Having no money left in his pocket, Xia Lin stayed away from places where the aroma of food wafted, for fear of being tortured by the temptation. He was so hungry!
Xia Lin hadn't given up. He had been trying to borrow a phone from others, but unfortunately, people were so vigilant that no one was willing to lend him one.
Finally, Xia Lin managed to borrow a phone from a pair of girlfriends. These two girls, about his age, seemed to agree to lend it to him because of his good looks. To show his gratitude, Xia Lin honestly gave them his WeChat ID.
He finally got in touch with Xiao Jinyu. Xia Lin immediately told him where he was.
Xiao Jinyu on the other end sounded really excited. "Stay where you are. I'll be there in ten minutes!"
The butler watched as his usually calm and composed master became a bit flustered and sighed silently. If possible, he still hoped that the future mistress would be a woman. Unfortunately, this was not up to him, a butler. In fact, no one could change the decisions Xiao Jinyu made. Fortunately, Xia Lin seemed to be a person of good character.
After about twelve minutes, Xiao Jinyu got out of the car with his men and saw Xia Lin sitting on the steps. His hair was in a mess, looking a bit disheveled.
There was an undeniable look of heartache in his eyes. Taking a deep breath, Xiao Jinyu walked up to Xia Lin and said, "Are you hungry? I'll take you out for dinner."
Xia Lin looked up, his eyes red, but he was smiling happily. "Jinyu, it's so great that I finally see you again. I feel like I can eat a whole cow now!"
Xiao Jinyu grabbed Xia Lin's hand and pulled him up. "You can eat whatever you want. Let's go."
Xiao Jinyu took Xia Lin to a barbecue restaurant. Xia Lin ate like there was no tomorrow, almost doubling his usual food intake. After dinner, Xia Lin asked Xiao Jinyu to take him to buy a new phone and get a replacement SIM card. Then they went to a commercial street.
Xia Lin asked Xiao Jinyu to wait for him at the entrance of a store. After going in for about ten minutes, he came out with a box in his hand.
Xiao Jinyu remembered what Jiang Minghuai had said. Could it be what he was thinking? But afraid of being disappointed, he didn't ask.
When they got home, Jiang Minghuai rushed over and hugged Xia Lin tightly. "Great! Xia Lin, my good buddy, you're finally back!"
Jiang Minghuai had tears in his eyes. It was obvious that he had really been scared this time. "If you hadn't come back, I would have felt so guilty. Great! Fortunately, you're smart! How could those useless bodyguards fail to protect you! Don't worry. This time, Big Brother Xiao will definitely assign you more capable and professional bodyguards!"
Jiang Minghuai got more and more excited as he spoke, ignoring the gloomy look on his elder brother Xiao Jinyu's face. The man with gold - rimmed glasses standing behind Jiang Minghuai shook his head, grabbed Jiang Minghuai, and said, "Okay, Mr. Jiang, you've seen your friend. It's time to go back and sign the contract. Sir, we'll take our leave."
Xiao Jinyu nodded, ignoring Jiang Minghuai's shouts, and said to Xia Lin, "You've been through a scare today. How about taking a day off tomorrow?"
Xia Lin nodded. "Sure. I was planning to take a day off anyway."
Because tomorrow was Xiao Jinyu's birthday. Although Xiao Jinyu only planned to invite Jiang Minghuai and a few of his most trusted subordinates and didn't want to make a big deal out of it, if Xia Lin went to school, he could only stay at home for a little over an hour at noon and wouldn't be able to properly celebrate Xiao Jinyu's birthday at home.