Upon returning to the Ye Family home, Ye Que tossed Chi Zaozao into her room like a kitten and shut the door.
As soon as Chi Zaozao saw this, she knew without a thought that she was grounded again, remembering those past days of confinement, a time filled with unbearable suffering.
At the Ye residence, the punishment she feared most was being locked up by Ye Que, imprisoned without permission to leave for three days and nights, not even receiving any food, and at most being allowed some water to drink.
Instantly, Chi Zaozao felt that her life was over.
Yet, she wasn't willing to give up and quickly rushed forward to bang on the door, shouting, "Brother Ye Que, why are you locking me up? I know I shouldn't have drawn you in class, but... it's because I love you too much, and I miss you too much."
"Hey, Ye Xiao'er, open the door!"
"Husband, I haven't had dinner yet, do you really want me to starve and get even thinner?"
"..."
The person standing outside the door remained silent, his expression as indifferent as ice, seemingly exuding displeasure or perhaps annoyance, and then turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Xue Rong Zhen who had come following behind.
Having just seen her son dragging Chi Zaozao upstairs like a chicken, Xue Rong Zhen sensed trouble and was certain that girl had provoked her household's Ye Xiao'er again.
So she hurriedly followed upstairs only to hear her son's cold voice, "Don't let her out, and don't feed her."
Having said that, Ye Que strode away.
Xue Rong Zhen quickly caught up with her son's pace, "What happened? What did Zaozao do to you again?"
"She didn't provoke me. The college entrance exam is coming, I'm giving her space to study!"
Ye Que suddenly stopped, turned back to look at his mother, "Did you tell her that she's going to be my wife in the future?"
Xue Rong Zhen nodded in confusion, "Yes, that's right! What's wrong? You don't want her to be your wife?"
"Mom, she's still a child who is about to face the college entrance exam. Why would you discuss this with her?"
Xue Rong Zhen, with a dismissive expression, said, "Our family doesn't need Zaozao to get into a good university or find a good job to support us. You're so good at making money, why should she work so hard? Ye Er, don't you feel sorry for her?"
Ye Er was Ye Que's childhood name. In fact, Ye Que used to be lively when he was younger. Since his mother brought Chi Zaozao to their home, he started to act cold towards her, and gradually, he truly became distant and aloof.
"You're all being unreasonable. Could my wife be someone as naïve and childish as her, still practically with milk on her lips?"
Ye Que spoke sharply, and with these words, he walked away.
Left behind, Xue Rong Zhen stood there, stunned, taking a long while to come to her senses.
Did she really make a mistake? Does her Ye Er, not like Zaozao?
But Zaozao is such a pretty girl.
Xue Rong Zhen sighed, wondering why her son just couldn't like her!
...
After Chi Zaozao shouted a few times in the room to no avail, she didn't want to spend three days confined or to go hungry, so she made a phone call for reinforcements.
The Tang Family, being family friends with the Ye Family for generations, had watched over Chi Zaozao's growth since she was little, especially the twins, the second young master Tang Wanjun and the third young mistress Tang Wanyuan, with whom she had an ironclad relationship.
Whenever she faced any trouble, a single phone call would bring the twins rushing over to her rescue.
So now, Chi Zaozao made a call to Tang Wanyuan.