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"Two tigers love to dance, little rabbits obediently pull radishes."
Hearing his phone ring, Chu Mochen snapped out of his thoughts.
"A call from mom? I wonder if something's up."
"Hello, Mom. Is there something you need?"
"Can't I call you just because I miss you? Or do you find it annoying? I was going to arrange a beautiful bodyguard for you, but now I won't."
"No, no, how could I find you annoying, Mom? Where's the beautiful bodyguard? Please, send her over."
Chu Mochen quickly responded.
Anyone his mom Lin Yun called beautiful would definitely be stunning and not inferior to the female lead, Liu Yuqing.
Moreover, Chu Mochen suspected that according to the novel plot, Lin Yun had arranged for him to have a beautiful bodyguard.
"I've already sent her to your villa. Treat Moxue well and don't bully her."
"Your son is so kind; how could he bully anyone? Mom, you should rest more and not overwork yourself. Let others handle the company matters."
"Not bad, my precious son has finally learned to care about me. If you could stay home for a few more days, I'd be even happier. That's all for now; I have some documents to handle."
After hanging up, Chu Mochen instructed Ali to drive home.
As soon as Chu Mochen returned, Ji Moxue, the beautiful bodyguard arranged by Lin Yun, arrived at his villa.
"The protagonist usually gets beautiful women as bodyguards, but now the villain gets one instead."
Ji Moxue's figure and appearance were absolutely on par with Liu Yuqing. She was very beautiful, but she wasn't the female lead and had died alongside the villain in the novel.
"Young Master."
Ji Moxue's tone was somewhat indifferent, not because she had an issue with Chu Mochen, but because that was her nature.
"Don't just stand there, have a seat. Here, this is a gift for you."
Chu Mochen was very gentle with Ji Moxue. She had been nurtured by Lin Yun from a young age and was absolutely loyal to him.
Chu Mochen didn't mind giving Ji Moxue some benefits. He placed two jade bottles in front of her, each containing a pill.
They weren't inappropriate pills but rather the Muscle Reinforcement Pill and the Marrow Cleansing Pill, which could boost Ji Moxue's strength to the early stage of the Dark Force.
In the novel, Ji Moxue appeared at the peak of the Bright Force at the age of 21, already quite formidable—a true genius.
Although her strength was not as great as Ye Yang's, Ji Moxue was younger and had martial arts talent that rivaled or even surpassed Ye Yang's.
After all, Ji Moxue hadn't soaked in medicinal baths since childhood. With the same resources as Ye Yang, she would undoubtedly be stronger.
Ji Moxue picked up the two pills, looked at Chu Mochen, and swallowed them without hesitation.
"You ate them without even asking what they were? Aren't you afraid I'll harm you?"
"Mrs. Lin gave me a second life and avenged my parents. Even if you harmed me, I wouldn't resist."
Ji Moxue's past was tragic. Back when she was nine, she was a little princess with a good family background. Later, her parents were deceived by business partners, leading to heavy debts.
Her father couldn't bear the blow and committed suicide by jumping off a building. Her mother fell severely ill, and on her deathbed, she begged Lin Yun, with whom she had some friendship, to take care of her daughter.
Lin Yun, seeing Ji Moxue's delicate appearance, agreed with the intention of raising her as a child bride for Chu Mochen. She later avenged Ji Moxue's parents by bankrupting and driving their fraud partners to suicide.
Without Lin Yun, Ji Moxue might have starved to death, let alone avenged her parents. So, from a young age, she vowed to dedicate her life to repaying this kindness.
"This is...?"
The effects of the pills were quick. Under the Marrow Cleansing Pill, a layer of pitch-black impurities appeared on Ji Moxue's body. When Chu Mochen had taken the pill earlier, he hadn't experienced this because his dark force strength had already expelled the toxins.
The combined effect of the Marrow Cleansing and Muscle Reinforcement Pills boosted Ji Moxue, originally at the peak of the Bright Force, to the early stage of the Dark Force.
However, the impurities on her body made her feel uncomfortable.
She was a woman who loved cleanliness, and with Chu Mochen present, she felt quite embarrassed despite her usually calm demeanor.
"The bathroom is over there, go take a shower."
Ji Moxue nodded and paused before heading to the bathroom. "Thank you."
This 'thank you' was gentler, with a touch of warmth, and her previously indifferent expression softened.
When she came to Chu Mochen's villa, she couldn't deny feeling uneasy. Now, she felt more at ease.
Ji Moxue didn't know the exact value of those pills but knew they were precious. Chu Mochen giving them to her on their first meeting genuinely moved her.
"If you want to thank me, just help me with some tasks in the future."
In the future, Chu Mochen could entrust Ji Moxue with tasks he couldn't handle personally.
Soon, Ji Moxue came out of the shower, looking even more beautiful with her skin now white as snow after the cleansing process.
"Sit down and watch some TV with me."
Chu Mochen invited Ji Moxue to sit, though his gaze remained on her rather than the TV.
Gently, he pulled Ji Moxue into his arms. She stiffened slightly but did not resist.
Having just met, Chu Mochen didn't intend to push things too far with Ji Moxue. He wasn't in a rush and just held her gently.
Though Ji Moxue wouldn't resist even if he did more, Chu Mochen wanted her to get used to being around him.
Realizing Chu Mochen wasn't making any further moves, Ji Moxue relaxed slightly. Though she felt awkward now, she would get used to it over time.
Chu Mochen wanted her to get used to it.
If it were just Chu Mochen, he probably couldn't sit still for an hour, but with a beautiful woman in his arms, he sat watching boring TV shows for a long time.
"Feeling hungry? Let's go out to eat."
"I can cook." Ji Moxue offered.
"You can cook?"
Chu Mochen looked at Ji Moxue in surprise, but she wasn't a maid, and even if she could cook, he wouldn't let her.
"Let's go out to eat; cooking is too troublesome. I'll hire a maid to cook for us later."
Chu Mochen didn't usually stay at this villa, so he hadn't hired a maid. Since he would be staying in Hangzhou for a while, he needed to find a good maid who could also clean the house.
While Chu Mochen was taking his beautiful bodyguard out for dinner, trouble was brewing for Ye Yang. He had run into a big problem: after drinking Ye Yang's medicine, the old master of the Zhao family had died.
-To be continued!