Arc 6The Bait in the Vacant Lot

Yan Wen helped Qi Shu Yu confront the Qi Family’s secrets while managing threats from Qi Ji and Gao Zhen. After exposing Gao Zhen at a bar, Yan Wen and Qi Shu Yu used themselves as bait to draw the assassin Black Hawk into a trap, leaving them facing his approach in a vacant lot.

  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou attended the Ouyang Family wedding, where Shen Yueli exposed Bai Lian and Shen Weibing’s role in her mother’s death and police arrested them.
  • Qi Shu Yu rejected Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang’s demands, and Yan Wen uncovered that Qi Ji had imprisoned Qi Jiawang’s mother, Huang Ting, for eighteen years.
  • Yan Wen rescued Huang Ting from the psychiatric hospital and arranged for Qi Jiawang to learn that she was his biological mother, though he needed time before seeing her.
  • Yan Wen learned that Qi Ji had hired an assassin to target Qi Shu Yu, while Gao Zhen remained in Weicheng planning revenge.
  • Yan Wen and his family exposed Gao Zhen at Evening Breeze Bar, where police found people being held against their will and reporters photographed Gao Zhen as officers took him into custody.
  • Yan Wen and Qi Shu Yu agreed to use Qi Shu Yu as bait, then spent hours at a restaurant while Mu Xu Ye’s mercenaries hid near the vacant lot.
  • Yan Wen led Qi Shu Yu into the vacant lot, Xiao Qi warned that Black Hawk was approaching, and Yan Wen picked up a wooden stick.
Chapters 126–150 Vol. 2 Read

Ch. 126Such a vivid imagination?

Yan Wen helped the police identify Zhang Ying as the criminal Zhang Lanjiao, then returned to the Xie residence with Mo Chengzhou and went to bed. As Mo Chengzhou held him, Yan Wen secretly took photos of him changing.

  • The older officer learned Yan Wen was Yan Lin’s adopted son and praised him for helping the police identify Zhang Ying.
  • On the drive home, Wu Guilan and Xie Zhiwen worried about having hired a criminal, while Yan Wen fell asleep against Mo Chengzhou.
  • Mo Chengzhou carried Yan Wen to his bedroom, where Yan Wen woke and bumped his forehead on the bathroom door while walking with his eyes shut.
  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou washed up together, and Yan Wen decided Mo Chengzhou should sleep in his room.
  • While they changed for bed, Yan Wen admired Mo Chengzhou’s physique and secretly took two photos before Mo Chengzhou embraced him and wished him good night.

Ch. 127The CEO's wife, in the flesh!

Yan Wen left the estate with Mu Chengzhou and their family, then passed the long drive by playing games, watching a comedy, and chatting with Mo Chengzhou’s employees. He joined the company group chat as Mo Chengzhou’s wife and heard how intimidating his partner was at work before Mo Chengzhou caught the employees discussing him.

  • Wu Guilan and Xie Zhiwen said goodbye to Yan Wen and the others, and Wu Guilan packed their car with homegrown fruit and vegetables.
  • Mo Chengzhou lent Yan Wen his tablet for the drive, and Yan Wen replied to work messages while employees teased him as their CEO’s wife.
  • Yan Wen watched a comedy with Tang Yun and asked Mo Chengzhou to add him to the company’s casual chat group.
  • Yan Wen chatted with the employees about Mo Chengzhou’s frightening, quiet demeanor at work.
  • Mo Chengzhou joined the group and asked whether they were enjoying discussing him with his partner, prompting the employees to flee the chat.

Ch. 128Inspecting the dealership

Mo Chengzhou took Yan Wen to inspect his new dealership, where Yan Wen suggested equipment and amenities while Mo Chengzhou agreed to his ideas. After Mo Chengzhou stepped away, the employees gathered around Yan Wen to ask how the couple had gotten together, and Mo Chengzhou returned to find them chatting.

