"Young miss, Mr. Chu said that Mr. Lin is talented in both academics and martial arts, so handling this kind of shield duty should be easy for him..." Uncle Fu quickly explained.
There were things Chu Pengzhan hadn't told Chu Mengyao to keep her from worrying, and he'd instructed Uncle Fu not to mention them either.
Calling Lin Yi in was ostensibly for Chu Mengyao's studies and daily care, but there was actually a deeper meaning related to promises made by the family elders...
But obviously, if they suddenly brought home a tutor, Chu Mengyao would never agree.
Since Chu Mengyao was fed up with dealing with all her pursuers, she'd asked Chu Pengzhan to hire someone to act as a shield to chase away all those flies buzzing around her.
So Chu Pengzhan had sort of tricked her by recommending Lin Yi as a shield for Chu Mengyao.
However... Uncle Fu was starting to regret not taking Lin Yi to a clothing store to change first. From the photos, Lin Yi had a sharp, handsome face, but this outfit was way too out of place for their environment...
"This guy?" Chu Mengyao couldn't see anything special about the man in front of her. Don't tell me Dad just grabbed some random migrant worker from the job market?
The girl next to Chu Mengyao covered her mouth and started giggling. With Lin Yi dressed like this, he really didn't look like he could serve as Chu Mengyao's shield.
"Shu, what are you laughing at?" Chu Mengyao was already pissed at her father's half-assed approach, and seeing her best friend laugh too made her even angrier. She glared at her.
Chen Yushu quickly stuck out her tongue and shut up after being scolded, but kept staring at Lin Yi with curious eyes.
"Uncle Fu, get him out of the car and find someone else."
Chu Mengyao frowned, not wanting to discuss this any further.
"Young miss, Mr. Chu said Mr. Lin would definitely be able to handle the job. Plus, we've already signed the contract..." Uncle Fu's implication was clear: like it or not, Chu Pengzhan had already decided, so changes weren't possible.
"What?" Chu Mengyao's big beautiful eyes widened, and she looked like she was about to cry. What the hell was her father thinking?
At this rate, it would've been better not to look for a shield at all. If this guy stayed by her side, she'd become a laughingstock!
Originally, if the shield had been somewhat decent-looking, Chu Mengyao planned to publicly declare him her boyfriend. After all, that would be the best way to chase off those flies.
But now that was obviously impossible.
Even if she claimed this hillbilly was her boyfriend, nobody would believe it. Zhong Pinliang would probably die laughing.
Listening to their conversation, Lin Yi got a headache!
Shield? Was this girl seriously looking for a fake boyfriend?
So that's why Chu Pengzhan acted weird when talking to him. Was this really about finding a son-in-law?
"Fine. That boy who was pestering me just now—if you can deal with him, I'll consider you passed," Chu Mengyao said, her eyes lighting up as she came up with a plan.
If this guy couldn't handle it, she'd have her father fire him for failing to perform his duties.
"That guy?" Lin Yi nodded and got out of the car, walking quickly toward Zhong Pinliang.
"That Chu Mengyao—every time I ask her out, she turns me down. Any other girl would've jumped into my arms by now!" Zhong Pinliang was grumbling to his followers.
"Young Master Pinliang, but Chu Mengyao isn't just any girl. She's the Pengzhan Group heiress—of course she's going to be difficult!" said Gao Xiaofu, one of Zhong Pinliang's lackeys.
"I know that, okay?" Zhong Pinliang waved his hand. "That's exactly why I need to be persistent..."
Before Zhong Pinliang could finish, he saw a young guy in a yellowed white tank top and dirt-colored pants hurrying toward them, and he froze for a moment.
Lin Yi quickly walked up to Zhong Pinliang, and without saying a word, lifted his foot and kicked him in the ass, sending him sprawling to the ground.
Then Lin Yi immediately turned around and walked straight back to the car without looking back.
Zhong Pinliang had been in the middle of giving a lengthy report on his feelings about pursuing Chu Mengyao when he suddenly got kicked hard in the butt, lost his balance, and hit the dirt.
"Who the hell was that? Got a death wish? Kicking me?" Zhong Pinliang struggled to get up from the ground, covered in dirt and yelling angrily.
"It was that migrant worker..." Gao Xiaofu quickly said.
"What are you standing around for? Go after him!" Zhong Pinliang roared furiously. "When you catch him, beat the crap out of him!"
"Young Master Zhong, he's already gone..." When Zhong Pinliang got kicked by Lin Yi, all his underlings had been focused on checking if their boss was okay, and in that instant, the migrant worker had vanished.
"Damn it!" Zhong Pinliang cursed. "I memorized that bastard's face. Tomorrow I'll make posters and have people search every construction site. A lousy migrant worker dares to kick me? I'll make sure he can't survive in Songshan City! He'll pay for this!"
"Yaoyao, that was unexpected. This Lin Yi is pretty brave, isn't he? Actually kicking Zhong Pinliang?" In the car, Chen Yushu stared wide-eyed at what had just happened, hardly believing it.
"He looks mentally unstable to me!" Chu Mengyao hadn't expected Lin Yi to use such a direct approach either, but it was certainly... creative.
However, Chu Mengyao had already decided not to keep him. Whatever he did, she'd consider it a failure.
"Yaoyao, maybe you should keep this guy around?" Chen Yushu suggested.
"Shu, whose side are you on anyway?" Chu Mengyao glared at her suspiciously. "Don't tell me spring has arrived and you've fallen for this migrant worker?"
"Hey!" Chen Yushu quickly shook her head. "You're the one who's fallen for him, Yaoyao!"
"If you haven't fallen for him, then why do you want me to keep him around? To embarrass me?"
Chu Mengyao was confused.
"No, think about it. Zhong Pinliang has been acting like a big shot at our school, and nobody dares stand up to him, right? Finally, someone brave enough not to be scared of him shows up—this is going to get interesting!" Chen Yushu said mischievously. "If they start fighting, Zhong Pinliang won't have time to pester you anymore!"
"Fighting? You think Zhong Pinliang is someone you can mess with that easily?" Chu Mengyao hit the nail on the head. "A single migrant worker—won't Zhong Pinliang just kill him?"
"Yaoyao, why are you being so dense? You know the saying about not hitting the dog without considering the owner? If you back him up, what's Zhong Pinliang got to be scared of?" Chen Yushu said with disdain. "Besides, I'm here too, aren't I?"