The Security Guard Who Won the Heart of the Unattainable Actress - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

An invitation? An invitation to go inside?

Li Guang blushed at her own unhealthy thoughts about the wordplay. Just as she was about to back away, Ran Mingyue added, “The owner would like to trouble you to help. Can you help?”

The owner’s need is my need. If the owner needs us, we must step up!

“I can!” As a full-level employee, Li Guang had already absorbed the company’s training into her bones.

Ran Mingyue’s home was completely dark, but luckily there was a little light from the balcony.

The washing machine only had a disconnected hose, and the light only needed the bulb to be screwed in properly.

Li Guang quickly fixed everything and also helped Ran Mingyue mop up the water stains on the balcony. In a few swipes, the balcony was spotless, much better than the result Ran Mingyue had spent over half an hour on.

“Li Guang, how are you so amazing?” Ran Mingyue looked at the brand-new balcony in surprise. “This… your life skills are so strong.”

Li Guang was a little embarrassed and said, “I have to serve the owner. This is nothing.”

“In the future, if something happens, can I still call you over? Li Guang.” Ran Mingyue’s voice was soft at the end, and just saying Li Guang’s name made her heart feel like a soft cloud was floating inside.

Li Guang shook her head. “If it’s not late at night, you should remember to find the property management. You’re a big star. You have to be careful with your privacy. Sister Mingyue, don’t worry, I will keep it a secret that I was at your place today.”

Ran Mingyue: “…”

Li Guang, you… Li Guang, you’re really stubborn.

Li Guang secretly made up her mind that she couldn’t go into Ran Mingyue’s house again. It was inappropriate.

The last incident with Ran Mingyue’s fanatical stalker was still lingering in her mind.

The more Li Guang interacted with Ran Mingyue, the more she realized how popular Ran Mingyue was.

So she had to be more careful. She absolutely could not let Ran Mingyue get caught in an unnecessary whirlpool due to her dereliction of duty.

Ran Mingyue said, “…But I still have to thank you. How about I treat you to a meal next time?”

“No, no, no! Sister Mingyue, what are you saying? You don’t have to treat me to a meal,” Li Guang grinned. “I should be the one treating you. I still need you to take care of me on the show. Besides, I’m about to get paid.”

Ran Mingyue was also infected by her smile. “Okay, I’ll be waiting.”

At ten o’clock the next morning, Li Guang’s long-awaited salary arrived!

Twelve hundred yuan, which was two hundred yuan more than she had expected.

Team Leader Liu said, “Little Li, you have to work hard! These two hundred yuan are a bonus for your diligence. We have high hopes for you.”

Li Guang said excitedly, “Okay!!”

She looked at the money in her bank account, left and right, and was happy all day. Before getting off work, she immediately went on a food delivery app to find highly-rated restaurants.

She had money! She could invite Ran Mingyue to dinner now!

There was a good music restaurant near the villa complex. The reviews said the environment was nice and quiet, very suitable for couples or families.

It wasn’t far from here. What about this one?

Just as she was about to go to the reservation page, there was a light tapping sound on the glass.

A small head appeared outside.

“Sister!”

Li Guang looked up and immediately ran out in surprise. “Yangyang!?”

Unlike Li Guang, Li Yang’s hair was dark and straight. The three-and-a-half-year-old boy had a cute bowl cut. He threw himself into Li Guang’s arms, shouting “Sister, sister.”

Her mother, Ye Cailan, followed, smiling as she looked at the structure outside the villa complex. “I brought Yangyang here for his annual check-up today, and he insisted on coming to find you, so I brought him here. Is this where you work? Such a nice villa…”

“I told you the work environment is very good.” Li Guang had to put aside her plan to find Ran Mingyue. It was just in time for dinner. Her mother and brother came to find her. There was no way Li Guang wouldn’t eat with her family.

It was a rare chance to have dinner with her family. She would have time to treat Sister Mingyue to dinner later. Next month, there would be plenty of opportunities.

“Sister, what are we eating?”

“Western food!” Li Guang lifted Yangyang and spun him around. Li Yang yelled excitedly, tightly hugging Li Guang’s arm.

Li Guang and her family arrived at the restaurant. It was crowded, but luckily she had booked a private room in advance.

She bought a set meal for Yangyang.

It also came with a toy for the kids. Yangyang was very happy. He kept sitting on Li Guang’s lap, saying he wanted to eat this and that.

It had been more than four months since they last met. Li Guang tried to make small talk with Ye Cailan a few times, but Ye Cailan’s attention was always on the child.

She watched Ye Cailan show concern for Yangyang, and her dull heart slowly started to feel a little off.

Ye Cailan picked up some food for Li Yang, while instructing him, “Yangyang, eat more. This is nutritious. Yangyang, these fries are the crispiest.”

Li Guang wanted to order a shrimp congee.

Ye Cailan stopped her. “Xiao Guang, don’t order that, okay?”

“It’s fine, Mom. Didn’t I say I got paid? Since we’re eating here, how could I not afford a bowl of congee?”

“Yangyang is a little allergic to shrimp, and he’s greedy. He won’t be able to resist eating it later,” her mother said. “Let’s order a liver congee instead. The baby also had blood drawn today, and he loves it. It’ll replenish him.”