  • Mo Chengzhou invited Yan Wen to inspect the dealership and sent him its plans to review.
  • Yan Wen suggested a display platform and lounge, and Mo Chengzhou had Assistant Xin record his ideas.
  • Yan Wen asked about the dealership's opening plans and recommended security cameras, air conditioning, refreshments, a children's area, and other furnishings.
  • Mo Chengzhou ordered food and spicy crayfish, then helped Yan Wen clean and disinfect tables for the meal.
  • While Mo Chengzhou emptied the basin, employees gave Yan Wen snacks and asked how he and Mo Chengzhou got together.
  • Mo Chengzhou returned and saw Yan Wen chatting and laughing with the employees.

Ch. 129Wedding drama

Shen Yueli disrupted Ouyang Lingheng and Shen Yueying’s wedding to accuse Bai Lian and Shen Weibing of arranging her mother’s death and attempting to cover it up. She revealed that she had given the evidence to the police, leaving the wedding guests stunned and the accused exposed.

  • Yan Wen and the Mu Family arrived at the Ouyang Family’s lavish wedding, and Yan Wen video-called Tang Yun to show him the ceremony.
  • Shen Yueli interrupted the ring exchange, rejected Ouyang Lingheng’s claims that she wanted him back, and challenged Shen Weibing’s treatment of her.
  • Shen Yueli accused Bai Lian of arranging to delay the ambulance that could have saved her mother, naming Li Gang and presenting documents about the plan.
  • Bai Lian denied knowing the men and urged Shen Weibing to remove Shen Yueli, while Shen Yueying asked Ouyang Lingheng to end the interruption.
  • Yan Wen told Ouyang Lingheng to let Shen Yueli continue, and Shen Yueli revealed that she had handed the evidence to the police and accused Bai Lian and Shen Weibing of trying to silence Li Gang.

Ch. 130Seeking justice

Shen Yueli exposed Shen Weibing and Bai Lian’s role in her mother’s murder and had them arrested, then confronted Ouyang Lingheng for defending Shen Yueying. Ouyang Lingheng was summoned home by the Ouyang Family’s Old Master, leaving Shen Yueying behind, while Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou ended their call and went out for a walk.

  • Yan Wen learned that Shen Weibing and Bai Lian had arranged Shen Yueli’s mother’s car accident to seize Shen Yueli’s company shares, and that Ouyang Lingheng was dealing with trouble caused by Shen Yueying’s projects.
  • Shen Yueli told Shen Weibing and Bai Lian that Li Gang and Wang Yaozu had confessed, and police officers arrested them for hiring people to commit murder.
  • Shen Yueli challenged Ouyang Lingheng for defending her mother’s killers, but a trusted aide of the Ouyang Family’s Old Master stopped him from attacking her and ordered him to return home.
  • Ouyang Lingheng left with Old Wang after telling Shen Yueying to wait for him, and Shen Yueli warned her sister to stay alive.
  • Mo Chengzhou ended Yan Wen’s video call with Tang Yun, and Yan Wen chose to walk outside with him.

Ch. 131Gao Zhen resurfaced

Mu Xu Ye brought Qi Shu Yu to stay with the Mu Family, where Yan Wen learned that Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang planned to target Qi Shu Yu. Yan Wen then found Gao Zhen working in a dessert shop and learned that Gao Zhen was still in Weicheng seeking revenge.

  • Mu Xu Ye and Qi Shu Yu visited the Mu Family and found Yan Wen teaching Mu Xu Ci and Mu Xu Xi the Eight Brocades exercises.
  • Yan Wen learned from Xiao Qi that Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang would arrive in Weicheng the next day, intended to find Qi Shu Yu, and had hired an assassin.
  • Xie Yunshu suggested that Mu Xu Ye and Qi Shu Yu stay at the Mu Family, and Mu Xu Ye agreed so Qi Shu Yu would be protected.
  • Yan Wen went to a dessert shop with Mo Chengzhou, while Xie Yunshu and the others secretly followed them.
  • Yan Wen recognized Gao Zhen, who was disguised as a waiter, but pretended he could not remember who Gao Zhen resembled.
  • Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that Gao Zhen was still in Weicheng looking for a chance to take revenge, and Yan Wen decided to let him keep planning for a few more days.

