The difference between a security guard and a bodyguard, though only one character apart, signifies entirely different professions. This was not Ning Beichen's purpose for coming here.
"Beautiful lady, I really know your CEO. If you don't believe me, just let me meet her, and you'll know," Ning Beichen was unwilling to be a mere security guard at a post.
"Meeting the CEO is out of the question. If I really let you meet our CEO, I'll lose my job. Actually, being a security guard is quite good, the work is easy, and our group's benefits are excellent. Why don't you consider it?" The beautiful receptionist deliberately lit up her phone screen and placed it in front of him, displaying a WeChat QR code, with a shy smile.
Ning Beichen was speechless. He wasn't here to pick flowers or weed. He, Ning Yanwang, had precious time, making tens of millions by the minute. How could he waste it on such meaningless matters?
"Alright, beautiful lady, I'll level with you. I'm actually your CEO's boyfriend," Ning Beichen said, courting disaster.
"Really? If you don't believe me, call her and ask." Ning Beichen's serious demeanor was surprisingly deceptive, making the receptionist doubt herself. Though she didn't believe him, she felt she should make a call.
"Don't talk nonsense. I'll call the CEO's office to check." The receptionist said to Ning Beichen.
A moment later, the receptionist hung up and said to Ning Beichen, "I'm sorry, our CEO is not in the company right now. Would you like to leave your name and phone number, and I'll pass it on to our CEO later?"
"Not here?" Ning Beichen was stunned. All his efforts to trick them had been in vain, as the person wasn't even in the company.
Just then, he suddenly saw the receptionist stand up nervously and exclaim loudly, "Hello, CEO." Ning Beichen turned his head and saw a woman with flowing hair walk in. As she passed, all employees stood up to greet her. Liu Yilin, however, remained expressionless and seemed distracted, not even nodding her head as she walked in, her high heels clicking on the floor tiles.
"CEO, this person says he's here to see you and also... said he's your boyfriend." At this moment, the receptionist said respectfully to Liu Yilin. As for Ning Beichen's earlier claim of being Liu Yilin's boyfriend, she didn't believe a word of it. Everyone knew that the CEO of Tianmei Technology Group was single. Setting aside the issue of equal standing, he was certainly not a poor nobody who wanted to be a bodyguard that she could possibly aspire to.
Liu Yilin snapped back from her daze and looked up, only to see a familiar face. She was startled. Wasn't this the guy from last night? Her first instinct was to rummage through her bag, intending to pull out her stun gun. Her best friend was right; this guy had indeed come looking for her. It was intentional! Last night, he must have done it on purpose! He must have known her identity all along.
Liu Yilin's expression turned dark. If it weren't for the public setting, she would have made him experience the power of her stun gun, capable of electrocuting a pig. "What should I do? Calm down, I need to be calm, not panic. I can't let this guy succeed. Am I, Liu Yilin, someone who can be threatened?"
"He's here for a reason, and this is the company. I can't let what happened last night become public knowledge."
"Right, I'll call him into my office first and see what he wants. If he dares to threaten me, I'll electrocute him into a cooked pig!" Soon, Liu Yilin made up her mind.
"Follow me." Liu Yilin suppressed her anger and pretended nothing was wrong as she said to Ning Beichen. Ning Beichen hadn't actually recognized her. He only felt that the woman seemed somewhat familiar, but he didn't think much of it, nor did he connect the woman from last night with this high-ranking female CEO before him. The reason was simple: why would a high-ranking CEO go to a bar alone late at night without any bodyguards? Besides, he had inquired about Liu Yilin, the CEO of Tianmei Technology Group, before coming. It was said that she was a disciplined woman who focused almost entirely on her work and had always been aloof to men, making it impossible for him to connect her with the woman from last night.
"Sure thing." Ning Beichen was surprised at how smoothly things were going. He happily followed behind Liu Yilin, even turning back to wink at the receptionist.
"Impossible, the CEO isn't angry? Could he really be the CEO's boyfriend?" Yang Xiaoyue watched Ning Beichen and Liu Yilin enter the elevator together, her expression one of astonishment.
Upon arriving at the office, Liu Yilin glared at Ning Beichen and gritted her teeth, asking, "What exactly do you want?"
"What do I want?" Ning Beichen was somewhat confused, but it didn't stop him from promoting himself.
"Hello, President Liu. I'm here to apply for the bodyguard position. I'm very good at fighting; I can take on dozens of people alone. I also speak eighteen languages, including seven minority languages. I can pilot fighter jets, operate tanks, and submarines. I've protected numerous dignitaries. With me around, no one can harm you." Ning Beichen repeated what he had told the receptionist earlier. He wasn't lying; everything he said was true. Being able to fight dozens alone was true, speaking eighteen languages was true, and piloting planes and tanks was a piece of cake.
"Are you genuinely confused, or are you pretending? What exactly do you want?" Liu Yilin's hand had already gripped her pepper spray, and her thumb was on the activation switch. If this guy dared to threaten her with what happened last night, she wouldn't hesitate to electrocute him into a cooked pig.
"What do you mean, genuinely confused or pretending? President Liu, I'm really here to apply for the bodyguard position. I think a capable woman like you, who is also beautiful and speaks so nicely, must attract many bad people. If you let me be your personal bodyguard, I guarantee that those bad people will never get close to you." Ning Beichen found Liu Yilin's personality increasingly strange. He had no idea that they had rolled on the same bed last night, and now Liu Yilin only wanted to electrocute him into a cooked pig.
"Bad people? Aren't you a bad person yourself?" Liu Yilin gritted her teeth.
"Did I misunderstand? Does this guy really not recognize me?" Seeing that Ning Beichen didn't seem to be faking or acting intentionally, Liu Yilin wondered if he genuinely didn't know her.
"What's your name?" Liu Yilin couldn't quite figure out if he truly didn't know or was deliberately playing dumb.