Are you stupid? I am the villain behind the scenes

With the sudden dissolution of the four major families, those people who used to be high and mighty and enjoyed privileges were reduced to common people overnight.

The position of "Lord of Xuanzhou", which had been established and controlled by the aristocratic family for many years, was also abolished due to the collapse of the aristocratic family.

Ji Xianchen is no longer the Lord of Xuanzhou. He now has only one identity in Xuanzhou——

The managers of the black market.

As for the people in Xuan Palace before, Ji Xianchen gave them two choices.

If you want to leave, you can leave at any time; if you don’t want to leave, like Qin Shuheng, you can join the black market management team and be responsible for maintaining the stability of the black market.

At this point, the seven major forces in Xuanzhou have been reduced to three major forces. The current situation in Xuanzhou is controlled by the three forces of Juejing, Lingyi League and the Inspection Committee, which control the overall situation.

After many twists and turns, Hua Xi finally returned to the desperate situation and regained his position as the leader.

She had withdrawn from Desperate Situation before because she was forced by the aristocratic family. The leader who was forcibly promoted to the position by the aristocratic family was not recognized by the vast majority of people in Desperate Situation. That person had neither outstanding abilities nor always acted superior and looked down on others.

Therefore, once the noble family fell, that person was ruthlessly driven out of the desperate situation by everyone, and Hua Xi was invited back to continue to serve as the leader.

When Moni approached Hua Xi on behalf of Jue Jing, Hua Xi did not refuse.

Her master handed over the desperate situation to her before he died, and that desperate situation became her responsibility.

She will lead the desperate situation to new glory.

Now Hua Xi and Ji Xianchen are just ordinary friends.

Yes, ordinary friends.

Hua Xi's memory of one year that was deleted by the memory eraser has never been restored, so she doesn't remember anything about her time with Ji Xianchen during that year.

In addition, because of Hua Chaochao, Hua Xi also forgot that Ji Xianchen had once concealed from her that Uncle Qiu was Gu Tu, and naturally she also forgot that she had ever hated Ji Xianchen.

In summary, Hua Xi now feels towards Ji Xianchen as a partner with whom she once fought side by side against the aristocratic families. Apart from that, she has no other special feelings.

Ji Xianchen also knew in his heart that Hua Xi only regarded him as an ordinary friend, and he was also very sensible and played the role of a friend conscientiously.

Liking someone doesn't necessarily mean you have to be together. Ji Xianchen is willing to protect Hua Xi as a friend.

That's enough.

After all, there are grudges from the previous generation between them. Although those past events are beyond their control, they ultimately erect an invisible barrier between the two of them.

Since we are friends, it is normal to make appointments to meet up from time to time, right?

Ji Xianchen often asked Hua Xi out, sometimes to discuss how to improve the capabilities of his subordinates, and sometimes just to have a cup of coffee and chat.

Every time they met, Ji Xianchen would be careful to keep his distance and not let his emotions show too obviously.

Hua Xi was not opposed to meeting Ji Xianchen. In her heart, Ji Xianchen was a trustworthy partner who could give her a lot of useful ideas and suggestions.

They recently had an unexpected encounter at the temple where Li Cenyuan was.

After Li Cenyuan buried Gu Tu, he became a monk. From then on, he always kept the green lamp and ancient Buddha with him, sincerely atonement for the sins committed by Li Qingchi in the past.

In fact, he was in great pain and even thought about dying. His family hurt him, his two best friends were gone, and his lover was gone. He felt that he had nothing to rely on in this world, but no, he still had a daughter.

He couldn't be so selfish. What would Hua Xi think if he died without caring about anything?

She would definitely feel that her biological father was an irresponsible coward who abandoned her once again, and this time forever.

Li Cenyuan knew very well that he had brought too much hurt and pain to Hua Xi, and now, he must not let the tragedy happen again.

He must be strong, even if his heart is already broken, he must try his best to live for his daughter.

Therefore, Li Cenyuan chose to become a monk and practice Buddhism.

Hua Xi would occasionally go to the temple to visit Li Cenyuan and Ji Xianchen.

But Hua Xi didn't know about this.

The reason why Ji Xianchen visited Li Cenyuan was because he felt guilty towards him. After all, the source of all the tragedies that Li Cenyuan had experienced was his father Fu Lan.

Li Cenyuan knew what Ji Xianchen was thinking and advised him not to come to see him, saying that he never blamed him.

Li Cenyuan was very open-minded. He didn't think Ji Xianchen should be held responsible for Fu Lan's fault.

Moreover, he also hopes that the grievances of their generation will come to an end, and the younger generation will no longer be shrouded in the shadow of the past, and can freely pursue their own lives and create their own future.

So, after learning that Ji Xianchen liked Hua Xi, Li Cenyuan tried to persuade him to bravely pursue love.

But Ji Xianchen didn't listen.

Li Cenyuan stopped trying to persuade him, as he understood that Ji Xianchen had his own concerns.

If Ji Xianchen is willing to be just friends with Hua Xi, then what else can he say?

Let the young people deal with their own affairs.

One day, Ji Xianchen went to the temple to visit Li Cenyuan as usual.

We just sat down and chatted for a few minutes when Hua Xi came.

Hua Xi was surprised to see Ji Xianchen there, so she asked, "Why are you here?"

Ji Xianchen was slightly startled, then he regained his composure and said with a smile, "I came to see Uncle Cen. I didn't expect you to be here by chance."

Hua Xi nodded slightly, without asking any more questions, and walked straight to the chair next to Li Cenyuan and sat down.

As soon as she sat down, Ji Xianchen stood up and said, "Now that you are here, I won't disturb you and Uncle Cen." He wanted to leave some space for the father and daughter to be alone.

Li Cenyuan was about to ask him to stay, but Hua Xi said first: "Don't bother me, I'm just here to see him and I'll leave soon."

The implication is that it would be okay to let Ji Xianchen stay.

Ji Xianchen paused, looked at Hua Xi, and asked tentatively: "You don't mind me?"

Hua Xi looked puzzled and asked, "Why should I mind you?"

Li Cenyuan interrupted at the right time and said, "In that case, Xianchen, let's sit down and talk together."

"Okay." Ji Xianchen sat back.

For Ji Xianchen, being able to spend more time with Hua Xi was something he had always wanted.

Since Hua Xi and Ji Xianchen were not talkative people, most of the conversation topics were brought up by Li Cenyuan, with the two juniors chiming in.

Ji Xianchen responded more often, while Hua Xi only responded briefly occasionally.

The three chatted for a while, Hua Xi looked at the time and suggested leaving.

Seeing this, Ji Xianchen also stood up and said, "Then I'll leave too. Take care, Uncle Cen."

Li Cenyuan looked at their backs as they left and shook his head helplessly.