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

[I felt the previous chapter wasn't written correctly, so I rewrote it (those who read it before January 13th should have been reading the old version)]

[If you feel there's anything that doesn't match, you can go back and take another look.]

"President Lin, President Su is here."

It's the same employee as last time.

In Lin Shi’s memory, this was the third time he had come to run errands and report.

Should we give him a raise?

Lin Shi suddenly thought of something, then shook his head violently to dismiss the idea.

What's going on now? Is this the time to talk about this?

"Let her stay here first..."

Lin Shi had only spoken halfway through his sentence. He had originally intended to have his employees quickly take Su Ningshuang away from the battlefield, to prevent her from entering the fighting area. If the possessing monster were to attack him, his blood would splatter on her again.

Unfortunately, the room door was pushed open, and Su Ningshuang walked in coldly.

Lin Shi felt a wave of helplessness.

It seems Shen Zhixiao just walked in without my permission, so what's the point of having the employees announce it? Why don't you just come in directly?

Despite his helplessness, Lin Shi still planned to see if he could get Su Ning Shuang out first, since Shen Zhi Xiao's personality had become really frightening.

He really couldn't be sure if a fight would break out in a moment.

"Mr. Su, why don't you go first..."

Su Ningshuang once again stopped Lin Shi from finishing his sentence.

As Shen Zhixiao leaned closer to Lin Shi, and Lin Shi's slightly frightened expression appeared, Shen Zhixiao instantly unleashed his full power.

The temperature in the entire room dropped by two or three degrees at the same time.

"Mr. Shen, is this the beginning of coercion?"

Lin Shi felt the temperature drop and the invisible pressure, and his heart was filled with bitterness:

Why are we already starting the cultivation phase?

I haven't even managed to acquire a cultivation technique or a single pill yet.

Isn't this just cannon fodder?

Shen Zhixiao had no time to observe the bitterness on Lin Shi's face. Hearing the undisguised sarcasm in Su Ningshuang's words, he instantly looked up and glared at her with equal coldness.

His anger was completely out of control.

What a joke! If I hadn't placed Lin Shi by your side for his safety, you wouldn't even be able to get in now.

Who would have thought that you, the Ice Queen who's been single for 23 years, would suddenly blossom?

Ignoring the soothing voices coming through the headset, he ripped the headphones off.

He stood up straight, crossed his arms, and said in a mocking tone:

"I wondered who it was. I didn't expect it to be the highly respected and pure-looking girl from Mirror Sea."

"What's wrong? Did you come to Linshi's company for business?"

She raised her right hand and waved it like she was shooing away a fly, a mocking smile playing on her lips:

"If there's nothing else, hurry up and leave, so others don't misunderstand."

Su Ningshuang snorted coldly, walked heavily to the other side of Lin Shi, and stared intently at Shen Zhixiao:

"What misunderstanding? Lin Shi is my employee. You wouldn't be here if I hadn't given your permission."

"Don't forget, Yorozuya is registered under my name. I can directly acquire your shares."

The two women's gazes collided in mid-air, and the once leisurely Yorozuya instantly transformed into a battlefield on the verge of exploding.

Lin Shi felt a sense of relief watching the two of them. He secretly waved to Ye Cheng, signaling her to relax.

He looked up at the women on his left and right.

very good!

On one side is Su Ningshuang, whose personality is extremely familiar.

On the other side was Shen Zhixiao, who had seemed a little strange just moments before, but whose personality was now incredibly familiar.

It's to my liking; it's not possession.

Even possession couldn't give such a perfect sense of alignment.

Unconscious habits cannot be acted out.

Lin Shi let out a deep breath and slumped into his chair.

I feel my heart rate, which spiked to 200 due to the shock, is slowly dropping.

And I experienced a feeling of exhaustion after the adrenaline receded.

He didn't want to listen to or think about what Shen Zhixiao and Su Ningshuang were arguing about.

Several sentences kept floating in my mind:

"It's so good to be alive!!!"

The thrill of surviving the ordeal made him revert to a "preparedness for danger in times of peace" mode.

He started quickly calculating in his mind how much he had saved for his retirement abroad.

After all, even if it's dangerous abroad, he's at most a top soldier, and most of them are in the Middle East.

It is very different from my retirement area.

At the very least, they have to return to China before they can truly begin their cultivation journey. Abroad, they are just physically strong "ordinary people".

My current physical condition is still good enough to handle it.

Should we save up more?

Did they manage to trick Ye Cheng into leaving as well?

That's when there's truly no danger.

Lin Shi suddenly felt it was feasible and secretly raised his target by a few percentage points.

And there's something else! Does Natsuno still owe me some money...?

But I can't blame her. These things definitely need to be discussed in person. But I haven't seen her recently, so there's nothing I can do.

Initially, it was a scene of stalemate between Lin Shi, Ye Cheng, and Shen Zhixiao, but now it has been divided into three parts.

Shen Zhixiao and Su Ningshuang were locked in a fierce battle on either side of Lin Shi, neither willing to give in.

Lin Shi slumped in his chair, his mind racing with plans for his secret stash of money.

Ye Cheng continued to observe the situation and prepare for the protection of the forest.

Oh right.

Another subordinate was hiding under the table, pretending to be invisible.

Two minutes later, neither Shen Zhixiao nor Su Ningshuang said anything to each other, but just looked at each other coldly.

Lin Shi finally finished calculating the amount and came to his senses.

Looking up at the two people facing off, an idea struck him.

He first quietly moved the seat back a step, sliding out of the two people's encirclement.

Then he got up and, like a porter, pushed his expensive boss's chair next to Ye Cheng, swapping it with her ordinary chair.

He then pulled Ye Cheng and Su Xin's ordinary chairs and returned to his desk.

"You two, you must be tired of arguing. Why don't you sit down and rest for a bit? We can have some tea and relax?"

Lin Shi looked at the two with a fawning smile and moved two chairs behind them.

Shen Zhixiao and Su Ningshuang first glanced at each other's chairs, then looked at their own.

Upon discovering that both were from the same supplier and had no difference, he snorted and sat down together.

Ye Cheng sat in Lin Shi's large boss's chair without feeling anything was wrong, and even leisurely picked up her smartphone to watch short videos.

No one seemed to have any complaints. While the office atmosphere wasn't exactly harmonious, it was at least somewhat peaceful.

One of the henchmen peeked out from under the table and gave Lin Shi a trembling thumbs-up:

Awesome! You managed to turn this situation around, Brother Lin, you're truly a genius.