Li Dachui watched Ye Xiao's retreating figure, a cold smile that Ye Xiao himself didn't notice appeared on his lips. If Ye Xiao had seen Li Dachui's facial expression at that moment, he certainly wouldn't have left the house today. However, he didn't see it!

After leaving school, Ye Xiao was actually in quite a hurry. He had arranged to meet with Song Jiamin at three o'clock in the afternoon, but now it was already twenty minutes past three. By the time he reached Song Jiamin's house, it would probably be almost forty minutes past. That's probably the fastest he could go!

Fortunately, it wasn't the peak hour for commuting, so Ye Xiao's speed was quite fast!

About fifteen minutes later, Ye Xiao could see from a distance the main gate of the First Family Compound of the Council. It was at this moment that his phone finally rang!

Ye Xiao held the steering wheel with one hand and took out his cell phone with the other, taking a look. It was indeed a call from Song Jiamin!

Seeing that the call was from Song Jiamin, a smile appeared on Ye Xiao's face, "Looks like this girl is getting anxious." Then with a smile, Ye Xiao pressed the answer button, and immediately Song Jiamin's very displeased voice came through, "Ye Xiao, are you coming or not? Do you know I took a half-day off this afternoon just for you?"

"How could I not come, the call of a beauty is irresistible, no matter how significant the issue. Don't be anxious, just wait nicely at home for me!" The smile on Ye Xiao's face grew even more wicked.

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Song Jiamin suddenly felt that something was amiss, especially the tone in Ye Xiao's voice. She had refused to waste her cultivation time, and now why did it sound like she was missing him so much? As if she missed him? Impossible!

Song Jiamin immediately clarified, "I'm not anxious, don't overthink it!"

"I'm not overthinking anything. I think it's you who's overthinking!" Ye Xiao retorted.

Upon hearing this from Ye Xiao, Song Jiamin clenched her teeth with fury. Alas, there was nothing she could do as Ye Xiao had already hung up the phone!

"That stinking Ye Xiao, how dare he mock me... and even hang up on me!" Song Jiamin, seeing that the call had been disconnected, exclaimed angrily, "Once I surpass your strength, we'll see who puts whom in their place!"

But after venting, Song Jiamin felt somewhat helpless. Ye Xiao had said that she could never beat him, and although she didn't believe it initially, after several days of diligent cultivation, she found her progress was slow. At this rate, how could she possibly defeat Ye Xiao in a year? And then would she end up catering to Ye Xiao's every whim as his servant? That's preposterous!

Song Jiamin couldn't bear such humiliation, but the slow pace of her cultivation was a reality.

Although Song Jiamin was initially surprised when she found out she had become a Martial Artist, and later also believed she had extraordinary talent, as time went on, she sensed something was off. It simply wasn't as she had thought. Sometimes she wondered, could it really be that she became a Martial Artist overnight just because she had slept with Ye Xiao?

To surpass Ye Xiao, did she need to sleep with him occasionally?

At this thought, Song Jiamin's face flushed red with embarrassment. That was something she absolutely could not accept!

Looking back, Song Jiamin wondered why she had been so impulsive. She had allowed that guy to defile her, and even signed such a contract with him. Did that not mean that she had sold herself? She remembered how Guan Xiaonan repeatedly advised her against signing such a domineering contract with Ye Xiao, yet she stubbornly went through with it. If only she could turn back time, Song Jiamin would certainly rein in her stubbornness, or at least demand a longer contract duration!

Previously, a year felt like an eternity for Song Jiamin, but now she found a year far too short.

Knock, knock, knock!

The knocking on the door interrupted Song Jiamin's contemplation.

Song Jiamin knew it must be Ye Xiao. She sighed. How had she become so passive? Who was to blame?

With no choice, Song Jiamin stood up and walked to the door, reaching out to open it. As the door swung open, there stood Ye Xiao with a sly grin on his face.

Upon seeing Ye Xiao's smug expression, Song Jiamin genuinely wanted to slap him away!

Ye Xiao, standing at the doorway, watched as Song Jiamin opened the door but didn't step aside immediately. Instead, she stood there, glaring at him.

Ye Xiao, unaware of what was going through Song Jiamin's mind at the moment and seeing her staring at him, touched his nose. He then said something utterly outrageous, "Beauty, I know I'm handsome, but if you keep leering at me like that, I'll get shy!"

Song Jiamin collapsed internally upon hearing Ye Xiao's words!

How could she have ever gotten to know such a person—shameless, rascal, hooligan!

Every foul word that Song Jiamin could think of seemed to manifest in Ye Xiao at that moment. She saw him as her bane, the greatest bane of her life.

