Chapter 45 How could Ye Zhen possibly be number one?
When He Hanjing mentioned Ye Zhen's name, his tone softened considerably.
He took out the list: "Look at it yourself."
He Baizhou quickly took it and looked from back to front, but he still couldn't see Ye Zhen's name.
He Baizhou couldn't help but speak up: "Big brother, Ye Zhen didn't even make the list? Could you give her a backdoor and put her name at the very end? Otherwise, I'll be so embarrassed."
Ye Zhen was, after all, his fiancée.
Ye Zhen is terrible; he's really embarrassed.
He Hanjing frowned immediately: "Are you blind? Didn't you see her name?"
"I looked, there are only two pages in total, and Ye Zhen's name is not on the second page."
In He Baizhou's mind, Ye Zhen's ability being listed on the second page was just good luck.
Surely Ye Zhen's ranking can't possibly be higher?
He Hanjing stared at He Baizhou with a deep gaze, without saying a word, but the disdain in his eyes was very obvious.
He Baizhou couldn't help but look at the first page of the paper. Could it be that Ye Zhen was so lucky this time?
He looked up and was surprised to see Ye Zhen's name at the top.
He Baizhou was extremely shocked.
Ye Zhen is actually number one?
He couldn't help but exclaim, "That's impossible!"
How could Ye Zhen possibly get first place?
He Hanjing was somewhat angry: "Why is it impossible?"
He Baizhou wanted to say something more, but seeing He Hanjing's displeased expression, he quickly changed the subject: "I misspoke, then I'll go and get back to work, brother."
"Um."
He Hanjing responded with a faint "yes".
He Baizhou left the office impatiently. He looked at Ye Zhen, who was in first place, and then laughed: "As expected, my older brother is still the best to me. He was worried that Ye Zhen wouldn't get a good ranking and that I would feel embarrassed, so he directly made Ye Zhen the first place."
He Baizhou's mood immediately improved.
My older brother is treating him better and better now, and he values him so much that he lets him complete projects independently.
At that moment, He Baizhou's phone rang.
It was Mrs. He calling: "Son, how long have you been in Yuncheng? You should be back by now, right? You've already been accepted into university, so there's no need for you to waste time at school. You might as well come back."
Madam He did not like her son associating with the Ye family.
After Ye Zhen broke off the engagement last time, Madam He was very opposed to the marriage, but the old man wouldn't budge, so she couldn't do anything about it.
But Madam He wanted her son to go back as soon as possible and separate from the Ye family girl, lest the young man be seduced and something bad happen.
Even if they wanted to renege on their debt, they wouldn't be able to do so by then.
He Baizhou refused outright: "Mom, I'm busy every day right now, I simply can't find the time to go back."
"I know you too well. You're busy spending time with the Ye family's girls, aren't you?"
"No, I've been working at the branch office all this time, and my boss even assigned me a project. If you don't believe me, go ask the people at the branch office."
He Baizhou felt very wronged. He had finally put in a lot of effort, but his own mother still didn't believe him.
Really?
Madam He was somewhat surprised, after all, her stepson He Hanjing had a cold personality and his relationship with her, his stepmother, and his younger brother He Baizhou was also very ordinary.
When Madam He married He Jianguo, she had her own reasons.
After all, with a stepmother comes a stepfather. As long as she can make He Jianguo like her and give him a smart son, she can succeed.
In the future, everything in the He family will belong to his son.
However, Madam He never expected that this stepson would be so intelligent and extraordinary that even ten of her own stupid sons combined could not compare to He Hanjing.
If the gap is only a little, we can still find ways to make up for it.
But now, Madam He has given up on that idea.
There's no need to even think about the inheritance of the He Group; it's absolutely He Hanjing's. There's no way he can compete with it, and there's no point in competing for it.
Madam He wanted her son to get along well with his older brother He Hanjing so that He Hanjing could take care of his younger brother in the future.
