After being reborn, I became the apple of my enemy's eye.

Chapter 169 Times Have Changed

"If I find out that any of you have tampered with it, I will make you pay."

Mr. Yuan coldly rebuked the servant.

The servant immediately lowered his head, not daring to look up at Mr. Yuan again.

Then someone came over to relay a message to Mr. Yuan.

Mr. Yuan looked up at the person who had come.

He recognized a familiar student and asked, "What are you doing here?"

The student looked at Mr. Yuan and said, "Sir, you would be better off going to see the young lady outside."

"What do you mean? You're just a student, yet you dare to order me around?"

The man's tone remained calm, and he did not become emotionally agitated just because Mr. Yuan was speaking.

He looked at Mr. Yuan and said, “Of course not. Haven’t you noticed, sir? Since the falling out with that Miss Zheng, many things at the academy have fallen behind. Didn’t you want to know who sent that girl to the academy before? You are a wise and intelligent person. With just a little thought, you can figure everything out.”

The man bowed with both hands to Mr. Yuan.

"I'll trouble you to think it over, sir. I'll go and pass on the message to you now."

Mr. Yuan called him back again.

"Who sent you to deliver this message?"

However, no answer was given to people.

"Sir, please listen to what we have to say."

The man left in a hurry after speaking. Mr. Yuan thought about what he had been using recently, and even the food he ate was unsatisfactory, not as good as before.

Now, thanks to this person's reminder...

Mr. Yuan immediately realized something, but even if he understood it, he couldn't bring himself to do it. After all, he was a teacher, and it would be improper for him to bow down to a little girl.

He flicked his sleeves and immediately went inside.

She's willing to wait; it's none of her business.

Outside the window, the night grew deeper and deeper.

The attendants standing nearby also felt worried.

"Miss, you should go back first. It seems that this person is not going to come out."

Yan Yun yawned; she was sleepy too.

But she has to wait.

Yan Yun waited until morning.

Students came in droves to study, all heading towards the academy. Yan Yun sat on the ground, feeling extremely sleepy, and even ran into some familiar faces.

Yan Zhihe came over with the others and saw Yan Yun sitting on the ground with two attendants standing beside him.

What is Miss Zheng up to now?

Yan Yun looked at the open door, got up, and followed the people inside. She saw Yan Zhihe standing to the side and moved closer to him without making a sound.

Yan Zhihe noticed the person beside him, but didn't look down to look, pretending not to know.

Yan Yun strode in and walked straight in. The person guarding the door reached out to pull her, but Yan Zhihe slapped his hand away.

The other person immediately stopped them, saying, "You, stop, you can't go in."

Yan Yun ignored him.

I still went in through the main gate.

A person nearby chased after him, but his attendant stopped him immediately.

The surrounding chatter immediately became very loud.

Yan Yun ignored him completely and walked towards Mr. Yuan's house, where she happened to run into him.

My blankets have been cold lately, and I can't sleep well no matter how I try. Last night, I also got a stiff neck.

Thinking about these things makes me unhappy.

Mr. Yuan felt an itch in his nose and tried to cover his face with his sleeve, but he bumped into someone.

He immediately vented all his frustrations and looked at the person who had come to question him.

"Who is so rude?"

"gentlemen."

The person next to him hurriedly spoke up to explain, but Mr. Yuan had already seen who was standing in front of him.

Yan Yun looked up at Mr. Yuan.

She looked at Mr. Yuan and said, "Mr. Yuan, it's been a long time. I've come here specifically to ask you some questions."

Mr. Yuan was dissatisfied.

Seeing Yan Yun reminded him of something he disliked: he still hated women coming to his academy.

Even knowing those things, he couldn't bring himself to lower himself, and coldly asked Yan Yun, "What are you doing here?"

Yan Yun said directly, "My academy was burned down, so naturally I'm curious whether the other teachers' academies are safe and sound."

Mr. Yuan immediately frowned.

Although he had heard about the burning down of Yan Yun Academy, what did this girl mean by coming here? Did she think he would do something so despicable as to burn down her academy?

