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"Ding-a-ling~"

The telephone on the desk rang, and Li Xiaoyao put it to his ear, "Hello."

"Drive me to the airport," came Lan Cai's voice over the phone.

"To the airport? What for?"

"Business trip."

Li Xiaoyao was taken aback for a moment before it sank in.

He was now Lan Cai's personal bodyguard, which meant if Lan Cai was going on a business trip, did he have to go along too?

Li Xiaoyao asked, "Am I going too?"

Lan Cai replied, "No need for you to go, you just have to take me to the airport."

Li Xiaoyao breathed a sigh of relief; he really feared Lan Cai might ask him to accompany her.

This was Li Xiaoyao's busiest time, and he genuinely didn't have time to follow Lan Cai around everywhere.

But fortunately, Lan Cai didn't request him to join her.

"Alright, I got it." After hanging up the phone, Li Xiaoyao got up and headed out.

Lan Cai's office was just next to his, a couple of steps away.

Li Xiaoyao habitually reached out to push the door open, his palm already on it, when he remembered he should knock first, so he raised his hand and knocked.

"Thump, thump, thump."

"Come in."

Li Xiaoyao pushed the door and entered, only to see Lan Cai carrying a handbag and coming towards him. She tossed a set of car keys to Li Xiaoyao, saying, "You go down and bring the car to the front, I'll be right down."

Li Xiaoyao caught the car keys and couldn't help but take an extra glance at her.

Today, Lan Cai was wearing a hip-hugging mini skirt that wrapped her round and perky buttocks very smoothly, and with every step she took, her long legs moved with endless charm.

Lan Cai wasn't actually the sensual type of woman; she gave Li Xiaoyao the impression of being pure, extremely pure.

Long, straight hair, a slender figure, clear, large eyes, there wasn't a single aspect that didn't exude purity.

After going downstairs, Li Xiaoyao quickly found the car, a black Mercedes sedan.

Having driven the car to the front of the building, Li Xiaoyao glanced at the time; it was already eleven o'clock, and he couldn't help but grimace.

Li Xiaoyao had promised to treat Zhao Ge's comrades to lunch at noon, and now it seemed he wouldn't make it back in time.

"Always standing people up, that's not a good habit," Li Xiaoyao muttered to himself, then picked up his phone and called Zhao Ge, "Hey, Brother Zhao, I have to take Director Lan to the airport. I might not make it back for noon. Please take good care of the brothers for me, and I'll reimburse you later."

Just after hanging up the call, Li Xiaoyao saw Lan Cai walking out of the building.

From a distance, Lan Cai looked even more enchanting, her perfect figure almost made Li Xiaoyao unable to take his eyes off her.

Lan Cai pulled open the car door and sat in the passenger seat, saying, "Let's go."

Li Xiaoyao started the car and drove towards the airport.

"Director Lan, where are you headed?" It was just the two of them in the car, and with a forty-minute drive to the airport, Li Xiaoyao could only chat with her.

"Jindu."

"Jindu, huh? I've never been there before," laughed Li Xiaoyao.

Lan Cai looked at him curiously and asked, "You've never been?"

"Yeah, I've only ever been to Ling City."

Lan Cai's gaze grew even more quizzical as she said, "Weren't you the one who came back from studying abroad?"

Err...

He had trapped himself.

Li Xiaoyao laughed heartily and said, "I was just joking."

Seeing Lan Cai's disbelieving expression, Li Xiaoyao said, "You don't believe me? If you don't, I could show off a bit of English for you."

Lan Cai shook her head and stopped talking to him.

Li Xiaoyao, feeling a little embarrassed, also fell silent.

The atmosphere in the car grew somewhat quiet. Li Xiaoyao couldn't stand it and asked, "Director Lan, how old are you this year?"

"25 years old."

"So young and already sitting in the chairman's position? Director Lan, you're really awesome," Li Xiaoyao exclaimed in surprise.

Lan Cai said, "The founder of Pan-Blue Group was my grandfather. After I graduated, I was assigned to manage the Pan-Blue Company in Ling City."

"So it's a family business. Your grandfather is really impressive," Li Xiaoyao sincerely remarked. He had looked into Pan-Blue Company before and knew how vast the company was.

Li Xiaoyao suddenly became curious and asked, "That Lin Yuanyuan, are you close with her?"

Lan Cai gave him a glance and said, "She's my best friend and confidante."

Li Xiaoyao curled his lips and said, "I'm puzzled, you say you have such a nice temperament, how do you have such a confidante."

"What's wrong with Yuanyuan? She's quite a good person, just a bit direct." Lan Cai started defending Lin Yuanyuan.

Li Xiaoyao disdainfully said, "That's not called being direct; that's called not thinking before acting or speaking."

Lan Cai smiled wryly. She was, of course, aware of the friction between Lin Yuanyuan and Li Xiaoyao and, to be honest, even she found it a bit strange. Ever since she'd known Lin Yuanyuan, she had never seen her act that way with anyone else.

If there was one word to describe them, it would be 'nemesis'. The two of them were like a pair of nemeses, always starting a quarrel whenever they met.

The car arrived at the airport. As Lan Cai got out, Li Xiaoyao asked, "Director Lan, how long will your business trip last?"

Lan Cai paused for a moment and asked, "Why are you asking me this?"

Li Xiaoyao smiled and blurted out, "I'm concerned about you. If you're gone too long, I'll miss you."

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Lan Cai's face flushed at this, and she feigned anger, "What nonsense are you talking about, who needs your concern?"

"It's quite normal for a subordinate to care about their superior, isn't it?" Li Xiaoyao said with an innocent face.

Lan Cai snorted and said, "This time it might be about a week, or maybe just a few days. I can't be certain of the specific timeframe, but I'll call you when I return. You can pick me up then."

"Okay, I got it. Have a safe trip, Director Lan," Li Xiaoyao said, waving his hand.

"Be careful driving back, too," Lan Cai said before turning and walking into the airport.

Li Xiaoyao watched Lan Cai's swaying figure and mumbled, "She's beautiful, and she has such a good temper. Such a wonderful woman, I wonder which lucky man will get to marry her."

Of course, Li Xiaoyao's recent inquiry about the length of her trip wasn't really because he would miss her. He just wanted to know how much time he had to attend to his own matters.

He was Lan Cai's personal bodyguard, meaning, bluntly put, that he only had to serve her. So when Lan Cai was away, he was free, with no need to report to the company every day.

On the way back, Li Xiaoyao sped up the car.

He checked the time; it was only half-past eleven. So, he called Zhao Ge, "Brother Zhao, I'm on my way back. I should make it for lunch. You guys go ahead and start at the hotel; I'll come straight there."

Li Xiaoyao floored the gas pedal, and the car shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

In just half an hour, Li Xiaoyao was back in the city center. He drove straight to the hotel.

Zhao Ge and the others had already arrived at the hotel. They had just sat down when Li Xiaoyao pushed the door open and came in.

As he entered, Li Xiaoyao apologized with a smile, "Sorry, something came up last minute. But luckily, I didn't miss the main event."

When big guys eat, booze is a must. Li Xiaoyao ordered Moutai liquor for everyone, a bottle per person.

Everyone present was an ex-soldier, none of whom couldn't handle their liquor.

Li Xiaoyao moved around the table, toasting everyone. With a couple of ounces down the hatch, the atmosphere at the table became lively.

In just one meal's time, Li Xiaoyao established a manly camaraderie with these forthright fellows.

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