"What? Chen Longxiang asked Ye Guichen to be the manager of the Security Department?" When Chen Ziran heard the news, she thought she heard it wrong.

Annie also asked suspiciously, "Yes, Mr. Chen, could there be something fishy about this?"

Chen Ziran remained silent.

Chen Longxiang always wanted to keep control of the Security Department. Suddenly handing it over without a catch? No one would believe it.

But at the moment, Chen Ziran couldn't figure out what Chen Longxiang was up to.

Just then, her phone rang.

Chen Ziran answered and saw it was her mother, Lv Ping, calling.

Chen Ziran didn't live with her parents, and they didn't call much, especially during work hours.

"Why call at this time?" Chen Ziran answered, but before she could speak, Lv Ping roared like a lioness: "Chen Ziran, how dare you ignore us! Ye Guichen has been in Yun City for several days, and you didn't even tell us. If it weren't for Longxiang mentioning it, we would still be in the dark."

Upon hearing this, Chen Ziran quickly became anxious: "Mom, actually..."

"I don't want to hear your excuses!" Lv Ping cut in directly: "Tonight, bring Ye Guichen over. Hmph, thinking it's easy to become our Chen family's son-in-law! And let me tell you clearly, Chen Ziran, don't dream that a country bumpkin like Ye Guichen can marry into our family!"

"Mom, didn't grandpa..."

"Don't mention that old man!" Lv Ping interrupted Chen Ziran: "I'll be waiting tonight. If you dare make any excuse not to come, don't bother coming back home again."

Bang!

Lv Ping hung up directly.

Chen Ziran's face was full of frustration.

Since knowing about Ye Guichen's existence, Chen Ziran's mother had always opposed the marriage.

Initially, Chen Ziran also didn't agree from the bottom of her heart but as time moved on and she spent more time with Ye Guichen, she found herself no longer disliking him as much.

"Sigh, guess I'll take it one step at a time." Chen Ziran sighed helplessly. She asked Annie to call Ye Guichen over, took a box from her desk drawer, and tossed it in front of him, expressionless: "Take this phone. Don't let me lose track of you. Inside is a card with fifty thousand yuan. Remember to buy some gifts and come home with me tonight."

Ye Guichen had already heard about his promotion to manager of the Security Department. Without any pretense, he picked up the box with a grin: "Haha, since I'm now the Security Department manager, naturally it's time to meet the family."

As he walked out of the office, Ye Guichen's expression turned grim.

He could clearly sense something off in Chen Ziran's tone.

He pulled out his phone and made a call: "Investigate what happened in Chen Ziran's office ten minutes ago and prepare some gifts for me."

After hanging up, he looked at the card before slipping it casually into his pocket.

Chunjing District.

This was the home of Chen Ziran's parents.

This area had old houses that weren't very big but were worth over two million in Yun City.

Lv Ping smiled at a well-dressed middle-aged woman beside her after hanging up: "Sister Zhao, I've already talked to Ranran about it. Don't take offense, her grandfather arranged that useless fiancé for her, just a country bumpkin. Tonight, let's see if your son can put him in his place."

The middle-aged woman, Zhao Lan, used to be their neighbor but had moved away. She responded proudly: "Of course, I've long planned for Ranran to be my daughter-in-law. We were neighbors for about twenty years, weren't we? Though my son just started a company and is busy, he always liked Ranran. One call from me and he will definitely come."

"Haha, that's good, that's good." Lv Ping smiled contentedly and glared at the man beside her: "Chen Guanghui, did you hear that? Sister Zhao's Xiao En has started his own company, while Ranran thinks about marrying a country bumpkin, it drives me mad."

The man, Chen Guanghui, was Chen Ziran's father.

Hearing this, Chen Guanghui put down his newspaper awkwardly: "Isn't this inappropriate? The marriage was arranged by the old man on his deathbed. If..."

"Nonsense!" Lv Ping exploded, poking Chen Guanghui in the forehead: "Chen Guanghui, I've lived a miserable life with you. Now the Chen Group has billions in assets, but you, as a Chen Family member, don't have a single position, lounging around at home all day, pushing our daughter in front. I heard from Chen Guangzong's son Chen Longxiang that he's targeting our daughter, trying to oust us from the Chen Group and take it all for himself. You kept silent before, but today you must listen to me. If Xiao En can marry Ranran, we won't have to look at that old woman's face anymore."

"That's right, Aunt Lv is spot on." Zhao Lan quickly nodded in agreement, looking increasingly pleased.

Feeling humiliated by Lv Ping's scolding, Chen Guanghui stood up awkwardly: "I'll go buy some groceries, cook tonight."

"Hmpf, hurry up." Lv Ping shot him a look: "A useless man, only knows how to buy groceries and cook. Why did I marry you? Ranran won't follow my footsteps. This time, I'll make that country bumpkin retreat in defeat."

...

Evening.

Chen Ziran and Ye Guichen arrived at Chunjing District.

"Honey, meeting the elders for the first time, I don't know what to say." Ye Guichen said with a cheeky smile, showing no signs of nerves.

Ye Guichen had already asked Blood Rose to gather information, knowing that Chen Ziran's mother wanted to stage a drama tonight.

But Ye Guichen wasn't concerned.

If you want to act out a scene, I'll play along.

Chen Ziran was exceedingly nervous, glancing at the bag in Ye Guichen's hand: "Just don't speak out of turn at home, let me handle everything."

"Hehe, sure thing, all up to you." Ye Guichen nodded obediently, but internally thought: it won't be up to you then.

As Chen Ziran entered the house, seeing the scene inside, her face turned green.

Not only were her parents there, but also two additional people.

One was Zhao Lan, the other a young man about the same age as Chen Ziran, named Tian Chengen, Zhao Lan's son, who they referred to as Xiao En.

"Mom, what's the meaning of this?" Chen Ziran asked displeased, instantly understanding Lv Ping's intentions.

Tian Chengen, meticulously dressed with slicked-back hair, looked every bit a successful man. Upon seeing Chen Ziran, his eyes lit up, completely ignoring Ye Guichen: "Ranran, you've changed so much, becoming even more beautiful. It's been nearly twenty years since we moved away. If Aunt hadn't invited us, I might have missed you entirely."

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