I Became the Henchman of a Novel’s Villain

Chapter 39: Some Things Shouldn’t Be Said In Front Of The Boss!

This loyal subordinate was in his forties, and had been assigned to Li Tai by the old master back when Li Tai was still “Young Master Li.”

In the early days, he had quite a similar background to Bai Zhou. However, after following Li Tai for over twenty years, now that Li Tai had reached this level of power, when had he ever seen Li Tai personally summon a subordinate?

If Li Tai wasn’t present, it was different. But right now, he was standing right in front of Li Tai!

Whenever someone was called in, even if it was Young Master Li Yonggang, the nearest subordinate would be dispatched to handle it. But this time, what was different?

Could it be? The boss is starting to bring Bai Zhou into his inner circle?!

After following Li Tai for so long, this loyal subordinate understood him well.

He immediately guessed the situation correctly and nodded to himself: Bai Zhou is definitely going to become the right-hand man for the future Young Master Li!  

Suddenly, he felt a strong urge to get closer to Bai Zhou.

After Li Tai finished speaking, he entered the study. This loyal subordinate stayed outside the study door, seemingly waiting for Bai Zhou.

As Bai Zhou walked up the stairs and approached the door, before entering, the loyal subordinate greeted him with a smile: “Bai Zhou, do your best. The boss has faith in you, that’s a great blessing.”

“Hm?” Bai Zhou raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Li Tai’s loyal subordinate.

The words sounded like encouragement, but there was also an undertone of an elder advising a younger one.

In the hierarchy of the Li family, this loyal subordinate was indeed Bai Zhou’s senior. Normally, Bai Zhou would have nodded and replied, “Thank you for the advice.”

But this time, he stopped in his tracks, didn’t move, and didn’t say a word.

Because … he saw Li Tai standing right at the door! Apparently, this loyal subordinate underestimated how much Li Tai valued Bai Zhou.

He thought Li Tai had already sat back down after entering. But Li Tai had heard every word the subordinate said!

If you say something privately, it’s advice.

But in front of the boss, saying, “The boss’s favor is your blessing”?

Who the hell are you to say whether I favor him or not?!  

Li Tai stepped forward, half of his body now visible from the doorway.

The loyal subordinate, still smiling, froze the moment he saw Li Tai.

Panic spread across his face as he quickly stammered: “I’m sorry, boss! I misspoke! It was my mistake! I apologize!”

“Get lost!!” Li Tai, not wasting any time with him, barked sharply.

The loyal subordinate hurriedly nodded and ran off in a rush.

Li Tai shook his head in mild frustration and called to Bai Zhou: “Come in.”

Then, he turned and walked back inside.

As Bai Zhou entered the room, he noticed Zhou Yuntian sitting on a nearby sofa.

Bai Zhou greeted him respectfully: “Mr. Zhou, hello.”

“Ah, hello, hello.” Zhou Yuntian, with his usual Buddha-like smiling face, returned the greeting.

After Bai Zhou closed the door, he walked up to Li Tai’s desk.

“Sit!” Li Tai gestured, and Bai Zhou slowly took a seat.

Without further delay, Li Tai pulled out a black handgun from the drawer and slid it across the desk towards Bai Zhou: “From now on, you’ll be by the side of the young master and the madam. A knife alone won’t be enough.”

Bai Zhou looked at the handgun in front of him, raising his eyebrows slightly.

The gun was fully loaded! If Bai Zhou wanted to assassinate Li Tai right now, he could easily do it, and Li Tai would be dead for sure! Yet, Li Tai pushed the gun towards him without any hesitation. This was a sign of Li Tai’s trust in him, and more importantly, it was done deliberately for Bai Zhou to witness.

Without showing any emotion, Bai Zhou picked up the gun: “Thank you, boss.”

He tucked it into his waistband. Of course, he wouldn’t assassinate Li Tai. Unless he lost his mind—after all, there were so many underlings outside!  Besides, Bai Zhou still wanted to continue enjoying the benefits of being under Li Tai’s protection.

Seeing how naturally Bai Zhou handled the gun, Li Tai’s expression didn’t change much. He looked at Bai Zhou with a smile and asked: “Bai Zhou, do you have a girlfriend?”

“Hm?” Bai Zhou was momentarily stunned by the question.

Since when did Li Tai care about his subordinates’ personal lives?!  Could it be that he found out?!  

But Bai Zhou quickly dismissed the thought.

With Li Tai’s personality, if he had discovered Ye Qiantong’s relentless flirting, he wouldn’t have handed him a gun—he would’ve given him a bullet!

Bai Zhou shook his head and replied: “No.”

Li Tai’s smile deepened as he asked: “What kind of girl do you like?”

“Uh …”

How was Bai Zhou supposed to answer that?

“Actually, I want to be like Cao Cao?”

Damn, wouldn’t that expose everything?

“Cough, cough …” Bai Zhou cleared his throat and said: “I think the younger, the better. Of course, I mean legally.”

“Obviously!!” Hearing Bai Zhou’s response, both Li Tai and Zhou Yuntian burst into laughter.

Zhou Yuntian, adding fuel to the fire, joked: “Well, you’ll need to learn a thing or two from your boss then!”

“Ha ha ha ha ha …” He was, of course, referring to Li Tai’s wife, Ye Qiantong, who was over 20 years younger than him.

Li Tai, still smiling, waved his hand and said: “Alright, this afternoon, I’ll arrange something for you to do. I’ll explain later. For now, have lunch here at the house.”

Lunch at the house?  

Bai Zhou’s heart stirred slightly.

Without hesitation, he stood up and said: “Thank you, boss. Mr. Zhou, goodbye!”

With that, he turned and left.

After Bai Zhou had left, Zhou Yuntian, with clear surprise in his eyes, looked at Li Tai and asked: “Brother Tai, you’re not thinking of …?”