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

Autumn is indeed a good season for fun. The few of them did not go to Gu's house first, because the hired servants had just arrived and the house needed cleaning.

When they arrived at the private room of the restaurant, Xu Zheng ate and drank to his heart's content. Pei Xuanxi finally felt relieved. Because of Tao Tao's matter these days, Xu Zheng couldn't eat or sleep well, and had lost a lot of weight.

"A Zheng, go slower. If it's not enough, just serve more." Pei Xuanxi advised with a smile, but his hands kept picking up food for Xu Zheng.

Xu Zheng stopped chewing the chicken leg, raised her head and said, "Pei Xuanxi, do you think I will eat you out of money?"

Pei Xuanxi was stunned and said with a smile: "How could it be."

"That's good." Xu Zheng felt relieved and handed the chicken leg in her hand to Pei Xuanxi, who obediently took a bite.

The meal was quite pleasant. They chatted together and on their own from time to time. Meng Yin and Xu Zheng were more curious about their previous experience in school together, so they asked them a lot of questions.

The noise of playfulness continued, and Zhong Ziyi keenly noticed Xun Yan who had been silent the whole time.

When she got off the carriage, Zhong Ziyi noticed that her face looked strange. At first he thought it was because she was tired from the long journey, so he went up to ask her, but Xun Yan smiled and said it was nothing.

But at the dinner table, Zhong Ziyi noticed that she only ate a few things, and just smiled when she heard everyone talking. The rest of the time she kept her head down, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Is there something on your mind?

Zhong Ziyi thought for only a moment before asking in a low voice: "Miss Xun, is the food here not to your liking?"

Xun Yan was stunned, and waved his hands, "No, no, it's just that I can't eat much."

The two of them had become much more familiar with each other these days. Xun Yan didn't think he was being presumptuous. When he looked at her like that, she even avoided his gaze out of guilt.

Zhong Ziyi naturally saw it, he smiled and said: "Miss Xun, if you have anything to say, you can tell me, I will do my best to help you."

Xun Yan placed her hands on her knees, stirring her handkerchief nervously, and said, "Thank you, Master Zhong. It's just that Chaomu City is my hometown. I feel a little melancholy coming back so suddenly."

Zhong Ziyi was surprised and said, "So this is your hometown."

Xun Yan nodded. Zhong Ziyi thought for a moment and said, "How about this, it's still early. I'll go for a walk with you."

Xunyan wanted to refuse, but Zhong Ziyi said first: "Just take it as a way to relax. I also want to go to the city to take a look. Miss Xun, can you lead the way?"

Xunyan said: "Actually, I don't remember the way. When I was a child, I lived in the suburbs and didn't go into the city often."

Zhong Ziyi said: "It's okay, let's just go for a stroll."

As he spoke, he stood up. Xun Yan hesitated for a moment and then stood up as well.

Zhong Ziyi said to them, "Take your time to eat. Miss Xun and I will go for a walk downstairs."

Xun Yan also nodded slightly to the others. Meng Yin smiled secretly and said, "There's something wrong with those two."

Xia Nian said: "Mr. Zhong is gentle and polite, the two of them are quite suitable."

Tao Tao agreed: "Mr. Zhong and Mr. Pei are the most gentle men I have ever met."

When Yiqing heard this, he was immediately unhappy and said dissatisfiedly: "Everyone else is gentle, but I am not."

Tao Tao immediately said: "Ah Qing is also very gentle."

Xu Zheng laughed so hard that she slapped her thigh and joked, "Actually, Pei Xuanxi isn't that gentle sometimes."

Xiahou Yu and the other two knew what Xu Zheng said, but what they were thinking was different from what Xu Zheng said.

Meng Yin, who has been reading novels for many years, immediately smelled the scent of it, raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Oh? When is it not gentle? Could it be..."

"It was during ..." Xu Zheng was about to blurt out something, but Tao Tao quickly pulled her back. Xu Zheng closed her mouth reflexively and said with a smile, "During the sparring, haha."

When Meng Yin spoke in that tone just now, the men immediately understood what she meant and were a little surprised. They didn't expect that such a topic would be brought up as a joke.

Pei Xuanxi is an old fox after all, and said calmly: "Then I will be gentler next time."

Thinking he was talking about sparring, Xu Zheng nodded repeatedly.

