The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 225

Chapter 225: 225

Thinking of that savvy and slick woman, Ye Tian felt a headache coming on, as well as the thought of his brother-in-law Tan Xin, who had once pursued his wife.

Taking out the documents Zheng Xinru had given him, Ye Tian glanced over them, materials related to real estate, something he wasn’t interested in. Instead, he’d rather have a good talk with that Tan Family girl; perhaps his next chance for advancement lay with her.

"Ye Tian, you’re in trouble."

"Huh? Isn’t that so."

Ye Tian dared to confront anyone, including Zuo Zhengyang, but this person, he did have some apprehensions about. His car had reached his house, and Tang Su was certainly waiting at home for him. Ye Tian thought for a moment and then said to Zhang Daniu, "Drop me off ahead, you go home first, tell Susu I’ll be back late, and not to wait for dinner."

"Hehe, I won’t say it, you go back and tell her yourself."

Truly unrighteous!

Tang Guoqing stood alone at the entrance to the alley, and by all appearances, he had been waiting for a while. Ye Tian always avoided dealing with his stern and somewhat cold-hearted father, and Tang Su had avoided the topic of Tang Guoqing, never mentioning him in front of Ye Tian. Nonetheless, Ye Tian clearly understood that she still cared for her father in her heart.

As he got out of the car, to his surprise, Tang Guoqing took the initiative to approach him from the entrance to the alley, hands behind his back, face stern, maintaining that age-old seriousness.

"Can we talk?"

Ye Tian was taken aback, then nodded his head.

Tang Guoqing looked left and right, as if searching for a place. Ye Tian ventured to suggest, "Let’s go to the back hill, the environment there is decent."

"Hm." Tang Guoqing grunted in agreement, and Ye Tian led the way to the back hill. Observing the slightly stooped figure ahead, Tang Guoqing still wondered what his strong-willed daughter saw in him.

That place on the back hill, where Ye Tian once went with Tang Su, was now where he would go with his father-in-law.

The hill path, not too steep, was covered with a layer of fallen yellow leaves, slippery underfoot. Ye Tian tried several times to offer support, but Tang Guoqing would always subtly avoid it, either by putting hands behind his back or by bending over to pick up a few leaves, denying Ye Tian the chance to offer help.

It was only when they reached the summit that the two stopped.

"Talk about your future plans."

Straight to the point, truly direct.

"Not talking? Then I’ll tell you. The Liu Family has always had backing, and you should know who it is. People of that level are both safe and dangerous. Susu is my daughter, and I don’t want her to have an unstable element lurking around her. The affairs inside the red walls aren’t for common people like you to understand; it’s not a place you can succeed in by keeping a low profile or pretending to be noble. Cunning schemes, ruthlessness, and backstabbing are even worse. Don’t think you’ve accomplished something incredible just because you’ve come this far from a small underling. In my eyes, it’s all just child’s play."

"I’ll continue to do even better."

"The road ahead will only get tougher. Talking about what’s ’better’ is nonsense; whether you live or die is still unknown. Yet you still have the audacity to talk to me about the future. What I hate most are people like you who are full of themselves. In this world, there are always so many people who ignore their background, social connections, and propriety, let alone how to conduct themselves, and naively believe that hard work will bring them the success they desire. Rather than laughable, it’s tragic—it’s those people who are the most pitiable."

"I’m different from them."

"Everyone’s the same. Think about it, from the very beginning, what were you thinking, and now that you’ve reached this position, what are you thinking? I’ve seen plenty of cases of people whose greed knows no bounds. It’s alright to have had your fill, but if you have bitten off more than you can chew, you can’t spit it out, and you don’t want to. You can only suffocate slowly. Tall aspiration, but a life more delicate than paper!"

Tang Guoqing looked down at the silent Ye Tian and scoffed, "Susu is not right for you, being together is a mistake, and I hope you’ll reconsider. After all, marriage is no child’s play; I don’t want to see my child frightened by your side."

Watching Tang Guoqing leave, Ye Tian finally took a sigh of relief. Being nagged by his father-in-law was truly no small matter.

"Back already?"

"Yeah. Where are Big Bull and the others?"

"They took Ruoshui to the hospital; today was her check-up. Why did you come back so late?" Tang Su took Ye Tian’s coat off, hung it on the door, then walked into the kitchen, bringing out the hot food.

"Nothing much, just got held up a little. Have you eaten?"

"Yeah, I did. You eat quickly."

Since he wouldn’t say, Tang Su wouldn’t ask. He had his things to do, and asking too much wouldn’t be of any help. She preferred to be the lady of the house, keeping everything in order, taking care of the man of the house, going to the market, knitting at home. When a woman truly loves a man, she will always spend more time at home than dressing up for herself.

The meal was simple, a bowl of rice, two vegetables, and a stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat. Ye Tian was never sentimental about food. Pig Hu said he was like a pig— he could eat chaff and vegetables, or the finest delicacies; he was simply a trash can. Ye Tian didn’t mind; having something to eat was always better than having nothing. Most importantly, it kept him alive.

Tang Su sat on a chair, calmly watching Ye Tian wolfing down the food. She was willing to keep going like this forever, even if to the end of time, even if it were the end of the world.

"Wife."

"Hm?"

"Do you think we’re happy this way?"

"Hm? Of course!"

Ye Tian laughed mischievously, "You’re so melodramatic."

Finally, the times had changed.

It was not until Zuo Zhengyang acknowledged Ye Tian as his godson that people from both the underworld and legitimate circles realized that the once-invincible Liu Family was truly finished, and their assets were swiftly taken over by Ye Tian—an extremely hungry wolf, devouring everything without restraint. This average Joe refreshed the record for the fastest rise in Tianhe City’s history.

Just when everyone thought he was a low-key, rich second-generation, the guy was actually sulking in a bar, keeping watch.

Listening to Tang Su, he still hadn’t released the resources in his hands. In the gambling field, it’s inevitable to have aces up one’s sleeve, which might be one’s last resort for survival. Since they are called aces, they naturally can only be used once. Ye Tian didn’t want to reveal his final ace before he had reached his limits.