fight. But he still turned around and said unconvinced, "You only know how to solve problems with brute force. How rude!"
Wen Zhiyi chuckled and said, "Then what are you going to do if you drag me back to seek justice, if not with brute force?"
"I...I'll reason with him! And if that doesn't work, we'll call the police!" Yan Heli said seriously, "We have to trust the power of law enforcement!"
Wen Zhiyi thought to herself that if she really called the police, who knows who would be arrested?
She coughed lightly and said, "Alright, alright, it's nothing serious. Our law enforcement resources should be used for more valuable things. It's getting late. If you want to continue shopping, you can stay here. I'm going home now."
After saying that, she turned and walked away.
Yan Heli quickly followed her, saying, "I'm not going shopping anymore, Zhiyi, let me take you home!"
Wen Zhiyi waved her hand: "It's not far at all, I'll just take a taxi back!"
Just as she finished speaking, a yellow taxi stopped in front of her. She nimbly climbed into the back seat and waved to Yan Heli, saying, "Bye-bye."
Yan Heli could only wave his hand and say, "Be careful on your way."
As the taxi drove away, he sighed amidst the exhaust fumes: "That pretty boy deliberately stood out in front of Zhiyi today. She'll definitely trust him even more now. No, I still need to keep a close eye on him. Someone who looks like that staying by Zhiyi's side is definitely not up to any good!"
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A day later, Wen Zhiyi went to the restaurant to apologize and made up for the meal.
And for a while afterward, she would whistle whenever she had nothing to do.
Just as he had said, Wan Qingzhou appeared as soon as the whistle blew.
Wen Zhiyi found it magical, like having Aladdin's lamp, where a gentle twist would send a genie out to grant her a wish.
Wan Qingzhou fulfilled her greatest wish by spending many boring times with her.
Although she loves medicine, she is actually a rebellious girl at heart and hates following the rules. Wan Qingzhou, however, found a rare "soul resonance" with her.
He was often irresponsible and unserious, and he would often lead her to do unconventional things, things that Wen Zhiyi had never experienced before.
Being with him made her feel like a bird released from its cage, experiencing unprecedented joy.
However, Wan Qingzhou was clearly not having such an easy time at the same time.
Tang Zhi recently inquired about his progress, and he replied, "Soon."
He said it would be "soon," but he actually had no idea when he would actually get the jade pendant.
Their relationship did become closer, but that didn't mean she would give him the jade pendant if he asked for it; at most, she would just be less wary of him.
"It's getting late, I have to go back to Yudao Academy. I still have two books to memorize tonight," Wen Zhiyi said to Wan Qingzhou while munching on a candied hawthorn in the narrow alley.
Wan Qingzhou was pondering the jade pendant when she heard that Wan Qingzhou wanted to go back. She immediately said, "Okay, I'll take you."
Wen Zhiyi was unusually shy: "It's not far, no need, I can go back by myself."
"Oh, then you can go back by yourself. Be careful on the road." Wan Qingzhou said and was about to leave.
Wen Zhiyi: "?"
She glared at him: "Wan Qingzhou, don't you have any gentlemanly manners? It's not far, but this road is dark. What if I get robbed? Or what if someone tries to harass me? I'm a beautiful woman, do you really think I'd just walk back like this?!"
Wan Qingzhou was just teasing her, but seeing her anxious expression, he couldn't help but smile and say, "I am indeed a little worried."
Just as Wen Zhiyi thought he still had some conscience, he continued, "What if you knock some thug unconscious with a needle, or give a robber a packet of sleeping pills and knock them out... tsk tsk, thinking about it, they're kind of pitiful. I'd rather follow you; I can save as many as I can."
Wen Zhiyi: "..."
It's a pity she didn't bring her needles with her today, otherwise this guy would have been the first person she would have pricked!
The two returned to the Imperial Palace.
Wen Zhiyi walked to the dormitory door and waved to him: "I'm going back to study, you should go back too."
Wan Qingzhou glanced at her dormitory.
Single-story, detached house, quiet and deserted.
He smiled with satisfaction and said, "Okay, go to bed early tonight, don't stay up too late."
It was rare for Wen Zhiyi to hear words of concern from him. Instead of feeling cared for, she found it strange, as if he was plotting something.
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