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Nothing To Give But My Heart Chapter 1091

“Actually, it’s not what you think it is. I just feel that he has been single for so long and I’ve had a long life. It also happens that Muzi is my idol, so I simply asked him if he is willing to give me a chance.”

Yan was rendered speechless as she opened her mouth in shock. “You can do that?”

Yan’s cute reaction immediately amused Lin Xinghuo, who covered her mouth and laughed for a while. “Yan, you are really adorable. Why can’t I do that? I was already not expecting much, so the worse is that I’ll only get rejected. Also, it’s so difficult to meet a good man like Han Qing. I initially thought that you two are a couple, but it looks like you’re not. Good luck then.”

Yan remained quiet. “Good luck? Good luck on what?”

“Good luck on being his girlfriend!”

Yan still remained silent.

“I believe that you’ll have a better shot than me, but you must work hard and don’t give up.”

There isn’t any chance now. Even though Yan refused to share more on her earlier conversation with Han Qing to Lin Xinghuo, Han Qing had never said anything at all. Yan was the one who spoke until someone showed up and scared her away. I really have let myself down. Useless. “Stop saying it. It’s impossible.”

Seeing Yan’s depressive look, Lin Xinghuo wanted to ask, Did Yan actually see Han Qing’s expression toward her? But when Lin Xinghuo was about to form the words in her mouth, she thought, It won’t be interesting if I say it directly. It’d be more interesting if she finds out herself. “I’ll still support you anyway. Good luck.” With that, Lin Xinghuo left smiling.

Then, Yan continued to sip her juice in a gloomy mood, surprised to find out that Lin Xinghuo confessed to him so that the latter could become a family with Han Muzi. However, she is right. There aren’t many outstanding men out there like Han Qing, so it’s normal for me to see him as a target. After that, she ate and drank as much as she could during the remaining hours of the party. She felt uncomfortable with her swollen belly by the time the party was over. Due to Yan’s good relationship with Han Muzi, the former stayed back to assist with cleaning up while the guests slowly left the villa.

However, before Yan could do anything, the servants snatched the tasks from her. One of them said to her, “Ms. Zhou, you are our guest here tonight. Please have a rest. We will take it from here.”

“Ah.” Yan’s belly was swollen as she nodded. “Alright. I’ll sit down for a while. Thank you for your hard work.”

When she sat on the couch, she never cared about her image. The next second when Han Qing showed up within her view, his presence forced her to immediately rush like a student lying on the desk straightening her body when she saw the class teacher.

Yan lay back down the moment he was gone. As she lay there uncomfortably, a familiar figure suddenly showed up. It was Xiao Su whom she hadn’t seen at the party for the whole night. She quickly waved when she saw him.

Xiao Su entered the place and his eyes darted in various directions, as if he was in search of something. When he spotted Yan, she was waving toward him, so he quirked up his lips slightly before walking to her. Seeing her weak expression, he bent down and asked, “Are you drunk?”

Yan shook her head. “No, how could I be drunk?” The way she carried herself back then when she was drunk terrified both of them, so she was smart enough to remain sober at this occasion. “I wanted to ask you where you’ve been the whole night.”

Xiao Su raised his brow, surprised that she asked where he went. “Young Master Ye ordered me to do something. Now that I’m done, the party has ended. Do you want me to send you home?” Even though it was a question, Xiao Su already grabbed Yan’s fine wrist before he helped her to her feet and she stood up, staggering from side to side. Seeing her like this made Xiao Su laugh. “Since you didn’t drink any alcohol, why are you behaving like you are drunk?”

“It’s because I ate too much just now.” Yan caressed her belly while her face adopted the shade of green. “It’s now swelling up.”

Xiao Su was rendered speechless. I can’t believe it’s because she ate that much. After a moment of silence, he helped her out of the place. “I’ll buy some indigestive tablets for you on the way when I send you home.” Lately, Xiao Su had helped Yan at her shop on a daily basis, which improved their relationship to the point where she was no longer reluctant of him being close to her.

“Is it convenient for you to drop me off? You can send me if it’s convenient, but if it’s not, I can take a cab straight to the ground floor of my home. It’s pretty easy.”

“It’s convenient,” he answered. “How could it be inconvenient?”

Yan was rendered speechless as she really wanted to bite her tongue off. Why do I always stab myself? I know clearly that… She let out a gentle cough before pushing him away and stood her ground. “Fine. I’ll take a cab home myself. You don’t need to send me.” With that, Yan walked out in a hurry. Xiao Su’s eyes darkened and he followed her immediately. He had recently uploaded a query on the Internet on how to chase a girl and roughly explained his situation in the commentary section. The netizens suggested a lot of ideas in response.

‘You can use your money on her by buying her gifts or anything until her hands can’t cope. As the saying goes, a man who spends money on you may not love you, but a man who doesn’t spend money on you definitely doesn’t like you!’

‘You can use your heart to change her. You need to show up all the time and by her side, regardless of whether she is sad or happy and support her when she is in trouble. After a while, the girl will start to rely on you. You’re already halfway to success by that time. Then, you should play cat and mouse with her, which will lead to her falling right in your hands afterward.’

‘You can try pushing it on her by forcing a kiss on her or go to bed with her. If you don’t show your dominant side, she won’t look at you.’

When Xiao Su saw that last comment, he immediately denied that suggestion. How can I do that before we are sure about our relationship? How would that make me any different from a scoundrel? Therefore, he reported the person who wrote that comment and soon after, the person’s account was blocked due to the use of inappropriate words.

However, the person quickly returned and opened another account to comment under his post—‘Bro, can’t I give you an idea? You don’t need to do this. Just don’t use my idea if you can’t accept it. Why do you need to report me?’

Then, Xiao Su replied to him coldly, ‘Posting an unhealthy comment will urge others to commit a crime.’

The person felt that Xiao Su was being unfair. Actually, Xiao Su never felt that he was being unjust to that person because the latter’s idea was really terrifying. After browsing through the list of suggested ideas, Xiao Su thought about it and came to the conclusion that the second idea was more suitable for him. According to Yan’s character, she won’t be easily moved by a gift. The hardest part is that she still has that someone in her heart. If I want her to accept me, I probably need her to be comfortable with my presence. Then, I will have the chance of getting her.

When Yan ran outside, she took out her phone to call a cab while looking behind, realizing that Xiao Su never chased after her. As she let out a sigh of relief, a silver Bentley stopped in front of her. The car window was then lowered to reveal the side of Han Qing’s cold face.

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Seeing Han Qing, Yan was startled as she felt more awakened. But I wasn’t drinking any liquor…

“Get in the car.” Han Qing said to her coldly.

