Ling Shuya's painful voice faded away, and Ye Xiao stood by, his hand already withdrawn. Keeping one's hand on a girl, even if she were not Ling Shuya and a shy girl instead, might have ended up with her chopping him into pieces!

After the sudden severe pain, Ling Shuya was surprised to find that her legs had regained sensation and she was already moving freely. This guy really had some skills!

But...

Ling Shuya felt a chill on her body, which made her realize something.

"Ah..." Ling Shuya's scream nearly deafened Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao knew he had seen enough. Who else in this world could have feasted their eyes as he had today? This made Ye Xiao finally understand that age-old saying, "To die under a peony, a ghost would be romantic too!"

Unfortunately, one could look but not touch—it was so frustrating. Now that Ling Shuya had screamed, Ye Xiao couldn't even look anymore and quickly ran out of her room!

Ling Shuya was no naive girl; seeing that Ye Xiao had left the room, she immediately stopped her high-decibel scream. She was truly conflicted. She really disliked Ye Xiao, but he had indeed just saved her. Although she didn't understand what exactly had happened to her and how serious her injury had been, she was certainly numb just moments ago!

Pain isn't scary; not feeling pain, that's the real trouble!

Ling Shuya quickly covered her body with her quilt!

"This guy, how did he know I fell in the bathroom? He seemed to enter without hesitation. Could he be psychic?" Ling Shuya lay in bed, her mind racing uncontrollably.

"Could he have been peeping at me taking a bath? But if he were such a despicable man, why didn't he take advantage of me when I was vulnerable?" Ling Shuya thought and suddenly blushed, chastising herself for even thinking that way!

In fact, Ling Shuya was truly perplexed; she couldn't see through Ye Xiao. Also, she wasn't just some ignorant girl who would pledge herself to someone who saved her. Naturally, she wondered why things had developed this way!

...

Meanwhile, Ye Xiao quickly ran downstairs, and Ling Shuya kept flashing in his mind, which made him somewhat emotional. If it weren't for his pure nature, things could have taken a wonderful turn just then!

Just then, Ye Xiao noticed the sound of a car stopping outside the villa. Immediately, he walked briskly to the front door and peered outside. Indeed, it was Weei Jie who had driven there. When Ye Xiao opened the door, Weei Jie had already gotten out of the car, carrying a unique lunch box and walking toward the villa. Seeing Ye Xiao, Weei Jie immediately said with a smile, "How is it going? Are you getting used to it? Miss hasn't been treating you harshly, right?"

Ye Xiao, of course, couldn't tell Weei Jie what had just happened, so he said with a smile, "It's alright, Uncle Weei. Is there food for me too?"

Weei Jie laughed, "Hungry, right? Here is food for you and the young lady. I wasn't sure what you liked, so I just brought what the miss usually likes. Just tell me what you want in the future!"

Ye Xiao said, "I'm fine with anything, as long as I'm full. By the way, Uncle Weei, are you sure Uncle Ling meant for me to eat dinner with Miss Ling?"

Weei Jie said, "Yes, why? You don't want to?"

Ye Xiao said, "It's not that; I'm just afraid Miss Ling won't agree to dine with me!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's concern, Weei Jie, while placing the meals on the dining table, nodded and said, "Your worries are not unfounded, but these are Mr. Ling's arrangements. As for how to get along with the young miss, I'm not much help there. She's not a bad person, just a bit headstrong. If you're a bit more accommodating to her, there shouldn't be big issues."

Ye Xiao immediately gave a wry smile. What Weei Jie said was almost as good as saying nothing. In the coming two years, his relationship with Ling Shuya was definitely not going to be smooth. Given Ling Shuya's temper, after what he had done just now, she had surely taken it to heart!

Ye Xiao and Weei Jie chatted for a few moments and then, suddenly, Ling Shuya came down from the second floor!

Weei Jie immediately looked respectfully at Ling Shuya and said, "Miss, your meals are here; they're all dishes you love!"

Ling Shuya nodded then glanced at Ye Xiao, who quickly averted his gaze.

"Why have you brought extra today?" Ling Shuya, seeing that there were two lunch boxes, curiously asked Weei Jie!

Weei Jie said, "Mr. Ling instructed that from now on, Ye Xiao and you, miss, are to dine together, so I brought an extra portion!"

Ling Shuya said nothing more but quickly took out her phone and dialed a number!

Ye Xiao thought to himself, surely she isn't going to consult Mr. Ling about having dinner too? Isn't that a bit too much?

This time, Ye Xiao guessed wrong; actually, Ling Shuya was calling Zhou Yuyan. Zhou Yuyan was alone in another villa and usually came over to Ling Shuya's villa for meals, besides taking showers, Zhou Yuyan often stayed at Ling Shuya's place!

