224 Return to the Human World
"I want to go back."
Ye Lang and Ye Zhiyan, father and son, continued to work hard on their careers. Yu Jingyao originally wanted to spend more time with her daughter, but something went wrong with a major project at the company and she needed to step forward to deal with it, so she had to leave in a hurry.
Although they are all domineering bosses, they are all busy domineering bosses.
They are so ambitious now because they want to build a career for their children while they are still able to move.
Ye Zhiyan became even busier. He wanted to start his own business, so he had to start preparing and spend most of his energy on it. At the same time, he had to take care of the Ye family company. If Ye Zhizhi didn't want to manage the company in the future, Ye Zhiyan would probably still manage it together, or find a professional manager later.
In such a busy time, they still try to spare more time to accompany Ye Zhizhi, and it is obvious that they care about Ye Zhizhi very much.
Ye Zhizhi could understand their decision to leave first. After all, when they were home with her, it was like working from home, working day and night. She should have gone back with them, but she preferred staying at the manor. It was far from the crowds, with mountains and abundant greenery. She felt much more comfortable there.
However, after calming down, Ye Zhizhi's originally excited mood seemed to calm down as well.
Ye Zhizhi was idle again.
She could no longer remember how she spent her days in her previous life. Now, whenever she had nothing to divert her attention, she felt empty and didn't know what to do.
Ye Zhizhi became depressed, and then hid himself beside a rock in the forest, squatting on the mud and dead leaves in an ungraceful manner.
Surrounded by woods, she could only see a small area surrounded by green branches. The clear sky was azure blue, and when the breeze blew, the branches and leaves on the frame seemed to sway slightly.
Ye Zhizhi just stared blankly. From her perspective, she couldn't see any human buildings. If she ignored everything else and didn't think too much about it, it would be like she was in the jungle.
Qin Fei searched for a long time before he found Ye Zhizhi.
Young people nowadays basically never put down their mobile phones, but Ye Zhizhi is different. She only played with it for a while out of curiosity at the beginning, but she did not carry her mobile phone with her on weekdays, so Qin Fei found someone to rely on his own investigative methods.
Qin Fei searched all the way and finally found the person behind a rock halfway up the mountain.
Ye Zhizhi, who originally had very sharp five senses, did not notice the person until he appeared in front of him.
She looked at him listlessly.
Qin Fei took a step with his long legs, crossed the dead branches and rocks, walked to Ye Zhizhi's side and sat down, stretching his left leg casually, bending his right leg, and resting his elbow on his knee.
"Why don't you want to play today?"
What Qin Fei was talking about was naturally the field game. He had been playing it with great enthusiasm these days, so why did he become a melancholy little wolf now?
Ye Zhizhi curled her lips. She had already learned Qin Fei's tactics very well. She won nine out of ten single combats. She didn't want to play anymore.
Qin Fei knew what she was thinking from the look in her eyes. He was helpless. He had tried his best. Who could blame Ye Zhizhi for being so powerful? Furthermore, Ye Zhizhi was incredibly clever, drawing inferences from one instance to another. Especially with her incredible strength and agility, he truly couldn't defeat her. He had only relied on a slight advantage to win once or twice, and now that advantage had shrunk to the point of almost nothing.
Ye Zhizhi's skills were so great that no one in the world could rival her. If she joined the army, she would be able to secure a place in it in no time.
"Zhizhi, are you still not used to returning to the human race?"
Qin Fei finally brought up the topic that the Ye family was avoiding.
Ye Zhizhi was stunned. Her lips moved, but she still couldn't say the words she was used to. She had known since she was a child that she was human, and she wanted to return to human society, but what would happen after she returned?
Ye Zhizhi has never been able to adapt. She thought it was just a matter of time. However, it has been so long, and she still seems not to be used to it.
She has more than ten years of human memory, but she has forgotten how to be a human being.
If she was in such a situation, then surely those children who grew up in the jungle with no memories, a blank slate, would be even more lost and at a loss? It's no wonder that so many rediscovered jungle children died early after returning to human society. Besides physical factors, it's probably more due to psychological factors.
Qin Fei turned sideways, looked at her seriously, and asked word by word: "Do you want to go back?"
Go back…? Ye Zhizhi looked back blankly, staring at Qin Fei blankly, and slowly, tears welled up in her eyes.
Ye Zhizhi's mouth opened and closed, and finally he heard himself sobbing, "I want to go back..."
Ye Zhizhi could no longer control her emotions. She raised her head and burst into tears.
It turned out that she had always wanted to go back.
She wanted to go back to the jungle. She missed her wolf father, wolf mother, and wolf brother, and missed everything there.
She...wanted to go back...
Ye Zhizhi cried loudly, tears rolling down her face.
Missing her was like a tide, burying her in an instant. Ye Zhizhi never dared to think too deeply, for she was afraid that she would lose control. She knew rationally that she should forget everything in the jungle, reintegrate into human society, and become an ordinary person.
She tried to suppress herself, thinking it was just an adventurous dream...
