Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 385 - 384: There’s Always Someone Causing Trouble at Critical Moments

Chapter 385: Chapter 384: There’s Always Someone Causing Trouble at Critical Moments

"Lin Tian, you are shameless!" Suddenly, a shout of anger from the bulletproof car caught the attention of drivers, who rolled down their windows one after another.

The miss threw a punch over, and since Lin Tian was driving and had nowhere to hide, he could only tilt his head to dodge. Then her fist came down and hit Lin Tian’s shoulder.

When an Ancient Martial Artist strikes, it’s not ordinary—far from the weak blows of some girls. With that punch, the entire massive body of the bulletproof car dipped down and then rebounded back up, thanks to its superior shock absorption system.

Lin Tian acted as if she was just loosening his muscles, completely indifferent. Xiao Manxue, knowing how tough he was, angrily pummeled his shoulder a few more times. She didn’t realize that she looked like a petulant little girl shaking her fist.

And to the people outside who had rolled down their windows, it appeared to be something else entirely. They couldn’t see what was happening inside the vehicle, only the violent shaking of the car.

One guy shouted in astonishment, "Damn, who’s so badass, having a car shake in the middle of city traffic? My idol!"

His voice was so loud that Xiao Manxue heard it clearly. She stopped her hand mid-air, unable to bring herself to hit him again, her face blushing a deep red.

"Hmph..." Xiao Manxue turned her head to the side, ignoring Lin Tian, but she kept muttering under her breath, "Bastard," "Big bastard."

"Hey, Miss, how do we get to the road? Say something, I’ve never been there before." Lin Tian looked at her with amusement and said, "Little girl is just like a sulking child right now, completely lacking the air of a female CEO."

Xiao Manxue didn’t turn her head and snorted, "Hmph, it’s because you never come by. It’s almost opening, and you still don’t know where the new store is. Turn right up ahead and head for Jewelry Street first, then we can check out the new store’s decoration before going to the Jade Carver workshop."

"Jewelry Street..." Lin Tian murmured to himself, turned on the right indicator, and turned the steering wheel to enter the right-side street.

Jewelry Street in Xikou City was built to mimic the one in Zhonghai City, with all the high-end jewelry stores of Xikou City concentrated in one street. Of course, in terms of class and popularity, it couldn’t compare to Zhonghai City’s.

Lin Tian, being from the ordinary masses, had never bought anything from those jewelry stores on that street, but he had still strolled down it. That was because Qi Jing liked it, so he accompanied her there—a behavior common among ordinary people. Even if you can’t afford it, you can still look, right?

Back then, Lin Tian had naïvely promised that once he earned money, he would definitely buy Qi Jing a piece of jewelry she liked from Jewelry Street. In the end, Qi Jing got her liked jewelry, but it was Sun Decai who gave it to her.

And at this moment, Lin Tian was returning to Jewelry Street as the owner of Tianxue Jewelry, reflecting on how life can be so ironic and full of twists.

"What are you thinking about?" The miss sneakily peeked at Lin Tian, noticing his silent demeanor, and couldn’t help but ask softly.

"Nothing much, on Jewelry Street, every day plays out the story of a naïve boy and a beautiful girl, I guess. Betrayal always teaches a boy how to grow into a man." Lin Tian said indifferently.

"Your story with Qi Jing?" Xiao Manxue blinked and asked cautiously.

"What story? We barely saw each other once a month; what kind of story is there? The time we spent together wasn’t even as long as I’ve spent with the Miss. I was working two jobs back then, and she said she had to study, so there was no chance to meet up," Lin Tian said, curling his lips.

"The two of us are indeed quite similar," Xiao Manxue said softly, then looked ahead and fell silent, deep in thought.

Lin Tian was taken aback before he realized what she meant. Both were busy with work and had no time for dating. To some extent, they were indeed very similar.

After traversing several roads, Lin Tian drove to Jewelry Street. Although Jewelry Street in Xikou City couldn’t compare with Zhonghai City’s, it was still better than the average commercial street.

There’s a designated parking lot outside Jewelry Street. Generally, cars are not allowed to enter the street. Since wealthy consumers come by car, no matter how wide the street is, there would never be enough parking spaces. Moreover, if there were many cars, the street would become a mess, clashing with the elegance of Jewelry Street.

If the shopping environment were messy and filled with car exhaust, the rich would come once and never return.

Lin Tian parked the car and walked shoulder to shoulder with Xiao Manxue into the street, which was lined with jewelry stores of various decorative styles, and the pedestrians were dressed in richness and fashion.

There were pot-bellied men draping their arms over beautiful women, and even rich second-generation heirs with a girl on each arm who managed to get along peacefully. More common were exquisitely made-up wealthy ladies, in groups of threes and twos, shopping in jewelry stores. This was their lifestyle.

"We’re here, just up ahead." Xiao Manxue pointed to a storefront not far away.

This was the only location that wasn’t open for business yet; the signboard wasn’t hung, but the exterior was nearly finished. Up close, the storefront was twice as wide as the others. Presumably, the Miss had bought the adjacent shops and merged them together.

"Lin Tian, take a look across the street. Whose store is that?" Xiao Manxue asked, pointing at another jewelry shop with a light tone.

"Spiritual Treasure Pavilion..." Lin Tian read the signboard’s name aloud. Below it was a subtitle, Bai’s Jewelry!

"Correct, that’s the Bai Family’s jewelry store. It just opened not long ago. No need to think about it; it’s definitely targeting our Tianxue Jewelry," Xiao Manxue said expressionlessly.

"Don’t worry about it. It’s all about strength. The Bai Family won’t be jumping around for long." Lin Tian said indifferently. He might not be sure about other things, but when it came to jade jewelry, this was his forte, and the last thing he feared was competition from the Bai Family.

Entering their own shop, the first floor was divided into an inner and outer section, with the outer section being the display cabinets and the partition wall between the two sections having hollowed-out areas. The Miss called it the Treasure Wall, where they would display the finest jade. Of course, the display cabinets were made of bulletproof glass, several grades higher than the tempered glass used in malls.

As Lin Tian and the Miss were about to move to the back, a woman emerged from the inner section, and she was a beauty.

"Su Qingqing, what brings you here?" Lin Tian asked in surprise. The beautiful woman who emerged was Su Qingqing.

Qingqing is our company’s financial director. I asked her to come. Is there anything strange about that?" Xiao Manxue retorted.

Su Qingqing glanced shyly at Lin Tian and said softly, "Mr. Lin, President Xiao instructed me to come over to settle the payment for the store’s renovation."

Mr. Lin? Lin Tian was startled by the address and then remembered he was the general manager of Tianxue Jewelry. Would it scare his classmates if he were called that while walking on campus?

"Lin Tian, let’s go upstairs and take a look. Today, they’re installing the most essential equipment for the vault, which is why I asked you to come for the inspection. This is related to the security of the jade storage," Xiao Manxue said, then led the way upstairs.

As expected, there was a dedicated vault on the second floor, and its door was made of an alloy. Professional personnel were inside, installing safes and other equipment.

If not a professional, one could not tell the quality of these devices from their appearance, but Lin Tian had x-ray vision, which made inspections more convenient than for anyone else. He activated his x-ray vision, scanning across the room, first towards the largest safe, and could see everything inside clearly.

However, upon seeing clearly, Lin Tian immediately furrowed his brows.

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