The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1870: Full Month Banquet

"Xin, don’t worry, nothing’s going to happen." Ye Shikai held the beauty in his arms tightly. He fell into hesitation: on the one hand, Doris had to be eliminated. Even if Ye Shikai suddenly grew a conscience and chose to ignore her, Doris would sooner or later come looking for him anyway. Both emotionally and rationally, publicly and privately, he ought to lead the brothers of the Three Temples to avenge themselves. But when it came to Chen Yuxin and Ye Yi, he bore responsibility. As a father, making his wife and child take risks was not something a man should do.

"You just rest up during this period, I’ll stay right by your side." Ye Shikai urged Chen Yuxin to go to bed early. With that promise, she finally relaxed a little.

Ever since Ye Yi arrived, the two of them had suffered serious "losses" in sleep quality. Babies would always cry and scream in the middle of the night; once he started, the two of them would have to wake up. Sometimes they couldn’t even sleep for half an hour before little Ye Yi’s crying jolted them awake. Raising a kid was never an easy job. In truth, the Chen family certainly wasn’t short on servants. Ye Shikai had suggested letting the household attendants take care of little Ye Yi; with so many people looking after him, nothing would happen to the child, and he’d have everything done for him. But Chen Yuxin firmly refused. She would rather sleep less and personally take care of little Ye Yi.

"Boss, I heard you crossed paths with the HST project again last time." In the former Yanjing base of the Netherworld Palace, Ye Shikai and the men of the Three Temples were discussing something.

"That’s right." Ye Shikai nodded in reply.

"Then why didn’t you tell us? Those people are hard to deal with, and those monsters even more so." Soul Destroyer pressed him.

"At the time you were all busy recruiting more people, and Doris was eyeing the Netherworld Palace like a tiger stalking prey, so I chose to conceal the news." Counting carefully, it had already been four or five months since they dealt with mutants in Hong Kong. He had no idea how far the HST project had developed by now.

"Besides, with Dragon Teeth, the National Security Bureau, and the SAD special forces there, it was enough to handle it."

"My lord, if you ever run into danger again, you must tell us."

Ye Shikai knew they meant well, and he nodded cheerfully. In his view, Doris and Aphrodite definitely had to be taken care of, but the organization behind the HST project needed to be wiped out even more urgently. He had a vague feeling that compared to Doris’s Sea King Palace, the organization behind the HST project was far more dangerous. No matter how strong Doris was, she was just one person. The terrifying thing about the HST project was that it could turn an ordinary person into a powerful mutant. If they could mass-produce them, no force would be able to stand against it.

"Relax."

Unknowingly, another month passed.

Ye Yi’s one‑month celebration naturally called for a full‑month banquet. The Chen family was no small house; as one of the four great families of Yanjing, their name carried weight. Ye Shikai’s status was even more extraordinary—once the Netherworld King, and even now he still "remotely commanded" the Netherworld Palace. Quite a few aristocratic families already knew this open secret. And little Ye Yi was their firstborn son, naturally the heir to come.

The Chen family estate.

"Congratulations, Mr. Chen."

"Congratulations, congratulations."

On this day, almost every influential figure in Yanjing came. Not only that, but the Family Heads of dozens of Huaxia clans personally showed up. If the Chen estate weren’t so large, it probably wouldn’t have been able to hold them all.

"Boss, this is the gift from us." Ghost led the people of the Netherworld Palace to the Chen family. Although they had previously had conflicts with the Chen family and the Shadow Organization, today was Ye Yi’s full‑month day. They were here to offer congratulations, not to wreck the place. Before they came, they had already agreed that even if they saw people from the Shadow Organization, they would pretend not to see them, and absolutely not start a fight in the Chen household.

"You’re here, huh? Hurry up and come in, it’s still raining outside." Ye Shikai called them in. Many present were major Huaxia families, while they were foreign Main God forces. Though they were all dressed in formal wear, their aura still seemed somewhat out of place. Some people had probably already recognized who they were, but this was the Chen family’s turf. They obviously couldn’t start a brawl here and could only pretend not to see them.

Ji Tao had of course come as well, with Ji Qian following behind him in a white cheongsam. She was already an absolute beauty; in a cheongsam she looked even more enchanting.

"Mr. Ye, congratulations, congratulations." Ji Tao cupped his fists.

"For Mr. Ji to come in person, I’m grateful. Please, inside."

"Today’s a great day. Why do you look so out of sorts?" Ji Qian walked up beside Ye Shikai and said lightly.

"I... I’m just not really used to this. There are too many people here today. Honestly I don’t really like being crammed together with so many people." Ye Shikai waved his hand, coming up with a rather "clumsy" excuse.

"All right, suit yourself. But I still have to congratulate you. This is my gift." Ji Qian took out a jade bracelet.

"I got this last time in the Kunlun Ruins. It’s also a Divine Artifact. I still don’t know exactly how to use it, but it’s at least a token of my goodwill."

"This jade bracelet is beautiful, and the quality’s excellent. It’s just that... little Ye Yi doesn’t seem like he can use it." Ye Shikai gave a bitter smile. The bracelet was nice, but however you looked at it, it was something for a woman to wear. Not to mention Ye Yi was just a baby now—even when he grew up he wouldn’t wear it.

"It’s for Miss Chen, don’t get the wrong idea." Ji Qian explained.

"All right then, hurry up and come in. Ghost and the others are already here."

"Okay."

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The Chen family, front gate.

"Hurry, all of you, get those gifts inside." Chen Ruoya was the Chen family’s housekeeper. As the saying goes, when you have a hundred people above you, you see all kinds. For Ye Yi’s full‑month, the Chen family was holding a grand banquet. With so many people coming, she didn’t dare relax for a moment. The servants were busy too, continuously moving the gifts into the Chen family’s warehouse.

"Ah!" Suddenly, one attendant’s foot slipped, and he accidentally fell to the ground. The gift in his hands dropped as well, and with a bump the gift box popped open.

"How can you be so careless?" Chen Ruoya hurried over and scolded. The servant quickly apologized and hastily put the lid back on the box.

"Ah—ah!" Suddenly, that servant let out a scream, and the lid in his hand flew out in fright.

"Housekeeper Chen, there’s explosives."

"What?" Chen Ruoya rushed forward and looked into the gift box. Sure enough, inside the gift box wasn’t some valuable present, but a bomb with a countdown timer on it.

"Don’t panic, all of you, don’t panic." Chen Ruoya had seen big scenes before; she was seasoned and steady, and quickly calmed down. Looking at the countdown, there was a little over an hour left before it exploded.