"When a family falls apart, no one can be happy, but you still have a long road ahead of you, and you must persevere no matter what."
Liu Qingmei nodded gently: "Yes, no matter what lies ahead, we must keep going."
She let out a long breath, then looked up at Ye Xingchen: "You're leaving here, aren't you?"
"I came to Jiyang City to resolve some matters, and I will leave once these matters are resolved," Ye Xingchen said.
"You have no plans to stay here?" Liu Qingmei stared at Ye Xingchen.
"What, you can't bear to part with me?" Ye Xingchen teased. "If you can't bear to part with me, you can leave with me."
“This is where I was born and raised, I can’t leave.” Liu Qingmei smiled: “For the past twenty years, I’ve lived a very repressed life.”
"But now it's all good. I've become an ordinary person again, and I can enjoy the life of an ordinary person to my heart's content."
“Sometimes, life isn’t as good as you imagine,” Ye Xingchen said slowly. “Although you’ve been burdened with heavy responsibilities since you were little, you’ve never had to worry about food or clothing.”
"You probably don't know how many people in this world spend their entire lives working from sunrise to sunset, just to make three meals a day."
“I know, even so, those people are the kind of people I envy. At least they don’t have to face a terrible future all the time.” Liu Qingmei smiled. “And now, I can finally be like them. No matter what the future holds, this is the ending I want.”
"Alright then." Ye Xingchen sighed softly upon hearing this. "Without that responsibility that shouldn't have been yours, you should indeed be much more relaxed. So, I'll congratulate you in advance."
"Thank you." Liu Qingmei nodded.
"So what are your plans for the future?" Ye Xingchen asked.
"I don't know. I'll just look around, see the mountains, see the rivers, and travel through this beautiful land." Liu Qingmei smiled faintly, "and try to regain what I lost and couldn't hold onto before."
"That's good." Ye Xingchen nodded. "Then congratulations on starting a brand new life for you."
"Is it possible for me to stay by your side?" Liu Qingmei raised her head and looked at Ye Xingchen with some hesitation.
"Stay by my side?" Ye Xingchen smiled, then gently shook his head: "I'm afraid that won't work. The road ahead is still very dangerous, and I don't know if there will ever be a day when I can stop."
"And right now I haven't thought about my marriage. If I ever stop thinking about it, maybe I'll start thinking about my future."
"Is that so?" Liu Qingmei stared blankly at Ye Xingchen, a hint of regret in her eyes: "What a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Ye Xingchen asked with a smile.
"No, it's nothing." Liu Qingmei hurriedly lowered her head, not daring to look Ye Xingchen in the eye.
There are some things that girls are too shy to take the initiative to do.
For example, she wanted Ye Xingchen to stay, or rather, she wanted to stay by Ye Xingchen's side.
But she knew that she couldn't keep someone like him.
Just as his grandfather had said, an outstanding man is destined to have countless women vying for his attention, and Ye Xingchen was one such man.
"Alright, go and rest. Tomorrow I need to find out exactly where Na Yuanzhen is." Ye Xingchen smiled slightly, turned around and went back to his room.
Liu Qingmei sighed, hesitated for a moment, and then went back to her room alone.
The next day, a man came to visit. This was Chen Hao, a loyal subordinate of Liu Qingmei's uncle.
He was a local of Jiyang City and ran many businesses, some of which involved income from the gray area.
"Mr. Ye, Ms. Liu, I was sent by President Chang. President Chang instructed me to follow your orders in everything I do here." Chen Hao clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute: "Please feel free to give any instructions."
"Thank you for coming," Ye Xingchen said. "I need to know all the information about Na Yuanzhen now."
“Na Yuanzhen…” Chen Hao was stunned for a moment, his gaze becoming complicated.
"Mr. Chen, do you have any concerns? If so, I won't force you," Liu Qingmei asked.
"No, it's just that I happen to know this person. If you go and ask around, you probably won't find out anything." Chen Hao shook his head and said, "Na Yuanzhen's ancestors were important officials in the previous dynasty."
"After the previous dynasty collapsed, the Na clan made a comeback by relying on some of their ancestral property."
"Over the years, Na Yuanzhen has supported several puppets to work for him, while he himself has been secretly plotting some major events..."
"What's the big deal?" Liu Qingmei asked.
"Support the remnants of the previous dynasty, namely the Jin family, and restore the former dynasty's name." Chen Hao's expression was solemn.
“I know all that. He also has an older brother named Na Yuanwu, and they are the same.” Ye Xingchen nodded. “Besides that? For example, what is his power level? Or who are the puppets he has publicly supported?”
"He is very powerful. He has a team of assassins who are fearless and obey only his orders. They are all assassins."
"There are several major forces in Jiyang City. On the surface, these forces are irreconcilable, but in reality, they all obey Na Yuanzhen."
"For example, Old Yao in the north of the city and Black Bear in the south of the city, although they usually fight each other for territory and resources, and fight each other, in fact they only obey one master."
"Then what is their purpose in doing this?" Ye Xingchen was puzzled. Na Yuanzhen supported multiple forces and made them fight each other. What exactly was he planning?
Does this guy have a split personality? Or does he have some other purpose in doing this?
"This way, his identity can be well concealed, making the higher-ups think that there are several forces in Jiyang City. After this deception, he can do whatever he wants," Chen Hao said.
"He's quite a cunning person," Ye Xingchen nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes, the reason I know this person is because I used to work for him, but later, due to differences in ideology, I was persecuted by him, and my family... now I'm all alone." Chen Hao's voice trembled, and his fists clenched tightly, showing extreme anger.
He was never one to show his emotions, because he had experienced enough tragedy to warrant it.
However, he remained extremely agitated when these events were mentioned, and one can imagine the despair he felt when his entire family was murdered.
A moment of silence fell over the scene. Zhang Shihao patted Chen Hao on the shoulder: "Brother, take care. But don't worry, we're here to deal with Na Yuanzhen, and we'll help you get revenge while we're at it."
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