Everything I bought on online shopping platforms was genuine.

Chapter 412 An ominous premonition

Food critic Yuan Meng officially went online, and after pulling Lin Mo aside, she listed twenty-seven dishes that she thought were very delicious.

Although Lin Mo knew it was impossible to serve all twenty-seven dishes, he could still select eighteen of the more expensive ones.

Although Comrade Lao Yuan said that there should be at least eighteen dishes, it seemed that he could add a few more, but Liu Ruyan told him when she came back that day that she would only make eighteen dishes, and not a single one more.

Because people of that status, even if they don't care about money, they'll just say so if they need something, especially for a blind date banquet. If they say they'll have eighteen dishes, then they'll have eighteen dishes. Don't try to be clever.

If Lin Mo were to cleverly add 20 or 22 dishes to his menu, although Miss Yuan's family wouldn't say anything, it might cause them to overthink things.

That evening, Lin Mo returned home and started making a menu while eating watermelon. Soon, he had selected eighteen dishes, all of which were Miss Yuan's favorites, with a total price of over 388,000 yuan.

After finishing, he immediately sent it to Ms. Jiang. The two had each other's contact information and were connected via WeChat.

I immediately made a phone call.

"Aunt Jiang, I've sent you the menu. Please take a look. It's all the dishes that Sister Yuan likes. I just found out, so you can rest assured!"

"Okay, then I'll ask my cousin to prepare the ingredients. Don't worry, I'll definitely get things done on Wednesday. I can't guarantee anything else, but I can guarantee that Sister Yuan won't overturn the table."

"Understood. I'll be looking forward to your and Uncle Yuan's arrival on Wednesday," Lin Mo said with a smile as he hung up the phone.

He then sent the required ingredients to his cousin and made a video call.

Soon, the call connected, and after the camera spun around for a moment, my cousin Su He appeared on screen.

"What's wrong, bro?"

"Cousin, I've sent you the ingredients and menu. Take a look. Contact the ingredient supplier tomorrow. We have a table for lunch on Wednesday, the day after tomorrow. Ask them to deliver the ingredients early, at six in the morning. I'm afraid we won't have enough time if they're late," Lin Mo said.

Hearing this, Su He was also stunned, and then quickly looked at her phone: "Wow, this is a big client. The price of vegetables alone is close to 400,000. Why wasn't it Ru Yan's secretary, Xiao Tian, ​​who handled this for me? Did you take on this private job?"

"I guess so. I know this person and we both know each other. We just finalized the deal today," Lin Mo said with a smile.

The thought of another large sum of money coming in made Lin Mo excited. If nothing unexpected happened, this week's income would reach a new high, perhaps even exceeding one million.

As soon as she finished speaking, Liu Ruyan's voice came from the other end of the video: "Is that Yuanyuan's table of dishes? Hahaha, I'll definitely go and see what's going on the day after tomorrow. By the way, little brother, what about that thing you told me about last time? Didn't you say there was progress? What's the situation? It's been several days!"

As she spoke, Liu Ruyan squeezed her face into the screen, pushing her cousin Su He aside, and stared straight at him with her peach blossom eyes.

In the past, Lin Mo would have been excited and eager to tell Liu Ruyan about the good news, urging her to come and pick up the goods so that they could settle the payment. However, after realizing that his relationship with Liu Ruyan was not normal, he was afraid to look her in the eye. He could only lower his head and pretend to be nonchalant, saying, "Well, I've already received the goods. Just come and pick them up when you have time. If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now!"

After saying that, Lin Mo hung up the video call before the two could react, then took a deep breath and started eating watermelon in big bites.

There was nothing he could do. He didn't know if it was because he knew clearly that their relationship was abnormal, or because he had been a bit irritable these past few days, but whenever he saw Liu Ruyan, he would think of what had happened between them before.

Especially during massages, or when Liu Ruyan stayed overnight at his place, she was often dressed very scantily, and there was the time when the bedroom door wasn't closed and she was exposed.

These images flashed through his mind, making him restless and feeling as if there was a fire burning inside him.

But when it comes to actually facing it, he feels he is not ready, or rather, he is afraid of failure. What if he confesses and fails, and then he loses his friendship with her?
The two even co-own this restaurant. The thought of being rejected after confessing his feelings and the awkwardness of seeing each other again made Lin Mo inexplicably irritable.

Meanwhile, both women were a little confused as the phone was abruptly hung up. Then, the older cousin, Su He, turned to Liu Ruyan and asked, "What's going on? Did you two have a fight?"

"How could that be? I would never argue with him, even if I argued with you. Besides, what would we have to argue about? We met just a couple of days ago and saw some of his classmates. Nothing else happened. What's going on?" Liu Ruyan asked, puzzled.

After all, in her opinion, the two had only not seen each other for two days. In fact, she had even eaten the breakfast that Lin Mo had left on the table yesterday, so their relationship seemed very stable.

Even her mother, Ms. Cheng, said that the two had a good relationship and were just one step away from taking the final step, so there was no reason for it to suddenly take a turn for the worse.

Although it was just a hasty act of hanging up the phone, these two women, who are both incredibly cunning and not a single one of them is truly sincere, could hardly fail to notice that Lin Mo's condition was off.

"We didn't argue, so why did my brother's expression change immediately when he saw you, and why did he hang up the phone right away?"

"Knowing my brother as I do, he wouldn't normally act like this unless something happened that we don't know about," Su He said.

Liu Ruyan nodded upon hearing this. Although she hadn't known Lin Mo for long, it wasn't the first time they had met. Even on the day they first met, Lin Mo didn't seem to have reacted this strongly.

In addition, there's the contrast with Lin Mo's usual behavior.

“Something’s not right. The little guy might be hiding something from us,” Liu Ruyan said with certainty.

Upon hearing this, Su He laughed and said, "What could he possibly be hiding from us? It's impossible that he's dating someone."

Besides, even if they were dating, given my brother's relationship with me, there's probably nothing we couldn't talk about. And the fact that he changed his expression when he saw you means it must be related to you.

"Tell me, you wouldn't have taken advantage of my brother while I wasn't looking, would you?!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ruyan cried out, "I'm innocent! I didn't dare eat a single bite!"

As they talked, the two started playfully fighting. Although this successfully diverted Su He's attention, Liu Ruyan made up her mind to go over and check on the situation the next day.

We can't afford to fall short at the last minute and end up failing completely.

The next morning, Lin Mo's eyes were bloodshot. He did his morning exercise on the playground. One reason was that his thoughts had been a bit scattered the night before, and the other was that he had eaten too much watermelon the night before and had gotten up twice to go to the toilet.

You definitely can't practice the Fuyang stance anymore, otherwise you might not just be getting nosebleeds.

The shopping page still didn't have anything good. Lin Mo glanced at it in the morning and gave up. It was just some daily necessities, maybe a little cheaper.

After breakfast, just as he was about to read a book to distract himself, Liu Ruyan suddenly sent him a message.

I'll come over to your place in a bit to discuss the kidney-tonifying formula, and while I'm at it, I'll bring your car back.

Upon seeing this message, Lin Mo took a deep breath and then replied.

I'm not home today. The things are on the coffee table in the living room. Go get them. I've written down how to use them on a piece of paper.

Upon seeing this message, Liu Ruyan's heart skipped a beat.

"problem occurs!"

　The main characters' relationship will progress in the next two days, roughly on Thursday in the book's timeline.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)