Chapter 62 A Strange Phone Call from an Unknown Person?!

As soon as they entered the house, Cheng Jiao brought it up, "Miss, do you feel that Team Leader Liang is too conspicuous?"

"Extremely," Ling Yue replied with two words.

"Do you need to replace him?" Cheng Jiao only considered things from Ling Yue's perspective.

Ling Yue tucked her shoes into the shoe cabinet. "That won't be necessary. I'm thinking of hiring a female bodyguard for close protection so that it won't be so eye-catching when I go out in the future."

"Male bodyguards do indeed have many inconveniences." Seeing that her boss already had a plan, Cheng Jiao simply agreed.

No sooner said than done.

Ling Yue contacted Liang Hanlin's bodyguard agency.

She hired a female bodyguard at a daily rate of 5,000, deciding to see how it went for a day first.

She also extended the cooperation with Liang Hanlin and the others, signing a five-year contract.

The official exhibition was set to begin at 1:00 PM.

The morning was reserved for entry photos and celebrity photo sessions.

Because she wanted to avoid the media, Ling Yue skipped this part of the itinerary.

The restaurant.

"Boss, the person is here." Cheng Jiao had just picked someone up from the neighborhood entrance.

Ling Yue had finished breakfast and was drinking water.

She saw a woman with an ordinary appearance, a slender build, and dressed in light professional attire walking out from behind Cheng Jiao.

She had a cold expression, looking like someone who shouldn't be approached.

The two of them stared at each other for a moment.

Cheng Jiao cleared her throat and said to the female bodyguard, "This is our boss, the person you'll be protecting today."

"Hello, Boss." The female bodyguard nodded, her greeting very brisk.

Despite her cold face, her voice was as pleasant as a lark's.

Ling Yue put down her glass. "What's your name?"

"Zang Lanyi."

"Then can I call you A-Lan?"

Zang Lanyi nodded. "Yes."

Ling Yue: "Have you had breakfast?"

It was just after nine o'clock.

She must have arrived for work right on time.

"I ate five buns on the way... I'm a bit choked up, can I have a sip of water?" Zang Lanyi asked guilelessly.

Qu Shu poured her a glass of water.

She finished it in two gulps.

"Thanks." She wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, giving off an oddly unrefined vibe...

Outside the neighborhood.

A Wuling van was parked by the roadside.

Liang Hanlin gripped the edge of the car window, his dark face darkening further. "It's her again! It's her again!"

The team members beside him didn't say a word, munching on buns and drinking soy milk while watching his impotent rage.

"Last time we protected a female star, she said I was too fierce and replaced me with her.

The time before that, some artsy guy said I smelled too 'manly' and replaced me with her.

The time before that, I was escorting a wealthy young master abroad, and they said I had tattoos that would be a bad influence on the kid. In all fairness, those were just my chest hairs!

The time before... I won't even say. And now it's happening again!

Zang Lanyi, what do you have against me!"

In his excitement, he raised his hand.

Bodyguard Xiao Wen took an elbow to the ribs for no reason.

His bun was knocked flying.

Picked up within three seconds, it was still edible.

Xiao Wen bent down, reached out, picked it up, blew on it twice, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Munch, munch... Maybe you should get plastic surgery... munch, munch... You really do look a bit fierce," he said pointedly.

Liang Hanlin shook his head—'I'm not listening, I'm not listening.'

Squinting his eyes, he said, "Zang Lanyi is my jinx!"

All four members of the team rolled their eyes in unison.

"You're not in the same league as Big Sister Lan," Xiao Wen continued.

Xiao Ma also swallowed his food and spoke up, "Exactly. Big Sister Lan is the company's No. 1 Sister, and you're just the No. 2 Brother. You're not on the same level."

"I'm about to become the company's No. 1 Brother!" Liang Hanlin said indignantly.

Xiao Zhong took a gulp of soy milk and exposed him mercilessly, "That's only because the current No. 1 is about to retire. It's just your turn."

"Exactly, exactly," Xiao Ma agreed again. "On the female bodyguard side, so many have challenged Big Sister Lan, and they all got beaten down. She earned her spot through strength."

"You're just waiting for someone to abdicate," Xiao Wen added, twisting the knife.

Liang Hanlin was fuming.

The team he had trained himself had actually defected!

"Stop eating the buns and soy milk I bought!"

He had won 50 bucks playing cards yesterday afternoon, and thinking his brothers didn't have it easy, he generously treated them to breakfast.

Now, they were eating the breakfast he bought while biting the hand that fed them.

Xiao Wen paused. "Sorry, I forgot about that. Actually, Brother Liang, you're great too!"

