Chapter 60: The Dao is Higher by One Foot

  Liu Jinglan saw Lin Fei sitting there and also showed a hint of surprise, but she quickly smiled with some surprise, seemingly unaware that Lin Fei was staring at her arm.

  "Lin Fei, what a coincidence! What brings you here?" Liu Jinglan greeted him warmly.

  "I'm going to lunch with my boss and colleagues," Lin Fei also withdrew his gaze, stood up smiling, and walked step by step towards Liu Jinglan.

  "Is that your boss? Have you found a job?" Liu Jinglan seemed to be happy for Lin Fei, "That's great, my dad was worried that you wouldn't be able to find a job and kept asking you to drive a taxi instead."

  Zhang Cheng suddenly interjected with a strange look in his eyes: "I wonder where Mr. Lin is now? The boss who can come here must not be the boss of a small company, and he's willing to bring Mr. Lin over, so Mr. Lin's position in the company shouldn't be low."

  He used to call Lin Fei "Little Lin", but after that day when Lin Fei gave him a good beating, he was still a bit intimidated and changed his tone to "Mr. Lin", but the disdain in his voice didn't decrease by half.

  Lin Fei shrugged indifferently, "Not a small thing, just being a driver, an old trade."

  "So it was the driver after all. No wonder you were allowed in. I thought this place was for anyone, like a stray cat or dog."

  Zhang Chen muttered to himself, then immediately showed a very apologetic look, "Oh dear, Mr. Lin, don't get me wrong, I wasn't talking about you, it's just that my friend in Lin'an told me that this French restaurant is the highest-end Western restaurant in Lin'an, so I brought Jinglan here to try it out."

  "After all, this is the last meal before leaving Lin'an, I hope to have a more upscale ending."

  Lin Fei was not interested in this guy's cold ridicule, he looked concerned and asked Liu Jinglan, "What's wrong with your left hand? I see you're shrinking it into your sleeve, are you uncomfortable?"

  Liu Jinglan looked surprised, smiling and casually rolling up her sleeves to reveal her pale arms.

  On the small arm, there were several needle holes, and it was a bit greenish, like a bruise left by a saltwater droplet.

  "Your eyes are too sharp, how did you notice... I wasn't feeling well yesterday and went to the hospital, that nurse poked me several times but didn't get it right, now my hand still hurts today", Liu Jinglan said with a helpless smile.

  Lin Fei narrowed his eyes, he actually wanted to let Liu Jinglan roll up her sleeves a bit more, but this was a restaurant, in public, and doing so would be a bit inappropriate.

  If it really matches my speculation, then so be it. But if Liu Jinglan is fine, I'll look too perverted. There's no reason to roll up her sleeves and look at her arms, and it's hard to explain to Old Liu.

  Zhang Cheng said displeasedly at this time, "Mr. Lin, Jinglan's body is not very comfortable, you staring at us like this, isn't it a bit impolite?"

  Lin Fei smiled calmly and said: "I'm just concerned, after all, she's a friend's daughter."

  Liu Jinglan glared at him resentfully and smiled: "You speak as if you were my elder, but I'm actually older than you."

  The woman looks smiling and happy at this moment, but in her heart, it is a dark and turbulent wave.

  It was really too dangerous, fortunately she didn't slack off last night. In case of any unexpected event, before going to find Zhang Cheng and others, she made some skin injuries on her own arm to cover up the wound on her upper arm.

  One reason is that I can find an excuse to fool Zhang Chen and others, saying that I secretly went to the hospital alone, which delayed me for so long. With Zhang Chen's infatuation with himself, he will definitely not be suspicious, it's just a warm conversation.

  It's also convenient for hot days to wear long sleeves and cover up wounds without arousing suspicion.

  It's an instinctive self-protection that has been cultivated over the years, always leaving a way out for oneself so as not to be exposed in case of any unexpected event.

  As expected, years of experience still helped oneself.

  The man's acuity was like a wild beast lurking in the dark of night, able to smell any hint of blood.

