2: A sick mother, a gambling father, a sister who needs to go to school, and a broken girl

At this moment, the bright, sunny sky was obscured by thick clouds, and the wind was blowing fiercely, swirling leaves in the air.

Gu Xiaoxiao stood at the bottom of the steps, looking up at the gloomy, oppressive sky.

“It looks like it’s going to rain…”

She let out a soft sigh, then turned and left with determination, her back elegant and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

She hailed a taxi.

Sitting in the taxi, Gu Xiaoxiao looked out the window at the Dihao Group building once more.

For some reason,

a hint of reluctance inexplicably welled up in her heart.

Actually… Lu Chen was indeed quite good.

Over the past three months, Lu Chen had always shown her great care, not only insisting on picking her up and dropping her off from work every day but also preparing surprise fireworks for her on holidays.

He even hired one of the most renowned international bands on her birthday, just to make her smile.

Young Master Lu also went against all opposition at the all-staff meeting to offer her, an intern, an exorbitant six-figure monthly salary.

It could be said that he took meticulous care of her in every aspect, from her life to her work.

Everyone in the entire Group knew that Young Master Lu liked her.

Even her family knew that a wealthy young master liked her and had been silently helping her.

But… she always felt that Lu Chen wasn't truly sincere about her; he just wanted to play around.

After all, Lu Chen’s reputation outside was simply too bad.

As the youngest president of the Dihao Group, Lu Chen was never short of women, and his scandalous news was rampant.

No matter how you looked at it, Lu Chen was not someone worth entrusting one's life to.

That’s why she had rejected Lu Chen time and again, always unwilling to change her mind.

But Gu Xiaoxiao hadn't expected Lu Chen to personally issue a notice asking her to leave the Dihao Group.

Was it really because she usually acted too coldly?

At this moment, Gu Xiaoxiao’s heart was filled with mixed emotions.

However, even though she was fired, she was still certain that Lu Chen must still deeply love her!

After all, with Lu Chen's methods and past actions, he could have a million ways to get her into bed.

But Lu Chen didn't; instead, he always treated her with courtesy, and rarely even had physical contact with her, which completely didn't fit Young Master Lu's style of doing things.

Love is restraint.

If it can make a profligate young master change himself, what else could it be if not deep love?

Lu Chen firing her now was just a display of his exasperation.

Perhaps Lu Chen was now upstairs, watching her with tears streaming down his face, crying his heart out with snot and tears, regretting immensely that he had fired her!

Imagining Lu Chen suddenly realizing his mistake, filled with remorse, loving her but unable to have her, and looking utterly distraught and heartbroken, Gu Xiaoxiao hummed softly, and her mood improved slightly.

In three days at most, Lu Chen would definitely appear before her again!

By then, she absolutely wouldn't give him a good look!!

Gu Xiaoxiao hummed softly again, her pink lips curving up, and her fair, delicate chin slightly raised.

Like self-hypnosis, that hint of reluctance in her eyes silently sank into the deepest part of her heart, leaving only stubbornness.

The taxi started its engine and sped away with a roar.

Gu Xiaoxiao also withdrew her gaze, her eyes slightly lowered.

She picked up the rabbit doll from the cardboard box in her arms and pouted her rosy lips.

“How dare you fire me! I’ll beat you to death, beat you to death!”

Gu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, lightly hitting it twice as if to vent, as if she were treating it as Lu Chen… Meanwhile,

Lu Chen, whom Gu Xiaoxiao imagined to be crying his heart out, was smiling broadly and in a great mood.

He finally didn't have to be a devoted simp; he couldn't describe how exhilarating he felt!

He wrapped his arms around the woman beside him, just as he was about to have an in-depth exchange with her.

Thump thump! —

After a soft knock, the butler’s respectful voice came from outside the door.

“Young Master, we have found the young lady named Chen Mengyao you mentioned.”

Lu Chen paused slightly, then pushed the woman under the office desk with a backhand.

“Come in and speak.”

Lu Chen said indifferently.

