In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

Uh...

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Chapter 158 Was this also part of your plan?

Forcing Xu Shi out of the car was perhaps the most presumptuous thing Su Lin had ever done in her more than twenty years of serving the Xu family.

She felt like she must be crazy. How could she have done that? So as soon as she got home, she regretted it and regretted not being calm at all.

And she was also a little scared... Of course, the main fear was that the young master might distance himself from her because of this. He didn't lack people around him now. Their relationship was already not like that of a normal master and servant, but rather in a very strange state, which made her even more uneasy.

So, feeling regretful, she quickly tried to make amends.

"Young master, your breakfast. Is it to your liking?"

"Young Master, is there anything I can do for you? Please give me your orders."

"Master..."

Seeing her overly attentive and attentive service to Xu Shi, Gu Yi and Xia Wuyou, who lived under the same roof, also felt strange.

What is this for?

They now know that the reason they missed them last night was because Xu Shi took Su Lin out, but they didn't dare to ask what they did, which made them even more confused.

They had never seen Director Su act like this before—although everyone had always treated them as master and servant, those who knew them well knew that Xu Shi and Su Lin's relationship was more like family. They treated each other with respect, and Su Lin would even occasionally say something sarcastic to Xu Shi... It was definitely not like this servile behavior now; there was a big problem!

Well……

This lessened their initial displeasure at "Xu Shi being taken away," and instead sparked their gossipy curiosity, making them eager to get to the bottom of things.

But it's not really appropriate to ask...

Who would have thought that they would be dragged into this situation without even realizing it?

"It's alright, there's nothing for you to do. Just do whatever you normally do."

Xu Shi downed the coffee in his cup in one gulp, glanced at Su Lin out of the corner of his eye, and smiled faintly.

Ha, woman, do you realize you were wrong now?

Where did that bravado go when you abandoned me?

Of course, he wasn't actually that angry. There was a reason for it... On the contrary, he understood Su Lin quite well. To put it another way, it was like someone discovering your treasured study materials. To be honest, it was pretty frustrating. It would be abnormal if you didn't react.

But while I understand, I still have to tease her a little to save face. Leaving your young master stranded on the street late at night, even if it's just a five-minute walk home, makes you look very disobedient.

That's why he adopted this posture, giving off a "You're not wrong, how could you be wrong?" vibe, full of sarcasm.

It has to be said that he really figured out the KPL system.

"……Oh."

As expected, seeing the young master's nonchalant attitude, Director Su became even more uneasy.

Even if you get really angry and yell at me, this feeling of being stuck in the middle is what makes her most uncomfortable.

But she couldn't say anything, since she was in the wrong first. She couldn't very well force the young master to forgive her; she couldn't do that.

So she had no choice but to leave cautiously, finding an excuse to go to the company. If she didn't know what to do, she would hide first, out of sight, out of mind.

"Wow, Brother Xu Shi is a big bad guy."

Whether it's Su Lin or Xia Wuyou, they all have to go to work. Even Gu Yi has to show up today because she made an agreement with the inspection bureau.

Soon only Xu Shi and Xia Ke'an remained in the big house—the latter being unemployed, and the former choosing not to go if he wanted to.

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

Xu Shi grabbed the white-haired loli by the collar and unceremoniously pulled her into his arms and began to roughly caress her.

"That's what it is."

Xia Ke pretended to struggle a few times before revealing the truth in one sentence, "You must have done something to offend Sister Su Lin, and then you bullied her in return, that's why this happened."

"...Say that again and I'll spank you."

Having his little scheme exposed, Xu Shi chose to cover up his slight unease with a perfunctory response.

Damn, you seem to know a lot about these little gadgets?

Especially since Xia Ke'an and Su Lin aren't very familiar with each other, they probably haven't even exchanged more than a few words... How could you so accurately see that?

"Hehe, I was right, wasn't I?"

The older woman tilted her head back, her tone tinged with pride, "I still remember Sister Su Lin a little. More than ten years ago, she was just your family's bodyguard, right? Back then, your father would often bring her along when he was discussing business. I've seen her several times."

