At night, Ye Xiao didn't continue to stay at the hospital but returned to the Ling family villa after Qin Yulu had rested.

"Where have you been? Uncle Weei said you were out for the whole day."

Just as Ye Xiao parked the Audi Q7 in the courtyard, Ling Shuya's voice came through.

Ye Xiao looked over and saw Ling Shuya sitting at a hanging basket in the courtyard with Shen Qiuyu, apparently up to something.

Ye Xiao immediately walked over with a grin and proudly said, "Of course, I went to pick up girls. Don't you know I'm a legendary master of flirting?"

"Of course, I know. I also know you're a master of being shameless!" Ling Shuya gave Ye Xiao a blank look and didn't mince her words.

Shen Qiuyu stood on the side, smiling silently.

Ye Xiao said, "The way you put it, you're practically insulting my integrity, which is not nice!"

"Not nice, huh?" Ling Shuya held her proud head high and glared at Ye Xiao, "Then do you dare to say where you've been?"

"Really want me to say it?"

"You can choose not to say it!" Ling Shuya huffed.

"Alright then, I won't!" Ye Xiao was very understanding, if he's not supposed to say it, then he won't.

Ling Shuya clenched her teeth and immediately said, "Ye Xiao!"

"Okay okay, I'll tell you. Actually, there's nothing much... you both know I'm soft-hearted, I can't stand to see others hurt, and I can't bear to see people lose their parents. You also know, I was an orphan myself, thinking about my own situation and then about others', I couldn't help but want to offer some help." Ye Xiao had a face of helplessness and frustration, as if he had endured a great injustice.

Ling Shuya and Shen Qiuyu exchanged glances and promptly asked in confusion, "What exactly happened?"

Ye Xiao then related the entire situation regarding Qin Yulu.

"Ah?" Both Ling Shuya and Shen Qiuyu became visibly moved.

"So it turns out that this Qin Yulu is also such a pitiful person." Ling Shuya sighed, then said, "Now that her foster parents are missing, what is she going to do in the future? Is she supposed to live alone?"

Even though Ye Xiao had told Qin Yulu to live in the Ling family home from now on and also to attend Minghai Academy, after all, neither the Ling family estate nor Minghai Academy were his assets, and he couldn't simply impose his will. Of course, Ye Xiao knew that if he agreed, the Ling family members wouldn't object either, but there was a completely different significance between Ye Xiao saying it and the Ling family members saying it.

"What can be done?" Ye Xiao looked at Ling Shuya with a face reflecting helplessness, "This wide world, where can Qin Yulu find her place? Sigh, even if she is willing to stay at someone else's home, she doesn't really have any relatives in Minghai City."

"Then just let her stay at my place, isn't that fine? My villa is so big, it can't be filled even if there are more people," Ling Shuya said to Ye Xiao.

As soon as Ye Xiao heard Ling Shuya's words, he laughed inwardly, the girl took the bait!

However, outwardly, Ye Xiao said, "How can that be okay? Staying casually at your villa, and from now on, you'd have to cover her living expenses... It would be too unfair to you, even though I know you're kind-hearted enough to offer shelter, this would be taking advantage of you."

"What are you talking about?" Ling Shuya was clearly unhappy after hearing Ye Xiao's words and immediately said, "I think it's a great idea. Besides, how much could living expenses possibly cost? Can the Ling family not afford it? Every year, my dad donates millions to charity organizations. Taking a little bit from that, I think even a few more Qin Yulus would be manageable."

"This…" Ye Xiao put on a troubled face.

Ling Shuya didn't realize Ye Xiao's scheming, but Shen Qiuyu clearly saw it and laughed to herself at Ye Xiao's mischief. Even though she knew Ye Xiao was playing tricks, she still felt the need to support Ye Xiao's suggestion.

"Ye Xiao, I think we should just decide like this. Yuyan has left, and who knows when I might have to go too. As a grown man, do you really want to share a room with Shuya?" Shen Qiuyu deliberately gave Ye Xiao a suspicious look and said, "Ye Xiao, could it be that you have other intentions?"

As soon as she mentioned this, Ling Shuya also turned to look at Ye Xiao and immediately said to him, "Oh, so that's how it is! Ye Xiao, how come I never noticed your intentions, hmm? Since you won't let Yulu come, I insist on letting her come. In the Ling family, my word is a lot more powerful than yours."

When Ye Xiao heard Ling Shuya's words, he immediately had a bitter expression and said, "You two are clever. I originally thought my plan was very thorough, but to my surprise, it was seen through by you two girls. Okay then, you are the employer, and I am the bodyguard; of course I should listen to you."

"That's more like it. Not only do you listen to me now, but you've also got to listen to me well in the future. Otherwise, hmm, you know the consequences." Ling Shuya's face was triumphant, completely forgetting just how tough Ye Xiao could be.