Yan was rendered speechless as she cried inside. Is it because I’ve accidentally heard their conversation just now, so he doesn’t want to let me go? Yan looked at him powerlessly with both her hands held high. “Can I not get in the car?” I’ve promised him so much already. Why can’t he just let me go? Not only that, she’d had too many creamy cakes that night, so she felt nauseated. She didn’t dare to go in his car in fear of vomiting in it later on.

“I’ll send you back.”

“Huh? S-Send me back?” Yan couldn’t react to it as she pointed at herself. Han Qing wants to send me back? Why does it feel like I’m hearing things? It seemed like a dream to her; hence, she rubbed her eyes and opened them again to have another look. However, Han Qing’s cold face was still there in front of her.

Yan immediately straightened her back and answered him seriously, “Thanks, but I don’t need you to.” She knew that Han Qing was willing to send her back because she was the best friend of his little sister, so he needed to show his gentleman side; otherwise, according to his personality, why would he take the initiative to park his car here just to wait for her? Since Yan had already decided to stay away from him, she chose not to enter his car. If it went on like this, not only would she be unable to cut ties with him, their relationship would be even more complicated.

However, the key point was that he might be fine with it, but she would be the one devastated. I have decided to let him go, so if I stay in the same place as him, won’t that be torture for me? That is why I can’t go into the car! I must be resolute with my decision!

Listening to her, Han Qing furrowed his eyebrows. From the words she just said to him when they were inside, he could guess that she was probably going to reject him. Yet, his heart still couldn’t bear it when he saw her tiny figure standing there. He knew clearly that he should have just driven past her, but at the end, he chose to stop the car in front of her.

“You really don’t need me to?” Han Qing squinted at her with his narrow eyes.

For some reason, Yan felt that his eyes sent a chill down to her spine as she bit her lower lip gently. Just as she was about to agree, a hand grabbed hold of her shoulder.

“Thank you for your kind intention, President Han, but I already promised her before that I’ll send her back. If she stands me up and leaves with you, I think it’ll make it difficult for her.” Xiao Su suddenly showed up and gently grabbed hold of the side of her shoulder. He made a posture of holding her in his arms and explained to Han Qing while wearing a smile on his face.

Han Qing landed his eyes on Xiao Su’s hand for two seconds before he diverted them away. However, Xiao Su was still able to sharply capture his actions, so he remained silent and stared at Han Qing as he waited for his next move.

Sadly, Han Qing’s eyes reverted back to their coldness, and he spoke in an emotionless tone, “If that’s the case, I won’t force her.” With that, the car left.

Seeing the back of the car for a while, Yan finally came back around. Today… It looks like Han Qing is driving the car himself. Why didn’t Mr. Nan send him to the party today?

“What are you in a daze for? Let’s go.” Xiao Su brought her to another direction while holding her. After seeing his car parked not far away, Yan’s once blurry mind was now starting to clear up. If I get into Xiao Su’s car instead of Han Qing’s car, what would that mean?

Thinking about that, Yan instantly stopped her steps. “About that…”

Xiao Su also stopped to gaze at her puzzledly.

Yan opened her mouth awkwardly and waved at him. “I think I’d better go back myself. I suddenly remembered that I have something to discuss with Muzi, so I need to go back in for a while.”

“You have something to discuss with her? Then I’ll wait for you here. How long will it take?” Hearing her words, Xiao Su didn’t doubt her at all, and he really thought that she was looking for Han Muzi to discuss something with her. After all, the two of them had a great relationship that everyone knew of.

Yan remained speechless as she didn’t expect him to be this insensitive. He actually couldn’t understand that I was implicitly asking him to leave first because I didn’t want to go into his car. Since it was his good intention, Yan was embarrassed to say it out directly, so she tried her best to drop a hint for him. “But I’m going to discuss an important matter with her, and it will probably use up a lot of time. I’d feel bad for leaving you here to wait for that long, so you’d better go back first.”

Xiao Su then answered her with a straight face, “I don’t mind that. I have nothing else to do anyway.”

Yan was rendered speechless. This man is so annoying! Can’t he calm down for a second and seriously think about what I actually meant? Can he not be this insensitive? He really is infuriating!

She gritted her teeth as she had lost her patience for him, so she stared straight at him ruthlessly and exclaimed, “Do whatever you want. You can wait here for as long as you like!” Just like that, she turned and walked inside.

After seeing her enraged figure, Xiao Su immediately realized what was going on. Looks like… she is rejecting me. Since she didn’t want to go in Han Qing’s car, she doesn’t want to go in mine either.

When Xiao Su understood her, he could only let out a bitter smile inside him. As he gazed at the figure in front of him, he spread his legs and went after her. He was a tall man with long legs, so he quickly caught up to her and blocked her way.

“Stop throwing a tantrum and let me send you back home. If you find Young Lady Ye now, she won’t have the time for you.”

Listening to him, Yan stood firm and lifted her head to squint at him. “What do you mean?”

“She is now with Young Master Ye. Are you sure you want to disturb them?”

Yan kept silent. She is with Ye Moxuan? As she thought about Ye Moxuan’s cold looks, she couldn’t help but shiver. Forget it, then. However, she wasn’t able to change her mind now, so she just said to him, “Then I’ll wait for her inside. I can talk to her when she finally has some free time. If she doesn’t, I can just stay here for the night since there are so many rooms here. Or I can go find Aunty Song for the night.”

As they were speaking, a man and a woman came from inside. They were Leng Yueyue and Wang An. After seeing Yan, Leng Yueyue waved at her. “You haven’t left yet? I thought you’d almost reached your home after seeing you walk out just now.”

Hearing her words, Yan’s eyes lit up, as if she had finally found her savior. Therefore, she quickly ran toward them. “Are you guys going back? Can you guys send me home along the way?”

The two of them were startled. Before Leng Yueyue could react, Wang An’s face turned strange. “Don’t you have someone behind you… that is ready to send you home? Why do you need to squeeze in a car with us?” This was a rare chance for him to send his dream girl back home, so he didn’t want a third wheel on the way.

Yan was rendered speechless. Then, Leng Yueyue glared at Wang An. “How could you talk like that? If you don’t want to agree to her, then you can go back yourself. I will call a cab with Yan.”

Yan swiftly nodded. “I’m fine with that.”

“What are you fine with? How is it safe for two girls to call a cab at night? Besides, there aren’t any cabs for you to call,” Wang An reminded them. Even though he felt gloomy about it, he still couldn’t bear to let Leng Yueyue call a cab; hence, he agreed to them reluctantly.

However, Xiao Su came over right after. “I’m sorry for disturbing you two. I’ll send her back myself. You two can go now.”

