Peerless Bodyguard of a Stunning Beauty-Chapter 309 - 272: The Deeply Touched Confession

The powerlifting woman hoisted the assistant high in the air, spun him around, and after setting him down, said, "Handsome, don't get me wrong. The only reason I lifted you up was to show you my strengths. Although I'm not very beautiful, I can use my strength to protect you. If any bad guys come to bully you, I'll lift them high, spin them around, and then throw them far away..." After she finished speaking, she gazed at the assistant with deep affection.

Suddenly, the assistant, whose heart had long been untouched by love, felt the first stirrings of romance. He looked at the powerlifting woman before him and said spontaneously, "Do you really like me? You're not lying, and you haven't made a mistake, right?"

The powerlifting woman gazed back at the assistant with deep emotion and said, "To be honest, it was love at first sight. The moment I first saw you, my heart told me, 'Pangpang, you're in love again...'"

The assistant looked into the woman's eyes and saw they were filled with genuine affection, as if she harbored deep feelings for him. He was used to being humiliated and belittled by women, so when he suddenly encountered someone who was actively confessing her feelings and showing interest in him, he couldn't hold back.

The assistant nodded at the woman before him. "If you truly like me, we can try dating..."

Hearing this, the powerlifting woman immediately took out her phone, and they shyly exchanged mobile numbers and WeChat IDs. After exchanging contact information, she shyly ran off.

When Zhao Rong and the three beautiful women saw that the assistant had suddenly fallen for a stranger, they cautiously warned him, "Assistant, you need to be careful. In this world, there's no such thing as a free lunch, nor is there love or hate without reason. You must be on your guard when this woman suddenly appears saying she likes you and wants to date you. Be careful not to be scammed for your money or affections..."

The assistant retorted, "Why is it that women can confess to Zhao Rong, but not to me? You all are seriously underestimating my looks, personality, and abilities..."

Hearing the assistant's words, Lili immediately compared him to Zhao Rong, saying, "Assistant, you need to be self-aware. Although you and Zhao Rong are both men, there's simply no comparison between you two."

Yu Lan also chimed in, "Brother Zhao Rong is generous, commanding, courageous, and bold... And you, Assistant? You're petty, cowardly, greedy, irresponsible, and lecherous..."

Although the assistant was annoyed by what the two beauties said, he knew he couldn't win an argument with them. He swiftly changed the subject. "You're all underestimating me. The truth is, I don't like that powerlifting woman at all, and I would never date her. The only reason I exchanged numbers and WeChat IDs was out of politeness. After all, a girl's heart is fragile..."

I'll just appease them verbally for now and then secretly date the powerlifting woman on the side, the assistant thought to himself.

When the women heard that the assistant didn't intend to date the powerlifting woman, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Zhao Rong approached a muscular man and asked, "Excuse me, do you recognize the person in this photo?"

Saying this, Zhao Rong showed the photo to the man. The muscular man burst into laughter when he saw it. "Hey man, where'd you get this picture? Isn't he our roommate?"

Hearing that this person knew the individual in the photo, Zhao Rong pressed on, "So, is he still in your dorm now?"

"Of course, he's in our dorm," the muscular man replied. "This guy has lived with me for three years, and his height and appearance have been constantly changing. It's totally blown my mind..."

Zhao Rong asked with a frown, "So now, does he look much like the person in this photo?"

The muscular man shook his head. "Not at all. He looks like a completely different person."

"What kind of changes?" Zhao Rong asked.

"The changes are huge! Let me tell you all about it," the muscular man elaborated. "In our freshman year, when we first met, this guy looked exactly like the person in your photo. At the end of our freshman year, he grew from 1.7 meters to 1.8 meters. By the end of our sophomore year, his skin color had changed from dark to fair. And at the end of our junior year, his lips went from being thick to thin, and all the flat warts on his neck disappeared without a trace."

Upon hearing about such miraculous events, Zhao Rong immediately concluded that the muscular man's roommate must be the corporate spy he was looking for, Lu Xiaoqiang. He thanked the muscular man, "Thank you, fellow student. I'm looking for this person. Could you please tell me your room number?"

The muscular man pointed to a dormitory building visible from the window. "Our room is 101. Why are you looking for him?"

Zhao Rong got straight to the point. "That guy is likely the corporate spy Lu Xiaoqiang, who's undergone plastic surgery."

Hearing that his roommate was a corporate spy, the muscular man was so shocked he fell off the exercise equipment. "No way!" he said in disbelief. "That guy lived with me for three years! He can barely recognize his ABCs, let alone do simple math. Plus, he loves to hide in the bathroom every night to... you know. How could someone with such low intelligence be a corporate spy?"

