Beauty and the Bodyguard - Chapter 366
Chapter 366: CH366
Zhaoming turned to look at his father, only to find that he found it odd as well- he’d informed his Xiaobo’s father already, did Xiaobo miss the news?
“Xiaobo, didn’t your father tell you? The resort’s packed, we didn’t arrange a room for you and your friends!” Zhaoming said innocently. “How ‘bout this, you and your friends can live in the motel over there. It’s thirty, forty kuai a night, you guys handle it first and tell me how much it was tomorrow.”
“Oh, no need to trouble you, Zhaoming, we’ve booked a room in here already.” Xiaobo said faintly. “We don’t need your arrangements.”
“Hm? What?” Zhaoming froze. “You booked a room here? Impossible! I booked all of the business rooms here already! What’re you trying to pull?!”
“I’m not trying to pull anything.” Xiaobo shrugged, delighted at Zhaoming going crazy.
“Xiaobo, I know how you don’t wanna lose face in front of your friends, I really do understand!” Zhaoming made it sound genuine, but also loud at the same time so Xiaobo’s friends in the van could hear. “But you need to understand that the people attending my grandpa’s birthday feast are all people of very high positions, and even they don’t get rooms! There’s no way we can arrange any for your friends! Also, you’re not grandpa’s direct grandson, too- we really can’t include you when managing those rooms!”
“You don’t have to worry.” Xiaobo wasn’t the slightest bit frustrated. “The ones open for business may all be booked, but not the ones not open for business, right? That’s what we booked.”
With that, Xiaobo got the rail pulled up and got back in the car, not paying Zhaoming anymore attention.
“You……” Zhaoming was almost choking with rage- did Xiaobo know a worker in here? Did he get himself an employee’s room or something?! It was so frustrating just to let him trot in like this!
“Forget it, Zhaoming!” Zhaoming’s father said with a wave of his hand. He looked down on his nephew’s family as well, but he was still an elder- he wouldn’t want to go overboard.
“What the hell! Think you’re some big shot!” Zhaoming yelled out, unable to contain himself. “You call that a car?! Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?!”
“Alright, Zhaoming, your grandfather cares about his reputation- don’t embarrass yourself in front of outsiders. He’s a long-distance relative anyway, just let him do what he wants if he wants to show off. It doesn’t get him any substantial benefits or anything.” Kang Cuipu shook his head before turning to an Audi with a smile. “Mister Wang, you came…”
Lin Yi contacted Uncle Tian after entering the resort- he had to persuade him into not coming down to greet him personally and send someone he trusted instead.
Although, even the trusted person didn’t know Lin Yi’s real identity.
Lin Yi wanted to keep a low-profile, after all- if people knew about his connection with the boss it’d attract the Kangs’ attention…
He was here with Xiaobo as a bystander and observer in the first place- the point was to show Fen exactly what kind of an ugly person Zhaoming was, thus removing him from her memory!
If Lin Yi were to expose his connection with Uncle Tian, then Zhaoming might actually have a change of attitude and be all respectful towards him all of a sudden- Fen wouldn’t be able to see his true face if that happened.
“Master Lin, nice to meet you! Mister Tian sent me.” A thirty year old man walked over to Lin Yi’s car with quick steps, not a single trace of disdain in his eyes towards the run-down van Lin Yi was driving, clear of suspicion and full of respect. “I’m Li Yixun- you can call me Li, Master Lin.”
Uncle Tian must’ve told him the licence plate number for him to be able to confirm Lin Yi’s identity so quickly.
“Ah, just take us to the villa please, Mister Li.” Lin Yi said politely.
“Please come with me, Master Lin.” Yixun nodded. “Should I get in your car, or will you and your friends come in mine?”
Yixun pointed at an SUV not far away as he spoke.
“You get on, Mister Li- I’ll drive.” Lin Yi said.
Yixun left it at that and got in Lin Yi’s van. He gave him directions and got them to a stand-alone villa by the sea- it should be the villa with the best view here.
There was a sign on the villa’s door- ‘Not for business’.
