"What's wrong?" Ling Shuya asked after coming downstairs and hearing Ye Xiao and Weei Jie talking.

Weei Jie immediately said, "Miss, it's nothing, the meal has arrived!"

Ling Shuya nodded, but then she saw dust on the floor and frowned slightly, saying immediately, "What's going on with the floor? Uncle Weei, was it you?"

Weei Jie knew Ling Shuya's temperament; she liked cleanliness, so the house was usually spotless!

Weei Jie immediately smiled and said, "Yes, yes, I'm sorry, Miss. I must have been absent-minded. I'll clean it up right away!"

Ling Shuya didn't mind and, hearing Weei Jie's words, simply said, "Never mind, let Ye Xiao do it. Didn't we say? He is the bodyguard!"

"Damn, that's a maid's job!" Ye Xiao couldn't help but say.

Ling Shuya haughtily lifted her head and asked, "Are you going to do it or not?"

Somewhat helpless, Ye Xiao resigned himself to treating Ling Shuya as a little sister and indulging her a bit, saying, "Yes, how can I not? I'll do it right now!"

Ye Xiao immediately found a mop and quickly removed the dust from the floor. Then, Weei Jie set up the meal and smiled, "Miss, Ye Xiao and I are going to have a smoke. You go ahead and eat!"

Ling Shuya, not even lifting her head, said, "If you come back late, don't blame others for leaving leftovers!"

Ye Xiao knew Ling Shuya meant this for him, so he remained silent and followed Weei Jie out of the villa!

On the asphalt path outside the villa, Weei Jie asked with a serious expression, "What's the situation?"

Ye Xiao took the cigarette Weei Jie handed him, lit it, and said, "That guy checking the electric meter was very suspicious. Initially, he said it was to collect the electricity bill, but after circling around the house, he then said we should go pay it ourselves. Moreover, inside the villa, he kept looking upstairs, so I suspect his target might be Miss Ling!"

Weei Jie nodded and said, "It seems that might be the only possibility. Could it be that he came for Miss Ling just now, and only left because he saw people here?"

Ye Xiao shook his head and said, "I think he was scoping out the place."

When Weei Jie heard this, he was slightly startled and said, "You mean, they will come again?"

Ye Xiao said, "Definitely, it's just a matter of sooner or later. However, I expect it could be tonight or tomorrow night!"

"That means they might come tonight? Then, let's send the miss away now. If something goes wrong, none of us can afford it!" Weei Jie said worriedly.

Ye Xiao replied, "If Miss Ling leaves now, that would reveal that we already know of their presence, making it even harder to find them. The hidden enemy is always the most dangerous, Uncle Weei should understand this!"

Weei Jie looked at Ye Xiao with a slight surprise and said, "Are you planning to draw the snake out of its hole?"

"Yes, we must catch these people to get to the mastermind behind this. We have to catch this hidden hand. Otherwise, not just you and me, but Uncle Ling will definitely have no peace!" Ye Xiao said.

Weei Jie said, "That's true, but using the miss as bait here seems a bit..."

"It's not good, but it's also the only way. Uncle Weei, do you have a better idea?" Ye Xiao said.

Weei Jie didn't say any more; clearly, he indeed had no better idea.

"Alright, we'll do as you said. I'll station some people in Sunshine Garden, and as soon as there's any movement here, we'll come over immediately!" Weei Jie said.

Ye Xiao nodded and said, "That would be best."

Then, Ye Xiao and Weei Jie re-entered the villa.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were chatting and laughing, but the moment Ye Xiao walked in, they immediately fell silent. However, Zhou Yuyan occasionally looked at Ye Xiao, making him guess that the two might have been discussing him, only they didn't want him to know.

When Ye Xiao reached the dining room, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan had already finished eating. Girls usually eat very little, especially those like Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, who maintained perfect figures, naturally eating even less. However, their meals were nutritionally balanced with a mix of meat and vegetables!

Ye Xiao was about to eat leftovers again. However, in his eyes, the leftovers here were more delicious than the dishes at a typical hotel. Ye Xiao enjoyed his meal thoroughly. Due to the misunderstanding over last night's dinner, he had come prepared with a bowl today. He did not want to let Ling Shuya form a poor impression of him anymore, as it would not be good for the future!

After dinner, sitting in the living room, Ye Xiao said to Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, "Tonight, there might be some dangerous situations. Now you two have two options, first, to go to Zhou Yuyan's villa, and second, to stay in my room!"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao mention potential danger that night, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were initially startled. However, when they heard Ye Xiao's proposal, Ling Shuya immediately frowned and said, "Why should my villa be given to you for nothing? No, I'm not going to Yuyan's villa. Ye Xiao, you'd better not think about those miscellaneous things. Although my dad asked you to stay, that does not mean you can do whatever you want. You still have to listen to me here!"

