Chapter 8: How did you fool my daddy?

"That’s true, let’s just keep him and see how it goes."

Chu Mengyao felt that what Chen Yushu said made some sense, so she agreed.

Suddenly, she turned her head and asked Uncle Fu, "Uncle Fu, did you buy insurance for him? In case he gets into some kind of accident..."

"Buy insurance?"

Uncle Fu broke into a cold sweat again, thinking to himself, how could someone hired by Mr. Chu possibly get into an accident so easily? Still, he said

"Don't worry, it's all taken care of..."

By this time, Lin Yi had already walked to the side of the car, opened the door, and sat inside. He looked at Chu Mengyao and asked

"How is it? Is it passable?"

"I'll consider it a barely passing grade."

Chu Mengyao huffed.

Lin Yi smiled and sat back in the passenger seat.

He didn't say much more. Experience and the internet had taught him that women were often creatures who said one thing while meaning another, so Lin Yi wasn't about to argue with Chu Mengyao.

Seeing that Lin Yi just smiled and stopped talking, Chu Mengyao felt a surge of irritation. She had expected him to say something filled with gratitude!

You had to know, competition in society was so fierce these days that even university graduates were ending up cleaning sewers. A migrant worker who had just arrived in the city had found such a good job; shouldn't he be very happy?

"Hey, why aren't you thanking me?"

Chu Mengyao finally couldn't hold it in anymore and asked, somewhat annoyed.

"Thank you? Thank you for what?"

Lin Yi was a bit confused, thinking to himself, I helped you kick that guy who was pestering you into the dirt, shouldn't you be the one thanking me?

What am I thanking you for?

"I..."

Chu Mengyao was furious. How could this person be so slow on the uptake?

With such a hint, did he still not understand what she meant? Did he not know how to please his employer?

"Hee hee, Yaoyao means that she has accepted you, shouldn't you show some gratitude?"

Chen Yushu gave a sly smile and explained for Chu Mengyao from the side.

"Xiaoshu, what are you spouting? What do you mean I accepted him?"

Chu Mengyao was startled by Chen Yushu's words. Wasn't that a bit too ambiguous? Why did it sound like she was accepting a confession?

"Nothing, I just meant you accepted him as your shield!"

Chen Yushu said with a giggle.

"Oh, thanks."

Lin Yi was quite straightforward. In fact, if it weren't for the weird nature of this job, he was generally quite satisfied with it—at the very least, the salary was high.

"You're welcome..."

Chu Mengyao spat the three words out through gritted teeth, feeling immense resentment at Lin Yi's denseness.

This person was supposed to be her shield? How did he look so silly no matter how she looked at him?

"Sister Yaoyao, I'm off, see you tomorrow. And you too, Shield Brother."

The car stopped in front of a villa. Chen Yushu waved at Chu Mengyao and winked at Lin Yi in the front seat before getting out of the car.

Shield Brother? Lin Yi gave a wry smile. That was a pretty unique nickname; it was on par with the internet's "Sun-God Brother."

Chen Yushu's home was very close to Chu Mengyao's; the two villas were door-to-door. After the car turned a corner, they arrived at Chu Mengyao's villa.

Under Chen Yushu's instigation, Chu Mengyao had reluctantly accepted this migrant worker.

However, when she saw the migrant worker carrying his luggage and walking into the villa with her, she immediately blew a fuse: "You... what are you doing following me?"

Lin Yi was stunned and turned to look at Uncle Fu, confused: "Don't I live here?"

"You're quite full of yourself, aren't you? No man has ever stepped foot in my little villa!"

Chu Mengyao put her hands on her hips and yelled fiercely at Lin Yi.

Uncle Fu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. No man has ever stepped foot in it? Then what am I...

Uncle Fu thought to himself, it didn't matter if he was a eunuch, but if Mr. Chu heard the young lady say that, he wondered what he would think?

Seeing Uncle Fu wiping his sweat, Chu Mengyao immediately realized her words might have been ambiguous, so she quickly corrected herself: "I mean, no man other than my family!"

"Miss, Mr. Chu said that you should treat Mr. Lin like your own brother and get along well... so, starting today, Mr. Lin will be living in the villa."

Uncle Fu said cautiously. He knew this little princess's temper all too well.

"What!"

Chu Mengyao's eyes widened, and she pointed at Lin Yi in disbelief: "Him? My brother? Are you kidding me! Uncle Fu, take him away, let him live anywhere else!"

"I'm afraid I can't make that decision, Miss. This is what Mr. Chu instructed. You see..."

Uncle Fu said, feeling troubled.

After all, he was just a driver. Although he was the person Chu Pengzhan trusted most, being caught between him and the young lady was truly difficult!

"Forget it, I'll talk to Daddy myself!"

Chu Mengyao pulled the latest model iPhone out of her pocket and dialed. It had been released a while ago, and she and Chen Yushu had each bought one.

Lin Yi looked at the phone in Chu Mengyao's hand with a bit of envy. Should he buy one too?

Otherwise, making calls was really inconvenient.

"Daddy, it's Yaoyao!"

Chu Mengyao said in a near-coquettish, sweet voice, which sent a shiver through Lin Yi. So, a girl's voice could sound that pleasant when she was acting spoiled?

"It's Yaoyao, what's the matter?"

Chu Pengzhan was in the middle of a company meeting, but seeing his daughter's call, he answered it anyway.

"It's like this, Daddy. What kind of 'shield' did you find for me? Did you just hire him from a farmers' market?"

Chu Mengyao was a bit angry. From childhood to now, her father had never been so dismissive of her.

"You mean Xiao Yi? Haha, Daddy went to great lengths to invite him from Xixing Mountain. Not only is he well-educated, but his kung fu is also excellent, and what's even rarer is that his character is even better!"

Chu Pengzhan said with a chuckle.

"What!"

Chu Mengyao really didn't understand what kind of love potion this man had fed her father to make him say "good" three times in a row.

Hearing his daughter's words, Chu Pengzhan thought she was just acting spoiled, so he said: "Haha, how is it? Are you satisfied with Xiao Yi?"

"Satisfied? How could I be? First of all, his appearance doesn't pass. If he's going to be my shield, he at least needs to be easy on the eyes, right?"

Chu Mengyao huffed: "And, Daddy, how could you let him live with me? I'm a girl, how unsafe is that?"

"That's right, Daddy considered your safety. You're a girl living in a villa, and Daddy is worried, which is why I want Xiao Yi to accompany you. Don't worry, Xiao Yi can protect you!"

Chu Pengzhan deliberately pretended not to understand his daughter's implication.

"I... he..."

Chu Mengyao was left speechless by her father's words.

However, before she could continue, she heard Chu Pengzhan add: "Alright, Yaoyao, Daddy is in the middle of a meeting with the company's middle management, I'll talk to you later."

With that, he hung up the phone before Chu Mengyao could say anything else.

Chu Mengyao gnashed her teeth in anger, her eyes wide as she stared fixedly at Lin Yi

"Tell me, how did you fool my daddy?"