After hearing this woman's self-introduction, Su Chen finally understood.
Lin Ruoxue had ntioned hiring a maid, and he hadn't expected her to manage it so quickly.
Su Chen took a mont to observe the woman, noting that she was about fifty years old, not very well-dressed but neat and clean, and she seed honest.
Generally, Su Chen was quite satisfied with the maid, so he nodded and asked,
"Auntie, what is your last na?"
"My surna is Sun," the woman replied.
"Auntie Sun, then we'll be in your care from now on."
Su Chen smiled slightly.
"Master Su, you are too polite, this is all part of my duties."
The woman apparently hadn't expected this Master Su to be so easygoing and said, sowhat flattered.
Su Chen then let her go about her business, while he sat on the sofa and picked up a fashion magazine that Lin Ruoxue read for leisure.
Around six o'clock, Lin Ruoxue returned ho, just as Auntie Sun had finished preparing dinner.
Su Chen and Lin Ruoxue had intended to invite Auntie Sun to sit and eat with them, but she insisted on not doing so, saying it would be inappropriate.
Seeing her insistence, Su Chen and Lin Ruoxue let her be. After all, she wasn't their lifelong maid Wang, who had taken care of Lin Ruoxue since childhood and got along extrely well with Su Chen.
Though nominally a servant, Wang was more like family to them.
After dinner, Su Chen and Lin Ruoxue took a stroll around the neighborhood to digest their al.
Ever since their first walk in Jianghai, they had made it a routine to go for a leisurely walk in the neighborhood every few days after dinner.
After walking for a while, Lin Ruoxue returned ho to continue working, and Su Chen, around ten in the evening, went to his estate to prepare for his cultivation practices.
Upon reaching the estate, he imdiately entered a room and started his cultivation, which lasted until the next morning.
Although after a night of cultivation he appeared refreshed, radiant, and even his skin seed better, he couldn't feel happy.
He had thought he would definitely break through to the Ninth Layer realm today.
After all, he felt a breakthrough was imminent yesterday, just one breath away.
However, the result had disappointed him, although he was one step closer to breaking through, he ultimately did not achieve it.
But he didn't get frustrated, as the path of cultivation was never smooth sailing, setbacks were inevitable.
Besides, this hardly even counted as a setback.
Su Chen decided not to dwell on it any longer and drove straight back to the villa.
The following two or three days for Su Chen passed uneventfully, nothing special.
If anything special had to be ntioned, it was that Lin Ruoxue had beco particularly secretive these days, spending most of her ti away from the office, and it was unknown where she went.
Su Chen had asked her about it, but she did not answer. Although he could find out if he wanted to, using investigation thods on his own wife seed quite unfair.
For Su Chen, as long as Lin Ruoxue was safe, that was enough.
Moreover, in their marriage, they always gave each other plenty of space.
Normally, Lin Ruoxue seldom asked about Su Chen's activities, especially after realizing that his identity was not simple.
Over the past few days, the only thing that had slightly bothered Su Chen was his inability to break through to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinent; it felt like a water tank that was forever just a little shy of being full.
"Honey, why have you seed a bit like you're coming and going mysteriously these days? What exactly have you been doing during the day?"
That evening at dinner, Su Chen asked once again.
"It's nothing, just so minor things."
Lin Ruoxue casually said:
"By the way, there's a financial summit coming up in a few days. Do you want to go with ?"
"Hasn't it started yet? Wife, didn't you say when you arrived it was only a few days away? Don't tell it still hasn't happened after all these days?"
Su Chen asked curiously. He rembered that when Lin Ruoxue had first arrived, he had asked her why she had co early, and at that ti Lin Ruoxue had told him about the financial summit happening in a few days.
"I don't know why either; the organizers notified us of a postponent," Lin Ruoxue said.
"Alright, I'll accompany you when the ti cos."
Su Chen didn't think much of it and said with a slight smile:
"My wife is so beautiful, I'd hate for so annoying flies to bother you. I'll be your protector then."
"This financial summit is a top-tier industry event. I've heard that many from the Five Great Families will be attending."
Lin Ruoxue said, looking into Su Chen's eyes, feeling it necessary to inform him of this detail.
Su Chen was slightly startled upon hearing this, then smiled and said nothing.
However, this was probably to be expected. After all, in today's world's economy, finance stands at the very top of the pyramid, so it's natural for these great families to participate in such summits.
Seeing his reaction, Lin Ruoxue knew he had his thoughts and didn't inquire further.
After dinner, Lin Ruoxue went upstairs to work as usual, while Su Chen drove to the estate a bit later.
He had a strong feeling that his breakthrough might very well happen tonight, which made him slightly excited!
However, he had only been driving for a short while when he passed through a narrow path lined with bushes and sensed sothing wrong.
He couldn't explain why or reason it out, just an intuition honed from years on the brink of danger!
If there really was soone, and he was unable to detect their presence, that person was definitely not ordinary.
He deliberately stopped the car, stepped into the bushes, unzipped his pants, and urinated, then turned around to head back.
Just as he turned around, suddenly a dark figure "swooshed" out from the bushes, the blade in hand shimring coldly under the winter moonlight, emitting a chilling aura, like a beast eager to devour life!
The blade thrust straight forward, as fast as lightning, so fast that only a blur was visible!
It seed to pierce a hole through the void itself!
And its direction was towards Su Chen's back, more precisely speaking, between the third and fourth vertebrae!
Without a doubt, this was an assassin, one profoundly knowledgeable about human anatomy!
Of course, assassins generally possess a certain understanding of human anatomy, but this one, undoubtedly, was among the elites!
He had been tracking this target for several days, knowing the target passed here every night. So today, he had ambushed here early, waiting for him!
Assassins value a lethal strike and never hesitate, so his attack was a powerful killing move!
Moreover, according to information provided by the client, this target was not ordinary, having even slain a Martial Artist at the Eighth Layer of Qi Refinent. This made him dare not underestimate his task!
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