The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(Adding on to yesterday's base update, still owe 6 chapters from last month's gratitude, which will be made up in the last few days of the month. I found that this month already has 210,000 updates so far, with an average daily update of over 8,000. Although it's not as frantic as last month's over 10,000, it's not too bad either. I humbly ask brothers with monthly passes to support. Thank you very much!)

When returning to the hotel room, Li Yan quietly waited for Nian Yufei to come back. According to the planned schedule, he just rested inside the hotel room.

Although preparing to lie in wait for those Korean people, from an assassin's perspective, since these two Koreans have already checked into the hotel room next door and can enjoy dinner peacefully, they probably won't make a move so quickly, as there's another event tomorrow, and Nian Yufei at least won't leave until the day after. So for them, tonight should just be about familiarizing themselves with the environment, figuring out patterns, and not making a move, just like Shi Jian'en did when he killed Mario in G City.

Since Nian Yufei wouldn't be in danger for now, he decided to take care of those two Koreans tonight. He could obviously rest easy now.

Zhang Yurong and Huang Ying should also have received the success arrival notification, but they didn't act as direct as Yu Xiaodi. After Li Yan saw the information and didn't call them back, they also did not actively call him. This allowed Li Yan to rest for a few hours in the hotel room.

When the phone woke him up, the concert had already ended. Just after taking a bow and returning backstage, Nian Yufei called to ask him when to get the tickets.

Seeing how thoughtful she was, Li Yan confirmed that he needed to eliminate the two Korean obstacles for her. However, he didn't mention that he was staying here to avoid any entanglement, telling her just to send a message when she returned to the hotel room, and he would come to get the tickets.

After getting up to wash up and exercise for half an hour, he opened the room door slightly and waited for Nian Yufei's return.

It wasn't long before the sound of chaotic footsteps came from outside, approaching the door gap. He saw Nian Yufei and her entourage hurrying back, all passing by his room door. From that small view through the gap, he clearly saw the situation. Apart from Nian Yufei surrounded like a star, the old man she called Grandpa Mu, whom he had met previously, was still beside her, along with a middle-aged woman and two men looking like bodyguards.

Through the slightly open door, he also overheard the conversation. Nian Yufei entered room 2928 with the middle-aged woman and Grandpa Mu, while the two bodyguards entered the opposite room 2926, which was his adjacent room. The room where the two Koreans stayed, 2924, was directly opposite his.

The Korean men should have returned by now, right? Were they also peering through their peephole earlier? Watching the closed door across from him, Li Yan patiently waited.

At this moment, his phone received a message from Nian Yufei, which read: "I've returned to the room, 2928. Where are you? When will you come up?"

Li Yan did not reply and continued to observe the situation outside.

After a while, Grandpa Mu and the middle-aged woman came out again, and from the sound, they seemed to enter rooms 2930 and 2932 next door.

They only booked four rooms, which is normal. It's just surprising how the Koreans got wind of it and managed to book room 2924 so quickly.

Li Yan remained motionless, estimating that the two Koreans inside might also be observing and monitoring the outside situation. Now that things had settled down, they might come out for further confirmation!

Indeed!

After a while, the opposite room opened, and two Korean men sneakily emerged. One approached room 2928 while the other suspiciously leaned closer, looking towards Li Yan's room door.

Li Yan's room door was only slightly ajar, but from the outside, if someone came closer and looked carefully, they could see that it wasn't fully closed. Seeing his gaze, Li Yan knew the Koreans were already suspicious of him.

This made Li Yan a bit appreciative. Not bad! These two Korean men didn't have the typical assassin's aura or feel, yet managed to detect his situation and had the courage to come closer! Seems like the two Korean hitmen were rookies, but they had some skills.

Since they were excellent rookies, Li Yan wasn't going to be polite. Instantly, he pulled the door open and punched the Korean man standing outside!

Thud—!

The Korean man, whether intending to play a martyr or not, didn't dodge and was completely knocked out by Li Yan's punch, tumbling directly to the ground!

Li Yan stepped out, closing the door behind him, and caught the Korean man's body just as he was about to fall, as if leading him in a dance.

"Huh?" The other Korean man turned around at the sound, looking somewhat surprised.

And after Li Yan caught that man's body, he seemed to dance, quickly dragging him towards the other Korean man.

His expression a bit tense, he muttered a few words in Korean, which Li Yan estimated to be "Who are you? What happened to him?" or something similar, having no mood to answer, he directly reached out and seized the man by the neck!

Everything went so smoothly, it seemed unbelievable to Li Yan. The easier things were, the riskier they felt. He suspected the knocked-out man might be faking it, ready to stab him when he approached, but unfortunately, he wasn't, and the other one appeared to be resigned, without even a thought of using a weapon or fighting back!