"Yuyan, come over quickly, Uncle Weei has already brought dinner!" Ling Shuya said with a smile to Zhou Yuyan, "Today we have an extra person for dinner. If you come late, you'll have to settle for leftovers!"

"Ah?" Zhou Yuyan said, "I just finished bathing and haven't dressed yet, can you wait a few minutes for me?"

"No, if you still want fresh food, you'd better get to my villa in three minutes. Otherwise, I'll let you eat what Ye Xiao left over, hehe, it depends on whether you want to eat his leftovers or not!" Ling Shuya said with an evil laugh!

Ye Xiao uncontrollably shivered nearby. What in the world was Ling Shuya up to, surely she wasn't planning to play some prank on him!

Hearing Ling Shuya's words, Zhou Yuyan quickly got dressed and dashed out of her villa, arriving at Ling Shuya's place in no time!

"Uncle Weei, what delicious dishes do we have today!" Zhou Yuyan asked cheerfully as she entered, looking at Weei Jie.

"Yes, Miss Yuyan is here, and today we have several dishes that you and Miss love to eat!"

"I'm tired of eating the same dishes every day!" Zhou Yuyan said without hesitation.

"If Miss Yuyan wants something else, I can ask the hotel chef to prepare it!" Weei Jie said patiently.

"No need, I'll let you know if I think of something to eat. Shuya, let's start eating, I'm starving!" Zhou Yuyan said.

"I'm starving too!" said Ling Shuya.

Just then, Zhou Yuyan noticed that Ling Shuya's elbow was somewhat bruised, and she immediately looked at Ling Shuya with a puzzled expression, asking, "Shuya, what happened to your elbow? Why is it bruised? You didn't get hurt, did you?"

Ling Shuya, upon hearing this, quickly tried to cover the bruised area, saying, "No, I just bumped it by accident!"

After saying this, Ling Shuya cautiously glanced at Ye Xiao and seeing that he hadn't noticed anything unusual, she felt relieved.

Ling Shuya resolved that she absolutely couldn't let Zhou Yuyan know about it!

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan sat down in the dining room, and the latter called out to Ye Xiao, "Ye Xiao, aren't you hungry? Come and eat!"

Ye Xiao, upon hearing Zhou Yuyan's summoning, quickly scurried over, but just then, Ling Shuya said, "You wait till we are finished eating, then you can eat!"

Ye Xiao, who had already taken a couple of steps forward, stopped moving.

Zhou Yuyan looked puzzledly at Ling Shuya and said, "Shuya, why won't you let Ye Xiao sit down and eat? Bodyguards are humans too!"

"If it bothers you so much, why don't you hire him as a security guard for your villa?" Ling Shuya said, "I have a cleanliness obsession!"

"I don't need a bodyguard, but since when do you have a cleanliness obsession? I didn't know that!"

"Just got it!" Ling Shuya really wanted to slap Zhou Yuyan dead; why so much nonsense just for eating!

Ye Xiao sat on a couch nearby, and Weei Jie felt helpless seeing Ye Xiao left out. Although he disapproved of Ling Shuya's actions, what could he do? Ling Shuya wasn't someone Weei Jie could change, so all he could do was pray for Ye Xiao.

Weei Jie soon drove off. Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan ate and chatted, and after about half an hour, they were finally full. More than two-thirds of the food was still left, their appetites clearly hadn't been up to finishing it. Ling Shuya then said to Ye Xiao, "If you're hungry, go ahead and eat!"

Of course, Ye Xiao was hungry; he had been hungry since the food arrived! So he directly walked to the dining table and sat down, but found there were no clean bowls left. He picked up a bowl previously used by someone unknown and started eating some rice from it!

Actually, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan had barely touched the food, only a few bites each, though the dishes were somewhat cold. But, having often eaten plain vegetables in the mountains, the dishes in front of him seemed like they were from a five-star hotel to Ye Xiao. Although slightly cold, the flavor was still unmistakable!

Ye Xiao ate quickly, and he had a big appetite!

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuyan and Ling Shuya chatted while surreptitiously observing Ye Xiao.

"Hey, Ye Xiao, why are you taking advantage of Shuya!" Zhou Yuyan suddenly shouted at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao, who was in the midst of eating, was taken aback, not understanding what Zhou Yuyan was talking about. Ling Shuya also looked towards Zhou Yuyan.

Zhou Yuyan confidently said to Ye Xiao, "You are using the bowl Shuya just used. She touched it with her lips, and you just did the same. Are you indirectly kissing Shuya? That's so nasty!"

Zhou Yuyan explained elaborately, while Ling Shuya's cheeks turned beet-red. If looks could kill, Ling Shuya would have already torn the outspoken Zhou Yuyan to pieces by now!

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