Dinner wasn't ready yet, but the aroma was already filling the kitchen. Lan Bing stood by the cupboard, carefully peeling a piece of potato with a delicate knife.
Ling Xingxian did not disturb her, but watched her chopping vegetables with interest: "Miss Lan, I really admire you again."
Lan Bing turned his head curiously: "Oh?"
Ling Xingxian stepped forward with a smile, rolled up his sleeves, picked up a knife, and carefully chopped green onions.
Lan Bing was surprised to find that Ling Xingxian's hands were not only stable, but also very skilled in swordsmanship, not even inferior to hers.
The knife skills in cooking are completely different from the knife skills used by warriors. To a certain extent, the sword skills in cooking are far more difficult than the sword skills in martial arts. The sword skills used by warriors are nothing more than a combination of speed, strength, and direction, aiming to
Defeat the enemy; the kitchen knife is more about uniformity, meticulousness and concentration, just like an art.
Obviously, Ling Xingxian is someone who has practiced!
Lan Bing smiled self-deprecatingly: "I'm really sorry. I originally thought that a lady from a famous family like you rarely enters the kitchen. It seems that I am superficial."
Ling Xingxian smiled while chopping green onions: "When I was a child, after a tiring day, the happiest thing was to enjoy the egg fried rice cooked by my mother. I will never forget the taste in my memory."
When he said this, Ling Xingxian's expression was full of nostalgia for the past, but it also seemed to be filled with endless sadness.
Lan Bing stared at her. She really couldn't see through the woman in front of her. She and Ling Xingxian had something in common, that is, they understood men too well, but the difference between her and Ling Xingxian was that she didn't understand women, and
Ling Xingxian understands women extremely well.
Ling Xingxian seemed to know what she was thinking, and took the initiative to explain with a smile: "I said, I came to Blue Pole Star City to relax this time. Although the contacts and conflicts between the groups have made everyone stand, it does not harm each other.
personal relationship between them.”
Lan Bing smiled: "I hope so!"
For her, it is necessary to rely on Yu Anjie and win over Ding Meng, but there is no need to offend a powerful person like Ling Xingxian, especially such a beautiful woman who is relatively pleasant to get along with.
Dinner was quickly put on the table. Although the dishes were simple, the two of them had quite good appetites. One plate of tofu, one plate of fish, two plates of chicken, and a small pot of fried rice. Ling Xingxian ate them all.
, looking at the situation, he still seemed to be unsatisfied, so Lan Bing simply opened another bottle of red wine.
Ling Xingxian held the goblet and sighed with satisfaction: "Before, I thought I didn't think highly of you and Mr. Yu, but now my opinion has changed a lot. Miss Lan, your cooking skills are enough to retain any man."
Stomach."
Lan Bing smiled and said, "Thank you. That's because Miss Ling, you are a guest today. If you were the owner of this place, I wouldn't dare to show off your skills at all, and I only know these home-cooked dishes."
Ling Xingxian said sternly: "That's not true. The simpler something is, the more difficult it is to make. For example, let's take this egg fried rice. Do you want to say that it has any technical content? In fact, it doesn't, but some people have fried it to make it so popular.
People have a great appetite, but some people can’t eat it when they fry it. At least I ate three bowls of your egg fried rice in a row. You know what good thing I haven’t eaten? At least your dinner today is so satisfying.
I can’t forget it.”
Lan Bing pondered, as if savoring the meaning of her words: "Maybe it's because you're with the right person that you have an appetite, right?"
Ling Xingxian finally showed her cunning and unique smile: "Do you know why I came to visit you today?"
Lan Bing said: "I would like to hear the details!"
Ling Xingxian said meaningfully: "Because we may be the same kind of people."
Lan Bing asked curiously: "Oh?"
Ling Xingxian said: "I can tell from your skillful cooking skills that you lived a hard life when you were a child. Although your hands are well maintained, there are still calluses between your fingers. On weekdays, you not only have to go out and work for a living.
, I still have to take care of housework when I get home."
Lan Bing remained silent and did not answer, because her childhood was too far away from her. It was indeed a hard time, but at that time she was hardworking, simple, happy, and full of hope for the future, which was completely different from now.
Ling Xingxian sighed: "Actually, it's the same for me. At that time, I had to carry the kangkung vegetables picked from the mountains to the town to sell them every day. After a hard day, I looked forward to going back to eat the egg fried rice made by my mother. Although it was small
It’s a small egg fried rice, but it’s already the happiest and most enjoyable thing for me every day.”
Lan Bing looked at the other party in surprise. She never expected that the usually aloof Ling Xingxian would have such a past.
"I heard that Mr. Ling has four wives in total. I always thought it was a rumor." Lan Bing asked cautiously.
Ling Xingxian shook his head and said: "That's wrong, there are five wives in total, and my mother is his fifth."
Lan Bing also knows that wealthy families have many grievances. It seems that Ling Xingxian also had an unknown past when he was a child. She asked cautiously: "Is your father-in-law okay now?"
There was no expression on Ling Xingxian's face: "She died 52 years, 7 months and 3 days ago."
