Mu Shanshan and the foreign woman talked for a long time before finally learning her true identity. Upon finding out, Mu Shanshan was indeed shocked.

No wonder Mu Shanshan felt a sense of familiarity when she saw the foreign woman; it turned out she was Princess Trix of the Bilabo royal family!

This visit by the Princess of Bilabo to Mo had been reported on television news, and Mu Shanshan remembered it. However, she hadn't expected that the princess, whom only high-ranking officials could meet, was now sitting across from her, sipping tea and chatting.

"Shanshan, when will Lin Fei come back?"

Trix's question, something Mu Shanshan had heard countless times, made her wish she could immediately find Lin Fei and loudly ask him how many wives he really had.

Furthermore, Trix's presence made Mu Shanshan compare herself to the Princess of Bilabo. In the end, she realized that although she was the CEO of a company and quite famous in Zhonghai, she didn't have the courage to compare herself to a princess of a nation.

She had no choice but to reevaluate in her mind what she truly knew about Lin Fei, someone who could mingle with a princess. Mu Shanshan genuinely didn't know how to express it.

Additionally, she was pondering what to tell Lin Fei once he returned. Should she continue to be cold towards him?

If so, and Lin Fei truly went back to Bilabo with the princess, would she never see Lin Fei again?

Thinking this made Mu Shanshan feel a vague sadness. She even imagined Lin Fei visiting Mo as the King of Bilabo; she wouldn't know what to do.

Her mind filled with endless speculation, Mu Shanshan secretly hoped Lin Fei wouldn't come back.

As for Lin Fei, he was carefree at the moment, accompanied by beautiful women, enjoying grilled skewers, living his life without a worry.

During the time Mu Shanshan was being distant from him, Lin Fei thought that women shouldn't be indulged too much, or it would be difficult to "fix" them later.

Therefore, even though Mu Shanshan was giving him the cold shoulder, Lin Fei didn't bother to intervene, letting things be since Mu Shanshan was the kind of career-driven powerhouse men were typically intimidated away from.

With no worries troubling him, Lin Fei turned to find Chen Qi, and they hung out in the park, snacking and enjoying a comfortable day.

Chen Qi was currently recovering at home, not working. Some days had passed, and her injuries improved considerably, though her arm still couldn't handle big movements, lest the wound reopens and bleeds again.

"How do you find the skewers here?"

Lin Fei was devouring the lamb skewers with gusto. Back when he had a stall at the footbridge, after closing his booth, he'd often come here for a few skewers and beers, living freely.

Ever since moving into Mu Shanshan's villa, Lin Fei had said goodbye to such a lifestyle. Revisiting now brought a warm sense of nostalgia.

"They're delicious, but unfortunately, I have to limit how much I eat."

Chen Qi chewed carefully; she was currently a patient and couldn't indulge like Lin Fei. She had many dietary restrictions due to her injury, including spicy foods and beer.

The two hadn't seen each other for a while, and after surviving hardships together, they were more concerned about each other, though neither said it aloud. Lin Fei thought about Mu Shanshan, while Chen Qi wondered if Lin Fei would be proactive; if he wasn't, she'd feel shy.

"Since you can't eat much, I'll eat for you," Lin Fei said as he grabbed four or five skewers from Chen Qi's plate, devouring them in one go until the lamb disappeared.

Chen Qi shot Lin Fei a glare and complained, "How can you steal food from someone who's injured? That's just bullying."

Lin Fei chuckled and said, "Since you can't eat more, I'm saving you from suffering the consequences of your injury."

Chen Qi remained speechless. At that moment, a group of youths approached from afar. Their distinctive outfits caught Chen Qi's attention, and with her experience as a police officer, she quickly deduced that they must be hoodlums.

Moreover, the leader of these hoodlums had various tattoos and piercings on his ears and nose, clearly an old hand, leading the crew of youths with dyed hair in all colors.

The gang of hoodlums, numbering over twenty, walked one after another toward the park's vendor stalls and extended their hands to extort protection money from the vendors.

Lin Fei chewed on his lamb skewer and glanced in the direction of the hoodlums, saying, "Since when did they start extorting protection money here?"

The skewer vendor looked a bit flustered upon seeing the gang coming, and upon hearing Lin Fei's question, he explained, "Brother, you might not know; after you left, this gang started coming here. There are lots of them, and those who resisted were driven away. We must pay protection money daily."

"How much a day?" Lin Fei asked casually.

The lamb skewer vendor helplessly shook his head and said, "One hundred yuan a day, nearly all the money we earn goes to paying protection fees. Life is getting tougher."

"Geez, a hundred yuan?! Why don't they just rob someone?" Lin Fei muttered. In the past, when he had his stall under the footbridge, he sometimes couldn't even make ten yuan in a day. Who would've thought the gang would be so greedy, one hundred a day. Had he known protection money was so lucrative, Lin Fei might have joined the trade.

Just then, the gang of hoodlums arrived at the lamb skewer vendor's stall, tapping their baseball bats on the skewer rack, creating a loud banging noise.

"Hey, it's time to pay protection money!"

The skewer vendor reluctantly handed over a one-hundred-yuan bill to the hoodlums, still showing no sign of leaving.

The leader of the hoodlums found a chair to sit on and said, "I heard that your business here is the best?"

The skewer vendor replied bitterly, "My business isn't even that good. I barely make a living each day. Please don't trouble me; I have a wife and kids to feed."

Bam!

The leader slammed his baseball bat on the table, breaking a leg of the flimsy table instantly. He stood up and pointed at Lin Fei and the others, saying, "Your business isn't good? Are those sitting here pigs then? Cut the crap, pay another hundred yuan, or I'll smash your stall!"

Upon hearing the hoodlum call the diners pigs, Chen Qi was the first to feel offended. As a police officer, this was something she couldn't tolerate.

However, just as Chen Qi was about to stand up, Lin Fei held her back.

Pressing on Chen Qi's delicate shoulder, Lin Fei calmly said, "You're injured, sit quietly. Leave this to me."

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