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

Before entering the house, Tao Tao heard Mu Jin's voice. Her tone was angry, which scared Tao Tao so much that she ran in quickly. However, she saw a tall man nodding and bowing, holding a child in his arms. He was at a loss as to how to make Mu Jin stop being angry.

"Auntie Mu." Tao Tao shouted, "Don't be angry during the confinement period. What happened?"

Mu Jin sat leaning on the bed, pointing at the man next to her and cursing. When she saw Tao Tao coming, her frown immediately relaxed and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"My lady is here. Come and sit down." She looked at the man and said, "Go to the side and don't block the way."

Tao Tao stepped forward, and the man made way for her and stood aside holding the child.

Tao Tao asked awkwardly: "Who is this?"

Mu Jin said: "This is my man."

"Hello, young lady. My name is Zuo Cheng." The man's voice was very gentle and he looked elegant and easy-going. Even though Mu Jin had scolded him just now, he didn't seem annoyed at all.

Tao Tao nodded: "Is that so, Aunt Mu, try not to be angry."

Mu Jin waved his hands, glared at Zuo Cheng again, and said, "Don't worry, Madam. I'm in good health. It's just that Si insisted that I go back to recuperate. It doesn't matter where I go. Besides, I have to supervise them to practice. This child is also very obedient and does not require much attention."

Tao Tao sat down and said, "Aunt Mu, I also think it's better for you to go back and recuperate after giving birth. You don't have to worry about the affairs of the church for the time being."

Mu Jin raised his eyebrows and said, "That won't do!"

Tao Tao smiled and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this for now. I brought you some chicken soup to nourish your body."

Mu Jin said: "Thank you for your hard work, Madam. I was able to give birth last time thanks to you."

Tao Tao said: "I'm just helping, Aunt Mu, please don't be polite."

Aunt Mu was indeed rude. She was very carefree and kept asking Tao Tao to look at the child.

Mo Yun opened the food box. Zuo Cheng quickly put the child down, took it, and sat beside the bed to feed Mu Jin.

Mu Jin didn't appreciate it and reached out to grab it.

Zuo Cheng was not annoyed, he just gently wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief.

Tao Tao was giggling behind and teasing the little doll with the pendant.

This is a girl, her eyes are very similar to Zuo Cheng's, not too big or too small, bright and round. Her nose and mouth are like Mu Jin's, small and beautiful, looking like a porcelain doll.

The more Tao Tao looked at the child, the more she liked him. She thought that the child would be blessed in the future because his parents lived in harmony and he would grow up in a loving environment.

She took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and handed it to the doll. The little doll laughed and played with it in his hands.

When Mu Jin saw it, he was shocked and said, "Madam, why did you give her such a valuable thing? Take it back now!"

Tao Tao straightened up and said, "Aunt Mu, I just told you not to be so polite. It's just a jade bracelet."

Seeing that Mu Jin wanted to say something, Tao Tao changed the subject: "Aunt Mu, what's the child's name?"

Mu Jin's brows softened and he said, "Call her Zuo Qinghuan, and her nickname should be Huanhuan. I hope she will smile more and be happy."

Tao Tao exclaimed: "This is a great name, Huanhuan." She turned around to tease the child, "Huanhuan~"

-

After Tao Tao came out from Mu Jin's place, she always felt that someone was following her.

She suddenly looked back, and the man had no time to hide, so she saw him clearly.

"Xiao Chu?" Tao Tao asked in surprise, "What's wrong? Has your father's leg injury worsened again?"

Xiao Chu shook his head, walked forward timidly, and stirred his fingers nervously.

Tao Tao noticed her uneasiness and pulled her to the pavilion, speaking in the softest tone: "Xiao Chu, do you have something to tell your sister?"

Xiao Chu looked around, his expression still timid, and he didn't dare to look her in the eye.

Tao Tao was a little worried. Xiao Chu's expression made her heart skip a beat. She suddenly remembered that she often had the same expression when she was a child.

Xiao Chu's words interrupted her thoughts: "Sister, will Manager Pang be punished?"

Tao Tao nodded: "Sister promises you that he will."