He Hanjing has always been cold and aloof, not only towards her but also towards his own father.
Now that He Hanjing is actually taking the initiative to let his son stay and even wants to give him some guidance at work, this is actually a good thing.
Although Madam He was a little puzzled, she smiled and said, "Then you should learn from your elder brother. Even if you don't know how, you must not do anything that would make your elder brother angry."
"Mom, I know. You've told me this so many times. Let me tell you, my older brother treats me very well now, he's just a man of few words."
During this time, He Baizhou realized how good his older brother, He Hanjing, had been to him.
Madam He said with some worry, "Then you should work hard and learn more from your older brother. Look how outstanding your older brother is."
"I understand, I'm hanging up now."
He Baizhou, impatient with the conversation, hung up the phone immediately.
Mrs. He sighed as she looked at the phone: "This child just doesn't care at all."
The butler quickly said, "Madam, don't worry. The second young master is learning from the eldest young master through projects, and he will definitely grow rapidly."
"I do hope so, but it seems a bit strange that He Hanjing would suddenly let my son intern at a branch office."
Butler: "It's probably because of what happened with the Ye family before. After the eldest young master found out, he also felt that the second young master shouldn't be accompanying the Ye family's daughter, but should go to the company for an internship instead."
After hearing this, Madam He felt much relieved, but then became even more opposed to the marriage proposal from the Ye family.
Why did the old man arrange this marriage with the Ye family in the first place? It was a complete mismatch! His son is so outstanding, he would be a perfect match for a princess.
If it's really about repaying the Ye family's favor, why not have He Hanjing arrange a marriage?
This clearly shows they don't take her son seriously.
However, the old man still calls the shots in the He family, and she doesn't dare to object in order to win his favor.
As long as we can delay until the old man dies, this marriage agreement will be null and void.
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Ye Zhen hasn't been home for the past few days. No matter what Ye Zhenzhu and Ye Chengbei say to her, she ignores them.
Her phone could still receive messages from her supposed mother.
Unfortunately, every message criticized her for being stubborn and immature, saying she didn't care about the bigger picture at all.
He said so much, but not a single word of concern for her.
Although Ye Zhen was not surprised at all, she did not expect that her mother really did not love her.
She felt a little disappointed when she thought about this.
Over the weekend, Ye Zhen went directly to the site where the programming competition results were announced.
But she ran into an acquaintance as soon as she arrived at the scene.
Liu Qing walked over with Zhou Chi'an. Liu Qing smiled and said, "What are you doing here?"
"I participated in this competition and was invited here today. What brings you here?"
Ye Zhen was actually quite surprised.
Liu Qing said with a smile, "Of course, our school heartthrob also participated in this competition. You know he was short of money before. But don't let his athletic talent fool you, his grades are actually quite good. He's just a bit unbalanced in his studies."
Zhou Chi'an just stood there, not saying much.
Ye Zhen looked over and asked, "By the way, how did your grandmother's surgery go?"
"fine."
When his grandmother was mentioned, Zhou Chi'an's expression softened considerably.
Liu Qing continued, "I just found out that it was you who gave him the money. Thanks to you, Miss, Grandma Zhou's surgery was very successful, and she can be discharged after staying in the hospital for a while."
"That's good."
Ye Zhen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Qing took her arm and said, "As for that money, our school heartthrob will pay you back."
"You don't need to return it to me. This is a deal I made with him, and this is the reward he deserves."
Ye Zhen felt very apprehensive; she had no intention of asking Zhou Chi'an for her money back.
"Oh dear, Grandma Zhou said that. She knows where the money for the surgery came from, and she even said she wanted to meet you."
Ye Zhen was stunned: "Isn't that unnecessary?"
Zhou Chi'an said sarcastically, "That's true, why would the young lady go to our slum?"
"..." That's not what she meant, but for some reason, she couldn't quite refuse.
Ye Zhen looked up: "Okay, then I'll go see your grandma."
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