Ouyang Minghan wanted to de-escalate the situation this time, but it wouldn't be that easy.
Ye Zhi's gaze swept across the others, and everyone flinched, averting their eyes fearfully. After all, who would dare provoke a woman who, upon entering, immediately sent the ill-tempered Zhang Danni to the police station?
Thinking back to how they had planned to give Ye Zhi a hard time, with many having already devised ways to make things difficult for her, they now felt only relief that they hadn't courted disaster. It seemed that from now on, they would have to be cautious around her and avoid offending her lightly.
Seeing that her intention to intimidate had been achieved, Ye Zhi withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and left with the police.
After finishing her statement at the police station, Ye Zhi saw Ouyang Minghan and Ye Qinya arriving in a hurry with their lawyer as she was leaving. However, they did not see her. Ye Zhi left without greeting them.
Returning to the Ye family residence, Ye Zhi saw Ye Yongxian on the phone in the living room.
"...Qinya, your sister is right about this matter! I think you shouldn't get involved. Our family is the victim..."
Ye Yongxian, seeing Ye Zhi return, immediately nodded at her affectionately while on the phone.
From the phone's earpiece, Ye Qinya's aggrieved voice could be heard, "But Dad, what if Minghan breaks up with me if this isn't resolved?"
Ye Yongxian couldn't stop smiling. Was there such good news? He happily gave Ye Zhi a thumbs-up. He had initially thought Ye Zhi wouldn't help break up Ye Qinya and Ouyang Minghan, but he hadn't expected them to be on the verge of breaking up so quickly.
He suppressed his inner joy and said with a displeased tone, "I don't understand, is he dating you or Zhang Danni? If he breaks up with you over this, doesn't that mean he cares more about Zhang Danni than you? If that's the case, then break up. My Ye family's daughters are not afraid of not having suitors..."
Following this, Ye Yongxian began to act as Ye Qinya's love guru, even starting to introduce her to several young men he considered suitable.
On the other end of the phone, Ye Qinya refused while nervously looking at Ouyang Minghan beside her.
Ouyang Minghan's expression was extremely displeased. Ye Qinya's call was at his behest, and it was on speakerphone the entire time.
He knew that Ye Yongxian doted on Ye Qinya, which was why he had asked her to make the call, intending to pressure Ye Zhi through Ye Yongxian.
However, he had never expected Ye Yongxian to side completely with Ye Zhi! Even when Ye Qinya threatened him with a breakup, Ye Yongxian seemed unfazed and even seemed to be actively encouraging it.
How could this be? Wasn't Ye Yongxian very satisfied with him and even repeatedly urged them to get married soon? Why had his attitude changed so quickly? Could it be...
Because of Ye Zhi?
It had to be her!
Ouyang Minghan's expression grew even more somber. It seemed that ever since Ye Zhi returned to the country, everything had changed.
"Minghan, don't listen to my dad's nonsense. He's just saying that out of anger..." Ye Qinya quickly explained to Ouyang Minghan after hanging up.
Ouyang Minghan ignored her words and snorted, "Qinya, I just feel it's unfair to you. Your parents are too biased towards your sister."
"Ah?" Ye Qinya blinked in surprise. "Are they?"
"Your sister is making a mountain out of a molehill and damaging the relationship between the Ye family and the Zhang family," Ouyang Minghan said gravely. "Your father is such a smart person, wouldn't he understand the stakes? Yet, he listens to your sister and only trains her to be his successor, completely disregarding your feelings. Isn't that bias?"
"This..." Ye Qinya's expression dimmed slightly. "Perhaps it's because my sister lived abroad for so many years, and they are reuniting after a long separation, so my dad wants to compensate her..."
Ouyang Minghan looked at Ye Qinya with disdain. She was so weak; it seemed impossible to get her to compete with Ye Zhi.
However, what she said was quite reasonable. But regardless of the reason, he couldn't let Ye Zhi continue to influence Ye Yongxian like this.
"Qinya, move back to the Ye family's residence," Ouyang Minghan said with a deep voice.
"Ah?" Ye Qinya's eyes immediately welled up, and she asked helplessly, "Minghan, are you angry with me?"
"I'm not angry with you," Ouyang Minghan suppressed the disdain in his eyes and patiently explained, "Your sister has lived abroad for so many years, and she must have many unaccustomed aspects of life here. You are sisters, so you should help her adjust and get familiar with domestic life sooner."
"But..." Ye Qinya looked at him aggrievedly.
After graduating from university, she had confidently told her family that she wanted to be independent and rented a place outside. Not long after, she met Ouyang Minghan, and they soon moved in together.
Their relationship was quite good, so Ouyang Minghan's sudden request for her to move back was puzzling. Not to mention the bold claims she had made at home earlier, why was Ouyang Minghan suddenly so concerned about Ye Zhi?
"There's no 'but'," Ouyang Minghan interrupted her directly. "I'm sure your parents would also like to see you two sisters getting along harmoniously. Qinya, I'm doing this for your own good."
"Alright..." Ye Qinya could only agree reluctantly, her face full of displeasure.
Ouyang Minghan's heart was instantly put at ease. Ye Qinya moving back to the Ye family meant he had an informant by Ye Zhi's side, allowing him to know Ye Zhi's every move immediately. Also, this could somewhat divert Ye Yongxian's favor towards Ye Zhi, killing two birds with one stone.
The Ye family.
Ye Zhi took a bottle of "Happy Water" from the refrigerator in the kitchen and nestled on the living room sofa, drinking it with relish. Indeed, no matter the world, Happy Water tasted just as good.
Ye Yongxian, having just hung up the phone, said with displeasure, "Drink less cola, it's bad for your health..."
Ye Zhi: "..."
Why were parents' words the same in every world?
To prevent him from nagging further, Ye Zhi quickly changed the subject, "Dad, who was on the phone just now?"
"It was your sister," Ye Yongxian said cheerfully. "You really have a way with things. Your sister said the two of them are on the verge of breaking up!"
"She said that deliberately to make you think so," Ye Zhi said after taking a few more sips of Happy Water. "Dad, don't get your hopes up too high. They won't be breaking up anytime soon."
Ye Yongxian frowned. He knew that what Ye Zhi said was true.
"By the way, Dad, I want to move out," Ye Zhi added.
Ye Yongxian was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, "You silly girl, are you throwing a tantrum and running away from home just because I told you not to drink cola?"
Ye Zhi was speechless. Was she that childish?
"Dad, you're thinking too much," Ye Zhi explained with a smile. "There's a reason why I want to move out."
"Then tell me," Ye Yongxian sat down opposite her, assuming an attentive posture.