Chapter 511: Diamond Necklace (1/2)
Beep!
It was around this time Lin Yixin sent me a thank you message. “We sincerely thank you for helping us getting the territory, friends from Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls. I won’t forget this…”
I reposted the thank you message in the guild channel, and everyone started making questionable comments at once. High Fighting Spirits started, “She wants to thank us, but we already have everything except her. Should we ask her to join us and become our mistress of the fort?”
Me: “Dude, WTF…”
Murong Mingyue: “Ceh! Mistress of the fort? Are you dreaming? Do you really think you can tame someone like her even if she does join Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls?”
High Fighting Spirits: “I can’t, but Lu Chen can!”
Me: “...”
Pure Love: “Quiet, big brother Lu Chen has me already…”
Everyone puked blood when they saw this.
……
It was at this moment He Yi suddenly came back online and teleported back to Sky City. The moment she saw me, she rushed over to me with a smile and asked, “Lu Chen, are you setting up a stall?”
I nodded before replying, “Yeah. I missed lunch, so I have nothing to do right now. Speaking of which let’s eat dinner together later!”
He Yi smiled again. “Dinner? Perfect. I have to attend a dinner tonight, so why don’t you come with me?”
“Oh? What kind of dinner is it?”
“Er…” For some reason He Yi was hesitating. She looked at me, the sky, and then at the ground beneath our feet.
Her weird reaction puzzled me. “Seriously, what’s wrong?”
“My mom asked me to eat dinner with her tonight…”
“And?”
“And she’s going to introduce me to a man…”
“Crap!”
“Crap indeed!”
He Yi sat down beside me and held my arm, begging, “Come with me tonight, please? I hate dealing with this type of situation alone, especially since her so-called handsome, accomplished elites are really just men with an excess amount of confidence and stupidity. It’s just unbearable!”
I nodded. “Fine, this one promises to do everything he can to help his guild leader. Speaking of which, can you choose a good restaurant for the night? I’m so hungry I can eat a horse right now…”
“I know, I promise. Well, I’m logging off first. See you in a bit!”
“See you!”
……
A guy stopped in front of my stall, and he was none other than Dominating Knight God himself. He glared at me like he wanted nothing more than to eat me alive.
“You’re such a terrible person, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand. Why are you calling my name when you’re selling your shit? Are you trying to pick a fight with me? Our honor won’t stand for this!”
“Well, do you want to fight me? I happen to be free, so…”
“Never heard of the idiom ‘wealth is earned through amiability’? Why the hell would I want to fight you?”
Dominating Knight God shot me one last glare before summoning a thin, weak horse and escaping from my sight. He actually was afraid that I would go after him.
I silently shook my head before hollering for business again.
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A torturous couple of hours later, He Yi finally sent me a message. “I made the reservations already, so you can log off now. It’s located at the industrial park area, so if we go now we’ll be just on time!”
“Got it!”
I immediately logged off and checked the time. It was five pm sharp, and it would take a hour to reach the restaurant He Yi mentioned, so that was just perfect.
After we got into the car, I tightened my collar a bit and said, “Eve, I’m a bit nervous…”
He Yi cocked her head and stared at me. “Excuse me? I’m the one who’s getting introduced to a man by my mom, so why are you the one who’s nervous?”
“Well, this’ll be the first time I meet your mom…”
He Yi couldn’t help but break into a laugh. “Alright alright, just calm down. You need to leave a good first impression, or else it would be troublesome if we got—”
He Yi suddenly cut herself short when she realized what she was about to say. Her face instantly turned as red as an apple, and she turned to stare at the Lamborghini logo above the steering wheel like she was trying to drill holes with her gaze. Even from my seat, I could see that her ear was completely red.
I didn’t continue that line of conversation because it would only embarrass her even more. Smiling, I changed the topic and asked, “Er, about that man auntie wants to introduce to you… who is he exactly?”
“I heard he’s a young elite who just returned from overseas. Apparently he’s an executive in a large American company, and the reason he came back at this specific timing is to talk business with a domestic company.”
“Oh, I see…”
He Yi nodded before complaining, “What a headache, all these years and my mom still hasn’t given up on playing matchmaker. Sigh, what should I do?”
I patted the windscreen once before saying, “Whatever do you mean? We’re going to eat dinner, right? I’m heading over to eat dinner at the very least!”
He Yi broke into a giggle before rolling her eyes at me. Her eyes seemed to be saying, “Food is all you know, you heartless bastard!”
……
We went up the highway in no time and got stuck in a traffic jam for a very long time. Eventually, we arrived at a Juyuan Hotel at the industrial park area. After He Yi straightened out her attire for a bit, she said to me, “Alright, let’s go. My mom’s already waiting inside!”
“Mn!”
I got off the car and followed He Yi into the restaurant. It wasn’t long before we spotted a middle-aged woman at a corner of the first floor. Despite being over 50 years old, He Yi’s mom did an amazing job maintaining her appearance. Then again, only a woman like her could give birth to a beautiful daughter like He Yi.