(Yesterday, our first Sect Leader [Fisherman Cook C] brother became the first Grandmaster! As for the overall ranking of tips on Starting Point, we've reached 75th place! The top 20 are Squad Leader Level, and the top 10 are Hall Master Level. These show the strength of our brothers, and the total ranking reflects our significant participation. Thanks to all the brothers who support Old Lai in various forms! [We're only 4 votes away from catching up in the monthly ticket race! Can we take back the runner-up lost over the past two days in one fell swoop? Whoa, if there's no second place, you have to kick your wife away! Fire up the ammo, let's blast away!])

...

Li Yan squinted at her, took two steps forward. The middle-aged woman was a bit surprised by his demeanor but still raised her head high, saying with disdain, "What? Do you want to hit me?"

"Auntie, what's your name?" Li Yan smiled slightly.

"Jiang Yingqi!"

"As one of the Yun Country people represented by you, I want to remind you, Auntie, you can only represent yourself, not put labels on all 1.3 billion people." Li Yan said, then asked the two Beihai Country girls: "What are your surnames, ladies?"

"Matsushima, Kui, that's me. Shinohara, Mirai, her." The Beihai Country girl who just spoke stood up, slightly bowed to Li Yan, introducing herself in somewhat imperfect Yun Country language. Shinohara Mirai followed suit. The way they looked at Li Yan wasn't fearful but more curious.

"What... what do you want?" Jiang Yingqi was a bit nervous, not understanding Li Yan's intentions, "Can't you have some manners? Don't act recklessly!"

Li Yan laughed and said to Matsushima Kui, "Miss Matsushima, don't be nervous. Auntie Jiang is experiencing menopause and has paranoia."

Speaking slowly, Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai seemed both confused and understood, and they laughed.

"I also know some Beihai Country stars, seems there's someone surnamed Matsushima as well..."

Before Li Yan could finish, Matsushima Kui interrupted, "Nanako? Do you also like Matsushima Nanako?"

"Uh, yes, she's okay, but I was originally thinking of Matsushima... Kaede." Li Yan's efforts to dissipate the hostile atmosphere were evident. To Kawada and Jiang Yingqi, it clearly looked like he had an agenda for Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai. Even Li Jie suspected he wanted to flirt.

Seeing Kawada wasn't as defensive anymore, Li Yan changed the topic: "Miss Matsushima, Miss Shinohara, are you looking for a bodyguard or a fighter?"

"A fighter? We're looking for a bodyguard." Matsushima Kui answered seriously. "By the way, I don't know Matsushima Kaede. What show did she act in?"

"Let's leave that aside for now. I want to ask you two, when hiring a bodyguard, is it to prevent sudden incidents, unexpected attacks? Or to show off?"

Matsushima Kui quickly said, "Of course it's unexpected attacks."

"Since it's about personal protection against unexpected injury, do you think someone aiming to harm you would follow martial ethics, notify you, get poised before telling your bodyguard to duel, hurt you only after winning? Or will they attack in any way? If someone brings a knife, wouldn't it be used rather than boxing with your bodyguard?"

Li Yan's words were somewhat complicated, given Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai's Yun Country language skills, they only partially understood and sought help from Jiang Yingqi. Auntie Jiang, who had scolded and looked down on Li Yan just now, began to ponder his words too. Seeing their confusion, Kawada also couldn't understand and had to translate a bit.

"I get it!" Matsushima Kui nodded vigorously, as did Shinohara Mirai.

"Good that you understand. What you need is a bodyguard, capable of protecting you. Not someone like Mr. Chuan Tian who is just a brute force fighter. Just now I've proven that when facing sudden events, Mr. Chuan Tian... tsk tsk, isn't much use!" Li Yan laughed.

Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai nodded unanimously, then awkwardly glanced at Kawada.

Having understood Li Yan's true intentions, Jiang Yingqi felt a bit ashamed, realizing that you can't just rely on your understanding to rashly judge others beyond your domain.

Kawada was the most frustrated; he came over not willing to concede, hoping for a formal match with Li Yan, only to get such an assessment. Though upon hearing the translated words, he had to admit they had merit. If someone truly harbored malice towards an employer, they would use any means, not just civilized martial arts contests, to judge if a bodyguard is qualified.

He slouched a bit, then grabbed Li Yan's shoulder, speaking in Beihai language.

Jiang Yingqi hastily translated, "Mr. Kawada says your words are very reasonable, proving you indeed have professional insight. He believes with you taking over, the two ladies will certainly be protected well."

Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai excitedly nodded: "We want you! Protect!"

Li Yan was speechless… He originally intended to help resolve the situation and found himself dragged into it instead. He quickly dodged, pushing Li Jie forward, "That's your business! You take over!"

Seeing his demeanor, Li Jie flashed a subtle smile and intentionally said, "They're interested in you, not our people!"

Li Yan was helpless, pulling her over and said to Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai, "If you're looking for a bodyguard, let her arrange a qualified one for you. As for me... I'm just passing by... and came up to borrow the restroom."

This resulted in a situation that left everyone laughing. Others were even more baffled about where Li Yan came from—could he truly just be here to borrow the restroom? Wu Xiaoji hastily tried to explain, but he had no idea who it was, so he asked Yang Dalong.

Yang Dalong was upset over a "complicit in theft" comment from Li Yan, but now seeing him not only teach the Beihai person a lesson but also avenge the injured sisters while practically proving a bodyguard has its own methods and maintaining clients and Jie's dignity, he smiled sincerely, not having time to elaborate more, simply saying, "This is my friend!"

