Lost Ye Mengyao, Furious Dragon Descending the Mountain—Lin Yu

"Heh... I wouldn't call it a falling-out. I've just come to see things clearly."

"With three thousand weak waters, why insist on drinking from only one ladle?"

Jiang Che chuckled softly. He looked rather open-minded, but... as a villain, how could he possibly let Ye Mengyao go?

"Good!!!"

Jiang Yunli slapped her thigh, her eyes full of approval as she looked at her son.

"I saw through that Ye Family daughter's nature long ago. She's been stringing my son along all this time?"

"And she calls herself a refined young lady? I think she's just a slightly more high-end Green Tea Bitch!"

Jiang Yuan silently nodded as well. Though he had hoped that the Ye Family girl would become his daughter-in-law—after all, childhood sweethearts made for a fine tale—since Jiang Che did not like her... the Jiang Family's doors would no longer be open to her.

Inside the Ye Family villa.

Ye Mengyao was not in a good mood. In fact, she was feeling somewhat downcast.

She could not even focus on her test papers. Jiang Che's distant gaze from earlier that day kept resurfacing in her mind.

"Sister Yaoyao, why are you thinking about that stinking man?"

Yu Wan'er was wearing a bear pajama set, her wet long hair hanging down. She looked incredibly cute and bouncy.

Being clever, she saw through Ye Mengyao's thoughts at a glance.

She also knew very well that this was not love... but a habit!

Ye Mengyao had grown used to Jiang Che's presence, used to the special treatment he gave her. Perhaps Ye Mengyao had liked Jiang Che at first, but that affection had gradually become something she took for granted.

Then, once Jiang Che stopped paying attention to her, a powerful sense of disparity would form.

"Jiang Che is such a bastard!!!"

Yu Wan'er cursed aloud. Thinking about how that dog of a man had stolen her first kiss during the day made her want to cry.

Fortunately, he had deleted those videos. Otherwise, if he continued threatening her into doing even more excessive things, she did not dare imagine the consequences.

Ye Mengyao frowned slightly.

"Wan'er, you seem to really hate Jiang Che?"

She did not understand. Jiang Che and Yu Wan'er did not seem to have any conflicts, did they?

As her best friend, whenever Jiang Che had brought her milk tea and snacks before... Yu Wan'er had always received a share too.

"Sister Yaoyao, I'm just angry about it! I'm standing up for you... Even if you aren't lovers, isn't driving a classmate home still a bit of friendship between classmates?"

Yu Wan'er had a flash of inspiration and found an excuse.

"Actually... I don't hate him that much. It's just because I have androphobia."

Ye Mengyao murmured softly.

Just then, her phone suddenly rang.

Ye Mengyao opened it with great anticipation, but when she saw the name on the screen, she felt somewhat disappointed.

She did not even know why she was disappointed.

"Hello, Dad. What is it?"

A deep, honest voice came from the other end. "Yaoyao, if you don't like Jiang Che... then forget it. After all, a melon forcibly twisted is never sweet."

"There's something else. Our family has many business rivals, so to protect your safety... I've decided to spend a great deal of money to hire you a bodyguard, someone to protect you at close range!"

Ye Mengyao's beautiful brows furrowed.

"A bodyguard? A man or a woman?"

Father Ye fell silent for a moment. "A man."

"I don't want one," Ye Mengyao said decisively.

She already had androphobia. Letting a man protect her? And at close range?

She was afraid it would disgust her to death!

"Be good. Your safety is very important now. This bodyguard of yours is an expert I hired at great expense!"

Father Ye tried to persuade her earnestly.

"Is the point that he's a bodyguard? It's the close-range part!" Ye Mengyao's voice grew somewhat shrill.

"But how would he be able to protect you otherwise?" Ye Changfeng asked helplessly.

"If he can't protect me, then how can he call himself an expert?"

"My precious daughter, how can he protect you if he isn't close by?"

"Why does he have to stay close to protect me?"

Ye Mengyao snorted coldly.

Before today, she might have agreed to this so-called close-range male bodyguard.

Because she needed a shield to block Jiang Che's frenzied pursuit.

But now... it seemed there was no longer any need for one.

Jiang Che seemed like he no longer wanted her—

At that thought, she unexpectedly felt an inexplicable sense of grievance.

"Hello... sweetheart..."

"Beep beep beep—"

The call was hung up.

"Hehe... Mr. Ye Changkong, it seems your daughter doesn't like me very much?"

Beside Father Ye stood a young man with a somewhat arrogant expression.

He was none other than the Son of Destiny, Furious Dragon Descending the Mountain—Lin Yu!

He truly was wild. Though his facial features were quite ordinary, there was a wicked charm between his brows.

Ye Changkong was helpless as well.

"My daughter has always had this sort of personality. She usually lacks discipline..."

"It's fine. I've always been generous and tolerant toward girls." Lin Yu shoved both hands into his pockets, raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle to gaze at the sky, and began showing off to the void.

"Since Yaoyao is unwilling to let you become her close-range bodyguard, then I suppose I can only apologize."

Ye Changkong's words instantly shattered Lin Yu's composure.

"Wait... Mr. Ye, I think I can still handle the position of bodyguard!"

He had seen Ye Mengyao's photo. To be honest... he had never seen such a beautiful girl before!

The moment he saw Ye Mengyao, he had already regarded her as his destined woman. Even if he had to pay out of pocket, he would still be willing to protect her.

"My daughter has androphobia... so close-range protection is probably impossible."

"Then I can only arrange for you to enter Yaoyao's school. You can be classmates with her and protect her on the way to and from school! I'll arrange another place for you to stay at night."

Ye Changkong's words instantly sent Lin Yu's mood plummeting to rock bottom.

He had originally thought he could protect her at close range, eat, drink, and live with her... perhaps even spark something between them.

Now it seemed... the road ahead was long and arduous!

That was right, he still had not given up.

"Fine. If not at close range, then not at close range. From now on, Yaoyao's safety will be my responsibility."

Lin Yu patted his chest, his face brimming with confidence.