The Mysterious Heiress: Researcher In Disguise Novel - Chapter 574
Chapter 574: Reconciliation
Fu Zhi got a cup of warm water for Fu Zhao. She knew he was in a low mood right now, so she thought for a while before saying, “I’ve always been proud of you for being my father. Really, dad, get some rest. Don’t be self-doubting, and don’t be angry with Ye Jiu. He did all those things because he thought she would hurt me. Honestly, it’s my fault. I should’ve handled the matter in a better way. He left us at a very young age, and what he can’t learn to understand now, we can teach him slowly later.”
“I’m not mad with him, and I don’t think you didn’t handle the matter well…” Fu Zhao said, “I’m proud of you as well. You’re my dearest daughter. I couldn’t even bring myself to scold you, let alone other people a chance to harm you?
“I just think that Ye Jiu is no longer a kid. There are a lot of ways to solve a matter, and he doesn’t necessarily need to resort to the worst possible solution every time. He should know how to control himself, and how to respect life.”
“But he’s learning, and he’s getting better day by day,” Fu Zhi replied without any hesitation, “He knew how to please the people in the Fu Family on the day he came, and he’s learning how to be more friendly with his friends in school. All of my classmates like him very much.”
This was the reason why the Lus did not say anything when Xu Wei said she was going to adopt Ye Jiu. It was not because he was Fu Zhi’s brother. It was because they knew he was a good-natured kid.
As a father, Fu Zhao had the same problems as every other parent out there. He ignored Ye Jiu, but at the same time, he kept flexing to other people how proud he was of his sons.
“You should stop ignoring him and don’t keep praising me. If you don’t praise him, how does he know that you like him?”
Fu Zhi waited for a long while yet she did not receive any response from her father. She lifted her head to look at him and asked, “Why are you not saying anything, dad?”
Fu Zhao sighed, “You don’t understand. Silence is a man’s loudest cry. When a man is sad, he wouldn’t want to talk because he’s exhausted. Or perhaps he’s used to silence and pain. When a man is ignoring you, it means he has been hurt deeply!”
Fu Zhi replied, “You should stop reading those non-mainstream novels, dad.”
“For me, I wouldn’t fall down no matter how much hurt me.”
Fu Zhi was speechless.
“Go to sleep dad. I’m going to look for Ye Jiu.”
“Okay.”
It’s better for the doer to undo what he had done.
Other than feeling sad, he was disappointed as well when his son refused to listen to him.
Fu Zhao got into his bed and said, “Alright, you can go now. Remember to come home and visit me from time to time. Oh yeah, don’t forget to bring the coffee from Yu City…”
Fu Zhi did not want to talk to Fu Zhao anymore. She turned around and left the mansion.
Fu Yuan’s mansion was not far from Iris Time Villa. After she had gotten into a car, she headed to the nearest night market street.
Just as she expected, she saw Ye Jiu walking out of a two-dollar store.
It was noon right now and the sun was bright. She approached him, and she could clearly see the palm print on his cheek.
They looked at each other, but none of them talked.
After a while that seemed like an eternity, Ye Jiu decided to break the silence and called out to her, “Zhizhi.”
He leaned forward and tried to place his hand on her head.
“Don’t be angry, okay?”
Fu Zhi took a step back to avoid his hand as she looked at him expressionlessly.
Ye Jiu was stunned. He knew Fu Zhi must be very angry with him right now, so he looked at her and continued, “Look, didn’t I come back already?”
“Oh? So you still think you’ve done a good job?”
“Well, kinda…”
Fu Zhi’s face sank. She turned around and leave. Ye Jiu hastily went after her and tried to stop her from leaving but to no avail.
“Wait, Zhizhi. Let’s talk!”
Fu Zhi was walking rapidly at the front, while Ye Jiu was following behind her.
This night market was filled with a lot of people, and not far away from them, there is a couple arguing with each other. The girl was punching the boy, while the boy was trying his best to give her a hug.
“Go find your little lover. You don’t love me at all! You can’t even stop me from leaving!”
The boy looked exhausted. He grabbed the girl’s hand and planted a kiss on her lips to stop her from talking. Then, he bent down and scooped her up from the ground before talking, “Honey, I won’t allow you to leave me. I swear to God that I don’t have other lovers. I love you and only you!”
