The Tycoon Has A Secret Crush On Me

Chapter 2303: Chapter 2728: Worsening Condition

She wrapped her arms around herself.

This is an action a person does when feeling utterly helpless.

At this moment, she began to regret, started missing home, missing her mom.

If she hadn’t come here, she wouldn’t have encountered these things.

At this moment, she would be at home, eating the breakfast her mom made, joking with her dad.

Zhao Xiao suddenly stood up; she wanted to go home, find her mom and dad.

Her hand was on the doorknob, but she just couldn’t open the door.

She recalled the words she had sworn, remembered the white hair on her parents’ heads.

No, she couldn’t go back.

She had already come this far; how could she return empty-handed?

Zhao Xiao lowered her hand and walked back to the washbasin.

She turned on the faucet, cupped her hands with water, washed her face, then brushed her teeth, and washed her face again.

Her face, freshly splashed with water, was like a flower in the morning mountain, with dew still clinging to its petals, exceptionally delicate and radiant.

Composing her expression, Zhao Xiao walked out.

Father Ye had already prepared breakfast, and when she emerged, he glanced at her twice, and after determining she was fine, he withdrew his gaze.

Mother Ye, however, became much more attentive, greeted her warmly: "Hurry up and tidy up, come over for breakfast."

Zhao Xiao felt a bit uneasy about her enthusiasm: "Know, got it, you all eat first, I’ll be right there."

Zhao Xiao sat in the room, not moving.

She wanted to wait until they finished eating before she went to eat.

After all, she couldn’t pretend nothing had just happened.

At this moment, the phone suddenly rang.

Startled, Zhao Xiao jumped in surprise.

When she came back to her senses, she realized she was overreacting.

She picked up the phone, saw it was Ye Tianjing calling, and answered without much thought.

"Are you okay over there?" Ye Tianjing asked.

He actually didn’t want to ask her, but considering his mother’s situation, to prevent any unforeseeable incidents, he thought it best to call and check.

"Yes, I’m fine."

Hearing Zhao Xiao’s somewhat weak voice, Ye Tianjing hesitated and asked, "Did you encounter anything?"

"No, I haven’t encountered anything," Zhao Xiao denied.

She didn’t realize that the deliberate raising of her voice even more exposed her insecurity.

"Really? My mom didn’t do anything to you?"

Without waiting for a response, Ye Tianjing continued, "I thought she might dislike you, but it seems I was overthinking."

"Why would she dislike me? Does your mom hate me?"

It shouldn’t be, right? She was sure she hadn’t met her before, let alone held any grudges.

So where exactly was the problem?

"It’s like this, my mom is not in good mental health; she’s particularly hostile to Ranran and sees everyone she meets as her." Ye Tianjing sighed.

"Why?" Is she not Ye Ranran’s biological mother?

Is there any mother in the world who doesn’t love her daughter?

But since the person is sick, that might be uncertain.

"Don’t you know? Ranran is not her biological daughter; she doesn’t like her, and has been trying to erase her existence from this world. Having thought too much about it, it became an illness."

As people age, they’re prone to ailments like dementia, and even mania.

Although the doctor said Mother Ye was getting old, was shocked, thus had some mental issues.

Yet Ye Tianjing felt that the main reason was still because of this.

She just couldn’t bear to see Ye Ranran doing well.

Especially after Ye Ranran gained influence following Ye Tianjiao’s death, Mother Ye’s condition worsened.