"Why not? Assistant Chen has already told me the inside story. Our good daughter has repeatedly caused trouble for Ye Huaibin's daughter at school, which is why Ye Huaibin decided to terminate the cooperation with our company in a fit of anger. Qian Yongmei, our Chen Group has improved in recent years, but that's all thanks to our cooperation with the Ye family. It's one thing for you to be a housewife, but you can't even raise your child properly, letting her cause such a big disaster!"
Mr. Chen was almost furious. He asked his son, Xiao Chen, if he could meet with Ye Huaibin to discuss the matter properly, but Xiao Chen said that there was no room for discussion. Helpless, he could only return to question Chen Jing.
Qian Yongmei hadn't expected things to escalate to this point, and she looked at Chen Jing.
"Jingjing, didn't Mom tell you not to mess with that Ye Zhizhou anymore? What have you done now?"
Chen Jing hesitated for a moment. She looked at her father's red eyes and unconsciously took a step back. "Mom, I didn't do anything. I haven't provoked Ye Zhizhou at all during this time."
Hearing her explanation, Chen's father became even angrier. If Qian Yongmei hadn't stopped him, he would have slapped Chen Jing across the face.
"You're coming with me to the Ye family tomorrow to apologize. No matter what you did, you have to go!"
Now that things have come to this, even if he beats Chen Jing to death, he can't change Ye Huaibin's decision.
Chen Jing's face was full of resistance. "Dad, I didn't do anything wrong, why should I apologize to her! If they won't do business with us, we'll just go find someone else!"
Mr. Chen was so angry he almost had a stroke. He pressed his hand to his chest. "The biggest business partner in Ning City is the Ye Group. Ye Huaibin even said that his subsidiaries are not allowed to take our orders. Chen Jing, I've been too busy with work to discipline you, which is why you're so disobedient. If you don't come with me tomorrow, don't call me Dad again!"
After he finished speaking, he quickly left the room to prepare the gifts needed for his apology.
Qian Yongmei hugged her daughter and comforted her, "Jingjing, listen to your father and go apologize to Ye Zhizhou. Our group depends on Ye's Group for survival."
Chen Jing bit her lower lip hard to stop the tears from falling.
The following day happened to be the weekend.
Ye Zhizhou got up early in the morning, quickly washed up, ate breakfast, and then prepared to go to his study to study.
The doorbell rang, and Zhang Ma went to check it. After a while, she walked in with a troubled expression.
"Sir, the president of the Chen Group has arrived. He says he wants to apologize to you and Miss."
Ye Huaibin still had an unfinished sandwich in his hand. Upon hearing the name Chen Group, he immediately put the sandwich down and said coldly, "Ignore them. Xiaozhou, go upstairs to study."
Anyway, it's the weekend, and he doesn't have to go to the company. He's just keeping them waiting, and they feel hopeless that he'll leave.
Ye Zhizhou asked in confusion, "Dad, is the Chen Group the same as Chen Jing's family?"
Ye Huaibin nodded. "It was them. Yesterday, Dad terminated the cooperation with the Chen Group, and they came to apologize for this."
He did not intend to hide it from Ye Zhizhou.
Ye Zhizhou was surprised. Yesterday, she was the subject of rumors, and today Chen Jing and her father came to apologize. Then, thinking back to Ye Huaibin's conversation with Qin Xuan yesterday, she suddenly realized that her father was standing up for her.
However, the cost is too high. Once a cooperation agreement is reached, it is usually profitable. Terminating the cooperation will definitely come at a price.
"Dad, thank you." Ye Zhizhou composed himself.
Since returning home, Ye Huaibin has been spoiling her, and this time he went to great lengths to help her get revenge.
She should have said thank you.
Ye Huaibin's eyes were slightly moist. "Xiaozhou, these are things that your father should do. There's no need for such formalities between us."
Ye Zhizhou smiled faintly, "I understand, Dad. I'll go upstairs now."
Ye Huaibin nodded. Ye Zhizhou's thanks just now made the guilt that had been weighing on his chest for so many years seem to have been lifted off his chest all at once, and he felt completely relaxed.
"Zhang Ma, cook more dishes today. Ye Qian said he's coming back."
Aunt Zhang responded; it seemed like she hadn't seen Ye Huaibin so happy in a long time.
It was a sunny day. Chen Jing and her father stood at the door early in the morning. At first, they didn't feel it was too hot, but as the sun rose, the temperature gradually increased.
The door to the Ye residence remained closed, and Mr. Chen was starting to feel uneasy.
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to suffer like this."
Chen Jing stood with him, her legs starting to go numb. She had some complaints, but she was worried that her father would get even angrier, so she could only keep quiet.
When Ye Qian returned, Ye Huaibin specifically instructed him to enter through the back door. At first, he was puzzled as to why, but when he saw Chen Jing and her father through the glass, he understood his father's intention.
"Dad, it's already past noon, how can they still hold on?"
Ye Qian was holding a piece of braised pig's trotters that Zhang Ma had just made and eating it with great relish.
Ye Huaibin gave him a disdainful look. "The company is almost in crisis, aren't you worried?"
Ye Qian responded with an "oh," feeling a sense of unease that his status had been steadily declining ever since his sister returned home.
"I'm going to deliver pig's trotters to Zhouzhou!"
Ye Zhizhou had just finished reviewing some basic chemistry knowledge and felt quite comfortable.
"Zhouzhou, time to eat pig's trotters!"
She watched Ye Qian walk in carrying a small bowl of pig's trotters. "Brother, your style of dress seems to have changed lately?"
Ye Qian looked down at his shirt, which was dark blue.
"I recently took on a role, and the male lead is the composed type. To get into character, I specifically changed my taste to match his. Isn't this outfit awful? How can a man wear such a dull color?"
Ye Zhizhou: ? ? ?
She thought her brother's taste had become normal... but after thinking about it seriously, she realized that Qin Xuan's taste had always been on point. She couldn't imagine Qin Xuan sitting next to her dressed like her brother.
"Aren't you and Dad going to talk to that father and daughter downstairs?"
Ye Qian put down the pig's trotter, his mouth a little oily, and casually wiped it with a tissue.
Ye Zhizhou took a sip of water. "Why bother with them? I'd rather spend this time reading."
Ye Qian: ...
He quietly opened his phone and posted a Weibo: "It's the weekend at home, and my academically gifted younger sister is just studying all the time. She's asking me online what to do. I'm so bored."
Image caption: Ye Zhizhou's stunning profile.
The number of comments quickly exceeded one thousand.
Eternal Humility: What an amazing little sister! I want her to teach me how to study!
Xiaxiazi wants to work hard: My little sister is so beautiful and loves to study, I love her!
Mianduo: Brother Qian, you should be content. Just looking at your sister's face makes me feel less bored. What more could you want?
He scrolled through the comments and suddenly felt like he had fallen out of favor.
Ye Zhizhou was completely unaware of this, ate some pig's trotters, and continued reading.
Ye Qian glanced at Ye Zhizhou with a resentful look. What to do? His sister was more popular than him. This was probably what they meant by "the well-fed don't know the hunger of the starving."
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