Chapter 156, I changed your clothes yesterday (in the middle of the night)

"Ajiu, how are you? Achen and Aqian actually kept me in the dark, it’s infuriating." Gu Xinuo railed rapidly.

Ye Jiuliang smiled with curved lips, "I just got a cut on my arm, it’s no big deal, don’t worry. They just didn’t want you to be concerned."

"Don’t lie to me, does a small cut warrant a trip to the emergency room?" Gu Xinuo didn’t buy it, "Once Achen gets back to headquarters, I’m coming straight to see you."

"I’m really fine, we’ll video call tonight, and you’ll see for yourself." Ye Jiuliang couldn’t help but laugh and cry.

"Oh right, there’s something else I need to tell you."

"Hmm?"

Gu Xinuo said, "About the deal with Dark Hall before, the contract wasn’t signed last night because of those men in black. I just heard that Li Mochan not only withdrew the previous conditions of four percent but also paid double the amount for the goods to us."

At that, Ye Jiuliang raised his eyebrow, "Why?"

"According to Aqian, it’s because Achen reminded Li Mochan yesterday that you might be in danger." Gu Xinuo clicked her tongue, "Your Li Mochan really doesn’t mind spending big bucks."

Ye Jiuliang’s lips blossomed into a warm smile, "Aqian told you that?"

"Did you annoy him or something? He kept saying on the video call that Li Mochan poached our ’cabbage’ and that you’re turning your elbow out, threatening to cut ties with you for three days." Saying this, Gu Xinuo couldn’t help laughing herself.

"Speaking of which, are you and Li Mochan really together?"

Ye Jiuliang hummed in confirmation.

"Ah, my Little Liangliang is abandoning me for someone new so quickly, am I that pitiful?" Gu Xinuo teased.

Ye Jiuliang asked with a laugh, "Why don’t you find someone too?"

"Forget it, I still have a whole forest waiting for me."

Ye Jiuliang secretly snickered.

A whole forest?

If there really was one, it would be incinerated by Achen in minutes.

...

In the suburbs, a remote town.

Under the night sky, shadows flickered through the woods.

Suddenly, the footsteps ceased.

"Boss, the master’s call." A hoarse voice spoke humbly.

The man at the front took the mobile phone, answered the call, and didn’t utter a word in response to whatever the person on the other end said.

In the end, all he said was a compliant, "Understood."

After hanging up the call, he turned to look at his subordinates behind him, "Retreat."

"Yes."

**

The incident at A City’s resort quickly made its way to the Ye Family in the capital. Upon hearing that Ye Jiuliang was taken hostage by kidnappers, everyone in the Ye Family, except the old master, were secretly pleased.

Their gloating didn’t last long. The moment they learned Li Mochan had rescued Ye Jiuliang, the smiles disappeared from their faces.

"Dad, don’t worry, haven’t people been sent to check on her? Jiuliang didn’t suffer any serious injuries, she’s fine," Ye Yu tried to console him.

Ye Xin curled her lip, "Ye Jiuliang is just trouble-seeking. Instead of attending classes, she took leave to hang out with a bunch of racers at the resort. Who can she blame for what happened?"

Xiang Zhen interjected, "Xinxin, don’t interrupt."

"It’s true though," Ye Xin huffed.

"Aren, send people to A City right away and bring her back," the old Ye patriarch commanded with a stern face.

"But what about the fifth master..." Aren hesitated.

The old Ye patriarch’s face darkened, "Our Ye Family does not come under the Li Family’s control. Get over there now and bring her back."

"Yes."

With a nod, Aren walked out decisively.

"Dad, I think no matter what, Jiuliang is still a young lady and really shouldn’t be too close to Big Man Li Mochan." Ye Yu said softly and gently.

Xiang Zhen chimed in, "Yes, Dad, Ye Yu makes sense. Jiuliang is young and naive, and if she does something inappropriate and offends Li Mochan, that wouldn’t be good. After all, our Ye Family and the Li Family will soon be related by marriage, and it would be bad if any conflict arose."

If Ye Jiuliang managed to cling to Li Mochan, that would mean they would be further suppressed in the future.

Old Master Ye scanned them with sharp eyes and said coldly, "Li Mochan’s concern for Jiuliang is simply that of an elder for a junior. You mustn’t gossip about this everywhere, I will decide on this matter."

At his words, everyone fell silent.

...

Still unaware that Old Master Ye had sent someone over, Ye Jiuliang was currently troubled by something else.

After taking a bath and coming out, she saw that there was an extra person in the room, and not only that, there was also an additional suitcase.

"Why are you back again?" Ye Jiuliang asked helplessly, seeing that someone who had left half an hour ago had returned.

Li Mochan set the suitcase aside, then picked up a towel from the sofa and started to dab her dripping hair.

"To keep you company."

"What’s there to keep company with me about, and why did you bring your suitcase?" Ye Jiuliang looked up at him with amusement.

"You have an injury on your arm, need to change the dressing," Li Mochan said.

"I can change the dressing myself."

"Come here, let me dry your hair." Li Mochan changed the subject, pressed her to sit on the sofa, and then turned to look for a hairdryer.

Ye Jiuliang removed the towel from her head and looked up at the man returning with the hairdryer.

She spoke with a smile that was not quite a smile, "My Big Man Li, you’re not going to tell me you plan to stay here tonight, are you?"

Li Mochan plugged in the hairdryer, and upon hearing her words, he admitted openly, "Is there a problem?"

"Nonsense, there’s only one bed here. Who’s going to sleep, you or me?" Ye Jiuliang snatched the hairdryer from his hand, scolding him.

Li Mochan chuckled lowly, "Together."

Together my ass.

Ye Jiuliang threw the towel at him, "Dream on, go back to your own room."

"We’re so familiar with each other, what’s the problem with staying in the same room?" Li Mochan raised an eyebrow, his words laced with deeper meaning.

Ye Jiuliang felt a thump in her heart, "What are you implying?"

"Your clothes from yesterday, I’m the one who changed them," Li Mochan uttered slowly, syllable by syllable.

"By hand."

"..."

The air froze, eerily quiet.

Ye Jiuliang was expressionless, the hairdryer slipping from her hand.

Li Mochan quickly caught the hairdryer and set it on the table before quietly waiting for her to process this "surprise."

Moments later, her soul that had drifted away gradually returned.

Ye Jiuliang clenched her fists, her back teeth grinding against each other.

He changed her clothes?

No wonder she felt like she had overlooked something today; it turned out the clothes she wore to the hospital weren’t the hospital’s patient outfit but her own clothes.

She had thought it was Baona who had changed her, but it was him.

Ye Jiuliang abruptly stood up and barged into Li Mochan’s arms, her hands squeezing his neck, "Li Mochan, you damn well repeat that to me."

Catching a glimpse of her flushed ear tips, Li Mochan smiled teasingly, "Embarrassed?"

"You took advantage of my situation, who allowed you to take a liberty with me?" Ye Jiuliang couldn’t contain her anger, pulling at his cheeks.

The smile in Li Mochan’s eyes grew gentler as he extended his arms to encircle her waist and lifted her up so her bare feet stood on his shoes.