In fact, it was true. She had almost beaten Xiao Yu's mother.
This was also the reason why Ye Yanxi fled immediately in shock. She simply felt too ashamed to stay there.
Just thinking about how she had been lying in wait at the door and almost hit Mrs. Xiao on the head with a stick made her tremble with fear. Fortunately, she had reacted quickly at that time. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"I didn't know that it was Xiao Yu's mother in the kitchen. I thought a thief had broken in."
Hearing this, He Chuyan couldn't help bursting into laughter. But her mouth was full of food at that moment. When she laughed, the food suddenly choked into her trachea, and she began to cough violently. Tears even came out.
Ye Yanxi looked at her speechlessly and handed her a glass of water. He Chuyan took it and took a sip, then she felt better.
"I didn't expect that your first encounter with your mother - in - law almost ended up with you beating her. How are you going to meet her in the future?" He Chuyan's voice was still a bit hoarse, but her tone was full of schadenfreude.
"You deserve it. I shouldn't have given you water."
Actually, Ye Yanxi didn't want such a thing to happen either, but it had already happened, and there was nothing she could do. Moreover, she had never experienced such a thing before. At that time, she was so shocked that she panicked and chose to run away. Now that she thought about it, she really was quite a coward. As for meeting in the future...
There was no need to think about it too much now. All these were things to consider if she continued to develop a relationship with Xiao Yu.
"Ah, I really don't know what to say about you." He Chuyan fished a piece of pig liver out of the pot and put it into Ye Yanxi's bowl. "Come on. I think you've been overusing your brain recently. Eat more liver to replenish it."
Ye Yanxi gave a disgusted look at the horribly - cooked liver, picked it out, and put it into He Chuyan's bowl. "I really hate animal liver and such. You can enjoy it by yourself."
"I'm doing this for your own good." He Chuyan said seriously, "Not to mention, one day in the future, you will definitely meet Xiao Yu's mother again. Do you think she'll be happy to see you or not?"
"Come on, stop teasing me. How would I know?"
"Then you left without your phone, so Xiao Yu doesn't know about this yet, right?"
At this point, Ye Yanxi suddenly remembered that she hadn't told him, but would Xiao Yu's mother call to tell him? If he knew that she had gone out without her phone, he might be worried.
Thinking of this, Ye Yanxi borrowed He Chuyan's phone and called Xiao Yu.
Anyway, after getting through, she was already prepared to be scolded by Xiao Yu.
However, his phone rang for a long time but no one answered.
Helpless, Ye Yanxi directly called his office. The phone there was answered quickly.
Ye Yanxi was just about to speak when the sweet voice of the secretary came from the other end. "Hello."
"Excuse me, is General Manager Xiao there?" Ye Yanxi asked politely.
"General Manager Xiao has just gone to the meeting room. May I ask who you are? I'll convey your message to him after the meeting."
"No need. Goodbye." Ye Yanxi hung up the phone quickly.
Then, she sent a text message to Xiao Yu directly with He Chuyan's phone: I'm with Yan Yan. Don't worry.
Thinking that Xiao Yu shouldn't be worried now, she felt a lot more at ease.
She didn't know if Mrs. Xiao had gone back by this time, and she didn't dare to go back either. Meeting her would be so embarrassing. So she could only drag He Chuyan to accompany her. Fortunately, He Chuyan was off work this afternoon.
So the two of them slowly ate hot - pot. They were in no hurry, as they had nothing else to do that afternoon.
Their seats were by the window, and they could see the TV at the front desk at a glance. There was a news report on it.
Ye Yanxi never liked watching the news. She used to watch it occasionally because of Jin Yan. But since she knew about Jin Yan's hostility towards her, she hardly watched it anymore.
However, today's news was about the framing of the Xiao Group.
Last night when Xiao Yu came back, the two of them had been very passionate all night. She hadn't had the time to ask Xiao Yu about the details of this matter.
At this moment, since the TV was broadcasting this case, Ye Yanxi was naturally attracted.
On the TV, a suspect was being escorted out of the warehouse. The suspect's head was pixelated. He was slightly overweight and was being escorted into a police car by the police on both sides.
According to the latest news from the reporter, this person had been engaged in smuggling. Because he hated the Xiao Group, he deliberately placed a batch of gunpowder in one of the Xiao Group's warehouses, and the warehouse keeper had also been bribed in advance.
Some time ago, the president of the Xiao Group had also been involved in this case. Now that the news was broadcast, it announced that the case had been solved and the truth had come to light.
Seeing this news, Ye Yanxi was undoubtedly very happy.
Since the news had been reported, it meant that this matter was really over, and Xiao Yu was naturally out of trouble.
But the person who was arrested...
Ye Yanxi took a few more careful looks. Although she couldn't see the person's face clearly, the slightly overweight figure seemed extremely familiar. It was as if she had seen him somewhere, but she couldn't remember for a moment.
But one thing was for sure. This person was definitely not He Zhenhua.
