「In the parking garage.」
After parking the car, Lin Feng helped Su Ruoxi get out.
’Lin Xiaoman had thought Lin Feng would come and tell her to get out of the car, too.’
’After all, they were right downstairs from the restaurant. He should at least say something.’
But Lin Feng just took Su Ruoxi and walked straight toward the elevator.
When she saw that something was wrong, that Lin Feng really seemed to have no intention of acknowledging her, Lin Xiaoman started to panic.
She quickly got out of the car.
The moment she got out, the car beeped. Lin Feng had locked it.
"Brother Feng."
Su Ruoxi, having noticed this, couldn’t help but say softly.
"It’s fine. Let’s go. That girl will follow us."
"Later, you order for her. I won’t."
"I’ll play the bad cop, you play the good cop. You get what I mean, right?"
Lin Feng’s voice was very quiet, just loud enough for Su Ruoxi to hear.
This made Su Ruoxi, who had been a little anxious, freeze for a moment.
But she immediately realized what was happening. ’So Lin Feng was acting that way just now to pave the way for me!’
’Ever since we got in the car at the airport, he’s been laying the groundwork for me.’
Because their meeting was so sudden, Su Ruoxi hadn’t had time to prepare anything.
To avoid leaving a bad impression on Lin Xiaoman, this was the only thing Lin Feng could do.
He was letting Su Ruoxi be the one to step up and stick up for Lin Xiaoman.
This would quickly close the distance between Lin Xiaoman and Su Ruoxi.
’This...’
Su Ruoxi couldn’t help but glance back at Lin Xiaoman, who was chasing after them.
’That silly girl...’
’She was being completely played by her brother.’
Still, this was an opportunity Lin Feng had created for her, and she certainly wasn’t going to let it go to waste.
After the two of them entered the elevator, Lin Feng immediately pressed the button for their floor.
Su Ruoxi, however, reached out and held the elevator door open.
She only retracted her hand after Lin Xiaoman had gotten in.
This scene played out right before Lin Xiaoman’s eyes.
"Thank you, Sister Ruoxi," Lin Xiaoman said sweetly.
She had gone straight to calling her Sister Ruoxi, not even "sister-in-law" anymore.
Judging by her current attitude, it was clear she was disowning Lin Feng as her brother, wasn’t it?
However, this was all going exactly according to Lin Feng’s plan.
With his back to Lin Xiaoman, the corners of Lin Feng’s mouth curled up slightly.
Time was a bit tight, so Lin Feng had arranged for a restaurant that specialized in Xiang-style cuisine.
He had been here once before, during the New Year.
This restaurant was very expensive, with an average cost of over 800 per person.
But for the current Lin Feng, that was naturally nothing.
What was a little awkward was that Lin Feng had reserved a table for two.
This really wasn’t something he had arranged on purpose.
Who could have expected Lin Xiaoman to just show up out of nowhere?
’Looks like the fact that he bullies his sister is about to be confirmed for real.’
"Ruoxi, order whatever you like."
Lin Feng handed the menu to Su Ruoxi.
But Su Ruoxi just tilted her head to look at Lin Xiaoman beside them, a helpless expression on her face.
Lin Xiaoman stood beside the two of them without a word, just glaring at Lin Feng.
You could tell the girl was genuinely angry.
"Excuse me, could we get another chair, please?"
Su Ruoxi waved over a waiter, then had a chair added for Lin Xiaoman, right next to her.
"Xiaoman, this is my first time in Xiang City, so I have no idea what’s good. Why don’t you order?"
Although it was a table for two, it wasn’t actually small. It could seat four without feeling crowded.
Lin Xiaoman took the menu and said, "Thank you, Sister Ruoxi."
Then she started picking the most expensive items on it.
She knew Lin Feng had money now, and he had just provoked her.
’How could Lin Xiaoman possibly pass up a chance to bleed Lin Feng dry?’
At the very end, Lin Xiaoman ordered a serving of shark fin soup and added three orders of rice.
’It didn’t matter whether it was shark fin soup or not. The point was that it was expensive.’
Seeing Lin Xiaoman order a pile of dishes and then the shark fin soup, the waiter looked like they wanted to say something, but ultimately kept their mouth shut.
"Just bring out what we just ordered for now."
After Su Ruoxi said this to the waiter, the waiter finally took the menu and left.
Lin Feng deliberately didn’t speak to Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Xiaoman also made no move to speak to him.
Instead, she turned to chat casually with Su Ruoxi.
They mostly talked about things at school.
Every now and then, she would bring up Lin Feng, for example, talking about how he had bullied her ever since they were little.
Lin Feng heard all of this, but he just smiled to himself and said nothing.
In the past, whenever Lin Xiaoman said bad things about him, Lin Feng would have definitely argued back.
But not this time.
Because without realizing it, Lin Xiaoman was already on the same side as Su Ruoxi, presenting a united front against him.
Su Ruoxi even brought up the time Lin Feng had snatched her water to drink.
Under these circumstances, Lin Xiaoman naturally seized on the topic and began listing all of Lin Feng’s faults.
She would glare up at Lin Feng from time to time.
Lin Feng, however, just kept his head down, eating his food without a word.
By the end of the meal, Lin Xiaoman’s address for Su Ruoxi had naturally become "Sister Ruoxi."
And Su Ruoxi, following Lin Feng’s example, had started calling her Xiaoman.
When they left the restaurant after dinner, Lin Xiaoman was linking arms with Su Ruoxi.
She gave Su Ruoxi no chance to get close to Lin Feng.
In her words, Lin Feng was not a good person, and Su Ruoxi should stay far away from him.
Even when they got in the car, Su Ruoxi was pulled into the back seat by Lin Xiaoman.
Lin Feng glanced at Lin Xiaoman through the car’s rearview mirror.
Lin Xiaoman glared right back without hesitation.
"What? You’re not a good person to begin with."
Lin Feng shook his head.
"Where to next?"
Lin Xiaoman immediately fell silent.
Su Ruoxi thought for a moment and said, "Is there a mall nearby? I’d like to buy a few things, and also get Xiaoman a gift for our first meeting."
The gifts Su Ruoxi had asked Lin Feng to bring over before had already been passed on to Lin Xiaoman and He Yue.
But those, after all, hadn’t been given by Su Ruoxi’s own hands.
Besides, this was their first meeting, so Su Ruoxi wanted to pick out another gift for Lin Xiaoman herself.
"What’s the point of getting her a gift?"
"She’s just someone who follows people around."
Lin Feng muttered.
Lin Xiaoman immediately blew her top.
"Lin Feng! I already told you, I didn’t do it on purpose!"
"Besides, Sister Ruoxi doesn’t even mind, so why do you keep bringing it up?"
"But Sister Ruoxi, you don’t need to get me a gift. I’m not short of anything right now."
After telling off Lin Feng, Lin Xiaoman turned to Su Ruoxi.
It was true, she wasn’t short of anything. Lin Feng had already fully equipped her with clothes, cosmetics, and necklaces.
’The only thing she was probably missing was that little swan necklace she still longed for.’
’But this was their first meeting. How could Lin Xiaoman possibly ask for such an expensive gift?’
’Liking it was one thing, but Lin Xiaoman at least understood basic etiquette.’
"Let’s find a mall first, Brother Feng."
Su Ruoxi didn’t explicitly say whether she would buy a gift or not.
Besides, she really did need to buy a few outfits, or else she was afraid she wouldn’t even have a change of clothes for the next few days.
Lin Feng nodded and started the car.
He drove toward the nearest mall.

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