“Xiao Su!” Yan shouted at him while gritting her teeth, but he was still smiling without uttering a word.

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Leng Yueyue could smell something fishy between them, but as a girl, she chose to stand by Yan’s side. If Yan was unwilling to let Xiao Su send her home, Leng Yueyue was willing to help her with the situation.

Therefore, she pulled Yan to her side and gave Xiao Su an unfriendly stare. “I don’t think she’ll disturb us at all. I’m delighted with her going back home with us because there will be someone on the road to accompany me so that I won’t feel bored. Besides, I hadn’t seen her in a long time. Come. Let’s talk about the good old times.”

With that, Leng Yueyue wrapped her hand around Yan’s shoulder like a man as she brought her to the direction of the car.

Meanwhile, Xiao Su and Wang An were looking at each other. Xiao Su looked fine, but Wang An’s face had traces of rage. After the two girls walked away, Wang An spoke to Xiao Su in a low voice while giving him a look of disdain, “You can’t be like this, bro. I won’t comment on the way you court girls, but now, you’re dragging me down with you. I’m not blaming you, but can you stay away from us the next time? This was a great chance for me.”

Xiao Su was also helpless as he smiled resignedly. “I’m working hard too, but the two of you suddenly showed up, so what else could I do?”

Wang An let out a sigh, showing that his heart was in pain.

Then, Leng Yueyue’s shout came to him from afar. “Wang An, are you coming or not? Or do you plan to stay with him?”

Wang An trembled before replying to her immediately, “No, no. I’m coming right now!”

After that, he gave Xiao Su a look, indicating that Xiao Su should up his game, before catching up with them.

Xiao Su stood stationary as he watched Yan’s figure being brought away. He felt extremely helpless. This girl still resists me very much. It’s giving me a headache.

When they got in the car, Yan and Leng Yueyue sat on the back seat while Wang An drove the car with a gloomy mood. Then, the two girls’ conversation was heard from the back. “Thank you, Leng Yueyue.”

Yan looked at her gratefully as she thanked her. Leng Yueyue was giving out a proud look when she patted her own chest. “What are you thanking me for? One should always help a friend in need. You are also my idol’s best friend, so helping you is equivalent to helping my idol too.”

Yan remained silent. She is another one of Muzi’s fans. She was surprised to see that Han Muzi’s work had drawn the attention of so many fans. Even though she was happy for her, at the same time, she also noticed how useless she herself was. After so many years, I still have not achieved anything.

“But, wasn’t that person Young Master Ye’s assistant? Does he fancy you?”

Leng Yueyue asked her directly without holding back or beating around the bush. Her directness even caused Yan’s face to flush as she turned away to cough lightly. “I don’t think it counts as… fancying me.”

“Why are you this easily shy?” Leng Yueyue stared at her red face, as if she had just discovered something fun. Then, she held her chin with both her hands. “Does that mean he is courting you?”

Yan nodded and grunted an acknowledgement softly.

“Ha. Not bad. He looks normal to me, but you can give it a try by the looks of things.” Leng Yueyue started reviewing Xiao Su seriously. As she was halfway through her point, she suddenly thought of something before saying to Wang An at the front, “He is much more handsome than you.”

Wang An remained quiet as he grinded his teeth. Who have I messed with today? This Xiao Su really is something else. Not only did he take away my alone time with Yueyue, she is now even saying that he is much more handsome than me.

Thinking about it, Wang An felt highly unsatisfied inside. “He isn’t as imposing and well built as me, so you won’t feel secure with him around. I’m the opposite; if someone dares to bully you, I will definitely help you take them all down and make them pay ten times more than what they did to you.”

Leng Yueyue stared at him. “You can forget about it and stop being so smug. I’m amazed you don’t feel embarrassed, selling yourself highly to others. You’re just a big, stupid man.”

“He-he. Who cares if I’m a big, stupid man? I will cling on to you anyway.”

Leng Yueyue’s face flushed instantly, then she gave him a fierce stare. “Shut up!”

While sitting aside, Yan blinked her eyes as she suddenly realized that she had made a mistake. Even though I’ve escaped Xiao Su, at the end… I’ve become their third wheel. No wonder Wang An’s face looked sullen since just now. So this is why.

All of a sudden, Yan was too embarrassed to talk.

When they reached her house, she smiled and thanked them, “Thank you two for sending me back. I’ll treat both of you to a meal next time if there’s a chance.”

“No need for that. It’s better if you don’t treat us to a meal next time because I’d like a chance for us to be alone. Thank you,” Wang An spoke.

Yan was rendered speechless. “You’re so honest.”

Slap! Leng Yueyue straight away used her hand to give the back of Wang An’s head a slap. “Shut the hell up!” After that, Wang An kept quiet while rubbing his head, but a smirk was still on his face. Then, Leng Yueyue turned toward Yan. “Alright. Just don’t listen to his nonsense. His mind works in ways different than a normal person’s; he’s super weird. You can go up now. We’ll go after we watch you go up.”

“Thank you. Then I’ll go now. Be careful on the road.”

Yan quickly went upstairs before walking toward the window so that she could look down. She saw that Leng Yueyue was also looking up to her. After Yan gave her a wave, Leng Yueyue smiled before she went back into the car and left.

After she saw the two of them leave, she stood there in a daze. Although the two of them keep on fighting with each other, they still look happy. Everyone seems to be happy with their lives, except me…

“What are you doing, standing here?” A voice suddenly came from behind, and it gave Yan a good scare as she almost jumped from the ground.

Yan turned her head afterward and saw Luo Huimei holding a glass of water. She was standing behind while staring at her creepily.

It was already late in the night, and Luo Huimei’s looks were a bit scary. Yan held her chest in anger. “Mom, you scared me! Can you not do this to me at night? What if I get a cardiac arrest because of this?”

“Pffft.” Luo Huimei casually scoffed before walking toward the window to look down, seemingly curious. “You say I am scary, but isn’t standing beside the window silently while looking down scary too? Some may even assume that you want to jump off the building.”

Yan remained quiet before replying to her, “This is just the third floor. If I really were trying to jump off the building, shouldn’t I go to the top roof?”

“What are you looking at? A lover? Did a man send you back?” Luo Huimei asked.

After Yan took off her shoes, she gradually took off the accessories on her piece by piece. She didn’t answer Luo Huimei’s question; instead, she asked her something else, “Muzi invited you two to the party, but why did you leave so soon? Where did the two of you go? I didn’t see you during the whole party.”