Lan Bing quickly said: "Sorry!"
Ling Xingxian waved his hand and said: "It's okay, birth, old age, illness and death are normal!"
She was saying it was normal, but in fact this was very abnormal. Ling Xingxian was not over 60 yet, and her mother died 52 years ago, which meant that Ling Xingxian lost her close relative at a very young age.
Lan Bing frowned and said, "Why are you telling me this?"
Ling Xingxian took a sip of wine and sighed: "Because I understand how much a lonely and helpless woman has to pay to reach this point."
Lan Bing said seriously: "You and I are still different!"
Ling Xingxian nodded and said: "I know, after all, I have the advantage of Xinghong Group, but you had nothing at that time, and you started from scratch."
Lan Bing shook his head and said: "I am not truly self-made."
Ling Xingxian said: "I also know that you have stayed in Haitian Group for a long time."
Lan Bing's experience is not a secret at all to big shots like Ling Xingxian and others. As early as when she and Yu Anjie confirmed their relationship, the Yu family investigated her past thoroughly.
I believe Ling Xingxian must have paid attention to this information.
Lan Bing suddenly smiled: "Miss Ling, I really don't understand why you are suddenly so interested in me?"
Ling Xingxian slowly stood up, as if he was thinking about something to say, and after pacing back and forth for a few steps, he slowly said, "It's been a few months since Ding Meng left Blue Pole Star City, right?"
Lan Bing immediately became more vigilant.
Ling Xingxian continued: "Ding Meng went to the Big Dipper secretly. If I guessed correctly, he went to investigate the so-called C-level dark matter residue of your Shenghao Group."
There is no need to deny this kind of thing in front of Ling Xingxian. People dare to say that they must have done enough homework beforehand. Lan Bing replied decisively: "Yes!"
Ling Xingxian showed a sly smile again: "Are you wondering? Why did Ding Meng suddenly lose contact after he went to Beidou Star, and no news came back?"
Lan Bing's expression remained unchanged: "Maybe you know far more information than I do."
Ling Xingxian glanced at her and said leisurely: "Ding Meng found the source, snatched away the energy, killed more than ten respected war saints of the Xinghong Group in one breath, seriously injured my eldest sister, and kidnapped the Qicai family.
Miss Aisen, his current whereabouts are unknown, and even I don’t know where he has gone. I heard that he ran away with a sect leader from the Devouring World."
This information is definitely out of reach of Shenghao's senior management, including Yu Anjie's level, so one can imagine the turmoil in Lan Bing's heart, but Lan Bing's cold and indifferent demeanor remains unchanged.
Just based on this, Ling Xingxian's eyes were full of admiration. This is the kind of calmness that people who do great things should have, and not be chaotic in the face of danger.
As expected, Lan Bing spoke in a deep voice: "Miss Ling, can I understand that this is a precursor to a big head-on conflict between Xinghong and Sheng Hao? Or is this a friendly reminder to me out of sympathy for a woman?
"
Ling Xingxian waved his hand and said: "Ding Meng killed someone, that's not the point. The point is that the energy is in his hands. Xinghong wants this energy, but Sheng Hao doesn't know about it. The key point is that you want it too!"
Lan Bing frowned and said, "I don't understand what you mean!"
Ling Xingxian stared at her: "You should understand, and you know better than most of us, what kind of energy it is!"
Lan Bing doubted: "Oh?"
Ling Xingxian said loudly: "Why was Chu Yifeng assigned to the K8 series by the Chu family back then? In the black gold base on the K8 series Dead Star, why did Ding Meng suddenly transform into an energy user? The Dead Star later suffered a catastrophe.
Why did you, Ding Meng and others return to the Black Gold Base? Later, why did Chu Mingliang and his team from the Haitian Group suddenly appear underground on the Thorn Star? Are these events all coincidences?"
Lan Bing knew that he could no longer hide it, so he could only sigh: "Yes! Divine Light Energy!"
Ling Xingxian smiled again: "Miss Lan, although you are very cautious, there are many doubts about you. However, your beauty and aura cover up these doubts, so others did not trace you in detail."
Lan Bing also became expressionless: "So you investigated me carefully?"
Ling Xingxian said seriously: "You have been committed to the Chu family for many years. As far as I know, Chu Yifeng respects you like a god and does not dare to offend you at all. Of course, this can be explained by the fact that he is indeed obsessed with you. Since you are in the Haitian Group
Judging from your performance, you will become Chu Yifeng's wife sooner or later, but not only did you not, that bad old man Chu Mingliang even wanted to take you as his concubine."
Lan Bing said: "What problem can this explain?"
Ling Xingxian said: "These are normal things. Men, aggressive carnivores, how can they not be tempted by beauty? But the problem is that after Chu Mingliang announced that he would take you as his concubine, Chu Mingliang and
Chu Yifeng died mysteriously. There were many witnesses to Chu Mingliang’s death. This cannot be false, but what about Chu Yifeng? How did he die?"
Lan Bing's heart skipped a beat, but she remained calm: "In the water drop war on the Thorn Star, many people died, and he was no exception. Even Ding Meng was sucked into the wormhole."
