Even if Sun Qingqing looked up from below, she couldn't see the man's face clearly. She only knew that he must be a man.

Suddenly, she found that the man had put the umbrella over her head and sighed softly: "How pitiful! Can he still stand up?"

The voice sounded like mockery, yet also like pity.

Sun Qingqing no longer wanted to make any distinction. She only knew that she was now at her wit's end. If she didn't want to go back to the Zhang family and marry that poor old scholar, she could only hold on to the man in front of her!

No matter who the other person is or what his plans are, she doesn't care.

At least this person looks much more impressive than Luo Xiucai, and is definitely not an ordinary person.

Catching him is her only chance!

Sun Qingqing looked at the man's outstretched hand, grabbed it suddenly, and then used the force to stand up.

Maybe I got up too quickly, or maybe it was because I was caught in the rain for too long.

As soon as she stood up, she felt a black screen in front of her eyes and fell limply into the other person's arms.

It was a broad and firm embrace, and it also exuded a pleasant fragrance.

Sun Qingqing felt shy and satisfied, and then she completely lost consciousness.

"She's truly a pitiful little girl. She actually believed me so easily. Aren't you afraid that I'll sell her out?"

The man chuckled, carried Sun Qingqing on his shoulder with one hand, and left the secluded alley holding an umbrella.

The rain continued to pour, forming a thin layer of water on the ground. Bean-sized raindrops hit the water surface, splashing water.

The man carried Sun Qingqing on his back, holding a black oil-paper umbrella, and soon disappeared in the rain.

On the other side, Luo and Zhang Yougen were getting anxious and angry.

After the two found out that Sun Qingqing was missing, they immediately asked everyone in the house. When they learned that Sun Qingqing had secretly left the house, Zhang Yougen became furious.

However, compared to his anger at Sun Qingqing for sneaking out of the house, he was more afraid that Sun Qingqing would cause trouble again.

By then, neither the Zhu family nor the Tu family will let him go!

So he quickly suppressed his anger and interrogated everyone in the family. After learning that Sun Qingqing had been in frequent contact with his only son Zhang Baocai recently, he hurried to the academy to look for Zhang Baocai.

Yes, Zhang Baocai and Zhu Xiucai were in the same academy.

Zhang Yougen risked his life to send him in.

His biggest wish in this life was that his son would have a bright future. He didn't ask for him to pass the imperial examination and become a Jinshi, but as long as he could pass the imperial examination and become a Juren, he would be willing to work himself to death.

Although his son is currently only a student, Zhang Yougen feels that his son will definitely be able to pass the exam and become a scholar this time!

He never thought that his son would get involved with Sun Qingqing!

This made him shocked and scared. On the way to the academy, he was always worried, fearing that his son would be fooled by Sun Qingqing and do something stupid.

Finally, he found his son Zhang Baocai in the academy.

Just by looking at Zhang Baocai's face, he knew that his son was feeling guilty!

Zhang Yougen panicked even more. He quickly pulled his son to a quiet corner and whispered to him, "Sun Qingqing is missing. Do you know where she went?"

When Zhang Baocai heard this, he felt so guilty that he didn't dare to look at Zhang Yougen's face.

He explained shamefully, "Dad, I didn't want to do that either, but she cried so pitifully and said that if I didn't help her, she wouldn't be able to survive. I..."

Zhang Yougen quickly asked, "So you helped her? What did you do for her?"

Zhang Baocai whispered, "I... I just passed notes for her a few times. She wanted to see Mr. Zhu, so I helped her pass the message to him. Mr. Zhu felt sorry for her and asked her to meet him at a cloth shop."

Zhang Yougen was surprised: "You mean, she secretly went out this time to meet Zhu Xiucai? Zhu Xiucai actually wanted to see her?"

"Mr. Zhu must have felt sorry for her." Zhang Baocai lowered his voice. "She's actually quite pretty. If Mr. Zhu is willing to marry her, it would be a good thing for our family."

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like