The Beautiful CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Xihu YueChina Literature2020

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1.4M words

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Male-Oriented Fiction Urban Fiction MarriageRomanceUrban RomanceRevengeHidden MastermindWeb NovelPopular Narrative

Summary

Veteran soldier-king Cheng Zhengyang returns to his home county, only for his girlfriend of three years, Xiaoxue, to leave him for the rich second-generation Tian Dabao because she despises his poverty—and to hire men to surround and kill him at a barbecue stall. After using his skills to handle the ambush, Cheng Zhengyang goes alone to Zhongnan City to make a living; along the way he chases down a purse snatcher and subdues robbers, showing his soldier-king mettle. He then by chance becomes the personal bodyguard of the beautiful CEO Fu Ningning, and because of a wedding mishap is forced to sign a marriage agreement, becoming the CEO's "contract groom." He rises from bodyguard all the way to CEO, his career climbing, but is also drawn into a carefully orchestrated revenge killing, maneuvering against the mastermind Lin Zetian and others until he finally rounds up his opponents, marries Fu Ningning, and has twins, a boy and a girl—career and family both fulfilled.

Editor's review

A typical urban soldier-king power fantasy: an opening breakup humiliation, a hero saving a beauty, a contract marriage, and face-slapping comebacks keep the pace cranked to the max. It's suited to readers who want to relax and enjoy displays of martial prowess and identity reversals. The highlight is the protagonist's formidable skills and decisive manner, with a revenge thread running throughout. The weaknesses are heavy reliance on formula, cartoonish villains, somewhat crude behavior from early supporting characters, and a romance line that feels instrumental—readers who demand good prose and logic may not be sold.

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Reading tips

  1. Treat the first few chapters of street conflict as groundwork for the protagonist's abilities and read on before judging the pacing
  2. Follow the Tian Dabao thread and the revenge main line; skimming the repetitive supporting-character taunts will make for smoother reading
  3. The finale wraps up fairly satisfyingly; if the middle drags, feel free to skip daily-life chapters and head straight for the main confrontations

About the publisher

China Literature

China Literature focuses on online-literature publishing, with 229 titles in the collection covering male-oriented fiction, xianxia and wuxia, urban fiction, and modern romance, alongside categories for fine fiction and quality web novels. Representative works include Twin Swords, God's Moment, Start Drawing Manga Today, Invincible Under Heaven, Nine-Tailed Tribulation, Three Lives Destiny, Eternal Soul Emperor, When the Reader Becomes the Villain, and Myriad Worlds, with themes ranging from xianxia and fantasy to urban romance and manga creation. The author roster includes Xia Xie, Tian Tian Bu Xiu, the runaway bulldozer, Zhan Pao Ran Xue, Su Yu Yu Yi, Zuo Zhuan Jiang Hu, Cat Litter Fish Can, and Eight-Armed Heavenly King, forming an author lineup distinguished by genre web fiction. As public information on its founding background is limited, this description emphasizes the publishing directions reflected in the collection, namely genre web-fiction reading and popular entertainment content.

FAQ

Is this book finished? Roughly how long is it? It is complete, about 1.44 million Chinese characters in total, and can be read in one go.
Who does the protagonist end up with? The beautiful CEO Fu Ningning; in the end they marry and have twins, a boy and a girl.
Which chapter should I start from? Start from Chapter 1; the breakup scene is the starting point of the book's motivation.

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About the author

Xihu Yue Author

Xihu Yue is a web-fiction author about whom limited public information is available. Only one work by this author can currently be confirmed: the male-oriented urban novel The Beautiful CEO's Personal Bodyguard. Judging from the title and its common categories, the work belongs to the urban genre and features the "personal bodyguard" setup often seen in web fiction, unfolding around protecting an important figure, city life, and character relationships, with a style oriented toward light, straightforward reading. As an author with just one work in the collection, Xihu Yue's creative profile remains incomplete; writing style and reader impact are shown mainly through this single work, and more biographical and creative details remain to be added.