Chapter 247: Become My Person

Whoosh—! Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan felt even more embarrassed.

This Xu Nainai, the more she talks, the more outrageous she gets……

At this moment, Hong Wenyan's stunning chest rose and fell violently, obviously on the verge of exploding.

She was already furious.

Lin Yuan, fearing Hong Wenyan would erupt, hastily grabbed her hand, gesturing for her not to act rashly.

As a result, this pull made Hong Wenyan even more furious; her delicate body trembled slightly, then she shoved away Lin Yuan's salty pig's hand!

This damned bastard, actually dares to hold her hand?!

Looking across all of Hangcheng, no man has ever been so bold as to dare hold her hand!

Lin Yuan, this bastard, is practically asking for death!

"Xu Nainai, you've misunderstood; she really isn't my girlfriend," Lin Yuan explained.

"Eh, you youngsters, really shy, beating around the bush about dating—alright, hurry and find a seat," Xu Nainai greeted warmly.

She had obviously misunderstood.

Lin Yuan couldn't explain it clearly, and he couldn't be bothered to try.

He pulled at a corner of Hong Wenyan's sleeve and dragged her to sit at a roadside stall's table.

"The elderly lady is old and her judgment is poor; please try to understand her a bit," Lin Yuan advised.

Hong Wenyan glared at him with her beautiful eyes, saying nothing.

"Xu Nainai, give me two bowls of salty soy milk and four freshly fried dough sticks, make them crispy," Lin Yuan called out.

"Got it, I know," Xu Nainai replied.

A few minutes later, Xu Nainai came over with two bowls of steaming hot salty soy milk and four dough sticks.

Soy milk and dough sticks are one of Jiangnan's most distinctive breakfasts.

"I'm starving, hurry up and eat," Lin Yuan said, immediately picking up a dough stick and taking a big bite.

The crispy texture of the dough stick exploded in his mouth, really too delicious.

Lin Yuan chewed the dough stick while taking a big gulp of salty soy milk.

"Mmm, delicious! Salty soy milk with dough sticks is simply a perfect match from heaven," Lin Yuan praised while eating.

Watching Lin Yuan eat so appetizingly?

Hong Wenyan looked at him with a face full of suspicion?

"Are you sure something this dirty is edible?" Hong Wenyan said with disdain.

"If I had known you'd bring me to eat at a roadside stall, I'd rather go home and eat the maid's cooking," Hong Wenyan said coldly.

She is a young lady from a wealthy family; in her life she has never eaten at such a dirty, cheap roadside stall.

When she was born, her father was already a big shot in the gray-market industry of a small city; later his business was suppressed, he moved it to the provincial capital, and these past few years his business has grown bigger and bigger.

She has been pampered since childhood, so she has never eaten at such a cheap roadside stall.

"Why can't you eat it? It's fragrant. Try it," Lin Yuan said while eating a dough stick.

"Such things are only fit for dogs," Hong Wenyan replied coldly.

"Gurgle." At that moment, just after she finished speaking, her stomach growled again, unwilling to stay quiet.

But Hong Wenyan endured, not allowing herself to eat.

Although the dough stick in front of her was really fragrant.

"Gurgle." Her stomach growled again.

Lin Yuan finally couldn't stand it: "A proper young lady, what pretense are you putting on? Come, have a taste."

Lin Yuan suddenly picked up a dough stick and directly handed it to Hong Wenyan's face.

"Don't eat, take it away!" Hong Wenyan scolded coldly.

But Lin Yuan suddenly pinched her delicate chin and forcibly pried open her lovely red lips.

That dough stick was forcibly shoved into her mouth by Lin Yuan...

"Mmm..." Hong Wenyan's beautiful eyes widened, filled with angry killing intent!

No man has ever dared to do such a thing to her!

Never!

Lin Yuan, this bastard! He's practically asking for death!!

Hong Wenyan snatched up the chopsticks beside her, about to stab Lin Yuan.

But she tasted the fragrance of the dough stick in her mouth and suddenly froze?

Huh?

Hong Wenyan's beautiful eyes blinked slightly?

So fragrant!

"Gurgle." Her stomach growled from hunger again.

At this moment, Lin Yuan slowly took the chopsticks from her hand with one hand, "How about it, I didn't lie to you, right? Isn't it quite fragrant?"

The killing intent in Hong Wenyan's beautiful eyes finally softened a bit.

She extended her jade hand, gently pinched the dough stick in her mouth, and chewed a bite.

"Crack." The crispy texture of the dough stick burst in her mouth, bringing the fragrant crunch of fried flour.

This, it's really delicious!

Hong Wenyan's beautiful eyes showed astonishment, unable to believe it.

She has also eaten many mountain delicacies and seafood, various Michelin restaurants in her lifetime.

But she has never before eaten such a crispy, sweet food?

This fried dough stick is really fragrant and crispy!

"You can't just eat it plain; there are many ways to eat a fried dough stick. Try taking a bite of fried dough stick, then a sip of salty soy milk? The fried dough stick wrapped in the freshness of the salty soy milk tastes better." Lin Yuan suggested.

Hong Wenyan instinctively lifted the hot salty soy milk and took a light sip.

The salty soy milk mixed with the crispy fried dough stick in her mouth, that fresh sensation was even more explosive.

It's too delicious.

Hong Wenyan couldn't help but take another bite of the fried dough stick; that delicious flavor, she could not bear to break the layer.

Thus she kept chewing bite after bite.

She was really too hungry; at this moment eating was so fragrant.

She ate while her beautiful eyes glared fiercely at Lin Yuan.

"How is it? I didn't lie to you, right? Isn't it delicious?" Lin Yuan asked with a smile.

"Average." Hong Wenyan replied lightly while chewing.

