At two in the morning, with a heart full of dejection, Chen Hao returned home alone. As he entered the building, he paused and looked up at Ye Yuqiao's fifth-floor apartment.

The light in Ye Yuqiao's room was on; she must have already come back.

Chen Hao climbed the stairs and lingered outside Ye Yuqiao's door for a long time before finally taking out his key and entering.

As soon as Chen Hao closed the door behind him, Ye Yuqiao rushed out of her room and asked coldly, "What are you doing here so late?"

"I came... to see you," Chen Hao said in a feeble tone.

Ye Yuqiao hummed, her tone growing even colder, "You've seen me, right? Now leave quickly."

Chen Hao's face darkened, and he advanced towards Ye Yuqiao with a hint of anger, "I've seen you, but I haven't seen enough!"

With that, Chen Hao opened his arms and hugged Ye Yuqiao.

"Let go of me!" Ye Yuqiao's angry face hardened as she said coldly, "I've told you not to touch me ever again!"

"I never agreed to that!" Chen Hao held Ye Yuqiao even tighter, with only one thought in his mind at that moment—to be relentlessly stubborn!

Ye Yuqiao struggled fiercely, trying to wriggle out of Chen Hao's tight embrace. After numerous attempts and feeling somewhat fatigued, she gave up, lowered her head without a word, and leaned on Chen Hao's chest.

"Ye Yuqiao, I don't understand what I did wrong. Why are you suddenly treating me this way?"

Ye Yuqiao stayed silent.

Looking down at Ye Yuqiao's cold face, Chen Hao saw the confusion in her eyes and felt a heavy weight in his heart, as if he were becoming further and further from her, and that he understood her less and less.

The two held each other. After a long silence, Ye Yuqiao finally spoke again, saying coldly, "How long do you intend to hold me? My feet are numb, I'm tired, and I want to sleep. You should go upstairs and rest too, you have school tomorrow."

"I want to talk to you!" Chen Hao said with determination. After that, he and Ye Yuqiao entered the room.

After the two lay down.

A slightly cool night breeze slipped through the gaps in the window frame into Ye Yuqiao's room.

During a silent moment, Ye Yuqiao turned her head to look at Chen Hao, her eyes very bright.

"Haven't you fallen asleep yet?" Chen Hao asked, looking at Ye Yuqiao.

"Didn't you say you wanted to talk?"

"Let's talk in a bit, first let me enjoy this moment," Chen Hao said with narrowed eyes and a light chuckle, "I really enjoy the beautiful feeling of having you by my side. To be able to smell your hair's fragrance."

Suddenly, Chen Hao's tone became deep, "I know you are the Nether King, you don't belong here, and you'll leave me one day, so all I can do is cherish every moment you're by my side."

Speaking, Chen Hao's voice transitioned from deep to choked up. His voice hoarse, he continued, "Do you know how anxious I was when I heard those Onmyoji took you away, how relieved I was to see you return unharmed; just now, I didn't care about the danger of dispersing Yin Souls and rushed towards the Yang Wood Coffin, because I didn't want you to use the Nether King's Power inside you, I was afraid you would be in danger in the future."

After Chen Hao finished speaking, tears had already moistened Ye Yuqiao's eyes.

At that moment, Chen Hao gently grasped Ye Yuqiao's arm with his right hand and looked into her eyes, asking, "Tell me, are you jealous because I kissed Tang Jing? Are you angry and slapped me because I risked my life charging towards the Yang Wood Coffin? Tell me the truth, it's very important to me."

Ye Yuqiao narrowed her eyes, desperately maintaining a cold expression on her face. After shaking her head several times, she opened her eyes again and said coldly, "Why don't you just ask me directly if I've fallen for you? I'll tell you the truth now, I haven't fallen for you!"

Hearing Ye Yuqiao say this, Chen Hao's heart clenched, a wave of bitterness surged up to his throat, so bitter he couldn't speak, he just wanted to cry.

After silently gazing at each other for a while, Ye Yuqiao turned over, her back facing Chen Hao.

"Will you ever fall for me in the future?" Chen Hao asked tremblingly, his voice almost crying.

"I don't know, but it would be better if I didn't!" Ye Yuqiao responded immediately and coldly.

But after saying this, tears streamed down Ye Yuqiao's cheeks, wetting the sheets that held her warmth. "I'm the Nether King, I can't be willful anymore!" Ye Yuqiao thought to herself.

Just then, Ye Yuqiao suddenly remembered the kiss from the night before when they had defeated the Pagoda Heavenly King with Chen Hao, the first time she had experienced a strange feeling in her interactions with Chen Hao. But now, Ye Yuqiao realized she had to restrain herself.

Interestingly, the dejected Chen Hao also remembered that kiss at this moment. Listening to Ye Yuqiao's low sobbing, feeling her trembling body, Chen Hao was convinced that Ye Yuqiao had feelings for him. Otherwise, why would she have returned such a sweet kiss.

Chen Hao's hands once again tightly clasped Ye Yuqiao's waist, his head lifting slightly as he moved closer to leave a kiss on Ye Yuqiao's cheek, whispering, "If you can't sleep, would you like to hear a story?"

"Hmm!"

Chen Hao could feel that Ye Yuqiao was trembling even more violently. Clearly, she was very distressed.

..

At seven in the morning, Chen Hao woke up from his dreams.

