Old Li showed a look of helplessness when he heard those words, and his eyes were full of apology: "Young Master, I'm sorry, it's my incompetence."
"If we could have found the Murong family earlier, there wouldn't have been so much trouble."
"Those things back then were related to the Murong family, but I haven't gotten any news about them. I'm too useless."
Lin Xiaotian said angrily, "Old Li, you're going too far!"
"I'm just thinking about how to find these rats. You're saying such things. We are not master and servant. I treat you as my good friend, a friend of different ages. If you say that again, I won't look for you for anything in the future."
A smile appeared on Old Li's face, a brilliant smile from the bottom of his heart.
"I was just joking with you, Young Master. Are you touched?"
Lin Xiaotian rolled his eyes at him: "You'd better take me home quickly. As for what news you can get from that guy, that's up to you."
"If I go back late, my wife might suspect I'm looking for other pretty girls outside."
Old Li chuckled and teased, "I didn't expect our Young Master to be henpecked and afraid of his wife."
"That's not called being afraid, that's called loving her dearly. Even if my wife is a little unhappy, I feel heartbroken. She is the person I love the most, so I must cherish her well."
Lin Xiaotian didn't care that Old Li was joking with him.
The two chatted casually, and the car soon arrived at the villa entrance.
After he got out of the car, he waved to Old Li: "Be careful on your way back. Maybe that guy won't find any news. If he's a very important person, someone might cause trouble for you."
"If you can't handle it, call me anytime. You know my strength. Those people are like a bunch of ants in front of me."
Old Li smiled and nodded, then drove away.
Lin Xiaotian turned and walked into the villa. His ears twitched slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. There seemed to be quite a few people in the villa.
As soon as he pushed open the door, he saw the little secretary holding a dessert, her cheeks puffed out as she ate, her cute appearance making people want to pinch her cheeks.
The little secretary said excitedly, "You're back. President Chu has been waiting for you for a while, but we couldn't even get through to your phone, so we started without you."
Lin Xiaotian looked at the sumptuous dinner spread on the table. More than a dozen people were sitting around, all core employees of their company, most of them women, and they were all close to Chu Nianxue.
He squinted his eyes and smiled: "Wife, why didn't you tell me about such a sumptuous dinner party tonight?"
"When I went out just now, the signal was not good there, so you couldn't get through to my phone. But I brought you a gift."
After speaking, Lin Xiaotian opened his palm, and a jade pendant appeared in his palm.
The jade pendant was engraved with his name, exactly the same as the one he wore before. He had originally planned to give this jade pendant directly to Ma Qiang, but after that guy made the call, he knew the plan had to be shelved.
Chu Nianxue's originally stern and beautiful face softened a little: "I told you this morning to come back early tonight."
"You weren't careful yourself."
Lin Xiaotian walked over with a smile and sat next to Chu Nianxue: "Wife, I'll put it on for you. This jade pendant is exactly the same as mine. We'll each have one."
Chu Nianxue also liked the jade pendant carved from jade, but in front of so many employees, she naturally couldn't forgive him so easily. This scoundrel used to care about every word she said.
But what he said this morning was completely forgotten by him tonight.
"The jade you gave me, and many others, are kept at home. You can put this one wherever you want. I'm not happy tonight and don't want to accept it."
When the other employees heard this, their eyes couldn't help but show envy. They all knew the relationship between Lin Xiaotian and Chu Nianxue.
In their eyes, Lin Xiaotian was just a kept man, living off Chu Nianxue's money. This jade pendant he casually took out was worth at least tens of millions.
"President Chu, such a precious jade, you should accept it!"
"Yes, Mr. Lin already knows he was wrong. President Chu, don't be angry anymore."
When Lin Xiaotian heard this, a brilliant smile appeared on his face: "Wife, please accept it. I'll put it on for you myself."
Saying that, he directly made a move.
Although Chu Nianxue was a little angry, she couldn't completely disregard Lin Xiaotian's feelings in front of so many people.
As she received the breath, her ear felt a slight itch, and a blush appeared on her pretty face.
"It's so beautiful. This jade pendant matches my wife perfectly, but the person is even more beautiful. I can't help but want to kiss you."
The little secretary immediately chimed in from the side, "Kiss!"
Others also joined in the chant.
The male employees' eyes were filled with envy and jealousy. They never expected that the one who ended up with Chu Nianxue would be this unknown kept man, Lin Xiaotian.
At this moment, they did not join in the teasing.
Lin Xiaotian chuckled: "Wife..."
"Don't think nonsense. Hurry up and eat. We've been waiting for you. We haven't touched anything, just some desserts." Chu Nianxue was afraid that Lin Xiaotian would act rashly at this time.
How embarrassing it would be in front of so many people.
The smile on Lin Xiaotian's face became even more pronounced: "Wife, you can't eat the things on this table."
After speaking, he picked up a pair of chopsticks and casually speared a plate of large shrimp.
The chopsticks pierced through the bottom of the plate, and the soup dripped onto the wooden table.
A strange smell emanated from the red wood table, very pungent, like sulfuric acid.
Everyone stared with disbelief at this scene.
Lin Xiaotian smiled and said, "This toxin is very strong. The red wood table reacted chemically with this toxin, which is why it produced such a pungent smell, and it's not just these large shrimp that are poisoned."
"Several other dishes also contain extremely strong toxins. For example, this sea cucumber. If you eat even a small piece, you will die within ten minutes, bleeding from all seven orifices."
At this moment, everyone's pupils contracted violently. Had they almost eaten poison just now?
And one of the male employees directly shouted: "You're just trying to scare us, right?"