Actually, when Shen Yi heard about taking on the bodyguard mission for this foreign young lady, she had pondered a question.
Logically speaking, at this point in the manga's plot, the main character cast should be just about assembled.
The male lead was in the same class as her, so what about the other female lead?
When would Song Yi appear?
She didn't expect it to be this fast.
It was just that this female lead seemed to have had a hard time abroad.
Shen Yi could feel that Song Yi used to be a true sweet and naive girl, soft like a marshmallow, but now she was somewhat gloomy.
Iris, however, was as passionate as ever. She locked onto Shen Yi in the classroom at a glance, waving vigorously with a bright smile: "Hi—Xiao Yi, long time no see!"
Her dear partner.
Shen Yi quickly waved back, "Iris."
Song Yi didn't expect to see Shen Yi here. Her expression stiffened, and her fingers unconsciously tightened around the strap of her bag.
But soon, she lowered her eyes as if nothing had happened, put down all the things in her hands, and stood there quietly.
Lu Mingyuan also saw her among the crowd.
He subconsciously took a step forward, his lips moving: "Song Yi."
Qin Zexu was equally astonished, freezing in place.
With this.
The entire main cast was officially gathered in this classroom.
"You..." Seeing his goddess, Qin Zexu felt a bit awkward, the tips of his ears quietly turning red.
He cleared his throat, trying to make his voice sound more natural. "Do you still remember me?"
As Song Yi nodded, the boy asked with a hint of excitement, "Song Yi, have you been doing well abroad?"
Standing there, being stared at by both Lu Mingyuan and Qin Zexu, Song Yi felt a bit at a loss, pursing her lips repeatedly.
She had been trying to stay strong, but being asked this made her eyes involuntarily turn red:
"I haven't been doing well at all."
As soon as the words left her mouth, tears fell.
Lu Mingyuan's heart tightened. He reached out to pull her close but stopped himself.
Song Yi sniffled, her voice tiny: "But it's okay. I pleaded with Miss Sophia, and she agreed to bring me back with her."
Otherwise, she might never have been able to come back in this lifetime.
Lu Mingyuan finally couldn't hold back. He took a step forward and gently hugged her, his voice hoarse: "I thought about going to find you before."
But his family hadn't agreed.
Song Yi shook her head and said it was fine.
She actually didn't really want to see people from her past.
Especially Shen Yi.
Yet after meeting, Song Yi still couldn't help but want to probe into Shen Yi's current situation.
She didn't know what kind of mentality this was.
Shen Yi turned her head away, too lazy to watch their sentimental reunion scene.
Compared to this, she was more curious about what was going on with her employer.
Iris carried the young lady's bag, and after putting it down, quickly stood next to Shen Yi.
She, Wisteria, and Kelsang Flower always stood together when getting scolded at the company.
Later, the team leader got annoyed that the three of them always gathered together to slack off, so they were separated.
Now that they finally had a mission together, Iris definitely wanted to stick to her partner.
Zhao Shumin looked at Iris curiously: "Xiao Yi, is this new classmate your friend?"
Shen Yi nodded: "Yes, yes." She made up an excuse: "We used to be neighbors."
Iris was very outgoing. She turned and waved to Shen Yi's friends, smiling so warmly her eyes curved into crescents: "My name is Lin Yuanwei, hello everyone!"
She actually had a real name, but during missions, everyone basically used codenames.
Iris, to save trouble, just added a surname to her codename, making it sound quite authentic.
Chen Jiaojiao and Li Mingyue also offered friendly greetings.
"Let me ask you, Iris," Shen Yi looked her up and down, her expression gradually turning subtle: "...Why are you dressed like this?"
Iris was wearing a pink Lolita dress, with layers of lace and bows.
Song Yi was also dressed in this style, making the two of them particularly eye-catching when they walked in.
Who dressed them like this?
Iris's expression instantly collapsed, gritting her teeth, "...That young lady demanded it. I've never seen such a bizarre person."
"As soon as I arrived, I was assigned bag-carrying duties," she sighed, looking like she had nothing left to live for, and whispered to her: "We are now both servants of that Miss Sophia."
The mission was being conducted in secret.
Clearly, that young lady had no idea her father had spent a fortune to hire two assassins for her.
Sophia just thought her dear father had found two girls her age to play house with her at school.
"..."
Shen Yi was dumbfounded and pointed at herself: "So I am too??"
Was she also the young lady's maid?
Iris nodded heavily and slowly, looking like she was offering condolences: "Yes."
Shen Yi: "..."
Great.
She was going to go home and tell her grandfather that Shen Sigui had found her a servant mission.
However, even though she thought this, she didn't actually feel much about it.
It was just a title.
Having been an assassin for a long time, you'd realize you could meet all kinds of bizarre employers, and arguing with them was unnecessary.
"That..." Shen Yi lowered her voice to whisper to her: "When is the employer coming?"
Iris whispered back: "Not sure, we just came first to drop off her things."
Shen Yi looked at the incredibly complicated dress on her, her eyelids twitching: "Do I have to dress like this too?"
Iris thought about it: "Probably."
Shen Yi: "..."
Her uncle hadn't lied to her.
This was indeed a very interesting bodyguard mission.
Just as they were speaking, another set of footsteps came from the doorway.
A young girl slowly stepped inside. She wore a well-tailored dark blue school uniform with a small white cape draped over it, and a delicate brooch pinned at the collar.
She had elegant long blonde hair, revealing a fair and slender neck.
Her facial features were deep and exquisite, like a noble lady stepping out of a medieval oil painting. Every detail of her being screamed nobility.
Shen Yi was momentarily dazzled by her beauty. Then, looking at this young lady with an innocent gaze, she tilted her head, recalling the employer's name:
"...You are Miss Sophia?"
"Mhm." Sophia's Chinese was very fluent.
She gave her a glance, her eyes sweeping over Shen Yi, her tone completely unruffled. "Are you two the new servants my father found for me?"
Shen Yi: "...Yes."
"Then please take care of me from now on." Sophia's lips curved into a bright smile, her eyes bending into crescents. She instantly transformed from an aloof aristocrat into a naive young girl. "You have to play with me properly at school~"
Shen Yi: "..."
Iris pursed her lips, revealing a small dimple. Facing this arrogant employer, she sighed softly and whispered: "Xiao Yi, do you think the boss sent us two as bodyguards because we have the best tempers?"
If someone pissed off her and Kelsang Flower, the two of them would just walk away dejectedly.
But if someone pissed off the cold-blooded assassins represented by Wisteria and her crew, they would make the employer walk away dejectedly.
Bodyguard missions really weren't something ordinary people could take on.
Shen Yi shook her head, dumbfounded: "I don't know."
She couldn't help but look around at her surroundings.
The protagonist group, the villain group.
Plus, there was his fellow assassin colleague.
And a noble heiress who needed protecting.
What the hell kind of crazy circus was this school?
Shen Yi clutched his head, his temples throbbing.
It was all his family's fault for forcing him to attend school every day.
Well, look at it now.
The class had completely devolved into absolute chaos. He hoped they were satisfied.
