"Okay, I'll order a few more." Actually, she was already about 70% full and could have stopped ordering, but in order to keep Bai Junbai company, she ordered a few more dishes. Then she asked Li Honglian and the two children, "What else would you like to eat? I'll order for you."

"...Just some fruit will do." Li Honglian smiled awkwardly. She and her two children were already full and couldn't eat any more. They would be too full if they ate any more, and she couldn't embarrass herself in front of Mr. Bai.

Moreover, when Bai Junbo arrived, she and the children were inexplicably nervous. They dared not eat together, fearing they might choke in fright. Mr. Bai's aura was too strong and too cold, and they were genuinely afraid of him.

Lin Taozi understood and ordered a few kinds of fruit, but dared not order too much, for fear of wasting food. If she asked Honglian to pack up the leftovers, she would definitely not dare. With Bai Junbo, this big shot, here, who would dare to do something that would lower their status by packing up leftovers?

Isn't this embarrassing for Mr. Bai?

Li Honglian paid the bill on the way, pretending to go to the toilet. After returning, she left with her two children shortly afterward, saying she would take them back to her hometown in a few days.

“Beijing is too good, too good for people like us to live in. My child and I are going back to Changhe County. The house in the county town was allocated to me, and I plan to go back and continue running the restaurant.” Before they came to Beijing, their family was already living a very good life.

She did earn more money in the capital, but she lost her family and her children suffered because of her. This is not a place for them, and she wants to leave.

Li Honglian already knew about Zhang Yu's drug use, so she felt even more that she should leave quickly. Otherwise, who knew what kind of person Zhang Yu would become in the future? One day, after squandering all the money, she might come knocking on her door demanding money back.

Zhang Yu's mother and sister don't know they've divorced. Zhang Yu forbids them to tell anyone, but they'll find out sooner or later when they get back.

"When are you leaving? I'll see you off," Lin Taozi said.

"No need, I want to leave quietly, no one needs to see us off." She didn't even tell Zhang Shengli and Zhang Longfei. Ever since Zhang Yu's personality changed drastically, Zhang Shengli and Zhang Longfei hadn't had much contact with him, and their business partnership had fallen apart.

It's estimated that the Zhang brothers will return to their hometown soon, where they can find more work.

Not long after Li Honglian and her child left, Lin Taozi and Bai Junbai were also preparing to leave. Lin Taozi said with a smile, "The food here is really delicious. We'll come back to eat here next time."

Bai Junbai's eyes flickered slightly. He neither agreed nor disagreed. He just subconsciously curled the corners of his mouth when he heard Lin Taozi say that she would invite him to dinner again next time.

After leaving the restaurant, the two didn't get into the car immediately. Lin Taozi suggested, "There's a night market up ahead, I'll take you there." She wasn't asking for his opinion; she was offering to take him there directly.

Bai Junbai subconsciously wanted to say no, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything because his hand was being held by a soft little hand, and he could only silently follow her.

It didn't take long, about fifteen minutes, to get there. The brightly lit night market street was very crowded, with stalls on both sides and people packed in, all talking loudly.

"What's so fun about this place? It's so crowded and uncomfortable!" Bai Junbai didn't want to go and looked resistant.

“You’ve never been here before? Yes, you definitely haven’t. I’ll take you to see it, so you can tell others that you’ve been to the night market.” Lin Taozi pulled him along, regardless of whether he was willing or not.

It's normal that he's never been to a night market before. His status isn't suitable for him to come here, and he's telling others that he would never let anyone know he's been to a night market.

There were many food vendors in the night market. Lin Taozi felt a little full and regretted that she had eaten too much. Otherwise, she would have bought a lot of snacks to satisfy her cravings. Now she could only look around and buy some trinkets to take home.

After strolling around the night market and spending over two hundred dollars, he bought a big bag of junk. That's right, all those things were junk in Bai Junbai's eyes. He couldn't understand why Lin Taozi would like them. She had earned a lot of money in the past few years. What jewelry chief couldn't she afford?

“This is the joy of shopping, something you can’t experience.” Lin Taozi could tell what he was thinking just by looking at his expression.

"I don't want to experience that kind of fun at all."

Watching his figure disappear into the distance, Lin Taozi was stunned for a moment, then shouted, "Bai Junbai, wait for me! Don't wander off, you've gone the wrong way!"

If it weren't for wanting to hitch a ride back with him, Lin Taozi really wanted to ignore him and let him get lost, to see how arrogant he would still be.

After wandering around the alley for a while, the two finally found their way back. Lin Taozi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I told you not to wander around, but you wouldn't listen. Now look what happened, we walked so much for nothing."

Bai Junbai's expression was also unpleasant, and he even said coldly, "It's just walking a little more, consider it exercise, what's there to complain about? Your tiredness only means you have a poor physique."

"My physique is poor? I'm a dancer by training every day, so my physique is excellent," Lin Taozi muttered, unconvinced.

"Lin Taozi, Taozi, is that you?" A soft, pleasant female voice came from behind.

Lin Taozi turned around and saw a familiar face at the crossroads. She was a little surprised. "Mingxue, what are you doing here?"

It's so late, it's not safe for her to be out at the night market alone.

“I just happened to be passing by and saw you from afar. I thought your back looked like mine. I didn’t expect it to really be you,” Mingxue walked over. “My home is nearby. What are you doing here?”

She didn't ignore the man next to her, because his presence was too strong for her to ignore. However, she had never met Bai Junbai before, so she couldn't just pretend to greet him warmly.

Mingxue knew Bai Junbo from magazines and newspapers. She knew he was the youngest son of the richest man in Beijing and also knew about his scandals. He was someone she rarely had access to.

So, the person behind Lin Taozi was actually him? What is their relationship?

"What a coincidence! We just went to the night market and are about to head back," Lin Taozi chuckled. "Oh, let me introduce you. This is my friend Mingxue, and this is Bai Junbai."

Her introduction was brief, without going into detail about Bai Junbai's identity, since he seemed rather reluctant.

"Hello, I'm Peach's friend. It's nice to meet you." Mingxue extended her left hand in greeting.

But Bai Junbai didn't look at her. He turned his face to the side and looked into the distance, seemingly unaware that there was another person there, and even less concerned about whether the other person's outstretched hand was awkwardly hanging in mid-air.

Mingxue's smile gradually disappeared, and she almost couldn't help but frown. She felt very embarrassed, not expecting the other party to disregard her like this and not give her any way out.

"Hey, someone's greeting you, you should respond when you hear them." That's so rude! Where's his manners, his upbringing, his manners?

How could you embarrass a young girl like that? What about your so-called gentlemanly manners?

Lin Taozi was internally ranting, but on the surface she smiled gently and politely, revealing nothing. Bai Junbai cared a lot about his image, and she couldn't afford to offend him.