The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 206

Chapter 206: Chapter 206

"Ah, you are a smart person, and crucially, unlike Tang Kaitai, you do not presume to be smarter than you are. This trait is most valuable. Many people forget who they are after achieving some success, but you are different. At least so far, I haven’t seen that in you."

"Mr. Ye, does this mean that we are now on the same side?"

"Hehe, what do you think, Boss Zhen?"

Deals are always struck in a pleasant mood, and the slow rock owning by Zhen Yulin, no, it should be said that the slow rock owned by Ye Tian, is bound to become an important stronghold for Ye Tian’s future career.

The night falls, shrouding the entire Tianhe City.

In a small mahjong room, a woman dressed in a tight red qipao is playing mahjong with three other women. Liu Liyue, who has been losing over fifty games, calmly continues to stack the mahjong tiles. Qin Gui swaggers over, leans down, and whispers something in Liu Liyue’s ear. Upon hearing Qin Gui’s words, Liu Liyue remains expressionless and casually says, "I didn’t expect this kid to really make a move. Let’s find a chance to meet him. One dot."

The next day, no, to be precise, that night, the news of Liu Ping being killed by Ye Tian spread everywhere, and the feat of Ye Tian single-handedly taking on dozens of armed men was exaggerated to mythical proportions, depicting him as a modern-day Martial World master. The real master, Li Jing, didn’t bother being involved in this turmoil, preferring to quietly stay at Fengyue Inn and peacefully spend the rest of his days with Li Ruoshui.

After much consideration, Ye Tian brought Tang Su to the Fengyue Inn, claiming it was to let her stay with him for a few days. In reality, it was to reassure Li Jing, ensuring that with his own wife present, there would be no safety concerns here in the future. Using his wife as assurance, Ye Tian felt quite despicable. Correspondingly, Zhang Houtu and Zhang Daniu also moved from Fengyu Lake, putting Li Jing’s worried mind at ease.

Li Jing knew his role; although he was technically serving Ye Tian, acting as a consultant was more suitable. His true loyalty was of ultimate importance. Li Ruoshui was his bottom line—if Ye Tian hadn’t killed Liu Ping, Li Jing wouldn’t have let it slide either. Both men were testing each other. A consultant also has dignity. If Ye Tian hadn’t managed Li Jing’s sentiments well, he would have walked away hands empty. Mercilessly, he decided to kill Liu Ping straight away.

With the deaths of Liu Ping and Tang Kaitai, the ownership of Binhai Industrial was unquestionably transferred to Ye Tian, which effectively meant it went to Zheng Xinru.

It seemed like everything had settled.

"Hmph, he is really impressive, isn’t he? Is he happy now that all of the old men in Tianhe City are dead?" Although he continued with his calligraphy, the wild cursive script Zuo Zhengyang created seemed on par with a frenzied style ’Pozhenzi’ from Wang Xizhi, resembling the fierce killing aura of worldly society. He spoke without reservation and acted without mercy.

Zheng Xinru sat beside, with Shen Xuepei, Zuo Zhengyang’s wife, next to her, a velvet pashmina draped over her shoulders reaching down to her legs. Despite maintaining an elegant appearance, her heart was beating anxiously.

"Boss Zheng, as far as I know, isn’t Ye Tian your man? Last time I saw him, he went with Chen Pingrui to a charity dinner, and now he’s the son-in-law of Tang Family. Hmph!"

Zuo Zhengyang had always remembered that day when Chen Pingrui called out a bid of ten thousand yuan for Shen Xuepei’s painting. Who says this farmer-looking old man truly exhibits a carefree attitude? He’s petty to the core! Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to secure the position of city committee secretary.

Zheng Xinru watched the brush glide across the Xuan Paper and said, "It’s true he’s my man, but he’s just a helper. With Pingrui gone, I must secure what he left behind. I understand you have connections with Liu Family, but Chen family’s assets, I won’t lose an inch."

Shen Xuepei took her hand, placing it in her own, comforting the woman slightly younger than herself.

Zuo Zhengyang impatiently threw the brush on the table, "I don’t care. If this matter is not handled well, not just I, but all those big and small snakes in Tianhe City won’t accept it either. When the time comes, bringing trouble to others, everyone will hold you accountable."

This was a complete game of chess where not only the king mattered but also all the pawns, chariots, knights, bishops—the minor pieces. Nobody could tolerate a disruptive winner in this game, especially those who have rooted here for decades. It would indeed be odd if they didn’t turn the sky upside-down.

"I am well aware," Zheng Xinru stated, taking the last sip of her tea, standing up to leave, but Shen Xuepei held her back.

Zuo Zhengyang always adhered to his wife’s counsel—what she said, he dared not refute. Fortunately, Shen Xuepei spoke infrequently, especially on major right-and-wrong issues, not to mention petty matters.

"Xinru, I heard Zhang Xiayang has returned."

Zuo Zhengyang was taken aback, then narrowed his eyes, watching the daydreaming Zheng Xinru. This woman really knows how to attract people; she even managed to bring back the estranged Zhang Xiayang.

Zheng Xinru sighed, "Chen family does not lack men; it’s just that, once used, one less remains."

The house at Fengyu Lake was essentially vacant now, guarded only by Liu Zhongshi and a few security personnel, and Chen Pingrui’s several fighting dogs. Before leaving, Zheng Xinru handed the keys to Liu Zhongshi, instructing him to take good care of the dogs—unclear whether she referred to the security guards or the actual fighting dogs in the yard.

This was the biggest reshuffle in Tianhe City since ’Liu Laogou’ fifty years ago. Both Chen and Liu families suffered the loss of their mainstays, leading to a hasty closure after a familial rivalry, yielding an unexpected outcome. Liu Ping was killed, Liu Hao was cremated early in the morning leaving nothing behind, Liu family ended up far worse off than the Chen family. Described as scattered sand, Liu family couldn’t pull together someone who could withstand the pressure after Liu Ping’s death. Man plans, heaven disposes; self-planning is inevitable, planning against others futile.

Tianhe Hotel, just below the penthouse, on the second highest floor.

Ye Tian, in a sharp suit, accompanied by Xu Qingyang and Li Jing, like two chilling spears, thus protected, walks into the hotel with great strides. From the moment they set foot inside, Xu Qingyang and Li Jing became the center of attention, while the person walking ahead subtly lost a bit of people’s focus.