But it seems like no one believes he's his friend, because judging by Li Jie's attitude, it seems more like he's her friend.

Kawada couldn't understand what Li Yan was saying, but seeing his evasive attitude, he already understood. He immediately opened his arms behind him to block Li Yan's escape, not letting this guy, quick to react and with a sneaky fighting style backed by bodyguard logic, leave. Matsushima Kui also skilfully grabbed hold of Li Yan, and even Aunt Jiang Yingqi stepped forward to block him.

Li Yan had nowhere to escape without losing face, and Li Jie didn't help but rather watched as he got surrounded.

"I'm not from their company, and I'm not a bodyguard. There's no point in looking for me..."

"We just want you!"

Seeing Li Yan's helpless look, Li Jie finally came over to the rescue, feeling a sense of vengeance.

...

Business didn't turn into friendship; it ended with a few people getting hurt, leaving everyone feeling displeased. Unexpectedly, the situation turned around in the end. After Li Jie explained, Matsushima Kui and Shinohara Mirai were quite disappointed they couldn't get Li Yan and could only settle for having him leave his phone number, becoming friends instead.

Li Yan took the excuse of needing the bathroom to slip out, running next door with Yang Dalong to another company. Li Jie had brought several excellent female bodyguards with her. They had undergone professional training, possessing knowledge and skills in various aspects of bodyguarding. Although they couldn't fight close combat better than Kawada, they were definitely stronger as bodyguards. Though they were injured by Kawada, some lightly, some seriously. Two who weren't seriously injured were picked out, signed agreements, prepaid compensation, etc., then left with a tinge of regret.

After they left, Wu Xiaoji came over to find Yang Dalong and Li Yan and brought them back to the company. Everyone greeted Li Yan with applause!

"Sorry! At first, I thought you were just relying on sneak attacks and sleazy tactics, unfit for the stage. Turns out I wasn't enough, thank you for teaching us a lesson!"

"Yeah, you didn't just teach us, but also stunned those arrogant Beihai people."

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm for Li Yan, Li Jie felt speechless. She wasn't meeting Li Yan for the first time and knew clearly this guy was just starting out by deceiving and tricking people, with no real skills, sleaziness as his nature, and sleazy as his true colors!

"Alright! Go about your own business! Li Yan, come here for a moment!"

Hearing Li Jie's voice, everyone secretly broke a sweat, knowing their boss was inherently competitive. Being overshadowed by an outsider for limelight on their own turf today wasn't going to make them happy, and they promptly went to find their own tasks.

Yang Dalong also knew Li Yan and Li Jie knew each other, but he still accompanied Li Yan over.

"Manager, Li Yan is the newly appointed deputy team leader of Paradise Group."

Upon hearing Yang Dalong's words, Li Yan and Li Jie simultaneously fixed their gazes on one another.

"You? Deputy team leader?"

"You? Manager?"

Li Jie waved to let Yang Dalong leave, then flicked away the stray hair covering her eyes, "I am the manager, you don't agree?"

"Hehe, agree! Must be through your dad's connections." Li Yan lit a cigarette.

"How do you know?" Li Jie was slightly surprised.

"You organized everything just now, one sentence had everyone working. It shows you're the boss here. Do you think I can't observe and deduce? How old are you? How much experience can you have? At most, you're an excellent bodyguard. Also, guarding Yu Xiaodi, saying it was for the sake of Zhou Yunfei, means you seldom personally take on clients..."

"What did you say about me?!" Li Jie was furious.

"Taking on... the bodyguard tasks, keep your mind pure, listen till I finish talking!" Li Yan clearly misspoke, but he stubbornly glossed it over.

Clearly, this guy was possibly taunting intentionally, but being despised by him made Li Jie, who originally had displeasure towards Li Yan, feel a bit more unhappy.

"By the way, isn't Zhou Yunfei also from your company? Since the company boss is your dad, it's considered your family business. Yu Xiaodi also said her mom wants to poach you?"

Hearing this, Li Jie smirked bitterly: "President Chen's intention... is to buy Jie Rui. If the company gets bought, what kind of business is left? However, she only revealed an intention, saying she could help us expand without really pressuring me."

"Dang! Money really talks, huh!" Li Yan remarked, "If someday she wants me as a son-in-law, will she threaten to buy Paradise Group?"

Li Jie rolled her eyes at him, "Is Paradise Group that easily bought? Is a security guard deputy team leader worthy? Besides, I think she'd rather tear you apart!"

Li Yan exhaled a smoke ring: "Future matters, talk about future. Speak of your dad, hehe, don't tell me after a while you're my long-lost sister!"

"..." Li Jie was exasperated, "My dad's name is Li Chengfeng. There are over 100 million people with Li surname, claiming I'm your sister, why don't you say Li Jiacheng is your long-lost grandfather?"

(Thanks to the brothers who rewarded yesterday: Crazy Dragon VS Prince, ~Don't Mess with Ant~, Ancient Dragon*Ranger, Zhen Yuan→Ni Bou Pei, Han Wei Bing Sheng, doooor, Book Friend 100421192956348, Quietly Waiting, Fisherman Cook C, Old Wukong, Eagle's Wind, Book Friend 100528123729312, If ~Snow, Feng Yiren, Lonely Little Fortune) (To be continued, if you want to know more, please log in www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support legitimate reading!)

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.