However, whether the listener understood the meaning behind the words or not, they still took it in. Some words might sound meaningless now, but after some time, because of certain events, they might gain a new meaning.
Ji Ying smiled faintly and left with large strides.
Qin Yong put away the laptop in his hand and followed behind her. When he passed by Ji Yunshan, he gave him a meaningful smile. He did not say anything, but it made Ji Yunshan's heart sink slightly.
After leaving home, Ji Ying looked at the dusky sky above her. Her mood was as dark as the clouds in the sky.
Everything that happened today had surprised her, but she also felt like it was all a long time coming, It was only because she had had such high hopes that she was so crestfallen now. This house was no longer her home.
Even though she had already made up her mind, she still felt very sad when leaving home. It was not that she was reluctant to leave, but that this place was filled with twenty years' worth of memories. Now, she had to bid farewell to this place and sever all ties to it.
"Ah…"
Ji Ying let out a long sigh of relief and tried her best to ease the suppressed emotions in her heart.
Qin Yong came up to her and handed her the laptop. He asked with some concern, "Are you alright?"
"I'm hanging on!"
"Why did you make the decision? Do you regret it?"
"Regret it? No way! It's just that I'm a little reluctant to leave the countless memories I've made in this home behind. But it's best to rip the band-aid off. This is no longer my home, but I'm just not ready to admit it yet. I want to stay here and not have to leave. I want to keep my beautiful memories. But that's wishful thinking and not something I have space for in my life."
Qin Yong nodded. "You're not like other teens. This decisiveness is something ordinary people don't possess!"
"Don't praise me anymore. What I regret the most now is not giving that mother and daughter pair a harsh slap each! I feel like I've lost out to them!"
"Hahaha!" Qin Yong let out a hearty laugh and shook his head. "But in all seriousness, I don't think your dad's family will let this go. They said in their anger they were going to sever ties, but I bet they'll come back to pester you soon. Believe me! With my vision and judgment, I can see the future!"
Ji Ying nodded and then shook her head. "It's alright. We'll deal with things as they come to us."
"Where do you want to go now? I'll send you there!"
Ji Ying nodded. "Thank you, Uncle Policeman. I need to withdraw some money, so take me to the bank. After that, I'll go back to school."
"Haha, I'll talk to Mayor Zhao about you calling me Uncle! Let's see if he'll punish you or not!" Qin Yong laughed.
"What does this have to do with him?" Ji Ying did not understand.
"Hey! I've already told him the news that you're newly homeless, so let's see what he does about it!"
"You're really good at coming up with nonsense!" Ji Ying said, now in a bad mood.
"Don't say that! You should worry about sucking up to him. Slandering the police is no small crime!"
Ji Ying pulled the door of the police car open and sat inside. She casually said, "I'm homeless now, so why don't you arrest me? At least I'll have a cell to stay in then!"
"Hehe! You're quite the scrappy kid, but unfortunately, that's not within the scope of my authority. I can't abuse my power for personal gains!"
A few minutes later, the car stopped near a bank.
"You can stop here. No need to wait for me!"
"Where are you planning to stay tonight?"
"I'll withdraw the money I need, take a taxi back to school, and spend the night there!"
"Alright. It's getting late now, so be careful being alone. Call me if you need anything!"
Not long after the car drove off, Qin Yong took out his phone and sent a private message. [Brother, the student you asked me to take care of is now homeless. She's next to the ATM at the northeast corner of Evergrande Plaza! And did you know that she called me Uncle just now?!]
Zhao Weili clenched his fists tightly when he received the message, but his handsome face remained as calm as water.
Ji Ying quickly walked to the ATM, took out her bank card, inserted it into the machine, and entered the password.
"Beep beep! Password error!"
Ji Ying was stunned for a moment. She entered the password again, but the machine continued to tell her that the password was wrong.
Of course she had not forgotten the password to her own card. The error notification told her that the password of this card had been changed. Ji Yunshan had given her this card, and it was now completely invalid.