Chapter 51 Apology

Chapter 51: An Apology

"Xiao Ning!"

Yu Zhizhou swiftly caught his younger brother's collapsing form.

Though his emotions had been complex earlier, as if he were seeing his brother for the first time, his concern for his sibling ultimately prevailed.

"Quick, get a doctor! Why has my brother fainted again?" Yu Zhizhou carefully laid Yu Ning flat on the medical stretcher that had been used to carry him.

The doctor nearby looked somewhat awkward. "Mr. Yu... ah, your brother likely suffered an emotional overload. His emotions fluctuated too drastically, and he couldn't handle it, leading to a loss of consciousness. It has nothing to do with his previous injuries and isn't serious."

As for the cause of the emotional overload, everyone present understood perfectly.

[LMAO, Yu White Lotus seems genuinely unconscious this time.]

[He's utterly disgraced himself—tried to scheme and ended up worse off. His entire persona has crumbled. I'd faint too if I were him.]

[Never expected him to crash and burn this badly. I really wonder how people who used to like him are feeling now.]

[Don't even ask. Those of us who liked him since he returned to the Yu family are just utterly disgusted. Never imagined he was this kind of person. I must've been blind to ever like him.]

[Am I the only one who feels bad for Yu Xin? Yu Ning is so good at playing the victim and shifting blame—who knows if he had a hand in those negative rumors about Yu Xin before?]

[Exactly. Now that so many people are standing by Yu Xin and speaking up for him, plus Mr. Ji appeared out of nowhere to help clear his name—but what about when he was in the Yu family? Even if Yu Ning framed him just like this time, would anyone have believed him?]

[Now that you mention it, what exactly has Yu Xin endured before…]

The director seized the moment to say, "President Yu, as you can see, conditions on this deserted island are quite limited. I'm afraid it might delay Yu Ning's treatment. Why don't you take him back to Imperial Star first? Don't worry about the program team. Yu Ning should just rest and recuperate at home."

He simply wanted to use this opportunity to send these two young masters from wealthy families away as soon as possible. He never should have agreed to let them on the show for a bit of extra buzz. Now, not only did Yu Ning ruthlessly frame Yu Xin, he almost ruined the show's reputation. The director truly didn't want to see someone like this continue appearing on Wilderness Adventure.

But thankfully, after this incident, Yu Ning probably had no face left to stay on the show and confront Yu Xin day after day.

Yu Zhizhou nodded. "I'll take Xiao Ning back now. He probably won't be returning to the show after this."

Xiao Ning's original intention for joining the show was to clear netizens' prejudices against the Yu family. Now, not only were those prejudices not removed, they were likely to intensify. Yu Zhizhou had kept Yu Ning's participation in the show a secret from Father and Mother Yu. He could already imagine facing Father Yu's fury and Mother Yu's blame upon returning home. They likely wouldn't allow Yu Ning to appear in public on variety shows like this anymore.

"That's good... I mean, let Yu Ning rest well at home." The director relaxed upon hearing this, almost blurting out his true thoughts before quickly catching himself.

[HAHAHAHAHA, that's great! Yu White Lotus is finally gone! Couldn't stand him and that Ye Ran anyway.]

[Did the director just say 'that's good'? LMAO.]

[Before, someone's fans barked several times for Yu Xin to get out of the show. Well now, their little angel is the one leaving. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

Since Yu Zhizhou was taking Yu Ning away, Ye Ran naturally couldn't stay behind alone. He had originally joined the show to accompany Yu Ning, never expecting to lose so much face here. No one liked him here anyway, so why stay?

When he offered to leave, the director certainly wouldn't stop him and readily agreed. After all, the penalty fee in the contract was just small change to the Yu and Ye families—no worry about them refusing to pay it.

The director was eager to see these troublesome guests leave, but unexpectedly, someone stopped them halfway.

He looked up and saw it was another big shot he couldn't afford to offend.

"Wait, are you all planning to leave just like that?" Ji Yixing blocked their path, his posture relaxed but showing no intention of moving aside.

The director naturally couldn't slight him. Between the Yu family and General Ji, he knew who to choose without a second thought. He hurriedly asked, "Do you have any other suggestions, Mr. Ji?"

"I just want to ask—if you wrongfully accused someone for no reason, shouldn't you apologize to the victim?" Ji Yixing's tone was full of confusion, but his words made Yu Zhizhou and Ye Ran's expressions turn extremely unpleasant.

[He's right! They owe Yu Xin an apology!]

[Exactly! They insisted Yu Xin pushed Yu Ning and said all sorts of awful things. Shouldn't they apologize to Yu Xin??]

[And it has to be a sincere, formal apology—no half-hearted excuses!]

[Speaking for myself, if Yu Zhizhou and Ye Ran refuse to apologize to Yu Xin today, I'll never use any products from the Yu Corporation or Ye Group again.]

"This…" The director began to sweat again. Privately, he also felt Yu Zhizhou and Ye Ran should apologize, but then he thought of Ye Ran's temper…

"Mr. Ji is right. If you've done wrong, you should apologize. Mr. Yu, you're not young anymore—surely you understand this principle?" Sheng Xingyao stepped forward to stand beside Ji Yixing, making his support clear.

"Don't go too far…" Ye Ran started to object, but a look from Yu Zhizhou shut him up, leaving him unwilling but forced to back down.

Still, he wasn't convinced. Apologizing to Yu Xin? He'd rather die!

"This matter is indeed our fault. We should apologize." Yu Zhizhou said solemnly.

He walked up to Yu Xin, looked him in the eye, and said earnestly, "Yu Xin, this time it really was Big Brother... my fault. I shouldn't have accused you without looking at the evidence. I'm sorry."

"Whatever compensation you want, just name it."

After speaking, he bowed deeply to Yu Xin.

Yu Xin deliberately didn't respond, leaving Yu Zhizhou bowed in place for a long time before finally saying, "Compensation won't be necessary. I don't care for the Yu family's scraps anymore. However, I want Yu Ning to apologize to me personally, and keep apologizing until I forgive him."

Yu Zhizhou frowned. "But he's still unconscious right now…"

"Then wait until he wakes up," Yu Xin left him no room for argument, his cold gaze sweeping over the still-unconscious Yu Ning. "I can wait. You don't think your brother will never wake up, do you, Mr. Yu?"

"...Fine," Yu Zhizhou could only agree on Yu Ning's behalf. "Once Xiao Ning has recovered, I'll personally bring him to apologize to you."

"Then your brother better recover quickly. My patience is limited. If it exceeds the time I'm willing to wait, whether I can forgive him is uncertain."

Since Yu Zhizhou had apologized, Ye Ran couldn't stubbornly hold out either. Gritting his teeth, he apologized to Yu Xin reluctantly, only to have Yu Xin claim his apology wasn't sincere enough, forcing him to repeat it several more times.

Once the apologies were given, Ji Yixing naturally had no interest in keeping them around. Yu Zhizhou's group left the deserted island without staying a moment longer.

This farce seemed to end with Yu Ning's departure from the show, but in reality, greater doubts about Yu Xin and the Yu family's past were slowly spreading across some forums on the Star Network.

A more severe public opinion storm was brewing, waiting for the Yu family, who remained completely unaware.

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Author's Note: Rushed for the rankings, so it's a bit short today—sumimasen!

Next chapter will return to food! Everyone guess what it'll be~

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