To be honest, even after knowing him for so many years, Ye Zhao still doesn't know what Yuanzi Ge looks like. She did see him post on his WeChat Moments before, but those photos were full of confusing special effects and lighting, so you couldn't see his facial features clearly.

"Isn't Sister Zhao Zhao going home today?" Yang Juan asked when she saw that she hadn't left yet.

Ye Zhao sat on the swing chair in the courtyard and replied swayingly, "A friend is coming over, I'll wait for him."

Yang Juan glanced at the time and said, "Is it that late?"

"Yes, he came all the way from out of town."

At this time of day, there were hardly any tourists checking in; most of the guests were returning from their trips. Ye Zhao saw that Yang Juan was a bit busy, so she stood up to help. Coincidentally, her phone was out of battery, so she placed it on the counter to charge.

Jiang Ze stood outside the Green Field Gate and called Ye Zhao. He called once but Ye Zhao didn't answer, and he didn't answer twice either, so he just went inside.

Yang Juan, who works at the counter, saw a stranger walk in and greeted her with a smile, "Hello, how can I help you?"

Jiang Ze looked around and asked somewhat dejectedly, "Are there any rooms available? Give me a room."

Zhao Zhao really didn't come to pick him up. How heartless of her.

Yang Juan immediately got to work: "Okay, we have three types of housing here, one of which has a balcony..."

Just then, footsteps came from the wooden stairs in the courtyard. Jiang Ze subconsciously tilted his head and glanced at them. Yang Juan only saw his eyes light up for a moment, and then he flew out like an arrow.

"Zhao Zhao!" The voice was very clear and bright.

Ye Zhao looked up and saw a huge thing flying towards him, so he quickly dodged to the side.

Jiang Ze missed his target, looking at her with resentment in his eyes: "You're avoiding me like this the first time we meet..."

Ye Zhao glanced at his blond hair and tentatively asked, "Aze?"

Jiang Ze pursed his lips and walked over: "It's me. Not only did you not greet me, but you even avoided me. Woman, you have no conscience."

His tone carried a hint of resentment.

Ye Zhao smiled faintly: "Is this the first day you've met me?"

Jiang Ze's lips twitched, and he rolled his eyes: "Fine, fine, I can never get the better of you."

Yang Juan almost lost control of her expression. She hadn't expected this handsome guy to be such a clingy person. Seeing Ye Zhao walk towards the front desk, she smiled and asked, "Is this your friend?"

Ye Zhao nodded: "You can arrange a room for him."

After saying that, he took out his phone and turned to Jiang Ze: "You haven't eaten, have you? Shall we go get something to eat?"

Jiang Ze said in a clingy tone, "Zhao Zhao, you're so kind! What delicious food are you going to take me to eat?"

Just as Jiang Ze was about to get too close to her in a clingy manner, Ye Zhao put a finger on his shoulder and said, "Be normal."

Jiang Ze sighed in frustration: "Fine."

How could such a handsome guy have such a personality? Yang Juan shook her head.

Just as Ye Zhao was about to take Jiang Ze out, she realized that his hands were empty.

Where's your luggage?

Jiang Ze took off his backpack and handed it over: "Here."

Ye Zhao couldn't help but twitch her lips: "That's it?"

Jiang Ze nodded very frankly: "This is it."

"Alright."

It's getting late, but the weather has been cool lately, so there are still quite a few tourists taking a walk at this time.

Jiang Ze chattered on and on about his recent events, complaining that his brother was too ruthless, just leaving him at the company and then leaving; complaining about the company's veterans taking advantage of their seniority; and complaining that his girlfriend was too busy with work to spend time with him...

When Ye Zhao first started chatting with Jiang Ze, he was particularly sarcastic and troublesome, always bringing up money. Ye Zhao thought he was foolish and rich, but as they chatted more and more, she realized she was wrong. Jiang Ze genuinely treated her like a sister and told her everything. He was such a traitorous fool, wasn't he afraid that she might publish these chat logs one day and ruin his reputation?

The western side of Shangyang Ancient City is full of late-night snacks. As soon as Jiang Ze entered the streets of the western part of the city, he was attracted by all kinds of delicious food and wanted to try this and that.

At the same time, Jiang Che, who was in the hotel, received a phone call.

"Ache, do you see if you can get in touch with Aze? I heard he left the company this afternoon and hasn't gone home or anywhere else. I don't know where he went."

Hearing his mother's worried tone, Jiang Che quickly said, "He's an adult now, he knows what he's doing, don't worry, he's probably just going out to play."

"But when I called him, his phone was off, and I was just worried..."

Jiang Che sighed and said, "How could a grown man like him not be able to find his way home? He's probably out having fun somewhere. I'll call and ask."

"Okay, okay."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Che sighed helplessly. He had always felt that Jiang Ze was too willful, often acting like a child who hadn't grown up, rebellious and too unruly. But wasn't this also due to the excessive pampering by the elders at home? It seemed he needed to find time to have a proper talk with his parents.

"Beep beep beep... Hello, the number you dialed is currently switched off. Please try again later..."

Jiang Che frowned, typed a text message, and sent it over.

"Mom is worried about you, so call her back."

By the next morning, still not receiving a single message, Jiang Che finally felt something was wrong and hurriedly asked Mu Xu to contact someone to find out where he was. Seeing Jiang Che's displeased expression, Mu Xu quickly said, "Maybe Aze just went out to play and his phone died."

Jiang Che said in a somber tone, "He better be."

Jiang Ze, who was fast asleep, was completely unaware of the danger that was about to befall him.

Ye Zhao returned too late yesterday, so she simply slept in the guesthouse. She has a biological clock and wakes up at the appointed time in the morning, unlike Jiang Ze, who sleeps until late morning.

He only remembered to charge his other phone after he woke up. As soon as he turned it on, he saw countless missed calls. In that instant, Jiang Ze even thought about how he would die and where he would be buried.

He nervously called his mother back, and after a minute, Jiang Che's call came in.

"elder brother."

"Where did he die?" Jiang Che asked calmly.

Jiang Ze chuckled sheepishly, "My phone died yesterday, bro."

"I'm asking you where you died."

"Brother, I've been so bored staying in City A these past few days, I came out for a walk."

"So you just left without saying a word?"

Jiang Ze argued, "I just forgot..."

Jiang Che said in a suppressed voice, "Come back and we'll talk. I'll give you two days."

Jiang Ze hung up the phone and lay sprawled on the bed with a look of utter despair.

From childhood to adulthood, he has always been fearless and unruly, but he is as docile as a quail in front of his brother. There's no way around it; it's due to the bloodline that makes him so.