Ch. 132No matter how you looked at it, they weren't family

Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang traveled to Weicheng to find Qi Shu Yu, but after failing to locate him, they confronted him at the Mu Family villa. Qi Shu Yu denied being family, and the Mu family sent the two men away.

  • Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang learned that Qi Shu Yu had resigned, then failed to enter his residential community.
  • A security guard told Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang that Qi Shu Yu had gone to the Mu Family villa with his boyfriend, so they traveled there with their suitcases.
  • Yan Wen questioned Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang at the gate, and Qi Shu Yu said he barely knew them and did not acknowledge Qi Jiawang as his brother.
  • Mu Xu Ye defended Qi Shu Yu and ordered Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang to leave after Qi Ji demanded repayment for their travel costs.
  • Mu Xu Ci told Uncle He to take Qi Ji and Qi Jiawang down to the foot of the mountain.

Ch. 133Unfit to remain in society

Qi Shu Yu learned how cruelly Qi Ji had treated Qi Jiawang’s mother, Huang Ting, and Yan Wen decided to find and visit her. The family also warned Qi Shu Yu that he needed a Severance Agreement to cut ties with the Qi Family.

  • Xie Yunshu comforted Qi Shu Yu, while Yan Wen and Mu Xu Ye warned that he needed a Severance Agreement signed by Qi Ji to sever ties with the Qi Family.
  • Yan Wen asked Xiao Qi to investigate Qi Jiawang’s biological mother, and Xiao Qi identified her as Huang Ting, who was alive in a Psychiatric Hospital.
  • Xiao Qi revealed that Qi Ji had imprisoned Huang Ting for eighteen years and forced her to take medication after she tried to visit Qi Jiawang.
  • Qi Shu Yu realized Qi Ji’s cruelty might have extended to his own mother, and Yan Wen declared that Qi Ji was unfit to remain in society.
  • Yan Wen asked Xiao Qi to find Huang Ting’s hospital and arrange a recovery pill so he could visit her the next day.

Ch. 134Are you inviting me?

Qi Shu Yu felt guilty that his family trouble had involved the Mu Family, while Mo Chengzhou arranged protection for Yan Wen. Mo Chengzhou agreed to accompany Yan Wen somewhere the next day, and after sharing a kiss, he cooled himself under a cold shower to regain control.

  • Qi Shu Yu worried that Xiao Wen was getting involved in his family problems, and Mu Xu Ye reassured him that the Mu Family would help protect him.
  • Mo Chengzhou asked Mo Bei to send six Mercenary to protect Yan Wen discreetly, and Mo Bei agreed to arrange it.
  • Mo Chengzhou dried Yan Wen's hair and invited him to share the bed, while Yan Wen privately decided to sleep beside his boyfriend.
  • Yan Wen asked Mo Chengzhou to go somewhere with him the next day, and Mo Chengzhou agreed without knowing that Yan Wen planned to visit the Psychiatric Hospital.
  • Mo Chengzhou and Yan Wen kissed before going to sleep, and Mo Chengzhou later took a cold shower to calm himself.

Ch. 135Searching for someone

Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou went to Shiyu Psychiatric Hospital to find Huang Ting and discovered that staff had deliberately damaged her mental health. Yan Wen forced two staff members to reveal that Qi Ji had paid them, then ordered them to contact him with a false story about Huang Ting escaping.

  • Yan Wen asked Xiao Qi for the location of Huang Ting's psychiatric hospital and went there with Mo Chengzhou.
  • Yan Wen found Huang Ting in a severely deteriorated state and confronted the hospital director about how she had been treated.
  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou decided to remove Huang Ting and arrange for Qi Jiawang to come see her.
  • Xiao Qi identified two staff members who had taken Qi Ji's money and secretly drugged and shocked Huang Ting.
  • Yan Wen demanded that the two staff members contact Qi Ji and tell him Huang Ting had escaped.

