Chapter 49 - Kiss?!

Fast.

It was extremely fast.

Secretary Cheng could not find any other word appropriate to describe what he was experiencing as of the moment.

Outside the window, everything was a blurry mess as they whizzed past other cars, moving at an alarming speed.

Lu Sha could not be distracted.

At the rate that they were going, he could not afford to lose his concentration, or else...

...the damage would be far too unimaginable.

Beside him, seated on the passenger's seat, Secretary Cheng's face was as white as a sheet of paper.

'Badump!'

'Badump!'

The sound of his heartbeat loudly echoed in his ears as he held on the chair tightly.

Secretary Cheng did not have time to worry about anybody else, much less check on his boss, since he himself was already in a worrisome state. At any second, he might just faint right then

and there.

On the other hand, Wang Rouxi seemed to be unaffected by the car's extreme speed. The calmness radiating off of her gave an impression that nothing could enter her eyes.

She sat at the backseat, calm and indifferent. But the gears on her mind were constantly churning as rows and rows of calculations and information were being processed.

The four cars trailing behind them were already left in the dust by Lu Sha's inhumane speed and skillful maneuvering.

"We can go back now," said Wang Rouxi after giving it a careful thought.

When he heard this, Secretary Cheng who was about to lose consciousness, seemed to have come alive.

Finally!

Any more of this and he would surely have fainted. Although he was not that old, he was not that young either. His heart might not be able to handle this much thrill.

But before Secretary Cheng could fully relax, Wang Rouxi's next sentence was like a bucket of ice-cold water being poured over his head:

"Maintain the speed."

The poor secretary could only shed invisible tears at the side.

Wang Rouxi obviously knew of Secretary Cheng's plight, however, she needed to take everything into account.

If they will slow down now, they might not be able to reach Xia Corporation at the scheduled time.

That would not be good, no?

Since this was the case, why didn't they just engage their pursuers in a fight at the very start to settle this matter fast, you ask?

In this kind of situation wherein they were being pursued, the best action to take is not actually to fight or draw guns.

That was a common misconception.

The main priority should be to ensure the client's safety.

People don't understand this though. Being a bodyguard is not about engaging into a fight or drawing a gun.

Bodyguards are trained to cover, to evacuate and to get out of harm's way. Once a bodyguard draw his gun to respond to a gun, he is already at the losing end of the battle.

Although Wang Rouxi was confident of taking their pursuers down, retreating to safety was undoubtedly the best course of action to take.

If this was an assassination mission, Wang Rouxi would not hesitate to finish off this bunch of moronic muscle-heads who did not know any better.

But she was not alone right now.

Xia Jiannan, Lu Sha and Secretary Cheng were there with her. If she had other options, Wang Rouxi would definitely choose not to put their lives in jeopardy.

Wang Rouxi gazed down at the sleeping face of Xia Jiannan thoughtfully.

At her current age, Wang Rouxi had already seen quite a fair share of handsome men, both inside and outside of the country.

But there was something unique about Xia Jiannan that captivated Wang Rouxi inexplicably. It was not his beauty alone; there's much more that even she could not clearly fathom.

Looking at his long and thick eyelashes which casted shadows on his flawless face that made him look more mysterious, Wang Rouxi remembered something she had read on a famous magazine before.

On a certain article of that magazine, it was stated that Xia Jiannan was proclaimed as the "The Nation's Husband" for five consecutive years 'til now.

And from the looks of it, this claim was not totally unfounded.

If any other girl was put in Wang Rouxi's place, they would have thought of bringing this godlike man home without a second thought.

But of course, when others were still thinking of bringing Xia Jiannan home, Wang Rouxi was one step ahead of them.

She had already brought the "Nation's Husband" home yesterday. Can't she do it a second time today?

Well, we can never tell what might happen in the future...

Maybe Xia Jiannan would find his own way to her home or something?

Setting that aside for now, Wang Rouxi helped Xia Jiannan back to a sitting position with each of her hand placed on both his shoulders.

They were about to reach their destination so it was best to wake Xia Jiannan up now.

Just as she was about to move away from him, Xia Jiannan grabbed onto her suit all of a sudden.

This abrupt action almost made Wang Rouxi crashed onto Xia Jiannan.

Luckily, Wang Rouxi was able to support herself on time due to her quick reflexes.

But now...

Their foreheads and noses were almost touching at this point...

Their lips were only a few centimeters apart...

Are they going to kiss?!