He had indirectly saved her, and in the end, he still had to apologize repeatedly for overexerting himself.
Ye Shaoting, standing beside them, gazed at the humbled Gu Xiuyu, truly unable to comprehend what was so special about Ye Ziyu that both Di Mingjue and Gu Xiuyu were hopelessly devoted to her.
"I know you meant no harm. Anyone in that situation might have rushed to pull someone away. You don't need to feel offended," Ye Ziyu reassured him.
After clarifying things, she felt Gu Xiuyu was being overly polite. His demeanor was instead drawing attention.
However, she couldn't ask him for more, as he was currently maintaining a distance as she had requested.
Gu Xiuyu's tense emotions subsided. "It's good that you don't mind."
The atmosphere between the three grew cold. Ye Shaoting walked to Gu Xiuyu's side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. "Mr. Gu, I'll arrange for a driver to take you back."
"No need, my driver is nearby," Gu Xiuyu replied.
As the heir to the Gu Corporation, he wouldn't be without a driver when out for business.
Ye Shaoting had merely been polite, also intending to ease the awkward tension.
"In that case, I'll still arrange a driver," Ye Shaoting responded.
After a simple farewell, Ye Ziyu followed Ye Shaoting back to the company.
Upon opening the office door, Ye Chenhan blocked her path.
"Where were you?" he demanded sternly.
Ye Ziyu, pinned against the wall by his arms, couldn't understand his sudden change in demeanor. "I was having dinner with Mr. Gu from Gu Corporation, along with Big Brother. Why are you suddenly asking this?"
Ye Chenhan pulled out his phone from his pocket and thrust the screen in front of her face. "Take a good look."
The screen displayed a photograph, and upon closer inspection, it was the moment she and Gu Xiuyu had accidentally embraced.
Despite the many passersby, the photo had captured only the two of them. Her gaze moved upwards, silently reading the caption.
【Gu Corporation's President and Ye Corporation's Heiress Share an Unusual Relationship!】
Ye Ziyu tossed the phone back to Ye Chenhan. "Baseless speculation! He pulled me to avoid an oncoming bicycle. What kind of improper relationship is there? These reporters can weave a hundred stories from a single picture."
She scoffed and pushed Ye Chenhan away.
While the content wasn't true, the photograph severely impacted her reputation.
The online comments were overwhelmingly one-sided, all attacking Ye Ziyu, calling her a hypocrite who deliberately clung to Gu Xiuyu for attention.
Ye Ziyu chuckled as Ye Chenhan relayed the netizens' comments. "If you click on their avatars, they're definitely women."
These remarks were as if Ye Ziyu had stolen their husbands, making them wish she would be crushed by a chastity monument.
Ye Chenhan, following her suggestion, looked and was astonished. "How did you know?"
After checking ten of them, not a single one was a man.
Ye Ziyu raised an eyebrow. "People who spend their days online are either unemployed, professional cyberbullies making money, or fangirls. The male celebrities or capable, learned men they admire are all their husbands in their eyes."
Ye Chenhan had never heard such an analysis before. He admired her and gave her a thumbs-up.
"When you have time, read more company documents. Don't focus too much on idle gossip," Ye Ziyu advised.
Listening to netizens' comments for too long could affect one's mood. The keyboard warriors on the other side wouldn't be affected, but he would end up getting sick from anger.
Seeing that she still had the heart to care about him, Ye Chenhan couldn't help but clamor for more attention. "Aren't you going to explain to Di Mingjue?"