In the end, Rose did get to eat the shrimp that Lin Fei peeled for her.
With the shells removed, that kind of shrimp—
Not to mention, it actually tasted pretty unique.
After all, aside from her father, this was the first time she had ever eaten shrimp peeled for her by someone of the opposite sex.
But then she thought about how earlier Lin Fei and Su Xiaoli had been brazenly picking food for each other right in front of her, as if no one else existed—
and this meal was her treat, too.
Just like that, she felt much more at ease eating.
She even ate two more shrimp, both peeled by Lin Fei.
And during that time,
the other dishes Rose had ordered were also brought out one after another.
"Ah, I'm satisfied~"
After a hearty meal,
Su Xiaoli leaned back in her chair, utterly content.
Perhaps because the succubus bloodline in her body differed from the super genes of beings like Shenhe Deno, her appetite wasn't as large as Rose's.
She had even thought Rose ordered so many dishes because she planned to finish what she couldn't and pack the rest to take home.
Only after eating did she realize—
Rose could actually eat that much.
Lin Fei was the same.
She herself had only eaten a small portion, leaving the rest to Rose and Lin Fei.
And because of this meal,
the relationship between her and Rose had grown much closer.
"How about I pay instead? I make pretty good money from singing on livestreams."
She was a faceless livestream singer.
With a great voice, plus the kind where you use an avatar model, she was quite popular on that small, broken platform.
Even without doing borderline content, she still had plenty of viewers sending gifts.
"It's fine, it's just one meal."
Rose paid directly after saying that.
The three of them walked to the entrance.
"Welcome again next time,"
Rui Mengmeng said to them.
"Wait—how about we add a contact method?" Lin Fei suddenly said.
"Huh?"
Rui Mengmeng froze.
Su Xiaoli also looked at Lin Fei in surprise.
Rose, on the other hand, had a strange look in her eyes.
Although she still didn't know what kind of relationship Su Xiaoli and Lin Fei had,
no matter how she looked at it, it didn't seem ordinary.
Hey—aren't you being a little too obvious?
"Oh, don't misunderstand," Lin Fei said calmly.
"You're such a simple girl—it'd be easy for suspicious people to trick you."
"For example, that guy over there."
As he spoke, Lin Fei pointed outside the restaurant, toward a man in black clothes and sunglasses standing beside a black sedan parked by the road.
Rui Mengmeng subconsciously followed his gaze.
She did see the man.
And the moment he noticed her looking at him, it was as if something guilty had been exposed—his body visibly jolted.
He then pretended to stay calm, took out his phone, put on the act of making a call, and even pushed his sunglasses up with a finger.
"H-He isn't Black Mist Society, targeting me, is he?!"
"I—I should call the police right now, shouldn't I?!"
Rui Mengmeng panicked instantly.
Even Su Xiaoli couldn't help saying,
"There really is a suspicious person!"
"What kind of weird getup is that? A spy from the Hacker Empire or something?"
"Rose, you don't handle this kind of thing?"
She looked at Rose, but saw a strange expression on the latter's face.
"It's fine. No need to bother with him…"
After a pause, Rose sighed again.
"It's definitely Old Du's arrangement."
"Didn't I say I'd handle it if I came?"
With that, she walked out of the restaurant.
"A-Jie, stop staring. You've already been labeled a suspicious person!"
After all, they'd worked together for quite a while.
If Lin Fei and the others merely thought A-Jie was suspicious, that was one thing—
but if Lin Fei actually made a move on him…
That would be a huge mess.
A-Jie, standing by the car, held his phone up like he was making a call.
He'd been notified by Du Ka'ao.
His task was to observe Rose and Lin Fei's interactions, and once given the signal, immediately step in and interrupt them.
But he'd waited until the group finished eating…
And still hadn't received any orders from General Du Ka'ao.
So he could only keep dryly staring, watching them eat happily—
to the point that he himself was starting to feel hungry.
Seeing that they were about to come out,
he figured the job was basically done. The general must've decided he could head back.
But unexpectedly, just as he was preparing to leave,
Lin Fei spotted him and exposed him on the spot.
Sneaking around wasn't scary—
being caught was what made things awkward.
Especially when there were familiar faces involved.
Still, having followed Du Ka'ao from De诺's destruction until now,
A-Jie's skin was pretty thick.
After putting on a "busy" act for a moment,
he pretended to have just noticed Rose, put away his phone, and walked over.
"Rose? Why are you here?"
"So tell me—what did Old Du send you here for?"
"What general? Hahaha. I just happened to be passing by. Didn't expect you'd be eating here with friends…"
"Stop acting," Rose said coldly.
"You think wearing sunglasses at night means I can't see the guilt on your face?"
Before A-Jie could finish his sentence,
Lin Fei—arms crossed—stepped out of the restaurant and cut him off.
Su Xiaoli and Rui Mengmeng followed behind him.
"Uh…"
This single sound directly choked A-Jie.
But Lin Fei wasn't done yet.
"And honestly, your stalking skills are terrible."
"You've been peeking at me for so long—did you really think you were hiding well?"
"And another thing—yes, your Fei-ge here is indeed handsome, but my orientation is perfectly normal. I don't want male fans—especially not some old guy pushing a hundred."
"..."
This rapid-fire verbal assault instantly left A-Jie stunned.
He was good at socializing and had dealt with all kinds of people—
But he had never experienced output at this level of intensity.
His brain nearly crashed.
"Bad acting… poor hiding… one-hundred-year-old geezer…"
A-Jie shut down, mumbling to himself.
"Uh… Lin Fei, you really—"
Even Rose was breaking out in cold sweat listening to this.
She knew A-Jie had followed her father since De诺.
By that calculation…
he was indeed an old man.
It was just that no one had ever said it so bluntly before.
She once again witnessed firsthand just how vicious Lin Fei's mouth could be.
Earlier, when she'd only watched him roast Liu Chuang from the sidelines, it just felt amusing.
But seeing A-Jie—someone she knew well—get completely broken by Lin Fei's combo…
She felt it viscerally.
"Don't worry, Rose," Lin Fei said, waving his hand magnanimously.
"I'm not petty, and I wouldn't start a fight just because someone was spying on me."
Rose sighed.
"I didn't mean that… forget it."
She also knew A-Jie was just following orders.
And Lin Fei hadn't actually laid a hand on him—
it was just one round of extremely high-intensity verbal output.
A-Jie should be fine… probably.
...
At the same time, aboard the Giant Gorge.
Du Ka'ao and Lian Feng exchanged a glance.
His expression was somewhat grave.
"Looks like the De Promise No.3 aerial surveillance satellite has been discovered by him."