The Bodyguard System

Jaden: "???"

Jaden was not sure of what to say for a while there. Still, he asked, "You have attended a party hosted by your mother before, right?"

"Mmmh" Scarlet nodded as she hummed in response.

"Then, what did you wear back then?" Jaden asked the question that was currently bugging his mind.

"I burnt them all." Scarlet responded with a straight face, rendering Jaden speechless once again.

"Seriously?" Jaden asked, his voice tinged with disbelief.

"Of course, I did that. If I had not done that, my mother would keep on saying that she would like to see me wearing those clothes again. I don't like those clothes as they restrict me in case I want to fight." Scarlet responded with a disgruntled expression.

Jaden was left speechless once again. He could not help but ask in a low voice, "Is fighting all that you ever think about?"

Unlucky him. Even though he had spoken in a low voice, Scarlet was standing just a little distance from him. And for that reason, she heard what he had said, though not that clearly. Nonetheless, she was able to fill in the gaps of where she did not hear clearly.

"How dare you say that I am a brute? You are a brute! A mindless one at that!" Scarlet suddenly exclaimed, scaring Jaden a little, while attracting the attention of the people nearby.

As if she was not satisfied with shouting at Jaden, while completely ignoring the crowd that was looking at the two of them, she rolled the nonexistent sleeves of her t-shirt, and seemed that she was ready to fight.

Jaden: 'When did I say that you are a brute?! And, what you are doing now, does that not support the idea that you really are a brute?'

Despite thinking like that, Jaden did not say that out loud. In any case, he did not want any kind of conflict with Scarlet, especially considering that there was still a mission in progress.

While Jaden was still contemplating, Scarlet had already arrived next to him. In the next moment, without caring about anything else, she attacked by launching a punch at Jaden's face.

Jaden was brought back by the sound of something approaching his face. This was something that he noticed only because of his improved perception after taking the physique enhancing pill.

Nonetheless, with the disclosure of the fist from his face, it was impossible for him to raise his hand and block the attack. Still, he was able to react.

At a speed that neither Scarlet nor the watching crowd could comprehend, he managed to shift his head to the side, barely managing to dodge the attack.

Jaden felt a chill running down his spine the moment that he felt the fist grazing his cheek as it went past his left ear. It was clear that Scarlet did not hold back at all when she attacked. If he had not dodged, he would have definitely gotten a broken nose or a black eye.

Despite thinking like that, he reacted. He raised his left arm, then grabbed Scarlet's right hand that she had used to attack him. This immediately made Scarlet who was just about to attack again stagger due to the force applied by Jaden as he pulled her.

Bam!

Scarlet's right foot stepped on the ground heavily, as she resisted the pull from Jaden. Then, realizing that she could not pull her hand away from Jaden's, she immediately used her left arm to attack.

But this time, Jaden was already prepared. So, he was able to easily hold her left arm using his right hand as he leaned back slightly, preventing the punch from landing on his face.

After holding both of her hands, Jaden pulled Scarlet towards him. Different from the previous time, he used a little more strength.

Scarlet was not able to resist Jaden's strength, as she staggered towards him. Even though she wanted to resist, she found out that she couldn't.

She reacted immediately, wanting to use her legs to attack, but the distance was too short to allow her to do anything. In the end, she landed on his chest.

Jaden had not expected that Scarlet would directly come over after he had pulled. It seemed that he had underestimated the strength that he had used.

Nonetheless, he went ahead and whispered to Scarlet, "Hey, stop attacking. We are currently in a public place and it's not advisable to fight here or we might get into trouble."

Scarlet on the other hand reacted as if she did not hear what he had said. Instead, her face turned crimson red as she immediately pulled her body back. Then, she used her left knee to attack Jaden's crotch.

Jaden's eyes widened in disbelief when he noticed that. Initially, when Scarlet was pulling back, he had thought that she wanted to stop attacking, and that's why he did not pull her to prevent her from retreating.

But, it seemed that he had misjudged how crazy this young lady could be. And now, she was attacking him where it would hurt the most on a man. So, he could not allow her to succeed.

Left with no choice, Jaden released Scarlet's hands as he retreated, managing to dodge the attack due to his fast reaction speed.

Scarlet who had been released, did not seem to be satisfied, especially after she had failed in her attack. She clenched her fists, and was ready to charge towards Jaden once again.

Jaden on the other hand noticed that their actions had already attracted the attention of the peanut gallery. He could see that several phone cameras were aimed at the two of them.

Not wanting to cause any commotion here, Jaden ignored the chattering of the excited crowd and looked at Scarlet who was ready to attack again.

Helpless, he immediately made the first move. He approached Scarlet at a fast speed. Considering that the distance between them was just about a meter, by the time that Scarlet reacted, Jaden was already in front of her.

He used his incredible speed to hold Scarlet's hands as she was just about to attack in panic when she realized that Jaden was already in front of her.

Jaden grasped the two hands tightly to make sure that Scarlet could not move, but was careful not to hurt her. Then, when he noticed that she was attacking his crotch again, not willing to let go, he managed to grasp her leg using both of his thighs, preventing her from hitting the target.

Not wanting to entertain this anymore, Jaden put on a stern expression and said, "Can we get serious here? We need to do what brought us here. So, let's deal with that first. As for the rest we will talk about that later on."

Scarlet was struggling so that Jaden could release her. But she realized that no matter how much strength she used, she could not make Jaden budge an inch.

She was getting frustrated when she heard what he said. She finally began calming down. She looked around, only to realize that there was already a big crowd that was watching the two of them.

Feeling a little embarrassed, she said as she glared at Jaden, "Let me go!"

The posture that the two of them were currently in was ambiguous. It was very easy for other people to misunderstand. So, Scarlet was embarrassed that she wanted to dig a hole and hide inside.

"Are you going to stop attacking me?" Jaden asked doubtfully. He did not find anything strange with the way that the two of them were. After all, it had only happened because he was trying to stop Scarlet from attacking him.

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"If you don't let go, I will definitely attack. Even if you are holding my hands and leg, I will bite you!" Scarlet stated with a dangerous glint in her eyes.

Jaden blinked his eyes a little, before finally, he let go of Scarlet. But just in case, he eyed Scarlet, ready to take action if she attacked once again.

Scarlet on the other hand was not even thinking about attacking. She was looking at the two hands that had been held by Jaden by the wrist, and was relieved after realizing that they had not turned red despite the strength that Jaden had used to hold her.

"Let's go. We will talk about this after we get home." Scarlet mumbled in a low voice. Then, she turned around to leave.

Jaden simply shrugged his shoulders at that. What could he do? After all, he was not the one that had asked for this, was he?

"Hey, it seems that the two of them are a couple. They will be finishing the fight when they get back home."

"Such a fierce lady. I swear that if it were me, I would have been beaten up."

"That's right. You are always beaten by your wife, so it's not surprising."

"You!! Don't you always grovel and do whatever your wife asks you to do? It's better me considering that I have some guts to stand up to her."

"You don't know a thing. What I do is showing love to her by granting all her wishes."

Jaden: 🥲

Scarlet: 😳