Ye Jiu felt the girl’s attitude seemed to have softened, so he decided to do the same. However, he had underestimated Fu Zhi’s strength. Instead of grabbing her hand and scooping her up from the ground as the boy did to his girlfriend, Fu Zhi dragged him forward for three meters ahead.
Ye Jiu did not know what to say. Suddenly, his eyes lit up as an idea popped up in his head. He forwent his attempt to copy the boy. Instead, he kicked the ground to propel himself upward and landed on Fu Zhi’s back with unerring precision.
Fu Zhi was dumbfounded for a moment as she did not expect something like this. She turned her head and looked speechlessly at Ye Jiu, who had wrapped his hands and legs around her tightly from her back.
“Listen to me, Zhizhi. I…”
“No. I’m not going to listen to you,” Fu Zhi interrupted. As she did not want to cause his wound to open up again, she tried to shake him off her body in a gentle way. However, Ye Jiu coiled his arms even tighter around her neck and shouted, “I’m sorry, Zhizhi! It’s all my fault!”
“Let go of your filthy hands, you whited sepulcher!”
“No! I’ll not let you go. If I release my hands now, you’ll definitely walk away and leave me alone to deal with this cruel world. Can you forgive me, please?”
“You want me to forgive you? Can you tell me what did you do wrong?” Fu Zhi asked.
“I shouldn’t say yes to the experiment. I shouldn’t lie to you. It’s just that Aurora… Okay, okay, okay, I won’t talk about her, so don’t throw me away! I can feel that my wound is opening!”
Fu Zhi fell silent.
“Miss, you’ve ignored your brother for three days! He’s learned his lesson, and if you still ignore him, he’s going to build a business empire for you!”
The ice in Fu Zhi’s eyes slowly thawed. Ye Jiu noticed that, and he hastily followed up by pulling a piece of candy out of his pocket.
It was a milk candy and there was a cartoon printed on it. He handed it to Fu Zhi and said in a serious tone, “Here is your favorite candy.”
He did not dare to fight or argue with her anymore. As if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world, he said, “I promise I’ll listen to every word you say, and I won’t do any stupid things again in the future, so can you stop being angry with me?”
“Okay.” There was no expression on Fu Zhi’s face, but the slight upward curve that tugged at the corner of her lips could tell that she was no longer mad with Ye Jiu anymore.
There was a boy standing not far away from them. He was eating ice cream, and when he saw them, he tugged at his mother, “Mom, why is that big brother carrying a big sister, but this big brother asks his sister to carry him instead?”
“A long long time ago, we’re a matriarchal society, back then a man was allowed to rely on a woman for living.”
“Wow!” The boy exclaimed, “So this big brother is going through the atavistic process!”
Ye Jiu did not know what to say.
‘Mind your own business, you meddling kid! The world of a handsome man is something that an ordinary person like you can’t understand!’ Ye Jiu chided the boy inwardly as he jumped down from Fu Zhi’s back.
He accidentally touched his wound and his face grimaced in pain.
Fu Zhi handed the special medicine in her pocket to him.
As they were walking towards a milk tea shop, Ye Jiu asked, “How did you know I’m at the night market?”
“Judging from the money in your pocket, I surmised that you can’t afford a room in a 5-stars hotel, so I know you must be here.”
The smile on Ye Jiu’s face froze. Fu Zhi handed the cup of warm water to him and said, “You shouldn’t be arguing with dad so much. He’s not young anymore and his health is not as good as before.
“Also,” Fu Zhi turned sideways to look at him and said, “About the thing you’ve done after you came back from overseas.”
Ye Jiu’s heart skipped a beat. Just when he was rummaging through his brain for an excuse, Fu Zhi continued, “I know you just want to protect me, so thank you.”
This was something unexpected. He pressed his lips thin and said, “I thought you’re going to scold me again.”
“Why would you think so? You’re my brother, and I don’t have any says in what you want to do and what you don’t want to do. I know you want the best for me and you don’t want other people to bully me, but I don’t want you to kill someone for me. Zhou Tingting has commited a crime, and she will face legal sanctions. It’s really not worth it if you get sent into jail because of her.”
“I get it,” Ye Jiu replied, his voice low.
When they were heading out of the milk tea shop, Fu Zhi suddenly thought of something and she turned around. Just when Ye Jiu was wondering what she was going to do, she placed her hand on his cheek gently and asked, her eyes red, “Is it hurt?”
Ye Jiu was stunned.
