Ji Hongying recounted her entire story without any reservation. To her, the man before her was the only one she could confide in without holding back.
"So, you were… to me… before?" Ye Ming recalled their previous ambiguous night after hearing Ji Hongying's account.
"Yes! He demanded it of me!" Ji Hongying looked at Ye Ming with a hint of bitterness in her eyes, explaining, "Ever since the Nangong banquet, Lin Fengxuan sensed something special about you. Therefore, he wanted me to become your woman, as his mole, without you noticing."
After listening, Ye Ming was somewhat astonished, "It seems I still underestimated him!"
One had to realize that Ji Hongying was undoubtedly an extremely important pawn for Lin Fengxuan. Yet, after the Nangong banquet, he had immediately seen Ye Ming's extraordinary nature and, within a short period, managed to orchestrate a plan to directly send Ji Hongying to him.
This showed that his decisive methods were enough to prove that Lin Fengxuan was by no means an ordinary person.
"That's right! Even after being by his side for so long, I never truly understood him." Ji Hongying reflected on the past and looked at Ye Ming, warning him, "You must be extremely careful when dealing with him in the future!"
This tone, why did it sound a bit like she was betraying her side?
Ye Ming heard this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he scrutinized Ji Hongying with a half-smile, "Oh? Are you planning to defect?"
Facing Ye Ming's direct gaze, Ji Hongying not only felt no awkwardness but instead rose to the challenge. She leaned forward slightly, pressing her delicate forehead against Ye Ming's, their noses touching. Her cherry lips parted, and she whispered, "Do you dare to have me?"
Facing Ji Hongying's ultimate temptation, Ye Ming's breathing became noticeably rougher. On his chest, it felt as though two astonishing forces were attempting to shatter his reason with a single point. And that faint, ethereal fragrance was constantly shaking his resolve.
Looking at this naturally captivating enchantress, Ye Ming nearly lost his composure.
"What is there for me to not dare!" Ye Ming tilted his head slightly, pecked her fiery red lips, and smiled at Ji Hongying.
Although this intimate gesture was not the first time for the two of them, for Ji Hongying, this time, even if it was just a fleeting touch, it was more memorable than their previous passionate embrace.
"Thank you!"
Ji Hongying looked at the man before her, a faint mist gathering in her alluring eyes.
This single "thank you" contained so much.
Ye Ming reached out and gently wiped away the tears falling from the corner of Ji Hongying's eyes, softly saying, "From now on, you have me!"
These short four words were the most moving melody Ji Hongying had heard in years.
Afterward, Ji Hongying further explained the purpose of Lin Fengxuan summoning her to the Lin family that day.
It turned out that after Lin Zihong returned, Lin Fengxuan intended to hand Ji Hongying, this hidden blade, over to him, making her obey Lin Zihong.
This was what Lin Fengxuan referred to as a "gift."
"Lin Zihong?"
Ye Ming was naturally unfamiliar with this name.
"He is Lin Zifeng's elder brother and has just returned to the Lin family from the provincial capital," Ji Hongying explained. "I haven't met him many times, and I don't know him very well. But based on my personal impression, he is definitely not an ordinary person."
"Interesting!" Ye Ming suddenly felt that things were becoming more intriguing.
After all, he had just dealt with Lin Zifeng, and it hadn't been long before his elder brother appeared. It seemed that his feud with the Lin family would not end so easily.
"Right! Lin Zihong brought the eldest daughter of the Du family back from the provincial capital this time. Their goal is likely aimed at the Nangong family."
Subsequently, Ji Hongying also provided Ye Ming with information about the Du family from the provincial capital.
"Alright! We can discuss these matters later." Ye Ming looked at Ji Hongying, who was about to reveal more of the Lin family's scandals, and felt a mixture of amusement and exasperation. "If you keep talking like this, it might take three days and three nights."
Upon hearing this, Ji Hongying's pretty face flushed instantly, and she said with a hint of playful resentment, "Hmph! I'm just trying to give you more information!"
"I know!" Ye Ming patted the back of her hand, playfully teasing, "Besides, you still have that Gu poison in your body! If you don't want it removed soon, I'm quite happy to listen to you finish!"
"What?"
Ye Ming's words were like a lit bomb, exploding in Ji Hongying's heart with immense waves of shock. "You can remove the Gu poison from my body?" Her voice carried both trepidation and astonishment.
"I think this shouldn't be too difficult for me!" Ye Ming was very confident.
"I..."
Ji Hongying found herself at a loss for words to describe her current feelings.
Since that was the case, she decided to express it through action.
"Peck! Peck!"
Before Ye Ming could react, Ji Hongying cupped his face with both hands and left an astonishing number of lipstick marks on his cheeks.
Hmm!
There was not a single blind spot, covering him a full 360 degrees.
"Thank you!" Ji Hongying poured all her gratitude onto Ye Ming's face.
"Ahem! Behave yourself!"
After suffering this round of fierce assault, Ye Ming felt a bit dizzy.
He wasn't sure if it was caused by a lack of oxygen.
"Alright, sit properly, and I'll help you remove the Gu poison," Ye Ming said quickly, wiping off the lipstick marks from his face.
He was afraid that if he endured another round of attack, he might become incoherent.
"Sit properly?"
Ji Hongying was still somewhat bewildered when she heard this. However, when she noticed her entire body was on Ye Ming's lap, her pretty face once again bloomed with the blush of a sunset.
After Ji Hongying adjusted her position, Ye Ming placed the tip of his index finger on her forehead. The next second, a thread of white energy flowed from Ye Ming's fingertip into Ji Hongying's brow and then spread throughout her limbs.
When the energy flowed past the left side of Ji Hongying's heart, it suddenly stopped.
"Found it!" Ye Ming closed his eyes, sensing Ji Hongying's condition.
In his mind's eye, a maggot-like creature was lurking near Ji Hongying's heart. As the white energy controlled by Ye Ming approached, it seemed to sense it.
"Trying to escape? Can you escape?"
Just as it was about to flee, the white energy controlled by Ye Ming instantly transformed into a small white net, covering it, and then began to constrict until it was captured.
"Done!"
A few seconds later, a small white orb appeared in Ye Ming's hand. Inside it was the Gu worm that had been controlling Ji Hongying.
Ji Hongying looked at the struggling Gu worm, her eyes filled with hatred. Because of this tiny creature, she had lived like a puppet, always under someone else's control.
Just as she was about to personally eliminate it, Ye Ming suddenly stopped her.
"Don't kill it, it still has its uses!"