Chapter 178: Her Majesty the Queen Has a Problem

October 27, Saturday.

Qi Yao has to work overtime.

Lin Feng drives and first takes Qi Yao to work.

Then he picks up Zhu Li and drives the car to the outskirts of a busy construction site.

An area of over a hundred mu, the size of a large plot, has already been enclosed by corrugated iron walls.

Several pile‑driving machines are operating.

Around there are a dozen excavators clearing soil and rock, and dump trucks roar as they go in and out.

At the Da Men of the site, it reads "Some Construction Group", the contractor of the Qingfeng Tower.

A building layout map is posted above it.

In the center is the Qingfeng Tower, covering more than ten thousand square meters; together with the nearby plaza, the total built area approaches 150,000 square meters.

"What are you doing here?"

Zhu Li, seated in the passenger seat, asks curiously.

Lin Feng points to the building map and says with a smile, "Because I funded this building! It's 308 meters tall, with 68 floors. The top eighteen floors are a shopping mall, a hotel, and residential apartments.

It will be completed in 15 years; then we can move in, stand by the windows and overlook most of Yanjing. By the way, your company will also settle here later."

Zhu Li looks at Lin Feng with a surprised expression.

She had heard that Lin Feng was building a tower, thought he bought a plot to develop a residential district, and didn't expect it to be a skyscraper like this.

Living on a building over 300 meters high, and on the top floor.

She imagines standing inside at night, holding a glass of red wine, looking out through floor‑to‑ceiling windows at the vivid lights far away, the roads of cars flowing like veins… Just thinking that, Zhu Li feels she has reached the pinnacle of life.

Staying in high‑rise hotels usually gives that feeling, let alone when the place is your own home.

Moreover, commuting up and down is in the same building, no half‑hour drive, so you can sleep until eight in the morning.

Then spend half an hour on washing up, leisurely finish breakfast, take the elevator down to work, just in time for the nine‑o'clock start…

"Honey, this is the life I've always longed for!"

Zhu Li looks at Lin Feng affectionately.

Lin Feng, however, wears a pensive expression, thinking how to arrange things so that all his women can live here yet not run into each other often.

It shouldn't happen; those small apartment blocks have only two or three elevators, so chances of meeting are few.

Besides, the building spans tens of thousands of square meters with dozens of elevators.

While Lin Feng is pondering, Zhu Li unfastens her seatbelt and climbs over.

A little past eleven o'clock.

At the mall where he last brought Qi Yao to shop for clothes.

In the food court, they sit on a long bench with Lin Feng.

At the entrance of the same bone‑selling shop.

Before dinner time, Lin Feng plans to wait another ten‑something minutes before going over.

Zhu Li buys an ice cream cone.

Lin Feng is surprised to find Zhu Li's tongue seems to have grown a bit.

After the cream on the cone is finished, the tongue rolls, leaving a conical hollow.

"Here you go!"

Zhu Li hands the crisp shell to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng takes it, peels off the paper wrapper, Ka‑cha a few times and eats the crisp shell.

He doesn't like creamy sweets, but enjoys the crisp shell of the cone.

Not far away, Du Hai watches Zhu Li with a surprised expression.

He thinks this woman is a real gem!

Even if she already has a boyfriend, he wants to give it a try.

Who is Du Hai?

He's the one who fled last time when Qi Yao sliced an apple with a Scalpel.

Lin Feng pulls out a cigarette and lights it.

Although Qi Yao asked him to quit smoking, this habit isn't so easy to drop.

At most, he'll refrain from smoking a few hours before being with Qi Yao next time.

After finishing the cigarette, Lin Feng takes a sip of iced tea, hands the bottle to Zhu Li, then walks into the shop and orders at the counter.

Zhu Li also gets up, gathers the shopping bags beside her into a bundle.

Du Hai seizes the chance, runs over, plops onto the long bench, and laughs, "Hey beauty, long time no see!"

Zhu Li glances at Du Hai and smiles, "Handsome, your pick‑up line is already outdated."

