186 Return to the Human World
◎Stupid brother!◎
A low-key black car drove into a manor-style mansion and stopped on the road not far from the main house. The car door opened and a dusty young man got out and walked hurriedly into the main house.
The living room was very lively at this time. Sant, the assistant of the mansion owner Ye Lang, was directing the servants to deliver various clothes, jewelry, plush toys, etc. upstairs.
Ye Zhiyan's brows furrowed, and he called out, "Assistant Sante."
Assistant Sante turned around and saw Ye Zhiyan. He was surprised for a moment and hurried over. "Boss Ye, you're back?"
"What are you doing?"
Assistant Santi replied, "Boss Ye, this is what Director Ye ordered."
Ye Zhiyan looked at the things of those young girls and his face became even uglier.
He was originally in charge of a project abroad, but he suddenly received a joyful call from his father, asking him to go home immediately to personally bring his mother home and welcome his sister back together.
Ye Zhiyan was just thinking, has his father finally gone crazy after being suppressed for so many years?
Before he could ask more questions, his father hung up the phone and he couldn't get through when he called again.
Ye Zhiyan called Assistant Sangte, only to learn that his father hadn't been at the company for several days and he had no idea where he was. He ignored the project he was discussing and hurriedly booked the fastest flight back home.
Assistant Sant saw that Mr. Ye had a grim expression on his face and felt very uneasy. Would he get involved in the dispute between the father and son?
He knew that Mr. Ye and Mr. Ye had a lukewarm relationship, but this was the first time he had so clearly expressed his dissatisfaction with Mr. Ye... He was just an employee! Assistant Sang wailed inwardly, but on the surface he still looked like an elite assistant.
"What else did he order?"
"Prepare a good dinner."
"Rearrange the young lady's room, clean up a guest room, and... arrive at the airport on time at 7 o'clock in the evening to pick up Mr. Ye..." Assistant Sant swallowed the last part of "and the young lady", and Mr. Ye's face became even uglier.
Ye Zhiyan was boiling with anger, but he still didn't take it out on the person in front of him. He held back and said, "I know. Call me in the evening and I'll go pick you up at the airport!" As he said the last word, it seemed like it was popping out from between his teeth.
Assistant Sant responded with a "good" sound. Mr. Ye, who was always gentle and polite, was so angry... Mr. Ye, you'd better wish you good luck.
Ye Zhiyan went back to his room to rest. He hadn't slept for two days and he had a tough battle to fight in the evening.
He didn't even have time to change his clothes and lay straight on the bed. However, after a while, he sat up angrily because he couldn't sleep at all.
How dare he! He actually dared to bring back a fake!
When Ye Zhiyan first heard this name, which his family members usually didn't even dare to mention and which made their hearts ache just thinking about it, his first reaction was ecstasy.
His sister is found? !
However, after the joy, there was extreme anger.
His sister couldn't possibly come back, didn't his father know that best?
He was still young at the time, and the adults didn't tell him many things, but he was so worried about his sister that he tried every way to eavesdrop.
The other party is very reconnaissance-savvy, and a long time has passed, but we still haven't found their whereabouts.
Soon they got news of his sister, and his father and uncle left to investigate. His mother lay unconscious in the hospital, and he was sent to his grandfather's house. The adults were in a state of panic.
He wanted to go with them, but he was too young and they had to distract themselves by taking care of him. In order not to hold the adults back, he stayed at his grandfather's house alone most of the time, and was sometimes taken to the hospital to accompany his mother.
He stayed at his maternal home for a while, feeling like his days were passing by indefinitely.
Until one day, when his mother held Ye Zhiyan in a daze for the whole day, she told him in a hoarse voice that her sister was lost and could not be found.
But he knew that his sister was not lost, they had found her, but she was gone. He secretly heard what his uncle and grandfather said, that his sister had been eaten by wild beasts, and what they did not find was her body.
Since they couldn't find the body, they just thought that their sister was lost and was still alive in some corner of the world where they couldn't find her, deceiving themselves.
My father and uncle kept it a secret from my mother and silenced everyone who knew about it, telling her that the man had lost her sister and died before she could find out her sister's whereabouts.
