Chapter 16: Saw Nothing

"What? Ms. Wilcox wants me to go to her office?"

Yusuf Zuck was sitting in the 4S shop drinking coffee when he received the call from Samuel Ross, the head of security. His car wouldn't be fixed for another hour.

Fleur Carson had already left; after all, her taxi was still parked in the hospital parking lot.

"Yeah, it sounds urgent. You should run to Ms. Wilcox's office right away, but hey, I think you're in luck, my man. Go for it!" Samuel Ross teased and laughed over the phone. He wasn't a fool—Ruth Wilcox was clearly looking for someone sharp, someone who could fight, and who could drive. It was obvious that she was looking for a driver. So Yusuf Zuck's luck was in, and maybe Samuel Ross would need to cozy up to him in the future.

Drivers usually end up becoming confidants!

"I understand." Yusuf Zuck hung up the phone, thought for a moment, and then immediately dialed Ruth Wilcox. His car was still at the shop, and he couldn't leave.

As soon as the phone rang, Ruth Wilcox's voice came through: "Yusuf Zuck, thank you for last night." She knew that he had visited her in the hospital the previous evening; Lara Tuff had just told her.

"Is everything okay with you, Ms. Wilcox? I'm at the 4S shop fixing your car. It'll take another hour to fix. Did you need me for something else?" inquired Yusuf Zuck.

"How's the car to drive?" Instead of explaining what she wanted, Ruth Wilcox asked how her car was to drive.

"Uh… it's good, really good." Yusuf Zuck paused for a moment, then nodded repeatedly. How could it be anything but good? It was worth over two million, after all.

Ruth Wilcox just chuckled: "Nothing specific, just come to my office when you're back, and we'll talk then."

"Okay."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

They both hung up, and Yusuf Zuck felt somewhat puzzled. What did the boss mean by all this?

...

Meanwhile, in the hotel suite, Lara Tuff looked at Ruth Wilcox with a mischievous grin and said, "Aren't you going to confess? How did you end up in cahoots with the little security guard?"

"What are you talking about; why would you say it like that? He's the one… you know, the 'six-pack bro' from that time, the spicy hot pot incident!" Ruth's voice was soft.

"What? Him? What happened, how did he become a security guard at your company?" Mia Tuff's face was full of shock. She was aware of Ruth Wilcox's big mishap while eating spicy hot pot. She and Ruth were closest of friends, with practically no secrets between them. The spicy hot pot outing was her idea in the first place.

Ruth thought for a moment and said, "After that incident, I found out that he was hired as a security guard for our company that morning. He just happened to run into me at the hot pot restaurant when I didn't have any money with me. I only found out yesterday that he's been working as a security guard here; I had no idea before."

Lara Tuff laughed, "Ha, can you believe the coincidence? But you've got to keep him quiet, don't let him spill."

"He's a clever one. How could he possibly blabber?" Ruth replied quietly.

"What do you mean clever? No, no… there must be something fishy between you two. You've got an affair—how do you know he's clever? Also, why are you blushing?" Lara Tuff felt something was off with Ruth Wilcox. Yusuf Zuck had merely helped her pay for a meal, and Ruth had said she only found out yesterday that he worked at her company. But Ruth's gaze was evasive—what was she hiding? What secret had transpired between the two of them?

"Don't talk nonsense. What affair could I possibly have with him... you're really bad." Ruth Wilcox and Lara Tuff started wrestling on the bed, turning into a laughing tangle.

With Lara Tuff by her side, Ruth Wilcox quickly recovered her spirits. After all, she herself was a formidable woman with much stronger mental resilience than the average female.

After some commotion, Lara Tuff finally said with a smile, "I'll personally interview him with you later. Although he can drive and is quite clever, that's not enough. He's got to be able to fight. If he manages to last ten rounds with 'Leo King,' I'll consider him barely passable. Then I'll slowly find you someone better and we'll replace him!"

"Last ten rounds with Leo King?" Ruth stuck out her tongue, saying, "Your brother Leo is so fierce; there's no way Yusuf Zuck could be his match."

"What 'brother Leo'? He's just a bodyguard. Let me tell you, our identity, our social status, do not allow anything to happen between us and a bodyguard. Don't you go doing anything foolish and let some small-time security guard steal your heart."

"Me? I wouldn't. It's you I'm worried about. Haven't you had more than a friendly encounter or two with your 'brother Leo'?" Ruth said with a mischievous smile.

Lara Tuff pursed her lips: "He's just a bodyguard. I wouldn't even want to *** with him!"

"Then who would you want to *** with?" Ruth probed.

"I'm here with you now, aren't I? Give me a kiss, my sweet little Ruth..." Lara Tuff exaggeratedly attempted to kiss Ruth, who called her a pervert and jumped off the bed, running away.

After fooling around for a while, and sensing Yusuf Zuck's return, they got dressed and went together to the office on the twenty-eighth floor.

Lara Tuff's bodyguard, Leo King, naturally followed behind but didn't enter the office. Instead, he guarded outside the office door!

"See? Leo King is professional. For now, just let Yusuf Zuck be your temporary guard for a few days. I'll find you someone better in a bit," Lara Tuff said, sitting in Ruth's place with her long legs placed on the office desk. As she wore a skirt, her pose was quite indiscreet; anyone coming in could see up her skirt.

"He seems pretty professional, all icy and distant. But he looks at you differently. Be careful, or he might just gobble you up!" Ruth laughed.

"All men are the same, rotten to the core, acting noble on the surface. He's too timid, probably fantasizing about me a thousand times over, and who knows how often he handles himself at night. But in front of me, he wouldn't dare disrespect me. Men are all hypocrites."

"Ring, ring, ring..." Just then, the direct line on the office desk rang. Ruth casually pressed the speakerphone.

"Ms. Wilcox, security guard Yusuf Zuck is here, saying you called for him," Secretary Dong's voice came through.

"Mm, let him in," Ruth replied, then turned to Lara Tuff, "Put your legs down, quick, he's coming in."

"If I keep them here, is he daring enough to look? Would a mere security guard have the guts?" Lara Tuff said with disdain.

"Oh my gosh, you can't be sure of him..." Ruth was in a rush. Yusuf Zuck even dared to tease her, let alone you, little Mia? So, Ruth walked around the desk, trying to pull down Lara's legs.

However, at that moment, the office door was pushed open, and Yusuf Zuck entered with a grin, peeking his head in and looking towards the office desk.

Yet, as his gaze met the desk, his eyes widened, fixated on Mia, who was sitting with her legs propped up, incessantly moving his gaze up and down.

"Oh my, I didn't see anything, nothing at all!" Yusuf Zuck exaggerated, slanting his body and twisting his head while his eyes nearly popped out, his mouth claiming ignorance, but his eyes not missing a single detail.

Lara Tuff was startled by Yusuf Zuck, never expecting that this little security guard would dare to be so bold, genuinely daring to look at her. So, she hurriedly put her legs down.

At this moment, Ruth was both exasperated and amused. Annoyed by Yusuf Zuck's unreformed lecherous behavior, yet amused that little Mia had finally been scared by a man.

PS: It's Monday! Time for some recommendation tickets, folks. Put the book on your shelf! Our friend Yusuf Zuck is about to have a brawl with the professional bodyguard Leo.