My gorgeous wife
Chapter 695 - 667: We, Too, Are Human

Chapter 695: Chapter 667: We, Too, Are Human

Li Chen noticed that upon hearing his words, An Qin’s expression clearly stiffened for a moment.

But quickly, An Qin’s expression returned to normal. She extended her hand to push Li Chen aside and busily opened the door, then left straight away.

Seeing An Qin depart, a helpless look appeared on Li Chen’s face.

He really didn’t have any method to deal with this woman.

After putting away the Jade Pendant, Li Chen also glanced at the stone he got from the Wang Family: "I didn’t expect to spend so much effort just to end up with a fake."

Shaking his head, Li Chen also left the room.

Since the stone wasn’t the Ice Mountain Fire Dragon Stone, Li Chen planned to return it to the Wang Family as well.

Otherwise, there was no use in keeping it.

Once he got back home, Li Chen found his subordinates.

"Send this stone back to the Wang Family," he said as he passed the stone to the Nether Wolf, advising him to be polite, and then Li Chen refrained from saying more.

Lying on the sofa in his villa, Li Chen began to daydream.

Just before leaving work, Lin Yi returned to the villa.

"Husband, I need to tell you something," Lin Yi, who had just arrived, set down her things and immediately sat next to Li Chen to speak.

"What is it?" Li Chen looked at Lin Yi with some curiosity.

Lin Yi seldom used such a consultative tone to talk to him.

"I have to go on a business trip tomorrow. It won’t take long, but it’s quite important, so I must go," Lin Yi said to Li Chen.

"Alright," Li Chen nodded, "Do you want me to come with you? It might be safer."

Lin Yi shook her head: "No need for that. You have other matters to attend to, waiting to open the gates of the Relic and rescue Qianqian. I can handle the company matters on my own."

Upon hearing Lin Yi’s words, Li Chen felt touched and gently embraced Lin Yi.

"You’ve suffered a lot."

"It’s nothing," whispered Lin Yi.

By now, Lin Yi had completely immersed herself in the role of a wife and, moreover, she was more accommodating than other wives.

Suddenly, Li Chen felt very guilty towards Lin Yi.

"If you encounter anything you can’t handle, make sure to call me," Li Chen reminded Lin Yi.

"Alright, I know!" Lin Yi nodded, smiled, and said.

Seeing the smile on Lin Yi’s face, the guilt in Li Chen’s heart only deepened.

Bowing his head, he shared a deep kiss with Lin Yi.

...

Nether Wolf whistled while leading a few Nether Army Warriors to the Wang Family’s residence.

With their intelligence capabilities, they had long understood the Wang Family inside out; otherwise, they wouldn’t have made the call to Li Chen. However, not finding the genuine article this time also greatly annoyed them.

They hadn’t expected that their exhaustive investigation would turn up a fake.

Actually, many in the Nether Army were also harboring a sense of irritation.

In the last encounter at the Relic, not only did Wang Qianqian enter the Relic, but the Nether Army also suffered many losses, brothers who had been together for years, all serving the King of the Netherworld. Although they had long known that their line of work came with the risk of losing their lives at any moment.

But after all, we’ve been brothers for so many years. How can the Nether Army not feel suffocated after so many have died so suddenly?

Therefore, when searching for these two stones, everyone spared no effort because the goal was to open the door of that Relic once more. It wasn’t just so the boss could find his woman, but also to seek revenge against that Seven-Colored Being.

They are the Nether Army, true, and the subordinates of the King of the Netherworld, but they are also human!

"Here, the lord told us to return this to you." After what happened with Li Chen last time, the attitude of the Wang Family obviously became much more humble. When they heard that someone was looking for the head of the Wang Family, the security did not drive them away immediately but cautiously reported it upwards.

When the head of the Wang Family, Wang Tao, came out, the Nether Wolf casually tossed the stone over to him.

"This..." Seeing the stone in his hand, Wang Tao was somewhat stunned, but before he could come back to his senses, the Nether Wolf had already driven off.

"A fake, yet treated like a treasure. Bye-bye!" The voice of the Nether Wolf drifted from the distance.

Holding the stone, Wang Tao stood dumbfounded for a moment, then turned and entered the Wang Family home.

Entering the secret room, Wang Tao placed the stone back into the safe. Along the way, he couldn’t help but open the hidden compartment to take a glance at the real heirloom. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, lock it up, and leave the secret room.

"Whew!"

Li Chen, sitting on the lawn and slowly retracting his True Qi, couldn’t help but reveal a trace of disappointment on his face.

He had eaten the Lotus Seed, consumed the White Snake Meat, and even drunk the Cold Pool Water.

He could feel that his strength had once again reached a bottleneck and, perhaps, with a little more time, he could break through to the Profound Level.

But it was just shy of a little bit; he couldn’t make the step forward.

This left Li Chen filled with helplessness.

He felt that perhaps after another period of Closed-door Cultivation, he might make the breakthrough.

But right now, he simply didn’t have the time for Closed-door Cultivation.

"Brother-in-law, still practicing?"

At that moment, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly walked out from the house and, seeing Li Chen sweating profusely, couldn’t help but laugh as she spoke.

In fact, Lin Xiaoxiao had been watching Li Chen from upstairs for quite some time, but since he was practicing, she hadn’t disturbed him.

By now, she understood that she shouldn’t interrupt Li Chen when he was practicing.

Looking at Li Chen, who was bare-chested and drenched in sweat, Lin Xiaoxiao handed him a towel and said with a smile, "You know, brother-in-law, you shouldn’t work too hard. Sometimes thinking too much can wear you out. You should take a good rest now."

Li Chen took the towel from Lin Xiaoxiao, wiped off his sweat, stood up, and looking at Lin Xiaoxiao, he said, "You don’t understand cultivation."

"I may not understand cultivation, but I understand you!" Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly said.

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiao’s words, Li Chen was taken aback.

Lin Xiaoxiao, realizing her reaction, blushed and before she could explain, Li Chen patted her shoulder, "All right, go in and rest. It’s getting late."

Feeling the heat from Li Chen’s body, which was still emanating a strong masculine scent from the recent practice, Lin Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but feel her cheeks heat up even more.

"Okay! Then you should rest early too," Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly said.

With that, she patted Li Chen’s body and remarked, "I never realized, my brother-in-law has such a good figure."

After speaking, Lin Xiaoxiao turned her head and skipped toward the house.

Watching Lin Xiaoxiao’s retreating figure, Li Chen couldn’t help but be stunned for a moment, then shook his head in wry amusement.

He had just been taken advantage of by his younger aunt.