The Beautiful CEO’s Close Bodyguard

Facing the Old Gang Leader, Liu Li’s arrogance weakened a little. She actually felt a bit of dread; if he really went to the Emperor to complain about her, wouldn’t she suffer a loss?

Liu Li’s eyes rolled, her mind spinning rapidly as she thought about how to deal with the Old Gang Leader, but after thinking for a long time, she still couldn’t come up with any ideas.

She wasn’t familiar with the Old Gang Leader at all; she’d only heard from others that he was on close terms with the Emperor.

The way she looked at the Old Gang Leader carried a hint of disdain. She really didn’t know what her imperial uncle was thinking, actually becoming friends with such a slovenly man; anyone who could befriend the current Emperor surely had very deep schemes.

She thought for a moment, realizing that dragging this out wasn’t a solution, so she cleared her throat lightly and said, "She offended this Princess and still refuses to admit it. I’m planning to take her back and give her a proper lesson!"

"If she unintentionally offended the Princess, this old beggar will apologize on her behalf here. She’s just a fifteen-year-old child, still immature. Your Highness, please be magnanimous and don’t hold it against her."

The Old Gang Leader understood the principle of courtesy before force; Princess Liu Li understood it even better.

She saw through what this old beggar was thinking. He really was an Old Fox—after he put it like that, if she still refused to let the girl go, wouldn’t that make her look petty?

And this was right in front of so many commoners; it was obviously meant to leave her no way to step down!

Liu Li pondered for a moment. She looked at the Old Gang Leader and said with a smiling gaze, "Old Gang Leader, you jest. This has nothing to do with magnanimity. I only think that Feng Luo is going to the military camp tomorrow, and if she doesn’t understand rules and etiquette, she’ll suffer losses there. As Feng Luo’s friend, I should kindly tell her what the rules are like inside."

The Old Gang Leader narrowed his cloudy eyes, which were filled with complicated emotions.

He didn’t speak. He hadn’t expected this Princess Liu Li to be such a clever ghost, her mind turning so quickly.

"Ha ha."

Before they could speak again, someone in the crowd suddenly burst into two loud laughs. "If you truly regarded her as a friend, how could you start by accusing your friend of the crime of offending you?"

After that voice spoke, Feng Luo and the Old Gang Leader both recognized who it was.

Chu Ge stood at the very front of the crowd, looking at Princess Liu Li with some amusement. Just now he had been sizing up this Liu Li. To be honest, this Liu Li had clearly gained a lot of experience from rolling around in the palace; her skill at making excuses for herself was leagues stronger than Feng Luo’s!

Liu Li followed the direction of the voice and looked over, her face tinged with anger. "Who is it! Who’s so bold! Stand out before this Princess!"

Chu Ge’s lips curved almost imperceptibly. He stepped forward slowly and stopped. "It’s me."

His tone was calm yet full of confidence, without the slightest trace of fear.

Liu Li sized up the young man who stepped out. He wore a cyan robe with a layer of light gauze over it; as the breeze flowed past, it lifted the hem of the gauze, giving him an elegant air.

Under the sunlight, it was as if a halo coated him; the longer one looked, the more dizzying it became.

She stared at Chu Ge and, for a moment, couldn’t help feeling a little dazed. "You..."

"I am Chu Ge, a guest of the Beggar Gang residence. Seeing the Princess twisting truth and falsehood like this, I simply couldn’t bear to watch."

To say something like that so openly—probably only Chu Ge dared to do so.

Feng Luo had always known Chu Ge feared neither Heaven nor Earth. She’d originally thought it was just because Chu Ge had never really run into serious trouble, so he was putting on a big front. She hadn’t expected that even now he wouldn’t back down in the slightest!

Liu Li listened to Chu Ge’s words, and the golden light in her eyes instantly scattered. She pressed her lips together and glared angrily at Chu Ge. "Insolence! You dare question this Princess?"

"Question?" Chu Ge sneered. "No, I’m not questioning you; I’m simply stating facts. I heard what you said just now, and they all heard it too. What? Is our court’s Princess of a dignified nation planning to play dumb and go back on her words?"

Liu Li’s cheeks burned like fire; it was unclear whether it was because the midday sun was too harsh or because Chu Ge’s words made her so ashamed that her face felt scorching hot!

"Insolence!" Liu Li shouted in fury. "Where did this lecher come from, daring to speak to this Princess like that! Men, drive him away!"

Chu Ge stood there with a calm expression. Hearing this, his lips hooked up with a trace of disdain. "So the Princess of your noble country is someone unreasonable who only knows how to use power to crush others. I suppose the current Emperor isn’t much better. A country like this still wants to conscript troops to resist foreign enemies? Never mind whether anyone else can fight their way in—your kind of Princess will start an internal chaos and destroy the nation first!"

Liu Li turned pale with shock, fear flickering in her eyes. "To utter such treasonous words—do you know this is a capital crime!"

Chu Ge merely shrugged carelessly. "A capital crime? Did I say anything wrong? Even now, you’re still using your power to oppress people. If this matter spreads, do you know what kind of impact it will have on those young people who want to serve their country?"

His tone was very level, as if he wasn’t worried at all about being seized. He also didn’t treat Liu Li as some lofty Princess to be held up high.

With someone like this, if you don’t take her seriously, she actually won’t dare to push her luck too far; her arrogance loses steam.

And Liu Li just happened to be exactly that kind of person!

Seeing that Chu Ge didn’t take her seriously at all, she felt especially furious. No man had ever dared treat her like this!

Confronted with such a situation, Liu Li suddenly found herself riding a tiger and unable to dismount. She didn’t know how to respond. On one side was the Old Gang Leader, who could call the Emperor "brother," and on the other was Feng Luo. If she let go of this chance to teach Feng Luo a lesson, who knew when the next opportunity would come!

And at this moment another big head popped up. Although this man was extremely disrespectful to her, every word he said seemed somewhat reasonable.

Right now her imperial uncle the Emperor was fretting over the troubles at the border. If he learned that she was again making a scene in the streets—and without any justification—the consequences for her would be unimaginable.

"Princess." At just the right time, the maid beside her noticed that her expression had loosened a little. Likely guessing that the Princess now had no way to back down, she stepped forward to offer timely persuasion: "With so many people watching, it’s already hard for us to take Feng Luo away. Why don’t we let her off this time for now? Later, when an opportunity arises, you can go act spoiled with Prince He Shuo and have him take you to the military camp for a look."

Liu Li frowned. "What do you mean?"

What would she go to the military camp for?

"Once we’re in the military camp, there’ll be no one left to back Feng Luo up. By then, you can do whatever you want with her, can’t you?"

Liu Li thought that sounded rather reasonable and nodded slightly. "You’re the clever one. All right, fall back."

She took small quick steps forward and walked up to Chu Ge, her clear eyes flickering with flames. "What’s your name?"

"Chu Ge."

"Chu Ge? Very good, I’ll remember you. You’d best not let me run into you again, otherwise..." Liu Li glared at him angrily. "I will hold you accountable for today’s crime of great disrespect!"