The curator’s face was trembling with fear, enjoying intimate moments only to be blocked in bed, the most fearful and truthful moment for anyone is when they’re naked, and Ye Tian enjoyed appearing at just that time.
"What’s wrong with me?" Ye Tian glanced at the woman next to him, she had a nice figure.
"What do you want to do? If it’s money you want, I will give it to you!" stammered the curator, looking at Ye Tian who wore a hat, mask, and sunglasses, completely clueless about who he was dealing with.
"What money could a minor curator like you have? However," Ye Tian looked around, "seeing this room, you really are a piece of fat meat, spending so much on your mistress."
"Who are you really? What do you want?" the curator was anxious about his secrets being exposed.
"Don’t worry, I don’t want money. I just want to ask you something, I won’t kill you, after all, with all your fat, I’d worry about dirtying my knife."
"Alright, alright! Ask, ask."
"I already know about the smuggling of museum artefacts, but I want to know, who did you sell them to?"
"A person from the black market."
"Six-finger. He has six fingers on his left hand, so it’s easy to recognize him."
"I don’t have it. If someone wants to buy from him, he’ll leave a note inside the mouth of the stone lion at our gate."
A solitary practice, it seems this Six-finger is very cautious, but in this world, if you want to find someone, you’re sure to do so.
Ye Tian let the curator go, then took all the money on him.
"I suppose you’re smart enough not to call the police."
"Of course not!" Why would he bring more trouble on himself by calling the police?
"When did you sell the Jade Sword?"
"That Jade Sword was sold a while back, the buyer paid a lot, I hadn’t even made a replica before it was taken away."
Ye Tian was not entirely satisfied, but still, it was a fruitful venture. It would be a shame not to take a corrupt official’s money, wouldn’t it? But this Six-finger, it seems he really needed to put in some effort to find him.
Ye Tian returned home, at the crack of dawn, as summer mornings always arrived particularly early. He left the curator’s mistress’s house and aimlessly wandered to Waterfront.
Today, Ye Tian did not see Tang Su, perhaps she had already left, no one would allow themselves to be hurt over and over again. Ye Tian grimaced, it was the first time he had felt such a desire to settle down with Tang Su, but he felt like a bird without legs, afraid to perch anywhere. Knowing the killer aura he carried, he didn’t want to hurt his lover, so he chose to leave.
Ye Tian got together with a few girls, drinking non-stop. He wanted to drink himself into oblivion, if only to momentarily forget the burden of responsibility and hatred, and to perhaps see Tang Su in every face. Unfortunately, the more he drank, the more alert he became. Finally, after squandering ill-gotten wealth, he left.
The morning breeze was sobering; Ye Tian stretched his body in the early wind, his stomach upset with all the alcohol. He felt terrible, but with nowhere to go, he didn’t consider anywhere home if his love wasn’t there.
Back home, Ye Tian sank into a deep sleep, dreaming of embracing Tang Su.
It was almost noon when he was woken by a delicious smell. He opened his door and to his surprise, saw Qin Chuan busying himself in the kitchen.
"Why are you here?" Ye Tian felt an inexplicable feeling towards Qin Chuan.
"Xiaoqian mentioned you drank a lot, so I thought you might be hungry when you woke up and came over to cook something," Qin Chuan’s face had an indescribable flush.
"Oh. Thank you. It’s too much trouble, please don’t bother next time." Ye Tian said to Qin Chuan.
"Okay." Qin Chuan’s smile froze on his face, then he untied his apron and left without a word.
Ye Tian silently sat at the table to eat.
"Why are you acting ?" Yu Xiao poked her head out, "Xiaoqian specifically told me not to come out."
"She said she’s gone out with a sister."
"What sister?" Ye Tian felt paranoid, sensing a scheme, as it seemed typical of people from Xu Kong.
"How would I know?" Yu Xiao responded unhappily, "I don’t like that Li Tianjiao, his eyes are always up on his forehead, Yiqian definitely wouldn’t like him!"
"Whether she likes him or not isn’t up to you, nor is it up to Xiaoqian. How many years have you and Xiaoqian known each other, and she still hasn’t taken a liking to you?" Ye Tian spoke profoundly.
He had never imagined falling for Tang Su, who initially resisted him, yet here they were, entangled as ever.
"Let’s not talk about that, I’ve finally come down from the mountains, take me out to have some fun," pleaded Yu Xiao, curious as a child.
"Take you out?" Ye Tian rolled his eyes, "Fine! I see your Gang Qi is strong, just lacking real combat experience. I’ll take you to open your eyes."
Ye Tian took Yu Xiao to meet Xu He, who was in his opulent office reviewing recent earnings.