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Chapter 429: When Necessary, Can Go For the Kill

Chapter 429: Chapter 429: When Necessary, Can Go For the Kill

As Chen Wei advanced, Zhao Xinlian retreated.

It then turned into a predictable sequence: Chen Wei moved forward, Zhao Xinlian immediately stepped back, with each step she took backward, Chen Wei immediately followed, closing the distance until he had her cornered.

Thump.

Only when Zhao Xinlian’s back hit the wall and she could retreat no further did this deadlock finally break.

To her right was the staircase, to her left was Chen Wei, who had put his hand up against the wall in a trapping gesture, effectively blocking any escape.

"What’s your answer?" Chen Wei asked as he looked down at Zhao Xinlian, who was burying her head, too scared to look up at him, persisting in his questioning.

For some reason, Chen Wei felt that Zhao Xinlian, standing before him now, seemed like a completely different person, so much so that he couldn’t help wanting to tease her.

Accustomed to seeing Zhao Xinlian’s prideful demeanor in front of everyone, Chen Wei suddenly found her constant vigilance and easily startled behavior—akin to a rabbit’s—rather amusing.

"Sigh..." Zhao Xinlian took a deep breath, fighting to suppress her nervous emotions and the intense heartbeat that she could hear so clearly.

She raised her hands to Chen Wei’s chest, intending to speak with a forceful tone.

But when she spoke, her voice came out gentle and quivering with a hint of fear, "Don’t get me wrong, I just want you to protect me as a bodyguard. Of course, I’ll pay you. I won’t let you work for free."

"So that’s it," Chen Wei said, retracting his hand and stepping back, moving away from Zhao Xinlian. "You had me thinking you were lusting after my body."

"Who’s lusting after your body? Do you think you’re Tang Monk’s meat? Don’t flatter yourself," Zhao Xinlian retorted sharply with a glare.

Yet, when he put some distance between them, Zhao Xinlian’s emotions did not relax as she had expected; with a hand on her chest, she felt an inexplicable sense of emptiness.

Could it be that she was disappointed because Chen Wei hadn’t made a further move?

A bold and embarrassing thought suddenly appeared in Zhao Xinlian’s mind.

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

She shook her head in denial quickly.

How could she possibly think like that?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

At that moment, Zhao Xinlian selectively forgot how she had previously taken the initiative to wrap her arms around Chen Wei, and even further...

With a day’s worth of pressure and fatigue, Zhao Xinlian decided to have a good bath to relax.

But just as she turned around and had barely taken a few steps, she heard Chen Wei’s voice from behind, "One million per day for a bodyguard, that’s not excessive, right?"

"One million! Are you, are you out of your mind?" Zhao Xinlian’s already tense nerves, which had not had the chance to relax, instantly tightened again.

"Don’t agree? Then I’m leaving," Chen Wei said, rising to walk toward the door.

"Hey!" Zhao Xinlian saw the situation and immediately caught up, grabbing Chen Wei’s wrist. "Don’t go! Let’s talk about it, how about a discount, one hundred thousand?"

"You call that a discount? That’s more like breaking bones!" Chen Wei said incredulously, dubbing her ’Discount Genius Tian’.

"Then fifty thousand should be fine, right?" Zhao Xinlian changed from one finger to five.

"One million, not a penny less, that’s already the discounted price. Do you know how many people have offered billions just for me to agree to protect them?"

"Billions? You’re not afraid of bursting from your own bluffs."

Even though Chen Wei was telling the truth, Zhao Xinlian didn’t believe him one bit, thinking he was just bragging without a draft.

Knowing that Chen Wei was determined and that the issue would be resolved tomorrow, one way or another, it would finally come to an end.

A million it is then!

Zhao Xinlian gritted her teeth and agreed, "Fine! A million! I agree."

"That’s better," said Chen Wei, abandoning the idea of leaving. He returned to the living room, sat on the sofa, and expertly picked up the remote, turning on the television.

To the knowing eye, he was there as a bodyguard; to the unknowing, he might as well have been the man of the house.

Zhao Xinlian couldn’t be bothered to criticize Chen Wei anymore and walked straight into the bathroom, filled it with hot water, stripped, and lay down, wrapped in warmth.

At this moment, Zhao Xinlian’s expression was one of pleasurably indulgence, feeling the day’s fatigue wash away, along with her anger at Chen Wei.

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the Zhao Family’s main courtyard.

"President Zhao, our sent-out people have relayed their failure. It seems Zhao Xinlian hired a formidable bodyguard capable of taking on ten at once," the confidant relayed all that he knew to the man standing by the floor-to-ceiling window with his back turned.

"A bunch of incompetents! Can’t even handle such a trivial matter," Zhao Shiren turned, stubbing out the cigarette in his hand.

"And the matter of the data?" he asked further.

The confidant replied, "I’ve had someone delete all the files they had stored in the cloud. I’m just not certain if they have any backups."

"There must be! Zhao Xinlian isn’t one for carelessness. She’ll definitely come back tomorrow and accuse me in front of the old lady. We can’t let that happen by any means. She must not return to the Zhao family. If necessary, I consent to you using lethal force," Zhao Shiren said with a cold glint in his eyes.

"Rest assured, President Zhao, I promise to complete the mission and not disappoint you again!" The confidant finally felt a weight lift from his shoulders, grateful that Zhao Shiren was willing to give him another chance.

Next time, there must be no failure!

"All right, it’s late. Go and rest now, and get to work early tomorrow," Zhao Shiren waved his hand.

"Yes," the confidant bowed out of the study.

Bang!

With gritted teeth, Zhao Shiren punched the desk, "Zhao Xinlian, oh Zhao Xinlian, since you insist on causing me trouble, you can’t blame your uncle for being ruthless!"

"But rest assured, once you’re gone, your uncle will certainly spend a fortune to build you a grand tomb. That would be fulfilling my duty as your uncle, hahaha, hahaha!" In his supposed triumph, Zhao Shiren laughed heartily.

Without fear of being overheard.

For how could he pursue great ambitions if he lacked even this modicum of nerve?

It wasn’t that he was ruthless and unfeeling without consideration for kinship. Zhao Xinlian was simply too defiant for her own good!

The focus returned to Zhao Xinlian’s villa.

Chen Wei turned off the TV with the remote and glanced at the clock on the wall.

"It’s been almost an hour, why hasn’t that woman come out of the bathroom yet?"

"Could it be... something has happened!" The thought made Chen Wei restless, unable to sit still any longer, and he immediately stood up, heading towards the bathroom.

Reaching the door, Chen Wei grasped the handle, pressed down, and burst in.

Yet the next second was rather awkward; Zhao Xinlian had just lifted her leg onto the edge of the bathtub, using her arms to steady herself as she prepared to get out.

Completely exposed!