"Pffft!" The two women burst into giggles upon hearing Ye Hao's words.

They found it amusing that Ye Hao was so afraid of being misunderstood, but then thought it was understandable. On the flight back to Huaxia from Bangui, Ye Hao made some noises that were overheard by both women. Although they didn't know the real situation, considering Ye Hao was a soldier and some sort of leader, they felt it was impossible for him to be doing anything shady on the plane. Plus, after disembarking, they misunderstood Ye Hao as someone seeking repayment for kindness.

So his eagerness to explain himself was understandable.

"You blockhead, who said you're following us? We just happen to be going to the west too." Lin Ruyu giggled in response to Ye Hao.

"Exactly! We're also in the west, feel free to hang out with us if you get the chance!" Su Qing smiled cutely, creating two adorable dimples that captivated Ye Hao's attention for a moment.

"Oh? Really? Then I'll look for you if I get the chance, but I doubt I'll have any." Ye Hao said, feeling a bit down.

"Why?" Lin Ruyu asked in Cantonese, then switched back to Mandarin, realizing Ye Hao might not understand Cantonese: "Why is that?" She was curious about what a soldier like Ye Hao was doing in the western part of Peng City.

"Sigh! It's a long story. I took a new task to protect some rich kids. Thinking about their eating, drinking, fun, and rest schedule, having to be with them all the time, where's the time to hang out with you guys?" Ye Hao's task wasn't a secret, so he just said it casually. Then he exaggerated, "And the person I have to protect is so lazy they need me to hand them toilet paper, no time at all!"

Ye Hao's words made Lin Ruyu's amused expression turn awkward, because she was one of those rich kids, and Ye Hao indeed handed her toilet paper.

"Ahem... Well, having a job is already good! Your employer must treat you well." Lin Ruyu said with an awkward smile.

"Speaking of my employer, you'd be terrified if I told you!" Ye Hao chatted idly with the two women while waiting for the bus, saying, "I've heard my employer has abnormal preferences, doesn't brush teeth after eating, doesn't flush the toilet, and often chokes on water..." Ye Hao actually didn't know who his employer was; he just got upset thinking about being hired as a bodyguard.

"Haha! Your employer sounds so sloppy!" Su Qing found Ye Hao's words a bit unsanitary, yet they somehow seemed like he was ridiculing his employer.

"Haha! Yeah, your employer must be a lazy person, or maybe doesn't bathe even once in ten days?" Lin Ruyu joined in the fun and asked.

"Well, you all really know them. I've heard my employer even has an awful habit of making bodyguards wash their underwear. Geez, just the thought of it makes me sick..." Ye Hao pretended to be disgusted.

"No way? That's big news! Which rich kid in the west? Do you know?" Lin Ruyu curiously asked, getting into gossip mode.

"I really don't know! But, there must be some truth to it; public rumors always have a basis for spreading. That kind of life truly feels like something to ridicule, how can one live like that?" Ye Hao got more excited as he spoke, the more he thought about it, the more he felt embarrassed about being a bodyguard.

"Do you have a phone? Maybe one day when you're free, Ni Ni and I will check you out? Or perhaps take a look at the legendary lazy rich kid?" Lin Ruyu's curiosity was piqued.

"Yuyu, why are you interested in such lazy people?" Su Qing asked, a bit puzzled.

"Hehe, you don't understand, it's about experiencing life. Otherwise, after graduation, there won't be any chances." Lin Ruyu grinned mischievously.

"Oh? You're in school?" Ye Hao looked at them puzzled, but he handed over the phone number Fang Ni gave him to Lin Ruyu.

"Yes! We're at Western High, starting senior year in a few days." Lin Ruyu nodded and accepted Ye Hao's contact info. Seeing Ye Hao's confused look, she curiously asked, "You're not gonna attend school with your employer, are you?"

"Well… actually, I am. I'm so old, it's really embarrassing." Ye Hao scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward.

"Haha! An older guy attending high school, it's going to be headline news!" Lin Ruyu teased Ye Hao, noticing his awkward expression gave her a sense of accomplishment. Then she asked, "By the way! How old are you anyway?"

Ye Hao felt a bit embarrassed hearing that and replied, "Twenty-one, old already..."

Ye Hao's words made Lin Ruyu and Su Qing's eyes light up. Only twenty-one? With such strong martial skills and expert handling of weapons… could he really be only twenty-one? Lin Ruyu and Su Qing wondered internally.

"You're really only twenty-one?" Su Qing blinked her pretty eyes and asked.

