Beauty and the Bodyguard

Xiaoxiao’s Idea

“What did you think? This is Zippo, an international brand, you never saw this on TV before? They all sue this in movies!” The man said as he raised his lighter.

“But, the lighter isn’t broken is it? Surely it doesn’t have to be five thousand…” Chen Xi’s mother said carefully, her eyes full of fear.

“Isn’t broken? The paint’s chipped off, how am I supposed to use it now? I live in upper society, I’m an upper-class man, I can’t use a lighter with chipped paint!” The man hmphed as he slammed the lighter on the table beside Chen Xi. “If you think you don’t mind using it then take it, but pay up my five thousand!”

There weren’t a lot of customers in the shop since it was already past lunchtime when Xiaoxiao and Lin Yi arrived at the restaurant.

But even if there were customers, who’d butt in when it came to something like this?

The waiter was also really displeased at the man, and felt really sympathetic towards the mother and daughter… But he knew at the same time that he had no right to interfere with strife between customers! The best route was not interfering!

Xiaoxiao frowned, thinking that this man really was despicable. She was already on Chen Xi’s side from the beginning, having lost her mother when she was young. Now that Chen Xi was about to lose her mother as well, she felt empathetic, and that resulted in her liking Chen Xi! Now that this man was being unreasonable and causing them trouble, it pissed her off!

And so, she stood up and grabbed the lighter before the man could react. “Let me see what lighter this is that’s worth five thousand!”

“Who are you? Mind your own business!” The man wasn’t expecting for a rich girl to butt in. He frowned as he looked at Xiaoxiao’s clothing—they were fashionable, and he didn’t want to cross someone like that. After all, he only bullied people who were easy targets.

“As far as I know, Zippo, while an international brand, has varying prices, with the cheapest being a couple dozen kuai…” Xiaoxiao said as she looked at the lighter. “Yours is Zippc, not Zippo—it isn’t even the real deal. It isn’t even worth a couple dozen kuai. It’s a few kuai!”

“Bullshit!” The man’s face reddened as his rage rose—he went and tried to snatch the lighter away.

But who was Feng Xiaoxiao? She was one of the Four Songshan High School Young Masters! She was someone who dared to even set firecrackers on Lin Yi’s ass, so why would she be afraid of this man in front of him? She lit up the lighter, and the man, who was just reaching over, burned his hand, and it even lit up some of his sleeves.

“Ah- fuck!” The man started waving about, and barely managed to stop the flame on his sleeve. His eyes, at this point, were brimming with rage as he lost all sense, sending a slap right at Xiaoxiao’s face!

This instant froze Xaioxiao! But, she still wondered, would Lin Yi be able to save her?

Lin Yi, naturally, wouldn’t let Xiaoxiao get bullied like that. The next instant, the man’s arm was locked tightly in Lin Yi’s.

“You- let go of me!” The man came to his senses a little at the grip- from the pain, Lin Yi was causing him, he understood that this man wasn’t someone he wanted to piss off! He was someone who targeted the weak, and it was the plain clothes on Chen Xi that caused him to try and scam her.

But Lin Yi in front of him now was clearly not someone he wanted to piss off. It scared him a little. “Do you know who I am? I’m close with Guang Bro in this North area, so you’d best not butt in…”

“Who’s Guang Bro?” Lin Yi blinked.

“Zhao Ruoguang, Guang Bro!” The man assumed that lIn YI didn’t know, so he explained a bit. “The boss of the North District!”

“Zhao Ruoguang, why does this name sound so familiar?” Xiaoxiao interrupted.

The moment Lin Yi moved his hand, Xiaoxiao already felt the trace of sweetness within her heart. Lin Yi did care about her, he did care! He was a little cold towards her, but when something happened to her he wouldn’t just stand by!

“Oh, just an idiot.” Lin Yi said. “He has a braindead little brother, Zhao Ruoming, you know him.”

“Oh, Zhou Ruoming. I was still thinking that this guy knew someone powerful!” Xiaoxiao said once she heard it was Ruoming’s brother, sighing in relief.

“Ugh…” The man didn’t know what to do anymore- he thought that just bringing up some tough guy would make Lin Yi back off, but he didn’t expect Lin Yi to actually know the guy!

“Who else do you know? If you don’t know anybody else then scram.” Li Yi said as he let go of the man as if he were no threat.

The man hesitated before quickly charging out the restaurant. He felt that he wasn’t Lin Yi’s opponent at all, it’d be better if he took off first!

“Thank you so much!” Chen Xi’s mother thought that a huge debt would be left here after she died, and was at the final point of desperation when someone was willing to help them! Fortunately for them, these two knew much more about the world, and knew that the man was scamming them! They even managed to scare him away, otherwise who knew what would happen to them!”

“Thank you, big bro and big sis…” Chen Xi said politely as she bowed with her mother, wiping her tears.

“It’s nothing!” Xiaoxiao said. “Be more careful next time.”

“Okay!” Chen Xi nodded gratefully, but couldn’t help but feel hurt at the bowl of beef noodles on the ground. She turned to her mother. “Mom, let’s order one more bowl?”

“It’s okay, we’ve already tasted it already. We know the taste now, so let’s not waste the money!” Chen Xi’s mom, naturally, didn’t want her daughter to spend even more money.

“I haven’t started on my bowl yet. I can’t finish it anyway, you two can have it.” Xiaoxiao said quickly as she moved the bowl to the two’s table.

“This… We can’t accept this!” Chen Xi’s mother said quickly.

“I wanted to share a bowl with him, you heard it too just now, right, auntie?” Xiaoxiao said as she whispered in Chen Xi’s mother’s ear. “Help me out, okay?”

“I…” Chen Xi’s mom did hear that Xiaoxiao wanted to have one bowl with Lin Yi, and so she didn’t doubt it when Xiaoxiao told her this… She didn’t know if she should say yes or no anymore!

If she said yes, she’d be taking somebody’s food for free, but if she said no- she’d be rejecting to help someone who had just helped her from trouble! She couldn’t do that!

But before she could even say anything, Xiaxiao had already returned to her seat. She spoke to Lin Yi happily and excitedly. “Looks like we’ll have to share a bowl now!”?