Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Capítulo 1134: Chapter 1109: A Subtle Emotion Arises

Mrs. Zhao stopped what she was doing, stunned in place.

Clearly, she had heard her daughter’s voice calling from downstairs, and saw a strange man holding her daughter.

Anyone would think that this man was a bad person, bullying her daughter.

But Zhao Ziwei didn’t let her mother call the police. What’s the reason behind this? Could there be more to the story?

“Ziwei, what on earth is going on? You really scared mom to death.” Mrs. Zhao said anxiously.

Zhao Ziwei looked at Ye Chen, whose hair was covered in vegetable leaves, and said apologetically, “Ye Chen, I’m really sorry, I’ve made my mom misunderstand you. I’ll apologize to her on your behalf.”

Ye Chen, with an awkward expression, shook the vegetable leaves off his head and smiled, “It’s alright. Seeing how we were just now, it’s normal for auntie to misunderstand.”

At this time, Mrs. Zhao came to her senses and said, “Let’s go inside and talk.”

Inviting Ye Chen into the house, Mrs. Zhao was also full of apologies and poured him some tea.

“Ziwei, can you now tell mom what happened?” Mrs. Zhao asked, looking at her daughter.

From the time Zhao Ziwei came in wearing a hospital gown, her face wrapped in bandages, crying, Mrs. Zhao knew something must have happened to her daughter.

She was anxious but didn’t know where to start asking.

She thought she’d let Zhao Ziwei calm down first and went out to buy some groceries to make her favorite dishes.

It was better for mothers and daughters to chat while eating.

Seeing the man in front of her, Mrs. Zhao immediately understood that her daughter’s bad mood must be related to this man.

Yet she had never heard Zhao Ziwei mention him before.

Now that both parties were present, she wanted to get to the bottom of it this time.

Zhao Ziwei lowered her head, bit her lip, and said, “I was kidnapped yesterday, and he was the one who saved me.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao was also shocked, her face turning somewhat pale.

“Kidnapped?”

Anyone would be terrified hearing that word, especially when they were always kind-hearted and had no enemies.

Why was her daughter kidnapped?

“Ziwei, what did you do outside to provoke someone?” Mrs. Zhao asked nervously.

Before Zhao Ziwei could speak, Ye Chen began to explain.

“Auntie, I’m truly sorry. Ziwei was only speaking up for me, which is why those people held a grudge. But don’t worry, as long as I’m here, I will never let Ziwei get hurt again, I promise you.” Ye Chen said apologetically.

His face bore a sincere expression as he spoke.

Zhao Ziwei was also moved upon hearing this.

From Ye Chen’s words, Mrs. Zhao sensed that her daughter and this young man had an unusual relationship.

“Oh, I see. I didn’t think my daughter would provoke others without reason.” Mrs. Zhao breathed a sigh of relief.

She then asked, “What is your name, and what is your relationship with my daughter?”

Ye Chen hesitated not a bit and said, “Auntie, my name is Ye Chen, and I’m Ziwei’s boyfriend.”

“Boyfriend?”

Mrs. Zhao had asked her daughter before if she had a boyfriend, but Ziwei always shook her head and said no.

Now, how come there’s suddenly a boyfriend, and this young man before her was so handsome and had such a temperament.

The more Mrs. Zhao looked at him, the more she liked him.

Zhao Ziwei also did not expect Ye Chen to say that, especially in her current state. Any other man would have avoided her, so why would he acknowledge such a relationship?

“Ye Chen, I’ve never heard Ziwei mention you?” Mrs. Zhao asked, puzzled.

“Auntie, because Ziwei and I haven’t known each other for long; I’m still in the observation period.” Ye Chen scratched his head sheepishly.

He then glanced at Zhao Ziwei and said, “Ziwei, am I right?”

“Yes, as Ye Chen said, Mom,” Zhao Ziwei blushed and said.

Seeing her daughter’s shy expression, Mrs. Zhao knew she liked Ye Chen.

Moreover, since Ye Chen saved her from bad people, there must be feelings between them.

Mrs. Zhao was very satisfied with such a son-in-law as Ye Chen.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm, and all misunderstandings have now been cleared up.

Mrs. Zhao then said sternly, “You young people should be careful. Standing just outside the door, if someone saw, it wouldn’t be good. Keep an open mind, but not like this, got it?”

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ziwei and Ye Chen awkwardly nodded.

“Alright, you two, I’ll go cook now.” Mrs. Zhao took the groceries she just bought and walked to the kitchen.

In the kitchen, she actually showed a smile on her face, seeing that Ye Chen was truly sincere to her daughter, it’s finally good that she has someone to take care of her daughter with her.

Even after she’s gone, she can rest easy.

Suddenly, Mrs. Zhao felt a wave of pain, wiped the sweat off her forehead, then continued to pick vegetables.

The Zhao family home was small. If two people were chatting in the living room, the mother in the kitchen would surely hear.

After thinking it over, Zhao Ziwei pulled Ye Chen to her room.

“Ye Chen, let’s go inside to talk.” Zhao Ziwei suggested.

“Ziwei, let’s just talk here; going to your room doesn’t seem right.” Ye Chen frowned.

Initially, Ye Chen refused because staying in a room alone with a woman seemed inappropriate.

Moreover, he didn’t want Mrs. Zhao to misunderstand him as a frivolous person.

But under Zhao Ziwei’s insistence, he could only comply.

Upon entering the room, Zhao Ziwei’s eyes were red as she said, “Ye Chen, why did you come looking for me?”

This question left Ye Chen dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer.

After a moment of silence, Ye Chen said, “Ziwei, you must come back to the hospital with me for further treatment, otherwise your wounds won’t heal.”

“Ye Chen, you don’t have to lie to me anymore. My face won’t get better; this time, I’m disfigured.” Zhao Ziwei choked up.

She didn’t dare cry out loud, fearing her mother would worry.

“It won’t happen, believe me, I promise your face will recover.” Ye Chen comforted her.

“Ye Chen, thank you for acting in front of my mom just now. I’m really grateful, but we shouldn’t see each other anymore,” Zhao Ziwei said, biting her lip.

At this moment, it was like she made a great decision.

“Ziwei, I wasn’t acting, you have to believe me that what I said was sincere. If not for me, you wouldn’t have gotten hurt. You are a good girl, and I won’t let you down.” Ye Chen quickly said.

“I don’t want your guilt and sympathy. Ye Chen, I know you don’t have feelings for me, and you shouldn’t lie to yourself.” Zhao Ziwei looked at Ye Chen and said.

Ye Chen couldn’t deny what the girl said.

Indeed, he didn’t have feelings for the girl, but when he saw her in the abandoned warehouse risking her safety to comfort him in his fear of getting hurt, an inexplicable emotion arose in Ye Chen’s heart.

This emotion was something Ye Chen couldn’t explain clearly.