Chapter 64: Chapter 61: Biyao is in troubleXu Li didn’t want to see Ye Fan, having her own reasons, but it wasn’t as simple as the Chu Zhongtian family of three imagined.

    Chu Biyao playfully blinked her eyes and bowed, "Dad, your precious daughter is now listening to your decree. Should we leave or stay?"

    "Get lost, better not come back again." Chu Zhongtian helplessly waved his hand. Since his wife didn’t want to see Ye Fan, he couldn’t just sit there chatting idly with Ye Fan. If his wife kept hiding and not showing up, it would make a bad impression on Ye Fan, making him think he’s unwelcome at this house, which would be bad. He could only let his daughter and Ye Fan leave first and wait until his wife slowly accepted Ye Fan before inviting Ye Fan over for a visit again in the future.

    "Ye Fan, let’s go. Dad, the hard work of taking care of mom is left to you." Chu Mengyao spoke up.

    "Ye Fan, let’s meet up next time. I’ve got some drinks ready, and we must have a good few drinks together." Chu Zhongtian said amicably.

    "Sure, I’ll definitely have a good drink with Uncle Chu when there’s a chance." Ye Fan replied politely.

    Others might not know the reason Xu Li wasn’t showing up, but he knew. To him, it was nothing, but for Xu Li, something embarrassing had happened, which was an entirely different matter.

    "From now on, bring Ye Fan home when you come back." Chu Zhongtian looked at his two daughters.

    "Got it." Chu Mengyao’s gaze was gentle; she was happy that Ye Fan was in her father’s good graces.

    "Dad, bye-bye. Hurry up and cook for mom, we’re leaving." Chu Biyao waved her hand vigorously.

    The three of them left, and Xu Li came out from the bedroom. Chu Zhongtian immediately criticized, "What on earth are you doing? Even if you know it’s wrong to drive Ye Fan away, and you’ve said some excessive things, you could have just explained it clearly. If you’re too shy, I can speak for you. Why drive people away indirectly?"

    "What do you know? I’m hungry, go make some food." Xu Li felt immensely wronged inside, unable to voice her embarrassment, leaving her husband and daughter to assume she was being petty.

    "Go lie down, stop wandering around. You’re not fully recovered yet. Just lie down quietly until Ye Fan’s medicine is finished, and I’ll take care of you all day." After forcibly making his wife lie down, Chu Zhongtian finally went to cook.

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    Ye Fan drove the car with the three of them leaving, the two sisters sat in the back.

    "Ye Fan, pretty impressive, huh? My dad accepted you so quickly. It won’t be long before my mom accepts you too, and by then, no one will interfere with you and sister’s lifelong matters." Chu Biyao teased.

    "Lifelong matters?" Ye Fan was slightly stunned, feeling both longing and unfamiliar with these words.

    In fact, he had noticed Chu Zhongtian’s unusual attitude towards him; it seemed a bit overly intimate, but he didn’t think much of it. Upon hearing Chu Biyao’s words, he instantly understood that Chu Zhongtian was entirely treating him as a son-in-law.

    "Stop talking nonsense." Chu Mengyao, embarrassed, pinched her sister to make her stop.

    The two sisters whispered, and the more embarrassed Chu Mengyao became, the more smug Chu Biyao was. Ye Fan noticed their unusual behavior but didn’t mind, focusing on driving. He could hear their voices no matter how low they were.

    Ye Fan dared not think much about his affairs with Chu Mengyao, suppressing any intense thoughts in his heart swiftly.

    Chu Biyao’s phone rang, it was her manager Wang Hong calling. As soon as she answered, Wang Hong urgently said, "My dear aunt, where are you? Something’s happened, something big! The internet is full of negative news about you. I’m right at the gate of your villa, but that bodyguard named Xu Hu said you’re not there. Hurry and tell me where you are, I’ll come find you right away."

    "Wait, I’ll be right there." Chu Biyao hastily hung up the phone.

    "What happened?" Chu Mengyao caringly inquired.

    "See for yourself."

    Chu Biyao opened her phone and browsed through various pages. All the major newspapers, websites, forums, and Weibo were filled with criticisms of the nation’s goddess. Even though the nation’s goddess had many loyal fans defending Chu Biyao, this time, those targeting Chu Biyao made significant moves. More than one celebrity of the same level as Chu Biyao mobilized their fans to attack her.

    The cause was simple: Chu Biyao turned down several upcoming advertisements and endorsements, which displeased some people. They thought she was being high-handed, breaching contracts without regard for others, and with some people’s instigation, the situation spiraled out of control and turned into various accusations against Chu Biyao.

    Additionally, some well-known industry figures wanted to step on Chu Biyao to boost their fame, so their attacks on her were even sharper.

    "Is this problem because of me? If you weren’t rushing to come back, none of this would have happened." Chu Mengyao blamed herself; she felt powerless to handle these issues and could only leave her sister to face them alone.

    "No worries, don’t worry about it. That’s just how this industry is. Even slightly closer friends can be secretly undermining. I’m too popular, causing many to be envious. The slightest issue with me turns into a disaster, and I have to headline, which is really annoying. Once I gather my bearings, none of those who caused trouble will get away." Chu Biyao gritted her teeth, quite incensed. Sёar?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

    Wang Hong, thin with an oval face, was a professional manager and Chu Biyao’s close partner and ally.

    Wang Hong could usually handle most troubles by herself, only calling for Chu Biyao when she couldn’t resolve them.

    Ye Fan increased the speed and drove into the villa, where Wang Hong greeted them anxiously.

    Wang Hong, a professional manager, had been with Chu Biyao for a long time and had developed sharp discernment, easily identifying Chu Biyao without confusing her with Chu Mengyao.

    "Let’s get inside the villa and then deal with this." Chu Biyao efficiently showed her decisive style.

    Inside the villa, Chu Mengyao and Ye Fan, like two outsiders, listened to Wang Hong reporting the seriousness of the situation.

    "Who are those clowns jumping to attack me?" Chu Biyao asked displeasedly.

    "The A-list singer Chen Yifei and director Zheng Qiang, who had past disputes with you, mobilized their fans and networks to defame you as soon as they learned about your breach to go home. Subsequently, those B-list and even C-list small fry started jumping in, and reporters from the newspapers joined in, thus creating a flood of accusations," Wang Hong detailed, explaining the situation she understood.