Jiang Zhiwei, Duo Hong, and Li Zhaodi, each led by their husbands, came to the ward to apologize to Yu Yao.
"Comrade Yu, my wife was wrong this time. I apologize to you on her behalf."
Duo Hong and Li Zhaodi's men also apologized.
The man next to Jiang Zhiwei smiled and nudged her.
Jiang Zhiwei reluctantly stepped forward. "Yu Yao, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you this time. I shouldn't have spread rumors that you were having an affair without knowing the facts. This is our apology. Can you forgive me?"
Duo Hong and Li Zhaodi also stepped forward with gifts, saying, "Yu Yao, we're sorry, we misunderstood, and we know we were wrong. Please forgive us."
Hu Lingyu finally understood why these people had come, and angrily returned the gifts.
"Who cares about your apology? When you slandered my daughter-in-law, why didn't you think of this day? You think you can bully Zhizhi just because she's gentle and understanding? Let me tell you, no way."
After saying that, Hu Lingyu stood in front of Yu Yao and turned to her, saying, "Zhizhi, don't be afraid, Mom and Dad are here."
Yu Yao looked at Jiang Zhiwei: "As you can see, my family doesn't welcome you, and neither do I."
Jiang Zhiwei was embarrassed and her face stiffened. She wanted to turn around and leave, but when she thought of the punishment the factory would give her, she lowered her head and endured it.
"Yu Yao, what do you want from me? Just tell me, and I'll do anything."
She thought that she had lowered her stance so much that Yu Yao would definitely agree.
Seeing that Jiang Zhiwei had already said so, Li Zhaodi and Duo Hong quickly expressed their opinions.
"Yes, Comrade Yu, you are so tolerant, you will definitely be willing to give us a chance, right? We really know we were wrong, please forgive us this time."
"We're all colleagues, there's no need to make things too awkward. Don't you think so?"
Yu Yao looked at them with a cold smile: "There's a saying in this world: 'If apologies were useful, what would we need the police for?' This is clearly your fault, so how did you become the victims? If I don't forgive you, does that mean I'm intolerant? Let me tell you, I won't buy into that."
"I need to rest now, please leave."
Just as Yu Yao was about to send people away, footsteps came from outside the ward; it was Lu Ze returning.
Lu Ze's gaze fell on Jiang Zhiwei and the other two, as well as the man beside them, and he frowned.
What are you doing here?
Jiang Zhiwei's man clearly knew Lu Ze, and immediately smiled and apologized, "Commander Lu, we're here to apologize."
Lu Ze came to the bedside and pulled the coat draped over Yu Yao's shoulders. "Put on your clothes properly. It's raining outside and the weather is chilly."
At that moment, apart from Old Master Lu and Hu Lingyu, everyone else could hardly hide the surprise in their eyes.
They already knew about Lu Ze's family background.
Born into a military family, with relatives holding important positions in government agencies or the military, this man actually humbled himself to coax a country woman like Yu Yao, showing her such concern and care.
As women themselves, why haven't they met men like that?
Jiang Zhiwei, Duo Hong, and the other two felt a pang of sadness.
Lu Ze didn't care what they thought; his lover was the most important person to him.
After tucking the blanket around Yu Yao, he looked up at the outsider in the ward, his eyes cold, and said in a deep voice:
Didn't you hear what my wife just said?
Lu Ze's voice was clear and cold, yet it carried a chilling edge, like ice piercing to the bone, freezing the smiles on Jiang Zhiwei and the others' faces.
"Commander Lu."
The first to speak was Jiang Zhiwei's lover, who looked embarrassed and didn't know how to say what was on his mind.
Despite being a full twelve years older than Lu Ze and holding a high position in the government agency, his imposing manner immediately diminished when facing Lu Ze.
Lu Ze gave him a look. "Hmm? What does Comrade Lu want to say?"
Jiang Zhiwei's husband, surnamed Lu, swallowed hard. After being swept over by Lu Ze's cold gaze, his mind went blank, and he forgot what he wanted to say.
Li Zhaodi, ever the thick-skinned man, rubbed her hands together and stepped forward, saying, "Commander Lu, we've come sincerely to apologize. Please put in a good word for us and Comrade Yu. Zhaodi and the others really know they were wrong."
Just as Yu Yao was about to speak, Lu Ze pressed her hand down.
Lu Ze glanced at Li Zhaoyi, Jiang Zhiwei, and the other two beside him, and suddenly asked, "Hasn't the punishment announcement for the three of them been released yet?"
Jiang Zhiwei and the others' expressions changed slightly.
They spent a lot of money bribing insiders who told them that if they wanted to reduce their punishment, they should try to gain Yu Yao's forgiveness before the announcement was made.
"Looks like it hasn't been released yet. Do you want a letter of understanding?"
Upon hearing the words "letter of understanding," Jiang Zhiwei and the others' expressions completely changed.
As expected, you can't hide it from this man.
Jiang Zhiwei and the other two must be regretting it now. If they had known earlier that Lu Ze had such strong connections in Guangdong Province and the island, they would never have bothered Yu Yao. They would have been too busy supporting her.
Yu Yao asked, puzzled, "What letter of understanding?"
Lu Ze said, "This matter has had a very bad impact. The organization has decided to issue a circular criticizing the three of them, remove them from their positions, and never hire them again. In principle, if we can obtain your understanding, the punishment can be mitigated."
Hearing this, Yu Yao finally understood.
She said that with Jiang Zhiwei's proud personality, how could she possibly lower herself to apologize? There must be something fishy going on.
Just as she expected.
Lu Zeming clearly dissected their inner plans, and Jiang Zhiwei and the others' expressions stiffened.
Finally, Jiang Zhiwei's man came to his senses first, and smiled awkwardly: "Comrade Yu, we really wanted to apologize."
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