The Young Lady's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 17: The Young Lady's Personal Bodyguard

"I—"

Lin Xinyi's expression stiffened.

Sexual harassment? And going straight to my boss to complain?

Damn it, did I misunderstand the relationship between the original owner and this woman?

Lin Xinyi felt his scalp tingle, while the man on the other end of the phone continued in his highly oppressive voice, "Lin, tell me what's going on."

"This, boss—"

Lin Xinyi truly didn't know what to say.

Miyano Shiho stood leaning lightly against the doorframe, her hands clasped over her chest, a faint smile playing on her lips. She was quite enjoying the sight of Lin Xinyi's embarrassment as Gin scolded him.

However, as she had anticipated, Gin on the other end of the line didn't pursue the matter too deeply. Hearing Lin Xinyi stammering and unable to answer, Gin simply dropped the topic and instead admonished him with a cold tone:

"Remember, don't do anything superfluous."

"Your only task is to watch over her."

With that, without even waiting for a reply, the "tyrannical boss" in Lin Xinyi's eyes coolly hung up the phone.

Lin Xinyi was left standing there, looking awkward and lost in thought.

My task is to watch over her?

Does that mean...

Lin Xinyi immediately pieced together the true relationship between himself and Miyano Shiho from this simple conversation:

Clearly, this young woman named Miyano Shiho had an impressive background, a deep connection, and an extremely high position in the company. She might even be the chairman's daughter from the main headquarters. This would explain her rocket-like ascent to Chief Researcher at such a young age.

And his own role, as a security guard... ahem, as the Security Director, wasn't actually to protect the lab's security, but rather the personal safety of this ice-cold young lady.

No wonder my salary is so high...

So, I'm actually a personal bodyguard for this kind of rich young lady.

And the "most important person" mentioned in the original owner's notes actually refers to his work-related protection target?

Lin Xinyi was speechless for a moment, realizing he seemed to have made a huge blunder.

Being accused of "sexual harassment" by the employer...

Will I lose this job?

Thinking of the 890,000 monthly salary he hadn't yet received, Lin Xinyi couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Knock, knock, knock!

Miyano Shiho lightly knocked on the door, interrupting Lin Xinyi's thoughts.

And this "young lady" didn't fire him just like that. She simply asked with a touch of impatience, "Can we go see my sister now?"

"Mm." Lin Xinyi nodded, then started to get up.

He got halfway up, then stopped.

We have to leave, but where are we going?

"I didn't drive today," Lin Xinyi said, tentatively, after a moment of thought.

He had found a Toyota car key when searching "his" home, so he knew he had a car. But he wasn't familiar with the local roads and would need to navigate with a map as he went, so he simply hadn't driven to work.

"Hmm?"

Miyano Shiho frowned slightly.

That's strange, Lin Xinyi always drove to the lab before.

However, eager to see her sister, she didn't dwell on it and quickly replied, "Then let's just walk."

"Okay." Lin Xinyi nodded impassively, secretly sighing in relief.

Good, it seems the meeting place is nearby, no need to drive.

This way, he could follow behind Miyano Shiho and smoothly arrive at a destination he had no idea where it was.

"Then let's go now."

Lin Xinyi diligently played the role of a personal bodyguard and agreed to accompany her.

But then, the young lady, Miyano Shiho, spoke up again: "Wait."

She glanced at the plain white lab coat she was wearing, as if only just realizing she hadn't changed out of her work clothes.

"Wait for me here."

"I'll go back to my bedroom and change first."

With that, Miyano Shiho turned around and left swiftly.

"Bedroom?"

"Is she living at the company?"

Lin Xinyi frowned deeply.

He found this young lady, Miyano Shiho, increasingly strange:

Despite her profound background and high status—even having the company arrange a personal bodyguard like him specifically for her—

With such a good family background, she was still working overtime to the point of exhaustion, just like an ordinary office worker.

She even lived at the company, not even going home.

This was simply too odd.

Could it be...

Based on the existing clues, Lin Xinyi sharply surmised the truth:

This young lady, Miyano Shiho, must be that kind of career woman who is naturally passionate about her work.

The "others" in the inspirational quote, "Others are better off than you, yet they work harder," must refer to people like her.

"How impressive," Lin Xinyi exclaimed with great admiration.

"Even the boss's daughter is leading the charge with 007 work hours; what reason do ordinary people have not to work hard?"

"Young people should learn from her, love their work and their positions, and not waste a single second."

Thinking this, and estimating that Miyano Shiho would still need some time to change, Lin Xinyi immediately sat back down at his desk and focused intently on his computer.

