"I wonder if it's because of this heart-shaped apple," Chapter 268

I wonder if it was because of this piece of heart-shaped apple, but when Song Jiamin tasted it, she found the apple delightfully sweet and incredibly tasty, which led her to uncontrollably finish off the rest.

"How about it? How's my carving skill?" Ye Xiao chuckled as he spoke to Song Jiamin.

Song Jiamin replied nonchalantly, "Not bad, I guess."

Ye Xiao knew that Song Jiamin was definitely pleased but was just being stubborn.

Ye Xiao's phone rang while he was settling the bill.

Seeing the number displayed on the mobile, Song Jiamin recognized it as her colleague's and immediately answered, informing them she had left. However, her partner mentioned that a case required Song Jiamin to make a trip to the city bureau.

"Where shall we go to have fun later?" Ye Xiao carried a bag filled with apples, speaking to Song Jiamin.

"I have to go back to the city bureau, there's a case," Song Jiamin said.

Hearing Song Jiamin's response, Ye Xiao didn't insist further since work was important, after all.

"Okay, but here, take these." Ye Xiao offered the apples, smiling as he passed them to Song Jiamin.

Song Jiamin picked the biggest, reddest apple from the bag, smiled at Ye Xiao, and said, "I'll take this one, you keep the rest."

Ye Xiao didn't press the issue and instead offered, "Do you want me to take you?"

"No need, our car is still here. I'll just take the police car back, you should head off quickly before my colleagues start gossiping." Song Jiamin advised.

Ye Xiao immediately reacted with indifference, "What's there to be afraid of? You're bound to be my wife sooner or later anyway."

"Cut it out, be serious."

After Song Jiamin had left, Ye Xiao, with the bag of apples in hand, began walking toward the city hospital. He wasn't going to visit Zhan Bo and Weii Yang; the main thing was, Q Rui was at the city hospital, and he needed to rush back to Minghai Academy because he remembered that Su Yun should still be waiting for him at the school. The apples he bought could serve as a sort of apology to her.

Once he found his car, Ye Xiao immediately sped off from the city hospital and soon returned to Minghai Academy.

Inside the family quarters of Minghai Academy, at Su Yun's place.

Su Yun was at her residence, idly browsing the web, waiting for Ye Xiao, but he hadn't shown up yet. Ye Xiao said he'd be there at nine, but now it was already around eleven.

"That stinky Ye Xiao, he stood me up, making me wait here for a whole two hours," Su Yun complained, somewhat displeased.

Just then, the door suddenly made a sound.

Hearing the noise, Su Yun didn't feel any happier; instead, she was even more annoyed and deliberately remained seated on the sofa, looking at her computer, with no intention of opening the door.

At this moment, Ye Xiao knocked on the door, puzzled. Could it be no one was home?

After a few knocks without reply, Su Yun, who initially thought to make Ye Xiao wait outside for a while, started to grow impatient.

"Did that stinky guy leave?" Su Yun wondered. She hesitated before standing up and moving toward the door; however, she paused, plagued by uncertainty. Was Ye Xiao hiding outside the door on purpose?

Muttering to herself, Su Yun said, "Hmph, that stinky guy is definitely outside waiting for me to open the door. But I won't fall for it. I'll just stand here and wait for another knock."

"If you're willing to wait like that, you'd better sit down on the sofa instead." This voice came from the direction of the sofa.

Su Yun turned toward the sofa in immediate surprise upon hearing the voice, as Ye Xiao was actually sitting there—he must've jumped in through the window.

"Are you angry with me?" Ye Xiao looked at Su Yun, soft-spoken as he placed the apples on the coffee table.

Su Yun gave Ye Xiao a disdainful glance.

Seeing Su Yun's expression, Ye Xiao smiled faintly, then spoke, "Sister Su, don't be mad. It's my fault for not being punctual today. Look, I brought you apples, they're really fresh."

Su Yun, seeing Ye Xiao's sincerity, began to forget that he had been late for a whole two hours. She walked up to the sofa and said, "What's so important that you had to ask me to come over today? Don't tell me it's nothing."

Ye Xiao, listening to Su Yun's words, smiled slightly and replied, "How could that be? Since I asked Sister Su to wait here, there must be a reason worth waiting for."

Su Yun grew even more puzzled by Ye Xiao's secretive manner. Noticing the apples, she looked annoyed, wondering if Ye Xiao intended to fob her off with these apples.

But at that moment, Ye Xiao extended his right hand; Su Yun thought he was going for an apple and quickly said, "Do you think an apple can make up for being late?"

Ye Xiao didn't speak, instead his hand made a quick flip, and when Su Yun looked at Ye Xiao's palm again, she found that at the very center of his palm, there was now a silver pill—was that...?

