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

Xiahou Yu sat down, looking unhappy.

"Master Xiahou, your aunt...what's going on?" Xia Nian was also frightened by what happened just now. She didn't expect Xiahou Yu to protect her so much.

Xiahou Yu put away his anger and said, "She wants to rely on Qin Hanlin to control me."

Xia Nian didn't quite understand and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Qin Hanlin's father's younger brother, who is also my uncle, married into the Xiahou family for the Qin family. After my parents died, it was Xiahou Jing who took charge of the family. Now that I have been chosen as the heir, all her power has passed into my hands. Of course, she is not willing to accept this." Xiahou Yu explained patiently.

"So, she let Miss Qin marry you. First, because the Qin family is married into the family and has a low status. After she marries you, you will not be able to surpass her. She also wants to rely on Qin Hanlin to control you. Second, she doesn't want you to marry those young ladies of noble families, so as to prevent you from getting more help."

After hearing his words, Xia Nian reacted immediately.

Xia Houyu looked into her cold and bright eyes and said with a smile: "That's right, but she made a wrong calculation."

Xia Nian did not answer. Perhaps Xia Hou Jing was right in her calculations.

She did not act without authorization, because she was sure that Xiahou Yu would not abandon Qin Hanlin.

She couldn't help but wonder, if a lady like Qin Hanlin and Xiahou Yu got along for a long time, would they fall in love with each other?

"Miss Xia, are you worried that I am interested in Qin Hanlin?" Seeing that she looked strange, Xia Houyu guessed what she was thinking.

Xia Nian was stunned, then retorted: "No."

Xia Houyu ignored her answer and said, "Don't worry, I only love Miss Xia in my life."

What's going on, Xia Nian, don't let your ears turn red! She screamed in her heart, avoiding his gaze uncomfortably.

"Miss Xia, your face is so red!" He turned Xia Nian's shoulder, blinked his pair of innocent black eyes, and said deliberately.

"No!" Xia Nian was a little angry and stood up, picked up her skirt and ran to the inner courtyard.

"Yes, I saw it!" Xiahou Yu chuckled and chased after him.

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Meng Yin hugged her knees and sat helplessly in the corner of the couch, wanting to cry but unable to.

She bit her lip, which was red and swollen, while the culprit in the distance was listening to Lu Yun's report.

"Have you found out clearly?" Gu Ling asked.

"Although it is not certain, there are rumors that the jade slip is in Lianyun City." Lu Yun said.

"Okay, go down." Gu Ling waved his hand, turned around and leaned back on the desk.

Meng Yin asked angrily, "Are we going to Lianyun City?"

Gu Ling heard her talking and approached her with a smile.

"Don't come over here! My lips are about to break!" Meng Yin mentally collapsed and kept backing away, but there was no place for her to retreat.

Gu Ling sat next to her, held her ankle with his big hands, and pulled her in front of him.

"Yes, it should be done in a few days." He held Meng Yin's chin and admired his masterpiece.

Meng Yin blinked: "Then let's go together, eight of us!"

"Well, that jade slip doesn't necessarily belong to the Soul Devouring Palace. We should go together." Gu Ling stroked her lips with his fingers and chuckled.

Meng Yin only felt her lips go numb. When she saw that there was something wrong with Gu Ling's eyes, she immediately pushed him away with her hand.

"Stop, it's swollen." Meng Yin complained.

"It's okay. I'll ask someone to make ointment for Ayin." Gu Ling said.

Meng Yin glared at him and changed her mind: "If you apply the ointment, won't it smell like medicine? Do you think it smells good when you kiss it?"

Gu Ling looked at her with a smile in his eyes.

"Ayin is so good at controlling me now?" He asked, moving closer to her.

"Little Gu Ling is just holding him!" Meng Yin said arrogantly, and imitated him by holding his chin with two fingers.

Gu Ling sneered and leaned over to lightly touch her lips.

He was always touching her, and Meng Yin suddenly thought of his ability in that area, and her eyes unconsciously glanced down.

In the novels she had read before, it was said that men could not control themselves when they liked someone, but when they kissed, there was no movement from Gu Ling's lower body? Could it be that it was not okay?

As if knowing what she was thinking, Gu Ling held her in his arms. Meng Yin could clearly feel the smile in his chest.

"Don't worry, Ayin, I won't let you down after we get married."

Meng Yin’s face flushed: This bad guy!

-

"Miss, what should we do? Do we really have to stay here?" Mo'er couldn't help asking when she saw Qin Hanlin staring at the pool in front of her in a daze.

Qin Hanlin asked: "Do I still have a choice?"

Mo Er sighed and complained, "Madam, aren't you deliberately making things difficult for me? Young Master Xiahou obviously has someone by his side, but she still insists on asking you to stay here."

Qin Hanlin suddenly laughed, his voice was particularly gentle: "Even you can see it, right? She only treats me as a pawn, how can she care about my feelings?"

"Xiahou Yu...he treated his aunt like this, let alone me? Mo'er, I'm really scared, but I have no choice." Her shoulders were trembling and her words were intermittent, sounding particularly pitiful, with tears flashing in her eyes.

"Miss, don't worry. Although Young Master Xiahou has a bad temper, that was only when Madam made him angry. I don't think he would do anything out of line." Mo'er wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and her heart began to ache.

"But young lady should also pay attention to Miss Xia. Young Master Xiahou treated her so well. Now that you suddenly appear, there is no guarantee that she will not do something."

Qin Hanlin nodded and was about to say something when Ding Zhuang suddenly came out from the inner courtyard.

She quickly wiped away her tears and asked with a smile, "Why is Steward Ding here?"

Ding Zhuang bowed and said, "Miss, the Madam invites you in."

Qin Hanlin stood up and said, "Okay."

Xiahou Jing sat in the pavilion, throwing bait into the fish pond again and again.

"Han Lin is here, you all can go down." Xiahou Jing wiped her hands, and the people around her who were serving her retreated.

Qin Hanlin stepped forward and called out obediently, "Aunt."

Xiahou Jing patted her side and said, "Good kid, come and sit here."

After Qin Hanlin sat down, she sighed and said guiltily, "I made you laugh today. Yu'er was not like this before. I don't know why he has such a bad temper now. It must be because he hangs out with those questionable people."

Qin Hanlin smiled and said nothing.

"Hanlin, I'm leaving tomorrow. You stay here, for yourself and for the Qin family." She put on a serious look again, and emphasized the last two words, which made Qin Hanlin's heart tremble inexplicably.

"But...Brother Yu doesn't seem to like me." Qin Hanlin bit her lip, still trying to fight for it.

Xiahou Jing covered her mouth with her hands and laughed heartily: "He doesn't like you, why don't you find a way to make him like you?"

Qin Hanlin raised her eyes to look at her and found that Xiahou Jing was also looking at her. There was a hint of deep meaning in her eyes, which suddenly gave Qin Hanlin goose bumps.

"Hanlin, I think you are a sensible child." She said with a smile.

Qin Hanlin closed his eyes resigned to his fate, his hands unconsciously clenched, and he said softly: "Aunt, don't worry, I will stay here and change my fate."

Xiahou Jing straightened her hair and said with satisfaction, "She's so cute. This is our good daughter. She's much better than those questionable ones."

Qin Hanlin forced a smile. Now, she could only try to beg Xiahou Yu.