Ye Junlang took out a pack of cigarettes from his bag, lit one up.

"Give me one too."

Hua Jieyu's voice came, her tone laced with a captivating allure that was both mesmerizing and deeply stirring.

"Sister Hua smokes too?" Ye Junlang smiled and passed her a cigarette.

"Occasionally. Sometimes when I drink, I'll smoke a couple." Huajieyu smiled and took the cigarette after him.

A veil of smoke rose, obscuring Huaji's extraordinarily alluring jade face. Her unseen figure, exuding an infinite charm of maturity, was captivating under the light, driving people to madness.

"Mr. Ye seems very composed." Hua Jieyu glanced at Ye Junlang and suddenly said.

Ye Junlang smiled and said, "What do you mean, Sister Hua?"

Hua Jieyu placed the cigarette between her flaming red lips and took a deep drag, saying, “I’ve known Hongxiu for many years, she has never been so out of character as tonight. She said at the banquet hall that she knew Mr. Ye, but he denied it. There must be something going on here, right? Of course, I'm not curious about it. It's just that seeing Hongxiu like this, I feel a little sorry for her. She drank a lot of alcohol tonight for you, and after you arrived, she drank three more cups in a row. Don’t you even care?”

Phew!

A plume of smoke slowly drifted from Ye Junlang's mouth as he smiled and said, "Sister Hua, people look forward, don't they? I think she will understand this too."

"I hope so." Kaede murmured, nodding her head. Her eyes, which shimmered with a seductive light, gazed at Ye Junlang and she smiled, saying, "It's clear that Mr. Ye is a man with a lot of stories."

"A story? You're right, I was a naughty kid from the start, even scaling walls to sneak around. That counts too," Ye Junlang said with a chuckle.

"Hahaha—"

Huā Jiěyǔ couldn't help but smile, her flower branches trembling with laughter. Finally, she said with a smile, "Mr. Yè is quite interesting, isn't he? Did you know how to climb over widow's walls when you were little? Then now you must be even more amazing?"

"Ahem, I was naive when I was young. Now I'm a responsible adult." Ye Junlang said seriously.

As they spoke, his gaze couldn't help but linger on Hua Jieyu.

"Look at that high-class mature woman, laughing so unrestrainedly, her body swaying with delight! What a stunning sight!"

In this world, very few men can face the alluring smile of a mature woman like Hua Jieyu, whose charm is as captivating as a surging wave. Yet, Ye Junlang accomplished just that. He could appreciate her beauty with an air of admiration, but as for any other thoughts he might have, well, at present, there truly were none.

Although Ye Junlang is young, he has truly interacted with all kinds of women. For example, female spies, these women are truly formidable. They possess stunning beauty and their skills in every aspect are extremely high, enough to make men dizzy.

So, to say that there are women in this world who can conquer a man simply by their beauty is absolute fantasy.

He could tell Hua Jiěyǔ was no ordinary person. With his keen observation and intuition, he sensed a layer of mystery surrounding her. As for what lay behind this veil of mystery, he wasn't particularly interested in finding out.

Sometimes, curiosity not only kills cats but also humans.

After finishing her cigarette, Huajieyǔ expressed surprise and said, "Huh? Where are Hongxiu and the others?"

Ye Junlang also thought of this problem, he said, "I'll go take a look."

"You should just stay seated." Huajieyu stood up and said with a smile, "I'll go. Don't forget, that's the women's restroom. Could you, as a big man, just waltz in?"

Ye Junlang chuckled and said, "Sister Hua reminds me well, I forgot about it for a while. Then please trouble Sister Hua to take a look."

Hua Jieyu walked forward, her swaying figure and mature charm immediately attracted the hot and greedy gazes of countless men in the bar.

Ye Junlang smiled wryly to himself. According to Hua Jieyu's words, Su Hongxiu's unusual behavior tonight was because of him?

He hadn't intentionally thought about avoiding Su Hongxiu. He just felt it was inappropriate to meet her in a place like Zijing Mountain Villa.

He never knew why the Dark Night Organization would send people to assassinate Su Hongxiu. There must be a reason for this.

Recalling his interrogation with Hong Jiu earlier that night, Hong Jiu had mentioned that the Yang family and Chen family in Jiang Hai City were planning to join forces against the Su Group. They claimed that the Su Group was developing a business project of great significance.

He was thinking, could Su Hongxiu being targeted by the Dark Night Organization have something to do with this business project?

Since he encountered Su Hongxiu in Jianghai City this time, he also planned to take this opportunity to find out. The action taken by the Dark Night Organization on such a large scale must be extraordinary. From Ye Junlang's point of view, he will do his best to stop it.

Just as he was thinking this, Ye Junlang realized that Hua Jiyu had gone to find Su Hongxiu and Shen Chenyu a while ago and hadn't seen them return.

This made Ye Junlang frown. He was thinking that Su Hongxiu couldn't have gotten drunk, could she?

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been gone from the bathroom for this long.

Ye Junlang extinguished the cigarette in his hand, stood up, and prepared to go to the restroom to see what was going on.

However, when Ye Junlang stood up, several men at a booth on his right also got up. They left their seats and stared at Ye Junlang with unfriendly eyes, their expressions cold and filled with hostility.

Ye Junlang felt it, and the corner of his eye also saw these men walking towards him.

A strange look immediately crossed his face, as if proving the saying: where there are people, there are rivers and lakes; where there are rivers and lakes, there is strife.

Ye Junlang naturally didn't take these few people to heart. He called over a waiter and asked for the direction to the restroom, then started walking over.

Hardly had he taken two steps when five men who had been standing on the right side immediately surrounded him, completely blocking Ye Junlang's path.

"Anything?"

Ye Junlang glanced at them, his tone indifferent as he asked.

"This friend of yours hanging around that street? I heard you just told two of our guys to scram. Quite a mouth on you, huh!" A man with shaved head and a scarred face, looking extremely menacing, spoke up.

"So those two guys were your brothers? That explains it... Are you here to get revenge?" Ye Junlang spoke, then added, "I don't have time to play with you now. I'm going to find my friends, so get out of my way!"

"What a bold tone!"

The bald man let out a cold laugh, then said in a mocking tone, "Your friends'? You mean those three beauties? Humph, they've already caught Vigo's eye. It's their good fortune, many women would beg to be looked at by Vigo even once! You kid aren't looking in the mirror, what qualifications do you have to be with a woman that Vigo likes? In my opinion, you should be the one who leaves!"

"You're saying you guys went after my friend? You bastards!"

First released on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network