“Oh.” Luo Huimei sat beside her. “We went playing with Little Bean. Your father really adores that kid. He thinks that he is smart, adorable and loving. When we came back home, he even told me that it would be nice for you to get married soon and have a cute and intelligent baby like Little Bean.”

Yan stopped her movements before slowly raising her head. “Mom, are you urging me to get married?”

“What do you think?” Luo Huimei raised her eyebrows. “You aren’t young anymore, and we only have you, our only daughter. Who else can we urge except for you? Besides, after you brought such an adorable kid to us, it made us more eager to urge you.”

Yan was speechless at the start. “It’s still early for me to get married! Both of you can just have fun with Little Bean. Please don’t have ideas about me for now.”

Yan put on a pair of slippers and went to her room for a bath. “Mom, you should sleep early, and I’ll also sleep after taking a bath. It’s been a tiring day.”

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That night, Yan had a dream. She dreamed that she was with Han Qing. In her dream, Han Qing was very gentle—tenderly wiping her tears, murmuring soft words, and even kissing her. Even within her dream, Yan knew this was all unreal—a dream, yet not quite. All night, she kept hoping the dream would go on, wishing it would never end. But the more she struggled to keep the dream going, the more quickly she was awakening from it.

Time passed, and Yan was now fully conscious. As she opened her eyes, she saw that the sky outside her window had brightened and her pillow was wet with tears. She was a little disoriented. Have I been crying all night?

Last night, the dream of Han Qing was blissful, yet she knew the dream was not reality. Part of her wanted to prove that it wasn’t real yet the other part of her dared not. In this internal struggle, she had awakened. Sure enough, only dreams revealed her heart’s deepest wish.

In mundane reality, life went on as usual. At this thought, Yan brushed away a tear and got up to change the tear-soaked pillowcase. Then, she went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face before proceeding downstairs to make breakfast after a fresh change of clothes.

After breakfast, Yan went straight downstairs. She was welcomed by the first sun rays of the day, warming her face and body. For a moment, she just stood there, taking in the warmth. It doesn’t matter. There are other things besides love. The days are still beautiful; I’ll have to move on and live well.

…

Four months later, the noodle restaurant was doing a roaring trade. Yan had started out with two employees, but as the business picked up, she had to employ two more helpers. Mr. Zhou had quit his job, and sometimes came with Luo Huimei to help at the restaurant. At other times, Mr. Zhou would be at home watering his flowers and enjoying his tea. Sometimes, he’d go shopping or even join an aerobic dance at the square.

Everyone around was really envious, saying how Luo Huimei was lucky to have such a business-savvy daughter and that she could now enjoy a leisurely life. It was regretful, though, that Yan was still unmarried, and that the both of them really should do something about it.

Meanwhile, Han Muzi’s belly had grown very big. From initially losing her interest in food to now having a voracious appetite, Han Muzi had become quite rotund. To top it off, she was swollen from fluid retention and her unborn child was very active, tormenting her with constant kicking.

When Ye Moxuan saw the state of his wife, he abandoned the company’s affairs for Xiao Su to handle and went home to pamper his wife.

When he saw how miserable Han Muzi was, Ye Moxuan murmured, “If she weren’t a girl, I’d teach our child a lesson for torturing you like this.”

Hearing this, Han Muzi shot him a look and exclaimed, “Nonsense! Even if our child weren’t a girl, he’d still be your son. How would you have the heart to do that?”

Ye Moxuan looked deeply into her eyes. He held her tightly as he tenderly kissed her forehead. “After this one, let’s not have another child.”

Han Muzi was startled for a moment. He doesn’t want more children? She had thought for sure he would have wanted her to give him more kids. “Two are enough. I don’t want you to work too hard.”

In fact, Han Muzi wasn’t averse to the idea of more kids, but she also felt that having two kids was enough too, so she nodded. “Alright, no more kids then.”

…

Business at the ramen restaurant was in full swing. Today, though, there came a special visitor. This wasn’t just any customer; it was Lin Xuzheng, the very person who rented the shop to Yan.

Yan was a little startled when he arrived. She hastily smiled at him and led him to the lounge on the first floor. There was only one lounge on that floor. It was previously constructed by Lin Xuzheng and his late wife for their own use. “Don’t worry, I know this lounge means a lot to you. That’s why ever since opening the restaurant, I’ve never let anyone use it. I’ve also been cleaning it everyday.”

Lin Xuzheng went in and found that the lounge was indeed spotless. The faint, refreshing fragrance of flowers pervaded the air. Just then, Lin Xuzheng noticed a few pots of fresh flowers and plants on the window sill. “Not bad.”

Lin Xuzheng’s lips curled upward as he looked intently at Yan. That person does indeed have a good eye—Yan certainly is very thoughtful and detail-oriented. “What if a customer insists on entering this lounge? What will you do then? Would you rather offend the customer than to let them enter?”

“That’s quite unlikely. I have lots of customers, but I don’t get many arrogant ones. And besides, they can’t do much once I tell them that this space is for personal use.”

He understood. She’d rather offend a customer than let anyone use the lounge. “Seems to me that this time I’ve made the right choice in renting to you.”

“Are you here for some noodles? Do you want the same flavor as the last time?” Yan smiled, changing the topic.

“You’re very astute!”

“Well then, please have a seat.” With that, Yan turned and went downstairs to prepare his noodles personally.

Lin Xuzheng looked around and smiled faintly. “Do you see? Your wish has come true, and your precious lounge is very well kept by her,” he said softly, as if to himself.

In the kitchen, Luo Huimei stood beside Yan and asked quietly, “That Mr. Lin has arrived, hasn’t he? Is he here to inspect the restaurant? I heard…”

“Mother, he’s just here for noodles. Don’t think too much!” She deftly prepared the noodles and sent it upstairs in person.

Some of the employees whispered among themselves upon seeing this.

“Why is our lady boss suddenly so attentive? Is that person upstairs her special someone?”

“Exactly! When I was delivering food upstairs, I saw our lady boss invite him into the lounge. Do you think we’ll have a ‘mister boss’ soon?”

“I think that’s about right. That man’s so handsome. Sigh, our lady boss is so lucky.”

Luo Huimei overheard the conversation and frowned. Other people might not know, but she had accompanied her daughter to see Lin Xuzheng, and learned from an intermediary that Lin Xuzheng was very devoted to his wife. Although his wife had passed away, it doesn’t seem as though Lin Xuzheng has any intention of remarrying. How would he have a relationship with my daughter?