My mother seemed to accept it calmly, but she probably knew it too.
They all maintained this self-deceiving illusion, fantasizing that their sister was still alive somewhere.
Otherwise, the mother will collapse.
Since then, his happy family was gone, shattered. His parents never lived in the same room again, they didn't divorce, but he lived like a child of divorce, staying with both his parents for a period of time.
Now I tell him that my sister is found?!
Ye Zhiyan slowly frowned.
As he grew older and became more sensible, he knew that his sister had no chance of survival, so the person his father brought back must have had ulterior motives, or...
Ye Zhiyan has a high IQ and has skipped grades many times since he started school. During his university years, he studied for a bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree and received his diploma at the age of 20. After that, he returned to work at the Ye family company and started directly from a small company. In just two years, he turned the company from loss to profit. After that, he returned to the headquarters and became the deputy general manager of the group, responsible for handling all the big and small affairs of the Ye family. He was like a rising sun in the business world.
When it comes to understanding people's hearts, he believes that he has been tempered by experience, no matter what kind of ghosts and monsters...
He calmed down, walked out of the room and went downstairs.
At this time, personal belongings had been moved away, but Assistant Sant was still busy. Many ingredients had just been delivered and sent to the kitchen.
Ye Zhiyan sat on the sofa and pinched the bridge of his nose.
Assistant Sante watched as all the ingredients were transported into the kitchen. He turned around and noticed him, and hurried over. "Boss Ye, what do you want?"
Ye Zhiyan: "Please sit down."
Assistant Sante sat down suddenly, his back straight, his hands almost resting on his knees. Their Mr. Ye usually looked approachable, but when he turned cold, he was quite intimidating.
"Was there anything unusual before my father left?"
Assistant Sant thought about it and saw that Mr. Ye hadn't said anything to hide, so he said honestly, "Mr. Ye, before Mr. Ye left, two strangers came to see him. About half an hour later, Mr. Ye left and never returned, and he didn't let anyone follow him."
Assistant Sang Te answered while observing Ye Zhiyan's expression, "I haven't checked the origins of the two people. Mr. Ye, do you need to check it out?"
Ye Zhiyan said, "No need." He raised his hand to check the time. He couldn't sit still any longer, so he simply stood up and prepared to go directly to the airport. It would take quite a while anyway.
Assistant Sant had no choice but to act as the driver and go out with them.
***
The plane flew in the sky for nearly a whole day, and landing was another torture for Ye Zhizhi, making her look listless. Especially after leaving the airport, there were more and more people, noisy voices, various smells, and turbid air... Ye Zhizhi wore noise-canceling earplugs, but her head was still buzzing.
She didn't feel much when she was at the base. Although there were many people there, it was generally quiet. Moreover, the base was outside the jungle, so the air was different but not much.
Moreover, the people there were either researchers or soldiers, so they wouldn't spray perfume on their bodies, and the light scent wasn't unpleasant. But now, the lights were too glaring, and there were too many people... Ye Zhizhi felt uncomfortable all over.
She feels so uncomfortable!
The human world that she once longed for didn't seem as beautiful as she had imagined.
The two official representatives hurried back to report, and left after confirming that no help was needed.
"Zhizhi, shall we take a break first?"
Ye Lang supported Ye Zhizhi, his slightly red and swollen eyes full of concern. He was a VIP at the airport and could go to the VIP lounge.
In other words, he didn't bring anyone with him this time and wanted to go home directly, so he didn't make any other arrangements.
Ye Zhizhi was so uncomfortable that she didn't want to talk. All kinds of noisy noises came into her ears, and mixed smells also surrounded her. The human father beside her kept comforting her, which made her feel aggrieved.
When you are in the jungle, the animals there are sometimes very noisy, but that kind of noise does not make you irritated. Instead, it makes you feel peaceful from the bottom of your heart.
She... wants to go back.
Lin Duoyu was carrying a lot of bags on her body, and her little face was also full of worry. She had never seen Zhizhi look so weak, and it was heartbreaking to see.
"Father!"
A clear voice suddenly sounded, as if it was very close. Ye Zhizhi was originally uncomfortable listening to all kinds of buzzing sounds, but when this voice clearly entered his ears, it was not so annoying.