Xiao Chu lowered her head, as if she was hesitating about something, and Tao Tao felt a little distressed. Such a lovely little girl, who didn't know what she had been through, was always cautious in what she said and did, and was not as playful and active as her peers.

Was she being abused at home, just like when she was a child? Tao Tao suddenly slapped her knees and pulled up Xiao Chu's sleeves. There were no wounds on her thin, white arms.

Xiao Chu screamed reflexively and quickly pulled his hand back.

Tao Tao apologized: "Sorry Xiaochu, sister wants to see if you are hurt."

She thought again, Xiaochu's father had a leg injury, her mother was obviously not the kind of person who would hit her daughter, and Xiaochu was very close to her, why was that? Was it because of inferiority complex?

"I'm sorry, sister, I just..." Xiao Chu realized that he had misunderstood and couldn't control his stuttering.

Tao Tao touched her head and said, "It's okay. I was abrupt. Xiao Chu, come to my yard tonight. I have something to give you."

She silently glanced at Xiao Chu's clothes. How could such a well-behaved little girl not have a pretty skirt?

Xiao Chu nodded, Tao Tao stood up and said, "Then sister will go back first."

When she turned around, Xiao Chu grabbed her hand again. Tao Tao felt her trembling and turned around to look at her.

Xiao Chu stuttered, "Sister...what happened last time...will anything happen to you?"

Tao Tao was stunned, then held her hand and comforted her: "No, don't worry, sister. I'll ask Mo Yun to bring you something to nourish your body."

She remembered something and said, "I arranged a job for Aunt Chu to clean the East Courtyard. It's not a hard job and she can get a monthly salary."

Xiao Chu bit her lip, tears glistening in her eyes.

Tao Tao touched her face with a smile, then left with Mo Yun.

She felt a little uneasy, as if something was going to happen.

This feeling of uneasiness was soon replaced by joy because A Shuo brought letters from Meng Yin and Xia Nian.

Tao Tao was very happy. After reading every word, she replied to them seriously.

Fearing that they would worry about her, she only gave them a brief account of Pang Ren's affairs and then talked about matters in the church.

Mo Yun looked at Tao Tao's smiling face and couldn't help asking, "Madam, is she your biological sister?"

Tao Tao carefully put the letter away and said with a smile, "They are closer than real sisters."

-

At the hour of Hai, everyone in the sect, except those on patrol, returned to their respective courtyards. Tao Tao sat in the courtyard, waiting for Xiao Chu to come find her.

Mo Yun looked up at the stars and the moon and said, "Madam, why don't you go and rest first?"

Tao Tao shook her head and said, "It's okay, just wait a little longer. Xiao Chu promised me that if she enters the house later, she will be embarrassed to knock on the door."

Mo Yun understood and poured her a cup of hot milk porridge.

Ah Shuo was standing aside, leaning against the wall, looking lazy.

Tao Tao said: "A Shuo, you should go back and rest first."

Ah Shuo yawned uncontrollably and said, "Well, Madam, go to bed early."

Tao Tao watched him walk out slowly and thought to herself, "A Shuo is really cool and unrestrained."

For a moment, apart from the sound of Tao Tao turning pages, there was only the rustling of leaves. In autumn, there were no more cicadas chirping, and the place was exceptionally quiet.

Outward silence is often accompanied by inner turmoil. Fang Bai walked on the road without deliberately hiding.

In front of the dungeon entrance, two guards could no longer resist dozing off. When he approached, they immediately perked up. Seeing that they were the secret guards of the sect, they clicked their tongues a few times and sat down.

Fang Bai had a blank expression on his face as two silver needles flew out from his sleeves and pierced accurately into the two men's necks, killing them instantly.

The two men looked like they were just lazing around and sleeping, so he walked in quickly. There were guards inside, but he refused to say a word and just raised his hand to kill several of them.

Pang Ren had chains on his hands and feet. When he saw Fang Bai, a wicked smile appeared on his cracked lips.

Fang Bai did not enter the Qianji Sect under his own name, but was sent by that person to assist him. He had been in the temple for many days and had never had any overt contact with him, so these people naturally would not be suspicious of him.