Ye Linchen was unaware that Meng Xueyun was investigating her inventory. At that moment, she was standing downstairs talking to Lin Xiaojuan and Feng Linlin.

"Ye Linchen, I'm so sorry, we misunderstood you and caused such a commotion," Lin Xiaojuan said apologetically.

Feng Linlin stuck out her tongue: "I thought you couldn't find the bathhouse, so you must not be there; you must have run away from home."

"We were so worried, we searched the whole dorm area, thankfully you're okay."

"I asked my dad at home, and he explained it to me in detail. It's right outside the door where the white smoke is coming out," Ye Linchen explained.

"I see. You're so smart, you found it right away." Lin Xiaojuan wiped her wet hair and praised her with a smile.

Although Lin Xiaojuan and Feng Linlin had long been at odds with Meng Zihan and would fight whenever they had the chance, Ye Linchen still felt very warm and grateful for their concern.

As for Meng Xueyun's casual attempts to ruin her reputation in front of outsiders, she no longer cared.

Without expectations, there will be no harm...

She looked at their teary faces and felt very embarrassed.

It's so cold outside, and the two of them are running around looking for her on empty stomachs. It must be so hard for them.

"You haven't eaten yet, have you? You must be starving. Come home and eat."

"It's okay. When we left the school, one of us ate a bowl of rice noodles at a noodle shop near the gate. We're not hungry yet," Feng Linlin said with a smile.

"Don't listen to Meng Zihan. No matter what, don't run away from home. She'd love for you not to go back so she can become a daughter of the Ye family. Don't be silly, don't let her have her way," Lin Xiaojuan warned her.

Ye Linchen nodded, thinking to himself that what she said was indeed correct.

That's what Meng Zihan has always thought.

In the past, when she returned to her hometown, she would always proudly boast to Ye Linchen how well the Ye family treated her.

In her past life, Ye Linchen could only envy and long for the day when her family would treat her the same way.

It won't happen in this lifetime.

She no longer cares.

"I understand, Lin Xiaojuan, Feng Linlin." She pointed to the two of them and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Unfortunately, she had already made up her mind to leave the Ye family and was going to disappoint them.

Hearing her say that, the two felt relieved and thought Ye Linchen was a very good person.

I don't blame them for being misunderstood, and I even listened to their advice and appreciated their kindness.

In just a short while, I even remembered both of their names; this is a sign of respect for them.

Lin Xiaojuan said loyally, "That's good. We won't take up any more of your time. If anything happens in the future, or if Meng Zihan bullies you, just come to Building Two and I'll stand up for you."

“Yes, yes, I live upstairs from you, it’s more convenient.” Feng Linlin quickly added, then thought for a moment and lowered her voice, “If your mother hits you again, don’t hold back, yell in the hallway, we can hear you.”

Ye Linchen laughed: "I'll remember that."

The three exchanged a few more words before saying goodbye and parting ways.

Back home, Ye Linchen ignored the twins and Meng Zihan sitting in the living room watching TV, put away her bath supplies, and went into her room, only to find that her backpack had been touched.

When she left, her backpack was placed on the chair with the back facing forward, but now it's facing forward.

One of the backpack zippers was only half-zipped up.

Ye Linchen had no intention of tolerating someone rummaging through his things while he was away.

She walked over, picked up her backpack, stood in the doorway, and asked the people in the living room, "Did anyone go through my bag?"

"Who? Who would go through your bag?" Ye Linnan asked first.

"Do you have any treasure in your bag? Who cares?"

While saying this, Ye Linbei's eyes kept drifting towards Ye Zhenghua and Meng Xueyun's room.

Ye Linchen understood; it must have been Meng Xueyun who translated it.

She could guess what he was looking for.

"My bag's zipper was all open, no wonder no one touched it!" Ye Linchen sneered. "Gossiping about other people's bags without permission isn't a good habit."

As she was carrying her bag and about to return to her room, the bedroom door suddenly opened, and Meng Xueyun stood in the doorway, her face full of anger.

"I translated it, so what?"

Thinking about how she had just been mistreated downstairs, and now being spoken to like this by Ye Linchen, she couldn't suppress the anger in her heart.

"What are you flipping through? Tell me, and I'll give it to you." Ye Linchen stared at her and said coldly.

"What could I possibly be looking through! I'm helping you tidy up! Do you think I would steal your things?" Meng Xueyun questioned shrilly.

Ye Linchen was quite familiar with Meng Xueyun's character.

When feeling guilty or in the wrong, they will raise their voice and increase their volume, trying to overwhelm the other party with their imposing manner.

In his past life, Ye Linchen was terrified every time Meng Xueyun asked him such a loud and angry question, but now he didn't care at all.

She stared into Meng Xueyun's eyes, her face expressionless.

"I was just saying it casually, why are you so angry?"

Hearing the argument, Ye Zhenghua hurriedly came out of the room and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you arguing again?"

Meng Xueyun immediately complained: "As soon as we entered the house, she started acting strangely, saying that someone had touched her bag and that we had to get her permission to go through her bag! Look at her like this, does she consider us her family? Does she consider this her home? She treats us like thieves! Luckily we're at home, if we were outside, she would definitely have taken us to the police station for questioning."

Ye Zhenghua's eyes flickered, and he immediately tried to smooth things over.

"Oh, Xiao Chen, I told your mom about your school transfer on Monday. She came over to check if your documents are complete. Your mom is just concerned about you."

"That's right!" Meng Xueyun immediately realized, glaring at Ye Linchen with hatred. "What you're doing is so disheartening!"

Knowing that the two were adept at playing along, Ye Linchen said no more, walked straight to the table, opened a drawer, and took out a leather bag.

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