"No," Huangfu Shaohua knew that Zhong Lu's nonsense could not be trusted.
It was merely Zhong Lu's scheme to escape punishment, how could he truly question his mother about those baseless accusations.
He stopped thinking about Zhong Lu's words and went straight back to his room.
When he was little and his mother took him to her maiden home, he had heard the adults at the Wu family discussing his mother's background.
His mother, Wu Xiufang, was declared by a fortune teller shortly after her birth to have a bad fate, and that her presence would bring misfortune to all members of the Wu family, thus she could not be kept.
Upon hearing this, Wu Xiufang's father wanted to abandon her immediately.
But her mother could not bear to do so and absolutely refused, divorcing her husband to protect her daughter's life and returning to their rural hometown with Wu Xiufang.
When Wu Xiufang was three years old, her mother died of illness, and she could only rely on her maternal grandmother. It was not until more than a decade later that she was brought back to the Wu family and became a cherished young lady.
Wu's father also regretted his past superstition and tried his best to make amends.
Wu Xiufang was very capable, excelling not only in her studies but also in all other aspects. Wu's father placed great hopes on her and arranged for her to join the Wu family's company.
In Huangfu Shaohua's memory, his maternal grandfather and his maternal uncles were very kind to him when he was a child.
However, later, his maternal grandfather passed away, and his two maternal uncles met with accidents one after another.
Only his mother was left to inherit the Wu family's business. She then merged all of the Wu family's companies into the Huangfu Group, entrusting its management to his father.
The old house of his maternal grandfather's family had also been demolished and no longer existed.
His mother never mentioned anything about her maiden family again.
They all thought that his mother would be saddened if she brought up her maiden family, so they never initiated such conversations.
This was what he vaguely remembered. His maternal grandfather doted on his mother so much; he wouldn't mistake his own daughter.
He dismissed Zhong Lu's unfounded words, changed into formal attire, and went to the group with his father.
This was the first time since he joined the Huangfu Group that he had taken his father's luxury car to work at the group.
He and Huangfu Sisong walked into the ground floor lobby of the group at the same time and took the chairman's private elevator together, which immediately sparked heated discussions among the employees.
Everyone was saying that the chairman was subtly showing his support for the second young master and letting everyone know that the second young master was the future heir to the group.
Daisy accepted the company's assignment and came to the Huangfu Group building, only to discover that the person she and three other bodyguards were assigned to protect was Huangfu Shaohua.
In the bodyguard profession, companies do not disclose specific client information when assigning tasks.
They are required only to complete the mission of protecting the client. The less they know about the client's background and personal circumstances, the better, and they must not have any subjective feelings towards the client.
In plain terms, bodyguards are machines meant to protect clients, with the client's safety as the top priority.
When she and the other three bodyguards arrived outside Huangfu Shaohua's office, she realized who she was supposed to protect and wished she could immediately ask the company to assign someone else.
She disregarded her professional principles as a bodyguard, found an excuse to leave for a moment, and called the person in charge at the company from the end of the corridor outside the office area.
"Manager Li, I can't take this assignment. Can I be reassigned to protect another client?"
Manager Li said angrily, "Daisy, you've studied and passed the exams for the company's rules and the principles that bodyguards must adhere to. Why are you making such a request? The client you are now protecting is someone we told you we needed our best bodyguard for. You four are the best our company has, and no one can replace you."
"But I really can't take this assignment..."
Before Daisy could finish, Manager Li cut her off, not giving her a chance to explain, "If you don't protect this client well and can't make any mistakes, then you can quit. And don't even think about finding work in the security industry again." Manager Li hung up impatiently.
Daisy held her phone, stunned. The company definitely wouldn't change the assignment, and how was she supposed to face Huangfu Shaohua as a bodyguard?
She had originally planned to never see this person again, but due to work requirements, she was forced to be by his side every day.
Was fate deliberately toying with her?
However, she had joined this security company, undergone training, and passed exams, and was finally given her first assignment, only to have to resign now for Huangfu Shaohua?
If she didn't look for work in the security industry, what else could she do to earn a living?
It seemed that no matter how much she couldn't let go, she had to accept the company's arrangement.
Since fate wouldn't let her avoid Huangfu Shaohua, she could only treat him as a stranger client.
Daisy spent a long time in the corridor, building up her mental fortitude, before returning to stand like a wooden mannequin outside Huangfu Shaohua's office.
She could hear the private discussions of the people in this office area.
The two people sitting at desks not far from her were whispering about Huangfu Shaohua becoming the heir to the Huangfu Group.
"The chairman's health seems to be very good; why is he in such a hurry to announce that the second young master is the heir?"
Another whispered, "It's good for the chairman to designate an heir in advance. In case of any emergency, the group won't fall into chaos."
"That's true. Look how much importance the chairman places on the second young master now, even hiring specialized bodyguards to protect the second young master's personal safety at all times."
"Now that the second young master is still the head of our department, we should find opportunities to curry favor with him. Perhaps we'll have a chance to be promoted alongside him."
Daisy listened to these discussions and already understood clearly.
After Huangfu Shaohua divorced her and returned to the Huangfu family, his future was bright.
It was likely that even if she didn't pretend to be a stranger, he would no longer want any connection with her. Why should she worry unnecessarily?
Thinking this, she didn't need to dwell too much on the past; it would only make her seem ungraceful.
Huangfu Shaohua was busy in his office until noon. His secretary called to ask if he wanted to order takeout.
He then realized that lunchtime was almost over and told the secretary that he would go out to eat himself.
He stretched his shoulders and neck, feeling that it would be good to go out and move around during lunchtime. Otherwise, he would feel drowsy in the afternoon facing the computer and those documents, and his work efficiency would not be high.
As soon as he walked out of the office, he saw four people dressed in uniform black clothing and pants, wearing sunglasses, standing at the door, which made him feel uncomfortable.
However, he immediately realized that these four people should be the bodyguards his mother had repeatedly told him about.
Huangfu Shaohua glanced at the four bodyguards, his gaze lingering on the shortest one.
Even though Daisy's sunglasses covered her entire face, he recognized her.
But his gaze only stayed on her for a little over ten seconds before quickly moving away. He walked towards the elevator without saying a word.
Two tall bodyguards immediately walked ahead of him to press the elevator button for him and check if the elevator was safe.
Daisy and another bodyguard followed behind. Thinking about Huangfu Shaohua's reaction just now, she realized she had been overthinking.
She quickly entered her work mode, constantly observing her surroundings and being vigilant of anyone who might try to approach Huangfu Shaohua.