Li Yan looked at Lin Chen, who appeared indifferent, and suddenly burst into arrogant laughter, "Haha, you want to settle accounts with me? Lin Chen, have you not seen the situation clearly? Today, not only can you not save them, but you also can't leave."

Lin Chen, with his legs crossed, coldly chuckled, "Oh really, what do you want to do?"

"Hmm, hand over the secret formula, and I might spare your life. Otherwise, all of you will die," Li Yan said, his face showing a trace of ferociousness.

Lin Chen smiled slightly and poured himself a glass of red wine, "Have you been acquiring a lot of herbs lately? Oh, yes, all at high prices, I recall."

Li Yan's expression changed, "How did you know?"

Lin Chen lightly smiled, "Because the herbs you bought were all sold by me, and Li Huawei and his group have long been my people. I must really thank you, you've doubled our company's performance this month!"

"Impossible!" Li Yan's face suddenly changed.

At that moment, Lin Chen's phone suddenly rang, and upon answering, he switched to speakerphone.

"Mr. Lin, that idiot Li Yan took all the shipments. It looks like their Li Corporation is definitely going bankrupt now," came Li Huawei's voice through the phone.

Li Yan's face turned deathly pale, his expression ferocious as he grabbed Lin Chen's phone and yelled, "Li Huawei, you son of a bitch, you dare to double-cross me?"

Li Huawei paused, then sneered, "Mr. Li, I did double-cross you. Oh, and by the end of the month, I hope you have the goods ready, or I'll see you in court."

The call ended, leaving Li Yan's face ghostly pale.

According to the agreement, if he couldn't provide the goods, his entire Li family wouldn't be able to cover the massive compensations.

Now, the only hope was Lin Chen's formula. Thinking of this, Li Yan's face showed a trace of ferociousness.

"Lin Chen, hand over the formula, and I might let you go," Li Yan said urgently, staring at Lin Chen.

"Heh, what if I don't?" Lin Chen asked with a slight smile.

Li Yan let out a cold snort and ordered the mercenaries, "Chop off one of Xue Ying's hands."

A hint of cold light flashed in Lin Chen's eyes; this guy was too ruthless.

Li Yan issued the command, but the mercenaries didn't move.

"Are you deaf?" Li Yan roared in anger.

Yet, the mercenaries ignored his command, acting as if they hadn't heard him at all.

"You guys, release Ms. Xue and Qiao Yong," Lin Chen stated calmly.

"Yes!" The leading mercenary responded and then untied the two of them.

"You, you bunch of bastards, I paid you," Li Yan roared.

Lin Chen chuckled, "Mr. Li, money isn't everything in this world."

Li Yan snorted, "Murong, senior, take Lin Chen down. Today, no matter what, I must pry his mouth open."

As the words fell, Murong Qing remained seated, not moving an inch.

Murong Tian's face also slightly changed, "Uncle, why aren't you moving?"

"Xiao Tian, our Murong family has already pledged allegiance to Lin Chen. From now on, you must show respect to Mr. Lin," Murong Qing said coldly.

"Murong Qing, you, you..." Li Yan's face turned livid. He thought he had set a trap for Lin Chen with Heaven and Earth Net, but now he realized he had trapped himself.

Lin Chen smiled slightly, "So, Mr. Li, as I said before, money isn't everything."

Li Yan's face turned ghostly pale, and suddenly, he violently picked up a fork from the table and lunged at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen remained seated, mockingly staring at Li Yan.

Just when the fork was less than a meter away from Lin Chen, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Li Yan.

"Bang!" Li Yan's body flew backward, crashing into the wall, and he fell with his brains splattered.

Murong Qing, a Foundation Establishment expert, had struck. How could Li Yan not die?

Murong Tian was stunned; he couldn't understand how, just a few days ago, his uncle who had loathed Lin Chen now obeyed him so completely, even to the extent of killing the son of the Li family.

Lin Chen picked up a napkin and wiped some grease from his mouth: "This food is too horrible, I'm leaving. Take care of the rest. Oh, and since Qiao Yong is my man, send him to the hospital for good treatment."

"Yes, Master," Murong Qing replied respectfully.

Standing nearby, Murong Tian was almost dumbfounded. How could his uncle call Lin Chen "Master"? Who exactly was this young man that even his formidable uncle would address him as master?

Lin Chen picked up Xue Ying and walked towards the BMW.

Murong Tian's face changed unpredictably as he asked Murong Qing, "Uncle, what's going on? You are an elder of the Murong family, how can you call this guy master?"

"Smack!" A loud slap landed on Murong Tian's face.

"I just said, don't disrespect Mr. Lin. If there is a next time, it will cost you your life," Murong Qing said coldly.

Lin Chen took Xue Ying home, placed her on the bed, and then pressed several of her acupoints.

Xue Ying slowly opened her eyes and her expression changed upon seeing Lin Chen.

"Lin Chen, why are you here? Go quickly!"

Lin Chen smiled, "Silly girl, the bad guys have already been driven away by me. You are at home now."

"Lin Chen, I thought I would never see you again." Xue Ying suddenly burst into tears in Lin Chen's arms.

"It's all my fault," Lin Chen said remorsefully, stroking Xue Ying's hair.

"Lin Chen, don't go tonight, okay?" Lin Chen nodded.

"Okay, I won't leave," Lin Chen said with a smile.

Although the danger had been eliminated, Xue Ying had been frightened that day, so Lin Chen decided to stay with her for the night.

"Lin Chen, I'm hungry," Xue Ying cooed.

"Okay, I'll cook for you," Lin Chen said with a smile, walking into the kitchen.

Upon entering the kitchen, Lin Chen frowned. The fridge was empty, not even a vegetable in sight.

Lin Chen's cooking skills were not bad, but he needed ingredients.

After rummaging through the kitchen for a while, he found only a bag of flour and a bag of eggs.

Forget it, he thought, I'll make an egg pancake. Thinking this, Lin Chen began kneading the dough.

A delicious scent wafted from the kitchen. Lin Chen's egg pancakes were not only sweet and aromatic, but each one was also heart-shaped.

After placing the fragrant heart-shaped egg pancakes on the dining table, Lin Chen heard water running from the bathroom.

This girl had gone to take a bath. Lin Chen shook his head, his gaze involuntarily drawn towards the bathroom.

Gazing at the alluring silhouette reflected from the bathroom, a mischievous flame quickly ignited in Lin Chen's heart.

"It's really silly, using the 'X-ray vision' wouldn't it be clearer?"

An idea struck Lin Chen.

No, Xue Ying is so good to me, how could I stoop so low?

"But just one look, after all, Xue Ying won't find out."

"No, this kind of behavior is just burying one's head in the sand, how can I be such a beast!"

Just then, Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and the foggy bathroom clearly appeared before him.

"She's so beautiful!" Lin Chen couldn't help but widen his eyes.

At that moment, Xue Ying was using the shower head to rinse off the foam on her body. As the foam slowly disappeared, her tempting fullness and long, slender legs became clearly visible to Lin Chen.

Indeed, her enchanting charm was too irresistible.

No, wait a minute, I didn't activate the X-ray vision at all!

"System, come out, how could you activate the X-ray vision without my permission?"

"If you want to look, just look. What's there to hesitate about, seeing you so distressed, I activated the X-ray vision for you."

"You're harsh!" Lin Chen was momentarily lost for words, too tired to argue with the system, his gaze turned back towards the bathroom.

Since the system had forced him to act against his morals, not taking a few more glances would be a waste.