“Master Lin, the preparations have been made- you can move in right away!” Yixun said as he handed Lin Yi his name card. “You can contact me if anything comes up, Master Lin!”
“Alright, thanks.” Lin Yi put the name card away.
Yixun didn’t have much to say- he nodded and left. There was demand for people like him, people who worked without asking or saying too much.
“Master Lin? Boss, you’re not really one of those big young masters from a rich family, are you? Didn’t you say you have a rich relative?” Xiaobo was clearly excited from how Yixun had been addressing Lin Yi. “Boss, tell me honestly! Are you a legendary young master?!”
“Do I look like one?” Lin Yi smiled bitterly. “That brother of yours is what you call a young master, okay…”
“Heh… Eh? Fen?” Xiaobo was about to prod Lin Yi on when he saw Fen’s tear-streaked face- he jumped, completely startled. “Fen, don’t cry! What’s wrong?”
Lin Yi and Tang Yin heard the sobbing as well, turning around to see tear stains on Fen’s face…
But both Lin Yi and Tang Yin didn’t know what to say- this was within expectations.
Fen meeting Zhaoming again, after all, was enough to affect her fragile and broken heart, even if she’d only seen him from a distance…
There was only Xiaobo who could be there for her right now- Lin Yi and Tang Yin didn’t need to say anything at all.
“Xiaobo, you wanna help Fen inside and talk to her first?” Lin Yi suggested.
“Okay…” Xiaobo nodded and quickly went in with Fen in his arms…
“Let’s wait outside a bit…” Lin Yi sighed and parked the van outside the villa, shutting the engine down.
“Fen sure has it rough…” Tang Yin sighed as well, shaking her head as she looked at Fen and Xiaobo walking away. “Hope she gets over it after all this…”
It’s gonna get intense soon ;D
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Chapter 367: CH367
“I hope so…” Lin Yi nodded. “Everyone has their own problems- Xiaobo’s family looks pretty complicated too. Their relationship with each other doesn’t feel very genuine and nice.”
“Yeah, big and rich families are like that… Us poor people have it better.” Tang Yin added. “No inheritance to fight each other for, less troubles…”
“Ah, right- how’s your cousin?” Lin Yi asked.
(I don’t know why these people keep referring to their cousins using sibling terms, what the hell? Tell me if you want me to use the terms they’re using or if you want me to use ‘cousins’)
“I gave him the money- he should’ve paid it back already, but I didn’t get any calls from them. I’ve been helping my mom at the hospital with my dad and everything.” Tang Yin said. “But don’t worry! I’ll return that money to you for sure!”
“Ah, I wasn’t telling you to give it back or anything, you don’t have to think too much about it. Don’t pressure your cousin about that, either.” Lin Yi said.
“Okay…” Tang Yin replied softly, raising her head. “You really don’t need me to pay it back?”
“I don’t.” Lin Yi said.
“Why are you so nice to me?” Tang Yin’s eyes were fixed on Lin Yi, unblinking as her emotions rose.
“Am I… I’m not that nice, right?” Lin Yi scratched at his head- Tang Yin’s direct stare was a bit much for him.
“Pft-” Tang Yin laughed- Lin Yi had made the tense situation all light-hearted all of a sudden. “Would you dare being even nicer to me?”
Tang Yin wanted to ask if he was planning on spending the rest of his life with her, but decided not to since the mood was different now. It’d be embarrassing and make things awkward between them, too… Who knew how things would turn out in the future?”
So Tang Yin decided to joke with Lin Yi a little.
“Yeah.” Lin Yi nodded.
“Hahaha…” Tang Yin laughed, happy. “Don’t forget what you said…”
“How are we sleeping tonight?” The thought crossed Lin Yi’s mind- Xiaobo should be with Fen, so should he be with Tang Yin..? Lin Yi couldn’t help but get excited. Could he???
“I’ll be sleeping with Fen, obviously!” Tang Yin, naturally, knew what Lin Yi was getting at. “Hmph, don’t be thinking about that kind of stuff! It’s definitely impossible before marriage…”
“Ugh…” Lin Yi sweated- had Tang Yin seen through his intentions?
