Zhang Xiaoming got into the car, and everyone greeted the three of them.
"Who did you offend by offending Lin'er, you little four-eyes? Aren't you tired of living?" Lei Ming asked while driving.
"President Lei, please stop joking with me. I didn't want to," Zhang Xiaoming said, adopting a submissive attitude.
"Behave yourself later and don't get stage fright," Lei Ming instructed.
Zhang Xiaoming smiled without saying anything. Stage fright was impossible; he had experienced so much and chaired so many meetings.
He had never experienced stage fright before, after all, he wasn't someone fresh out of school.
The three of them knew Zhang Xiaoming didn't believe them. Anyway, without seeing it with their own eyes, it was impossible to explain.
When Zhang Xiaoming met Elder Li later, he would tremble with fear.
There was no conversation during the drive. Lei Ming drove them back to the villa. Zhang Xiaoming had a habit of looking around whenever he entered a new environment to familiarize himself with the place.
As he was observing, he noticed many people standing by the roadside.
Especially when the car entered the villa, there were young men with resolute expressions standing not far from the entrance.
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It was not right to be out for a walk either; they had no smiles on their faces, were serious and solemn.
Before Zhang Xiaoming could recover, Lei Ming had already stopped the car and said, "Get out and get the vegetables."
Zhang Xiaoming instinctively followed everyone out of the car and helped carry the vegetables from the trunk.
Jiang Xin and Qin Dou, who were strolling in the garden, also came over to help.
Zhang Xiaoming didn't find it strange at all that these two juniors came to help.
"Alright, take them back first. We can cook after half an hour of rest," Jack Ma said as he took all the vegetables out of the trunk and closed it before carrying them into the house.
Zhang Xiaoming didn't say a word, carrying two large bags in his hands and following behind everyone.
The villa was very spacious. Upon entering, it was divided into two sides. One side had the dining room, kitchen, and other areas, while the other side was a large, very long living room.
Zhang Xiaoming followed everyone towards the kitchen. After only a few steps, he saw his old enemy, Penguin Ma, wiping the dining table, completely unaware of Zhang Xiaoming's arrival.
Behind him, another man was washing fruit. Seeing Jack Ma return, the man turned his head.
It was only then that Zhang Xiaoming clearly saw him. Wasn't this the Rare Earth King, Jiang Quanshui!
At this moment, Zhang Xiaoming began to understand. Were these people all helping out here?
Some bought groceries, some cleaned, and he had heard Jack Ma say earlier that they would rest for half an hour before cooking.
Aren't these the things a housekeeper does?
Why were they all scrambling to do these tasks?
Penguin Ma finished wiping the table and happened to look up and see Zhang Xiaoming.
Their eyes met, and sparks flew in the air.
Neither of them spoke, nor did they greet each other, as if they had seen a third party betraying them. In any case, it was disgusting.
"Done. Now you come with me to find Lin'er," Jack Ma said after placing all the vegetables, preparing to take Zhang Xiaoming to find Xia Lin.
At this time, Xia Lin was usually in the entertainment room on the first basement level.
"Okay," Zhang Xiaoming replied and followed behind Jack Ma.
The stairs to the first basement level were located between the living room and the dining room. To go to the basement, one could see the people sitting in the living room.
Zhang Xiaoming cast a curious glance towards the living room.
There were three people sitting in the living room. A young man had his back to Zhang Xiaoming, facing an elder. To the right, a young and beautiful girl was making tea.
The girl's posture was elegant, and she appeared very refined.
As for the elder, he seemed somewhat familiar.
Zhang Xiaoming felt like he had seen this elder before, and even on television. He started his career in news, so he was sensitive to such figures.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning struck Zhang Xiaoming's mind.
Damn it...
Elder Li?
Isn't this that Elder Li?
At that moment, Zhang Xiaoming remembered the young men standing outside when he first entered. What kind of walk was that? They were all secret service agents!
In an instant, Zhang Xiaoming's legs felt like they were filled with cement, and he didn't know how to lift his feet forward.
"Let's go," Jack Ma called out, seeing Zhang Xiaoming suddenly staring at the living room in a daze.
Upon seeing this, the few of them instantly understood and smiled.
Finally, Old Wang and Lei Ming personally escorted Zhang Xiaoming to the basement.
Zhang Xiaoming's mind was blank at the moment. Who was the owner of this villa?
No wonder Old Wang had said yesterday that one couldn't just come to apologize if they wanted to.
This wasn't something he could just come for!
If Jack Ma and the others hadn't led the way, he would have been taken away by others outside.
Zhang Xiaoming didn't even know how he got down.
Upon reaching the first basement level, several young people were chatting below, mostly girls, including the national Little Wang.
"Lin'er, Zhang Xiaoming is here," Old Wang said, escorting Zhang Xiaoming, and called out to Xia Lin.
Xia Lin looked at Zhang Xiaoming, who was being escorted by Old Wang and Lei Ming, and asked curiously, "What are you guys doing?"
"He's just scared and his legs went weak," Jack Ma explained with a smile, then brought a stool and placed it in front of Zhang Xiaoming.
After resting for two minutes, Zhang Xiaoming finally came to his senses and said to Xia Lin, "Miss Xia, I apologize sincerely for not handling the issue of the Douyin account being blocked yesterday."
This matter had already been resolved last night. She agreed to let Zhang Xiaoming apologize but didn't want him to be restless because of it.
Then Xia Lin teased, "Mr. Zhang, I often use your company's products. Douyin, and another software for reading novels called Xihongshi Free Novels. Whether it's Douyin or Xihongshi, the coin-giving activities are quite stingy."
Zhang Xiaoming naturally knew what Xia Lin meant by Douyin; it was their company's most profitable software.
As for this Xihongshi novel, what was that?
Did he have such a thing under his company?
He really didn't know.
Zhang Xiaoming dared not say more and quickly replied, "Hehe... it is my honor to have you use it. I will seriously consider the valuable suggestions you made when I return."
"Also, I like a female author on Xihongshi Novel named Nan Nan. Her books are so good, and she's said to be the number one beauty on Tomato. You should pay more attention to her," Xia Lin suddenly recalled a novel she had been following at night.
"Okay, I've noted it down," Zhang Xiaoming quickly nodded.
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(ps: I've been too busy lately, my eyes are squinting from exhaustion, so the update is late. I'm just writing nonsense. I'm very sorry. I'm planning to take everyone to the immortal realm to show off a bit, otherwise, you'll all get tired of reading. You can come back after showing off.)