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

Taozi was shy, so they didn't pursue the matter any further.

After the joke, the four of them fell silent for a moment, and a gloomy atmosphere began to spread among them.

"I hope nothing will happen to them." Tao Tao was still very worried.

"We have to believe in their strength." Xu Zheng was not that worried.

"Don't think too much." Xia Nian gently stroked Meng Yin's back. She had already left her body.

In fact, Xia Nian was also feeling a little uneasy. She stood up and planned to go outside to relax.

As soon as she reached the door, she saw Xiao Xian running up the stairs.

"Mr. Xiao, why are you here?" She was a little surprised. Logically, Xiahou Yu should have brought him with him.

Xiao Xian walked quickly to her and said, "Miss Xia, Lord Xiahou asked me to stay and protect you."

Xia Nian's heart moved, but he suppressed his emotions.

"I see." She nodded.

"Where are you going, Miss Xia? I'll go with you." Xiao Xian followed behind her and said.

"I just want to go for a walk." Xia Nian said.

The two came to the small lake. Xia Nian hardly spoke a word along the way, and Xiao Xian just followed her silently.

Xia Nian looked at the lotus flowers on the lake and was lost in thought for a moment.

Her hair and skirt were blown up by the wind. Xiao Xian looked at her profile, blushed slightly, and said hesitantly: "Miss Xia, are you worried about Lord Xiahou?"

Xia Nian paused and chuckled: "Is it so obvious?"

Of course she was worried about Xiahou Yu. If something happened to him, would they never be able to go back?

But now, she clearly felt that her worry about Xiahou Yu was not this, but another kind, as if it was hard to explain. It could only be summarized as she was afraid that something would happen to Xiahou Yu and she would never see him again.

Xiao Xian pursed his lips, holding back the pain in his heart, and comforted him: "Master Xiahou is very powerful, nothing will happen to him."

Xia Nian lowered his eyes: "I hope so."

She turned around and walked forward, and Xiao Xian hurriedly followed her.

Xia Nian suddenly stopped, turned around and asked, "Mr. Xiao, do you like me?"

Xiao Xian was stunned by her straightforward questions. He looked into Xia Nian's clear eyes and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

"I……"

Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Xia Nian turned around and continued walking forward.

An inexplicable courage suddenly rose in Xiao Xian's heart. He took a big step, stretched out his hand and grabbed Xia Nian's wrist, blushing and saying anxiously: "What if I say I like it, what will Miss Xia do?"

Xia Nian didn't look back. Xiao Xian heard her faint voice: "I will tell you to give up."

After saying that, she pulled her hand away. Xiao Xian lowered his head, tears glistening in his eyes.

Is Miss Xia telling him this to stop being stubborn?

He put away his dejected expression and followed.

On the other side of the lake, Qin Hanlin and her maid Mo'er watched the entire scene.

"Look, Miss! They are definitely not simple. This Miss Xia is involved with Young Master Xiahou, and now she is even getting involved with his men." Mo'er said indignantly, gently shaking the round fan in her hand.

Qin Hanlin was silent for a while before replying, "Don't talk nonsense."

She looked at the direction the two people left, and returned to Xiahou Mansion with Mo'er.

Xiahou Yu obviously has a crush on Xia Nian, so why would she dare to have anything to do with his men?

Qin Hanlin sat in a chair, looking at the teacup in front of him, puzzled.

What would happen if Xiahou Yu knew about her and his men? Thinking of this, Qin Hanlin's eyelashes trembled slightly.

She was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't notice someone coming in through the window.

"Miss Qin."

Qin Hanlin turned around suddenly and saw a girl in purple standing in front of the window, and stood up immediately.

"Who are you? How did you get into Xiahou Mansion?" she asked sternly, slowly backing away.

Han Liuyi lowered her eyes and smiled, then sat on the couch: "Don't be nervous, I won't do anything to you, I'm here to help you."

Qin Hanlin frowned: "Why should I believe you?"

"My last name is Han. You are the eldest daughter of the Qin family, Qin Hanlin, right?" Han Liuyi stood up, put his hands behind his back, and acted very mature.

"You investigated me?" Qin Hanlin asked in disbelief.

"I did that to get to know you." She winked at Qin Hanlin. "In a way, we are heading in the same direction. Do you want to marry Xia Houyu? I can help you."

