Han Xuewei had become the deputy general manager of a fairly significant company, so after a brief moment of surprise, Han Xuewei quickly returned to her usual demeanor. Looking at Ling Shuya, she reached out her hand with a smile and said, "Hello, Miss Ling!"

Ling Shuya didn't have a very good impression of Han Xuewei, but since Han Xuewei was Lin Dieying's cousin, and considering that relationship, although Ling Shuya really didn't want to shake hands with Han Xuewei, she still extended her hand and shook it, saying, "Hello, have you eaten? Let's eat together!"

Han Xuewei said, "No, I need to hurry back to the company for some business!"

Ling Shuya said, "That's fine then, let's go out for a meal with Lin Dieying another day!"

"No problem, goodbye!" Having said that, Han Xuewei left directly. When she passed by Ye Xiao, she paused for a moment, glanced up at Ye Xiao, but didn't say anything and walked away.

Weei Jie watched Han Xuewei leave and said, "She must be Han Jianjun's daughter, right?"

"Who is Han Jianjun?" Ling Shuya curiously turned to Weei Jie.

While walking, Weei Jie chuckled and said to Ling Shuya, "Han Jianjun is the boss of Jianjun Group, involved in real estate business. Remember the person we talked about a few days ago named Lin Yaoguang? He's the brother-in-law of Han Jianjun's wife!"

"Han Jianjun's wife's brother-in-law?" Hearing this, Ling Shuya immediately turned her head to look at Ye Xiao. The latter also thought of something. Clearly, Ling Shuya and Ye Xiao both might have been thinking of the same thing, but neither of them continued to speak.

Following that, everyone basically stopped talking, yet Ye Xiao's mind was racing nonstop. If Lin Yaoguang was the brother-in-law of Han Jianjun's wife, then Lin Yaoguang's wife would be Han Xuewei's aunt, which meant that Han Xuewei's aunt was also Lin Dieying's mother!

Ye Xiao couldn't help but inwardly express shock. Could it be that Lin Dieying's father was the same Lin Yaoguang who was driven to death by Huang Zongyuan?

If that was really the case, then Huang Zongyuan deserved to die a thousand times over!

Huang Zongyuan had previously sent people to kidnap Ling Shuya, but because of Ye Xiao, Huang Zongyuan did not succeed. Ling Hengyu had asked Ye Xiao to deal with Huang Zongyuan. Originally, Ye Xiao had planned to simply kill Huang Zongyuan when the opportunity arose, but now it seemed, killing Huang Zongyuan with one strike was definitely not enough. Huang Zongyuan, this bastard, couldn't be let off with such a simple death!

Huang Zongyuan had pressured Lin Dieying's father to death and taken the family wealth that rightly belonged to Lin Dieying. For this reason alone, Huang Zongyuan deserved to be flayed alive. Ye Xiao secretly resolved to torment Huang Zongyuan to death.

It wasn't long before they took the elevator to the top floor of Hengyu Group.

Ye Xiao had been to Ling Hengyu's office once before, so he was somewhat familiar with the route by now. The three of them quickly reached Ling Hengyu's office. When they got to the office door, Weei Jie intended to knock, but Ling Shuya, that girl, pushed the office door open directly!

Ling Hengyu was someone who placed great importance on rules. Anyone who dared to enter without knocking would be unmercifully dismissed by Ling Hengyu. Originally, he was looking at some documents, and was somewhat displeased when the door was pushed open, but when he looked up and saw that it was Ling Shuya opening the door, the frown on his face instantly eased.

"Shuya, Ye Xiao, why did you both take so long? Weei Jie, tell the staff to serve the food," Ling Hengyu instructed Weei Jie as he stood up from his chair.

Weei Jie hurriedly nodded in agreement and even though he had already entered the office, he then stepped out again.

Pouting her lips, Ling Shuya walked up to Ling Hengyu and staring at him she said, "Dad, do you realize you almost lost the chance to see your daughter?!"

Ling Hengyu, upon hearing his daughter's words, was utterly confused and said with a smile, "Why say such a morbid thing?"

Earlier on the road, Weei Jie had only mentioned going to the group with Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya and hadn't mentioned the bomb.

Ling Shuya said, "Dad, I'm thirsty. Have Ye Xiao explain to you. But please, don't be too shocked."

Hearing Ling Shuya's words, even the normally composed Ling Hengyu was puzzled and looked at Ye Xiao, asking, "Ye Xiao, what happened?"

Ye Xiao said, "Actually, it's nothing major, just... just that someone sent over a timed bomb!"

"What?" Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ling Hengyu's composure vanished instantly, and he immediately turned his gaze back to his precious daughter, asking, "Yaya, are you alright?"

As Ling Shuya poured herself some water, she said, "It's a good thing Ye Xiao knows how to defuse bombs; otherwise, you'd be talking to my spirit right now."

"Don't speak of such unlucky things!" After the brief moment of agitation, Ling Hengyu settled down on the sofa and also gestured for Ye Xiao to sit, inquiring, "What exactly happened?"

