Chapter 20: The Bodyguard Agency is Mine

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Shen Jiao choked on Shen Li’s words. If it was any other time, she would not have backed off. She would have furiously fought a few rounds of war of words with Shen Li. However, she was in a particularly good mood today and did not want to argue with Shen Li.

Shen Jiao glanced at Shen Li triumphantly and snorted coldly. She turned around to call her maidservant.

“Let’s go. We’ll go to the Celebration restaurant for lunch. I heard from father that the restaurant has released a few new dishes.

Shen Li raised her eyebrows. Wasn’t that her family’s shop? They stole her assets and still dared to boast so shamelessly. They were really thick-skinned.

But it didn’t matter.

She would soon take back what belonged to her.

After returning to the palace, Shen Li prepared to look for Zhong Ning to tell her all about Gu Sheng. Halfway through, she stopped. After giving it some thought, she felt that it would be inappropriate.

She had a premonition the secret would reveal itself in a few more days.

If anything, Zhong Ning noticed something unusual the next day.

She looked at the group of burly people that Gu Sheng had brought. Her expression was a little strange.

These people were not from the residence, and they did not look like good people.

Zhong Ning was wearing the clothes Shen Li had made for her a few days ago. It was a white, strapless dress with a pink embroidered coat. It looked fresh and lovely.

When she furrowed her brows, she could almost be mistaken as a little girl pouting from afar.

This was Zhao Feng’s first time seeing Zhong Ning. His eyes flew wide open. While Zhong Ning was busy sizing up the group of people, he sneakily tilted his head to Gu Sheng’s side and winked at him.

“Boss, I finally know why you can’t bear to leave.”

Zhao Feng originally thought that Gu Sheng would not care about a widow.

He still remembered asking Gu Sheng how the madam of the Shen family looked like.

What was Gu Sheng’s answer then?

“She’s alright.”

Now he was certain that Gu Sheng was just fooling him. If this was how she looked, he would never leave. Forget about asking for payment, he would even give his life.

Gu Sheng ignored Zhao Feng’s teasing and turned to talk to Zhong Ning.

“Alright, you’ve seen them. I’ll let them out first.”

After saying that, he prepared to drive her away without any further explanations.

Zhao Feng stopped him.

“No, boss, you’re not letting us go like this. Don’t you want to have a meal?”

Gu Sheng’s face was like a statue’s and his voice was cold.

“A meal? I thought you guys were full.”

Zhao Feng knew that he was angry, so he didn’t dare to say anything more and ran away with the rest of his brothers.

After everyone had left, the courtyard instantly became quiet.

Then men were gone, but Zhong Ning’s expression did not change for the better. Instead, it looked gloomy.

She looked up at Gu Sheng and asked hesitantly, “Who are they?”

Gu Sheng looked down at her for a moment and said in a calm voice, “Don’t worry about the people from The Darts. It’s a bodyguard agency.”

Zhong Ning tilted her head and blinked.

“Why were they calling you ‘Boss’?”

Gu Sheng moved and blocked Zhong Ning’s escape route in advance.

“Yes, the bodyguard agency is mine.”

As it turned out, Gu Sheng had read her mind. Zhong Ning tried to walk away after hearing his answer.

She had thought that she knew Gu Sheng better, but in the end, he had set up a bodyguard agency behind her back.

Gu Sheng raised his hand and grabbed her wrist, explaining in an unhurried manner.

“The bodyguard agency was also set up for the convenience of gathering information. It’s just a small business.”

Gu Sheng released her wrist after he finished speaking, as if he was determined to make Zhong Ning understand him.

The result was just as he had expected.

As expected, Zhong Ning’s expression softened a little.

“Then… Did you learn anything?”

Gu Sheng shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly at himself.

“Not a single clue. Perhaps I’m truly an orphan.”