"How do you know? Who are you?" Qin Hanlin grabbed her skirt and looked at her warily.

"I know quite a lot, for example... Xiao Xian likes Xia Nian." She smiled slyly, "Were you just wondering what would happen if Xia Houyu knew about this?"

Qin Hanlin blushed immediately. As a lady from a wealthy family, these thoughts seemed dirty to her, but now they were easily guessed by others. She felt embarrassed.

"Tsk tsk, you can't do this. It's hard to achieve anything great." Han Liuyi said with a smile.

Qin Hanlin's face suddenly turned cold: "I don't need you to tell me whether I can accomplish something great or not."

"Don't be angry." Han Liuyi took out a small note from her arms, "As long as you are willing to cooperate with me, I have a way to make Xia Houyu annoyed with Xia Nian."

Qin Hanlin took the note suspiciously, on which was an address.

"Give me a day to think it over. Then come to this teahouse to find me." After she said that, she climbed over the window swiftly.

Qin Hanlin immediately ran forward to check, but only saw her back as she flew away.

She clutched the note tightly and hid it in her sleeve.

Han Liuyi skipped into a private room of a restaurant where Lin Yue was sitting.

"How's it going?" he asked.

Han Liuyi smiled and sat down: "Now it all depends on her decision, Senior Brother, it still depends on you. See Xia Nian and Xia Houyu's men by the lake."

Lin Yue didn't really want to laugh. Xia Nian had saved him before, and he still felt bad about it.

Han Liuyi noticed that his expression was not right, so she came close to him and smiled: "Brother, how do you think my face looks?"

To be on the safe side, she deliberately changed her face to meet Qin Hanlin.

"You look good." Lin Yue blushed slightly, "You look good no matter what."

"You just say these words to coax me." Han Liuyi smiled with curved eyebrows and eyes like crescent moons.

Lin Yue asked: "So what are you going to do?"

She took a sip of tea and said, "Don't worry, you'll know later."

-

A day passed and they still hadn't returned. The Yi Mansion was unusually deserted.

Meng Yin lay on the table, looking listless, just like when Gu Ling went to Wushan before.

It was almost evening now, and under the influence of dusk, the four of them were not in a good mood.

"Why don't they have any news?" Meng Yin couldn't help but ask, "Can't they send the letter?"

Tao Tao nodded: "It's possible."

"Oh." Meng Yin sighed and took a bite of the steamed bun that she had been holding in her hand for who knows how long.

Xia Nian took the steamed bun from Meng Yin's hand and said helplessly, "It's already hard, but you're still eating it."

Meng Yin leaned against her: "I'm worried."

Xia Nian fell silent. She was also worried and ate very little.

Xu Zheng was stretching her legs. She said, "I don't know why, but my heart has been beating very fast today."

Tao Tao lowered her head and thought for a moment: "Could it be that because... Master Xiahou said that there is a mechanism where the jade slip is placed, that we are worried?"

Meng Yin pinched her face and said, "What are you talking about, Taozi? If there is no mechanism, you won't worry about it? You worry about Yiqing because you care about him."

"Okay..." Tao Tao nodded.

Xia Nian's uneasiness became more and more intense. She really couldn't stand it anymore, so she went into the house to wash her face and calm herself down.

It was getting dark and the three of them were preparing to wash up when the door suddenly opened and hurried footsteps were heard from outside.

The three of them looked at each other, and Xu Zheng rushed forward, almost bumping into A Shuo.

"A Shuo? You're back!" Tao Tao said in surprise.

Ah Shuo was panting, and under the moonlight, his face was frighteningly pale.

"What happened?" Tao Tao asked tremblingly.

Ah Shuo looked at the three of them and asked, "Where's Miss Xia?"

Xia Nian heard the noise outside and walked out of the house.

"I'm here, what's wrong?" she asked, her heartbeat gradually speeding up.

Ah Shuo is like this, has something happened?!

Ah Shuo shouted, "Miss Xia, please go and have a look! Young Master Xiahou has been seriously injured and is dying!"

Xia Nian's pupils suddenly shrank. She took a step forward, but her legs went weak and she fell down. Xu Zheng hurried forward to help her up.

"What?" She heard her own tiny voice.

With Xu Zheng's support, Xia Nian looked at him in disbelief: "What happened to Xia Houyu?"