Tears streamed down Su Qingning's face. She was deeply moved.

Even though, deep down, she knew that Lin Xiao's words were just meant to comfort her, her heart was still touched. At least, in this moment, she was moved. At least, this man was willing to stand up for her when she had been wronged. Even though he had no money, no power, and no background, he made her icy heart feel a flicker of warmth.

Lin Xiao fell silent and let go of Su Qingning. Seeing the tear stains that still marked her stunningly beautiful face, he felt a pang in his heart and tenderly reached out to wipe them away.

Su Qingning didn't flinch. She allowed Lin Xiao to gently dry her tears.

"Alright, no more crying. I will make every single person who has ever bullied you pay in blood!"

Su Qingning sighed heavily in her heart. I know he's just trying to comfort me. Too many people have bullied me, and many of them come from the most powerful families. How could Lin Xiao possibly have the ability to get revenge for me?

She shook her head and said, "Lin Xiao, thank you for comforting me. Their bullying really did hurt me, but it's okay. I can bear it. Besides, it's all in the past now. I've already moved on."

"But I can't bear it! You're my wife, and I won't allow anyone to bully you—not even me!"

Hearing Lin Xiao's resolute words, Su Qingning's heart was touched once more. Her beautiful eyes, red with emotion, stared at him.

"Lin Xiao, I'm truly moved to hear you say that. But you know, for common people like us, just getting by is hard enough. So, please stop bragging in the future. Let's just live our lives peacefully, okay?"

Lin Xiao desperately wanted to tell Su Qingning that he wasn't bragging. But I know she won't believe me.

So he could only nod in agreement. "Alright, we'll live our lives peacefully."

Seeing him agree, Su Qingning felt a warmth in her heart and added, "So, don't think about getting revenge or anything like that. We really can't afford to provoke those people. In three months, the assessment will be over. Once I get Su Corporation back, everything will get better. I've said it before: I'm going to make a lot of money so that no one will ever dare to look down on us again. I keep my promises. Just you wait, one day, no one will dare to bully us!"

"Alright, I'll just wait to live off you then!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Su Qingning nodded. "I have to get back to work. You should go, too."

"Okay."

Lin Xiao smiled and turned to leave.

After stepping out of the bar, Lin Xiao dialed Xiao Shixiong's number. The call was answered instantly.

"Master, what are your orders?"

"The beggar I asked you to find, why is there still no news?" Lin Xiao's voice was cold.

Indeed, Lin Xiao was a little angry. Xiao Shixiong's efficiency was truly terrible. He had given him the order to find a real beggar right after he first met Su Qingfeng. Two days had passed, yet his progress was still so slow.

Xiao Shixiong knew Lin Xiao was angry. He stuttered, "Master, I've had my men looking, but it's incredibly difficult to find a real beggar these days. Give me one more day, I promise I'll find one!"

"Then you have one more day," Lin Xiao said coldly.

Xiao Shixiong quickly agreed.

After hanging up, Xiao Shixiong roared at his butler, "Fan Zengjia, you son of a bitch, your work is getting more useless by the day! How hard can it be to find one beggar? Damn it, I'm giving you half a day. If you still can't find one, don't blame me for what happens to you!"

As Xiao Shixiong's butler, Fan Zengjia trembled. "Master, I-I'll send all my men out to search right away! Rest assured, I will absolutely find one for you in the shortest possible time!"

"Then don't just stand there! Dammit, if you can't find one, you'll see how I'll deal with you!"

Fan Zengjia scurried away.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Xiao was about to enter the security room when a thin man appeared before him. The man looked to be in his early sixties and had a kind, benevolent face.

"You must be Lin Xiao, Mr. Lin?" the man asked with a smile.

"And you are?"

"Oh, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ma Datong, the butler to the King of Jinling."

"And?" Lin Xiao pressed.

Ma Datong chuckled. "If you don't mind, shall we find a place to talk?"

"Sure."

Lin Xiao turned and headed toward the security room, with Ma Datong following closely behind. At some point, Ma Datong's gaze had turned as sharp as a blade, as if ready to pierce Lin Xiao's back.

They entered the security room, one after the other.

"What would you like to drink?" Lin Xiao asked.

Ma Datong smiled. "Do you have any tea?"

The old man's tone was as familiar as if they were old friends.

"I do, but it's nothing special. Do you mind?"

"Of course not. These days, having anything to drink at all is a blessing."

"Alright, then help yourself," Lin Xiao said nonchalantly.

He had no habit of waiting on this old bastard. Besides, this old bastard wasn't worthy of being served by Lin Xiao.

Ma Datong didn't seem to mind. He turned, poured himself a cup of tea, and sat down opposite Lin Xiao, studying him with a smile.

Lin Xiao asked, "What, is there something on my face?"

"No. I'm just curious, how did you kill Liu San and Zhao Tieshan?"

"How do you know it was me?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

Ma Datong chuckled. "It was indeed difficult to investigate. You set fire to the scene every time you kill someone, which made our investigation much more difficult."

"So, how did you find out?"

"It took a great deal of effort. Thankfully, the Du Family helped us."

"I see," Lin Xiao nodded.

Ma Datong asked curiously, "So, what is your cultivation level?"

"What do you think my cultivation level is?" Lin Xiao countered.

Ma Datong shook his head. "I can't tell. But you probably don't have one, do you?"

Lin Xiao smiled. "If you say so, then I guess I don't."

"So, Pei Donglai did all this for you?"

"Oh? You even know about Pei Donglai?"

Ma Datong nodded. "To be honest, after we found out you killed Liu San and Zhao Tieshan, we investigated you. Unfortunately, you seem to have appeared out of thin air. There are only two possibilities: either you have an incredible background, or you're so insignificant that no one would ever notice you."

"And which one do you think I am?" Lin Xiao asked with a smile.

"The second one. After all, if you really had such an extraordinary background, you wouldn't be a stinking beggar, would you?"

"That makes sense. So, what's your purpose in coming to see me today?"

"Pei Donglai isn't here. He can't protect you."

A look of realization dawned on Lin Xiao's face. "So, you came here to kill me?"

"You guessed it!" Ma Datong said, a sinister grin spreading across his face.

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