"You'll get used to it," Lu Di La remarked. She pointed to the door behind as she headed to the living room.

Feng Mian nodded. "Is it always this rowdy?"

"You can say so. The two of them just can't reach agreement in some matters. Xiao Ai is a bit stubborn at times and that's what makes the two of them can't agree from time to time," Lu Di La replied.

"I see."

"They'll calm down in a while."

Feng Mian sat down on the couch and sighed. She was thinking of Zhang Liang, but her eyes landed on the book on the table. If she was not wrong, it was Zhang Xue's books.

"Is this Xue Ge's notebook?"

"Oh, right. He bought a new notebook for the contest since his old notebook had almost run out of spaces. I'll keep the book in the bedroom first. He must have forgotten about it."

Feng Mian nodded. She picked up her phone as Lu Di La walked away. Scrolling her contact, she stopped in one name.

'Should I…?'

After thinking for a bit, she decided to send a text message.

Zhang Xue and Zhang Liang walked out of the door. Their expression changed to very solemn as they looked at one another.

"How do you want to divide the guards? Most of them will surely stay in this hotel, right?"

"Of course," Zhang Liang replied without hesitation. He would never let anyone harm those who were inside this room. "You take most of the rest with you. I'll be just fine."

Zhang Xue arched his eyebrows. "Liang, I know that you're better in martial arts compared to me, but this is very dangerous. What are you going to do if they use guns?"

"I'll run and hide."

"Can you even overcome the speed of a gun?"

Zhang Liang shrugged. "I have my own backup, so you don't have to worry so much. Do your activities as usual, we don't know which one of us they'll target next."

"Yeah."

It would be impossible for them to arrange new bodyguards at this short time frame. Besides, they have important work today. Zhang Liang had a meeting with some guests from overseas while Zhang Xue had to entertain important guests that will come in the afternoon.

If they decided to leave just because of a little accident, their guests wouldn't be happy. Unless Zhang Ai was on the verge of death, there was no excuse for them to not come over.

Ding!

Exiting the lift, Zhang Liang made a call. "Do you have some men available? I need your help."

"You're calling me for the first time in ages and what you ask for the first time is help? Fine, but don't misuse them."

"I might only need them for today. How many can you send over?"

"There's already a few of them around you. You don't have to worry about them breaking the law."

"I see."

Zhang Liang was calm as he entered his car. Even though Long Ying had told him that they were around him, he couldn't sense any at all. They must have kept a considerable distance from him.

Before long, Zhang Liang arrived in the company.

Secretary He was already worried when he found out that Zhang Liang was not in his house. He headed to the company first, hoping that Zhang Liang would arrive soon.

"President!" Secretary He felt relieved when he saw Zhang Liang. "The guests have come. We're just waiting for you to start the meeting."

Zhang Liang nodded. "Let's start."

"Yes."

"What did they talk about?"

"Mostly about Xiao Ai's works in the entertainment industry. Father is not happy, but she had already passed the role to play one of the important side characters for the next drama, so she wanted to give it a try."

"Oh?" Zhang Xue tried to remember whatever he could about the drama. He could only remember a bit of that. "Didn't she say that she wanted to get the female lead role?"

"She failed gloriously."

Zhang Xue: "…" that's expected.

From what he knew, the female lead for the drama was pretty short for a woman. Zhang Ai's height alone already put her in an unfavorable situation, making her unsuitable to be the one to play the role. In addition, he was sure that Zhang Ai wouldn't be able to use the sword properly. In their training as martial artists, Zhang Ai was more focused on close combat to make sure that she could defend herself even without anything.

Lu Di La laughed when she noticed Zhang Xue didn't reply. "She got the role of Lan Gao Ya."

"Lan Gao Ya? Who's that?" Zhang Xue was unfamiliar with the characters from the drama.

"She's kind of a villain yet at the same time not really. Her character is portrayed as a woman who had to experience a harsh childhood but she can stay alive because she was nothing more than a weak woman. Well, you know how the world worked in that setting, women were always seen as lower compared to men."

Zhang Xue nodded. There were a lot of areas with that rule and tradition, so he didn't find it weird. "Do you think Zhang Ai can portray her well?"

"I'm sure she will. Xiao Ai had mixed feelings about that character, so I think that she had her own thoughts regarding how to portray Lan Gao Ya," Lu Di La replied. "Anyway, have you eaten dinner?"

Zhang Xue: "…" I forgot.

"Eat, Xue."

"I will, I will. I'm preparing food now."

Hearing the sound of the kitchen utensil clanking, Lu Di la sighed to herself. She chided Zhang Xue a bit more before cutting off the call.

Just like Zhang Xue who forgot to eat, Zhang Liang was working overtime again. Feng Mian had texted him not long ago, reminding him to eat. She didn't call because she was not sure if he was in a meeting or not. After all, there was often a late meeting too.

"President, these are all the important doc.u.ments." Secretary He handed the last batch. He looked at the work that Zhang Liang had been doing. "You can do it tomorrow, President. There's no rush."

"I don't think that'll be possible. I'll be done in five minutes."

"But…"

"Three minutes."'

Secretary He shut his mouth as he watched Zhang Liang browsed through the doc.u.ment speedily. He was aware of the important points and quickly scanned the doc.u.ments. Only when he had already finished them all did he hand over everything to Secretary He.

"You should finish the rest tomorrow. There shouldn't be any other things that require my attention."

"President, do you wish to take some rest?"

"You can say so."

Zhang Liang walked out of the office and told Secretary He to go first to the bas.e.m.e.nt and pick up the car. He headed to the first floor and walked to the lobby. There was barely anyone who still stayed at this hour. Not everyone was a workaholic like him.

Standing in the middle, Zhang Liang looked out of the office. His phone vibrated as he slowly picked it up.

"Boss, they're sending snipers to you."

"He was already taken care of."

"But there's also…"

The lamp on the building died down instantly. Zhang Liang was still standing in the same place as he looked around his surroundings. In the next moment, a shadow came to him from the staircase direction.

Bang!

Raising his guard, Zhang Liang blocked the attack. He switched his stance and punched the intruder in his stomach. Just now, Long Ying told him that his men had taken care of 10 people who were waiting in ambush. However, they were not sure how many people left.

There were a lot of passersby who passed by the road.

Bang!

The sound of a gunshot rang by Zhang Liang's ear. He had managed to move when he sensed danger, but the bullet grazed his hand. Looking at the man in the darkness, he frowned.

They were wearing goggles, one that would allow them to see at night. It seemed that they had already planned this attack from a long time ago. The man raised his hand and shot again.

Bang! Bang!

Zhang Liang rushed to the side. His eyes widened when he saw another shadow lying in ambush. Something shiny, presumably a knife or sword, was pierced to Zhang Liang's body.

Jleb!

*Ugh*

Raising his hand, Zhang Liang grabbed the man's arm and pushed him back. Raising his strength, he threw the man to the back, making him roll on the ground as Zhang Liang sat down on the ground. His eyes saw the man on the back was ready to shoot his gun once more.

Bang!