[{"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-733":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},985187,1286,"Chapter 733 - 707: Gaining Sympathy","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-733",733,"\u003Cp>Yu Ting glanced at the old lady, signaling her to say something nice in front of Ye Chen and help out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old lady understood her daughter’s intention, but how could she bring herself to speak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen had done so much, yet her daughter not only wasn’t grateful but wanted to make a complaint against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she had truly shot herself in the foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her mother not speaking, Yu Ting became a bit anxious, but she felt awkward about saying anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was her fault from the start, behaving so arrogantly in front of the Group’s chairman, and she had no one to blame but herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Chen, go ahead and get busy, don’t let work be delayed,\" Grandma Zhang said kindly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen originally thought that Grandma Zhang would speak up for her daughter, and he had already prepared his refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the elderly lady still thought of him, which warmed Ye Chen’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between people really is vast, yet it is saddening to see such a kind old woman having such an arrogant and disrespectful daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, Grandma Zhang, have a good rest, I’ll come see you again tomorrow,\" Ye Chen said as he walked out of the ward, and this time no one tried to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Ye Chen left, Sun Peng quickly said to the woman, \"Yu Ting, there’s something at my company, so I’ll leave first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ting naturally understood the underlying meaning of Sun Peng’s words; he feared being associated with her and suffering Ye Chen’s wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yu Ting didn’t respond, Sun Peng shook his head and walked out of the ward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickened his pace to catch up with Ye Chen, panting as he said, \"Mr. Ye, please wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Chen thought these people are truly opportunistic, changing how they addressed him as soon as they knew his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the matter?\" Ye Chen stopped and asked, but he didn’t turn to look at Sun Peng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, such people weren’t worth his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Peng hurried in front of Ye Chen and said, \"Mr. Ye, I apologize for any offense earlier, please forgive me,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I understand,\" Ye Chen said blandly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he didn’t wait for Sun Peng to say anything more and walked forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Sun Peng was sensible enough to step aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even if Sun Peng didn’t come and apologize, Ye Chen wouldn’t have bothered with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a chairman with a fortune of billions, he simply didn’t take these people seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Ye Chen not saying anything more, Sun Peng let out a sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to maintain distance from Yu Ting; he couldn’t let a woman ruin his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, there are plenty of women who look better and have better figures than Yu Ting; as long as he has money, how could he worry about not finding someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking like this made Sun Peng feel a lot better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When only Yu Ting and Grandma Zhang were left in the ward, Yu Ting said with a face full of blame, \"Mom, why didn’t you plead for me in front of Chairman Ye?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Ting, Yu Ting, treating Little Chen like that, how could I speak up for you? This is the punishment you deserve,\" Grandma Zhang said angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at the way he’s dressed, how could he possibly look like a chairman? Besides, he delivers packages; can you blame me?\" Yu Ting retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grandma Zhang showed a look of helplessness, \"Daughter, you still haven’t realized your mistake. You hold a high position but always look at others with tinted glasses. You flatter those with higher ranks than you and step on those lower. We shouldn’t live like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her mother’s words, Yu Ting was left speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What her mother said was true; she was indeed that type of person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ward fell into silence, and neither the mother nor daughter spoke further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the hospital, Ye Chen continued driving the Cullinan to deliver packages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Peng saw Ye Chen get into the Cullinan and drive away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought to himself that rich people nowadays truly know how to enjoy themselves, delivering packages in a luxury car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just so happened there was a package near Round and Fat’s ice drink shop, but the road was congested, and Ye Chen had to park on the side and walk with the package.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After delivering the package, he saw a crowd gathered at the ice drink shop’s entrance and thought that there were really too few shops doing well these days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked over and heard the sound of arguing, causing him to frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re a jinx; your stuff is unhygienic,\" a woman shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the woman’s voice, the passersby stopped to see what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them used to love coming to this ice drink shop; the owner was warm, and the service was attentive, giving people a comfortable feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam, you can’t talk nonsense and ruin someone’s business,\" an old man advised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman in front of them dressed provocatively, wearing heavy makeup, and everything about her looked untrustworthy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, the girl’s attire made her look pure and cute, and seeing them standing together, everyone could tell who was good and who was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman with heavy makeup hurried to refute, \"How am I talking nonsense? I have evidence. My son was hospitalized after eating from this place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then took out a hospital diagnosis slip that read \"food poisoning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing it, people’s expressions first showed shock and then turned to anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone even said, \"Hurting even children, this shop is truly despicable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl, seeing the diagnosis, was also taken aback and was momentarily speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was convinced her ingredients were fine and up to health standards, but how could such a case of food poisoning occur?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the girl’s reaction, the crowd assumed she was at fault and began to criticize her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This girl looks nice on the outside but is truly evil inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll never buy from her again, lest I get poisoned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the crowd’s chatter, the girl’s eyes reddened with grievance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She questioned herself, knowing she hadn’t done anything against her conscience, but now she couldn’t defend herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the crowd admonishing the girl, the woman with heavy makeup had a cold smile on her face; this was the effect she wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bystanders chattered nonstop, criticizing the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the crowd’s words had left the girl unable to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This clearly indicated the girl was at fault, just as the woman with heavy makeup claimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd sympathized with the woman, believing her son was poisoned after eating from this shop, seeing her as the victim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the crowd pointed fingers and the woman with heavy makeup felt a burst of pride, suddenly a discordant voice arose: \"Just because your child got food poisoning doesn’t necessarily mean it was from drinking at this shop, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the sound, the crowd looked and saw a man in a delivery uniform, expression cold and looking at the woman without a hint of sympathy, speaking bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman with heavy makeup had already won the crowd’s sympathy and was close to achieving her goal, but she hadn’t expected such a troublemaker to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at Ye Chen fiercely, her fists clenched tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>",1232,"2026-06-03T08:12:54.395Z","2026-06-03T08:12:59.176Z",1,"novelbin.me","0956fdd8ca832c53d2edd7d7e7766c5df35d43fde9b22750dfaa35366c030747","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-771","starting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-chapter-732",1261,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-as-the-president-of-a-billionaire-group-cover.jpg"]