Ye Xiao chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, everything you say goes. After all, you're the one who pays my salary. Speaking of which, when will my first paycheck be?"

"This, uh..." When Ling Shuya heard Ye Xiao asking for his salary, she immediately felt a bit awkward because she had never really paid the servants.

"Heh heh, alright, I get it. I should ask Uncle Ling, right?" Ye Xiao laughed it off and then headed straight inside the villa.

Seeing Ye Xiao so agreeable today made Ling Shuya extremely curious. It wasn't like Ye Xiao's style at all.

"Sister Qiuyu, why do I feel like something's not quite right today?" Ling Shuya had a feeling that there was something odd about her conversation with Ye Xiao, but she couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"Really? Ha, I don't think so, you're overthinking it!" Shen Qiuyu smiled and then quickly changed the subject. Ling Shuya was a smart girl, and if she thought it through carefully, she might well spot some flaws.

By now it was after nine o'clock; Ye Xiao returned to the villa where the living room was empty, so he went straight upstairs to cultivate.

Although Ye Xiao's phone call to Xiong Daoliang had brought about a brief period of peace, he knew these peaceful days were numbered. Thus, his focus was to complete the cultivation of the Mad God Skill as quickly as possible.

The following days were quite uneventful, perhaps due to the agreement between Xiong Daoliang and Ye Xiao. No more martial artists came looking for trouble with the Ling family. The incident with the Heavenly Book seemed to have vanished in an instant, as if it had never happened.

After about three days in the hospital, Qin Yulu formally came to the Ling family. Her cheerful personality meant that after arriving at the Ling family's residence, both Ling Shuya and Shen Qiuyu treated her very well. This touched Yulu deeply. Coming from a poor background, she had been doing household chores since she was young, so she always seized the initiative to clean and do other small tasks, which embarrassed Ling Shuya. Thus, the young mistress actually started doing household chores herself, influenced by Yulu—something even Ye Xiao hadn't anticipated.

However, there was another matter related to Qin Yulu. Ever since Ye Xiao had suppressed the cold poison in her body at the hospital, it would flare up every three or four days, each time as severely as the first, leaving her body cold as ice. Each time, Ye Xiao used the Nine Yang True Qi to remove the poison, and although Yulu's body returned to normal afterward, this was clearly not a long-term solution. Ye Xiao was now looking for ways to completely cure the poison. He had considered using the Nine Yang True Qi over an extended period, but later realized it was futile. No matter how much True Qi he provided, it couldn't suppress the recurrence of the poison; in fact, the more he used, the sooner the next flare-up would occur, as if the pressure made the poison rebound with even greater intensity.

Faced with this, Ye Xiao felt quite helpless. After telling Ling Hengyu about the situation, Ling Hengyu speculated that it might be related to Yulu's physical constitution, but he couldn't pinpoint the exact cause. Clearly, the repeated occurrences were quite peculiar.

Since the problem couldn't be solved immediately, Ye Xiao could only continue to treat Yulu every few days. The rest of the time, he focused intensely on cultivating, hoping to improve his own strength to another level before attempting to treat her again, hopefully with better results.

Ye Xiao then threw himself into the relentless cultivation of the Mad God Skill. Thanks to the intense and continuous practice, his cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, and his proficiency in the Mad God Skill increased daily.

Half a month flew by as quick as a blink, and the skies remained the same, only now the weather had turned to a persistent drizzle.

"How annoying, finally a weekend and it starts to rain again, so frustrating!" Ling Shuya stood at the door of the villa, looking out at the continuous rain and felt incredibly displeased.

Though it was raining, the Ling family, with their resources, could just drive out without getting wet and even go shopping at the malls. But Ling Shuya wanted to stroll through the streets leisurely, play around, and enjoy the outdoors. Yet the weather wasn't cooperating, raining non-stop.

"Why don't you just stay home and review your schoolwork then?" Qin Yulu also stood at the door of the villa, having become more relaxed in conversation with Ling Shuya over time.

Just as Ye Xiao had once said, Ling Shuya had no airs of a spoiled young lady with other girls, wasn't temperamental, and even often showed concern for Yulu. That said, whenever Yulu and Ye Xiao were alone together, Ling Shuya would appear like a ghost.

"Studying every day, don't you get tired of it, Yulu?" Ling Shuya asked with a wry smile.

Yulu sighed and said, "Sure, it's tiring, but only by studying hard now can we achieve our dreams in the future, right?"

"What are your dreams, then?"

Hearing Ling Shuya's question, Yulu hesitated. Yeah, what were her dreams? She used to study hard to give her parents a better life, but now? Now that she was an abandoned orphan, what was she working hard for?

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