Ye Jinghe started to have a tiff with Ye Jingchen, which manifested in him not speaking or smiling, and silently staring at him with his big, dark eyes.

Ye Jingchen felt both troubled and pleased about this.

The problem is that Ye Jing isn't an ordinary kid; when he's unhappy, he can go crazy at the slightest provocation.

If Ye Jinghe went mad while he was away from the Eastern Palace, either the palace servants of the Eastern Palace would suffer, or Ye Jinghe himself would suffer, or both would suffer.

At least for now, he's really not comfortable leaving Ye Jinghe alone in the East Palace.

What made him happy was that since Ye Jinghe could argue with him, it meant that he had already accepted him as his older brother in his heart, and his efforts over the past few days had finally paid off.

After putting Ye Jinghe to sleep, Ye Jingchen began to consider the possibility of taking him out.

Xie Chang'an is still a child, so it wouldn't be impolite for him to bring Ye Jinghe to visit Xie Chang'an. However, there's a concern that Ye Jinghe might suddenly be provoked and go crazy at the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, which would be quite bad.

Moreover, this opportunity to leave the palace was rare, so Ye Jingchen planned to visit the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion and then stroll around the imperial city to see the daily lives of the people there.

The daily lives of ordinary people best reflect a country's economic situation. What you see in the palace is all glitz and glamour, which has little reference value. To truly understand the people's livelihood in a country, you have to immerse yourself in the lives of the masses.

"Chenxi, come with me out of the palace tomorrow." Ye Jingchen suddenly spoke in the empty bedchamber.

"I will always stay by your side, Master." Chenxi appeared silently behind Ye Jingchen and said in a deep voice.

"What I mean is—you should stay by my side." Ye Jingchen knew he had misunderstood, so he explained.

Chenxi was somewhat surprised, and after a moment she spoke, saying, "The Dark Guards cannot be exposed to light."

Ye Jingchen smiled slyly, "Just don't let others know you're a bodyguard, right? If you change into ordinary clothes, who would guess you're a bodyguard?"

"It's inconvenient and pointless."

Ye Jingchen's smile vanished, and his face hardened. "This is my order!"

"Yes!" Chenxi stopped wasting words.

"Is your mouth made of gold? Why are you so taciturn?" Ye Jingchen asked coldly, his face falling.

Chenxi simply stopped talking.

Ye Jingchen was furious and glared at Chenxi.

But behind the dark mask, he couldn't see Chenxi's face at all, so he couldn't judge Chenxi's expression at this moment.

"Take off your mask!" he commanded bluntly.

He'd been here for so long and hadn't even seen Chenxi's face yet!

"No way." Chenxi refused outright.

Ye Jingchen was stunned.

Aren't bodyguards supposed to be unable to refuse any order from their master? Why is his personal bodyguard acting so unpredictably?

"Give me a reason for refusing me!" Ye Jingchen continued to glare at him.

After a long while, Chenxi finally spoke, this time saying a few more words.

"The master himself set the rule that I cannot take off my mask in front of you."

Ye Jingchen was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized what was happening.

"Those were the rules I set before, and they don't count against me now. I hereby declare these rules abolished. Take off your mask, now! Immediately! Right now!"

It truly portrays a domineering and unreasonable child to the fullest extent.

The dawn remained motionless for a long time.

When Ye Jingchen glared at him for the third time, he finally moved.

He raised his hand and untied the mask's straps, then slowly and painstakingly peeled away the dark mask covering his face.

His actions showed that he was extremely unwilling at this moment!

Beneath the mask was a chubby, round face.

Moreover, because she wore a mask all year round and never saw the light, her face was exceptionally tender, so tender it looked like you could squeeze water out of it.

Ye Jingchen: ...

Ye Jingchen tried to hold back, but he couldn't help himself and burst into laughter.

He never imagined that such a face was hidden beneath the dark and heavy, terrifying mask.

He finally understood why the original owner insisted that Chenxi wear such a terrifying demon mask!

Without the mask, this face is far less convincing and extremely unsettling.

Chenxi was already quite slender, and with that youthful face, no one would guess he was a bodyguard!

Ye Jingchen thought the contrast was great, really great!

With a face like that, even if Chenxi appeared openly beside him, no one would doubt her identity; she was incredibly deceptive.

"From now on, you don't need to wear a mask anymore, and you don't need to hide in the shadows all the time. Just stay by my side when no one is around."

“They can stay by my side even outside the palace,” he added.

Chenxi remained silent, staring at him expressionlessly.

However, his face was too youthful, so even when he was expressionless, he wasn't scary at all; instead, he looked quite cute.

Ye Jingchen couldn't help but laugh again.

Dawn: ...

Is he really that funny-looking?

I'm so angry!

He raised his hand and put the mask back on his face.

Although it was a little uncomfortable to have my face covered, it was still better than being mocked by that little rascal again and again.

"Hey, hey, hey—don't wear it! You're not allowed to wear it! Take it off!" Ye Jingchen said hurriedly.

It would be such a shame to cover up such a lovely face.

"I command you to remove your mask!" Ye Jingchen said loudly, puffing out his chest and putting his hands on his hips.

“You’re mocking me, so I won’t pick it.” Chenxi refused outright.

"Ahem—" Ye Jingchen coughed a little guiltily and explained, "Well, I wasn't laughing because I was mocking you, really! I just think your face is cute!"

How could a grown man be called cute by a child who wasn't even as tall as his chest?

"I won't take it off!" Chenxi continued to refuse, and taking advantage of the fact that Ye Jingchen couldn't see his face because he was wearing a mask, he glared at Ye Jingchen fiercely.

"I promise I'll never laugh at you again, is that alright?" Ye Jingchen suppressed a laugh, pointed to the sky, and swore.

Chenxi remained silent, showing no intention of removing her mask.

"I am your master. As a bodyguard, you have repeatedly disobeyed your master's orders. Do you want to be punished?" Ye Jingchen said sternly, beginning to threaten.

“I will go and accept my punishment later,” Chenxi said without hesitation.

Ye Jingchen was startled. He was just trying to scare Chenxi. How could he really let him be punished?

"Forget it! This is pointless!" He waved his hand dismissively. "I'll let you off the hook for today, but when you appear by my side tomorrow after we leave the palace, I don't want you wearing this frightening mask anymore!"

Chenxi neither agreed nor disagreed. Seeing that Ye Jingchen didn't seem to have any other instructions, she disappeared silently from Ye Jingchen's sight, just as she had appeared.

Ye Jingchen pursed his lips.

Chenxi was just a child to him, and he refused to believe that he couldn't handle a child!

The bodyguards spend every day with their master; they have a long life ahead of them!