Chapter Fourteen: Bodyguard

  The round moon hid behind the clouds again, and the light dimmed. The figure gradually approached, staring straight at me. I hastily pushed Ji Dong away, keeping a certain distance from him, my eyes fixed tensely on Zhang Jue's gaze, with undercurrents surging inside.

  "Take your phone with you from now on." The low, husky voice was slightly trembling, and he was even slightly panting as he spoke, "Next time, you won't be so lucky, understand?"

  I thought he was going to mock me thoroughly, but instead he wore a concerned expression, looking at me with surprise, and I couldn't help but think that there was something wrong with his brain.

  "How did you end up here?" Was it really telepathy?

  "When I saw you didn't come to the classroom at night, I felt something was wrong." Ji Dong's breathing slowed down a bit, and he interjected to explain, "The note in the daytime reminded me that you must have encountered danger, so I went to find Yu Ge."

  "Didn't you see anyone else on the road just now?" I pressed both hands against my chest, my heartbeat still not calm.

  "No, who exactly is it? You say, I'll definitely help you take him down!" Ji Dong looked at Yu in confusion, then turned his head to stare at me excitedly.

  "Whatever, I don't want to deal with this. Look at me, I'm fine!" I smiled slightly, "You're not new to knowing me, what makes you think I'd be at a disadvantage? Bad luck is only for others!"

  "You're still as stubborn as ever." Ji Dong's gaze was like water, splashing onto my face.

  His deep eyes kept sizing me up and down, I followed his gaze to survey my whole body, everywhere was covered with leaves and dust, a small cut on my calf, oozing out blood, forming a not-too-long trail of blood, really miserable. Gently shaking my arm, fortunately, it's just a bit sore, didn't break, looks like my bones are still quite hard.

  He walked up to me, his hooked mouth corner was very charming under the moonlight, I turned my head and didn't look at him. Then he gently pulled up my hand, his voice was light but left no room for doubt: "Let's go, I'll send you back. Big literary."

  The warm and humid sensation from the palm of his hand transmitted to my brain in waves, and I suddenly felt like I had been anesthetized, the pain disappearing. He continued this game without getting tired of it, and I was still easily bewildered by him. I didn't want to admit it, but the fact is that I really thought he was different from others, and occasionally suspected that he might have some kind of enchanting magic.

  Today's self-study was cancelled, and I was escorted by two tall boys. The whole way was silent, with my head down, staring at the hand that held mine tightly. There was an urge to shake it off, but I didn't dare to do so. Looking around, fortunately, it was a dark and windy night, and people were quiet, no one saw us.

  I never thought that one day there would be men sneaking around my dorm, today the aunt in charge wasn't in the duty room, so they were able to sneak in easily. Zuo Yu led me to sit down by the small bed, and when he let go of my hand, I finally released the breath I had been holding in. Ji Dong pulled out a few tissues from the table, just about to help me clean up the scratches. I nervously discovered that on the edge of the bed, on the inner side, there was a pair of pink underwear hanging, and with a red face and awkwardly wanting to grab it down, but afraid of being too obvious, maybe they hadn't noticed it before, and if I made a fuss about it, they would see it, fortunately, the position was relatively secret, and you wouldn't be able to see it if you didn't look carefully...

  "It's nothing serious, probably just scratched by a branch." Ji Dong squatted down and carefully helped me wipe the wound, the blood had already clotted.

  "Ah, yeah, it doesn't hurt." Looking at those swaying little pants, I feel a lump in my throat and my mind is elsewhere when answering.

  "It was you at the dance party." Ji Yu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke up, as if telling me a fact. The simple and plain five words made me come to my senses instantly, and my head also became dizzy. What did he mean by saying this? Had he discovered something?

  Staring at him with unhidden astonishment, his eyes were actually sparkling, although he still had a poker face, but I couldn't feel that chilling coldness anymore. Looking away, lightly biting my lip, adjusting my breathing, not letting myself appear too tense.

  Ji Dong, who was squatting in front of him, stopped his movements and seemed to be stunned, like a sculpture, motionless.

  "I don't know what you're talking about." I said with a guilty conscience, my voice trembling slightly, swallowing hard, not daring to meet his eyes.

  "Hmm? Is that so?" Hearing this familiar and enchanting tone, I imagine that mischievous smile must have appeared on his face again.

  I hung my head in silence, trying to get through it, a long hand stretched out and grasped my chin, gently lifting my face, forcing me to look at him. The distance was so close again, the tempting smile, the black eyes, the beautiful facial contours... My heart beat rapidly. His charming gaze led me to look back: on the neatly covered quilt, a pink lace little dress lay quietly.

  Good heavens! I actually forgot to pick it up! I should have found it as soon as I came in, how could this happen?! Now I'm really done for! Was I so excited from holding hands with him that I went blind?!

  At this point, whether or not to admit it is no longer important. I quietly turned my head and looked at him again, he had one hand on the bed railing, still looking at me very closely, with a triumphant smile at the corner of his mouth. Ji Dong had already stood up, staring woodenly at that little dress.

