Ye Xiao, of course, hadn't gone to the restroom. At this moment, he was standing in a corner beneath the Blue Star Technology building, a cigarette dangling from his lips.

At this time, Ye Xiao's mind was occupied with thoughts. Why did Fang Jing know his identity, and who exactly was she? After learning his true identity, she didn't seem frightened at all. Could it be that she was that certain he wouldn't harm her?

Ye Xiao pondered for a long time but ultimately couldn't figure it out. However, he suddenly remembered something—that this morning when he left, Li Sitong seemed to still be in his room. Her clothes were somewhat tattered; he hoped she hadn't done something drastic in his room.

At this thought, Ye Xiao slapped his forehead, having entirely forgotten about this. If Li Sitong had indeed taken a drastic step in his room, it would be disastrous. If Ling Shuya found out, she would surely flay him alive. Even if Ling Shuya considered him important, Ye Xiao himself would still feel guilty.

Should he go back now? Looking at the time, it was already past five o'clock. Xia Mingyue might leave work at any moment. If he left now, would that be inappropriate? Just then, Ye Xiao thought of someone—his landlord, Niu Chuang.

Ye Xiao had noted down Niu Chuang's number during last night's drinking, so he promptly dialed it.

"Who is it!" Niu Chuang's voice was as loud as always.

"It's me, Ye Xiao!" Ye Xiao responded.

Upon hearing it was Ye Xiao, Niu Chuang immediately laughed and said, "Brother Xiao, haven't seen you all day. How was last night? Did you have a blast? I saw that beauty leave only after ten this morning; I didn't realize it—you, skinny as a stick, managed to keep her so long."

Listening to Niu Chuang, Ye Xiao knew he had misunderstood, and quickly said, "You mean, she left this morning? You saw her?"

"Yeah, I was coming out of my room to pee and saw her. Wait, didn't you pay her after having fun? She seemed a bit melancholic," Niu Chuang chuckled as he spoke.

"Alright, I'll treat you to a drink if I return early tonight. We should say goodbye for now." Ye Xiao hung up the phone after speaking.

Niu Chuang, still wanting to say more, found that the call had already ended.

Since Li Sitong had already left, Ye Xiao felt relieved. As for the sorrow Niu Chuang mentioned, what did that have to do with him? After all, it had taken a great deal of effort to save her life; waking up without even a thank you had already upset Ye Xiao. He felt he had done right by her and wouldn't have bothered if not for Ling Shuya.

In Bird City, although it was just past five, the sky had already turned dark. Technically, it was late autumn, almost early winter. Winter had officially begun two days ago, but global warming meant it wasn't particularly cold even after the start of winter.

Before long, employees of Blue Star Technology began leaving work one after another. Ye Xiao positioned himself next to a Ferrari, ready to drive it over to Xia Mingyue the moment she appeared.

Minutes ticked by; ten minutes later, most of the employees had left, but Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing were yet to come downstairs. Ye Xiao looked up at the building; the lights in Xia Mingyue's office were still on.

Xia Mingyue, a highly responsible person, had only just officially taken over Blue Star Technology. There was still much to be done. Ye Xiao decided to get in the car and listen to music. Standing by the car meant a lot of people would greet him. Greeting was a minor thing, but quite a few people asked Ye Xiao to put in a good word for them with Xia Mingyue.

Of course, saying a good word was a minor thing. Why don't you learn from Li Shengrong, who actually spends money on it? Yet, all these people just verbally bothered Ye Xiao without offering anything substantial.

Ye Xiao got into the Ferrari and was about to listen to music, but then he noticed in the rearview mirror that three or four people not far from Blue Star Technology were occasionally looking over. It didn't matter that they just looked, but they then grabbed their collars, appearing to talk about something.

These actions were subtle and almost imperceptible. An ordinary person likely wouldn't notice, but who was Ye Xiao? His vision was exceptional, so he saw everything clearly.

From their facial expressions, Ye Xiao could tell they were definitely not police officers.

Since they were not police, they must be up to no good.

It was also because Ye Xiao saw these three or four people that he began to pay more attention, checking other directions, and found quite a few similar individuals—at least more than a dozen.

Ye Xiao could tell that there was surely some sort of portable communication device on their collars. Generally, those who use such equipment are either police or organized, sizable criminals, certainly not ordinary criminals.

