Hearing footsteps, Ye Jiuliang knew without looking who had arrived.

She played with a building block in her hands, holding it up to a toy car, and asked in a soft voice, "Has the meeting finished?"

As she spoke, a strong arm encircled her from behind, followed by a cellphone being handed to her.

Li Mochan’s voice was low as he said, "It’s a call from Elder Ye."

A call from the old man?

Ye Jiuliang’s indifferent gaze paused slightly, a trace of puzzlement crossing her face.

If there wasn’t an issue, no one would visit the Dark Hall; why would the old man suddenly call her?

She passed the building block to Li Mochan and took the cellphone to her ear, "Grandfather."

"Jiuliang, where are you now?" Elder Ye asked with gentle insistence.

Ye Jiuliang responded with a mild tone, "In Country M, is there a problem?"

"There’s a bit of an issue at home, come back tomorrow," Elder Ye’s hoarse voice held a firmness that left no room for argument.

Already accustomed to Elder Ye’s commanding tone, Ye Jiuliang replied calmly, "I have some matters to deal with here. Unless it’s a big issue, let’s talk over the phone."

If it was a trivial matter, she wasn’t about to upend her schedule on a whim, at his beck and call.

With speakerphone on, her words were naturally heard by everyone, and Xiang Zhen was the first to lose her patience.

Her son lay in the hospital, his life hanging by a thread, with no knowing when he might awaken. Yet in Ye Jiuliang’s mouth, it became a triviality.

She grabbed the phone, speaking harshly, "Ye Jiuliang, you harmed my son, and I won’t let this go. If anything happens to him, I want your life in return."

Elder Ye frowned, his gaze toward Xiang Zhen filled with displeasure.

Identifying that voice as Xiang Zhen’s, Ye Jiuliang’s eyebrows quirked lightly.

She harmed Ye Lei?

What sort of unfounded accusation was this?

Being close by, the raging words Xiang Zhen yelled into the phone were naturally overheard by Li Mochan.

In an instant, his eyes went cold, his body emitting a terrifying aura.

It appears someone was disturbing his mate’s peaceful pregnancy.

"I’ve been overseas all this while, how could I have harmed your son? Explain it to me," Ye Jiuliang stretched out her legs, leaned back, and settled into Li Mochan’s embrace.

"You..." Xiang Zhen was about to speak when the phone was snatched away by Ye Yan.

Turning his head to meet Elder Ye’s displeased look, Xiang Zhen withdrew her hand, suppressing the anger in her eyes.

Ye Yan handed the phone back to Elder Ye, maintaining his silence without showing any displeasure or approval.

"Jiuliang, Ye Lei was attacked on his way back; come home for now," Elder Ye didn’t elaborate but simply asked her to come back.

Ye Jiuliang was not easily fooled, and the corners of her lips curled into a cold, mocking smile, "You suspect it was me?"

After a long pause on the other end of the line, Elder Ye’s voice was steady, "Just come back tomorrow."

"We’ll see," said Ye Jiuliang before briskly hanging up the phone.

No matter what, it seemed they had already convicted her. No explanation she could provide would be believed, so there was nothing left to discuss.

Putting down the phone, she turned around, looked up at Li Mochan, and asked a question from her soul, "Do I look like someone easy to bully?"

Why did they always like to pin those groundless accusations on her?

Her vexed expression made Li Mochan laugh. He reached out to ruffle her hair, "They just have poor judgement."

His little wolf cub was so well-behaved, so good, anyone slinging mud at her must have issues with their intelligence.

Ye Jiuliang curved her lips, instantly brightening her brow and eyes, free of the previous cloud.

"Let’s go back tomorrow, and take the opportunity to visit dad and uncle."

Damn it, she really wanted to see who was trying to pin this black pot on her.

Li Mochan hummed a response, sweeping her into his arms, "As long as you’re happy."

"I haven’t finished assembling my motorcycle yet." Ye Jiuliang leaned on his shoulder, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the half-assembled motorcycle on the ground.

Li Mochan walked towards the door with a step, pulling the baby’s big banner, "It’s too late, the kid needs to sleep now."

"I’m not sleepy," Ye Jiuliang mumbled.

Li Mochan reached out his foot to hook the door shut, asserting with certainty, "You’re sleepy too."

Watching helplessly as the door closed, along with her blocks disappearing from her sight, Ye Jiuliang instantly deflated.

Back in the bedroom, the moment Ye Jiuliang touched the bed, she began rolling around on it.

"Li Mochan, I want some water."

Li Mochan put away his backpack and turned to pour her a glass of water.

Just then, the mobile phone on the bedside table rang.

Ye Jiuliang froze, reaching out to grab the phone.

Incoming call—Wei Bei.

Without giving it much thought, she slid to answer, "Wei Bei, what’s up?"

"Madam, there’s been a problem at Dark Hall. Is the master with you?" Wei Bei’s tone was slightly serious.

A problem at Dark Hall?

Ye Jiuliang frowned, "Wait a moment."

Just as Li Mochan came over with the cup, Ye Jiuliang took it from him and handed him the phone, "It’s Wei Bei."

Li Mochan took the phone, and Wei Bei’s voice rang out again, "Master, there’s a mole in Dark Hall. All of our strongholds in H state have been exposed, and our goods have been intercepted."

Li Mochan’s deep, ink-like eyes narrowed slightly, a chill flashing, "Are there any casualties?"

"Four or five are dead at the stronghold, and there are a dozen or so seriously injured," Wei Bei reported.

Li Mochan’s expression turned frosty, "Where is the person in charge?"

Wei Bei reported truthfully, "The person in charge of the central stronghold has disappeared."

Dark Hall could not tolerate moles, and once found, they must be executed without hesitation.

He continued, "Wei Xi and the others have rushed to H state. Now there’s no one guarding the headquarters."

The headquarters needed to be manned at all times to prevent surprise attacks.

The urgent matter was that ideally, the master should rush to H state to prevent the traitor who sold out Dark Hall from conspiring with others to strike Dark Hall again.

Li Mochan scowled, emitting an aura of keep-away-from-me, "Let Wei Dong head back to headquarters. Spread the word, all bases of H state’s strongholds should be relocated. Tell Wei Xi not to rush to retrieve the goods; we need to flush out the mole first."

"Understood," Wei Bei replied.

A mole?

Ye Jiuliang showed surprise, piecing together what had happened from Li Mochan’s conversation.

After he hung up the phone, Ye Jiuliang finally spoke, "A mole in Dark Hall?"

Li Mochan pursed his lips and hummed in response, his expression softening a bit.

"Why don’t you go to H state?" Ye Jiuliang took his hand, her voice soft, "The headquarters and the company both need someone present, Wei Bei is looking after the company, Wei Dong has been called back to headquarters, the strongholds in H state are too many for Wei Nan and another person to handle, and if there’s a mole, there must be others behind it. You should go in person, I can go back to Beijing myself."

Wei Bei must have called wanting him to go to H state.

"No," Li Mochan rejected the idea without a second thought, "I will accompany you back."

Now that she was pregnant with their child, he couldn’t possibly let her go back alone; what if something went wrong?