  "Denial is useless, apart from this, there's evidence at your home." He said with a tilted corner of his mouth, full of conviction. Sounds just like the classic lines from the Major Crimes Unit.

  It seems that the ghost mask has also been unearthed. Last time when he moved me and Ruoxi back home, it must have been him who personally threw it onto the bed and hung it on the wall in my room where it was most conspicuous. It's hard to think of how it wasn't discovered.

  Still calm and looking at him, he shrugged slightly and smiled: "Since you already know, I won't deny it."

  Few people know that he has such a gentle side, and I'm sure he's not afraid that I'll expose him and ruin his devilish image, thinking of silencing me.

  "I like it. Since you already know me so well, it's more convenient for us to talk." He sat down beside me and said to Ji Dong: "You go first and wait."

  Ji Dong hesitated by the table, his eyes filled with worry as he stared at me blankly, as if seeking my opinion. I looked back at him and smiled slightly, nodding my head. Then I watched as he walked out the door, his face serious as he glanced back once before quickly stepping out and closing the door behind him.

  "I should have guessed it was you." A familiar cold smile escaped from Yu's mouth, "It seems we really are fated to be together."

  I quickly stood up and leaned against the wall, vigilantly looking at him. A man and a woman alone in a room, to say I was calm would be a lie. My voice remained cold: "What do you want?"

  "I want you to forget what happened that night." He said lightly, getting up and walking towards me, a playful smile on his face: "Be my girlfriend properly, don't think about anything else."

  "I've long forgotten those things." Learning from his tone, I knew what it meant to be insincere. In fact, the scenes in the backyard of the literary museum would reappear every now and then.

  "What's the benefit of having a girlfriend?" He said another provocative sentence, and his eyes lit up with fire again. I continued calmly: "I understand my position, it's a transaction with you, since it's a transaction, if I help you do things, you also have to agree to one condition, there is no free lunch in the world."

  His voice was unexpectedly cold and detached, but his eyes were burning with intensity: "You're the first person to dare negotiate terms with me."

  "Is the renowned Zhang Jiu Yu afraid of the conditions set by a weak and feeble girl like me?" I looked at him firmly, appearing calm on the surface but with my legs trembling secretly, after all, tonight had already been filled with thrilling experiences, unfortunately, today's drama was unfolding too frequently.

  His burning eyes stared at me, and I saw the turmoil in his eyes. I secretly pinched my arm behind my back, not dodging his gaze, unable to reveal my weakness. It seemed like every time was such a stalemate. Finally, he raised one arm, and when I thought he was going to hit me, he pointed at my nose instead, saying fiercely: "You're ruthless!"

  This time I won again. Since Ji Dong took care of me that time, every time I was in a desperate situation, Ze Yu would stop torturing me. Probably still considering Ji Dong's feelings, after all, Ji Dong had been following him wholeheartedly for many years, even if they couldn't be as close as me and Ruo Xi, they still had feelings for each other.

  "I want you to guarantee my safety, whether it's from external sources or yourself." This condition is not excessive at all, and the troubles he caused should also be solved by him. However, people like Zhang Ze Yu probably don't have this awareness. "I'll be your girlfriend, you can be my bodyguard, we each get what we want, how about it?"

  Tonight's forest event was a narrow escape, almost losing half my life. Those people will not give up easily, I must have a powerful backer and backing to resist the blow, this devil man is just right.

  "It's easy." He smiled slyly after hearing it, and I had a hair-raising feeling.

  I didn't expect him to agree so readily, looking at that handsome face, I always feel like there's something fishy going on. Anyway, no need to think too much about it, in any case, the goal was achieved very smoothly.

  "Your phone is always by your side, don't you understand what 'at your beck and call' means?" He said coldly, looking into my eyes, then a faint smile escaped his lips: "You're very interesting, I won't be bored again in the future."

  "If there's nothing else, then please leave." I raised my hand towards the door, it was almost time for evening self-study, how could he still linger and not leave, "This is a girls' dormitory after all."

  "What's the hurry? Are you afraid I'll eat you up?" His expression was as if he had just heard the most hilarious joke, his sly eyes fixed on me, a charming smile spreading across his face: "Last time was indeed memorable, how about..."

  He said, slowly approaching me, his hands propped against the wall behind me, encircling me in between, his head lowered to look at me, his curved eyes full of playful intentions, and he was gradually closing in on me. I quickly raised my arm to block his shoulder, not letting him get any closer, my heart racing wildly. How boring must he be to think teasing me is so entertaining? The most despicable thing is that I always have an uncontrollable reaction to his monkey-like behavior!

  "Don't come any closer! Is it fun to tease me like this?" I stared tightly at his eyes, not daring to relax in the slightest.

  A faint smile appeared in his eyes, and then he let go of his hand, tilted his head to look at me, with a playful tone still lingering in his deep eyes.

  "It's very interesting, let me see how long you can resist." He said with a sly tone, gave me an evil smile and finally walked out of the wooden door.