"I wronged you, and I apologize."

"As long as you can forgive me, I will give you any compensation you want."

Since yesterday, Zhou Yi has blocked every call he makes, giving him no chance to say a second word.

Therefore, after encountering Zhou Yi here, Leader Yang completely abandoned his previous arrogant attitude and apologized to Zhou Yi with the utmost sincerity.

He clung to a sliver of hope that Zhou Yi could forgive him.

However, this kind of verbal apology is far from enough!

If it weren't for the minister's sudden and severe illness, and the fact that Zhou Yi happened to be able to treat the minister, I would still be locked up in the detention center right now!

Moreover, wasn't the special treatment he received in the detention center orchestrated by Leader Yang?

The Zhou Group is in dire straits, and Aunt Zhou was almost scammed; all of this is inextricably linked to Leader Yang.

How could Zhou Yi possibly have a calm conversation with him? Zhou Yi coldly replied without any expression on his face, "As long as you can investigate it thoroughly, that's fine."

"You're a high-ranking leader, there's no need for you to apologize to me."

"I can't accept that!"

The warden silently glanced at Zhou Yi, then at Leader Yang, and said, "You two continue chatting. I think it's about time. I'll go in and hurry up with the food preparation."

The warden suddenly stood up and walked into the restaurant.

Unlike Zhou Yi, who was indifferent to Leader Yang, Zhou Yi was not a political figure.

But he was different; he wanted to climb the ranks, so he couldn't just sit there watching Leader Yang humbly apologize. He had no choice but to quickly find an excuse to leave.

Leader Yang kept his eyes fixed on the warden until he entered the restaurant, then he turned his gaze back to Zhou Yi.

“Zhou Yi, you have to understand how I felt at the time. You don’t know that I saw my wife vomit blood in front of me and then fall into a coma.”

"When the doctor told me to prepare myself mentally, I really found it hard to accept."

"At that time, I didn't suspect you right away, but I suspected the owner of the resort first."

"If you don't believe this, you can investigate it yourself, or ask the minister."

“Until everyone in the manor was fine, I had people check all the surveillance footage, and when I found toxins only on the herbs you provided, I could only suspect you.”

"If it were anyone else, with the evidence laid out in the open, anyone would have done the same thing as me."

Anyone?

That's interesting!

Even now, they're still trying to excuse themselves. Why bother?

Zhou Yi lowered his eyelids slightly as he listened to Leader Yang's explanation. After he finished speaking, Zhou Yi asked, "Besides that medicine, did you prescribe any other medicines?"

"If you could have all the medications I prescribed tested, you might find out that it wasn't my fault."

"Moreover, you didn't even give me a chance to explain; you just had me arrested."

Hearing Zhou Yi say these words in a nonchalant tone, Leader Yang felt a pang of sadness.

He knew he had been too hasty at the time, perhaps because Zhou Yi was a nobody who could be easily manipulated. So when he found out that there was a problem with the medicinal herbs, he didn't even give Zhou Yi a chance to explain and sent him to prison directly.

Given Yang's status and position, even if he wrongly accused someone, he could simply provide some compensation afterward.

But Zhou Yi in front of me is stubborn and won't listen to reason!

Furthermore, he is the heir to the Zhou Group and is not short of money.

Now that he's gotten close to the minister, Zhou Yi has nothing to rely on Yang for, but Yang's wife needs Zhou Yi to save her life.

"Mr. Zhou, please forgive my mistake for the sake of your godfather."

"Besides, apart from that incident, my wife and I have always treated you very well. You can punish me, but my wife is innocent."

Hearing Leader Yang's pitiful words, Zhou Yi scoffed disdainfully.

"Leader Yang, what you said is really interesting."

“Your wife is innocent, but my aunt is innocent, and I am even more innocent.”

After saying that, Zhou Yi stood up, not wanting to hear any more of Yang's sob story.

Leader Yang's lips moved silently, but he could only watch Zhou Yi leave. His pride as a leader prevented him from doing anything like chasing after a lapdog.

Leader Yang rubbed his forehead, feeling as if his brain had been drilled open, causing him a splitting headache.

Until a cold voice greeted him.

"Manager Yang, you're eating here too?"

Leader Yang looked up at the person with a blank expression. When he saw that it was the minister, he breathed a sigh of relief and was also a little surprised.

He immediately looked at the minister with pleading eyes: "Minister, you came here... to invite Zhou Yi to dinner, right?"

"Could you put in a good word for me with Zhou Yi later? No matter how I try to communicate with him, he won't talk to me."

"Perhaps he would be more willing to listen to what others say."

"If you can help me make this happen—"

Before he could finish speaking, the minister raised his hand to interrupt him.

The minister sat down opposite Leader Yang, thought for a moment, and then gave Leader Yang a word of advice: "You should tone down your adjutant attitude. Zhou Yi is a man of strong principles, and you know what kind of person he is without me having to remind you."

“As long as you sincerely apologize to Zhou Yi, he will definitely not be indifferent to your wife’s illness.”

"Leader Yang, from an outsider's perspective, I can only say that you are too concerned about saving face. You can't bring yourself to humbly apologize to Zhou Yi."

"That's all I can say. You should know what to do next."

That's all I have to say.

After bidding farewell to Leader Yang, the minister went into the restaurant.

Leader Yang felt a little gloomy. He looked at the lake below the mountain and thought for a long time before finally making up his mind to swallow his pride and apologize this time!

In fact, he knew perfectly well what he should do, but as the minister said, he just couldn't bring himself to lose face.

He felt that, given his status and position, verbally apologizing to Zhou Yi and offering compensation was already a huge favor to Zhou Yi.

However, Zhou Yi did not accept this apology.

After dinner, the minister still had things to do, so the warden personally escorted Zhou Yi to the hotel.

After returning to his room, Zhou Yi called Shen Bingyan as usual.

I still can't get through on the phone!

"Buzz—"

Zhou Yi's phone vibrated. He looked down at the lit screen and saw a new news notification.

Zhou Yi clicked on it and raised an eyebrow slightly.

I thought it was some kind of push notification, but it turns out... it was Boss Yang who posted a one-minute apology video online to get my forgiveness?

Although Leader Yang did not appear, his voice was crystal clear!

He personally issued a statement and a video apology, which was quickly reposted by many official accounts.