Ling Shuya wore a strange expression, at least Ye Xiao found it strange. He was puzzled—wasn't this all just for show? Why was Ling Shuya taking it seriously?

Just then, Lan Lan said to Ye Xiao with a giggly smile, in front of Ling Shuya and a few others, "Ye Xiao, we're officially boyfriend and girlfriend now, aren't we?"

Ye Xiao saw the situation as nothing more than a playful act, so he just laughed and said, "Yeah, what about it?"

"Why don't you join me and some friends tonight? We're going out to have fun!" Lan Lan invited Ye Xiao.

Go out and have fun?

Ye Xiao immediately looked at Ling Shuya, who said expressionlessly, "What are you looking at me for? She's asking you!"

Ye Xiao asked, "Are you coming along?"

Without replying, Lan Lan quickly interjected, "Why are you asking the class leader? Class Leader, is it your job to plan your cousin's schedule? Are you two really just cousins, or is it that you two..."

"Don't let your imagination run wild. We are just cousins, nothing more! It's none of my business where he goes!" Ling Shuya was dissatisfied with Ye Xiao's reaction, but she was too embarrassed to express it. Although she and Ye Xiao had shared a bed, this was not something she could let others know about. Despite being a lady of a respected family, she was quite traditional. Had last night's drinking not been initiated by her, and had Ye Xiao deliberately done those things, Ling Shuya would have been furious!

Ye Xiao stole a glance at Ling Shuya, and seeing her expression, he immediately understood what was going on.

At that moment, Lan Lan looked at Ye Xiao again and said, "Ye Xiao, now that Class Leader Ling has agreed, you should make a decision too. We have to play the part fully as pretend girlfriend and boyfriend, right?"

"It's best if we can blur the lines between fake and real, hehe..." The other girls started to tease.

Lan Lan immediately said, "Stop making a ruckus; you're going to make me feel embarrassed!"

Upon hearing Lan Lan's words, all the girls, including Ling Shuya, were speechless.

Ye Xiao stood in place, now puzzled. He wondered, what should he do? He had already spoken; could he say now that he was unwilling? But then again, Ling Shuya was not going!

As a normal man, Ye Xiao was very much willing to go!

Before yesterday, Ye Xiao had prepared himself to control his desires, to the point where he could have had Ling Shuya on several occasions, yet he held back, not wanting to jeopardize the search for his parents due to momentary desires. To his surprise, a misunderstanding led to him ending up in bed with Ling Shuya!

Now that he had already been in Ling Shuya's bed, and it seemed there were no negative repercussions, so... well, let's just say Ye Xiao felt emboldened!

"Let's talk about this evening later. If I really don't have anything else, I'll go, but my cousin must come along. Otherwise, if my family finds out about all this, they might think I'm not focusing on my studies and am getting involved in relationships too early. I come from a household with strict family education, and Shuya can attest to that!" Ye Xiao wanted to go, but he also could not just leave Ling Shuya behind, lest the young lady throw a tantrum, which could have serious consequences!

What Ye Xiao was most worried about at the moment was Ling Hengyu finding out. Ling Hengyu had gone above and beyond in his treatment towards him, elevating him to the pinnacle of what a bodyguard could expect. If Ling Hengyu discovered that, while acting as his bodyguard, he unintentionally took his precious daughter's virginity, who knew what might happen!

Lan Lan immediately turned her gaze to Ling Shuya, and the girls around did the same.

"Class Leader Ling, what do you say?"

"I'm definitely not going. I have to catch up on this morning's lessons tonight!" Ling Shuya declared.

Seeing Ling Shuya firmly stating her refusal, Lan Lan was in a bit of a quandary. Since she and Ling Shuya were close friends, after some thought, she immediately pulled out her trump card.

"Hehe, Class Leader Ling, could it be that you've already claimed the prize being closest to the water? You don't want Ye Xiao to go out and play with us, do you? The relationship between you and Ye Xiao..."

"Stop... stop..." not wanting her secrets to be revealed, Ling Shuya hastily interrupted, "Fine, fine, you and your sharp tongue. But I really have to return early tonight!"

Lan Lan replied, "No problem. Ye Xiao, you don't have any problems now, do you?"

Ye Xiao smirked inwardly. He'd been in Minghai City for so many days and finally had the chance to go out with a bunch of beauties; of course, he had no objections!

"You all call the shots!" Ye Xiao didn't show his excitement on his face, but inside, he was elated.

Lan Lan left, laughing with several girls toward the ladies' room, while Ling Shuya did not leave.

"My, someone is really enjoying themselves," Ling Shuya said with a hint of sarcasm.

Ye Xiao smiled faintly and then feigned confusion, "Isn't this all just to help her out? I thought she had already discussed it with you!"

Ling Shuya snorted then walked away, clearly annoyed.

At that moment, Ye Xiao said, "Shuya, shouldn't we go to see Die Ying's mother?"

Ling Shuya replied, "So you haven't forgotten, after all. I was planning to visit her tonight, but now your time has already been booked!"

"What should we do, then? I'll talk to that... what's her name again?" Ye Xiao suddenly realized he didn't even know the girl's name.

"You agreed to be someone's boyfriend without even asking her name; you must not have had much experience with women!" Ling Shuya said, slightly angrily.