Tang Yin thought about it, and felt like it’d be a bit forceful to put that after marriage… There were plenty of couples living together before marriage already. She added a different rule, worried that Lin Yi would get disappointed. “At least, not until you bring me to your parents!”
“I’m… actually an orphan.” Lin YI sighed, a little self-deprecatingly.
“Ah?” Tang Yin looked at Lin Yi with her eyes wide with disbelief. “You… You’re an orphan..?”
“Yeah…” Lin Yi nodde. “I still don’t know who my real parents are.”
“I’m sorry…” Tang Yin never expected that Lin Yi would be an orphan- her words were inappropriate. “I didn’t know… Pretend I didn’t say anything…”
“Ah, it’s okay- I’ve gotten used to it.” Lin Yi shook his head. “But I do have an old man nagging at me all the time back home, and a strict shifu, too. They’re actually my elders, so I’ll let you meet them sometime!”
“Yeah…” Tang Yin sighed, relieved that Lin Yi wasn’t feeling down or anything.
She was also pretty happy to hear that Lin Yi wanted to bring her home to his old man and shifu…
She didn’t know what kind of people they were, but they were definitely not ordinary people. Lin Yi’s willingness to bring her to them like that was also a testament to his acceptance of her…
Tang Yin had thought that Lin Yi was a young master- but it turned out that he didn’t have parents! She felt like she’d grown one step closer to knowing Lin Yi.
She knew that he didn’t have that young master’s bratty aura around him, but assumed that it was just because he had good parenting… Him being an orphan had taken her completely by surprise.
Although, now that that had been cleared up, she wasn’t afraid of not being good enough for his rich and powerful family anymore… It was something she’d been the most concerned over.
She felt a lot less uncomfortable now that that thought was out of the way.
“Boss, you guys can come in now! Fen’s asleep!” Tang Yin was busy thinking about Lin Yi’s background when Xiaobo called out to them.
Tang Yin frowned a bit- she was bonding with Lin Yi so solidly and everything, too! Why did Xiaobo have to interrupt that? She got out of the car, flustered as she gave him a glare. “Aren’t you scared of waking Fen up with that volume?”
“Ah? I…” Xiaobo didn’t dare make a retort- he tried to explain himself weakly. “This villa’s very soundproof…”
“Hmph!” With a hmph, Tang Yin went up to Xiaobo and stepped on his feet heavily before entering the villa.
Xiaobo had no idea what was going on- he turned to Lin Yi helplessly. “Boss, what’s up with sis-in-law? Why’s she so angry?”
“How am I supposed to know? Maybe she was gonna kiss me when you interrupted her.” Lin Yi shrugged.
“Seriously? I destroyed that moment?” Xiaobo’s face told Lin Yi that he felt like he deserved the foot-stepping. “No way, I’m such a criminal! Sis-in-law’s pissed at me now!”
Lin Yi didn’t pay Xiaobo any attention- he locked the van and walked in with him.
Tang Yin was on the living room sofa with Fen lying by her side, sleeping.
“What are we having for dinner?” Lin Yi asked quietly.
“Anything. Maybe we can just have cup noodles. Should we wait for Fen to wake up first?” Tang Yin looked at the time on her phone- it was dinner time, but Fen was asleep…
It wasn’t until a while over eight when Fen woke up, feeling a little better and not as timid.
She was moved when she heard how everyone had been waiting on her for dinner. “Sorry, I made you guys worry…”
“Fen, we really came all the way here for your sake- don’t mind us.” Tang Yin waved her hand. “We’ll be the happiest if you can get over your trauma.”
“Yeah, Fen… Are you hungry? Boss has been waiting for you…” Xiaobo said.
“I… I’ll be fine with anything.” Fen shook her head. “I guess we’ll eat what’s available? I think a lot of places are closed already this late at night…”
Moon on the Sea’s resort restaurants should be currently packed with the guests of the Kang family- going there with Fen right now wouldn’t be appropriate.
Knowing Zhaoming, there was a chance that he’d say insulting things to sadden Fen even more- Lin Yi preferred not to have dinner there.