Zhuang Ran was startled by his words and coughed several times. He quickly took a sip of tea to clear his throat before speaking.
“I can’t eat like this every day. This meal is equivalent to three days’ worth of food for me.”
"You mean, after this meal, you can go three days without eating?" Fu Yanlin was shocked again.
"I'll tell you a secret: the last time I ate this much was at the village chief's wedding banquet, which shocked the whole village. It made my mom very angry because she felt ashamed, and then she forbade me from eating."
"Then what?"
"I only drank water for three days straight, and I didn't feel hungry at all. Later, my mom got scared and then she coaxed and begged me to eat. Otherwise, I felt I could have lasted two more days."
"You're really something." Fu Yanlin gave her a thumbs up in surprise. "But you can't eat like that again next time, it's bad for your health."
"Okay, I understand. I'll just eat until I'm about 20% full from now on," Zhuang Ran replied obediently.
This girl is actually quite cute, Fu Yanlin thought to himself.
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Guo Chen mustered up his courage and said to Lu Zhixia, "Xiaxia! I like you. I've liked you for 10 years, but we missed each other because of a misunderstanding. I don't want to miss the rest of my life!"
"Stop it—" Lu Zhixia didn't want to listen anymore after hearing this, so she told him righteously, "There is no possibility between us in this lifetime."
"Why?" Guo Chen asked desperately.
To make her rejection more forceful, Lu Zhixia could only say, "Because of Chen Jianing, I can't possibly want a man she's been with. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
These words struck Guo Chen deeply, and he was filled with remorse and anguish, collapsing to his knees in despair.
Lu Zhixia saw Gu Lingxiao not far away and wondered why he had followed her out.
Guo Chen felt utterly hopeless because Lu Zhixia's answer was the truth, something he was powerless to change unless he could turn back time and reverse the course of events so that nothing had ever happened.
Gu Lingxiao strode over, reached out and grabbed the person, then turned and went back to the restaurant.
Lu Zhixia looked at her hand being held. What did this guy want to do?
Watching their departing figures, Guo Chen felt an even greater sense of despair; he had ultimately missed out on everything.
"Lu Zhixia! I wish you happiness!"
Then he got up from the ground and walked away step by step.
Lu Zhixia was led back to the restaurant by the hand and sat down in her original seat before Gu Lingxiao let go of her hand.
My heart started racing. What on earth is this guy up to?
Seeing that only the two of them had returned, Zhuang Ran asked, "Where is that person?"
Gu Lingxiao: "He probably went back early, so we don't need to worry about him."
Zhuang Ran nodded knowingly, then placed the bone in his hand on the table.
"Okay, I'm finished eating. We can go now."
Gu Lingxiao told Fu Yanlin, "Take Xiao Zhuang back to your sister's house."
“Okay.” Fu Yanlin understood what he meant. They were worried that if something happened, they wouldn’t be able to take care of Zhuang Ran, which was a very thoughtful consideration.
"So what are you going to do next? Go to the military guesthouse?"
"Mm," Gu Lingxiao replied.
Fu Yanlin took a deep breath. He did want to take them back to his sister's house, but if the people following behind were really members of the underworld, he didn't want his sister to get hurt.
"Then be careful."
Gu Lingxiao noticed his worry and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen. If they wanted to make a move, they would have done it already."
Hearing him say that, Fu Yanlin's worries lessened a bit.
Lu Zhixia took out some money from her pocket and stuffed it into Zhuang Ran's hand, saying, "Take this, it can be used in case of any emergency."
Zhuang Ran quickly stuffed the money back, "I can't accept it. Besides, I already have a job with room and board included, so I don't need to spend any money."
Seeing her resolute demeanor, Lu Zhixia knew the child wouldn't accept it; her stubbornness was very similar to her own. So she handed her the slip of paper with the address written on it.
"Keep this safe. Send me a telegram if you need anything, or write to me if you don't."
"Okay!" Zhuang Ran put away the note, feeling very happy.
Fu Yanlin paid the bill with the waiter and then came back to help Zhuang Ran with her luggage.
They each took two cars at the restaurant entrance, got into their respective cars, and waved goodbye.
Zhuang Ran felt reluctant to part ways. Although they had only spent less than two days together, it felt like the time had passed by so quickly.
The two cars drove off at the same time, heading in opposite directions.
The person hiding in the corner also got on the car and followed the car in front.
While the car was driving, another car suddenly darted out from behind and pulled in front, constantly moving the steering wheel back and forth and swaying left and right.
"Damn it, what is this car doing!" the driver cursed, and slowed down.
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