"You... are vulgar," Xiao Feng retorted.
Liu Yanran tugged at her sleeve. "Xiao Deng is back, so Ye Yunyi must be back too." Sure enough, the moment Wang Zixiang saw Xiao Deng, he looked into the crowd.
The crowd parted automatically to make way, and Ye Yunyi and Zhao Yong walked out from the crowd.
"Alright, everyone, go on with your work. It's the busy farming season, don't stay here." Ye Yunyi dismissed the crowd.
It's human nature to love watching a spectacle. Although Ye Yunyi told everyone to disperse, they kept looking back as they left.
"Let's go inside and talk. Yanran is injured. Xiaofeng, please help her."
"I'll ask Mr. Xu to come and take a look at your foot. You need to get treatment as soon as possible if you're injured."
As Ye Yunyi spoke, she walked into the office, taking out her phone to send a message to Old Xu.
Ye Yunyi had just changed into a t-shirt and cotton pants. Her hair wasn't very dry, and it was draped over her back. It was a very ordinary outfit, but she exuded an air of authority. Liu Yanran, on the other hand, wore a white, fitted, long-sleeved, flowing dress with wavy hair. She looked beautiful and charming.
One feels like a tree, capable of withstanding any wind and rain, growing vigorously. The other feels like a carefully nurtured flower or plant, requiring meticulous care.
"Xiao Fang, come here." Ye Yunyi's tone softened.
"Mmm." Xiao Fang, who had been trying to stay strong, suddenly gave a soft, nasal reply and quickly followed Ye Yunyi's footsteps.
Xiao Deng quickly followed and protected Xiao Fang by her side.
Wang Zixiang followed Ye Yunyi, chatting as they walked, without ever looking back.
Zhao Yong walked at the back, silently watching everything.
Upon arriving at the office, Xiao Fang and Xiao Deng poured tea and sat obediently on the right side of the desk, in a row with Wang Zixiang, Zhao Yong, and Xiao Deng.
Ye Yunyi sat in the center, with Liu Yanran and Xiao Feng on her left.
It was as if two forces had clearly diverged. Liu Yanran was very unhappy, but she suppressed it, forced a smile, and said, "Yiyi, this is actually just a misunderstanding."
“I meant well. You know me. I’ve suffered myself, so I can’t bear to see others suffer. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have kept Zixiang’s identity a secret while I was in prison, and I certainly wouldn’t have helped him later.”
"It was indeed my fault for not consulting Xiaofang about this, so I sincerely apologize to Xiaofang. Please forgive me, Xiaofang."
As she spoke, Liu Yanran struggled to stand up and apologize to Xiao Fang.
"Sister Yanran, you don't need to keep apologizing and humbling yourself to apologize to me, because this isn't about whether I've been involved or not. Let's wait for Old Xu to take a look at your foot first." With Ye Yunyi back, Xiao Fang felt reassured, her rationality returned, and she became the professional and meticulous Xiao Fang again.
"Yes, Yanran, Old Master Xu will be here soon. Let's take a look at her leg first. Xiaofeng, please take care of Yanran." As Ye Yunyi spoke, Old Master Xu came in carrying his medicine box and his apprentice, Xiao Zhou.
After a thorough examination by Mr. Xu and Mr. Zhou, it was found that Liu Yanran's foot was not fractured, but only slightly sprained and slightly swollen. They sprayed some medicine on it and left a few medicine packets before leaving.
"Zixiang, tell Xiaozhi to come over." To avoid suspicion, Ye Yunyi didn't ask Xiaofang to do it.
"Xiaofang, tell the three people we took in today to come over."
A few minutes later, Xiaozhi and the other three arrived. "Alright, everyone's here, let's talk about this."
Everyone's expressions were different, and for the first time, Liu Yanran felt a sense of crisis that the situation was out of control.
Xiao Feng pursed her lips, thinking it was making a mountain out of a molehill.
The three of them sat down next to Liu Yanran, looking extremely nervous and apprehensive.
"Mr. Bai, don't be nervous. I am one of the leaders of this community. My name is Ye Yunyi. I invited you here to understand what happened this morning," Ye Yunyi said, looking at them, and asked Xiao Fang to give the child a piece of candy.
The little girl's eyes were bright. She had already washed and dressed up and was very pretty. She whispered, "Thank you, sister." Then she handed the candy to her mother and said, "Mommy, have some candy."
This made everyone present feel a little soft-hearted.
The little girl's father said, "We are from Baijia Village in Xinlong District. This escape was out of necessity. Our village has been occupied, and everyone has been enslaved. This time, they came to harvest rapeseed and tried to take advantage of my wife. I killed them and fled in panic. Fortunately, we were saved by heaven. We got off the highway and saw high walls here. We guessed there was an aid station or base, so we came to try our luck." Then Bai Yi told him the truth about what happened that morning.
“Okay, thank you, Mr. Bai,” Ye Yunyi said, then turned to Xiao Zhi and said, “Xiao Zhi, what do you say?”
This was Xiao Zhi's first time in this office and his first time attending such a meeting, but he wasn't nervous. He spoke clearly and logically, explaining the situation: "The facts are roughly as Mr. Bai described, but our rules and regulations clearly state that we cannot let people in without authorization, especially strangers. We must ensure their safety, report the situation truthfully, and obtain approval from superiors before allowing them in. However, Xiao Feng insisted on letting them in because they were her cousin's family, and she obstructed my reporting. Later, we met Ms. Liu, and under her orders, we let them in directly."
"Okay, Xiaozhi, thank you." Ye Yunyi thanked Xiaozhi, then asked Xiaofeng, "Xiaofeng, you said those three are your cousin's family, right?"
Ye Yunyi's tone was gentle, but Xiao Feng felt inexplicably guilty. She could yell at Xiao Fang, but in front of Ye Yunyi, she was as docile as a quail. She looked at Bai Yi's family, then at Yanran, and finally stammered, "No, I said that mainly to save them. At that time, they were being chased by zombies, which was too dangerous for them."
She wouldn't tell everyone that she was actually just captivated by Bai Yi's good looks. His face was like a celebrity's, even though it was dirty, it had a kind of battle-worn look that made her fall for him at first glance.
"Okay, thank you everyone. Xiaozhi, please take Mr. Bai and his family to rest first." Ye Yunyi asked this question without any emotion, and no one could tell her attitude.
After they left, Ye Yunyi spoke again: "Actually, we have surveillance cameras everywhere. We can just retrieve the footage from the cameras. The reason we asked everyone here was simply to get an answer. Fortunately, no one lied. That's good."
"Zixiang, you formulated the community's admission policy for newcomers. Did you talk to Yanran about it or hand it over to her?"
Wang Zixiang did not hesitate, "The system and the previous management model have been handed over."
"Yanran, are you familiar with these rules?" Ye Yunyi asked Liu Yanran.
“Yiyi, I’ve seen them all,” Liu Yanran nodded in reply.
"I just thought that it would eventually be reported to me anyway, so since I encountered it, I dealt with it directly. I already know that this was wrong, and I apologized to Xiaofang for this."
"Okay, Xiaofang, why don't you say something?" Ye Yunyi still didn't express her opinion, and spoke to Xiaofang instead.
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