The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 158

Chapter 158: Chapter 158

Chen Pingrui is dead, the Chen family has lost its cornerstone, and without any friends or allies, the house is bound to collapse, and no one can withstand it. Zhang Xiayang has cleaned up Liu Laogou for the Chen family, doing his last bit of duty, but the responsibility now falls entirely on Ye Tian, whose potential was recognized by Chen Pingrui and who has also been tested by time. Nobody can predict what turn of events this ordinary kid will cause. Whether he can carry the Chen family’s banner depends on his fate and fortune.

Zheng Xinru sat on the couch in the living room, scrutinizing the young man standing in front of her. The European-origin Huilaien sofa didn’t relax her body in the slightest. As Chen Pingrui’s formally-married wife, she had the responsibility to carry on the Chen family, for Chen Pingrui, and for herself.

Who knows how many men fantasize about having the Chen family’s women beneath them.

"Ye Tian?"

"Yes."

Zheng Xinru put down the teacup in her hand, sat upright on the sofa looking at him, her face calm, without a ripple, smoothing the wrinkles on her skirt, picking off some tiny threads, before looking up at Ye Tian again, "My name is Zheng Xinru, you can call me Mrs. Chen or Sister Zheng if you like."

"Alright, Mrs. Chen."

"Mhm. Sit."

Ye Tian glanced at her and took a seat opposite her, with a dark-colored coffee table between them. It displayed traditional Chinese artwork, an old pine tree with a monkey above and an old man wearing a straw hat resting below.

A nanny who followed Zheng Xinru was tidying up the room. Outside the window was an open space with plants and a huge aquarium arranged to look like an underwater world. The sunlight made waves reflected on the walls inside.

"I am someone who doesn’t employ those I distrust and doesn’t mistrust those I employ. Since Zhang Xiayang recommended you, I naturally trust you. But don’t you ever think that you are exceptional. Honestly, if I had the time, I would surely choose someone else."

Hmph, rather straightforward. "I understand, Mrs. Chen."

"Mhm. With Pingrui gone, the Chen family is left with six women, and three of them are just children, who can’t even sustain themselves. Everything will depend on you now. You are more familiar with the underworld than I am. Whatever you do, is your business; I will not interfere, nor do I want to. In business matters, I will gradually bring you in, no rush for now, and you will start to take over Pingrui’s deals. Those big and small leaders are very difficult to handle; you need to be on your toes. Now, Dog Liu’s kid is searching worldwide for his father’s murderer, and they already know it was Zhang Xiayang who did it. If they can’t find him, sooner or later they will come after us. Be prepared, whether to strike first or counter-attack, I don’t care, that’s your business. As a traditional woman, all I want in this life is peace, not to suffer hardships, or to be harassed by night, banging on windows and doors. Those things, I absolutely do not care about. You don’t have to try to dominate Tianhe like Pingrui did, but at least reach the level of Zhang Xiayang where you can find some peace. Do you understand?"

While stroking her teacup, Zheng Xinru suddenly looked up, her eyes, seemingly gentle but hiding needles, startled Ye Tian. There really wasn’t a single simple character in the Chen family.

"I understand, Mrs. Chen."

"Mhm. Oh, and come over tonight; you should still meet the other members of the Chen family. Do you have a cellphone?"

Ye Tian took out Zhang Xiayang’s phone, "His."

"Mhm, that works."

"Mrs. Chen, then I will head back first."

Zheng Xinru watched him, the man who hid all his turmoil within, walk away slowly, and her heartbeats quickened, how could a few women take care of the vast affairs of the Chen family? With Zhang Xiayang around, they could at least hold off those who lie in wait, but now that even he’s absconded, it wouldn’t be strange for those coveting the Chen family’s assets to tear it apart.

Thinking of the man in white with a clean and cold face gave Zheng Xinru a headache. The Butterfly Knife was something only Chen Pingrui could manage; forged steel isn’t so easily bent. But this refusal to bend had dragged the Chen family into a ruinous state. Beheading Liu Laogou might have been satisfying, but who would clean up this mess? The Liu Family didn’t value Zhang Xiayang’s head and wouldn’t give up the big piece of meat that was the Chen family just for the sake of a worthless lackey. Liu Ping was even worse than his father; vengeance? Hmph, he could hold a grudge against anyone, everyone but money.

After assigning tasks to Ye Tian, Zheng Xinru immediately called the other members of the Chen family one by one. The Chen family wasn’t disbanded yet, and although without Chen Pingrui, a few women remained, not numerous or powerful, they couldn’t just watch the Chen family fall from grace.

After all, the marital bond with Chen Pingrui hadn’t ended, and his only legally wedded first wife was still Zheng Xinru.

"Come over tonight. Yes, at Fengyue Lake. Then take a flight back. Don’t bring the child. Don’t ask so many questions now, come and you’ll understand."

"Are you there? Mhm, it’s me. Come over tonight. Yes, lakeside at Fengyue Lake."

The women on the other end of the phone, though not able to take on big responsibilities, were still implicated in the Chen family’s matters, not just for the Chen family’s sake, but for their own as well. If not for adding to the household, then they must do other things.

Zheng Xinru’s public identity attracted lots of eyes; Eunuch Rui’s mess, she couldn’t get involved. Otherwise, in the end, she would end up with nothing.

Racking her brain for a long time, reviewing every relationship she had, still, she found no good solution. Not to mention anything else, not even the basic safety was assured now. In the past, Butterfly Knife Zhang Xiayang was there to keep watch; now, without a single man in the Chen family, others could bully them without a second thought.

Only at this time did she realize how important it was to have a man in the house.

On the surface, Tianhe City remained the same, but secretly, this small piece of land had been turned upside down.

Zhang Xiayang had beheaded Liu Laogou, and Dog Liu, Liu Ping, had formally taken his place. With the blood of Sichuan’s fierce bandits in his veins, Liu Ping was even more ruthless and cunning than Liu Laogou. The entire cake of Tianhe City lay before him; Liu Laogou had previously dared not touch territories that he now precisely remembered. Tianheng Industry’s people had already put out word that they wanted to capture Zhang Xiayang alive to set a sky lantern at his father Liu Laogou’s grave as a tribute to the deceased.