What? All the female protagonists have systems, but I don't?

As Gu Qingyi drove home, she felt inexplicably angry thinking about Lin Yuan.

"How infuriating, you blockhead!"

Gu Qingyi thought to herself.

She returned to the Gu family home and saw Long Haochen standing at the door.

"Long Haochen!"

Gu Qingyi narrowed her eyes slightly. She got out of the car and came to Long Haochen. Seeing that Long Haochen was still welcoming her home with a smile, Gu Qingyi asked disdainfully.

"Long Haochen, I remember Grandpa asked you to be my personal bodyguard, right? But today I was suddenly kidnapped, why are you nowhere to be seen?"

Now that she saw Long Haochen, she remembered that he was the one responsible for protecting her. Why was he nowhere to be seen when she encountered danger today?

If Lin Yuan hadn't been there by his side, he would have been kidnapped by those thugs and left to face Chen Xingyu alone. He could easily imagine the consequences.

Long Haochen's dereliction of duty has made Gu Qingyi, who already disliked him, dislike him even more. Now, seeing Long Haochen's face makes her feel extremely disgusted.

"What? Qingyi, you've been kidnapped? Are you alright? Who dared to lay a hand on you? Was it Lin Yuan? I'll go and kill him right now."

Long Haochen said hurriedly.

Hearing his words, Gu Qingyi found it incredibly funny. What's the use of hindsight? Besides, she didn't believe what Long Haochen said.

"Oh right, the mind-reading skill card!"

Gu Qingyi suddenly thought of the mission reward: a mind-reading skill card. Using this skill card, one could hear the true thoughts of a designated person.

"Long Haochen, let me see what you're really thinking."

Gu Qingyi reached into her pocket, took out her mind-reading skill card, and used it.

After using the mind-reading skill card, Gu Qingyi heard Long Haochen's voice echoing in her ears, but Long Haochen did not speak.

"I know you were kidnapped, because I was right there watching and witnessed the whole thing."

I had planned to play the hero and save you from danger, hoping you'd fall for me. But I never imagined that Lin Yuan, that deadbeat, would have some skill and take care of those thugs.

That bastard dared to put his arm around your waist! He deserves to die! I'm going to kill him!

Gu Qingyi clenched her fists, her eyes filled with anger as she looked at Long Haochen.

Alright, this Long Haochen, he really has no good intentions. He actually had this idea: to play the hero and make her fall for him. Bah, wishful thinking!

"The person who kidnapped me is not Lin Yuan. Don't lay a hand on him. Someone else kidnapped me."

Gu Qingyi said calmly.

"If it's not Lin Yuan, then who could it be? The entire North City has known that Lin Yuan has been coveting you for a long time. I can't think of anyone else but him."

[Hmph, of course I know it wasn't Lin Yuan, and I also know that Chen Xingyu is the one who really wants to kidnap you, but so what? I just need a reason to deal with Lin Yuan.]

[You probably don't know this, but I've already reached a cooperation agreement with Chen Xingyu to deal with Lin Yuan. Just watch how I kill him.]

Of course, with Lin Yuan dead, Chen Xingyu won't live either. How dare he touch the woman I've set my sights on? He must die.

Hearing Long Haochen's insincere words, Gu Qingyi felt extremely disgusted. How could her grandfather have arranged for such a guy to be by her side?

In the past, Lin Yuan had been bothering her for three years, but she had never hated him this much. This was the first time she had ever felt disgusted by someone.

Gu Qingyi took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

She looked at Long Haochen and said.

“Long Haochen, I will tell Grandpa that you are not fit to stay in our Gu family because of your dereliction of duty this time.”

After Gu Qingyi finished speaking, she walked directly past Long Haochen. In the instant the two brushed past each other, Gu Qingyi heard Long Haochen's thoughts again.

[Damn it, this is all Lin Yuan's fault, it's all because of him! No matter what, I want him dead!]

Gu Qingyi didn't say much; she already loathed Long Haochen to the extreme.

If I didn't have the mind-reading skill card, I would never have imagined that Long Haochen could be so hypocritical.

After returning to the Gu family, Gu Qingyi found her grandfather and told him the whole story.

"It's so abominable."

Gu Weijun slammed his cane hard on the ground, shattering a perfectly good tile into pieces.

"Chen Zhibao, this traitor, now he even dares to lay a hand on my granddaughter. He's incredibly audacious. It seems I have to teach him a lesson."

"Grandpa, don't be angry. Leave this to me. I will definitely kick Chen Zhibao's family out of Tengyuan Group."

Gu Qingyi preached.

She already had a plan in mind. Besides, all of Chen Zhibao's shares were already in her hands, so kicking him out would be a very simple matter.

"Alright, then Grandpa will leave this matter to you."

Gu Weijun nodded, then looked at Long Haochen.

"Haochen, why didn't you protect Qingyi when she was kidnapped? I need an explanation!"

"Grandpa Gu, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."

Long Haochen did not defend himself, but directly admitted his mistake.

"I know your abilities, Haochen. I placed you by Qingyi's side so that you could protect her, but now this has happened. You have really disappointed me."

Gu Weijun shook his head helplessly. It was no wonder that Qingyi asked him to replace Long Haochen after such a thing happened.

After all, a bodyguard who cannot protect his master's safety should indeed be replaced.

But Long Haochen's identity is different; he is not just a simple bodyguard.

"Qingyi, you see Haochen has already realized his mistake, why don't you give him another chance?"

Gu Weijun looked at his granddaughter, his voice gentle.

Gu Qingyi sneered inwardly. She remembered that when she was a child, her most admired person was her grandfather. But when did she start to gradually become disappointed in him?

She really doesn't understand why her grandfather is so protective of Long Haochen. Is Long Haochen his real grandson, or is she his real granddaughter?

"Whatever Grandpa says, we'll do it. I'm tired, I'm going back to my room."

After saying that, Gu Qingyi got up and left.

Gu Weijun looked at Long Haochen and sighed. He had originally wanted Long Haochen to stay by Gu Qingyi's side to cultivate the relationship between the two young people. If it could lead to a marriage, that would be wonderful.

But it seems there's still a long way to go.

"Haochen, I've already secured this opportunity for you. Don't let me down again. Go and apologize to Qingyi properly."

"I understand, Grandpa Gu. I definitely won't let you down."

Long Haochen expressed his gratitude and then left the main house, returning to his own room.

"Lin Yuan! It's all because of you, tonight is your death day."

Long Haochen changed into a set of night clothes and left the Gu family.