Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

Lin Shi jogged all the way to the Lin family's door, waved to Shen Zhixiao, and greeted him:

"President Shen."

Shen Zhixiao looked at Lin Shi, a hint of concern flashing in his eyes, but seeing that Lin Shi had no injuries, he felt relieved. He nodded in response to the greeting.

Then, she raised her chin, signaling her bodyguards to enter the house and check for any potential safety hazards.

Unlike the bodyguards who filed in, Lin Shi walked straight to Shen Zhixiao, greeted his subordinates, and quietly asked his question:

"Men, what brings President Shen here? Has the Lin family done something to offend you?"

Looking at Lin Shi's somewhat curious eyes, his subordinates still broke out in a cold sweat, even in the middle of summer.

What could he say?

After the CEO finished his meeting with the young ladies from the Su and Liu families, he suddenly felt that his position was not very secure.

We are preparing to monitor you comprehensively, paying attention to your every move at all times.

Now your home is completely uncluttered, with no blind spots in the living room, bedroom, toilet, and bathroom.

Even the Audi delivered in the morning had a locator, and there was a listening device in the key fob.

When the staff member in charge of monitoring discovered that you had a conflict with the Lin family and that there might be danger, they immediately notified me and the president.

Everyone rushed to your house in a great hurry.

He also took out ten bodyguards while he was at it?

Seeing Lin Shi's pure curiosity, and considering that his boss's series of actions seemed to be illegal no matter how you looked at it, the subordinate really wanted to just break through this barrier and let the two of them fall in love and fight each other.

But after thinking about his elderly mother in the countryside, who was in her seventies or eighties, he gave up the idea.

He smiled but didn't say anything.

Lin Shi's curiosity grew even stronger as he watched his subordinates smile but make no move.

"We have no conflict with the Lin family. We simply discovered abnormal personnel movement and began monitoring."

"When we find you here again, we just take some simple precautions."

Seeing that his subordinates remained silent, Shen Zhixiao instead spoke up to answer Lin Shi's question.

Seeing Lin Shi's body not changing much due to the system upgrade, but his spirit becoming more spirited and vigorous.

I suddenly remembered the scene of Lin Shi saving me that day, that feeling of not having to be afraid of anything with him around.

Actually, she really wanted her subordinate to just blurt out the truth and see Lin Shi's reaction before making her next move.

However, if you let her say something like, "I spyed on your whole family," that's clearly heading towards a bad end, so it's definitely not acceptable.

We can only make up an excuse for now.

Lin Shi listened to Shen Zhixiao's explanation and nodded in agreement without hesitation.

As for why Shen Zhixiao only sent people after discovering the abnormal personnel movement of the Lin family's bodyguards.

But why were all the Lin family bodyguards stopped in the front yard without even entering the house, without any hesitation?

In a novel, what's wrong with the female lead showing up to save the day?

Don't worry about the details. If it were truly flawless, it would be a work of literature.

Having figured this out, Lin Shi smiled broadly and bowed slightly to Shen Zhixiao in thanks.

Although I'm strong enough to easily deal with these bodyguards, I'd definitely like to relax a bit if I could.

"Thank you so much, Mr. Shen. You've really been a great help."

Moreover, judging from this, it seems that Shen Zhixiao has no personal grudges against the Lin family.

If that's the case, the three Lin sons might still have a chance to try and keep their father "alive."

Just as these thoughts began to form, Ye Cheng and Su Xin emerged with the three sons of the Lin family.

Behind them was a butler, who was struggling to drag Lin's father by the legs towards the front yard. His clothes were now somewhat disheveled, no longer resembling how they looked when they first met.

Lin's father's head was making a thumping sound on the steps.

The sound was clear and resonant; one listen and you knew it was a good start.

They turned everyone's attention to a few people.

Ye Cheng looked at Lin Shi. She adjusted her posture, covered her face with her hands, and shouted loudly:

"Brother Lin, something terrible has happened!"

"Lin's father committed suicide by jumping off a building, killing three bodyguards in the process."

The movements were extremely vivid, and the body even trembled slightly.

