[GB] Boss Ruan, your husband doesn't want you anymore.

Chi Xiao came out of the basement and said to Ruan Qian'an, "Boss, Lan Meng is pressing us hard. What should we do?"

Ruan Qian'an pressed her arm painfully, half of her body still feeling the burning pain.

She lowered her head and said, "I shouldn't have done that out of jealousy."

Ruan Qian'an looked towards Chi Xiao: "Do you also think I did something wrong?"

Chi Xiao hesitated, then said, "Boss..."

Ruan Qian'an: "It was my oversight that I didn't consider everything properly."

Chi Xiao sighed softly, unsure of what to say.

...

Ruan Qian'an brought Huo Jingmo out of the bar, settled him in, and then went to the study.

The leader of the group, a woman in black named Yue You, had dealt with the three men and two women who wanted to take Huo Jingmo away, as instructed by Ruan Qian'an. After that, she waited for Ruan Qian'an in the study.

"Mr. Ruan, we've found out. Those people made a deal with Lan Meng's men."

"We acquired the bar to cover our identities and try to make contact with Lanmeng."

Ruan Qian'an nodded and said, "Well done. If possible, I'd like to know who's behind Lan Meng."

Yueyou: "Yes."

Then she continued, "We received news from the restricted area that they have been subjected to a targeted attack."

Ruan Qian'an chuckled: "It seems to be aimed at my life."

Yueyou: "Yes, they were arrogant and constantly provoked us."

Ruan Qian'an tapped her fingers on the table: "It seems someone really can't hold back and wants to fight me."

"We need to prepare early to minimize casualties."

Ruan Qian'an waved for her to leave.

After a moment's hesitation, Yueyou said, "Then, Mr. Ruan, should we keep a close eye on Chen Jue?"

She was unsure whether Chen Jue needed protection.

Ruan Qian'an frowned and said unhappily, "Ignore her."

Yueyou replied, "Yes."

......

When Ruan Qian'an heard Huo Jingmo say he wanted to protect Chen Jue, her mind went blank.

When Huo Jingmo returned to Xiangxiang's room, she went back to the study and cut her wrists to make the medicine that Xiangxiang needed.

Lost in thought, she didn't notice how big her wound was.

Doing this kind of thing would have weakened Ruan Qian'an, and this incident almost made her collapse.

When Xiangxiang was born, because her mother was not by her side, Xiangxiang's development was poor, and Ruan Qian'an had to feed her with her blood in order to slowly recover.

However, this would severely damage Ruan Qian'an's vitality, causing her to lose all five senses for three whole days.

This made Ruan Qian'an, who had not recovered much, even weaker, and there was even a possibility that she would lose her mind.

That's why she would go to an old castle to spend her time after she finished making the potion.

Inside the room, Ruan Qian'an was firmly chained up by several thick, long chains.

He lay prone on the ground, with an ancient and complex five-pointed pattern drawn beneath him using animal blood.

Ruan Qian'an was surrounded by white candles to prevent her from moving around and getting burned by the blue flames.

Her hair was disheveled and her eyes were slightly closed, revealing a vacant look.

The door was opened, but Ruan Qian'an was unaware of it, even when her hand was grabbed and an unknown liquid was injected into her.

After doing all this, the person gently pushed the candle over, and in an instant, the flames shot up high...

Five hours before the fire started...

Chi Xiao sat on the sofa in the castle's study and said to the woman sitting opposite him, "Two days of the three-day period have already passed. Boss will be almost fully recovered in one more day."

She remained hidden in the shadows and said in an unfriendly tone, "Yes, but the boss has made such a mess of things while I was away."

"How do you do things?"

Chi Xiao lowered his head, looking somewhat tired: "The boss will be angry if you leave your post without permission."

The man scoffed, "That useless Kun is missing, what's wrong with me replacing her?"

Chi Xiao frowned and looked at the woman with an unfriendly gaze, saying, "Although I don't know what your position is, the boss said that your position is irreplaceable."

"Dust Staff, you left without permission. Aren't you afraid the boss will be angry?"

The dust-covered staff, hidden in the shadows, revealed its face; her skin was so pale it was almost translucent.

His face was almost expressionless as he stared intently at Chi Xiao, as if he were about to tear him apart at any moment.

Chi Xiao chuckled lightly: "But the boss had already anticipated your arrival, so he told me in advance about your identity and appearance."

Otherwise, you would have been killed before you even got here.

With his legs crossed, Chen Zhang arrogantly declared, "Do you think you can stop me from coming in?"

Chi Xiao was not intimidated and said calmly, "Only the boss knows your identity."

"Don't do things that make things difficult for others."

Chi Xiao's subconscious words were saying, "If you don't dare to make a move, you won't dare to make a move even if you die."

Don't make any threats here; it's laughable.

Only the boss knows your identity. Even if you are killed, the boss will not blame us. But even if you don't take action, you are already making a mistake.

If you hurt our boss, he won't let you off the hook. Since he told me your identity, it means he doesn't want to punish you, so don't do anything to make things difficult for him.

Dust Staff's pupils were almost white, eerily pale. She blinked slightly and had no choice but to back down, saying, "I understand."

Her indifferent eyes held a deep sorrow. She stood up and walked outside, tossing a white pearl to Chixiao and saying, "If anything unusual happens to Boss, use this to contact me."

"Just crush it."

Chi Xiao accepted it and said, "Okay."

One hour before the fire started...

In the spacious study, Chi Xiao climbed the stairs and took out a series of ancient books. He wanted to find out the meaning of the pattern that his boss had drawn with animal blood.

However, they only found a legend similar to that pattern, which was said to be able to suppress the divine power of the gods. Obviously, the pattern drawn by the boss was more intricate and complex.

Chi Xiao muttered, "They're just somewhat similar."

Just as Chi Xiao was sitting on the ladder, engrossed in reading, the sound of bullets whistling through the air rang out and struck the books.

The man struck directly at the book in Chi Xiao's hand, intending to destroy it.

Clearly, Chi Xiao had also realized this. He protected the books and dodged forward, then took out a pistol from the hidden compartment and fired a barrage of shots at the direction from which the bullets were coming.

The guards outside rushed in upon hearing the gunshots.

Chixiao quickly descended from above: "Someone has broken in."

The people on the other side seemed very familiar with this place, as if they had known it for a long time.

Chi Xiao frantically searched for cover and roared at the people next to him, "How did the enemy know about this place?!"

Chi Xiao wondered if it was the Dust Staff? But she wasn't familiar with this place!

Who exactly leaked this place? The boss, naturally, made thorough preparations while recovering from his injuries.

Few people know about this place. Chi Xiao's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

One of them, while dodging bullets, said, "Sir, you retreat first, leave this to us."

The alarm sounds.

Chi Xiao's eyes turned bloodshot: "This is bad!"

The alarm came from the boss.