Zhao Rong chuckled. "Young man, you're still naive. You don't understand the principle that great wisdom can appear as folly."

With that, Zhao Rong led the assistant, Lili, Yu Lan, and Xuelian toward dorm room 101 across the way.

After arriving at the door of room 101, Zhao Rong knocked gently a few times and called out, "Is anyone home?"

No sooner had he spoken than the sound of a woman moaning came from inside the room.

Hearing the woman's voice, the assistant standing next to Zhao Rong immediately surmised, "Holy moly, this guy must be secretly watching porn again, and with the volume cranked up so high..."

He must have locked the door from the inside, Zhao Rong thought.

So, Zhao Rong tried pushing the door. To his surprise, it swung open.

Pushing the door open, Zhao Rong saw a tall, fair-skinned man sitting at a desk. He held a phone in his left hand, while his right was under the table. Next to the computer on the desk was a roll of toilet paper. Seeing the scene, Zhao Rong immediately understood what the man was doing. He knew at a glance because almost every man has had a similar experience.

Zhao Rong turned around and started walking out of the dorm. "Buddy, you carry on," he said. "Sorry to interrupt. We'll come back in to talk after you're finished."

When the man saw several people suddenly burst into his room, he panicked and pulled up his pants. "That's strange," he exclaimed. "I clearly remember locking the door. How did you guys just push it open? Are you martial arts experts or something?"

Seeing that the student had pulled up his pants, the assistant immediately stepped forward, reached for his phone, and asked, "Hey classmate, got any new videos? Why don't you send a few over to me?"

When Zhao Rong saw that the student was finished, he turned back around, pushed him onto the bed, and demanded, "Lu Xiaoqiang, stop the act!"

The man looked at Zhao Rong in surprise. "I was just secretly... taking care of business in my dorm. Is it really necessary to pin me to the bed and grill me about my name?"

Lili, who was standing nearby, asked him, "Lu Xiaoqiang, do you remember me? I'm Lili, the chairman's daughter. You stole Hongda Company's trade secrets right in front of me and then vanished without a trace. Today, we finally found you."

Hearing Lili's words, the man being held down on the bed finally seemed to understand. He explained, "I'm sorry, you've got the wrong person. My name isn't Lu Xiaoqiang, it's Wu Qiang."

Because Wu Qiang had a speech impediment, there was almost no difference in how he pronounced "Wu" and "Lu." So when Zhao Rong heard him say his name was Lu Qiang, he was still convinced he was Lu Xiaoqiang.

He elbowed the man in the face and warned, "You just admitted your name is Lu Xiaoqiang! Now that you've confessed, why are you still trying to deny it? Hurry up and come back to Hongda Company and hand over all the trade secrets you have. Otherwise, we'll turn you over to the police to be dealt with by the law!"

Wu Qiang's nose started bleeding from the blow. He felt as if he could jump into the Yellow River and not be able to wash himself clean. He cried out, "I said my name is Wu Qiang, but you insist it's Lu Xiaoqiang! I really don't know what else to say..."

At this, Lili finally heard him clearly and said to Zhao Rong, "Brother Zhao Rong, he said his name is Wu Qiang, not Lu Xiaoqiang. You misheard him."

Hearing this, Zhao Rong said awkwardly, "Fine. Even if you won't admit you're Lu Xiaoqiang, the corporate spy from Hongda Company, then let me ask you this: for someone in their twenties, how could your height possibly increase from 1.7 meters to 1.8 meters? And how could your skin color change from dark to fair? Also, why did your lips go from thick to thin? And how did all the flat warts on your neck suddenly vanish?"

The assistant also interrogated him. "Wu Qiang, stop making excuses. You are Lu Xiaoqiang! All of this proves you went into hiding to escape justice and used plastic surgery to completely change your appearance!"

Hearing them accuse him of having plastic surgery, Wu Qiang was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "I really haven't had any surgery, I swear! If I have, may my entire family drop dead!"

After his oath, Wu Qiang continued to explain, "It seems that nobody will believe that I, Wu Qiang, could have a second growth spurt after puberty. And nobody will believe that my skin turned from completely dark to completely fair because I contracted a severe case of vitiligo. As for my lips, they thinned out because I used to love chewing betel nuts, which gave me lip cancer. After the surgery to remove the cancerous tissue, my lips became thinner. And the flat warts on my neck? They all disappeared suddenly because of a genetic mutation.

"Sirs, ma'am, if you don't believe me, you can come with me to the hospital and get it all checked out."

Seeing all this unfold, Zhao Rong couldn't help but think, Bloody hell, did I get the wrong person?