Published: February 8, 2025
"Zhongming."
Now, the only people in Ying City who could call Ye Zhongming that, aside from some core members of Cloud Summit Villa, were Zhao Xingmei.
I have to admit, in certain aspects, beautiful women do have an advantage, especially when they throw caution to the wind.
Hatsune, who was standing beside her, raised her beautiful eyebrows when she heard Zhao Xingmei's way of addressing Ye Zhongming.
In Cloud Summit Villa, everyone knew Hatsune's feelings for Ye Zhongming. During her free time, she was like Ye Zhongming's little tail, following him wherever he went, and even Xia Lei sometimes found it difficult to handle her. Moreover, Hatsune's position had been acknowledged by Xia Lei before.
Therefore, within Cloud Summit, Hatsune didn't need to compete; she wasn't even interested in competition. If someone wanted to be her sister, she would be quite happy about it.
However, for those outside of Cloud Summit, Hatsune was not so easy to deal with. She had come with a task assigned by Sister Lei to keep an eye on Ye Zhongming and ensure he wasn't snatched away by outside vixens. In the eyes of the internet celebrity, Zhao Xingmei was undoubtedly the biggest vixen.
Now this woman even dared to call him 'Zhongming'; was she challenging the women of Cloud Summit?
Zhao Xingmei, who managed a large company in Ying City during peacetime, had an excellent eye for situations. Seeing Hatsune's expression, she knew the pretty girl was jealous. She smiled, not taking it to heart, and waited for Ye Zhongming to speak.
"Take some of the blood of the sea giant with you and soak in it; it can enhance your skin's defensive ability and also strengthen your wound healing a bit."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Xingmei realized this was Ye Zhongming rewarding her for her earlier actions.
"Actually, I didn't help much; I only shot a few arrows."
Zhao Xingmei was well aware that the main credit for defeating the sea giant belonged to Cloud Summit Villa itself. Those magic crystal weapons and the suddenly appeared powerful rocket launchers were crucial in killing the sea giant, and her few arrows were merely icing on the cake.
"Take it. Cloud Summit never treats those who have helped poorly."
After this was said, Zhao Xingmei understood; she was a 'role model', representing that maintaining a good cooperative relationship with Cloud Summit Villa would earn Ye Zhongming's strong support.
Zhao Xingmei felt no displeasure at being used; on the contrary, she was quite pleased to be 'utilized' in this way. She was smart and, after a series of events, had come to understand Ye Zhongming's character, which was also the character of Cloud Summit.
Thus, she had severed any unrealistic ideas and focused on cooperating with Cloud Summit. Given this, being utilized and gaining more benefits from it was actually a good thing.
After expressing her gratitude, she had some of the sea giant's blood taken away, and naturally, Zhao Xingmei garnered much envy from the people of Ying City. Even a few minutes after the news spread, rumors began to circulate that Zhao Xingmei was actually Boss Ye's secret lover.
Strangely, no one at Star Beauty Corporation came forward to refute the rumors; Zhao Xingmei remained silent, and so did her subordinates, which left Hatsune feeling annoyed for quite a while.
Bai Feng watched this scene, sighing internally. Sometimes, a wrong step leads to a series of mistakes. If he hadn't been blinded by profit back then, he might have been the 'role model' today.
In high positions, the leaders of several major forces in Ying City understood the intentions behind Zhao Xingmei and Ye Zhongming's actions; they knew this was for them to see, and Bai Feng understood this too, though he felt reluctant.
However, including Bai Feng, the benefits gained from the earlier defense battle were considerable. When cleaning up the battlefield, they had collected a good amount of magic crystal materials. Although, for fairness, these materials were gathered by Cloud Summit and distributed based on performance, even the weakest force had gained benefits during the day that would normally take half a month or longer to accumulate. Moreover, the most important thing was that casualties were minimal, with only a few unlucky individuals losing their lives or getting injured during the sea beast tide's attack.