Murong Xu placed his lips on her ear and breathed onto her ear lobe, sending a numbing sensation all over her body.

Gu Yuxuan's cheeks flushed red immediately. She dodged him shyly and turned to sit on the sofa.

Murong Xu stepped forward. He stuck one hand in his pocket and supported himself against the sofa with another. He stared intensely into her gaze.

Gu Yuxuan's heart was beating so quickly. Her cheeks grew redder.

He lowered his head and gained captive of her lips. The hand that supported him found its way to the back of her head. The other hand wrapped itself around her fingers. He kissed her affectionately.

The kiss was not long. He left her lips and brought her hand to his lips and nibbled on it.

Gu Yuxuan looked towards him and was shocked to see a glittering diamond ring on her middle finger.

The diamond was in the shape of a simple crown. There was a pink diamond in the middle of the crown that radiated a sparkling glow. It was so dazzling and eye-catching.

Gu Yuxuan stared at it wide-eyed and asked in surprise. "You... how did you do it?"

Murong Xu laughed. He kissed her finger again. "Do you like it?"

Gu Yuxuan nodded and stared at the diamond ring lovingly.

Suddenly, she seemed to have realized something. "Wait! I didn't agree to marry you."

Murong Xu sat down beside her and caressed her head. He said lovingly, "Silly girl, I'm not proposing. Although I can't wait to bring you home immediately, you said that this is your first relations.h.i.+p and you want to enjoy the dating life more. I promise you, I'll bring you home when you're older."

Gu Yuxuan felt sweet. Murong Xu treated her so well. She felt blessed to meet him. He was always so thoughtful and considerate of her.

In the afternoon, Murong Xu and Gu Yuxuan had nothing to do, so they stayed behind to keep Yun Muxi and Niannian company. Yun Muxi did not step a foot away from Niannian. She kept talking to her, telling her stories, playing pretend, bringing her downstairs to bask in the sun, drawing with her...

The atmosphere was warm and harmonious. It was wonderful, except that Niannian had not many expressions and did not talk. She would be dazing every now and then and get a shock suddenly.

In the evening, Murong Xu did psychological counseling with Niannian while playing games with her.

Gu Yuxuan helped Yun Muxi to prepare dinner.

After the preparation work is done, Yun Muxi seemed to have suddenly thought of something and called Murong Ye.

"h.e.l.lo? Bro, are you working overtime tonight? Are you coming home for dinner?"

Murong Ye's mouth pulled into a slight arch. He responded, "Yes, I'll be right back."

"Okay then, I'll make two more dishes."

After hanging up, Yun Muxi grabbed another two packets of vegetables and a piece of beef and got busy again.

After hanging up, Murong Ye's arch of smile returned to a straight line. The coldness returned.

Staring at Lian Can and Jia Tianxin tied onto the cross bitt, his eyes were full of cold, bloodthirsty hostility.

Lian Can's heart s.h.i.+vered. She started shuddering and an immense fear grew in her heart.

Jia Tianxin had long given up. She now awaited her death. She knew that she could not escape.

Murong Ye walked towards her and asked in an icy-cold voice, "Speak! Who the h.e.l.l are you?"

Jia Tianxin put on a sinister smile and replied arrogantly, "Who am I? I am the Heibei Wuchang that wants Yun Muxi's life... hahaha..."

Lian Can looked at Murong Ye nervously. "Master Murong, um... don't take that to heart. Please let her go, she knows that she's in the wrong and will not do it again. I swear I will watch over her and make sure she does not mess with Yun Muxi again."

Murong Ye turned to look at her. "Lian Can, are you serious? You can't even solve your own problem yet you're pleading for her."

"Master Murong, can you please consider who my father is and let us go? We won't do it again."

"Your father? Do you think that Lian Feng can dictate what I do? You think too highly of your father."

"Master Murong, I'm begging you, please let us go. We really won't do it again."

"Let you guys go... then did you ever think of letting Xiao Xi go? You guys bullied her time and again... Do you think I'll give you another chance to do that?"

Jia Tianxin scoffed, "Murong Ye, if you want to kill me, do it now. Don't waste my energy talking to you. But this is my mess, it has nothing to do with Can'er. Let her go and then I'll let you do anything to me."

"Wow! So loyal! Relax, I won't kill you so quickly. I will torture you slowly. As for her, ever since she chose to embark on this path with you, she's tied in with you."

"Her father is Lian Feng! Do you know how powerful he is? Although you might be stronger than him, having a powerful ally is better than a powerful enemy!"