But now, the emotions that she had tried so hard to suppress were opened up by Qin Fei, and she couldn't help but vent them out.
She missed them so much. After sixteen years of living together day and night, through life and death, how could she not have feelings for them? She wanted to go back, at least to see them...
Ye Zhizhi cried loudly, and the whole forest was filled with her sad wolf-like howls.
She had forgotten how humans cried and hadn't relearned it yet, so she cried like a baby animal.
She knows that she is a human being and should return to human society, and she has tried very hard to adapt again.
She originally thought that if her human family was not good, she would help them change their original fate of cannon fodder, and when the blood relationship was settled, she could return to the jungle without any burden.
She thought, if she couldn't stay here, she would have somewhere to go.
However, her human family was also very good to her. They tried their best to make it up to her and rekindle their relationship. Although their love for her contained some guilt, it was more of pure love. It was because of this kindness that the burden on her heart became heavier and heavier.
The longer she spent with her human family, the deeper their feelings grew. However, the emotions she had deliberately suppressed in her heart kept tugging at her, and the strong emotions overwhelmed her rationality at this moment.
"I want to go back..."
But she can't go back...
Ye Zhizhi cried even more sadly.
Qin Fei just looked at her like that. He didn't say anything to comfort her. Instead, he waited until Ye Zhizhi's crying stopped before asking, "What do you want to do in the future?"
What do you want to do in the future?
Ye Zhizhi's eyes were red and tearful. She sobbed and looked dazed.
do what?
Ye Zhizhi had never thought about this question.
"Ah?" Ye Zhizhi sobbed heavily. She was still sad. Not only did he not comfort her, but he also asked her such a profound question.
Her red eyes condemned.
Qin Fei didn't insist on her answering. He asked again slowly, "What do you want to do?"
Qin Fei's expression was serious, and there was an emotion in his eyes that she couldn't understand. Ye Zhizhi's crying gradually subsided. She thought about this question and suddenly remembered what Grandpa Wu said: weightlifting? Winning an Olympic gold medal in long-distance or short-distance running? Or becoming a special forces champion?
And she once thought of becoming a fashion designer...
She hasn't made up her mind yet...
Qin Fei raised his hand, took out a handkerchief, and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Since you haven't made a decision yet, why not consider botany? Medicine? Special materials science?"
"Choosing between two things that are both important to you is undoubtedly painful, but what if there was a choice that allowed you to achieve a balance between the two?"
"Your hearing, smell, and vision are very sensitive, and you can easily distinguish various smells. This is also a great advantage. When you finish your studies, you can go to the base and become a research expert."
"The researchers you'll meet at the base are all experts in zoology, botany, traditional Chinese medicine, and special materials. You can stay at the base with them and conduct research together. You can also return to the forest at any time."
Ye Zhizhi tilted her head. She had completely fallen silent, her thoughts already flying to the future she imagined.
Qin Fei's words opened her mind. She didn't have to choose between the two. Just as Qin Fei said, if she went to work in that base in the future, wouldn't it be easy to return to the jungle?
Ye Zhizhi suddenly understood, her eyes full of surprise. Why hadn't she thought of this? This way, whether she was with her human family or returning to the jungle, she could have both!
"Zhizhi, I'll tell you everything I can. I'm sure you've also researched the history of that forest."
"For thousands of years since the dawn of human history, humanity has never ceased to covet that forest. From ancient times to the present, countless people have sought to uncover its secrets. Some even predict that the key to human immortality lies in that forest."
Ye Zhizhi's excitement cooled instantly, and her eyes changed when she looked at Qin Fei. She thought of the humans who appeared on the outskirts of the jungle, and the many human skeletons she encountered while exploring a way out. They were all humans who coveted the jungle.
Ye Zhizhi unconsciously exuded a powerful aura.
Qin Fei, however, seemed not to notice and said coldly, "Human greed is endless."
"You don't know how significant your existence is. You're the only human being who has survived for over a decade and walked out alive."
"Your existence was classified as confidential from the very beginning. But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. Once they know of your existence, they will be like vultures, watching you at all times."
"The Ye family and I may not be able to protect you one day."
"You have to become stronger. Only you can protect yourself."
Ye Zhizhi looked at Qin Fei with a very unfamiliar look at this time, as if she met him for the first time. In her heart, Qin Fei was a very weak human being who seemed to have no temper. Some time ago, he also unlocked the advantage of being able to sew. After seeing more humans, she realized that among humans, his physique was not weak, and others were even weaker.
He is a grateful man. Because she saved him, he has always been very tolerant of her and takes the initiative to care about her. She can sense his kindness.
But now, she found that she did not understand Qin Fei.
Qin Fei's expression was complicated. She could only tell that he had no ill intentions, but that didn't stop Ye Zhizhi from raising her guard. She looked at Qin Fei, "Will you hurt them?"
Without Ye Zhizhi herself noticing, her pupils suddenly became like those of a beast, filled with coldness and murderous intent, as if Qin Fei would be ruthlessly wiped out if there was anything wrong with him.
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