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Every circle has its rules; some are meant to be broken, but others are there to be followed.

Moreover, many people within the Mu family belong to the state machine. If Ye Xunhuan were really killed, it would cause a huge sensation. If the state decided to deal with Ye Xunhuan, even Qin Rumeng and the Qin family would be powerless.

After all, that’s the entire nation, a violent machine. No matter how strong you are, what can you possibly retain under the crushing pressure of this violent machine?

Ye Xunhuan, relying on his superb skills, can fear nothing and go to a distant land, but what about the people around him?

Qin Rumeng did not want Ye Xunhuan to make things too big and end up being unmanageable.

"Auntie is really thoughtful. If you hadn’t appeared back then, with Huan’s temper, after dealing with Mu Yingting, he would definitely have killed!" Xiao Jiu said with absolute certainty.

He understood Ye Xunhuan and knew his temperament.

"Xunhuan, Auntie asked me to tell you not to worry about the Mu family. She will handle them for you, retrieving everything they owe Sister Gu Yan!" Tang Yurou said emphatically, "She won’t let go of a single one!"

Ye Xunhuan nodded. If Qin Rumeng made her move, then the Mu family would face a catastrophic disaster. It wouldn’t just be about revenge; even preserving the Mu family would be in question!

Under Qin Rumeng’s assault, Ye Xunhuan could foresee the Mu family holding their ground, and since Qin Rumeng had said so, she must have been ready and just waiting to make her move.

"I won’t act recklessly. Don’t worry!"

A moment later, Tang Yurou led Xiao Jiu out of the ward.

Xiao Jiu understood Tang Yurou’s intention and left the ward without resistance.

After the two left the ward and came to a lawn outside, Xiao Jiu couldn’t help but ask Tang Yurou, "Aren’t you afraid that the two of them..."

Xiao Jiu did not continue, but his meaning was clear.

"Rekindling old flames?" Tang Yurou said, looking at the clear blue sky.

Xiao Jiu nodded.

"Brother Xiao Jiu, their feelings never really ended; how can they rekindle what’s not extinguished?"

Xiao Jiu was stunned for a moment, then he grasped the implication of Tang Yurou’s words: "Aren’t you scared at all? I’ve checked on both of them, they both..."

"Brother Xiao Jiu, I know everything you are talking about!" Tang Yurou softly interjected: "But Sister Gu Yan has given so much, so many years without asking for anything in return, silently bearing what others couldn’t bear!"

"After so many years, her feelings are unchanged, her love unaltered, she deserves respect from everyone," Tang Yurou continued calmly: "She has sacrificed too much for Xunhuan, too much, her most beautiful years..."

Sighing gently, Tang Yurou said, "Although I am very envious of her, envious because she met Xunhuan before me, envious of her incomparable place in Xunhuan’s heart!"

"But who is there to blame?" Tang Yurou sighed again, "It’s all fate. If anything, I blame myself for not meeting Xunhuan during that naive time, for not giving so much to him!"

At this moment, Tang Yurou did not seem like a fragile, delicate girl, but rather a woman who had experienced the vicissitudes of life and saw through everything!

Xiao Jiu looked at Tang Yurou in front of him and suddenly felt she was very unfamiliar; she had changed a lot.

No longer the naive girl with thoughts as clear as water.

She had been exposed to more, seen more, thought more, and naturally, her perspective and thoughts had changed.

The next moment, a radiant smile blossomed on Tang Yurou’s exquisite face: "Although I didn’t meet Xunhuan in our naive times, nor did I give so much to him, I did meet him in my most beautiful years, got to know him, and we had a romance..."

"I might be too late to be part of his past, but I will definitely be part of his future. There will always be a woman named Tang Yurou in his future!"

Seeing the summer-flower-like brilliant smile on Tang Yurou’s face, Xiao Jiu seemed to be affected as well, and a smile appeared on his face too.

At the same time, his heart was filled with admiration for Ye Xunhuan.

If other men encountered a woman like Su Guyan, it would be considered a fortune cultivated over three lifetimes. But now, Ye Xunhuan had not only met Su Guyan but also Tang Yurou.

"If Brother Huan ever dares to let you down in the future, tell me, and I’ll help you beat him up!"

Tang Yurou turned her head and glanced at Xiao Jiu, sweetly saying, "Thank you, Brother Jiu!"

Ye Xunhuan was unaware of the conversation between Tang Yurou and Xiao Jiu, as he was in the hospital room accompanying Su Guyan at the moment.

Since neither Ye Xunhuan nor Su Guyan spoke, the atmosphere in the hospital room was slightly heavy!

After what felt like an eternity, both of them said in unison, "You..."

No sooner had they spoken that they couldn’t help but laugh.

"You go first!" Ye Xunhuan said to Su Guyan, his face full of tenderness.

This time, Su Guyan did not refuse and spoke directly, "Xunhuan, you know everything, don’t you?"

Ye Xunhuan understood what Su Guyan was referring to, and without any hesitation, nor pretending to be confused, he nodded, "Why didn’t you tell me from the start?"

Before Su Guyan could speak, Ye Xunhuan said again, "You were afraid I’d get hurt, afraid I’d be in danger, right?"

Slowly, Su Guyan nodded her head.

Yes, that’s right. She was afraid that something would happen to Ye Xunhuan, afraid he would get hurt.

So she wanted to protect him!

"Why are you so foolish?" Ye Xunhuan’s face was filled with an unprecedented bitterness, "Why do you have to bear all this alone when it’s not yours to bear?"

"I like you!" Su Guyan, looking at Ye Xunhuan’s clear-cut face, said, "I don’t want to see you hurt!"

At this moment, Su Guyan didn’t run away again but chose to confront it directly.

Moreover, things had come to this point, and Ye Xunhuan already knew everything. Her concealments would all seem pale and powerless at this moment.

After all, wasn’t this what she wanted?

Wasn’t this the very scene that had appeared countless times in her dreams, the scenario she had fantasized about over and over again?

Upon hearing Su Guyan’s words, a warm current immediately swept through Ye Xunhuan’s heart, and he couldn’t help but reach out his arms to embrace Su Guyan, holding her tightly!

Leaning against Ye Xunhuan’s solid chest, Su Guyan’s lips slowly spread into a warm and happy smile!

She was finally in the arms of this man again, feeling the heartbeat she had missed for so long.

Though this moment was many years late and had cost her much, at this moment, everything was worth it!

"From now on, you won’t suffer anymore, and no one will ever be able to hurt you again..."

"Xunhuan, your wife is Qiu Ruoxi, isn’t she?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Xunhuan’s body involuntarily shuddered.

Though it was subtle and brief, Su Guyan, held in Ye Xunhuan’s arms, could feel it clearly.