Dinner had barely begun when the old butler approached, carrying a tray of various freshly prepared seafood from the kitchen, and carefully placed it on the table: "Sir, these are all freshly air-freighted ingredients. To ensure quality, they were just prepared."

"It's alright, as long as the quality is the best."

Lin Qisheng waved his hand, and the old butler then stepped aside in the dining room, bowing his head and quietly waiting for his master's orders.

Lin Qisheng then looked at Ruan Qing'an and said, "You must really like seafood, An'an. This is something I prepared especially for you."

"..."

Ruan Qingan paused, his gaze falling on the dining table.

These seafood items are all quite expensive. Even the one closest to her is the famous blue lobster. A rough calculation shows that this meal already costs around a million.

But most importantly, the original owner of this body... was allergic to seafood!

Ruan Qing'an remained silent for only a short while before Lin Qisheng spoke up, somewhat displeased, and slammed his fist on the table: "An'an, don't you like seafood? That's not right."

"Eat up, you've always liked this."

Lin Qisheng urged, knowing that the person in front of him was not someone he knew, but it didn't matter—it was all the same to him. As long as Ruan Qing'an lived like a white moonlight, that was enough. As for the rest, Lin Qisheng didn't care.

Seeing that Ruan Qing'an wasn't eating, Lin Qisheng lost his previous agreeable demeanor. He seemed to dislike this somewhat unusual behavior from Ruan Qing'an: "Speaking of which, do you not like the food I serve? Why don't you go fish it out of the sea yourself next time, Ruan Qing'an?"

"When we send you off to play in the sea, you will be able to reunite with your parents."

Lin Qisheng's words were incoherent, and Lin Chen, who was standing next to him, subconsciously glanced at him—what was this old man doing now?

But Ruan Qing'an understood. The original owner's parents wanted to rescue her, but Lin Qisheng threw their bodies into the sea. His words were clearly a threat to her, Ruan Qing'an. If she didn't resemble the white moonlight, he would send her down to reunite with her parents.

Ruan Qingan: ...Damn it, my fists are hard now.

She closed her eyes briefly, then looked out the restaurant window and saw a large number of bodyguards patrolling the area. These weren't ordinary bodyguards; to be precise, they were mostly retired special forces mercenaries, some even armed. In short, they were no pushovers.

Even with the original owner's frail body, Ruan Qing'an could have shoved Lin Qisheng's head into a plate and killed him with a single stab, only to be subsequently shot to death by the bodyguards.

We can't do anything reckless.

She took a deep breath and smiled, "Sir, I just don't really know how to eat these things; they're all too expensive."

"Oh, right, I forgot."

Seeing that Ruan Qing'an still looked so delicate and sweet, with a hint of longing in her eyes as she looked at the seafood, yet she looked at him helplessly and seemed particularly reserved, Lin Qisheng's attitude softened immediately.

He wasn't angry and personally prepared the lobster for Ruan Qing'an: "An'an was born into a poor family and wouldn't take things for granted. It's my fault."

"Thank you, sir."

"I don't know what I would do without you."

Ruan Qing'an spoke obediently and softly, looking at Lin Qisheng with genuine affection, as if she really couldn't live without him—of course, if Lin Qisheng were really gone, she would definitely laugh herself to death.

Lin Chen, who had been watching from the side, silently withdrew his gaze. This woman had indeed learned to be obedient to Lin Qisheng.

So, does Lin Chen only deserve to be threatened?

Ugh, I'm a little annoyed.

He thought about it... and got even angrier.

Overjoyed, Lin Qisheng donned his human skin once more, busily preparing seafood for Ruan Qing'an, eagerly placing it in her bowl, and urging her to eat it quickly.

If Ruan Qing'an hadn't known that the original owner was allergic to seafood, and if Lin Qisheng hadn't threatened her with the corpse, she would have really thought that old man was a human being.

037: [Grandpa, Grandpa...do you really want to eat this?]

"Eat, why don't you eat?"

Ruan Qing'an said nonchalantly, "We're in a bind now. Since that's the case, we might as well let that old bastard Lin Qisheng do all the bad things. Otherwise, how can I, the cunning victim, appear even more pitiful?"

"After all, the old man is just a mistress, Lin Chen is the big fish."

She squinted, silently picked up a shrimp with her chopsticks, and put it into her bright red mouth. Her eyes glanced at Lin Chen without making a sound—sigh, she had to let her adopted son see for himself how this old man was bullying her. She was in a terrible state.

Ruan Qing'an said slowly and deliberately, "Little system, you must remember this: my own lamenting of how pitiful I am is far less authentic than what Lin Chen saw for himself. Hearing is believing, seeing is believing."

037: I was too naive...

Lin Chen, who was being treated like a big fish, didn't react much. He just glanced at the old man and his future stepmother, both of whom were annoying to look at.

But after a short while, the girl's soft and sweet voice disappeared from his ears. Lin Chen paused and subconsciously looked up. The next moment, his face darkened and his brows furrowed.

Sitting opposite her, Nguyen Thanh An was taking small bites of the tender salmon, looking elegant and poised. However, red spots had appeared on her exposed arms, and she was even experiencing difficulty breathing. Her delicate eyebrows were furrowed, and her pretty face looked increasingly pale.

These are... symptoms of an allergic reaction?!

Lin Chen was startled, but Lin Qisheng seemed not to notice, as if he were coaxing someone else: "An'an, did you enjoy your meal? Remember to finish it all, these were just air-freighted over."

"I...I understand..."

Ruan Qingan's voice was becoming increasingly faint, like a kitten being choked, making it difficult for him to even speak.

If this continues for even a few minutes, she might go into shock!

Is this woman crazy? No matter how well she acts in front of Lin Qisheng, why does she keep eating seafood despite her allergy?!

Why aren't you showing that same arrogance in front of him now?

Lin Chen was so angry he almost laughed. He lowered his eyes and tapped the table with his fingers.

"Father, stepmother doesn't look too well."

"Huh? How could that be?"

Lin Qisheng seemed not to hear, but simply propped his chin up and looked at Ruan Qing'an, watching her eat obediently, as if he saw another person.

Nguyen Thanh An's condition is getting worse and worse...

If you keep eating like this, you might just eat all the people in the world.

Lin Chen frowned even more, no longer asking about the usually crazy Lin Qisheng, and said to the old butler, "Go, call the family doctor."

"Young Master, this—"

"Don't you understand what I'm saying?"

Lin Chen turned his head slightly, his voice a little cold: "You've been working for the Lin family for so many years, don't end up with nothing."

The old butler trembled. Neither Lin Qisheng nor Lin Chen could be offended, and Lin Qisheng hadn't dared to argue with this living devil. The old butler dared not disobey.

But instead of calling the family doctor, the old housekeeper quickly stepped forward, took out a bottle of medicine, and placed it in front of Ruan Qing'an.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Chen saw it clearly.

That's a highly effective medicine for treating allergies.

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