Ye Qi met Madam Wen's gaze, her eyes brimming with self-confidence: "Yes, very confident."
Madam Wen's expression remained serious: "Ye Qi, I would like to invite you to have a sparring match with my second son."
Upon hearing this, the three Wen children's expressions changed drastically.
Wen Mingzhi stepped forward, blocking Ye Qi's path. His thin, petal-like lips pressed into a line, his eyes resolute.
"Mother."
"She's still young, she can't take a punch from her second brother."
Ye Qi, whose state was unclear: "?"
Wen Mingzhi met Madam Wen's gaze, his eyes filled with unwavering resolve: "I know you've always been bothered by that matter. It was my fault; I didn't inform the family and made the decision on my own."
"But this is the result of my insistence on going along, and Ye Qi should not be implicated."
"She's not a bad girl, definitely not what you think she is."
Ye Qi: "?"
It sounds like:
The beauty of "Dad, he's not a poor boy".
Mrs. Wen did not speak.
Wen Ciyu became anxious instead. He challenged Ye Qi to a speed contest because he was unwilling to accept defeat, but that didn't mean he wanted to spar with Ye Qi.
How could Ye Qi, with her small frame, withstand a punch from him?
The verbal exchange between the Wen family and others was merely a polite formality.
They usually don't die or become severely disabled.
Wen Zhixin didn't act impulsively. Instead, she planned to find a better opportunity to rescue Ye Qi. Although this would leave a bad impression on her mother, it was still better than blindly engaging in a duel.
She secretly sent a message to Ye Zhixi, asking her to come and pick up Ye Qi so she could use it as an excuse.
Just sent a message.
There was an immediate response.
[What to eat today: Is your mom that free?]
[What to eat today: Call whoever you want, I'll pick it up when she's done.]
[What to eat tomorrow: My second brother's skills are unmatched by anyone in this generation except for the older generation, so don't joke around with your sister!]
[What to eat today: I'm not kidding!]
[What to eat today: Qiqi's skills are on par with Mercenary King King and Instructor 009. I'm not so arrogant as to look down on the skills of an instructor from an international special forces training base.]
Wen Zhixin: "?"
[What to eat tomorrow: Are you talking about King, the number one mercenary on the international mercenary rankings, and the legendary ruthless 009 who despises human life?]
*
Ye Zhixi, who was handling official business, was momentarily stunned. She was now Yi Yi, imitating Xiao Qi's tone.
A wave of confusion washed over her: "You look down on human life?"
San San was speechless: "...The instructors at the base are basically mercenaries by profession. Those on the leaderboard who look down on human life, what do I care?"
"At most, I'll tell them to get lost. I'm just a sixteen-year-old kid. Please don't think of me as too evil, thank you."
Yi Yi: "...Okay."
*
Seeing the reply from the other side, she didn't know what to say.
[What to eat today: Yes, but the second half is a rumor. Rumors stop with the wise, thank you.]
It seems that Ye Zhixi knows King and Instructor 009.
No wonder she wasn't worried about Ye Qi's safety at all.
Skills comparable to King and 009.
She felt that she should be worried about her unfortunate younger brother instead.
So she glanced at her second brother, Wen Ciyu, with a hint of sympathy.
Wen Ciyu was very sensitive to eye contact and immediately caught the information. When she turned around, she saw her older sister looking at her with sympathetic eyes.
Wen Ciyu: "?"
What's wrong with Wen Zhixin this time?
Instead of joining them in trying to persuade Mom, I just stood there like an idiot.
Ye Qi pushed aside Wen Mingzhi, having already grasped a lot of the main points from the back-and-forth conversation between Wen Mingzhi and Madam Wen.
She looked up at Madam Wen, who was taller than her: "Auntie, I bear some responsibility for taking Wen Mingzhi away on this adventure without my permission. I apologize to you."
Ye Qi bowed deeply.
She didn't understand the mother's feelings of worry for her child.
But she knew the worry and frustration on Ye Xinchu's face when she was beaten to the brink of death alone in the dungeon, and the feelings of her master and her sister—
A person who never cries, a carefree and easygoing person, a person who wouldn't care even if the sky fell, cried very sadly for her.
Mrs. Wen was also worried about her child.
The only difference between them is that Wen Mingzhi was not injured.
Hearing Ye Qi's sincere apology, Madam Wen felt as if the clouds in her heart had been gently lifted, finally giving her a chance to catch her breath.
She began to waver.
It was Wen Mingzhi's fault for going along without permission, so how could she blame Ye Qi for it?
Ye Qi's purpose was to save people.
This behavior deserves praise.
If she weren't a mother, she would definitely appreciate Ye Qi's behavior.
But she happens to be a mother.
She can take risks, and so can her children who are in the military.
But how can students who should be carefree take such risks?
Therefore, the other members of the Wen family understood her dilemma.
Ye Qi suddenly looked up: "Please allow me to spar with Wen Ciyu!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned, their ears still ringing with Ye Qi's words about sparring.
Because of Ye Qi's apology, Madam Wen had already let go of a lot of her resentment, so how could she allow herself to continue to act willfully and recklessly?
Having received assurances, Wen Zhixin finally took the step to stand up for her.
When Madam Wen saw her usually clever and sensible daughter, who knew what she should and shouldn't get involved in, take this step, she assumed she was trying to persuade her, but she didn't expect:
"Mom, please let Ye Qi and Wen Ciyu spar!"
Upon hearing Wen Zhixin's words, the other two immediately looked at her with dissatisfaction, wondering if she had lost her mind.
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