Became a vicious male mother

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His imagined dinner consisted of a few flickering candlelight, roast duck served on a blue-and-white porcelain plate, fragrant steamed grouper, well-done black pepper steak, rich and aromatic cream of mushroom soup, red wine, and Pu-erh tea…

None at all!

The dinner at the villa... was rather shabby.

When Gu Xinglan arrived at the restaurant hungry, she saw a table full of vegetarian dishes and felt like the sky had fallen.

Especially since there were only a few plates of vegetarian dishes, it wasn't enough for a large table of people.

Five reporters, three children, a teacher, several cameramen, and Li Taihe.

Sitting at the long dining table, with Li Taihe in the head seat, he looked quite pleased with himself.

He was completely baffled.

Has dinner not started yet?

Then, Li Taihe said apologetically, "Dear reporters, I can only ask you to make do today."

It sounded incredibly sincere, as if the person was regretting not being able to fulfill their duty as a host.

Soon, someone chimed in, "President Li...why don't you let the people on the ground get up first?"

One reporter couldn't help but feel embarrassed as he looked at the people kneeling in a row on the ground.

I was standing too far away to see clearly.

Now, Gu Xinglan walked into the restaurant and saw the servants kneeling in a row against the wall.

"Hello ma'am!"

The servants shouted in unison when they saw the person entering through the passage, and their voices echoed in the hall for a long time.

Gu Xinglan was startled and almost lost his composure, even his breathing became disordered for a moment. He quickly quickened his pace and rushed to Li Taihe's side.

The empty seat next to the main table was clearly reserved for him.

The moment my bottom touched the chair, I felt like I was sitting on pins and needles.

If he looked down, he would surely see someone kneeling by the wall wiping away tears.

“The villa’s food reserves are usually sufficient, but now that a problem has arisen and we can’t find the person responsible, we can only leave it at that for now. We’ll step down whenever you bring it up. Do you think I’m doing the right thing, Madam?” Li Taihe picked up his teacup, took a sip, and glanced at him.

Gu Xinglan: "..."

Such a big villa, such a wealthy villa owner, and not enough food?

It sounds like a huge joke.

Based on the current situation, it is highly likely that the food in the villa was stolen by the servants, but no one has come forward to claim it.

"Food is a small matter, but neglecting our guests is a big deal." Li Taihe didn't even glance at the people sitting on the ground.

But as soon as the man finished speaking, the people kneeling on the ground apologized in unison, their voices hoarse, which sent a chill down one's spine.

Gu Xinglan moved her fingers, looking at the dishes that were far away. They were all green and bland. Upon seeing this, her face paled a little.

No one at the table dared to touch their chopsticks.

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

It's like the calm before a great battle, the tranquility before a storm, or the last rays of light before darkness.

He swallowed hard, raised his eyelids, and looked at the child sitting at the opposite table.

The child had short, black hair and wore a dark green jacket. He sat upright and, as if sensing his gaze, looked over as well.

The moment our eyes met.

It's like a giant roaring in the abyss, or a demon howling in hell.

A loud "boom" was heard outside, followed by a series of crackling sounds, as glass shattered into dust and pieces from somewhere.

Light and darkness alternated, and the villa was instantly plunged into a thick, pitch-black darkness.

A soft gasp escaped the crowd.

Gu Xinglan gripped the person next to her tightly, her eyes wide, and quickly looked out the window.

From his vantage point, he could just see the lightning bolts crashing down outside the window with unstoppable force.

That tree outside must have been struck; I could still hear the crackling sound of sparks flying.

"Help! Help!"

"Someone outside is dead! Struck by lightning!"

The sound came from somewhere unknown.

When the word "death" appeared, everyone at the table stood up.

The person in the main seat instantly exuded an imposing aura, no longer displaying the amiable demeanor they had just exuded.

A menacing aura emanates from him!

Without hesitation, Li Taihe got up from his chair, quickly moved from the restaurant to the main hall, and opened the door.

A strong wind blew, almost blowing all the hair on Li Taihe's forehead back.

"Say!"

"It's a Podocarpus macrophyllus that was just planted last year. It was struck by lightning, but who would have thought that the tree itself didn't catch fire, but the things underneath it did! When I got closer, I saw that it was a person! There was a person under the tree!"

The driver's legs were trembling, especially when he saw the man with the door open radiating an oppressive aura, as if he were about to be killed. He was so frightened that he couldn't even lift his head.

Just like how bad things are followed by a whole bunch of bad things...

"Oh no! It's not a power outage, it's a fallen utility pole outside!"

"Oh no! Satellite warning! A utility pole crushed two cars! With rain and lightning, the road ahead is blocked!"

