Xu Zemin was always there for Liang Chen, even when things were crazy. Xu Zemin was more than just an employee for Liang Chen; he was a loyal bodyguard and driver. He was a silent sentinel, and everything he did was focused on keeping his boss safe. He was highly trained, very observant, and completely discreet. He moved through the edges of Liang Chen's world like a quiet guardian, taking in every detail and every strange flicker in their surroundings.
Xu Zemin had been feeling an unsettling prickle of unease lately. He started to see small changes that no one else could see, but when they were all put together, they made him worried. A strange car that stays too long at the edge of Dragon Crest Manor's security cameras. A new person showing up at Liang Chen's building more often than usual. The faint sound of a quiet conversation in a public place that seemed too pointed and too knowing. These weren't direct threats, but small, unrelated pieces of a puzzle that, to his trained instincts, screamed of more suspicious activity around Liang Chen.
Xu Zemin's protective alert, which was already set to a high level by default, got stronger. He didn't freak out or jump to conclusions. Instead, his mind became a careful database, storing each observation and linking times and places. His peripheral vision got better, and he could hear sounds that were new to him very well. He started changing their routes, quietly tightening security measures, and always keeping an eye on crowds with a predatory awareness. His instincts, which had been honed over years of protecting famous people, told him that the threats Liang Chen faced were now going beyond the digital world and into the real world.
Xu Zemin had to deal with this extra vigilance on his own. He didn't often tell Liang Chen about his growing suspicions because he knew how much stress his boss was already under. He wasn't supposed to make things worse; instead, he was supposed to stop threats before they happened. So, a new, hidden layer of protection surrounded Liang Chen, a shield that was always there to protect him from dangers he didn't know about. This added another deep layer to the many threats Liang Chen faced, often without knowing that a silent war was going on in his name.