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

There was a knock on the door, Xunyan opened it, and Zhong Ziyi was holding medicine and smiled at her.

Xun Yan reached out to take it and said, "Excuse me, sir. I almost forgot to take my medicine."

Zhong Ziyi shook his head, took the medicine and put it on the table, saying: "I said I will be responsible for Miss Xunyan to the end."

Xun Yan lowered his head, sat down, and said, "Mr. Zhong, you are like this... I don't know how to repay you."

Zhong Ziyi smiled and said, "Don't think about it. I saved you and it's a good deed for myself. I won't ask for anything in return."

Xunyan bit her lower lip and did not refute, but she did not quite agree with this statement in her heart.

She picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp.

Zhong Ziyi handed her a piece of candied fruit and asked hesitantly, "Miss Xun, are you... not in a good mood?"

Xun Yan was stunned. She didn't expect that he could see it.

"No, there's nothing wrong with me." Xun Yan covered up.

Zhong Ziyi laughed and said, "Miss Xun, you are not good at lying." He slowed down his voice, as if to comfort her, "Can you tell me?"

Xun Yan stared at him blankly, the candied fruit in her mouth melting, and then she came to her senses and whispered, "I..."

She raised her eyes and looked at Zhong Ziyi. He had a gentle expression and did not look at her strangely at all. Xun Yan suddenly felt a strong feeling in her heart and wanted to tell him the reason why she felt uncomfortable.

Xun Yan took a deep breath and said, "I just feel that compared to Miss Meng and the others, I can do nothing."

As she spoke, she lowered her head to look at her stirring fingers. "Listening to them talking about things in the carriage today, I felt like we were completely different people. It was like... they were at the top of the mountain, and I could only look up at them."

Hearing her words, Zhong Ziyi frowned slightly, with some heartache in his eyes.

Xun Yan didn't notice his expression and continued, "Miss Meng is brave and careful, Miss Xia is smart, and Miss Xu even knows martial arts. I... I grew up in a brothel and only know a few words. I don't know anything else. If I were left alone outside, it would be difficult for me to survive."

After Xun Yan finished speaking, she lowered her head even further, with her bangs covering her eyes. Zhong Ziyi saw that the tip of her nose was slightly red, and thought that she must be feeling bad.

As if possessed by a ghost, Zhong Ziyi gently held her arms with both hands. Xun Yan looked up in astonishment. Zhong Ziyi said softly, "Don't think like that. Everyone has their own strengths. Miss Xun, you are very brave."

Xunyan shook his head and said, "I am very timid."

Zhong Ziyi smiled and said, "If you think you are timid, then change slowly."

Xunyan asked: "Can I still change it?"

"Of course." Zhong Ziyi said with a smile, "When we find Miss Tao, I can teach you to read and write, if you are willing."

Xun Yan's eyes suddenly widened, and he said in disbelief, "Really...really? I can read and write, too?"

Zhong Ziyi nodded and said, "Everyone has rights."

Xun Yan whispered, "The people in the brothel said before... that women don't need to read or learn to read."

Zhong Ziyi said: "Nonsense, when someone does not want them to have the ability to think for themselves, they will deprive them of the right to read, so that they can be controlled."

Xun Yan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yeah, I don't believe that either, but I didn't have a way before, and I can't learn it myself."

"It's okay." Zhong Ziyi said with a smile, "I'll teach you later."

Xun Yan hesitated and said, "Really... is it okay? Because you have helped me a lot..."

Zhong Ziyi said without hesitation: "It's fun to help others."

Xun Yan couldn't help laughing at his serious tone and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, sir. I may be dumber than you think."

Zhong Ziyi smiled and said, "No, I think Miss Xun is very smart, don't underestimate yourself."

Xunyan pursed her lips and nodded in agreement.

Zhong Ziyi had just said he wanted to teach Xunyan to read, and now he was getting into the mood. He stretched out his hand, Xunyan was stunned, and slowly put his hand on it.

