The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife

"I'll have someone pick you up," the voice on the phone was as soft as a cloud, and Ye Shikai smiled faintly, not refusing.

If the emotional entanglements between the two were removed, their reunion this time would certainly be a good thing. Having not seen each other for eight years, they must have had a lot to say to each other. It was only reasonable – both emotionally and logically – for Ye Shikai not to refuse.

"By the way, thank you," Ye Shikai suddenly said, and there was silence on the other end of the phone for more than a dozen seconds.

"It's okay, I was just too excited earlier," Chen Yuxin said softly. What Ye Shikai was referring to was undoubtedly Chen Yuxin's decision to continue the cooperation with Tianya Group.

"If there's nothing else, I'm going to hang up now," Ye Shikai asked cautiously.

"Okay, see you tonight."

"Beep... beep..."

"Who are you meeting tonight?" Suddenly, a wistful voice rang out behind Ye Shikai, startling him to the point he almost dropped his phone.

"Qingyu, I was just about to tell you." Ye Shikai put on a composed face and said with a light smile, "Tonight, I won't be coming home for dinner. You and Qingqing eat first."

"Is there something going on?"

"Yeah, there's a friend I haven't seen in a long time. I'm going to have dinner with him today," Ye Shikai explained.

"Can't I go?" Su Qingyu offered a smile, but Ye Shikai was somewhat at a loss for words. The idea of taking Su Qingyu to meet Chen Yuxin was unimaginable to him.

He even wondered if Chen Yuxin might collapse.

"Well, maybe not this time. I'll be back before midnight."

"Is it her?" Su Qingyu's words instantly threw Ye Shikai, who had been calm, into panic. The "her" she spoke of could refer to any woman, but from the look in Su Qingyu's eyes, Ye Shikai seemed to have guessed who she meant.

Su Qingyu's power of observation was remarkable. It might be innate, or perhaps it was honed through business dealings, but with respect to Ye Shikai, it was as if she was familiar with every inch of his skin, every pore...

An unusual phrase or even a glance was enough for Su Qingyu to guess what was going on in his heart. Sometimes, Ye Shikai found he couldn't even maintain a perfect lie in front of Su Qingyu.

The look in Ye Shikai's eyes when he was taking the call in the office had already caught Su Qingyu's attention. In fact, the photo of Chen Yuxin that Ye Shikai kept in his wallet was something Su Qingyu had never forgotten. Though she had only glanced at it once, the appearance of that girl had made a profound impression in her mind, for no other reason than the girl's distinct poise.

"Qingyu, what are you talking about?" Ye Shikai asked dismissively.

"Alright then, go ahead. Just make sure to come back early," Su Qingyu said with a light smile, choosing to remain silent and ignore the matter.

Su Qingyu trusted Ye Shikai. Whatever he did, there had to be a reason for it, and if Ye Shikai chose not to speak of it, Su Qingyu would not ask.

............

At night, only a few overtime employees and the security guards remained at Tianya Group. Ye Shikai, all by himself, sat at his desk, pulled out his wallet, and took out an old photograph which he would look at from time to time over the years. It was just like a soldier on an expedition keeping his wife's letters or her photograph in the front pocket over his heart, as if it were a talisman.

In the deep silence and solitude of the night, silently gazing at the woman in the photograph, such a state of mind could only be appreciated by Ye Shikai...

"Handsome Ye, why are you still here? Aren't you going to accompany the president home?" At that moment, a pretty face suddenly entered Ye Shikai's field of vision, startling him so much that he quickly put away the photograph.

"Team Leader Wan, you scared me to death," Ye Shikai said indifferently.

"What's the matter, feeling guilty like a thief? Could it be that you're thinking about... another woman?" Wanna teased with a playful smile.

"Team Leader Wan, you're really so boring..."

"Yeah, the president is known as a great beauty in Yanjing, and I didn't expect that you're her husband. Then does that make you my... madam boss?" Wanna grabbed a chair and sat down beside Ye Shikai.

"Take it however you want," Ye Shikai flopped onto the desk. "Team Leader Wan, I'm waiting for someone. If it's nothing important, you should go home first."

"Tch, I have to work overtime today and won't be able to go home until late." Wanna pushed the chair with force, sliding it straight back to her own desk. "Now that you've soared high, don't forget about your elder sister here."

"Ding Ling Ling." The sound of the telephone ringing rang out. Ye Shikai glanced at the caller, sighed, and pressed the answer button.

"Mr. Ye, the car is already downstairs at your company, are you ready to leave?" A sweet voice came from the other end of the line.

"Minister Chen, thank you for the trouble. I'll come down right away." The person on the other end of the phone was Chen Ruoya, the Public Relations Minister of Chen Group, and Ye Shikai also knew by now that she was probably Chen Yuxin's confidante.

Just as he reached the ground floor, a Rolls-Royce slowly came to a halt in front of him.

"Mr. Ye, please get in the car," Chen Ruoya stepped down from the passenger side, respectfully opened the back door for Ye Shikai, only for him to discover upon entering the car that there was already someone sitting in the back seat.

"Why have you come in person?" Ye Shikai looked at Chen Yuxin, obviously quite startled; at the very least, he had not anticipated that Chen Yuxin would personally come to pick him up.

"What, you're not happy about it?" Chen Yuxin was dressed in a pale pink dress that suited her well and accentuated her beauty, which also exuded an aura of pure grace.

"No, just quite surprised since you didn't mention it beforehand."

"If I had told you earlier, you probably wouldn't have wanted me to come and pick you up, would you?" Chen Yuxin's mouth curved slightly upward, and she involuntarily leaned towards Ye Shikai. Although the space inside the car wasn't cramped, Ye Shikai still felt enveloped by a certain aura...

"There are a few things I want to discuss with you." Chen Yuxin extended her jade-like hand and gently placed it on the back of Ye Shikai's hand; the smooth touch made him somewhat uncomfortable but also brought a pleasant, intoxicating feeling of indulgence.

"Cough cough, Xin ah, that... we haven't seen each other for such a long time, there are some things I also want to talk to you about," Ye Shikai tried to turn the passive into the active. He didn't want to answer some of Chen Yuxin's questions, so he decided to take the lead in directing the conversation.

"Sure, I have many things I'd like to talk to you about as well," Chen Yuxin revealed a faint smile that was hard to notice, then suddenly leaned in close, resting on Ye Shikai's shoulder.

"We have a long night ahead. We can talk slowly," Chen Yuxin whispered gently into Ye Shikai's ear.

"Uh, I'm... I'm a bit hungry. Let's go eat something first," Ye Shikai hurriedly skirted around the conversation, touched his stomach, and said awkwardly.