Beauty and the Bodyguard

Xiaobo was the first one to learn that Lin Yi was leaving. He had heard it from Tang Yin, who told Liu Xingwen and Xiao-Fen that she was going with Lin Yi back to his old home. Naturally, Xiaobo was notified as well.

He might have been composed and dignified now, but his heart was as miserable as Fatty Lai’s! He didn’t know Lin Yi for very long, but Lin Yi had become his true brother, his friend! And he treated Lin Yi as his boss!

The changes Lin Yi brought to his life were simply massive. In just a little more than a month, he had become confident with a career! This was something he’d never imagine in the past! Yet, no matter how much he wanted him to stay, he had no way of making Lin Yi doing so!

Tang Yin had already tried her hand, and in the end, she was leaving with him instead of keeping Lin Yi in Songshan! Xiaobo even had the impulse to follow suit and bring Xiao Fen with him to find Lin Yi, but he managed to control himself. That wouldn’t be loyalty, it’d just be messing around.

Lin Yi going back was so that he could recover from his injuries and avoid his enemies, why would he go? He might as well stay and help Lin Yi manage the company to the best of his abilities, that’s what he should be doing, and it’s what Lin Yi would want to see!

“Alright, stop crying!” Lin Yi knew the type of crybaby this Fatty Lai was and wasn’t too surprised by the sudden tears.

Guan Xuemin, who had kept quiet until now, spoke up. “Yi, actually, if you would rather stay—I do have a suggestion!”

“Stay? What suggestion?” Lin Yi blinked and looked at him.

“Yi, what do you think of Xin Xin?” Xuemin said after a deep breath.

“Wha?” Lin Yi’s eyes widened as he listened to Xuemin. Pengzhan had just said the same type of thing to him earlier—so naturally, Lin Yi knew what Xuemin was getting at!

Could it be that he wanted Lin Yi to be his son-in-law as well? Damn, it seemed like things were working out quite well for him in this department?

“Grandpa Guan, why are you suddenly asking this?” But Lin Yi pretended as if he didn’t understand. “Guan Xin’s a nice girl, she’s pretty, and a great cook…”

Guan Xin, who was applying medicine to her injury, tensed up upon hearing the question. She herself understood what her own grandpa was getting at. After all, she knew that he wanted to get her with Lin Yi! It was just that she didn’t express her own emotions too outwardly, keeping in mind that Lin Yi had a girlfriend.

But her heart panicked when Xuemin just brought the entire thing up to Lin Yi! She didn’t expect too much since she felt that just liking someone from the shadows was rather warming in its own right, it wasn’t like she had to acquire it, as long as she stayed by his side and watched him…

Yet, she would still like to know what Lin Yi’s attitude towards her was…

And so, she acted as if she was still applying the medicine. Her ears, however, were perked up and ready for the answer. Upon hearing his compliments of her, she felt her heart drown in honey. The things Lin Yi was saying…didn’t those make for a perfect wife?

Guan Xin’s breathing quickened, and she blushed. Did he like her?

“Haha, if so, then how about I give you two my blessing?” Xuemin said with a laugh. “If you were to become my son-in-law, then you’d be the heir to Guan Xuemin’s miracle doctor skills. Naturally, you don’t need me to teach you any medicine, but I do have the name. Your enemies wouldn’t come bothering you then! I may be but a scholar, but the world’s noble houses and the high ups at Yanjin do give me respect. With me around, they wouldn’t touch you!”

Guan Xuemin was by no means boasting- Lin Yi understood that if he accepted the offer here, as pissed as Qibin would become, he wouldn’t be able to publicly go against Xuemin! After all, Xuemin had the support of a whole bunch of noble houses and powerful people!

Xuemin was a famous expert in medicine in the country, and plenty of people have benefited from his skills. His connections spread far and wide.

“I…” Lin Yi really didn’t know how to respond now! Guan Xin was right there, too, so if he rejected straight out it’d hurt the girl, and that wasn’t what he wanted.

But he did have some feelings for Guan Xin, despite the fact that it wasn’t enough for him to stay under the roof of the Guan’s house and enjoy their love.

“I… I’ll go get some more tea, you guys continue…” Guan Xin didn’t expect her grandfather to straight-up bring the entire thing up right in front of her face—of course, she wouldn’t be able to stay here. Subconsciously, she found an excuse to get up and stumble into the kitchen for hiding…

Lin Yi was just about delicately handle his answer to Xuemin’s suggestion when the villa’s door opened, through which Guan Xiaoxiang entered with a dark face, unhappy. “Father, what are you thinking? How could you simply marry Xin Xin off to someone, and when there’s danger attached? Furthermore, Xin Xin is already promised to someone, so even if the marriage is called off we should at least communicate with their party. Why would you make your own decisions now?”

He’d been outside the villa listening for a long while now, but he couldn’t hold it in anymore when hearing his father’s suggestion of marrying his daughter to this young man Lin Yi.

He already had a bad impression towards Lin Yi to begin with, and now that Lin Yi was in trouble, there was no way he’d just agree to let him use a method like this to hide from the trouble! What if the trouble came to Xin Xin instead?

“Guan Xiaoxiang, do you have no manners? Can you not see I’m in the middle of a meeting? Get out of here, get the hell out!” Xuemin didn’t expect to see his son just barge in like this, spitting out words without a care about his position—it pissed him off, and that was a rare thing.

“I’ll leave, but I’m worried you’re getting scammed! So be it that he’s already used your name, but I don’t want my daughter getting involved!” Xiaoxiang hmphed before grabbing Guan Xin and leaving.

Guan Xin didn’t know what to do at that moment—she didn’t expect her father and grandpa to have such strong a collision.

“I’ll take my leave first then, Grandpa Guan. I’ll leave the company to you and Fatty Lai.” Lin Yi shrugged a little self-mockingly before standing up. There wasn’t much for him to say in a situation like this, and he couldn’t really butt in affairs of Guan Xuemin’s household.

“Alright, but do give a call before you leave. I’ll send you off!” Xuemin said after sighing, understanding that his suggestion wasn’t plausible anymore as he nodded apologetically to Lin Yi.