“What are you people gossiping about?” Luo Huimei advanced toward them with her arms crossed. “It’s bad enough that you’re slacking off without gossiping about these things. Must it mean they’re in a relationship just because they are talking to each other? Mr. Lin has a family, and is the original owner who rented this noodle restaurant to my daughter. The lounge upstairs was the favorite room of Mr. Lin and his wife and that’s why it is specially reserved for him. My daughter rented this noodle restaurant by her own excellent capabilities, and today, Mr. Lin is here to have noodles and reminisce about his wife. You and your unwholesome thoughts; do you want me to lose my temper?”

Luo Huimei decided that it was best to make everything clear, as vagueness might lead others to have disrespectful thoughts about Mr. Lin and his late wife and damage her daughter’s reputation.

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Sure enough, the gossiping employees were struck dumb at her words. They glanced at each other, not daring to speak.

One of them even gave Luo Huimei a little bow. “Sorry, Madam. We were just curious and we didn’t mean any harm. After your explanation, we won’t say a word about it anymore.”

Luo Huimei glanced at her. This girl was one of the newer employees, and she was good at her job. Hence, Luo Huimei waved her hand and said, “Forget it. I didn’t mean to be fierce at you, but this was about my daughter’s good name and your speculations were disrespectful to someone’s late wife so I had to set the record straight. It’s good that you know now.”

“Okay, Madam, we won’t do it again.”

The rest nodded.

Thus, Luo Huimei averted a misunderstanding.

Upstairs in the lounge, Yan set down the noodles before Lin Xuzheng. He looked up at her and smiled. “Thank you.”

Yan returned his smile and said, “Well then, I won’t not bother you now, Mr. Lin.”

This was his first time being in here ever since she opened up for business. He seemed to be in deep thought. Maybe he had a lot of memories with his wife here, making him reluctant yet compelled to come.

Of course, this was just Yan’s guess. Whatever it was, Lin Xuzheng probably didn’t want to be around anyone apart from his late wife. She had wanted to tend to him a little more, but thought it was probably best to leave him alone.

Ten minutes later…

The supply truck arrived. The staff came to help, but Yan was quick and managed to move most of the boxes herself.

Suddenly, Yan noticed someone among the staff that was bustling about. It was Lin Xuzheng who had just come down from the first floor. “Mr. Lin, what are you doing here?” she quickly went up to him and asked.

Lin Xuzheng was a strong man. While Yan was only able to carry a box each trip and had to go back and forth numerous times, he effortlessly carried several boxes at once.

Yan heaved up a box and caught up to him.

“Mr. Lin, you are my guest and also my boss! Please leave these be. I can do it myself.”

Mr. Lin replied nonchalantly, “It’s alright. I just happened to see you moving these supplies so I thought I’d help, so don’t worry about it. Also, when did I become your boss? The shop is yours while I only collect rent. Simple as that.”

“Well, but these things…”

Yan wanted to say more, but Lin Xuzheng was adamant, so she fell silent. She could only hasten her footsteps and call for the other staff to join them so that they could all finish the job quickly before Lin Xuzheng had to carry too many boxes.

Five minutes later, all the supplies had been moved. Luo Huimei poured Lin Xuzheng a cup of genmaicha, then smiled and said, “Thank you, Mr. Lin; you’ve worked hard. Here, have a cup of tea.”

Lin Xuzheng took a sip of tea and replied, “Thank you, Madam. By the way, why don’t you find a guy to help you in the restaurant? You have to carry these heavy things all the time?”

Before Yan could reply, Luo Huimei said, “Yan’s father would usually do the heavy lifting, but today he has gone out.”

“Oh, I see.”

Lin Xuzheng glanced at Yan.

Although this girl looks young and petite with barely any muscle, she works hard. When she knew he couldn’t be dissuaded from helping out with the supplies, she actually rushed so she could take on most of the work herself. She seems full of vigor and energy. No wonder that boring guy Han Qing is attracted.

However, recently, he felt puzzled. He thought his friend would at least make a move, but a few months had passed and he had not even once visited the noodle restaurant. Lin Xuzheng asked about his schedule, and was told he had been working overtime at the company every day.

He’s finally found an attractive target but he is taking such a long time. He is such an old maid.

He would be happy to help out his friend if he could, but his friend was such a passive fool that he didn’t even have a chance to make a match. What a headache.

“Miss Zhou, perhaps it’s about time you find a long-term worker who’d work for free,” Lin Xuzheng said this with an unreadable expression on his face as his fingertips tapped lightly on the table.

Yan was stunned for a moment before realizing with a start. A long-term worker who would work for free? Did he mean a husband?

She gaped. “Mr. Lin, for now I haven’t…”

Unexpectedly, it dawned on Luo Huimei too. She rushed forward and asked, “Mr. Lin, do you mean to be a matchmaker for my daughter?”

A matchmaker?

Lin Xuzheng never thought he’d ever be a matchmaker, but if it was a favor for his good friend, he thought it was worth a shot.

“Now you’ve said it, I do have a friend that I can introduce to Miss Zhou. Although, he is quite a bit older.”

“A bit older?” Luo Huimei had a fleeting impression of a shaggy-bearded, sloppily dressed, cranky old guy. Otherwise, why would he still be unmarried at his age? It was either that he was too rich, had too high standards, or he himself was problematic.

However, Luo Huimei quickly considered. Lin Xuzheng himself is quite a bit older too, but he is an image of strength and class, much better than many other younger men. People in his circle surely wouldn’t be too shabby? Ah, maybe I’m overthinking things.

“He’s a little older, and quite eccentric. He has never dated anyone before.”

“What? Never dated anyone before?” Luo Huimei was alarmed. How is it possible for a person of his age to not have dated anyone at all? Is he secretly sick or something?

“Yep,” said Lin Xuzheng with a smile and a nod. “When the rest of us have all started families, only he remains single and unchanged all these years.”

Yan stood on the side, a strange look on her face.

Old, eccentric, never dated. Strange, why does Lin Xuzheng’s description make me think of someone in particular? No, it can’t be him. Lin Xuzheng wouldn’t know Han Qing.

Recently, as the days went by, Yan thought of Han Qing less and less. She became very busy with the restaurant every day, and after work she was either constantly researching new recipes or sourcing for supplies. Sometimes, she was dead on her feet by the time she had showered, and slept like a log.

Only when she dreamed at night did Han Qing appear.

And when she awoke, her pillow tear-stained, Yan would realize that she was still in love with Han Qing.

But during the day, she convinced herself that she was over him.

So, it surprised her now, that at a few words from Lin Xuzheng, she should think of him.

“Does he even intend to marry at all, what with him being single for so long? My daughter Yan wouldn’t have a chance, would she?”

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Lin Xuzheng smiled. “Mrs. Zhou, there’s nothing wrong with him, and he is quite healthy. The only thing is, he keeps on prioritizing work over everything else, so he doesn’t have the time to date, and he eventually lost his interest toward women.”

