Ayi led them to the Nine O'Clock Restaurant, but she didn't serve them. "It's a buffet, eat whatever you like!"
"Miss, we recently added some new dishes at nine o'clock. Remember to try them, this one and that one!" A-Yi pointed to the two new dishes whose names Qiu Hu didn't know.
Qiu Hu, seeing the appealing new dishes, became interested and led Ning Yizhan over there.
“I can make it too!” Ning Yizhan looked at the new dish; it was quite simple for him.
“…I know, but we can try them first,” Qiu Hu thought, and this was starting to make comparisons.
They took their food and sat down at a table. Ning Yizhan sat down next to Qiu Hu. They had found Qiu Hu's parents, and their joy was unspoken. Their trip had finally paid off, and they felt much relieved.
He put a few pieces of meat into Qiu Hu's bowl, "Ah Hu, eat up!" He even felt that Qiu Hu had lost weight.
"You eat quickly, don't worry about me, I can't eat this much!"
"I understand!" Ning Yizhan's peach blossom eyes revealed his joy.
When they had almost finished eating, Lin Ning brought over the food and sat down opposite Qiu Hu, saying without ceremony, "You don't mind, do you?"
Before they could answer, he plopped down on the floor.
"Is this the kind of upbringing the Lin family has?" Ning Yizhan looked at Lin Ning with an inscrutable expression, his eyes clearly saying, "You've disturbed us."
"I just came here to ask the question I didn't finish asking earlier."
"Go ahead and ask," Qiu Hu said, displeased with his uninvited behavior, but wasn't he here to ask about Zhao Shi?
"What exactly is going on with Zhao Shi? I hope you won't try to fob me off with any excuses!" Lin Ning's tone was somewhat anxious.
"He's missing, and we haven't found him yet, didn't you know that?"
"Is that really the case? He's my brother too, you don't need to hide it from me," Lin Ning felt that things weren't that simple.
"What do you want to know? I've told you everything. I'll send him back once he's found or when he comes back."
Qiu Hu wouldn't tell him the truth; he was too hasty, and she didn't dare take the risk.
Lin Ning didn't get the answer, and left without even eating. He still felt that Qiu Hu was hiding something from him.
He thought that when he learned that Zhao Shi was her younger brother through Zhao Shi's affair, he would be overjoyed! He even thought that she would be closer to him, at least ask about her brother's life from childhood to adulthood, but that didn't happen. She didn't seem to care much about her brother.
She was still as cold-blooded as ever, yet he had been attracted to her for so long.
Qiu Hu watched his departing figure for only a few moments before Ning Yizhan turned his head around and asked, "What's so interesting about it?"
"It's not good-looking at all, it's nowhere near as good as yours!"
"Then why have you been looking for so long?" the man pressed on.
Do you think there's anything wrong with him?
"I don't know, but if I were you, I wouldn't say either," Ning Yizhan glanced at Lin Ning and answered Qiu Hu's question.
"Why?"
"Because of men, you shouldn't trust anyone but me," Ning Yizhan said softly in Qiu Hu's ear, pulling her into his arms.
Lin Ning returned to her room, and then the phone rang.
"Lin Ning, what have you thought about?" The voice on the phone wasn't very familiar to him.
"I don't know where Zhao Shi is either. I only know that he disappeared after arriving at Lake Creek Island, and Qiu Hu is still looking for them!"
"Are you sure your information is accurate? I never expected that Qiu Xi, who disappeared for so many years, would actually be Zhao Shi." An increasingly excited voice came from the phone.
He had only just learned of this news; it seemed the people he had planted in Qincheng hadn't been wasted after all.
"How did you know that?" Lin Ning was completely surprised that he knew this secret.
"That's none of your business. All I want is your answer."
Why should I help you?
"You like Qiu Hu? You chased after her for so many years, and she never even glanced at you. Now that we've caught her, you can do whatever you want with her, hahaha." Fu Shen thought about his "grand plan" and laughed wickedly.
What do you want to do to them?
"I can't tell you right now unless you give me an equal deal. If you tell me about them, I'll tell you. Call me when you've made up your mind or when you have good news."
Fu was filled with resentment. After Zhao Shi disappeared, security on Huxi Island became even tighter, and he and his men couldn't find a chance to sneak in. He then found Lin Ning.
He knew Lin Ning; he had met her a few times in Mu City. She was quite smart, but a bit aloof. Then one time, he saw Lin Ning with Qiu Hu, and all that aloofness disappeared. It turned out she liked him!
It just seems like they still really like that kind of feeling—that which is truly unattainable, that which is always stirring within them.
Lin Ning was hung up on, and for the first time in his life, he felt uneasy. He had no reason to help Fu Shen, did he?
But this was her. He pictured Ning Yizhan and Qiu Hu embracing intimately in front of him. So Qiu Hu could smile so sweetly too, only her smile wasn't directed at him.
Why? He was the one who met her first, and even after he confessed his feelings, she started to ignore him. It wasn't until they met again in Qincheng that his heart was rekindled.
He knew that Zhao Shi was his younger brother and that there was a secret in the Lake Heart Necklace. He led a group of people to study the structure of the Golden Bay Villa for a long time and successfully entered, but unfortunately they found nothing.
His subordinates also sent him photos of her with Ning Yizhan, which enraged him so much that he smashed up Qiu Hu's house.
Afterwards, Qiu Hu approached him, and he had no choice but to make up an excuse to get away with it.
After that, he stayed in Qincheng with Zhao Shi, which gave him more opportunities to see Qiu Hu. Consequently, he also saw Qiu Hu and Ning Yizhan together more often. He even learned from Zhao Shi that they were already living together. How could he not be jealous!
He gripped his phone tightly, sat on the sofa, his eyes gloomy, a smile playing on his lips, full of scheming and mockery, his mind a mystery.
Qiuhu Villa.
"Do you think there's something wrong with him?" Qiu Hu was still thinking about this question on his way back.
What do you think?
"Maybe? Or is it just because he's worried about Zhao Shi?" I heard from Zhao Shi before that the Lin family treated him very well.
I think so!
"How did you figure that out?" Qiu Hu desperately wanted an answer, or at least a clue.
"He likes you, the way he looks at you is really strange." Ning Yizhan was also annoyed; Lin Ning had a very good excuse to stay.
"...Who told you to say that? Seriously, you're jealous about this?"
"That's my answer! In short, his motives are impure." Then, feigning nonchalance, he added, "If all else fails, just kick him out!"
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