"Yang Ming?" Ye Xiao then smiled slightly, glancing at Song Jiamin!

Having heard Ye Xiao mention Yang Ming, Song Jiamin immediately looked at Ye Xiao. Clearly, this call must have been from Yang Ming. Earlier at the entrance of the Guard Bureau, Ye Xiao had slapped Yang Ming. In Song Jiamin's memory, Yang Ming had always been a vengeful person, yet today, despite being slapped, he seemed uncharacteristically unperturbed. What was going on?

Song Jiamin was puzzled, but Ye Xiao's mind was clear as a mirror; his promise was simply too tempting for Yang Ming!

Ye Xiao asked Yang Ming, "Is there something you need?"

Yang Ming immediately responded in a soft voice, "Brother Xiao, after you left just now, Han Fei told me that he has a cousin coming from the provincial city specifically to find trouble with you. I heard his cousin is quite formidable, so you really need to be careful!"

Yang Ming was no fool; after much deliberation, he decided to inform Ye Xiao. The reason was simple; he believed that mixing with Ye Xiao was genuinely better than sticking with Han Fei and his father. The Han family had always treated him like a dog, rewarding him when pleased and ignoring him when not. Whereas Ye Xiao's promise—to make Yang Ming the head of the Guard Bureau—seemed grand and somewhat unbelievable, Yang Ming believed it!

Today, Han Fei had informed Yang Ming that his cousin was coming to Minghai City specifically to teach Ye Xiao a lesson!

To show Ye Xiao his absolute loyalty, Yang Ming chose to disclose this news to him.

"Looking for trouble with me?" Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "But you shouldn't be telling me this kind of thing!"

Yang Ming quickly explained, "Brother Xiao, I've thought it all through. In the past, opposing you while siding with the Han family was extremely foolish. I didn't realize it before, but now I see it clearly. So, I hope you won't hold my past actions against me!"

"That's good, rest assured; I never make empty promises!" Ye Xiao said with a smile to Yang Ming!

Hearing this, Yang Ming finally relaxed. He had been somewhat skeptical whether Ye Xiao was just joking, but now it seemed that Ye Xiao truly meant what he said!

After saying this, Ye Xiao hung up the phone!

However, after he hung up, Ye Xiao noticed that Song Jiamin was still staring at him with a puzzled expression, clearly not understanding the conversation he had had with Yang Ming.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Ye Xiao asked with a smile!

"You should know what I want to know," Song Jiamin said calmly!

Ye Xiao replied, "But what you want to know, I don't want to say, and what I say, you might not want to know."

Song Jiamin asked, "How did you end up mingling with Yang Ming, what did you promise him?"

"Actually, it's not what you think. I'm willing to be friends with Yang Ming, and coincidentally, he wants to be friends with me too. So naturally, we became friends. What, are you unhappy that I'm friends with Yang Ming? Do we really have to be at each other's throats for you to be satisfied?" Ye Xiao spoke jestingly!

Seeing that his response was not what she wanted to hear, Song Jiamin dropped the topic and instead said, "Why is this restaurant so slow? I'm starving!"

Song Jiamin was speaking the truth; she had never known what it meant to be hungry before. Even when she wanted to eat, a little would suffice, but today for some reason, she felt genuinely hungry!

Could it be because of practicing martial arts? Song Jiamin thought!

Upon hearing Song Jiamin's comment, Song Jiaqian immediately made a signaling gesture and whispered, "Sister, keep your voice down. We are not paying for the meal today, so we shouldn't be picky. What if the restaurant owner gets unhappy and demands payment?"

"If they want money, let them have it. Besides, it's not I who's treating!" said Song Jiamin as she rolled her eyes at Ye Xiao!

Just then, a waiter entered, carrying dish after dish!

"Hey, they smell so good!" Song Jiaqian remarked as the dishes were arranged on the table. After the waiters had left, she added,

Ye Xiao laughed and said, "Didn't you hear the owner? These are all signature dishes. Jiamin, you should eat quickly; you must be starving!"

"I am not, not at all!" Song Jiamin stubbornly retorted!

How could Song Jiaqian know her sister was extremely hungry? Hearing Ye Xiao's words, she quickly added, "My sister usually eats very little. Just a bite from each dish will be enough for her to finish!"

"Oh?" Ye Xiao looked at Song Jiamin, his eyes dancing with mockery, as if saying, "Your sister said it, let's see how you eat!"

At that moment, Song Jiamin was indeed starving. Practicing martial arts had greatly depleted her energy. However, with Song Jiaqian's comment, she felt embarrassed to start eating!

"If you feel embarrassed to eat, you can continue to starve. I'm definitely hungry!" Ye Xiao teased Song Jiamin playfully!

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Song Jiamin became infuriated and thought to herself, why shouldn't she eat? If she ate more, Ye Xiao would eat less. Perhaps, he would be the one left unsatisfied in the end!

Sometimes, both men and women, when they really want to do something, will find reasoning that might seem far-fetched yet perfectly justifiable to them!