Ye Xiao quietly thought to himself, why were there so many people here, and why did they occasionally look up at Blue Star Technology's upper floors as if they had a specific target?

Ye Xiao looked at them, then at Blue Star Technology's building. At this time, the top and only lit office was Xia Mingyue's.

Could it be...

Ye Xiao thought of this and was slightly startled, but she didn't immediately get out of the car. She initially wanted to call Xia Mingyue to warn her but then she thought that these people hadn't actually harmed Xia Mingyue inside Blue Star Technology. What if Xia Mingyue wasn't their target? Wouldn't she be reporting false information?

So, Ye Xiao sat in the car, continuing to observe.

Time passed by minute by minute, and soon it was past six o'clock. Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing still hadn't left the building. Moreover, Ye Xiao occasionally saw Xia Mingyue holding documents and standing by the window, then moving elsewhere.

Clearly, she was working overtime on some business deal.

However, just then, the people who had been loitering around Blue Star Technology suddenly started walking toward the building with great speed!

The lighting around Blue Star Technology wasn't very bright, and since it was now after work hours, their approach went largely unnoticed.

Ye Xiao saw this and was secretly amazed, thinking to herself, "Is the action about to start now?"

But who exactly were these people, and what was their purpose? Could they be a threat to Xia Mingyue or Fang Jing?

At this moment, across from Blue Star Technology in a small parking lot, inside a black Toyota van.

"Begin the operation!" said a middle-aged man over forty, his face filled with anger, as he spoke coldly into a walkie-talkie.

If Xia Nanhai were here, he would definitely recognize this man. He wasn't just anyone; he was Zhao Sheng, the second son of Old Man Zhao of the Zhao family, one of the eight major families of Bird City, and the father of Zhao Pu.

Although Zhao Sheng had outwardly obeyed Old Man Zhao's commands, the fact that his own son had been castrated was something he couldn't swallow. Therefore, he had decided to capture Xia Mingyue, and of course, his goal was also to kill her to avenge his son.

As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, the hunt for Xia Mingyue officially began.

The twelve men swiftly entered the Blue Star Technology building. Their agility was remarkable—at least, when they entered, the guard at the door didn't even notice.

Since it was after hours, these people quickly made their way directly to Xia Mingyue's floor, as they had clearly figured out her location.

At this moment, both Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing were indeed very busy, occupied with sorting out some of the company's confidential matters. As the CEO, Xia Mingyue had to make sure she fully understood what kind of company Blue Star Technology really was and who the people who had closely cooperated with the company before were.

"This mobile game plan is good; it should be continued. Why has it been shelved until now?" Xia Mingyue looked at a planning document and wondered aloud.

Upon hearing Xia Mingyue's words, Fang Jing quickly looked over, laughed, and said, "This must have been left by the previous CEO, dated twenty days ago. That was probably when Blue Star Technology was in the midst of its CEO transition. Shelving a project at that time is normal. Ming Yue, do we need to work so hard? I'm almost starved to death. If you starve me to become thin, I won't forgive you."

Listening to Fang Jing's words, Xia Mingyue chuckled and replied, "Alright, alright. I'll review this planning document, and if it indeed has value, we absolutely can't let it go."

"You really are a workaholic!" Fang Jing said helplessly.

Just then, the office door was suddenly knocked on.

Xia Mingyue immediately puzzled, while Fang Jing chuckled and said, "It seems Ye Xiao can't wait any longer."

Xia Mingyue said, "Sigh, I still don't know how my dad's talk with the Jiang Family went; he hasn't replied back at all yet. Does this guy also know how to be hungry? He ate quite a lot this morning. Let her in."

Fang Jing giggled and said, "I'll go open the door."

At that moment, thinking of Ye Xiao, Fang Jing's mind always conjured up the amusing image of her with her arms crossed in the pantry.

As she reached the door, Fang Jing opened the office door, her mouth still smiling as she said, "Why such a hurry..."

Fang Jing had finished speaking but stood frozen on the spot.

Xia Mingyue was looking at the planning document, but she noticed that Fang Jing had suddenly gone quiet—a trait very unlike Fang Jing. She immediately looked up in confusion, but as she did, she truly got a fright.

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