Chen Ruoya naturally understood that once the two t and clarified everything, she had no need to stick around like a third wheel. Seeing that Chen Yuxin was safe, she swiftly retreated.
"Alright, I know what you have in mind, but you were in the wrong this ti." Ye Shikai sighed. He was always like this, especially towards Chen Yuxin, or perhaps it was an instinct ford in his early years. He wouldn’t bla her but would keep persuading her ti and again, even though he knew well that persuasion wasn’t very effective. Yet, he persisted as though he was an incredibly indulgent boyfriend who wouldn’t criticize her for her mistakes directly, rather, he’d clean up the ss behind the scenes.
"Kai, I was wrong, I’m sorry, I... shouldn’t have used... this to..."
"That’s enough, let’s not talk about it." Ye Shikai interrupted Chen Yuxin’s sobbing.
All night, Ye Shikai was comforting Chen Yuxin. Only after she fell asleep did he leave. Before leaving, he specifically instructed Chen Ruoya to take good care of Chen Yuxin.
Netherworld Palace Base.
"Yo, you’re back. How did it go? Did you handle the romantic tangle?" It was already eleven at night when he arrived at the base. Unexpectedly, Wuyan wasn’t asleep but was sitting in the conference room having a late-night snack.
Bang.
Without a word, Ye Shikai took a container out of his Storage Ring, and within it was another Single Love Poisonous Insect.
"So, can you help with the worm now?" Ye Shikai appeared tired. Once he left the Chen family, his heart felt empty, hollow.
"It seems you’ve truly made a clean break this ti. Don’t worry, with this, I can perform the procedure." Wuyan first froze, then quickly ca around.
Ye Shikai stared blankly ahead, as if he hadn’t heard Wuyan’s words. To make a clean break or to remain entangled, forgetting Chen Yuxin was impossible for him.
"Wuyan, thank you for helping with the worm this ti." Ye Shikai turned and bowed to Wuyan. It was enough to make him grateful, having traveled all the way from Yun City to Yanjing for this. Maybe Dugu Tianke had a hand in this too. Otherwise, given Wuyan’s character, she might not have co so easily.
"Consider it a debt from my past life. After all, you were brought to by old man Dugu." Wuyan told Ye Shikai, then waved her hand, "As usual, take off your clothes."
"It might hurt a bit during the treatnt." Wuyan said indifferently, miraculously producing a sharp knife and instructing Ye Shikai to turn his back to her.
"It’s fine, go ahead."
"Hissss." Suddenly, Ye Shikai felt an icy chill on his back, followed by a sting, as if Wuyan was letting blood for him. The wound burned painfully, but Ye Shikai seed distracted, as this pain was nothing compared to what he had endured before.
Gradually, he felt sothing moving in his chest, slowly making its way towards the wound on his back. It must be the Single Love Poisonous Insect within his body. Ye Shikai hadn’t realized the worm was so close to his heart. If he delayed any longer, it might have...
Ten minutes later, Ye Shikai could feel the worm approaching the wound site. Suddenly, Wuyan pressed a few acupoints near the wound, causing it to go numb instantly.
"It’s done." Two minutes later, Wuyan patted Ye Shikai’s shoulder to indicate the procedure was over. She then wrapped a piece of gauze around his wound and placed a bottle on the table, "This is antiseptic dicine, apply it twice a day and rember to change the gauze."
"That’s it then."
"What else?" Wuyan rolled her eyes dismissively as she packed away the container, "I’ll be taking these two love worms with as paynt for the treatnt."
"Then make sure you keep them safe, don’t let them harm anyone else." Ye Shikai had no objections. He already had a negative association with these insects. Leaving them with the Sect Leader of the Worm Sect seed the best use for them.
"By the way, Wuyan, are you heading back to Yun City?" Ye Shikai put on his clothes and asked.
"What do you think? There’s a whole bunch of things to take care of back at the sect." Wuyan’s stunning face showcased her trademark roll of the eyes.
"Heh."
"What are you laughing at?" Wuyan asked curiously.
"I just thought, you and my wife are quite similar." Ye Shikai spoke softly, "Both of you are workaholics."
Su Qingyu is the CEO of Tianya Group, while Wuyan is the Sect Leader of the Worm Sect. Both won are leaders, and in so ways, whether it’s a corporation or a sect, it’s really the sa.
"Mind your own business." Wuyan snorted coldly, turning to leave.
"Wait a second." Suddenly, Ye Shikai called out to Wuyan.
"What is it, do you have sothing else to say?"
"I have a question that’s been bothering ."
"Out with it."
"How old are you, Miss?" Ye Shikai smiled slightly as he spoke.
"Eighteen, satisfied?"
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After Wuyan left, taking the overnight flight, Ye Shikai personally went to the airport to see her off. He didn’t expect the Sect Leader of the Worm Sect to be an eighteen-year-old girl, which was beyond his expectations. An eighteen-year-old girl, perhaps just entering university, would be young and inexperienced. Yet, Wuyan was already a seasoned "ruler," sothing both Su Qingyu and he could not compare with.
The Single Love Poisonous Insect was gone now, which was a relief. On the way back from the airport, Ye Shikai was deep in thought. Knowing the depth of what Chen Yuxin would sacrifice to use the Single Love Poisonous Insect, he understood her inner thoughts.
Inside the residential complex.
By the ti he got ho, it was already past midnight. Ye Shikai returned to his room where Su Qingyu was already soundly asleep. He quietly took a shower, changed into pajamas, and gently lifted a corner of the quilt to slip in.
"You’re back." Suddenly, in the dark, ca Su Qingyu’s sleepy murmur.
"Yeah, I didn’t an to wake you." Ye Shikai whispered, "There was so stuff today, go back to sleep."
"Okay, then. You should rest soon too."
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The next morning.
At the breakfast table, Su Qingyu ate her bread while Ye Shikai drank his milk, occasionally glancing at each other.
"Any progress on the case." Su Qingyu’s words broke the awkward silence.
"Not really. The perpetrator hasn’t struck for several days, but the online public opinion is growing more intense." Ye Shikai downed his glass of milk and sighed.
"If you can’t crack it, just let it be. After all, this isn’t your professional field. Don’t break down before the case does." Su Qingyu said with so reproach, thinking that it was the case that made Ye Shikai co ho so late.
"I understand."
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