  If Lin Fei's arm wasn't injured today, he would definitely have no doubt that his injury was on his arm.

  With her understanding of Lin Fei in the rumors, she might not even have the chance to walk out of this restaurant alive...

  "Lin Fei, is this your friend?"

  At this time, Su Yingxue and Xu Wei walked over from the bathroom.

  Two beauties naturally lingered on Liu Jinglan for a while, their eyes flashing with a bright color. Indeed, Liu Jinglan's intellectual beauty with a bookish air is more likely to be liked by women as well.

  Liu Jinglan also smiled at the two women in a friendly manner and introduced herself, saying that she knew Lin Fei and his father, and had met once before.

  Zhang Chen was a bit stunned. Lin Fei had somehow managed to get incredibly lucky and was having dinner with not one, but two stunning beauties!

  One of them was a delicate and beautiful woman, similar to Liu Jinglan, but the other one, who was over 1.7 meters tall, looked like a supermodel, with a cold and elegant beauty that surpassed Liu Jinglan!

  It's obvious that this woman with an arrogant and condescending attitude is Lin Fei's boss!

  "My humble name is Zhang Chen, with a surname that's as clear and transparent as a bow. I'm honored to meet you, and I assume you must be Mr. Lin's boss."

  Zhang Chen straightened his waist, looking elegant and refined. He took the initiative to extend his hand, wanting to shake hands with Su Yingxue.

  Ke Su's eyes narrowed as if she had just discovered there was another person, "You're also a friend of Lin Fei?"

  "Uh..." Zhang Chen reluctantly smiled and said: "I'm Jing Lan's senior".

  Su Yingxue looked at Lin Fei, who nodded, indicating that's all there was to it.

  "Judging by your attire, you're not some country bumpkin who's never seen the world. A gentleman asking a lady to shake hands is quite impolite," Su Yingxue immediately and bluntly refused him after confirming he wasn't friends with Lin Fei.

  Zhang Chen's hand froze in mid-air, his face alternating between red and white. He hadn't expected this woman to speak so bluntly, but her words were indeed true, leaving him speechless.

  Su Yingxue had seen many people like that before. Except for Lin Fei, who was a mysterious and hard-to-read person, she was really tired of those spoiled rich kids.

  There is a Liu Jinglan beside him, and he even dares to come up and shake hands with the woman he meets for the first time, just by looking at him, you can tell that he is not a man of great talent, with some family background, his tail is already raised high.

  She naturally didn't have a good impression of this unrefined man, and it was obvious that Zhang Chen also looked down on Lin Fei.

  She didn't intend to be polite either, and directly left him speechless.

  Lin Fei didn't have much interaction with Zhang Chen, but he secretly found Su Yingxue's straightforwardness quite enjoyable.

  She actually kicked the iron plate, thinking that Su Yingxue would be like other famous ladies and at least pretend to be polite, but unexpectedly this young lady was completely "cold-faced and ruthless".

  The white waitress who led the two in was smiling and finally had time to interject, asking in not-so-standard Chinese, "Are you folks acquainted? Do you need to sit together?"

  Su Yingxue and Xu Wei asked Lin Fei, saying they didn't care, mainly because they didn't know whether Lin Fei and Liu Jinglan were familiar with each other or not.

  Zhang Chen's eyes changed, and Su Yingxue was even more dismissive of him. The more she ignored him, the more he wanted to get close to her, but he didn't dare say it directly. He asked Liu Jinglan in a flattering tone, "Jinglan, you decide, I'll listen to you. Do we want to sit at the same table as Mr. Lin and the others?"

  Lin Fei was originally not too keen on sitting at the same table as Zhang Chen, but if they sat together, there might be more opportunities to observe Liu Jinglan, so he decided to nod.

  Before he could speak, Liu Jinglan smiled readily and said: "Alright, the last meal before leaving Lin'an, it's not bad to get to know new friends."

  Lin Fei was slightly stunned, if it wasn't for Liu Jinglan's exceptional acting skills, then this woman really hadn't hidden anything from herself.