Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Capítulo 722: Chapter 696 Image Completely Destroyed

Through her chat with Xiao Ya, Ye Chen learned that when she was three years old, her parents divorced, and her mother raised her alone.

In order for Xiao Ya to have a better life, Mrs. Xiao could only work hard to earn money, which only increased, while time spent with her decreased.

Xiao Ya barely had opportunities to see her mother throughout the year, which caused her rebellious nature.

The two drove to a fancy restaurant to eat. Ye Chen initially offered to bring Xiao Ya home, but the girl insisted on thanking him.

Helplessly, he had to accompany her for dinner while Lin Wanrou had just texted him about when he’d come home.

Ye Chen let Xiao Ya go inside first, then called Lin Wanrou outside: “Wanrou, I have something tonight; you don’t need to wait for me for dinner.”

“Okay, Sir,” Lin Wanrou obediently replied.

As Ye Chen’s woman, Lin Wanrou knew well that such an excellent man surely had many women around him, so she never spoke much.

Whenever Ye Chen needed her, she would appear by his side.

Not only Lin Wanrou, but other women around Ye Chen were like this too, allowing him to experience life without disturbances.

Seeing Ye Chen coming in, Xiao Ya showed displeasure: “Were you calling a woman? How dare you do it behind my back?”

“You little brat, stop meddling in my affairs,” Ye Chen retorted unceremoniously.

“Who’s a little brat? I’m already 18!” Xiao Ya angrily rebutted.

“To me, you’re still a little brat.”

Xiao Ya changed the topic: “Brother Ye Chen, did you hear what I said during the car race earlier?”

“What did you say?” Ye Chen feigned ignorance.

Actually, he had always regarded Xiao Ya as a sister, without any other thoughts.

But this girl was stubborn; Ye Chen didn’t want to hurt her, so he could only play dumb in front of her.

“I like you. How about you?” Xiao Ya said shyly, looking down.

Ye Chen replied without hesitation: “I don’t feel that way about you; I only see you as a sister.”

Before Xiao Ya could say anything, he continued: “You feel this way because you lacked paternal love growing up, so you like men much older than you. It’s all an illusion.”

“No, Brother Ye Chen, I understand my feelings. I truly like you and want to be with you,” Xiao Ya said anxiously.

“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. After dinner, I’ll quickly take you home; you have classes tomorrow,” Ye Chen didn’t want to continue the topic.

He knew no matter what he said now, it wouldn’t help, so he chose not to discuss it further.

Xiao Ya wanted to say more, but Ye Chen’s words left her speechless.

She feared that if she annoyed Ye Chen, she’d miss the chance to see this man, so she obediently ate.

After dinner, Ye Chen drove Xiao Ya home.

Seeing the villa’s lights were off, it was evident no one was home.

“Brother Ye Chen, come in for a glass of water,” Xiao Ya offered warmly.

“No thanks, it’s late, you should rest soon; you have to get up early for school tomorrow,” Ye Chen gently declined.

Xiao Ya grinned wickedly: “Brother Ye Chen, are you afraid I’ll eat you up?”

“Yes, you scare me,” Ye Chen teased.

“Alright, keep in touch by phone, I’ll miss you.”

Seeing Ye Chen firmly refuse, Xiao Ya had no choice, and walked in dejectedly.

“Be careful being alone at home,” Ye Chen instructed as the door was about to close, considering that a girl being home alone isn’t safe.

“Brother Ye Chen, you do care about me, right?” Xiao Ya perked up after hearing Ye Chen’s words.

Ye Chen: “…”

Watching Xiao Ya go inside while the villa’s lights came on, Ye Chen waited outside for a while until he saw no unusual activity.

Only then did Ye Chen leave the villa area, take a taxi, and head to Hua Mansion.

Returning home, Lin Wanrou was already asleep.

Ye Chen didn’t wake her, surmising that she must have been exhausted after a long day.

He took a shower, lay on the bed, read some news, and went to sleep.

The next morning, Lin Wanrou had already prepared dinner.

After Ye Chen’s dinner, he drove the Cullinan to the delivery point to pick up parcels for the day.

At the delivery point, Ye Chen parked his car to the side and switched to an electric tricycle.

Ye Chen loaded all the packages onto the tricycle and plotted his route, before leisurely humming tunes as he rode from household to household.

After delivering a parcel, Ye Chen went downstairs only to find a woman in a short skirt standing by his tricycle.

“Miss, could you please move?” Ye Chen asked politely.

“Hey handsome, you don’t recognize me?” The woman in a short skirt glanced at Ye Chen seductively.

Ye Chen looked at the woman’s face, a nondescript influencer face with wavy hair draped over her shoulders, wearing an off-shoulder lace top and deep blue denim mini skirt.

“I don’t recognize you,” Ye Chen said, getting into the tricycle, not sparing another look at the woman.

The woman felt depressed upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, thinking she’d left a strong impression on him, only to find out he didn’t remember her.

Despite this, the woman felt a thrill, finding this handsome guy charming and not swayed by beauty.

Ordinary men, even if unfamiliar, might pretend to know her when approached this way by a woman in a short skirt.

Yet Ye Chen didn’t even give her a second glance, which surely signified he was a righteous handsome guy.

The woman comforted herself with such delusions as she saw Ye Chen about to leave and hurriedly blocked him: “Handsome, don’t leave, I like you, my heart belongs only to you.”

“Are you insane? I don’t know you,” Ye Chen retorted, not amused.

The woman in the short skirt didn’t get angry, determined to conquer Ye Chen no matter what today.

She lowered her head, shyly saying: “It doesn’t matter if we don’t know each other, we can find a place to get acquainted.”

“Miss, I really don’t have time to play with you here, I have things to do,” Ye Chen expressed helplessly.

As he finished, a neatly dressed young man ran from afar, excitedly calling: “Yu Yu, I found you!”

Seeing this man, the woman in a short skirt’s face looked displeased: “Sir, you got the wrong person, I don’t think we know each other.”

She didn’t even look the man in the eye, her face showing irritation.

“Yu Yu, how can you say that? I bought so many things for you, and you say you don’t know me. Didn’t you tell me to contact you after buying the limited-edition bag? But now you ignore me,” the young man said with a grievance.

Hearing the man’s words, the woman in the short skirt’s heart sank, knowing her image in Ye Chen’s eyes was completely destroyed.