The three plum blossom cards must have been dropped by those two men in black in their haste, but from the skills of these men in black, one could also gain a preliminary understanding of the strength of the Plum Blossom Group!

The way these two spoke clearly indicated they were not exactly refined individuals. With an organization as high-performance as the Plum Blossom Group, its upper echelons must be very well-trained. Thus, Ye Xiao deduced that these two men in black were likely just low-level members of the Plum Blossom Group.

Ye Xiao wiped the plum blossom cards and then tucked them into his clothes. At that moment, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him, so he immediately turned to look at the owner of the gaze!

Xia Mingyue was looking at Ye Xiao with a face full of surprise. The two men had already been formidable, but this lean young man had managed to beat them into serious injuries and make them flee so effortlessly—it was simply unbelievable!

Moreover, the scene that just played out was something you'd only see in a TV drama!

Who was this young man in front of her? That was Xia Mingyue's biggest question!

Ye Xiao took a couple of steps towards Xia Mingyue, who immediately backed away in fright. Ye Xiao hadn't paid much attention to Xia Mingyue before. Now, in the entire hall, it was just Ye Xiao and Xia Mingyue. Wearing a beige nightgown, and perhaps because of the weather, one could see the garment was somewhat translucent, naturally in a subtly revealing way!

But it was this subtly revealing aspect that made Xia Mingyue standing there look particularly tempting!

However, Ye Xiao was not the kind of animal that thought with what's underneath. Seeing Xia Mingyue's frightened expression, he soon realized it was because of the two swords in his hands. Thus, he immediately set the swords down on the ground, smiled at Xia Mingyue, and said, "Miss Xia, are you alright?"

Xia Mingyue, seeing Ye Xiao put down the swords and remembering that he had just saved her, relaxed significantly.

"Thank you!" Xia Mingyue said in a soft voice but hurried over to the laptop right after she spoke.

Xia Mingyue reached the laptop and saw the data on it, which caused her to collapse. Tears once again uncontrollably streamed down her face.

By now, most of the data on the laptop had been deleted, with the remaining information nowhere near sufficient to support a presentation for tomorrow!

Ye Xiao had intended to leave right away—after all, he wasn't very familiar with the woman in front of him, and he always thought that Xia Mingyue might be a mistress. Saving her life was already a great kindness. However, Ye Xiao had one weakness: he couldn't stand to see a girl cry. So, seeing Xia Mingyue in tears, the heart that had been set on leaving couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Do you need help?"

Xia Mingyue looked at Ye Xiao, wiped her tears, and replied, "You can't help me. Those two men just deleted some very important data of mine!"

Hearing this, Ye Xiao said immediately, "Is it just that? Is the data that important?"

"For this data, I've worked hard for more than half a month, and now it's all gone!" Xia Mingyue said.

"That data is very important to you?" Ye Xiao asked, looking puzzled at Xia Mingyue.

At this point, Xia Mingyue didn't care who Ye Xiao was anymore, as he posed no threat to her regardless of his identity.

"Forget it, being able to save my life today is an unexpected fortune. It seems my opponent is really too powerful," Xia Mingyue said resignedly before saying, "What's your name? I will be very grateful to you!"

Hearing Xia Mingyue, Ye Xiao chuckled and responded, "Grateful? Heh, there's no need. If that data is really that important, perhaps I can help you!"

At Ye Xiao's words, Xia Mingyue's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "Can you really?"

"I can try, but no promises!" Ye Xiao had learned a thing or two from some hackers during his time abroad. He wasn't sure if his knowledge would suffice, so he couldn't make any guarantees.

With no other options, Xia Mingyue said, "Alright, successful or not, I will be thankful to you."

Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile at Xia Mingyue's words and quipped, "How would you thank me? By dedicating yourself to me?"

Xia Mingyue was taken aback by Ye Xiao's teasing, but she saw him stride over, pick up the computer, and begin to rapidly manipulate the keyboard. Xia Mingyue always thought she was fast with computers, but compared to Ye Xiao, she felt her own speed was far too slow.

Ye Xiao discovered that the person who had deleted the data hadn't done a thorough job, so within ten minutes, the data that was supposed to have been erased reappeared in its original place. When he looked up again, Ye Xiao noticed that Xia Mingyue had changed into different clothes at some point, perhaps realizing her nightgown had been a little too provocative.

"Take a look!" said Ye Xiao as he placed the laptop on the table and addressed Xia Mingyue.

