"That's how it is!"
Ye Ming gently stroked the hair of the beauty in his arms, telling Fang Junxue about Chen Xin's deployment of Yang Miao to monitor her.
After listening, Fang Junxue simply lay quietly in Ye Ming's embrace, her expression serene, and she didn't seem to be angry about it.
"Actually, I've always sensed someone watching me," Fang Junxue said softly, her eyes closed, as if none of this mattered.
Fang Junxue's tone was light, as if all of this was insignificant.
Or perhaps, she was simply accustomed to it.
Hearing Fang Junxue speak so lightly, Ye Ming's heart ached, and he held the girl in his arms even tighter, his eyes filled with pity.
"Not anymore!" Ye Ming looked down at the quiet Fang Junxue in his arms and said softly, "No one will threaten you from now on."
"I believe you!" Fang Junxue's lips curved into a beautiful arc.
Now, she truly felt at ease.
So much so that Fang Junxue was willing to revisit the sealed past.
"Ye Ming, do you want to know about me?" Fang Junxue opened her eyes and looked up earnestly at the man who had made her fall.
The stars in her eyes were like a painting, brilliant and dazzling.
Ye Ming gazed at the starlight in the eyes of the beauty in his arms, momentarily mesmerized. Then, he slowly lowered his head and kissed her exquisite, jade-like forehead, whispering, "If you wish to speak, I will listen."
Afterward, Fang Junxue recounted the past she was reluctant to speak of.
Fang Junxue was born into the Fang family, one of the three prominent families in Minghai City.
From a young age, she displayed astonishing learning talent.
Whether in academics or extracurricular skills, she could reach heights that normally took others years to achieve in a short period.
Therefore, it was not an exaggeration to say that Fang Junxue was blessed with a halo from childhood.
As she grew up, she did not disappoint the Fang family. With her exceptional talent and effort no less than others, she successfully carved out a title of "Business Queen" in the commercial world.
Her glory was boundless for a time.
However, she was unaware that while she was wholeheartedly focused on her commercial empire, a meticulously planned conspiracy had been brewing for a long time.
During one of her outings, the brakes of her special vehicle were tampered with.
A car accident ensued.
Although Fang Junxue's life was not threatened in the car accident, her right leg's nerves were severely damaged.
At that time, the medical standards in Minghai City were insufficient to fully heal her leg.
Fortunately, the attending physician treating her said that the medical expertise in Kyoto could completely restore her to her previous condition.
But just as Fang Junxue arrived in Kyoto with full of hope, her right leg's injury inexplicably worsened.
Furthermore, compared to before, she would occasionally feel a chilling sensation that caused her immense pain.
From then on, medical institutions in Kyoto were also at a loss.
Later, news arrived that even more advanced medical technology abroad could cure her, and she was transferred to several countries, but all attempts ended in failure.
And this was merely the beginning of Fang Junxue's despair.
Someone informed her that the world's leading technological nation—the Black Eagle Empire—had recently made a breakthrough in nerve repair technology.
Thus, her hope was rekindled once more.
However, on the eve of the surgery, as a male attending physician was preparing to administer anesthesia, Fang Junxue saw in his eyes a boundless possessiveness.
After all, she was all too familiar with that kind of gaze from her past experiences.
At that moment, Fang Junxue belatedly realized that everything had been deliberately arranged by someone.
To save herself, Fang Junxue frantically grabbed two surgical knives and launched a wild attack on everyone in the operating room.
When she hobbled out of the operating room, her clothes were stained with blood, her hair disheveled, and her eyes were vacant.
Behind her lay endless wails.
Since Fang Junxue's actions were deemed self-defense, she faced no legal repercussions and safely returned to China.
But the matter was far from over.
Upon returning to the Fang family, her meticulously managed commercial company had already been transferred to other clan members. All her hard work had turned to dust.
She had labored for others!
Most tragically, within the Fang family, not a single person found anything wrong with this.
This was because the guiding principle of the Fang family was a single word:
Struggle!
All resources! All power!
As long as one had the ability, they could ascend through any means.
Therefore, while Fang Junxue was abroad, the empire she had built was completely devoured.
And Fang Junxue's father, who was also the current patriarch of the Fang family—Fang Tingsheng—merely watched coldly, not intervening.
After all, he himself had ascended in a similar manner in the past.
At that time, due to her leg injury, Fang Junxue was no longer capable of walking in various social settings. Coupled with the fact that everyone among her peers in the Fang family wanted to step on her to rise, it was unrealistic for her to soar again.
She!
Had lost her value!
Having seen through everything, Fang Junxue, under the dual blow, fell into despair and moved out of the Fang family mansion. She later co-founded Qianxue Beauty with Nangong Qian and lived a seemingly tranquil life.
It was not until Ye Ming's appearance that this was shattered.
...
Ye Ming listened without speaking, only holding Fang Junxue tightly.
However, his body trembled slightly, clearly suppressing his rapidly losing control anger.
At this moment, his eyes were filled with a dense killing intent.
"They deserve to die!"
Ye Ming had never been so enraged before.
Fang Junxue naturally sensed Ye Ming's unstable emotions. She slowly reached out, gently caressed Ye Ming's cold and stiff profile, and said softly, "Before I met you, I felt my life was dark."
"But now, there is a beam of light!"
You!
Have become my light!
Fang Junxue's soothing words calmed Ye Ming's emotions. He looked at the strong girl in his arms and remained silent.
Thus, the two figures, leaning against each other, spent this somewhat bleak night.
Until the first ray of bright morning light shone in.
"Mmm!"
In the quiet air, a soft murmur suddenly arose.
Following the source of the sound, it was a delicate and lovely woman mumbling in her sleep, with a beautiful spring breeze curving at the corner of her lips, appearing very peaceful.
Hearing the sound, Ye Ming slightly opened his eyes and looked down at the beauty in his arms, his eyes full of tenderness.
He then gently shifted his body, got out of bed, and looked back at the girl still asleep. He couldn't resist leaving a warm touch on her smooth forehead.
Afterward, he opened the door, ready to prepare breakfast for the day.
The moment the door closed, the curve at the lips of the sleeping beauty seemed to become even more perfect.