"Yuxi."

The moment the call connected, An Lan's voice came through. "I'm already at Baiyun Airport. Where are you?"

Zhang Yuxi heard her and glanced at Lin Feng, whispering into the phone, "Why did you just show up without giving me a heads-up?"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

"If I gave you a heads-up, you'd just try to avoid me, wouldn't you?"

An Lan started whining, "Yuxi, hurry up and come pick me up!

"I even canceled a date to see you. I'm so hungry and tired I'm about to collapse..."

After hanging up, Zhang Yuxi looked at Lin Feng, hesitating as if she wanted to say something.

Lin Feng had overheard the conversation and knew that Zhang Yuxi's best friend, An Lan, had arrived.

So he asked, "Honey, do you want me to give you a ride?"

The pedestrian street wasn't far from Baiyun Airport, only a half-hour drive.

Zhang Yuxi smiled and shook her head. "No, it's fine. You should take the kids home. I'll just call a cab."

"It's perfect, really. I haven't seen my best friend in years, and we need to have a good long chat."

"Besides... she doesn't know about you yet. I need to give her a little warning first."

With that, Zhang Yuxi stood up, kissed each of the four babies, and then said, "Alright... I'm off?"

"Okay."

After Zhang Yuxi left, Liu Bo finished packing up the food and looked at Lin Feng. "Bro, are you heading home or to the shop?"

Lin Feng glanced at the time and stood up. "To the shop."

「Meanwhile, at the shop.」

Chen Xiaotong was busy attending to customers.

Liu Bo placed the food in the break room, then went outside and came back with a crib.

"Bro, I got you a crib."

"This way, the babies can get some proper rest in the shop."

Seeing the large crib, Lin Feng asked in surprise, "Where did you get this from?"

"When I was stocking up yesterday, there was a furniture mall right next door," Liu Bo said with a simple-hearted expression.

"I asked the owner to custom-make one, and it was just delivered. It's brand new!"

He and Li Xiaotong then set up the crib, placing it in a corner. They also hung some curtains to shield the babies from the light.

Once they were laid down in the crib, the babies slept soundly, except for the eldest, who was a little restless.

Looking at the crib, Lin Feng was struck with a sudden idea.

He had Liu Bo find him a small sign.

He wrote on it: "Our little ones are sleeping! Please keep your voices down so we can continue serving everyone. Thank you!"

Many of today's customers had come specifically for the four adorable babies.

This way, Lin Feng could let the babies sleep in peace while also helping his business.

"You're a genius, Bro!" Liu Bo said, giving him a thumbs-up.

「Elsewhere.」

Zhang Yuxi arrived at Baiyun Airport and saw her friend An Lan, whom she hadn't seen in years.

"Yuxi, over here!" An Lan called out, waving with the hand that held her Gucci bag.

Zhang Yuxi walked over, her expression hardening. "What are you doing here?" she asked coldly.

Hearing this, An Lan looked a little hurt.

"Yuxi, we've been best friends for years. Ouch, that stings."

Zhang Yuxi frowned and sighed. "Let's go."

Inside a Western restaurant, a plate of steak sat in front of each of them.

But Zhang Yuxi's face was stern. She stared intently at An Lan, showing no sign of wanting to eat.

An Lan put down her knife and fork, crossed her arms, and turned her head away defiantly.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuxi asked, pretending not to know.

"I'm not eating. How am I supposed to eat with you looking at me like that?"

"Not eating?" Zhang Yuxi's face darkened, and she stood up. "Then you might as well go back home."

An Lan quickly snatched up her knife and fork, trying to placate her.

"Yuxi, don't be like that!"

"It was my fault. I should have called you before just showing up."

"But I only did it because I wanted to see the babies, and I was afraid you would avoid me!"

"If you want me to leave, I will. As soon as I see the babies, I'll fly right back to Modu. I promise I won't bother your life together again!"

Zhang Yuxi glanced at An Lan and said with a sigh of resignation, "Alright, fine."

"Hehe!" An Lan flashed a grin, as if her little scheme had succeeded. "I knew you wouldn't kick me out!"

She sized up Zhang Yuxi, noting her rosy complexion and energetic spirit. She could tell her friend was doing well, and a wave of relief washed over her.

After the meal, Zhang Yuxi excused herself to go to the restroom but actually went outside to call Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was still busy at the shop and figured he wouldn't be home until later that evening.

He told Zhang Yuxi to pick up some groceries at the supermarket, saying he would cook a big meal when he got back.

Zhang Yuxi felt a pang of sympathy for Lin Feng.

"Why don't we just eat out?"

"You've been busy all day, you must be exhausted. She's my best friend; you don't have to go to so much trouble."

Lin Feng chuckled. "I'm not tired. Besides, your best friend is visiting for the first time. I have to make a good first impression, right?"

"Mhm!" Zhang Yuxi nodded obediently, a sweet feeling blooming in her heart.

After hanging up, she returned to the table.

Seeing the look of bliss on Zhang Yuxi's face, An Lan couldn't help but ask, "Yuxi, where did you just go?"

"None of your business. Hurry up and eat!" Zhang Yuxi glared at her.

An Lan put on a woebegone face.

She had only asked a simple question.

Was there any need to be so aggressive?

They say motherhood is supposed to make you calmer. Why has my best friend gotten even more irritable?

Leaving the restaurant, Zhang Yuxi took An Lan to a nearby supermarket to buy ingredients for dinner.

An Lan's family owned a chain of restaurants, so she had extremely high standards for ingredients.

When she saw the soulless vegetables and meat in the supermarket, she immediately turned around and dragged Zhang Yuxi to a nearby wet market.

Toting a Gucci bag and wearing high heels, An Lan's long, fair legs were particularly eye-catching. She looked completely out of place in the grimy, chaotic environment of the market.

The men selling vegetables couldn't help but sneak a few glances at the two of them. After all, beautiful women of their caliber didn't usually show up at a wet market.

Zhang Yuxi ignored the stares, focusing on picking out ingredients and asking for prices.

Seeing this, An Lan quickly went over to give her some pointers.

"Not that one. The one next to it is better!"

At that, Zhang Yuxi simply handed the shopping duties over to An Lan and watched from the side.

Before long, they had bought everything they needed for dinner.

At six in the evening, the two returned to Rongtai Mansion.

An Lan was quite satisfied with the residential community's environment, thinking the rent must be expensive.

The security guard at the gate saw Zhang Yuxi and greeted her warmly.

"Ms. Zhang, your husband didn't come back with you today?"

Zhang Yuxi smiled. "He's still busy. He'll be back later."

Hearing their conversation, An Lan froze on the spot as if she'd been struck by lightning.

Yuxi... has a husband?

On the way to the apartment, she walked on eggshells, afraid of angering Zhang Yuxi.

She asked cautiously, "Yuxi, um... do you have a boyfriend?"

Zhang Yuxi glanced at her and said coolly, "We'll talk when we get back inside."

"Mhm..." An Lan nodded.

Her biggest fear about this reunion was that Zhang Yuxi would keep everything to herself and suffer in silence.

But now, it seemed things might be okay.

At least she wasn't hiding the fact that she had a boyfriend.

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