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Early in the morning, Ye Xunhuan climbed out of bed, and as he did, his cellphone began to ring.

Without looking, Ye Xunhuan answered the call directly!

Right after the call connected, before Ye Xunhuan had a chance to speak, a crisp yet respectful voice entered his ears!

"Master, do my sister and I need to protect the Mistress now?"

Upon hearing the voice, Ye Xunhuan immediately recognized that it was Qianhuan Liuyun calling.

Have the two women’s injuries healed?

"Have your injuries healed?"

"Not fully, but it will not affect our ability to ensure the Mistress’s safety."

Qianhuan Lanqin sounded very respectful, as if Ye Xunhuan was right in front of her!

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Xunhuan said, "If that’s the case, then you two go and check out the job market, see if there are any positions at Huangtu Corporation you could apply for. Of course, you can also use other methods to infiltrate Huangtu Corporation!"

"However, I hope you can appear directly by my wife’s side and protect her!"

Qiu Ruoxi wanted to take care of William, but William would probably not be easy to deal with, and with people like Qingfeng around, that guy might set a trap for Qiu Ruoxi. It would be better to have Qianhuan Lanqin and Qianhuan Liuyun by Qiu Ruoxi’s side.

"Yes, Master!"

Ye Xunhuan didn’t say much more and hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Ye Xunhuan immediately left the room and headed downstairs.

Because Wang Ma had been discharged from the hospital and had returned, as soon as Ye Xunhuan came downstairs, he saw Wang Ma and the rich breakfast on the table.

Upon seeing Ye Xunhuan, Wang Ma beckoned him over to have breakfast.

Just as Ye Xunhuan sat down at the dining table, Qiu Ruoxi also came down from upstairs.

At this moment, it felt as if they had returned to the past, as if all that had happened before had been forgotten.

This brought Ye Xunhuan much relief.

It seemed that his wife’s psychological resilience was much stronger than he had imagined.

After breakfast, Qiu Ruoxi and Ye Xunhuan left the villa one after another to go to work. As for the matter with William, neither of them brought it up that day!

Upon arriving at the company, Ye Xunhuan encountered Qin Muge.

Since the last incident, Ye Xunhuan had started to avoid Qin Muge a bit.

Although Qin Wenxian was despicable, having kidnapped Qiu Ruoxi and showing no uncle-niece affection towards Qin Muge, he was after all her great-uncle, and yet he was brutally murdered by Ye Xunhuan right in front of Qin Muge.

In this world, the most difficult thing to forget is kinship, and the most precious thing is also kinship.

Although Qin Wenxian wasn’t good to Qin Muge, he was still her great-uncle.

How could she feel at ease with him being murdered right in front of her?

As a result, even at the company, Ye Xunhuan would dodge Qin Muge if he encountered her.

But today, avoidance was not an option.

Qin Muge looked at Ye Xunhuan with a complex expression on her face.

For Qin Muge, the last incident was an inescapable nightmare.

This man had been like a god, rescuing her and Qiu Ruoxi from Qin Wenxian’s clutches, but he was also like a devil, brutally killing people with bloody violence right in front of her.

Especially when he killed Qin Wenxian, he was terrifyingly cruel, like a demon devoid of humanity, actually grinding Qin Wenxian into minced flesh!

Every time she recalled that scene, Qin Muge’s delicate body couldn’t help but tremble.

She swore that in all her life, she had never witnessed such a dreadful scene, to the point that at night, she would be startled awake from her dreams.

Yet this man didn’t even bother to visit her once, even going so far as to avoid her.

"Mr. Qin, good morning!" Ye Xunhuan felt compelled to greet Qin Muge.

Qin Muge looked at Ye Xunhuan with complexity and nodded, "Later, come to my office with me!"

Hearing Qin Muge’s words, Ye Xunhuan was taken aback, "Mr. Qin, if there’s something you need, you can just tell me here!"

"We’ll talk in my office!"

Ye Xunhuan gave a bitter smile; it seemed he really had to go to Qin Muge’s office.

He just didn’t know if Qin Muge wanted to see him because of something concerning Qin Wenxian.

Qin Muge, as if fearing that Ye Xunhuan would flee, or as if scared that once she returned to her office, Ye Xunhuan would too, rode the elevator with him upstairs without taking her eyes off him.

As for this, Ye Xunhuan could only offer a bitter smile followed by bitter feelings.

Do you really need to watch me like this?

After exiting the elevator, Ye Xunhuan followed behind Qin Muge, heading towards her office.

After following Qin Muge to her office, before Ye Xunhuan even had a chance to ask what she wanted from him, Qin Muge’s trembling and accusatory voice reached Ye Xunhuan’s ears!

"Why have you been avoiding me these past two days?" Qin Muge asked with reddened eyes and a voice that was slightly hoarse as she looked at Ye Xunhuan.

Upon seeing Qin Muge like this, Ye Xunhuan was utterly confused. What’s with this woman?

At this moment, it looked as though there were tears sliding in Qin Muge’s eyes, ready to break free and cry uncontrollably at the slightest emotional stir.

This was, indeed, the first genuine conversation between Ye Xunhuan and Qin Muge since that incident.

Or one might say, the first real conversation since Qin Muge learned that her wife was Qiu Ruoxi.

"I haven’t been avoiding you," Ye Xunhuan said softly!

"You have been avoiding me!" Qin Muge pursed her lips, her eyes filled with mist, "I can feel it, you never thought about acknowledging me!"

"You hate me, you’re annoyed by me, right..."

"Not at all!" Ye Xunhuan shook his head, "Why would I hate you..."

"If it weren’t for my Fourth Uncle, Ruoxi wouldn’t have been kidnapped, if it weren’t for my Fourth Uncle, all of these things wouldn’t have happened..." Qin Muge’s eyes were moist, and the long-withheld tears finally streamed down her cheeks.

"Because of my Fourth Uncle, you hate me, right, you don’t want to deal with me!"

As for Ye Xunhuan killing Qin Wenxian, honestly, Qin Muge was somewhat uncomfortable about it, but it wasn’t something she could truly hate.

She and Qin Wenxian never had any familial affection, especially since the moment Qin Wenxian captured and tortured her, Qin Muge became utterly disappointed with the entire Qin family; she no longer held any hope for anyone in the Qin family.

Even at that moment, Qin Muge doubted whether Qin Wenxian would have hesitated to kill her if she hadn’t been of some use.

How could she possibly hate Ye Xunhuan for killing Qin Wenxian?

On the contrary, after Ye Xunhuan killed Qin Wenxian, she didn’t feel any hatred, but rather a sense of rebirth and liberation.

Looking at Qin Muge’s tearful appearance, Ye Xunhuan wanted to wipe away her tears, but after thinking it over, he eventually refrained from doing so!

"I really didn’t mean to ignore you, and I haven’t been avoiding you," Ye Xunhuan said softly!

"You have been, you’ve been avoiding me all this time..."

Like pearls falling off a broken string, tears cascaded from Qin Muge’s eyes, making her look very aggrieved.