Lin Tian rested his head on the chair, closed his eyes for a moment, then said, "No problem, I should fill this vacancy. However, it may not necessarily be with medicinal herbs."

"What do you mean?" Yaqin couldn’t help but frown, as she had a bad feeling upon hearing what Lin Tian said.

"Do you think pills are more valuable, or herbs?"

Without hesitation, Yaqin replied, "Of course, it’s the pills... Why? Do you want to compensate with pills?"

"Yeah, once you have a pill formula, making pills becomes relatively easy. I could even send your Xu Family some, since I’m just a solitary person and can’t consume that much, unless I plan to explode to death."

Pills are good, but there’s a limit. If you overdo it, your meridians can’t handle it, and bleeding from the seven orifices is quite normal.

Yaqin’s mouth slightly opened as she asked in surprise, "But those are over three hundred herbs, and very mixed together. Do you have that many formulas?"

You have to know that pill formulas are scarce resources, and it’s precisely because there aren’t suitable formulas that so many rare herbs are just piled up somewhere. Otherwise, who’d want to leave them there for thieves?

"I have some, should be able to use them. If not, I’ll just return the herbs to the Alliance," Lin Tian said indifferently. "Don’t worry, I’ll take care of this matter for your Xu Family!"

"You said it! I’m relying on you now; if you can’t deliver..."

"And what if I can’t deliver?"

"Hmph! You’ll find out by then!"

"Hahaha..." Lin Tian couldn’t help but laugh.

"What are you laughing at? At worst, I’ll cut it off then! To you, that thing is probably worth more than over three hundred rare herbs, isn’t it?"

"..."

"Why aren’t you laughing now?"

"..."

...

The car drove away from Luoyan Dock, and when they were nearing the city, Lin Tian requested to drive back himself.

Yaqin had no objections and handed the car over to Lin Tian. There were no mishaps along the way, allowing Yaqin to let out a long sigh of relief.

After that, the two bid each other farewell and she took another car.

Lin Tian didn’t go home or to the hospital but made a call to Wu Yong, straightforwardly saying, "Arrange a new villa for me, preferably closer to the hospital."

Receiving the call, Wu Yong was a bit confused, then he chuckled mischievously after a second, saying, "Tian, now that Qingcheng is ill, you’re still playing the game of having multiple boltholes to guard against her? Shishi, or that little girl Zhou Mi?"

After a pause, Wu Yong continued, "And you want to prepare another villa; are you planning to keep a beauty hidden in a golden house?"

Lin Tian was instantly speechless and cursed, "Shut your pig mouth! It’s Ruyan who’s ill and needs a quiet place to recuperate."

"What? Ruyan is sick?" Wu Yong put aside his joking demeanor and asked, "Why not send her to the hospital?"

"Do you think there’s a better doctor than me at the hospital?"

"Uh... no..."

"Then why are you talking so much? Hurry up and prepare; I’m stuck on the street with nowhere to go."

"Isn’t there your own villa?"

"Ruyan and I are being watched, so I need to find a more secluded place."

"Don’t worry, Tian, I promise to handle this matter well." Wu Yong then asked, "By the way, should we inform Shishi about this?"

Lin Tian pondered for a few seconds and said, "Yes, tell her. They probably haven’t had much contact these days, and not being able to reach Shishi will make them anxious. And, most importantly! Stop calling everyone ’sister-in-law’; if you accidentally let it slip, even with a hundred explanations, I won’t get out of it."

"Hahaha... Rest assured, Tian, I’ll keep my lips sealed!"

...

A villa is no big deal for Wu Yong now.

Although Lin Tian has been less in touch with him lately, the boy has some flair, and with Bai Shishi’s help, he’s gotten to know quite a few people in high society, and his skillset has grown significantly. He’s no longer just a fresh-faced student just out of campus.

Getting a villa now is just a matter of a word for Wu Yong.

Lin Tian had previously emphasized that they were being watched, and a more secluded place was needed. Therefore, the villa owner must be someone unrelated to both Wu Yong and Lin Tian.

They would have to turn a few corners to completely shake off those from the families. Surely, many are crazily searching for him due to those herbs.

Soon, Lin Tian received an address on his phone, which was for a villa area.

When Lin Tian drove there, a burly young man in his twenties, wearing a thick down jacket and with a scarf wrapped around his head, was standing at the villa’s gate against the wind and snow.

When Lin Tian’s car stopped, the burly man ran over and asked, "Are you Tian?"

"Yeah, that’s me."

After Lin Tian rolled down the car window, the burly man handed him a set of keys and said, "Here are the keys to this villa, and the passcode for the door is four sixes."

Lin Tian took the keys and smiled, "Got it. What’s your name? Did you wait here just for me?"

"Tian, I’m Xia Hongyan, everyone calls me Big Guy. I work as a bodyguard living in this villa area, but it’s pretty relaxed. If you need anything, just let me know directly," the Big Guy said.

Lin Tian looked at him thoughtfully and asked, "How come you’re relaxed being a bodyguard?"

"Oh, being a bodyguard is actually quite boring. Initially thought I’d be working for a big boss, but turns out it’s for the boss’s wife. The woman isn’t really in any danger; I watch over her... it’s the boss worried about his wife finding a man. The woman gets bored and plays mahjong most of the time. Sometimes when she’s unlucky, she even lets me play while she watches on the side."

"Pfft... Hahaha, interesting." Lin Tian chuckled and teased, "Your solid build won’t make you a guard who steals inside, right?"

Hearing this, Big Guy immediately straightened up and gravely said, "No way! I was strictly trained by Instructor Tian Ming and would never do things that go against the company’s interests and reputation!"

Looking at his face, although reddened by the cold, Lin Tian saw sincerity in his eyes, not lying.

"You did well; head back inside and warm up," Lin Tian said.

"Yes!" Big Guy responded loudly, then laughed, "Tian, if you need anything, just contact me. At the bottom of the address I sent to your phone is my phone number. Also, the security guards in this villa area are all our people."

"Good, but don’t tell anyone about my presence here, including the security guards, got it?"

"Understood!"