Chapter 50 Do Not Ask Me Anything
Now that she was opening a proper restaurant, Ji Sisi simply asked Magistrate Chu, the most literate person she currently knew, to help name the establishment and even personally write the plaque.
Because Magistrate Chu had genuinely tasted Ji Sisi's excellent cooking, and to this day, he never tired of the various delicacies his daughter frequently brought home.
He readily agreed.
The restaurant was named "Steamed Delicacies," and the plaque was exceptionally distinctive in both style and material.
"Hey, Leopard, your reaction is a bit too exaggerated. We're just sharing a meal, is there any need to be this worked up? Besides, whether you can even win is still a question," Gu Jian asked, puzzled.
Of course, slaying my mother did not mean my mother's life would change, a fact I was well aware of. Yet the persona constantly egged me on, making me picture those endless, abyss-like scenes, and compelling me to attribute all the faults to myself.
The joint scheme to scam others was actually planned by Alice. From the very beginning, the goal was to trick Chapman; if Chapman didn't fall for it, they would move on to someone else. If everyone resisted Alice's traps, they would be pushed into Taishan's.
Lei Sha threw a punch straight at Meng Batian. Meng Batian picked up a piece of wood nearby and swung it fiercely, smashing it directly into Lei Sha's fist.
I stared at my phone; Chen Shi's number was gone, Si Chen had been gone for over a year, and Chen Xiang had changed her number a year ago as well. When I called a few times, the new number turned out to be disconnected.
Originally, they thought those foreign wyverns, snow eagles, and griffins would leave first and return to their homelands, but unexpectedly, some of them did not fly away. Instead, they stayed behind to observe Finn. At the same time, they were also watching Wus, wondering why Finn was so powerful and why Finn would listen to Wus.
This was because the fruit would fill the body with vital energy and blood. In a state brimming with vitality and blood, the entire body would be rejuvenated, automatically setting about to repair injuries—much like a continuous surge of internal energy gradually pushing those wounds out.
However, this emotion felt somewhat different; the sensation it brought was a touch of dead silence, akin to walking through a graveyard.
The onlookers were all dumbfounded. This Good Samaritan was not particularly tall, yet possessed such immense strength that with a single kick, he sent a burly man weighing nearly two hundred pounds flying.
Giving up earlier was mainly because he thought Chu Yuxun didn't love him and was willingly marrying Li Hao. But now that he knew otherwise, he should no longer harbor so many misgivings and easily abandon the mission.
Li Moyan slowly opened his eyes. The lights were on in the room, and the sky outside was already dark. A figure sat before the desk, exhaling clouds of smoke. Judging by the attire, it was none other than Lü Jinshan, though it was unclear how long he had been sitting there.
A fire weighed heavily on her chest—an inexplicable fire. She slammed her foot down on the accelerator, and the car's speed instantly shot up. Around the residential area, traffic was sparse, the road narrow, and somewhat cramped.
In the end, everyone picked some relatively durable local specialty fruits, including golden coconuts, unripe green mangoes, and green papayas to take home, while also weighing a few pounds of rambutans and pineapples to eat on the return journey.
Because of the several major movements, Li Lingling gradually woke up from her semi-conscious state. She cast a dazed look around her, and her previous memories finally began to piece themselves together in her mind.
Perhaps because of the present scene and setting, Sun Zhineng could better empathize with the feelings of that time—the experience of clearly needing comfort oneself, yet silently staying composed for the sake of others to calmly guide them.
The battlefield still looked gruesome and unbearable. The two of them, having burned a large number of calories, were in no rush to handle the cleanup, still lingering in the aftertaste.
With a crisp metallic clang, a golden light erupted from the shadow wall, instantly forming a protective barrier. The blade Qi slashed mercilessly against the golden light. Accompanied by a series of shattering cracks, the blade Qi dissipated while the protective barrier also began to disintegrate and vanished.