Chương 70: _【+】(70)

_【+】(70)

Hearing this, Tề Mặc immediately looked up. He saw Ly Tâm looking at him while eyeing the dishes on the table, her hands still pressed down, preventing the chefs from taking them away. He frowned, a flash of anger in his eyes, and said coldly, "She lured you, and you just went?"

Hearing Tề Mặc's words, Ly Tâm immediately knew something was wrong. She quickly put on a brilliant smile and looked at him. "Boss, I fully considered the potential dangers and the self-preservation measures I should take. That's why I went. Boss, in the Tề family, even if someone wanted to do something, they would do it secretly. And for an outsider to break in, this wouldn't be the Tề family anymore. So I didn't go blindly."

With that, she couldn't help but pout slightly. She was an adult, for goodness' sake. Although she hadn't been in the mafia, she didn't know how deep the waters ran, but she knew how to advance and retreat, and what was good and bad. Don't treat her like a child, for goodness' sake. She wasn't that useless.

Hearing this, Tề Mặc's face darkened slightly, but his anger subsided. The chefs, seeing that Tề Mặc hadn't said anything, quickly cleared the dishes from the table. Seeing this, Ly Tâm ran to Tề Mặc's side and sat down, saying angrily, "Boss, I'm hungry."

Tề Mặc saw Ly Tâm's angry face, his brow furrowed slightly, and he said coldly, "Be more careful in the future."

Hearing Tề Mặc's words, Ly Tâm immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly at him. Her weak spot had been caught by Tề Mặc. She could only sign an unequal treaty. However, she had no objection to Tề Mặc's warning. She wouldn't meddle in such idle matters in the future.

Lập Hộ, who had been silent all this time, now saw Ly Tâm smiling and nodding repeatedly, and he couldn't help but chuckle. Just a moment ago, she was giving the boss a dark look, and now she was fine. He really didn't know what was so charming about a little food.

"Boss, a call from Prince Uy Liêm." Ly Tâm was happily dealing with the newly served dishes when Red Eagle walked in and said to Tề Mặc. Tề Mặc nodded and got up to walk inside.

"What woman did you meet just now?" Lập Hộ asked, leaning back on the sofa and looking at Ly Tâm, who was eating with gusto, after Tề Mặc had left.

Ly Tâm glanced at Lập Hộ while eating. "What?"

Lập Hộ saw that Ly Tâm wasn't talking, the look in her eyes unreadable. Her appearance was no different from when he first met her, nor was her temperament. It was just more hidden, more settled. This subtle, almost imperceptible change had been there since she woke up. Seeing this, Lập Hộ couldn't help but smile slightly. The boss really knew how to teach people. Just one shooting training session, and Ly Tâm had grasped some deeper things. She was faintly showing the potential to compete with them.

He didn't hide anything and said directly, "I've been with the boss for ten years, and I've never seen anyone in the Tề family's main residence who cares about him, whether openly or secretly. Here, showing a fake face of concern for the boss is not as smart as showing off your own talent."

Hearing Lập Hộ say this, Ly Tâm immediately understood. The woman today was either putting on a show for her or was hidden too deeply. Ten years of following him, and he still didn't know. What was the meaning of this today? Did she really think she was a child who was easy to fool? Thinking of this, Ly Tâm couldn't help but frown slightly.

Lập Hộ saw that Ly Tâm didn't answer and leaned back on the sofa, saying indifferently, "Red Eagle has been with the boss the longest, and I believe none of us know about this. Who exactly did you meet today?"

"A very ordinary woman, about forty or fifty years old," Ly Tâm replied after thinking for a moment. She was indeed very ordinary. No outstanding looks, no imposing aura, only coldness. But in the Tề family, everyone was cold, so it wasn't outstanding. After thinking about it, she was really ordinary.

Hearing Ly Tâm say this, Lập Hộ frowned slightly in thought, then nodded without speaking. Ly Tâm didn't say anything more either, concentrating on her food.

Since Tề Mặc and she were recovering quickly and had no after-effects, Tề Mặc's physical strength gradually returned over the next few days. Giao Văn, who had been worried about the mafia back home, slipped back to Italy before Tề Mặc could punish him. So now, only Lập Hộ was following Tề Mặc closely. If Giao Văn were here, perhaps this person who had known Tề Mặc since childhood would know something, but Ly Tâm had no intention of prying.

