Looking from the bed towards the doorway, she vaguely saw a gray figure turning to leave. Ye Zhi was extremely agitated; indeed, she was panicking now.
It felt uncomfortable inside her heart.
Unable to stop herself, she yelled hoarsely towards the direction of the door with a strong crying tone, "Shen Chen, stop right there."
The gray figure halted halfway.
At this moment, the noonday sun was blazing, causing distress. A thin layer of fine sweat formed on his forehead, densely packed. It was unclear whether it was due to the sun’s glare or the voice just now.
"Ah Zhi, your parents are here." The Ye Family, arriving on the scene, witnessed this situation.
A boy, as graceful and elegant as a jade tree, around Ah Zhi’s age, was standing in the sun at Qingyi Garden, drenched in sweat. Ah Tao was holding a red lacquer tray at the room’s door, while their precious daughter was crying incessantly inside.
Thinking it was this boy who bullied their daughter, the Ye Family quickly took a step towards him and shouted towards the red lacquer door of the room:
"Ah Zhi, did this boy bully you? Your mother is here to stand up for you."
Looking sternly down at the young boy, they asked, "Was it you who bullied Ah Zhi?"
At this moment, Shen Chen felt the lingering warmth on his hand, stunned, having never been dragged by a woman of a mother’s age.
In the blink of an eye.
The Ye Family pulled him to the bedside of their daughter and only then released him.
Gently lifting the curtains, the Ye Family sat at the bedside and softly coaxed, "Ah Zhi, what’s wrong? What happened? Your parents are here to stand up for you. Yun Xiu just reported that a servant saw you crying as you returned, so we came immediately."
Yun Xiu nodded beside them.
"Mother, wuwuwuwu..."
The small body bounced from beneath the thin blanket and cried even harder, with Ye Zhi treating the Ye Family as her true parents, not hiding her genuine emotions at all.
She had already fully adapted to her identity.
The elegant Ye Family patiently patted their daughter’s back to show comfort.
Seeing their precious daughter crying so miserably, Father Ye was extremely distressed, pacing nervously.
Witnessing this scene, Shen Chen felt a fleeting touch of envy, gone in an instant!
If his parents hadn’t died, could he also act so recklessly? The thought that this little tyrant might severely accuse him strangely left a bit of loss.
"Father, Mother, I, I want to go to the Imperial College to study."
To reinforce her resolve, she added in a strong crying tone:
"I really want to go to the Imperial College to study. I want to go when it opens in September this year."
After saying this, her crying toned down.
It seemed she was waiting for her parents’ response.
The room suddenly quieted down, leaving only small sniffles.
The Ye Family stroked their young daughter’s soft dark hair, softly exhaling and kindly smiled, "I thought it was something else. So my Ah Zhi wants to go to school, huh? This is a good thing, scared us to death. The Imperial College is good. Isn’t Ah Lin there? Going to the Imperial College, your parents will feel at ease, with Ah Lin there to look after you."
So it was the child wanting to go to school, which was normal.
She hadn’t even had time to suggest it before this little girl brought it up herself, which was just as well!
Ye Zhi’s eyes sparkled brightly and then seemed a bit shy. Because of her timidity, her voice was much softer than usual, "I heard from Ah Tao that I have to take an exam, and I don’t know how to read or anything else."
Her head nestled into her mother’s bosom, rubbing against it.
"Our Ah Zhi is the best. Your mother thought about this some time ago, so she asked your father to contact a few of his old friends. They will come to the house to teach you in the next few days. Your mother has faith in you."
No one would think their precious daughter was anything less than wonderful.