As he finished his sentence, he paused suddenly.

Why was he bringing up only the person’s flaws and none of the good traits? At this rate, how was he, Lin Xuzheng, going to set someone up? Yan’s mother would probably mistake his intention as an act to humiliate her daughter.

As expected, when Lin Xuzheng lifted his head, he saw Luo Huimei’s eyes were filled with resentment.

But that was normal. Who could bear to see their own daughter suffer? His introduction alone made him sound unreliable.

“I am sorry. This friend of mine is very successful career-wise. It’s just that he isn’t very well-versed in relationship matters. He doesn’t have any bad habits—he doesn’t smoke, drink, nor gamble. The reason I chose to set them up is because I found Miss Zhou to be a fine young lady. I apologize if my proposal was too abrupt.”

After hearing his explanation, Luo Huimei was slightly relieved.

“It doesn’t really matter if he’s not well-versed in relationship matters. It’s just… our Yan is quite plain-looking. With his successful career, I believe he has met countless beauties. If he doesn’t have feelings for any of them, how…”

What she really meant was, he didn’t have feelings toward a swan, so was it possible for him to fall in love with an ugly duckling?

Yan, who was beside Luo Huimei, glared at her resentfully.

Am I really your biological daughter? What do you gain from always belittling me?

Lin Xuzheng was amused by their interaction. He recomposed himself and said, “When my wife first got together with me, she also often complained that I was surrounded by too many pretty women. Eventually, she became less concerned about it. After all, good looks can be found everywhere in this world, but it’s rare to find an interesting soul. What really matters is the resonance between two souls.”

However, after uttering these words, Lin Xuzheng didn’t receive any reply.

Luo Huimei merely blinked.

What he said was so deep and profound, but she could still comprehend what he meant. He probably meant that there were so many pretty women out there, but compatible personalities were the key that guaranteed a long lasting relationship.

“Perhaps, I could try asking him out next time, so you guys can meet.”

Yan couldn’t take it anymore, so she responded euphemistically, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lin, but currently, my focus is on this restaurant, and I’m afraid that I won’t have the time to deal with anything else. I’m very sorry about that. My deepest apologies…”

She apologized twice to express her sincerity. After all, she hadn’t expected Lin Xuzheng to think of setting her up with someone. She wasn’t that interested in meeting someone new, as there was someone else in her heart.

So, before Yan could forget Han Qing, she would never go for matchmaking, nor be involved in a romantic relationship with anyone else.

Ever since she returned, there were countless people who tried to introduce her to potential suitors, but Yan rejected all of them, and because of that, she became a topic of gossip.

“It’s okay; since you don’t have the energy to do that now, you can let me know later if you have the time. After all, I don’t think he has any plans to get married within these two years. However…” Lin Xuzheng raised his eyebrows, trying to create suspense, “Who knows? I could be wrong. He might get married in a flash after finding his true love.”

However, Yan merely kept quiet.

Hearing his words, Yan started to think that there was something odd about Lin Xuzheng. Why did he choose to tell her about his friend? After all, he had nothing to do with her.

Then again, perhaps it was because they had good relations, so he just couldn’t resist bringing this person up. She decided not to put too much thought into it.

Hence, Yan just smiled at him without giving any reply.

Lin Xuzheng could sense that she was not that interested, so he stopped pushing. After staying for a while, he left.

With that, Yan was relieved.

When Luo Huimei saw that, she glanced at her. “I guess you are planning to stay single forever, you rascal.”

Upon hearing that, Yan shrugged helplessly and laughed. “There isn’t anything bad about staying single.”

Later in the afternoon, a customer suddenly asked Yan a question, “Madam, why don’t you have food delivery service? I tried to order from a food delivery app, but I couldn’t find your restaurant after searching for it. Sometimes, I get too tired after work and I don’t feel like getting out of the house, but I crave for the noodles in your shop. Can you provide food delivery service?”

Food delivery service?

Yan never thought of this before, because those delivery apps required a rather high handling fee. Not only that, the noodle would lose its taste if it was left out for too long, so Yan didn’t have any plan to put her business on such apps.

However, the customer in front of her was a regular in her restaurant. Thus, she could only reply, “I will consider providing food delivery service and make a business card when that happens. However, I will cancel the service if we are busy and short-handed.”

“No problem; as long as the service is available. It’s better than none!”

After that, Yan went back home and discussed it with Mr. and Mrs. Zhou, to which Mr. Zhou agreed instantly.

“Then we shall deliver the food, and collect delivery fees too. A man like me isn’t good at cooking anyway, but I am familiar with North City. I don’t mind running around, so I will do the delivery.”

“Dad.” Yan frowned. “You’re not that old, but you’re not young either. I would rather close my shop than let you run around the city delivering food all day.”

“What are you talking about? Are you looking down on me? Don’t you know that people get stronger as they grow older? What’s wrong with me helping my daughter’s business by doing the delivery? Yan, don’t worry and do what you want. Just leave the dirty work to me.”

As he said this, Mr. Zhou looked as though he was his daughter’s superhero, standing tall and strong. Tears started to form in Yan’s eyes when she heard him.

“Don’t worry, Yan. Keeping active will make his body healthier, so just let him do it.”

After the decision was made, Yan implemented the food delivery service in no time at all. She hired people to print business cards, then set up a delivery hotline and a WeChat account for the delivery service. After everything was done, she distributed a card to each customer and those who needed the service eventually came to her.

At first, Mr. Zhou personally did the delivery as there were not many orders. Later on, as the orders started to increase, Yan also began to deliver food as she did not want to burden her father.

On Sundays, Xiao Su would come over and help too.

After a period of time, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou started to grow fond of Xiao Su. Sometimes, Luo Huimei would tell her, “Xiao Su is not bad. I think you should consider him.”

Yan felt her head ache upon hearing this. Actually, she had told Xiao Su several times that he did not have to come over and help because she did not know how to return the favor. However, Xiao Su insisted that he did it because he wanted to, and she did not have to return any favor.

Yan wanted to pay him, but he refused to take the salary, so she asked him not to come anymore.

However, he still showed up every weekend without fail, and because of that, Yan found it stressful at times.

“Mom, stop bringing it up. It’s impossible between the two of us.”

“Why so? Are you still hung up about that guy who dumped you? What is so great about that guy that you still can’t forget him? Xiao Su is such a great guy with a good personality. You better not pass up something good in front of you just because you’re chasing something else.”

“What are you talking about? Love is all about fate; how could you talk about it like that?”