Seeing the silver pill, Su Yun was immediately very surprised and quickly stepped forward, eyes fixed on the pill in Ye Xiao's hand, and said with some uncertainty, "Is this a pill?"

Su Yun did not know exactly what kind of pill this was, only suspecting that it might be one.

"Heart Cleansing Pill," Ye Xiao said with a smile on his face and a light tone.

When Su Yun heard the words "Heart Cleansing Pill," she was stunned and her mouth formed a surprised 'O' as her eyes widened, exclaiming, "Is this really a Heart Cleansing Pill? Ye Xiao, this is no joking matter."

Su Yun's expression was very serious. Her meridians were severely damaged and unless it was a Heart Cleansing Pill, any other medication might not only be of no benefit but could potentially be harmful, hence her doubt.

"Sister Su, rest assured, this is indeed the Heart Cleansing Pill," Ye Xiao assured her. "If you take this pill, your meridians will be completely healed in less than two hours."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Su Yun's heart skipped a beat. Her meridians restored to normal?

Su Yun dreamt every day of having her meridians return to normal so that she could once again become a Martial Artist. Now that her meridians were damaged, not only was she unable to practice Martial Arts, but all of her Inner Power True Qi had vanished. The feeling of a once Martial Arts Expert becoming an ordinary person was certainly unbearable.

Su Yun reached out and took the Heart Cleansing Pill from Ye Xiao's hand, eyeing it as if hesitating to eat it or not.

Clearly noticing Su Yun's hesitation, Ye Xiao smiled softly and said, "Trust me, take it."

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Su Yun's gaze slowly shifted to him, and a second later, with no further hesitation, she popped the Heart Cleansing Pill into her mouth and swallowed it straight away.

Ye Xiao was originally worried Su Yun might not trust him, but seeing this, he knew his worry was completely unnecessary.

"Now, you'd better go to the inner room and focus on circulating your power," Ye Xiao suggested. "It'll help you digest the Heart Cleansing Pill faster and repair your damaged meridians more quickly."

The pill had been swallowed; any mental burden now was unavoidably out of her control. So, Su Yun nodded, turned, and walked toward the inner room. At the door, she hesitated, looked back at Ye Xiao, and finally said, "Thank you."

Without waiting for Ye Xiao's response, Su Yun quickly walked into the inner room, and then the door closed behind her.

Sitting on the sofa, Ye Xiao found himself somewhat bored. He picked up his phone and messaged Ling Shuya, Shen Qiuyu, and Zhou Yuyan to let them know he was at Su Yun's place, suggesting they come over after school to eat together.

As for Ye Xiao's visit to the Guard Bureau that morning, he decided it was better not to mention it.

Just then, his phone displayed an incoming call from Yang Ming.

Ye Xiao promptly answered the call.

As soon as the call connected, Yang Ming's anxious voice came through the phone.

"Brother Xiao, are you okay now?"

"With a smile, Ye Xiao told Yang Ming, "It's all fine now, thank you for today."

Yang Ming responded, "Brother Xiao, my men offended you today, that's my fault. As long as you don't blame me, I'm relieved. Rest assured, I will make sure Guo Gaoping and Liuu Shanshui, those two shortsighted men, disappear from the Guard Bureau."

"No need, they have already apologized to me," Ye Xiao said. "You have just become the head of the Guard Bureau, and dealing with people right now might lead to gossip, so let's just forget about this incident."

Hearing Ye Xiao's reply, Yang Ming quickly responded with a grateful voice, "Brother Xiao, thank you for thinking of me at this time."

"We're brothers; there's no need for too many thanks. The Han Yang Road Guard Bureau can just continue as usual," Ye Xiao said.

Yang Ming, clearly puzzled, dared not say more and simply agreed.

Ye Xiao didn't say much more to Yang Ming and hung up the call.

Looking around the apartment idly, Ye Xiao spotted some apples he had bought and carried them into the kitchen to wash, planning to have the girls eat one each when they arrived, as fruits are very good for the skin.

However, to his surprise, when he entered the kitchen, he found there were quite a few vegetables. Opening the fridge, he also found some eggs and meat products. Upon seeing this, a very good idea popped into Ye Xiao's head.

But before that, naturally, he had to properly wash the apples.

Five minutes later, Ye Xiao placed the washed apples on a fruit plate, picked one up, and bit into it while surveying his kitchen like a general inspecting his domain, pacing back and forth.

After finishing the apple, Ye Xiao squatted down beside a small bunch of scallions, expertly picked off the wilting leaves, washed a few green peppers, and in short, carefully selected and cleaned any vegetables he saw.

Ye Xiao was not a good person, but he was a good man, and today, he decided to demonstrate his culinary skills.

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