"Daughter, I'm not saying this to be difficult, but that bodyguard of yours has shifty eyes. He looks like trouble. Listen to your mother and find an opportunity to let him go." Da Feng Novel Network.
Liu Yilin's mother was relentlessly brainwashing her daughter at the dinner table. For the past few days, she had been taking care of Liu Yilin, cooking for her and making her soup, which saved Ning Beichen quite a bit of trouble.
"Mom, Ning Beichen isn't as bad as you say. He's helped me a lot. Without him, I would have lost the company."
Liu Yilin hadn't told her mother many things. Seeing her mother constantly bad-mouthing Ning Beichen made her unhappy.
"I'm not bad-mouthing him. Daughter, your mother has experience; I wouldn't harm you. That Ning Beichen isn't a good person. He's only with you for your money. Don't be fooled by him."
"Mom, what are you talking about? He's just my bodyguard."
Liu Yilin found the conversation increasingly unsettling.
"Daughter, you don't need to hide it from me. I know everything. You're dating that little bodyguard, aren't you?"
"Mom, what nonsense are you spouting? How could I be with him? You must have misunderstood."
Liu Yilin said quickly.
"Daughter, you don't need to deny it. Even the media and magazines have published it. Look for yourself."
Liu Yilin's mother produced a financial magazine from somewhere. On the cover was a picture of her and Liu Yilin dining together at a restaurant, taken by an unknown photographer at some point.
"Mom, the reporters are just making things up for clicks. Please don't believe them. Ning Beichen and I were just eating at a restaurant; there was nothing else."
Liu Yilin explained hurriedly.
But her mother didn't listen to her explanation.
If a single photo wasn't enough to prove anything.
However, she couldn't disbelieve what her younger sister, Liu Yixin, had said.
Combined with some rumors she had overheard while secretly at her daughter's company, she had already convinced herself that her daughter must have some kind of relationship with that bodyguard, Ning Beichen.
"Daughter, it's not that I don't believe you; it's that I don't believe Ning Beichen. What's so great about him? In terms of status, he's just a bodyguard. He earns less in a year than you do in a day. How will he support you in the future?"
Her mother spoke to Liu Yilin earnestly.
"Mom, it's not like that. Ning Beichen isn't..."
Liu Yilin wanted to tell her mother that Ning Beichen wasn't just some small-time bodyguard and that he even had shares in her company.
But before she could finish, her mother interrupted her.
"Daughter, I'm not that materialistic. Let's not even talk about money. Just consider status and position. You are the president of the group, and he is a mere bodyguard. In terms of status, he cannot compare to you."
"Daughter, few couples where the woman is more successful than the man can live happily. It never ends well. Listen to your mother and don't be with him. I've already found several suitable young men for you. I'll take you to meet them in a few days. You can choose then."
"Mom, you've really misunderstood. We're not in the kind of relationship you think, and I don't want to meet any young men."
Liu Yilin was so overwhelmed by her mother's words that she couldn't even recall what she had wanted to explain earlier.
"Whether it's true or not, I will never agree to you being with that Ning Beichen."
Liu Yilin's mother said forcefully.
Just then, a loud crash suddenly came from outside the house. A construction vehicle had rammed its way in.
With a clang.
The front of the vehicle smashed into the wall that Ning Beichen had recently repaired, destroying the patched section again.
Ning Beichen, who was hiding outside, saw this and was so enraged that his heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys were twisted into knots. He wished he could rush out and stew those brats.
This wall had indeed suffered misfortune; it had been damaged three times in such a short period, and each time it was broken, it heralded no good news.
The mother and daughter in the living room suddenly heard a deafening noise, followed by a large hole being smashed through the wall. Then, three men in black ski masks jumped out of the construction vehicle, terrifying them both.
Liu Yilin was relatively composed, having experienced such excitements every now and then. But her mother had never witnessed such a scene and was so frightened her legs went weak.
"You... what are you doing?"
Liu Yilin's mother screamed, asking urgently.
"Mom, let's go! They're assassins!"
Liu Yilin, having been protected by Ning Beichen for so long, was already accustomed to such events. Her first instinct was to grab her mother's hand and run back into the house.
It wasn't that she didn't want to escape outside, but it was too late. For her, there was no point in reasoning with assassins; the only option was to flee into the room.
Although hiding in the room might not be effective, it offered a sliver of hope. If they could hold out until Ning Beichen returned, they would be safe.
These assassins were Ning Beichen's subordinates, all acting their parts. Naturally, they wouldn't stop the women. Their goal was merely to scare them.
Otherwise, without Ning Beichen's interference, do they think the two women could have safely escaped into the room? Did they really think they were slower than two women?
"Catch them! Don't let them get away!"
"This woman is beautiful. Let's take her back and enjoy ourselves."
"Shh... Are you crazy? She's Brother Chen's woman."
"Ah, I forgot."
"Don't run, don't run..."
The group of poorly acting individuals shouted, appearing menacing, but not a single one actually pursued them.
Only after the two women had fled back into the room did they swarm forward, knocking and kicking at the door, spewing all sorts of threats at Liu Yilin and her mother inside.
What's more, they dared not put too much force into it. If they really kicked the door open, would they go in or not?
If they went in, would they capture them or not?
If they didn't capture them, they would certainly be exposed.
If they did capture them, Brother Chen's wrath would be more than they could handle.
"Kick the door! Kick the door..."
"Set fire! Set fire and burn..."
The group outside shouted sporadically, making Liu Yilin and her mother tremble with fear.
"Daughter... Daughter, who are these people? How dare they break in?"
Her mother stammered, completely terrified.
"They are assassins, Mom. They are here to kill me. You don't need to be scared. If they break in later, don't resist them. Their target is me."
Liu Yilin told her mother.
Although she knew it was futile, she could only hope that these assassins would focus solely on her and not involve her mother.