My whole family sucked my blood; after being reborn, the little cook went on a killing spree.

In Li Xuzhi's eyes, Su Wanning was just a cute little kitten.

If he wanted her, he would grab her by the scruff of her neck and throw her into the house. He didn't even need to lift her; he just needed to throw a small fish, and she would come running after him, nuzzling him with her fluffy head and snuggling into his arms, meowing softly.

He casually touched her a couple of times, and she started purring incessantly.

That's right!

But now, Li Xuzhi was in severe abdominal pain, and he fell backward and crashed to the ground!

That grinning face is no longer visible.

Only the scorching sun made him sweat profusely.

Li Xuzhi was extremely upset.

How can this woman have such great strength?

Actually, Su Wan Ning held back her punch. She didn't like being threatened, but she also didn't want to cause a death on someone else's property.

She rushed forward, quickly grabbing both of Li Xuzhi's wrists with one hand and pinning them above his head, while her other hand gripped his neck. "Third Young Master, I wanted to thank you for telling me such a big secret, but you're being too naive to think you can use this to threaten me."

"Heh, go ahead and strangle me, do you dare?"

Li Xuzhi was having some difficulty breathing.

But there was no fear in his eyes, only a smile.

"You dismissed all the servants in the courtyard beforehand, creating the illusion that it was just the two of us. Weren't you just trying to see my reaction? Weren't you trying to embolden me to lay a hand on you, you sickly weakling?"

Su Wan Ning slowly tightened her grip on her fingers. "Do you think your bodyguards are faster, or my hands are faster?"

Xuancao is one of Xu Lingxi's secret guards, so Li Xuzhi must also have one!

"Hmm!"

Li Xuzhi's throat was getting more and more sore, and he made a pushing motion with his palm.

Suddenly, the courtyard, which had been making a lot of noise, became much quieter.

Those guards have retreated!

Su Wan Ning then slightly loosened her grip on his neck. "I just want to be a cook and earn more money. Third Young Master had better not think about anything else, or I wouldn't mind killing you right now. Anyway, if you die, plenty of people will be happy, and someone will clean up the mess for me!"

"I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder! Are you going to strangle me?"

As the air flowed in, Li Xuzhi took a long time to catch his breath before managing to squeeze out a sentence.

He struggled to get up.

"Don't move!"

Su Wan Ning scolded, her fingers tightening again.

Li Xuzhi immediately stopped moving and laughed, "You're really bold, but Lingxi is very timid. She won't help you clean up the mess. If you kill me, she might fight you to the death."

"Who said I was referring to Xu Lingxi?"

Su Wan Ning looked at him in surprise, "Ling Xi is my friend, how could I let her do such a dirty thing? If you die, of course the Third Madam will be happy."

When the last three words were uttered, Li Xuzhi's smile faltered.

"Feng Shi isn't one of Third Madam's people at all; he's one of yours, right?"

How did you know?

Li Xuzhi stopped laughing.

"It was uncertain before, but it's certain now."

Su Wan Ning raised the corners of her mouth slightly. "Feng Shi is a member of the Feng family. When he got into trouble and was punished, everyone would think that the money for the ham went into the Third Madam's pocket. But it just so happens that you, a sickly person, insisted on inviting us to eat grilled fish that day and even asked me to cook for you, making things difficult for us repeatedly."

"I've only ever known Lingxi, so the only thing that might have caught your attention is that I almost exposed your little tricks while trying to save my uncle, which is why you came here specifically to test me."

"It's just that you missed out on earning a few dozen taels of silver, is it really worth it? You want me to be your dog?"

In his past life, was he also Li Xuzhi, who would do anything to make money, stealing the ancestor's secret recipe and selling it, only to end up blaming himself?

This suspicion arose from the bottom of my heart and I couldn't suppress it.

Su Wanning's grip tightened.

"Hmm!"

Li Xuzhi's eyes were practically bulging out of their sockets as he desperately twisted his body, trying to trace Su Wanning's fingers with his fingertips.

A sudden, sharp pain shot through my skin.

The pain of being tortured and killed in her past life quickly spread throughout her body through that one torn piece of flesh, and Su Wan Ning was on the verge of tears.

Her eyes widened, and as she held back her tears, she released Li Xuzhi.

She couldn't kill him; she had finally managed to infiltrate the Li family, and she couldn't let it all go to waste.

Her every move could change the course of events, so she must minimize the impact while protecting herself.

Killing Li Xuzhi would make the aftermath easier, but she couldn't guarantee she could uncover the truth!

She couldn't be even more certain whether the person behind it all had stolen the secret formula! She absolutely wouldn't let any possibility slip by, nor would she let any enemy get away with it!

"Hahaha, how could it be a dog? It's a cat!"

Li Xuzhi braced himself against the table to stand up, and as soon as he regained his balance, he started laughing, "You have such a poor understanding of your own position!"

Then, he met Su Wan Ning's murderous gaze.

Su Wanning remained expressionless. "Is it funny?"

"Not funny."

Li Xuzhi was certain: the young woman in front of him was a madwoman!

He's a madman who's ready to suddenly lash out and strangle himself at any moment!

That's great, just like me!

He took a few steps back, looking at Su Wan Ning with interest. "Did you know that the Third Madam was going to make a move against you at the birthday banquet?"

"If you really want to investigate the ham matter, you'll find out that Xu Lingxi discovered the problem through me. Since she doesn't dare to go after Xu Lingxi, she'll definitely go after me."

Su Wan Ning really didn't want to talk to him. Was this something so hard to guess? Did he really need to come all the way here to tell her?

It's made it impossible for me to even pretend to be a delicate little cook!

"Okay, I was being presumptuous."

Li Xuzhi was still laughing. "Madam Su, just pretend I was talking nonsense. Don't forget about the medicinal diet. I'm serious. Move the date forward a day. I'll add an extra ounce."

"Starting April 10th, nineteen days in advance, that's thirty taels plus nineteen taels, a total of forty-nine taels, making it a round fifty taels. I'll give you a delicious mille-feuille cake as a gift, you can pick it up tonight."

It's foolish not to make money when you can.

The ancestral birthday banquet is the day after tomorrow, which is the 9th. We'll start dealing with Li Xuzhi on the 10th.

Su Wan Ning quickly calculated the total, took a few more silver ingots from the table, making it twenty taels. "Consider this a deposit. If there's nothing else, Third Young Master, I'll go make you the thousand-layer cake first."

"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."

Li Xuzhi felt a pang of heartache, a headache, and a burning desire to see more than half of his silver gone.

But he couldn't bear to part with the money and couldn't win over the beautiful woman, so he endured it, planning to earn it back tenfold or a hundredfold once he got his hands on the kitten!

Su Wan Ning's hands only started trembling after she left Li Xu Zhi's courtyard.

She had always suspected that Li Xuzhi had something wrong with her, and this trip confirmed it. But she couldn't hide or avoid him. She had to make Li Xuzhi not dare to underestimate her, but also not arouse his murderous intent... In short, she was still too weak. Anyone would want to take advantage of her!

Also, Li Xuzhi's last laugh was very strange.

Did I guess wrong?

No, he didn't refute his guess or prove that he was right, but it might not be just what he guessed. There must be something else he knew that I didn't!