Su Qingning seemed to be in a bad mood. She was silent the whole way back to the villa.

"What's wrong? In a bad mood?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

Su Qingning nodded sullenly.

"Is it because Su Qingfeng is getting remarried?" Lin Xiao asked again.

Su Qingning was shocked. This damned rogue is too clever. How did he see through my thoughts so quickly?

Su Qingning hadn't wanted to discuss this with Lin Xiao, but since he'd already brought it up, she decided to have a proper chat with him.

"You're right. I am indeed bothered by that."

"Wife, what's there to be bothered about? Are you jealous she's marrying so well?" Lin Xiao asked teasingly.

Su Qingning glared at him. "Are you dense? How could I possibly be jealous of her marriage!"

"Then what's troubling you?"

"Hmph. Let me ask you, how does my uncle's family treat us?"

"Isn't it obvious? Strangers treat us better than they do!"

"My uncle was never kind to our family to begin with. Now that Su Qingfeng is marrying even better, he'll definitely use this as an opportunity to revoke my status as heir and start making things difficult for us!" Su Qingning said, her expression darkening.

To be honest, Lin Xiao had guessed what she was worried about from the start, even if she hadn't said anything. He was just teasing her.

Lin Xiao chuckled. "Wife, have you ever considered this possibility?"

"What do you mean?" Su Qingning's beautiful eyes turned to him.

Lin Xiao smiled. "If your uncle wants to cancel your status as heir, just let him. I think that instead of trying to take back the Su Corporation, you'd be better off just building a new one."

Frankly, Lin Xiao knew the Su Corporation was Su Qingning's obsession. It was her father's life's work, now fallen into others' hands, so Su Qingning could never accept it. Moreover, she had sworn before her father's memorial tablet that she would take back the Su Corporation. But the company was now in shambles, on the verge of insolvency. Even if she got it back, cleaning up such a disaster would take an enormous amount of time and energy.

Of course, Lin Xiao could help. If he intervened, it would be much simpler. The problem was, he really didn't want to waste his time cleaning up someone else's mess. Besides, the Myth Corporation he had built for her already had an economic strength that ranked in the top three of Jinling City. It was still expanding at an incredible rate, and he believed it wouldn't be long before it became the largest company in the entire city. Wouldn't managing a company like that be far better than running the measly Su Corporation?

But as soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, Su Qingning stated crisply, "I am going to build a new Su Corporation, but first, I have to take back the original one and build my new company on its foundations!"

Lin Xiao knew she would say that. Her obsession with the Su Corporation ran too deep.

"Alright, I support you," Lin Xiao said helplessly.

He had countless ways to make her life easy and comfortable, but her obsession left him powerless to help. The feeling of defeat was incredibly frustrating.

"Thank you!" Su Qingning said sincerely.

Lin Xiao just smiled.

"By the way, where's Shen Jingzhe? Why didn't she have dinner with you tonight?"

Su Qingning's face darkened. "I invited her, but she refused. She should be back at the villa by now."

The thought that Shao Mei'er and Chu Xiangxue were already in the villa, and now Shen Jingzhe was moving in too, soured her mood. For some reason, I just have this feeling that Shen Jingzhe is here for Lin Xiao too.

Lin Xiao noticed her foul mood. He smiled. "Don't worry. No matter how many people move in, you're the only one in my heart."

This sudden declaration of affection made Su Qingning's heart tremble, and a blush instantly spread across her fair face.

"Hmph, I don't care about that!" Su Qingning said haughtily.

Despite her words, she was secretly delighted. In fact, Lin Xiao's comment had suddenly lifted her spirits. She, however, failed to notice this change herself.

「Soon, they returned to the villa.」

Shen Jingzhe was indeed already there. At that moment, she was teaching Chu Xiangxue boxing. That's right, boxing.

Shen Jingzhe, still wearing a thin veil, stood majestically under the moonlight, her eyes serious as she earnestly taught Chu Xiangxue.

The two women stopped what they were doing when they saw Lin Xiao and Su Qingning arrive.

Chu Xiangxue's smile bloomed. "Master, Madam, you're back! This humble servant pays her respects."

The form of address immediately made Su Qingning blush with embarrassment. It was one thing for Chu Xiangxue to address them like that when they were alone, but she was doing it even with Shen Jingzhe present. How was Su Qingning supposed to bear it?

Lin Xiao didn't seem to mind, but Shen Jingzhe was clearly taken aback. Who would have thought that the country's hottest superstar, a goddess to countless fans, would speak in such a way?

Too embarrassed to respond, Su Qingning just lowered her head and hurried into the villa.

Lin Xiao smiled and asked, "Have you two had dinner yet?"

"We have. Thank you for your concern, Stin— I mean, Master!" Chu Xiangxue giggled.

She'd almost blurted out "Stinky Daddy." It wasn't that she didn't want to call him that, but doing so in front of Shen Jingzhe made her feel terribly shy.

"Good. Shen Jingzhe, are you busy right now?" Lin Xiao asked.

Shen Jingzhe knew he was about to treat her poison. "I'm not," she replied coldly.

"Then let's go to your room!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

"Master, what are you and Jingzhe going to do in her room?" Chu Xiangxue asked with a grin.

"He's going to treat my illness," Shen Jingzhe said.

Lin Xiao noticed her attitude toward Chu Xiangxue was leagues better than her attitude toward him. At least when she spoke to Chu Xiangxue, she wasn't nearly as cold.

Chu Xiangxue knew Lin Xiao's medical skills were excellent; after all, he was the disciple of the master of the Immortal Doctor Sect.

"Great! Master, after you're done treating Jingzhe, could you come to my room?" Chu Xiangxue asked with a smile.

"Why, do you need something?"

"You'll find out later!" Chu Xiangxue said mysteriously.

"Fine. I'll treat Shen Jingzhe first," Lin Xiao said.

Chu Xiangxue nodded obediently.

He followed Shen Jingzhe into her room.

Shen Jingzhe asked coldly, "How will you treat me?"

"First, take off your clothes," Lin Xiao said with a mischievous smile.

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