So, as Song Jiamin devoured the meal, Song Jiaqian was utterly astonished because some of the greasy foods that Song Jiamin usually hated seemed to taste delightful to her today!

What does it mean to have not eaten for eight hundred years? Song Jiaqian finally understood today!

As the meal was about to finish, Ye Xiao's phone rang again!

This time, the caller was Ling Shuya. Seeing that it was Ling Shuya calling, Ye Xiao thought for a moment and then answered.

"Shuya, what's up?" Ye Xiao said with a smile to Ling Shuya!

Hearing Ye Xiao's response, Ling Shuya was instantly very displeased. As his personal bodyguard, his bodyguard had disappeared all afternoon and even had the nerve to ask her what was up!

"What do you mean, what's up? How come there's no sign of you as soon as you go out? Be careful, your salary might get docked!" Ling Shuya said threateningly!

Dock salary?

Ye Xiao chuckled inwardly, thinking that she really wouldn't dare dock his salary now!

However, Ye Xiao didn't dare to say that out loud and replied cheerfully, "I just ran into Officer Song outside, so I invited her to have a meal together. It was my treat!"

Ye Xiao deliberately added that last sentence, implying that he was making up for breaking her boundaries the night before by treating her to a meal today!

Although Ling Shuya thought Ye Xiao should indeed treat her to a meal as an apology, she didn't want Ye Xiao to stay with Song Jiamin. Yet, it seemed a bit inappropriate to say so abruptly, especially since it was Ling Shuya who had set up Ye Xiao and Song Jiamin the previous night!

After thinking it through, Ling Shuya then said, "Actually, I just called to tell you that Yuyan is coming back tonight, and her brother is coming back too. Moreover, Yuyan asked me to tell you that her brother said he wants to have a drink with you as soon as he returns, wondering where you are!"

Zhou Hao is coming back!

Ye Xiao immediately felt jubilant. Although he had wanted to have a good drink with Zhou Hao when Zhou Yuyan left, because Old Lady Zhou wanted to see her grandchildren, Ye Xiao had them hurry on their way. But now that Zhou Hao was coming back and even wanted to drink with him, could it get any better?

Ye Xiao immediately told Ling Shuya, "When they get back, give Zhou Hao my mobile number, and we'll find a place to have a drink!"

"How come? You're not planning to bring me and Yuyan along? Are you really that comfortable leaving me and Yuyan alone in the villa? I wouldn't want a repeat of that bomb incident!" Ling Shuya warned!

Hearing Ling Shuya's words, Ye Xiao felt she made a good point. He wouldn't truly be comfortable leaving Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan alone in the villa!

"How about this: Find me after their return. I'll be near the school, and friends from the Blue-tailed Fox Bar are asking for my help. I can't just ignore them, can I?" Ye Xiao said with a laugh to Ling Shuya!

Upon hearing it was people from the Blue-tailed Fox Bar, Ling Shuya immediately asked doubtfully, "You're not going there to fight, are you?"

"This…" Ye Xiao didn't explicitly confirm!

But Ling Shuya, being clever, guessed the subtext from Ye Xiao's tone. She didn't press further but spoke softly, "Be careful, and stay safe!"

Ye Xiao nodded and responded with a smile, "Of course, I won't have any problems."

"Okay then, I'm currently at my dad's place. Yuyan and I will come find you later!" Ling Shuya said.

"Alright!"

"Bye!"

…

After hanging up, Song Jiaqian couldn't wait to ask, "Your girlfriend?"

"Girlfriend?" Ye Xiao replied, puzzled, "Who's spreading rumors?"

"I was just asking!" Song Jiaqian felt a bit better after hearing Ye Xiao's response.

Ye Xiao suddenly looked at Song Jiaqian with a grin and said, "Even if she was my girlfriend, what about it? Am I not old enough to have a girlfriend?"

"You should, of course you should; go be with your girlfriend!" Song Jiaqian's response was a bit sharp!

"Jiaqian, what's wrong?" Having finished her meal, Song Jiamin, seeing her sister so agitated, looked at her puzzled.

Song Jiaqian also felt she might have overreacted a bit and quickly suppressed the sourness in her heart, smiling and saying, "It's nothing, I was just saying, during the weekend, you should spend more time with your girlfriend. It's the most thoughtful thing to do for a girl!"

"No wonder you're the 'Angel,' always thinking differently than us mortals!" Ye Xiao, of course, knew what was on Song Jiaqian's mind. But such matters couldn't just be bluntly pointed out for fear that it would spoil the fun!

The three of them stayed in the restaurant a while longer before leaving. As they were leaving, the restaurant owner insisted on having a drink with Ye Xiao, calling him a brother. However, Ye Xiao mentioned he was busy, and the owner didn't press it further, just saying that Ye Xiao should come back again some other time.

As they left the restaurant, Song Jiamin and Song Jiaqian said they were going to visit the night market and left. As they were leaving, Ye Xiao saw a lot of disappointment on Song Jiaqian's face and couldn't help but sigh. Was he being a bit of a jerk?

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