209 Return to the Human World
"Then stay and play with me."
Every autumn rain brings a chill. It rained twice in Kyoto and the temperature dropped rapidly. People went from wearing long sleeves to wearing thin coats.
Ye Zhizhi has become accustomed to the cold and thinks the current weather is just right.
Qian Duoduo is studying hard.
The two of them have different learning progress, so they study separately. Qian Duoduo usually stays in the guest building and comes to the main building to help after taking a break.
Ye Zhizhi lay on the sofa, his eyes confused.
After she finished what she had been thinking about doing, she felt confused and at a loss.
Ye Zhizhi has no interest in studying, watching TV series or playing games now.
Her heart felt empty and her mind was blank.
The house is empty. With Ye Zhizhi's insistence, no one from the family will stay with them every day. They all go to work.
The Husky came to play with a ball in its mouth, but she wasn't interested.
Ye Zhizhi walked out of the gate and strolled around the manor casually.
Today is a cloudy day, the sky is gray and the wind is cool.
The Husky ran around with the ball in its mouth, and it could entertain itself even if Ye Zhizhi didn't play with it.
Ye Zhizhi walked around casually. There were servants taking care of the plants, but she didn't go over to disturb them and walked to a place with fewer people.
"...If you don't contact them, how do you know they don't want to see us?"
"Is this the Ye family's way of entertaining guests?"
"We are here to apologize, not to cause trouble!"
Ye Zhizhi unconsciously walked to the entrance and exit of the manor. Outside the grand and majestic main gate, there was a group of people standing, listening to the noisy sound.
Ye Zhizhi looked over and saw that the security personnel at home had stopped a group of people. The voices sounded familiar to her, so she sniffed and it was a very unpleasant smell.
Ye Zhizhi walked outside and saw the people who were stopped outside the door from this side.
It turned out to be Lin Qiongyu's small group, consisting of Cui Mingxiao, Huo Jianjian and four others. She looked around, but Lin Qiongyu was not there.
The Ye family has banned all contact between the Lin family and Lin Qiongyu's small group. During this period, the Lin family wanted to contact Duoduo, but Duoduo did not want to see her, and she did not go out often, so whether she wanted to plead for mercy or for other reasons, she was blocked outside the Ye family.
It turns out they have already come out.
What were they here for? An apology?
From Ye Zhizhi's perspective, she could see their expressions clearly. They didn't look like they were here to apologize. Ye Zhizhi rolled her eyes and walked over.
"Miss." The security guard called out, then respectfully stepped aside.
Cui Mingxiao and Huo Jianjian, Wen Luo and Zhen Tianyao? Ye Zhizhi looked at them. If she remembered correctly, these were their names, right?
The two people in front have a stronger presence, while the two people in the back are more taciturn. They look like noble gentlemen, one is cold and aloof, and the other is cynical. However, they may have had a hard time these days, so they both look haggard.
Wen Luo noticed Ye Zhizhi's gaze, frowned almost imperceptibly, and his face became even colder.
Zhen Tianyao smiled and said, "Hello, I'm from the Zhen family, the third child, Zhen Tianyao. Nice to meet you."
"This is Wen Luo, Huo Jianjian, and Cui Mingxiao." Cui Mingxiao and Huo Jianjian did not control their expressions very well, and it could be seen from their faces that there was malice overflowing from them. However, their faces seemed distorted when they tried to show kindness.
The two people behind were doing a good job of controlling their emotions, but Ye Zhizhi could sense from their aura that they were just as malicious as ever.
Zhen Tianyao said sincerely, "We are here to apologize to Lin Duoyu. We have been reflecting on our actions these days and have deeply realized that our actions were wrong and have learned our lesson. We still owe Lin Duoyu an apology and hope to say it to him in person."
Ye Zhizhi tilted her head. Sure enough, they were still too young and immature, and their cultivation was not up to par. She did not feel any apology, but instead heard suppressed anger and grinding of teeth. It was obvious that they were all very dissatisfied and even resented them.
Maybe they didn't think they were wrong.
Ye Zhizhi guessed that they had simply succumbed to the power of their families. It must have been their families who strongly urged them to apologize. This wasn't because they were sensible, but because even if they united, they couldn't do anything to the Ye and Yu families, so they had no choice but to bow their heads.
This is indeed the case.
Since they were detained, their family members' attitude towards them changed drastically. Not all of them are only children. Even though Cui Mingxiao is the only child in the family, he brought home an illegitimate child a few days ago, causing chaos in the family.
They have become people who have brought shame to the family and are likely to become abandoned children in the family. The ultimatum given to them by their family is to apologize to the person involved and make friends with the youngest daughter that Ye Jiaxin has found.
As for Lin Qiongyu, her family ordered them not to have any contact with her anymore.
This made them even more aggrieved. Their family members were too unreasonable. They actually asked them to please a person who came out of nowhere and asked them to break up with their friends. Now that their family members were angry, they did not dare to go against the wind and could only obey for the time being.
However, they all thought that Qiong Yu was really wronged, and now even her family misunderstood her. Qiong Yu was such a good person. She was not imprisoned this time because she was very kind and would never bully others. It was only Lin Duoyu who bullied her.
Qiong Yu had tried to persuade them many times with all her heart, always wanting them to get along well with Lin Duoyu. It was they who bullied her because they disliked Lin Duoyu.
