One day later, Jiangnan City.

Ye Qiu returned to Bai Lan's villa.

As soon as he entered, he saw a lot of fresh vegetables placed on the coffee table in the living room.

Ye Qiu smiled and said, "What's this, you bought so many vegetables because you knew I was coming back? Planning to cook me a big meal yourself?"

"You could say that." Bai Lan smiled faintly as well, walking up to Ye Qiu and gently saying, "But it can't be just me. You have to come to the kitchen and cook with me."

"Sure, no problem." Ye Qiu agreed readily. After being away for so long, he really did miss Bai Lan.

Then, without wasting any time, Ye Qiu grabbed the vegetables with one hand and held Bai Lan's hand with the other as they headed to the kitchen.

The two chatted and laughed, spending about thirty to forty minutes preparing four dishes and a soup, and then brought them to the coffee table, watched TV, and started eating.

"What have you been up to lately?" Bai Lan asked suddenly after taking a bite of vegetables.

Her voice was cold, but Ye Qiu could clearly sense the concern behind her words.

There was nothing to hide from his woman, so after thinking it over a bit, Ye Qiu recounted everything that happened in Africa, although he glossed over several key parts.

He wasn't trying to hide anything intentionally, just worried about Bai Lan being overly concerned.

The two talked back and forth until late at night, at which point Bai Lan finally showed signs of sleepiness and leaned against Ye Qiu's shoulder.

Ye Qiu didn't say much, simply wrapped his arms around Bai Lan and took her to the bedroom.

Then, a night of entanglement...

The next day.

Early in the morning, Ye Qiu set off for the Municipal People's Hospital, found Huang Zhentian's and the others' wards, visited them for a while, and then called over the entire Seventh Squad to personally suppress the hypnotic potion's power inside them.

Even now, the hypnotic power within Zhentian and the others hadn't disappeared, and Ye Qiu didn't have a good solution; he could only occasionally suppress it for them to provide some relief.

Afterward, Ye Qiu stayed with the heavily injured Huang Zhentian and Miao Mountain in the hospital until evening before leaving.

Upon learning that Bai Lan was working overtime, he headed directly to the nearby pedestrian street, planning to grab some dinner.

Before he found a place, an excited shout suddenly came from not far away!

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law! Wait, it's me, Song Fei!"

At this moment, behind Ye Qiu, the siblings Song Sisi and Song Fei were also wandering around the street and happened to run into Ye Qiu.

Having long regarded Ye Qiu as an idol, Song Fei was so excited that he was practically jumping up and down.

Song Sisi also broke into a bright smile, pulled Song Fei, and quickly walked up to Ye Qiu.

She thought for a moment and said, "So, it's quite late for you to be out alone. If you're free, shall we… shall we go for a coffee?"

As she spoke, Song Sisi's tone paused a bit, as if she had swallowed back something she wanted to say.

Once she finished speaking, she looked at Ye Qiu with a nervous gaze.

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!" Song Fei was still extremely excited, oblivious to Song Sisi's demeanor, staring intently at Ye Qiu with excitement, saying, "Brother-in-law, what have you been up to? It seems like I haven't seen you in ages. Have you had any free time lately? Maybe you could teach me a move or two?"

Song Fei grew more excited as he spoke, his eyes brimming with eager anticipation, his brain working rapidly, thinking of things to say to impress Ye Qiu.

However, before Ye Qiu could respond, shouting and cursing erupted on the other side.

"Damn! Isn't that Song Fei!"

"You little punk, Song Fei, how dare you show your face! Today, we're gonna beat you to death!"

"What an idiot, daring to steal Young Master Long's woman!"

As the angry shouts came closer, over a dozen men charged over aggressively.

These men, wielding iron rods or brandishing switchblades, were extremely arrogant, with no intention of sparing Song Fei.

Swoosh!

Ye Qiu was just about to ask what was going on when, amid the sound of rushing wind, the guy in sunglasses leading the group swung an iron rod right at him.

"Damn!"

Ye Qiu cursed helplessly, grabbing the rod with a raised hand, then asked in a deep voice, "You're looking for Song Fei; why are you taking a shot at me?"

"You bastard!" The sunglasses guy glared viciously at Ye Qiu, sneering, "Who told you to ask so many questions? I just suddenly found you annoying and wanted to hit you. If you don't want to die, stand still and take a beating!"

"If you dare speak again, I swear my buddies will beat you up and then go after your whole family!"

"Heh!" Ye Qiu chuckled coldly.

This was interesting!

Annoyed at my face, so they hit me?

Even threatening to kill my whole family?

When was the last time anyone dared treat me like this?

Forget it, I need to stretch my muscles anyway.

"Since that's the case, let me say one more thing," Ye Qiu said with a calm smile, looking at the sunglasses guy with a neutral expression, "Congratulations, I now find you incredibly annoying as well, and I really want to beat you up!"

"Hahaha!" The sunglasses guy burst into laughter, looking at Ye Qiu like he was watching a comedy, but two seconds later, his face twisted into a feral grin.

This guy must have a death wish!

The sunglasses guy's eyes flashed with malice; he was supremely confident that with nearly twenty of his men, dealing with Ye Qiu alone would take little effort.

However, just as he was about to call on his men to attack Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu moved!

Swoosh!

Moving like the wind!

A blur remained in the air!

The next moment, agonized cries like those of slaughtered pigs rang out incessantly.

"Ah! My hand!"

"Oww! My leg is broken!"

"Damn, how did I get hit?"

In an instant, the whole space turned into a scene like a slaughterhouse.

The group including the sunglasses guy were all sprawled on the ground, wailing hysterically, tears streaming down their faces.

Yet they were perplexed.

What the hell just happened?

We just started fighting, yet couldn't even figure out what was going on before getting taken down?

Nearly twenty people, in less than a second, all got knocked to the ground?

"Sir, I… I was wrong…" Sunglasses guy came around, realizing he had hit a tough spot, and without daring to think further, quickly cried for mercy.

"Get lost!"

Ye Qiu impatiently barked, then kicked the sunglasses guy, sending him flying away.

The sunglasses guy was terrified out of his wits, didn't dare utter another word, quickly scrambled up, waved at his gang, and left. While fleeing, he stumbled over a curb, fell heavily face-first into the mud, and got a mouthful of dirt.

"Brother-in-law!" Song Fei, who had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed, quickly glancing at Ye Qiu, and said, "Thank you so much. If it weren't for you this time, I would've really gotten beaten badly."

"Brother-in-law, you're really too powerful, please teach me a move or two so I won't have to bother you all the time."

"If I become stronger, I can even protect my sister!"

Song Fei pleaded pitifully, continually begging, filled with admiration.

His sister, Song Sisi, would occasionally glance at Ye Qiu, as if deep in thought.

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