It was like a little girl seeing a death scene, she was terrified.

Lin Shi's lips twitched slightly as he watched Ye Cheng's somewhat exaggerated movements.

Then he quickly turned his attention to the three children of the Lin family.

As he expected, Lin Wanrou covered her face, looking utterly heartbroken.

Lin Qingyao turned her face away, pursing her lips tightly, as if she was trying her best to suppress the tears that were about to fall.

Lin Tingquan went even further, after seeing that the audience had all arrived:

She fell to her knees with a thud before her father, clutching his chest with both hands, and cried out in a hoarse voice, "Father! Tell your son what was wrong! Why did you jump off the building? My father!!!"

The noise was so loud that people in the surrounding villas turned on their lights and looked in their direction.

Upon seeing Shen Zhixiao's presence, they immediately turned off the lights again, pretending the room was empty.

Watching this grand spectacle of "filial piety and parental love" unfold before him, Lin Shi subconsciously raised his finger to cover his mouth, his fingertip twitching slightly.

The performances of these people were so fake that he almost couldn't help but burst out laughing on the spot.

The scene of Lin Tingquan crying while holding his father was particularly speechless.

Now that you're crying so hard, why didn't you pretend to help the butler carry your father earlier?

He just turned into a drum set!!!

And that butler, don't think I didn't see it. You secretly moved your hand to your ankle just now, so that Mr. Lin received less force and deliberately made his head hit harder!

However, Lin Tingquan and the housekeeper seemed to be thinking about their lost youth, and both of them cried their hearts out.

The emotions conveyed in their voices became increasingly genuine; if one didn't pay attention to the smiles on their lips, it would truly be heartbreaking to hear and bring tears to the eyes of those who listened.

They continued to cry and shout. Grandpa Lin, Mother Lin, and the other nannies of the Lin family were driven out of the room by Shen Zhixiao's bodyguards and taken to the front yard.

Just now, Lin's father asked each of them to go back to their bedroom and not to come out no matter what noise they heard. Because of Lin's father's long-standing behavior, even though they heard all sorts of noises just now, they didn't dare to show their faces.

Even the housekeeper only appeared before the others because Ye Cheng and the others were unwilling to touch Lin's father, and Lin Tingquan took the initiative to run to his door and ask him to come out and help.

The rest of the Lin family looked at the scene before them:

A powerful female CEO stood in the middle of the front yard, accompanied by a burly man, a spirited young man, and several female bodyguards who looked to be highly skilled.

Near the door, the young master and his butler were weeping bitterly over the old master's body.

So scared that I didn't dare to breathe too loudly.

It obediently came down the side stairs and shrunk into a quiet corner.

Grandpa Lin frowned, not because he was worried about his father's life or death, but because he was pondering the intentions of the people opposite him and the future of his three grandsons.

After surveying the area, he saw Lin Shi next to Shen Zhixiao and took a deep breath:

"Young friend Lin, are these... all your people?"

Then, looking somewhat uneasy, she glanced at Lin Shi, eager to know his answer.

He sighed inwardly once again.

Lin Shi saved my old bones this morning, and I haven't had a chance to repay him yet.

Now he's asking people to spare his three grandsons out of consideration for him.

I feel quite ashamed.

Lin Shi looked in the direction of the sound and immediately saw through Grandpa Lin's worry. He nodded in response.

"Yes, they're all my people."

She paused, then added a reassuring sentence:

"It's okay, Lin Tingquan and I are friends."

The comforting effect of those two sentences was immediate. Grandpa Lin's tense shoulders relaxed instantly, and he turned around and went into the house without saying a word.

The female bodyguards didn't try to stop Lin Shi after hearing his words.

Lin's mother remained uneasy and couldn't help but call out, "Dad."

Grandpa Lin turned around, glanced at her, and said quickly in a low voice:

"I won't talk about it."

After saying that, he went into the house without looking back.

No one noticed that when Shen Zhixiao heard Lin Shi say "they are all my people," a faint blush quietly appeared on his originally cold face.

If Lin Shi finds out, he will definitely make a sarcastic remark:

"Why are you blushing like a teapot?"