The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 103

Chapter 103: Chapter 103

Chen Pingyue was so irate she felt an itch in her teeth, deep down she just couldn’t wait to dismember that hooligan into a thousand pieces, even though she was utterly unwilling, but given the current situation, she had no choice but to wipe his sweat. Besides, this old man... was knocked out by her rage.

Reluctantly, she went over, holding the towel passed to her by Tang Su, and as she looked at that fool with his eyes closed, Chen Pingyue really wanted to poke his eyes blind with her two fingers.

"Oh, thank you Mrs. Tang for wiping my sweat."

Teasing me!

Chen Pingyue really wanted to kick him right then and there.

Just as Chen Pingyue was about to wipe Ye Tian’s eyes with the towel, Ye Tian suddenly opened his eyes and uttered a sentence that was infuriating; his expression was clearly one of taking pleasure in others’ misfortune, showing no signs of discomfort. The pitiable look from before was completely feigned!

Chen Pingyue wanted to explode in anger but still held back. To get angry in such a situation would mean making things hard for herself, so she swallowed her anger and decided to leave it to another day.

The traditional Chinese medicine doctor stared intently at the needle in Ye Tian’s hand. It was the last one and also the most critical. Seeing Ye Tian’s trembling hand, Doctor Liu knew he might be reaching his limit.

"Humph, Doctor Ye Tian, why is your hand trembling?"

Chen Pingyue’s sour tone was uncomfortable for anyone to hear, but it was what most people wanted to ask. Tang Guoqing glanced over and asked, "Mr. Ye, are you feeling unwell?"

"Ah! I know now, this is Inner Strength! He really has Inner Strength!" The traditional Chinese doctor suddenly exclaimed with surprise.

"Inner Strength? Doctor Liu, do you think this is some martial arts drama?"

"Mrs. Tang, this is not a martial art drama. Young friend Ye Tian is not uncomfortable, but rather, he is recuperating from excessive consumption of Inner Strength. The acupuncture technique just now needed to transmit the Inner Strength through the silver needles into the body, followed by a reverse flow to draw out the excess heart fire from Old Master Tang’s body. This is a difficult measurement to master, but young friend Ye Tian has managed it perfectly. What’s even more impressive is that many needles were inserted through clothing without missing, true mastery! However, due to the numerous acupoints, his Inner Strength has been seriously depleted."

Inner Strength. Tang Su suddenly thought of the youth at the barbecue stall who had pushed Lei Bao into the air with a single palm; could the kind of martial arts found in martial arts novels really exist in this world?

Ye Tian wiped the sweat from his forehead, the last needle hung in the air for a while, and the site of insertion was right at the heart’s center. Finally, it fell with the speed of lightning, a twist, another twist, thrice twisted, thrice turned, connecting heaven, human, and earth in an instant, releasing all the repressed anger in the chest through one hundred and eight acupoints in the body, a cool sensation spread from within, clear sighted, consciousness awakened.

Old Master Tang slowly opened his eyes, his heavy eyelids flickered a few times, glanced at Ye Tian, tried to turn his head to look at the people around him but couldn’t move his head, and fell back into a deep sleep once more.

"The medicine is ready." The thick scent of the herbal medicine arrived in the room before the person.

Chen Pingyue covered her nose and stepped to one side, Tang Guoqing stepped forward to take the bowl of medicine, brought it to the sickbed, but Ye Tian snatched it away and gulped it all down.

"You..."

"This is for me to drink, for him, plain boiled water will do." Ye Tian used his sweat-drenched sleeve to wipe his mouth, slumped to the ground, leaned against the bed, and the blue-and-white porcelain bowl in his hand also fell to the ground, caught by the plush carpet, not shattering.

"It’s alright, it’s alright, Secretary Tang, the Old Master is alright now!"

Dr. Liu, though advanced in age, seemed just like a happy child at this moment. A trace of a smile also appeared on the face of Tang Guoqing, who usually carried a formidable presence. However, that smile was fleeting, and his expression quickly turned solemn again.

"Susu, how could Grandfather turn out like this?"

Chen Pingyue unconsciously took two steps back.

Silent as a cicada in winter—this phrase was probably about someone like Chen Pingyue.

After Tang Zhongshan suffered from his chilling illness, Tang Guoqing single-handedly propped up the entire Tang Family. Although he had a younger brother, Tang Guoyao, his influence paled compared to that of Tang Guoqing’s status as the Municipal Party Secretary. Tang Guoyao was firmly eclipsed by this halo, and it seemed that there was also an unclear and perplexing conflict between the two brothers. As Chen Pingyue had described, the Tang Family essentially followed Tang Guoqing’s lead.

No one could defy the unwavering decision of this head of the household.

Tan Yaozong stood up, walked to the bedside, looked at Tang Zhongshan, whose complexion had returned to normal, and nodded. At the same time, he said softly, "Old Tang, you rest well. Once you’re better, I’ll come over to play chess with you."

After he had spoken, without caring whether Tang Zhongshan, who was still unconscious, had heard him or not, Tan Yaozong turned, still smiling, and grasped Tang Guoqing’s hand, "Guoqing, take good care of your father. We won’t disturb you anymore." During this exchange, Tan Xiao and Tan Xin came over, supporting Tan Yaozong from both sides, and also nodded at Tang Guoqing.

"Alright, I’ll have someone from the family send you..."

"Uncle Tang, there’s no need, my mother drove here, we can all go back in the same car." Tan Xiao said to Tang Guoqing, then turned her head back and said to Tan Xin, who was beside her, "Tan Xin, you haven’t spoken to Susu yet, we’ll wait for you downstairs."

Huh? Tan Xin was startled. He didn’t understand why his sister would say this; he had always thought that this guy named Ye Tian was more outstanding than he was and could take better care of the woman he loved. How could Tan Xiao not see that?

After leaving the study and going downstairs, Tan Xiao lowered her head, carefully reminding him, "Watch the steps, Grandpa."

Tan Yaozong shook his head, "Xiao Xiao, if it’s not meant to be, then don’t force it. I know you’re thinking of the Tan Family’s best interests, but we can’t force someone."

"No matter what, Tang Su should be the Tan Family’s daughter-in-law; others don’t have the qualification. If she disagrees, it’s not certain her father will agree either."

Glancing at his granddaughter, Tan Yaozong didn’t shake his head, but instead, stayed silent. The children had grown up and had their own thoughts; it wasn’t right to interfere or to label choices as right or wrong. He could only guide them on a general direction, but he couldn’t meddle in specific details.

"Grandpa, don’t worry, everything will be alright; we’re not children anymore. Even if we make any mistakes, you’re still here, aren’t you!"

Tan Xiao’s skewed logic brought a chuckle from Tan Yaozong, "Hehe, you mischievous girl, you’ve dragged these old bones into this too."

An old man and a young girl, along with Luo Ningshui, the virtuous wife and good mother, chatted and laughed together in the car, until they saw Tan Xin, who wore an iron blue expression, coming out of the Tang Family mansion.

Tan Xiao glanced at him, naturally understanding what had happened. She didn’t ask any further. As for this brother of hers, she still had the same opinion; he was too young and some decisions shouldn’t be made impulsively.