Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 183: Chapter 182 Ulterior Motives

”Could it be that I misunderstood him, that his saving Qiaoqiao was just a coincidence? There’s no hidden agenda, or is it that I stayed up late last night working on a collaboration, causing my charm to wane?”

Shen Manjun began to mutter to herself, questioning her own allure for the first time.

”No, this guy is a pervert. How could he ignore me? Could it be that he’s playing hard to get?”

Shen Manjun scrutinized Lu Tianxing carefully, hoping to detect some change in his expression, but unfortunately, she was disappointed. Lu Tianxing was chatting and laughing with Qiaoqiao, paying her no attention at all, as if she was just an ordinary woman, unworthy of a second glance.

It’s such a strange, contradictory phenomenon with women: when a man shows interest in her, she thinks he’s a lecher and accuses him of being a hooligan. Yet when a man shows no interest, she doubts her own charm, suspecting the man might be playing hard to get, deliberately trying to attract her attention.

Women are such contradictory creatures. When you look at her, she thinks you’re being lecherous, but when you don’t, she wonders if her charm has faded or if you’re intentionally acting this way to get her attention.

Lu Tianxing never denied his appreciation for beautiful women, but he was never so lascivious that he would forget his own name upon seeing one. That would not be a liking for beauty but outright lechery.

”Harboring ulterior motives?”

Hearing Shen Manjun’s words, the corners of Lu Tianxing’s mouth curled slightly upwards as he looked at Shen Manjun with a meaningful gaze and said, ”Miss Shen, have you forgotten what I told you last time? I harbor ulterior motives, but what motives did I say I had?”

”You shameless!” Shen Manjun coldly spat out two words between clenched teeth, perfectly understanding the implication behind Lu Tianxing’s words.

Upon hearing this, Lu Tianxing immediately became displeased and said discontentedly, ”Miss Shen, please be responsible for what you say. I’m shameless, how have I humiliated you?”

”You... yesterday...”

Shen Manjun wanted to retort that he harassed her just the day before, how could that not be considered shameless? But she couldn’t bring herself to say it, especially not with her daughter standing next to her. Who knows what kind of scene it would create if Qiaoqiao heard this.

”No more words to say, I see!” Lu Tianxing unrelentingly continued, ”Miss Shen, I’m beginning to suspect that you find me handsome and are trying to hit on me, hence why you keep bothering me time and again.”

Upon hearing Lu Tianxing’s words, the people in the airport lobby looked at him with disdain. This guy was just too shameless, thinking such a beautiful woman would chase after him—what a delusion.

Now Shen Manjun really felt like she was about to lose her mind. Lu Tianxing was undoubtedly the most shameless, most brazen person she had ever met. With her looks and devilish figure, countless men pursued her. Why would she need to stoop to hooking up with him? He should take a good look at himself in the mirror.

”Mr. Lu, please have some dignity.”

”I am being dignified. But as for you, Miss Shen, coming at me with such anger from the get-go makes one wonder what your true intentions are.”

”What intentions could I possibly have? You tell me.”

”Why should I say it? Just because you tell me to? That wouldn’t give me much face, would it?”

”You...”

Shen Manjun glared coldly at Lu Tianxing, committing this man to memory after today.

Whether it was a battle of wits or playing dirty, ten Shen Manjuns were no match for Lu Tianxing.

Qiaoqiao stood beside them, her face twisted with an odd expression as she watched Shen Manjun go pale with fury because of Lu Tianxing. A hint of doubt crossed her mind; she had never seen her mother so emotional, so overcome with anger that she was at a loss for words.

After glancing at Shen Manjun, Qiaoqiao looked at Lu Tianxing beside her. Her clear, contrasting eyes blinked and revealed a mischievous smile as she conjured up some scheme in her little head.

Catching the odd smile on Qiaoqiao’s face out of the corner of his eye, Lu Tianxing’s heart skipped a beat, and he inwardly cursed, sensing trouble. He had firsthand experience with this girl’s cunning and had no idea what sneaky plan Qiaoqiao was devising now.

The best course of action now was retreat, for as the saying goes, ’the best plan is to escape.’

Immediately, Lu Tianxing said, ”Qiaoqiao, Miss Shen, it’s about time you head to the departure hall. I have an emergency, so I must leave now. Goodbye, no need to see me off.”

Having said that, Lu Tianxing turned and hurried towards the airport exit, ignoring Qiaoqiao’s puffed-up anger. He did not want to experience the girl’s ferocity again, especially not in front of her mother. If Qiaoqiao were to do something outrageous, it would be like getting caught with his pants down—it would be messy regardless.

Qiaoqiao, fuming, glared at the rapidly departing figure of Lu Tianxing and stamped her foot hard, but did not chase after him. Instead, she looked at Shen Manjun with a look of curiosity and asked, ”Mom, it seems like you don’t like the uncle?”

”Like him? I would ’like’ for him to drop dead,” Shen Manjun gritted her teeth in hatred. She had never been messed with like this before, and to think it was by the same man twice in less than two days! Yet she couldn’t get the better of him and was rendered speechless by his words. The frustration was unbearable.

”Mom, what do you think about making him my dad?” Qiaoqiao suddenly blurted out this shocking suggestion.

”What?”

Shen Manjun’s body trembled as if struck by lightning, her face a portrait of disbelief as she stared at Qiaoqiao. She could never have imagined her own daughter suggesting such a thing—especially since Qiaoqiao was against strange men getting close to them, which had led to them living alone together. Now, Qiaoqiao was actually initiating this conversation.

As if oblivious to Shen Manjun’s expression, Qiaoqiao rattled off her thoughts: ”Mom, don’t you think the uncle is kind of nice? Though he’s not handsome, he has a sense of security, knows how to care for people, and is very skilled. He’s a man who can be both cultured and tough, and, most importantly, he saved my life last time. I don’t dislike him, so I think he’d make a good dad, much better than those hypocritical men pursuing you. Mom, maybe you should consider it...”

Shen Manjun was dumbfounded by her daughter’s words. Internally, she wished she could tear Lu Tianxing limb from limb. Qiaoqiao’s speech wasn’t about finding her a husband; it was more like finding herself a boyfriend, spoken with the innocence of a young girl experiencing her first crush.

”Lu Tianxing, you beast! You even go after such young children, you bastard, you sicko...”

Shen Manjun frantically searched her mind for all the words she could muster to curse at Lu Tianxing viciously, secretly relieved that she and Qiaoqiao were leaving Modu, getting far away from that sicko Lu Tianxing. Otherwise, if things kept going this way, she dreaded to think of the consequences.