Chapter 373 - 372: Guaranteed Home Delivery

"Mr. Yan, you aren’t thinking of poaching my assistant, are you?

"I need to be very clear with you. This assistant of mine... I had to overcome eighty-one tribulations—in other words, spend a fortune—to find her. I’m not giving her up for anyone."

Yun Zijin knew Yan Shutang was just the latest person to be impressed by Mei Lin’s capabilities, but there was absolutely no way she was letting her go.

She was a reward from Randomly Spend. In all this time, Yun Zijin had only drawn two character rewards.

One was a bodyguard, the other a top-tier assistant. The rest were either real estate or various magical items.

’Let Mei Lin go? Absolutely not!’

"Miss Yun, don’t you think that with Mei Lin’s abilities, being just an assistant to you is a waste of her talent?"

Yan Shutang was trying to appeal to Yun Zijin’s sense of the bigger picture.

"If you can convince Mei Lin to resign, then by all means, go ahead. But as for me letting her go willingly, that’s something I’ll never agree to.

"Mei Lin is a citizen of Hua Country; she has a right to her own freedom. Even someone in your position can’t force her to do anything.

"Otherwise... I can’t guarantee what the consequences will be."

’Yun Zijin herself couldn’t do anything to them, but that didn’t mean Mei Lin couldn’t.’

In any case, Yun Zijin had given her warning. If Yan Shutang still didn’t get it, then he’d only have himself to blame.

"Are you threatening me?"

Yan Shutang’s tone was a bit harsh, indicating he was getting angry.

"Not at all. I’m just reminding you to consider the potential consequences—and whether you can bear them—before you do anything."

On the other end of the line, Yan Shutang was silent for a good while before speaking again. "I understand. But let me remind you, I’m not the only one who has their eye on Mei Lin.

"I’m at least willing to call and discuss it with you. Others might not be."

With that, Yan Shutang hung up.

Yun Zijin stared at her phone after the call ended, lost in thought.

’Someone else has their eye on Mei Lin?’

’Let them watch all they want, as long as... they can bear the consequences.’

When Yun Zijin returned to the private room from the balcony, Sheng Yang and the others had already arrived. Fu Ze was casually seated next to Qin Sitong.

"Sister Yun is back! Perfect timing, all the food is here. Let’s eat!"

Seeing Yun Zijin return, Lu Yunfeng let out a soft sigh of relief.

While Yun Zijin was gone, Fu Ze’s presence had been so intense that the room had fallen silent.

However, Fu Ze quickly reined in his imposing air, and the atmosphere improved a tiny bit.

Now that Yun Zijin was back, Lu Yunfeng could finally breathe a huge sigh of relief.

As Yun Zijin returned to her seat, she felt the atmosphere in the room seem to relax the moment she entered.

"You guys... something feels a little weird."

"No, nothing’s weird. Sister Yun, you must be imagining things."

After speaking, Lu Yunfeng kicked Zeng Zong.

"Right! We were just normally waiting for you to come back and eat, Sister Yun. Isn’t that right, guys?"

Zeng Zong shot his followers a look, signaling them to agree.

"Yeah, it’s just like Brother Zong said!"

"Whatever Brother Zong says is right!"

That line, "Whatever Brother Zong says is right!" only made Yun Zijin more suspicious.

Zeng Zong: ’For the first time, I’m realizing this group of followers might be a bit dense.’

Fortunately, Yun Zijin didn’t press the issue and quickly changed the subject.

"The food’s getting cold. Let’s all eat."

Fu Ze had come for Qin Sitong, but he didn’t want the entire room to fall into an awkward silence on his account. Since no one else dared to speak, he had to be the one to break it.

As soon as Fu Ze spoke, Lu Yunfeng and the others immediately buried their heads in their food and started eating.

The alcohol on the table had been poured, but no one was drinking it.

Having taken the initiative to ease the tension once, Fu Ze didn’t speak up a second time.

However, he was watching Qin Sitong out of the corner of his eye the entire time. Whenever he saw her looking at a particular dish, he would take the initiative to serve some to her.

Qin Sitong was embarrassed at first, but after telling him to stop a few times to no avail, she just gave up and let it happen.

Yun Zijin took out her phone, snapped a photo of the two of them, and sent it to Lu Yunque.

Qingqing Zijing: My boyfriend’s away for one day, and I’m already stuck watching someone else’s PDA.

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At this time, it was still the early morning hours where Lu Yunque was, so Yun Zijin didn’t expect an instant reply. She sent the message and put her phone away.

After getting permission from Yun Zijin, Fu Ze, Lu Yunfeng, and everyone else, Zeng Zong excitedly took out his phone, switched to the wide-angle lens, and took a picture of the whole group to post on his Moments.

He could brag about this one Moments post for a whole year.

To avoid disturbing the meal, after posting to his Moments, Zeng Zong very cleverly switched his phone to silent, turning off all system sounds to ensure he wouldn’t hear any texts, WeChat messages, or calls.

The dinner party ended in a strangely harmonious atmosphere.

You could say it was an enjoyable evening for hosts and guests alike.

"Sister Yun, are you all staying here tonight?"

After dinner, as they left the restaurant, Sheng Yang still felt uneasy about the four girls staying in the hotel, so he turned around to double-check.

Fu Ze, walking behind Qin Sitong, also frowned upon hearing this.

Although the Sijunzi themed hotel did indeed have good security, it was still a hotel, after all.

No matter the hotel, there are always some unknown gray areas.

Yun Zijin and the other three were beautiful young women in their prime. If someone with bad intentions targeted them, it would be a huge hassle.

"It’s fine. I booked the rooms on either side of ours. My bodyguards will be staying in them."

Yun Zijin’s bodyguards were widely acknowledged in Dijing as being both handsome and highly skilled.

Many people had asked Yun Zijin which security company she had hired her bodyguards from.

Some had even offered Yun Zijin a high price to hire Zero One and the others, but she turned them all down.

The bodyguards were a gift from Randomly Spend. She couldn’t possibly part with any of them.

"Even with bodyguards, it’s not foolproof. What if something happens! I think if you want to experience the other themes, you can just come back tomorrow during the day. There’s no need to stay in a hotel just to save a little time."

"Sheng Yang is right. It’s still too dangerous for you girls to stay in a hotel by yourselves."

"So my one hundred and eighty thousand for the night just goes to waste?"

They had already gone inside and used the rooms, so it would be impossible to get the hotel to cancel the booking and issue a refund.

"I’ll reimburse you?"

Fu Ze took out his phone, about to transfer the money to Yun Zijin.

Yun Zijin rolled her eyes. "Do I look like someone who’s short one hundred and eighty thousand?"

’It’s just so frustrating to spend the money and not even stay the night.’

"If Old Lu were here, he wouldn’t let you stay either."

Fu Ze could only resort to bringing up Lu Yunque.

"Fine, fine. Let’s go, let’s go. It’s late, time to go home. All the girls can come with me.

"When Sister Yun takes you out, safe delivery to your doorstep is guaranteed."

With that, Yun Zijin shot a provocative glance at Fu Ze and Sheng Yang, as well as Lu Yunfeng, who had just started showing a little interest today.

The three men were instantly stunned.