CHAPTER 36 WHAT DID SHE DO WRONG?
When Ye Zhibai said this, she wasn’t looking at the maid’s eyes.
Instead, she deliberately stared at the gravel path extending beyond the manor.
The world is so big, I want to go see it.
This expression, combined with her previous melancholic words, conveyed her longing. Maid, can you feel it!
Unmoving, calm, and shameless, that was Ye Zhibai’s current state.
The only advantage of having a cold, expressionless face is that even when you’re nervous, it doesn’t show. Not even the sun could melt it!
Even the well-trained maids took a while to react to her words.
After much confusion, the young maid clasped her hands together, guessing earnestly.
“Ah…! I understand. Miss wants to take a walk in the yard, right? No problem, as long as you don’t leave the villa…”
“No.” Ye Zhibai finally turned her gaze slowly towards the maid. “I want to visit the school where Yun’er studies.”
“……”
What made the maid break into a cold sweat in this sweltering heat?
The young lady’s intention and request were crystal clear.
The two maids respectfully nodded to Ye Zhibai and then stepped back simultaneously, turning their backs.
They began a heated discussion!
By the way, they were standing outside the fence the whole time, not daring to take a single step beyond it.
The zone set by the second young lady… no one dared to cross it.
They didn’t dare to step forward, so Ye Zhibai took another two steps out.
Being closer makes it easier to understand each other, to communicate, and to discuss matters!
Guang Yu’s voice directly transmitted into Ye Zhibai’s mind.
“You didn’t do anything! Saying it so bluntly, they surely won’t let you out!”
“What do you know.” Ye Zhibai muttered under her breath, responding without turning her head, “When in doubt, take a chance. Didn’t you see my eyes yearning for the outside world?”
“Sorry to break it to you, but you showed no emotion at all. A dead fish would look more expressive than you.”
“!”
By the time Ye Zhibai realized this, it was too late.
The two maids had come to a decision.
They turned back, both with conflicted expressions, exchanged glances, clearly reluctant to be the one to deliver such a heartless message to the young lady.
But someone hadsto say it… the sun is blazing, and the young lady is still standing there.
The taller maid finally decided to step forward, her expression firm. She tried her best to explain the situation to Ye Zhibai with a gentle smile.
“Miss… I understand how you feel. You think it’s too stuffy at home. But you just got discharged from the hospital yesterday. Right now, you should prioritize taking care of your health. The second miss has instructed us that no matter what happens today, you must stay home and rest!”
“……”
Logically, the orders of Ye Zhibai, the eldest miss, should take precedence over those of Ye Zhijun, the second miss. However, without a soul, Ye Zhibai had no authority! How could someone with no presence have any priority?
Tsk tsk tsk, the first plan to get out, taking a chance, has failed.
But this was entirely within Ye Zhibai’s expectations.
If it were that easy to go out, she wouldn’t have been fretting all morning.
The two maids watched as Ye Zhibai slowly reached into her pocket and took out a square card.
She held the card in both hands and presented it to them.
“Actually… Yun’er forgot her student ID at home. I want to go to the school… to bring it to her, not because it’s stuffy at home…”
“……!”
The taller and shorter maids both leaned forward to look. Indeed, the card in the eldest miss’s hands was the second miss’s student ID.
What surprised them wasn’t that the student ID was left at home.
It was that the eldest miss, after being discharged from the hospital, not only could speak but spoke so fluently!
She actually explained her thoughts in one sentence.
Oh, miss, you really tried hard!
But that’s a different matter. The young maid shook her head and explained.
“Miss… it’s okay, really? The second miss doesn’t need any documents to go to school. Actually, her mere presence is a huge honor for the school leaders, so it doesn’t matter if she forgot it.”
“But… what if she needs it…” Ye Zhibai continued to persist.
“We assure you, miss… the second miss doesn’t need it.”
“No… I still think she needs it…”
She doesn’t need it, I need it!!
After saying this, Ye Zhibai looked down at the student ID in her hands, saying nothing more.
Seeing Ye Zhibai’s “giving up” performance, Guang Yu, standing behind her, had already prepared to turn around and go back home to sleep!
So, asking repeatedly is useless. These maids are determined not to let you out today!
But… something unexpected happened.
The faces of the two maids began to show signs of wavering.
In their eyes… Ye Zhibai, holding the student ID with both hands, didn’t look like the noble eldest miss of the Ye family.
She looked more like a pitiful sister worried about her own sister but unable to leave the house.
People have hearts. Even with orders to keep the eldest miss inside, there are always ways around it.
The shorter maid took out her phone and said, “Miss, don’t worry. I’ll call the second miss right now! She can tell you herself that she doesn’t need the student ID, and you two can have a chat to ease your worries!”
Why are you so clever?!
Calling… how did you come up with that?
But one step ahead, Ye Zhibai, in a moment of inspiration, raised her hand to stop the maid.
She calmly analyzed the situation, hitting the nail on the head with a single stroke.
“Don’t call… Yun’er might be giving a speech.”
“Oh right…!”
The atmosphere grew tense.
Actually, Ye Zhibai wasn’t just persistently pestering; she was employing a form of a ruse.
The soulless body left her with one thing, besides the soulless body itself.
And that was…
——A past pitiable enough to be called sorrowful.
The “pitiful” Ye Zhibai held the student ID tightly in her hand, her arms naturally drooping, looking as if she had given up.
She gazed coldly and blankly at the sky with a dull expression.
The sun’s glare… no longer mattered.
To make sure the maids heard her self-muttering, she even took a small step forward.
“I wonder… if Yun’er is doing well at school… Will she be bullied by her classmates… Does she have good friends… She shouldn’t make the teachers angry… She’s graduating soon… and I… can’t see it…”
“……”
Upon hearing these words…
The taller maid froze, her eyes suddenly welling up with tears.
The walkie-talkie in her hand slipped to the ground.
She didn’t bother to pick it up.
This taller maid wasn’t just any maid; she was the current head maid of the Ye family.
The head maid was already thirty-two years old.
Having come to the Ye family ten years ago, she had watched the eldest and second miss grow up.
Back then, the second miss was still in elementary school.
The eldest miss always stayed at home, and every time the second miss left for school, she would stand at the door, wave her little hand, and emotionlessly see her off.
She was just an ordinary sister who cared for her younger sister…
Helpless, unable to express her inner joy or sorrow, but certainly… praying every day for the second miss, hoping she had a smooth day at school.
But what about the eldest miss herself?
At the time when she should have been enjoying school life, she could only stay home due to her health, never stepping outside.
And so she stayed… for eighteen summers.
What did she do wrong?
She should have been walking side by side with her sister, laughing and chatting on their way to school.
But not only did she not get what she deserved, she also had an accident and lost two more years of her already dim life.
Now she’s awake.
The pitiful sister wants to see her younger sister’s final high school days, to see the school life she never had.
Is that wrong…
The eldest miss never heard the school bell ring.
She never touched the flowers and trees of the campus.
In the end, not even able to see her sister walking through the school, just to wish her a happy graduation and end this time…
That’s too cruel.
Heaven shouldn’t be so cruel, and even if it is, it shouldn’t punish such a kind eldest miss!
So, before Ye Zhibai turned back to the house…
The head maid silently picked up the walkie-talkie.
She took a choked deep breath.
Speaking into the microphone, with a calm and firm voice, she said:
“Attention all units, escort the eldest miss to Qihai No. 1 High School. Repeat, escort the eldest miss to Qihai No. 1 High School! I will take full responsibility for any consequences!”