Xia Mingyue immediately turned to the laptop and examined it carefully. Suddenly, her despair vanished as she excitedly exclaimed while looking at the data on the screen, "They've all been recovered, actually recovered!"

While speaking, Xia Mingyue kept her eyes on the laptop, but about a minute later, noticing that no one else had spoken, she immediately turned around only to discover that there was no one behind her and that the villa door was open. Clearly, that person had left!

Xia Mingyue looked around the villa, which was once again empty except for herself, and she momentarily felt bewildered. She even began to doubt if this was all real. However, at that moment, she noticed the bright red blood on the walls of the villa!

This was the blood coughed up by the two men in black. Thus, it was ample proof that everything that had happened was real!

But if it was real, why would that person leave without saying a word? Could it have been someone sent by her father?

Xia Mingyue immediately thought it must have been someone her father sent. It seemed her father had indeed sent someone. Otherwise, how could it have been such a coincidence to appear at the most dangerous moment?

If Ye Xiao knew that the good deed he had done was now being attributed to her father, what would he feel?

However, Ye Xiao, who had left Xia Mingyue's villa, did not linger. He had already noticed that the time was now forty minutes past midnight. If he didn't hurry back, who knows whether Ling Shuya would get angry and shut the villa door on him?

Ye Xiao arrived at his Q-Rui, placed the two long swords inside the car, and then immediately started the Q-Rui and quickly drove away from Qianyuan District!

Before getting to the Q-Rui, Ye Xiao had carefully examined the material of the two long swords. It was quite good, similar to the twin blades he had seized from Qiushan He. It seemed that if he ever wanted to forge a weapon suitable for himself, these could serve as the raw materials!

In the early hours of the morning, the streets that were once bustling were now eerily quiet, allowing Ye Xiao to drive at an extremely fast speed. If anyone happened to be walking on the street at that time, they would have seen nothing but a blur, without being able to make out the car's details. The speed was so fast that even a racing driver might feel inferior!

In less than five minutes, Ye Xiao had already arrived at the entrance of the Sunshine District!

The Q-Rui slowly entered the Sunshine District, then headed towards the villa area in the back.

When the Q-Rui reached the entrance of Ling Shuya's villa, he noticed the living room lights were still on. Ye Xiao was puzzled, wondering if they hadn't gone to bed yet?

So, Ye Xiao immediately parked the car, grabbed the two long swords, and walked towards the villa. As he opened the door, only Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were in the living room, watching a movie!

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan had been engrossed in a movie when the door suddenly opened, which made both women scream in shock. Ye Xiao was startled as well but realized what was happening when he saw the horror film playing on the TV. Were these two watching a horror film in the middle of the night to train their courage?

As soon as Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan saw it was Ye Xiao entering the villa, they both glared at him with a mix of resentment, clearly not pleased by being scared by his entrance.

"Why are you back so early?" Ling Shuya asked Ye Xiao, pretending to be curious.

Ye Xiao replied, "Where else would I have gone? I went to go study."

"To study, huh? Yes, indeed, you went to 'study,' and for quite a long time too. I thought you wouldn't be back until dawn!" Ling Shuya gave Ye Xiao a side-eye before turning her gaze back to the TV. Despite the horror movie still playing, she wasn't scared anymore. Her mind wasn't on the movie at all!

Zhou Yuyan also looked at Ye Xiao, but unlike Ling Shuya, her eyes were fixed on the swords in his hands.

"Why do you have two swords? Whose are they?" Zhou Yuyan asked, puzzled.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Of course they're mine. Found them on the way."

Ye Xiao didn't dare tell the truth. If he admitted he got the swords from playing the hero, he would surely be teased by Zhou Yuyan and Ling Shuya!

Hearing Ye Xiao say he had picked them up, Zhou Yuyan didn't press him further but instead said, "Today, Shuya's dad called. That Yao Zhengming has reported your incident to the board, so tomorrow you might be called in front of the board."

"I'm a student; what would I do at the board meeting?" Ye Xiao knew this was definitely Yao Zhengming trying to get revenge.

Zhou Yuyan laughed and turned to Ling Shuya, "That's something you should ask Shuya about!"

Ling Shuya didn't even glance at Ye Xiao, responding, "Why ask me? It's not like I'm the one in trouble!"

Zhou Yuyan just smiled faintly and said nothing, while Ye Xiao, seeing Ling Shuya's sarcastic attitude and not wanting to stir up trouble, had originally planned to let the two women take Heart Cleansing Pills that evening. However, considering it was getting late, he decided not to bring it up and went to his own room instead, once again starting the process of crafting more Heart Cleansing Pills!

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