Sato Hayato had just finished dessert when Fang Cheng called.
After the call, he grabbed his younger sister, Sato Mai, and hurried outside.
"Bro, I haven't finished eating yet."
"Forget it. We'll come back next time."
"Hey, what's the rush?"
Sato Hayato didn't answer. He hurriedly dragged his sister out of the pastry shop, bumping into someone on the way out.
"Hey, brat! Watch where you're going!"
"Sorry!"
Sato Hayato bowed in apology and quickly led his sister away.
Following Fang Cheng's instructions over the phone, the siblings soon reached an alley, where they found Fang Cheng and a strange man sitting nearby.
"F-Fang..."
Sato Hayato was panting so hard he could barely speak. That short run had nearly killed him.
Sato Mai was in better shape. She hid behind her brother and peered out curiously.
She knew Fang Cheng. He was her brother's friend, and she and her parents had once suspected that he and Sato Hayato had an improper relationship.
She had never seen the other man, who wore sunglasses and had a bruised, swollen face.
Fang Cheng pointed at the man and said to the siblings, "He says your parents hired him to protect Sato Mai. You should call them and check."
"What?"
The Sato siblings were both shocked, their expressions almost identical. Neither of them had known anything about it.
Sato Hayato hurriedly pulled out his phone and called his father.
"Dad, did you hire a bodyguard for Mai?"
"I did!"
His father confirmed over the phone that the man with sunglasses, Omura Sho, was indeed someone he had hired to protect Sato Mai. He had only started the job today.
They had kept it a secret so the siblings wouldn't feel nervous and their daily lives wouldn't be affected. Omura Sho was supposed to protect