"Yeah, in a few days I'll be twenty-two, definitely old…" Ye Hao feigned a tragic expression, acting all 'destined to age, helpless…'

"Haha, pretending to be old at only twenty-one, you're just three years older than us..." Su Qing laughed.

Ye Hao widened his eyes upon hearing what Su Qing said, staring at Su Qing's chest in disbelief, and asked, "Are you really eighteen?"

Su Qing, blushed and glared at Ye Hao, who was looking at her intently, and said, "Look again, and I'll dig your eyes out. I'm indeed eighteen, hmm..."

Ye Hao realized it was inappropriate to look at someone in such a direct way and apologized, saying, "Haha, I couldn't tell! The bus is here, you all enjoy, let's chat sometime later."

"Haha, no worries, we can chat on the bus too, we're taking the same bus," Lin Ruyu and Su Qing blinked playfully and said.

"Really? Are you doing this on purpose?" Ye Hao helplessly glanced at them, thinking, don't cause me any trouble! I have to meet my employer, if there's any gossip from them, you'd be in trouble.

"Not at all, we're also heading to the west." Lin Ruyu rolled her eyes at Ye Hao, but at that moment, her phone rang:

"How long will you love me? Which corner will you accompany me to..."

Reluctantly, Lin Ruyu picked up the phone and placed it to her ear, asking listlessly, "Hello, Elder Fu, what's up?"

"Miss, are you back at the airport? Why aren't you on the bus yet? Your new bodyguard will arrive at the Celestial Capital Headquarters around four this afternoon. Do you want to come personally to assess if he is qualified?" On the other end, a kindly sixty-year-old man asked, though his eyes flashed with intelligence, clearly not an ordinary person.

"I'm taking the bus back. So, four o'clock, huh? I'll go check him out. If he's not qualified, you can't force me to take him to my classmates' party tonight." After seeing Ye Hao's bravery, Lin Ruyu thought all other guards were nothing compared to him. Why bother taking them when it's better to go out alone? So she told Zhang Fu that if the new bodyguard wasn't up to par, she wouldn't take him to the party.

"Well... maybe you should assess him first?" Zhang Fu had never met the new bodyguard and knew nothing about his skills, so he planned for Lin Ruyu to evaluate him herself.

"Alright! I'll come at four." Lin Ruyu said and hung up directly.

Ye Hao noticed Lin Ruyu's small face looked a little displeased and asked, "What happened?" Although Ye Hao could overhear her call, listening to someone's privacy without permission is very impolite, so he didn't eavesdrop.

"Ah! There's nothing much to say, little girl, you can go back... home this afternoon!" Lin Ruyu wanted to say villa, but thinking Ye Hao was just a military bodyguard, mentioning villa might make Ye Hao feel uncomfortable and hesitant to join them, so she changed it to home.

"Okay! Can I bring him home with us to sit for a while?" Su Qing blushed, glanced at Ye Hao, and then asked Lin Ruyu.

"Sure..." Lin Ruyu was about to invite Ye Hao to have a meal at their home, but Ye Hao said, "I don't have time during the day, I'm rushing to meet an employer, and I don't want to be late and get caught by my employer."

"Alright! Since you're busy, I won't go home either, Yuyu, I'll go with you." Su Qing was a bit disappointed hearing Ye Hao say that.

"After I'm done, I'll find time in the evening to call you guys out for a drink?" Ye Hao, seeing Su Qing like that, didn't want her to be unhappy.

"Really? Yuyu, he's finding time in the evening! How about..." Su Qing looked at Lin Ruyu with longing eyes. As for what she meant, only Lin Ruyu and she knew.

"Let's talk about it tonight! We don't even know if we'll pass this afternoon's task." Lin Ruyu said helplessly, thinking internally about what kind of bodyguard her dad found for her this time.

The bus took nearly an hour, and they finally reached the Peng City West's First Building, the Celestial Mansion. On reaching there, Ye Hao smiled and said, "Miss Lin, Miss Su, this is my stop. I'll look for you later." During the hour-long bus ride, Ye Hao had learned their names.

"We get off here too." Lin Ruyu and Su Qing said in unison, then both laughed.

"Oh? Such a coincidence?" Ye Hao asked incredulously. Could there really be such a coincidence? I'm going to the west, and they're going to the west. I'm getting off here, and they're also getting off here.

"Yes! Seems like we have quite the fate! Let's get off!" Lin Ruyu laughed.

Ye Hao seeing them with so many things, helped them carry some.

After getting off, Ye Hao checked his phone and saw it was 3:30, hurriedly saying, "I have an urgent matter, I'll go first. We can chat later tonight." Saying this, Ye Hao handed over the girls' luggage bags to them and raced toward the Celestial Mansion...

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