Chapter 226: Delayed by Someone?

Xiao Can didn't expect Chen Xiaoxiao to be removed from her post and immediately pleaded for her.

"Eldest Young Lady, Commander Chen was indeed derelict in her duty this time, but isn't the punishment of removal too severe? And Mr. Xu..."

"Xiao Can, shut up!"

Before Xiao Can could finish, Chen Xiaoxiao interrupted him directly: "It's all my fault. I am willing to accept all punishment."

Immediately after, she pulled off the exquisite token hanging at her waist that symbolized the commander's status and turned to hand it to Bai Lu.

Because Chen Xiaoxiao and Xiao Can were derelict in their duties, Chen Xiaoxiao, as commander, had her crime compounded and was directly removed from her post and given one hundred lashes.

One hundred lashes would require at least a week of recovery for her physical condition.

As for Xiao Can, he was fined half a year's salary and given fifty lashes.

After Tang Bingyan walked out of the living room, the group of bodyguards still in the living room finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Lu looked at the token in his hand and was just about to tell the others to disperse when he saw Chen Xiaoxiao glare at him fiercely and say in an unfriendly tone.

"Don't get cocky. At the next trial, I will take the commander's position back from your hands!"

After saying that, she rolled her eyes fiercely, then arrogantly raised her head and turned to leave.

Bai Lu looked at the token in his hand, feeling it weighed a thousand pounds.

The position of Tang family bodyguard commander required a trial.

Only the first place in each trial could hold the position of commander.

Whether it was high-level shadow guards or ordinary bodyguards, they were all eligible to compete for the commander's position.

But because of Chen Xiaoxiao's super strength, she was able to get first place in every trial in a near-crushing manner.

She deserved the position of commander.

At the beginning, there were people who were unconvinced, feeling that the position of Tang family bodyguard commander was always ruled by a woman, which was a disgrace to those men.

But in every trial, Chen Xiaoxiao was able to use her strength to make those unconvinced men shut up and be genuinely convinced.

Bai Lu was able to become the first squad leader, so naturally he had extraordinary skills, but in every trial, he still lost to Chen Xiaoxiao.

Now there were less than two months until the next trial. If Chen Xiaoxiao defeated him again and took back the token from his hands, then he would probably become a laughingstock in everyone's eyes.

Several bodyguards who had a good relationship with Bai Lu were very annoyed by Chen Xiaoxiao's arrogance and spoke up for him: "She's already been removed from her post, what is there to be proud of?"

"That woman is a lunatic. It was clearly her own dereliction of duty that led to the Eldest Young Lady's punishment, yet she acts as if everyone owes her something."

"Isn't that right? It's not like you, Bai Lu, tripped her up to get the commander position. What's the use of her throwing a tantrum at you?"

"Alright, stop talking."

Bai Lu didn't want to blow things out of proportion: "Who told her to have the strongest strength? In our line of work, having strong strength is indeed capital."

"Hmph, no matter how strong the strength is, if she doesn't listen, she will be abandoned by the Eldest Young Lady."

A bodyguard next to him said: "The Eldest Young Lady used to dote on her so much, but now she can actually remove her from the commander position, which shows she is truly angry."

"Forget it, let's not talk about her anymore. Let's hurry downstairs to train. The end of next month is the day of the trial. Everyone must pull themselves together!"

Bai Lu sighed, thinking of the upcoming trial, and felt worried.

His strength was also among the best of these bodyguards in the Tang family, otherwise he wouldn't have become the first squad leader.

But at the same time, he also knew that his skills were not as good as Chen Xiaoxiao's, and there was a large gap.

If it weren't for Chen Xiaoxiao defying the Eldest Young Lady, she wouldn't have been removed from her post.

Now there were less than two months until the next trial. No matter how hard he tried, it was impossible to make rapid progress in such a short time.

He, this acting commander, was probably going to be the one with the shortest tenure...

After Xu Tian returned to the bedroom, he hurriedly washed up and tidied himself, then went out to take a taxi to see Yun Shuo, not forgetting to bring the gift for him before leaving.

Yun Shuo was a loyal fan of George, the chief singer of the Angel Art Troupe, a famous European art troupe. The agency Xu Tian was in had previously cooperated with this art troupe, and he took this opportunity to get a vinyl record autographed by George.

He had originally planned to give it to him on Yun Shuo's birthday, but because of Rong Yan's matter, Yun Shuo had been in a particularly low mood recently, so he decided to give him this surprise in advance.

In addition, Xu Tian always felt that Rong Yan would not betray Yun Shuo; there must be some hidden reason.

And he also felt that the person with Rong Yan looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a moment.

After Xu Tian arrived at the coffee shop he had agreed on with Yun Shuo, he found that Yun Shuo had already arrived.

"Sorry, there was a traffic jam on the way."

Xu Tian sat down opposite him, looked at the bruises under the other's eyelids and the scars on the corners of his lips, and asked with concern: "You weren't injured, were you?"

Yun Shuo shook his head upon hearing this: "You sent me back yesterday, right? I drank too much last night and don't remember what happened later, but when I woke up this morning, apart from being sore all over, I didn't find any other wounds on my body."

Seeing Yun Shuo's calm face, Xu Tian thought to himself that he really didn't remember what happened last night, so he didn't bring it up voluntarily.

"Mm, you were too drunk last night, so I had a designated driver send you back."

He glanced at the empty seat next to Yun Shuo and asked again: "Rong Yan hasn't arrived yet?"

"Mm." Yun Shuo answered absentmindedly: "I don't know what she's been doing lately. She's always mysterious, and when I ask her out, she always says she doesn't have time."

After getting very drunk yesterday, Yun Shuo's state had improved a lot. It seemed he had prepared for the worst, so his expression carried a hint of despondency.

Another half hour passed before Rong Yan arrived at the coffee shop.

Today, Rong Yan had taken off her professional attire and was wearing a light blue dress. Unlike her usual capable appearance at the company, she was more gentle and lovely.

She arrived in a hurry, with anxiety in the corners of her eyes and brows, and apologized to Yun Shuo as soon as she sat down.

"Sorry, I was delayed by something..."

"You knew long ago that Yun Shuo was going to ask you out today, why were you still late?"

Xu Tian stared into Rong Yan's eyes and asked directly.

Yun Shuo learned that there was another man beside Rong Yan and was determined to ask her out to talk about it, but he didn't want to face it alone, so he called Xu Tian to help him build up his courage.

"Mm, I was delayed by a traffic jam..." Rong Yan lowered her head to avoid Xu Tian's gaze.

"You usually take the subway, why did you take a taxi today?"

Intuition told Xu Tian that Rong Yan was not telling the truth.

"Mm, I didn't want to squeeze into the subway today..."

Rong Yan's expression changed, and she tried her best to find excuses to cover for herself.

"At this time, the morning rush hour has long passed, there's basically no one on the subway."

Xu Tian didn't want to beat around the bush with Rong Yan anymore, so he handed his phone over, letting the other party see the photo Yun Shuo had taken.

"Were you delayed because of someone?" ===== CHAPTER 227 =====