Chapter 14: Not on my watch
The new bodyguard, Fang Xu, was overjoyed. Last night when Ji Xiehan fired him, he had felt as though his world had come to an end. How in the world was he supposed to take care of his ailing mother if he had no source of income?
Ji Xiehan surely looked friendly on the outside, but his heart was nothing but a mass of coal. So dark he might as well become a serial killer.
Luckily, all his loyalty towards Ji Feifei paid off. He had secretly run many errands for her in the past. Out of her kindness, she didn’t trample on him while he was at his lowest. "Second miss, thank you!" he bowed to thank her.
Ji Feifei revealed a faint smile between her bewitching lips Only Fan Xu ever treated her with such respect. No one else respected her. She was clearly the second miss of the Ji family. Why did they all look down on her? Why?
She clenched her fists. Compared to that dumb girl, Li Lanni, she was much better off.
Of course, she only called Li Lanni dumb so she would feel better about herself. She was so jealous of Li Lanni that she asked around about her past, to know just what kind of dumpsite she originated from.
It was said that Li Lanni’s parents had got separated when she was just a little baby. However, not only did her father make sure that her mother had a stable job, he also ensured that no matter how luxurious she lived, Li Lanni would never lack anything.
Of course not every man would do that when divorcing his wife. According to what she had heard from Li Yuming’s friends, Li Lanni’s father loved both his wife and daughter, but they only had to divorce because his parents kept bullying Li Yuming. It got even worse because she had a daughter when they were impatiently anticipating a son who would take over their family one day.
Because he knew that his little daughter would only suffer in that family for being a girl, he had not fought with Li Yuming over Li Lanni’s custody, and instead worked his tail off to leave her tons of wealth. He had promised to go back and visit Lanni once in a while. However, as soon as he set off, he was never heard of again. Some of those old folk said he had been forced to marry another woman and forget about his ex wife and daughter.
Ji Feifei chuckled bitterly, jealousy engulfing her heart so much that she almost couldn’t breath. How amazing! Even she found Li Lanni’s back story something to be jealous of.
Although she only had a mother by her side, Li Yuming loved her so much that she never felt her father’s absence. Besides, she had everything a young woman would want; top brand clothes and jewelry, luxurious cars dropped her off to school every day, any random piece of clothing in her closet could cost at least five figures. She had many servants looking out for her, went to the best schools in the capital and was exactly what anyone would call a girl from a rich family. Why else would anyone need a father? She had everything a father should provide.