Chapter Thirty-Three: Crossing the Sea of People, Just to Hold You in My Arms!

Xu Ye frowned, doubting the intelligence he possessed in his previous life.

How could he have been so obsessed with such a foolish woman in his past life?

Not to mention anything else, today he had slapped her twice in front of so many people and blocked both her WeChat and phone number. Was his stance not clear enough? Yet, she was still threatening him, talking about forgiveness—was this idiot actually insane?

Too lazy to reply, he blocked her text messages as well.

However, just as he was about to put his phone away, another WeChat notification popped up.

"Damn it, this bitch is still..."

Xu Ye irritably unlocked his phone, but in the next second, all his resentment vanished in an instant.

The message was from Su Zijin.

"Can't sleep."

Xu Ye hurriedly replied: "What's wrong?"

Su Zijin: "I'm not used to the bed."

Oh? That’s...

Before he could send the message, another one from Su Zijin appeared.

"Maybe it's not the bed. Maybe it's you."

Xu Ye’s heart skipped a beat, as if it had been struck.

Was she really being this direct?

He deleted his original draft, feeling a bit dizzy, and replied: "What do you mean, 'not used to me'?"

Su Zijin: "Just... I suddenly wanted to hear your voice. Why don't you say something to me? Maybe if I listen for a while, I'll fall asleep soon."

Immediately after, a voice call request popped up on the screen.

Xu Ye didn't hesitate and accepted it.

The sound of breathing came through the receiver. It seemed she was just as nervous as he was.

"What do you want to hear me say?" Xu Ye asked.

"Hmm... sing me a song. I've never heard you sing."

"Which one do you want to hear?"

Su Zijin said: "Anything... as long as it's you singing."

Xu Ye stopped walking, looked at the river in the distance, cleared his throat, and sang softly.

"I choose to wander by candlelight."

"Midnight stars, like friends running alongside."

"Loving every scar that has scabbed over."

Su Zijin: "Stop. Are you plotting against me? I treat you like a brother, and you're thinking about sleeping with me?"

"No... didn't you say anything was fine?"

Su Zijin: "...Continue."

"At this moment... the orioles are flying and the grass is growing; the one I love is on the way."

"I know he is traveling through wind and rain, passing by the sunset without pausing."

"Crossing the sea of people, just to embrace you..."

...

When the song ended, only steady breathing remained on the other end of the line.

Xu Ye chuckled softly, having reached the riverbank.

There was no reply; she seemed to have truly fallen asleep.

Quiet... so quiet... It felt as if the whole world had fallen into silence at this moment.

Xu Ye took a deep breath. He didn't know if he was speaking to himself or to the person on the other end of the phone, but he whispered, "Thank you..."

"You don't know what I've been through, and you don't know how important you are to me."

"Thank you. You saved me. Really... thank you..."

After he finished, Xu Ye suddenly froze. He heard some movement from Su Zijin's side.

He quickly sniffled, suppressing the surging emotions. It would be quite embarrassing to be caught crying by the woman he liked.

"A-Ye."

The voice was very soft, as if she were talking in her sleep.

"I'm here."

"You asked... why I came so far away to study..."

"Yeah..."

"Because... I wanted to see you..."

The world fell silent again.

Xu Ye tried to look up, wanting to hold back the tears in his eyes, but how could he?

Things like this... were simply impossible to control.

"Why are you so good?"

Why was I... so stupid in my previous life?

...

On the other side, Xu Ruowei had been guarding her phone for half the night, her face turning ashen with rage, her features completely twisted by anger.

She never expected that Xu Ye would show her such little respect over the past two days, even slapping her twice in public.

What was even more outrageous was that he had actually almost exposed her!

He had even hired actors to try and provoke her, and now he wasn't even replying to her messages.

What was he trying to do?

Did he really not want her forgiveness anymore?

"No, he must think that using these tactics will make me angry."

"Xu Ye, you are too naive."

"You think this will make me anxious, force me to bow my head, and make me come to you?"

"In your dreams. That is absolutely impossible!"

"Just you wait, Xu Ye, you pathetic sycophant. If you don't offer a sincere enough apology, I will never talk to you again. Never!"

She still firmly believed her own assumptions. After all, Xu Ye had liked her so much—the idea that he would stop fawning over her just like that was impossible!

...

"Son, Mom is rushing to Luda tonight. I'm leaving the household and the headquarters to you."

"I won't interfere with how you handle things, but you must remember: if you don't kill a snake completely... the future trouble will be endless!"

After hanging up with his mother, Xu Ye's eyes grew cold.

The consequences of not killing the snake?

He had already experienced the consequences of not doing so in his previous life, quite vividly!

Therefore, he would absolutely not show mercy to Xu Ruowei's family.

Not only that, he would use his own methods to make their lives worse than death, so they would regret it for a lifetime!

...

The Xu Group Headquarters, the most famous landmark in Jiangzhou, bar none.

The building stood 327 meters tall, cost billions, spanned 540,000 square meters, and had 101 floors.

The entire building belonged to the Xu family.

The Business Department was on the 26th floor. Xu Ruowei's eldest brother, Xu Zhihao, was the second-in-command there, serving as the deputy general manager.

Today, the entire floor was exceptionally lively.

The group had received notice early in the morning that the young chairman would be coming.

Everyone knew that the young chairman usually had no interest in the group's affairs.

Every time he visited, it was for one reason only: to shower his future brother-in-law with favors.

Either a raise or a promotion.

Xu Zhihao had only been with the group for a year or so, and he didn't even have a middle school diploma. The only reason he had everything he had now was because of this connection.

Even the group's vice president had to suck up to him and serve him carefully.

Upon learning that Xu Ye was coming, Xu Zhihao was overjoyed. It was obvious, he thought, that Ruowei's punishment from yesterday had worked; this bootlicker was coming to beg for his help.

But the guy had dared to bully his sister and had scolded his mother severely.

It was generous enough that he hadn't settled the score with him yet.

Who gave him the nerve to come and ask for help?

Just wait. He would have to teach him a lesson first, then discuss the compensation.

Hmm, he’d probably go with the usual routine: a 50% raise and a promotion.

But that wouldn't cut it this time. He needed to be promoted to General Manager of the Investment Department, plus ten million in cash compensation.

Anything less was out of the question!