Zhong Suian nodded.
“Mm. Just leave them over there. Thank you for bringing them.”
“Oh, right.”
She pointed toward the crowd still standing frozen in place.
“Could you call security for me? It seems some people need help finding the exit.”
Ye Qiaoqiao’s face had already turned as pale as paper.
Others might not know who the uniformed man was, but she recognized him clearly.
He was the property manager of Palm Bay.
Yet he was treating Zhong Suian with such respect and had even mentioned completed ownership procedures.
A possibility surfaced in Ye Qiaoqiao’s mind, but she stubbornly refused to accept it.
The property manager immediately understood. He pressed his communication device and spoke quietly.
Less than a minute later, four security officers stood in a neat line at the entrance.
“Guests, this way, please.”
The red-haired boy still wanted to cause trouble.
But before he could open his mouth, he saw Ye Qiaoqiao’s deathly pale face.
She looked as though her soul had been drained from her body.
Without saying a word, she walked toward the door.
Her loyal followers exchanged uncertain glances and could only follow behind her.
The other opportunistic classmates stood awkwardly in place, unsure whether to leave or stay.
They were reluctant to walk away but did not dare ask permission to remain.
The truth was already painfully clear.
The villa undoubtedly belonged to Zhong Suian.
They had simply refused to believe it until the evidence was placed directly before them.
They desperately wanted to approach and flatter her now.
However, remembering how they had silently watched while others humiliated her, none of them dared speak.
“An’an…”
One girl lowered her head and nervously twisted the fabric of her skirt.
“I’m really sorry about today.”
“If there’s another opportunity in the future, could we still come here to visit?”
The others hurriedly apologized as well.
“We shouldn’t have doubted you before. We’re truly sorry…”
“You’re usually so low-key. We never should’ve thought that way about you…”
Zhong Suian remained expressionless and did not answer.
Someone beside the girl tugged on her sleeve.
“Then… we won’t disturb you any longer.”
“We’ll leave now…”
The students walked out of the villa, repeatedly looking back.
It was understandable that they were reluctant to leave.
Every corner of the villa radiated one word—
Luxury.
The living room alone seemed as large as Ye Qiaoqiao’s entire villa.
The difference between the two homes was like heaven and earth.
Regret filled their eyes, and their emotions were complicated.
Had they known Zhong Suian was this powerful, they would have defended her from the beginning.
Now they had missed the perfect opportunity.
It was all Ye Qiaoqiao’s fault.
She had caused them to completely offend Zhong Suian.
After everyone left, the enormous living room became much quieter.
Zhong Suian’s gaze swept across the stain on the sofa before finally landing on Zhong Yaoran, who stood at the back of the workers.
She frowned.
“What happened?”
Fine beads of sweat appeared on Master Li’s forehead.
He had originally assumed the homeowner was a young woman who might be softhearted and easy to negotiate with.
But after witnessing what had just happened, he was extremely nervous.
This young woman clearly wasn’t someone easy to deal with.
Resolving today’s problem might not be simple.
Master Li carefully considered how to explain the situation.
Before he could speak, however, the troublemaking worker suddenly rushed forward.
“It was Zhong Yaoran!”
“He did it!”
The worker pointed directly at Zhong Yaoran.
The men standing in front of him unconsciously stepped aside, completely exposing him to Zhong Suian’s gaze.
Zhong Yaoran instinctively clenched his fists and lowered his head guiltily.
Feeling his sister’s eyes on him was like being pricked by needles.
“You.”
“Come here.”
Zhong Suian’s voice revealed no emotion, but Zhong Yaoran’s heart tightened.
The chubby boy and the tall worker hid at the back of the group, whispering to each other.
“What’s going on? Isn’t she the girl who came looking for Yaoran last time?”
“Why is she here?”
Zhong Yaoran dragged his feet, reluctant to step forward.
After mentally preparing himself for a long time, Master Li finally walked over.
“Ms. Zhong, this truly wasn’t Little Zhong’s fault…”
“If it wasn’t his fault, whose was it?”
The troublemaker rushed to the front and raised his voice several pitches.
“He damaged it!”
“Every one of us saw it!”
“He has to compensate you!”
“What nonsense are you saying?”
An older worker could no longer tolerate him.
“You were clearly the one who pushed Yaoran!”
“If anyone has to pay, it should be you!”
“Exactly!”
“If you hadn’t insisted on urinating inside the homeowner’s house, Yaoran wouldn’t have tried to stop you!”
Under everyone’s accusations, the worker’s eyes turned red with panic.
“I didn’t!”
“You’re all working together to frame me!”
He turned toward Zhong Suian.
“Boss, don’t listen to their lies.”
“He did it deliberately!”
“Enough.”
Zhong Suian spoke only two calm words, yet the entire living room instantly fell silent.
She gave the worker an icy glance.
“Every room has surveillance cameras.”
“Would you like me to retrieve the footage and verify what happened right now?”
The worker’s face turned ashen, and his legs began trembling.
“N-No need…”
He stammered in his own defense.
“I may have tried to… but I didn’t actually do it!”
“But the sofa really was damaged by him!”
“Shut up!”
Master Li sternly stopped him before turning toward Zhong Suian with a sincere expression.
“Ms. Zhong, we did cause damage to your property.”
“We’ll accept whatever compensation we’re responsible for.”
“But the circumstances still need to be explained clearly.”
“Little Zhong truly didn’t do it intentionally…”
Before he could finish, Zhong Suian strode forward, grabbed Zhong Yaoran by the collar, and dragged him out from the crowd.
“Zhong Yaoran, explain yourself.”
“You told me you were training.”
“But you secretly came here to work as a temporary laborer?”
Zhong Yaoran instinctively leaned backward.
“My clothes are dirty…”
Faced with her questioning, he felt extremely guilty.
Even so, he stubbornly defended himself.
“I was just bored at the university, so I came out with my friends to stretch my muscles.”
“Right?”
Receiving Zhong Yaoran’s desperate look, the chubby boy and the tall worker hurriedly nodded.
He carefully watched Zhong Suian’s expression.
“Besides…”
“Moving furniture can also count as physical training…”
Zhong Yaoran was covered in dust.
After working for hours in the scorching heat, his tanned skin had become dark red from the sun.
His work clothes were completely soaked with sweat and clung tightly to his strong waist and back.
Zhong Suian abruptly pulled up his sleeve.
Several small scrapes marked both his arms.
“You call exhausting yourself like this training?”
Thinking about how much hardship her third brother might have endured behind her back made her chest feel tight.
She was so angry that her head spun.
But when she remembered that he had transferred all the money he earned to her, she could not bring herself to say any of the harsh words on the tip of her tongue.