"No one will think you are dumb if you don't speak." Zhou Ziheng said coldly with a sullen face.

Yin Jingshuo followed closely behind and echoed, "Friendly reminder, don't mess with Wanwan, you won't be able to afford the consequences!"

Chen Zui didn't get angry after hearing what they said. Instead, he felt it was very cordial. He smiled and teased, "Hey, you're not pretending to be dumb anymore?"

Zhou Ziheng looked at him expressionlessly and refuted him very rationally: "You have the nerve to speak out even though you did something wrong. Why should we be embarrassed? It's not us who did anything wrong."

"That's right." Yin Jingshuo nodded in agreement and said to him bluntly, "If Tianrui hadn't told us before he left that we should talk to you nicely if we had the chance to see you, you would have been bruised and battered by now."

"Tian...Tianrui?" Chen Zui frowned tightly and repeated it in confusion.

When Zhou Ziheng and the other two saw his expression, they remembered that he didn't know about Qiao Tianrui. They wanted to explain but were at a loss for words and didn't know how to start. After all, supernatural events are very complicated to talk about.

At this moment, Wen Wan suddenly said, "Don't worry about Xiao Qiao's affairs for now. Let's talk about your affairs now. Don't think that they forgive you just because they are talking to you."

"You owe them an apology, and you owe the fans an apology. Please don't confuse the public. You won't be able to get away with this as long as I'm here!"

"If you're a man, please apologize for what you did and then explain! No one wants to hear your explanation before you apologize!"

Chen Zui fell silent when he heard this. After a long while, he suddenly bowed deeply to the two brothers, then sighed and said seriously: "Brothers... I'm sorry!"

"I shouldn't have left without saying goodbye. It's my fault for making you worry and miss me for so long. I'm so, so sorry!"

Wen Wan looked at the scene in front of her with a subtle expression. She thought that this person would continue to dither and change the subject, but she didn't expect that he would bow his head and apologize so easily.

Zhou Ziheng and the other man couldn't help but flash a hint of surprise in their eyes. In their impression, Chen Zui was a very proud person who attached great importance to face and rarely bowed his head.

Sometimes he knew clearly that he had done something wrong, but he would still be stubborn and refuse to give in. In the end, he would be awkward and embarrassed to try to please others in order to gain their forgiveness.

So he apologized so frankly today, which really surprised them. It was really unheard of.

This... is this because Wen Wan scared him, or has he changed after growing up in the past few years?

It’s really puzzling!

Although the surprise on their faces was fleeting, Chen Zui still caught it with his sensitivity.

He lowered his head and smiled silently, then raised his eyes to look at them and explained seriously: "I was not scared by this little girl, nor did I apologize out of helplessness. What I said just now was all from the heart."

Zhou Ziheng raised his eyebrows subtly, then turned his head calmly and looked at Yin Jingshuo. What a damn useless tacit understanding!

So many years have passed, but everyone's understanding of each other has not decreased at all. They are just like the roundworms in the stomach, knowing what the other person is thinking.

Isn't this a bit of a foul?

It really makes people feel helpless and angry!

Chen Zui sighed softly and said thoughtfully, "I know this is my fault, so I never thought of trying to get away with it by making jokes. Even if you can get over it in your hearts, I can't get over it!"

"Actually... I was planning to wait a bit before seeing you after I return home, because... I really don't know how to face you. I don't know how you'll feel when you see me. Will you be happy, excited, sad, or resentful?"

Zhou Ziheng and the other man remained silent, but the fact that they stood there straight and had no intention of leaving said it all. They wanted to hear an explanation and they wanted to know the reason for leaving.

After Wen Wan realized what the two were thinking, she remained silent and stopped interrupting. After all, she had already criticized him harshly, so she decided to be merciful and give him a chance to explain!

Although she didn't want to listen, she couldn't help but want to hear it from the two people beside her! They were angry, but after all, they were good brothers with a deep friendship!

Chen Zui wore a wry smile and continued to speak, "I've imagined many scenarios of us meeting. You might hug me tightly and then angrily ask me, 'Where have you been all these years?'"

"Of course, you might also become extremely indifferent to me out of resentment and no longer want to be my friend. This possibility makes me feel scared and timid, so I didn't dare to contact you right away."

In fact, he didn't know what was wrong with him. He was very excited before he came back, but after coming back, he became more and more homesick. Maybe sometimes the more you cherish something, the more timid you become.

He crossed his arms and rubbed them constantly, and continued to explain a little uncomfortably, "I heard about Tianrui's situation as soon as I got off the plane. Before... I wasn't there when he left, so I wanted to come over and talk to him. I didn't expect to run into you here."

"When I saw you, I really wanted to hug you and tell you 'I'm back', but I also had a conflicting desire to avoid you because I didn't know what your attitude would be, so I was very nervous."

"But after thinking about it, I still want to see you, because... I miss you so much!" Chen Zui said, and suddenly laughed at himself, and tears welled up in his eyes.

He missed his three good brothers, the days of hard work, and even more, he missed himself who was brave enough to run away from home like a newborn calf.

Because since then... he no longer seems to have the courage to leave at the beginning. Even though he has so many worries in his heart, he still cares about this and that. Is this the legendary growth?

But... this kind of growth was not what he imagined, nor was it what he wanted.

He wants freedom, wants to break free from the shackles, and wants to regain the feeling of being high-spirited in the past, but all this... is so difficult!

He couldn't help but sigh as he thought about it, then pursed his lips and continued, "I've always been a very proud and awkward person. I clearly know I'm wrong, but I can never bring myself to apologize."

"Yet you always choose to understand and tolerate me. But this time, I don't want you to be wronged because of me again. I am very proud and embarrassed to apologize, but I still want to sincerely apologize to you."

"Because you guys are really important to me, I still want to continue this friendship, I really don't want to break up with you!"

"So... I'm sorry, please forgive me!"