After breakfast, the servants came to clean up the mess and set out a pot of tea and some fruit.
"First tell me your identity, then tell me your skills," Lin Xiao said, looking at Sui Yi.
“My name is Tao Tao. I’m an orphan and I make a living by stealing. I think I’m pretty good at it,” Sui Yi said truthfully.
"Oh? That's perfect. I need someone to steal something for me. I'll pay them. How about it?"
"I don't want any reward; consider it repayment for a debt of gratitude."
"Do you think my kindness can be wiped out by such a small thing?" Lin Xiao said sarcastically without any mercy.
"......", I held back.
"What did the gentleman say?"
"From now on, you'll be with me. I happen to be short of female companions at some banquets."
"..." The other three felt that their patriarch's integrity had been shattered to pieces. He had his eye on a beautiful woman and was being so roundabout. But he deserved it. When they went out, those blind women never saw them, the handsome men, and all went for their patriarch.
Sui Yi was speechless. But a female companion was fine. This man was obviously not simple. Following him to various banquets would allow her to find her mission target. Why not?
"Okay, I promise you."
“Sure. My name is Lin Xiao, and I'm the president of the jewelry company under the Qin Group. This is where I live, and it will be where you live too,” Lin Xiao introduced himself to Sui Yi. Actually, for some reason, Lin Xiao had a strange feeling of déjà vu about this woman, but searching his past, he couldn't recall ever seeing her before. But that didn't matter; it didn't stop him from doing his thing. In fact, he found it quite interesting.
The two men, engrossed in their question-and-answer session, completely ignored the other three, who, upon seeing the man who was usually indifferent and ruthless towards women, were utterly astonished. Before today, who would have believed someone so aloof from women, someone who might still be a virgin, would one day actively speak to a woman? But seeing the woman's beauty, it wasn't surprising. It seems it wasn't that he disliked women, but simply that he hadn't met one who could move him.
The three of them exchanged glances for a while, then stood up together.
"Xiao, we have some things to do, so we'll be leaving now. You guys keep chatting." After saying that, the three of them went out together.
Outside the door,
"It's unbearable. When this iron tree blooms, it's just so beautiful. Tsk tsk." Bai Luo sighed.
"It seems my hunch was right; that beautiful woman really might become our mistress," Ah Xuan said.
"Are you an idiot? You really think it's easy to be our wife? Even if she's beautiful, without some tricks up her sleeve, sitting in that position is just asking for death."
“Ah Yi, you’re wrong. If a beautiful woman captures the heart of the patriarch, he will definitely protect her,” Ah Xuan said.
"Then she will become a burden to the head of the family."
"I think that woman is not simple. Could she be plotting something?" Bai Luo guessed. At this time, the three of them had no idea that there was indeed a conspiracy, but it was not the kind of conspiracy they expected. When the conspiracy was revealed, they were all left questioning their existence.
"Alright, there's no point in guessing all this time. The key is to see the patriarch's attitude. All we can do is remind him. Now, let's go do our own things."
"Where are you planning to go?" Ah Xuan asked Bai Luo.
"Last night I tested and found that the ice lotus was effective, and I plan to go and look through the ancient medical books again."
"Then why didn't you tell the patriarch just now?" Li Yi asked.
"I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking again. Let's wait until the medicine is made first."
"Okay, I want to go practice at the shooting range, so I'll be going now," Li Yi said.
"I'm leaving too." Bai Luo then left as well. Afterwards, Ah Xuan also planned to go and train. He hadn't trained during the time he was away with the family head, and he felt his skills had fallen behind. Soon they would be participating in the captain's assessment, and it wouldn't look good if he lost.
In the living room, Sui Yi and Lin Xiao sat facing each other.
"I'm going to the company now. I'll give you three days to sort things out. After three days, you'll be working for me. If you need anything, just go to Ah Xuan, and he'll give it to you."
Sui Yi didn't refute Lin Xiao's words, because it was something she also wanted to resolve. Putting aside everything else, those thugs who killed the original owner needed to be dealt with. However, she was also surprised that this man was so thoughtful.
Watching the man leave, Sui Yi stood up and walked around, taking in the layout of the house. However, she didn't neglect her business. She noticed that this small hall had many security measures installed. Sui Yi couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. It seemed that the man's identity was not just that of a president of a small company, as he had claimed.
Suiyi walked to the back garden and found Sister Li watering the flowers. "Sister Li."
"It's peaches, what's wrong?" Sister Li asked with concern.
"Sister Li, are you tired? Is there anything I can do for you?"
"My job is very easy. I usually just cook and water the plants, which are my hobbies, so I'm not tired at all. But you, you're still injured, why don't you go and rest?"
"My injury is nothing serious, it will be fine in a few days."
"Nonsense, it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone, it won't heal so quickly. Go and rest, if you're bored, go watch TV in the living room." Sister Li directly pushed Suiyi back to the sofa in the living room and told her to take good care of her injury before going out to do her own thing.
“…” Sui Yi shook her head, but felt warm at Sister Li’s concern.
"Tong'er, I'm so bored, do you have any good suggestions?"
"Master, you can search online for the mission objectives of this world."
"I have nothing right now, so it's really impolite of me to use someone else's computer in the study, okay?"
"You can call Lin Xiao and ask!"
"That's right, I'll go ask Dr. Bai."
Suiyi went to the garden to find Sister Li and asked where Dr. Bai would be.
"Dr. Bai should be reading in the library on the right side of the villa. Is your injury hurting? I'll go and call him for you."
"Sister Li, no need, I'll go find it myself. I might as well take a stroll around here and relieve some boredom."
"Then you'd better be careful."
“Okay,” Sui Yi agreed, and followed the instructions to the right side of the villa. Pushing open the door, she was greeted by rows of books. She went inside, picked one up, and discovered it was a rare, unique copy, further solidifying her belief in Lin Xiao's extraordinary nature. Sui Yi put the book down, glanced around, and, not seeing Bai Luo, ignored him. Instead, she found a medical book and sat down to read. Having gained some knowledge of medicine in her first world, Sui Yi always sought out unfamiliar medical books in each new world; learning more skills was never a bad thing.
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