Chapter 21 The Strongest Bodyguard is Born
Zhang Xinlan brought Liu Shihua back to the room, seeing her pale face, it was inevitable she felt some heartache.
"Shihua, are you okay?" Zhang Xinlan asked caringly.
Liu Shihua didn't speak, her eyes dull, as if she had lost her soul, appearing so lonely and helpless.
"Don't scare your sister like this, please let nothing be wrong!" Zhang Xinlan said anxiously.
Liu Shihua's eyes were still lifeless, as if Ye Chen had really scared her stiff.
"Damn Ye Chen, daring to bully you like this, I'll fire him right now and make him roll back to his hometown!" Zhang Xinlan exclaimed angrily, Liu Shihua's condition really upset her.
"Fire him? No way!" Liu Shihua suddenly exclaimed, appearing as if she had been wandering in an outer realm the previous second, but in an instant, she returned to her lively self.
"You!" Zhang Xinlan was startled.
"Zhang Sister, did you know, Ye Chen knows Qigong! Do you know what Qigong is? It's when he can hit you with a palm from across the room, and you would be dead, that kind of True Qi killing!" Liu Shihua explained.
"You were not?" Zhang Xinlan was somewhat baffled; Liu Shihua's shift in attitude was just too fast.
"Oh, I was just scaring him. If that kid dares not to be honest with me, I have plenty of ways to deal with him!" Liu Shihua remarked.
Thinking you could scare me, superstar Liu Shihua? Dream on!
The fighting index of superstar Liu Shihua had already broken three digits, she is like a godlike existence!
The reason Liu Shihua performed that act was to scare Ye Chen and more so to call Zhang Xinlan over to scold him thoroughly. In the end, her aim was indeed achieved, and one couldn't help but admit that a superstar's acting skill is not all talk.
Liu Shihua's nonchalant remark was so grating to Zhang Xinlan; it was simply outrageous!
Scaring him? You freaking scared me too!
"Liu Shihua, you went too far!" Zhang Xinlan grew even angrier.
"Sister, I was wrong! I shouldn't have fooled you too, but if I hadn't acted convincingly, I couldn't have scared that guy. I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me," Liu Shihua pleaded forgivably, clinging onto Zhang Xinlan without caring about her image.
Zhang Xinlan's anger was instantly extinguished by Liu Shihua's soft, supple voice, yet she was still very unhappy, since this girl tricked everyone, even tricking her.
"My kindest, most graceful, beautiful Xinlan Sister, I really was wrong. Ye Chen was disheveled and up to no good; I was just acting to scare him. But you acted so well, you managed to make him pee himself with just two shouts!" Liu Shihua kept apologizing while simultaneously praising Zhang Xinlan's nobleness.
Seeing Zhang Xinlan's expression soften, Liu Shihua knew her coquettish flattering tactics had worked and thus redoubled her efforts to please Zhang Xinlan.
"Alright, from now on, behave yourself, stop bullying people!" Zhang Xinlan said sternly, considering Liu Shihua's actions, Ye Chen must have been wronged.
"Oh, my sister, you even protect your own now!" Liu Shihua exclaimed in surprise. This was unscientific, the cold queen of the entertainment circle actually cared about others.
"Get lost, or I might hit you!" Zhang Xinlan snapped.
"Zhang Sister, I've discovered a huge secret about Ye Chen!" Liu Shihua suddenly said mysteriously.
"What?" Zhang Xinlan asked.
"Ye Chen knows Qigong!" Liu Shihua claimed.
"Didn't you just say that? That kind of thing is impossible, you must have read too many novels!" Zhang Xinlan thought it was going to be some significant news, yet this piece of information had no persuasive power to her.
"Really, I had just climbed onto his back when he used Qigong to form a lump on his body!" Liu Shihua claimed.
"You climbed onto his back? You were wearing a skirt today!" Zhang Xinlan widened her eyes.
"Ah! He didn't see it, did he!" Liu Shihua suddenly realized, and Zhang Xinlan pointed out the crux.
"I hope he didn't see it," Zhang Xinlan said, barely holding back a laugh.
"This is infuriating!" Liu Shihua was genuinely angry now, she agonized while clutching her hair; that guy must not have really seen it.
"Hmm, this is called asking for your own trouble!" Zhang Xinlan said feeling vindicated.
"I'm sorry, Zhang Sister, I really didn't mean to compete with you for a man!" Liu Shihua said aggrieved.
Zhang Xinlan expressed speechlessness.
When Ye Chen dressed in a black suit, his hair neatly combed, the most powerful bodyguard in the history of the entertainment industry was born!
"Oh my god, don't tell me this is true!"