After confirming this, Ye Yanxi felt a sigh of relief for no reason.
He Chuyan also saw this news. "Your Xiao Yu has been cleared of his false charges."
At this point, Ye Yanxi squinted at He Chuyan. "Yan Yan, speaking of this, I think you're a bit suspicious. Did you know about this a long time ago?"
"What? What do I know?" He Chuyan blinked pretending to be stupid.
"You'd better not let me catch you lying to me. Otherwise..." Ye Yanxi made a sinister expression and looked at He Chuyan.
He Chuyan immediately looked a bit sweaty and quickly changed the topic. She poured a plate of mutton into the pot. "Hurry up. Fish out all the cooked ones before they melt. Eat quickly!"
Looking at her actions, it was obvious that she was feeling guilty.
But considering that He Chuyan was doing this for her good, Ye Yanxi decided to forgive her for the time being.
After lunch, Ye Yanxi and He Chuyan walked out of the hot - pot restaurant. As soon as they stepped out, a wave of heat hit them. After just walking a few steps, they were both sweating all over. So they both agreed to go to the mall to stroll around.
Not far from the hot - pot restaurant was another street. On the way, they passed a hotel, and on the other side of the hotel was a large shopping mall. It would be really comfortable to stay there in this hot weather.
However, when they passed the hotel on the way, Ye Yanxi was sharp - eyed enough to see several people coming out of the hotel. One of them was He Zhenhua.
Ye Yanxi was hesitating whether to shift her gaze and pretend not to see him. Just then, He Zhenhua looked up and saw her too.
"Yan Yan, let's go quickly." Ye Yanxi frowned and was going to drag He Chuyan away quickly.
But He Zhenhua was obviously faster than them. In just a few steps, he blocked their way.
"Xiaoxi." He Zhenhua called Ye Yanxi's name affectionately. His eyes were softer than ever as he stared at her, and then he turned his gaze to He Chuyan. "This must be your good friend, Miss He?"
Although He Chuyan didn't know He Zhenhua, she had learned a lot about him from Ye Yanxi. At the moment, she smiled awkwardly.
"Hello, General Manager He."
He Zhenhua also smiled and said, "It seems that Xiaoxi often mentions me in front of you."
"Don't worry, General Manager He. Even if she did mention you, she didn't say much good about you." Ye Yanxi said coldly.
Last time Ye Yanxi went to negotiate terms with him, but He Zhenhua had actually wanted her to break up with Xiao Yu before he would help her. This matter had been like a fishbone in Ye Yanxi's throat.
He Chuyan didn't say a word. She just maintained a stiff smile and was quickly complaining in her heart.
At this time, the people behind He Zhenhua also came over and looked at Ye Yanxi and He Chuyan together.
"General Manager He, may I ask who these two are?"
He Zhenhua obviously paused for a moment before answering. "They are friends of my daughter. You guys go get in the car first. I'll come over after I say a few words." After saying that, he glanced at his assistant.
The assistant quickly understood He Zhenhua's intention and immediately invited the guests behind him to get in the car first, leaving He Zhenhua, Ye Yanxi, and He Chuyan there.
Under the scorching sun, it was like being in an oven. Standing under the sun at this moment, people's emotions were already irritable and could be easily triggered.
Ye Yanxi looked at He Zhenhua impatiently. She wanted to drag He Chuyan around him and leave. "Since you're still busy, General Manager He, we also have something to do. We'll take our leave first."
But He Zhenhua refused to let them go. He blocked their way again and stared deeply into Ye Yanxi's eyes with his deep, dark eyes.
"Xiaoxi, whether you admit it or not, we are father and daughter."
"Really?" Ye Yanxi snorted coldly. "Sixteen years ago, why didn't you say so? And now... Are you brave enough to make my identity public and admit in front of the media that I'm your real daughter? Are you?"
Ye Yanxi was absolutely right. Now he didn't dare!
There was no doubt that at this crucial moment, the He family and the Chu family were cooperating on a major project, which was based on the engagement between Chu Beize and He Man.
If he announced now that she was the real He family's young lady, this project would probably be terminated immediately, and the losses would probably be multiplied.
"Xiaoxi." He Zhenhua frowned slightly. "Don't be so unreasonable."
"Are you talking to me?" Ye Yanxi looked at him expressionlessly. "Who was the one who didn't want to recognize me at first and pushed me away? And now it's you who is eager to recognize me again. In fact, the only reason you want me to go back now is because of Mrs. He. I'm nothing to you. When have you ever regarded me as your daughter?"
Ye Yanxi became more and more excited as she spoke, and her voice also became a bit louder. After she finished speaking, she calmed down her excitement a little. Under the scorching sun, her mood was also restless. Then she continued, "Since you didn't want to recognize me sixteen years ago, just pretend I don't exist now. You can continue to be the president of the He Group, and I... will still be an orphan without parents. Let's never have any contact with each other again!"