"Really?"
Qin Lian's face was still pale.
She didn't dare to get too close to Yan Jinglan. On the surface, it looked like Yan Jinglan was supporting her, but in fact it was her doing the hard work, but it was very difficult for her to walk alone.
If it weren't for those gangsters, she wouldn't have to do this now!
Thinking of the disgusting faces of those people, Qin Lian suddenly became angry, but soon, her eyes showed worry again, "Brother Yan, if I settle a score with them, they will definitely take revenge on me, right?"
"Are you worried about this?" Yan Jinglan looked slightly cold, "If you want to pursue it, just leave these matters to the Yamen, and they will definitely give you justice."
"That's not what I meant..." Qin Lian sighed, "Brother Yan, you didn't see it just now. Those people are the gangsters in the town. The people are afraid of them. I think they have been domineering for a long time. Such people I I really don’t want to have anything to do with them.”
Qin Lian was naturally angry at being teased on the street for no reason. She couldn't even imagine how outrageous those people would have been if Yan Jinglan hadn't happened to pass by.
But she worked in Cyclamen. What if she pursued those people for compensation and they found out that she was from Cyclamen and went to the store every day to harass her? It's not like she hasn't encountered these things before.
Yan Jinglan could help her once, but he couldn't help her all the time.
Besides, those people only hurt people and didn't do anything excessive. Even she knew that based on these alone, it would be impossible for the government to imprison them, and they would not think of ways to retaliate against her.
Thinking of this, Qin Lian felt like a big stone was pressing on her heart, making her breathless.
She does not have a peaceful temperament to begin with. In the past, if someone bullied her, she would definitely scold him back on the spot. When she came to town to help Su Liuye take care of the cyclamen, she discovered that many things were different from what she imagined...
Now she doesn't have the confidence to pursue those people.
"Brother Yan, let's forget it. My injury is not serious, so it's better not to go looking for those people." Qin Lian whispered.
Yan Jinglan looked at her pale face, and there was darkness in her eyes.
"Okay." He responded without saying much else.
He might be able to guess Qin Lian's difficulties.
When the class was over, many children came out one after another, some went back together, and some were picked up by their parents.
Qin Lian wanted to get up and look for Dabao and the others, but as soon as she moved, she felt another stab of pain in her feet.
"Miss Qin, just sit here."
"But, I want to pick up Dabao and Erbao. Brother Yan, do you know them?"
Dabao and Erbao have never seen Yan Jinglan, right?
"No. I'll take the puppy with me."
With that said, Yan Jinglan picked up the little white dog on the ground and walked to the school.
Qin Lian looked at his back, and the suppressed emotions in her heart arose again.
She looked at the medical patch on her foot, and just now she could see Yan Jinglan setting her bones.
Since she was a child, the elders in the village have told her that a woman's feet cannot be seen by a man, otherwise she will marry that man.
Her cheeks turned red and she quickly shook her head, not daring to think too much.
"noob!"
Soon, Qin Lian heard Erbao's voice.
Looking up, he saw Dabao and Erbao coming out of the school. They recognized the little white dog in Yan Jinglan's arms at a glance.
Erbao wanted to run over excitedly.
"Er Bao." Dabao stopped her and looked at the man in front of him warily. He looked around but didn't see Qin Lian.
"Woof!"
The little white dog walked to their feet and barked several times around them. Seeing Dabao not looking at him, Xiaobai bit his pants.
"Xiaobai, what are you doing?"
Dabao lowered his head and wanted to take Xiaobai away, but saw that Xiaobai kept trying to pull him across the street.
Dabao looked along and saw Qin Lian in a small stall.
"Aunt Lianlian?"
Dabao was surprised and took Erbao's hand over there, while looking at Yan Jinglan warily.
Erbao raised his head in confusion, looked at Dabao, and then at Yan Jinglan. When she saw the sword in his hand, she shrank her neck, but the curiosity in her eyes became even more intense.
"Brother, who is this uncle?"
"How do I know? Come with me quickly and stop looking around!"
Last time Erbao ran out with others, causing him to worry all night.
Dabao also learned a lesson, he must watch Erbao closely, otherwise she will run out after him at some point.
"Aunt Lianlian, why don't you go pick us up?"
As soon as they arrived at the small stall, Erbao let go of Dabao's hand, ran over and hugged Qin Lian, and asked with a pouted mouth.
"Er Bao, I'm sorry, Aunt Lianlian sprained her foot, so I have to ask this uncle to help me pick you up."
Qin Lian had an apology on her face and went out of her way to explain Yan Jinglan's identity.
Although she could not hear the conversation between Dabao, Erbao and Yan Jinglan while sitting here, she could see Dabao's guarded face, pulling Erbao away from Yan Jinglan, obviously not trusting this man.
"Is this uncle a friend of Aunt Lianlian?"
Erbao looked at it curiously, with a pair of big eyes that seemed to be able to talk.
Yan Jinglan's expression softened unnaturally when she looked at her, and she said softly, "Yes."
"Wow! Uncle is so powerful. What is this? Is this a weapon?"
Knowing that Qin Lian and Yan Jinglan were friends, Erbao immediately became lively and ran over to look eagerly at the sword in Yan Jinglan's hand.
Yan Jinglan knew that wearing a sword was dangerous and had no intention of showing it to Erbao. She just said "hmm".
Erbao suddenly became more excited and kept talking to Yan Jinglan, like a curious baby, full of questions.
Qin Lian felt a little embarrassed and wanted to bring Erbao back.
Yan Jinglan said, "Miss Qin, do you want to go back now?"
"ah?"
Qin Lian was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously followed his words and looked at the sky. She found that it was still early and the injury on her foot was still hurting. She probably needed to rest for a while.
"The snacks here seem good. Let's eat something first and then go back."
Perhaps seeing the hesitation in her expression, Yan Jinglan took the initiative.
"but……"
"I came to Luoxi Town this time to deal with important matters. I haven't had a meal since morning. If Miss Qin doesn't mind, you can wait for me here for a while."
"Is that so? Then eat quickly, I'll be fine!"
Hearing this, Qin Lian said no more.
It happened that the two children had just finished class and were already hungry. When they heard that they could finish their food before going back, Erbao cheered happily and followed Yan Jinglan over to see what was delicious.
While they were leaving, Qin Lian touched her ankle painfully. She didn't know when the sprained area would stop hurting.
The patch only provided relief, but did not help her stop the pain.
She even wondered if she had made a mistake with the patch.
