Chapter 954: Calculating Scholar 9

Hearing Tang Wan’s words, Little Cutie twitched silently. Host… do you even know how to spell the word “reserved”? In the end, however, it chose to say nothing. As long as she was happy, that was enough.

It wasn’t long before Ye Qingtong returned, leading a buffalo. “Get on. I’ll take you home,” he said. Tang Wan looked at him with an innocent expression. “I… can’t get up.” Ye Qingtong’s tone immediately turned serious. “I’ll lift you.” “Alright, thank you,” Tang Wan replied without hesitation.

Ye Qingtong stepped forward, his strong arms steady as he helped her onto the buffalo’s back. Then he led the animal forward, heading straight toward Tangjia Village.

By the time they arrived at the Tang residence, Li Fuze had just been about to go look for Tang Wan. In the original plot, this was when he would have played the victim in front of her, making tearful promises before taking advantage of her. Tang Wan felt a trace of relief—fortunately, she had arrived in time, before the original owner had handed everything over to that scumbag.

The moment Li Fuze saw Tang Wan being brought back by Ye Qingtong, his heart sank, but he quickly stepped forward, putting on a concerned expression. “Wan Wan, what happened to you?” Tang Wan replied calmly, “I went up the mountain to gather herbs and nearly got bitten by a venomous snake. It was Big Brother Ye who saved me.”

As she spoke, she moved to climb down from the buffalo, but Ye Qingtong immediately stepped forward and steadied her, his voice low and gentle. “Careful.” “Mm.” Tang Wan nodded at him gratefully. Seeing their interaction, Li Fuze secretly let out a breath of relief—it seemed they had only met by chance.

He then stepped forward and cupped his hands toward Ye Qingtong. “Thank you for bringing Wan Wan back. If not for you, we wouldn’t even know where to look for her.” Hearing this, Ye Qingtong merely glanced at him faintly before turning to Tang Wan. “And this is…?” “Oh, he’s my neighbor,” Tang Wan explained quickly. “Since I’m an orphan, he usually looks after me.”

Ye Qingtong gave a slight nod, then looked at Tang Wan again. “Your feet are injured. Don’t walk around for the next couple of days. Rest properly. I’ll head back first.” But Tang Wan wasn’t about to let him leave so easily. “You saved me—why don’t you stay for a meal?” she asked immediately.

Li Fuze also stepped in, adopting the manner of a gracious host. “Yes, we’ve already prepared food at home. Since it’s getting late, why not stay and eat before leaving?” Ye Qingtong glanced at him, then shook his head. “Thank you for your kindness, but I need to return the buffalo. I won’t stay.”

Li Fuze did not insist, but Tang Wan added, “That’s alright. Once my feet are better, I’ll invite Big Brother Ye over for a meal.” Hearing this, something stirred faintly in Ye Qingtong’s heart. He nodded casually. “Alright. I’ll wait until you’ve recovered.”

After that, he removed Tang Wan’s medicine basket from the buffalo and helped carry it into the courtyard. “Then I’ll be going. See you,” he said, his tone relaxed but deliberate. “Mm! Goodbye. Take care on your way,” Tang Wan replied, waving. “Alright.”

Once Ye Qingtong left, Li Fuze immediately turned to Tang Wan. “Wan Wan, who was that man? How did you meet him?” Tang Wan didn’t answer directly. Instead, she frowned slightly and said, “We met in the mountains. Brother Afu, my feet hurt so much—I want to go rest first.”

But inwardly, she sneered. He looks decent on the surface… but what a pity—he’s nothing but scum.