3: Chapter 3 The Young Lady's Change

" Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully reaching the third level of the Qi Refinement Stage. You have been rewarded with five million yuan, and the money has been deposited into your bank card. "

As the voice of the System faded, a text message arrived on Xiao Yuchen's phone, confirming the deposit of five million yuan.

" I didn't expect that taking the body tempering pill would allow me to rise by a small Rank. This is truly a pleasant surprise. What makes me even happier is that this cultivation system actually provides upgrade rewards; it's just too thoughtful. "

Xiao Yuchen was excited for quite a while before walking into the bathroom. After washing away the Impurities from his body and eating a simple breakfast, he left home, got into his Lamborghini, and headed straight for Yushui Villa.

This car did not belong to Xiao Yuchen; it was provided by the company. This was because Xiao Yuchen had another identity: he was the Young Miss's driver, responsible for taking her to and from school, and incidentally, protecting her safety.

Yushui Villa was filled with villas and was a famous wealthy district in Jiangcheng. People living here had a net worth of at least one hundred million. If Xiao Yuchen had driven an ordinary private car, he probably wouldn't even have been able to enter the neighborhood's main gate.

Xiao Yuchen arrived at Villa No. 5 in Yushui Villa as usual, but to his surprise, the Young Miss was already waiting outside.

" Huh? Why is the Young Miss out here? Could it be that I'm late today? "

Xiao Yuchen subconsciously took out his phone to check the time.

" I'm not late. It seems I'm actually a few minutes earlier than usual. What's wrong with the Young Miss? "

Parking the car in front of the girl, Xiao Yuchen hurriedly got out and went over to the Young Miss.

" Young Miss, why are you out here today? Did I arrive late? "

Although he knew he wasn't late, Xiao Yuchen still felt a bit uneasy; this was the first time the Young Miss had come out to wait for him.

" No, um... are... are you alright? Thank you for yesterday. "

Hearing the Young Miss express such concern for him, Xiao Yuchen felt a little smug. Besides, after he was beaten up last night, the Young Miss had wanted to give him one hundred thousand yuan for medical expenses, which he had refused.

" Young Miss, you don't need to thank me. This is my job. Let alone six people, even if there were a dozen, I would still rush in. If they want to bully you, they'll have to step over my dead body. "

Xiao Yuchen was speaking from the heart. During his most difficult times, it was the Young Miss's Family that had helped him. He owed his current situation to the Young Miss's assistance, so when she encountered danger, he had rushed forward without hesitation.

" It's good that you're alright. But you don't have to keep calling me Young Miss. Call me Li Yiran, or just Yiran is fine. Don't forget that we are also classmates. "

Saying this, Li Yiran lowered her head, feeling a bit shy. Xiao Yuchen had saved her many times. Although it was his job, in Li Yiran's eyes, Xiao Yuchen was like her knight, always guarding her safety.

Every time she saw Xiao Yuchen standing in front of her, she felt an inexplicable sense of peace. She didn't know when it started, but the man in front of her had planted a seed in her heart, and now, that seed had begun to sprout.

" This... might not be appropriate. If the boss hears it, they might misunderstand. "

Xiao Yuchen had been calling her Young Miss for a year; it would be hard to get used to changing it suddenly, and he always felt a strange sensation in his heart.

" What's inappropriate about it? I said call me that, so call me that. This is an order. "

Seeing that Xiao Yuchen wanted to refuse, Li Yiran directly gave a strict order. The reason she wouldn't back down was that she felt calling her by name would be more intimate.

If he called her Young Miss, Xiao Yuchen was just her bodyguard. If he called her by name, then they would have a relationship as friends, perhaps even something more. This was her little secret, which naturally could not be let known to Xiao Yuchen.

" Uh, alright then, Yiran, get in the car. "

" Mm! "

Li Yiran nodded and got into the car. For some reason, seeing Xiao Yuchen again, she felt that he seemed different—he appeared to be more handsome.

Looking at Xiao Yuchen's back, Li Yiran couldn't help but ask: " You were so badly injured yesterday, and you're already better today? And why do I feel like you're different from before? "

" How am I different? Am I more handsome? "

" Tsk, conceited. "

Although Li Yiran didn't admit it, in her heart, she truly felt that Xiao Yuchen had become more handsome.

" You look very beautiful today too. No, that's not right; you've always been very beautiful. It is your beauty that saved me, " Xiao Yuchen praised while driving.

The fact was indeed so. As the school beauty of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Li Yiran's appearance went without saying. Coupled with the fact that her Family was wealthy, she possessed a noble aura that many girls lacked.

His younger sister, Xiao Yuxin, was also very pretty, but she lacked this kind of noble aura.

Li Yiran was quite surprised that Xiao Yuchen could say something like this.

Could it be that since they had become friends, talking had become easier? It seems this guy never dared to joke with me like this before; he had always acted just like a servant.

Having made this discovery, Li Yiran was very happy; this was exactly the result she wanted.

" I admit I'm beautiful, but how did I save you? It sounds as if I were your mother, passing on good genes to you. "

Saying this, Li Yiran instantly blushed. It seemed this topic was a bit sensitive; every time the biology teacher talked about genes and chromosomes, she would blush.

" How could it not be? Think about it. If you were very ugly, how would anyone harass you? If no one harassed you, I wouldn't need to protect you, and how would I have my current life then? "

Not finishing university had always been a regret in Xiao Yuchen's heart. However, he had now become a student again, which could be considered fulfilling his dream, even if it was in high school.

" Hee hee, that seems to make a little sense. "

The two of them chatted and laughed as they arrived at Jiangcheng No. 1 High School. In fact, the reason Xiao Yuchen could chat so easily with Li Yiran today was not entirely because they had changed how they addressed each other.

The main reason was that with the help of the cultivation system, Xiao Yuchen had regained his self-confidence. As a Cultivator, Li Yiran would have to look up to him in the future.

Arriving at school, Xiao Yuchen parked the car in the parking lot and walked into the teaching building together with Li Yiran.

At first, the students at school envied Xiao Yuchen, thinking he was the Young Master of some Family and that Li Yiran was his girlfriend.

Therefore, in the beginning, none of the students at school dared to harass Li Yiran. However, as time passed, everyone noticed something off because Xiao Yuchen acted somewhat subserviently in front of Li Yiran.

Later, the rich Young Masters in the school used their Family connections to investigate Xiao Yuchen's identity. After learning that he was just Li Yiran's bodyguard, they changed their opinion of him.

Without the threat, the number of suitors around Li Yiran slowly increased, until Wang Youzhi announced that Li Yiran was his woman, and others silently withdrew because the Wang Family was one of the Four Great Families of Jiangcheng, much stronger than Li Yiran's Family.

After knowing Xiao Yuchen's identity, everyone looked down on him from the bottom of their hearts, so apart from Li Yiran, very few people in the class were willing to take the initiative to chat with him.

However, Xiao Yuchen didn't care about this. Although he wasn't many years older than these people, he was a university student after all, and with his more mature mindset, these high school students were just little brats in his eyes.