Chen Yuhao stared wide-eyed in disbelief, and the rose slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
Anger surged in his chest, and he clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.
So that's why Qin Xiaoran rejected him!
She's been cheating on me for a long time!
Chen Yuhao turned and left angrily, leaving behind fallen petals and the deepening night.
On the other side, Ye Feng was driving Qin Xiaoran home.
The atmosphere inside the car was somewhat awkward, and neither of them spoke.
Ye Feng broke the silence: "Thanks to you for today's events. To express my gratitude, let me treat you to dinner."
Qin Xiaoran hesitated for a moment, then said, "No need for that. How about... how about we go to my place and I'll cook for you?"
Ye Feng was taken aback for a moment, then politely declined, saying, "How could I accept this? Let me treat you."
Qin Xiaoran realized that her suggestion was somewhat inappropriate, so she did not insist on it.
The car stopped downstairs at Qin Xiaoran's house.
"Thank you for bringing me back."
Qin Xiaoran unbuckled her seatbelt and prepared to get out of the car.
"Wait," Ye Feng called out to her, "If Chen Yuhao comes to bother you again, you must tell me."
Qin Xiaoran felt a warmth in her heart and nodded: "I understand."
Only after watching Qin Xiaoran walk into the building did Ye Feng start the car and leave.
On his way to the KTV, Ye Feng took out his phone and dialed Liu Qingyi's number.
The beeping of the waiting bell pounded against his heart.
No one answered.
Ye Feng frowned.
Qingyi should be at home at this time.
Did something come up and you have to go out?
He dialed Liu Qingyi's number again.
This time, the call connected, but it was a man's voice.
"Hello?" A deep male voice, tinged with languor.
Ye Feng's heart sank.
He recognized the voice – Qin Yifei.
"Where is Qingyi?" Ye Feng tried his best to control his tone.
"She's in the restroom." Qin Yifei paused. "Who are you?"
Just as Ye Feng was about to speak, he heard Liu Qingyi's voice from the other end of the phone: "Yifei, whose call is this?"
The call was then transferred.
"Ye Feng?" Liu Qingyi was somewhat unsure.
"It's me." Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief. "Why didn't you answer the phone just now?"
"I went to the restroom just now and left my phone on the table," Liu Qingyi explained. "Qin Yifei answered it for me."
Ye Feng remained silent for a moment.
He felt a vague unease as he thought about their relationship.
Liu Qingyi seemed to notice his silence: "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask when you're coming back," Ye Feng said, trying to cover up his concern. "I'm a little worried about you."
"I'll be back later," Liu Qingyi said apologetically. "I have some things to take care of at the company."
"Okay, I understand." Ye Feng hung up the phone.
His fingers tightened involuntarily around the steering wheel.
In his distress, a figure timidly approached him.
"Excuse me... are you Mr. Ye Feng?" the girl asked softly.
Ye Feng looked her up and down a few times.
The face looked familiar, but I couldn't quite place the name.
The girl walked up to him, nervously twisting her fingers: "Mr. Ye, I'm sorry..."
Ye Feng suddenly remembered that it was the girl Wu Dan stood up for her at the KTV yesterday.
A sense of guilt crept onto the girl's face: "I'm so sorry about what happened yesterday..."
Ye Feng smiled wryly.
If it weren't for her, Wu Dan wouldn't have acted impulsively, he wouldn't have gotten involved in yesterday's trouble, and he wouldn't owe Chen Yiyi a favor.
Her sudden betrayal left him in a passive position at every turn.
"You've come to see me?" Ye Feng asked tentatively.
The girl bit her lip and nodded: "Wu Dan... he won't answer my calls."
Ye Feng understood.
“I guessed right, you and Wu Dan have known each other for a long time.”
The girl lowered her head even further: "We are... friends."
Ye Feng smiled enigmatically: "Friend? Or girlfriend?"
The girl shook her head violently, her voice barely audible: "I... am not good enough for him."
Ye Feng realized there must be a story behind this.
"What do you want?"
The girl took a thick brown paper document bag out of her bag and handed it to Ye Feng.
"Here is... tens of thousands of yuan. Please return it to Wu Dan on my behalf."
Why not give it to him yourself?
“He…doesn’t want to see me.” The girl’s voice was even lower. “He’s angry with me, but…I don’t blame him.”
Looking at the girl in front of him, Ye Feng felt that she seemed to have some unspeakable secret.
“You didn’t tell the truth yesterday,” Ye Feng’s tone turned serious. “Is it because… Brother Wolf has something on you?”
The girl's face turned deathly pale instantly, and she shook her head frantically, "No! No!"
After saying that, she turned and ran, quickly disappearing into the night.
Before Ye Feng could say anything more, the girl had already quickly left.
Before he could react, a slightly hoarse voice called out to him.
"Mr. Ye?"
Ye Feng turned his head and saw Xiao Fang from the KTV, the girl who had been with Xu San yesterday.
Today, she wore less heavy makeup than yesterday, and looked much more delicate and pretty.
"Oh, it's you." Ye Feng nodded slightly.
Xiao Fang walked up to him, looked him up and down, and asked curiously, "Mr. Ye, why are you paying attention to that woman?"
Ye Feng asked, somewhat puzzled, "You know her?"
Xiao Fang smiled dismissively: "I know her, but we're not close. That woman hasn't been here long."
She gestured for Ye Feng to come in, "Mr. Ye, would you like to come in and have a seat?"
Ye Feng hesitated for a moment, but ultimately followed her into the KTV.
KTVs are quiet and deserted during the day, a stark contrast to their bustling atmosphere at night.
Xiao Fang skillfully led Ye Feng to a booth and picked up a bottle of wine on the table: "Mr. Ye, what would you like to drink?"
Ye Feng waved his hand: "No need, I have something to do."
Xiao Fang poured him a glass and handed it to him, saying, "Mr. Ye, just to give me face. Now, you're our big brother."
Ye Feng was amused by her words: "How come you've become my older brother after only one day?"
Xiao Fang blinked: "Mr. Ye was so powerful yesterday, he wasn't even afraid of Brother Wolf, and in the end he came out of the police station without any problems. What else could he be but a big brother?"
Ye Feng explained, "I didn't break the law, so it's normal for me to be out."
Xiao Fang nodded, then leaned closer and said mysteriously, "Mr. Ye, the girl at the door just now is called Luo Xixi, and she's not from our gang."
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow. "We're all colleagues, why are we forming factions?"
Xiao Fang explained, "Luo Xixi and the others are part-time, while we are full-time, so of course they are different."
She paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Mr. Ye, why are you so concerned about her?"
Ye Feng didn't hide anything: "I always felt like she had some kind of hardship."
Xiao Fang's expression changed, and she lowered her voice, saying, "I heard... Brother Wolf's men have been looking for her all day."
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