Chapter 104: Ye Zuo Submits His Resignation

After watching the show, Shangguan Renran noticed that there were so many comments under her Weibo post! She opened the page and saw that most people were asking if she was cheering for Wanqing tonight. Some guessed whether the person playing the guzheng was her, and a small portion hoped she would post more on Weibo. Surprisingly, a few had even guessed about her and Mr. Huang Pu.

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Don’t treat me like a mere ornament—I can prove it.

Huang Pu Shenqing tenderly lifted her up. “Finished watching?”

“Yes, I have. Mr. Huang Pu, please take me home.”

“You ungrateful little one, wanting to leave right after the show.”

“It’s not that, Mr. Huang Pu. I’m just worried Father will be worried if I come back late.” Shangguan Renran affectionately wrapped her arms around his neck, speaking with a sweet tone.

He gently tapped her nose and said indulgently, “Naughty girl.”

When Shangguan Renran arrived home, her cheeks were flushed, even the area behind her ears was tinged with red.

Aunt Zhang asked what was wrong.

She blushed deeply and hurried upstairs because just as she was about to get out of the car, the man had pulled her into a passionate kiss, leaving her lips swollen; she almost couldn’t face anyone.

In the second-floor corridor, “Do you regret it?”

Ye Zuo tilted his head toward her. “Regret what?”

Ye Xin hesitated. “Regret not telling Miss Bai first, or… regret…”

Or regret not accepting Miss Xia.

“I won’t regret anything because every decision I’ve made follows my heart.”

“But now…” This situation is already a dead end.

“I understand. From now on, you must take good care of the lady, including my part, and never let her suffer any harm again. I will send more people from the Nightshade over.” Ye Zuo’s voice was low; his expression finally cracked, revealing a rare wounded look. Behind his glasses, tears gleamed.

“Why?” Ye Xin looked at him in shock. Didn’t he like the lady? How could he leave? How could he give up the position he had fought for over ten years?

“I will resign from serving the lady. The master has already agreed to let me return. He wants me to take charge of Nightshade.”

“Are you mad? Isn’t this what you worked so hard to get? Why go back now?”

“But she doesn’t need me anymore!” Ye Zuo finally shed tears he had never shed in ten years. Since the first time he met her, he had fought relentlessly, never weak or incompetent, never crying, no matter how difficult the mission or how severe the wounds.

But after that hospital incident, he lost the right to stay here. The lady would never allow the one she liked to remain by her side.

She had been avoiding him all along. How could he let her be troubled?

“Ye… Ye Zuo, you…”

Ye Xin was dumbfounded. Could you believe someone who had never shown any other emotion cried like a child?

All his emotions seemed tied to Shangguan Renran.

For the first time, he cried like a child. Removing his glasses, he revealed somber eyes; in truth, he wasn’t nearsighted.

He wore glasses only to appear gentler, so that one day he could follow the lady, be a person of light rather than someone lost in eternal darkness.

Ye Xin covered her mouth. She could feel the sudden surge of his powerful aura—like the 009 she met at the arena had returned.

Those from Nightshade had no names, only numbers. Only when one was capable could they choose their own name.

“Remember what I say, Ye Xin. Take good care of the lady.”

Ye Zuo left, unnoticed by everyone.

Ye Xin didn’t even know when he left. When she went to his room that morning, he was already gone.

Shangguan Renran fell silent for a long time after learning of his departure, then drove off.

She drove a white Lykan convertible, letting the autumn wind whip against her face as she sped up to 200 miles per hour, so fast it blurred everything.

Since she found out Ye Zuo liked her, she had been avoiding him. She hoped he wouldn’t mistakenly give his heart to her, for her heart no longer belonged to herself.

She realized she was a big mistake. Wanqing liked him, but he liked her. Now Wanqing ignored her, and even he had left.

She had regarded him as family.

Suddenly, her phone rang. She stopped the car and opened a message:

“Miss,
Ye Zuo has left, but he will always swear to protect you. You need not bear any burden because Ye Zuo is family to you, isn’t he? Ye Zuo has gone to guard Nightshade for you, waiting for your return.
—Ye Zuo”

“Ah—”

Shangguan Renran finally couldn’t hold back. She leaned on the steering wheel and wept aloud like a child who had lost her candy.

He was family to her—just like Ye Xin. When they were hurt, she felt guilty, sad, and heartbroken. But now…

Not far away, inside a black Rolls-Royce, a man watched the little girl’s heartbreaking tears with deep sympathy.

He had tracked her down by the bracelet’s location because he noticed she was speeding and feared she might get into trouble, so he came straight from the company.

At the company, Mo Nine and Mo Ten were overwhelmed. The traffic fines had even arrived at the office. Where on earth had the master gone?

Mo One silently reviewed the roadside surveillance footage. “My ancestors… Miss Shangguan was speeding, and you didn’t stop her? You even accompanied her speeding? You’re all the same!”

Huang Pu Shenqing got out and opened the little girl’s car door, sitting beside her.

Shangguan Renran’s eyes were red from crying, her tears uncontrollable. “Huang Pu… Mr. Huang Pu?”

Huang Pu Shenqing unbuckled her seatbelt and pulled her into his arms, gently wiping her tears with a handkerchief. “What happened?”

Shangguan Renran buried herself in his embrace, choking back sobs. “Ye… Ye Zuo… he left… he went back… back to Nightshade.”

“Sweetheart, you still have me!”

“But… but this… cough… it’s different.”

“How is it different?”

Huang Pu Shenqing simply wiped her tears with his hand, then covered her eyes with his palm, feeling her long lashes brush against his skin, an itch like a cat’s gentle scratch stirring inside him.

With her eyes covered, her tears stopped. She pouted, “It’s just different! Ye Zuo is family. You are…”

She paused, caught off guard.

“What am I, hmm?” He removed his hand and leaned close to her face, closing the distance to just a few centimeters.