Chapter 1727 1727: A Narrow Escape from Death
Chapter 1727 1727: A Narrow Escape from Death
Thinking of this, Ling Zhenfei took a taxi towards Xi Shan Restaurant.
The Xi Shan Restaurant is located in the city center, the best spot in the Provincial City.
Last time when he was here, the place was still under renovation due to a life-and-death struggle with the Guimou Sect, and he didn't stay long.
This time, Ling Zhenfei found the place vastly different; it was already open for business.
And at such a dinner hour, the place was packed.
The line was stretching out to over a hundred meters, it was astonishingly crowded.
Ling Zhenfei lowered the brim of his hat and went inside. With so many waiting, the sound was naturally a bit noisy. No one expected that Ling Zhenfei, who had just finished the Xi Shan fan festival in Binyang, would appear here.
Ling Zhenfei went inside and easily found Luo Juan.
Luo Juan was quite busy at this time because the restaurant had just opened, and everything was not very familiar yet, although the staff had been trained in Binyang and transferred here.
But once in a different location, one still needed to adapt.
Seeing Ling Zhenfei, Luo Juan was somewhat surprised.
"Boss Ling, how come you are here today?"
Ling Zhenfei said, "Now that it's open, how could I not come to take a look?"
The Xi Shan Restaurant in Binyang might have been the most low-key opening of a Xi Shan Restaurant.
"Is this considered an opening? It seems a bit hasty."
Luo Juan laughed, "Look at the people outside lining up. Do I really need to make a big splash for the opening? You just posted a single tweet, and our Xi Shan Restaurant can't hold so many people."
Ling Zhenfei said, "Although there are many people waiting outside, tell the chef not to cut corners on the dishes; respect the quality with a hundred indignation."
"I understand, Boss Ling. Don't worry, we won't tarnish the reputation of Xi Shan Restaurant."
Ling Zhenfei was quite satisfied with Luo Juan. Seeing there was nothing for him to do there, he decided to go meet someone.
After thinking it over, Ling Zhenfei decided to find Lin Yi.
Lin Yi now is doing quite well; he's the president of Ling Zhenfei's fan club, managing millions of followers on the fan club's social media. He is a proper big shot now.
Lin Yi used to be a small doctor who, due to his admiration for Ling Zhenfei, became his fan and initially helped set up the fan club.
It grew bigger and bigger; even Lin Yi hadn't thought that his initial impulsive act of helping to establish the fan club for Ling Zhenfei would turn into one of the largest fan clubs on social media.
Lin Yi is always busy, attending fan gatherings in various places, posting updates of Ling Zhenfei's activities.
Any tweet from Ling Zhenfei, Zhou Yun, or Xi Shan Group, that Lin Yi could see, he'd help repost.
This has now become Lin Yi's full-time job.
Officially managing one's fan club account should require compensation, but Lin Yi has never asked Ling Zhenfei for a penny.
With such a high-traffic account, making money would be ridiculously easy; just one casual tweet could earn more than his previous annual income.
Ling Zhenfei is aware of this, but Lin Yi is so discreet in what he does that even when he reposts things, fans can't tell they're ads. So, it's pretty good.
Plus, Lin Yi only does such things once a month, making it almost invisible among numerous tweets.
Ling Zhenfei called Lin Yi, who happened to be in the Provincial City as well, and asked what he was up to.
Lin Yi said he was having a meal with a few fan club presidents.
Ling Zhenfei hadn't expected his timing to be so perfect, got the location and took a taxi there shortly after.
The place where they were eating was at a restaurant not far away.
When Ling Zhenfei arrived by car, Lin Yi and a few others were already waiting at the entrance.
Seeing Ling Zhenfei, the group was very excited, not expecting such a surprise while just having a meal.
Ling Zhenfei walked with a few people into the restaurant, arriving at a large private room.
The room was indeed quite packed; everyone stood up upon seeing Ling Zhenfei.
Lin Yi introduced, "These are presidents from nearby fan clubs. We've been meeting over time, and some of you went to our first fan meeting."
There were a few people Ling Zhenfei did have an impression of, but most he didn't recognize. Being all Zhenfei's fans, Ling Zhenfei didn't mind much.
Everyone sat down together, and Ling Zhenfei didn't stand on ceremony. After a few casual words, the group started chatting freely.
Everyone was talking happily as they just began eating; the dishes hadn't all been served yet.
As they started chatting, more food was served; the waiter came in with a tray of food, opening the door, and Ling Zhenfei casually glanced towards the door.
Unexpectedly, someone was also looking inside.
Seeing this person made Ling Zhenfei's heart skip a beat because it was Bai Ling.
Ling Zhenfei was quite puzzled about why Bai Ling would be here.
Last time, Bai Ling went to Binyang Charity Hospital for a job application and was sent away by Ling Zhenfei, but here she was again.
Ling Zhenfei pretended not to see and turned his head back, continuing to talk with those around him, hoping Bai Ling hadn't noticed him.
Life is such that certain people unexpectedly appear on one's path.
Although always pretending not to think about this matter, these things are hard to forget.
Drinking took quite a long time, and as the crowd dispersed, Lin Yi accompanied Ling Zhenfei outside.
Both drank quite a lot, supporting each other as they walked out.
With Lin Yi needing to settle the bill, they walked out last.
Outside was pitch dark, and there were few people left.
Suddenly, a person appeared ahead, walking toward them.
As the person approached, they saw it was a woman, Bai Ling.
Lin Yi laughed upon seeing Bai Ling, "So it's Miss Bai Ling, are you here to pick up Divine Doctor Ling?"
Ling Zhenfei wanted to stop him but couldn't; he pretended not to know Bai Ling, yet Lin Yi didn't know.
Previously, whenever Lin Yi met with Ling Zhenfei, Bai Ling was around, so they were quite familiar.
But Lin Yi didn't know what happened between Ling Zhenfei and Bai Ling.
Bai Ling nodded and said, "You can leave Divine Doctor Ling with me, thank you so much."
Lin Yi said, "Alright, alright, us guys can't take care of things as well as you ladies. I heard you had some disagreements earlier, but it's normal for couples to argue."
Lin Yi wanted to say more but was pinched hard by Ling Zhenfei.
Realizing something was off, Lin Yi shut his mouth despite not knowing what was happening.
The split between Ling Zhenfei and Bai Ling had many rumors online. Recently, Ling Zhenfei had cleared all his tweets, deleting pictures of him and Bai Ling together.
So Lin Yi knew, assuming it was simply a disagreement between the two.
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