"Did you know Yang Feng from the Music Academy is courting Miss Yan Li?" Luo Gang asked directly.
"I have met her a few times. she wrote love letters to Miss Yan Li many times, and she clearly rejected her," Chen Lu said without hiding anything.
"Since you knew, you should have helped Miss Yan Li handle this matter properly. You cannot assume she is safe just because she is at school. Many dangers happen in places we think are safe. You have experience with this, so why did you make a mistake this time?" Luo Gang looked seriously at Chen Lu and Qiu Meiyun. "Your actions this time displeased Master Yan. Therefore, you two must return to the base for three months of training. During these three months, I will assign others to replace you. If you understand your mistakes after three months, you may return to Miss Yan Li’s side. Otherwise, you know the consequences."
"Yes," Chen Lu said, lowering her head in shame.
Qiu Meiyun frowned slightly and murmured, "It was Miss Yan Li who told us to leave."
"You are bodyguards. If you cannot be visible, you can stay in the shadows," Luo Gang said, looking deeply at Qiu Meiyun. "Pack your things. Your temporary replacements will arrive tomorrow. Hand over your duties, then return to the base for training."
Qiu Meiyun wanted to say something more, but Luo Gang looked at her seriously. "Qiu Meiyun, you must know that your current behavior violates bodyguard regulations. You should understand that Master Yan dislikes people violating rules for no reason. Also, your current stable life is thanks to the Zhu family. Do not waste this blessing."
Luo Gang’s meaning was clear: the world would not collapse without Qiu Meiyun. Her most important task was to recognize her own position.
Luo Gang did not say everything explicitly, but Chen Lu and Qiu Meiyun were smart enough to understand.
When Zhu Yanli returned to school, her bodyguards were temporarily replaced by two women named Chen Yun and Li Li. Zhu Yanli knew Chen Lu and Qiu Meiyun had gone to face punishment and would not return for three months. This time, she would not willfully send her bodyguards away again, lest she implicate them.
After returning from the small Western-style house, Zhu Yanyi continued to live in the residential compound. Since she was researching medicine to treat Elder Chun, she did not leave the compound. For the herbs she needed, she usually made a list and asked Gu Jingtian for them.
Zhu Yanyi was now in a semi-reclusive state. It was truly difficult to find her. Even the Big Boss found it hard to locate her. One day, Yan Aohan returned. Zhu Yanyi came down from the seventh floor and saw Yan Aohan in the kitchen. She was slightly stunned, then overjoyed. She ran to his side.
"Weren't you very busy recently? Why are you back?"
"Who do you think I was busy for, you ungrateful little one?" Yan Aohan poked Zhu Yanyi’s nose. "You left the Ma family matters to me. If I didn’t arrange things properly, you would blame me."
Because Zhu Yanyi had cured the Ma family of their witchcraft, they had become her subordinates. However, Zhu Yanyi was not clear on management matters, so she let Ma Tianliang manage them. She would only step in for important issues. Naturally, she let Yan Aohan help with these connections. Therefore, Yan Aohan had been busy with his own affairs as well as the Ma family’s matters, making every day particularly hectic.