"I... I refuse to accept this! Pfft!"
Mo Kaiyuan's mouth was a mixture of blood and dirt as he roared, his resentment spreading throughout the area before he promptly fainted.
"It was that easy to win? Mo Kaiyuan is so weak!"
Xiuxiu snapped back to reality, her face filled with disappointment.
Hua Yuxiao, however, shook her head.
"It's not that Mo Kaiyuan is too weak, it's that Ling Feng is too strong!"
"Haha, I said long ago that Brother Ling Feng's strength is immense! This Mo Kaiyuan was practically asking for death. Heh heh, it's a good thing I was sensible and got off the stage early, otherwise I would have been beaten too!"
Lin Shuainan declared with a laugh, hands on his hips, sweat dripping from his forehead.
It was terrifying!
"Tch, you're proud of being a deserter?" Xiuxiu rolled her eyes.
Lin Shuainan put on a wronged expression and explained, "Xiuxiu, how can this be desertion! This is a strategic retreat. Only a fool would go looking for death. If I died, who would be your boyfriend!"
"Go away, go away! Who said I wanted to be your girlfriend?"
Xiuxiu brushed Lin Shuainan aside and, with Hua Yuxiao by her side, walked towards Ling Feng.
Finally, this boring affair was over!
What a Hua Jin Grandmaster, this Mo Kaiyuan had only just set foot into that realm. Compared to others, Mo Kaiyuan might indeed have not weak martial arts talent.
But in front of Ling Feng, Mo Kaiyuan was less than an ant.
"Ling Feng, you're amazing! Haha, why don't you be my bodyguard?" Xiuxiu lavished him with praise.
Ling Feng ignored Xiuxiu directly and handed the letter of recommendation to Hua Yuxiao.
"This is a letter for you. You'll know my intentions after reading it!"
Hua Yuxiao hadn't expected Ling Feng to be so persistent. Her pretty face flushed, but she still accepted it politely.
"I'll read this letter later. The assessment is complete. Mr. Ling Feng, please stay for a simple meal before you go. If you are accepted, my secretary will notify you."
Hua Yuxiao's meaning was clear, directly rejecting Ling Feng's affections.
From her current perspective, Ling Feng seemed to be good in all aspects, but... Hua Yuxiao hadn't considered finding a boyfriend yet.
Moreover, it was the first time she had seen Xiuxiu so interested in a man, so she wouldn't compete with Xiuxiu.
Seeing that Hua Yuxiao wasn't reading the letter of recommendation at all, Ling Feng frowned slightly.
"Oh, alright, alright, Yuxiao knows your intentions! Don't worry, even if you can't be her bodyguard, you still have me. I can take you as my bodyguard!"
Xiuxiu said.
Lin Shuainan, standing beside them, wore a pained expression. Before Ling Feng could speak, he stepped forward with a fawning look. "Brother, no! Big Brother, can we discuss something?"
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow in confusion.
"Hua Yuxiao is the most beautiful woman in Southern Cloud. Men value perseverance. You absolutely cannot switch your affections. Xiuxiu is my girlfriend! As the saying goes, a brother's wife should not be offended. If you don't compete with me, I'll recognize you as my boss, how about it?"
Lin Shuainan looked as if he was making a great concession.
Ling Feng, however, shook his head with amusement. Many people wanted to recognize him as their boss; who did this non-mainstream guy think he was? Moreover, he looked so wronged, as if he had suffered immense injustice.
"Who's your girlfriend? Hey, you lunatic, stop talking nonsense!"
Xiuxiu's face turned red with embarrassment, and she pouted angrily.
Ling Feng, however, pushed them aside. "Hua Yuxiao, you'd better read this letter. You've misunderstood some things!"
"Misunderstood?"
Hua Yuxiao was taken aback. What did Ling Feng mean by this?
Seeing Ling Feng's determined gaze, she could only nod and glance at the envelope.
The handwriting that met her eyes made Hua Yuxiao suddenly freeze.
"This is Grandpa's handwriting! You've met my grandfather?"
Ling Feng nodded. "Yes."
"What's going on? Yuxiao, quickly see what your grandfather wrote in the letter!"
Xiuxiu was full of curiosity and shot Ling Feng a glare. "Hmph, with your icy expression, I thought you were honest. Turns out you're like those scummy men, full of schemes, and you even found Divine Doctor Hua directly!"
Ling Feng ignored her, not even sparing her a glance.
Who knew this guy was quite devoted!
Lin Shuai let out a long sigh.
Hua Yuxiao looked at Xiuxiu's urging expression, pondered for a moment, and finally turned her back to avoid Xiuxiu's gaze as she opened the envelope.
Hua Yuxiao had a premonition that the content of the letter was unusual. With Xiuxiu's boisterous personality, she had to be wary.
As expected, after just a glance, Hua Yuxiao's beautiful eyes widened in surprise.
She subconsciously stole a glance at Ling Feng.
When their eyes met unexpectedly, she quickly and flusteredly looked away.
"He actually broke Grandpa's chess game! How is this possible? He inherited the Divine Doctor's legacy, and Grandpa wants me to marry him, this..."
Bombarded by a string of information, Hua Yuxiao had already forgotten about Divine Doctor Hua entrusting her with taking Ling Feng to the Gu Dao family.
Her mind was filled with the fact that she was about to be betrothed to Ling Feng!
Hua Yuxiao had known about her grandfather's rule for a long time, and she was utterly unable to disobey her grandfather's words.
Setting an age limit for her marriage partner was already the greatest right she could fight for.
She didn't want to marry a young boy or an old man.
All along, Hua Yuxiao had believed that no one within this age range could solve the chess game!
As time passed, her grandfather would naturally give up on arranging her marriage, and then her grandfather's previous arrangements would cease to exist.
"But he actually did it, he..."
Hua Yuxiao's gaze grew increasingly shocked, and she almost crumpled the letter into a ball!
"Oh, Hua Yuxiao! What are you doing? It's just a love letter your grandfather blessed! Is there a need to scare you like this? Let me see!"
Xiuxiu was becoming impatient and lunged forward to snatch the letter.
Hua Yuxiao suddenly snapped back to attention and quickly put away the letter.
Hua Yuxiao's action made Xiuxiu's eyes widen in astonishment.
The two had been inseparable since childhood, with no secrets between them.
But this time...
Hua Yuxiao felt a bit flustered, but, but this matter... it was better not to let Xiuxiu know!
"Ling, Ling Feng! I've read Grandpa's letter of recommendation. The person you're looking for has actually been found."
"Looking for someone? Who is he looking for?" Xiuxiu was full of doubt.
Ling Feng's eyes lit up.
"Please specify!"
"Far away, yet close at hand!"
Ling Feng instinctively glanced at Lin Shuainan. Could this non-mainstream, scatterbrained guy be the successor of the Gu Dao family?
Upon closer inspection, he did seem to have that air about him.
Lin Shuainan scratched the back of his head, looking bewildered, and asked, "Big Brother, what are you looking for me for?"
"I'm talking about Xiuxiu," Hua Yuxiao corrected.
"Her?!" Ling Feng's eyebrows twitched.
Xiuxiu was even more confused. "Yuxiao, what are you talking about? The person Ling Feng is looking for is me?"
"What are you looking for me for?"
Ling Feng found it amusing. After all his efforts, he hadn't expected the person he was looking for to be her.
"Are you a descendant of the Gu Dao family?"