"Mr. Ye... Mr. Ye, you wouldn't happen to be Ye Zhizhou's father, would you?" Chen Jing's mother suddenly felt uneasy, remembering her tone on the phone earlier.
Ye Huaibin snorted coldly, walked straight to Ye Zhizhou's side, grabbed Ye Zhizhou's shoulder, and protected Ye Zhizhou by his side.
"Let me see what trouble my daughter, Ye Huaibin, has gotten into. Tell me in detail."
Ye Huaibin's emotions calmed down a little, but he still couldn't quell his anger. How could he let his daughter, whom he had finally found, be wronged?
Ye Zhizhou felt the warmth coming from his shoulder, and a warm feeling slowly flowed through his heart.
It seems that a cheap dad is not just a rich man, but also provides emotional support and services.
"It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I only just found out she's your daughter."
Chen Jing's mother's expression changed quickly. Just moments ago she was pointing her finger at Ye Zhizhou and scolding him, but in front of Ye Huaibin she attributed everything to a misunderstanding.
Ye Huaibin said with a stern face, "Misunderstanding? You didn't say that on the phone just now. I even heard you cursing Xiaozhou for being born without a mother. The Chen family has quite the grand entourage. My daughter, Ye Huaibin's daughter, is nothing in your eyes."
Humans are naturally inclined to seek advantage and avoid harm. When faced with the temptation of profit, they will naturally choose what is beneficial to them.
Chen Jing's mother no longer cared about seeking justice for Chen Jing; she kept apologizing to Ye Huaibin.
However, Ye Huaibin wasn't buying it; she immediately realized that Ye Zhizhou was the key.
"Xiao Zhou, I got too emotional just now and said a lot of things I shouldn't have. Could you please forgive me for the sake of you and Chen Jing being classmates?"
Ye Zhizhou remained silent for a while, then, looking at Chen Jing's mother's expectant eyes, he naturally uttered a single word, "No."
The first rule for villains: those who don't let her have an easy time shouldn't have an easy time either.
Although she is now the male lead's white moonlight, she still subconsciously retains the habits from her previous world, which she cannot change in a short time.
When Ye Huaibin saw his daughter say no, it was clear that she had suffered a great injustice.
“Xiao Zhou is such a well-behaved child that she would never bully others. It must have been your daughter who started the trouble with my daughter. In that case, let your daughter apologize to Xiao Zhou herself.”
Teacher Wang was taken aback. "Ye Zhizhou, you're so obedient?"
Indeed, children are always wonderful in their parents' eyes...
Chen Jing's mother looked very upset. It was true that Chen Jing had started the trouble with Ye Zhizhou, but it was Ye Zhizhou who had actually hit her.
She knew perfectly well that Chen Jing, the daughter she had raised, would never be willing to apologize to Ye Zhizhou because of her spoiled personality.
She also couldn't bear to see her daughter bow down to Ye Zhizhou.
"This... Chen Jing dislocated her hand and is still in the hospital. Xiao Zhou, Auntie apologizes to you on Chen Jing's behalf, is that alright?"
Ye Zhizhou scoffed, "A dislocated hand doesn't mean you're paralyzed. If you don't want to apologize, I won't force you."
Ye Huaibin chimed in, "Xiao Zhou is right. If you don't want to apologize, then forget it. There's a project at Chen's that I haven't signed off on yet. I'll think about it when I get back."
Teacher Wang adjusted her glasses. Luckily, she hadn't offended Ye Zhizhou, and what she had said to him earlier hadn't been too harsh. Otherwise, she would be living in fear just like Chen Jing's mother.
Chen Jing's mother's face turned green. Although she didn't understand the affairs of the group, her husband had often reminded her of the Ye Group's status in the business world, just in case she offended Ye Huaibin.
For so many years, everyone only knew that Ye Huaibin had a son, and had no idea that he also had a daughter.
The office air conditioner was set to 26 degrees Celsius, and the air was cool. Her palms couldn't help but sweat. After a while, she gritted her teeth and called Chen Jing to come over.
Chen Jing was scolded by her mother on the phone for almost twenty minutes before she reluctantly came over.
"Jingjing, quickly apologize to Ye Zhizhou."
Chen Jing's mother pulled Chen Jing in, which aggravated Chen Jing's wound, causing her to wince in pain.
Ye Zhizhou felt a little better. Building her happiness on the suffering of others was her lesson learned from playing supporting female characters for so many years.
Even though she was no longer part of the villainous female supporting character storyline, she had to admit that it was quite enjoyable.
"Ye Zhizhou, I'm sorry," Chen Jing said through gritted teeth.
The person had already apologized, and Ye Zhizhou didn't want to waste any more time, as this matter had already wasted almost an entire class period.
She looked at Ye Huaibin and said, "Dad, let's go, it's time for class."
Ye Huaibin felt even more guilty. He hadn't protected his daughter and she had suffered at school. But his daughter didn't complain at all and even wanted to go back to school. She was truly worthy of being his daughter!
Teacher Wang noticed the tender look in Ye Huaibin's eyes as he looked at Ye Zhizhou, and subconsciously clicked her tongue. She decided to put Ye Zhizhou on her list of people she shouldn't mess with, and avoid him whenever possible in the future.
Chen Jing's mother stared in astonishment at the father and daughter's seemingly departing steps, muttering, "Is that all?"
Ye Huaibin glanced at her and said, "Xiao Zhou has forgiven you. If it were me, I would never have let you off so easily."
The father and daughter shared a surprisingly similar philosophy on time management; neither wanted to waste their time because of others. After saying this, Ye Huaibin left with Ye Zhizhou.
"Mom, do you expect me to kneel down before Ye Zhizhou?" Chen Jing couldn't help but complain. She felt uncomfortable after just apologizing to him.
Chen Jing's mother glared at her and said, "Shut up! Your father's business was almost ruined by you. If it weren't for your injured hand, we would have sent you over long ago."
After the matter was resolved, Chen Jing's mother took Chen Jing back to the hospital, and then she went home.
In the hospital corridor, Chen Jing peeked out and only dialed the phone after her mother's figure disappeared.
"Su Rui, are you kidding me? Ye Zhizhou is Ye Huaibin's daughter. How could you not know before she transferred schools? Today, my mom almost scolded me to death. This is the first time in my life that I, Chen Jing, have apologized to anyone!"
Chen Jing and Su Rui's families used to live in the same neighborhood. At first, their material conditions were not too different. Later, Chen Jing's father suddenly received help from Ye Huaibin and made a great breakthrough in his business, so Chen Jing's family moved.
But this did not hinder their relationship, so Chen Jing and Su Rui have always kept in touch.
When Chen Jing heard on the phone that Su Rui had been bullied, and that the person had even transferred to her territory, she immediately saw Ye Zhizhou as a thorn in her side from the very first day Ye Zhizhou transferred there.
"Jingjing, I really didn't know she was Ye Huaibin's daughter. She's always been very low-key in class, and nobody in our class knew. If I had known, would I still be telling you all this?"
Su Rui felt a little guilty. On the surface, she and Chen Jing had been close since childhood, but in reality, she had been using Chen Jing because Chen Jing was inferior to her in every way, which made her stand out.
She was still upset after Ye Zhizhou splashed water on her last time. Before she could get a chance to retaliate, Ye Zhizhou took her to the Ye family. She went to great lengths to find out that Ye Zhizhou was going to Chen Jing's school, so she deliberately complained to Chen Jing.
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