Yu Nianye knocks on the door

Ye Chen couldn't do anything about them, so he sighed and said, "Alright, stop standing there blankly. Go back and get some rest."

The group nodded and walked toward their rooms with their heads lowered.

Ye Chen also returned to his own room.

The room was much the same as when he had left, with no real changes, and it looked very clean; clearly, someone had been cleaning it regularly.

Lying on the bed, Ye Chen opened his phone, hoping to receive a message from Chen Ruxin, but none had been sent.

"That shouldn't be right. At this hour, Chen Ruxin shouldn't be busy. Could something have happened?"

Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a bit worried, but then he thought about it—Chen Ruxin managed the entire firm, so being a little busy was normal.

Opening his backpack, Ye Chen began to check his items.

Ye Chen's backpack was packed full with a pile of things, mostly Materials and the like.

He had placed the useful items at the very top.

One item caught Ye Chen's attention—it looked like an envelope.

Ye Chen opened the envelope to take a look.

Inside was a map. The location on the map seemed to be an ocean, with an island in the very center marked by a red dot.

Ye Chen opened a world map to check the coordinates on this map.

In the far north of the map, Ye Chen found a matching location.

"Could it be that there is something on this island?"

Ye Chen was certain that he had obtained this map from the Demon Sealer; before that, this item had not been in his backpack.

Back when he killed the Demon Sealer, he hadn't checked the loot, so it must have been placed inside automatically.

Ye Chen stared at the map, dazed. It seemed he would need to find time to go take a look.

Perhaps some secret was hidden there.

Knock, knock. A knock sounded at the door.

Ye Chen got up and opened the door.

Before Ye Chen could see who it was, the figure walked straight in and immediately locked the door behind her.

Ye Chen looked at Yu Nian, who was standing before him in pajamas, feeling somewhat confused.

Yu Nian had clearly just showered; her hair was still slightly damp, and she was wearing black pajamas.

The top of the pajamas didn't even reach her shoulders, and the bottom just barely covered her bottom.

Her delicate, long, fair legs were exposed, and her natural scent drifted into Ye Chen's nostrils.

The black pajamas outlined Yu Nian's perfect figure; anyone who saw her would be unable to stop themselves from wanting to have a nosebleed.

"Yu Nian, what is this?" Ye Chen wanted to look away, but he found he simply couldn't.

Yu Nian placed a finger to her lips and shushed him.

She reached out and pushed Ye Chen onto the bed.

Yu Nian lay on top of Ye Chen, their eyes locking.

Her eyes were filled with deep affection.

"Yu Nian, what are you doing?"

Yu Nian looked deeply into Ye Chen's eyes. After a long while, she spoke five words: "Ye Chen, I miss you."

"But..."

Before Ye Chen could finish, Yu Nian's lips pressed against his.

"I thought I would never see you again. I thought we would be separated by life and death. Ye Chen, from the moment we first met when you saved me, to later helping me get my revenge—I saw it all. Later, I slowly realized that I had fallen in love with you. At first, I didn't dare say it, but this incident made me decide to speak up."

"I was afraid that if I encountered something like this again, I would never have the chance to tell you. Ye Chen, I love you!"

Yu Nian's affectionate and gentle voice rang in Ye Chen's ear. Looking into her deep, longing eyes, Ye Chen didn't speak; he simply pulled her gently into his arms.

...

The two leaned against the headboard, Yu Nian resting her head on Ye Chen's shoulder, her body glistening with a light sheen of sweat.

Yu Nian turned her head, pursing her lips as she looked at Ye Chen, her eyes filled with deep affection.

"Ye Chen, do you love me?"

Yu Nian asked suddenly.

It seemed all women liked to ask this question.

Ye Chen nodded and gave a soft hum of agreement.

Yu Nian smiled, her face filled with happiness, and she hugged Ye Chen's arm.

Knock, knock. The door was knocked on again.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Tang Qiu!"

Tang Qiu's voice sounded from outside the door.

Ye Chen was stunned and looked at Yu Nian, whose eyes were filled with shock.

"What should we do, Ye Chen?" Yu Nian asked nervously, gripping Ye Chen's arm.

Ye Chen patted Yu Nian's shoulder, giving her a reassuring look.

Yu Nian curled up under the quilt, feeling somewhat nervous.

She thought to herself, "I had already agreed with Nuo Yi that I would go first, and Lin Nuoyi would come tomorrow, but I didn't expect Tang Qiu to suddenly appear today! How could I have forgotten about Tang Qiu? Everyone knows how Tang Qiu feels about Ye Chen; how could we not know about Tang Qiu's love for Ye Chen? Sigh! It's all over now!"

Yu Nian's little face instantly turned beet red, and she felt like she was going to die of embarrassment.

Ye Chen put on his clothes and went to the door.

Having learned his lesson from Yu Nian, Ye Chen only opened the door a crack, keeping his body hidden behind it.

Revealing only his eyes, Ye Chen looked at Tang Qiu through the crack: "Tang Qiu, what's wrong? Is there something you need this late?"

Tang Qiu frowned slightly and looked inside through the crack. Fortunately, behind the door was a walk-in closet, so the bed in the bedroom couldn't be seen.

"Why won't you open the door?" Tang Qiu asked with a frown.

Ye Chen scratched his head and said, "Well, I wasn't wearing any clothes, and I was already asleep."

He had expected Tang Qiu to leave shyly upon hearing that he wasn't wearing any clothes.

Who would have thought that Tang Qiu would immediately become interested, looking Ye Chen up and down with a curious expression.

Her eyes were practically glowing green.

"Tang Qiu, are you okay?"

Tang Qiu finally snapped out of it and wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just wanted to find you to talk."

Ye Chen gave an "oh" and said, "How about we talk tomorrow? It's so late."

"It's fine, it won't take long. I can't sleep, and it's been a long time, so I just wanted to talk to you. Plus, I have something to tell you."

As she spoke, Tang Qiu started to open the door to enter.

Ye Chen blocked the door firmly and said repeatedly, "Let's talk tomorrow, really. I just finished refining a lot of things, and I'm very tired. I want to rest."

Tang Qiu noticed Ye Chen's panicked tone, raised her eyebrows high, and asked accusingly, "Ye Chen, there isn't someone in your room, is there?"

Looking at Tang Qiu's questioning gaze, for some reason, Ye Chen felt as if he saw a hint of excitement in her eyes.

"What are you talking about? What 'someone'?"

Ye Chen said with a guilty conscience.

Tang Qiu noticed Ye Chen acting strangely and chuckled, "It's fine. If there's someone there, I don't mind. The three of us can just have a nice chat about life."

"Tang Qiu, stop talking nonsense, will you? What do you mean you don't mind?"

Ye Chen knew that Tang Qiu was a bit careless and bold, but he hadn't expected her to be this bold.

Tang Qiu peered hard through the doorway. On a chair in the room, she saw a piece of black lingerie pajamas.

Tang Qiu instantly understood what was going on.

"Alright then, if you're tired, let's talk tomorrow," Tang Qiu said suddenly, though her expression was somewhat meaningful.

Hearing this, Ye Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

Just as Ye Chen was about to close the door, Tang Qiu suddenly leaned into his ear and whispered, "It was Yu Nian today; tomorrow, it's my turn."