A man dressed in a suit, with elegant manners and his hair neatly combed, stood in the spacious and bright living room.

Jiang Jiayan took off her shoes in the entryway and went inside.

Jiang Zhongtian saw his daughter, smiled broadly, and walked over.

I want to hug my long-lost daughter.

"Yan Yan, Daddy's back! Isn't that a big surprise?"

Jiang Jiayan was somewhat taken aback. "Dad, why are you doing this so suddenly?"

Jiang Zhongtian sensed something was wrong even before he met Jiang Jiayan.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that it's detected by smell.

He couldn't help but cover his nose.

"Why do you smell so sour? Did you hang out with those smelly men at school too much?"

Jiang Jiayan looked at the coat she was wearing, which belonged to Ye Zhou…

Jiang Zhongtian's smile vanished completely, and the gloom in his eyes remained.

"This school uniform isn't yours, is it? Whose is it?"

Jiang Jiayan explained, "I accidentally got it dirty, and a kind classmate lent it to me."

Jiang Zhongtian was a handsome middle-aged man with some crow's feet around his eyes.

His hand never left his nose.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and throw off your coat and wash yourself properly. Don't you know that poor people all smell sour?"

A strange emotion welled up inside her, and Jiang Jiayan couldn't help but exclaim, "No, Ye Zhou smells wonderfully of mint!"

"What do you know? The stench of a poor person can't be cured no matter how many times they wash or how good the soap they use! Throw that thing away right now, and throw away the skirt too. If you think you don't have enough money, I'll transfer some more to you."

Jiang Jiayan's hand, which was covering her school uniform, trembled slightly.

This is Ye Zhou's school uniform.

Wearing it felt like Ye Zhou was by her side.

Her school uniform was clean; it was her skirt that was dirty.

Even Ye Zhou told her to throw it away.

She wouldn't either.

"I won't throw it away."

The girl said firmly.

Using his fatherly authority, Jiang Zhongtian was surprised to find that his daughter had actually grown up.

How could they possibly disobey me?

The caller ID chime sounds.

Jiang Zhongtian glanced at his daughter, then looked down and picked up his phone to answer a call from the floor-to-ceiling window not far away.

"Okay, I understand. Let's wait a while, handle it properly, and appease those people first. We'll postpone the payment for the project."

"These people are completely obsessed with money. Is money all they think about? If appeasement doesn't work, we need to find the leader and 'settle things properly' with him."

I hung up the phone.

Jiang Zhongtian seemed completely exhausted, sinking into the leather sofa.

Jiang Jiayan came out after taking a shower, while Jiang Zhongtian was still lying on the sofa, looking somewhat tired.

In her memory, her father was always an elegant and successful man who often taught her to stand and sit properly.

"Dad, what's wrong?"

Jiang Zhongtian then realized that he had almost fallen asleep.

He reached out his hand, adorned with a gold wristwatch, and pressed it against his temple.

"It's okay, I have something to do later, so I won't be eating at home."

Jiang Jiayan fell silent.

"They don't even have time to eat anymore? No wonder Mom left."

"Bang!—"

Precious porcelain was smashed all over the ground.

Jiang Zhongtian was furious.

"Didn't I tell you? Your mom just went abroad for a vacation, she'll be back soon!"

Jiang Zhongtian's eyes were bloodshot. He picked up his black briefcase and walked out.

"Stay home and take care of yourself. I'll send you your allowance regularly."

Jiang Jiayan slowly slid to the ground and hugged her knees.

He buried his entire face in his knees.

She didn't want this.

She hadn't seen her father in a long time, and to her surprise, their first meeting was marked by an argument.

Think about it carefully, how many people around her are truly sincere towards her?

She's about to lose even Ye Zhou now.

However, she couldn't really lose Ye Zhou.

...

"Susan, why don't you go apologize to Ye Zhou?"

It would have been better if we hadn't brought it up, as Susan is currently very angry.

"You actually want me to apologize to that kind of person? He's the one who bullied you. Besides, I was just avenging you. He even poured stinky water on my head, and I haven't even gone after him yet!"

"But this was indeed a misunderstanding."

Susan said irritably, "Go if you want, I'm not going to apologize anyway."

Jiang Jiayan turned her head to look at Ye Zhou's position in the middle of the third row.

He must have spent a long time cleaning yesterday.

Being alone must be very lonely, right?

He must have really wanted to stay.

After class, Jiang Jiayan returned from outside the classroom with a cup of milk tea in her hand.

"Ye Zhou, I bought you your favorite milk tea, mango pomelo sago."

The students, who were already exhausted after class, caught a whiff of gossip.

"Holy crap, the sun must have risen in the west! The school beauty is actually pursuing Ye Zhou!"

"Am I living in Ye Zhou's fantasy?"

Liu Tian jolted awake from his dream, and was even more terrified when he saw Jiang Jiayan.

It was like seeing a ghost.

Ye Zhou patted Liu Tian on the shoulder, "Don't worry, I won't let her hit you again."

Jiang Jiayan's smile was somewhat awkward.

Jiang Jiayan only bought one cup of milk tea.

I wanted to give it to Ye Zhou.

"Ye Zhou, this is my apology on behalf of Susan. Please accept it, okay?"

Jiang Jiayan still had a light sheen of sweat on her forehead; she must have run outside the school to buy it right after class.

She was almost moved to tears when she bought it.

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