"Guihua, Guihua, don't be like this!"
"If Xiao Yi and Xiao Lei have upset you, I apologize on their behalf. I'm sorry!"
"Please, don't throw our things away, don't kick us out. We have nowhere to go..."
Zheng Shufen, on Qin Yi's back, repeatedly apologized to Zhang Guihua. She was as humble as one could be.
However, Zhang Guihua, upon hearing her words, didn't stop. Instead, she threw their belongings out more fiercely. "You have no place to live? What's it to me! Get out, get out, get as far away as you can!"
Zheng Shufen was so anxious her eyes were about to water. She wanted to continue begging for Zhang Guihua's forgiveness, but Qin Yi, carrying her on his back, walked towards the exit.
Reaching the living room, he called to Qin Lei, who stood there bewildered, "Xiao Lei, let's go!"
Qin Lei snapped back to attention and followed Qin Yi's footsteps outside.
"Heh, acting tough, are we? I'd like to see where you'll go after leaving our place. Back to the garbage dump?" Zheng Dapeng chased them out and said.
Qin Yi ignored him completely. Carrying Zheng Shufen, he signaled Qin Lei to follow, and they left quickly.
Qin Lei originally wanted to pick up their discarded belongings, but Qin Yi stopped her.
Their new home was fully furnished; they could move in immediately. More importantly, most of the items Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng had thrown out were things they had retrieved from the garbage dump and were worthless. There was no point in keeping them.
Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng were surprised when Qin Yi's group entered the elevator and truly left.
Immediately, they also entered the elevator and followed them. They wanted to see what made Qin Yi so defiant and where he could possibly move to!
After going downstairs, Qin Yi led Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei directly towards the villa area within the Fuguirenjia residential complex.
"Xiao Yi, what are you doing!"
"Now that you've fallen out with them like this, how can we ever go back?"
"You've been cooped up there for four years, how can your temper still be like this? Haven't you learned to change?"
Zheng Shufen, on Qin Yi's back, was both anxious and annoyed, scolding Qin Yi for his lack of sense.
"Mom, we're not going back," Qin Yi said. "I've found a good place to live, and I'm taking you there now!"
Zheng Shufen's words faltered, and Qin Lei's expression was one of astonishment.
Qin Yi didn't say much more. He simply led them towards the villa he had purchased.
Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng came downstairs and, seeing Qin Yi's group heading towards the villa area, quickly followed.
"Where are they going?" Zheng Dapeng asked, confused. "Aren't we supposed to go out of the complex? They're heading in this direction."
Zhang Guihua directly shouted after the retreating figures of Qin Yi's group, "Weren't you leaving? Why are you going further inside?"
"I'm telling you, this is the villa area of our complex. There's no vacant space for you. Be careful the security guards don't catch you!"
Regarding her words, Qin Yi continued to act as if he hadn't heard them. Zheng Shufen wanted to retort, but Qin Yi's pace was quick, and the distance between them and Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng widened, leaving her no chance to speak.
A moment later, the three arrived in front of a villa. Qin Yi took a key from his pocket with one hand and handed it to Qin Lei, "Xiao Lei, open the door!"
"Huh???"
Qin Lei was a little slow to react.
"What 'huh', hurry up and open the door. It's inconvenient for me to carry Mom!"
Qin Lei took the key and, out of habit, went to open the door.
Soon, the door opened, and Qin Yi, carrying Zheng Shufen, walked in.
Upon entering and seeing everything inside the villa—the luxurious decoration, the complete furniture and daily necessities—both Zheng Shufen and Qin Lei were stunned.
Zheng Shufen: "Xiao Yi, this, this house..."
Qin Yi had already prepared a story. He explained, "Mom, this house belongs to a good friend of mine. He's not in Haicheng, so it's been vacant all this time. He recently learned that I'm out of prison and have nowhere to live, so he lent it to me. It's vacant anyway!"
Qin Yi didn't dare tell Zheng Shufen that he had bought the house, or she would surely be shocked. She would wonder where he got so much money and if he had done something wrong again. He also couldn't tell her he had rented it, as she would immediately make him return it and scold him severely!
As expected, Zheng Shufen's expression softened upon hearing Qin Yi's explanation.
Qin Lei, on the other hand, was overjoyed. She began walking around the house, looking at everything. She had never seen such a nice house before, let alone lived in one!
Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng caught up and were extremely shocked to see Qin Yi's group open the door and enter the villa.
The two exchanged glances and, without hesitation, also entered the villa.
"Xiao Lei, be careful. Xiao Yi's friend kindly lent us this house to live in. Don't break anything..."
As soon as they stepped through the door, they heard Zheng Shufen's voice.
Originally, they were very shocked and confused. At this moment, most of it dissipated.
So, it turned out this was a house Qin Yi had borrowed!
Immediately, Zhang Guihua walked in, looking around the villa as she said, "I was wondering why you suddenly became so defiant. So, you managed to borrow a place to stay!"
"Tsk, tsk, Shufen. From what I understand, a villa like this is worth tens of millions! You must be careful living here. Don't break anything inside, or you won't be able to afford to pay for it!"
Zheng Shufen, whom Qin Yi had placed on the sofa, had been touching the sofa with her hand. Upon hearing this, she quickly retracted it. She was afraid of damaging the sofa!
She also said to Qin Yi, "Xiao Yi, perhaps we shouldn't stay here? This house is so expensive. If we break anything, we can't afford to pay!"
Seeing their cautious demeanor, Qin Yi felt a pang of heartache and helplessness.
He comforted them, "Mom, don't worry, just live here! My friend is wealthy. Even if we accidentally break something, he won't ask us to pay!"
"If we don't live here, and the house remains empty, the furniture and appliances will be more likely to get damaged. So, he'd rather we live here!"
Hearing this, Zheng Shufen's heart finally relaxed a little.
Then, seeing Qin Lei's happy expression, she considered it for a moment and finally agreed to stay there for now. Qin Lei had suffered too much with her over the years, and she hadn't seen Qin Lei so happy in a long time! Moreover, Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng's actions made her extremely reluctant to return to their place! It was only because she had no choice before!
Seeing Zheng Shufen agree, Qin Yi immediately helped her up again and began to introduce the house, "Mom, this villa has three floors in total, with eight bedrooms and three bathrooms..."
"Your legs aren't fully recovered yet, so you'll stay in a first-floor bedroom for now. I'll take you to see it!"
"Xiao Lei, look around yourself and choose whichever room you like!" Qin Yi said to Qin Lei.
"Okay, brother."
Qin Lei happily went upstairs to explore.
Zhang Guihua and Zheng Dapeng stood in the first-floor hall. Seeing that Qin Yi's group ignored them, they waited for a while and then left.
As soon as they were outside, Zheng Dapeng spat on the ground, "Peh! A borrowed house, and you act like it's your own. Shameless!"
Zhang Guihua also said indignantly, "I'll see how many days you can stay here!"