The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 220 - 219: Apology

Ye Manman was actually quite worried about Liu Rulan’s situation, so she mentioned to Old Mr. Liu before he went home that if things weren’t looking good, he could come to her rented apartment before nine o’clock at night, and she would make another visit to the Liu Family to comfort Liu Rulan.

On the contrary, if things were going well, then no one needed to come. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Before nine o’clock, Ye Manman stayed at home feeling a bit anxious. After all, Liu Rulan hadn’t spent much time with her, and although motherly love can be deep, with such a short period of interaction, nothing was guaranteed.

But when nine o’clock came and no one from the Liu Family showed up, she felt relieved.

Ye Manman went to bed early, as there were classes the next morning.

Before falling asleep, she still felt like there was something she forgot to do. However, she couldn’t remember due to the sleepiness overcoming her, so she let it go.

It wasn’t until she went to school the next morning, had breakfast, and saw her classmates bustling around that Ye Manman suddenly remembered what she had forgotten to do yesterday.

There probably were rumors circulating at school that were unfavorable to her.

Although she didn’t particularly care about others’ opinions of her—being upright and not fearing shadows—if someone was maliciously stirring trouble, she couldn’t just fall into their trap.

Anyway, her grandfather seemed to know the principal pretty well. Reaching out to her grandfather should be almost the same as talking to the principal, so Ye Manman planned to visit the principal’s office first before class to ask how this matter could be best resolved.

But surprisingly, while passing through the teaching building, a girl suddenly called out to her.

"Ye! Ye! Could you please wait for a moment? We have something we’d like to say to you."

A girl called out, so Ye Manman stopped and saw them grouped together in front of her, thinking they might be looking for trouble.

However, these girls had strange expressions, seeming quite embarrassed, which made Ye Manman hesitant to determine their intentions.

She remained silent, and the girls exchanged glances as if they found courage in each other’s eyes.

Just as Ye Manman tightened the strap of her bag and prepared to avoid them, the girls suddenly bowed to her in unison.

"Ye, we’re sorry. Yesterday, we saw you with your grandfather and said a lot of bad things about you without clarifying your relationship, leading many students at school to think of you as a bad woman, chasing after rich men and the like."

Ye Manman was stunned, and some of the students coming to class gathered curiously to watch.

"We’re sorry. We asked the principal yesterday afternoon and learned that the elderly man is your grandfather. We want to apologize for our improper remarks yesterday and hope you can forgive us."

The leading girl, probably the bravest or most guilt-ridden, was both nervous and fearful. Seeing Ye Manman’s calm expression, she worried that Ye wouldn’t forgive them, and hurriedly continued speaking.

"We have already realized our mistake deeply yesterday. We’ve explained to other confused classmates, and even among the boys, some have explained now. No one will speak ill of you anymore. We’re sorry..."

Her fingers were tightly gripping the book in her arms, almost tearing the cover, showing immense tension.

And the girls beside her were much the same, each sneaking glances at Ye Manman’s expression, feeling too ashamed to look her in the eye, their faces blushing with guilt.

Ye Manman hadn’t expected the matter to be resolved so easily, all due to their internal solutions.

If this were happening today, after a night of fermenting, she would probably have become widely discussed in school and even society by now. Even if the school clarified the rumors the next day, the ’perpetrators’ of the gossip would mostly not choose to apologize directly but rather hide in dark corners pretending nothing was said.

It seems people of this generation are generally more sincere and genuine, especially the students at their school.

Just by their willingness to correct, make amends, and apologize face-to-face after speaking wrongly, Ye Manman had already mentally given them a thumbs-up.

"Looks like I won’t have to spend time and effort explaining this matter myself. Thank you for helping me clarify it to everyone."

She did not mention forgiveness, but there was a gentle smile on her face.

The girls hadn’t expected her to let this matter slide so lightly, not even saying a harsh word to them.

This made them feel even more guilty, seeing Ye Manman’s face with words on the tip of their tongues, but due to unfamiliarity, not knowing what to say.

Many students had already come over to watch, with some craning their necks to see what was happening as they walked towards the teaching building.

Among the onlookers were several who misunderstood or spoke ill of Ye Manman yesterday, feeling a bit embarrassed at her generosity and warmth.

"Class is about to start, aren’t you going to the classroom yet?"

Ye Manman felt that if she didn’t say anything, these girls would be standing awkwardly for a long time.

After speaking, she took the first step herself, and those girls reacted faster than their minds, quickly following alongside Ye Manman.

Upon returning to the classroom and sitting down, Ye Manman realized that these girls were actually her classmates.

At the door, as they made eye contact with Ye Manman who looked up, they suddenly all blushed and quickly lowered their heads, walking past her with tiny steps to sit elsewhere in the classroom.

Ye Manman paused and couldn’t help but smile with her chin rested in her palm.

Indeed, people from this era are more innocent and adorable.

"Ding ding ding"

The class bell rang, and before the teacher arrived, the students in the classroom had already opened their books and started their individual preparations.

Chen Yuqing saw the same intense learning atmosphere every time before her lesson, and she was very satisfied, greatly anticipating this year’s competition scores.

The students in their class were particularly outstanding this year, excelling in both performance and dedication, with almost four-fifths having signed up for the English competition. Perhaps several representatives for the national competition would come from their class.

Before the class ended, Chen Yuqing emphasized the afternoon’s preliminary rounds again, reminding everyone to rest well at noon and keep their spirits up.

After Chen Yuqing left, the classroom was soon scattered with students going out for bathroom breaks or doing other things.

Ye Manman stayed in place instead of stepping out because she was surrounded.

Turns out it wasn’t just those girls this morning who wanted to apologize to her; several boys in the class, initially too embarrassed to approach, now grouped together to come over after class.

Since she was seated in the front row, the boys were too shy to sit next to her, so they all stood in front of her, creating quite a spectacle.

Actually, many people felt regretful about misunderstanding Ye Manman yesterday, but they didn’t speak ill of her, so they didn’t apologize.

But Liao Yonghe was different. He had blurted out those words right when he saw Ye Manman with Liu Gaoyuan and even discussed them with Ji Bowen at length that night.

To his surprise, before they finished discussing, people from other dorms came to explain.

Turns out it was all a misunderstanding.

The elder was her real grandfather.

It was not about chasing rich men at all.

Liao Yonghe felt deeply guilty.

He really wanted to apologize, but he had only spoken ill of Ye Manman to Ji Bowen and hadn’t spread the words. If he apologized, wouldn’t Ye Manman realize he’d spoken ill of her?

What if it caused a rift between them in the future?

He was extremely worried, restless like an ant on a hot pan, shifting his seat constantly.

Ultimately, he somehow made a decision and suddenly grabbed Ji Bowen’s hand.

"Bowen, let’s go apologize to her!"