I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

Fu Wanqing pouted, clearly dissatisfied with the answer.

"It's amazing how things are natural. If my eyes could change color, I would look in the mirror every day."

She started chattering again as she spoke, so Gu Yan quickened her pace.

The day passed just like that, and nothing was discovered, nothing was found wrong.

Gu Yan lay on the bed, staring at the luxurious ceiling, with only one thought in her mind.

Fu Yunshu was really overthinking it; the girl wasn't sick at all.

He's the one who's sick; he's the one who needs to be looked at.

He fell asleep while thinking about it, and slept soundly through the night without any dreams.

The next morning, sunlight streamed in through the window and fell on Gu Yan's face.

He was still half asleep when someone suddenly yanked the blanket off him.

"Get up, get up, get up! The sun's already high in the sky!"

The crisp sound exploded in my ears like an alarm clock.

Gu Yan suddenly opened her eyes. Fu Wanqing was standing by the bed, hands on her hips, her amber eyes sparkling.

He looked down and saw that his pajamas were not on properly; the front was open, revealing his pale chest and collarbone.

After the blanket was pulled back, he was left half-naked and exposed in front of her.

Fu Wanqing glanced at it, then quickly looked away.

Her face flushed instantly, burning red, the redness spreading from her cheeks all the way to her ears.

Her heart was pounding faster, so fast that even Gu Yan could faintly hear it.

But instead of turning away, she stood there, trying to appear calm.

"Why don't you wear proper clothes to bed? What if you catch a cold?"

Her voice trembled slightly, but she still deliberately pretended to be fierce.

Gu Yan quickly pulled the blanket back to cover herself, feeling completely awful.

"Why are you here again? Can't you let a person get some sleep this early in the morning?"

He leaned back on the pillow, rubbed his temples, and felt his head hurt even more.

Fu Wanqing took a deep breath, and the blush on her face slowly faded.

"I have something to do today, you have to stay with me, get up quickly."

Her tone was urgent, as if she was rushing to do something important.

Gu Yan sighed, sat up, and began to dress slowly.

"What's wrong now? Wasn't shopping all day yesterday enough?"

Fu Wanqing turned away from him, her voice coming from behind her.

"I've applied for a job and I have an interview today. Will you come with me?"

Gu Yan paused in dressing, her expression turning somewhat strange.

"What job are you applying for? Do you need an interview?"

Fu Wanqing turned her head, her expression serious.

"The bodyguard, I found him online, and the person offered a very high price."

"And I think I'm pretty good at fighting, so I should be fine."

Gu Yan was drinking water when she heard this, her hand trembled, and the water glass fell to the ground.

With a snap, water spilled all over the floor, and the cup shattered into several pieces.

Fu Wanqing was startled and quickly squatted down to pick up the broken pieces.

"How can you be so careless? You even broke a glass while drinking water."

"You slipped, didn't you? Is your injury still not healed? I told you you need to rest more."

She picked them up while muttering to herself, her speech quickening again.

Gu Yan ignored her, completely stunned, her mind buzzing.

Holy crap, it really is Fu Wanqing.

"Qing," the one who posted the message on the bodyguard recruitment website, the one who said "the Fu family also needs to eat."

This is the chattering pink-haired girl in front of me, the true direct heir of the Fu family.

He took a deep breath and looked at Fu Wanqing, who was squatting on the ground picking up the broken pieces.

"Miss Fu, why are you still thinking about being a bodyguard? Don't make me laugh."

His tone was low and melancholic, carrying an indescribable sense of helplessness.

"You're from the Fu family, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion, and you're going to be someone else's bodyguard."

"Who would believe that if I told them? Do you even believe it yourself?"

Fu Wanqing stood up, threw the shards into the trash can, and clapped her hands.

"My sister is so outstanding. I'm so bored at the Fu family's house, so I want to find something to do."

Her voice was a little softer than usual, but it still had that light and cheerful tone.

"Besides, I have to support myself; I can't keep relying on my family."

"The recruiter offered a high price, enough for me to live on for a while."

Gu Yan looked at her, and her heart suddenly stirred.

My sister is so outstanding, Fu Shiwei is so outstanding.

Marquis Wu'an, General Who Guards the Nation, the Pillar of Stability of the Great Xia Dynasty.

With an older sister like that standing in front, no one behind can catch up no matter how hard they try.

Although Fu Wanqing is the true bloodline of the Fu family, this is the current situation.

Fu Shiwei's authority and prestige are deeply entrenched and cannot be shaken.

Even if the truth is revealed, Fu Wanqing will never be able to replace Fu Shiwei.

She could only stay in the Fu family, a lady in name only, but an outsider in reality.

So she wanted to go out and work, to find something to do, and to prove that she wasn't useless.

Thinking about this, Gu Yan suddenly felt a little sorry for the girl.

Having been abandoned for twenty years, she returned but could not reclaim the place that should have been hers.

Her older sister was too dazzling; she could only stand in the shadows, living as an orphaned daughter from a collateral branch of the family.

But the next second, a thought flashed through his mind, and he couldn't hold back anymore.

He looked at Fu Wanqing, and his voice even changed slightly.

"Don't you know this is a lifelong contract?"

Fu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, her amber eyes filled with confusion.

"Lifetime contract? What lifetime contract? Isn't it just being a bodyguard?"

Gu Yan took a deep breath and spoke much faster.

"The bodyguard job you applied for online is a lifetime employment."

"Once you sign, you have to follow your employer for life, wherever they go."

"It's not the kind of job you do for a few years and then leave; it's for life, you understand?"

Fu Wanqing's smile froze on her face, as if she had been put on pause.

She blinked several times, and opened and closed her mouth.

Several seconds passed before she spoke, her voice soft and low.

"How do you know? You're not that employer."

There was something off about her tone, as if she was testing something.

Gu Yan blinked and gently tapped her head.

"Just guessing. The job Miss Fu found must be extraordinary."

"Ordinary bodyguards are not good enough for you; it has to be a lifelong contract."

"Besides, the employer offered such a high price, there must be something fishy going on."

He spoke so naturally, as if he were saying something perfectly obvious.

Fu Wanqing touched the spot where she had been hit and pouted.

"Why are you so annoying? Hitting my head will make me stupid."

"But you're right, a lifetime contract is indeed a bit scary."

"If I sign, I'll be stuck with that employer for life."

As she spoke, her tone became hesitant, as if she were reconsidering the matter.

"But that employer seems quite interesting; the messages he sends are also very funny."

"He said he was going to take bodyguards abroad, maybe to South Africa, but I've never been to South Africa before."

Gu Yan's lips twitched again when she heard the words "South Africa".

The employer this girl was referring to is him; his job posting did indeed mention the possibility of going abroad.

He wrote at the time, "May go abroad, high risk factor, think carefully before contacting."

Now look what happened: the person who had thought things through didn't come, but someone who hadn't thought things through did.

He leaned against the pillows, staring at the ceiling, unsure of what to say.