After the tycoon went bankrupt, he was raised by the villainous female supporting character and beca

Xie Zhaoyuan is now a prominent figure in Yuncheng. Whenever he appears in public, he will definitely cause a huge uproar.

So the couple thought about it and decided to go home for dinner.

"What do you want to eat?" Pei Xingzhi asked as he drove the car out of the parking lot, adjusting the navigation.

"Hmm..." Xie Zhaoyuan thought about the question seriously, and after a moment, gave her answer.

I want to eat hot pot!

“Okay.” Pei Xingzhi agreed with a smile. “Then I’ll call the hot pot restaurant now and have them deliver the food directly to my home.”

"Mmm!" Xie Zhaoyuan nodded, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter. "By the way, when will my older brother and the others be back?"

Pei Xingzhi: "They won't be able to leave Linzhou until tonight, and they probably won't get home until the early hours of the morning."

“…Okay.” Xie Zhaoyuan said somewhat disappointedly, “I was just thinking about whether to wait for them to get home so we could eat together.”

"It's alright, let's eat first." Pei Xingzhi freed one hand to touch Xie Zhaoyuan's face and gently comforted her, "Those who deserved to die are all dead. What's left for us are all good days. Our family still has many meals to eat."

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Mm!"

The hot pot restaurant delivered the food quickly. Xie Zhaoyuan and Pei Xingzhi had just arrived home when all the food had been delivered and arranged by the housekeeper.

Xie Zhaoyuan didn't have to do anything; all she had to do was wash her hands and change her clothes before she could sit down at the table and eat her meal in peace.

The servants were delighted to see her back. While she ate, they prepared fruit and drinks, practically emptying the entire refrigerator.

It was only when Xie Zhaoyuan saw that there was simply not enough room on the dining table that they reluctantly stopped.

"Buzz-"

"Buzz-"

Lu Yibai called at the time Xie Zhaoyuan had anticipated.

Xie Zhaoyuan put down her chopsticks and took the phone from Pei Xingzhi. She first gestured "shh" to the maids in the living room before answering the call and pressing speakerphone.

"Hey."

"I've arrived at Brilliant Plaza. Where are you?" Lu Yibai's voice was soft and gentle.

Instead of answering, Xie Zhaoyuan asked, "You've arrived? Which gate are you at now?"

Lu Yibai tightened his sunglasses and turned to look at the stone tablet not far away: "I'm at Gate 3 now."

“Gate No. 3…” Xie Zhaoyuan opened her mouth and ate the tripe that Pei Xingzhi fed her in one bite. “Gate No. 3 won’t do, it’s too far from here. You go to Gate No. 5 first, and I’ll give you directions when you get there.”

“Okay.” Lu Yibai had no doubts and immediately followed her instructions.

She didn't hang up the phone, but instead tossed it on the table and listened to Lu Yibai walking while she ate.

Brilliant Plaza is the largest commercial plaza in Yuncheng, with a total of eight entrances of various sizes. Each entrance is quite far apart, making it particularly tiring to walk through.

Lu Yibai used the navigation and circled the square several times before finally finding Gate No. 5 that Xie Zhaoyuan had mentioned.

"I've reached Gate 5. How do I get there from here?"

Xie Zhaoyuan: "Next, turn right and look at the tall building in front of you."

Lu Yibai obediently did as she was told: "I saw it, and then what?"

Xie Zhaoyuan quietly took a sip of cola: "Then you go in and take the elevator to the eighteenth floor."

"Hmm." Lu Yibai didn't think much of it and just did whatever Xie Zhaoyuan said.

He walked into the building in front of him and took the elevator to the eighteenth floor.

"I've arrived, where are you?"

"You've arrived?" Xie Zhaoyuan was still a little skeptical. "Take a picture and let me see it, so I can make sure you're not lying."

"..." Lu Yibai was a little speechless, but still obediently did as instructed.

He opened his camera, took a picture of the floor, and sent it to Xie Zhaoyuan as evidence that he had not lied.

Xie Zhaoyuan carefully examined the photo several times to confirm that Lu Yibai had indeed arrived before allowing him to proceed to the next step.

"Go and knock on the door of room 1807 now."

"1807?" Lu Yibai walked around the building but couldn't find the "1807" door number at all.

"I don't think there's a room 1807 on this floor, do I?"

"...Is that so?" Xie Zhaoyuan's tone was somewhat guilty.

Lu Yibai frowned, already getting impatient: "Of course! I searched the entire 18th floor and only found 1806. There's no 1807 at all!"

"Qin Song, you didn't give me the wrong directions, did you?"

"...No." Xie Zhaoyuan lied, forcing a smile. "I didn't give you the wrong directions, I just gave you the wrong house number. It's not 1807, it's 1804!"

"Are you sure?" Lu Yibai didn't immediately believe him.

"I'm sure!" Xie Zhaoyuan opened her mouth and let Pei Xingzhi feed her a piece of beef. "I'm really sure this time! Go knock on the door of room 1804 right away, and you'll see me when the door opens."

"You... are in room 1804?" Lu Yibai caught a glimpse of the hidden information.

"Yes," Xie Zhaoyuan lied through her teeth, "I'm in 1804."

"What are you doing in 1804?" Lu Yibai finally felt a little suspicious.

"I'm eating hot pot." Xie Zhaoyuan rarely spoke the truth. "You can see me if you knock on the door of room 1804."

“…Alright.” Now that we’ve come this far, no matter how strange Xie Zhaoyuan’s words are, Lu Yibai has to knock on the door and see.

He found the address 1804 and immediately called and knocked on the door.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk-"

"anyone there?"

"Pfft..." Xie Zhaoyuan on the other end of the phone almost burst out laughing.

"He knocked!" She grabbed Pei Xingzhi's arm and mouthed to him, "That idiot Lu Yibai, he really went and knocked on someone's door!"

Pei Xingzhi covered his mouth and laughed wildly, his face turning red from laughing.

Meanwhile, Lu Yibai was still knocking on the door earnestly.

"Tuk-tuk-"

"Excuse me, is anyone there?"

"Who is it?" someone finally answered from inside the room.

"Shh!" Xie Zhaoyuan put her index finger to her lips, signaling Pei Xingzhi to be quiet.

Pei Xingzhi laughed so hard he couldn't speak, and could only nod repeatedly with his head down.

“…I’m here to find someone,” Lu Yibai said directly.

"Who are you looking for?" the man outside the door asked as he walked over and opened the door.

"..."

Lu Yibai stared blankly at the burly man with a thick beard in front of him.

"I'm asking you a question!" The man was impatient and got angry when he saw Lu Yibai standing there dumbfounded and not saying a word.

"Who are you looking for?!" He looked up at Lu Yibai, his fat jiggling as he spoke.

Lu Yibai blinked: "...I'm looking for someone surnamed Xie, and she said she's waiting for me here."

"Your surname is Xie?" The man turned to look into the house. "Aren't you supposed to be surnamed Wang? When did you become surnamed Xie?"

"Who the hell has the surname Xie?" A woman wrapped in a bath towel walked out of the room, looking at Lu Yibai standing in the doorway with a puzzled expression.

"Who's surnamed Xie? There's no one here with the surname Xie."

Lu Yibai glanced at the woman and immediately noticed the ambiguous red marks all over her body.

He hurriedly looked away, but the man still noticed something amiss.

"Where the hell are you looking?!" The man shoved Lu Yibai hard. "If you glance around again, I bet I'll slap you!"