"Sister Song, don't listen to this guy, you will definitely regret it!" Guan Xiaonan saw that Song Jiamin was insisting on making another agreement with Ye Xiao, and that she was even going to write it down, how could Guan Xiaonan not be anxious? She had already been cheated by Ye Xiao once, and she did not want to see Song Jiamin be deceived again!
Ye Xiao's tricks were all too obvious, it was just that Song Jiamin was so heated that she couldn't see clearly. Therefore, Guan Xiaonan decided that she had to make Song Jiamin see the truth. But, at this moment, Song Jiamin's only thought was to surpass Ye Xiao. Everything else was cast aside. From her point of view, even the most important aspects had been occupied by that bastard Ye Xiao, so what could be more important than those things!
The heart of a woman is inscrutable, but is Song Jiamin truly confused? As someone who entered the police academy with an exceptionally high score, who reached the position she was in without relying on her family's background, and who was praised as the highest IQ female officer in the academy's history, how could she possibly be foolish?
When Ye Xiao heard that Song Jiamin had agreed to sign the contract with him, he immediately grabbed some blank paper and a pen, and grandly wrote down the contract document, then with a smile passed it to Song Jiamin, saying, "Officer Song, by signing this contract, you and I will officially become master and disciple. And of course, there's also the bet from before!"
Song Jiamin took the contract and the pen, and without even looking, directly signed her name, which even surprised Ye Xiao!
"Are you not even going to check if there are any loopholes?" Ye Xiao said with a smile to Song Jiamin, "As a police officer, you should know there are many onerous clauses!"
"I know, but, I believe there will not be any such clauses in this contract!" asserted Song Jiamin confidently.
Ye Xiao said, "It seems you trust me quite a bit, but there's still one section we haven't filled out!"
"The deadline, yeah, I've seen it!" Song Jiamin said, holding the contract she had already signed.
Ye Xiao said, "Within ten years, fill it in yourself!"
Song Jiamin placed the contract back on the table and wrote down two words on it: "One Year."
When Ye Xiao saw the words "One Year," he was slightly surprised, and looking up in confusion at Song Jiamin, she said, "Want to ask why I wrote in brush strokes? I'll tell you, there's no reason, I'll surpass you within a year!"
After speaking, Song Jiamin tossed the contract on the table and turned to walk out of the villa.
Watching Song Jiamin leave, Ye Xiao was still somewhat stunned. He really hadn't expected Song Jiamin to sign such a fantastical contract so straightforwardly!
"Your tricks have succeeded, so why are you still in a daze!" Guan Xiaonan said, slapping Ye Xiao.
Ye Xiao looked at Guan Xiaonan with a bitter smile and said, "Am I very despicable?"
Guan Xiaonan snorted, "You've been despicable more than once or twice!"
Ye Xiao immediately said, "Hurry up and eat, let's be despicable then. It's all your fault; you had to make me help him detoxify. Why didn't you just go to the property management to find any strong young man? Don't you know I'm a person with deep feelings? And that I'm not the kind of person to be irresponsible!"
"Enough with that, you're just trying to look good after being at an advantage. But you'd better think it through; don't forget, you've made an agreement with Song Jiamin. If she surpasses you in a year, who knows, she might genuinely kill you! You saw that look in her eyes, she really wants to skin you alive!" Guan Xiaonan said.
Ye Xiao gave a slight smile and said, "There's nothing I can do about that. If she really wants to kill me, I'll just have to accept it!"
At that moment, Ling Shuya walked into the kitchen, took some bread out of the fridge, put it in the microwave, and said, "If it really comes down to it, it's not certain that Song Jiamin will kill Ye Xiao. It's clear that Song Jiamin is also a very traditional woman. Although she hates Ye Xiao, she also knows that what Ye Xiao did was indeed to save her. Moreover, if she really wanted to kill Ye Xiao, she wouldn't have set the deadline to one year, especially not in handwritten brush strokes!"
Guan Xiaonan tossed the deep-fried dough stick she was holding onto the dining table and then walked to the kitchen, saying, "There's bread here? I thought we were out. These fried foods really can't be eaten much!"
Ye Xiao took out another thick dough stick and stuffed it into his mouth, biting down with a crunchy sound.
Guan Xiaonan stepped beside Ling Shuya and asked, "Could it be that Song Jiamin has taken a liking to Ye Xiao?"
"That's also possible, but it's an extremely small chance. I guess that Song Jiamin must feel that her purity has been compromised, and as a traditional woman, she can't tolerate sharing a husband, so she intends to train diligently to become a Martial Arts expert. However, she's also aware that the chance of her surpassing Ye Xiao is slim to none, and she knows all too well that there's no real difference whether the deadline is a year or ten years!" Ling Shuya then reached for the milk.
Guan Xiaonan, picking up on Ling Shuya's words, immediately understood and said, "Doesn't this just mean Ye Xiao gets the advantage? Good heavens, is Ye Xiao actually after polygamy?"