Han Qing came out the next day……

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“Fine, my daughter has the final say. Oh, by the way, Xiao Su went back to the company; he said that there is some urgent matter that he needs to settle. He will probably be back again tomorrow.”

“I hope he won’t be coming anymore. I am afraid that I can’t afford to pay him back for his tremendous help, and I think he is wasting his time.”

“But he does it willingly, and I can’t make him leave. What can we do?”

Yan sighed after she heard Mrs. Zhou’s words.

“Madam.”

“Yes?” Yan walked out of the kitchen. The person who called her was a waitress who was in charge of taking orders. She pointed at an address and said, “There is a customer from Golden Club who ordered ten bowls of noodles to be delivered.”

Ten bowls?

Yan froze for a moment. That many bowls? And that order is from Golden Club?

Why does that feel scary? Perhaps it was because Yan rarely visited these kinds of places. After all, humans were often intimidated by the unknown.

Seeing that Yan was hesitating, the waitress said, “Maybe I can go? I think it would be safe as I am staying nearby, and I am familiar with this area.”

After hearing what the waitress said, Yan looked up at her and shook her head while smiling. “It’s okay. You don’t have to go. Keep a close eye on the phone. My dad is not back yet, so I will deliver the noodles.”

Luo Huimei was surprised when she heard that Yan wanted to take on the delivery job, not to mention the order being ten bowls of noodles. “Are you sure you can carry all this?”

As she finished her words, Yan carried the bowls of noodles easily and placed them nicely in a small box before lifting it.

Strength could be trained.

Only those who were used to being protected by others would lack strength and face difficulties in twisting and moving something.

Yan had met countless women who couldn’t even twist open a bottle cap before their marriage. However, they had enormous strength while opening a parcel and could carry a baby on their back after giving birth. Even if they were to take another baby, they could walk swiftly.

Therefore, are women weak? Not much so. As long as there is a will, there is a way.

“I’m fine, Mom. I will be back after I deliver the noodles.”

At Golden Club.

The receptionist stopped Yan, who had the box in her arms, on her way in and asked if Yan had any business here. After Yan explained herself, the receptionist looked at her with disdain. She also talked to Yan disrespectfully.

“So you are here to deliver food? Just take the lift in front.”

Yan was not bothered by the way she stared at her. After all, she was going to leave right after she was done.

As she was rushing toward the elevator with her box, someone familiar walked in. Yan was shocked when she saw him, as she didn’t expect to see him here.

He was none other than Lin Xuzheng, who dined in her restaurant not long ago.

What is he doing here? Should I say hi to him? Would I seem rude if I don’t greet him after seeing him?

As Yan thought of this, she took the initiative to say hi while facing Lin Xuzheng.

The receptionist happened to witness this scene. Disgust was written even more prominently on her face.

Lin Xuzheng came to look for someone. Another person was by his side, both of them discussing something in hushed tones. The person beside Lin Xuzheng realized that Yan was staring at them and pointed it out to him. Lin Xuzheng then finally looked toward Yan.

Lin Xuzheng was stunned for a second when he saw Yan, who stood there hugging a box, but he recollected himself immediately.

Then, he walked toward Yan.

“What a coincidence, Mr. Lin.” Yan smiled at him and looked at the person beside him gratefully.

Lin Xuzheng’s eyes flashed over Yan before he smiled back at her.

“It’s indeed a coincidence. It’s my first time here and I’ve already met you. Are you here for delivery?”

“Yes.” Yan nodded her head. “A customer ordered ten bowls of noodles from our restaurant. Everyone is busy in the restaurant, so I took on the delivery job.”

As Lin Xuzheng was listening to Yan, he gazed at her. She is indeed tough and robust. He quickly withdrew himself from his thoughts and asked, “Should I help you with the box? Which floor are you going to?”

There was a slight change in Yan’s facial expression as she saw Lin Xuzheng approaching her. She took two steps back and replied, “It’s okay. I can handle this. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Lin. I’m going to the 6th floor.”

“That’s great. We are going to the 6th floor too. Since we are going the same way, shall we go together?”

Yan nodded blankly when she heard him. “Sure.”

Hence, Yan followed Lin Xuzheng into the lift. As they were entering the lift, Lin Xuzheng’s friend said, “I will carry this for you. This box is heavy, and I believe it’s not easy for a lady like you to carry this alone.” He couldn’t bear to see a young lady carry a huge box all by herself.

“It’s fine. I can do it. I can empty the box there and leave afterward. I will be fine since the box will be empty by the time I bring it out.”

Although Lin Xuzheng had only met Yan a few times, he could sense that she was a stubborn person who didn’t listen to others. She also always had her way of thinking and doing things. Once she had decided on something, she would never change her mind, and she hated to trouble someone else.

He believed that Yan would never let his cousin carry the box no matter how he advised her.

The lift reached the 6th floor in no time. Yan, Lin Xuzheng, and his cousin walked out of the lift. After that, Yan looked for the customer’s room. Unexpectedly, it was located in the same direction that Lin Xuzheng and his cousin were heading. Therefore, the three of them walked together for some time, and Yan finally found the customer’s room.

“I shall proceed with my food delivery then, Mr. Lin.”

“Sure.” Lin Xuzheng nodded his head and walked away.

Then, Yan knocked on the room door. After the door opened, Lin Xuzheng’s cousin sneaked a peek inside the room.

“Good day. Did anyone call for food delivery?”

A man who held a cigarette in his mouth opened the door. He looked like a hooligan from a rural village. He moved aside after he took a good look at Yan.

“I didn’t order it; my friends inside did. Bring the food in.”

“Okay.” Yan disliked how she was being stared at, so she decided to leave after bringing the food in and putting it on the table.

However, once Yan entered the room, she realized that the room was filled with the horrible stench of alcohol and cigarette smoke, mingling together to form a piercing, stomach-turning smell.

The room was full of men who had drank till their eyes were webbed with red veins.

However, what caught her eye the most was that each of them had a scantily clad woman curled against their side.

At a glance, Yan could sense that something was off. She took the delivery box with her and walked straight toward the door.

However, after she had taken only two steps toward the exit, the man with the cigarette in his mouth who had opened the door just now stretched out an arm and blocked her path.

“Hey, what are you doing? Are you planning to walk away without leaving the food here? Aren’t you here to deliver food?”

To that, Yan pursed her lips nervously and replied, “I got the wrong place.”

After that, she dodged around him, about to leave again. However, he appeared in front of her again and prevented her from leaving. “I don’t think you got the wrong place. There are names on the delivery box, aren’t there? Rocky, you ordered noodles, right?”

The guy called Rocky cackled.

