He wanted to strangle the affections of those two admirers in the cradle before they could launch any passionate pursuit of Zeng Xiaoya.
“What’s the situation?”
The bodyguard said over the phone, “This morning a man carrying a bouquet of roses went to the Zeng family clinic. That man is Miss Zeng’s senior colleague, Lin Jian. I spent the whole day digging into Lin Jian’s background.”
“That’s why I’m only reporting to you now, Eighth Young Master.”
The bodyguard told Zhan Yue exactly what Lin Jian had done at the clinic, how long he stayed, and everything he had uncovered about him.
“Dr Zeng refused to accept Lin Jian’s flowers, so she must have turned down his confession.”
Zhan Yue let out a sigh of relief.
Good. Zeng Xiaoya had rejected him.
After hearing about Lin Jian’s circumstances, Zhan Yue decided the man was not worthy of his Dr Zeng at all. Lin Jian struck him as a classic phoenix man.
Since Lin Jian had spent two years making his presence felt around the Zeng family and had still been rejected the moment he confessed, it was clear Zeng Xiaoya had never even considered him.
As expected of the girl he, Zhan Yue, liked. She had excellent taste.
How could she possibly fall for a phoenix man like Lin Jian?
Dr Zeng was meant for him, Zhan Yue, and no one else.
As for her other admirer, the former classmate, he had come to the inpatient department to ask Dr Zeng out for dinner, but she had turned him down too.
Zhan Yue thought Dr Zeng clearly did not like that classmate either.
These two rivals posed no real threat. The moment he made his move, both would be instantly crushed. They would feel too embarrassed to compete fairly and would withdraw, leaving him free to pursue Zeng Xiaoya alone.
All he had to do was try his best, and the beauty would soon be his.
“You don’t need to keep watching her. Come back. This month’s bonus is doubled.”
Once Zhan Yue knew his two love rivals were no match for him (mainly because Zeng Xiaoya did not like them), he no longer felt nervous about someone stealing her away. There was no need to keep someone tailing her.
Besides, this sort of thing had to stay hidden. If Zeng Xiaoya ever found out, it would ruin the good image he had built with her.
“Thank you, Eighth Young Master!”
The bodyguard’s voice was full of smiles when he heard his bonus would be doubled.
Nobody ever complained about earning more money. Their bonuses were already much higher than their basic wage, so doubling it meant a very fat wallet indeed. Of course he was happy.
“No matter now or in the future, you are never to breathe a word about this to anyone. Dr Zeng must never know.”
Investigating Zeng Xiaoya behind her back and digging up information on her two admirers was the kind of thing that could not see the light of day. Zhan Yue did not want her to find out.
Even though people in their circle did this sort of thing as a matter of course, Zeng Xiaoya was not from their world. She would definitely be angry if she knew.
His good image would be damaged, and it would harm his future wife-chasing efforts.
The bodyguard repeatedly assured him he would never tell a soul.
He would keep this secret forever. Even when he was dead and buried, he would take it to the grave.
How would he dare let Miss Zeng find out?
Having worked for the Zhan family for many years, he knew the rule: the moment any young master took an interest in a girl, that girl would one day become one of the young madams.
None of them would ever dare sabotage a young master’s romance.