Ye Xiao said, "It must have been one person who delivered the bomb, a delicately crafted small timed explosive. I could tell that the bomb was expertly made, and if I wasn't a Martial Artist with vision beyond the ordinary, I'd have had real difficulty finding the most crucial wire today. But thankfully, the bomb's been disassembled!"

Ling Hengyu looked at Ye Xiao with gratitude and said, "I knew you could do it. Yaya, now you see Ye Xiao's capabilities, right? That's also why I wanted Ye Xiao to be your personal bodyguard!"

Ling Shuya couldn't help but turn her gaze to Ye Xiao, just in time to see him wink at her, which almost made her spit out the water she was drinking!

Ye Xiao turned to Ling Hengyu and said, "Uncle Ling, I think our top priority now should be to quickly find the person who tried to blow up Miss Ling and me. I believe this definitely isn't the work of a lone individual!"

"This was surely premeditated," Ling Hengyu said, his eyes glinting with a cold light. "However, I really can't imagine whom I've offended to such an extent that they would send a bomb to harm my daughter. No matter who it is, I'll make sure they're ground to dust!" At that moment, Ling Hengyu suddenly turned to Ye Xiao and asked, "You seemed to return very late last night, didn't you?"

Ye Xiao wasn't put off by Ling Hengyu monitoring them. Instead, he suddenly remembered something!

"Mr. Ling, do you think the Black Dragon Group could be the mastermind behind this?" Ye Xiao suddenly asked, looking at Ling Hengyu!

Ling Hengyu had not expected Ye Xiao to ask such a question and quickly replied, "Why would you say that? What makes you think so?"

Then Ye Xiao recounted the events of the previous night, specifically the massacre at the Black Rose Nightclub.

Ling Hengyu was slightly shocked upon hearing this and said, "So the vicious incident at the Black Rose Nightclub that's been all the rage in the city today was your doing!"

"What?" Ye Xiao was immediately puzzled.

Ling Hengyu elaborated, "You didn't know? The incident at the Black Rose Nightclub yesterday has rocked the whole Minghai City. Many people were surprised that someone could singlehandedly kill so many from the Black Dragon Group. I had no idea it was you. If that's the case, then your guess might make sense. Perhaps the bomb wasn't meant for Yaya!"

Ye Xiao was a person willing to take responsibility, otherwise, he wouldn't have spoken up.

"I'll handle it properly. This incident has caused psychological harm to Shuya, oh no, Miss Ling, because of me. I won't let something like this happen again!" Ye Xiao also felt somewhat guilty toward Ling Shuya since the bomb had come because of him!

"Dad, this isn't Ye Xiao's fault. Blame it on those Black Dragon Group people. If Ye Xiao hadn't fought back, perhaps we might have died at the nightclub!" Ling Shuya spoke up in defense of Ye Xiao, out of the blue taking his side.

Ling Hengyu was also perplexed. His usually willful and imperious daughter, who initially resented Ye Xiao, was now seemingly protective of him.

Seeing her father's skeptical look, Ling Shuya quickly said, "Dad, don't get the wrong idea. I'm just being fair. Still, I must say, Ye Xiao is so annoying, and he even likes flirtations!"

"Oh?" Ling Hengyu feigned great interest and asked, "How is Ye Xiao flirting around? Has he been chasing girls out there?"

"Not exactly that, but some people have taken a liking to him, which is so frustrating!" Ling Shuya said, even more annoyed. "Moreover, he's been very cooperative with others. Remember, he's an employee of our company, and going to school with me should count as working hours, right? How could he be dating during working hours? That's simply intolerable. Dad, am I right or what?"

Ling Hengyu nodded and smiled, "Absolutely, Ye Xiao, you mustn't get distracted by the wrong things during work hours!"

Ye Xiao nodded and said, "Yes, Uncle Ling, I'll be sure to pay attention from now on!"

Ling Hengyu mentioned, "I heard from Weei Jie that you've set up an information network at Minghai Academy, right?"

Ye Xiao quickly responded, "Uncle Ling, it's to better protect Miss Ling!"

"Good," declared Ling Hengyu. "However, about the Black Dragon Group, you must be cautious. Despite my wealth, I only have some bodyguards at my disposal, and they're no match compared to those people. As you know, Hengyu Group is a star enterprise. If it got out that we have conflicts with a criminal organization, that would reflect poorly on our reputation. So, you handle the Black Dragon Group issue on your own. If you need money, feel free to borrow from me!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xiao inwardly chuckled. Ling Hengyu's intention was all too clear. He wanted Ye Xiao to confront the Black Dragon Group. Moreover, it seemed he was hinting that Ye Xiao should expand the information network from Minghai Academy further outwards!

What exactly was Ling Hengyu thinking? Ye Xiao found it somewhat mysterious. However, one thing he knew for sure, Ling Hengyu didn't want his daughter to get hurt!

Just then, Weei Jie and some staff members brought in a selection of food that even looked better than what they had at Ling Shuya's villa!

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