More than half an hour had passed since Liu Shihua had given Ye Chen clothes, yet his reappearance nearly blinded her with its brilliance!
Looking at the cool yet handsome Ye Chen, the long-silent heart of Xinlan trembled at that moment—he really cleaned up well and exuded an indescribable charisma that irresistibly drew both Liu Shihua and Xinlan.
Ye Chen casually accepted the amazement of the two beautiful women. He had always been this handsome, but simply disdained showing it off. Had he wanted to break into the military entertainment scene, he would have no doubt made all the top actors step aside!
"Xinlan, about what just happened, I still want to explain a bit!" Ye Chen said.
Ye Chen had no feelings for Liu Shihua, his heart belonged only to Xinlan. Moreover, Xinlan was not inferior to Liu Shihua; she was even more mature and charming. Xinlan was indeed the love of Ye Chen's life.
"I understand everything. Just focus on your work from now on," Xinlan said lightly.
"..."
Xinlan's distant demeanor made Ye Chen realize something: she was a rose with thorns, beautiful but untouchable!
However, the more aloof Xinlan behaved, the more determined Ye Chen became. Marrying such a woman would truly prove his capabilities.
One day, Ye Chen would make Xinlan obediently massage his shoulders and bring him water for his feet.
"Breakfast time, let's eat!" Shihua suddenly produced a plethora of fast food, dumped it all on the table, called out, and then started her breakfast.
Looking at the snacks slowly sprawled across the table, Ye Chen swallowed his saliva. Could these snacks really fill one's stomach?
Ye Chen was a northerner with a large appetite, the type who would feel absolutely awful if he didn't eat seven or eight buns in one meal!
Xinlan and Shihua, both being women, didn't have such large appetites; a little food in the morning was enough to last them until noon, so they often just snacked for breakfast.
"Do you have to be so scary? Are you a pig or what?"
Upon seeing how Ye Chen ate, Shihua was shocked, her face a mask of entangled expressions, looking utterly disheveled as if caught in a storm.
Xinlan was also incredulous, thinking that he really ate too much. "Sure, eat more if you like it, but could you possibly slow down a bit? No one's competing with you!"
"Hehe!"
Noticing their gobsmacked expressions, Ye Chen tore open another snack packet, looked up, and gave the women a naively charming smile.
Both Xinlan and Shihua were eating a fruit roll, but before they could finish just one small roll, Ye Chen had already devoured a bag of nuts and two large bags of potato chips.
What kind of speed was that?
After eating so many snacks, Ye Chen felt like he had only just lined his stomach to some extent; the mountain of snacks on the table just might be enough to satisfy him.
Shihua was dumbfounded, and Xinlan also frowned. Ye Chen's eating pace was simply shockingly appalling; anyone who joined him at a table would be petrified.
In the end, Ye Chen swept through the snacks like a storm, leaving a pile of empty packets on the table, their contents completely devoured.
"Where did you buy this beef jerky? It tastes not bad and has a nice chew to it!" Ye Chen licked his lips, still savoring the beef jerky.
"Jerk!" Shihua's tolerance of Ye Chen's behavior had reached its boiling point, grinding her teeth in anger.
"Have you had enough, Ye Chen?" Xinlan asked. Unlike her usual composure, as a mature beauty accustomed to enduring hardships, she wouldn't lose her poise over Ye Chen's crude eating.
"Barely full," Ye Chen said humbly.
"Well, you'll just have to fend for yourself in the future. We're not in the same league!" Xinlan said.
Ye Chen: "..."
"Are you a pig or what, do you even know how much that beef jerky costs per bag? Moreover, it's not even available domestically, okay? I bought these and treasured them from France, six bags of beef jerky, all ruined by you!" Shihua could not hold back her criticism.
Ye Chen: "..."
"This pile of snacks was carefully selected from abroad by me. They are all limited edition and worth thousands of dollars, and you ate them all in one meal. I'm deducting the cost from your salary!" Shihua raged.
Still harboring resentment about the morning, Shihua couldn't believe that he had devoured her prized snacks as well, which hit right at her sore spot. She was determined to have the last laugh.
"Come on!" Ye Chen lamented. "Isn't it said that to be able to eat is a blessing? Why deduct it from my salary?"
Ye Chen's physical condition had reached human limits, his vigor was stronger than that of a hearty ox, and naturally, his appetite was large to support that strength.
Moreover, having spent years in the military, Ye Chen had developed a no-nonsense approach; during missions, he never wasted time on meals.
Ye Chen recalled that he had once eaten twelve buns, a large pot of braised pork, and an entire roast chicken within five minutes...