Aren't we friends? Why are you rushing at me?

Natsuno took half a step forward from the three-person team, lightly resting her upper body on the marble surface of the service counter, tilting her head.

A smile that seemed friendly but actually carried a devilish aura clung to her face as she stared at Manager Yan Song and spoke in a light, airy tone:

"Manager Yan, did Liu Ruyan book a private room here?"

The manager felt a chill run down his spine from that smile, instinctively shrinking back and stammering in response:

"This...it's a matter of guest privacy, I might..."

Before he could finish speaking, Xia Ye let out a meaningful cough.

Suddenly, five or six burly men in black appeared from behind, their eyes coldly fixed on the manager.

"Miss Xia, even so, I really..."

"Bang!"

The manager was interrupted halfway through his sentence by the sound of metal falling.

One of the burly men in black, a young man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, glanced at the wrench on the ground, a sheepish smile appearing on his face. He quickly squatted down, picked it up, and looked at the manager.

"Don't be nervous. I'm a car mechanic, so it's normal for me to carry a wrench with me."

"That makes sense, that makes sense, that makes sense."

The manager, seeing the wrench constantly twitching in Jin Si's hand, nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Stand at attention, eyes clear, and turn your gaze back to Natsuno:

"Ms. Xia, please stop threatening me. No matter how much pressure you apply, I will never reveal that Ms. Liu has booked the 'Deep Affection' private room for 7:10 PM tonight!"

After listening, Natsuno nodded with a satisfied smile:

"Manager Yan, could you also please move her private room to the main hall?"

Before the manager could even retort, another loud voice came from behind Xia Ye:

"Bang!!"

The man with the gold-rimmed glasses looked at the hammer on the ground, a sheepish smile appearing on his face. He quickly squatted down, picked it up, and looked at the manager.

"As I said before, I'm a car mechanic, so it's not surprising that I also carry a hammer."

"Not surprising, not surprising."

The manager, looking at the gold-rimmed glasses, saw a wrench in the left hand and a hammer in the right, swallowed hard, and said with trembling lips:

"I remember all the private rooms were under maintenance today. Miss Liu, you really have bad luck."

As Xia Ye listened to the manager's explanation, his smile widened even more:

"Well... could you think of a way to prevent the other guests from coming tonight? After all, my men are all looking forward to having a better meal here."

As if by reflex, after Xia Ye finished speaking, the manager did not reply immediately. Instead, he first turned his gaze to the man with the gold-rimmed glasses. Seeing that the man did not make any move, he then spoke slowly with a bitter expression:

"Grandma, I really can't do that. I'm just a lowly manager on a paycheck. This kind of large-scale clearing operation... perhaps you could talk to my young master directly?"

And quite consciously, she raised her hand and pointed to a corner on the second floor, indicating that her young master was there.

Xia Ye nodded, and without making things too difficult for the manager, led his men over.

The manager watched the group leave, then took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his brow. He muttered to himself:

I've been dragging this out for so long, the young master should have already noticed something was wrong when he checked the surveillance footage and slipped out the back door, right?

However, at this moment, in the office on the second floor, Li Xuan was staring intently at the screen.

The footage shows a replay of Lin Shi racing on Mount Akina. Every time he drifts at the limit on a corner, this young master of the Li family unconsciously clenches his fist.

Wow, that's so cool. He drives so stylishly, why isn't he one of my men?

He hasn't replied to my messages. Should I just go see him in person?

But what if we run into that terrifying woman again...?

Thinking of this, Li Xuan shuddered and made up his mind: he should wait for Lin Shi to reply to him.

"Li Xuan, what are you doing?"

A voice suddenly rang out, startling Li Xuan, who was completely focused on his work, and he almost jumped up from his chair.

Xia Ye swaggered in, pushing open the door.

"What are you doing here!"

Li Xuan spoke in an annoyed tone.

When his gaze swept over his subordinates and Li Wei behind him, his brows furrowed even more deeply, and he said in a somewhat icy tone:

"And these two, I don't think I have any conflicts with the Shen or Su families."

Before Xia Ye could even speak, a passionate narration suddenly blared from the office speakers:

"Lin Shih crossed the finish line! He created a miracle! Lin Shih, he—"

The air froze instantly.

Li Xuan frantically clicked the mouse, trying to cut off the damn background music in the video.

When he looked up at Xia Ye and the other two again, he forced a stern expression and tried to pretend that nothing had happened.

Natsuno heard it all clearly. A ridiculous smile appeared on her face:

"Young Master Li, what were you doing just now?"

"You haven't done anything! If you don't have anything important to do, you're seriously disrupting my work."

Li Xuan glared back coldly.

Seeing this, Xia Ye surprisingly didn't persist. She gracefully spun around in place, making a move towards the door, and softly said:

"Never mind then, you go ahead with your work. I'll see if anyone else can help Lin Shi."

The sound wasn't loud, but it was just loud enough for Li Xuan to hear.

Three, two, one...

"etc!"

Li Xuan's right hand shot out like lightning, his palm fully open.

She seemed to have teleported, bypassing the desk and instantly appearing beside Xia Ye, a radiant smile blooming on her face:

"What are you saying? We've known each other for so many years, of course I'll help you if you have a problem."

"It seems Lin Shi is in trouble. Let's sit down and talk it over."

"Also, look, I sent him a few messages, but he might be busy and didn't see them. Could you please help him out?"

at the same time.

Liu Ruyan was unaware of what had happened at the restaurant and continued to sit in the passenger seat, happily looking at her phone.

She has taken care of all the company affairs for today, and even handled tomorrow's urgent orders ahead of schedule.

At this moment, she was secretly sending a message to her secretary, Jiang Wan:

"Has the hotel been booked yet?"

"It's all set. As per your request, the best one nearby is right downstairs from your restaurant. You can go directly there after your meal without any problems."

Liu Ruyan was overjoyed as she read the reply. She couldn't help but steal a glance at Lin Shi, who was driving, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her fingers flew across the keyboard.

"Um...did you buy it?"

........

The screen displayed a long message: "The other party is typing..."

........

"I bought three boxes."

"(There are three numbers here)?"

"........."