Ye Qinghe's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly adjusted it.

"I don't mean it. I just wonder how Liancheng suddenly got married. And have you checked the background of that lady? Could it be a conspiracy or a scheme?"

"Miss Ye, you don't have to worry about this. So, what if it's a conspiracy? Isn't love a spontaneous thing between two people? As long as Boss is happy, it's fine."

"But..."

"I still have errands to run, so I will leave now. Regarding Madam, if Miss Ye feels that there is a problem, you can go directly to Boss. I think he should be happy to answer you." (In your dream!)

After he finished speaking, he hasted to leave as if in a hurry.

Ye Qinghe stood alone in the corridor, with her exquisite makeup distorted due to jealousy.

She was silent for a long time before regaining her calm mentality.

Originally, she had planned to go to the ward to improve her relationship with Xu Liancheng, but now she was no longer in the mood.

After thinking about it, she suddenly remembered a key figure.

...

"Qinghe is here. Long time no see. You look more beautiful."

At Xu Family's old house, Old Lady Xu slowly walked out of the elevator in her villa with the help of a servant.

Seeing her, Ye Qinghe immediately went up and took over the servant's work. She helped the Old Lady walk as she said, "I miss you. I came over to take a look. In addition, I bought some clothes for you. Would you like to try it later?"

Glancing at the bag on the sofa out of the corner of her eye, Old Lady Xu felt even happier.

Although she wasn't short of clothes, being remembered and receiving gifts from others was truly a joy.

"You are so considerate."

"But don't bother to buy clothes for me next time. I'm already so old, I don't care about that." She gently patted Ye Qinghe's hand and smiled kindly.

After getting some tea served and chatting for a while, Old Lady Xu took the initiative to ask, "I heard that Bixi is ill again. How is he now? I really have to trouble you. You have to take care of the company and worry about his illness."

"No trouble, this is what I should do."

"Bixi ate too many sweets this time, causing an emotion rollercoaster with endocrine disorder. So..."

"If that's the case, then I'll call Ah Hai later and ask him to be more careful. Children are greedy with food and should indeed be paid more attention to." (Ah Hai is Xu Liancheng's butler.)

"Yes," Ye Qinghe replied absent-mindedly, with her head lowering as she stared at the floor without saying a word.

The clever Old Lady immediately saw what she was thinking.

"Are you thinking about Liancheng's wife?"

"Grandma." Ye Qinghe lowered her head even more, with her two hands on knees twisting unnaturally at a fast speed. She was obviously nervous and anxious.

"How should I put it? That girl comes from an ordinary family, with an average educational background."

The Old Lady squinted her eyes and tried hard to recall the Zhuang Momo she met that time. "But she looks pretty good, with big watery eyes. She also has a good personality. With her, Liancheng has also become nicer. I heard that he has lost his temper a lot less recently at the board of directors."

Ye Qinghe's fingers that were clenched together started to turn green.

The Old Lady quietly pushed the small fruit plate in front of her.

Frankly speaking, in her heart all these years, her first candidate granddaughter-in-law was Ye Qinghe.

The little girl was generous, steady, capable, with a good background. Although she was only Ye Family's adopted daughter, Father Ye did not have his own children and only adopted a son and a daughter.

Moreover, she had been by Xu Liancheng's side for quite some time, and the two hit it off in their business.

But regarding things like relationship...

Her grandson was already pitiful enough. She didn't want to make things difficult for him anymore. As for his wife, he could choose someone he liked. It was more important than anything else. Moreover, Xu Family was now the head of the four great families. He didn't need to sacrifice his own marriage for the sake of the family.

Hence, although she had always seen how good Ye Qinghe was to her grandson, she did not stop, interfere, or encourage them.

"Then how did Liancheng find her? Didn't he say that there has been no news for the past five years?" Ye Qinghe asked.

"This... It seems that Bixi found her."

"I don't know the exact details. Anyway, with all the genetic tests done, she is indeed Bixi's biological mother. Qinghe, I have always known that you are a good girl, but relationships can't be forced. Liancheng has a cousin who will soon come back from Canada. His family background is also good. Do you want me to arrange for you to meet?"

"Ah..."

"No need, Grandma. I'm not in a hurry right now. Let's wait until the new year," Xu Qinghe quickly explained.

What a joke!

She did not want to marry any cousin.

Even if she did not end up with Xu Liancheng, she had to find a better man than him.

However, Xu Family was already the richest family in the country. Those who were better than him were either married or much older. Was she willing to be married with an old man?

That would be a nightmare, okay?

Ye Qinghe, who had not received Old Lady Xu's support, left Xu Family with the excuse of work without eating anything.

Other than jealousy and unwillingness, she didn't have any other emotion.

