Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 137: Chapter 136 I Like to Collect Antiques

After leaving Bai Zhiqing’s office, Lu Tianxing intended to seek comfort from Lin Qianru in the sales department, but when he arrived he discovered that Lin Qianru had been summoned to the chairman’s office by Bai Zhiqing, presumably over the customer data leak.

Wandering the company idly for a while, Lu Tianxing, with nothing better to do, drove out of Bai’s Group, planning to swing by Rose’s place.

He hadn’t even left the premises of Bai’s Group when his phone rang in a rush.

Lu Tianxing pulled the car to the side of the road, curious to see who would call him at this hour. Taking out his phone, he paused, the number was somewhat unfamiliar, if he remembered correctly, it should be the number of Xiao Liu, the bartender from Zero Point Bar. That guy should be sleeping at this time of day; what could he want by calling him now?

Despite his confusion, Lu Tianxing still answered the call, ”Xiao Liu, what’s up? What do you need?”

”Brother Lu, something big has happened, Sister Mei Gui, she... she...”

Xiao Liu’s frantic voice came from the other end, stuttering, unable to get the words out.

”Rose? What happened to her, what’s going on, spit it out.”

Lu Tianxing’s eyes hardened and his expression turned grim. Although Xiao Liu was a bartender at Zero Point Bar, he was also one of Rose’s capable aides and had witnessed some major incidents. If nothing had happened to Rose, Xiao Liu would not have been stuttering and unable to talk.

”Brother Lu, Sister Mei Gui, Sister Mei Gui has been shot, we are now at Zero Point Bar, hurry over.” Xiao Liu took a few deep breaths, finally recovering, and spoke quickly.

”What did you say, Rose has been shot? I’ll be right there.”

Lu Tianxing’s complexion became extremely grim; he hung up the phone and slammed the gas pedal.

The BMW X5 let out a huge roar as if a gigantic beast had awoken, reaching its top speed. Lu Tianxing could no longer care about traffic rules, his superb driving skills turned the car into a streak of white lightning weaving through the roads, drawing honks of horns and drivers craning their necks to look, often only hearing the roar of the engine before it disappeared from sight.

He dashed to Zero Point Bar, screeched to a stop at the entrance, and the smell of burning rubber instantly filled the air.

Lu Tianxing got out of the car and headed straight into Zero Point Bar.

At that moment, Zero Point Bar was filled with a number of people, both conspicuously and inconspicuously, each with a solemn face and exuding an extremely fierce aura, their sharp eyes scanning the surroundings. As they saw Lu Tianxing hurrying in, they all stood up and nodded respectfully.

These were the elite of the Rose Society who were well aware of how formidable Lu Tianxing’s strength was, how intimate his relationship with Rose was, and that he was very likely to be the future real boss of the Rose Society. Naturally, they weren’t foolish enough to show him disrespect or trip him up, as that would be asking for trouble.

Xiao Liu, standing with his head down at the bar’s back entrance, saw Lu Tianxing walking over and spoke with a somber tone, ”Brother Lu, you’re here. Don’t worry, the doctor just examined Sister and said there’s no danger. It’s just an arm injury; she’ll be fine after some rest.”

Lu Tianxing nodded at Xiao Liu, his face showing a flicker of cold murderous intent as he asked in a chilling tone, ”Xiao Liu, what exactly happened today? How did Rose get shot? Wasn’t everything fine yesterday?”

Xiao Liu’s face showed a touch of regret and he said with a hint of self-reproach, ”It’s my fault, I was too careless. This time, we managed to get a high-level member of the Sky Alliance to defect to us. In order to show sincerity, Sister Mei Gui insisted on going personally. It would have been fine, but after this damn traitor received a phone call, he suddenly pulled out a gun and started shooting crazily at Sister Mei Gui. Luckily, Sister Huang from the Unrivaled Guards reacted in time and managed to push Sister Mei Gui out of the way, but Sister Mei Gui still got shot in the arm.”

With deep regret on his face and teary eyes, Xiao Liu said, ”Brother Lu, it’s all my fault, I was too careless. If only I had checked to see if that guy was hiding a weapon, Sister Mei Gui wouldn’t have been shot. Brother Lu, this is all my fault, hit me or scold me! I have no regrets.”

”Alright, calm down, Xiao Liu. This incident isn’t your fault. After all, no one could have predicted that this guy would suddenly turn traitor. Stand guard outside for me and let no one come in to disturb us; I’ll go in and see Rose now.”

Lu Tianxing took a deep breath to suppress the raging desire to kill in his heart, gently patted Xiao Liu on the shoulder, and said nothing more, heading straight for Rose’s room.

The defenses along the way were extremely tight, with guards at every three steps and sentries at every five. Seeing Lu Tianxing approach, all of them nodded in recognition.

Lu Tianxing walked to the end of the corridor and pushed open the door to enter the room that was filled with a strong smell of disinfectant, which, mixed with the original fragrance, made for an odd and rather uncomfortable combination.

In the room, Rose was leaning against the bed. Her originally charming and delicate face had lost its usual splendor, turning pale and colorless, very haggard-looking. Beside her was a woman cloaked in a black robe, quietly tending to Rose.

Seeing Lu Tianxing come in, the woman did not hesitate, nodded at Lu Tianxing, and quietly left the room.

”Husband, why are you here?”

On seeing Lu Tianxing, Rose showed a heartbreakingly sweet smile and said, ”Husband, do I look ugly now?”

Lu Tianxing sat by the bed and gently caressed Rose’s haggard face, speaking with tenderness, ”The ancients said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. No matter how you change, you will always be the most beautiful Xi Shi in my heart, forever eighteen, and the most beautiful Rose.”

”Husband, you’re talking nonsense again. How do you know Xi Shi was beautiful? Maybe she was just a mythical figure. And besides, Xi Shi would be thousands of years old by now. Do you also see me as thousands of years old in your heart?” Rose pouted and whined in dissatisfaction.

”It is indeed very old,” Lu Tianxing said earnestly, ”but, you don’t know? I have a special fondness for collecting antiques. The older something is, the more beautiful it is in my eyes, and you are the same.”

”Pfft!”

Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, Rose couldn’t help but laugh, but as soon as she started, she winced because she pulled at the wound on her shoulder.

”Don’t move around, lie down properly for me. If the wound were to burst open again, that would be troublesome.”

Lu Tianxing was startled and quickly pressed Rose down on the bed, not allowing her to move.

PS: Two updates today! My hometown is in Hunan, and according to the local customs here, today is Little New Year’s Eve, so I might not have much time to write and update. I hope you all can understand. I’ll see if I can find some time to make up for the owed updates. Please support me!