Chapter Forty-Five: Iron Blood and Tender Feelings

  Hao Lianju stood pale-faced outside the study, guessing that he had already heard every word of the conversation inside.

  Ye Sheng Ge didn't want to deceive him either, and followed Hao Lianyuan's line of sight into the study.

  She still knelt on the ground, seemingly unaware of the coldness of her knees, helplessly pressing her knees against the ground. Her black medium-length hair also seemed to have lost its vitality.

  Ye Shengge patted Hao Lianyong's shoulder in a comforting manner, and Hao Lianyong was delighted, hastily turning around to bow his head. Ye Shengge sighed upon seeing this and continued, "I know you like Benhua, I've always known!"

  He looked at him seriously, with a hint of warmth in his eyes, "If you like her and want to take her away, no matter where it is, I won't object."

  Hao Lianyu hung his head and smiled bitterly, "Young Master, you should know that she doesn't like me."

  The tall man hung his head, the icy expression on his face crumbling in an instant. No matter how strong a person is, after all, he is just a human being, with seven emotions and six desires, with joys and sorrows.

  Hao Lianyu suddenly raised his head and stared straight into Ye Shengge's eyes, his knees softened, and this man actually knelt down in front of Ye Shengge. The sound of his kneecaps hitting the ground was cold and hard, almost heart-wrenching. "Young Master, I've never asked you for anything before, but can you grant me one request?"

  Ye Song Ge took a step back, staring at the man kneeling on the floor in shock. Understanding what he wanted to say, Ye Song Ge said in a low voice, almost without thinking, "Xie, except for this matter, any of your other requests, I can agree to."

  Hao Lianhu knelt on the ground, his legs dragging a step in Ye Shengge's direction, his expression painful as he asked, his panting almost suppressed. "Young Master, tell me, isn't her life bitter enough? She only has this one small request, Young Master, you have so many women, can't you tolerate just one Ye Shengge? You can spend so much time and thought on flattering a little maid, but can't you take seriously someone who would go through thick and thin for you?" His words were sharp and piercing, almost hitting Ye Shengge's weak points.

  Ye Song suppressed the emotions in his heart, exhaled a long breath, and walked towards the dim light at the end of the corridor, which seemed like a dark curtain outside the window that could easily swallow people's hearts. "Shan, I thought you would understand, I'm doing this all for her own good."

  He turned his back, the face in the shadow couldn't be seen clearly, and the magnetic voice of the past had a slight hoarseness. "You should know that no woman who has been by my side has ever had a good ending. So even though I've had so many women, even though I've loved so many women, I was never able to give any of them a promise."

  "From the moment I stepped onto this path, my head was already on the chopping block, with the danger of losing my life at any moment. And for someone like me who doesn't have a tomorrow, it's destined that I won't be able to make promises to anyone."

  His hands were behind his back, whether reminding himself or Hua Lianzhuo, "If a woman you love appears in your life, it's equivalent to exposing your weakness under the enemy's blade."

  His eyes shone brightly, "I won't take this risk!"

  "So, let her give up this idea as soon as possible, it's better for her too."

  Hao Lianju gazed at the man standing with his back to him, feeling that his back was so broad, as if he could hold up the sky and earth in a conversation, but it was also so distant and desolate. He lightly closed his eyes, suppressing all the emotions in his eyes into his abdomen, and Hao Lianju never looked at Ben Hua kneeling in the study again.

  Ye Shengge put away all the negative emotions, and after a loud and clear laugh, he instructed Hao Lianmou in a low voice, "Call Shao Jie later and ask him to beg for a favor from Old Man Yang. At 7-8 pm tomorrow night, I want to set off fireworks on the entire section of Sanxia Road."

  "Tell Shaojie that this favor is owed to him and I'll return it another day. Also, take care of the relevant departments and invite Director Chen out for a meal another day."

  Hao Lianyu finished memorizing and looked at the young master in front of him, "Young Master, what is the meaning of going to such great lengths to set off fireworks on Sanxia Road?"

  Ye Sheng's song fell silent, and a faint smile appeared on her lips. "Girls should all like fireworks, right?"

  Hao Lianju furrowed his brow, standing still as he watched his young master walk away with his head held high, getting farther and farther away from him.

  Perhaps even Ye Shengge himself didn't know that when he said these words, his expression was so gentle. And this gentleness was like a sharp thorn that pierced deep into Hao Lianyue's heart.

  Could it be that Young Master is also for the sake of... Chihiro Kurenai?

  He didn't understand at first whether the young master was using Qian Lixia for his own benefit or simply because of her as a woman.