"Director Su?"
Seeing Su Ruoxue's dazed expression, her secretary was also taken aback.
She had followed Su Ruoxue for several years, and this was the first time she had seen the usually stern Director Su display such an expression.
Driven by curiosity, the secretary looked towards the door, wondering what kind of man could elicit such a reaction from Su Ruoxue.
When the secretary saw Ye Ling, she too was stunned by his appearance and demeanor.
"So, so handsome..."
Ye Ling's physique was now at the pinnacle, even within the Primordial Chaos. Coupled with the countless trials by fire and blood he had endured, the aura he naturally exuded, even when intentionally restrained, could easily captivate anyone.
Previously, Su Ruoxue's secretary had never understood why Su Ruoxue, despite having countless admirers worldwide, had never given them a second glance.
Now, after seeing Ye Ling, the secretary understood everything.
With someone like Ye Ling around, other admirers would never stand a chance. Da Feng Novel Network.
Of course, this was merely the secretary's own superficial thought.
Su Ruoxue's feelings for Ye Ling had not changed in the slightest, regardless of his appearance or status.
Su Ruoxue stared blankly at Ye Ling standing at the door. She bit her lip lightly, her eyes immediately reddening, tears welling up.
"Xiao, Xiao Li, you can go out first," Su Ruoxue instructed her secretary with a tearful voice. "Cancel all my appointments for the rest of the day."
"Yes, Director Su."
Secretary Xiao Li had never witnessed such a situation before. The urge to share this gossip with her girlfriends was irresistible. After a slight bow to Su Ruoxue, she quickly walked out of the office with her head down.
As she passed Ye Ling, she couldn't help but glance at him again. She whispered to Ye Ling, "Little brother, you can do it! Go for Director Su! I support you!"
Hearing Secretary Xiao Li's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
After Secretary Xiao Li left, Ye Ling walked into the office and looked at Su Ruoxue affectionately. "Ruoxue... it's been a long time."
"You finally remember to come back!"
Su Ruoxue glared at Ye Ling and burst into tears. "Last time, you faked your death for a whole eight years, and I grieved for you for eight years. This time... you've been gone for ten years, and I didn't even know where you went?"
Hearing Su Ruoxue's words, Ye Ling opened his mouth, unsure of what to say.
He knew in his heart that he owed Su Ruoxue too much, and that these debts could not be repaid by any material means.
But... Ye Ling could not always stay by Su Ruoxue's side, nor could he take her away.
Su Ruoxue was merely an ordinary person. Even though she had cultivated the longevity art and was now immortal, her strength was far too weak against the enemies Ye Ling faced.
If Ye Ling chose to stop advancing for Su Ruoxue's sake, the current peaceful beauty of Earth would soon be destroyed by those vicious enemies, and everything would turn to nothingness.
"Ruoxue, I..." Ye Ling looked at the crying Su Ruoxue, hesitating to speak.
Su Ruoxue said, "You don't need to say anything, I understand... You must have things you absolutely have to do, so I've never blamed you... But even though I know this, I still wish you could put everything aside for a while and come back to spend more time with me..."
"Ye Ling, am I being too greedy?"
"You are certainly not greedy," Ye Ling said softly, his eyes filled with heartache. "It's I who has spent too little time with you."
"You're right! You've spent too little time with me!"
Su Ruoxue quickly wiped away her tears, forcing a smile onto her face. She said to Ye Ling, "We finally get to meet, crying and making such a fuss is ruining the mood."
Having said that, Su Ruoxue then asked Ye Ling humbly, "Ye Ling, since you're back, can the next twenty-four hours be entirely mine? I only want twenty-four hours!"
"Ruoxue..."
Ye Ling's heart ached again, and then he said, "This time, I can spend a lot of time with you."
"Are you... are you joking?" Su Ruoxue looked at Ye Ling in disbelief. "I heard from Xiao You that you have a great responsibility, not only for Earth but for the safety of the universe resting on your shoulders. How can you waste it on me..."
"Listen to me."
Ye Ling teleported in front of Su Ruoxue, placing his index finger on her red lips, and whispered, "I can control time. Even if we spend tens of thousands of years together, it will only be a moment to the outside world."
"This time, I will accompany you to every corner of Earth, the universe, and even the Primordial Chaos. I will keep you by my side until you are tired of it."
Su Ruoxue stared blankly at Ye Ling. At this moment, her head was buzzing, and she was completely enveloped in happiness.
Her birthday wish every year was to see Ye Ling again, and she didn't even dare to hope for more time with him.
What Ye Ling was saying now made her feel as if she were dreaming.
Su Ruoxue murmured, "Are... are you telling the truth? Won't this delay your mission?"
"It's true, it won't have any impact," Ye Ling chuckled. "And tonight... I have a huge surprise prepared for you."
"What surprise?"
"Since it's a surprise, it naturally has to be kept a secret."
Ye Ling smiled mysteriously, then glanced at the time. "It's about time, let's go directly to the restaurant. Tian Zhu has already prepared it for us."
"Where is the restaurant? I can have my driver..."
"Your driver won't be able to get there."
Ye Ling smiled, picked up Su Ruoxue, and directly teleported them above the white clouds!
Unprepared, Su Ruoxue exclaimed in surprise as she suddenly found herself high in the sky, startled.
However, before she could complain to Ye Ling, she heard her favorite music playing from the clouds.
Su Ruoxue looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man in a tuxedo playing a cloud piano on the cloud layer.
"Is that..." Su Ruoxue's eyes flashed with shock as she saw the old man.
"He's your favorite pianist, isn't he?" Ye Ling smiled and put Su Ruoxue down.
Su Ruoxue ignored why she could step on the soft clouds and asked Ye Ling, "But didn't that pianist pass away some time ago?"
"He hadn't entered the cycle of reincarnation yet, so I asked Tian Zhu to borrow him from King Yama."
"Borrowed him from King Yama..."
Su Ruoxue's mouth twitched upon hearing Ye Ling's words. She didn't know how to describe her feelings.
However, she felt that this was something Ye Ling would do.
Ye Ling smiled at Su Ruoxue. "Let's go... the bigger surprise is still ahead."
"To prepare this dinner, my ten divine weapons have scoured heaven and earth."