Ch. 136Xiao Wen was more like the eldest brother than the eldest brother himself

Yan Wen helped Huang Ting regain her senses and brought her to meet the Mu family, where she learned that Qi Jiawang was with Qi Ji and might be plotting against Brother Qi. After arranging a place for Huang Ting to stay, Yan Wen returned home and fell asleep while Mo Chengzhou helped him get ready for bed.

  • Yan Wen tricked Huang Ting into taking her medication by calling it chocolate, and she fell asleep during the drive back.
  • At the Mu Family home, Huang Ting confirmed her identity and learned that Qi Jiawang was with Qi Ji and trying to kill Brother Qi.
  • Huang Ting said she still wanted to try to turn Qi Jiawang away from his father, while Mu Xu Ye warned her not to obstruct them.
  • Yan Wen arranged for Huang Ting to stay at a hotel with two female bodyguards, while Little Seven told him Qi Ji was frantically trying to find her without telling Qi Jiawang.
  • Yan Wen fell asleep before washing up, so Mo Chengzhou carried him to the bathroom, helped him get ready, and brought him back to bed.

Ch. 137Why did he keep it from you?

Qi Jiawang followed Qi Ji to a psychiatric hospital, then was brought to the Mu Family Villa and told that Huang Ting was his biological mother. A DNA test was ordered, and Qi Jiawang agreed to keep the meeting secret while Yan Wen later called Tang Yun and went to nap with Mo Chengzhou.

  • Qi Jiawang followed Qi Ji to the psychiatric hospital and wondered why his father had gone there.
  • Two bodyguards brought Qi Jiawang to the Mu Family Villa, where Yan Wen asked whether he knew who his biological mother was.
  • Qi Shu Yu and Huang Ting told Qi Jiawang that Huang Ting was his mother, but he refused to believe them and questioned why Qi Ji had lied.
  • Yan Wen arranged a DNA test using hair from Qi Jiawang and Huang Ting, and Qi Jiawang agreed not to tell Qi Ji about the meeting.
  • Yan Wen called Tang Yun, then Mo Chengzhou carried him upstairs so they could nap.

Ch. 138An accident

Yan Wen learned that Qi Jiawang was Huang Ting's biological son, then rushed to the hospital after hearing Mu Xu Ci had been in a deliberate car collision. Mu Xu Ci was expected to recover, and Yan Wen learned the driver had acted alone out of love for Bai Qianqian.

  • Yan Wen showed Qi Jiawang the maternity test confirming Huang Ting was his biological mother, and Qi Jiawang asked for time before deciding to see her.
  • Qi Ji hired a man to eliminate someone and agreed to pay him an extra two hundred thousand.
  • Gao Yuyang told Yan Wen that Gao Zhen had been secretly living in Weicheng, while Yan Wen learned Mu Xu Ci had been injured in a collision.
  • Yan Wen and his family hurried to the hospital, where Mu Xingfeng said Mu Xu Ci needed to stay for checks but was otherwise fine.
  • Xiao Qi found evidence identifying Mu Xu Ci's driver and revealed that the man had acted alone because he secretly loved Bai Qianqian.

Ch. 139If You're Going to Pursue Someone, Do It Openly

Mu Xu Ci recovered in the hospital while his family and friends visited, and Wu Jinghan arrived to see him. Yan Wen learned that Wu Jinghan was openly pursuing Mu Xu Ci, leaving the pair to share a meal and grow closer.

  • Mu Xingfeng sent evidence about the driver who hit Mu Xu Ci to the police and ordered his bodyguards to teach the man a lesson before his arrest.
  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou visited Mu Xu Ci, and Wu Jinghan arrived worried about his former college roommate.
  • Wu Jinghan introduced himself to Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou, then privately told Yan Wen he was openly pursuing Mu Xu Ci.
  • Wu Jinghan asked when Mu Xu Ci would leave the hospital, and Mu Xu Ci said he could go home the next day.
  • Yan Wen arranged lunch, and Wu Jinghan remembered Mu Xu Ci's favorite soup and shared food with him.

