*The car drove in twists and turns for a long time, and finally passed through several alleys before stopping in front of a very inconspicuous-looking restaurant.
The name of the restaurant is also very inconspicuous, called "Haolai Restaurant".
It's just that the location of this restaurant is unusual. It's a few meters deep in the alley. It's a place where there won't be a lot of people. There aren't many customers coming and going, but there are not many.
There is a giant banyan tree in the open space outside the restaurant, with intertwined roots. The restaurant simply took advantage of the location and pulled a large piece of fabric from it to cover it, and built an outdoor space outside the restaurant.
Lin Wutong took Ji Fanli and sat down in the open air, and immediately a waiter came out with a menu.
"Business here is very good during the day, but at night, there are fewer people." Lin Wutong said.
The waiter put the menu in front of them, then looked at Lin Wutong and said, "Oh, isn't this Rong Rong?" "Hello, Sister Lian." Lin Wutong replied to her with a smile.
"Oh, good. It's been such a long time and you haven't been here." A woman in her forties had a face full of enthusiasm.
"Please be nice to this dish. Sister Lian will treat you to it tonight. Rong Rong is so serious. I haven't seen you come over for so long. Your Uncle Hua still keeps talking about you. What's wrong with you?"
It’s been so long since I’ve come over to help him.”
Lin Wutong hunched his shoulders and smiled, saying, "Uncle Hua is not afraid that I will steal my skills from him."
"Hey~" the woman in her forties said nonchalantly, and then said, "You look at the dishes first, what do you want to eat, and then go in and tell your Uncle Hua. There are few people tonight, so I will go there first.
Already."
"Okay, Sister Lian."
"Ouch, look at me. I'm too busy talking to you. This, this is...?" She had been only talking to Lin Wutong before. The light outside was weak, so she didn't pay much attention to the person opposite Lin Wutong. This
When she turned around and saw him, she couldn't help but be startled. It was rare for Lin Wutong to bring someone here. When Sister Lian took a closer look at the man, her heart suddenly jumped three times.
"Rong Rong, this, who is this?"
Lin Wutong didn't know what to say for a moment.
Fortunately, the head chef inside called out her name, and she responded repeatedly and walked inside, saying as she walked, "Oh, that's great, old man, let me tell you, Rong Rong brought a beautiful man here.
Oh, it’s so beautiful, I’ve never seen it before.”
Lin Wutong's face was embarrassing.
"Are you familiar with this place?"
Lin Wutong nodded, "This is where I learned my cooking skills."
Ji Fanli took the menu and nodded.
Lin Wutong looked at him as if he had no doubts about eating here.
The dishes that were served next included steamed eel, mixed bamboo shoots, almond tofu, oiled rapeseed, and a sauce to accompany the meat.
They are all very ordinary dishes, but the taste is indeed extraordinary.
Ji Fanli still eats gracefully and slowly, but it can be seen that her appetite is still very good.
Sister Lian came out to look at them from time to time and said, "If there's anything inappropriate, just tell me. I'll go talk to your Uncle Hua."
Lin Wutong smiled and said, "They are all delicious and I like them all."
"Ah, what about this gentleman?"
Ji Fanli politely placed the dishes and chopsticks on the table, then raised his head and said with a smile, "Everything is fine."
"Oh, old man, Rong Rong and the others say your cooking is very good, so why don't you keep nagging about it all day long, saying this is not good and that is not good." He said and walked in again.
Lin Wutong saw that he seemed to have finished eating and asked him if he wanted more food.
He just smiled and said softly, "No need."
Lin Wutong pursed his lips, stopped talking, and only held the bowl to eat.
When checking out, Ji Fanli paid, but Sister Lian said she wanted nothing. Lin Wutong looked at Sister Lian and said, "Sister Lian, if you don't accept it, I won't dare to come to eat in the future." "Oh, Rong Rong, look at you.
Really." Sister Lian complained a little and said, "Then you can come here more often. Your Uncle Hua has developed a few more dishes, so you can come and learn them when you have time," Sister Lian asked enthusiastically.
"Well, okay." Lin Wutong replied.
After walking out of the restaurant, there were not many lights in the deep alley, and it was a little dim.
Ji Fanli didn't speak much. Lin Wutong asked him, "Why don't you speak?"
Ji Fanli pulled her over and held her under his arm, as if he didn't hear what she was saying, and then said as if she had reacted, "It's okay."
His attention is not here.
Lin Wutong asked him, "Are you unhappy?"
He said nothing.
Lin Wutong paused and said, "I know you are unhappy, but other than that, I don't know how to make you happy."
Ji Fanli tightened her arms a little, leaned down and kissed her forehead, and said, "Fool, I'm not unhappy, I like the food there." The unsaid words were, "The taste is the same.
Your food is very similar."
Lin Wutong originally wanted to say something more, but two people suddenly appeared out of nowhere and blocked the road in front of the alley. Lin Wutong clearly felt that the people next to him had stopped. Lin Wutong had not felt it before.
What did he realize? At this moment, he seemed to suddenly wake up.
Turning around and walking back, there were two people blocking the way.
Lin Wutong stood there, panicked for a moment.
