Outside the hot pot restaurant.

A man and a woman got out of the taxi.

The woman had a hot body and sexy, healthy honey-colored skin.

The man was tall and muscular, with skin a shade darker than his.

It was Li Beibei and He Ruike.

The two men were there to deliver goods.

When she arrived at the dock, Li Beibei sent a message to "Li Xueli" to say that she had arrived.

Then I received a reply from "Li Xueli": "Go to No. 58, Saintess Street, Fugui Hot Pot Restaurant, have a meal there, I'll be there soon."

Li Beibei looked at the shop sign and asked, "Is this the place?"

He Ruik nodded: "That's right, let's go in."

The two were led to an empty table by the waiter. After sitting down, they looked around curiously and ordered their food with the waiter's guidance.

Xin Sui received the table number from Li Beibei and went straight to their table after entering the store.

Seeing Li Beibei looking down at something, her expression very focused.

I quietly walked over and patted her on the shoulder.

Li Beibei was startled, turned around and said irritably, "Li Xueli, you scared me!"

Lee Sulli?

He Qianjiao, who was sitting not far away, immediately perked up her ears when she heard this name.

He got up from his seat and craned his neck to look.

It turned out to be a young girl with a small figure sitting on her shoulder and a large, snow-white cat in her arms.

Is that Li Bate's sister? Or is it just someone with the same name?

I'll just ask around; it won't take much effort anyway.

What if it is? Wouldn't she miss out if she didn't ask?

He Qianjiao walked over and asked, "Excuse me, do you have an older brother named Li Bate?"

Xin Sui paused for a moment, then remembered that the original owner of this body did indeed have an older brother named Li Bate.

Having been in this world for so long, she had never had any interaction with him, and she had almost forgotten about him.

How did you know? Who are you?

"Oh, it really is! I'm your brother's good friend. My name is Qianjiao. It's nice to meet you."

Upon hearing the name "Qianjiao," He Ruike, who had been looking down at the menu with Li Beibei, immediately looked up.

The moment he saw He Qianjiao, he immediately stood up from his seat.

"Miss Qianjiao, what are you doing here?"

A look of wariness appeared in He Qianjiao's eyes: "You know me?"

Herrick: "I am Herrick from the Herrick family branch in Thorn City. After you went missing, the family head sent a message to all the Herrick family members in the entire Northern District, asking us to keep an eye on your whereabouts."

"If you receive any news about yourself, please report it promptly."

He was about to take out his crystal card to send a message.

He Qianjiao quickly stopped her: "Wait! Don't post it! I haven't had enough fun outside yet, and I don't want to go back for now. Just pretend you don't know I'm here."

Herrick looked troubled, "This..."

"What is this? This is an order."

As the eldest daughter of the He family's direct line, He Qianjiao has the right to give orders to all branches of the He family.

This is the direct line's control over the branches.

Li Beibei nudged He Ruike with her elbow, "Just listen to whatever Miss He says, why are you making such a fuss?"

She then secretly winked at him.

He Ruik understood and said, "Alright then."

He Qianjiao: "That's more like it."

She called over a waiter and said, "Bring all the dishes from my table over. I want to share a table with my friend."

Then he said to Xin Sui, "Sit a little further in."

He sat down next to Xin Sui.

Xin Sui petted the leopard and communicated with the system: "He Qianjiao, the fourth female lead has appeared."

"In the novel, any female character who is outstanding in appearance, family background, or ability will be taken by Shui Duoduo, like collecting beauty cards. What makes him so special?"

Although she is on the same side as Shui Duoduo, that doesn't stop her from criticizing the plot of the novel.

[Well, he's the male lead, after all.]

He Qianjiao saw that the big cat in Xin Sui's arms had pure white fur, like satin, and looked especially nice to touch.

I couldn't resist the urge to reach out, so I stretched out one hand.

As a result, he almost got scratched by the leopard.

Fortunately, Xin Sui reacted quickly, anticipated the leopard's movements, and grabbed its paw in advance.

"Leopard is a little shy and doesn't like being touched by strangers, please understand."

Xin Sui explained.

He Qianjiao looked regretful: "Okay."

The waiter brought over all the dishes from her table, and He Qianjiao called to Xin Sui and the others, "Eat up, don't be shy."

Li Beibei covered her mouth and smiled.

He Qianjiao asked, confused, "What are you laughing at?"

Li Beibei pointed at Xin Sui and said, "This restaurant belongs to her. Why are you treating her to a meal? She should be treating us."

He Qianjiao looked at Xin Sui in surprise, "Really? Then I'll have to eat as much as I want today."

"You have no idea how stingy your brother is. Yesterday I only ate two plates of meat, and he still wanted me to pay him. He's so cheap..."

Xin Sui smiled and said, "I'll have the manager give you a lifetime free membership card later, so you won't have to pay when you eat here in the future."

He Qianjiao: "Thank you very much."

Li Beibei: "I want one too."

Xin Sui: "Okay, we have them all."

While the group ate and chatted, He Qianjiao sent a message to Li Bate under the table.

"Come quick! I've met your sister! She's in the hot pot restaurant."

"I'm sitting right next to her. If you come too late, she'll be gone!"

Hmph, once this message is sent out, I don't believe he can pretend he didn't see it.

He Qianjiao thought that Li Bate was deliberately ignoring the previous messages.

Little did anyone know that Li Bate was caught in a situation where he had no choice.

After they had almost finished eating, Xin Sui called Lou Fugui over.

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