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"That... the mask you're wearing smells really good!"

When Li Xian heard Ye Feng blurt out this line, her pretty face instantly turned as red as blood. Her delicate eyebrows slightly arched, her beautiful eyes filled with reproach.

"Pervert!"

Li Xian chastised with a delicate shout and turned around, her face flushed as she ran back upstairs.

Bang!

Hearing the sound of the room door slamming shut upstairs, Ye Feng scratched his head awkwardly, laughing dryly.

What he said was the truth, the mask Li Xian wore really did smell good.

Seeing this, Li ZhenGuo couldn't help but feel a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Ye Feng, come sit over here!" Li ZhenGuo didn't take offense, pulling Ye Feng to sit on the sofa in the living room.

The villa's living room was decorated opulently and looked exceptionally beautiful. One side featured a floor-to-ceiling window; sunlight scattered through the window, making the entire living room look as if it were part of a beautiful painting.

Ye Feng touched the sofa, finding it exceptionally smooth and soft, realizing it was imported handmade Italian furniture.

"Ye Feng, when you saved Xiao Ying yesterday, did you discover anything?" Li ZhenGuo's face slowly lost its smile, replaced by a solemn expression.

Ye Feng knew he was asking about the kidnappers and immediately replied,

"The kidnappers are part of a criminal gang of murderers that operates across six provinces. They've been active in Yun Province before, but someone paid four million for them to kidnap Li Xian. The kidnapping was meant to last three days!"

Ye Feng had learned this information through hypnosis on one of the bald thugs; unfortunately, even the gang's leader didn't know who the mastermind behind the scenes was.

"Three days?"

Hearing this, Li ZhenGuo's thick eyebrows raised, a glint of severity flashing in his eyes,

"It must be those guys!"

"Hm? Uncle Li knows who it is?" Ye Feng was taken aback and immediately asked.

Li ZhenGuo shook his head, his palm pressing against his temple, "We can't be sure yet!"

After that, Li ZhenGuo continued to explain,

"In three days, the Siwei Company from the United States will come to Jiangnan City for project bidding. This bid is a lucrative one, and whichever company wins will move up to the next level! Our Zhen Country Group is also competing, and our chances of success are the highest! This incident is very likely the work of our corporate rivals!"

After hearing Li ZhenGuo's explanation, Ye Feng nodded slightly. It seemed that this was the most probable scenario.

After all, Li ZhenGuo was gradually stepping back from the management of Zhen Country Group, and Li Xian was wielding the power. If Li Xian were kidnapped, Zhen Country Group would be thrown into chaos, and even if Li ZhenGuo took control himself, he would be too preoccupied to participate in the bidding!

What puzzled Ye Feng was that, through the hypnosis of the gang leader, he knew that the employer had a very special request: Li Xian was not to be harmed in the slightest.

Logically, if it really were those competitors, even if they killed Li Xian, they wouldn't suffer any loss, so why would they make such a demand!

Ye Feng relayed the situation to Li ZhenGuo, but unfortunately Li ZhenGuo also couldn't understand it.

"Li Xian is too disobedient," Li ZhenGuo sighed, his wrist clenched in frustration, equally worried.

"She still refuses to withdraw?" Ye Feng was surprised and asked.

"That's right! Since she came back yesterday, she has been studying the bidding plan all the time. I advised her all night, but she said this is the most important step for the group's development and that she won't withdraw from the bid no matter what!" Li ZhenGuo was clearly at a loss with Li Xian, and spoke with a headache.

Ye Feng was somewhat speechless; if this situation had befallen an ordinary girl, she would have probably been scared into giving up long ago. He had not expected Li Xian to be so bold.

"Ye Feng, it's probably already impossible for Li Xian to withdraw now! All I hope for now is that she doesn't encounter any trouble, so I'm asking you, could you please agree to look after her for one month's time! After one month, whether the bid is successful or not, everything should be fine!"

Li ZhenGuo seemed to have great confidence in Ye Feng and spoke earnestly.

"One month?" Ye Feng briefly paused, then asked, "Isn't the bidding starting in three days?"

"Siwei Company's original plan was in three days, but this morning we received notice that the bid will be postponed until one month later! So during this period, I hope you can ensure her safety," explained Li ZhenGuo.

Ye Feng could only agree helplessly, although he disliked the reactive situation; he wanted to take the initiative to solve the problem at the source.

"Don't worry, Uncle Li, I will ensure her safety! During this time, don't let her go out. If she must, she can only do so with me accompanying her!"

"Good! It's settled then!" Seeing Ye Feng agree so straightforwardly, Li ZhenGuo was overjoyed.

Li Xian had told him that Ye Feng was extremely capable and with him protecting her, those people would not dare to be too presumptuous.

However, Guo Yong, who had been standing quietly behind Li ZhenGuo, couldn't hold back any longer and spoke up:

"Mr. Li, since you've hired our security company, you should have faith in our ability! It would be most prudent to leave the task of protecting Miss Li to us. Not just anyone is suitable for this job!"

Guo Yong was clearly dissatisfied with Li ZhenGuo entrusting Ye Feng to protect Li Xian, and spoke with a somber expression, taking the opportunity to belittle Ye Feng.

Upon hearing this, Li ZhenGuo's brows slightly furrowed, feeling somewhat displeased, "Mr. Guo, you're responsible for the safety of everyone else in our family, which is equally important! Let's still have Ye Feng handle this matter!"

Seeing Li ZhenGuo persist in letting Ye Feng protect Li Xian, Guo Yong's face grew even more unpleasant.

They all knew that the main target was Li Xian, and now Li ZhenGuo was entrusting her protection to Ye Feng, clearly believing him to be more capable than Guo Yong, a silver medal bodyguard. How could Guo Yong tolerate this.

"Hmph! Mr. Li, although I'm not someone very important, I am still a silver medal bodyguard with the Jiangnan Security Company. I have taken on fifty-seven missions in total and never failed once! And now you're assigning such an important task to this young man, which is an insult to me, Guo Yong!"

Saying this, Guo Yong pointed at Ye Feng and said to Li ZhenGuo:

"Now, I want to challenge him! If he can beat me, I will willingly hand over the right to protect Miss Li to him. But if I win, I hope you will entrust the task to me!"

Guo Yong was extremely determined; he knew that if Li ZhenGuo really entrusted Li Xian's protection to Ye Feng, and if word got out, it would tarnish his reputation and make it even more difficult for him to advance to being a gold medal bodyguard.

So now he had to seize the right to protect Li Xian by any means necessary!

Moreover, Guo Yong believed that although Ye Feng might have brute strength, he was too young, and his combat experience and skills surely couldn't compare to his own. Defeating him, he thought, would be no difficult task!

Seeing Guo Yong's attitude, a hint of anger arose in Li ZhenGuo's heart, and just as he was about to scold him, Ye Feng spoke up first.

"I accept your challenge!"

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