Xiao Ma: "Exactly, we respect you too!"

Xiao Zhong: "Why compare yourself to others? You're the best."

Bodyguard Xiao Liu, who hadn't spoken, quickly cleared his name: "I didn't say anything; I was only thinking it in my head."

Liang Hanlin gritted his teeth.

Seriously, he was going to be driven mad by these brats.

"Ungrateful wolves!" He leaned back and put on his Bluetooth headset, 'out of sight, out of mind.'

Xiao Wen crumpled up the trash and threw it into a roadside bin. "Brother, don't be mad. How about you insult me a bit too?"

"Actually, I think Brother Liang would look cool with plastic surgery. We definitely wouldn't lose in terms of height, and with those eight-pack abs, even if you get rejected by clients again, you could start a livestream and show off your abs or something," Xiao Ma said with an honest face.

"Shut up, all of you! Too much nonsense!" Liang Hanlin turned over to face the window.

Xiao Zhong: "Brother Liang, aren't we driving? The boss's car is moving."

Ling Yue's ride for today was a Lexus LM500.

Comfortable and spacious.

Perfect for going out to events.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Liang Hanlin wanted to say he couldn't drive because they'd made him too angry.

But considering it was working hours, he could only grumble as he followed.

Xiao Ma was still saying, "Our Brother Liang, if nothing else, his driving skills are truly solid!"

Xiao Liu: "He used to drive tanks."

Xiao Zhong: "And racing cars."

Xiao Wen finally added, "If we ran into that group of motorcycle punks from last time, he could show them up so bad they wouldn't even see his taillights."

Liang Hanlin furrowed his brows and glanced at Xiao Wen out of the corner of his eye. "That won't do. It would interfere with the boss acting cool."

"See, our Brother Liang's judgment is also top-tier."

"..."

Dali Fandi.

Away from the hustle and bustle of the city center, this ultra-luxury five-star resort hotel nestled in its own private forest had been booked out by the Chaumet organizers today.

The hotel consisted entirely of villas, with 218 villas of various sizes scattered throughout the forest.

A long red carpet stretched from the hotel entrance all the way to the lobby.

Reporters running with equipment could be seen everywhere, along with many similarly styled luxury vans.

The Alphard and the Wuling van didn't stop at the photography area but continued along the side lane to the underground garage.

The entrance and exit here were already surrounded by bodyguards. Invitations were checked upon entering the hotel, and identity information had to be verified again here.

Afterward, they went to the nearby check-in desk to sign their names and receive the corresponding passes based on the number of people reported to the organizers.

To protect the privacy of the guests, private cars were not allowed into the accommodation area.

No matter who it was, they had to transfer to a shuttle bus from the garage.

"Ms. Ling!"

Getting out of the car, Ling Yue saw an acquaintance and stopped to greet him. "Manager Hong, why are you here?"

"Dali Fandi is a star hotel under our company. Your booking information was registered in the hotel system, so I received an assignment from the company to come and personally receive you."

After stating his purpose, Manager Hong added, "The hotel has upgraded you to the presidential suite. This way, please."

Ling Yue remembered that Manager Hong had sent her a list of subsidiary companies. At the time, she was busy looking at her new treasures and hadn't opened the document at all.

The shuttle bus passed the townhouse area and drove onto a stone bridge over a stream. Once across the bridge, it was all detached villas with private courtyards.

Finally, they arrived at a two-story detached villa with a huge yard and a small stream at the entrance.

The interior decoration was peaceful and simple, yet high-quality.

She had thought it was just a house, but she didn't expect it to have a built-in courtyard with running water and small fish. When the sunlight hit, it cast the shadows of the swimming fish.

After settling Ling Yue in, Manager Hong left.

Ling Yue changed her clothes first.

Before long, Cheng Jiao went to the hotel entrance to pick up two teams of makeup artists.

For this trip, Ling Yue only brought Cheng Jiao, Master Qin, and six bodyguards.

Luo Shanshan and the others stayed at home.

Bored while getting her hair done, Ling Yue started a game of Honor of Kings with Luo Shanshan and the others.

"Makka Pakka, Akka Wakka, Mikka Makka, Moo!"

A team fight started. Ling Yue rushed in and cleansed Wang Zhaojun's crowd control. Just as she was feeling proud, a phone call came in.

She didn't see who was calling, but it didn't matter; Ling Yue hung up immediately.

Once the game ended, she tapped on the call history.

"Another unknown number. This is ridiculous!"

The main number Ling Yue used to use was deactivated shortly after she was discharged from the hospital.

She had switched to a new number and snapped the old SIM card.

She didn't think it was an old acquaintance calling; it was probably just a scam!