Early the next morning, Xu Lei stretched lazily, perfectly showcasing that marvelous, graceful figure.

Xu Lei felt that this was the best sleep she'd had in the past half-month.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she glanced to the side and saw Ye Qiu, who was lying next to her, gently snoring. She was momentarily stunned, then a soft smile appeared on her face.

However, seeing Ye Qiu lying there all night, she felt somewhat guilty.

So she got up, walked over to Ye Qiu's side, and covered him with a blanket. But just as she did, Ye Qiu opened his eyes.

Seeing Xu Lei tucking him in, he smiled lightly. Then, upon seeing Xu Lei's wondrous, fair body, his breath caught, and their eyes met, and then...

Like a starving wolf, Ye Qiu pounced on her.

Soon, the sounds of peace filled Xu Lei's room!

Outside Xu Lei's room, Lin Shan was about to bring breakfast over and knock on the door but was stunned by the sounds from inside. After all, she hadn't eaten pork but had seen pigs run, hadn't she?

With the modern internet, Lin Shan more or less understood what was happening.

Her face gradually turned redder, and unable to bear the embarrassment, she glared fiercely at Xu Lei's room, internally accusing Ye Qiu: "Ye Qiu is really something—bullying Sister Xu Lei early in the morning."

She hurried to the living room, the sounds she heard still echoing in her head, making her blush and feel flustered as she plopped onto the sofa, sinking in with a pout on her face.

The whole morning, Lin Shan sat there with a pout, unmoving, listening to the noises upstairs. Initially, she found them annoying, but then she wondered, wouldn't that be tiring?

And listening carefully, Sister Xu Lei seemed to be in pain.

Many times, Lin Shan wanted to rush up to rescue Xu Lei, but in the end, she always gave up.

Eventually, she stopped caring and continued to lounge on the sofa, eventually dozing off.

By noon, it was Xu Lei who woke her up.

"Done already? Sister Xu Lei?"

Lin Shan's first words upon waking made Xu Lei's face instantly flush red.

She glared at Lin Shan: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lin Shan quickly stood up, confusedly asking, "Where's Ye Qiu?"

Xu Lei replied, "He's gone out to take care of some things. Oh, didn't you say your mom's sick? Ye Qiu gave you his money, so I'm giving you the day off to take your mom to the hospital for surgery."

Lin Shan was deeply moved by this, secretly vowing never to forget the kindness of Xu Lei and Ye Qiu.

"Thank you, Sister Xu Lei," Lin Shan said sincerely.

Xu Lei shook her head, "No need to thank me. Hurry and go."

Lin Shan nodded, packed her things, said a word to Xu Lei, and left.

Xu Lei watched Lin Shan leave, then sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

"What will Ye Qiu do to Dad?"

Xu Lei knew Xu Batian's identity, so Ye Qiu approaching Xu Batian surely had a purpose.

Moreover, Ye Qiu had admitted to her that his approach to Xu Batian had a motive.

"Could Ye Qiu be an undercover cop?"

Xu Lei, being clever and insightful, quickly guessed Ye Qiu's identity.

However, in hindsight, she hadn't heard of any connections between Ye Qiu and the police, so why would he be an undercover cop sent to catch her father?

"Ah, what should I do then?"

Xu Lei was caught in deep thought, looking very conflicted.

As Xu Batian's daughter, although she hadn't been by his side since childhood and even resented him and her mother at one point, blood is thicker than water, and the resentment faded as she grew older.

Gradually, a deep sense of family affection arose from within her heart.

After Xu Batian explained his identity to her, Xu Lei didn't react with the cliché novel or movie scenes where they refused to recognize each other. Instead, she naturally acknowledged Xu Batian.

She even felt quite comfortable and without discomfort changing how she addressed Xu Batian.

Her feeling of fatherly love for Xu Batian deepened the longer they were reunited.

Although she knew Xu Batian had done some things that weren't good, he had explained his past to her.

She knew Xu Batian was once helplessly driven down this path and would have starved on the streets otherwise.

So Xu Lei could understand, and Xu Batian also told her that only in recent years had he done some bad things. After achieving success, he tried to do good deeds to make amends for the past.

Moreover, he was about to retire and would no longer engage in those activities.

Xu Lei supported this, thinking of reuniting with her father in the future.

But unexpectedly, Ye Qiu planned to deal with her father, even though she didn't know how or believe it to be feasible.

Given their vast difference in status, how could Ye Qiu possibly deal with Xu Batian?

However, Xu Lei, having accompanied Ye Qiu from H City, understood his formidable nature.

From his incredible driving skills to later events, Xu Lei deeply realized never to underestimate Ye Qiu, as he would leave one endlessly surprised and astonished.

Thus, Xu Lei felt that should Ye Qiu confront her father, it wouldn't end well, resulting in mutual destruction or one's death.

She didn't want either to die, nor did she want mutual destruction.

This was indeed a contradiction, which now surfaced before Xu Lei, leaving her feeling helpless.

Ye Qiu, the man who took her first time, although initially it was because Ye Qiu reminded her of a man she once loved, she gradually realized she had unknowingly fallen deeply in love with him.

And she felt she couldn't go without such a person in her life.

Many times, Xu Lei silently decided she would spend her life by Ye Qiu's side,

and she believed she could never love another man, even though following Ye Qiu might not gain her certain things and might even bring pain, but she couldn't help it, for that man was immensely charming.

Ye Qiu she couldn't abandon, and as her father, she couldn't abandon Xu Batian either.

Unable to forsake either, any harm to them would bring Xu Lei immense pain.

"Ah! It's really a headache…"

Xu Lei rubbed her temples, feeling waves of pain in her brain.

"What should I do?"

Xu Lei murmured, unsure about what she should do when the time comes.

Should she warn Xu Batian to stop Ye Qiu, or let Ye Qiu proceed against her father?

"Oh heavens, why present me with such a difficulty!"

Xu Lei leaned against the sofa, saying somewhat angrily.

Ring, ring, ring.

Just then, Xu Lei's phone rang. She paused, then picked up the phone, sighed deeply upon seeing it was Ye Qiu calling.

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