Under normal circumstances, when two rivals in love meet, they either ignore each other completely or attack each other verbally or physically. Even if both parties are well-mannered and manage to exchange a few words, their conversation is often laced with jabs and veiled criticisms.
However, Xia Chenyu and Ye Wumei were both extremely intelligent women, and their personalities matched well with mutual appreciation. They didn’t want to fight overtly or covertly over Fang Bai, as that would only make Fang Bai feel embarrassed.
What they thought was exactly as Fang Bai had said, who would ultimately end up with Fang Bai was a matter of fate.
They weren’t afraid of wasting time or their youth because Fang Bai had told them that the deeper a martial artist’s cultivation, the longer their lifespan. Once they advanced to Innate, they could even live for hundreds of years, so they had plenty of time to wait.
Besides, with Fang Bai setting the standard, it would be exceedingly difficult for other men to catch their eye.
Sometimes Xia Chenyu even thought that if Fang Bai married someone else, she would rather stay single all her life than marry anyone else.
The two women chatted and laughed intimately, seeming just like close sisters, while Fang Bai remained silent, simply watching them with a smile.
"I’m getting a little hungry... Fang Bai, Chenyu, what would you like to eat? It’s my treat!"
After exchanging pleasantries with Xia Chenyu for a while, Ye Wumei finally spoke.
"I insist on treating!"
Fang Bai said as he opened the car door and then invited the two women to get in, saying, "With this weather, hot pot would be the best choice. However, you two have just had hot pot recently, so let’s change it up a bit! Hmm, I know a place where the sour fish is done really well, how about we go there?"
The two women nodded in agreement.
After Fang Gang and his wife, along with their daughter Fang Yun, got home, they waited anxiously for their son to return. It was already late into the night, and he was still not back.
Fang Gang took out his phone, intending to call his son to check on him, but was stopped by Yang Mei.
"Our son is already a grown man, and his martial arts skills are so formidable, what are you worried about?"
Fang Gang replied with a bitter smile, "I’m not worried about our son’s safety; I’m worried about Chenyu and Wumei, those two girls. What if they clash when they meet? If something happens to them, it could escalate into a big issue!"
Yang Mei realized he had a point, so she quickly urged her husband, "Hurry, call our son and check!"
Fang Gang immediately dialed Fang Bai’s number, and they hung up after a brief conversation.
"How did it go? Everything alright?"
Seeing her husband’s odd expression, Yang Mei grew nervous and asked.
Fang Gang said, "Our son said... he’s at Chenyu’s place..."
Yang Mei sighed in relief and said, "You scared me, I thought something had happened! If he’s there, so be it, they already stayed together last night anyway. But I wonder what Wumei will think when she finds out..."
"Wumei is also at Chenyu’s house..."
"What? The three of them are living together? This... this... how can this be..."
Yang Mei’s eyes widened, and she was at a loss for words.
She simply couldn’t believe that her son was living with both Xia Chenyu and Ye Wumei at the same time. It was utterly preposterous.
What surprised her even more was that Xia Chenyu and Ye Wumei had actually agreed to this arrangement. Neither of them seemed like the open-minded type!
Faced with this situation, Yang Mei was clueless and asked, "Fang Gang, what should we do? We can’t let the three of them continue , can we? I heard that Wumei comes from a prominent Lingnan family. If her relatives find out about this, won’t they cause trouble for our son?"
Fang Gang scratched his head and spread his hands, "How would I know what to do? This brat is getting out of hand! Wait until he comes home tomorrow; I’ll teach him a lesson!"
"How can you discipline him when he’s already grown up? I won’t stand by if you hit him or make him kneel!"
Yang Mei, who doted on her son, firmly opposed her husband’s notion of corporal punishment.
Fang Gang gave a wry smile and said, "I can’t hit him, and scolding is no use; I’m out of ideas! You decide what to do!"
After pondering for a moment, Yang Mei said, "Let’s pretend we don’t know anything. After all, our son will return to Yanjing tomorrow. Once the three of them are not together anymore, maybe the problem will resolve itself."
Fang Gang sighed, "That’s the only thing we can do!"
When Fang Bai received the call from his father, he was indeed at Xia Chenyu’s residence in the headquarters building of Beauty Company, and Ye Wumei was also there.
The three of them hadn’t engaged in the ridiculous arrangement with two women serving one man as Fang Gang and his wife had imagined. Instead, they were simply drinking tea at Xia Chenyu’s place before heading to the rooftop.
On the rooftop, Fang Bai had set up a small Gathering Essence Array using Essence Stones for Xia Chenyu, so she could cultivate within it from now on.
After setting up the Formation, the three of them sat in the middle of it, facing each other as Fang Bai explained cultivation techniques and martial skills to the two women.
Both Xia Chenyu and Ye Wumei had Innate Spiritual Roots, making them cultivation prodigies. With guidance from Fang Bai, the reborn Immortal Emperor, they naturally made rapid progress.
Early the next morning, Fang Bai left Beauty Company to return home. Ye Wumei stayed temporarily at Beauty Company to shoot a few more promotional advertisements.
As dusk approached, Fang Bai contacted Ye Wumei by phone, confirmed their flight times, and then told his parents he was going to Lingnan with Ye Wumei for some work before leaving home.
Upon hearing that their son was going to Lingnan with Ye Wumei, Fang Gang and his wife’s first reaction was that their son was going to visit the Ye Family, to meet Ye Wumei’s parents.
Although they were aware of their son’s formidable capabilities, Fang Gang and his wife were still somewhat worried. They feared that going alone to the Ye Family, a powerful and influential clan, might result in unfair treatment or even bullying.
Little did they know, their son’s strength was now comparable to the legendary Heaven Level Martial Artists from Hidden Sects, and in the secular world, he was practically invincible and could crush any adversary. It was fortunate if he didn’t bully others—how could anyone else bully him?
In any place, strength was respected, and the mightier one’s fists, the greater their say. Even the Ye Family, despite its status, had to treat someone as powerful as Fang Bai with the utmost respect and deference.
After shopping for some clothes and essential daily items at a nearby mall and a large supermarket— and discreetly putting them into his Spatial Ring when no one was looking— Fang Bai rushed to the Four Seasons Spring Hotel to meet up with Ye Wumei. Afterwards, they took a business car to the airport, boarded the plane, and flew to Lingnan.
Fang Bai and Ye Wumei flew first class, while Ye Feng and the other four female Bodyguards sat in business class.
With Fang Bai by Ye Wumei’s side, Ye Feng and the others weren’t worried at all.
They had experienced Fang Bai’s strength firsthand; he could subdue them with a single move. If there was a situation that even Fang Bai couldn’t handle, then they definitely couldn’t either.
"I never expected to encounter masters here!"
After Fang Bai and Ye Wumei had settled down in first class, a sweep of his Divine Sense revealed a middle-aged man and woman dressed in black loose training outfits also in first class, who were, to his surprise, both high-rank Earth Level Martial Artists.