Afterward, the Ye family sat by the dining table, eating heartily.
Ye Yongxian casually asked Ye Yuzhe about his recent exam results. Ye Yuzhe initially seemed reluctant to speak, but under Ye Yongxian's repeated questioning, he finally whispered his scores. Upon hearing them, if Liu Lingyu hadn't held him back, Ye Yongxian would have nearly thrown his chopsticks in anger.
Following this, Ye Yongxian incessantly lectured him, telling him to learn from his two older sisters and not to disgrace the Ye family. Although Ye Yuzhe was unhappy, he didn't retort on the spot.
"Dad, Zhou Chengyuan just got out of the police station today," Ye Qinya suddenly said.
The lively atmosphere at the dining table instantly turned cold.
Ye Zhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Fortunately, she had foresight. She knew Ye Qinya wouldn't give up so easily. As long as Ye Qinya spoke, her appetite would be gone.
That's why she had been burying her head in eating earlier; she was already quite full. However, she was truly impressed that Ye Qinya would bring this up so directly at their family dinner.
The smile on Ye Yongxian's face froze. He chuckled twice and said, "Qinya, can we not talk about other people's affairs during our family meal?"
"Dad, Zhou Chengyuan is... is my friend," Ye Qinya continued. "We friends are planning to hold a celebration for him and would like to ask you to let my sister attend with me! Our two families had quite a strained relationship recently, and this would be a good opportunity to mend it…"
Ye Zhi was truly speechless. She had naively thought Ye Qinya just didn't want her to eat, but it turned out she didn't want the whole family to eat.
"Second Sister, are you sick?!" Ye Yuzhe looked at her in shock. "Even I heard that Zhou Chengyuan led a group of people to cause trouble at our construction site. Fortunately, Elder Sister was there to stop them. He wronged our family first, didn't he? If they don't try to make amends with us, why should you and Elder Sister proactively go to mend things with him?!"
"Yuzhe, it's not like that," Ye Qinya hastily replied. "It was just a misunderstanding. Zhou Chengyuan simply wanted to leave a good impression on Elder Sister because he likes her. He didn't intend to cause trouble…"
"Second Sister, can you hear what you're saying? Liking someone means going to their house to cause trouble?" Ye Yuzhe was even more exasperated. "According to your logic, if I like a girl, I should kill her entire family, and then she'll be grateful and never leave me?"
Ye Zhi couldn't help but silently retort in her mind that if the other party was similar to Ye Qinya, this method might actually work.
"Alright, let's stop arguing during dinner," Ye Yongxian interjected, slightly displeased. "Qinya, let's not mention this matter again. Whether Zhou Chengyuan is back in jail or out, it has nothing to do with our Ye family. Your sister will not go. Let's eat."
The atmosphere at the table became even more awkward, losing the cheerful mood from before.
Ye Zhi held her chopsticks, contemplating whether she should say she was full and take her leave. However, seeing that others hadn't eaten much, she felt it would be impolite to leave at this moment.
As she hesitated, Ye Qinya opposite her seemed to make up her mind. She suddenly stood up, "Dad, Sister and Zhou Chengyuan are truly in love. Please grant them your blessing!"
Ye Zhi froze on the spot. The next moment, she felt a wave of nausea, almost throwing up! Damn, she shouldn't have eaten so much!
"Qinya, what nonsense are you talking about?!" Ye Yongxian's face fell.
"Dad, it's all true!" Ye Qinya said urgently. "They are a loving couple. Please don't break them up!"
"Ye Qinya," Ye Zhi felt she had truly had enough. Suppressing her anger, she said, "When did you develop delusions? Should I introduce you to a psychiatrist?"
"Sister, don't deny it," Ye Qinya gritted her teeth. "I've been in love, and I know what a woman in love is like. Sister, you care so much about Zhou Chengyuan, it's clear you love him deeply without realizing it. I don't want to see you regret missing him… Ah!"
Ye Zhi felt she could no longer tolerate it. She picked up a glass of water and splashed it onto Ye Qinya's face.
Ye Qinya was stunned. She really hadn't expected Ye Zhi to dare do such a thing with Ye Yongxian and Liu Lingyu present!
"Dad, Mom…" Ye Qinya's eyes immediately welled up with tears of grievance.
But before she could speak, Ye Zhi interrupted her.
"Dad, Mom, you saw it too," Ye Zhi said coldly. "Ye Qinya is distorting the facts like this. I can't continue to be sisters with her. From now on, if she returns, I won't come. If she's here, I'll leave directly. We are no longer sisters, just strangers."
"Xiao Zhi, don't be like this…" Ye Yongxian and Liu Lingyu quickly tried to mediate. They looked at Ye Qinya, "Qinya, quickly apologize to your sister!"
"Sister…" Ye Qinya was also panicking now. She truly hadn't expected Ye Zhi's reaction to be so intense, and such a reaction meant severing their sisterly bond!
"Ye Qinya, don't call me Sister. I'm not your sister," Ye Zhi said coldly, looking at her. "You've been trying to tie me and Zhou Chengyuan together, isn't it because you're afraid I'll covet your boyfriend? I really don't understand your thought process. I'm not a recycling bin, why would you think I'd want the trash you like?"
Ye Qinya's face turned even paler. She was now flustered from her hidden thoughts being exposed. Yes, Ou Minghan was paying more and more attention to Ye Zhi, so she was anxious. She desperately hoped Ye Zhi would also have a man, so Ou Minghan would surely give up on Ye Zhi. But what made her even more upset was that Ye Zhi actually belittled her boyfriend like this!
She wanted to argue a few more words, but Ye Zhi stood up directly and turned to leave.
Seeing that she was really leaving, Ye Yongxian and Liu Lingyu quickly chased after her.
"Xiao Zhi, this is just a disagreement between sisters, a few bickering words. There's no need to escalate it so much…" Ye Yongxian said.
"Dad, if this is handled as a sisterly disagreement and bickering, then next time if she directly drugs me and sends me to another man's bed, will you also handle it this way?" Ye Zhi said indifferently.
"Your sister is not that kind of person…" Liu Lingyu said from the side.
"She is indeed not that kind of person, but what about Ou Minghan? Can you guarantee Ou Minghan wouldn't do something like that, or if he did, Ye Qinya wouldn't take the blame for her beloved boyfriend?" Ye Zhi said coldly.
The two fell silent, as they knew such a thing was possible.