Ye Xiao wasn't sure if it was because of yesterday's incident with Ling Shuya, but as he stood in the dining room, arranging breakfast items like soy milk, fried breadsticks, and steamed buns on the table, Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu kept exchanging glances—a silent language only they could understand.

Seeing the way Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu were looking at each other, Ling Shuya's face flushed slightly. She knew exactly what that meant, so she couldn't help but look up and glare at Ye Xiao, obviously blaming him for the awkward situation!

Ye Xiao, sensing the tension, quickly made his way to the living room alone and pulled out the Apple 5s that Song Jiaqian had given him, planning to play some games.

However, when he took out his phone, he found two text messages. The first, from Song Jiaqian, read, "Ye Xiao, I gave up a delicious hot pot meal to help your friend at the hospital. Don't you think you owe me one?"

The second message from her read, "Stinky Ye Xiao, I braved the rain to help your friend at the hospital and you didn't even reply to my text. I'm not going to bother with you anymore!"

Ye Xiao checked the timestamps on the messages; both were from yesterday. He hadn't seen them earlier, which was indeed an oversight, especially since they were sent while he was at You Ran Inn.

Ye Xiao initially wanted to call Song Jiaqian, but then he thought better of it. If he called another girl in front of the girls at the villa, it would certainly upset them. It would be incredibly rude to call another girl in the presence of one girl, let alone three. That was simply unforgivable, so he decided against making the call.

Instead, Ye Xiao opted to send a text as a gesture of consolation.

Shortly afterward, he sent Song Jiaqian a simple message thanking her for her help and promising to treat her to a meal sometime.

About five minutes after sending the message, he received a reply:

"Humph, at least you have some conscience. Are you scared I'll ignore you? Humph, dare not to reply to my messages again and you're dead!"

Ye Xiao smiled slightly at her somewhat childish and capricious message, and quickly replied with four words, "You're so cute."

This was genuinely how Ye Xiao felt at the moment, as these were the words that spontaneously came to mind.

Five minutes later, another message from Song Jiaqian arrived:

"Although 'cute' can sometimes have a derogatory meaning, I'll take it as a compliment this time. A patient needs a nurse now, so I have to work!"

Ye Xiao smiled again, glancing at his phone's empty photo gallery, and thought to himself whether he should start taking pictures of beautiful women to jazz it up.

With Ye Xiao gone, the other girls resumed their lively chatter, which Ye Xiao paid no mind to, as he was preoccupied with a more pressing matter. He still had three Heart Cleansing Pills, one of which must go to Su Yun due to her serious meridian issues that only the pill could fix. This was partly why he had prepared the pills last night. But whom should he give the other two pills to? Shen Qiuyu?

After some thought, Ye Xiao decided against it. Shen Qiuyu's meridians were almost perfect, and using a Heart Cleansing Pill might do more harm than good. Besides, Shen Qiuyu had already reached the peak of the Yellow Rank and was on the verge of advancing to the Xuan Rank, so it was best not to interfere.

It seemed the remaining two Heart Cleansing Pills should go to Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan. While their martial arts skills were decent, they were not quite at the level of geniuses. With the pills, their abilities would surely improve significantly. However, with school starting soon, it looked like they could only take the pills in the evening.

Ye Xiao had considered giving the pills to Zhan Bo and Weii Yang, but Ling Shuya was currently in the most danger, and Zhou Yuyan was seldom apart from her. It was crucial for them to become stronger. Moreover, Ye Xiao had already mastered the technique to refine Heart Cleansing Pills, so acquiring more in the future wouldn't be difficult.

At 7:30 AM, his Q Rui car slowly exited the Sunshine District and made its way towards Minghai Academy.

As they passed Qin Yulu's snack stall, it was already closed, likely due to the morning's incident. Ye Xiao didn't dwell on it and drove straight to Minghai Academy.

"Ye Xiao, aren't you going to check on Zhan Bo and Weii Yang?" Zhou Yuyan suddenly asked during the drive.

They had been badly beaten at Minghai Academy yesterday because of Ling Shuya. Ling Shuya had wanted to ask, but she was concerned about what Shen Qiuyu and Zhou Yuyan might say, so Zhou Yuyan asked.

Ye Xiao looked ahead and replied, "My plan is to drop you off at school and then head to the hospital to see how they are."

