Chapter 5 Apology

The row of clothes that Yu Yao picked for her was neatly hung on the floor-standing mobile hangers.

"Miss, which set would you like to try first?" Salesperson No. 1 asked respectfully but not flatteringly.

Yu Zhi glanced around and pointed at a light yellow suit.

Salesperson No. 2 quickly took off the suit she had chosen, and Salesperson No. 1 had already naturally and gently stroked the hem of Yu Zhi's clothes.

Yu Zhi didn't show any strangeness and let Salesperson No. 1 take off her light pink shirt.

Before she transmigrated into the book, she was a top international supermodel. Backstage at the show, being dressed and undressed was commonplace, but Yu Zhi wasn't at all unaccustomed to it. Her every move and gesture even made the two sales assistants believe she must be the daughter of a wealthy family.

Salesperson #1 thought sarcastically that ordinary wealthy people wouldn't be so comfortable and content when having their clothes changed. This young lady must be used to being served like this at home. Although her outfit was a bit difficult to evaluate, there were many wealthy people who liked to dress in unusual ways.

Yu Zhi had changed her clothes with almost no effort.

"It's really beautiful, it suits you perfectly!" Salesperson No. 1 asked considerately, "Would you like to show it to your family first?"

Yu Zhi curled up the corners of her mouth, nodded, and walked out of the fitting room.

*

Yu Yao was sitting on the sofa, looking forward to seeing what Yu Zhi would look like after putting on these clothes.

The door of the fitting room was pushed open, and Yu Yao subconsciously looked over.

The girl is wearing Mofi's classic cream-yellow suit, which seems to be warmed by the early spring sun. The silk lining is shimmering with the delicate luster of Lominia white pearls, making her look sweet and lovely.

She approached lightly, with a shy look on her face: "Is it okay?"

"It looks great!" Yu Yao was stunned for a moment, then gave a compliment, "My family members are born with fair skin, so this color is very suitable for them."

Yu Zhi was naturally well aware of this. Her outfit before and after completely transformed her from a street girl into a chaebol princess.

However, on the surface, she still maintained the image of a little girl who was happy but shy after hearing her brother's praise.

"Then I'll try something else." After hearing the praise, Yu Zhi obviously relaxed a little, with a hint of excitement in her voice.

Yu Yao wished she could change her aesthetic taste and dress herself up beautifully: "Go ahead, don't worry, I'll wait for you outside."

Yu Zhi went back to the fitting room and tried on the clothes chosen by Yu Yao one by one. She put on each set and let Yu Yao look at it before changing into the next one.

The original body's appearance was already outstanding, and coupled with Yu Zhi's current temperament, it was as if the person had given the clothes a soul, making Yu Yao's eyes brighter and brighter.

"Xiao Zhi, listen to me," Yu Yao said firmly, "When we get back, you must throw away all the clothes in your closet!"

"……good."

After packing up and checking out all the clothes Yu Zhi had tried on, Yu Yao still took her to the next store with great interest.

I tried them all: mature, elegant, cool, for attending dinner parties, for wearing at home, for casual wear.

Yu·Gold Master·Yao bought all the clothes that Yu Zhi tried on without blinking an eye. The star coins he spent on one shopping trip were even enough for an ordinary person to live on the Central Star for most of his life.

Since they bought so much, the shopping mall's logistics department would be responsible for delivering the bags of clothes to their homes. With the speed of Interstellar Logistics, their purchases should arrive home faster than they did.

*

"We've almost bought enough clothes for winter," Yu Yao thought for a moment, "I'll go with you to buy clothes for spring next month."

Yu Zhi was no longer as restrained as before. She curled her eyes at Yu Yao and said, "Okay, thank you, brother!"

Yu Yao couldn't help but rub her head and wanted to say something, but after feeling that the girl's hair was still dry and frizzy due to long-term lack of nutrition, he silently took back what he wanted to say.

Unexpectedly, Yu Zhi took the initiative to bring up this topic: "I...will never be like before."

Her voice sounded a little muffled, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Yu Yao.

Yu Yao turned his head to look at her in surprise.

"I'm just... just used to it this way..." Yu Zhi seemed to have made up her mind and said in one breath, "But I already understood yesterday that we are family, and family doesn't need this..."

She spoke vaguely, but Yu Yao immediately understood what she meant.

She had been wandering around alone for a long time and had long been accustomed to using her sharp shell to protect herself. If she were not fierce and did not fight, she would have starved to death on the street.

So after being taken back to the Yu family, her behavior in facing or dealing with some things was completely unacceptable to the Yu family, and a vicious cycle gradually formed.

But this is not Yu Zhi's fault. It is because they, as her family, failed to truly understand and love her.

Yu Yao's throat felt a little dry, as he felt a shame that was hard to express. However, this guilt kept accumulating, and when he saw the girl's still uneasy expression, it suddenly softened and flowed out.

"I'm sorry." He finally said these three words and found that it was not as difficult as he thought. "It's not your fault. We didn't take good care of you."

Yu Zhi stopped and looked at him blankly, but crystal tears trembled and flowed from the corners of her red eyes and slid down her porcelain-white cheeks.

Yu Yao panicked and quickly raised his hand to wipe away the tears on her face: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's all my fault."

He had never tried to coax anyone, and only knew how to apologize. But the more he apologized, the more tears fell from the girl's face, and she couldn't wipe them away.

"I... I didn't mean to cry." Yu Zhi tried to take a deep breath, but she was sobbing so hard that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence. "I just... couldn't help it... the tears just flowed out..."

She seemed to feel ashamed as well, and turned her back to the corner, wiping her tears.

But in Yu Yao's eyes, he felt even more distressed.

Even when my sister cries, she is still worried about making him unhappy.

They had caused Xiao Zhi so much injustice before that she felt completely insecure even when she returned home.

"It's okay, Xiao Zhi." Yu Yao stepped forward and gently hugged her, saying seriously, "From now on, you can cry when you want to cry, laugh when you want to laugh, and don't care about what others think. As long as you are happy, okay?"

Yu Zhi calmed down a bit: "Okay. I don't know why I'm crying, but when I heard you say that... I felt a little uncomfortable..."

"Brother knows," Yu Yao patted her back gently, "Xiao Zhi has too many emotions pent up in her heart, it will be fine if she releases them."

He had already realized why Yu Zhi kept crying, and Yu Yao felt a little uncomfortable.

This was the first time Yu Zhi cried since she was brought back. Before, no matter how much Yu Ji scolded her or how much Yu Man mocked her, she never shed a tear.

But today, just a self-blaming apology from him made the girl burst into tears.

Yu Yao seemed to feel her soft and innocent heart hidden under her hedgehog shell.