Being rejected by a scholar? She is so rich, what is she afraid of?

"Oh, Mr. Zhou, why don't you go down and save your sister? If it's any later, she won't be able to get up." Yun Xi blinked her innocent eyes and said these heartbreaking words.

She thought, that official's kick was quite strong, he actually kicked her away. If she hadn't kicked her away, she would have fallen down by the stream, the water level wasn't that deep, she could have gotten up by herself, that would have been so boring.

Zhou Wenli was so angry that he lost his mind and glared at Yun Xi.

There was no way to get help, so she had to let the maid and servant girl with her... Oh, no, the servant girl couldn't go into the water, so only the maid girl could go down.

But the maid really couldn't water and looked embarrassed.

However, under the pressure of Zhou Wenli's gaze, she could only go into the water tremblingly.

Yun Xi restrained the smile on her face and sighed helplessly, truly feeling that human life in this era is as cheap as an ant.

She reminded, "There are branches nearby, so don't go into the water." Anyone who can't swim would die if they went in.

The Zhou family's servant was quite clever. Upon hearing Yun Xi's words, he quickly picked up a branch that looked sturdier.

"Miss, hold on to the branch. We'll pull you up."

The Zhou family hurriedly brought the person up. Zhou Ling was soaked from head to toe. Zhou Wenli quickly took off his coat and put it on her.

Zhou Ling held her coat tightly, her fingers turning white from the force.

He glared at Yunxi fiercely, and Yunxi glared back not to be outdone.

"Miss Zhou, what are you looking at? I didn't kick you down, why are you glaring at me?"

Zhou Hong's eyes turned red. She felt that Yun Xi was laughing at her and despising her.

Yun Qi did not go far, he was worried about leaving Yun Xi here alone. At this moment, he heard Yun Xi's voice and saw Zhou Ling also put on her coat, so he walked back and stood behind Yun Xi.

The meaning is self-evident: don't bully his sister, because he, as her big brother, will support her.

Zhou Hong couldn't hold back any longer and tears started to fall down.

Zhou Wenli looked at Yunqi with a disappointed and reproachful expression, "Yunqi, I thought you were a good brother. My sister fell into the water just now, why didn't you save her?"

Yun Qi stared at him and asked, "Do you think it's appropriate for me to go down and rescue her?"

Zhou Wenli wanted to say that it was of course appropriate, but he couldn't lie with his eyes open. It was definitely inappropriate for Yunqi to go down to save people.

If they really went down to rescue him, the two of them would be stuck together with their wet bodies, and they would be tied together for the rest of their lives. This was not what the Zhou family had in mind.

Of course, this is not what Yunqi wants.

Zhou Wenli choked. Although he knew it was inappropriate for Yun Qi to save people, he felt uncomfortable seeing that Yun Qi didn't care about Zhou Ling at all.

Zhou Wenli looked unhappy, but thinking that now was not the time to completely break up, he could only suppress his anger and said, "I'm sorry, Brother Yunqi, I was in a hurry just now and didn't think too much."

Then he added, "I will take my sister back to the carriage and go ahead."

As he said that, he asked the maid to help Zhou Ling walk towards the woods.

After only two steps, he looked up and saw Ying Tianchen and others standing not far away. Ying Tianchen had not walked far away, and he was worried about Yunxi being alone here, so he was waiting not far away.

Zhou Wenli clearly saw disgust and contempt in their eyes. He paused and felt even more annoyed.

Zhou Ling also saw Ying Tianchen and the others. She stared at Ying Tianchen with tears in her eyes, full of accusations and grievances.

"Master Chen, it was your people who kicked me into the stream just now."

Ying Tianchen's eyes were filled with even more disgust, and he spoke without mercy, "If the girl hadn't jumped on me, my people wouldn't have kicked anyone."

In other words, you deserve it.

Zhou Ling explained, "My Lord, I didn't mean to do that. I just accidentally slipped and fell towards you."

Ying Tianchen looked at her with an even more unfriendly look, and he really wanted to kick her into the water again.

"My man kicked you by accident."

"Pfft-"

When Yun Xi heard this, she couldn't help laughing out loud, and quickly covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud.

Zhou Ling felt embarrassed and annoyed, secretly hating Yun Xi for being such a nuisance.

After saying this, Ying Tianchen didn’t bother to talk nonsense with her anymore. He walked towards Yun Qi and Yun Xi and apologized with a fist.

"Shopkeeper Yun, I am sorry for offending you just now. My people kicked the man towards you in a hurry, which almost caused a disaster. Fortunately, Miss Yun was smart, otherwise I would really be to blame."

It was indeed his fault at that time, because he was distracted for a moment when he saw the white little hand in the water. Otherwise, he would not have failed to notice the movement behind him and asked the guard to pull him up.

If he had reacted faster and dodged, he would have fallen into the stream and the Yun brothers and sisters would not have been involved.

Yun Qi and Yun Xi both knew that in that situation, his people happened to be in that direction, so a kick would only kick them towards them.

It wasn't intentional, so they couldn't blame her. And if they really wanted to blame someone, it was all Zhou Ling's fault. They couldn't be blamed on them either.

"Mr. Chen, you are too kind. We are fine. You don't need to apologize."

Seeing them speaking politely, Zhou Wenli and Zhou Ling's faces turned as dark as ink.

"Let's go, aren't you ashamed to stay here?" Zhou Wenli left first. Zhou Ling glanced at Yun Xi and the others, and followed unwillingly.

At this time, a group of women from the Xi and Li families came over and passed by the Zhou brothers and sisters, all of them looking at them curiously.

Seeing that Zhou Ling had obviously fallen into the water, Xi became anxious and hurriedly ran towards Yun Xi and Yun Qi.

She started calling Yunxi from a distance, and Yunxi waved in response. Seeing that she was safe and sound, with no signs of wetness on her clothes or hair, Xi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, I just saw a girl who was soaking wet. I was so scared. I was worried that you fell into the water too."

Yunxi held Xi's hand and said with a smile, "Mom, I'm very careful and won't fall into the water. You guys should wash your faces quickly. The water is cool and very comfortable."

Xi nodded yes and began to squat down to wash her hands and face. Li and the other women did the same.

They were very quick and just scooped up two handfuls of water.

"Let's go back. Your grandfather and his friends said we should hurry up and we've rested long enough. Let's try to get to Fuchuan County as soon as possible."

Yun Xi and Yun Qi had no objection and followed them back to the forest.

After returning to the main group, Ying Tianchen was still following closely. Yun Qi then remembered what he had promised him before.