Ling Shuya, who was in the middle of getting milk, paused, and her expression changed slightly before she said, "Hmph, I don't care how many wives he has; I won't become one of his wives. I'd rather remain unmarried for life. Xiaonan, are you the same as me?"
Guan Xiaonan thought about it upon hearing Ling Shuya's words and then said, "Not necessarily. I lost a bet to him, and I lost more than just my body but my heart as well!"
"Your thoughts are yours to keep; he can't take them away!" Ling Shuya said.
Guan Xiaonan said, "Of course, I know he can't take them away, but since I made that vow, I must uphold it!"
Ling Shuya then gave a slight smile and said, "Are you afraid you'll really end up marrying the old man?"
Guan Xiaonan glanced at Ling Shuya and said, "You already know everything, so why ask me!"
Ling Shuya said, "Swearing isn't always entirely trustworthy; it's not necessarily true. Who knows, once you leave Ye Xiao, you might meet a tall, rich, and handsome guy!"
Guan Xiaonan sighed, looking helpless as she said to Ling Shuya, "Do you really think I enjoy compromising so much? You're right, we can't take such things at face value, but we can't just disregard them either. Oh my God, if I really have to marry some terrible old man, I'd rather marry Ye Xiao. At least he's good at fighting, and he's not that ugly!"
"Ugh, you're killing me. There's something wrong with your values!" Ling Shuya pursed her lips and said.
Guan Xiaonan, seeing the dissatisfied expression on Ling Shuya's face, thought for a moment and then said in a low voice, "Shuya, you seem so opposed to me being with Ye Xiao. Could it be that you've really fallen for him?"
Ling Shuya became flustered at Guan Xiaonan's question and quickly said, "What are you talking about? Me, like him? Stop joking—how could I possibly like him? Humph, I will absolutely never like him. I hate him to death!"
"Just like Song Jiamin hates him?" Guan Xiaonan asked.
Without thinking, Ling Shuya said, "Even more than she does!"
But as soon as Ling Shuya finished speaking, she suddenly felt something was off and immediately turned to Guan Xiaonan, saying, "Don't get me wrong!"
Guan Xiaonan chuckled and said, "I'm not misunderstanding anything!"
...
Around nine o'clock in the morning, Guan Xiaonan said she had some business to attend to and left the villa, leaving Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya alone.
On the sofa in the living room of the villa!
Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya each sat on their own armchair, you looking at me, and I looking at you.
"Aren't you going to say something?" Ling Shuya said to Ye Xiao indifferently.
Ye Xiao replied, "I think you might have some things to say as well. Ladies first!"
Looking at Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya saw naivete in his eyes. She believed that such so-called innocence was an illusion; the words 'innocent and naive' would never apply to Ye Xiao.
"How do you plan to deal with Song Jiamin's situation?" Ling Shuya asked.
Ye Xiao knew Ling Shuya would bring up Song Jiamin, so he immediately chuckled and said, "Hasn't it already ended? There's still a year left!"
"And what about after a year?" Ling Shuya pressed him when she saw Ye Xiao trying to evade the question.
"We can only take it one step at a time. Who knows, maybe she'll just forget all about it after leaving!" Ye Xiao chuckled.
"I'm not joking!" Ling Shuya said seriously.
Ye Xiao said, "To be honest, I don't know what to do either. I just want to live a tranquil life with the woman I love and to find my biological parents. That's all."
"But things aren't as simple as you imagine. You're a man; you should take responsibility for all this!" Ling Shuya was dissatisfied with Ye Xiao's response.
Ye Xiao looked at Ling Shuya and said, "What do you want me to do? You think I just want to sleep with Song Jiamin? If you hadn't insisted on doing it that way, it wouldn't matter if she died—but now, Song Jiamin has been saved, yet she hates me. And now you hate me too, Guan Xiaonan is prejudiced against me, and probably any other person would have a bias against me. What is all this for? Just because I'm your damn bodyguard?"
Ling Shuya didn't expect Ye Xiao to suddenly start yelling, and she was extremely agitated.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think it would come to this," Ling Shuya said, her head low with a hint of apology.
Ye Xiao suddenly smiled and said, "It's not your fault; it's mine. I shouldn't have raised my voice at you. But in the situation yesterday, we were both passive. Now you tell me this—what are you trying to say? That Ye Xiao is no longer pure? You just want a man who is wholeheartedly devoted to you, right? No problem, the Earth will still spin without anyone."
After speaking, Ye Xiao abruptly stood up, turned, and made to leave.
"Ye Xiao, don't go!" Ling Shuya stood up, looking at Ye Xiao.
Ye Xiao, who had turned away, slowly turned back and looked at Ling Shuya. Her eyes were red, and he immediately felt a wave of pity. He strode over to Ling Shuya and embraced her tightly, whispering, "Shuya, I love you."
Hearing these five words from Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya's body went limp and she fell into Ye Xiao's arms. As a woman, this was the most beautiful phrase she had ever heard.
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