Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

At Bai’s Group, Xue Man, who had just returned from patrolling Tianhe Resort, sat in her office. Out of habit, she clicked on a news website she frequented. Her expression suddenly froze, her mouth slightly open, stunned as she stared at a photograph on the computer screen—a cozy shot of Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing together, her pretty face showing disbelief and shock.

What on earth was going on? She had been away from Bai’s Group for only a few hours—how had everything changed so quickly?

Wasn’t Lu Tianxing the boyfriend of her best friend, Lin Qianru? How had he suddenly become Bai Zhiqing’s husband? Was she still half-asleep, or was the world changing too rapidly for her to keep up?

Xue Man scrolled through the photographs, filled with doubt. She couldn’t understand how Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing could possibly be husband and wife; their personalities were far too different. No matter how low Bai Zhiqing’s standards might be, she couldn’t possibly fancy a notorious womanizer like him.

Could it be fake?

A thought flickered through Xue Man’s mind, but she immediately shook her head. It couldn’t be fake—the photographs didn’t lie. She knew Bai Zhiqing. She knew her character. Bai Zhiqing would never hug Lu Tianxing’s arm so intimately for no reason. More importantly, the joyful smile on Bai Zhiqing’s face couldn’t possibly be feigned; it was entirely heartfelt. Once, when she was younger, she had seen the same smile on her mother’s face when looking at her father. There was no difference at all.

If Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing were married, what about Lin Qianru? Could it mean that Lu Tianxing’s relationship with Lin Qianru had been just a fling, without any real feelings involved?

The moment this idea came to her, Xue Man’s body began to tremble uncontrollably. Without any hesitation, she stood up from her desk. She had to confront Lu Tianxing and demand the truth. If Bai Zhiqing was his wife, what about Lin Qianru? Was he going to abandon her after leading her on? If that was the case, she would have to seek justice for her best friend.

However, Xue Man didn’t notice that as her eyes passed over those photographs, a pang of discomfort surged within her—a feeling she herself had not perceived, believing it was merely sympathy for Lin Qianru’s predicament.

Walking out of the security department, Xue Man’s demeanor was frosty. Her aura seemed to declare ’don’t mess with me’, and she strode confidently under the watchful eyes of the silent security staff towards the top floor.

A moment later, Xue Man arrived at the top floor by elevator. As she stepped out, she saw Lan Xin, who was sitting at her desk in a daze. She asked directly, ”Secretary Lan, is Mr. Bai in his office? And Assistant Lu, where is he?”

Lan Xin snapped back to reality and responded to Xue Man, ”Mr. Bai and Assistant Lu are both not in the office. Minister Xue, do you need Mr. Bai for something? Do you want me to pass along a message, or should I let you know when he returns?”

”No need.”

Xue Man shook her head and after a moment’s thought, she asked, ”By the way, Secretary Lan, do you know when Mr. Bai left the company?”

”I don’t know. More than an hour ago, Mr. Bai suddenly ordered over the phone that I wasn’t allowed on the top floor for any other reason, and he instructed me to let all departments know that no matter what happened, they were not allowed to come to the top floor.”

Lan Xin shook her head, and then, as if something had just come to her, she said, ”Right, when Mr. Bai spoke to me, his tone was incredibly cold, even colder than before. Additionally, before that, I heard that Manager Lin had visited the office. Later, I’m not sure what happened, but I heard from the receptionists that President Lin ran out crying, and she looked quite upset.”

”I got it, Secretary Lan. If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going down now.”

Xue Man glanced at Lan Xin and turned to step back into the elevator, the corners of her mouth revealing a faint, barely discernible hint of bitterness in her smile.

At this moment, she finally understood why Lu Tianxing could dare to be late on his first day at the company, disregard rules and regulations, and act recklessly, and even though she had repeatedly told Bai Zhiqing to fire Lu Tianxing, the troublemaker, she never got any response. Even more, Bai Zhiqing went against everyone’s opinion and promoted Lu Tianxing from a mere security guard to the Chairman’s assistant. She used to not understand what was going on and thought that Lu Tianxing was a relative of Bai Zhiqing. Now, it seemed she was too foolish; by that time, Bai Zhiqing likely was already married to Lu Tianxing. Otherwise, why would she protect him at every turn and turn a blind eye to everything about him?

Slowly, a bitter smile spread across Xue Man’s lips. She recalled the ambiguous encounters she had with Lu Tianxing, and her smile grew more bitter. Was this considered a lost love?

Xue Man had never imagined her love would seem to end before even starting.

Shaking her head, Xue Man didn’t return to the security department but directly headed for the sales department instead, planning to check on Lin Qianru to see if she was in the office. She knew that Lin Qianru desperately needed comfort, after all, her boyfriend turned out to be her best friend’s husband, and such an ordeal would be hard for anyone to accept in a short time. She had to console Lin Qianru.

On the other side, in Modu Private Hospital.

Lu Tianxing quietly watched, sitting on a chair while holding one of Bai Zhiqing’s hands and gazing absent-mindedly at her as she lay on the hospital bed. Mandala had reappeared in the ward, seated opposite Lu Tianxing.

The whole ward was silent, and after some time passed, Bai Zhiqing slowly woke up, gently opening her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering lightly. She glanced around with a hint of confusion in her gaze.

”Wife, you’re awake. How are you feeling now? Are you uncomfortable? Wait, don’t move around. I’m going to go out right away and call the doctor to come and check you again. Manman, take good care of your sister-in-law. I’ll be right back.”

Seeing Bai Zhiqing regain consciousness, a hint of joy flashed across Lu Tianxing’s face. Without waiting for Bai Zhiqing to speak, he stood up and hurried out.

Bai Zhiqing silently watched as Lu Tianxing’s figure disappeared, her eyes flickered a few times, and she looked slightly more spirited as she turned to Mandala and asked, ”Manman, how long have I been unconscious?”

”For over three hours now.”

Mandala glanced at the wall clock, her tone full of worry, ”Sister-in-law, you finally woke up. I thought something had happened to you. My brother and I were very worried about you.”

”Lu Tianxing was worried about me?”

”Of course.”

At those words, Mandala nodded emphatically, ”Sister-in-law, you don’t know. Ever since you passed out, it was my brother who carried you out of the office. The elevator was in use, and he rushed down from the top floor carrying you. He drove you to the hospital, running through who knows how many red lights, all to get you to the hospital as quickly as possible.”

”I also heard the doctor say that after my brother got to the hospital, he nearly went crazy, his eyes turning bloodshot. He was yelling and screaming in the hospital, almost turning the place upside down. Luckily, Doctor Wei stopped my brother. Otherwise, I bet he would have flipped the hospital over. Moreover, sister-in-law, you didn’t see how terrible my brother looked when Doctor Wei wheeled you into the ward for examination. I’ve never seen my brother look so awful. Sister-in-law, I’m not speaking for my brother, but I’ve really found out, my brother really, really likes you...”

Mandala spoke quickly, hoping to change Bai Zhiqing’s opinion of Lu Tianxing and persuade her to give up on the idea of divorce.

PS: Here’s the third update. Thank you to the brothers who tipped these last few days. From tomorrow, I will make up the owed Chapters, which total three!