Urban Ace Bodyguard

"Oh? Fang's looking even prettier."

Walking up to the company's reception, Lin Hai blinked his eyes.

Fang, upon seeing Lin Hai, wore an expression of deep resentment.

"Sister Fang, why the long face?" Lin Hai blinked again.

"I'm not happy, Brother Lin. You've long said I'm unwell and promised to give me a treatment, but it hasn't happened yet," Fang pouted.

"Ha-ha, Brother Lin sees that you've developed quite well recently, you probably don't need any treatment now, do you?"

Fang stuck out her tongue and flirtatiously batted her eyelashes: "How could I develop well without Brother Lin's nourishment, seriously."

This girl is quick on the uptake, pity she's not my type. It's rather enjoyable to banter with her for fun though.

"Brother Lin, Young Master Gao is here. I heard he doesn't get along with you; you should be careful," Sister Fang considerately whispered, pointing stealthily towards the company's main entrance.

Lin Hai suddenly turned around and indeed saw a guy full of swagger, striding confidently with a white suit on, a faint smile of confidence on his lips, occasionally nodding at passing colleagues as a greeting, a total show-off no matter how you look at it.

"I'm going upstairs first. This guy farted in the elevator last time, I can't possibly share an elevator with such a person."

Lin Hai complained without any sense of shame.

Fang immediately looked at Gao Chao with a deep sense of disgust on her face.

"Huh? Director Lin, haha, I've heard you've been skipping work a lot lately, is there trouble at home?" Gao Chao spotted Lin Hai and surprisingly greeted him with a cheery smile.

But the words he spoke were indeed unpleasant.

Lin Hai put on a hypocritical smile and said ambiguously, "Oh, if it isn't Gao Chao, you're here quite early."

"Director Lin, I heard you've been having a tough time recently?"

"Thanks to you, I've been living it up recently. But you, with such dark circles, tsk tsk, should take care."

Gao Chao's face soured but he quickly switched to a mocking smile: "I can't be bothered to argue with a pauper like you."

"Tsk tsk, who gave you this confidence and superiority?"

Lin Hai was really curious, this kid normally avoids him at all costs; why is he so forthcoming today? Seems rather confident too.

"Don't think President Ouyang will back you up forever. If one day even President Ouyang can't protect himself, I really want to see if Director Lin can maintain his confidence then? Or will you, like a dog that has lost its home, pathetically wag your tail?"

Gao Chao's lips curled with a cold sneer.

"Heh, Young Master Gao, you better worry about yourself instead. Careful not to indulge too much and die young."

Lin Hai keenly felt that Gao Chao might have a new move ready. This guy was pretentious, thinking he's smarter than everyone else because he studied abroad, drank a bit of foreign ink, comes from a well-off family, and has seen slightly more in the world. He always loved to flaunt his superiority, and if others didn't play along with his acting, he'd bear a grudge.

Actually, such people were not only troublesome in Lin Hai's eyes, but also very stupid.

"Director Lin, you should earn some virtue with that mouth of yours. I've got a knack for calculations, and it won't be too long before you get fired, I guess."

"Heh, I think my relationship with the CEO is pretty good; I shouldn't get fired."

"Is that right? What if your CEO gets fired as well?"

Gao Chao revealed a smug, elusive smile as he approached the elevator.

"Aren't you getting in?"

"I'm scared you'll fart."

Lin Hai covered his nose as he spoke.

Just at that moment, several colleagues who had been in the elevator last time arrived; they were used to getting to work at this time.

Seeing Gao Chao in the elevator, the colleagues seemed to remember some terrifying event and halted in their tracks before stepping into the elevator, not daring to enter.

Immediately, Gao Chao's face turned extremely unsightly, his teeth grinding audibly with rage.

The elevator doors slowly closed, leaving Gao Chao alone inside. That sense of isolation filled him with bitter resentment.

"Just wait, it won't take many days before you're all crying and begging me."

"And that receptionist who doesn't even like me, how detestable!"

Muttering to himself, Gao Chao took out a small bottle from his sleeve, containing a purple liquid.

"Out of the twelve board members, I've already controlled five. Today I'll find an opportunity to control the rest."

"Once the shares are all transferred to my father's name, the Youming Ya Group will dance to our tune."

"By then, Ouyang Xiaoya, you and everyone else will be kicked out of the company!"

Gao Chao was actually very jealous of Lin Hai. A security guard without education or culture, how could he become the deputy director in the finance department, surrounded by flowers and greens.

He even fantasized that once his father's family grew more influential and took control of the entire company, should he indulge in the company's unspoken rules?

Lin Hai always felt something was off with Gao Chao today, but couldn't pin down what exactly it was just yet.

Just as he reached his office, Lin Hai lit a cigarette and saw Gao Chao outside the window, chatting and laughing with another person.

As they passed his window, Gao Chao gave a cold glance before continuing to laugh and walk with that person.

"Qiu Yu!"

Lin Hai immediately recognized the man with two Band-Aids on his face; it was clearly Qiu Yu, who he had almost beaten up that night.

"How did Qiu Yu end up in the Youming Ya Group?!"

"No, there's definitely a conspiracy with Gao Chao."

From the direction Gao Chao and Qiu Yu were headed, it seemed they were probably heading to Ouyang Xiaoya's office.

Regardless of what they were up to, Lin Hai had no intention of letting them succeed.

Throwing away the cigarette butt, Lin Hai immediately stood up and hurried towards the CEO's office.

As he walked, Lin Hai suddenly remembered the time he followed them to Heaven Gate Hotel and overheard Qiu Yu and Tang Bingyan's conversation.

It seemed they had some sort of hallucinogenic potion that could control a person's mind using drugs.

"No wonder Gao Chao was so confident today, so that's why."

Before long, Lin Hai, having dashed up the stairs, arrived at the CEO's office ahead of them.

"Lin Hai? Why are you here?"

"CEO, I missed you."

"Slick talker, have you gotten yourself into trouble?" Ouyang Xiaoya was reading documents and asked without looking up.

She knew this beast all too well; unless he had gotten into trouble or done something wrong, he would act like a sweet baby. Otherwise, he would just keep showing off and telling vulgar jokes.

"I really didn't cause any trouble. I just wanted to get closer to you."

Lin Hai wore a 'shy' expression while trying to figure out why Gao Chao and Qiu Yu hadn't arrived yet.

Knock knock knock—

A knock on the door sounded.

"Come in." Ouyang Xiaoya's cool voice rang out.

The office door opened.

Gao Chao walked in with Qiu Yu.

"President Ouyang, this is the new assistant recommended by my father, Mr. Sun, with a Ph.D. in Finance from Bulgaria University."