He looked at Yan Yun and questioned, "Then what is the purpose of your coming here?"

Yan Yun looked at Mr. Yuan and saw that he was getting impatient with his questioning. Yan Yun did not back down. Instead, he said, "Sir, you have always disliked my academy. Now that the academy has been burned down and I have no clue what to do, I naturally came to ask you for advice."

Mr. Yuan's face immediately turned red. He had always been impatient with Yan Yun, and when he heard her say that she thought he had burned down her academy, he felt that this girl was even more absurd.

He waved his hand.

"Instead of questioning me, you should think about whether you have any grudges against anyone. Don't come to the academy so rudely."

Yan Yun carefully observed Mr. Yuan's expression, and it didn't seem like he was lying.

After Mr. Yuan finished speaking, he stopped talking to Yan Yun and looked at the students who were standing by him and asked, "Those people guarding the gate, make them all copy the academy's rules 100 times today and hand them to me first thing tomorrow morning."

He didn't even look at Yan Yun, treating her like a monster. "Get out of here quickly, class is about to start."

From his tone, Yan Yun could guess that the burning of the academy probably had nothing to do with this person.

Yan Yun remained calm; unlike Mr. Yuan, she didn't immediately lose her temper.

She raised her hand, mimicking the way students at the academy raised their hands to Mr. Yuan, and said, "Then I'll take my leave, sir."

Before Yan Yun could finish speaking, Mr. Yuan turned and went straight into his study without looking back, showing no class whatsoever.

I'm too lazy to even glance at Yan Yun again.

After Yan Yun left the academy, her attendant said that the mansion had sent a carriage to pick her up, and she had to hurry back.

The person who came was someone from the old lady's entourage.

The man didn't dare to reprimand Yan Yun, but said that the old lady was also worried that the young lady hadn't returned home all night, and asked the young lady to go back first, so as not to catch a cold.

Yan Yun glanced back at the gate he had come out of.

They told her not to leave, but she left anyway, and she felt a sense of relief. In the past, she definitely wouldn't have dared to do that.

The person next to her reminded her again, "Miss, it's time to go back."

Yan Yun raised his hand.

The other person was sensible and immediately shut up.

Yan Yun got into the carriage and returned to the Zheng residence, and Zheng Jihua also returned with him.

However, this time he did not come to Yan Yun's courtyard immediately.

Yan Yun also took a break.

I'll wake up in the afternoon.

According to the servants who were attending to him, Zheng Jihua had been to Yan Yun's room.

I know that Yan Yun waited for Mr. Yuan outside the academy all night yesterday and only returned today.

Zheng Jihua looked unwell.

He ordered someone to prepare hot soup and asked the doctor to come and take a look.

Before long, a servant said that the woman's condition was not good and that they should go over quickly. Zheng Jihua then abandoned Yan Yun's matter and went to the woman's side.

When Lu Lan heard the news of Zheng Jihua's return, she immediately sent someone to invite him, but she still couldn't get any information from the servants.

She was angry too.

"Didn't you go and ask the adults for help?"

The servant immediately bowed.

"Madam, the master is still busy."

Zheng Jihua's original words were that they should not let anyone disturb them.

But how could Lu Lan wait now?

Father is in trouble, brothers' fate is unknown.

Exhausted, Lu Lan went directly to the courtyard where Zheng Jihua had settled that woman.

She stumbled and rushed inside.

The maids pretended to stop her.

"Get out of my way!"

She pushed aside the maid and rushed inside.

As soon as she entered, she saw Zheng Jihua feeding the woman medicine from a bowl.

"Be careful, it's hot."

His voice was gentler than ever before.

Lu Lan's disheveled state contrasted sharply with the woman on the bed; the two were completely different.

Zheng Jihua turned around when he heard the sound, but didn't even ask Lu Lan why she was there.

Lu Lan had no choice but to step forward herself. She forced herself to stand up straight so as not to look disheveled. She looked up at Zheng Jihua.

"Sir, you are back."

Zheng Jihua nodded.

"You're not feeling well, why aren't you resting in your room?"