Song Jiamin intended to scold him, but when the words reached her lips, they just wouldn't come out. After all, she had been the one who called and asked him to come over, not the other way around!

"Come in," Song Jiamin sighed. As for Ye Xiao, she really couldn't think of any word other than "helpless"!

Song Jiamin turned around and headed straight to her room; evidently, she had been cultivating in her own room!

Ye Xiao, on the other hand, didn't hesitate at all. He flashed into the doorway and followed her into Song Jiamin's room, conscientiously closing the door behind him!

Song Jiamin sensed the door closing and immediately looked up with a frown at Ye Xiao, demanding, "Why did you close the door?"

Ye Xiao responded in confusion, "Isn't it a virtue to close the door automatically?"

"Open it!" Song Jiamin commanded Ye Xiao!

But for Ye Xiao, it really wasn't a big deal. It was just a door, after all!

Ye Xiao stretched out his hand to open the door and then nonchalantly took a seat in a chair, looking at Song Jiamin and asking, "Minmin, where do you need me?"

"Shut up!" Song Jiamin became instantly furious when she heard Ye Xiao call her with such familiarity. Had they become that close? Didn't he know that was a name only the closest people could use?

"You may not call me Minmin! Only those closest to me can address me that way!" Song Jiamin snapped angrily.

"Closest?" Ye Xiao looked baffled, then casually asked, "What counts as the closest?"

While speaking, Ye Xiao's gaze landed on Song Jiamin's chest, which undulated with her anger—quite a sight!

Ye Xiao, being a normal man, couldn't help but carefully observe such beautiful pride!

When Song Jiamin caught sight of where Ye Xiao was looking, she became even more irate and barked, "Where are you looking?"

"At you, what's wrong?" Ye Xiao replied with brazen righteousness.

"You shameless!"

"So, I'm shameless for looking at you while you speak? You're glaring at me, are you shameless too?" Ye Xiao faced her unabashedly. He was here as a teacher; since when did a teacher fear their student?

Song Jiamin had intended to use her voice to suppress Ye Xiao, but clearly, she had failed.

Noticing Song Jiamin's face turning red with anger, Ye Xiao thought to himself that perhaps he should let it go, given that he had once taken advantage of her situation.

So, he then said, "Just tell me where you need me, and I'll give it my all without reservation!"

"You... you vile scoundrel!" Song Jiamin was even more enraged upon hearing Ye Xiao's words. How could there be such a shameless person in the world!

Ye Xiao was stunned speechless by Song Jiamin's accusation. How was he shameless now? Didn't she ask him to come? Why was there such a big reaction now that he was here and genuinely asking what kind of help she needed? Could it be that it was her time of the month again, and she was looking for someone to scold?

Ye Xiao was a man who liked women, but how many men in this world don't like women? Especially such beautiful women. However, there had to be limits to liking someone—at least, a man should not compromise his dignity for it. Ye Xiao had his pride!

"Song Jiamin, I must warn you, you were the one who asked me to come. But now, you're insulting me continuously. Fine, my integrity might not be worth much, but you can't just throw it on the ground and trample it over and over. I must protest this point!" Ye Xiao finally decided to respond.

Song Jiamin looked at Ye Xiao, saw the genuine confusion on his face, and with her policeman's acuity, could not detect any falsehood. Could it be that he wasn't lying? Could it be that he was here to help her? Could she have misunderstood him?

The moment Ye Xiao said, "Just tell me where you need me, and I'll give it my all without reservation," Song Jiamin thought he was deliberately teasing her, with suggestive undertones pointing to intimate activities. That's why Song Jiamin was so angry!

However, considering Ye Xiao's words and the expression on his face, Song Jiamin suddenly felt she might have misunderstood him!

After thinking for several seconds, Song Jiamin decided not to respond to Ye Xiao's protest, and instead went straight to the point, "I've been very diligent in my cultivation these past few days, but the results have been minimal. I want to ask you what could be wrong!"

Hearing Song Jiamin's words, and seeing that she wasn't bringing up their previous issue, Ye Xiao also let it go.

"What exactly do you mean by 'minimal results'?" asked Ye Xiao.

"Well, I've been cultivating a lot each night," Song Jiamin explained, "and I've been cultivating exactly as you instructed. However, the pace of the True Qi flow isn't as fast as I anticipated, and the increase in my Inner Power True Qi storage is also not significant. Over these days, I've only managed to increase my Inner Power True Qi storage by about one percent each day."

"One percent?" Ye Xiao heard Song Jiamin's words and couldn't help but wryly smile. She thought one percent was too little? What would those ordinary Martial Artists who could only increase their Inner Power True Qi storage by one-thousandth or one ten-thousandth per day think?

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