Chapter 55 The Hired Help

The three walked toward Villa 42. Lin Jie didn't know much about the eccentric old man, only that his surname was Zhang and his name was Zhang Zhiwen.

It was a very ordinary name, so ordinary that people would remember it on the spot, then turn around and forget it.

Chen Xiao rang the doorbell of the villa. Unexpectedly, a woman in her fifties opened the door.

The woman was graceful and luxurious, with an extraordinary demeanor, and a hint of arrogance between her eyebrows.

The three of them exchanged glances. Wasn't the old man Zhang always alone? How could there suddenly be a woman in his house?

"Excuse me, is Mr. Zhang at home?"

Although he was a little puzzled, Chen Xiao asked politely.

The noblewoman snorted disdainfully and asked affectedly, "You must be the people who came to buy the house, right? We're not selling, please go back!"

As she spoke, the noblewoman was about to close the door.

Chen Xiao grabbed the door and said with a smile, "Madam, I sincerely want to buy this house. You can name the price, and I won't bargain! Besides, we're neighbors after all. Even if the deal doesn't go through, we can still be friends. Can't you let us come in and have a seat?"

"We don't have a rude and overbearing neighbor like you. I've already said that the house isn't for sale. It's no use giving us more money! Besides, even if you're rich, it's useless. Our Lao Zhang isn't short of money!"

The noblewoman said, rolling her eyes.

At this moment, Lin Jie stepped forward and said, "Auntie, I wonder what your relationship is with Uncle Zhang? Why do you keep saying 'we'?"

"Who are you calling Auntie? Am I that old? No, I should say, are you that young?"

The noblewoman's words were like a sword stabbing into Lin Jie's chest. It was too painful.

Then the noblewoman revealed her identity: "Lao Zhang and I are husband and wife. He is my lover. What else should I say but 'we'?"

Lin Jie snorted coldly and asked sternly, "But as far as I know, Uncle Zhang moved here more than half a year ago and has been alone ever since. He doesn't have any lover at all. Tell me the truth, who are you?"

"How are you talking? Are you interrogating a prisoner?"

The noblewoman's eyes widened when she saw Lin Jie's attitude. "I've been in my hometown all along, and I just moved here recently, so what? If I weren't Lao Zhang's lover, how would I know that you bunch of evil neighbors want to forcibly buy our house? I'm telling you, don't think you can bully our Lao Zhang just because he's honest!"

The noblewoman rolled up her sleeves, looking like a shrew, completely different from her previous arrogant face.

At this moment, Chen Xiao had a flash of inspiration and suddenly said, "That's right, I did hear Uncle Zhang say that he has a lover in his hometown, whose surname seems to be Wu, named Wu Meilan. You must be Aunt Wu, right?"

Lin Jie was dumbfounded, wondering when Chen Xiao had met Uncle Zhang.

Gu Yutong was intelligent and immediately guessed what her master was doing.

And after hearing Chen Xiao's words, the noblewoman's eyes darted around a few times, and then she admitted, "That's right, I am Wu Meilan, so what?"

Chen Xiao sneered: "So what? So who exactly are you? Wu Meilan is a name I just made up!"

The noblewoman realized that she had been tricked by Chen Xiao, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she started to act even more shamelessly.

"Good, you little brat, you look decent, but you're tricking an old lady like me, huh? You have no conscience!"

Chen Xiao was speechless for a while, then his face darkened: "Since you won't listen when I talk to you nicely, then don't blame me for being impolite."

He had at least a hundred ways to make this woman tell the truth, but he didn't want to use them.

"Master, let me do it."

At this moment, Gu Yutong suddenly walked over, and with a wave of her hand, Xiao Xiao Hei, coiled around her wrist, poked its head out of her sleeve.

"If you don't tell the truth, I'll let it bite you!"

Gu Yutong said fiercely. Xiao Xiao Hei cooperated by showing its fangs and hissing.

"My God, I can't do this job anymore. What kind of people are you?"

The noblewoman screamed, "I'll talk, I'll talk, I'll tell you everything!"

"I'm really not Lao Zhang's lover. He hired me from the labor market for a thousand yuan just to deal with you..."

"Where is he? Why doesn't he come out and see us?"

Lin Jie said with a frown. It was the first time she had met such a homeowner. It was really hateful.

"Lao Zhang isn't home. He left me in charge here and ran away to hide!"

The noblewoman said.

"Do you think we'll believe you?"

Lin Jie sneered, "Since he won't come out to see us, then we'll go in and find him!"

As she spoke, Lin Jie was about to step inside.

But Chen Xiao said, "No need to go in. He's really not here."

"How do you know?"

Lin Jie couldn't help asking.

"Because I've already seen it."

During this period of time, Chen Xiao's divine sense had thoroughly examined Zhang Lao Tou's villa.

Not only did he not find Zhang Lao Tou, but he also did not find any cultivator's aura, or anything related to cultivation.

He even felt that he might have guessed wrong. This Zhang Lao Tou might just be an ordinary person with a quirky temper.

As for Gu Yutong not being able to sense any aura on him, it might be due to some other reason.

"Seen it? When did you see it?"

Lin Jie was confused, but seeing that Chen Xiao and Gu Yutong had already turned around and left, she quickly followed.

"Chen Xiao, it seems that this old man is really stubborn. What should we do now?"

Lin Jie asked.

Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said, "I think Tong Tong has already given the answer. If that eccentric old man dares to come back, Tong Tong will scare him with the snake. If he's not afraid of snakes, we'll think of other ways to scare him. If that doesn't work, we'll let your ex-husband take action. I don't believe we can't scare him away."

"My ex-husband?"

At first, Lin Jie didn't react, but after a few seconds, she realized that Chen Xiao was talking about the stone spirit. The two had been husband and wife for many years!

"Go, go, go, don't talk nonsense. I haven't been married yet, where would I get an ex-husband!"

Lin Jie pushed Chen Xiao playfully with a smile on her face, making Gu Yutong grit her teeth.

Hmph, she's old and doesn't respect herself. Doesn't she know that men and women shouldn't touch hands so casually!

If Lin Jie heard this, she would probably be heartbroken again.

Back at the entrance of Chen Xiao's house, Lin Jie said goodbye. She was a female entrepreneur with tens of billions of assets and was busy with work. Although she liked being with Chen Xiao, she couldn't spend all her time on it.

What's more, she could also see that she was interested, but Chen Xiao was indifferent... This relationship would ultimately have no results.

However, in fact, Chen Xiao had no idea that there was even a love affair involved here.

Just as Chen Xiao was planning to go back and continue to train and guide Gu Yutong, Chu Luo called for help.

"Director Chen, the hospital has a big case. Please come over as soon as possible!"