Ye Ye’s family is the largest mafia in Asia – the “Gate of Night.” Ye Ye’s father, Ye Xingfeng, is a legendary figure. It was he who expanded what was once one of China’s four major gangs, the “Gate of Night,” into the number one in Asia and one of the top ten globally! Ye Ye is 19 years old, in her second year of university, reportedly with an IQ of 220… She studies linguistics. The men in her family, after much consideration, realized there was no major in “Mafia Management,” so they firmly decided she should study languages. The goal was to meet the increasingly international ‘business’ needs of the “Gate of Night,” and naturally, Ye Ye’s ability to speak multiple languages would be a great asset! Thus, by 19, Ye Ye had mastered English, French, Italian, Japanese, and Korean, and was now tackling Russian and Portuguese… Oh, and Ye Ye’s mother was killed in a gang-related shootout while trying to save her husband, struck by a stray bullet. Since then, Ye Ye’s father has never found true love again, living a life of cold ruthlessness, never remarrying. At that time, Ye Ye was only 5 years old, and from then on, her small world was dominated by the five domineering men of her family! Four brothers, and one father… Ye Ye was the only girl in the family, with four older brothers above her, each tall and imposing, handsome and extraordinary, skilled in both literature and martial arts! The eldest brother, Ye Yan, was 25 years old; the second, Ye Xuan, was 23; the third and fourth were twins, Ye Liao and Ye Yang, both 21. Ye Ye herself was a stunning girl, well-proportioned, tall (168 cm), with long, dyed dark red straight hair and neatly trimmed bangs. Like an elf, she was ethereal yet mysterious, with a wild innocence mixed with classical and modern beauty! Of course, as the only daughter of the “Qian Ye Sect,” she inevitably learned some skills in weaponry and martial arts, which the clever Ye Ye mastered with ease. However, under the protection of her father and four brothers at home, she dreamed of showcasing her impressive skills, but there was never an opportunity! Due to the overprotection of the five men in her family, her only boyfriend, with whom she had been in a pure relationship for three years, where they only held hands, left her. The reason was — they had pursued each other from high school to university, and besides holding hands, they hadn’t even kissed on the cheek. More astonishingly, every date was monitored by at least one brother accompanied by at least four bodyguards, like electronic surveillance! One might ask, which boy could tolerate this? Therefore, under extreme patience, the boy waited for the situation to calm down, but after three years, there was no sign of improvement; instead, as Ye Ye grew more beautiful and mature, the situation worsened… He felt disheartened, thinking Ye Ye didn’t truly love him, otherwise, she would have resisted… Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he left dejectedly… and transferred to a university in the U.S. Ye Ye was heartbroken because that boy, Xiao Yanting, was the only one in her 19 years of life who could stand in front of her family’s five men without being overshadowed! Such a boy was rare! Yet, they slowly killed their first love like a chronic poison over three years and forcefully drove away her ‘lover’! Heartbroken and furious, Ye Ye decided to secretly accept her school’s invitation to study abroad in Rome, Italy, for four months, returning after Christmas. She was part of a group of 20 carefully selected students from the school, making up 10 boys and 10 girls. Their mission was to engage in academic exchanges and further studies in fields like fashion design, linguistics, and economics with a friendly school in Italy! On September 20th, Ye Ye, along with her friends Du Miao Miao and Qiu Yu, who were also exchange students, left four days ahead of the main group. They planned to use these four days to first visit France, a country they had long dreamed of. At the airport, Ye Ye called her father and firmly told him she was going to Italy for exchange studies, warning that if they used any underhanded means to bring her back or stop her, she would cry her heart out and never speak to them again! Then she would run away from home! The men of the Ye family were not afraid of bloodshed, fights (uh, they seemed to love it!), or challenges, but they feared the tears and silence of their only daughter. Thus, the stern father had no choice but to agree. He even sent a substantial amount of money to Ye Ye as a gesture of appeasement. He also promised to send Ye Ye’s “weapons and gear” through special channels to Italy. — Of course, this didn’t mean her brothers wouldn’t follow to Italy to “look after her”! However, the heartbroken Ye Ye hadn’t thought to include this in her threats, dreaming of a free and beautiful romance away from her five guardians… The plane took off, cutting through the sky, piercing the clouds — three beautiful heiresses, filled with youthful dreams, embarked on their foreign journey… And our story begins here…
Prologue: The Fire Sect
Internal Structure of the Fire Sect (Ranked by Position from Highest to Lowest)
- Leader: Dean-Ho-Focken (Known as the Duke)
- Sect Master: Ye Ye (Generally inherited by the female head of the Focken family; if there’s no suitable female heir, it is jointly managed by the Leader and the Holy Master)
- Holy Master: Qilin (Each generation’s Qilin comes from a family, the mysterious Shen City family; the selection criteria for Qilin involve inheriting dual-colored eyes.)
Four Guardians: Due to the extensive business of the Focken family’s legitimate enterprise, the ‘Empire Group’, the Four Guardians also manage the group’s affairs alongside Dean, while their responsibilities towards the Fire Sect are handled primarily by their Protectors. Each Guardian has their own affiliated armed organization at their command.
- East: Lie (Qing Long, Administrative) — Blue Flame Group
- South: Gong Xun (Zhu Que, Intelligence) — Red Flame Group
- West: Si Men Xu (Bai Hu, Military) — White Flame Group
- North: Tang Xi (Xuan Wu, Armaments) — Black Flame Group
The Gold Flame Group is the foremost of the five flame groups, under the command of the Leader and the Sect Master. The Blue Flame Group is under the command of the Holy Master.
From Paris to Rome: Part Two, Paris, Here I Come
At around 5 PM, the plane landed smoothly at the airport, and the three girls walked out of the terminal together. Smiling, they lifted their heads and took a deep breath of the slightly cool air, all saying in unison, “Paris — we’re here!” They then shared radiant smiles. Their outstanding looks and youthful vibe deeply attracted passersby, who all watched in amazement at the three beautiful Chinese girls.
Ye Ye, Du Miao Miao, and Qiu Yu arrived at the luxurious 5-star hotel in the center of Paris — the “Imperial-Hotel”. The opulent lobby and the energetic, courteous staff all reflected the hotel’s unparalleled luxury and well-trained internal culture. After checking in, each girl went to her room to freshen up and rest before dining together.
Back in her room, Ye Ye suddenly felt a sharp pain in her stomach. Calculating the days, she realized — her period had arrived! “Why does it have to come now of all times? So inconvenient~~~” Ye Ye mumbled to herself, unhappily stuffing her room key into her wallet, grabbing her phone, and heading out to buy sanitary pads! After browsing around the supermarket on the hotel’s first floor, she bought her preferred brand and some painkillers from the pharmacy counter, paid, and was about to head back to her room. Standing by the elevator, she felt a sharp cramp in her lower abdomen — she had menstrual cramps.
