A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 225 You're Sober

Ye Gui glanced at the women's section, where many wealthy women had brought their daughters, and the men's section also had many rich young men.

He glanced at his clothes; if it were just a matter of comparing outfits, he would be at the bottom of the class.

But he showed no signs of inferiority.

He also had a different thought.

He might be able to use this opportunity to get to know some female relatives of officials.

He glanced at Zhou Hanzhang and suddenly remembered that he had a younger sister. Although she was not born to Madam Zhou, he had heard that the Zhou family doted on her.

Moreover, this woman is extremely naive. If we can get in touch with her, we might be able to use Zhou Hanzhang's sister to our advantage and get him to stop appearing around Jiang Mingyun all the time. This would at least give the Crown Prince's plans a boost.

She wondered if his mother would bring his sister today; if so, she could make some plans.

Seeing his expression, Zhou Hanzhang knew he was up to no good.

She called out to him directly, "Young Master Ye, please?"

Ye Gui also gave a perfectly timed smile, "Young Master Zhou, please."

After they had gone some distance, Zhou Tong clicked her tongue twice, "Looking like this, no wonder you were fooled back then."

"...Brother Hanzhang even told you this?"

Zhou Tong then looked at Jiang Mingyun, noticing that the girl was showing signs of displeasure again, and quickly tried to comfort her.

"Don't get me wrong, she and I are just good friends. I happen to be a researcher, and she's good friends with you, so I got to know her. It's mainly for your sake."

Her words were half true and half false, leaving Jiang Mingyun somewhat confused.

Why do you always say such ambiguous things to me?

"What ambiguous statement?"

This time, it was Zhou Tong's turn to be completely baffled.

Do you think I like Brother Hanzhang?

"Huh? So you knew..."

Since Jiang Mingyun brought up the matter first, Zhou Tong thought it would be good to give her some advice.

She pulled Jiang Mingyun aside and whispered, "Let me tell you, Zhou Hanzhang is good, but he's not a good match for you."

"If I'm not good enough for you, does that mean I'm good enough for you?"

"Pshaw, such words are even more unworthy of me. What kind of status do I have?"

I have some self-awareness. Putting aside the fact that she is... never mind that, just considering her background, the fact that we can be friends is already because we share the same ancestor.

Jiang Mingyun's eyes widened. "You share the same ancestor?"

"No, are you that naive? What I mean is that we both have the surname Zhou, so we're somewhat related, right? I was just saying, does anyone know?"

But that's not my point. What I mean is that it's impossible between her and me, and of course, it's impossible between you too.

"Why is it impossible for me? Did Brother Hanzhang tell you that he doesn't like me?"

"No, but you're not her type."

How can you like someone when the genders aren't even right?

Zhou Tong silently added another sentence in her mind.

Zhou Tong never expected that she could persuade Jiang Mingyun with just a few words, after all, judging from her appearance, she seemed to be madly in love with Zhou Hanzhang.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Mingyun nodded in complete agreement, "You're right."

"Huh?"

Something's not right here...

Shouldn't this little girl be unhappy and throwing a tantrum?

"Brother Hanzhang asked me to come to your place for a check-up, so you must have told you about my situation, right?"

Jiang Mingyun waited for her answer.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Tong didn't hide anything, "Indeed, I'm particularly interested in people like you. But don't be upset, it wasn't her who told me. I can't tell you my background, but I have an ability to know the special characteristics of people like you."

Jiang Mingyun was completely taken aback; Zhou Hanzhang had never said these things to her before.

However, she trusted Zhou Hanzhang and believed that he was keeping quiet for her own good.

"Do you think I like Hanzhang because you see me always following him around?"

"You don't like her?"

"Oh, I like it."

Zhou Tong was completely baffled. What did this mean?

While she was still confused and didn't understand what she meant, she heard her continue, "But I like him, but I also know that someone like me is not good enough for him, and he deserves someone better."

"...No, so you're planning to keep your feelings to yourself?"

"I didn't just secretly like him; I liked him openly and honestly. But I know Brother Hanzhang doesn't like me..."

How do you know she doesn't like you?

"Brother Hanzhang has told you about my story, so you know that I lived for more than twenty years in my previous life. I have seen the coldness and warmth of human relationships, and I have also experienced the destruction of my family and the betrayal of my lover and friends. If I still cannot see whether a person has feelings for me, I really don't deserve to live again."

There was tenderness in Hanzhang's eyes, but it was definitely not love. He only saw me as a younger sister, and I knew that very well. I stayed by his side because he gave me a sense of security. Only when I was with him did I feel like a teenage girl, not a woman tormented to death.

"You're quite clear-headed."

Zhou Tong sighed.

Jiang Mingyun continued, "But even though I'm not worthy, you're even less worthy. Look at how old you are, you could be our mother. Don't even think about my brother Hanzhang. My brother Hanzhang deserves the best."

"...No, I mean, little girl, is your mouth poisoned? How can you say such awful things?"

Zhou Tong felt that her fragile heart had been wounded.

"Isn't that right? Look at you, you're not good-looking at all. Although your temperament is not bad, and your smile is passable, but..."

"You're talking nonsense. I don't have any interest in your brother Hanzhang. You can rest assured."

Jiang Mingyun looked intently into her eyes and found her to be very sincere, not like she was lying. "You still look down on my brother Hanzhang? What makes you think you can?"

Jiang Mingyun didn't dwell on the issue too much. "But even if you don't like Brother Hanzhang, I like you quite a bit too."

She warmly took Zhou Tong's hand, "Come on, let me take you to see the flowers first, and while we're at it, I'll help you see if there are any nice girls you can introduce to my brother and Brother Hanzhang."

"What are you, a young girl, doing trying to play matchmaker?"

"Oh dear, Brother Hanzhang is so good to me, I can't let any bad women get close to him, I have to be selective."

"Don't worry, your brother Hanzhang will never be fooled by a woman."

However, Zhou Tong wasn't the type to expose someone's secret, so she resigned herself to following Jiang Mingyun to the women's section to look at the flowers and, incidentally, the beauties.

Zhou Tong's greatest joy in life is doing research. If she can also admire various beauties while doing research, she feels that she has no regrets in life.

When Jiang Mingyun arrived, she first saw Jiang Xinyi. "Sister Xinyi, you're here too. Where's Aunt Jiang? Is Bowen here as well?"