Ch. 140Just This Once

Yan Wen drove Mo Chengzhou to pick up Tang Yun, then brought him home and caught him up on the troubles involving Gao Zhen and Qi Shu Yu’s family. The group planned to have Yan Wen’s father investigate Gao Zhen, while Qi Shu Yu stayed home with Mu Xu Ci as Mu Xu Ye prepared to return in a few days.

  • Yan Wen drove Mo Chengzhou to Shengyuan to surprise Tang Yun, and the three left together after Tang Yun finished his group presentations.
  • Yan Wen told Tang Yun that Gao Zhen had never been imprisoned and that his father had paid to get him released, then promised to ask his own father to investigate Gao Zhen for Yu Yang.
  • At home, Qi Shu Yu told Mu Xu Ye that Mu Xu Ci had recovered and that he would stay safe while Mu Xu Ye was away.
  • Yan Wen arrived with Tang Yun and explained Qi Shu Yu’s conflict with his father, Qi Ji, and Qi Ji’s preference for Qi Jiawang.
  • Tang Yun expressed disbelief at Qi Ji’s treatment of Qi Shu Yu, and Yan Wen speculated that Qi Jiawang did not want to acknowledge his biological mother.

Ch. 141Give the other side a chance to strike

Gao Yuyang planned to return to Weicheng to deal with Gao Zhen, while Qi Jiawang accepted Qi Ji’s explanation for hiding the truth about his mother. At dinner, Yan Wen learned that Qi Ji’s hired assassin was waiting for a chance to strike and considered asking his parents for help.

  • At the Gao Family Old Residence, Gao Yuyang told Old Master Gao he would return to Weicheng to find Yan Wen and deal with Gao Zhen.
  • At the Wenle Five-Star Hotel, Qi Ji told Qi Jiawang that he had concealed the truth about Huang Ting to protect the Qi Family, and Qi Jiawang accepted his explanation.
  • After Qi Jiawang left, Qi Ji called someone and asked why they had not made their move.
  • At dinner at the Mu Family Villa, Yan Wen and the others ate crayfish, and Mo Chengzhou peeled meat for Yan Wen.
  • Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that Qi Ji’s cautious assassin had not struck because Yan Wen stayed close to Qi Shu Yu, and Yan Wen rejected using Qi Shu Yu as bait.
  • Qi Shu Yu brought Yan Wen a drink, while Yan Wen decided to ask Yan Dad and Yan Mom for help catching the assassin.

Ch. 142Did He Sacrifice This Much Just to Get Revenge on You?

Yan Wen, Tang Yun, and Gao Yuyang discussed how Gao Zhen might seek revenge, while Yan Wen used Xiao Qi to learn that Gao Zhen was working at a Bar and secretly planning to strike back. After deciding to investigate, Yan Wen reunited with Mo Chengzhou, who embraced him for comfort.

  • Yan Wen, Tang Yun, and Gao Yuyang suspected Gao Zhen had been secretly supported by his father and realized he might also want revenge on Yan Wen.
  • Xiao Qi told Yan Wen that Gao Jianwei had secretly sent Gao Zhen money, but Gao Zhen was working at a Bar and had no intention of abandoning his revenge plans.
  • Gao Yuyang and Tang Yun texted about Gao Zhen’s situation and agreed to gather evidence before telling Gao Jianwei.
  • Yan Wen proposed finding Gao Zhen and visiting the Bar, and Tang Yun and Gao Yuyang agreed to wait for more information.
  • Yan Wen explained to Xiao Qi that he was pacing the investigation so his knowledge would not seem suspicious, then Mo Chengzhou came in and held him.

