Chen Zhi froze, not expecting her mother to have seen Si Ye.
Because she was too guilty, she didn't notice that her mother's grip was very strong, almost painfully squeezing her wrist.
Chen Zhi forced a smile and said, "He was just asking for directions, I don't know him."
Her mother stared at her, her lucid gaze seeming to see right through her.
"Really?" she asked softly.
"...Yes," Chen Zhi nodded.
She had not yet told her mother that she was back together with Si Ye, so she didn't know how to broach the subject, hoping to delay it as long as possible.
Her mother let go of her hand and said indifferently, "I'm tired, push me upstairs. Your Aunt Xu is tired from a long day, let her go home and rest, and she can come back tomorrow. Take care of me tonight."
"Okay." Chen Zhi stood up, took the wheelchair from Aunt Xu with a smile and said to her, "Aunt Xu, you can go back, I've got this."
"I'll follow you up first, then come back down in a while."