An Xiaonuan pouted, watching him. Huangfu Ye immediately hugged her, letting her lean into his embrace, and said, "Alright, alright, it’s okay now. You’re home now, very safe."

"Huangfu Ye, I’m scared." An Xiaonuan clutched his clothes. She knew acting like this was not impressive, but she was truly scared. The happiness she finally gained felt so unreal, giving her a sense of insecurity.

She was really afraid of losing it.

"Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, I will find out what’s going on and definitely catch the person stalking you." Huangfu Ye regretted being so negligent. If that person had made a move on An Xiaonuan yesterday, he would’ve really lost her.

Thinking this way made him feel suffocated!

"That person is very cunning. They know I found them, you might not catch them." An Xiaonuan shook her head.

"Still, don’t be afraid. How about I help you take leave recently, you can rest at home for a while, I’ll have bodyguards protect here."

Huangfu Ye didn’t know who that person was or if it was related to the Beiming Family’s matter, but now the best way was to protect her first.

"But, I still have a lot of work to do. Even if I don’t go, I need to hand things over." An Xiaonuan said.

"Tomorrow, I’ll go to work with you, and bring you home after work." Huangfu Ye kissed her forehead.

"..." An Xiaonuan bit her lip, not refusing any further.

"Burned your hand?" Huangfu Ye lifted her hand.

"Mm." An Xiaonuan responded sullenly.

He released her hand to get burn ointment, applying it on her, the cut area already had a band-aid she applied herself.

"You rest. Let me finish cooking. Don’t think too much, I won’t let anything happen to you."

Huangfu Ye got up and went to the kitchen, prepared the food. It probably wouldn’t taste too good, but at least it wouldn’t be as unpleasant as it was before.

...

North Garden.

Tonight, a major event happened in North Garden!

A murder occurred behind the villa.

The victim was Aunt Zhou, who always managed the entire North Garden.

Gu Qingxin received the news, hardly daring to believe it. Originally, no one wanted to tell her, intending to keep it from her, but she still accidentally overheard it.

Gu Qingxin turned and ran. She didn’t believe it, not at all. She had to see, no, this must be a nightmare!

Beiming Han held her tightly in his arms, saying, "Xin’er, don’t go, they’ve already taken Aunt Zhou away."

"It’s not real, it can’t be real. Tell me, this is fake! I’m dreaming, right? Please hit me, wake me up. I don’t want to dream this, I don’t want it!" Gu Qingxin shouted out in a breakdown.

Ye Yingsu sat in the living room, always holding her forehead, her brows furrowed tightly. Lan Liehuo, seeing her like this, reached out to hug her, comforting her with a few words.

Ye Yingsu waved her hand. She wasn’t that fragile; she was accustomed to these things. However, this time it was Aunt Zhou, who had always taken care of them.

She just couldn’t understand who would target Aunt Zhou and why.

She was merely a maid in North Garden.

Furthermore, North Garden’s security was optimized to rival the President’s office, and ordinary people couldn’t get in.

Unless they were top-tier assassins above her skill level.

But a top-tier assassin coming to North Garden to kill an old maid?