Ch. 143I was worried about you

Qi Shu Yu and Mu Xu Ye discussed a risky plan to draw their enemies out, and Mu Xu Ye returned early because he was worried about Qi Shu Yu. Yan Wen learned that Gao Zhen would have an accident at a bar that night and planned to go there with Mo Chengzhou and the Mu family members involved.

  • Qi Shu Yu agreed to wait for Mu Xu Ye to return before carrying out their plan, and Mu Xu Ye changed his flight to come back the next morning.
  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou woke up together, dressed in matching outfits, and joined the family for breakfast.
  • Mu Xu Ye arrived early and told Qi Shu Yu he had returned because he was worried about him; Qi Shu Yu took him upstairs to rest.
  • Yan Wen learned from Xiao Qi that Gao Zhen would have an accident at a bar at ten that night and decided to go look into it.
  • Mo Chengzhou offered to accompany Yan Wen, and Mu Xu Ci and Mu Xu Xi agreed that they should go too.

Ch. 144Parting

Qi Shu Yu and Mu Xu Ye reunited and spent a quiet morning together before getting up for food. In Old Moon County, Yan Wen said goodbye to his parents as they prepared to move back to Cloud Creek, then joined them and Mo Chengzhou for a farewell meal.

  • Qi Shu Yu woke in Mu Xu Ye's arms, and the two talked before Mu Xu Ye pulled him close and asked him to wait a little longer.
  • Yan Wen and Su Huilan toured the emptied house, reminiscing about the eight years they had lived there.
  • Su Huilan told Yan Wen that she and Yan Lin were moving back to Cloud Creek, and Yan Wen worried about being far from them.
  • Yan Lin arrived and told Yan Wen that Mu Xu Ye's family had offered them a nearby villa, but Su Huilan said they still had to leave.
  • Yan Wen asked his parents to celebrate his birthday with him, and they promised to try to come and assured him he would still get a present.
  • Mo Chengzhou invited Yan Wen, Su Huilan, and Yan Lin to a restaurant, and Yan Wen volunteered to drive.

Ch. 145A Mere Eight Hours Was Nothing

Yan Wen said goodbye to his adoptive parents as they left Weicheng, then headed with Mo Chengzhou to Evening Breeze Bar to confront Gao Zhen. He planned to expose Gao Zhen’s presence there by leaking the story to influential reporters.

  • Yan Wen drove Su Huilan and Yan Lin to the airport, where he promised to visit them in Cloud Creek during his break.
  • At the Mu Family Villa, Xie Yunshu ordered Yan Wen a remote-controlled plane to cheer him up, while the family planned to secretly film Gao Zhen at the bar.
  • Yan Wen told Xiao Qi that he was sad about his parents leaving but would not let it stop him from dealing with Gao Zhen.
  • Yan Wen asked Mo Chengzhou to take him to Evening Breeze Bar and help find influential reporters in Weicheng.
  • Yan Wen planned to publicize that Gao Zhen, the Gao family's former heir, was working as a waiter at the bar.

Ch. 146Evening Breeze Bar

Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou went to Evening Breeze Bar to investigate Gao Zhen and followed him upstairs to a private room. They learned that a man was pressuring Gao Zhen to spend the night with him in exchange for granting him a request, and Gao Zhen left the room to prepare.

  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou arrived at Evening Breeze Bar, where Yan Wen restrained a man who tried to touch him and Mo Chengzhou called Assistant Xin for backup.
  • Xiao Qi helped Yan Wen locate Gao Zhen and identify a man in a black shirt as the other main player.
  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou joined the black-shirted man's booth and learned that Gao Zhen had been cast out of the Gao Family after offending someone from the Mu Family.
  • Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou followed Gao Zhen and the bar manager upstairs after the manager pushed Gao Zhen into a private room.
  • Yan Wen used Xiao Qi to see inside the room and learned that the black-shirted man offered Gao Zhen one request in exchange for spending the night with him.
  • Gao Zhen said he would prepare a few things, left the room, and headed downstairs without noticing Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou.

