She paused for a moment, looked at her cousin before her, and told him seriously, "Although I don't know how sincere Grandfather is, telling me these things is pointless, isn't it? If he truly wants to apologize, shouldn't he tell my mother in person?"

"..."

Yin Ya sighed, speechless.

After a long silence, he could only say softly, "I have a say in many matters at home now. If you come back home, I can protect you. At least, I can guarantee that what happened back then will not happen again."

"..."

Ai Qing fell silent for a long time, not speaking, just staring straight at him.

For some reason, she suddenly began to laugh softly.

"Brother, if your promise could have come a bit earlier, I wouldn't have been called a madwoman in a wheelchair behind my back."

She withdrew her gaze. "I should be angry, Big Brother. Although I don't hate you, I don't even want to argue with people about what happened in the past anymore. All I can tell you is that I am living well now, with my own job and things I want to do. As for the rest, I don't need the Yin family's concern."

"Is there really no room for negotiation?"

"Why reason with a madwoman, Big Brother? Is one person's forgiveness really that important to you all? Or are you saying Grandfather will be afraid if a cripple stands in his way?"

Yin Ya said nothing more.

Time passed quietly.

When the clock chimed, he stood up, took a plane ticket from his pocket, and placed it in front of Ai Qing.

"Find a way to go abroad, Little Qing. Go to London, Rome, anywhere is fine," he said. "Leave tonight."

"Impatient to make your move already?" Ai Qing asked coldly. "If Grandfather really doesn't want me to leave, this plane ticket is useless, isn't it?"

"If I say it's possible, then it's possible." Yin Ya looked at her, his expression pleading. "This is the only thing your brother can do for you."

"..."

Ai Qing lowered her eyes, no longer looking at him.

After a while, she suddenly said, "I need to go to work, Big Brother. It's time for you to leave."

Yin Ya hesitated, wanting to say more, but in the end, he sighed silently and turned to leave.

Soon, his figure disappeared into the crowd outside the door.

Much later, Ai Qing picked up the fruit Yin Ya had left and returned to her day.

Under the dappled afternoon sunlight, only the plane ticket remained where it was, silently waiting.

Until finally, during the site cleanup, it was swept into the dust.

That very night, due to weather conditions, no plane could take off from Jinling, aside from a single flight to London.

The night sky was clear, without a cloud in sight.

Days passed by, one like the other, uneventful and tranquil.

As the Asia Rookie Competition approached, the Social Security Office became increasingly busy. Jinling, being one of the main registration and entry points, saw large numbers of Sublimators flood into the city, submitting their registration materials to the Tomorrow News event organizing committee.

Besides local Sublimators from Dongxia, there were many foreign faces; even some Sublimators from Rome and America had come specifically to try their luck.

For the many independent Sublimators, this was an opportunity to test their own strength and seek better prospects. For the various organizations, it was also a good time to showcase their potential and flex their muscles.

In addition to local Dongxia heavyweights like Tai Qing Heavy Industries, Giant Goose Group, and Yaochi Entertainment, there were also Yingzhou's Tycoons Sodom and Renxia Hall, Shinra's Seven Star Group, and more.

Even the Dongxia Social Security Office sent participants, not to mention organizations like Yingzhou Deer's Sing Hall. Several Genealogies got involved, frankly treating the competition as an assessment and training ground for newcomers. Even the usually inconspicuous Theravada Tantra sent a few hopefuls to try their luck.

If not for the India Genealogy being historically categorized under the Rome Region, this Asia Rookie Competition would have featured a direct clash between two major Genealogies.

Even though a large number had already been eliminated in the preliminary selections, more contestants continued to arrive. And these were just the competitors; the audience was more than ten times larger.

For the Current Circumstances Rookie Competition, held once a decade, many people were willing to pay for a ticket to attend in person.

With the Rome's Division and America's Division concluded, the Asia Division was about to begin. As one of the main entry points, Jinling naturally grew livelier.

These past few days, Older Cousin had been so busy he was almost out of his mind. However, when he thought of the even larger and more chaotic crowds in the Sheep City Division, he couldn't help but feel a sense of schadenfreude.

"Did that kid Yuan Zhao also go to compete?"

Receiving the leave request slip from Mo San, Older Cousin shrugged helplessly. "Fine, let him go. It'll teach him a thing or two about the real world, so he stops obsessing over his hairstyle every day... Anything else?"

"The people from Yingzhou Deer's Sing Hall arrived today. They're at the Xuanwu Lake Hotel. Do you want to see them?"

"See them? Why would I? No way!" Older Cousin waved his hand dismissively. "Tell them to get lost and register in the Sheep City Division or Yanjing Division. This is Jinling; they are not welcome here... Oh, and keep a close eye on that little girl Amber. Don't let her get hot-headed and chop up the people from Deer's Sing Hall."

"Don't worry, I already sent her to Yanjing for advanced training the day before yesterday."

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