Chapter 15: One Arrow, Two Hawks

  His speech was slow, his clear and warm voice like a gentle breeze in March floated over, thick and dense, were those two eyes that gazed at her with tenderness and pity. His long and powerful fingers gently brushed away a strand of hair stuck to the corner of her lips, using the warmth of his fingertips to caress the delicate corners of her mouth, softly calling out, "Does it still hurt?"

  Qian Lian Xia shook her head, raised her hand and grasped his clean large hand, with a hint of urgency in her eyes.

  "Zhou Zhou, you've grown up and won't cry anymore, right? The little girl who used to follow me around calling me Shang Xuan Gege has grown up and will never cry again, is that so?"

  Cen Xuan's deep and vast eyes, like the ocean, were fixed on her clear and bright eyes. He gently patted her head, just like when she was a child, "Remember, Zhou Zhou, you've grown up now, and you won't cry anymore. So no matter what happens, you have to learn to be strong, okay?"

  Qian Lian Xia stared at him in a daze, not understanding what he meant by these words. However, due to the concern in his eyes, she still nodded in agreement with him, "Okay".

  The curtain of the floor-to-ceiling window was lightly swaying in the wind, as if someone's breath had stirred it, and with just one wave, ripples began to spread.

  The crystal lamp shone brightly, and Situ Shangxuan's golden hair was scattered with silver threads. He suddenly asked: "Zhou Zhou, do you know Ye Songge's identity?" He turned around to look at her.

  Qian Lian Xia lightly bit her lip, only then did she realize that after knowing him for so long, she didn't even know what kind of person Ye Song was. "I don't know, he's never told me,"

  There was a hint of loss in her tone, and then she self-deprecatingly thought that to him, she should be nothing, maybe not even worth telling her about this identity.

  Situ Shangxuan's eyes flashed with sharp light, his thin lips opened slightly, and his serious tone was like the dark night outside, "Ye Songge, the young master of Longbang, China's largest underworld organization!"

  "Many gangs are speculating that after the death of the current Dragon Master, Ye Shengge will naturally take over as the new Dragon Master. My subordinates spent a month investigating and finally dug up this information, which shows just how deeply hidden Ye Shengge's abilities are."

  Ignoring Qian Lixia's shocked expression, Situ Shangxuan walked over to the sofa on one side and sat down. "Not only that, but he also has an unusual relationship with many women. In recent years, he has been trying to win over some people in the business and political circles."

  Situ Shangxuan's emerald green eyes were still in shock, her face pale. After a moment of deliberation, she slowly spoke up, "The woman he protected today, the one who bullied you, is none other than Gongzi Ji, the fiancée of the current Dragon Family's Young Master. Moreover, he also has an unmentionable relationship with Bai Jingxuan, the young mistress of the White family, who just married Ouyang Li, the son of the Beijing Ouyang family. Many socialites and celebrities in the entertainment industry have had dealings with Ye Shengge."

  "The only thing that's unclear is what Ye Shengge really wants to do?" Si Tu Shangxuan seemed somewhat frustrated because he couldn't grasp Ye Shengge's actions.

  "Porridge, he's had so many women and such a complicated identity, do you still want to choose to like him?" His gaze fell on Qian Lian Xia who was standing stiffly by the floor-to-ceiling window.

  She didn't respond, nor did she turn around, standing there quietly by herself in an eerie silence.

  Situ Shangxuan's lips curled slightly, and he continued: "At the Zi Tan Mountain Villa, Ninth Master held you hostage, but Ye Songge was shot in the end. Do you know why he got shot?"

  "Ye Sheng Ge is not a simple person, Zhou Zhou."

  He let out a soft sigh and rubbed his forehead, "As the young master of the Dragon Gang, he has his own skills, how could he be easily shot? If he was so easily defeated, he wouldn't be Ye Song."

  Qian Lian Xia mechanically turned around to look at him, her face paler than the crystal lamp above her head, and weakly opened her mouth, "Why?"

  Situ Shangxuan looked at her pale and bloodless face with concern, rushed forward and hugged her slender body like a fallen leaf in the wind, holding it tightly as if to merge into her bloodstream. Even if he couldn't bear it, he still had to tell her the truth.

  He hugged her arm even more tightly, "The Dragon Gang and the Ninth Master's Four Harmony Association have been fighting for some time now. During this period, Ye Shengge has been busy with his own affairs and hasn't had the energy to deal with the Four Harmony Association. Moreover, Ye Shengge has already become wary of me, but he has been unable to find my whereabouts."

  "So, he didn't dodge or evade and took that shot. In the following days, he became even more low-key. Firstly, it would make the people of the Four Harmony Society think that Ye Shengge was a weak and timid person who fell ill for a woman and lost his edge, making them underestimate him and eliminate their vigilance towards him; secondly, he could also use your being threatened and injured to lure out me, the mastermind behind the scenes, his arch-nemesis."

  Situ Shangxuan's voice was calm and somewhat oppressive, his words piercing her heart like a needle, leaving her with wounds all over her chest, bleeding profusely.

  Qian Lian Xia despondently closed her eyes, feeling dizzy and disoriented. Indeed, she had been used by him once again.

  "Only Ye Shengge could have come up with such a brilliant plan of shooting two birds with one arrow. Because, this kind of person would never allow a sword to be placed behind his back, ready to pierce his heart at any time!"

  Xīng Shàng Xuān's tone suddenly became somewhat sorrowful, he quietly tightened his hold on Qiàn Liàn Xià in his arms, overflowing with intense tenderness, "He calculated so much, all for things that benefited him, he used you time and again, yet never once considered your feelings. Zhōu Zhōu, have you ever thought, was there ever a time when he truly thought of you?"

  "Don't say any more, I don't want to hear it," Qian Lian Xia roughly pushed him away, her eyes already unknowingly filled with tears.

  With her fingers pressed against her chest, she muttered and wept, shouting at him without rhyme or reason, "It's me who's stupid, yes, it's all my fault, I'm the biggest fool in the world for believing him, it's all my fault, all my fault..." Qian Lian Xia's body slowly slumped down, hugging her knees.

  "You must listen, don't you know what kind of person he is?"

  Situ Shangxuan crouched down and grabbed her shoulders, his usually calm eyes somewhat turbulent. "Zhou Zhou, you can dislike me if you want, but I'm really doing this for your own good. Ye Songge is not a good person, and he's definitely not someone you should like!!"

  His angry roar successfully brought her attention, and Situ Shangxuan stretched out his long arm to pull her up from the ground, gently stroking her cheek and repeatedly wiping away her tears.

  Qian Lian Xia looked at him with tears and laughter, as if trying hard to find the answer on his face. "Shang Xuan brother, he used me again!?"

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