The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Chapter 173

"Pah, you smoking cigarettes or just sucking on filters?"

Ye Tian turned around and saw Chen Xing place a large plastic bag on the hood of the car while pulling out a box of beautifully packaged cigarettes from it.

Who knows if the "Emperor" cigarettes sold here are real or fake.

"I haven’t really smoked this kind before."

"Look at you, all chicken-hearted."

Chen Xing glanced at him dismissively and passed over a lighter, probably one that came free from the supermarket, the cheapest kind that costs one yuan and has a picture of a sexy lady on it.

He took a deep breath with great satisfaction, enjoying the pleasure of the smoke travelling through his organs and into his lungs.

Watching Ye Tian close his eyes in enjoyment, Chen Xing tentatively asked, "Can I have one?"

"You... don’t smoke?" Ye Tian asked, somewhat curious.

"My mom won’t let me smoke; she says it’s not good for girls."

"Oh," Ye Tian nodded and then put the cigarette back in his mouth, "Indeed, your mom is right."

Hearing Ye Tian’s words, Chen Xing felt a bit defiant, stamping her foot and muttering softly, "What does she know? If she were right, she wouldn’t be the one in the Chen family getting the worst treatment among the three daughters-in-law. If I were her, I might as well have stayed as the top Oiran. Marrying an old man when at her prime, and in the end, still gets scorned and kicked aside."

Ye Tian turned his head and gave a slight chuckle upon seeing this resentful, rebellious girl, shaking his head while pulling out another cigarette from the pack and handing it over.

Seeing Chen Xing reaching out to take it, Ye Tian quickly added, "Just to be clear, this is the first and last time."

"Psh, you’re such a scaredy-cat. Hand it over!"

Chen Xing’s movements were much bolder than Ye Tian’s. Although it was her first time smoking, her expertise with the lighter and the way she cocked her head to light the cigarette showed she must have spent a fair amount of time hanging around nightclubs.

"Cough Cough Cough Cough!" After taking a drag, Chen Xing suddenly doubled over coughing.

"Take it easy, don’t inhale it into your lungs just yet, roll it around in your mouth first."

While lightly patting Chen Xing’s back, Ye Tian rambled on.

"You really are long-winded."

Despite not having a good impression of Ye Tian, the remaining cigarette was still slowly smoked, small puff by small puff. Pedestrians on the road looked at the two of them strangely; the car was nice but the collision wasn’t minor. Who knew what background they had? The Golden Lion King Chen Xing didn’t care about these things. On the contrary, she was quite interested in confronting the passersby, not stopping until she made them look away.

Halfway through the cigarette, Ye Tian’s phone rang. It was Lin Jingran calling.

"Sister Lin, it’s me."

"...Ye Tian, um, did Xing get picked up?" Likely still unable to suddenly accept a third man’s name apart from Chen Pingrui and Zhang Xiayang, when calling out "Ye Tian," Lin Jingran sounded a bit unnatural.

"Don’t worry, Sister Lin, Miss Chen is right here by my side," Ye Tian said and then passed the phone to Chen Xing. Seeing her reluctance to talk, he took the phone back, "Sister Lin, Miss Chen has gone to the restroom. I will have her call you back later."

After a few courteous exchanges, Ye Tian hung up and continued smoking his cigarette.

"Do you really hate your mom that much?"

"It’s not about hate; just nothing to talk about."

"That means you hate her. Actually, if you really sit down and talk with her seriously, you would find out that your mom has it pretty hard too."

Chen Xing looked disdainfully at Ye Tian, "You know nothing! What’s so hard about her life? Born pretty, living even prettier. At eighteen, she was the top courtesan in Tianhe. Later, she married the Eunuch, Eunuch Rui. Many women’s unreachable dreams were realized by her. Yes, she isn’t young anymore, but she still has so much money. How could she have it hard? As for you, I think you’ve had it pretty tough. Considering the circumstances, have you made a successful rise to power?"

"Did you know your eunuch father died?"

Her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Chen Xing’s hand holding the cigarette trembled. Ever since she got off the plane and into Ye Tian’s car, she knew something had happened to her family. She thought about Chen Pingrui going bankrupt, losing money in business, or having his house burnt and car smashed, but she never thought of a human life being lost. And even if there was a loss of life, it shouldn’t have been Chen Pingrui.

The smoke blurred before her eyes, making them even drier and more uncomfortable, but Chen Xing didn’t blink, taking another drag from the cigarette, "So he’s dead, what does it matter to me? He never cared to ask me a word of concern. In fact, our last meeting ended with him berating me. Do you think I’m going to put on some weeping performance?"

"Your dad’s death may not matter to you since you never saw him as your father, but it’s different for your mom. That was her husband, her man. For your sake, she might hold back her tears, but you have to understand that with that man’s death, one of the closest and dearest people in this world to her is gone. In other words, you’re the last of her nearest and dearest. I know you look down on your mom, but don’t say it out loud. At least pretend for her sake. You’re her only daughter, and although I haven’t been close to your mom, only someone who is holding on to their most important person would live so cautiously like her. Sister Zheng once said your mom isn’t ambitious, but I don’t think so. Women in this world are generally of two kinds: the career women and those who just wish to live a steady life with their men. Your mom is the latter. Don’t blame her; she’s doing all this for you."

"Hmph, hearing you talk makes me feel so cruel." Her voice was cold; how could the heart of the queen of the nightclubs be so easily swayed by Ye Tian’s casual words?

"That’s your family matter, not mine. I just think your mom has it pretty hard. These things are hard to clarify by outsiders. Your mom has it tough too. Instead of always running around, you should stay at home and spend more time with her. Isn’t it said that a daughter is her mother’s little padded jacket? Look at how you’re being a padded jacket, not keeping warm but rather always bringing in the cold winds."

With a flick of her finger, Chen Xing flicked the cigarette butt away, tossed her head, and got into the car without bothering to say a word to Ye Tian.

Ye Tian shrugged, his face expressing indifference, cursing himself inside for being unnecessarily meddlesome. He got into the car and continued driving towards Beiping City.

The journey was silent until they entered the Huairou District. Little Bun finally woke up and got out of the car. Lin Jingran was anxiously waiting at the villa’s entrance. Standing guard beside her was the simple-minded giant, Zhang Daniu, while the former soldier, Zhang Houtu, was stationed with a sniper rifle, guarding in the depths of the woods. Even Ye Tian had no idea where exactly he was.