The tips of Zhong Ziyi's ears turned red barely noticeably. He originally wanted to ask Xun Yan to spread out her hands, but he didn't expect her to put her hands on him directly.

He then held her wrist and with his other hand wrote the words "Xun Yan" on the palm of her hand.

Xunyan subconsciously asked: "Is this my name?"

Zhong Ziyi nodded and said, "That's right. Xun is for searching, and Yan is for wild geese."

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It was lonely late at night, and Tao Tao took advantage of Yi An's bath time to put the herbs into sachets and put them in the cabinet.

She walked to the table, supporting her cheek with one hand and casually flipping through a book of poetry with the other.

The door was pushed open. Tao Tao did not look back at first. When she turned around, Yi An happened to hug her from behind. Their noses touched. Tao Tao was so scared that she turned away quickly.

Yi An came close to her and chuckled, "A Tao, what's wrong?"

Tao Tao covered her face and said, "Don't ask anymore..."

The more she acted like this, the more Yi An wanted to tease her. He let go of Tao Tao and pretended to take two steps back, but in fact he bent over, supported his knees with his hands, and waited for her to put down her hands.

As expected, Tao Tao slowly moved her hand away, but her eyes met with Yi An's.

Yi An let out a low laugh, and Tao Tao pretended to be angry and patted him.

Yi An grabbed her wrist and said with a smile, "A Tao." He exerted a little force, and Tao Tao stood up with his skill, and was hugged in Yi An's arms.

Tao Tao restrained herself from frowning and placed her hands on his chest. Suddenly, a light scent of soapberry reached her nose. Tao Tao glanced at his slender white neck and suddenly remembered that Yi Qing also loved cleanliness. Every time after washing, he would have a fresh peach scent on his body.

Before they were together, she remembered that Yiqing had a faint pear scent on his body. Later, she learned that the soapberry used by people here for bathing had the scent of various fruits.

After they were together, Yiqing switched to peach-flavored ones. She still remembered clearly that after Yiqing finished washing, he hugged her with a red face and asked her if she smelled anything.

At that time, she was joking about the smell of sweat, and Yiqing immediately became unhappy. He hugged her and asked her to smell it carefully, and then acted coquettishly and said that she didn't smell.

Thinking of Yiqing, Tao Tao couldn't help but smile, but her nose felt a little sour. She sighed softly, and the smell of soapberry became a little stronger, bringing her back to her thoughts.

Yi An was still holding her. Seeing her lowering her head, he leaned over and asked, "A Tao, why are you in a daze?"

Tao Tao bit the tip of her tongue and said, "No, I just think you smell good."

"Really?" Yi An's smile widened, and he raised his arm to look at himself.

"Hmm..." Tao Tao murmured. She lowered her head and did not notice that Yi An's eyes became a little misty when he looked at her.

Realizing that his gaze was too hot, Tao Tao felt overwhelmed and was about to say something when she raised her head. However, she found that his head was getting lower and lower, his eyes were a little blurred, and he was staring at her rosy lips.

"Wait!" Tao Tao pushed him away and asked anxiously, "What are you going to do?"

Yi An raised a hand, pressed the back of her head, and said as a matter of course: "A Tao, with our relationship, isn't it normal for us to be intimate?"

Tao Tao cursed herself inwardly. She actually forgot to consider this aspect. Yi An is a man!

She stammered, "No, we can only do those things after we get married, not now."

"Oh, I see." Yi An smiled, stretched out his index finger and touched her lips. When Tao Tao didn't understand what was going on and raised her eyes to look, she saw that he actually pressed his finger on her lips.

Tao Tao was shocked, but couldn't show it. Yi An smiled and said, "Then Ah Tao... has she ever done this with Yi Qing?"

Tao Tao's eyes twitched. She really wanted to tell the person in front of her that she and Yi Qing had kissed several times, and she was the one who took the initiative most of the time.

She pinched her skirt tightly, lowered her eyes and said, "Why did you mention him? Do you want me to feel uncomfortable?"

Yi An immediately coaxed, "Okay, let's not talk about him. Then A Tao, let's get married in a few days."