The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 220

Chapter 220: 220

"One. That’s it, now get lost."

Liu Liyue turned around, looking at Ye Tian on the ground with cold eyes, took a sip of red wine, leaving a not-yet-dry crimson stain at the corner of her mouth.

Ye Tian lay on the ground, attempting to move his body. Fortunately, both arms were only penetrated but without any tendon or bone damage. Enduring the pain, he rolled over to the side to prevent his arms from being pressed and obstructing blood circulation, and could only lie there.

"Now can we talk?"

"Ye Tian, if you’ve forgotten what I said just now, I’m absolutely not going to repeat it. What, do you think I was joking?" There was a common fruit knife on the quartz coffee table, which Liu Liyue picked up, skillfully flipped her wrist to fling a knife flower, straightened the blade, and pressed it against Ye Tian’s face, sliding down to rest on the pulsing carotid artery in his neck.

"This shadow is also on you."

Astonished.

Zhang Daniu and Li Jing had been waiting silently downstairs at the hotel for about half an hour. They had agreed on a thirty-minute wait, and if Ye Tian didn’t come down within that time, they would storm up.

Time was up. The two men looked at each other, no longer waiting. Li Jing threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and stamped it out, "Let’s go."

"He’s out!"

Looking up, they saw Ye Tian trembling as he walked over. When descending the steps, his movements were somewhat deformed. Zhang Daniu quickly went over to support him, "How are you? Did they give you a hard time?"

Li Jing noticed something awkward about the movement of Ye Tian’s arms. He pulled back his clothes and saw a patch of blood red. Without a word, Li Jing took three large strides and leaped over the twenty flights of steps.

"Come back!"

Li Jing’s footsteps halted on the last step as he turned to look at the somewhat exhausted buzz-cut young man. Although still reluctant, he slowly retreated. When it came to the big picture and the details, this man had even stronger and more comprehensive viewpoints than himself.

"If you still have the strength, go kill someone and then speak."

As one of Tianhe City’s top bars, Slow Rock naturally goes without saying in terms of popularity, and it’s also one of Chen Pingrui’s largest subsidiaries. Just a money laundering tool, the massive turnover is always meticulously cleaned. Nobody could resist liking this place, especially someone in a crucial position like Zuo Zhengyang—always cautious, he naturally wouldn’t entrust life-endangering matters to inconsequential figures. Go big, or go home!

Villa number one, truly a common name.

Unlike Dong Cheng, Zhen Yulin had always been low-profile, a subtlety that allowed him to grow gradually in Tianhe and even helped him earn a pass from Ye Tian on Nanshan. However, being low-key didn’t mean he would bet on a young buck not yet fully seasoned.

From obscurity to notoriety, having stirred up the whole of Tianhe City, one must admit, this person indeed had some tricks up his sleeve. Not mentioning anything else, just this kind of courage was something not many possessed. What’s more valuable is that this individual knew restraint, the depth of matters, and what not to touch—he definitely wouldn’t dive in headfirst unless he could make a big enough splash. Only such a relentless character could take over from Chen Pingrui. Yet, in the end, he was still too young to outmatch Zheng Xinru.

If only this young man was a bit more cunning, Zhen Yulin might have weighed his options between Zheng Xinru and Ye Tian. As history inevitably dictates, the new replaces the old, an unchangeable truth.

"Ding-dong," the doorbell rang.

Sitting at his desk, Zhen Yulin pondered who it could be at this hour.

Putting down his "Zuo Tradition," he took off his glasses and headed to the door. The ever-cautious Zhen Yulin peered through the cat eyes on the door and saw a familiar face.

How did he find this place? Even a crafty rabbit has three hideouts, let alone the ever-cautious Zhen Yulin. A bad premonition crept over him.

"Boss Zhen, are you there? Oh, right, my friend from the back door, he doesn’t have a very good temper."

Just as Zhen Yulin was about to escape through the back door, he stopped in his tracks. He remembered this young man possessed a maturity and wisdom beyond his years. Since he had managed to find this place, it must have been through careful preparation. Thinking of the figure who had taken on dozens of machetes alone that night, Zhen Yulin inexplicably felt a chill in his heart.

The doorknob turned, the door opened, and there was that square-faced man.

"Hello, Boss Zhen, we meet again."

"Mr. Ye, please come in."

The belated cordiality, utterly useless.

Ye Tian chuckled as he walked in, then a black shadow loomed over the entirety of Zhen Yulin’s body. Looking up, he saw a sturdy man with a naive face standing powerfully before him, his muscles taut and bulging, his clothes stretched taut, like a warrior deity.

"Please... come in."

Zhang Daniu’s first appearance overawed his opponent with his robust physique.

Zhen Yulin swallowed hard, well aware that no good would come from this visit. This Ye Tian was definitely not as easy to talk to as he appeared, employing a ’soft before hard’ tactic, giving you enough face initially, but if you fail to appreciate it, he wouldn’t mind tormenting you in the most brutal way. A combination of kindness and sadism, in short, unpredictably moody.

"May I ask what brings Mr. Ye here?"

"What brings me? Hehe, Boss Zhen, you sure have a way with words. A scholarly businessman like you is hard to come by these days."

Bullshit!

Zhen Yulin sneered inwardly but remained modest on the surface, "You flatter me, Mr. Ye. Please, just say what you have come for. After all, I am still under your employ."

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, "Very well. Then I won’t stand on ceremony."

"Please, go ahead."

"Ahem, I heard that Eunuch Rui highly valued the Slow Rock Bar before his passing, and its business is the largest here. I’ve come for those account books. After all, the future of Slow Rock is more important than anything else. It’s necessary for me to take a look ahead of time, lest we be caught unprepared and business suffers."

Zhen Yulin’s face darkened. Those account books listed individuals involved in money laundering, items more important than life itself. If they were to fall into the wrong hands, nobody would get away with it.

Everyone has a vulnerable spot. It’s not easy to risk little for much, but if you grasp your opponent’s weakness, it’s more powerful than anything.

This is what Tang Su had told Ye Tian.

Zheng Xinru was able to get involved with Zuo Zhengyang merely for mutual exploitation. The same was true for him and the same for Liu Liyue. When it comes to money, everyone is extraordinarily sensitive. While the hot potato of Slow Rock was tempting, not just anyone could handle it. Chen Pingrui didn’t handle it well and ended up being dealt with.

Those most sensitive details wouldn’t be kept by Chen Pingrui himself; he wasn’t a fool, and neither would Zheng Xinru, leaving Zhen Yulin—who holds the second-highest shares in the company—as the perfect candidate. Should anything go wrong, it wouldn’t be a pity to eliminate him, and his controllability was excellent, certainly much better compared to the ambitious Ye Tian.

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