She could not understand. Xu Liancheng was a man. It was one thing for him to be enchanted by the little devil. How could the Old Lady be confused? How could a vase that was good for nothing be Xu Family's matriarch?

Just because she looked good?

This was not fair!

She had clearly done so much for Xu Family.

"Sister Qinghe?"

Ye Qinghe was blocked by a car.

She turned around in surprise and saw a familiar face.

"Hei Chen?"

"That's right, Sister Qinghe. When did you return to the country? Why didn't you tell me? I could have picked you up." The man's fair face exhibited shyness that only appeared when seeing someone he liked.

"You are so busy, how can I trouble you?" Ye Qinghe smiled, looking like a goddess. Her mood was also brightened by the man's undisguised admiration.

"I am not busy!"

"The Boss has hired two female bodyguards for Young Master. Now, I don't have to follow him around the clock."

"Oh?" Ye Qinghe pretended to be surprised. Then, she said in a somewhat regretful tone, "I knew it, but I didn't see you in the hospital when Bixi was in treatment. So that's how it is."

"Why did he hire others again? Is it not enough to have such a powerful hidden guard like you by his side?"

She said deliberately, then stood proudly and waited for Hei Chen to go around the car to open the door for her. Then, she sat down.

"It's all because of Young Madam." After being praised by the goddess, Hei Chen felt very excited. With more courage, he directly replied without thinking.

"What's with her?"

"Nothing! As you know, a common girl from a small family doesn't know anything. She is also easily targeted by others. Last time, she took Young Master to buy ice cream on the street and even got into a conflict with someone, hurting her hand. And her father, what was his name again? Fugui or something like that, right? Say, how come people still have such an old-fashioned name nowadays! Her father called me every day and asked me all sorts of questions, almost wishing he could live in Xu Family mansion himself."

"That's why I was sent to protect her in secret. The company where she worked during the day was safe, so I went out to stroll around on my own and bought some books for her as well."

"Books?"

"Here, those on the back seat," Hei Chen said casually. The more he thought about it, the more he felt wronged. He was the captain of Xu Family's hidden guards. His position in Xu Family was also quite high. Because he followed Young Master, other than his own training, he didn't have to work at all.

However, ever since the ice cream incident, he had been sent to Zhuang Momo's side.

With nothing to do all day, he still had to do some delivery and buy medicine and other trivial things. It was simply a waste of talent!

"It's a good thing to love studying," Ye Qinghe answered casually, with her fingers quickly flipping over the books on the back seat.

Foundation of Economics, Higher Mathematics, Politics for Postgraduate Examination...

Ridiculous!

She wasn't even a graduate student.

"If she really loves studying, she won't just take the postgraduate entrance examination now. Moreover, she doesn't study finance in her undergraduate years, she studies news. Now she actually wants to take the MBA tests. Isn't it obvious that she wants to enter Xu Family's company? Can't she just be a vase that is good-for-nothing at home? It's fine to torment us servants at home, but now she wants to go to the company to mess with the Boss. she is really making trouble," Hei Chen complained, not forgetting to look at the expression of the woman behind him through the mirror as he spoke.

"Not like you, Sister Qinghe. You are like Boss' best partner."

"We always thought that you were the Young Madam of Xu Family."

"Don't talk nonsense. Liancheng and I are just ordinary friends. Moreover, you are not a servant. You are Xu Family's hidden guard. How can you talk about yourself like this?"

"As you know, men like young and beautiful women. How about this? If you really don't want to stay by Young Madam's side, I'll help you when I see Liancheng later." Ye Qinghe, who had finally heard what she wanted, smiled happily.

"Really?" Her Chen's eyes shone with excitement.

"Of course, it's true. It's time for dinner. Xiao Chen, do you have anything to do tonight? If not, I'll treat you to dinner."

"It's fine. How can I let you treat me to dinner? I'll treat you instead. I'll book whatever you want to eat. I have the Boss' secondary card with me."

"What?"

"He suddenly left and was afraid that Young Madam would want to buy something or not be able to get into those high-end clubs. You also know that many of the Capital City's socialite clubs require entrance fees."

"But Boss really over-thought. Young Madam doesn't know many brands, let alone going to those high-end clubs to do spas. She only knows one, Dichen, and she was led there by Young Master."

Hei Chen was talking excitedly. The car was getting farther and farther away from the city. He seemed to have completely forgotten that his primary job was to protect Zhuang Momo and take her to and from work. He even forgot that he came out to buy books, not to pick up girls and take a break.

Ye Qinghe was quite aware, but why did she have to remind him?

Zhuang Momo was nothing but a pretty vase that was good-for-nothing.

She was not worth mentioning.