The people standing in front and behind did not speak, but slowly gathered together.
Lin Wutong was pulled behind Ji Fanli, and then he seemed to say in silence, "Just a few of you?"
The people who were slowly gathering together stopped suddenly, and then Lin Wutong heard what they said, and tried hard to distinguish, only to find out that what they said was actually French.
In the end, it wasn't just four people. Lin Wutong could see clearly that there were many people slowly coming out of the hidden darkness.
In a panic, she went to touch her cell phone to make a call. Ji Fanli grabbed her hand and led her back closer to the wall.
Ji Fanli leaned her back against the wall, pulled Lin Wutong to her chest, lowered her head and kissed her forehead hard, then leaned against her ear and said in a very low voice, "I have already called
Don't be afraid." He hugged Lin Wutong well, and then said, "Listen to me now, listen carefully. It's only a few dozen meters to run from here to the front. I will restrain them later, and you can
Keep running forward and don't stop. After running out, turn left and there will be a shop. Go inside the shop and call someone you know and ask them to pick you up."
After Ji Fanli finished speaking, he turned his head and said something to those who were still at a certain distance. The French he spoke was not understood by Lin Wutong.
Ji Fanli said, "Did you hear that clearly? Huarong?"
Although he was trying his best to be calm in his voice, Lin Wutong could hear the anxiety. If even he felt anxious, then these people...
Lin Wutong nodded vigorously and said to him in a crying voice, "You must come out, I will wait for you outside."
"Fool, nothing will happen to me." He stroked her hair, lowered his head and kissed her lips, "You stand here and don't move, and walk slowly outside. When you find out that you have left them,
Just run outside. You know?"
Before Lin Wutong could say yes, he had already let go of her, and then slowly walked into the encirclement.
Lin Wutong looked at those people. There were at least seven or eight people. Then there was the sound of bones hitting bones, elbows hitting the jaw, and leg bones being broken, but no one made a sound. Lin Wutong didn't even know who these people were.
what for.
His figure was among those figures, and the white shirt had a slight reflection. Lin Wutong bit her lip and slowly moved aside without making a sound. Tears flowed out in large drops, and she could only think that
Those were tears of fear, not sadness or worry.
Lin Wutong knew that nothing would happen to him, nothing would happen to him.
After moving some distance to the side, no one noticed her, and Lin Wutong started to run quickly.
Lin Wutong heard French conversation behind him, but was quickly hit with a heavy punch.
Lin Wutong ran wildly, tears sticking to his face. The wind blew them, irritating his eyes and causing bursts of pain.
*After waiting in the shop for a long time, Lin Wutong did not wait for him to come out.
I walked out and looked outside. There were only a few people on the streets outside.
"Miss, what do you want to buy? I see you have been waiting here for a long time."
Lin Wutong turned to look at him, his eyes full of panic.
"Hey, miss, don't cry. I didn't say anything to you. If you still want to stay here, just stay here."
Lin Wutong walked out of the shop, went down the stairs, and turned to the alleyway.
It was pitch black inside and there was no sound at all.
Lin Wutong's hand holding the phone suddenly covered his mouth...
*Xu An found Lin Wutong who was sleeping on the steps in front of the shop.
"Hey, Huarong, wake up." Xu An reached out and shook her shoulders.
"Holy shit, what's going on?" He put his hand on Lin Wutong's forehead for a while, and then said, "I actually have a fever."
"Huarong! Huarong!" Xu An called her name again. Seeing that she still didn't respond, he picked her up and put her into a car parked on the roadside.
"We found her. She's just outside the shop you mentioned. There's a bit of cold wind blowing and she's a bit feverish. Well, I'll send her over right now. You can have a good rest. I guarantee you'll see her when you wake up tomorrow." He said and hung up.
He cut off the phone, started the car and drove out.
In the Ji family manor.
The luxurious fountain in front of the house spares no effort to emit water even at night. At the top of the huge turf walkway, the large black iron door slowly opens, and the car slowly drives in.
"Mr. Xu." The old butler with a solemn expression stood nearby and called respectfully.
Xu An opened the car door and got out, then opened the door from the other end and took Lin Wutong out of the car.
"Put some hot water on and get ready. She's a little cold."
The old housekeeper bent down and said, "Okay."
Lin Wutong coughed slightly, Xu An frowned slightly, and then said, "I'll find a doctor to see you later. I think he will prescribe some medicine." After saying that, he hugged Lin Wutong and walked into the hall.
Went.
Ji Fanli had a broken hand bone and was tied with a bandage and hung around her neck.
Xu An looked at his appearance, chuckled and said, "This is good."
Ji Fanli walked over to look at the sleeping Lin Wutong and asked, "What's wrong?"
He couldn't hold Lin Wutong over with one hand.
Xu An said, "There was a bit of cold wind, so she probably caught a cold. I think she ran back and checked, and knew that you were not in that alley, otherwise she probably wouldn't be able to sleep."
Ji Fanli sighed, stroked the hair on her face with his hand, and said softly, "Fool."
Xu An carried Lin Wutong to the upper floor, while the old housekeeper was waiting for Ji Fanli by the stairs with his head bent.