The more cowardly a person is, the more wild they are; I've driven the villainous minister craz

With Zhou Shi'an mediating the situation, Yu Wan finally felt that the atmosphere wasn't so awkward anymore.

The goods in the East Market vary in quality, and even shops with big backgrounds are not necessarily reasonably priced. However, Zhou Shi'an was very familiar with the East Market and took them to shops that offered good quality products at reasonable prices.

Moreover, Zhou Shi'an seemed to know the shopkeeper very well; he was not only very hospitable but also gave them a significant discount.

In less than an hour, they had bought everything they needed.

"Young Master Zhou, we are so grateful to you today. Otherwise, if we were just browsing on our own, we would have had to compare prices at several stores, and it would probably have taken us two or three hours to find such good things." Yu Wan thanked Zhou Shi'an with a bright smile.

One should not covet a friend's wife. Zhou Shi'an did have some thoughts about Yu Wan before, but after seeing Yun Shang's anxious expression when Yu Wan got into trouble several times, Zhou Shi'an put those thoughts aside.

Since Yun Shang didn't dislike Yu Wan, he naturally couldn't interfere in their relationship.

He is now open and honest, and generously accepted Yu Wan's thanks.

“Sister-in-law, you don’t need to be so polite. If you ever need my help, you can come to the Zhou family anytime.” He smiled and pointed in a direction, “The largest house over there is my home.”

Before Yu Wan could speak, Yun Shang said calmly from the side, "Zhou Shi'an, I remember you haven't finished the policy essay that Teacher Xie assigned to you. You have time to come out today, so you've finished writing the policy essay?"

The bright and cheerful smile on Zhou Shi'an's face froze on his face.

His face fell, and he looked deeply hurt. "Brother Yun, are you deliberately trying to rub salt in my wounds?"

Yun Shang remained calm and said indifferently, "We only have seven days of annual leave. I'm just reminding you to finish writing as soon as possible, otherwise Teacher Xie won't give you another chance after the New Year."

Zhou Shi'an looked even more dejected.

Yu Wan watched silently from the side, feeling that Yun Shang was deliberately retaliating against him for being a third wheel.

...Wait, why did she describe it that way?

She and Yun Shang were just familiar strangers who were husband and wife!

Yu Wan composed herself and stood silently to the side without saying a word.

When Yun Shang reminded Zhou Shi'an that he still hadn't finished writing his policy essay, he felt a sense of dejection, as if he was about to be finished, and he lost all interest in continuing to stroll around with them.

He bid farewell to the two of them, saying, "Brother Yun, sister-in-law, I'll stop here with you and head home now."

Yu Wan inexplicably felt that he resembled a college student who was exhausted from struggling with his graduation thesis, and encouraged him with a sympathetic look.

Yun Shang watched Zhou Shi'an turn and leave with a calm expression, the displeasure in his eyes slowly fading away.

He was carrying a lot of things and looked a bit disheveled, but he was calm and composed, showing no signs of strain, and seemed to be handling everything with ease.

Yu Wan discovered that Yun Shang seemed to possess an innate sense of composure, as if he had everything under control and was strategizing with complete mastery.

In fact, Yun Shang, the male protagonist in the book "Tortured Love", is indeed an omnipotent character.

"Is there anything else you need to buy?" The man's deep voice cut through the surrounding noise and reached Yu Wan's ears with exceptional clarity.

Yu Wan felt a tingling sensation in her ears. She glanced quickly at Yun Shang, then looked away and thought for a moment before saying, "Mother told us to buy some more spices and go to the spice shop again."

Spices used for cooking are not cheap at this time of year, and Shen usually doesn't use them. But now that it's the New Year and the Yun family is not short of money, Shen is willing to use expensive spices in her cooking.

Yun Shang glanced around a few times and nodded, "There's one over there."

Yu Wan followed his gaze and saw the spice shop.

The two walked toward the spice shop.

The spice seller was a merchant from out of town, and he didn't speak the official language of Dazhao, so Yu Wan couldn't understand him and had to send Yun Shang to buy it.

Yu Wan left the items on an empty table in the shop while Yun Shang went to talk to the shopkeeper.

Yu Wan occasionally overheard the two men talking and felt that the businessman from out of town was speaking a dialect, while she could only understand Mandarin.

She sat there listlessly, pondering her next move.

Just then, a shadow fell in front of her.

She was a pregnant woman.

The woman looked shy and reserved. When she saw Yu Wan looking at her, she smiled slightly and then bent down to pick up something from the table.

However, perhaps because her belly was too big and it was difficult for her to bend over, she failed several times.

Seeing that her face had turned pale, Yu Wan couldn't help but reach out to help her.

Once I held them in my hands, I realized that the two bundles on the table were quite heavy.

The woman looked at her with tears of gratitude, nodded, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly. "My home is not far away. My husband is doing heavy work at home. I thought I was just going out to buy some odds and ends, but I didn't expect to be so useless."

Yu Wan weighed the bundle in her hand, glanced at the woman's large belly, and asked under the woman's expectant gaze, "Madam, would you like me to take you home?"

The woman quickly said it was no trouble, and reached out to take the bundle, saying, "No need, no need, my home is not far away, I can carry it myself."

Yu Wan quickly replied, "Alright, then please be careful on your way, Madam."

The woman: "..." I was just being polite, why aren't you really going to see me off?

The woman's hand rested loosely on the bundle, and she gave a helpless bitter smile. "I'm really embarrassed to trouble you, young lady, but my body is getting heavier and heavier, and I'm afraid I can't carry such a heavy bundle. Could you please give me a ride?"

Alarm bells rang in Yu Wan's mind.

My mind instantly conjured up various modern scams, one of which was human traffickers exploiting women's sympathy by using pregnant women as bait to abduct lone girls.

Thinking of this, Yu Wan looked at the woman with wariness in her eyes.

She shook her head and refused, saying, "My family is waiting for my husband and me to go back for dinner, so I'm afraid I can't see you off, Madam."

Thinking of something, Yu Wan added, "If Madam really can't carry it, I can give the little beggar at the door a few copper coins and have them help you carry it back."

Yu Wan couldn't help but praise herself inwardly for her cleverness.

If the woman didn't have any bad intentions, then she could be considered to have done a good deed.

If the woman had ulterior motives, she wouldn't believe that this man would dare to abduct a young girl in broad daylight.

However, the thought had barely crossed her mind.

Yu Wan suddenly felt the woman grab her hand from behind.

The force was so great that it almost crushed her wrist bones.

Yu Wan's expression changed drastically. She subconsciously tried to speak, but found that she couldn't make a sound!

The woman simply grabbed her hand and started walking away, and her legs seemed to move out of her control, mechanically following her.

This whole sequence of actions happened in the blink of an eye.

The spice shop was bustling with customers, and people like them didn't stand out.

Yu Wan couldn't make a sound or control her body, so the woman had to half-support her as she walked out the door.

She screamed Yun Shang's name frantically in her heart, but even after the woman led her to the spice shop, there was no sign of Yun Shang behind her.