Ling Shuya then said, "I'll go with you; after all, they got hurt because of me yesterday."

Ye Xiao gave a slight smile and responded, "Don't think too much about it. They're men, and it's only right for them to protect women. I'll go alone; you girls should go to school. Otherwise, people might think you're afraid to go."

Ling Shuya didn't insist further.

Upon arriving at Minghai Academy, Ling Shuya, Shen Qiuyu, and Zhou Yuyan got out of the car. Being beautiful was always eye-catching, so as the three stunning beauties alighted, they immediately drew a lot of attention.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were well-known beauties at the academy, and although Shen Qiuyu was a new student, her striking looks and mature charm quickly placed her high on the list of campus beauties, easily securing a spot in the top five.

The trio seemed quite used to being the center of attention and confidently made their way into the academy, ignoring the admiring gazes and walking with their heads held high.

Ye Xiao didn't immediately leave, but looked towards the security office, where a person was standing – the same security guard from before. Despite Li Dachong mentioning yesterday that the guard was quitting, he was here again!

Ye Xiao got out of his car and headed straight for the security office!

The security guard naturally recognized Ye Xiao and smiled as he approached!

"Brother Xiao!" The guard looked at Ye Xiao with a grin, in a flattery manner.

Ye Xiao casually asked, "Why didn't you come to work yesterday?"

The guard smiled and said, "Yesterday, Principal Li said I did a good job and gave me a day off!"

Hearing the guard's words, Ye Xiao smirked coldly. Li Jianwen obviously hadn't been upfront with him. It seemed that having this guard take a day off was part of the plan between Li Jianwen and Li Dachong. However, none of that mattered anymore; Ye Xiao believed that Li Jianwen had forever vanished from this world!

"Well, that's indeed good, but I have a piece of advice for you," Ye Xiao said to the guard with a smile.

The guard smiled and asked, "What advice, Brother Xiao?"

Ye Xiao said, "From now on, thoroughly verify any strangers entering or exiting the school gates. You know the students here are children of officials and the wealthy. If something happens... well, you understand!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, the guard was taken aback and quickly nodded, saying, "Brother Xiao, I understand, I'll do my best!"

Ye Xiao smiled, said nothing more, walked to his Q Rui car, and drove away from Minghai Academy's gate immediately!

Ye Xiao drove away from Minghai Academy and headed slowly towards the city hospital. A few minutes later, while driving, he took out his phone, looked up Su Yun's number, and called her right away!

Soon, the call was answered.

"Ye Xiao, what's up?" Su Yun's voice came through the phone, sounding somewhat lazy.

Ye Xiao immediately replied with a smile, "You haven't gotten out of bed yet?"

"It's not even seven yet. Why get up so early?" Su Yun yawned.

Seven o'clock?

Ye Xiao checked the time and quickly said to Su Yun, "Is your watch broken? It's almost eight o'clock now!"

"What?" Su Yun, startled by Ye Xiao's words, hurriedly sat up in bed and checked her phone. She was shocked and exclaimed, "Oh no, I set my alarm wrong."

Ye Xiao chuckled, "That's fine. Anyway, I called to ask you something."

"What is it? Hurry up, I'm running out of time!" Su Yun said urgently.

Ye Xiao gave a wry smile. Had he not called, wouldn't Su Yun remain asleep until an hour later?

Ye Xiao asked, "I wanted to ask how many classes you have this morning."

"Just one, and it's the first class. What about it?" Su Yun asked.

Ye Xiao, grinning, said, "Here's the plan, don't dawdle after class, head straight back to your place. I'll come to see you!"

Listening to Ye Xiao, Su Yun's mind sank, and she immediately became cautious, "What are you planning?"

Hearing Su Yun's words, Ye Xiao laughed and quickly replied, "Don't worry about it, it's definitely something good. Just remember, after the first class, don't go anywhere else, head straight back to your place."

Before Su Yun could respond, Ye Xiao hung up the phone.

At the same time, Ye Xiao couldn't help but think to himself, why was Su Yun so cautious? Could he have said something wrong?

Suddenly, Ye Xiao realized, Su Yun must have overthought it. He had told her to meet at her place, and he said he'd come to her; could Su Yun think he wanted something to happen between them?

Actually, Ye Xiao did want something to happen with Su Yun!

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