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Chapter 41 Why are there ex-wives everywhere?
Cheng Mai gave him time to think it over and told him to tell Shen Luo after he made a decision.

"If I report it."

After Cheng Mai turned around, he suddenly heard the boy ask a question.

"Can all of us who don't know the truth stay?" Some people in the Taoist temple were hired, but those of them who have lived in the temple since childhood are basically orphans without parents or family. If they leave the temple, they really don't know where else they can go.

Cheng Mai turned to look at the young man who was fighting for the interests of others, "Of course, as long as it is confirmed that you are unaware, even if Xuantian Temple changes hands, it will still be your home."

Misawa clenched his fist. "I understand."

He simply said he understood, but Cheng Mai didn't ask for an answer; instead, he waved and left.

As Cheng Mai left the Taoist temple, he stopped but did not turn around. He only twitched his ears, and felt the leaves rustling behind him, though it did not seem to be caused by the wind.

A moment later, Cheng Mai lifted his feet again and left.

In the woods outside the door, the tiger demon, whose front leg had been broken, was staring intently at Cheng Mai with its arm in a sling.

"Brother Tiger, this Boss Shang doesn't look like someone to be trifled with. Just who is he?" his underling whispered.

The tiger demon clenched its fist, which aggravated its broken bones, and hissed.

"Let's go back first. I don't believe that guy surnamed Shang will watch over her 24 hours a day." The tiger demon said angrily. "It won't be long before that man runs out of time."

When Cheng Mai arrived at the parking lot, Lao Liu eagerly opened the car door for her.

The sun rose in the east and fell on Shang Xingjian's face. He closed his eyes, seemingly resting.

Cheng Mai had to admit that living a long life was a good thing; he had seen all kinds of beautiful faces and could use whichever face he wanted.

"Born with a certain face." Shang Xingjian said coolly without even opening his eyes.

Cheng Mai clicked his tongue, bent down to get into the car, and said, "Others call their mothers 'unfriendly'."

After Cheng Mai finished speaking, the car fell silent. Shang Xingjian glanced at her lazily, and Cheng Mai suddenly realized what she meant and smiled, "You don't have a mother. Sorry, I wasn't insulting you."

Shang Xingjian gave a curt reply and told Lao Liu to drive.

"Young Master Cheng's 'for your own good' tactic worked well. That kid will probably have to listen to Young Master Cheng from now on." Although Shang Xingjian came down early, he knew everything that happened on the mountain.

Cheng Mai wasn't surprised that he couldn't see this, after all, he was an ancient god.

“Each takes what they need, and sometimes kindness is greater than heaven. It’s easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to provide charcoal in the snow. Otherwise, that old Taoist priest in the mountains of City A wouldn’t have spent his whole life trying to repay a master who had long since abandoned him.” Cheng Mai admitted that she had used some scheming in dealing with Sanze, but how could a win-win ending not be considered perfect?

Misawa and the children can clear their names and get a shelter.

She was able to gain the trust of several loyal and knowledgeable workers who knew the Xuantian Temple best.

"Who do you plan to let take over Xuantian Temple?" Shang Xingjian had not answered this question. Although Cheng Mai now controlled most of the affairs in Xuanhe, she was very clear about what she could decide and what she could not.

She couldn't make decisions about things like being the head of a branch of Xuanhe Technology.

"and many more."

"What are you waiting for?"

"The mission is accomplished." Shang Xingjian only said these four words and then said nothing more.

"I hate people like you who pretend to be profound." Cheng Mai raised his hand and gestured at him in the air, then closed his eyes to rest after moving away from him.

Having not slept all night, she was very tired and had gradually fallen asleep during her rest period. Cheng Mai's breathing gradually became steady, and Shang Xingjian opened his eyes to look at her. His gaze was deep and unfathomable. He reached out and pulled a blanket over her, placing it on her. As he closed his eyes again, he said something.

"Drive slower."

Old Liu responded and looked at the people behind him with a smile in the rearview mirror.

Those with discerning eyes—no, those with discerning eyes like demons—could all see that the boss treated Xiao Cheng differently.

Cheng Mai had a very tiring dream. She didn't know if it was because she had seen Shang Xingjian's Qiankun bag the night before, but she dreamt all night about circling around that dilapidated house, and in the end, someone actually tried to kill her.

Then, she woke up with a start.

Cheng was panting heavily, his forehead covered in sweat; the feeling of being killed was all too real.

On the sofa not far away, Shang Xingjian was watching TV. Qin Mai was playing an immortal undergoing tribulations in the mortal realm, who had just been stabbed in the back by her lover.

Cheng Mai acted faster than he thought, quickly getting out of bed, grabbing the remote control, turning off the TV, and then gulping down the water from the table.

Shang Xingjian: "..." He wanted to lecture her, but seeing her expression, he changed his words, "Had a nightmare?"

After drinking half a bellyful of tea, Cheng Mai's emotions finally calmed down a bit.

"Dreaming of having your brain ripped out?" Shang Xingjian guessed.

Cheng Mai calmed down and her emotions stabilized. Seeing Shang Xingjian looking at the cup in her hand, she pursed her lips and said, though her tone was unconvincing, "What's wrong with drinking a sip of your water?"

After saying that, he put down the cup, turned around, and left.

If the steps weren't reversed, it might look more imposing.

Shang Xingjian chuckled silently, then finally laughed out loud, catching the pillow as it hit him.

Cheng Mai angrily tapped her head. How could she have such an outrageous dream?
The person who went to wash up walked to the bathroom door, then looked back at the person who had turned on the TV and continued watching; it was still Qin Mai.

Cheng Mai bit her lip. "Boss, our agreement is still valid, right? As long as I'm Xuanhe's employee, you'll always protect me, right?"

Shang Xingjian twirled the remote control in his hand and said calmly before Cheng Mai could ask again, "With me here, no one can hurt you."

Cheng Mai was relieved to hear this; the nightmare was probably caused by her being too tense these past two days.

Cheng Mai went in to take a shower, while Shang Xingjian seemed to be watching TV, but his attention wasn't really on it.

Shen Luo knocked on the door from the outside and came in politely. Shang Xingjian listened to the sounds from the bathroom and thought that Cheng Mai wouldn't come out for a while, so he asked Shen Luo to report the news.

"Boss, this is all of Qin Mai's information." Shen Luo handed the file to Shang Xingjian, looking at his boss with a resentful expression. "Boss, you can't let down CEO Cheng."

The merchant gave her a cold look, glanced at the documents in his hand, and asked, "What does Shen Yuanbai want with Xuan He?"

"Oh, you know Shen Yuanbai has an ex-wife, right?"

Upon hearing the words "ex-wife," Shang Xingjian frowned slightly. Why were those two words being mentioned everywhere lately?

"know."

"His ex-wife is said to have been acting strangely lately, repeatedly causing trouble at the Shen family home and telling Old Madam Shen that Shen Yuanbai has been possessed by a demon, and this demon refers to Qin Mai."

The merchant's fingers, which were flipping through the documents, paused. "What did you find?"

(End of this chapter)