Ye Lang looked up and saw the tall man standing not far away. His frown relaxed, "Zhi Yan."
Ye Zhiyan looked at the flight time and waited at the airport early. From a distance, he saw his father standing with his back to him, asking a young girl about her well-being. There was another little girl standing next to them, but his attention was more on the little girl whose attention was blocked by his father.
Ye Zhiyan frowned and shouted, but when he saw Ye Lang turning around and looking at him, he was stunned. His father's appearance had changed so much.
The person is still the same person, although there is still a look of worry between his brows, but he is different.
Of course, this is just a feeling. Ever since my sister passed away, my father has been depressed, like a walking corpse, but now he seems to have been injected with vitality.
When Ye Lang saw his son's unexpected appearance, his full attention was on Ye Zhizhi. Naturally, he didn't think of checking his phone, nor did he see the message sent by Assistant Sant. He asked Ye Zhiyan to bring his mother home to welcome his sister home after he came back.
Ye Lang looked around but didn't see Yu Jingyao. Fortunately, Ye Zhiyan was not so rash and did not bring his mother here. Jingyao's emotions should not fluctuate too drastically. It would be better to meet at home for the first time.
Ye Zhiyan walked over, nodded politely and distantly to the two little girls, then looked at Ye Lang.
Ye Zhizhi's attention was drawn to her, and she looked up with curiosity. She had just heard the shouting, so, this was—
Ye Lang noticed Ye Zhizhi's gaze and introduced him softly, "Zhizhi, this is your brother, Ye Zhiyan."
It turned out to be a human little brother! Ye Zhizhi looked at him with a faint look in his curious eyes. Is this the heroine's white moonlight?
Ye Zhiyan looked at the little girl in front of him. She seemed to be airsick and looked very weak and uncomfortable. His heart unconsciously tightened, and his brows slowly frowned.
Even though he knew that the girl's identity was questionable, Ye Zhiyan still couldn't feel any ill will towards her. Perhaps it was because her aura was too pure, making it impossible for him to imagine that she had any ulterior motives. Moreover, the girl looked very familiar. Ye Zhiyan glanced at her again and again. She didn't look like a member of the Ye family, but more like his mother.
Ye Zhiyan concluded that his father had found a substitute, and the little girl probably knew nothing.
He frowned, suppressed his displeasure, and looked at Ye Lang, "Father, I want to talk to you."
He emphasized: "I have something urgent to discuss with you alone now."
Ye Zhiyan naturally wanted to stop his father from making a mistake. He didn't allow his father to bring the little girl home. His mother couldn't stand the stimulation. If she saw him, who knew what would happen. But the little girl knew nothing, and he couldn't hurt innocent people. So Ye Zhiyan stared at Ye Lang and emphasized it again.
Ye Lang felt even more unhappy when he saw his son being so stubborn and his sister not looking happy at all.
"Sister is not feeling well. Let's find a place to rest for a while."
Ye Zhiyan unconsciously looked at the little girl, but met her bright eyes and subconsciously avoided them. He felt guilty. It was his father who did something wrong. He could compensate the little girl, but he would never allow her to take her sister's place.
Ye Lang pushed the pink suitcase at his feet to Ye Zhiyan and continued to take Ye Zhizhi to the lounge.
Ye Zhiyan pushed a suitcase with one hand and followed silently behind.
They came to a separate lounge with fresh fruits and snacks on the table.
Ye Lang asked Ye Zhizhi to sit here and rest for a while. He said softly, "Zhizhi, eat some fruit here first and take a break. Dad and brother have something to talk about. We will take you home later."
Ye Zhizhi tilted his head, glanced at Ye Zhiyan, and nodded.
Ever since she had a painful moment hugging her head with her human father on the plane, Ye Zhizhi no longer rejected him. She felt embarrassed at first, but when she got off the plane, she started to feel uncomfortable again and didn't care about the awkwardness.
After Ye Lang and Ye Zhiyan left, Ye Zhizhi rested for a while. Most of the turbid air and noise were isolated here, so it was not so unbearable. Her complexion improved a lot.