A silent night. Before the morning sun could shine through the window, a series of rhythmic knocks sounded on the door. Two knocks, a ten-second pause, then two more knocks. This was the basic etiquette.

Ly Tâm had gone to bed late and, even though she had to wake up early every day, it wasn't this early. It was too early now. Low blood sugar combined with morning grumpiness, Ly Tâm ignored the knocking outside, turned over, hugged Tề Mặc beside her, and buried her head directly under the covers, ignoring it.

"Mm." Tề Mặc's routine was extremely regular. Hearing the gentle, rhythmic knocking, he hugged Ly Tâm, then sat up himself.

"Young master, your breakfast." A woman's voice. Ly Tâm, who had been buried under the covers, suddenly shot her head out. After being with Tề Mặc for so long, Ly Tâm had experienced his rotten rules and foul temper firsthand. He never had women as servants. There were many women in the Tề family's main residence, but absolutely none in the place where Tề Mặc lived. It was all men. What woman was so bold?

She groggily opened her eyes and saw the woman holding the breakfast tray looking at her in shock. Although it was only for a moment, she saw it all. Ly Tâm couldn't help but blink. A woman, a woman in her forties or fifties. It was the one she had seen last night. Although it was dark then, Ly Tâm would never mistake her.

The woman saw Ly Tâm emerge from beside Tề Mặc, their intimate posture and ambiguous appearance first shocking her, then her eyes revealed a look of either joy or excitement. The hand holding the tray trembled slightly.

Ly Tâm blinked at the other person, then turned to look at Tề Mặc. Seeing his calm expression, neither happy nor angry, she raised an eyebrow, retracted her head, and continued to sleep. Who cared? Getting enough sleep was the most important thing.

Tề Mặc saw Ly Tâm look at him twice and then shrink back to sleep. His expression immediately turned cold. He grabbed her arm and pulled her out, saying in a low voice, "Get up."

"No." She rolled over and hugged Tề Mặc's thigh tightly, refusing without a moment's hesitation. Disturbing someone's sleep so early in the morning, she cursed him to a terrible death.

Tề Mặc didn't waste words with her. His brow furrowed, and he grabbed her shoulders and forcefully pulled her out. This Ly Tâm was already troublesome to wake up, sleeping through thunder. Today, it wasn't her usual wake-up time, so it was obviously even more difficult.

Ly Tâm was groggily pulled up by Tề Mặc. She didn't care about anything and just reached out, grabbed something, and fell back asleep. Tề Mặc saw Ly Tâm actually wrap her arms around his neck and start sleeping again. His face turned cold. His hand moved, and he gave Ly Tâm a slap on the butt.

Ly Tâm yelped in pain. In her daze, without thinking, she bit down hard on Tề Mặc's neck, murmuring, "Don't mess with me. If you keep it up, I'll kill someone."

Tề Mặc's eyes were filled with nothing but murderous intent. The arm holding Ly Tâm tightened, and his voice was like ice as he said, one word at a time, "I'll give you three seconds. Either get up and come out with me, or go to the black jail. You choose. One."

The black jail. Those two icy words instantly brought Ly Tâm back to her senses. She snapped her eyes open. Giao Văn had been here these past few days, and she had discussed this issue with him. Giao Văn had described it very lightly: it was a hell for the most vicious murderers. The possibility of her getting out of there alive was smaller than humans landing on Uranus. Damn it, Tề Mặc had her by her weak spot.

She snapped her eyes open and saw that she was actually biting Tề Mặc's neck. Ly Tâm's face immediately turned green. She was fine with everything else, except for eating and waking up in the morning. Those were her minefields. But to have stepped on Tề Mặc's mine, this time she was probably going to be blown to bits.

Ly Tâm quickly let go, wiped the saliva from Tề Mặc's neck, and said repeatedly, "Boss, sorry, sorry. You know I didn't do it on purpose. You're a magnanimous person, so please forgive me this once. I'll never dare to do it again, Boss." Looking at the slightly reddened neck, Ly Tâm couldn't help but marvel at how thick Tề Mặc's skin was. Such a bite had only left a little redness.