Du Hai forces an awkward smile, "I'm Du Hai, friends everywhere under the four seas, may we get to know each other?"

He says this while pulling out a business card.

The card reads "Manager, Some Company".

Zhu Li doesn't take the card, lifts the shopping bags, flips her big wavy hair, and says with a smile, "Next time you try to pick up a girl, remember to watch the bench."

As soon as Zhu Li finishes speaking, Du Hai feels a cold draft on his backside.

He stands, turns around, and sees the long bench covered with a wet stain.

"What happened?"

It turns out Lin Feng had already spotted Du Hai.

Du Hai has no impression of Lin Feng, but Lin Feng certainly remembers the guy.

When leaving, they deliberately spilled some iced tea onto the stool.

Sure enough, as soon as Lin Feng shifted his butt, Du Hai rushed over.

Du Hai was still wearing white pants; the iced tea's color was similar to the stool's, so it was invisible there, but it showed up very clearly on the white pants.

Du Hai covered his hips, his face flushed with embarrassment, and ran off.

"No sense of public decency! You actually spilled a drink on the stool."

After sitting down in the restaurant, Zhu Li said with a smile.

Lin Feng chuckled, "These days beautiful women are in high demand; I have to constantly guard against others stealing them away—this is an essential anti‑wolf measure!"

Zhu Li gave Lin Feng a cold stare, "Rest assured! My wall is harder than steel; others can't dig it away."

While speaking, a waiter brought over a large basin of bones and two bowls of bone broth boiled to a snowy white.

After the meal, Lin Feng stared in shock at the pile of bones in front of Zhu Li.

"Even a dog wouldn't chew it that cleanly."

Not a single strand of meat is visible; it shines as if it were a jade artifact.

Zhu Li, this skill is really something you've cultivated!

"Zhu Li, how many ice‑cream cones have you eaten, how many bones have you gnawed?"

Lin Feng asked with a surprised expression.

Zhu Li waved to a female waiter.

The young girl hurried over, smiling, "Sister Zhu Li, would you like it packed?"

Zhu Li nodded.

The girl said, "Got the large marrow bone!"

It turned out Zhu Li was a regular at this restaurant.

Seeing Zhu Li work so hard, Lin Feng felt embarrassed.

He used to often step onto the boxing ring and spar with Zhao Xiaoyang, but after going there, even his basic strength is seldom trained now.

If this continues, his six‑pack abs will probably disappear.

"With you eating like this, you won't get fat?"

Lin Feng hesitated briefly before asking.

Zhu Li smiled, "No! I'm currently practicing yoga, and on weekends I also go to the gym, training more than four hours each day."

She added, "It's a women‑only gym, with no male trainers."

"How's your yoga going?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Zhu Li blinked, "After I go back, I'll practice and show you."

After the waiter packed a takeout, Lin Feng took it in his hand.

The two of them arrived at the parking lot and got into the car.

Just as they started the car, the phone rang.

Lin Feng pulled the phone from his pocket, and the caller ID showed Bei YuYao.

"Hello~"

"Brother Lin Feng, we're on holiday! The queen has invited you over to play."

Bei YuYao's voice came through the phone.

Lin Feng said with a smile, "I don't have time today; come tomorrow!"

Bei YuYao said, "Over at the Bieshu, the queen has been in a bad mood these days, constantly losing her temper."

"Why?"

Lin Feng frowned and asked.

Bei YuYao replied, "I'm not sure, but the queen has been craving sour foods lately."

She lowered her voice and said, "Sister and second sister said the queen is pregnant."

Damn!

Lin Feng jumped in surprise.

He then asked, "Have you confirmed it?"

Bei YuYao said, "It's just a suspicion, not confirmed, but we have a strong hunch."

Lin Feng immediately opened the car door, got out, and whispered, "Do you know who the child's father is?"

Bei YuYao replied, "How would we know? The queen doesn't usually live with us."

Lin Feng thought for a moment, "Don't worry, I'll come tomorrow and take your queen to the hospital for a check‑up."

After hanging up, Lin Feng let out a sigh, feeling both anticipation and a bit of worry.