Ye Xiao deliberately leaned in close to Ling Shuya, and whispered hot breath into her ear, "You, not her, are the only one in my heart."

Ling Shuya's face flushed red in an instant, and she immediately stepped aside, looking left and right as she said, "What if someone sees us? Ye Xiao, you can't be like this at school!"

At that moment, there truly was no one around, so Ye Xiao approached Ling Shuya again in a teasing manner and said, "So what if they do? Don't you dislike it when I get close to others?"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ling Shuya's heart pounded like a frightened deer, her face flushed to the point of dripping blood, and her voice trembled slightly as she said, "I... I didn't!"

Ye Xiao chuckled and then half-seriously looked at Ling Shuya, saying, "You really are cute when your face is all red!"

"I... I'm going to the restroom!" Ling Shuya blurted out and quickly walked away!

Watching Ling Shuya leave, a faint smile appeared on Ye Xiao's face. He had anticipated her reaction, but when Ling Shuya actually behaved in such a way in front of him, Ye Xiao also felt somewhat excited. At this moment, he was actually testing, exploring what Ling Shuya's true feelings toward him were!

Now, everything was clear!

"Oh Ling Shuya, Ling Shuya, I really don't know if this is a gift from heaven or our mutual fate!"

Just then, someone suddenly shouted at Ye Xiao, "Brother Xiao!"

Ye Xiao turned his head to see that it was Zhan Bo, Wei Yang, and Sun Yuze, the three of them!

These three had been joking and fooling around with each other, all smiles and laughter, but now, as they approached once again, they wore solemn expressions, which puzzled Ye Xiao, as they seemed to have something very important to discuss!

"What's going on?" Ye Xiao said with a grin as he walked toward the trio.

"Brother Xiao, as you wished!" The first thing Wei Yang said as he came over was this.

Upon hearing Wei Yang's words, Ye Xiao smiled and said, "What do you mean?"

"Guan Xiaonan is looking for you!" Sun Yuze said earnestly.

Hearing Wei Yang's words, Ye Xiao burst into laughter and said, "It must be a good thing if a beauty is looking for me. Where is she? I really can't wait to see just how the beauty of this domineering flower is!"

"Brother Xiao, you can't take this lightly. Guan Xiaonan is no ordinary person. Based on my judgment, Guan Xiaonan is very likely to be a Martial Artist!" Sun Yuze said.

A Martial Artist?

Ye Xiao, now nearing the middle stage of Xuan Rank, really didn't take ordinary martial artists seriously, and moreover, since the other party was a beauty, he was naturally even more eager to meet this suspected Martial Artist domineering flower!

"I've got it figured out!" Ye Xiao said, "Has she arrived?"

"It was Liuu Chuang who came with the message, saying that Guan Xiaonan asked for you to go to the abandoned building, where she is waiting for you alone!" Wei Yang said.

"Alone?" Ye Xiao smiled faintly and said, "Interesting. Seems I'm fated with that abandoned building. Looks like I'll need to clean it up and make it my guest room in the future!"

With that, Ye Xiao got ready to leave directly.

Zhan Bo immediately asked, "Brother Xiao, where are you going?"

Ye Xiao answered, "Of course, to the abandoned building."

"Brother Xiao, let's go together. Guan Xiaonan is not like other people; you can't be careless!" Sun Yuze immediately said.

Ye Xiao patted Sun Yuze on the shoulder, smiled faintly, and said, "I appreciate your concern, but you guys obviously wouldn't be able to beat Guan Xiaonan. So, there's no difference whether I go alone or with you guys. Do you, perhaps, not trust your Brother Xiao's strength?"

Ye Xiao's half-joking words left Zhan Bo, Wei Yang, and Sun Yuze looking at each other, unsure what to do, but eventually, all three nodded.

Ye Xiao had stepped out only a few paces when Sun Yuze suddenly said to him, "Brother Xiao, there's something I feel I need to tell you now!"

"Speak up!"

"I wish to request Brother Xiao to take me as your disciple!" Sun Yuze said earnestly, looking straight at Ye Xiao.

Hearing Sun Yuze's words, Ye Xiao's eyes involuntarily shifted to Zhan Bo and Wei Yang.

Zhan Bo immediately stepped forward, bowing his head as he said, "Brother Xiao, I..."

"I remember telling you guys before, right? You can't speak of this matter to anyone!" Ye Xiao said in a calm tone.

Zhan Bo bowed his head even lower and quickly said, "Brother Xiao, please punish me!"

Turning his back on Zhan Bo, Wei Yang, and Sun Yuze, Ye Xiao said indifferently, "Without rules, there is no circle. Considering Zhan Bo's first offense, the punishment will be light: run two hundred laps around the athletic track."

Sun Yuze was taken aback by Ye Xiao's words. A lap of the track was around four hundred meters, so two hundred laps would be eighty kilometers.

"Brother Xiao, isn't that a bit too harsh? That's eighty kilometers!" Sun Yuze looked at Ye Xiao, not comprehending his actions, especially since Ye Xiao had mentioned it was a light punishment before.

Ye Xiao said, "If you don't acknowledge me as your master, he can just run a hundred laps."

Sun Yuze was instantly dumbfounded.

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