"Master, I'm sorry, the student has something to do at home today, so he came a little late."

When they arrived at the academy, Taifu Gao and the four ladies had already arrived. Xu Shihuan bowed politely. She was indeed late today. Even if the master wanted to punish her, she had to admit it.

Taifu Gao didn't even look at her and said:

"Since you know it's late, why don't you hurry over and study!"

This means that I don't want to argue with Xu Shihuan. Duan Qinglian rolled her eyes at Xu Shihuan. She wanted to say something to Duan Qinghe, but Taifu Gao glared back.

"Shihuan, why are you late?"

Deng Wanyu asked in a low voice, but as expected, she was also glared at by Gao Taifu. She glanced at Xu Shihuan with resentment, and then started reading honestly.

As soon as the lunch break came, Deng Wanyu left her books and went to Xu Shihuan's seat to find her. The two were originally at the same table, but Xu Shihuan had consistently ranked first in the quizzes these few times, so Taifu Gao set up a seat for her in the center of the school.

"Shihuan, my family sent someone to deliver food today. Let's go to the carriage to eat and chat."

Xu Shihuan had this intention. Last night, Xiao Yao said that Wen Yidi was Deng Wanyu's lover. Although Wen Yidi immediately denied it, she still wanted to hear Deng Wanyu's side of the story.

According to Mr. Deng's protective character, if Deng Wanyu wanted to get married, the Deng family might not agree to the marriage.

"Shi Huan, why did you leave without waiting for me last night? I was so scared that I thought something had happened to you, so I sent someone to your house to ask about it before I felt relieved."

As Deng Wanyu spoke, she opened the food box. The dishes inside were particularly tempting. On weekdays at home, Deng Wanyu would be served by maids while eating, but in front of Xu Shihuan, she became the one taking care of others.

"Yesterday, I was kidnapped by people from Xiao Yao's faction."

As soon as Xu Shihuan opened his mouth, Deng Wanyu was startled. But what’s even more shocking is yet to come:

"She not only kidnapped me, but also kidnapped Mr. Wen."

After hearing a bang, Deng Wanyu stood up in a hurry and knocked her head heavily on the roof of the car.

But she ignored the pain, quickly looked around at Xu Shihuan, and asked anxiously:

"Then are you and Mr. Wen injured?"

Xu Shihuan stared into her eyes, trying to see clearly whether she was worried about him or Mr. Wen. After waiting for a while, she said:

"When I met Xiao Yao, she said she had arrested the wrong person."

Deng Wanyu was stunned for a moment. She opened and closed her lips several times before finally making a sound:

"Then who is she going to catch?"

Xu Shihuan opened the car curtain and looked around to make sure there was no one around, then lowered his voice and said:

"She said it was a pity that Deng Wanyu was not here and there was no one to protect her lover."

After hearing this, Deng Wanyu covered Xu Shihuan's mouth.

"Shihuan, I beg you, please don't tell anyone else about this, okay? You go to my house tonight and I will tell you both Mr. Wen and I."

Xu Shihuan looked surprised. He didn't expect that Deng Wanyu would tell her everything so soon. Seemingly sensing Xu Shihuan's doubts, Deng Wanyu quickly explained:

"You weren't here a few years ago, so you don't know. This matter isn't really a secret to begin with."

When school was over in the afternoon, Xu Shihuan followed Deng Wanyu to Deng Mansion. Because of what happened last night, although Xu Shihuan was not seriously injured, Prime Minister Xu still sent two secret guards to protect her.

"Shi Huan is here, please come in quickly, please come in. You two sisters will chat first while I go ask someone to prepare some more dishes."

Mrs. Deng is different from Mrs. Xu in that she has a fiery temperament. Xu Shihuan has liked to be alone since he was a child, and he really couldn't stand it when he met such an elder.

"Mom, let me talk to Shi Huan in private first. You are not allowed to come in and eavesdrop! Otherwise I will be angry."

Deng Wanyu said while pretending to be angry, but Mrs. Deng's face was full of smiles.

As soon as the door closed, she pulled Xu Shihuan over, leaned into her ear and said:

"When I was fourteen, I had a big fight with my family because of Wen Er."

When Xu Shihuan heard that it was Wen Yian, he immediately felt more at ease. No matter how outrageous what Deng Wanyu said later, she could accept it calmly.

When Deng Wanyu was young, the Deng family did not live well. At that time, Mr. Deng still had the arrogance of a scholar and abhorred corruption and bribery.

The family lived in a small house and lived on that little salary. This house is right behind Wen Mansion.

The children of other adults' families were well fed, better clothed, and followed by a group of servants when they went out. But Deng Wanyu had to watch her younger brother Deng Runze all the time, for fear that he would steal other children's things and embarrass the Deng family.

I don’t know how many times I beat Deng Runze before he got over his habit of robbing people and things. No, it can't be said that he really changed, because after being beaten several times, he specialized in robbing the second young master of the Wen family.

In his words, the more things he robbed from Wen Er, the more he would get beaten.

Wen Er was also a fool. When Deng Runze took something from him, he gave it to him with both hands. If he was punched or kicked, he would curl up into a ball and endure it.

When Deng Wanyu taught Deng Runze a lesson, he would give another good thing to Deng Wanyu, and then watch Deng Runze being beaten with a smile.

Later, Deng Runze stopped playing Wen Er. Because Wen Er didn't know when he became his sister's little brother, delivering food and drinks every day. He would do whatever Deng Wanyu asked him to do, and his posture was like a dog.

When they get older, they reach the age to go to school. Deng Runze seemed to have grown up overnight, becoming calm and sensible and no longer messing around.

However, Wen Er and Deng Wanyu were still inseparable. One of them was a woman, and they would not have the chance to participate in the imperial examination unless they entered a women's school. One is the son of a businessman, with a lowly status, and will not be able to enter officialdom for generations.

However, when Deng Wanyu was fourteen years old, the apparent peace was suddenly broken. Mr. Deng became the Minister of Rites, and there was an endless stream of people coming to ask for his hand in marriage.

Mr. Deng and Mrs. Deng have always responded to their daughter's requests. But this time, when they asked their daughter if she had a crush on any young master, they added, except for the two from the Wen family.

For the first time, Deng Wanyu had a fierce quarrel with her family. Her attitude was so decisive that it became known throughout the city.

Master Deng's legitimate daughter actually fell in love with the second son of the Wen family.

The Deng family moved to their current residence overnight, and Deng Wanyu was also locked up at home for half a year. Until one day, a young man appeared at the door of Deng's house.

He said his name was Wen Yian, and he said he wanted to sit down and talk with the Deng family.

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