Su Li, whose nerves had been on edge all day, fell asleep without realizing it in the evening.

She was awakened in the middle of the night by a scream and immediately sat up and looked alertly at the door.

The door was tightly closed, but there was quite a commotion outside.

The man's screams pierced through the door, accompanied by brutal beatings.

Su Li got out of bed and cautiously approached, as if the sound was coming from next door.

She saw through the crack in the wooden door that two men came out and were smoking.

"This person has offended President Song, and there's no way he can escape."

"He's the leader of an organization, after all. If we kill him like this, won't someone come after us for revenge?"

"You're overthinking it. Mu Ge's power has been replaced by that guy named Si Ye, and his loyal followers have all been eliminated. Mu Ge isn't as powerful as he used to be, and he had so many enemies before, so some people might take the opportunity to kill him."

"That's true. He deserves it for making things so difficult for our CEO Song."

"Shh, keep your voice down, don't let the person next door hear you. President Song cares a lot about that person."

The two men finished their cigarettes, turned around, and walked back.

Su Li pieced together the information she had heard, and concluded that the person locked up next door should be Brother Mu.

Song Qinze locked him up and tortured him; this man must be no ordinary person.

Hearing soft footsteps outside the door, she quickly went back to bed and lay down, pretending to be asleep.

The door was pushed open, and the man approached the bed with slow, deliberate steps.

"Asleep."

Song Qinze sat down by the bed and quietly watched her sleeping face.

Scenes of their first meeting flashed through my mind, from that initial fleeting glance to their unforgettable bond—everything remained so vivid in my memory.

Su Li pretended to be asleep, her whole body tense, wondering what he was going to do.

Suddenly, the man's breath approached, seemingly close to her face.

She immediately gripped the blanket tightly with her hand at her side, curled her toes, her heart pounded, and she wished she could open her eyes and push him away.

"President Song." At that moment, a subordinate's voice sounded from outside the door.

Song Qinze paused slightly as he was about to kiss Su Li, then turned and walked away.

Su Li only relaxed completely after his breath had completely dissipated.

She opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and quickly got up to lock the door from the inside. She overheard their conversation outside.

"President Song, everything is as you predicted. Quan Ye went to the border and got into a conflict with the people from the Fourth Field Army..."

Song Qinze raised his hand slightly to stop his subordinate from speaking, glanced at the direction of the door, and then walked away.

The two walked away, and Su Li could no longer hear any sound.

She had just vaguely heard them mention Quan Ye and the border. Could it be that Quan Ye was in some danger?

Su Li went back to bed and lay down, but couldn't fall asleep for a long time, her heart pounding with anxiety.

In the courtyard, Song Qinze stood with his hands behind his back. "You just said that Quan Ye was injured and rushed to the hospital?"

"Yes, there was a lot of bloodshed. The people from Siye were quite ruthless."

"Okay, I understand." Song Qinze smiled slightly as he looked down and fiddled with his cufflinks.

"President Song, it seems that Siye can be used by us. He will replace Mu Ge in meeting with us at the border. Now, everyone in Lai tribe obeys him. He said that we can deal with Mu Ge as we please."

"Tell him that if he works with me, I won't treat him unfairly. But if he has any ulterior motives, I can remove Brother Mu from that position, and I can remove him too."

"clear."