Chapter 224

Chapter 224

“Um, I haven’t told my parents yet; I need to go home for dinner.”

As they just stepped out of the villa complex, Bai Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered that her parents must have already prepared their own meal by this time.

“Don’t go! I’ve already booked a private room, Sister Bai. Join us for dinner, and you can invite your parents too.”

Chu Qingchan grabbed Bai Xiaoxiao’s hand, making it difficult for her to refuse. She looked at Xu Lin for help.

“Give them a call first. If your parents have already cooked, then you can eat with us. If they haven’t, bring them along.”

Hearing Xu Lin say this, Bai Xiaoxiao picked up her phone, but Chu Qingchan reached out and held Bai Xiaoxiao’s arm again.

“I’ve never been to your house. Let’s visit your parents first; dinner can wait.”

“Alright, but Miss Chu, please don’t buy anything.”

“I won’t, I won’t. Alright, let’s go.”

Xu Lin glanced at Liu Qinnuan and saw her looking very pitiful. They might not be in a hurry, but she was clearly starving.

“Hang in there.”

“I didn’t have lunch.”

“Why?”

“Because I was on the train. There’s no direct high-speed rail here, so I took a bus all afternoon after arriving at my hometown this morning.”

“You should have come tomorrow. I would have picked you up.”

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Hearing this, Ji Yun’s ears perked up, thinking that Liu Qinnuan must have some ulterior motive. No wonder last night, Chu Qingchan told her that Liu Qinnuan was quite a troublesome person. Although not a bad person, she could be considered an enemy.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I didn’t plan to spend more time with you. I have my store and other things to handle tomorrow.”

“Really? Then I guess I’ll be quite bored. I’m not familiar with Linshui.”

“Xu Lin is quite busy. I’ll take you around, Miss Liu.”

Ji Yun interjected, lightly placing a hand on Xu Lin’s arm, showing her stance.

“Sure, thank you, Big Sister Ji Yun.”

“Mhm.”

Although Chu Qingchan had warned that this girl wasn’t just any ordinary person, Ji Yun felt sweet being called ‘Big Sister Ji Yun.’ So this is what it feels like to be called ‘Big Sister.’

They left the villa complex, crossed a small road, and entered a bamboo alley. As darkness fell, a faint stench lingered in the air.

Surrounded by dilapidated walls forming a narrow path, with no streetlights illuminating it, the path extended into the depths like a black hole.

They all turned on their phones’ flashlights. Xu Lin discreetly glanced at Bai Xiaoxiao, worried that she might feel uncomfortable because of the stark contrast between here and the villa area.

But at that moment, Bai Xiaoxiao was walking ahead with her phone, lighting up the bumpy path. She walked with a straight back, showing no sign of insecurity.

“Uncle, they are all senior Bai’s and my friends.”

“Oh, oh, Xiaoxiao, go get a few stools from inside.”

“Okay,” Bai Xiaoxiao walked quickly inside.

“Uncle, we originally planned to take you and Auntie out for dinner, but you’ve already cooked.”

“You guys can go out to eat, we’re fine having our meal at home.”

“Just now, the owner messaged me, saying the flow of customers increased, so he gave our private room to others,” Chu Qingchan suddenly said, frowning as Chu Fengyi added unhappily.

“What’s going on, how can they not reserve the room they promised?”

“They refunded twice the deposit, couldn’t do anything...”

“So where do we go now?”

“Anywhere is fine.”

Liu Qinnuan remarked honestly that she didn’t feel like eating any fancy dishes; she found the cauliflower and cucumbers on the table quite tasty.

Xu Lin, noticing Liu Qinnuan’s intense gaze, felt a bit helpless. “Poor kid must be starving,” he thought.

“Let’s just eat here. I’ll go to the convenience store to buy some more stuff. What do you think, Uncle?”

“Is it alright here?”

“No problem. Watching the moon and having a little drink sounds great.”

“What about you all?”

Xu Lin glanced at the girls behind him, and they all nodded. They had noticed Liu Qinnuan’s clear preference as well.

Honestly, it didn’t matter where they ate, as long as they had a place to sit down and eat together.

“Let Xiaoxiao go buy the stuff; you don’t know the way.”

“I know the way. I’ve been here so many times.”

Xu Lin didn’t believe him. He had been here many times and never got lost. It’s just a few turns!

Without further ado, Xu Lin dashed out and reached the convenience store in two minutes.

He bought some pig head meat, two sausages, a pound of tripe, and some fried snacks.

Then he retraced his steps, but after three minutes, he found himself in a dead end. Xu Lin took out his phone.

“I was sure I took the same route... How the hell did I get lost...”



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