The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 90

Chapter 90: Chapter 90

The knife is faster than the gun, now that’s an eye-opener.

"Got two kids here!" Even with the knife to his neck, Fatty Long still had that look of a pig not afraid of boiling water.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Ye Tian snatched the gun from Fatty Long’s hand, fired two shots, one hit Ping Jie, the other hit Fatty Long. As for Xue, she narrowly escaped, at least Ye Tian’s bullet.

"You do have a point." Fatty Long’s tone was a bit sour.

"This isn’t a movie, you say one line, I say another, wasting time talking nonsense, it’s just a pain to watch!"

"Let me see your knife."

"What for, you’ve got one tucked in your pants leg, don’t you?"

"I want to look at yours! Hand it over!"

Ye Tian shook his head helplessly and casually tossed the knife, watching the fat man fumbling over it, muttering to himself, "What the devil, faster than my shooting..."

"Fatty, guns are just for show, the real pros play with knives."

Hearing this, Fatty Long threw the knife on the ground and headed towards the woods without looking back, where his top man brought from the Armed Police Corps still lay.

He had heard Lei Bao mention this before, never thought he’d actually fall for it today.

"Xue, what happened to you?"

At this moment, Yin Xue was crying her eyes out, pointing at Ye Tian and saying, "Sister, did this big bad guy win against us?"

A little girl’s thoughts are always deeply attached to the person she fancies. Yin Xue had wanted to avenge Lei Bao, lying on the hospital bed, so with gritted teeth, she traveled the rugged mountain road. The Yin Family’s little princess, doted on by thousands, couldn’t take revenge for her Leopard brother even with blisters on her feet.

The frustration turned into tears streaming down her face, but her hatred for Ye Tian didn’t lessen at all.

Facing Fatty Long as he approached was Tan Xin, fully armed, holding an SVD sniper rifle, constantly aiming at Fatty Long and the others.

As they brushed past each other, Tan Xin whispered, "Your friend is inside there, but you better prepare a set of clothes for him."

Fatty Long glanced at Tan Xin, then turned to Ye Tian, "Give him his clothes back."

Ye Tian threw the backpack over, "Let’s switch, it’s all the same anyway."

"Bang!" A gunshot rang out, and a bit of blood red fell on Yin Xue.

It was Tan Xin who fired the shot.

Everyone on the scene froze, including Ye Tian, and among those who had just arrived were Tang Su and Tan Xiao, who were brought here as captives.

Tan Xiao shook her head but said nothing.

"Fierce indeed, hit with a single shot." Fatty Long stopped walking into the woods, took the bag that Ye Tian had tossed him, and moved towards Tan Xin with an unsteady step, his tone filled with uncontrollable anger.

And in that instant, Ye Tian’s figure swayed, getting between the two, and blocked Fatty Long’s path. "Young Master Long, the competition is over, and there’s no rule against using guns in the competition rules, right?"

"Step aside. This isn’t about the rules."

"This is my teammate, in theory, my comrade-in-arms." Like Fatty Long, Ye Tian’s tone was also turning firm.

Fatty Long squinted at him, had to look up because Ye Tian was taller, "Are you saying you won’t move aside?"

Ye Tian shook his head.

Ping Jie consoled Yin Xue who had burst into tears and didn’t look this way again, while Tan Xiao watched Ye Tian with a somewhat playful look, also glancing from time to time at the people around, including Tang Su, Ping Jie, and her own younger brother.

Fatty Long’s face was turning almost green as he gritted his teeth and said, "Damn, if it weren’t for the fact that I can’t beat you, I would have chopped you into mud a long time ago!"

Stomping his foot in frustration, Fatty Long turned and continued towards the woods, his army pants quivering due to the excess fat inciting laughter.

"Tan Xin, let’s go." Tan Xiao waved to Tan Xin and also gave Ye Tian a glance, as if to say hello. The group set off for home, leaving the young men of Beiping City behind, their first outing spoiled by a few lads from Jinmen.

"Sister, are you dissatisfied with my performance today? Or do you have some opinion about Ye Tian?" After sending the Tang Family away, siblings Tan Xiao and Tan Xin sat upstairs; Tan Xin still stood in front of the large French window, looking at the scenery outside. Sparrows filled the poplar tree in the yard, birds that used to be common in childhood were increasingly rare to see these years.

Tan Xiao took a bath, changed into a loose flannel pyjama, still wearing her signature frame glasses without lenses. She held a cup of coffee, nestled on the sofa looking at her big younger brother standing by the window still showing a relieved smile. She was very satisfied with her younger brother—more than just herself; if she hadn’t emerged from their mother’s womb two years earlier, this little guy would definitely be the absolute darling of the family. Accepted into Tsinghua at fifteen, recipient of national first-level scholarships for four consecutive years, served in various student leadership positions, and collecting a soft hand’s worth of municipal and provincial honors, he could be considered a genius, plus he’s a black belt in taekwondo. Adding to this, sometimes sparring with Tan Hua who was in the Armed Police, he could truly be said to be talented both in letters and in martial arts.

Though the honors inevitably carried the suspicion of family influence, most of them came from his own efforts, maintaining an eager and striving heart in a privileged living environment, which was not easy. What was there not to be satisfied with?

"Tell me, what were you thinking? Why did you fire that last shot?"

The sparrows resting on the poplar in the yard eventually flew away. Tan Xin didn’t turn around, holding the coffee he had brewed, "What else can I think? Being merciful to an enemy is ultimately cruelty to oneself. Everyone understands this logic, leaving behind that ’what if’ is always a threat to oneself."

"Is it just because of that?"

"Yes. Preserving oneself always takes first place, merciful people are bound to fall."

Tan Xiao’s smile gradually faded, following with a bitter smile that she gave to herself. Wasn’t this belief also something she had instilled in him?

"Sister, you don’t have to worry, spending a long time in the political arena naturally leads to such thoughts. But as for bringing it into reality..."

"At home, let’s not talk about this. What do you think of Ye Tian? Most likely, he is your rival now."

"I admit, apart from this little bit of background, I really have nothing on him. Sister, your impression of him must be pretty good too, right?"