"Tsk, still being stubborn." Lin Yuan said speechlessly.

"Let me teach you two more ways to eat it. Another way to eat the fried dough stick is to dip it in white sugar." Lin Yuan poured her a dish of white sugar and handed it to her.

Lin Yuan dipped a fried dough stick in the white sugar, then took a bite, "Mmm, delicious!"

"Dip in white sugar? Can that be tasty? That's fattening." Hong Wenyan frowned with her beautiful eyes.

"What's there to fear? You're not fat, your figure is so good, what's there to fear? Try it, I won't lie to you." Lin Yuan suggested.

Hong Wenyan instinctively dipped a fried dough stick in the white sugar, then put it in her mouth and took a bite.

Her beautiful eyes gradually relaxed.

From her expression you could tell, dipping the fried dough stick in white sugar was really delicious.

The freshness of the fried dough stick plus the fresh sweetness of the white sugar, combined, the texture was simply explosive.

It's really too delicious.

Hong Wenyan couldn't help but dip it a few more times in white sugar and take several more bites of the fried dough stick; truly, the more she ate, the more fragrant it became.

"There's yet another way: dip it in vinegar and soy sauce." Lin Yuan poured her a little soy sauce and vinegar and handed it to her.

"Will this be very salty?" Hong Wenyan frowned with her beautiful eyes.

"Just dip a little, it's very tasty." Lin Yuan dipped a fried dough stick in the soy sauce and vinegar and chewed a big mouthful.

Hong Wenyan also instinctively tried it?

The result was that the texture really exploded again.

Dipping in soy sauce is also delicious!

At this moment, Hong Wenyan's brows relaxed; the hostility in her beautiful eyes had gradually faded, leaving only appreciation for the food.

"Eat slowly, look how hungry you are." Lin Yuan reminded.

Hong Wenyan suddenly stepped hard on Lin Yuan's foot with her athletic shoes.

Lin Yuan's foot hurt from being stepped on, he quickly pulled back, "Hong Wenyan, do I have a grudge against you? I've treated you to breakfast, yet you're targeting me?"

Hong Wenyan, while eating the fried dough stick angrily, said coldly, "Originally, our New Faction Alliance could consume not only this bowl of soy milk, but also the seafood porridge inside."

"But you smashed the bowl, our seafood porridge is gone, and even the soy milk is gone. Do you think you deserve to die?"

Hong Wenyan was implying that Lin Yuan had destroyed the Changsheng Group and also ruined their New Faction Alliance's business.

The Changsheng Group was sealed off, causing heavy losses to the New Faction Alliance! Their seafood porridge was gone, and even the soy milk bowl was smashed.

Lin Yuan was the chief culprit.

Lin Yuan was speechless, "Some things I can't control, right? Chang Jinghe insists on killing me, so I can only kill him back; I'm also helpless. I didn't intentionally want to deal with you guys."

Lin Yuan said, and ordered a serving of sweet porridge for Hong Wenyan.

"Xu Nainai, bring me a serving of sweet porridge, double sugar, double toppings." Lin Yuan shouted.

"Sure thing." Xu Nainai replied.

Soon, Xu Nainai brought over a serving of sweet porridge, steaming hot, with double the toppings: various goji berries, longan flesh, red dates, etc., very fragrant and sweet.

"Here, drink the porridge. Hong Wenyan, because of me, your K Group's business suffered losses; I apologize for this. Isn't it enough that I was wrong? If you drink this bowl of porridge, we'll be friends from now on; can you stop targeting me? When will the cycle of vengeance end? Grievances should be resolved, not perpetuated. Let's shake hands and make peace." Lin Yuan urged sincerely.

He wanted to take this opportunity to resolve his grudge with Hong Wenyan.

Hong Wenyan's beautiful eyes coldly stared at him, as if looking at an idiot.

"Xu Nainai, bring another serving of meat-filled soup dumplings." Lin Yuan ordered another serving of soup dumplings.

He handed the steaming hot soup dumplings to Hong Wenyan, "Here, these soup dumplings are also delicious, try them."

Hong Wenyan's beautiful eyes coldly stared at him, "Do you think I'm lacking the money for these dozen or so dollars' worth of soup dumplings?"

"You certainly aren't short of that money, but this is a little sincerity on my part; I'm very sincere." Lin Yuan said seriously.

"You caused our K Group to lose over nine figures, with several factories sealed off. Do you think a few soup dumplings can resolve that?" Hong Wenyan said coldly.

Indeed, Lin Yuan anonymously reported the Changsheng Group, leading to its being sealed off.

This also implicated the K Group and many New Faction Groups.

After all, they are all partners, with their businesses interlocking.

Therefore, the K Group also suffered great losses, with several important factories sealed off.

The losses were heavy.

Lin Yuan coughed embarrassedly, "Then isn't it enough for me to apologize? Before, we were just misunderstanding……"

"What use is an apology? Can your apology be eaten as food? Can an apology recover the K Group's losses?" Hong Wenyan sneered coldly.

Lin Yuan felt helpless, "Then what do you want?"

Hong Wenyan said coldly, "I'll give you two options. First, either compensate my K Group and all New Faction Groups for their losses. We've calculated that the loss is around 4 billion. As long as you pay the money, our grudge will be written off."

Whoosh! Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan's face changed.

What?! 40 billion?! Where am I supposed to get 40 billion?! I'm just an ordinary commoner! Lin Yuan was completely dazed.

40 billion, based on his current annual income, even if he worked ten lifetimes, he couldn't earn 40 billion!

"Then choose the second path—you, join my K Group, become my person. From now on, I can guarantee your safety." Hong Wenyan narrowed her beautiful eyes, staring at him as she said.