Not only Ye Xiao, Ling Shuya, and Zhou Yuyan were stunned, but Zhou Hao was even more so.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan had emerged from Ye Xiao's room, and furthermore, both women were still in their pajamas, looking groggy; it was obvious they had slept in Ye Xiao's room.

Zhou Hao wasn't a fool, so he immediately guessed what was going on.

It was precisely because Zhou Hao was smart that he pretended not to have seen anything. Ye Xiao went straight to the dining room, while the two beauties, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, headed straight for the second floor.

Although Zhou Hao didn't speak, the two beauties knew exactly what was on his mind, blushing noticeably.

It wasn't until after the two beauties had gone upstairs that Zhou Hao finally looked up at Ye Xiao and said, "Boss, should I start calling you brother-in-law now?"

Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile and said, "Call me whatever you like."

Zhou Hao immediately chuckled and hurriedly added, "Just kidding, you'll always be my boss."

"Good that you know your place," Ye Xiao laughed as he sat down at the dining table, picking up two slices of bread while saying, "How was last night?"

Zhou Hao also sat down, laughing, and reported to Ye Xiao, "Around eleven o'clock last night, Zhao Dapeng and I led the Heavenly Gate Security Company brothers and fought fiercely against those from the Black Dragon Company. They all had knives while we had guns; cold weapons are no match for firearms. However, not many of us are skilled with firearms, so it was awkward. Even so, a bunch of the Black Dragon Company's men died last night, Yang Ming caught quite a few, and the rest were mostly wounded, while our brothers suffered no injuries."

Ye Xiao said, "With you there, it would be strange if there were injuries. Anything else?"

"Of course, there's more. At around midnight, after the battle with the Black Dragon Company, our morale was sky-high. Then Zhao Dapeng, Zhang Biao, Huang Feng, and I led the guys to sweep all the territory around Minghai Academy. Now, the industry around Minghai Academy has been completely taken over by Heavenly Gate Security Company. We showed no mercy to those who resisted. Speaking of which, Yang Ming really knows how to handle things. For every place we swept, we'd capture four or five enemies and directly take them away," Zhou Hao said with a smile.

Hearing Zhou Hao's words, Ye Xiao was extremely satisfied. All under official protection, who dared to make big waves?

Ye Xiao pondered; last night, such a big incident had happened in Minghai City, the morning news should have some clues by now.

So, Ye Xiao got up and walked to the living room, turned on the TV, and switched to the Minghai City TV channel. Surely enough, the morning news was currently reporting on last night's malicious conflicts, and one-third of the screen was dominated by one man—none other than Yang Ming.

Yang Ming was speaking righteously to the TV audience: "Maintaining the public security of Minghai City is the duty of the Minghai City Guard Bureau, and I don't care who is backing those criminals. As long as Yang Ming, head of the Criminal Police Team, is here, I will firmly eradicate those social cancers."

Then, the TV anchor commented with praise for Yang Ming, the hero, and didn't forget to mention Yang Ming's recent capture of a major illegal transaction case in Minghai City.

These incidents, one after the other, had made Yang Ming a hero to the citizens.

Clearly, Yang Ming was bound to receive commendation again. Criminals are the most hated by the public, and Yang Ming's actions had significantly boosted his prestige among the people of Minghai City.

"This guy really knows how to play his cards, talking as if it were all true," Zhou Hao said, chuckling, "It's hard to imagine what people would think if they knew Yang Ming was actually one of us."

Ye Xiao laughed, saying, "In this world, black has always been white, and white has been black, so there's no need to take it seriously. After these two incidents, Yang Ming will have a lot more chips to take over the head position of the Guard Bureau."

Zhou Hao said, "Of course. I think if the head of the Guard Bureau were to be elected, Yang Ming would surely win."

Ye Xiao turned off the TV and stretched lazily. Everything was proceeding methodically within his plans. Once Yang Ming took over as the head of Minghai City Guard Bureau, the growth pace of the Heavenly Gate Security Company would be significantly accelerated.

Ye Xiao didn't wish for Heavenly Gate Security Company to be on an equal footing with Axe Company. As long as he was backing Heavenly Gate Security Company, any company would end—not for any particular reason, but because they must.

Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan did not come downstairs right away. Ye Xiao and Zhou Hao finished breakfast quickly, and seeing that the two of them had not come down, Ye Xiao turned to Zhou Hao, who had finished eating and was sitting at the dining table, picking his teeth.

"Do you have anything on now?" Ye Xiao inquired.

