After all, everyone has a deep impression of their first encounter, and Ye Luo was no exception. He never considered himself a righteous and faithful man, but he did feel he needed to be a responsible one. Thus, he really wanted to take responsibility for Li Wanqin, but the outcome was quite pitiful.

Not only was the other party a subordinate of his so-called fiancée, but she was also her best friend and confidante. This left him feeling conflicted, perhaps that was why Li Wanqin acted the way she did towards him.

Bang!

Ouch!

Suddenly, Ye Luo felt something soft crash into his embrace, followed by an alluring moan.

Instantly, Ye Luo’s thoughts snapped back to reality. His gaze swept over to see a graceful figure lying on the ground, dressed in a black T-shirt, blue jeans, wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses.

The baseball cap had fallen onto the ground at this point, and a cascade of hair, straight as a waterfall, flowed down. Even though she was still wearing sunglasses, one could make out her round, melon-seed shaped face and skin fair as snow.

"Miss, I’m sorry!"

Ye Luo quickly started to speak and reached out to help her up, but the woman with an anxious look on her face, got up on her own, picked up the baseball cap, put it on her head and without saying a word, swiftly walked away.

Within thirty seconds of the woman’s departure, eight middle-aged men dressed in black suits, sturdy in build and emanating an ominous aura, appeared on the scene. They looked around as if searching for someone.

"Split up and search, we must find her."

The eight men then dispersed in every direction.

"Could it be they’re looking for that miss?" Ye Luo speculated but then shook his head and no longer thought about the matter. Although the girl looked pretty, it had nothing to do with him.

Ye Luo could tell at a glance that all eight men had entered the Acquired Realm, and they were all strong, clearly of no ordinary status. Naturally, Ye Luo had no need to seek out this kind of trouble.

Ye Luo left the area quickly and began to stroll through Zhonghai, using the opportunity to relax. Half an hour later, Ye Luo felt hungry and casually entered a restaurant. He ordered a few dishes and a bottle of wine and started to drink.

"Ah, fine wine and a fair lady would be perfect, what a pity there’s no lady here,"

Ye Luo sighed lightly, then suddenly felt the urge to pee and hurriedly put down his glass and darted towards the restroom.

"That’s better!"

After he had relieved himself of the excess water, Ye Luo felt a sense of relief and comfort. As he came out, ready to wash his hands, a figure suddenly darted into the restroom.

Seeing the figure, Ye Luo’s expression changed and he said, "Hey, beauty, I think you’ve got the wrong place. This is the men’s restroom—not that, wait, don’t tell me you’re here to hijack my virtue."

Ye Luo said this while covering himself, a bashful tone in his voice, "If you really are here to hijack my virtue, although I could resist, I feel that..."

But before Ye Luo could finish, the woman grabbed him and pulled him into a toilet cubicle, locking the door behind them.

Soon, the sound of footsteps echoed from outside, clearly indicating that someone had come in.

"No one’s here, the lady isn’t here, keep searching."

Then the group left the restroom.

At this moment, Ye Luo’s situation was peculiar: he was being held against the cubicle door with his mouth covered, feeling like he was about to be assaulted.

"This doesn’t look right,"

Ye Luo thought to himself. Just then, the woman let go of him, stepped back two paces and said, "I apologize for the urgency just now."

"It’s you."

Looking at her, Ye Luo was somewhat surprised. This was the same woman he had bumped into half an hour earlier. He hadn’t expected to see her again so soon; they truly seemed fated.

The graceful figure looked at Ye Luo and after a moment, as if also reminiscing, a crisp and pleasant voice said, "It’s you, what a coincidence really."

"Beautiful, since we are so fated, why not get to know each other? My name is Ye Luo, Ye as in Ye Luo’s Ye, Luo as in Ye Luo’s Luo."

Pfft!

Hearing Ye Luo’s introduction, the beauty Yan Ran smiled. Even with sunglasses on, she still looked stunningly beautiful.

"Nice to meet you, my name is Shi Yanran!"

The graceful figure took off her sunglasses and shook hands with Ye Luo. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

The touch was soft and boneless, cool to the touch, truly a delicate jade like hand.

But all of this was not the point, the point was her overwhelmingly beautiful face.

Beautiful black hair fluttered with the wind, her willow leaf-shaped eyebrows arched like crescent moons, a pair of bright eyes sparkling like stars or Mingyue, her delicate nose, and cheeks blushing with annoyance.

Her small cherry lips, her face without makeup but with a blush, and her skin as crystal clear as snow jade, tender as young honey. Her figure slender and graceful, like a cluster of secluded orchids, peaceful and natural.

This was an extraordinarily beautiful woman, on par with Ling Qingya and Liu Shiyun, possessing a beauty that seemed like a rare orchid in a secluded valley, captivating anyone at first glance.

This attraction was not one of temptation, but a spiritual allure, as if she embodied a kind of holy aura.

Even Ye Luo was momentarily entranced, murmuring, "Gorgeous, you really are pretty."

"Really? Am I that old to you, calling me ’sister’? I’m only twenty years old."

Yan Ran smiled beautifully, blooming like a hundred flowers, making one’s entire body involuntarily relax.

"Then you’d be Gorgeous Younger Sister."

Ye Luo’s lips curled up into a mischievous smile as he spoke.

"You’re quite amusing."

"By the way, Gorgeous Younger Sister, what’s going on? Is someone after you?"

"No, they are all my bodyguards."

"If they’re your bodyguards, why does it seem like you’re being chased?"

Ye Luo looked at her somewhat surprised. At first, he thought she was being pursued by someone wanting to harm her, and he was prepared to play the hero saving the damsel in distress, but to his surprise, they were actually bodyguards.

"This is my first time in Zhonghai, and I wanted to appreciate the beauty of Zhonghai. But they’ve been following me, making me feel very constrained, so I sneaked out, and they’ve been chasing me."

Shi Yanran spoke lightly, her voice ethereal and pleasant to the ear, very comforting to listen to.

"Oh, I see, I can help you hide from those people."

Ye Luo’s eyes shifted, he offered.

"Really?" Shi Yanran’s eyes looked at Ye Luo with some excitement.

"Of course." Ye Luo smiled.

Inside the restaurant, several bodyguards in black suits continued their search.

At that moment, Ye Luo emerged, his arms around a graceful figure draped in Ye Luo’s clothes, her head buried in Ye Luo’s chest, and they walked straight out.