Father Lin and Lin’s Mother were exhausted after a long day.
So they went to bed at eleven o’clock at night.
Lin Feng went back to his room.
He picked up his phone and started scrolling through housing listings on an app.
He was also chatting with Su Ruoxi.
At midnight, Lin Feng urged Su Ruoxi to go to sleep.
After all, Su Ruoxi had a flight to catch at eight the next morning.
It would take her almost two hours just to get to the airport from her home.
If they kept talking, she wouldn’t get any sleep at all.
「The next morning.」
Lin Feng woke up and glanced at the time.
It was already past nine.
There were a few messages from Su Ruoxi on WeChat.
She was already on the plane.
He washed up and changed his clothes.
Then he took out a razor and shaved.
Lin Xiaoman wandered in, still in her pajamas, so groggy she could barely open her eyes.
She saw Lin Feng meticulously getting himself ready.
"Bro, are you going out?"
"Yeah, I have to pop out for something."
Lin Feng replied without turning around, continuing to shave.
"You’re not going to look at houses, are you?"
"Didn’t you promise you’d take me with you?"
Hearing that Lin Feng was actually going out, Lin Xiaoman was instantly wide awake.
"I’m not going to look at houses. Don’t worry, go back to sleep. I’ll definitely take you with me when I do."
"Not to look at houses?"
Lin Xiaoman looked skeptical.
She glanced again at how meticulously Lin Feng was getting ready.
It was as if she had guessed something.
She went back to her room without another word.
Once Lin Feng was ready and had left the house...
...Lin Xiaoman, who was supposed to be in her room, suddenly darted out after him.
Keeping her distance, she watched Lin Feng get into a taxi.
Then she quickly hailed one for herself.
Lin Feng had no idea Lin Xiaoman was tailing him.
He checked the time.
’If I head to the airport now, I’ll be right on time.’
On the way, Lin Feng booked a five-star hotel for Su Ruoxi.
He booked it for an entire week.
Hotels in Xiang City were hard to book during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
But that was a relative term.
Ordinary hotels were indeed fully booked.
That didn’t mean the five-star hotels were, however.
After all, the price point was a different story.
The nearly two-thousand-yuan-per-night price tag was enough to scare away most tourists visiting Xiang City.
The target clientele for five-star hotels was never the average person anyway.
People who could afford five-star hotels generally didn’t travel during peak holiday seasons.
They knew the difference between seeing the sights and seeing crowds of people.
So when Lin Feng booked a luxury suite for a full week, the hotel staff took notice.
They even called him proactively to ask if he needed services like a private car transfer.
This kind of service was usually an extra charge.
But Lin Feng was a big fish.
The hotel offered to provide a complimentary Mercedes C-Class for his use during the next few days.
Lin Feng turned them down, however.
His schedule was likely to be packed.
It would be more convenient to just rent a car himself.
After hanging up, Lin Feng went to the airport’s car rental counter and rented a BMW 7 Series.
He would likely be spending the next few days showing Su Ruoxi around Xiang City, and an SUV would be a bit more convenient.
The verification process for the documents was a hassle.
But with money paving the way, everything was different.
Lin Feng got everything settled in just half an hour.
He drove the car out, parked it, and then went to wait at the arrival gate.
After waiting for about ten minutes...
...Lin Feng finally saw Su Ruoxi walking out of the arrival gate.
She was wearing a long white dress and sunglasses.
You had to admit...
...Su Ruoxi was incredibly striking, even in a crowd.
Lin Feng spotted her immediately.
"Brother Feng."
Su Ruoxi saw Lin Feng, too.
She called out his name, pleasantly surprised.
And that call of "Brother Feng"...
...shattered the hearts of many guys in the vicinity who had been secretly admiring her.
Lin Feng smiled and opened his arms, pulling the jogging Su Ruoxi into an embrace.
He reached up and gently ruffled her hair.
In response, Su Ruoxi went right up on her tiptoes and kissed him, leaving Lin Feng speechless.
Such an intimate gesture...
...left Lin Xiaoman, who was hiding nearby, completely stunned.
"Holy crap!"
"When the hell did my brother get a girlfriend?"
She had suspected her brother might be going on a date...
...but Lin Xiaoman never imagined that Lin Feng actually had a girlfriend!
And a gorgeous one at that.
Her Appearance was even a few points higher than her own!
After all, her own figure was nothing to sneeze at—she had to keep buying new bras, you think that’s a joke?
"Why didn’t you bring any luggage?"
Once the kiss was over, Su Ruoxi linked her arm with Lin Feng’s.
Only then did Lin Feng realize Su Ruoxi had arrived with practically nothing.
"Don’t even ask."
"Liu Yan was watching my every move. Once she realized I was packing to come see you..."
"...she confiscated all of my things."
"If I hadn’t lied about going downstairs to buy something, I probably would have missed my flight."
As she recounted the story...
...Su Ruoxi’s face was a mask of resignation.
This was just standard procedure for Liu Yan, though.
Su Ruoxi was used to it by now.
’It’s just a few outfits and some makeup.’
’I can just buy new stuff. No big deal.’
Lin Feng fell silent for a moment.
Sensing Lin Feng’s displeasure...
...Su Ruoxi quickly spoke up. "It’s okay, Brother Feng. So what if I couldn’t bring my things?"
"I have my ID and all the important stuff with me."
"And more importantly..."
"...I finally got my mom’s old SIM card back from Liu Yan."
"I’ll never have to answer a call from her on that number again."
Seeing the happy smile on Su Ruoxi’s face...
...Lin Feng’s heart ached for her.
He knew the story.
After Su Ruoxi’s biological mother passed away...
...Liu Yan had taken the SIM card her mother used to use.
Whenever she couldn’t get ahold of Su Ruoxi, she would call from that number.
It had become a constant source of grief for Su Ruoxi.
He reached out and ruffled her hair again.
"Come on, you must be starving after such a long flight."
"Yeah, I haven’t eaten since this morning."
Su Ruoxi said, rubbing her stomach.
Having escaped her oppressive home...
...and landed in the arms of the man she loved...
...Su Ruoxi was visibly more relaxed.
"After we eat, I’ll take you to the mall to buy some clothes and makeup."
Su Ruoxi nodded without objection.
Having no luggage actually made things easier for Lin Feng.
Hand in hand, the two of them headed for the airport parking garage.
But as they reached the car...
...Lin Feng felt something was off.
He just couldn’t shake the feeling.
It felt like someone was following them.
He glanced back but saw nothing out of the ordinary.
"What’s wrong, Brother Feng?"
Su Ruoxi asked, noticing his strange behavior.
"It’s nothing. I just keep getting the feeling we’re being followed."
Lin Feng shook his head.
’I’m probably just being paranoid.’
’It’s not like I have anything worth targeting.’
’I just have a little more money than the average person, at most.’
’There are plenty of people richer than me.’
But the feeling grew stronger.
Lin Feng whipped his head around and saw a familiar figure not far away.

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