The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 244

Chapter 244: 244

Zuo Zhengyang, who was busy eating, looked up and wiped his mouth with a napkin, saying, "Look at you, talking as if you’re letting Ye Tian pick a wife."

"It’s all about judging people, isn’t it sort of like picking a wife?"

Ye Tian felt grateful that Shen Xuepei had thought of everything for him. He accepted the gift, saying, "Godmother, picking people I can do, but picking a wife? The one at my house would break my legs."

"Having your legs broken would be getting off easy..."

Zuo Zhengyang, who was about to speak, got a stare from Shen Xuepei and immediately shut up out of fear, looking at Ye Tian with a wronged expression that seemed to blame him, causing Ye Tian to shiver with goosebumps.

"Ye Tian."

"Hmm?"

Zuo Zhengyang was holding chopsticks and served a piece of green vegetable to Shen Xuepei while saying, "In the future, learn more about Go. There’s something you’re looking for in that game."

Ye Tian scratched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed, "The black and white stones just give me a headache. At least Chinese chess has some characters to it; those black and white stones... forget it."

"Chinese chess involves strategic thinking too, but it has a much narrower view and perspective. If you want to be a general, you can study Chinese chess, but if you want to be an emperor, you’re better off studying Go. There’s a lot to think about in Go, not just the relationship between you and me, enemies and friends, but also every single point, line, and plane in all directions. It demands a broader overview and perspective. It doesn’t hurt to give it a look."

"Listen to your godfather."

Without any hesitation, Shen Xuepei sided with Zuo Zhengyang, "I’m not clear about everything with you, but there’s some truth to what your godfather said. After all, he has more experience than you. Moreover, he can help you with things in the future."

This was like giving a guarantee on behalf of Zuo Zhengyang for Ye Tian, and it showed that Shen Xuepei gave a lot of face to Ye Tian.

The meal lasted until two in the afternoon, during which they also talked about topics like ink painting and swordsmanship. The atmosphere was very harmonious, and Ye Tian’s humor and extensive knowledge also surprised the two of them; young people like him were rare nowadays.

While Ye Tian spoke, his mind kept dwelling on the words Zuo Zhengyang had said earlier - he certainly understood the meaning. Choosing between being a general or an emperor seemed not to be a particularly tough choice, as neither was bad, but Ye Tian did not believe he could be either. Those born low have an innate sense of inferiority and pessimism. Unfortunately, Ye Tian was one of them. It wasn’t so much that he was inferior, but rather he was increasingly aware that he was at a disadvantaged position in city life. He had no doubts that if his comrades were in his place, they would be driven insane by this treacherous society. It was only because he had thicker skin, a fouler mouth, and dared to take risks that he survived, but these were not the qualities needed to be an emperor. He saw himself as a mere pawn on the chessboard, the tiniest one, unable to turn back once across the river - yet also unwilling to retreat.

It’s not that I don’t want to retreat. It’s that there’s no way back.

"Is the food okay?"

"Good, how could it not be?"

Li Jing, who was driving, looked in the rearview mirror at Ye Tian with a certain indifference. That was just his way, and Ye Tian didn’t think anything of it.

"Where to now?"

"How’s the investigation into the dog track going, any leads?"

"When Chen Pingrui was around, Luo Liang was a bit restrained, but now that Chen Pingrui has left, the ownership of the dog track is starting to become unclear. According to the information collected, Luo Liang has been taking over the dog track behind the scenes. Zheng Xinru had also sent people to investigate, but they were fobbed off with various excuses, and later on, she was outright avoided."

Ye Tian looked out the window at the passing scenery, stretched his arms, and relaxed his body, "How’s the dog track’s business now?"

Li Jing glanced at him, then gave a very clear answer, "Very well!"

"Forget about him. Let’s head to Tianhe District first."

That’s where Lin Jingran lived.

Li Jing suddenly looked at him with a strange expression, one that any man would understand. Gossip flourishes at a widow’s doorstep, any man stopping by could trigger wild speculations.

"Don’t look at me with that look. What do you know anyway!"

As he said this... Ye Tian felt somewhat guilty himself.

Who the hell doesn’t want to sleep with beautiful women! Moreover, Lin Jingran was a top Oiran, the unchallenged beauty of her time who had the whole city’s men flocking to her. If it wasn’t for Chen Pingrui, the legend would have continued for many more years. Every time Ye Tian saw Lin Jingran, his heart would flutter, and to say he never thought about male-female relations was downright lying. But it was he who could still control himself; anyone else would have pounced on her already.

Good women, everyone wants to sleep with them. Those who don’t are just pretending!

Li Jing finally withdrew his suspicious gaze and said coldly, "Pig Hu said that women with small buttocks can’t have children, and too beautiful a woman can’t be relied upon. I think you’d better keep your distance from her."

Who says he’s a straight arrow!

The drive to the district from here was about a half-hour. Li Jing didn’t have a card, so he couldn’t enter the compound and had to call Chen Xing out. But this time, no one came out. The phone conversation with Lin Jingran indicated both people were busy and couldn’t make it. Following the instructions given over the phone, Ye Tian handed his mobile phone to the security guard in the booth nearby. Seeing him nod continuously, Ye Tian knew he could probably get in.

Sure enough, the vehicle was allowed to pass as usual.

"Are they still fighting over the inheritance? This isn’t another summons for you to divide the property, is it?" Li Jing asked.

"No, Chen Xing is going abroad. Lin Jingran asked me to see her off."

"She asked you to see her off? What’s that supposed to mean? You’re not really with her..."

"When did you become such a gossip?"

Silent people are often the ones with dirty minds on the inside, or else they’re just gloomy. Li Jing is sly, Zhang Xiayang is dark. Ye Tian mercilessly categorized the two in his mind.

"Ding-dong", Ye Tian pressed the doorbell, and Lin Jingran opened the door.

"You’re here."

"Yeah. Is Xing ready with her things packed?"

Ye Tian stepped into the house, not as constrained as the last time, casually taking a seat on the couch. The plush sofa always made it easy for one to relax unreservedly.

"Xing had to run out for a bit on a last-minute errand, here, have some water." Lin Jingran handed him a glass of water.

Straightening up against the back of the sofa, Ye Tian stretched out both hands to receive the glass. The glass wasn’t full, but as they exchanged it, the water nearly sloshed over, a few droplets splashing up and falling on the back of his hand. It was due to a sudden, violent shake, and the shaking was caused by a sharp pain on the back of the hand.