Chapter 131 - Me, Myself, And I

A few hours earlier, after Lu Mengjie's family left, her two bodyguards approached her.

"Who are they?" Goyun was the first one to ask as he rudely took his seat in front of her.

She ended up raising a brow. Ever since he was assigned back for her a month ago, he never hid his grudge against her. He had been speaking crudely at her as if her position was lower than his. Lu Mengjie had been tolerating him since Nine would usually scold him for acting and speaking indecently at her. At least the person Bai Jingye assigned for her was an amiable man.

Nine was about to speak up but before he could even voice out his thoughts, Lu Mengjie caught up to him by saying, "why should I tell you? Am I obliged to do that?"

Goyun frowned. He never liked her at all, never will. "Have you forgotten what Master Bai told you?"

"Which 'master Bai' are you talking about? Me?" She retorted, reminding him that she was a 'Bai' now too since she was 'married' to Bai Jingye.

The man shut his mouth, gritting his teeth in annoyance. 

"Now that you remember that I am a member of the Bai family, know your place," she hissed. The innocent look she had earlier when she was talking with her family was gone and instead, her eyes were sharp like daggers. It was just like that time where her blond-haired bodyguard was with her.

"You can't fire me." He was not going to get scared of a powerless woman.

"Maybe I can't but I can put you on fire. Burn you alive and watch you die." She had a sinister smile on her face as she crossed her arms together.

Nine: "..."

Goyun: "..."

She didn't look like she was joking at all. It was scary just thinking of it.

"Ha!" He scoffed. "As if you can do that! Don't you know who I am? I'm the second in co-"

A yawn interrupted him, coming from her. "I think it's about time for me to go back." She stood up and ignored Goyun who was looking at her in disbelief. "Nine, let's go."

"Y-You!" His face was red in embarrassment. What she did was an insult! It was rude to interrupt someone talking! "I am the second in co-"

"You don't need to repeat yourself." She cast her lazy eyes at him. "I ignored you just fine the first time."

He was one of the respected men in division A since he was the second in command. He has always been proud of his martial arts skills and his position. Ever since he was assigned to Lu Mengjie, he had never felt so humiliated but then steward Fang instructed him to act like a proper bodyguard despite the hate in him. The man couldn't control his anger anymore. 

"You're courting death!! Who do you think will save you huh?!" He stood up and raised his hand. He didn't care if there were other people in the place.

His fist was ready to punch her. Even Nine was caught off-guard by Goyun, he never thought that his temper would be this short.

His punch was fast with too much strength in it. If it landed on Lu Mengjie's face, she would bleed completely.

Pak!

"You're asking who will save?" Her icy voice sent chills down the men's spines.

The punch didn't land on her face but instead, it was completely blocked by Lu Mengjie's hand. "It's going to be me," she paused as she held his fist. "Myself." She tightened her grip. "And I."

In the next second, Goyun wasn't expecting to be kneed by her on his crotch. His fist was released and a loud thud was heard when he fell on the ground. It was followed by a loud groan.

"I don't need a man to save me," she mumbled under her breath.

The customers were looking their way because of the commotion. The manager came with a worried look on her face. "What's happening here?"

Since Lu Mengjie has been learning how to speak in Japanese, she could understand the question that has been asked this time. She said, speaking in the same language as the manager. "That man tried to harass me."

When the other customers heard her, they nodded their heads and began chiming in.

"Yes! He tried to hit her!"

"That guy was being rude to her."

Those Japanese weren't able to understand Lu Mengjie's argument earlier since they were speaking in their native language but due to Goyun's actions, she ended up looking like a victim who only did what she needed to do to protect herself.

In an instant, the manager called for security to arrest the man who was still on the ground, crying and cursing.

"What are you doing?! Let me go! Release me!" Goyun tried to struggle when two policemen tried to drag him away.

Lu Mengjie sighed. "It seems like I will have to file a case before we go back, Nine."

Nine, who was speechless since earlier, finally snapped out of his trance. He was shocked at how fast she was able to turn the tables despite not acting like a helpless woman. No fake tears were spilled. Aside from that, her hand… He looked at her right hand and noticed her palm was a bit reddish. Must be because of the punch. It must be hurting but to keep a straight face despite the pain, he couldn't help but admire her further.

"I think we should pass by a pharmacy first, ma'am. We need to buy medicine for that. You're hurt," he suggested, politely. "We need to get that treated."

"Oh, this?" She looked at her palm and tried to clench it close but failed. She tried to twirl her wrist, her brow twitched because of the pain. "Yeah, I guess we should before heading to the police station."

As the two went out of the cafe, they began walking towards the black Rolls-Royce car when suddenly, a silver Bugatti parked at the space beside. 

No matter how expensive the car, Lu Mengjie never admired it. It was just simply not of her interest but what caught her attention was the person who got out of the car.