Chapter 9 - Great General Wei Wu
Beauty and the Bodyguard
Li Fu, who didnât want to stay near the angry Miss any longer than necessary, decided to use the chairman as an excuse to leave. He gave Lin Yi a backpack that had Songshanâs First Schoolâs textbooks and uniform in it before turning to Mengyao.
âMiss, do call me should you need anything. Dinner will arrive at 7pm today, as usual.â
With that, Li Fu took his leave.
Mengyao stared at the man before her, not sure what to do. She couldnât really let him sleep on the streets, now could she? Her father was a well known philanthropist, and she didnât want anyone to see her abusing employees. It really wasnât that big a deal to let him live in the villa, anyway.
But Mengyao was still very unhappy about the situation. She recalled the person who was responsible for the whole thing, and contacted her immediately. âHello? Shu! My dadâs letting the farmer stay in my villa, what do I do?â
âYao Yao? The shield guy, huh? That doesnât sound so bad. Iâll go tell everyone at school tomorrow that the two of you are living under the same roof already! No one will be following you around then.â Yushu was watching television comfortably in her princess bed, and she didnât want to deal with Mengyaoâs problems right now.
âChen Yushu!â Mengyao yelled into the phone. âWerenât you the one who told me to let him stay? How can you abandon me like this, stop saying useless things! I want you here at my place, now! Right! Now!â
âHmm... Sure. Lemme take a bath first. After I take a nap, Iâll go to you tomorrow first thing in the morning.â Yushu replied lazily.
âIf I donât see you in one minute, weâre not friends anymore!â Mengyao roared.
âAhh... Come on...! I already took my clothes off for a bath! Youâre not expecting me to put them back on, are you?â Yushu got up from the sofa, passing by a mirror. She stopped and admired her nude body. Eh, there seems to be a little belly problem here? Perhaps she should go on a diet.
âFifty seconds!â Mengyao was already counting down using the call duration timer.
âOkay, okay... Door canât be left unlocked, can it?â Yushu said as she finished dressing herself.
âForty!â Mengyao continued counting.
âJeeeeez! Coming!â Yushu ran out after putting her shoes on.
Yushuâs villa was only a couple tens of meters away from Mengyaoâs, and a small path connected the two.
Mengyao hung up when she saw Yushuâs figure in the distance. She let out a sigh of relief.
âYao Yao, whatâs wrong with you? I was already butt naked in front of the shower, and all of a sudden you drag me out here!â Yushu complained.
Mengyao cleared her throat softly, and proceeded to point her finger at Lin Yi once more. âShu, thereâs an outsider here!â
âCome on, itâs fine, isnât it?â Yushu clearly didnât care if Lin Yi heard what she said. âShield guyâs part of the family now!â
âSince youâre family with him that much, why donât we ask him to go live at your place! Yes, I think weâll do that!â Yushu was enjoying her suffering, and she didnât like it one bit.
âUgh... â Yushu smiled innocently with her tongue out. âYao Yao, you know how I get naked first thing when I get home... Donât you think itâs a bit inappropriate for him to be living with someone like that..?â
âI suppose itâs appropriate for him to live with me, then?â Mengyao scolded.
âEhh... Itâs simple, Yao Yao.â Yushu said, shaking her head. âYou can just come to my place and leave him at yours! What are you fussing over for?â
âYouâre right!â Yushu finally said something useful, Mengyao thought.
But it didnât seem right. Why should she give her entire villa to a farmer to enjoy? Whatâs with that? And what if things went missing?
âNo! Iâm not letting him live in my house by himself!â Mengyao said.
Yushu had wanted Li Yin to entertain her at school, but things were starting to get annoying. Let Lin Yi live in Yushuâs place? Sheâd never agree to that.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
After more brainstorming, Yushu snapped her fingers. âWhy donât I live with you for the time being! Heâll just mind his own business downstairs, and your roomâs upstairs anyway! Just tell him to stay on the first floor!â
Mengyao would have preferred a better solution, but there didnât seem to be another way. âFine, weâll do that then.â
Having had multiple sleepovers at Mengyaoâs villa, Yushu knew the place well. They entered with Lin Yi following slowly behind them.
He wasnât blind- Mengyao obviously didnât like him. Remembering Old Linâs solemn words and Uncle Chuâs trusting eyes, Lin Yi didnât think it was a big deal. Mengyao was a girl, after all, it was only natural that she didnât want to live with him.
âHey! Whatâs your name?â Mengyao asked as she sat down on the sofa, throwing her legs up.
âIâm Lin...â Lin Yi was about to sit down on the sofa when a girly shriek stopped him.
âStop! Donât sit!â Mengyaoâs eyes were wide open as she stared at Lin Yi.
âWhatâs wrong?â Lin Yi asked, startled. His butt was still hanging mid-air, right above the sofa.
âDonât dirty the sofa with your dirty pants! Shu always rolls around naked on there!â
Yushu rolled her eyes. What the hell, Yao Yao? What happened to the whole outsider thing?
Lin Yi didnât mind the outburst- his clothes were indeed dirty, after all. He was running about the whole day, and the train seats werenât clean either. Dirtying the sofa was a small matter, but heâd be screwed if the pretty lady here gets some kind of skin disease from it.
âOkay, you may continue.â Mengyao sighed with relief when she saw Lin Yi resume a standing posture.
âIâm Lin Yi.â
âOkay, Lin Yi, youâll be sleeping in that guest room over there tonight. But remember, Shu and I sleep upstairs, so you shouldnât be going up at all. Iâll tell dad to fire you otherwise.â Mengyao felt that the threat was lacking, since Lin Yi had somehow brainwashed her father. On that note, she added another one. âIf you do go up, Iâll tell Great General Wei Wu to maul you to death!â
âSure.â Lin Yi nonchalantly nodded as he prepared to leave. âWait, General Wei Wu? Whatâs that?â
Mengyao put on a gleeful face before calling out. âGeneral Wei Wu! Come down!â
A rottweiler came charging down the stairs, filling the room with woofs and barks as it stood between Mengyao and Lin Yi.