After traveling through time, the four best friends were all targeted by the boss

Meng Yin went to find Lu Yun and Qiao Yi, but they didn't know where Gu Ling had gone.

She felt a little uncomfortable, so she went back to Yi Mansion by herself.

It suddenly started to rain heavily on the road. Meng Yin didn't bring an umbrella, so she just walked in the rain, relying on the rain to keep herself awake.

What Zhang Su said was indeed something she had not thought about. She was only concerned with the sweetness of her time with Gu Ling and completely forgot about Gu Ling's identity. He had too many things on his shoulders, so how could he indulge in flirting all day long?

Besides, if she was in danger because of Gu Ling, what would Xia Nian and the other two do? Tao Tao was with Yi Qing!

Meng Yin felt that the courage she had mustered to be with Gu Ling was disappearing little by little.

She felt sad in her heart and couldn't tell whether the water on her face was rain or tears.

Unable to hold it back any longer, she simply squatted on the side of the road and cried.

Suddenly, she felt an umbrella opened above her head.

Meng Yin looked up, her vision was still a little blurry. She wiped away her tears and suddenly widened her eyes.

"Gu Huai!?" she exclaimed.

Gu Huai was wearing light blue clothes, which did not fit in with the low-saturation gray tones around him.

He extended his hand to Meng Yin: "Miss Meng, long time no see."

Meng Yin used his help to stand up. Because she had just finished crying, the corners of her eyes were red, her lips were wet, and her face was full of water stains. She looked pitiful.

"Gu Huai, why are you here? It feels like I haven't seen you for a long time." Meng Yin asked, avoiding his inquiring gaze.

Gu Huai took out a handkerchief and handed it to her, saying, "I left Ziyang City a long time ago, but I didn't have time to tell Miss Meng."

Meng Yin took the handkerchief and wiped her face roughly, then whispered, "Thank you, I'll leave first."

Gu Huai grabbed her wrist and said, "Ms. Meng, you are all wet. Come to my place and change your clothes."

Seeing that she was a little hesitant, he smiled gently, his smile was still so contagious: "Miss Meng doesn't want Miss Xia and the others to worry, right?"

Meng Yin pursed her lips. He was right. If she went back like this, Xia Nian and the others would definitely be worried.

She thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then I'll dry my clothes and leave."

Gu Huai nodded: "Okay."

Gu Huai took her back to his house. On the way, he saw her crossing her arms, so he took off his coat and gave it to her.

When they arrived at the mansion, Gu Huai first asked the servants to boil hot water, and then found a set of clothes that would fit her slightly better.

Meng Yin sat on the stool, feeling a little awkward.

"Long time no see. Miss Meng and I are no longer familiar with each other." Gu Huai said jokingly.

Meng Yin forced a smile: "It's okay, I'm just a little surprised to see you suddenly."

"Before, there were some problems with the business in Xiaoyao City, so I rushed here." He saw Meng Yin's face was lonely, an expression he had never seen before, and asked, "Miss Meng...what happened?"

Meng Yin exhaled: "Nothing, just a little thing happened."

"Is it related to Gu Ling?" he asked directly.

Meng Yin didn't expect him to be so straightforward, so she smiled and said, "Not entirely."

"Since Miss Meng doesn't want to say anything, I won't ask. The water is ready. Miss Meng, go and take a shower to avoid catching a cold." Gu Huai said softly.

Meng Yin looked at him gratefully. He was still as elegant and easy-going as before. It was really hard to imagine any conflict between him and Gu Ling.

Meng Yin was also afraid of catching a cold, so she didn't refuse and went to wash directly.

After coming out, Gu Huai even thoughtfully prepared ginger soup.

Meng Yin held the warm ginger soup and sat on the couch with her shoulders shrugged.

Gu Huai sat aside, looking at her expression from time to time.

I haven't seen her for a long time. She is still as beautiful as before, but not as carefree as before. She is actually sad because of Gu Ling.

Meng Yin turned her head and suddenly looked into his eyes.

His eyes changed slightly and he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Gu Huai, is it difficult to become the heir of the four major families?" she asked.

Gu Huai clenched his hands under his sleeves and calmed himself down: "It was difficult, so I didn't get selected."