"But she was a bit reserved back then, probably because she was new to the industry? That's a bit like how she is now."

"It seems true?"

Xu Shi went over it in his mind and found that Xia Ke'an's words made no mistake.

When Su Lin was first adopted into the Xu family, she was indeed a bit timid and hesitant. She would repeatedly check everything she did, for fear of making a mistake and being kicked out of the house.

Whether she's in maid form at home or bodyguard form outside, it's the same; things only gradually got better later.

As a result, everything was back to square one... On the contrary, his attitude had changed drastically. When he was a child, he felt sorry for her because she was so cautious. He had subtly hinted to his father several times. Of course, given Xu Cheng's personality, he didn't criticize her too harshly.

It's a pity that the bad boy grew up to be a CPU expert and learned to use it to his advantage.

It just goes to show that people get worse as they get older, tsk tsk tsk.

"Be nicer to her."

The white-haired loli said earnestly, "I have never seen a more dutiful retainer than Sister Su Lin."

"Do you need to teach me?"

Xu Shi pinched her nose. Goodness, she's an older sister now? Is pretending to be a child really addictive...?

"cut."

Xia Ke'an tried to grab his ear in retaliation, but to no avail, and then changed the subject in frustration, "But what exactly did you guys do that night? Can you tell me?"

"Want to hear it? Call me Daddy if you want to hear it."

"dad."

"屮."

Xu Shi was shocked by the old woman's shamelessness; she didn't even stutter when she called out, did she? Women's gossipy nature is terrifying…

However, there was no point in hiding it from her, so he held Xia Ke'an in his arms and told her the general outline of what had happened.

"That's it."

After listening, the white-haired loli nodded thoughtfully, "I must say you're really wicked... You knew this day would come, didn't you?"

"perhaps?"

Xu Shi remained noncommittal, but it was true that cultivating Lin Yue was not just out of a perverse sense of humor. At the right time, she could also be a very good pawn, and now she was proving useful.

Under the dual control of "increased entropy of malice" and "implantation of victimhood intentions," he was not worried at all that the other party would cause any trouble, and he had the upper hand completely.

"It's a terrible thing to go against you."

Xia Ke'an sighed, especially when she thought about how he had manipulated those people, she felt a little sorry for them...

"That's enough. Who are you trying to fool with your crocodile tears?"

Xu Shi teased, "Come on, aren't you going to the company today? Daddy will take you out to play?"

"Dad? You're the older brother."

Xia Ke'an blinked and corrected him with an innocent look.

"You're going back on your word right after you just said that, aren't you?"

Xu Shi gave her a flick on the forehead, but the vomiting didn't work on his buddy.

"Did I? I didn't say that."

The old lady vehemently denied it.

Then, in the next second, Xu Shi picked him up and hung him on the clothes rack in the yard.

"Put me down!"

The white-haired little girl exclaimed, "Didn't you say you'd take me out to play?"

"Isn't this outside?"

Xu Shi grinned mischievously, "Go play by yourself!"

"Humph!"

Xia Ke'an was on the verge of tears. What a petty and mean man!

……

the other side.

While Xu Shi was cracking jokes here, Lin Yue, who was in Sin City, felt like every day was an eternity.

How could it be easy?

With her sister in Xu Shi's hands, she felt increasingly uneasy. Even though she had made a deal with him and he promised not to harm Lin Xing, she still couldn't put her mind at ease.

"Moon Chief".

Seeing this, her subordinate whispered something to her.

He was one of the witnesses who was present at the time, and he roughly knew what had happened.

However, he wouldn't tell anyone—firstly, Lin Yue had repeatedly emphasized this, and secondly, he genuinely admired the Lin sisters.

The fact is that "Spark" is more popular now than before, and people are happy and willing to follow them.

"what's up?"

Lin Yue snapped out of her daze, shook her head, and asked.

"It's like this, there are a few people outside looking for you, saying they want to see you in person about something."