Compared to Li Yan, these two Korean men were like delicate young boys; the one knocked out was easily dragged over, and now this one was immediately seized by the neck, with no room for resistance. As he manipulated them, the two men collided face-to-face like puppets or scarecrows, instantly knocking each other out!

Li Yan released his grip, letting both men collapse to the ground with a thud.

Did he really faint? A trick?

Li Yan kicked the two people on the ground with his foot, quickly glanced around, and fortunately, no hotel staff were nearby to witness his actions.

But now, he was in the corridor between rooms 2928 and 2926. Room 2926 housed two bodyguards; how could they have noticed nothing?

At this moment, there was a sound, and the doors of 2926 and 2928 opened simultaneously!

The two bodyguards from room 2926 came out, staring intently at Li Yan. Compared to what was visible through the doorway earlier, they seemed more tangible and their strength more palpable.

Li Yan didn't want to have a confrontation with them. Seeing the door of 2928 also open, he turned to speak to Nian Yufei, but was taken aback.

Who opened the door wasn't Nian Yufei, but someone he recognized—of course, it was Li Jie from Jie Rui Security Guard Company!

"Is it you?"

Before Li Yan could speak, Li Jie tossed her hair and spoke first with curiosity. Then she hurried to address the two bodyguards opposite: "I know him, he's not a bad person... Hey, why did you come here? What are you doing now?"

Li Yan shrugged, unsure how to explain himself to her. However, the two bodyguards didn't seem to be from the same place as Li Jie and maintained their guard despite her words.

Nian Yufei was waiting for Li Yan to come and collect the tickets. Seeing her personal bodyguard, Li Jie, peering through the doorway and then opening the door, she quickly came out. Realizing the situation, she promptly jumped in to mediate: "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Misunderstanding?

The focus shifted to Nian Yufei, who, being their employer, naturally had the most authority among the three.

Nian Yufei pointed at Li Yan and apologized: "He's my friend..." Then, seeing the two pretty Korean men on the ground, she felt a bit exasperated and explained to Li Yan: "They... are my guests."

Friend?

Guest?

Regardless of whether everyone was filled with suspicion, Nian Yufei instructed the two bodyguards to drag those two Korean men back to their room and wake them up. She then led Li Yan into her room for a talk.

...

"What's going on here?" After entering the room, Li Yan looked at the two girls and asked indifferently.

Nian Yufei, unaware of Li Yan's acquaintance with Li Jie, quickly explained: "Big brother, it's like this, due to safety concerns, I brought bodyguards on this trip. For close protection, I specifically hired Sister Li, who knows the local area. She returned earlier than us to check if the room was all right. They didn't know you, luckily no conflict occurred... But those two Korean guests... what happened with them?"

Li Yan looked at the cool Li Jie and understood. Li Jie was likely a temporary bodyguard for this trip, responsible for following and protecting Nian Yufei in places like restrooms and guest rooms, where male bodyguards wouldn't be convenient.

"Those two guys are your guests? I got your message and was coming to get the ticket when I saw these two lurking by your door. Seeing they looked like Koreans, I suspected they were up to no good, so I knocked them out first just in case."

Through a wisp of hair, Li Yan could faintly sense Li Jie's sarcastic eye roll. Nian Yufei also felt a bit embarrassed, but after a moment of reflection, she just felt moved!

Why did he knock those two unconscious? Besides their suspicious behavior, it was also because he saw they were Koreans! On the last occasion when he intervened to help, the two assassins were also Korean; he must have thought they were potential assassins!

"Those two are Jin Nanxing and Jin Nanshow, young Korean pianists I met at the Chopin International Piano Competition. We've added an extra show this time to sell more tickets, and I specially invited them to be guest performers for tomorrow night's performance. They probably heard us returning and wanted to come and say hi. But... thank you so much!" After explaining, Nian Yufei bowed to Li Yan to express her gratitude.

This surprised Li Jie a bit. Exactly what is the relationship between Li Yan and Nian Yufei? How can he make her so polite? Why would she sincerely thank Li Yan when her important guests were innocently knocked out? Is Nian Yufei, besides playing the piano, just as pure as a blank sheet of paper? That doesn't seem like it!

"No need to be so polite. Just explain to them later that I was passing by, and because I don't like Koreans, I hit them. It's got nothing to do with you, so no need for more explanations or apologies." While saying this, Li Yan winked at Nian Yufei, hinting that she shouldn't mention the Korean assassins.

Nian Yufei quickly nodded. Unaware of the context, Li Jie felt a bit speechless — hitting people without even a word of apology?

"Then I won't bother you. Just give me the tickets first!"

Seeing Nian Yufei hurriedly and respectfully hand over a stack of pre-prepared tickets to Li Yan left Li Jie amazed once again. Why is this guy so exceptional? How can he make a pianist offer him tickets like this?

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