Lin Duoyu was busy running around, pouring a cup of warm water for Ye Zhizhi and asking her if she was hungry.
Ye Zhizhi was thirsty and hungry. She hadn't eaten all day. Although she had no appetite, the fruit smelled fresh and the beautiful skin looked very tempting.
She couldn't help but pick a few grapes to eat.
The sweet juice burst in his mouth, and Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but squint his eyes. Delicious! I wonder what kind it is, and whether it can be transplanted into the jungle...
As she ate, her eyes rolled around, and she intuitively felt that her brother didn't seem to welcome her.
Ye Zhizhi lowered her eyes, feeling a little unhappy. Didn't her brother welcome her back? She was still thinking about her brother and wanted to save his life.
snort!
Ye Zhizhi looked out the door. Was her brother secretly saying bad things about her behind her back?
Ye Zhizhi pricked up her ears to listen, but she was wearing elite earplugs and the door had good sound insulation, so she could only faintly hear the voice but couldn't make out what was said.
Ye Zhizhi quietly walked to the door and opened it. She peeked in, and when Lin Duoyu came over, she signaled Duoduo not to make a sound.
Ye Zhizhi couldn't help but walk out quietly. She was curious about what they would say.
Ye Lang and Ye Zhiyan didn't walk far and stood at the corner corridor.
Ye Lang looked back from time to time, feeling uneasy. He wondered if Xiao Zhizhi would be scared being alone, so when Ye Zhiyan insisted on talking to him alone, he turned sour: "Is there anything you can't talk about when you get back? And what was your attitude just now? You finally found your sister..."
"Dad," Ye Zhiyan interrupted with a frown, "I know you miss my sister very much, and Mom and I miss her too. Even after all these years, I know what happened to my sister, and neither you nor Mom can accept it. Isn't it the same for me?"
"But you can't just find a little girl to replace your sister and comfort her. That would be very unfair to her. If she knew, she would be very sad."
"What? Replacement? What nonsense are you talking about? That's your own sister!"
Ye Lang's voice rose several degrees. He never expected that his eldest son would have such a ridiculous idea.
"My sister back then... others may not know, but you don't know? After all—" Thinking of his sister's experience, Ye Zhiyan's voice became a little sad, but he couldn't let his father continue to be confused. Even if the wound was bloody, he cruelly tore it open, "You saw it with your own eyes."
"You kid! I didn't see it with my own eyes back then. At that time..."
Ye Zhizhi, who had sneaked out, heard the heated conversation. She tilted her head, walked over quickly, and listened carefully from the corner of the wall. Then she heard her brother's sonorous and powerful words -
"No matter what, I will not recognize this sister. I will not let a substitute enter the Ye family. My sister, Ye Zhiyan, is irreplaceable..."
A substitute? Her?
When Ye Zhizhi heard these two words, she was immediately furious. She controlled her strength and threw the grape in her hand forward, hitting Ye Zhiyan on the back of the head.
"...Hmm?" Before Ye Zhiyan could finish his words, he was attacked on the back of his head. He turned around and saw that the person who was talking was glaring at him angrily.
When Ye Lang saw Ye Zhizhi, he immediately rushed over and said, "Zhizhi, don't listen to that brat's nonsense. You are my biological daughter. Don't be angry. It will hurt me if you get angry."
Ye Zhizhi bared his teeth at Ye Zhiyan, "Stupid brother! You are the substitute!"
Ye Zhiyan touched the back of his head, which didn't hurt at all, and felt inexplicably guilty.
After a period of chaos, the four of them sat back in the lounge. Ye Zhiyan stared at a test report for a long time without moving.
Ye Lang said unhappily, "It's inconvenient to tell you the specific situation. You just need to know that this DNA test report is true. The country helped us find our sister. She is your biological sister." At this time, Ye Lang looked at his son, who had always made him proud, with great disdain.
She's clearly very intelligent, yet she's thinking such nonsense. This is simply an insult to him. How could he possibly find a replacement for his daughter? His daughter is one-of-a-kind!
that is!
Ye Zhizhi breathed out through his nostrils, raised his head and glanced at Ye Zhiyan. He almost thought that because he had been alone for many years, his memory was confused and he remembered the original plot incorrectly. It was not the true and false Qianjinwen but substitute literature.