He heard the world record for beginner Minesweeper was 1 second, and he still needed to try it again.

Meanwhile, at the other end of the phone, beside a Porsche 356A parked on the street.

Gin leaned lightly against his beloved car, his silver hair beneath the brim of his black hat gently fluttering in the wind.

The call had ended, but a chill still flickered in his pale blue eyes.

"Boss," Vodka, his loyal subordinate, asked curiously, "Is what Sherry said true?"

"Did that brat Lin Xinyi really...?"

"You can't fully trust that woman's words," Gin's voice was flat, betraying no emotion.

"So, Sherry was slandering Lin Xinyi?" Vodka didn't understand.

"Not necessarily."

"Sherry wouldn't make a baseless report..."

"After all, she never likes talking to me."

"Perhaps Lin Xinyi genuinely developed an interest in her in that regard."

Gin put down his phone, lit a cigarette, and then slowly spoke amidst the swirling smoke:

"That guy's mind is inherently complex; it's not impossible for him to do something like that."

"It's a shame, he was a talented person."

Lin Xinyi was a reserve talent nurtured by the organization; he was highly capable, exceptionally gifted, had a clean background, and was sufficiently reliable.

In recent years, the organization had been plagued by "rats," with traitors emerging one after another as if there was no end to them.

As the organization's top assassin, specifically responsible for internal purges, Gin was somewhat weary of all the killing.

Indeed, those who were recruited halfway couldn't be fully trusted.

On the surface, they all seemed like loyal organizational cadres, but upon closer inspection...

Well, intelligence agencies from various countries were running their exchange programs and team-building exercises here.

In the end, only high-level reserve talents like Lin Xinyi, who were personally trained by the organization and whose backgrounds were completely known, could be used safely and with peace of mind, without worrying about them being undercover agents sent by intelligence departments.

Therefore, Gin had always looked forward to the talented Lin Xinyi growing up, growing to the point where he could receive a formal code name within the organization and be recognized as capable of standing on his own.

At that point, he might even have chosen Lin Xinyi as his assistant.

But unfortunately, Lin Xinyi's performance had become increasingly disappointing in recent years.

The guy's mental state was always unstable, and his personality had gradually become reclusive and strange.

Such a psychological disposition clearly wasn't fit for a full member of the organization, nor could he shoulder its important responsibilities. At best, he could be a security captain.

And today, he had even caused such an absurd incident.

Could it be that...

Lin Xinyi's gradual decline over the years...

...was actually because he had spent so much time around Miyano Shiho that he'd fallen into the predicament of unrequited love?

Gin found this preposterous, but upon closer thought, it wasn't entirely incomprehensible:

It was normal for young people to develop feelings for each other when spending day and night together.

Being constantly given the cold shoulder by Miyano Shiho for so long, to the point of becoming withdrawn, and then being unable to control overstepping boundaries, also seemed imaginable.

That said, Gin actually didn't care whether or how Lin Xinyi had harassed Miyano Shiho today.

What he truly cared about was:

"He's just a hound sent to guard the prey."

"And if a hound gets attracted to its own prey..."

"Doesn't that make the hound untrustworthy?"

Gin spoke with chilling tone.

"Oh?"

Vodka raised an eyebrow, asking somewhat eagerly, "Big Bro, does that mean we should get rid of that kid?"

"..."

Gin didn't reply, but his attitude was clear:

How could someone be eliminated for such a minor matter?

He was, after all, a high-level talent the organization had spent several years cultivating, even sending him to university alongside Miyano Shiho.

To simply dispose of him because he wanted to fall in love would be too wasteful.

Moreover, Gin vaguely knew that Lin Xinyi had been personally brought into the organization by that troublesome woman back then—his background was solid, not some expendable grunt that could be casually discarded.

"Observe him for a bit longer."

After a moment of contemplation, Gin slowly said in a calm tone:

"If it's just a crush on Miyano Shiho, it's not a big deal."

"However, if he forgets his duties because of such a trivial matter..."

"Then should we get rid of him?"

Vodka eagerly blurted out the answer.

Gin: "..."

There weren't many trustworthy insiders left in the organization. Why always think of killing?

It's precisely because you're so single-minded that I'm hoping Lin Xinyi can mature quickly and help out...

Gin maintained his cold facade. After a period of silence, he finally replied noncommittally, "It depends on the situation."

"Understood, Big Bro!"

Vodka nodded seriously, harboring some secret thoughts of his own:

Heh, Lin Xinyi, you'll probably never get promoted.

You want to replace me, Vodka, as Big Bro's driver—er, Big Bro's partner?

You're a hundred years too early!