Li Guang was stunned.

But she really didn’t like liver congee.

Li Guang put down the menu in her hand. “Mom, it’s my birthday today. Let’s order a birthday cake.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

Li Guang stubbornly said, “When you’re out and about, you give yourself your own identity, so I’m celebrating my birthday today.”

Ye Cailan said, “Li Guang, when is your birthday? Don’t be silly. We’ll go home after we’re done eating.”

Li Guang’s stubbornness didn’t last for long. She lowered her eyes. In the end, she picked up the menu again and ordered the liver congee.

But she didn’t touch it at all. After that, she had no appetite and couldn’t taste anything.

When she finished eating, she paid the bill, which was six hundred and sixty-six yuan. Because Yangyang said the liver congee was delicious and he wanted to bring some for his dad, Li Guang ordered another portion for takeout.

Ye Cailan praised Yangyang for being a thoughtful and good boy.

Li Guang saw her mother and Yangyang off at the subway station. As soon as she turned around, her face fell.

Placing her hand over her heart, Li Guang was very aware that she was unhappy.

After coming up from the subway station, a thunderbolt streaked across the sky, and the rain instantly poured down.

She sighed in her heart.

Even though it wasn’t far from the villa complex, she should still take shelter first.

At the bus stop next to the subway station, Ran Mingyue’s endorsement billboard shone brightly in the rainy night. The slight smile on Ran Mingyue’s lips exuded the only warmth in this winter night.

There were two young men who looked like thugs, laughing in front of the light billboard.

“Tsk, is the real Ran Mingyue as beautiful as this? If I could sleep with a big star in my lifetime, it would be worth dying for.”

“That’s a bit biased. You’d only sleep with one star? Sleep with a few! I see she’s on that variety show recently. Why don’t you get into the production team? Maybe you really can…”

“Hahahahaha, buddy, how many years are you going to be in prison for that? Look at that figure. I wonder if it’s been photoshopped. If it hasn’t, I could…”

“Legs? You’d only play with her legs? Don’t you know, Ran Mingyue’s most outstanding feature is her…”

Before the young man could finish his sentence, a small whirlwind rushed through the rain curtain. She was holding a handful of grass, twisted into a ball, and whipped it on the young man’s neck. It was not only painful but also splattered his face with green juice.

“Which country bumpkin is this?!”

“Damn it! Are you looking for a fight?”

Li Guang’s eyes were also filled with anger. She was indifferent to the thugs’ fury. “You weaklings, what are you fantasizing about? I just don’t like looking at you. I’m going to clean up the scum for society!”

The two thugs saw that Li Guang was just like a schoolgirl and was waiting for the bus here. They laughed maliciously, “Hey, little sister, why are you so angry? Are you a fan of Ran Mingyue? Oh, you’re worthy of being a fan of the big star Ran. You’re so beautiful. Come play with us, little sister!”

They purely judged by her looks and underestimated Li Guang’s strength, thinking that the two blows she had just dealt were just luck.

Then.

As the two of them approached, Li Guang used the ball of grass in her hand to slap them again. The slaps were heavy and ruthless.

Some people with trashy mouths just need to be taught a lesson. How dare they talk about Ran Mingyue? The current Li Guang was Ran Mingyue’s police officer! And Officer Li was already in a bad mood tonight, so these two just walked right into the crossfire.

The two thugs cursed under their breath. They were dazed from the beating and decided to grab Li Guang.

Li Guang wanted to let them get close so she could use two grappling moves to throw them into the puddles. When one of the thugs got close to Li Guang, he said, “What are you doing acting crazy here, you little girl? Go home to your mom!”

Even if this person’s voice was fierce, it touched Li Guang’s sore spot.

Li Guang had endured for a long time tonight, but her mother was brought up again. Her mother’s favoritism and her subtle feelings were once again amplified by the rain and the situation.

Half of the thug’s body was gone, and Li Guang burst into tears on the ground.

She just wanted to completely vent all her emotions.

She was originally a very good-looking girl. When she started crying without any regard for her image, her facial features scrunched up into a ball of grievance. Her whole body was wet, like a homeless little dog.

The two young men who were looking for trouble were scared.

“Damn it, what bad luck. I ran into a lunatic today…” The two young men immediately felt that they couldn’t mess with this girl who was going crazy on the ground and were about to leave.

A car had just driven out from the distant restaurant, quickly drove over, and stopped next to the bus stop.

A fully-armed woman rushed out of the car. She had a mask and sunglasses. There was also a scarf around her neck. Her entire face was completely hidden.

Her hurried high heels stepped on the wet road, creating small puddles. She walked toward the two young men who were about to leave and grabbed them back.

Li Guang was crying with teary eyes, but she smelled the cold, unique scent of Ran Mingyue in the rain. It came closer and closer, enveloping her.

She looked up. The two thugs had already fallen in front of her.

“Apologize!” Ran Mingyue’s voice came out icily. She took off her scarf and draped it over Li Guang, blocking the rain and the cold of the winter night.

“Who the hell are you!”

