[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group":3,"chapter-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-722":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},985170,1286,"Chapter 722 - Capítulo 722: 696 Image Completely Destroyed","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-722",722,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 722: Chapter 696 Image Completely Destroyed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through her chat with Xiao Ya, Ye Chen learned that when she was three years old, her parents divorced, and her mother raised her alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order for Xiao Ya to have a better life, Mrs. Xiao could only work hard to earn money, which only increased, while time spent with her decreased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ya barely had opportunities to see her mother throughout the year, which caused her rebellious nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two drove to a fancy restaurant to eat. Ye Chen initially offered to bring Xiao Ya home, but the girl insisted on thanking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helplessly, he had to accompany her for dinner while Lin Wanrou had just texted him about when he’d come home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen let Xiao Ya go inside first, then called Lin Wanrou outside: “Wanrou, I have something tonight; you don’t need to wait for me for dinner.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, Sir,” Lin Wanrou obediently replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ye Chen’s woman, Lin Wanrou knew well that such an excellent man surely had many women around him, so she never spoke much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Ye Chen needed her, she would appear by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only Lin Wanrou, but other women around Ye Chen were like this too, allowing him to experience life without disturbances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Chen coming in, Xiao Ya showed displeasure: “Were you calling a woman? How dare you do it behind my back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You little brat, stop meddling in my affairs,” Ye Chen retorted unceremoniously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s a little brat? I’m already 18!” Xiao Ya angrily rebutted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To me, you’re still a little brat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ya changed the topic: “Brother Ye Chen, did you hear what I said during the car race earlier?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What did you say?” Ye Chen feigned ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, he had always regarded Xiao Ya as a sister, without any other thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this girl was stubborn; Ye Chen didn’t want to hurt her, so he could only play dumb in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I like you. How about you?” Xiao Ya said shyly, looking down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen replied without hesitation: “I don’t feel that way about you; I only see you as a sister.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Xiao Ya could say anything, he continued: “You feel this way because you lacked paternal love growing up, so you like men much older than you. It’s all an illusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Brother Ye Chen, I understand my feelings. I truly like you and want to be with you,” Xiao Ya said anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. After dinner, I’ll quickly take you home; you have classes tomorrow,” Ye Chen didn’t want to continue the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew no matter what he said now, it wouldn’t help, so he chose not to discuss it further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ya wanted to say more, but Ye Chen’s words left her speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She feared that if she annoyed Ye Chen, she’d miss the chance to see this man, so she obediently ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, Ye Chen drove Xiao Ya home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the villa’s lights were off, it was evident no one was home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Ye Chen, come in for a glass of water,” Xiao Ya offered warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No thanks, it’s late, you should rest soon; you have to get up early for school tomorrow,” Ye Chen gently declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ya grinned wickedly: “Brother Ye Chen, are you afraid I’ll eat you up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, you scare me,” Ye Chen teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, keep in touch by phone, I’ll miss you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Chen firmly refuse, Xiao Ya had no choice, and walked in dejectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Be careful being alone at home,” Ye Chen instructed as the door was about to close, considering that a girl being home alone isn’t safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Ye Chen, you do care about me, right?” Xiao Ya perked up after hearing Ye Chen’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen: “…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Xiao Ya go inside while the villa’s lights came on, Ye Chen waited outside for a while until he saw no unusual activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Ye Chen leave the villa area, take a taxi, and head to Hua Mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning home, Lin Wanrou was already asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen didn’t wake her, surmising that she must have been exhausted after a long day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a shower, lay on the bed, read some news, and went to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Lin Wanrou had already prepared dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Ye Chen’s dinner, he drove the Cullinan to the delivery point to pick up parcels for the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the delivery point, Ye Chen parked his car to the side and switched to an electric tricycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen loaded all the packages onto the tricycle and plotted his route, before leisurely humming tunes as he rode from household to household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After delivering a parcel, Ye Chen went downstairs only to find a woman in a short skirt standing by his tricycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, could you please move?” Ye Chen asked politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey handsome, you don’t recognize me?” The woman in a short skirt glanced at Ye Chen seductively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen looked at the woman’s face, a nondescript influencer face with wavy hair draped over her shoulders, wearing an off-shoulder lace top and deep blue denim mini skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t recognize you,” Ye Chen said, getting into the tricycle, not sparing another look at the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman felt depressed upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, thinking she’d left a strong impression on him, only to find out he didn’t remember her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite this, the woman felt a thrill, finding this handsome guy charming and not swayed by beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary men, even if unfamiliar, might pretend to know her when approached this way by a woman in a short skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Ye Chen didn’t even give her a second glance, which surely signified he was a righteous handsome guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman comforted herself with such delusions as she saw Ye Chen about to leave and hurriedly blocked him: “Handsome, don’t leave, I like you, my heart belongs only to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you insane? I don’t know you,” Ye Chen retorted, not amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in the short skirt didn’t get angry, determined to conquer Ye Chen no matter what today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her head, shyly saying: “It doesn’t matter if we don’t know each other, we can find a place to get acquainted.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Miss, I really don’t have time to play with you here, I have things to do,” Ye Chen expressed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he finished, a neatly dressed young man ran from afar, excitedly calling: “Yu Yu, I found you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this man, the woman in a short skirt’s face looked displeased: “Sir, you got the wrong person, I don’t think we know each other.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even look the man in the eye, her face showing irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yu Yu, how can you say that? I bought so many things for you, and you say you don’t know me. Didn’t you tell me to contact you after buying the limited-edition bag? But now you ignore me,” the young man said with a grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the man’s words, the woman in the short skirt’s heart sank, knowing her image in Ye Chen’s eyes was completely destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1186,"2026-06-03T08:12:54.395Z","2026-06-03T08:12:59.176Z",1,"novelbin.me","eda8e5dec805b622e17b595d000d9859c4fd8ff0e6665422ad8d4b0a084dfa0e","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-723","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-764",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]