"What kind of godmother is she, anyway?" Ye Xiao looked at Xia Mingyue and Fang Jing in front of him, clearly showing a bit of interest.

But...

"Why is a grown man asking about women's affairs? Jinger, are you going or not?" Xia Mingyue said, "If you're not going, I'm leaving. There's still work at the company."

Ye Xiao knew Fang Jing wanted to see her parents, so he quickly smiled and said, "Now probably isn't the time. Assistant Fang isn't your assistant right now, did you forget?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Mingyue remembered that Fang Jing was currently Ye Xiao's assistant. She glanced at Ye Xiao and said, "Fine, you two stay here. I'll head to the company first."

Then, Xia Mingyue drove away in a BMW X6.

"Jinger is now Ye Xiao's assistant?" Jiang Miaoke said in surprise.

Fang Jing said, "Don't listen to his nonsense."

Ye Xiao laughed aloud and said, "How am I talking nonsense? Everything I said is true. Alright, let's head somewhere now."

Upon hearing that Ye Xiao wanted to go somewhere, Jiang Miaoke got interested and asked, "Where to?"

Ye Xiao smiled and said, "You'll know once we get there. Coco, where's the key?"

"Why?" Jiang Miaoke asked.

"I'm driving," said Ye Xiao.

"But weren't you injured?" Jiang Miaoke asked.

Ye Xiao replied, "It's just a small injury."

At this moment, Fang Jing pointed at Ye Xiao's cashmere coat and said, "Ye Xiao, your coat is so torn up. Shouldn't you change it?"

Ye Xiao immediately said, "Then let's go to the Tulip District. I have a clean work uniform there."

Jiang Miaoke immediately said, "Your work uniform is ugly. Don't wear uniforms anymore. Let's just buy a new coat nearby."

After the three of them decided, they quickly went to a department store in the Jinling District. The two beauties and the slightly disheveled man were quite eye-catching, although there were some small hiccups in the shopping process.

A deep blue woolen coat.

Ye Xiao originally wanted a down jacket because it was on sale and only cost a couple of hundred bucks. But Jiang Miaoke insisted that Ye Xiao's temperament didn't suit a down jacket and made him wear this woolen coat, which was similar to his previous cashmere coat and reportedly also made of cashmere.

"Are you kidding me?" When Ye Xiao heard the salesperson say the coat was 3,600 yuan, he immediately took it off and said, "3,600 for this? Are you trying to rip me off? Forget it."

"Sir, this is an imported..." The salesperson felt like hitting someone but had to maintain a smile as her job required.

But Ye Xiao didn't sympathize with her ordeal and interrupted her, saying, "I know, you're trying to say it's a famous foreign brand, right? But the production cost of this coat is less than 200 yuan. Even with added fees and taxes, it's still unlikely to exceed 1,600 yuan. You're saying 3,600 yuan? Do you think I'm dumber than others?"

The salesperson was stunned by Ye Xiao's words. Isn't that the norm for branded clothes? They sell branding, not clothes. The same garment, with or without a brand label, sells at completely different prices. With a brand, it's a treasure; without, it's a rag.

"Not selling, not selling!" After recovering, the salesperson's first response was this.

"You say you're not selling, just like that?" This wasn't said by Ye Xiao but by Jiang Miaoke next to him. The next thing she said made Ye Xiao want to faint.

"Girl, why the anger? Business should be joyful. Is this your first time encountering someone dense? Wrap up the coat now and I'll pay with my card," Jiang Miaoke said.

Dense!

Upon hearing Jiang Miaoke's words, the salesperson felt a bit of admiration.

But Ye Xiao said nothing at this time. This girl gave him no face. He just wanted to demonstrate some frugality to these two women today.

Not long after, Ye Xiao walked out wearing the deep blue woolen coat. As for his previous torn one, he intended to see if it had any repair value, but Fang Jing just tossed it into the trash.

Alright, Ye Xiao fully understood now that having too many women wasn't necessarily good—even in the early stages.

However, once he donned the new coat, Ye Xiao's mood improved. After all, who wouldn't feel happy wearing new clothes? Of course, the most important thing was that he didn't have to spend his money on it.

Once in the Porsche, Ye Xiao quickly drove it straight to the previous highway entrance.