"Time to get up!" Chen Hao gently tapped Ye Yuqiao's shoulder and said.

After a long while, Ye Yuqiao, who was still lying on her side with her back to Chen Hao, finally responded, "I'm not feeling well today, so I won't go to school. Please ask for a leave on my behalf."

"What's wrong?" Chen Hao quickly turned Ye Yuqiao over. On Ye Yuqiao's haggard and weak face, he saw tear streaks faintly emerging and her eyes swollen from crying. Chen Hao gently extended his left hand, tenderly wiping away the tear tracks on Ye Yuqiao's face, his eyes filled with distress.

"I'm fine!" Ye Yuqiao said coldly, raising her right hand to grasp Chen Hao's left hand.

"Have you not slept all night?" Chen Hao countered and captured Ye Yuqiao's right wrist with his other hand.

"Let go!" Ye Yuqiao demanded coldly, her face full of resistance and anger.

Chen Hao frowned and suddenly leaned in to kiss Ye Yuqiao.

Though Ye Yuqiao's resistance was fierce, she couldn't break free from Chen Hao. So, she had no choice but to bite Chen Hao's lips until they bled.

Chen Hao's eyes widened in shock, frowning as he stared at Ye Yuqiao, feeling a growing chill in his heart.

Finally, Ye Yuqiao pushed Chen Hao away.

After a brief silence, Chen Hao got off the bed and left Ye Yuqiao's room angrily.

After Chen Hao had left, Ye Yuqiao felt even sadder.

..

At eight in the morning, Chen Hao arrived at school alone. Without Ye Yuqiao by his side, he felt uncomfortable and unhappy.

As he was about to reach the school gate, Chen Hao suddenly stopped. He spotted a group of people standing at the entrance, among whom he recognized Niu Dawei, one of the Four Young Masters, and Chen Ren, leader of the Brotherhood Gang.

Seeing Niu Dawei laughing and chatting with Chen Ren, Chen Hao wondered if Niu Dawei had brought his crew for revenge, or perhaps Chen Ren was looking for trouble over the previous night's incident.

"Boss, Chen Hao is here!" Niu Dawei exclaimed excitedly, pointing at Chen Hao.

Chen Ren looked at Chen Hao and nodded, "That's right, it's him!"

With that, the group started walking toward Chen Hao.

"They wouldn't hit me right at the school entrance, would they?" Chen Hao questioned internally. "Could they really want to beat me up in front of all these students to humiliate me?"

Chen Ren walked up to Chen Hao, took off his sunglasses, and stared at Chen Hao expressionlessly.

In his cold demeanor, Chen Hao sensed a killing intent.

At that moment, Chen Hao silently mustered all the Yang Energy within him, thinking to himself, "What are you looking at, haven't you seen a handsome guy before! If you want to fight, just do it, come on! I'm ready!"

"Hmph!" Niu Dawei snickered with schadenfreude standing beside Chen Ren. Although he was clueless about the feud between Chen Hao and Chen Ren, the latter's stern face clearly meant trouble for Chen Hao.

Was Chen Ren about to give the order to beat up Chen Hao?

Chen Hao instantly clenched his fists, transferring all the Nether Eye Power from his left eye into his fists.

"Chen Hao!" Chen Ren suddenly exclaimed excitedly, grabbing Chen Hao's shoulders, "Thank you for driving away the malicious spirit that was attached to me last night."

"What!" Chen Hao blurted out, taken aback, "You weren't here to beat me up?"

Chen Ren burst into laughter, then lightly patted Chen Hao's shoulder and explained, "Do you think someone like you is worth my personal attention? I'm here to thank you, I'm so grateful!"

With that, Chen Ren tightly gripped Chen Hao's hands. He paused and then continued, "From now on, you're my sworn brother, Chen Ren. If you ever run into any trouble, just let me know, and I'll be sure to take care of it. Niu Dawei!"

"Boss, I'm here!" Niu Dawei responded loudly.

"From now on, my sworn brother here is the new boss of your school, and you'll all follow his orders. If he has any trouble, let me know immediately."

"Boss, this..." Niu Dawei said, clearly reluctant.

Chen Ren snorted!

"Yes, boss!" Niu Dawei immediately conceded. Then, turning to Chen Hao, he respectfully said, "Boss Chen!"

Hearing Niu Dawei refer to him as the boss, Chen Hao couldn't help but laugh out loud, surprised and thrilled. After clearing his throat with a couple of coughs, he patted Niu Dawei on the shoulder and said with pride, "Hmm! Perform well, and I'll put in a good word for you with the boss."

After a brief chat, Chen Ren left with the Brotherhood Gang's gang in tow.

"Niu Dawei!" Chen Hao called out with his hands behind his back, looking triumphant.

Niu Dawei glared at Chen Hao before saying reluctantly, "Boss Chen, do you have any orders?"

"Nothing for the moment, I just wanted to call your name," Chen Hao said with a beaming smile, "Follow behind me. If we bump into someone I know, tell them I'm your boss, got it?"

Niu Dawei gritted his teeth but still responded, "Heard that!"

Afterward, Niu Dawei followed Chen Hao into the school. Along the way to the classroom, wherever someone greeted them, Niu Dawei would inform them that Chen Hao was his boss.

It didn't take long for the news to spread through the entire school.

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