"President Li! The water level of the artificial lake keeps rising, and the bridge is temporarily submerged, leaving no way to go."

"Brother Qi! Brother Qi isn't in the room!"

Several announcements were mixed with reporters' cries and shouts.

The six reporters who had arrived at the main hall were thrown into complete chaos. The sound of footsteps and noisy conversations created a cacophony that nearly shattered the floors and walls of the Changgu villa.

Everything was pitch black, and all I could hear was a cacophony of noise.

Gu Xinglan sat in the brown leather chair in the restaurant, and could only be identified by his voice.

The scene I had just witnessed flashed through my mind.

There were five reporters, but he had seen seven that morning. Given the current situation, the person who was struck by lightning outside was one of the reporters.

Li Taihe is in big trouble now; a reporter has died at his villa in Changgu.

Just as he expected.

Li Taihe clearly understood the seriousness of the situation.

All the doctors from Changgu Villa suddenly appeared out of nowhere, rushing to the main hall in their white coats, exuding a chilling aura as if they had just come from a cold morgue.

"Take him to the sterile room." The man's tone was cold and calm.

Gu Xinglan, who rushed over following the sound, saw the last scene: several doctors carrying a stretcher quickly walking into the depths of the villa.

On the stretcher was something whose figure was indistinct but whose smell was burnt.

Does the Changgu villa have a sterile room?

Li Taihe's unusually calm command made everyone breathe a sigh of relief to varying degrees.

A sob escaped someone's lips: "Something must have happened outside that made him go back to check. Otherwise, why would he have run to the tree for no reason during a typhoon with thunder and rain..."

This implies that something unclean is in the villa.

"I've already sent someone to get the generator. Everyone will know the whole story once we move to the monitoring room."

The man stood in the center of the main hall, his hair slightly damp, his face stern.

I don’t know how long it took.

People paced back and forth in the main hall.

Until a man in a gray suit carrying a folder came in through a passageway.

"Mr. Li, the generators in the villa... are all gone." In three minutes, Li Huiwen walked from the villa's warehouse to the main hall and whispered in Li Taihe's ear.

As if by illusion, someone in the crowd seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"...The generator in the villa is also having some problems." Li Taihe turned around: "Everyone, please calm down."

Gu Xinglan, who was standing to the side, also realized this.

Li Taihe doesn't come to this villa often. Apart from the secret torture chambers, small medical rooms, and strange rooms that are managed by special people, the villa itself is largely unattended, with little attention paid to hygiene, food supplies, and even small items like generators.

Soon, someone forced the driver to kneel before Li Taihe.

The hall was completely dark, and everyone's eyes were focused on the driver.

The driver had been working at the villa for as many years as it had been built. Logically, after the massive layoffs at Changgu Villa, the driver was the most likely candidate to be promoted to housekeeper, and he was highly respected among the servants. However, a dark horse suddenly appeared, and the driver lost his chance to become housekeeper, returning to be a driver for over a decade.

“You’re a veteran here, and you’ve worked at this villa for so many years. I need to know what happened,” Li Taihe said firmly and coldly.

The driver's head was bowed so low that his chin was touching his collar. He was pale and stammered, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

"Sir, the generator issue was... it was my unauthorized decision."

A young man knelt down and moved from his seat in the restaurant to Li Taihe's feet. He wanted to grab Li Taihe's trouser leg but dared not. His face was pale. He said, "Last time there was a heavy rain, the warehouse was leaking air. I didn't have time to seal it up. When I came to the warehouse the next day, the generator was all damp and rusty. It's not Master Chen's fault. He's a driver. How would he know about such a thing?"

When someone claimed the body, not only did the driver breathe a sigh of relief, but even some of the reporters breathed a sigh of relief.

“We need surveillance, but what we need more right now is care for our comrades.” A reporter whispered to Li Taihe, “Mr. Li, could you have a servant lead the way for us?”

From the beginning, this group of people could have followed the doctor from the villa, but none of them went with him, as if they were worried about something.

Worried about finding things you shouldn't see when checking CCTV footage?

However, the surveillance inside the Changgu villa was pitifully scarce, and Li Taihe would not store evidence in the machine for nothing, but the area outside the yard was indeed covered with surveillance cameras.

Apart from the area around Lai Ho Tai's room, there were no surveillance cameras anywhere there, either inside or outside.

He climbed over that wall last time, so there's probably a hidden door there. Li Taihe must have taken that route when he dragged people into the villa.

Gu Xinglan raised an eyebrow.

Those who were struck by lightning outside, were they also investigating the forbidden area of ​​the villa?

Everywhere I looked, there were cell phone flashes.

Driven by curiosity, Gu Xinglan tried to search for that figure through the blinding flashes of light.