The fact that Su Lin and Xu Shi lived together was hardly a secret to many of the long-time employees of "Snake Ring".

After all, everyone knows that she is a retainer of the Xu family. She was adopted by Xu Cheng when she was a child and has been receiving elite training in the field of butlers.

Before joining the company, she also appeared in front of everyone as a maid.

It's obvious that the old director was well aware of his son's unreliability, so he arranged this in advance to make it easier for someone to take care of him in the future.

However, Gu Yi was obviously unaware of this, which inevitably led her to many strange associations.

An office romance between a spoiled brat and his aloof female subordinate? Or perhaps... a case of repaying a failed loan with her body?

Realizing that this older sister seemed to be following Xu scoundrel around every step of the way, and even the word "Star Fury" flashed through her mind a few times.

Wow, that's a lot of information.

This made her even more panicked. She was already very reluctant to move into Xu the bastard's house, and now this had happened...

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However, such emotions were quickly pushed aside by everything in front of him.

The luxury of Xu Shi's house far exceeded her imagination—a three-story duplex, decorated and furnished with the most advanced and expensive furniture, every inch of space exuding the smell of money.

The various collectibles that can be seen everywhere perfectly eliminate any sense of vulgarity, seamlessly combining the classical with the technological.

Although she lacked the expertise to appreciate such items, Gu Yi knew they were quite valuable.

The 100 million yuan thimble was identified as belonging to a big dog owner.

Xu Shi had no idea what she was thinking; these things were all very commonplace to him.

He was unusually lenient and allowed the other party to choose any room, except for the three rooms on the right side of the third floor.

Someone is living there. One room belongs to Su Lin, and the other to her parents—no one has been inside since they all passed away.

There's also one that's naturally his own... Of course, this is negotiable; if Miss Black Rabbit insists, it's not out of the question.

But the other party clearly didn't have that idea, and instead chose the basement room furthest from him.

This might be the most suitable place for Gu Yi.

Not only was it the furthest away from that scoundrel Xu, but more importantly, it had a lot of high-end electronic devices that caught her eye at first glance.

"This room is fine, right?"

"Whatever you like is fine."

Xu Shi smiled but didn't tell her that this was actually his game room.

He used to spend far more time here than anywhere else.

Miss Black Rabbit probably didn't expect that what she thought was the furthest choice would actually be the closest.

Once she was completely settled, she closed the door and stopped caring about anyone.

Xu Shi also sat on the sofa and breathed a long sigh of relief. Su Lin handed him hot tea at the right time, then sat down and started working.

Aside from Xu Shi's past instances of not returning home at night, this is probably the most common way the two of them interact in private.

Although he always treated her like a servant, he basically never did anything humiliating, beating, or verbally abusing her.

Anyway, such situations are rare so far. In the story, the original owner only started venting his anger on her after being driven crazy by paranoia.

So, it's not as complicated as Gu Yi thinks. His relationship with Su Lin is just a normal master-servant relationship.

"Speaking of which, how long have I known you? Twenty years?"

Xu Shi took off his glasses, closed his eyes, and casually asked.

"Twenty years, four months and sixteen days."

Su Lin didn't even look up before blurting it out.

"Has it been that long?" Xu Shi was even a little surprised.

"Yes."

Su Lin nodded. Perhaps the young master didn't remember, but she had a very deep impression of him.

After all, it wasn't the master who proposed to adopt him back then, but he himself, who was only five years old at the time.

For Xu Shi, that might have been just a casual remark he made as a child.

But for her, it was the beginning of a new life.

That is why her loyalty has never wavered over the years.

And things are getting better now.

Whether it was because she had been hiding her talents or because she had suddenly realized them, it didn't matter to her. But she was genuinely happy for the other person that they had made such a change.

"Um……"

"What's wrong?"

Seeing her hesitate, Xu asked curiously.

"……nothing."

Su Lin smiled and sighed, "I just wanted to say that no matter what happens in the future, I will always stay by your side, young master."

Xu Shi was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

He didn't suddenly travel to this world; he just recently awakened his memories of his past life.

Should this be called rebirth?

In any case, he doesn't treat the people and things around him as two-dimensional pieces of paper, and naturally he would be happy about such a declaration.

However, to be fair, this kind of tactic is truly classic.

No matter how brainless, how despicable, or how much of a bastard the villain is, there will always be a loyal dog by their side who never leaves and whose abilities and intelligence are always online.

so……

"Su Lin, can you bark like a dog for me?"

"ah?"

Miss Su Lin tilted her head; she hadn't heard what Xu Shi was saying.

"...It's alright now."

Xu Shi suppressed a laugh and waved his hand, then turned to the important matter, "Did you send someone to Gu Yi's previous dormitory?"

"Everything is arranged; they are all mechanical soldiers from the field operations department."

Su Lin nodded, "If Lin Wenhua really wanted to assassinate Miss Gu, he would definitely..."

Before she could finish speaking, a new document was sent to her wristband.

Inside were photos of the killer lying in a pool of blood, and a brief video of his torture.

"I'll talk, I'll talk! It was Old Lin, no, no, that old bastard Lin Wenhua who sent me. He said to kill everyone here, but not me... uh..."

Okay.

Xu Shi was quite satisfied with this. "Keep it for now, and we'll settle the score with the old man later."

I knew what you were up to, you old man.

According to his estimation, the news of Xu Anbang's inexplicable disappearance would surely reach the ears of the "Snake Ring" members very soon.

Anyone with a modicum of common sense could tell that he did it, but that's exactly the effect he wanted.

Before a complete overhaul of the company, this act of making an example of someone will definitely be a good way to motivate all departments.

(＾?＾) If you don't work hard, you'll die, you know?

If it can instill fear in some shareholders with wavering stances, that would be even better.

Anyway, he wasn't afraid of being exposed. Did you have any evidence? He was still very confident in Xia Wuyou's ability to handle things and wouldn't leave any loose ends.

"Then let's leave it at that."

Xu Shi yawned. "Speaking of which, what are your plans for tomorrow?"

"The company side?"

Su Lin pulled up her memo and looked at it. "...There's one thing. The Inspection Bureau sent me an email saying they want to talk to you in person, young master."

Um?

Inspection Bureau?