In order to rescue them, Qiong Yu suffered a lot of grievances. It was the Ye family who were arrogant and domineering. Qiong Yu had tried her best. She felt so guilty that she couldn't sleep or eat because she couldn't help them. She cried secretly day and night. How could they bear to be too harsh on her?
Huo Jianjian thought this in his heart, and looked at Ye Zhizhi with a slightly unfriendly look.
Ye Zhizhi knew at a glance that they had not really learned their lesson, and she even became more resentful. She didn't know where they got the self-righteousness from. They were clearly the perpetrators, but they never felt that they were wrong and would not reflect on themselves at all.
Perhaps in their eyes, they are the victims. Or perhaps they even think they are the righteous party.
As it happened, Ye Zhizhi had always felt that those people who had nearly harmed Duoduo were only detained for ten days, and that a period of social destruction was too easy for them, and now they were offering themselves to him...
Ye Zhizhi turned to look at the security guard and said, "Let them in."
"Okay, miss."
Security opened the gate and let them in on foot.
Ye Zhizhi turned around and left with Erha.
Zhen Tianyao and his group followed Ye Zhizhi and were about to approach quickly when the Husky turned its head, howled a few times, and bared its teeth at them.
A two-legged beast with such a disgusting aura is not allowed to approach its king.
So they could only follow from a distance.
It just so happened that they didn't want to say any flattering words to Ye Zhizhi, so they had a reason to keep quiet.
The gate of the manor is quite far from the main building. When the Ye family came back, they drove directly in. Now it took them more than ten minutes to walk here. The other three boys were fine, but Huo Jianjian was wearing a pair of high heels and her feet hurt from walking.
But Ye Zhizhi had no intention of stopping at all.
Ye Zhizhi didn't take them to the main building, but to the guest building. Before entering the door, he shouted loudly: "Duoduo."
Not long after, Qian Duoduo came down quickly from the second floor, "Here I come." Qian Duoduo raised his eyes with a smile, and when he saw the people behind Ye Zhizhi, his smile changed drastically. He immediately rushed forward to protect Ye Zhizhi behind him, staring at them vigilantly.
"What do you want to do?"
Ye Zhizhi poked his head out from behind Qian Duoduo and looked at them. "Apologize."
She opened her clear eyes and looked at Cui Mingxiao and the others. Didn't she say she wanted to apologize? The real culprit is here.
The four looked at Qian Duoduo, quite surprised at how she had really changed. How could she have dared to look at them like that before? She was always silent and lowered her head in front of them, but now that she had someone close to her, she was different. She started to act like a bully.
No matter how much they looked down on her in their hearts, they all tried to be friendly. Zhen Tianyao and Wen Luo were the first to bow their heads and apologize. "We shouldn't have spoken harshly to you before, nor should we have isolated you or hurt you. Please forgive us."
Wen Luo looked up and saw Cui Mingxiao and Huo Jianjian with their necks stiff and not saying anything, so he shouted.
Cui Mingxiao said reluctantly, "I'm sorry for playing a prank on you that day. I didn't mean it."
Huo Jianjian uttered three words dryly: "I'm sorry."
Qian Duoduo was surprised they would actually bow their heads, but she knew full well that it was the Ye family's support that had earned her this apology, even though it didn't sound sincere. Qian Duoduo said firmly, "I accept your apology, but I won't forgive you."
How could a light apology be enough to make up for the suffering she had endured in the past two years?
"What else do you want?" Huo Jianjian exploded immediately.
Qian Duoduo said coldly: "You should apologize. Whether I forgive you or not is my business."
"Lin Duoyu..." Cui Mingxiao was about to taunt, but then she saw Ye Zhizhi standing behind her. Zhen Tianyao pulled Cui Mingxiao and stood up again. He smiled and said, "We don't require you to accept our apology, classmate Duoyu..."
Qian Duoduo interrupted him, "My name is not Lin Duoyu, my name is Qian Duoduo now. Please call me classmate Qian Duoduo."
Zhen Tianyao and the others were shocked. This Lin Duoyu was truly ruthless, even abandoning her surname. Was she trying to threaten the Lin family with this? This would definitely backfire, and the Lin family would definitely abandon her. This was a good thing; this way, the Lin family would only have one daughter.
"If there's nothing else, you can leave."
Leave? They really wanted to leave and didn't want to stay here for a moment, but they came here with a mission. Apologizing was just a side job. The most important thing was——
"Sister Ye, we are all of the same age, so we have more topics to talk about. Why don't we be friends and have fun together when we have time."
"You just came back, so you probably don't know anything. It's hard to integrate into the circle without someone to lead you."
Ye Zhizhi blinked, "You want to play with me?"
Qian Duoduo immediately became nervous. These people were not easy to deal with. If Zhizhi played with them, she would probably be eaten alive without leaving any residue.
Qian Duoduo became even more alert, knowing that they had bad intentions and wanted to deceive their innocent little Zhizhi.
"Yes, there are many misunderstandings between us. I believe that if we get to know each other better, you will definitely look at us with new eyes." Zhen Tianyao said sincerely.
Ye Zhizhi thought for a moment and said slowly, "No matter what I want to play, are you willing to play with me?"
"Of course, anything is fine."
Ye Zhizhi showed a kind smile, "Then stay and play with me."
Qian Duoduo turned to look at Ye Zhizhi, not knowing what he was thinking about, so he didn't stop him.
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