The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 83

Chapter 83: Chapter 83

Thinking of this, Lei Bao suddenly remembered the Lei family in Four-nine City, which was battered by the storm. The male members of this family were dwindling, and its remaining prestige relied solely on the old master’s reputation, bolstered by his own fists. The women at home either bickered out of jealousy or indulged in shopping sprees, enjoying the family’s wealth without a care for its sorrows. Lei Bao detested his sisters, who were like parasites – that’s why he stayed away from home and rarely returned. He preferred to roam with Qin Chuan, Ping Jie, and Long Hua, though it was less comfortable, it was more free.

Outside the hospital room, Ping Jie looked at Lei Bao lying on the bed and said with some worry, "It seems Leopard is still not reconciled."

"With what? That kid wouldn’t even let an ant off the hook, much less a living person. Fortunately, that boy isn’t here right now, otherwise," she chuckled bitterly, "the bar would’ve been torn apart by Leopard. Don’t be fooled by him lying there, who knows what he’s really thinking."

A bomb is bound to explode; it’s just that no one knows who lit the fuse.

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Ye Tian stepped out of Old Master Tang’s gate, not going anywhere in particular, just squatting outside the shut door, reeking of alcohol – a scent picked up from drinking with Old Master Tang. It wasn’t much, just a small cup, and even Old Master Tang’s cup had been watered down. He fumbled in his pocket, took out a cigarette, and lit it; only the smoke filling his lungs gave him some relief.

Who knew Manager Tang had such troubles.

"Ye Tian, if Susu really ends up with you, you have to treat her well. Life hasn’t been easy for her. For most people, it’s just about not being favored by their family, but for Susu, even her biological father doesn’t care for her. In plain terms, it’s just those rumors hindering his career. I’m puzzled; it has reached this point, yet still so persistent, as if contentment comes only with achieving the rank of a national official. Human desires are insatiable as the snake that tries to swallow an elephant."

Ye Tian was savoring his cigarette, but in his heart, he was chewing on Old Master Tang’s words.

A girl from a family backed by a Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Committee ran away from home and opened a night club – if that’s not out of spite, what is? You’re an official, aren’t you? A Provincial Ministerial Level bureaucrat, right? Shouldn’t you care about your image? Well then, your own daughter owns a nightclub – how do you explain that? Will the provincial disciplinary inspection investigate? Will your rivals take this chance to act against you? Even if none of that happens, the bad image is there, plain for all to see. You’ve thrown away your party principles, and you still expect a promotion?

Cruel! This move is cruel! Even more fiercesome than a do-or-die situation – what deep hatred this must be!

"Susu is a stubborn child. Since she left, she’s never returned home, except on her mother’s death anniversary. She spends New Year’s Eve alone outside. Sometimes I wonder if I committed some sin in my past life that now punishes my granddaughter. She’s tough, but that’s just a front. How strong can a woman be alone? She cries while holding her mother’s picture. Yet in this household, I have never seen a single picture of my daughter-in-law."

Who would have thought that the legend behind one of the top three nightclubs in Huaizhou City would cry in the middle of the night holding a photograph? Ye Tian thought of a comrade who, in the depth of the night, would weep alone on the top bunk; when asked what was wrong, he’d just say, "It’s nothing." Later, he died in the line of duty, and while sorting through his belongings, a photo nearly destroyed by water was found. It was unclear who it was, but most likely his mother.

They all suffer. Ye Tian never imagined Tang Su harbored such deep sorrow. No wonder nobody in that room greeted him.

Ye Tian, when you go to the Tan Family tomorrow, go with Susu. I can tell you’re no simpleton. I don’t expect you to take care of Susu for all her life; I just hope she won’t be bullied at someone else’s house tomorrow."

"Got it, Old Master Tang, I promise your granddaughter won’t suffer the slightest grievance tomorrow."

Ye Tian agreed readily, but now thinking about it, he was having trouble. What am I after all? How can I make such a boast? What can I guarantee with? They might not even let me go, the next moment they could be telling me to get lost.

The more he thought about it, the more his head ached, and he couldn’t help but strike the ground with his palm. The marble floor tiles immediately shattered into a spider web pattern.

"Ye Tian."

Huh? Not looking at the spider web anymore, Ye Tian abruptly looked up; it was Tang Su.

"Do you have time tomorrow?"

F**k! I absolutely have time!

It sounded complicated, but in plain terms, it was just the old set-up of a family alliance through marriage. Tianhe City’s Tan Family was also an old player on the political field, but unlike the Tang Family’s situation with no male heirs, the Tan Family not only had a good older generation, but also a thriving younger one spread far and wide. Among the grandkids were a few noteworthy figures, such as Tan Xiao, the eldest among the grandkids, an absolute power woman, who integrated an empire spanning automotive, supermarket chains, and public companies. With the help of the family’s political background, she thrived like a fish in the water; Tan Xin, the second child, neither joined the Party nor engaged in commerce, but instead took the unusual path of joining the Chinese Civil Alliance, and had grown into an important member; the youngest, Tan Hua, only eighteen, but as fearless as a new-born calf, determined to join the army, reportedly a promising seedling, and could be considered Old Tan’s chess piece in the military, though this chess piece was still a little green. To continue, would be to talk about some little girls, not worth mentioning.

On the way to the Tan Family, Ye Tian was still in a car with Tang Su, Old Master Tang was bedridden at home and naturally shouldn’t be moving around. Tang Guoqing had last-minute official duties, and at his level, it wasn’t appropriate for him to attend such private meetings as it could easily attract attacks, so Tang Guoyao and his wife, Chen Pingyue, went instead. Following behind them was Tang Su’s black Toyota.

"Do you know why this little lady came back this time?" Chen Pingyue asked her husband with annoyance as she glanced at the Toyota in the rear-view mirror.

"I don’t know."

"Humph, I don’t know why this girl had to come back either. Didn’t she staunchly say that once she left the Tang Family, she’d rather die than return? Now it seems, she was all talk. Once back home, her legs went weak. And she even started up this Waterfront thing, she’s made the Tang Family lose all face. No wonder she had a mother who died young, deserved it, probably all due to her own doing..."

"Enough!" Tang Guoyao almost roared in a low voice, like a wild bull with a slashed throat and congested trachea.

"Enough? It’s not over! I’m telling you, Tang Guoyao, it’s not over. Don’t think for a moment that others are ignorant of your scandals, do I not know about them? Who was it back then that found the doctor for that madwoman, even personally concocted medicine for her? I’m telling you, Tang Guoyao, don’t think you can fool everyone. Behind your back, who knows how many people say she ruined herself. And it’s all because of you!"

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