“Hehe, after knowing you for so long, this is the first time you’ve ever complimented me!”
“I never complimented you before?” Yu Zhizhi asked in confusion.
“No! You were always calling me an idiot and saying I dragged you down. But when it came to friendship, you were the best. Every time someone called me a fat pig, you’d immediately fire back at them. And also…”
As He Yang rambled on about the past, Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
It turned out the original owner had treated this friend with genuine loyalty and sincerity.
Yu Zhizhi smiled.
“Don’t worry. I’ll compliment you more often from now on.”
“But speaking of which, how did you find this place?” she asked curiously.
He Yang looked at her helplessly.
“Boss, your heart is really big!”
You can actually sleep peacefully at a time like this.
“The news that you’re a fake legitimate daughter has already spread throughout the entire capital. I don’t know which bastard leaked it, but if I ever find out who it was, I’ll skin him alive!”
The more he spoke, the angrier he became.
Meanwhile, at the Sixth Prince’s Residence, Qi Yize suddenly sneezed loudly.
Who was cursing him behind his back?
He Yang continued,
“My father put me under house arrest, but I was worried about you. So when nobody was paying attention, I crawled out through a dog hole and rushed toward the Prime Minister’s Residence. On the way, I overheard people discussing the matter and learned the bad news.”
“Later, I found out where you were staying from the gatekeeper at the Prime Minister’s Residence, so I came here to the Yun Residence.”
Hearing this, a warm feeling surged through Yu Zhizhi’s heart.
Her eyes became slightly moist as she said emotionally,
“Thank you, He Yang. I never expected you to be this loyal.”
She lightly patted his shoulder and flashed a bright smile.
“Good brother! In the future, I’ll make sure you eat and live well with me!”
He Yang looked at her and nodded firmly.
“I’m actually a year older than you! You’re already my boss, and now you want to be my big sister too?”
Yu Zhizhi placed her hands on her hips and pretended to be fierce.
“What? Can’t I be your sister?”
Seeing her imposing demeanor, He Yang immediately surrendered with a grin.
“Of course you can!”
Then he said seriously,
“Boss, no matter what your status becomes in the future, I’ll always support you. If anyone dares laugh at you, I’ll stand up for you and fight them!”
He might look slow-witted, but he wasn’t stupid.
The boss standing before him felt completely different from before.
Whether it was her aura, personality, or even her mannerisms, everything had changed.
The fact that she had decisively left the Prime Minister’s Residence was something he deeply admired.
If it had been him and someone exposed him as a fake, he would probably have cried his eyes out and desperately tried to stay.
No matter what, Boss was still Boss.
And he liked her all the same.
Yu Zhizhi looked at him with a grin.
“You said you crawled out through a dog hole earlier. Are you really sure you fit through it? I’m not making fun of you, by the way.”
He Yang puffed up proudly.
“Of course! I found a hidden corner in the backyard and dug a bigger hole myself. I even covered it with branches so nobody would notice. Next time, I’ll take you with me so you can experience crawling through a dog hole too!”
Yu Zhizhi immediately shook her head.
“That’s completely unnecessary.”
While they were chatting happily, Uncle He hurried over again.
“Miss, someone else has come looking for you. They’re waiting outside right now.”
Yu Zhizhi and He Yang exchanged surprised looks.
“Boss, didn’t you say I was your only friend? Then who else would come looking for you?”
Yu Zhizhi thought for a moment.
“That’s true. But the person looking for me may not necessarily be a friend. Could it be…”
He Yang blinked and seemed to realize something.
“Could it be one of your enemies?”
Yu Zhizhi nodded.
“More accurately, it’s probably one of our enemies. Since I’m down on my luck now, they’re afraid to pick on you, so they’ve come to squeeze me instead—the softer target.”
“What should we do? Maybe we should hide first!”
He Yang immediately became nervous and grabbed her sleeve.
Yu Zhizhi quickly reassured him.
“Don’t panic. I’m here.”
Then she dragged him toward the front gate.
As they walked, she glanced back and asked,
“Scared?”
He Yang puffed out his chest and slapped it confidently.
“This grandpa has never been afraid of anything!”
Yu Zhizhi merely smiled without saying a word.
Yeah, right.
She remembered that Zhang Lei once tried to prank He Yang with a mouse.
The poor guy had been so frightened that he wet his pants.
Later, the original owner had tried to build his courage by locking a wild cat and a mouse together, hoping he would learn from the cat how to handle his fears.
Before the cat even had a chance to catch the mouse, He Yang had already been terrified out of his wits by the cat’s puffed-up fur and hissing.
From that day on, the original owner had completely given up trying to improve his courage.
The two slowly made their way to the gate.
Outside, after waiting for quite some time, Zhang Lei was growing increasingly impatient.
He pounded heavily on the wooden door.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Yu Zhizhi, open the door!”
“Don’t hide inside without saying anything! I know you’re in the Yun Residence!”
“You fake legitimate daughter! You had the guts to flip my table, so why don’t you have the guts to open the door?! Open up! Open up!”
Hearing this, Yu Zhizhi couldn’t help laughing.
Had Zhang Lei been possessed by some melodramatic spirit?
She and He Yang exchanged helpless looks and shook their heads.
Then they slowly opened the gate.
The first thing Zhang Lei saw was He Yang’s huge frame.
“Why is it you, you fat pig?! Tell Yu Zhizhi to get out here!”
Completely hidden behind He Yang, Yu Zhizhi poked her head out.
“Looking for me?”
As she spoke, she pressed her left hand against her right and cracked her knuckles loudly.
Crack. Crack.
Zhang Lei’s eyes widened.
Staring at her hands, he felt as though the next moment they would be wrapped around his neck.
Instinctively, he took a step backward.
This was bad.
Once Yu Zhizhi went crazy, she was completely unhinged.
“You dare insult him again and see what happens!”
“I’ll show you exactly why flowers are so red!”