Gu Ling said to Meng Yin, "Ayin, how many days will we stay in Chaomu City?"

Meng Yin said: "Oh, we have discussed this, let's say five or six days."

Gu Ling nodded in agreement. Although he was a little anxious to get married, he had no objection to Meng Yin wanting to play, so he just accompanied her.

Meng Yin was thinking about taking some photos, so when she came to see Taozi this time, she simply picked up her previous bag, which contained the camera, which came in handy.

On the street, Zhong Ziyi and Xun Yan walked forward slowly.

Zhong Ziyi spoke in a low voice, making people want to confide in him. Xun Yan couldn't help but say a lot to him, but when she realized that something was wrong, it was too late.

Seeing Xun Yan's face flushed and a little embarrassed, Zhong Ziyi smiled and said, "Miss Xun, I'm very happy that you are like this."

Xun Yan looked at him, and the next moment, Zhong Ziyi smiled and whispered: "After all, I also want to understand Miss Xun."

This sentence happened to be drowned out by the loud voice of a vendor not far away. Xun Yan didn't hear it clearly and exclaimed, but Zhong Ziyi felt embarrassed and stammered, "Is there any rice cake for sale over there? I'll go buy some for you, Miss Xun."

After saying that, he walked over quickly. Before Xun Yan could react, he muttered to himself, "Didn't you just eat?"

Just as she finished her words, two people suddenly jumped up from behind, grabbed her arms and shouted angrily: "You're back! Why don't you come home!"

Xun Yan was stunned by the roar, and when he saw the two people's faces clearly, his breathing suddenly stagnated.

They were the parents who sold her to the brothel!

"Yan'er, why did you come back suddenly? Why didn't you come to see us? Look at you, you are wearing nice clothes, but your parents and your brother are still suffering." The woman had a sad face, but there was blame in her words.

Hearing the name Yan'er, Xunyan felt angry. This was the name she had when she was a child. Later, after she was sold to a brothel, she changed her name to Xunyan.

Xunyan shouted: "Let go, I'm not Yan'er!"

She didn't recognize these parents. They sold her to a place thousands of miles away from home. Now they are saying these things. She is not stupid. How could she not know what their intention is?

The man said angrily: "How dare you, kid, deny your kinship? I think you have had a good life and have forgotten your roots!"

Xun Yan took a closer look and saw that the two men were wearing coarse linen clothes with many patches on them. It was unknown how much wind and sun they had experienced, and their skin was very rough. They looked like people in their forties or fifties.

My father has healthy arms and legs, and my younger brother is probably eighteen or nineteen years old, but he still lives like this and can't even wear clothes.

"What kind of parents are you? Let go! Otherwise I'll call for help!" Xun Yan said, looking to the side.

"Well, you have all these good things, but you come back and don't even recognize me. What high branch did you climb up to? Your own parents are living in poverty, but they don't even think of helping them. They just let you live your life like that, you ungrateful bastard!" Xunfu didn't give any explanation and kept cursing at the top of his voice, attracting many people to watch.

Xun Mu cried, "Yan'er, you have come back and don't recognize us now. Please come back and see us. Your brother has turned over a new leaf and is preparing for the imperial examination."

More and more people gathered around, and the voice of Xun Yan became louder and louder, as if he was searching for his mother on purpose so that they would mistakenly believe that Xun Yan was a man who had climbed up the social ladder but abandoned his family.

Xun Yan's face turned red and blue, and she said coldly: "You were the ones who sold me to the brothel in the first place, why are you telling me all this now? I have nothing to do with you guys anymore!"

Hearing this, Xunmu covered her mouth and burst into tears, but her eyes were looking at the clothes she was wearing, which were made of fine material, and the pearl jewelry on her head. She rolled her eyes and sat down on the ground and rolled around.

"Oh, my cruel daughter, she has climbed up the social ladder and has disowned her parents. I took pity on her and gave birth to her after ten months of pregnancy. I raised her like a flower, but now she has become like this. It is such a sin!"

After hearing this, the people around her actually started to blame Xunyan, as if she was a heinous criminal.

Xunyan didn't know what to do. She couldn't speak when she was in the brothel and was often beaten. She didn't have much contact with others after being rescued by Yi'an. This was the first time she encountered such a scene, and the other party was her parents.

How come we happened to meet in such a big city?