Chapter 2092: Chapter 2092 Forced to Keep
"What are you talking about?" Feng Hongxiu tried to defend herself, but her gaze involuntarily glanced towards Ye Liuyun.
Seeing this, Yao Hong laughed and said, "Still denying it? How come I’ve never seen you so concerned about anything before! You’re not that young anymore, it’s better to have someone suitable by your side than to be an assassin!"
"I haven’t thought about leaving the Red Mansion!" Feng Hongxiu said regretfully.
"Don’t be like me—once you want to leave, there might be no one left who wants you," Yao Hong joked.
They chatted and laughed, as if Ye Liuyun had nothing to do with it.
"The Red Mansion is really strange, they always send me their people out of the blue."
Ye Liuyun was also puzzled in his heart. What was Yao Hong’s intention for letting Feng Hongxiu stay with him?
Once she left the House, she would no longer be Yao Hong’s person. How could she assure that Feng Hongxiu would help her keep an eye on him?
It was then that Yao Hong said to Ye Liuyun, "Mr. Ye, please don’t misunderstand. I want Hongxiu to stay by your side to protect you, and because you’re unfamiliar with the House’s operations. With her central coordination, it’s one less thing for you to worry about.
After Hongxiu leaves us, she will no longer be one of us and won’t provide us with any information. If you don’t trust her, you can sign a contract with her!”
Ye Liuyun nodded, thinking to himself, "The contract must be signed... Wait a minute! Isn’t this just them shoving a woman at me without any reason?”
Before Ye Liuyun could refute, Yao Hong continued, "Rules are rules. With her situation, we can’t let her stay here.
Hongxiu has been helping you a lot and has negotiated many good conditions for you. But, she ended up being homeless because you rejected her. Do you have the heart to allow that, Mr. Ye?"
"Well..."
Before Ye Liuyun could think of a reply, Yao Hong continued, "Since the House is expanding to the South, there will inevitably be many things that require coordination. Mr. Ye, are you familiar with that side of the business? Having Hongxiu to handle it wouldn’t that save you a lot of energy?"
Hearing Yao Hong say this, Ye Liuyun started to somewhat believe that she gave him Feng Hongxiu as a considerate move to facilitate cooperation.
At this moment, Feng Hongxiu was also anxiously looking at Ye Liuyun, waiting for his decision.
"It seems I have no choice but to take her! If I don’t, it might provoke both of them!" Seeing the expectant gaze from Feng Hongxiu, Ye Liuyun weighed it in his heart.
In the end, he agreed. "Now that Master Yao has thought it all through, I won’t push it off any longer."
Both of them revealed relieved smiles at his acceptance.
However, Ye Liuyun had a feeling of being played. Somehow, he ended up with another woman.
Immediately, Feng Hongxiu handed over the token of the Red Mansion. Without any politeness, Ye Liuyun directly signed a master-servant contract with her, for his own peace of mind.
"Hmph! Stingy!" Feng Hongxiu even purposefully scolded Ye Liuyun.
Yao Hong reassured, "Don’t worry! After some time, when he trusts you, he’ll definitely dissolve the contract! I believe Mr. Ye is not someone who would treat you unfairly!"
Ye Liuyun jokingly responded, "That’s right, once I can beat you, I will dissolve the contract!" As if he was afraid of getting beaten.
Both of them laughed at his playful words.
"Listen to you talk!" Feng Hongxiu rolled her eyes at him.
In reality, she also knew that Ye Liuyun was doing all this for safety, and she couldn’t blame him.
Afterwards, Yao Hong arranged someone to liaise with Hongxiu, and introduced him to Ye Liuyun.
Not daring to interact with the women of the Red Mansion any longer, Ye Liuyun simply delegated all related matters to Hongxiu.
She quickly settled the matter with them and then took her leave from Yao Hong, following Ye Liuyun.
She followed him out of the Red Mansion, turning back to look with a somewhat dejected expression.
"You won’t bully me in the future, will you?"
Aiming to cheer her up, he jokingly replied, "That depends on your performance! If you don’t do well, I’ll sell you back to where you came from!"
"You dare!"
She knew he was kidding, and reacted by raising her hand in mock anger to strike him.
Quickly, he used the contract’s power to control her. "Rebelling, are you! Put your hand down, and politely call me ’master’!"
Feng Hongxiu instantly lowered her hand uncontrollably and called out, "Master!"
"Hahaha, that’s more like it!"
Seeing the furious yet constrained expression on her face, Ye Liuyun couldn’t help but chuckle.
But he quickly stopped his control over Feng Hongxiu. It was just a joke, he didn’t want to control her using the contract all the time.
Once she was free from control, she glared indignantly at him. But she dared not strike him for fear he would control her with his divine soul.
"Fine, you! Just you wait!" She hissed through gritted teeth, still powerless against him.
"Haha, if you threaten me again, I’ll use it to control you, like undressing you or something!" Ye Liuyun threatened her.
"You... you’re shameless!" In her fury, Feng Hongxiu was fuming. She wanted to lash out, but halfway through raising her arm, she relented again.
In the end, she took the liberty to leave first, leaving behind a harsh remark, "Go on, bully me! When the day comes for me to settle the scores, you’ll have it!"
"Haha, only when you have a chance!" Ye Liuyun laughed and followed her.
From the Red Mansion, Yao Hong watched them playing from a distance, feeling envious.
"When my revenge is exacted, I shall live my own life!" she murmured to herself.
Ye Liuyun wasn’t delayed any longer, he set off immediately, heading back to the Regalty. He took out the flying vessel, making it convenient for everyone to quickly practice their skills during the journey.
This time, after going around, Ye Liuyun had achieved his goals and reaped significant rewards.
He believed that once he returned, Lu Yi would support him without any reservations.
As for the Alliance, there might be some movements to get close to him.
Now, it was a matter of when Xuanyuan Ling could get the supply channels organized.
Feng Hongxiu was busy along the way, helping Ye Liuyun establish the branch in the South. With her help, Ye Liuyun’s job became a lot easier.
Yao Hong finally agreed to give Ye Liuyun a 20% profit share, which was actually quite a substantial income.
Seeing everything was settled, only did he let Helian Xiu notify Prince Liang, Helian Tianyuan
Helian Tianyuan hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun to take over the East so quickly.
Although Fairy Clan and Alliance were still in the progress, it was only a matter of time for him to settle the rest of the business.
Therefore, Helian Tianyuan immediately started mustering the troops and rallied them to the border, preparing to attack the North.
Ye Liuyun himself didn’t plan to march toward the central or northern regions.
His main goal was to save Liang Xue. As for his current influence, it was simply a bargaining chip for him when dealing with Fairy Clan.
If he could live peacefully without these forces, he definitely wouldn’t bother to go through all these effort.
