129: The Shadow Arrives

Gao Ying called Huo Yunci, and he picked up shortly after.

"Were you troubled?" Gao Ying asked.

"No, I'm not that weak. It's just that the person hasn't been found yet, so she won't let me leave." Huo Yunci's deep voice made Gao Ying's ears tingle a little.

Gao Ying: "The person will arrive tomorrow. You just need to endure tonight."

"Are you worried about me?" Huo Yunci asked.

"No, I'm not worried. After all, you have the ability. Young Master Huo of the Capital isn't a pushover." Gao Ying genuinely wasn't worried about him.

"Tsk, how disheartening. Your singing is lovely. When will you sing for me, alright?" Huo Yunci asked with a low chuckle.

"No, I'm hanging up." Gao Ying directly hung up the phone.

She didn't know why, but even though Huo Yunci spoke normally, she just felt like his words were a bit suggestive.

"Darling, why are your ears red?" Lou Jingyao reached out and touched her earlobe, asking.

"Are they? I don't know either. Let's eat quickly, or it'll get cold." Gao Ying removed his hand and started eating with her head down.

"Darling, who's staying with you tonight?" After dinner, Lou Jingyao eagerly asked.

"You guys decide. I'm tired, I'm going to wash up first." Gao Ying glanced at the three of them, deciding to let them allocate themselves.

Having too many men is also a kind of trouble!

About an hour later, Heartless entered the room.

"How did you guys decide?" Seeing him, Gao Ying asked curiously.

"Very simple, drawing lots," Heartless replied.

"Why don't I believe that? Drawing lots took an hour?" Gao Ying clearly didn't believe his words.

"It was all Lou Jingyao. At first, we played cards, and whoever lost was eliminated, but he lost and wouldn't admit it.

Then we rolled dice, and whoever won would stay with you. As expected, he was out right at the start.

He kept cheating until Xi Yan and I subdued him by force, and he finally admitted defeat." Thinking of Lou Jingyao's antics, Heartless felt exhausted.

"Hahaha, that's definitely something Jingyao would do." Gao Ying couldn't stop laughing after hearing his description.

"That's good. You're mine tonight." Heartless pulled her into his embrace.

"Do you feel very tired being with me?" Gao Ying asked in a muffled voice.

"No, I only feel very lucky to be with you. Since meeting you, I've felt like I can live normally.

Before, every time I went on a mission, I never thought I'd survive, but heaven just wouldn't let me die.

Once, during a mission, a bullet hit my heart. The moment I fell, I smiled, because I felt like I was finally free.

But I never expected to be so lucky; the bullet didn't hit my heart, and I lived." This was the first time Heartless had spoken about his past in front of her.

Gao Ying listened quietly, feeling a pang in her heart when she heard about his injuries.

"So every time we're together, you always turn off the lights. Are you afraid your scars will scare me?" Gao Ying looked up at him.

"Yes, there are too many scars, and they're ugly. I don't want you to see them," Heartless replied.

Gao Ying sat up straight and reached out to unbutton his shirt.

Heartless didn't move, letting her do as she pleased.

With his shirt removed, Gao Ying looked at the large and small scars on his body.

"It must have hurt a lot." Gao Ying carefully stroked his scars, feeling a sting in her nose.

"It hasn't hurt for a long time," Heartless said with a smile.

Gao Ying leaned in and kissed the scars on his body.

Heartless's body stiffened.

"Please don't get hurt again, okay? It makes my heart ache." Gao Ying knelt up to meet his gaze.

"Okay, I won't let myself get hurt again." Heartless reached out and wiped a tear from the corner of her eye.

"Everyone says tears are salty, but I find these tears very sweet," Heartless said, his voice a little hoarse, as he kissed the corner of her eye.

"Liar, tears are salty," Gao Ying retorted.

"But the tears I tasted were sweet." Heartless finished speaking and kissed her lips, giving her no chance to speak again.

Heartless was very gentle that night, cherishing Gao Ying as if she were the most precious treasure in the world.

Before Gao Ying fainted, a thought surfaced in her mind: never cry in front of a man when you're doing *that*, or your waist will suffer.

Fu Sheng arrived at the villa in the early morning.

Xi Yan told him to pick any room and then went inside to rest.

"A Sheng, when did you arrive?" When Gao Ying came downstairs, she saw Fu Sheng and Heartless playing chess.

"I arrived in the early morning." Seeing her come down, the two men went to the kitchen and brought out the warmed food.

"Darling, you were sleeping so soundly, so I didn't wake you. The person you were waiting for has arrived," Heartless said.

"Are you talking about Shadow? Where is he?" Gao Ying looked around but didn't see anyone.

"Your Highness, I'm here." Shadow entered from outside the door.

"Have you read Huo Liang's information?" Gao Ying asked.

"I've read everything, and I've analyzed his every move. He definitely won't be exposed," Shadow guaranteed.

"Alright, go prepare. We'll swap him out tonight." Gao Ying still had great faith in the simulated human from the system mall.

Shadow left the living room after receiving the mission.

"Before, they were all named with 'Yin,' so they were called Hidden Guards. He's named with 'An,' so he's a Dark Guard?" Fu Sheng asked.

"A Sheng, you're so amazing!" Gao Ying gave him a thumbs up.

"What's so amazing about that? After all, our families also have these Dark Guards in secret." Fu Sheng looked at her half-hearted praise and didn't expose her.

Anyway, to his ears, Gao Ying was praising him.

"There's going to be a good show tonight. Are you guys going?" Gao Ying really wanted to see Huo Yunci's methods.

"Tonight will be a bit bloody. Are you sure you want to go?" Heartless didn't really approve of her going.

"Yes, I'm going! I'm not a porcelain doll; you don't need to worry so much." Gao Ying felt that these two were making a fuss.

[Sister, I advise you not to go either.] Fugui also spoke up to stop her.

"Why? How cruel are Huo Yunci's methods that even you're trying to dissuade me?" Fugui trying to stop her truly made Gao Ying curious.

Fugui had often told her to use special methods in special circumstances.

[I can't explain this either, but I suggest you still don't go.]

Fugui was afraid she would remember something. Jiang Ze seemed to have memories of his past life yesterday.

Although not many, he was afraid that Gao Ying's contact with Jiang Ze would unlock memories.

When he discovered this, he immediately contacted Yin Lin and Yin Feng.

They also didn't know why Jiang Ze had some fragmented memories.

Gao Ying felt that Fugui was acting very strangely: "Fugui, are you hiding something from me?"

[No! How could I be hiding something from you!] Fugui was startled by her words and immediately denied it.

"At first, I was just suspicious, but seeing you deny it so eagerly, I can confirm you're hiding something from me.

Let me guess what it is?"

[Sister, you don't need to guess. I secretly used points to buy a gift for a friend.] Fugui casually made up an excuse to put her off.