"She was forced into it, and as you've seen, she knows how to make money." Ye Xingchen said with a smile, "If we keep her around, as long as we can find a way to get some equipment, wouldn't we have a big new business? This business is no smaller than our current one."

"You mean...?" Liu Kun's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh. "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? But how do I know if she's loyal or not?"

"Don't worry about that, I've already won her over," Ye Xingchen said smugly.

"Really, bro? You've already won her over?" Liu Kun was slightly taken aback, then revealed a hint of ambiguity: "Haha, you're really something. Let's go back first."

Ye Xingchen turned and pulled Chen Qian, signaling her not to be nervous, and then followed the group back through the passage.

When Bai Zilin returned to her residence, she was almost going crazy. She stared at Ye Xingchen intently, and after confirming that he was a person and not a ghost, she swung her fist and punched Ye Xingchen hard.

Ye Xingchen withdrew his true energy to avoid accidentally injuring her, letting her delicate fists rain down on him.

"You bastard, you've been gone for so long without a single letter, I was so worried about you."

"Can't you give me a break? I almost used my connections to send troops over there."

"If my grandpa hadn't scolded me on the phone, I would have come to find you all by myself..."

As she spoke, Bai Zilin's eyes reddened, and large tears fell down her cheeks. Her fists went limp, and she couldn't fall asleep.

She hugged Ye Xingchen and began to sob softly.

Honestly, she was worried to death; these past two days had felt like an eternity to her.

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry for making you worry." Ye Xingchen pulled her into his arms and then kissed her directly.

"Mmm..." Bai Zilin's eyes widened suddenly, and she instinctively tried to struggle and resist, but her strength was getting weaker and weaker. In the end, she simply gave up struggling, wrapped her arms around Ye Xingchen's neck, and kissed him back fiercely.

Turning the tables... Women, their reserve is just for show. When they meet a man they like, their reserve vanishes into thin air.

"I'm really touched that you're so worried about me." Ye Xingchen stopped himself at the last minute.

It's best not to break the ice with this woman. They're both prominent families in Yanjing. If we offend them, it could cause a lot of trouble later.

Bai Zilin was furious. She'd teased him so much, and now he was stopping? She grabbed Ye Xingchen's clothes, ready to tear them off.

Suddenly, she felt two pairs of eyes looking at her from behind. It seemed that Jiu Li had been standing by her side the whole time, and Ye Xingchen had brought a woman back with him.

She suddenly realized what was happening, quickly let go of Ye Xingchen, wiped the drool off her face, and felt extremely embarrassed in the face of those two strange gazes.

Jiu Li stared at her with wide eyes, as if looking at an alien, her face full of questions, seemingly curious about what she had just been doing.

Another woman with a very good temperament stared at him wide-eyed, looking as if she had just seen something new.

"Um... let me introduce you. This is Bai Zilin, from Yanjing." Ye Xingchen said to Chen Qian, "This is Chen Qian, I rescued her from over there."

"Hello, hello," Bai Zilin stammered.

"Hello, do I seem a bit superfluous here?" Chen Qian said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

What she just witnessed was truly eye-opening. This girl surnamed Bai seemed to be the conservative type, but the way she acted just now was anything but conservative.

“Well, she’s a police officer. If you want to go home now, she can help you arrange it,” Ye Xingchen said.

"Police?" Chen Qian was taken aback. She grabbed Bai Zilin's hand excitedly, and tears streamed down her face.

After so many days, I finally saw my family.

Honestly, during those unbearable days abroad, what she missed most was the security situation in China.

Seeing Bai Zilin now feels like seeing a family member.

"Don't be sad. Tell me what's wrong, and I can help you." Bai Zilin quickly pulled her down to sit.

"Mm." Chen Qian nodded, wiped away her tears, and then told Bai Zilin about her situation.

"Changye Heavy Industry? You're Chen Changye's daughter?" Bai Zilin was taken aback when she heard her reveal her identity.

She looked at Chen Qian and vaguely remembered the information about her that had come from within the police force. This young lady had disappeared more than half a year ago and was later kidnapped and extorted from overseas. The police even set up a special task force, but they had no clue whatsoever.

After she went missing, experts concluded that she had been murdered by criminals from abroad. It's unbelievable that she's still here.

"Yes, does my dad think I'm dead?" Bai Zilin asked sadly.

“I have some news for you…you must hold on.” Bai Zilin hesitated for a moment: “Your father, Chen Changye, suffered a stroke three months ago and has been paralyzed in bed ever since. Doctors say it was caused by excessive grief.”

"Dad..." Chen Qian's body trembled uncontrollably, her vision went black, and she fainted.

"Ye Xingchen..." Bai Zilin was startled and quickly stood up.

"I'm here." Ye Xingchen was somewhat speechless: "Why are you telling her all this? She just escaped from there, she should be in a good mood, why are you telling her such a sad thing?"

"People shouldn't experience extreme joy or sorrow. Don't you understand that?"

"I was wrong, please hurry..." Bai Zilin looked pitiful.

Ye Xingchen picked up Chen Qian, put her on the bed, and then pinched her philtrum to wake her up.

Jiu Li, being sensible, handed over a glass of water, while Chen Qian's tears fell silently.

"If you want to cry, just cry. Don't keep it inside," Ye Xingchen said with a sigh.

Chen Qian broke down in tears: "It's all my fault. I was too willful. If I hadn't been angry with him, I wouldn't have come abroad..."

"If I hadn't come here, none of this would have happened. I'm sorry, Dad, I'm so sorry..."

"Don't be sad. Your father's illness may be serious to others, but it's nothing to Ye Xingchen. He can bring the dead back to life, let alone a mere cerebral infarction," Bai Zilin comforted him.

"Really?" Chen Qian suddenly looked up at Ye Xingchen.

“That’s true. I don’t know the specifics right now, but a stroke is really nothing to me.” Ye Xingchen lifted her hair: “I said I would help you remove this scar, and I’ll do it for you now, so you can see my medical skills.”

Chen Qian nodded, hugging her knees, looking somewhat helpless.

Ye Xingchen took out the ointment and applied it to her. This ointment was made from rare and precious herbs that he had found, and it could quickly restore the body's balance, stop bleeding, and remove scars.

In just over an hour, the scar from her temple to her cheek was reduced to a faint white mark.