A young man from another world returned to his hometown.

The premium fruits were purchased at three times the market price of previous years, with an exclusive annual purchase contract signed.

As long as the supply of premium lychees remains stable, other common-grade lychees from the orchard will also be purchased at 1.5 times the market price.

If the supply becomes unstable more than a month later, they will be allowed to invest in the development plan for shops along the national highway.

After seeing off Lao Zhao and Lao Sun, Lin Jiayao turned around.

"Ayan."

"Um."

"You...you just accepted that order?"

"I answered it."

Lin Jiayao was still very shocked. Without fully integrating the village's resources and finalizing the lychee orchard rescue plan, did Lin Yan have the audacity to take on such a high-stakes betting order?

Because the national highway outside the village entrance cannot be interfered with by outsiders without the consent of the local powerful figures.

Lin Jiayao's core plan is to build a central street radiating from Mixue Ice Cream Town to the surrounding towns.

If this batch of pre-orders cannot be fulfilled, the company will let outsiders invest in the store, whose prospects are already clear. What a bold move that is!

……

Lin Yan, on the other hand, looked completely indifferent.

Seeing his anxious cousin, Lin Yan patted Lin Jiayao on the shoulder.

"Don't worry, I have a way."

Lin Yan chuckled to himself.

Although his beloved wife always uses dark magic, she is an elf, and her specialty is life magic.

So all he had to do was ask his lovely wife to concoct a magic potion, and the lychee grove would soon be able to recover and grow again.

Just as Lin Yan turned around to go out and play with Lasier, and to take care of the problem at the lychee grove.

But Syl, who was always by his side, was nowhere to be seen.

……

next morning.

Lin Yan groggily turned over, his arm instinctively reaching to the side, wanting to hug that warm and sweet figure to replenish his mental energy.

It's empty! The bed's already cold?

Lin Yan was a little confused and slowly sat up.

The room was quiet, without the faint scent of grass and trees, and without that soft "Good morning, darling."

Nothing happened.

That's not quite right.

Lin Yan scratched the back of his head and walked out of the bedroom.

"Sier?"

No one answered.

Lin Yan walked around the yard.

The World Tree sapling swayed gently, the deck chair under the tree was empty, and the few pirated romance novels on the small coffee table next to it were also gone.

Lin Yan slumped down, and images from the past few days flashed through his mind.

Something's not right, something's really not right.

Ever since that day when he came back from the reservoir, Sir has been acting a little strange.

Previously, Xier was his number one companion. She would bring him tea when he read, and cheer him on when he played games. The two of them were inseparable every day.

Previously, when he got angry while playing games, Xier would immediately come over and pat his head with her little hand.

But these past few days, Hill's behavior has been very abnormal.

She stopped staring at him and would sneak out whenever she had a spare moment, sometimes even skipping lunch.

Especially last night, Lin Yan asked Xier.

"Sier, what have you been up to lately?"

Syl coldly replied.

"It's nothing."

That's so cold-hearted!!!

Moreover, every time she came back during the day, she had a smirk on her face.

"This is completely illogical! Isn't Syl a particularly aloof elf princess?"

This is Lin Yan's opinion.

Although Lin Yan has been in another world for many years, he had never been in a relationship before he transmigrated, and he didn't really understand what the current situation was.

Lin Yan pondered deeply.

"Is that the smile the bard described, the expression of a young girl falling deeply in love and thinking of her sweetheart?"

What's worse is that whenever Lin Yan approaches her to ask a question, Xier will jump back as if she's been electrocuted, her face instantly turning bright red, her eyes darting around frantically, looking exactly like a rabbit that has done something wrong.

The flashback ended, and Syl returned.

She pushed open the courtyard gate with light steps, a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth, as if she were savoring something particularly interesting.

"Honey, you're awake."

She paused for a moment when she saw Lin Yan.

"Hmm, where did you go?"

"I went for a walk."

After saying that, Hill quickly went into his room.

walk?

They've been together for so many years, and every morning the first thing Celie does is cling to him.

When they were in the North, even in blizzards with temperatures dropping to minus forty degrees Celsius, she would cling to his arm before getting out of bed.

Now she says she went for a walk?

"What on earth is going on?"

He has been very busy these past few days. Has he overlooked something?

Could it be... that Syl feels neglected?

The more Lin Yan thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

But that doesn't make sense either. If she just felt neglected, she should have clung to him even more.

During the campaign against the Demon King, there was a three-day military conference where Syl simply took a blanket and slept on the side.

Now they're sneaking out like this...

Lin Yan suddenly thought of a possibility, and a cold sweat instantly broke out on his back.

Could it be that she encountered someone here?

From the town? From the county? Met online?

Lin Yan suddenly stood up and walked around the yard twice.

No, no, no. Syl isn't that kind of person.

They went through so much together, relying on each other for survival during their adventures, and sharing life and death under the Demon King's castle.

But why is she rarely home lately?

Why did she smile like that when she looked at her phone?

Why didn't she follow him around like a little tail anymore?

Lin Yan sat down again, crossing his hands and pressing them against his forehead.

He felt a kind of panic he had never experienced before.

Lin Yan had confidence in himself, and he also had confidence in Xier.

"Our feelings for each other are very deep!"

Lin Yan stood up and took a deep breath.

"No. We need to find out who's behind this."

Since Earth has no demon kings or dragons, is rural life ultimately too boring?

Did she feel bored?

"She's been going to town every day lately, all smiles. Could it be... that she's been tricked by some country bumpkin with a punk hairstyle and cheesy pickup lines?!"

Could there be bad guys here who've tricked my lovely Syl with something addictive?

The next morning, as dawn broke, Lin Yan pretended to be still asleep and lay in bed.

Not long after, he saw Hill quietly sit up in bed, put on a large coat, and then tiptoe out the door like a wary cat.

Lin Yan's heart sank, and he quietly followed.

Xier walked out of the village.

He saw Syle stop on the back street of the middle school, and a moment later, three young people with dyed hair of different colors appeared, two boys and one girl, wearing loose school uniforms.

A little brat with red hair shoved a plastic bag into Syl's hand, saying something mysteriously.

"...Who is this?"

He stared at the red-haired brat, a nameless anger slowly rising within him.

"To catch a thief, you need to catch dirt. This kind of thing is not allowed to exist in my territory!"

No matter who you are, you're all doomed if you dare lay a hand on my lover!