Ye Xiao said, "If that's the case, then stay in my room."

"Yuck, how can you ask me to stay in your room? Who would my room be left for then? Are you going to stay in it?" Ling Shuya said with a face full of displeasure.

Ye Xiao nodded and said, "I will indeed be in your room tonight, but rest assured, I will not lie on your bed!"

After Ye Xiao finished his sentence, he felt there was something not quite right about the second half of it. Sure enough, Zhou Yuyan, who loved chaos, said, laughing, "Hehe, Ye Xiao, you think too much. You even want to lie on Shuya's princess bed."

Hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, Ling Shuya was instantly furious. "Ye Xiao, are you trying to revolt? How dare you even think of lying on my bed!" she shouted resolutely. "Humph, just try to lie on it, and I'll chop you up!"

Ling Shuya stared fiercely at Ye Xiao, who felt a chill down his spine, truly believing she might chop him up!

"I...I haven't even lied down yet!" Ye Xiao quickly added.

At that moment, Uncle Weei, who had been standing nearby, said to Ling Shuya, "Miss, what Ye Xiao said is true. It is indeed dangerous tonight. That person who came to read the meter earlier might have had harmful intentions toward you. For your safety, you should not stay upstairs tonight. Staying in Ye Xiao's room is the safest option. He needs to catch those people tonight!"

"Maybe dangerous?" Ling Shuya looked at Uncle Weei.

Uncle Weei said, "Yes, Miss."

Ling Shuya immediately said, "'Maybe' just means you guys aren't even sure yet. What if the other party was just a meter reader? What if the danger you perceive does not even exist? Are you expecting me to stay downstairs forever? Ye Xiao stays in my room, Uncle Weei, did Ye Xiao bribe you? Otherwise, why would you help him so much?"

Uncle Weei was greatly aggrieved, but he himself could not clearly explain either!

Ye Xiao said, "Whether you believe it or not, you cannot stay upstairs tonight. If you insist on staying upstairs, then I have no choice but to enter your room as well."

"How dare you!" Ling Shuya glared her beautiful eyes at him.

Ye Xiao said, "I am helpless, but Uncle Ling has entrusted your safety to me, and this is the only way I can proceed."

Ling Shuya frowned and bit her lip, clearly feeling aggrieved. She found it hard to believe that she had no say over her room now. Could it be as Zhou Yuyan said, that Ye Xiao was actually her father's illegitimate son?

Zhou Yuyan, although thrilled by chaos, realized the seriousness of the situation after hearing Ye Xiao's and Uncle Weei's words. She immediately said to Ling Shuya, "Shuya, perhaps this is real. Why don't you just stay at my villa today?"

Ling Shuya said, "Why should I? It's my villa, and he's just a bodyguard; why should he command me? I will absolutely not leave the villa!"

Knowing Ling Shuya's character – that she seldom changed her mind once she decided on something – Zhou Yuyan said, "Since that's the case, let's just stay in Ye Xiao's room. Ye Xiao, you won't also come in, will you?"

Ye Xiao said, "No, I'll stay on the second floor waiting for them while Uncle Weei and his team will be ambushing around Sunshine Garden. If there's any movement, Uncle Weei will rush over as fast as possible!"

Ling Shuya looked at Uncle Weei, who immediately said, "Yes, Miss. I, Weei Jie, promise that even if I'm injured, I will absolutely not allow Miss to be hurt!"

Touched by Uncle Weei's words, Ling Shuya then said to him, "Uncle Weei, I was too harsh just now, sorry!"

Uncle Weei quickly said, "No, no, no. It's my fault for not making things clear to Miss. Miss, please follow Ye Xiao's arrangement for today. Since Mr. Ling has confidently entrusted your safety to Ye Xiao, this shows his exceptional capabilities!"

Ling Shuya glanced at Ye Xiao and said, "Humph, make sure your room is clean and change to clean bedding. I will just humble myself for one night!"

Ye Xiao could only offer a wry smile, feeling like he was inconveniencing her while he was supposed to be protecting this young lady!

However, Ye Xiao did not voice this out; instead, he agreed, and with Uncle Weei's help, they tidied up Ye Xiao's room and changed the bedding. Then Uncle Weei left.

After settling Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, Ye Xiao went directly to Ling Shuya's room. Ling Shuya had sternly ordered that nothing in her room be touched, or else, the consequences would be severe!

Ye Xiao obeyed diligently, placing a mat on the floor of Ling Shuya's room. Knowing that these kinds of situations typically occurred after midnight, as the human psyche was at its most fatigued and least vigilant around 1 a.m., and having to wait anyway, Ye Xiao decided to sit cross-legged on the mat and began to practice Nine Yang Divine Skill.

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