"Click clack click clack"
The sound of high heels came from outside the door, and Song Yun nestled on the sofa, wondering if this new employer could possibly be a woman?
The door opened, and all the questions were answered in an instant. It wasn't someone else who came in, but Li Shishi, who had just parted from him less than an hour ago that morning.
Staring at each other blankly, Song Yun's mind was a bit jumbled and Li Shishi's expression was equally priceless. Li Shishi took a deep breath and sat in the CEO's chair in silence. Seeing this scene, the elder hurriedly said, "Mr. Shura, this is the young miss of our Li Family, Li Shishi. From now on, she will need your protection. As for the price, we can discuss it."
"..." Song Yun did not speak, and the elder became a bit anxious. The young miss had somehow attracted enemies who were even hiring mercenaries from abroad to snipe her. If someone hadn't saved the young lady last time, the Li Family would have likely turned Sunan City upside down in rage by now.
Strangely enough, after the incident, Mr. Li did not show much anger. He simply ordered Wang Dong to capture the criminal as soon as possible, but no specific deadline was given. It's hard not to read it as giving Wang Dong some slack.
"Miss, this is the bodyguard I've found for you. I need to be at the old house all year round and can't stay by your side all the time. I believe Mr. Shura will be able to protect you well," the elder turned to Li Shishi, winking and gesticulating, fearing the young lady would utter something startling and drive Song Yun away.
"Grandpa Luo, you went with grandma to offer incense yesterday, so you probably don't know what happened. This famous Mr. Shura here is..." Li Shishi began with a taunting tone, "is my lifesaver and also the fiancé that grandpa has chosen for me. Tsk tsk tsk, Song Yun ah Song Yun, I didn't expect you to have such a deep background. Should I be considering your good side? But with so many facets to you, I'm afraid I can't tell them apart at a glance."
"That is..." the elder stood in shock for a moment and then suddenly looked at Song Yun with a smile, "So, this is the son-in-law of the Li family. Ah, no wonder the formidable Mr. Shura readily agreed to an old man's request last night. It looks like there's a reason behind it. Ha ha ha, Miss, don't glare at me, I watched you grow up. Seeing that you've found a good match, this old man is truly happy."
Listening to the old man's words, Song Yun internally complained. If he wasn't short on money, he wouldn't have taken a bodyguard job like this. He initially thought it was some rich person hiring a bodyguard, speaking so fiercely with a price ready to negotiate at any time. He never expected it was Li Shishi, the wealthy landlady.
"We should settle accounts even between brothers, so let's discuss it just as we ought to. Moreover, the relationship between you and me hasn't reached that good level yet," said Song Yun, his expression stern, though in the elder's eyes it seemed like Song Yun was just too shy to find a proper reason to protect the young lady, hence his roundabout way of negotiation.
"Fine, how do you want to talk?" Li Shishi leaned back in her chair with a playful smile, "Or shall I ask how much it would cost to be protected by you?"
"The price should be…" Song Yun thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a reasonable figure. If it were a stranger, Song Yun would have quoted a high price right away. But facing Li Shishi, someone he was all too familiar with, even having been intimately close a few years ago, he really couldn't think of a number.
"Don't start with how much money you want, I just want to know how much you're worth."
"What do you think I'm worth?"
"Currently, each of my bodyguards earns fifty thousand yuan a month, but looking at how thin you are, like a pole, that should be cut in half. As for protection, you're probably not as professional as those who have been trained, so cut in half again. How about ten thousand yuan per month?" Li Shishi crossed her arms on the table and stared intently at Song Yun.
"Ten thousand? You think I'm some beggar you can just dismiss?" Song Yun narrowed his eyes and looked at her coldly.
For a moment, Li Shishi felt a chill envelop her, as if the person in front of her was not Song Yun but a bloodthirsty beast.
But her lifelong temperament didn't allow her to back down. She slammed the table and shouted, "Fine, you think I'm just brushing off a beggar, right? There are five bodyguards outside; for every one you knock down, I'll add fifty thousand yuan, how about that?"
"Miss, that's not appropriate," Old Luo interjected, originally thinking the two were just bantering. But as they spoke, the conversation took on a tone laced with gunpowder. Setting aside that Song Yun was going to be the son-in-law of the Li family, just the fact that he was Shura meant he could command a salary of millions. It's well-known that Shura could earn tens of millions for a single mission, so indeed, a few thousand yuan would seem like nothing more than spare change to him.
"Grandpa Luo," Li Shishi pouted, "I appreciate that you want to find me a bodyguard, but I've already strengthened my security. There are five professionally trained people protecting me outside now, I'm safe."
Old Luo thought to himself that not even those five outside, adding five more, could necessarily beat Song Yun.
"Fine, since Miss Li has said so, I won't stay any longer," Song Yun stood up and said, "But Li Shishi, let me give you a piece of advice. Last time, your enemy dared to smuggle mercenaries into Sunan. Next time, who knows if it might be an assassin. I hope you take care and treasure your life."
"I don't need your concern."
All right then, good intentions taken for granted. Never mind, it's not like he had that good a relationship with this girl, no need to be so eager for abuse.
Once Song Yun had left, Li Shishi slumped in her chair as if paralyzed. The look in Song Yun's eyes a moment ago had frightened her badly. Remembering the scene in the abandoned building that looked like hell, she actually felt scared from the bottom of her heart.
"Ah, Miss, you shouldn't have let him go," Old Luo sighed as he sat where Song Yun had been sitting.
"Hmph, without him, you think I'd be kidnapped as soon as I step outside?" retorted Li Shishi with a huff.
"Ah, you don't understand the title Shura, nor do you know about his past feats. Just take it as this old man rambling on. Those five bodyguards of yours; not to say him, even I could take them all down within a few rounds. If a real master came, those five wouldn't stand a chance."
"So, based on what you're saying... Song Yun is even more formidable than you?" Li Shishi asked curiously.
"Only better, not worse."