"Oh no, I accidentally mentioned his sad story." Meng Yin was embarrassed and muttered to herself, then quickly tried to make amends, "No, no, I'm just curious. After all, everyone has their own strengths!"

Gu Huai looked at her raised eyebrows for him and slowly loosened his hand: "Miss Meng is right. But why did Miss Meng ask this?"

Meng Yin lowered her eyes: "I just want to ask out of curiosity."

Gu Ling had gone through so much to get this qualification, how could all his efforts be wasted because of her? Was she really going to choose to stay away from Gu Ling...

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"Are you sure she will come to this store?" Yi An asked the man next to him, his eyes looking outside.

It was drizzling outside and there were few pedestrians on the road.

"That's right, sir. Miss Tao comes to this store to buy things every day." The man said, bending over.

"Okay, you go wait outside, and tell me when she comes." Yi An waved his hand, his expression showing hidden excitement.

"Yes." the man replied.

As they expected, Tao Tao came to the store alone. Yi Qing originally wanted to go with her, but unfortunately when she was leaving, A Shuo suddenly brought a letter about the Qianji Sect. Worried that the store would close, Tao Tao went out alone.

Thinking of Yiqing's unwilling look, she couldn't help but sigh, why is Yiqing so clingy? Just like maltose.

She bought a lot of food that she and her three sisters liked, and went out happily carrying the basket.

"Sir, Miss Tao has gone back!" The man immediately went back to tell him.

Yi An stood up immediately and said, "You go back first, you don't have to follow me."

The man didn't dare to say anything else and nodded quickly.

Yi An did not choose to follow her, but used his lightness skills to fly to the entrance of the alley in front.

When the cold raindrops hit him, he couldn't help but smile to himself. He never thought that one day he would go crazy for a girl.

The person he had been thinking about was walking towards him. He tried his best to restrain the madness and tyrannical joy in his heart, waiting for Tao Tao's figure.

Tao Tao was holding an umbrella and was pulled into the alley by a pair of big hands without any defense. The things in her hands fell to the ground and her back hit the hard wall. Tao Tao was frightened and subconsciously wanted to scream, but the man in front of her covered her mouth.

She blinked and finally saw who was in front of her.

"Yi'an!" Her words were blocked by Yi'an's big hand. Feeling the warm breath, Yi'an's body trembled slightly, and his excitement was obvious.

"A Tao... I finally see you." He murmured, and his originally gentle expression suddenly became a little ferocious.

"Why did you leave me? Why did you lie to me with him? Why?!" He moved closer to Tao Tao, with only a palm's distance between them.

Tao Tao was frightened and angry. She bit Yi An's hand, and Yi An reflexively withdrew his hand.

"How dare you ask me that? Who cheated whom? You cheated me and used me to hurt my friends!" Her eyes widened with hatred for him. "I hate you! Why do you take advantage of other people's kindness?"

After hearing her words, Yi An was not very angry. Instead, he held her cheeks with both hands, stroking her delicate skin with his thumbs, and looking for something in her eyes with an obsessed look.

Her eyes were still as clean and clear as before, the only flaw was that he was not in them.

"What are you doing? Let me go! You beast!" Tao Tao couldn't stand it anymore and started shouting.

Yi An suddenly came close to her, and Tao Tao was so scared that she immediately shut her mouth.

"A Tao, you promised me that you would not leave me..." He muttered, his eyes resting on Tao Tao's rosy lips.

"I was lying to you!" Tao Tao said through gritted teeth.

"You lied to me." He suddenly sneered and stroked her waist with his big hand. "A Tao, do you know how much I miss you? Countless nights, I wanted to be with you..." He didn't say the rest of the words, but his morbid eyes told Tao Tao what he wanted to do.

Tao Tao was filled with shame and indignation. She had never seen such a shameless person before: "Pervert! No wonder A-Qing hates you so much!"

When he heard the name "Aqing", Yi'an's originally rational brain froze instantly. He squinted his eyes, took a deep sniff at Tao Tao's snow-white neck, and his expression revealed an indescribable morbid obsession.

He suddenly reached out to pull at the belt of Tao Tao's dress from behind, and his voice sounded very unnaturally gentle, trying to suppress the rage within:

"A Tao, how dare you mention him in front of me."