“What do you think? I told you the owner of this restaurant was drop-dead gorgeous, don’t you agree? Look at her tiny waist and long legs. I wasn’t talking gibberish now, was I?”

“You have good taste, Rocky. Come here, pretty girl. Let me have a taste of your noodles today.”

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Yan’s scalp tingled with fear and she couldn’t care about anything anymore. She placed the box down, then turned around and ran.

She knew that holding onto the box would only burden her. Besides, these people obviously didn’t want to let her off and who knew what they would do to her in the room. Thus, she could only run.

As Yan headed toward the door, she noticed it was only closed shut, but not locked. Her heart jumped in delight.

As long as she sprinted quicker, she should face no problem after she left the room.

Although it would be rather troublesome for him, she could reach out for help from Lin Xuzheng if anything happened but knowing that she was not alone, these people might be a little more hesitant to do anything to her.

Nevertheless, reality always hit rock hard as compared to the bliss of the imagination.

She was caught even before making it to the door by the man with the cigarette. He grabbed Yan by the arm and pulled her back very forcefully.

“Ah! Let me go!” Yan screamed while trying her best to set herself free.

The men overlooking this whole scene couldn’t help but burst out laughing at the sight of such a childish act.

“There should be no men at the store except for her parents.”

“Hey little girl! Running the store by yourself with no one to help must be tough huh? Well, we are all at your service. Just pick any of us here, free of charge.”

All Yan wanted in that moment was to be free of her captor. She could barely hear what those dimwits were saying. Realizing she could not free herself from the man’s grasp, she resorted to biting his hand hard.

“Ahhh!” the man exclaimed in pain. He pushed hard to free his hand from Yan’s bite before slapping her hard on the head.

Boom!

Seeing that he was of a bigger build than the little girl, the force of his slap pushed her back a few steps.

“You are courting death! You ungrateful woman!”

Yan was so disorientated she could barely look at what was before her. Judging the direction from memory, she crawled forward to get back on her feet.

“You think you can just walk away after biting me?” the man snarled at her. Then, he grabbed her by her hair and pulled her back.

At once, Yan blanched and cried out for help.

On the other end.

“That b*stard! He must have known that I was on my way with you, so he fled long ago. I swear when I get my hands on him…”

Lin Xuzheng and two other men set out in search of the person, ready to detain him. Who would have known that by that time, they had long gone.

“My little brother has always been fearless. The whole family fears only one person, and that is you. We’re not sure where he got the news from. Xuzheng, I’m very sorry for the trouble, but would you please come with me ?”

Lin Xuzheng didn’t mind at all, so he shook his head. “Sure. I have nothing to do at the moment anyway.”

As soon as his cousin heard that, he was taken aback for a moment. Then, as though something had come to his mind, he let out a loud sigh and said, “You have got to let go of your past. You cannot keep holding onto it as it’s not going to bring you any good.”

Lin Xuzheng pressed his lips together as he felt his breath turn chilly as he exhaled.

It was obvious to his cousin that he was not a fan of the topic in conversation hence he shifted the focus of the conversation to something else.

“Alright, I won’t bring it up. Do what you want, and if we find no one, we’re going back.”

The two of them then took the elevator downstairs where they spotted the food delivery car outside. Upon seeing that, Lin Xuzheng’s cousin immediately asked, “Isn’t this the girl’s car? Hasn’t she returned from the food delivery she had gone to make?”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuzheng froze in place.

“What do you mean?”

His cousin scratched the back of his head and said, “Didn’t you hear what she said just now? She said that she was just going to put the things down and head downstairs. She even refused my offer to help her with the box. It’s been quite some time since she left and there’s still no sign of her. Xuzheng, do you know her? What’s going on between you two?”

“She’s just the tenant of the noodle restaurant.”

“So she’s just a tenant. In that case, it shouldn’t bother you if something happens to her,” said the cousin.

Lin Xuzheng realized something was not right. His eyes narrowed as he stared at his cousin rather fiercely and said, “What do you mean?”

“Well, when she was delivering food I saw a man smoking a cigarette open the door. From my experience, that kind of man is not one to mess with. Ordering takeaway must just be an excuse as there is a variety of food choices available in the club. Hey! Where are you going?”

Before his cousin could finish his sentence, Lin Xuzheng stormed toward the elevator, his face rather pale. His cousin scurried after him as he said, “Isn’t she just a tenant? Why are you getting so worked up?”

As the elevator door closed, Lin Xuzheng glared at his cousin coldly. “Are you going to just leave her here to die?”

His cousin retaliated at once, “Nah, that’d be too much. But there are so many of them so let’s don’t do anything recklessly.”

In the room.

“From what I see, this girl is really good. Rocky has good taste this time around.”

“I told you to be gentle. She’s so pretty; do you want to get blamed for hurting her?”

The man lifted Yan up and threw her into Rocky’s arms. He quickly wrapped his arms around her tightly, as Yan struggled to escape. However, he held her tightly, and pushed her to the sofa before pinning her down with his legs.

“Don’t run; I’m not going to hurt you. I just wanna have a chat with you, so relax.”

They were so accustomed to meeting women who welcomed them with open arms in brothels or such, but a woman like Yan was one they had not come across before. She was rather young and feisty when she resisted, which excited them even more.

Yan glanced at the men in the room and shut her eyes in despair. Was she really going to be raped here today?

No, she did not want that.

Opening her eyes, she mustered up what little courage she had left and said, “You know what you’re doing is illegal right? You have no right to hold me here like this. Besides, I came here with a friend. When he realizes that I’ve been gone for too long, he is going to know something has happened to me and will go to the police immediately. When the police arrive, it’s over for all of you.”

Rocky stood flabbergasted for a moment; he didn’t expect her to have such a sharp mind and the courage to voice it out. The grin on his face grew wider. “Go ahead and call the police. There are so many people in this room; is your friend able to fight all of us? Will he be able to call the police in time?”

Hearing this, Yan understood what he meant. Obviously he was not afraid at all.

Bang! The door to the room was kicked open all of a sudden. Lin Xuzheng’s cousin was recording a video with his cell phone as he shouted, “Don’t move! I have already called the police!”

It was probably the element of surprise that caught everyone off guard when the door suddenly flung open. Soon after, one of them stood up.

“So you called the police, huh? That’s okay. You will be beaten to a pulp before they even get here.”

He started inching toward him when he was suddenly stopped by someone.

“Mr. Li, Mr. Li, that’s Lin Xuzheng.”

“Lin Xuzheng? Which Lin Xuzheng? What is it? What has it got to do with me?”

“He’s Lin Xuzheng from Lin Property Group.”

The person holding him back leaned toward him and whispered something in his ear. After hearing that, his expression changed drastically.

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