"Slap."
Ye Zhi suddenly reached out and slapped Liu Qingxi hard, the sharp sound echoing clearly in everyone’s ears.
The students nearby noticed and began to whisper among themselves.
"If you dare to cause trouble again, I’ll make sure you can’t live or die." Although Ye Zhi was smiling, the words she spoke were completely at odds with the expression on her face.
Liu Qingxi, who had been slapped, stepped back a few paces, her eyes filled with tears, staring at Ye Zhi with hatred, saying nothing.
That look in her eyes seemed as if she wanted to cut someone into a thousand pieces.
Li Du saw Ye Zhi suddenly take action but didn’t stop her. He stood there in a daze. He knew the girl before him very well, and interfering now would mean severing ties with the Ye Family for good.
The thought of breaking ties made his feelings complex.
No one spoke, and the scene became awkward for a moment.
Gu Xinru hadn’t expected her to actually hit someone either.
At this moment, the one with the most complicated emotions was the Little Traitor, whose amber-like eyes were faintly gleaming with a sharp light. He narrowed them slightly, contemplating. He could sense that part of Ye Zhi’s sudden outburst was because of him. Liu Qingxi looked down on his status and repeatedly taunted him. After this incident, it likely wouldn’t happen again.
Why did the Third Young Miss of the Ye Family, who used to regard him like a venomous snake, suddenly stand up for him?
The little girl with the almond-shaped cheeks and peach-colored face once dragged him into the house through a pouring storm, kneeling and begging for his forgiveness, rebuilding the house, gifting him a long-life thread, giving him a contract, financing his studies...
He fondly remembered that night by the banana-window listening to the rain~
A young maiden in a blue dress, tender and delicate, kneeling on her knees, pleading for his forgiveness.
At that moment, he knew he would forgive her.
His heart beat faster than usual.
Perhaps he was willing to let down his guard and wholeheartedly believe in one person.
A person worth trusting.
Ye Zhi was silent, staring at her delicate white hands. She could see that Liu Qingxi wasn’t sincerely apologizing. Fearing she would still target Qinglian and the Little Traitor, she acted out of anger, hitting her. Was she now ripping open a feud with the heroine...
This isn’t a place to linger.
Of the thirty-six stratagems, running away is the best.
"Liu Qingxi, I’ll let you off this time. If you provoke me again, you know what will happen."
After dropping this threat,
she left with a grand flourish~
If anyone had some insight, they would notice her steps were a bit hurried and unsteady, feigning calmness.
Qinglian was initially startled: "Wait for me."
She chased after Ye Zhi, her small, pale blue figure quickly disappearing from sight.
Li Qian, still savoring the scene that just unfolded, gave the Little Traitor a big thumbs up and said, "Brother Shen Chen, Sister Ye Zhi is so domineering. From now on, she can protect me. If anyone bullies me, I’ll tell Sister Ye Zhi."
The cute little boy had no awareness of being an elder brother and selectively forgot that Ye Zhi was two years younger.
All he could think about was convincing Sister Ye Zhi to enter the palace, so if anyone dared to laugh at the red mark on his face, she’d slap them for him.
The child’s thoughts were quite dangerous.
Little did he realize.
Even if he brought Ye Zhi into the palace, it wouldn’t help. His siblings were all legitimate princes and princesses, whom even the Chief of Staff had to salute. Given how his father acted, how could she dare act recklessly~
Attacking a prince or princess, rebellion, and insubordination would lead straight to prison...
Shen Chen didn’t know what he was thinking and softly said, "You’re a year older than me, two years older than Ah Zhi. A man should aspire to great achievements, not rely on a weak girl to protect himself. Not being able to truss a chicken is not the spirit of Daqing’s sons."
These words were straightforward and heartfelt.