The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife Chapter 1949: The Secret Room Mystery

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Previously on The Bodyguard King’s CEO Wife...
Ye Shikai agrees to Chen Yuxin's plan to join the Chen Group, seeking a normal life and proximity to her. After returning to Yanjing, he accepts a position as Deputy Minister in the Comprehensive Department, a less critical role that allows him to coast. While settling into his new office, he encounters Wanna, a former colleague from Tianya Group, who has also recently joined the Chen Group.

Wanna switched to Chen Group, although it was unexpected for him, it wasn’t a big deal. Ye Shikai didn’t pay much attention, and after tidying up his things, he planned to go home.

"Kai." At this moment, Chen Yuxin suddenly appeared behind him, hurriedly stepping forward to take his arm.

"Ahem, Xin, this is the Group, be mindful of the impression." Ye Shikai reminded, fortunately there weren’t many people around watching, otherwise tomorrow there would definitely be gossip within the Group. He definitely didn’t want to gossip with those employees, although this "secret" wouldn’t stay hidden for long.

"Okay, let’s go home together." Chen Yuxin said excitedly.

"Alright."

"Chairman, I’m leaving now." Wanna, being present, felt it would be somewhat impolite to leave without a word, so she greeted them and quickly turned to leave.

"Kai, who was that, I saw you talking happily with her just now." Chen Yuxin asked curiously, with a hint of "jealousy" in her words.

"Her name is Wanna, she was originally an employee of Tianya Group, probably switched over not long ago. Xin, don’t overthink it, we’re just ordinary colleagues." Ye Shikai quickly explained, well aware of Chen Yuxin’s jealousy, so to speak, she was somewhat "dramatic," sometimes magnifying very small things, leading to disputes. He didn’t want such a trivial matter to cause Wanna’s difficulty in the Group.

"Really."

"Xin, if you continue to make wild guesses, I’ll get angry." Ye Shikai lightly tapped her forehead and said softly.

"Alright, I didn’t say anything. Come on, let’s hurry home."

Chen family residence.

Ye Shikai lay on the sofa, casually swiping his phone, everything seemed to be getting back on track. Wuyan had returned to the Worm Sect, Ghost and Ji Qian had respectively returned to the East Sea and Ji Family. The news about the HST project and the worms seemed to have completely vanished. This could be considered good news, but for some reason, Ye Shikai’s heart felt heavy.

In the deep mountains of Jiangnan, in that cave, who exactly were those black-robed figures? Their identities were unknown. Aside from burning countless worms, they had no other gains.

"Kai, come look at the sushi I made, have a taste." Chen Yuxin said joyfully.

"The taste is pretty good." Ye Shikai didn’t expect Chen Yuxin to have the leisure to make food for him. Previously, these were tasks for chefs. In a sense, not only was he a "jobless vagabond," but Chen Yuxin was also a "hands-off boss," the two were equally matched.

"Kai, can you help me get a bottle of red wine?" Chen Yuxin asked casually.

"Sure." Ye Shikai got up and walked towards the wine cabinet. The Chen family residence was large, the wine cabinet was in the basement, so Ye Shikai needed to descend the stairs. As he turned the corner, his gaze fell on a nearby door. That was the Chen family’s secret room, or rather Chen Yuxin’s "secret base." She didn’t allow Ye Shikai to enter here. To avoid a quarrel, Ye Shikai didn’t force his way in, somewhat following her wishes.

What exactly was inside this secret room? Ye Shikai had once been inside; that time he was put under "house arrest" by Chen Yuxin inside it. Ye Shikai remembered there seemed to be some ancient texts stored inside.

"Sir, may I ask what you intend to do." At this time, a passing servant approached and asked.

"Ahem, help me get a bottle of red wine." Ye Shikai said casually.

"Okay, sir please wait a moment."

Unable to suppress his curiosity, Ye Shikai approached again, placing his hand on the door of the secret room, wanting to push it open. However, there’s an Array seal on the door; using brute force or Inner Strength would be difficult to open.

Since there is an Array, there’s definitely a way to break it. Ye Shikai found a book called "Array Map" in the Kunlun Ruins, which he didn’t tell anyone about. At the time he didn’t pay attention either, learning from the "Array Map" during scattered times, occasionally glancing through it. Fortunately, his comprehension was quite good, and he soon understood part of it. Though it’s not deep, there has been some progress.

If he had Zheng Li’s Array skills, he might break it within a minute, Ye Shikai thought. Looking back, he should have really learned from Zheng Li.

Thud, thud, thud.

At this moment, Ye Shikai heard footsteps, someone was approaching. He dared not linger any longer, quickly returning to the corridor. Just then, Chen Yuxin suddenly appeared behind him.

"Kai, what are you doing, you’ve been gone so long." Chen Yuxin appeared behind him like a ghost, giving him a start, but he concealed his expression.

"Sir, here’s the red wine you wanted." At this moment, the servant also brought the red wine.

"Ahem, I had the servant fetch the red wine, I’m just waiting here. Alright, the wine is here, let’s head back." Ye Shikai said casually, thankful the servant brought the wine in time, otherwise he wouldn’t know how to explain.

"Okay."

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Late night.

"Kai, why aren’t you asleep yet." Chen Yuxin turned over, laying on top of him, looking very affectionate.

"Xin, I want to ask you a question." Ye Shikai mustered the courage, curious asked.

"What question, feel free to ask."

"The secret room at home, ahem, the one where you once put me under house arrest, what’s inside." Ye Shikai asked with the doubt in his heart, knowing very well that once he asked this, Chen Yuxin would definitely feel troubled.

Sure enough, after a full half-minute, Chen Yuxin remained silent, their bodies leaning together. He could clearly sense the other’s heartbeat.

Her heartbeat quickened, it was obvious she was nervous about something. If the light were turned on now, her face would definitely be blushing...

"Inside are some ancient texts about the family, and... some secrets. In short, everything inside is top secret. Kai, what’s the purpose of your question?"

"It’s nothing, just purely curious." Ye Shikai quickly explained, although his explanation seemed weak, more like an excuse. Honestly, he was indeed curious, but behind the curiosity lay doubt and a sense of intuition. He always had a premonition that the Chen family’s secret room wasn’t simple, as if it hid some secret.

Ye Shikai was never one to be curious from a young age, and he wouldn’t intentionally pry into others’ secrets. But when he passed the secret room while fetching red wine earlier, a strong thought suddenly flashed in his mind, to open that door and uncover the secrets hidden inside.