But why does the heroine Bai Yueguang look so out of place? Although she can't remember the details of the original novel, she knows that anyone who can become Bai Yueguang must be very outstanding. Why does this person look so stupid and imaginative?
Could it be that she remembered the wrong person?
As she was thinking this, Ye Zhizhi heard a "pop." She looked towards the source of the sound and saw a wet mark on one part of the test report.
Is this house leaking?
Ye Zhizhi subconsciously looked up at the roof.
Ye Lang, standing by, quickly snatched the report. "Cry if you want, but don't blur my certificate." He carefully wiped it dry and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the writing was intact. He was going to keep it and even take it back to show the child's mother.
cry?
Ye Zhizhi turned his head and took a closer look. Sure enough, Ye Zhiyan, who was motionless, had tears in his eyes, which were overflowing.
She was a little confused. Why, why did she start crying? Did he hear her say something bad about him? But wasn't she thinking about it in her heart?
Ye Zhizhi looked at his human father for help, only to see that his attention was entirely on the piece of paper.
Aw! Your son is crying, and it’s not as important as a piece of paper?
Ye Zhiyan looked at Ye Zhizhi with tearful eyes, and his voice choked as he opened his mouth, "Sister...you...are back..." Ye Zhiyan knew that it was embarrassing for a grown man like him to cry so miserably, but he couldn't control it. The sister he had missed silently for a long time, the sister he thought he would never see again, now appeared before him alive.
Ye Zhizhi stared at him for a long moment, a hazy memory suddenly coming to mind. Less than three months after she'd been home, there was a little kid who always loved to cling to her and wouldn't let go. The adults wouldn't let him hold her for that long, so he'd always sneak into her room in the middle of the night after the adults fell asleep to cling to her, murmuring, "Sister." Many times, he'd get so sleepy that he'd climb onto her rocking bed and sleep with her.
It’s my brother…
Ye Lang folded the test report and put it in his pocket. Seeing his precious daughter pouting as if about to cry, he was afraid that his son would make her cry. He raised his foot and kicked Ye Zhiyan, "Alright, alright, why are you crying like a grown man? It's shameful! Don't scare your sister."
Ye Lang completely forgot about the scene where he and Ye Zhizhi hugged each other and cried bitterly, and he was very disgusted with Ye Zhiyan's crying appearance.
Ye Zhiyan took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his tears.
He was also afraid that his sister, who had finally returned, would cry because of him, so he showed a warm and friendly smile, "Brother is just too happy."
Thinking of his misunderstanding, he felt a little embarrassed, but he still apologized to Ye Zhizhi very responsibly, "I'm sorry, it was my brother who misunderstood. I made a random assumption about your identity without any investigation. It's my fault. Zhizhi, can you forgive me?"
Ye Zhizhi looked at Ye Zhiyan's red eyes with some caution. Although it was a misunderstanding, her brother was also trying to protect her, so she was actually very happy.
She had read this kind of substitute novels before. The heroine was lost when she was young and was finally found. However, another person had already replaced her in the family. The family said that they missed her too much, so they adopted a little girl of the same age to comfort her. They transferred all their feelings to the adopted daughter, so that the heroine had no place to stay when she came back.
At that time, she felt that the heroine was so pitiful. She had suffered hardships outside since she was a child, and returned home with great difficulty to be with her family, but this family no longer needed her.
Fortunately, her family did not find a substitute, otherwise she would be very sad.
Ye Zhiyan couldn't help but asked softly: "Sister, can brother hug you?"
Ye Zhizhi looked at Ye Zhiyan and reluctantly gave him a hug because he defended her.
So she nodded, stood up, walked over, and gave him a bear hug with controlled strength.
Ye Zhizhi looked up at him. She didn't expect that the stupid brother looked thin but actually had a strong body. He could probably withstand her punch.
Ye Zhiyan only felt that he was suddenly restrained by a strong force. He didn't think much about it at first, he just felt it was more real.
Ye Zhiyan looked down at his sister's big, bright black eyes and hugged her back before she let go.
It feels real and warm.
His eyes couldn't help but turn red again. His sister really came back.
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