Chapter 17 Call her sister-in-law

"Mr. Lu, is Miss Ni Ni in your room?"

Baron knocked on Lu Jinye's bedroom door with an excited expression.

Before Lu Jinye could respond, he eagerly peeked inside, only to find Lu Jinye already dressed and there was no sign of Wen Ni in the room...

"Huh? Where's Wen Ni?"

"Did you need something?"

At the end of the corridor, Wen Ni, dressed in a white shirt and black trousers, walked out.

With her long hair draped over her shoulders, she exuded a more mature and alluring charm than her usual ponytail, showcasing a different kind of youthful energy.

"Didn't you stay here last night to take care of Master Lu?"

Baron couldn't help but think to himself, "No way, is Master Lu sick or something? How can he be so unmoved by such a beautiful woman?"

"You still dare to mention last night?"

Wen Ni leaned against the door with her arms crossed, her cold gaze sweeping over their faces before finally settling on Lu Jinye.

"Your two good henchmen dumped you on me yesterday, and instead they went and drank a whole cabinetful of your fine wine! Tell me, what are you going to do about it? After all, there should be rewards and punishments for everything; it can't be unfair!"

"Aren't you a doctor? You're definitely more professional at taking care of patients than we are!"

Baron was eloquent, while Qin Yuan, standing beside him, remained silent, his head practically spinning like a sieve!

"As for drinking, Qin Yuan dragged me along. I didn't want to drink, since Master Lu is sick and needs someone to take care of him. It's all Qin Yuan's fault for being greedy. I couldn't resist him, so I drank two bottles with him."

Qin Yuan, who had been nodding, suddenly stopped, pointing to her own face, "How is it all my idea!?"

"Baron, you did it on purpose... Waaaaah!"

Baron cut off the rest of her words with his hand, and continued with a smile, "Such a terrible thing must be punished. How about we give half of his monthly salary to Miss Nini?"

"Waaaaah!!" Qin Yuan was still struggling.

Lu Jinye put on his suit jacket, looked up at Wen Ni, and seemed to be waiting for her response.

Wen Ni smiled, her eyes crinkling, "I think this is a great suggestion!"

She was discussing getting Lu Jinye a raise yesterday, but unexpectedly, things went smoothly today, and everyone's happy!

"Then it's your decision."

Lu Jinye readily agreed and strode down the stairs.

Wen Ni stretched and leisurely followed, deliberately raising her voice to say, "Sure enough, everything goes smoothly in the new year, it's a good omen!"

"Waaaaah!!"

Unable to speak out, Qin Yuan pounded the ground, yelling, "You're all messing with me! How can you not be happy?! I've really had the worst luck, you bunch of bastards!"

"Aren't you leaving yet?" Baron gave Qin Yuan a playful kick. "Didn't you say that Master Lu has two interviews this morning and a recording of the Spring Festival Gala tonight? Don't waste time."

"Baron, you despicable scoundrel! I wish you a new year where you have no bottle opener when you drink and no dumpling wrappers when you eat dumplings! You're such a jerk, no wonder you can't find a girlfriend!" Qin Yuan cursed in zero frames.

"Sigh~ Why did you take it so seriously when you were just joking?"

Despite being scolded, Barron still smiled, one hand in his pocket as he watched Qin Yuan's departing figure. "At worst, I'll give you half of my salary?"

"Shit!"

Qin Yuan didn't even turn her head, but raised her hand and gave him the middle finger...

The daytime interviews and filming were relatively easy, but they took quite a long time.

Until 6 p.m.

Wen Ni and Lu Jinye then boarded a van and headed to the studio for the recording session.

Perhaps because it was New Year's Eve, there were very few cars on the road, and we had to pass through a quiet side road along the way.

Wen Ni was resting with her eyes closed, almost drifting off to sleep, when the driver suddenly slammed on the brakes, pulling her back to reality!

She clung to Lu Jinye's chair and sat up.

Peeking out, I saw a large banner stretched across the road under the dim streetlights, brazenly blocking the way!

Three men and women stood on either side of the banner; they were young, with an average age of less than twenty.

They had red ribbons tied around their foreheads, and each of them was filled with righteous indignation, as if they were protesting in the streets!

"We request PTA Entertainment to dismiss this unscrupulous and unethical female bodyguard!"

After confirming that the van belonged to Lu Jinye, they stood hand in hand in front of him and shouted slogans with great enthusiasm.

"No bodyguards who are just pretty faces!"

"Reject PTA Entertainment's disregard for artist safety!"

"Reject workplace harassment!"

Wen Ni frowned upon hearing this slogan.

She's accused of harassing Lu Jinye?

Can she sue them for defaming a military personnel?

"Nini, this time I'm here for you!"

Assistant Xiao Wu, speaking in a strained voice, glanced anxiously at the rearview mirror. "They're blocking our way, we can't leave. The car behind us must be one of theirs too. We can't back out here... You wait here, I'll go down and talk to them!"

Lu Jinye closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Xiao Wu had no choice but to bolster his courage. He puffed out his chest, put his hands on his hips, and got off the bus with an air of bravado!

"My dears, if we have any complaints, can we discuss them after the show's recording? Time is tight right now, and our Master Lu can't afford to be delayed on the road for too long~"

"No way! We want to hear Brother Lu agree to dismiss her in person!"

"That's right! We can't let a woman ruin my brother's future!"

"Get out of my way! We want to see our brother! We want to see Lu Jinye!"

They excitedly shoved each other, and Xiao Wu lost his footing and fell backward without warning, yelling, "Ouch!"

Just then!

The door of the van was flung open.

A tall, well-proportioned figure flew over, moving so fast that only a blur remained!

Xiao Wu leaned back and rested his waist on her slender arm, barely managing to regain his balance after taking a few steps back.

"Nini...you make me feel so safe, I love you so much, waaaaah!"

"Step back."

Wen Ni glanced at her indifferently.

His calm gaze fell on the people blocking his way.

"Lu Jinye has been in the industry for ten years and holds a very important position. He has been able to brave any danger. How could my appearance ruin his future?"

"Besides, the one who's going to ruin his future isn't me, it's you! He dares to skip work and be late for the Spring Festival Gala, leaving the whole country disappointed. He has no reason to stay in the entertainment industry."

"Furthermore, I agree to your suggestion that he fire me. After all, I've already taken the deposit and there's no way I can return it to him. I'd rather have some peace and quiet! It's just that your brother... might not be willing to let me go."

After saying that, she shrugged helplessly and looked back at the van behind her!

Lu Jinye, who was in the car, opened his eyes at some point, and his sharp gaze fell on her through the windshield.

Five hundred thousand a month is indeed hard to give up.

"You mean our Brother Lu forced you to stay by his side!?"

"You're so shameless! Do you have some kind of narcissistic tendency and think that our Brother Lu likes you?"

"So what if he really likes me?" Wen Ni blinked her big eyes, her words infuriating. "Wouldn't you still have to respectfully call me sister-in-law?"

"You're shameless..." The fans were so angry they almost fainted.

Qin Yuan, inside the car, couldn't help but laugh. "That girl is really annoying, making them call her sister-in-law..."

His voice trailed off as he spoke, because he was warned by a cold glare from Lu Jinye.

At the same time

A black minivan was also parked at the intersection not far away.

The people in the car saw Lu Jinye's car being stopped from afar and didn't dare to drive any further. They never expected to witness such a farce!

"This girl is quite interesting. Is she the new bodyguard who got criticized and trended on social media?"

The man sitting in the middle wore a bright silver coat, with blue-streaked hair hanging down smoothly, and his face was delicate and handsome.

He rolled down the car window and was staring ahead with great interest!