Xu Weiwei finished washing up and was applying a face mask in the living room when she suddenly heard movement next door, causing her to freeze.
"Didn't that guy fall asleep already? Why is there still noise?"
Her interest immediately piqued. She went to the balcony and listened carefully, hearing sounds coming from Ye Cangtian's apartment.
"It's so late, and that guy isn't sleeping. What is he up to? No, it sounds like there's someone else at his place!" Xu Weiwei muttered to herself.
Nowadays, any stir in Ye Cangtian's apartment made her extremely interested.
So, the commotion from the apartment next door right then made her instantly suspect Ye Cangtian of something.
Not sleeping in the dead of night, and having someone else at his place – this guy must have some unspeakable secret.
"Don't cry! It's not that big of a deal, I'll let you go, okay?" Ye Cangtian's voice could be faintly heard from next door.
Xu Weiwei's eyes widened. What was this guy doing? And, it sounded like there was a woman in his room?
...
In the bedroom next door!
After Ye Cangtian released Gu Yue, he maintained a distance from her and said helplessly, "Speaking of which, I'm the most frustrated! A year ago, you were being chased, then you broke into my room, crawled into my bed, and although I accidentally kissed you, you could say I saved your life!"
"But instead of being grateful, you've been chasing me!"
Gu Yue sat up and stared at him coldly. She stopped making a move.
Because she knew very well that if she couldn't kill this scoundrel even by a sneak attack, she had even less chance of assassinating him.
She seemed to have resigned herself to fate, closed her eyes, gritted her teeth, and said coldly, "I lost. Kill me!"
Ye Cangtian rolled his eyes, took a cigarette from the pack on the bedside table, lit it, sighed, and blew out a smoke ring. "I won't kill you. You can leave!"
Gu Yue opened her eyes, slightly stunned, and frowned. "You won't kill me?"
"Why should I kill you?"
Ye Cangtian chuckled, took a deep drag of his cigarette, waved his hand, and said, "From now on, let it end here. I'm afraid that if you keep trying to kill me and failing repeatedly, you'll end up inexplicably falling in love with me! That would put me in a difficult position, as I'm a married man now!"
"Pah! I'd never fall in love with you!" Gu Yue said angrily through clenched teeth.
"Yes, that's right. Love born from hate. After a while, you'll be unable to help yourself!" Ye Cangtian shook his head and sighed, thinking that outstanding people always had such troubles wherever they went.
Gu Yue clenched the long sword in her hand. At that moment, she really wanted to make a move again! This scoundrel was not only shameless and lewd but also a narcissist.
However, she ultimately restrained herself, got off the bed coldly, turned, and left.
"Woman, it's better to do less fighting. If you're bored in the future, you can sneak in at night for a heart-to-heart talk with me about life or something!"
Ye Cangtian's voice came from behind her. Gu Yue's body stiffened, and she almost dropped her sword.
Who wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with this damn scoundrel?
"Knock, knock, knock..." There was a knock on the door from outside.
Gu Yue took a deep breath and leaped out the window without looking back.
Ye Cangtian smiled helplessly. This girl's posture for jumping over the bed was so graceful. He was truly a gentleman! He had let a beautiful woman who practically delivered herself to him go.
The knocking from outside grew more urgent and louder.
Ye Cangtian had no choice but to go and open the door.
As soon as he opened it, he saw Xu Weiwei, in her pajamas, rushing in frantically. After looking around left and right, she headed straight for the bedroom.
Ye Cangtian, holding his cigarette, gave a dry laugh. "Officer Xu, what's the rush? Don't tell me your bed collapsed and you want to stay here for the night?"
Xu Weiwei ignored him. After searching the bedroom without success, she then searched the balcony, bathroom, and other places.
But the entire apartment was just a one-bedroom, one-living-room layout, and she found absolutely nothing.
She returned to the bedroom, her brows furrowed. "Where is the person?"
"What person? Besides us, is there anyone else?" Ye Cangtian lied with his eyes open.
"Stop talking nonsense. I clearly heard activity in your apartment. Someone must be hiding in your place!" Xu Weiwei snorted, opened the wardrobe, and even crouched down to look under the bed.
But she still found nothing! However, Xu Weiwei was still certain that someone had definitely been in Ye Cangtian's apartment just now!
This was because there was still a unique perfume scent lingering in the air. The scent wasn't strong but was very distinctive. As a woman, she recognized it immediately.
"You found a woman! Ye Cangtian, you're disgusting!" Xu Weiwei quickly thought of something and looked at Ye Cangtian with disgust.
The presence of perfume in the room proved there was a woman in the room just now. As for her not being there now, it was perhaps because she left after they finished.
Ye Cangtian, who had been smiling, was stunned speechless when he heard this. He rolled his eyes. "Officer Xu, don't speak carelessly. I'm a married man! And my wife, Tang Xinwan, is so beautiful, why would I look for other women?"
Xu Weiwei sneered. "That's hard to say. If your relationship with Miss Tang was truly normal, would you be living here?"
This silenced Ye Cangtian. This was truly god-like logic!
Seeing that he couldn't speak, Xu Weiwei looked triumphant, pouted, and snorted. "You're lucky this time. I arrived too late! Ye Cangtian, don't let me catch you next time!"
"Shameless! Lewd! Filthy!" After saying that, Xu Weiwei turned and left.
"..." Ye Cangtian, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, looked bewildered.
When did I become shameless, lewd, and filthy?
I've been called this by two women tonight!
...
On the roof of an apartment building several hundred meters high!
Gu Yue held her long sword, her hair slightly disheveled, and gazed down at the bustling city lights below.
Even though it was late at night, traffic was still heavy, and neon lights were everywhere. She felt somewhat out of place in this metropolis.
Her expression was complicated!
A whole year's worth of hatred had been resolved so simply. She couldn't kill that scoundrel, and she didn't want to kill him anymore!
It made sense, really. The other party didn't have any deep enmity with her. Although he was a bit of a shameless scoundrel, he had indeed saved her life back then.
It was just that she couldn't understand why, after she had chased and attacked him so many times, he had let her go each time. This left her with complex feelings.
For many years! As an assassin, she had assassinated countless people and had also been chased by countless others.
Moreover, with her beauty, people desired her wherever she went.
Five years ago!
The assassin organization that trained her, coveting her beauty, wanted to conquer her. In the end, she personally massacred the entire organization.
Two years ago, she joined her current assassin organization. Although she was temporarily safe, there were still plenty of people who desired her. However, due to her strength, no one dared to harbor any improper thoughts.
Ye Cangtian, though a bit shameless and lewd, had never harbored any excessive intentions towards her. He was truly an unfathomable person.
"Forget it! Let's just pretend I was never here!"
Gu Yue took a deep breath, no longer dwelling on it. With a light step, she quickly disappeared from the rooftop.