Tề Mặc looked at Ly Tâm coldly without speaking. Ly Tâm quickly and fawningly got out of bed, dressing him and preparing his toiletries, truly reverting to her role as Tề Mặc's servant. Tề Mặc's face was grim, and he didn't speak, letting Ly Tâm do as she pleased.

Watching Tề Mặc enter the bathroom, Ly Tâm breathed a slight sigh of relief. What bad luck today, to have an outburst and run into Tề Mặc. Usually, Tề Mặc wouldn't force her to get up. She didn't know what had gotten into him today, to actually drag her up, making her so anxious now.

"Your breakfast." A faint voice came.

Ly Tâm turned her head and saw the woman speaking to her with a calm expression, as if she hadn't seen anything. She frowned. "Just put it down." She had no interest in studying this inexplicable woman. The main thing now was for Tề Mặc not to get angry and throw her into the black jail. That place was terrifying.

"Eat it while it's hot. This is yours." As she spoke, she nodded slightly, turned, and walked out. Hearing this, Ly Tâm raised an eyebrow. So it was all hers. No wonder. Tề Mặc never used female servants. It turned out she was bringing her breakfast. She really didn't know what had gotten into Tề Mặc.

Tề Mặc's gloomy face made Ly Tâm act with extra caution. Watching him leave the Tề family residence, Ly Tâm couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Tề Mặc actually hadn't gotten angry. It was like red rain falling from the sky. But she hoped it wasn't a case of settling scores later.

Hiding in the basement, Ly Tâm was in a state of divine prowess. She was practically hitting every shot, which made Hoàng Ưng, who occasionally came to watch on the monitor, marvel at whether Ly Tâm had taken the wrong medicine today. If she had always been this good, she would have taken his position.

But he didn't know that Ly Tâm was being cautious, terrified, and eager to please. With all these states combined, it was impossible for her not to be in a state of divine prowess. Tề Mặc had originally wanted to take her out, but now he had just thrown her here to continue practicing. Although he hadn't said a word, Ly Tâm really didn't dare to assume Tề Mặc had just let it go and treated it as if nothing had happened.

Every shot was a bullseye, every bullet found its mark. As Ly Tâm was practicing in this unprecedented state, Red Eagle suddenly walked over. Since she had started practicing shooting, Red Eagle had never even come to look. For him to personally come today, Ly Tâm couldn't help but turn her head to look at him.

Red Eagle saw Ly Tâm looking at him and said with a faint expression, "Go give this to the boss." As he spoke, he handed her a piece of paper.

Ly Tâm looked down and saw that the general meaning of the paper was that Khúc Vi was in big trouble, and his life was currently unknown. This should be considered official business. Ly Tâm couldn't help but look up at Red Eagle. "Why me? What does this Khúc Vi have to do with me?"

Red Eagle coughed slightly. "Just go. This is your mission. The boss just got back and is sleeping. Who do you want us to send?"

Hearing this, Ly Tâm couldn't help but frown slightly. Tề Mặc was sleeping? What a lame excuse. When had Tề Mặc ever slept during the day? Wasn't it obvious that none of them wanted to deliver this news to Tề Mặc? Looking at Red Eagle's slight frown and awkward expression, Ly Tâm raised an eyebrow and said indifferently, "Red Eagle, you owe me one." As she spoke, she packed up her firearm and walked out.

Red Eagle's expression was normal, but his slightly furrowed brow told Ly Tâm that they didn't dare to deliver this news. Didn't dare. There was actually news that Red Eagle and the others didn't dare to deliver. Who on earth was this Khúc Vi? What kind of past did he have with Tề Mặc?

They clearly didn't dare to deliver it, yet they still brought it over. There was no mischief or malicious intent in Red Eagle and the others' eyes, but a truly hesitant decision. Ly Tâm found it very strange, but she also understood why Red Eagle and the others had her take it to Tề Mặc. They thought she was special to Tề Mặc, which was why they had entrusted it to her. Although she didn't think she was special to Tề Mặc, he still hit her whenever he wanted.

But to be so hesitant yet have to deliver it, this news was definitely very important. Ly Tâm was not a fool; she knew the importance of this. Since they had all given her the mission, she had no choice but to go herself. She hoped Tề Mặc wouldn't punish her for several crimes at once.

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