This time, since he was heading to the Fu family, Ye Xiao paid extra attention. Upon reaching the highway entrance, he didn't stop but kept going. This road led out of Bird City, with lots of cars on it, but there were many junctions too. Soon, Ye Xiao crossed the Flowing Sand River bridge, took a turn, and went onto a sparsely trafficked small asphalt road.

"Ye Xiao, where are we headed?" Jiang Miaoke couldn't help but ask.

Ye Xiao kept driving, glancing at the rearview mirrors from time to time, and said, "Just enjoying the scenery!"

Enjoying the view?

Jiang Miaoke felt an urge to laugh at Ye Xiao's words.

However, at that moment, Ye Xiao suddenly chuckled and said, "Keep following us."

Jiang Miaoke and Fang Jing heard Ye Xiao's unexpected words and looked at him in confusion, clearly not understanding why he said something so absurd.

"Ye Xiao, what are you talking about?" Jiang Miaoke asked, looking at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao gave a light laugh and said, "Look in the rearview mirror, isn't there a van?"

Upon hearing that, Jiang Miaoke immediately checked the rearview mirror and noticed that there was indeed a van behind them, moving slowly, about fifty meters away from the Porsche. If one didn't pay close attention, they would not have noticed a car following them.

"Are you saying that this van is following us?" Jiang Miaoke said in surprise.

After all, they just had a fight with Zhao Guangyi, and Zhao Guangyi had threatened to kill Ye Xiao. Wouldn't this van possibly be Zhao Guangyi?

"Maybe!" Ye Xiao said with a smile, continuing to drive forward.

After driving about two kilometers from the intersection, the Porsche pulled over to the side of the road.

"Ye Xiao, who could these people be?" Fang Jing also looked through the rear window at the approaching van, expressing some concern.

Ye Xiao said, "Who knows."

Fang Jing and Jiang Miaoke, hearing Ye Xiao's words, didn't know what more to say. Given that there was uncertainty, why had they suddenly stopped?

Yet, a forty or fifty-meter distance was a minor matter for a four-wheeled vehicle, so in an instant, the van arrived. Ye Xiao opened the car door and jumped out.

Ye Xiao watched as the van approached slowly.

"You... what are you doing?" At least four men were in the van, all sharp-looking youths, who stopped their vehicle upon seeing Ye Xiao standing in the middle of the road.

Ye Xiao slightly smiled and said, "You've been following us all the way, aren't you tired?"

As soon as Ye Xiao said that, the expressions of the people in the van changed dramatically, and then all four got out of the vehicle.

"Young man, you've misunderstood; we were just on our way to handle some business," a man said with a smile, looking at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao said, "Are you sure?"

"Of course!"

Ye Xiao said, "You might not have traveled this road, but you should be able to see from the bridge that the end here is the Flowing Sand River. Believe me, there's no road for you to take here unless you're planning on driving your van into the river."

In fact, Ye Xiao had taken this small road because he saw from the bridge that it was just a three-kilometer stretch of asphalt along the embankment, ending at the river, meaning that following it would lead directly into the water. It's a road meant for leisure or play.

"What?" The man's face changed instantly upon hearing this, realizing they had been exposed by Ye Xiao.

"Enough with the 'What'? Didn't the one who sent you tell you that you might be in trouble today?" Ye Xiao said with a smile.

The four men exchanged glances, and one suddenly pulled out a handgun from his waist, ready to aim at Ye Xiao. But at that moment, Ye Xiao was already upon him.

The man tried to pull the trigger, but couldn't manage to do so. At the same time, his wrist went numb, and the handgun slipped from his grasp. Ye Xiao caught it effortlessly and aimed at the man's temple.

"Do you want to die?" Ye Xiao asked.

"What?" The men gasped in shock and fear.

Ye Xiao seemed pleased with this effect, then said, "Who sent you?"

"This..." The men hesitated.

Ye Xiao said, "I'll give you five seconds."

"Don't move!" The other three pulled out their guns, aiming them at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao let out a soft laugh, his figure blurring from their eyes.

In the next second, all three men had collapsed; though guns remained in their hands, they were lifeless. A bloody wound appeared on each of their throats, crushed.

"What?" The one from whom Ye Xiao had taken the gun turned utterly pale.

Ye Xiao laughed and said, "You have two seconds left before you join them."

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