The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 91

Chapter 91: Chapter 91

Tan Xiao shook his head, "Hard to say. After all, the contact was too brief; I am not grandpa or dad. I’m good at doing business, but when it comes to understanding people, I really can’t see clearly. Forget it, let’s not talk about this. I heard Old Mr. Tang’s asthma has flared up again. I prepared some stuff for him. Just now, my mom told me someone from the Tang Family came to deliver a message. The day after tomorrow is Old Tang’s 70th birthday. Grandpa is going too; it’s your future wife’s home, don’t be nervous."

"Bullshit future wife!"

Huh? Tan Xiao was a bit surprised, this younger brother of hers, although fond of dancing with knives and wielding staff, rarely swears.

"Sister, if I say I truly like Tang Su, would you believe me?"

"I believe you."

"Of course you believe. What about mom and dad? Grandpa? The Tan Family’s eldest aunt, second aunt, third aunt, fourth mother, and the five brothers-in-law? The interests of the family are always put first; grandpa told me this when I was five. I didn’t understand it at the time. When I did understand, I found it particularly disgusting, feeling it deprived me of my human rights. Once I stopped feeling disgusted, I had joined the Min Alliance, following the path laid out by my family."

"What are you trying to say?"

"It’s just a transaction, I’m not a kid anymore, I see things clearly. In the Tan family’s younger generation, a few are involved in politics; I’m one, my second uncle is another, that’s it. The rest either join the military or go into business. "Win the life before death, secure a reputation for after death," this sort of common sense is known by everyone. How could I fail to see? It’s nothing but leaving myself a way out. The Tang family has a rising political star, climbing up would require the help of our Tan Family; it’s a mutual need, truly marvelous!"

"I’ve grown up always living for my family, doing my best to be a good student, a good grandson, listening to teachers, listening to mom and dad. But I want to walk my own path in the future, even if I can’t escape the fate assigned by my family, I still want to carry something else on my shoulders, my own burden."

Tan Xiao lowered her head; she certainly understood Tan Xin’s intentions, but she did not know what her brother would end up doing — elope? Resist marriage?

"At least... don’t let the woman you like leap into the fire pit."

In an instant, Tan Xiao felt a slight tremor in her heart.

"Ruishui River’s wide waters, I’d only scoop a ladle to drink. This saying is well said, but when it comes to life’s Ruishui River, who would just stop at one ladle?"

Encountering the great tree of the Tan Family, Chen Pingyue would surely not just think of marrying off Tang Su and be done with it; she wanted the power of the Tang Family. She didn’t join the Tang Family to suffer. Although Tang Guoyao was only a second son and couldn’t compare with Tang Guoqing’s secretary of the municipal committee’s clout, they are born of the same parents. Why should her own husband only cower in the office every day, merely getting by? She didn’t want a weak family and husband. In her view, all these were deliberately suppressed by Tang Guoqing, because of her own husband and his sick wife’s unseemly affairs. Women always have a strange psychological mechanism, that is, to shift blame. Since she couldn’t deal with Tang Guoqing, she would start with his daughter. Since nobody liked her, it was easier to drive her out and hand her over to Tan Xin, also doing a favor, least she still had the Tan Family to rely on in a small way.

Whenever she thought about these things, Chen Pingyue was quite proud of her own cunning; conversely, she was increasingly dissatisfied with her husband, even disgusted. Not to mention the slick and adept handling of interpersonal matters, he couldn’t even nod or bow properly, his face turned red even when offering someone a cigarette, not to speak of their bedroom activities – just a few minutes...

When he returned to the Tang Family, it was already the afternoon. Old Master Tang wasn’t well, so the meal times at the Tang Family were a bit early. Just in time, Ye Tian snagged a free lunch.

"Mr. Ye, aren’t you going home for lunch?"

"Second Aunt, this time Ye Tian gave me a ride back, so I asked him to stay for lunch."

"Mm, repay kindness, that is the Old Tang family’s principle in dealing with people, you should stay. Friend Ye, come, sit down, join us. Guoyao, sit with your wife too." Old Master Tang took a liking to Ye Tian, his intention to keep him was clear.

"Alright, then I’ll impose."

Chen Pingyue gave him a glance, the thing she was most worried about still happened. This Ye Tian, who knows what his background is.

Chen Pingyue picked a slice of beef for Tang Guoyao while smiling at Ye Tian, "Young Master Ye, where are you from?"

"Auntie, I’m from Huaizhou."

"Oh, Huaizhou City, that’s quite close. What do you do?"

Tang Guoyao spat out the half-chewed beef, "The beef today is a bit tough, how’s it for you, Pingyue?"

"Your teeth are usually quite good, how come it’s tough today? Mr. Ye, what do you do?" Tang Guoyao’s tricks didn’t impress her; those were her discarded plays, disappointed her old man was using them against her now.

Ye Tian put down his chopsticks, after a brief thought, "Auntie, I am the security manager at a small bar in Huaizhou City."

Not only was Chen Pingyue stunned, Tang Guoyao’s beef-chewing mouth also paused, but soon resumed as normal.

"Oh, really? That’s not bad, a manager is quite good, has a lot of room for growth." Chen Pingyue picked up the chopsticks again, picked another slice of beef for Tang Guoyao, "Eat, eat more. Although it’s not swan meat, this beef will have to do."

Not getting swan meat? Ye Tian laughed.

"Sorry about that just now..."

"No worries, you know the thickness of my skin, plus the small impact of your Second Aunt really isn’t much."

Tang Su squeezed a smile on her face, which soon faded.

The streets of Tianhe City are indeed suitable for strolling on a summer evening, with tall and lush French plane trees lining the roads, shielding from the summer heat. The old men and ladies sitting on benches further added to the warm and romantic atmosphere. In such a scene, Ye Tian felt it almost improper not to hold Tang Su’s hand.

Damn!

As if aware of Ye Tian’s dishonest intentions, Tang Su slipped her hands into the pockets of her jeans, leaving Ye Tian’s reaching hand touching his nape, his expression quite awkward.

"Cough cough, well, Manager Tang, if there’s nothing else, I should be heading back tomorrow."

"Tomorrow?"

"The day after works too!" Ye Tian hastily responded, but at that moment, their gazes met and both suddenly stopped breathing.