A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 216 Misunderstandings are Useless

Zhou Tong looked completely innocent. "I was teasing her? I just said she's pretty."

Zhou Hanzhang didn't know how to explain. Luckily, Zhou Tong was a woman, otherwise people might have misunderstood her as a lecher.

"Alright, now that you're awake, let's get ready and go eat?"

"Then you go and pack it up."

Seeing Zhou Tong's disheveled appearance, Zhou Hanzhang knew she couldn't just go out like that.

"Okay, then you guys wait for me outside."

Zhou Hanzhang naturally knew that this was Zhou Tong's private space, and it was indeed inappropriate for them to stay here without the owner present, so he took Jiang Mingyun and left.

When they sat down at the stone table outside, Zhou Hanzhang asked, "You said earlier that you seemed to have been to this place before, what's going on?"

"I don't know, I can't remember, but this place feels very familiar to me, as if I often stay in it. I can even remember the location of some items inside."

Zhou Hanzhang didn't know what was going on. Logically speaking, Jiang Mingyun should remember things from her past life, so if she had been to this place before, she shouldn't have forgotten it.

What happened that made her feel so familiar with this, yet had no memory of it?

Is this a side effect of being reborn?

What dream did you just have?

Jiang Mingyun was shocked. She wanted to describe the terrible dream to Zhou Hanzhang, but she couldn't say the words.

She forgot.

"Brother Hanzhang..."

"I forgot. I don't know why. I remembered it very clearly just now, but as soon as you asked me, I was about to tell you, and then I forgot."

Jiang Mingyun was somewhat annoyed.

"It's alright, it probably just looked like a nightmare, it's better to forget about it."

While comforting Jiang Mingyun verbally, Zhou Hanzhang secretly wondered if there was some factor obscuring certain memories of her.

She planned to ask Zhou Tong again later.

Zhou Tong quickly got ready and came out, looking just as ordinary as before. She walked up to them and grinned at them.

"We can set off now. I'm starving. Let's go eat some roast duck."

Jiang Mingyun was also delighted to hear about roast duck and immediately stood up. "I'm hungry too, let's go!"

She pulled Zhou Hanzhang and tried to walk out.

When they arrived at the bookstore, there were still many people reading. Zhou Tong gave Xiao Ba a wink, and Xiao Ba quickly understood.

He walked to a gong at the entrance of the bookstore, tapped it lightly once, and then tapped it a second time with greater force. By this time, people had started to look over.

The regular readers already knew that this was a sign that the bookstore was about to close. Almost everyone was reluctant to leave, but had no choice but to put down their books.

One by one, they walked out of the bookstore, smiling and greeting Xiao Ba and Zhou Tong as they passed by.

The scholar who had been waiting at the door to enter was the last to leave the bookstore. Before leaving, he walked up to Zhou Tong with the book in his hand and asked, "Mr. Zhou, when will you arrange for a reprint of this book?"

Zhou Tong picked up the book in his hand and looked at it. She looked at Xiao Ba with a puzzled expression, clearly asking: Why haven't you dealt with it yet?

Xiao Ba said helplessly, "Boss, you said you would personally handle the new batch of books that recently came in."

"Really? I forgot. I'll deal with it in a couple of days. I've been quite busy lately."

Upon hearing this, the scholar wailed, "Boss Zhou, I really like this book, could you... could you please handle this as soon as possible?"

"I'm so sorry, I haven't had much time lately. If you're interested, I'll have to trouble you to come and see it for yourself."

Zhou Tong has been busy with research lately and has no time to deal with these things.

The scholar finally asked helplessly, "Will you be open tomorrow?"

"It's hard to say."

Upon hearing Zhou Tong's words, the scholar nearly burst into tears.

Xiao Ba quickly reassured them, "We'll be open tomorrow, at the same time as always."

"That's great."

The scholar breathed a sigh of relief. "I still have a third left to read. I estimate I'll be able to finish in another two days. Mr. Zhou, you don't have time to reprint it right now. I wonder if I could bring my pen and ink to make a copy?"

"Why not? You can come anytime as long as we open the door."

The scholar was very grateful to Zhou Tong for being so easy to talk to, and immediately bowed to Zhou Tong, saying, "Boss Zhou, you are very kind. I thank you in advance."

Zhou Tong felt a little ashamed by his attitude and quickly waved her hand, "It's nothing. If you come in the future and see that the door is not open, you can knock on the door and see. If I'm there, I'll open the door and let you in."

Upon seeing this, the scholar almost knelt down before her, completely immersed in immense joy, even finding Zhou Tong, with her ordinary appearance, to be as beautiful as a celestial being.

Finally, he left in a daze, as if he were on drugs.

"Boss Zhou is quite charming," Zhou Hanzhang joked.

"Hey, you have no idea, these scholars are the most innocent, and they love so passionately. Otherwise, why do you think I opened this bookstore? It's just to meet more men..."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Hanzhang reached out and covered her mouth.

If she keeps talking, who knows what earth-shattering things she might say.

Jiang Mingyun was displeased to see Zhou Hanzhang and Zhou Tong being so intimate. "Brother Hanzhang!"

Zhou Hanzhang's hand was still on Zhou Tong's lips. Zhou Tong, being worldly-wise, naturally knew what Jiang Mingyun was thinking. She quickly removed Zhou Hanzhang's hand, gave a fake smile, and explained to Jiang Mingyun, "We're just good friends, please don't misunderstand."

She added in her mind, "There's no use in misunderstanding, we're both women."

Jiang Mingyun's complexion improved slightly, and Zhou Tong said to Jiang Mingyun, "I need to borrow her for a moment."

She pulled Zhou Hanzhang aside and said seriously, "She doesn't know you're a girl yet. You should find an opportunity to hint at it. I see she gets angry whenever she sees you getting close to women; she's probably jealous."

Zhou Hanzhang was slower to grasp this concept than others. "Impossible?"

"Why not? You're very attractive to girls, especially those who are naive and inexperienced."

"She's not naive at all; she's lived a whole life. She even told me that she's closer to me because I saved her and helped her take revenge in my past life."

Zhou Tong shook her head at her, "If you don't believe me, just pay more attention. She seems to treat you like her own possession now."

"...Don't talk nonsense, this is not something you can just say casually."

"Miss, I've had so many relationships, don't you believe me?"

"What should I do?"

"If you can't give her what she wants, then don't waste her time. Find an opportunity to talk to her directly and make things clear. I think she'll understand."