Chapter 110 - Family
âYou can replenish your energy when you sleep?â Lin Yi asked, evidently blown away by the fact.
âYouâre complicating things way too much, kid... Of course sleeping replenishes energy, whatâd you think normal people sleep for? You think they just lie down on their bellies caz theyâre bored? We sleep to replenish our bodies with energy, and itâs the same for you too⊠Youâve trained in the Art of Dragon Mastery, but your body is still a human body, there havenât been any mutations or anythingâŠâŠâ Yazi said, clearly pitying Lin Yi a little. âYou shouldnât always complicate things⊠Itâs actually a really simple concept, even kids understand itâŠâŠâ
âAhâŠâŠ I seeâŠâ Lin Yi said, a little embarrassed- the old man was right: he was complicating things.
âWell, thatâs that.â Elder Jiao nodded. âGo get yourself some sleep, you look like you havenât slept in a long timeâŠâŠ Man⊠poor kidâŠâŠâ
Lin Yi slept peacefully that night- it was the best sleep heâd had since he came out of that cave all those years ago⊠Heâd forgotten that sleeping replenished energy as well. Lin Yi was completely refreshed by the time he woke up. He stretched lazily before making his way to the bathroom.
He put on the casual clothes heâd bought yesterday, and walked out into the living room. Mengyao and Yushu werenât there, probably still fast asleep in their room. General Wei Wu was guarding the staircase, too. Lin Yi wondered what a girlâs bedroom looked like, but decided that itâd be better if he got to see it through conventional means rather than through peeking.
Lin Yi pushed open the door to the villa, and stepped into the courtyard. It was always quiet during a weekend morning, there were barely any cars on the villa streets at all.
âAhâŠâ Lin Yi spotted Li Fuâs Bentley pulling up on the driveway.
âMister Lin, youâre outside?â Li Fu nodded with a smile as he greeted Lin Yi.
âUncle Fu. Youâre early.â Lin Yi said as he looked at the time. âYao Yao and Shu arenât up yet, right?â (Lin Yi calls them Yao Yao and Shu here, idk why- might be a mistake on the authorâs part, but oh well)
âNah, Iâm not early at all- the girls should be packing their stuff right about now, too. Mister Lin, wonât you be changing into more formal attire today?â Li Fu asked after taking a look at the casual clothes Lin Yi had on.
âMe? What for?â Lin Yi asked, unsure of what was going on.
âDidnât you know, Mister Lin? Mister Chu always hosts a banquet every weekend. It was always me, Miss Chu, and Miss Shu who attended, but the chairmanâs said specifically that we have Mister Lin over as well.â Li Fu explained.
âBanquet?â Lin Yi wasnât expecting the Chus to have a tradition like this, but he wasnât about to reject the invitation. âAlright, but I donât have any formal clothes⊠I just got this yesterday, the only other sets I have are school uniformsâŠâ
Uncle Fu only laughed a bit. âHaha, thatâs fine too, itâs a family banquet anyway. Why donât you get in the car first, Mister Lin? Iâll go get the girlsâŠâ
âOh⊠okayâŠâ Lin Yi nodded before getting into the front seat.
Lin Yi narrowed his eyes as he watched Li Fu enter the villa- this mission was the most relaxing one heâd been on, but also the weirdest one by far!!
Old Lin gave him this mission out of nowhere, claiming that heâd be set for life if he did it wellâŠâŠ But he hadnât the slightest clue what the hell the mission even was!!
Was it his mission to play with the Miss every day? To be her bodyguard, her nanny, her study companion, her shield?? It didnât sound like an easy mission, but still⊠Was it really a job that an S class assassin and special operative should be doing?
And Lin Yi wasnât dumb enough to think that heâd be set for life just by doing some bodyguard detail and shielding the Miss from a couple of delinquents- what kind of an international joke would that be? It simply couldnât be the case, unless Chu Pengzhan had something wrong in his head.
From what Lin Yi had seen, the chairman was an intelligent guy! There wasnât anything wrong with the guyâs head at all, and this was what perplexed Lin Yi the most!
Lin Yi would really have suspected some sort of plot against him if Old Lin hadnât given him an absolute guarantee- the guy was a weird old man, but heâd never do anything thatâd hurt Lin YiâŠâŠ This was also why Lin Yi was carrying out the mission at ease without those suspicions. Otherwise, it didnât matter how beautiful the Miss was, or how likeable Shu was, and it didnât matter how interesting that commoner beauty at school was, as well- Heâd never put his life and exposure at stake as he played around over here!
It wasnât long before Li Fu came walking out the villa with the two girls behind him. Both Mengyao and Yushu were wearing clothes a bit more dazzling and youthful than what theyâd put on yesterday. Their makeup made them look more ladylike, too.
Li Fu opened the doors for Mengyao and Yushu to get in before returning to the driverâs seat himself.
Mengyao was a bit surprised at seeing Lin Yi at the front seat- she didnât expect her father to have invited Lin Yi to the banquet as well.
Chu Mengyao was actually a pretty smart girl, though Lin Yi did make her act rashly by pissing her off so often. Li Fu wouldnât do something like inviting Lin Yi of his own accord; he had to have done it under the chairmanâs instructions.
Lin Yi didnât look as irritating as he did when she had first met him, and it wasnât a bad fit for him to act as her follower, but was her father really that unworried about a man living long-term in her villa with her?
Li Fu started the car, got out of the villa district, and drove his way to the city center.
âMister Chuâs family banquets are hosted at the International Pengzhan Hotel, also under Pengzhan Industries.â Li Fu explained, taking into account that it was Lin Yiâs first time at one of the chairmanâs banquets.
âWhat kind of people will be there? Are there any rules I should know about?â Lin Yi was used to events like this, but it didnât hurt to ask- he was attending his employerâs banquet, after all.
âWell, itâs always been me, Miss Chu, and Miss Shu.â Li Fu continued. âAs for rules⊠Itâs a family banquet, for the purpose of relaxing- not too many rules to worry over.â
âJust donât eat too much, and make sure you eat more elegantly.â Mengyao added, remembering how large Lin Yiâs appetite was.
âHahaâŠâ Li Fu smiled, naturally aware of a bit of friction between Lin Yi and Mengyao. âMister Chu doesnât like to waste, so itâd actually be nice for Mister Lin to eat as much as he could.â
âUncle Fu!â Mengyao was a little upset at what Li Fu had said, trying to sound sweet as she spoke. âWhyâre you taking his side!â
Mengyao only wanted to poke at Lin Yi a little, of course she knew what her father liked, but she wasnât expecting Li Fu to counter her taunt just like that! She couldnât help but feel a little embarrassed.
âMiss Chu, I canât just lie about Mister Chuâs habits behind his back⊠I was just telling the truth.â Li Fu said with a laugh.
Mengyao only pouted, but decided not to throw out any retorts. Mengyao didnât know what she was doing, always getting pissed at Lin Yi- shouldnât she have known by now that the guy was the best at annoying her? Why was she playing into his hands and doing this to herself?