Zhou Hao replied, "I guess the only thing to do is to look for evidence against Chen Maozhong. Other than that, nothing much."

Ye Xiao urged, "Then go now, it's almost eight o'clock."

"Why the hurry? I've just finished eating, need to rest a bit," Zhou Hao said.

"Rest my ass, if you keep resting, those two are going to be late for school."

Zhou Hao looked toward the living room and said with great puzzlement, "Right, why aren't they coming downstairs? Girls are really troublesome."

Ye Xiao saw that Zhou Hao hadn't realized the reason and couldn't help but laugh in irritation, saying, "Nonsense, I guarantee that as soon as you leave, they will definitely come down quickly."

"Why?" Zhou Hao was immediately full of confusion. He didn't think for a second that his presence was the reason the two beauties didn't dare to come downstairs.

After all, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were both quite young, and Zhou Hao had just seen them coming out of Ye Xiao's room. So, whatever they did in the room, even if Zhou Hao thought with his toes, he could probably figure it out.

"Stop asking so many questions and get moving," Ye Xiao hinted at Zhou Hao with a wink.

Seeing Ye Xiao wink at him, Zhou Hao finally got it. He glanced at the stairs and then quickly stood up, saying, "Alright, I was inattentive after all. Okay, boss, I'll be leaving now, I'll get to the bottom of Chen Maozhong's case as soon as possible."

Ye Xiao nodded and then added, "Zhou Hao, be careful in your actions. I'm finding that there are quite a few martial artists in Minghai City, and possibly many are stronger than you."

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, warmth filled Zhou Hao's heart, and he grinned, saying, "Boss, don't worry, if I can't beat them, I'll run."

Ye Xiao smiled and said no more.

Less than three minutes after Zhou Hao left, Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan cautiously came downstairs. Ling Shuya peeked out to make sure Zhou Hao really wasn't there anymore before she walked down openly.

"My two beloved concubines, hurry up and eat, it's almost eight o'clock," Ye Xiao joked with a laugh to the two beauties.

The beauties frowned at the sound of it, clearly unhappy with Ye Xiao's address of 'beloved concubines'.

"Who's your concubine? It seems you still want to find yourself an empress, don't you?" Ling Shuya walked to the dining room, glaring at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Just kidding, just kidding, you two are my empresses."

Ling Shuya sat down, but Zhou Yuyan didn't let it pass, saying, "Really? I think Guan Xiaonan, Lin Dieying, and even Sister Su Yun are all people you want as your empresses."

Ye Xiao's mouth twitched in response. How could anything escape Zhou Yuyan's piercing gaze? Was this girl able to see through his thoughts?

Even though Zhou Yuyan had voiced what Ye Xiao had been thinking, he couldn't admit it and quickly said, "How could that be? I just see them as friends."

"Hmph, anyone can see right through your little tricks. Too bad we two have fallen into the hands of a devil like you," Zhou Yuyan said helplessly, shaking her head and sitting down next to Ling Shuya, both starting to eat their bread.

Ye Xiao looked at Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan with their lovely gestures and felt a surge of affection.

In fact, if he didn't need to find out about his parentage, living with such stunning beauties would be like living with immortals.

Everyone has their own life goals.

Clearly, Ye Xiao's life goal was to find his real parents.

In a way, Ye Xiao was really just a pitiful big boy.

The beauties didn't eat quickly, at least not as quickly as they had eaten the boiled fish the night before.

Still, they finished breakfast just before eight o'clock and then walked out to the Q Rui car.

In the car.

Ye Xiao drove in front with Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan sitting in the backseat, both leaning back and closing their eyes. If someone didn't know better, they might think these two beauties were sleeping.

However, only Ye Xiao could feel that they were not sleeping but were concentrating their True Qi.

Because of last night's collective cultivation, their Inner Strength had improved a lot, and they were on the verge of breaking through the Middle Stage of Yellow Rank.

These two had only been practicing martial arts for a few days. Such a rapid rate of progress might be unattainable even for geniuses.

Although some martial artists practice together and form 'Dao companions,' these cases are rare, especially among female martial artists who see themselves as lofty and proud. They wouldn't typically practice with men. It is, in fact, a lack of insight because if all female martial artists had the same attitude as Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan, the cultivation speed of martial artists would definitely improve dramatically.

Of course, the reason Ling Shuya and Zhou Yuyan were now willing to cultivate with Ye Xiao was mainly because, after several accidents, they had lost their chastity to him.

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