Ch. 147Explosive news

Yan Wen arranged a surprise police raid on the Bar, exposing its forced labor and Gao Zhen’s presence in room 218. Gao Zhen was arrested as reporters photographed him, while Yan Wen taunted him.

  • Yan Wen learned that the Bar was holding people against their will and asked Xie Yunshu to report it to the police.
  • Mo Chengzhou’s assistant brought reporters, and Yan Wen told them to photograph only room 218 during the raid.
  • Police arrived and searched the Bar, despite staff trying to warn people upstairs.
  • Officers found many people detained upstairs and forced open room 218, where Gao Zhen was staying.
  • Reporters photographed Gao Zhen, and Yan Wen mocked him as he was taken into custody.

Ch. 148Getting better and better at blow-drying hair

After the Evening Breeze Bar was shut down, Yan Wen and Mo Chengzhou returned to the villa, where they washed up and went to bed together. The chapter also followed Mu Xu Ye caring for an exhausted Qi Shu Yu after their night together.

  • The captain thanked Xie Yunshu and the others, and Yan Wen and the group left after the bar's manager was jailed and the victims got their ID cards back.
  • Gao Yuyang told Tang Yun that Gao Zhen had brought his troubles on himself by ignoring his eldest uncle's advice.
  • Yan Wen fell asleep in the car, and Mo Chengzhou carried him upstairs when they reached the villa.
  • Yan Wen woke while Mo Chengzhou showered, then washed up and watched Mo Chengzhou come out in a bathrobe.
  • Mo Chengzhou blow-dried Yan Wen's hair, and Yan Wen changed into pajamas and fell asleep in his arms with Xiao Qi on the pillow.
  • Mu Xu Ye bathed, dressed, and tucked the exhausted Qi Shu Yu into bed.

Ch. 149The only option left

Yan Wen and the others planned to lure out the assassin hired by Qi Ji before he could recruit help or obtain a gun. Qi Shu Yu agreed to act as bait, and they chose a secluded wasteland behind the shopping center for the trap tomorrow evening.

  • Xie Yunshu brought Yan Wen beef noodles, and Mo Chengzhou woke him and helped him eat.
  • Yan Wen learned from Xiao Qi that Qi Ji's assassin was growing desperate and that another assassin might be hired if the first failed.
  • Qi Shu Yu proposed using himself as bait, and Mu Xu Ye agreed after Yan Wen asked for his approval.
  • Yan Wen rejected sending bodyguards to follow Qi Shu Yu because the assassin might spot them and attack.
  • Yan Wen proposed that Qi Shu Yu lure the assassin to a wasteland behind the shopping center while the others waited nearby, and they scheduled the plan for tomorrow evening.

Ch. 150Luring the snake out of its hole

Yan Wen and Qi Shu Yu used an evening shopping trip and a long dinner to lure Black Hawk toward a vacant lot, while Mo Chengzhou and Mu Xu Ye’s mercenaries prepared nearby. After Yan Wen and Qi Shu Yu entered the dark lot, Black Hawk approached, and Yan Wen heard footsteps behind them.

  • Yan Wen and Qi Shu Yu spotted Black Hawk watching them in the supermarket, and Qi Shu Yu recognized the masked assassin as a former ninth-ranked Assassin whose real rank was eighteenth.
  • Yan Wen and Qi Shu Yu shopped and then spent hours at a slow restaurant, giving Mu Xu Ye’s mercenaries time to hide around the vacant lot.
  • Yan Wen invited Mo Chengzhou to join them, and Mo Chengzhou said Mu Xu Ye and Yan Wen’s second brother were nearby to help.
  • After leaving the restaurant, Yan Wen claimed he needed a bathroom and led Qi Shu Yu into the vacant lot behind the supermarket.
  • Xiao Qi warned Yan Wen that Black Hawk was coming, and Yan Wen picked up a wooden stick after hearing footsteps in the grass behind them.
Arc 6 of 8