Huayu: This top star doesn't play by the rules.

"Is Auntie coming?" Li Yitong raised an eyebrow and teased with a smile. Although she seemed to be talking to Meng Ziyi, her gaze was actually on Chen Chao. "Then we'd better make some preparations, after all, it's Sister Meng's mother coming."

"Oh, no need, no need. She's just coming to see me and will be leaving in two days." Waving her hand, Meng Ziyi's gaze unconsciously drifted to Chen Chao, her fingers gently twisting the hem of her clothes, and she added softly, "She... she's heard me mention you guys before, saying she wanted to invite you to have a meal together."

Naturally understanding Li Yitong's hint and Meng Ziyi's explicit suggestion, Chen Chao smiled and nodded, "Alright, Auntie's here. As the younger generation, we should naturally treat her to a meal."

Upon hearing Chen Chao's affirmative answer, Meng Ziyi's eyes brightened instantly, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. Even the way he picked at the seafood feast seemed a bit more cheerful.

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The next morning, Meng Ziyi paced back and forth in his hotel room like an ant on a hot pan.

After talking to her mother on the phone last night, she didn't sleep well. One minute she was worried that her mother wouldn't be used to staying in a hotel, and the next she was afraid that her mother would say something inappropriate on set. But what she was even more afraid of was that her mother would find out about her little feelings for Chen Chao.

"Ugh, this is so annoying!" Meng Ziyi threw the clothes she was holding back onto the bed and looked at the clothes scattered all over the bed. She had been picking out clothes since she got up in the morning and had been doing so for almost an hour, but she still hadn't decided which one to wear to pick up her mother today.

Just as she was worrying about a bed of clothes, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Who is it?" After calling out, Meng Ziyi ran over to open the door in her slippers. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Chen Chao standing at the door, holding hot soy milk and steamed buns that he had just bought.

Looking at her messy hair and the pile of clothes on the bed behind her, Chen Chao couldn't help but raise an eyebrow and say with a smile, "Did you turn the whole closet upside down?"

Seemingly completely unprepared for Chen Chao's arrival at this time, Meng Ziyi paused for a moment, her cheeks flushing slightly. She quickly stepped aside to let him in, scratching her head a little embarrassedly. "My mom was coming today, and I was picking out an outfit, but I couldn't find one after a long time."

After placing the breakfast on the table, Chen Chao found Meng Ziyi's somewhat flustered appearance particularly endearing. In all the time they had known each other, this was the first time he had ever seen Meng Ziyi so nervous.

"Auntie is here to visit you on set, not to interview you. Why are you so nervous? Besides, you look good in anything. There's no need to worry about these things," Chen Chao said with a smile, taking the soy milk and steamed buns out of the bag.

Hearing Chen Chao say that she looks good in anything, Meng Ziyi's ears turned bright red. Holding the soy milk cup that Chen Chao had placed on the table, she muttered softly, "Really? But my mom always says that I dress like a child and that I'm not mature at all."

"Yes, your aunt is your mother. In her eyes, you'll always be a child." Chen Chao smiled and shook his head, then seemed to remember something and asked, "What time does your aunt's high-speed train arrive? I don't have any scenes to film this morning, so I'll go with you to the train station to pick her up."

Suddenly raising her head, Meng Ziyi's eyes lit up instantly: "Really? You're willing to come with me?"

She was initially worried that if she went to pick up her mother by herself, she would have to carry all the big bags her mother had brought, and she would definitely be in a lot of trouble. However, she was too embarrassed to ask others for help. Unexpectedly, Chen Chao took the initiative to offer his help.

"Of course it's true." Chen Chao nodded slightly. "Anyway, I don't have anything to do this morning, so I can go over and help you carry your things."

"Great!" Receiving a positive response, Meng Ziyi jumped up with joy, her worried expression vanishing. She stopped agonizing over what to wear, grabbed a white sweatshirt and jeans, and exclaimed, "I'll wear this!"

"Okay, you change your clothes first, I'll wait for you outside." Seeing that Meng Ziyi had recovered, Chen Chao stood up, waved with a smile, and left the room first.

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Around 10 a.m., Chen Chao and Meng Ziyi, who had rented a car and driven to Ningbo Station, did not have to wait long before the high-speed train carrying Meng Ziyi's mother, Sister Qian, arrived on time.

A few minutes later, Chen Chao saw a slightly plump middle-aged woman wearing a beige trench coat, dragging two large suitcases, and carrying a large bag on her back walk out. Her features bore a resemblance to Meng Ziyi.

"Sister Qian!" Upon seeing the middle-aged woman, Meng Ziyi immediately waved excitedly and ran over.

Upon seeing her daughter, Sister Qian smiled, opened her suitcase, hugged Meng Ziyi, and ruffled her hair: "Oh, my darling daughter, Mom missed you so much~ How are you doing on set? Why does your face look a bit thinner?"

"No way~ I eat and drink well every day, I feel like I've gained some weight." Meng Ziyi hugged Sister Qian's arm and acted coquettishly.

Then she pulled Sister Qian to look at Chen Chao who was walking over, and introduced him with a smile, "Sister Qian, this is Chen Chao, he's in the same production crew as me, he plays Ouyang Ke, and he's a very good friend of mine."

"Hello Auntie, I'm Chen Chao, a friend of Sister Meng." After greeting Sister Qian with a smile, Chen Chao took the two large suitcases from her hands. "Just leave the luggage to me."

Her gaze fell on Chen Chao. Sister Qian looked him up and down a few times, a look of understanding flashing in her eyes. She finally understood why her daughter had been talking about Chen Chao so much on the phone. If she were young, she would have been interested in a young man like him too.

After all, Chen Chao was indeed very handsome, tall with long legs, regular features, and a gentle smile that made him very pleasant to look at. Moreover, he was composed and polite in every gesture, without being impetuous at all.

"Hello, you must be Xiao Chen. Just call me Sister Qian, like Ziyi does." Sister Qian smiled and shook hands with Chen Chao, her tone exceptionally warm. "Thank you so much for coming all the way with Ziyi to pick me up. That kid has always been clumsy and clumsy; he must have caused you a lot of trouble on set, right?"

"Sister Qian, you're too kind. Ziyi has a wonderful personality. She hasn't caused me any trouble at all; on the contrary, she often helps me." Chen Chao naturally couldn't agree with Sister Qian's words about a certain foodie. In front of her mother, he still had to save face for Meng Ziyi.

Seeing that her mother was about to tell embarrassing stories from her childhood as the two were chatting, Meng Ziyi quickly reached out and secretly pinched her, signaling her to stop talking nonsense.