Jiang Che answered almost without hesitation, "Of course!"

He understood that Ye Zhao wasn't making a hasty decision about their relationship, but rather that she was giving him a carefully considered answer. This showed that she valued him and their relationship.

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding, General Jiang!"

"You're too kind, Mr. Ye!"

The two exchanged a smile, then tacitly looked away.

Just then, the doctors and nurses outside walked in, intending to push Ye Feng to the operating room, interrupting their quiet moment.

Yang Xu had been thinking about Ye Zhao and Jiang Che's relationship the whole way, and he was caught by Lin Yi as soon as he entered the company.

"What have you been up to lately? I haven't seen you anywhere, you've been acting all mysterious..."

Yang Xu looked away guiltily and said vaguely, "I didn't do anything, I was just busy with the things that President Chen arranged."

Lin Yi put one arm around his shoulder and wrapped his arms around his neck, saying, "Tell me the truth. Don't be so secretive. It's like you're the only one who's confidant of President Shen."

Yang Xu laughed and tugged at his arm, saying, "It's really nothing, I just need to take care of some personal matters, like some paperwork for the old man's hospitalization."

Lin Yi was even more puzzled: "What procedures do I need you to go through? You're kidding me, right?"

Yang Xu said very sincerely, "I'm serious, you can ask President Shen if you don't believe me."

If Lin Yi dared to ask Chen Du, would he still be asking him here? However, seeing that he couldn't get any information out of Yang Xu, he didn't press the matter further. But he was still somewhat curious and kept secretly watching Yang Xu's movements.

At the same time, Shen Jiayi also received a call from Shen Du.

"Hey, big brother!" Shen Jiayi's voice was tinged with trepidation.

Shen Du had called her only a handful of times, and each time he had something to say. In just a few seconds, Shen Jiayi went through all the things she had been doing recently in her mind, but before she could come up with a solution, she heard Shen Du speak.

"You better watch yourself when it comes to Jiang Che. If you provoke him again, I won't help you, and neither will the Shen family."

Shen Du hung up the phone as soon as he finished speaking, completely ignoring Shen Jiayi's panic.

He had just hung up the phone when Xie Yao knocked on the door and came in, carrying several documents.

"Mr. Shen, these documents need your signature."

Chen Du silently took the documents from her hand and began to sign them. Xie Yao looked down at the top of his head, lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

A moment later, someone knocked on the door and came in.

"President Shen, the meeting is about to begin."

Shen Du nodded, signed the documents in his hand, handed them to Xie Yao, and got up to leave.

Xie Yao stood there for a while, then picked up her phone, sent a message, and went out as well.

Kong Yingying has toned it down a bit recently, but she still visits Shen's company frequently. However, since that incident, she almost only talks about work every time she comes, which has finally put Lin Yi at ease.

But unexpectedly, instead of going to the company, she went to the Shen family's old house.

"Grandpa Shen, my grandfather said this tea tastes good, so he asked me to bring you some. Please try it and see what you think."

As she spoke, she took the tea set handed to her by Butler Liu and skillfully began to brew tea.

Grandpa Shen leaned back in his recliner and said with a smile, "Alright, since your grandfather says it's good, then it must be good. I'll try the new flavor too."

Kong Yingying smiled and said, "I'll make you a cup to try."

Grandpa Shen looked at her with a smile in his eyes: "Not bad, your grandfather is truly blessed to have such a thoughtful granddaughter like you!"

Kong Yingying smiled and chimed in, "No one is as lucky as you! President Shen is young and promising, and Jiayi and Xiaoxue are well-behaved and sensible. You can enjoy endless happiness now."

She has a sweet tongue, and her smiling eyes are very endearing. Grandpa Shen laughed heartily while chatting with her.

Before leaving, the old man asked her to stay for dinner, but she made an excuse and left first.

Butler Liu watched her retreating figure thoughtfully, while Old Master Shen narrowed his eyes and said, "This child is not as straightforward as Zhao Zhao."

Speaking of Ye Zhao, a faint smile appeared on his face: "That child once said she wanted to be my granddaughter-in-law for A Du's sake..."

Upon hearing this, Butler Liu recalled what had happened back then and smiled helplessly.

Although Ye Zhao was introduced to the Shen family by Lu Huixin, she gained the old man's favor entirely through her own efforts. Even though their relationship has developed to this point, the old man still genuinely treats Ye Zhao as his own junior.

Butler Liu asked with a smile, "What do you think of this Miss Kong?"

After thinking for a while, Old Master Shen slowly said, "He's a bit smarter than Zhao Zhao, but... let's see how the two children are meant to be. I won't make the decision for him this time."

As the weather turned cooler, Butler Liu pushed the old man into the house.

Meanwhile, Ye Zhao and Jiang Che waited outside the operating room all afternoon before the door finally opened.

Upon seeing this, the two stood up at the same time, and then saw the doctor and nurse pushing Ye Feng out. Ye Zhao couldn't help but ask, "How is he?"

She must have been sitting for too long, because she stumbled when she stood up, and Jiang Che quickly helped her up.

Two doctors came out from behind the hospital bed. Seeing Jiang Che and Ye Zhao, they replied, "The surgery was successful, but it also depends on his recovery later on."

Ye Zhao slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you all!"

She bowed very respectfully to them, and Jiang Che nodded to the experts, saying, "Thank you for your hard work. You've been busy all afternoon, so go and rest for a while. We'll treat everyone to a meal tomorrow!"

"Mr. Jiang, you're too kind!"

After the doctors left, Ye Zhao followed the nurse and pushed Ye Feng back to his ward.

After a few days, she was actually quite tired, but she couldn't rely on Ye Ling and the others at this point. Fortunately, Jiang Che helped her, which made things much easier for her; otherwise, she would have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

"You must be exhausted. Shall I take you home to rest?"

Ye Zhao smiled and said, "It's alright, but it's been hard on you waiting with me all afternoon. Shall we go get something to eat first?"

Jiang Che smiled and nodded: "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

Ye Zhao thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Hot pot?"

"Sure, either way is fine."

"I feel like you're never picky about food."

"There's nothing to be picky about, they're all food, as long as they're clean and edible."

"You and Aze don't seem like brothers at all."

"I think so too, but the blood relationship is there, and I can't deny it."

"You must make your parents' lives much easier."

Jiang Che smiled and said, "Of course!"

Ye Zhao glanced at him with amusement, and Jiang Che's smile deepened.

However, when they went downstairs, Jiang Che led her down a side path.

He didn't want to explain, but for some reason, he said, "Let's go somewhere less crowded, otherwise I'm afraid I'll cause you some trouble."

Ye Zhao was a little distracted, but still subconsciously asked, "What trouble?"