"Haha... woman, you're meddling too much."

Then, Murong Ye lifted his wrist and glanced at his watch before he turned and left.

After getting onto the car, Murong Ye suddenly thought of his younger sister and niece who were waiting for him at home. He could not help but feel a warm sensation in his heart. He caught a glimpse of a cake shop by the road and shouted to the driver suddenly, "Stop the car."

The car pulled up at the side of the road. He got off and walked to the cake shop.

The salesperson walked towards him and smiled. She asked politely, "Sir, what would you like? Do you need some recommendations? All of our cakes are baked today, they're all very fresh."

Murong Ye looked at the wide array of cakes at the counter. They were colorful and pretty. All of them looked delicious.

"I'm buying for a kid, which one is more suitable?"

The salesperson quickly pointed to a cartoon cake. "Sir, this is a strawberry cake. We use 100% pure cream and there are fresh seasonal fruits inside, making it suitable for a child's taste. Also, kids love this pattern. If it's a girl, this is the best choice."

She then pointed to another cake. "This is an ice cream cake, kids love this too."

"And there's also this..."

Before she could finish, Murong Ye said decisively, "I'll take the strawberry one, please wrap it up for me."

The salesperson nodded. "Okay, please give me a moment! Is it your daughter's birthday? If it is I can give you a birthday plaque and a birthday hat."

"No, it's my niece, and it's not her birthday."

"Oh, you're a really good uncle! The kid must be close to you, many little girls are close to their uncles."

Murong Ye smiled. Thinking of the lively and well-behaved Niannian, his heart felt warm. But now, Niannian no longer smiled. His hatred towards that two women increased again. He would definitely not give them another chance to hurt Niannian and Xiao Xi.

The salesperson wrapped the cake quickly and handed it over to him. Murong Ye took out his wallet and gave her several 100-dollar notes. "Keep the change."

He turned and walked towards the door, just as his phone rang.

He took it out and frowned when he saw that it was an unknown number. This was his private number. Other than his family, almost n.o.body knew about this number. Besides, he often got Second to manage his work phone.

He picked up the phone in a cold voice and continued walking towards the car. "h.e.l.lo?"

A man's anxious voice spoke, "Master Murong, I am Lian Feng."

"How did you get this number?"

"I'm sorry, Master Murong. I have disturbed you. I did call you, but they were all picked up by your subordinates. I could not find you so I had to settle with playing some tricks to get your number. Please do not mind."

"What if I do!"

"Um... Master Murong, let me go straight to the point. I'm calling you to talk about Can'er."

"I have nothing to talk to you about this."

"I know that girl did something wrong and have offended you. I apologize to you on her behalf. I have spoiled her."

"What she did was worse than offending me! She tried to kill my sister and my niece!"

"Um... Master Murong, could there be any misunderstanding? My Can'er can be reckless, but she would never do anything to hurt others."

"What's done is done. There's nothing that she can't do."

"Master Murong, just tell me what you want. I will not hesitate."

"I want her life."

Murong Ye then hung up the phone. The car continued heading home.

Murong Ye looked at the beautifully packaged cake in his hand and the corners of his mouth formed a heartwarming arch.

After being hung up upon by Murong Ye, Lian Feng's heart s.h.i.+vered. Murong Ye's last sentence instilled fear in his heart. Murong Ye was notorious for being vicious. He had been in this business for so long and until today, not many influential figures dared to offend him. Lian Feng had always been mindful of the Murong Family, and their successor Murong Ye scared him much more.

He picked up his phone again and dialed Murong Qingtian's number. "h.e.l.lo, Mr. Senior Murong, I am Lian Feng."

"What's the matter?" Murong Qingtian was reading in his library. He put down his book and walked over to the window, looking over the sea of roses in the garden.

"Sir, how's your body? Let's find a day for me to invite you to golf and have afternoon tea."

"Get straight to the point."

Murong Qingtian already knew there was a hidden intention so he interrupted Liang Feng's polite greeting.

"Um...it's like this. I'm calling you because I hope that you can persuade Master Murong to go soft on my daughter."

"My son has already grown up. Since he wants to take over, I will give him full authority and leave the youngster to go ahead boldly. So I won't have any opinions in whatever he does. I will support his decisions wholly."

"But Master Murong said that he wants my daughter's life. I only have this daughter!"

"But your daughter wanted my daughter and my granddaughter's lives! Is it wrong to exchange her life for theirs?"