Ji Yuzhi silently recited the names of several people who supported Tian Tian going abroad, and then let out a cold laugh.
"Just one?" Zhen Tian called out to him in confusion.
"fine."
"Oh. What should I do?" Zhen Tian asked dejectedly.
"Do you want to go abroad?" Ji Yuzhi asked her instead of answering.
"I have no idea……"
Ji Yuzhi leaned back in his chair, letting his mind, which had become somewhat numb from working for so long, drift away: "Actually, going abroad is also a good option."
Holding a grudge is one thing, but he has to admit that the path Lu Kai and the others chose for Tian Tian was the best for her.
"Do you also support me going abroad?" Zhen Tian was even more upset. She didn't feel anything when everyone else was talking about it, but if Ji Yuzhi supported her leaving, she would really feel sad.
"Me?" Ji Yuzhi suddenly chuckled. "Sweetie, of course I don't want you to go abroad, because that would make it even harder for me to see you."
"You want to see me!" Zhen Tian was easily appeased by her words. She swung her legs excitedly, radiating joy.
"certainly."
"Me too. I don't get to see you much to begin with, and if I leave, I'll have even less time." Zhen smiled sweetly, but then her face fell as she thought of something.
The rapid changes in his expression were comparable to a face-changing actor, somewhat comically cute.
"But my grades are so bad, I might not be able to go to university in the future."
"Sweetie, do you remember I told you that whether you want to study hard or just do what you like, it doesn't matter. It's okay if you don't go to university."
“I remember.” She had complained to him before about her reluctance to study, and that’s what Ji Yuzhi said back then.
“I still think so,” Ji Yuzhi comforted him. “You can do whatever you like, because you have your brothers and uncles behind you, your parents, and me.”
"All my efforts are for you, so you can stop trying."
Zhen Tian gently nibbled at her lower lip with her snow-white teeth, and she couldn't help but want to laugh. Her whole body seemed to radiate sweetness, as if she had just taken a sweet bath.
She pressed her hand to her chest and felt a warm sensation inside.
"Okay." She nodded, her expression serious.
"But, sweetie."
"Um?"
“Yan-ge is right. We’re not trying to force you to do anything. We just hope you have a goal. We don’t want you to lose your direction at such a young age.” Ji Yuzhi was just like the other family members who were worried about Zhen Tian, so he could understand their thoughts.
"Whether it's going abroad or anything else, Sweetie, I also hope you can think about what you want to do in the future, or what you like to do and can continue to do, or what you want to accomplish. Set goals and accomplish them, so you won't lose your way."
Zhen Tian pouted, rubbing the toes of her slippers on the ground: "Do you do this too?"
"yes."
"So what is your goal?" she asked curiously.
You'll find out later.
Ji Yuzhi comforted her a few more times, then Zhen Tian's family called her from the other end of the line, and she hung up the phone.
He held his phone, his fingertips twitching slightly.
You'll understand in time that everything I've done is to create the best life for you.
His mind stirred, and after the target circled his chest, the previous fatigue seemed to disappear completely.
"Sweetie, what are you thinking?"
"I don't want to go abroad," Zhen Tian said with certainty this time.
Lu Lin gave him a look that said, "Look at this."
Everyone knew what Zhen Tian was up to when she left; no one didn't know what she was going to do back in her room.
They still had some expectations for Ji Yuzhi, but as expected, they couldn't have any expectations of the scoundrel who stole their sister and niece.
"I know you're worried about me, and I'll think carefully about what to do next."
Zhen Tian smiled, her eyes crinkling.
The anger that had just risen among the group towards Ji Yuzhi dissipated just like that.
Forget it, this man is always better at sweet-talking than they are. He got Zhen Tian to think about the future in such a short time; what more could they ask for?
...
Although it's the end of the year and students are on winter break, high school students don't have a holiday.
Students will still have to take time out for extra classes during the winter break, but thankfully there won't be any morning or evening self-study sessions, which makes things a bit easier for them.
"Good morning!" Zhen Tian skipped into the classroom.
She saw her friends gathered in a circle again after a long time.
"What's wrong?"
She took off her backpack and walked over. When she got to the seat in front of the original garden, she saw several bluish-purple marks on her left cheek.
"What happened to you? Did you get hit? Should we call the police? Who did this?" Zhen Tian knew it must have hurt a lot when she saw the marks.
"It's nothing." Yuan Yuan covered her wound. "I've already called the police."
"Huh? Do we need to go to the police station with you?"
"It's alright, it was all taken care of when I arrived." Yuan Yuan refused to say what had happened, leaving everyone anxious.
"Damn it, if I find out which bastard it is, I'll kill him!" Ye Qingyan kicked the table leg in anger.
Everyone used to find Ye Qingyan's often fierce demeanor strange, but after visiting the Ye family and meeting Ye's father, they all became indifferent. Genetics is truly a wondrous thing.
"Should I ask my dad to send you two security guards? To ensure your safety. If anyone dares to do anything to you, they'll be taken down in no time."
"It's nothing. They're just two thugs, no need to make such a fuss." Yuan Yuan was amused by her, but the laughter aggravated her wound, and she flinched.
"Let's go to the infirmary and get some medicine. It doesn't look good for a girl to have this on her head," Shao Junli said.
Yang Feiguang had just come in after finishing his game when he heard these words: "Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and go. Come on, come on, Brother Yang will keep you company."
Despite everyone's firm stance, Yuan Yuan still went to get her wound bandaged.
Several people arrived early and gave the same story, so the other students only knew that Yuan Yuan was injured, but they didn't know how he was injured.
In the following days, because they were worried about her, Yang Feiguang and Shao Junli would take her home before going home themselves, and they would also pick her up early in the morning.
They only felt relieved after not encountering the two thugs Yuan had mentioned for a long time.
During the entire winter break when she was taking extra classes, Zhen Tian kept thinking about what she wanted to do and what she wanted to do in the future.
Ji Yuzhi's words, "All my efforts are for you, so you don't need to work hard anymore," kept echoing in her mind. Each time she thought of them, her chest would still burn.
The end of the year is fast approaching, and students are enjoying their only seven-day holiday. Zhen Tian finally has time to be inseparable from Ji Yuzhi.
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