The tall, luxurious door slowly opened, and the butler entered the office with his head bowed, not looking left or right, and respectfully said:

“Young Master.”

Lu Chen squinted comfortably and asked indifferently, “Where is she now?”

The butler lowered his head even further, his gaze fixed on his toes, not daring to look around, and pretended not to hear the strange sounds coming from his ears, respectfully replying:

“To answer Young Master, the woman named Chen Mengyao is currently in the slum area of Yanjing City.”

Lu Chen nodded slightly.

He was not only the eldest young master of the Lu family and the president of the Dihao Group, but also the student council president of Yanjing University.

And this Chen Mengyao was precisely the commoner campus belle in the plot of 【The Campus Belle’s Personal Bodyguard】, attending Yanjing University with him, a freshman.

According to the original plot development, after the university started, he would participate in the freshman welcoming ceremony as the student council president and immediately take a liking to this pure campus belle.

Then he would pursue her relentlessly.

After several unsuccessful confessions, he prepared to take a harder approach.

Just as he was bringing a group of his subordinates to block Chen Mengyao at the school gate, intending to thoroughly tease her.

The Dragon King appeared.

He directly took on ten people, not only severely teaching his subordinates a lesson but also publicly slapping him, making him lose all face.

This Dragon King was named Lin Feng, a King of Assassins, and he and Chen Mengyao were childhood sweethearts.

After becoming the King of Assassins abroad, Lin Feng grew tired of the constant fighting, so he thought of the female lead again, wanting to retire to the city and become a personal bodyguard beside the campus belle.

To this, Lu Chen only wanted to contemptuously raise a middle finger.

He didn't think of the female lead when he was living a life of debauchery as the King of Assassins abroad, but now that he's had his fun, he remembers her, right?

Bah, scumbag!

The current timeline is right after the college entrance examination, with three months remaining until the start of the semester.

The official start of the 【Campus Belle's Personal Bodyguard plot】 will be after school begins.

These three months are just enough time for him to complete the System's task!

The butler continued, “To answer Young Master, according to our investigation, she came to Yanjing early to work and earn tuition fees. Moreover, she didn't come alone, but with her mother and younger sister.”

“Her mother…” Lu Chen raised an eyebrow: “Does her mother have some serious illness?”

The butler looked up, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, then he quickly lowered his head again and replied:

“To answer Young Master, you are correct. Her mother suffers from an illness and cannot be without care, which is why Chen Mengyao brought her mother with her to Yanjing City.”

Pausing, the butler added, “Chen Mengyao also has a father who loves to gamble, and he is still in their hometown.”

Lu Chen smiled slightly.

A sick mother, a gambling father, a sister who needs to go to school, and a broken her.

This novel brought together all the clichés of a dog-blood Dragon King story; the female lead's mother falling ill and then being cured by the male lead, and the gambling father coming to extort money and being taught a lesson by the protagonist, and so on—these dog-blood plots certainly couldn't be missing.

These were all the protagonist's moments to show off.

But now, these show-off moments belonged to him.

“Prepare the car; we'll go out this afternoon.”

Lu Chen closed his eyes, leaned back, enjoying the comfortable sofa beneath him, and waved his hand at the butler.

“Yes, Young Master.”

The butler nodded.

Just as he reached the door, he suddenly paused, turned, and said:

“Oh, Young Master, I have found the people you asked me to arrange to follow Gu Xiaoxiao. There are ten women in total, all professional paparazzi, guaranteeing 24-hour monitoring of Gu Xiaoxiao’s movements.”

“Additionally, I have installed cameras throughout Gu Xiaoxiao’s home, so we will know of any situation immediately.”

Lu Chen slightly raised his eyelids and praised, “Hmm, you've done very well.”

Rarely receiving praise from the Young Master, the butler happily left the office.

After the butler left, Lu Chen propped his forehead with one hand, kicked forward with his foot, and said nonchalantly, “Did you hear all that?”

“No… Young Master Lu, I didn’t hear anything… Ugh—”

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