Zhen Tian took a breath and asked through tears, "Zhizhi, do you not want me anymore?"
Ji Yuzhi was taken aback by her question: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
He gently patted Zhen Tian's back: "Have you been waiting long? I'm sorry, my phone was on silent and I didn't hear it."
"I... I arrived before five o'clock... I called... but you didn't answer... and my phone is about to die...." Zhen Tian sniffled and whimpered, "I was so scared... Waaah."
"I'm sorry, it won't happen again." Ji Yuzhi was also scared. He didn't dare to think about what bad things might happen to her, a little girl, in a strange city.
He let Zhen Tian talk badly about him until she calmed down before asking, "Does Aunt Lu and Uncle Lu know you're here?"
"I haven't said it yet..." Zhen Tian was still sobbing.
Ji Yuzhi changed his position, his right arm around her, and his left hand taking out his phone.
"Aunt Lu, it's me. Tian Tian is with me."
Lu Ti was making dinner when she heard this. She stopped cooking and asked in surprise, "You're back?"
Ji Yuzhi sighed silently and patted Zhen Tian's head with his hand: "It's Tian Tian who came to my school."
“She went…” Lu Ti almost couldn’t catch her breath.
"It's too late today, I'll take Tian Tian to the hotel later. I'll take her back tomorrow."
"That brat, she left without even saying goodbye to me and her dad." Lu Ti couldn't help but complain, then sighed softly, "Never mind, you take good care of her. I'll have your uncle ask her to take leave. If she doesn't want to come back, she can stay with you for a few more days."
"good."
Ji Yuzhi put away his phone and flicked Zhen Tian's forehead helplessly: "Have you had dinner?"
"No." Zhen Tian looked up, tears still welling up in her eyes, but her longing for food was clear in her gaze.
He was about to suggest taking Zhen Tian out for dinner when Zheng An suddenly appeared out of nowhere: "Boss, we haven't eaten either, how about we go together?"
Zheng An's tone was full of excitement. The gossip about the boss was about to begin today. He couldn't wait!
"Why are you here?" Ji Yuzhi noticed this and frowned slightly.
"Would you like to have dinner with my friends from the studio?" he asked Zhen Tian, even though he was curious as to why she had come without saying a word. But he was more interested in solving Zhen Tian's dinner problem first.
Zhen Tian had already quietly stepped back and hid behind Ji Yuzhi when Zheng An rushed up. Now Ji Yuzhi held her hand and squeezed it lightly, indicating that she should just tell the truth.
This is the tacit understanding that comes from years of practice; as for understanding each other's thoughts with just a glance or a small gesture.
Zhen Tian keenly noticed the words "friends from the studio," and although she hesitated for a moment, she nodded.
"What would you like to eat? How about something light at this time?" He deliberately softened his voice.
"good."
Zhen Tian tugged at his sleeve and nodded timidly.
Wen Jiujiu felt a surge of excitement at the sight of that girl. What should she do? She was her type. So cute. She wanted to pet her.
"Let's go to that congee shop near the school." Ji Yuzhi led Zhen Tian to his car and drove off first.
"I'm not used to seeing Yuzhi like this," Zhao Zeyuan said dryly, looking at the car's rear end in the distance.
"How wonderful! So warm and gentle! If I were a young girl, I would also like a boss like that."
Zheng An and his group discussed the matter while stopping the car.
"That's right!" Wen Jiujiu said deliberately, looking at Zhao Anran's ashen face. "I didn't expect that not only would our boss excel academically, but he would also maintain a high standard in choosing a girlfriend. I like the look of this young lady too."
"Yeah, they're a good match," Feng Li remarked.
"Isn't that obvious? The boss's girlfriend can't be just any Tom, Dick, or Harry. Tsk."
Wen Jiujiu's tone was unfriendly.
Zheng Anran's face visibly darkened further, but she still spoke in her gentle, innocent tone, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. It might not be her girlfriend. It could be her sister or a relative. It wouldn't be good if we made a fool of ourselves."
“That’s true.” Zheng An nodded in agreement, but his face still had that playful look on it: “It would be even better if she wasn’t a girlfriend. Please introduce her to me, boss.”
"Keep dreaming!"
"The young lady wouldn't be interested in you."
After saying this, the group finally hailed a taxi and left.
When they arrived, Ji Yuzhi had already ordered the food and was sitting there questioning Zhen Tian.
"Why did you come without a word?" He was rinsing her dishes, not even lifting his eyelids when everyone came in.
He should have asked, because the question made Zhen Tian's body automatically recall the dull pain she felt when she learned that Zhizhi had found a girlfriend. She clutched her collar, pouted, and tears were about to fall again.
Ji Yuzhi was rinsing the dishes and didn't notice, but Zheng An, who had glanced at Zhen Tian's face as soon as he came in, did.
He spoke up, reminding him, "Boss!"
Ji Yuzhi then noticed that Zhen Tian was about to cry again. He quickly took a tissue and pressed it under her eyes, gently wiping them. The slightly questioning tone he had just used had vanished without a trace.
"Why do you still cry every time you do something wrong?" He really didn't know what to do with her.
"It's not that I did anything wrong. It's clearly you who went on the dating website to find a girlfriend." Zhen Tian's anger surged up, and for the first time, she forcefully shook off Ji Yuzhi's arm, her eyes brimming with tears, yet she still wanted to question him: "You just don't want me anymore!"
"A dating website?" Ji Yuzhi was completely stunned, not even noticing that his arm had been hit.
When Ji Yuzhi muttered those four words, Zheng An wanted to disappear into the table. What was going on? Why was there this happening?
Along with them, Feng Li and Zhao Zeyuan, who had been let down by Zheng An, were also feeling uneasy.
What are you talking about?
Seeing that he wouldn't admit it, Zhen Tian angrily slapped him hard: "I don't know. You did it yourself, why are you asking me!"
"I really don't know?" He let her hit him, and the last slap on his forearm was particularly loud.
Zhen Tian was startled by the sound she made, and her face showed a funny mix of worry and anger.
"Your hands are all red from hitting them." Ji Yuzhi didn't care. He pressed down on Zhen Tian's arm, took her hand, and gently kneaded it. "I really don't know. If you're going to convict me, you should at least let me see the evidence."
She had already hit him and cried, and even though she still felt wronged, Zhen Tian saw Ji Yu's arm, which was completely red from her beating, and murmured, "Let me show you."
Zhen Tian opened her phone and quickly typed a few words online.
All the information about Ji Yuzhi on the official WeChat account was displayed.
Ji Yu tapped his finger lightly on the table.
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