Jiang Ze used to make jokes like this all the time, and Ye Zhao never took them to heart; it was just a joke, nothing serious.

But for some reason today, perhaps remembering what Jiang Che had said that day, Ye Zhao suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, her face flushed, and she quickly said to Jiang Ze, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Jiang Ze scoffed, completely unconcerned. Only after Ye Zhao got up to go to the restroom did he turn to Mu Xu and ask, "Where is she? Did she leave?"

Mu Xu nodded hurriedly: "Let's go."

Jiang Ze muttered to himself, "What's he doing here?"

Mu Xu didn't respond. The two were engaged and had a child. Miss Ye's father was sick, so it was normal for President Shen to come and visit out of politeness. Anyway, he didn't see any spark between them, so there was nothing to be nervous about in meeting them.

Jiang Ze simply didn't get along with Shen Du, and it was partly due to personal feelings, so he disliked Shen Du very much.

Ye Feng's condition was too bad. He had been in the emergency room for a long time and hadn't come out yet. Ye Zhao was initially quite calm, but as she waited, she inexplicably started to panic.

The doctor came out once and had her sign a bunch of forms. When she went back in, he told Ye Zhao to be mentally prepared.

Just when Ye Zhao thought Ye Feng was about to leave, Jiang Che arrived with several people.

"The person is still being treated. Please take a look and do your best to save them."

Ye Zhao quickly got up and went over. Jiang Che introduced her, saying, "This is Dean Liu. He has a lot of experience in treating cerebral hemorrhage. I asked him to take a look."

He then turned to Dean Liu and said, "This is the patient's family member."

Dean Liu was rather short, with some gray hair, and wore glasses. His eyes were bright and piercing. After nodding to Ye Zhao, he was led into the emergency room by medical staff.

Watching the two figures disappear through the emergency room door, Jiang Che looked down at Ye Zhao and said gently, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you."

"It's nothing. How long have you been waiting? Why don't you go and rest first, I'll keep an eye on things for you?"

Jiang Ze had already tactfully pulled Mu Xu downstairs. If it were before, Ye Zhao wouldn't have thought much of it, but now she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

"No need, I feel more at ease keeping an eye on things myself."

No, Ye Zhao just doesn't want to bother people. She was busy all morning and then waited anxiously here when she got back. She's exhausted by now.

Jiang Che seemed to see through her little thoughts, and said with a smile, "Go and rest. I'll keep an eye on things here. I'll call you if anything happens."

Ye Zhao quickly said, "No need, I'll stay here and keep watch."

She and Ye Feng are, after all, biological father and daughter. His condition is critical this time, and according to what the doctor just said, they probably have to start preparing for his passing.

Ye Zhao thought she would wait outside. If he really couldn't make it, as a father and daughter, she would at least see him off.

Seeing her insistence, Jiang Che didn't say anything more and waited with her outside the ward.

Seeing this, Ye Zhao quickly said, "If you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I can wait by myself."

Jiang Che sat down on a chair next to her, looked up at her and said, "It's okay, I'll wait with you for a bit. If anything unexpected happens, I can help out."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people appeared at the corner of the corridor. The two looked over at the same time. It was Yang Xu leading a few people over. When he saw Ye Zhao and the other woman, he said hurriedly, "Miss Ye, President Jiang, these two are experts in cerebral hemorrhage. Why don't we let them go in and take a look at President Ye?"

Looking at the two experts behind Yang Xu, Ye Zhao thought to himself, "With three big shots here, it would be extremely impolite for Ye Feng to leave."

After the experts went in together, Ye Zhao's initially uneasy heart suddenly calmed down. For some reason, she just felt that Ye Feng definitely couldn't leave.

Jiang Che didn't know what she was thinking, but over the past few days, he had vaguely sensed that Ye Zhao had no feelings for Ye Feng and that her presence here was solely out of a sense of duty as a daughter.

He didn't want to delve into the things Ye Zhao didn't want to talk about, so he just patiently waited with her. Another two hours passed before Ye Feng was finally pulled back from the brink of death by several experts.

After dealing with Ye Feng's matter, Ye Zhao was already starving and exhausted.

"Come on, let me take you to get something to eat?" Jiang Che said gently from the side.

Ye Zhao slumped on the sofa, not wanting to move at all. She glanced lazily at Jiang Che and said, "Do you think I still have the energy?"

Jiang Che smiled at her appearance, reached out and took her wrist to pull her up from the sofa: "Let's go, there's a barbecue place outside that's really good, I'll take you to try it."

The warm touch on her wrist made Ye Zhao stiffen for a moment, and then she stood up with the force. Only after Jiang Che withdrew his hand did she say, slightly awkwardly, "Let's go eat."

Jiang Che calmly put his hands behind his back and followed Ye Zhao out the door.

Ye Feng had already arranged for a caregiver, and there were doctors and nurses in the ICU ward, so under normal circumstances, family members were not needed.

Jiang Ze and Mu Xu had long since disappeared, and Jiang Che took Ye Zhao to a barbecue restaurant.

To be honest, Ye Zhao hadn't eaten properly for several days. She had been busy handling various procedures and had only been eating whatever was convenient. Today, she was finally able to sit down and have a proper meal.

Ye Zhao followed Jiang Che inside, and the aroma of roasted meat whetted her appetite.

Since that day, Ye Zhao had been unsure how to face Jiang Che, but after meeting him again today, Jiang Che didn't mention a word about what happened that day, which relieved Ye Zhao.

As long as those things weren't brought up, everything was easy to talk about. During the meal, the two returned to their usual way of getting along, chatting very comfortably.

After dinner, Jiang Che escorted Ye Zhao back to her hotel.

Meanwhile, Wang Qi was sitting in a private room at a barbecue restaurant when a waiter opened the door to deliver food. She immediately spotted Jiang Che passing by the door, along with the woman beside him.

Wang Qi was very surprised and quickly followed him out. However, she was sitting on the inside, so it was a bit troublesome to come out. When she came out of the private room, she saw Jiang Che leading a woman toward the door.

She quickly picked up her phone and called Shen Jiayi.

"Jiayi, something terrible has happened! I saw Brother Ache eating barbecue with another woman!"

She spoke as she hurried toward the door.

Shen Jiayi almost thought she had misheard.

After regaining her senses, she hurriedly asked, "What did you say?"

Wang Qi was also surprised; it was the first time she had ever seen Jiang Che walking with another woman.

"I'm serious, let me go check what's going on!"

She chased after him as she spoke.