Ran Mingyue took out half a stack of red banknotes from her arms and slapped them in front of the two thugs with a “smack.”

“Li Guang.” Ran Mingyue’s heart tightened when she saw Li Guang crying like this. She pulled Li Guang up. The sound of her saying Li Guang’s name was not cold at all.

Li Guang was protected in Ran Mingyue’s arms. She was no longer cold and could open her eyes. Even if Ran Mingyue’s outfit was very strict, Li Guang found that she was so familiar with Ran Mingyue.

Just by a reassuring scent, Li Guang knew.

It was her. It was Ran Mingyue.

…

Half an hour later, Li Guang was curled up on Ran Mingyue’s sofa, holding a cup of hot water.

How did Ran Mingyue get in front of her? And how did she get back to Ran Mingyue’s home?

She was like she had lost her memory, only remembering—

Even Ran Mingyue’s manager, Sister Wen Ya, had come. The thugs also apologized profusely, and the money was returned.

Li Guang dazedly thought, Didn’t I say I wouldn’t come next time when I left yesterday?

Li Guang’s voice still had a heavy nasal tone.

“Sister Mingyue, where’s my work uniform?” she said in a muffled voice. “I only have that one set of uniform. I have to go back and wash it quickly. I still want to wear it tomorrow.”

Ran Mingyue didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Her face, which had been cold all along, finally broke. She had been cold-faced because of the two young men. At that time, when Ran Mingyue saw Li Guang crying like that on the ground, she almost wanted to hit them.

It was Shang Wenya behind her, who lowered her voice and warned her that she absolutely couldn’t do that. This was a public place! “I’m telling you to be down-to-earth, not down in the underworld, got it?”

“I’ll wash it for you.” Ran Mingyue’s voice was soft. “The washing machine you fixed for me yesterday, remember? It’ll be fine if you just dry it, so you don’t have to go back and dry it yourself.”

Hypnotized by Ran Mingyue’s gentle tone, Li Guang, who had been feeling bad all night, felt that she was being treated well. She sniffed and said in a muffled voice, “Sister Mingyue, it’s my birthday today.”

Ran Mingyue was stunned for a moment and said, “It’s your birthday today? Your birthday isn’t…” She stopped talking and just nodded. “Okay.”

Ran Mingyue walked into the kitchen, opened the double-door refrigerator, and as if by magic, took out a ready-made plain cake from inside. “Wait for me for a bit. I’ll make a cake for you.”

“Sister Mingyue, how did you…”

Li Guang sobbed. The tears that had just stopped were about to come back. She really wanted to cry.

Why did her family tell her not to be silly, but Ran Mingyue was willing to go along with her lie?

“The birthday person’s words are never fake.” Ran Mingyue smiled when she looked up at Li Guang, like an angel. “If you want to celebrate today, we’ll celebrate today. Just look around casually and wait for me for a bit.”

Ran Mingyue was busy with the cake in the kitchen, and Li Guang felt warm all over.

She placed her hand on her heart again. That frozen place had been warmed up and was beating so vividly and full of life. She felt that the blood in her body was flowing again. Li Guang’s vitality had returned.

And she was also getting a free cake from Ran Mingyue. Hehehehe.

Li Guang was back to full health and started looking around.

There was a calendar in the entryway. She casually flipped a few pages and found that the 21st of every month was circled.

Li Guang looked at it curiously and made a new discovery. September 21st of this year was not only circled but also had a checkmark on it.

The other dates didn’t have a checkmark.

Li Guang herself had a vivid memory of September 21st this year.

On this day, she participated in the last mini-variety show before her contract was terminated.

On this show, she was asked to call Ran Mingyue.

Li Guang looked up and stood still for a long time, her mind not working. Ran Mingyue, who was busy in the kitchen, just happened to look up at this moment, and their eyes met.

“Why are all the 21sts circled?” The question naturally came out of Li Guang’s mouth.

For some reason, this calendar felt very hot. To hide her unease, Li Guang took the initiative to walk toward Ran Mingyue.

Ran Mingyue was piping frosting. Her movements were professional. Only then did Li Guang realize that Ran Mingyue knew how to make cakes.

“Because the 21st has a special meaning.” Ran Mingyue put down the piping bag. “After all, some things happened on the 21st.”

Li Guang couldn’t help but take a step back, but she was stopped by the edge of the kitchen island.

Ran Mingyue took another step forward. “On September 21st this year, someone made a phone call to me.”

Li Guang had nowhere to retreat. Her palms were tightly pressed against the edge of the kitchen island. Her breathing quickened. She wanted Ran Mingyue to stop talking.

“And, two years ago.” Ran Mingyue’s tone paused slightly. She leaned her upper body toward Li Guang. “On September 21st, when we were acting on set, I kissed you.”

She gently raised her hand and lowered her gaze. Her fingertips pressed on Li Guang’s upper lip. The cream on her fingers lightly touched Li Guang’s slightly parted lips. Before it could even go in, a thread of sweetness had already started to drill into her mouth.

It was sweet and soft. The cream seemed to have a temperature.

“If you’ve forgotten.” Ran Mingyue let out a laugh. “How should I help you remember?”

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