Chapter 77: Eat Slowly, It’s All Yours

Before Ling Xiaoli could even walk over, the man noticed her. A warm smile immediately appeared on his face.

“You’re here? Come on, let’s get you something to eat first.”

There was no doubt about it now.

This was Bai.

Ling Xiaoli didn’t say anything either. She nodded and followed Bai farther inside.

Along the way, one of the customers called out with a laugh:

“Bai Yu, come sit with us for a while later, will you?”

“Exactly. Business has been doing so well lately that Boss Bai doesn’t have time for us anymore, hahaha.”

Bai Yu also replied with a smile.

“Don’t worry. I’m free today. I’ll definitely keep you company.”

Ling Xiaoli silently nodded.

So Bai’s full name was Bai Yu.

She just didn’t know which character the “Yu” was.

And he was also the owner of this tavern.

Not bad, not bad.

She had just obtained two more pieces of information.

Thinking of this, Ling Xiaoli suddenly remembered that she still didn’t know Keke’s full name.

She felt rather helpless about it.

The main problem was that there was absolutely no way she could ask someone else.

Hmm.

Next time, she could try secretly taking a look at Keke’s ID card…

The two of them passed through the main hall and walked into a private booth in the farthest corner.

Unexpectedly, there were no “drinking buddies” waiting there like Ling Xiaoli had imagined.

There was only a dish on the table giving off an irresistible aroma…

Spicy numbing bullfrog!

She didn’t hold back at all.

After sitting down, she picked up her chopsticks and immediately started eating.

Bai Yu sat opposite Ling Xiaoli. Seeing how enthusiastically she was eating, he smiled.

“Eat slowly. It’s all yours.”

……

After eating for a while, when she was about half full, Ling Xiaoli suddenly felt that something wasn’t quite right.

Had she been way too trusting of this Bai Yu??

He told her to eat, and she just ate without the slightest bit of caution.

What if he had drugged the food?!

Ling Xiaoli slowed down the speed at which she reached for food, but she didn’t stop.

She had already eaten so much anyway. A few more bites wouldn’t make much difference.

She wondered silently:

Maybe the original owner had trusted Bai Yu very much?

That made sense.

A woman who was willing to casually drink with a man either had feelings for him or trusted him.

The original owner had an ex-boyfriend, and after interacting with Zhou Yan several times, Ling Xiaoli had roughly figured out that they had only broken up recently.

So the original owner must have trusted Bai Yu.

Ling Xiaoli was still pondering this when Bai Yu’s voice suddenly came from across the table.

Bai Yu had a rough, smoky voice. It was extremely hoarse, though not unpleasant to listen to.

“Thinking back, it’s already been more than half a year since I found you drunk outside the bar last year.”

Ling Xiaoli: ???

So the original owner had gotten herself “picked up”?!

No, that wasn’t right.

He had probably taken her in and looked after her.

Nothing had happened between them, otherwise there was no way the original owner would have trusted him this much.

Ling Xiaoli remained composed.

“Yeah, time really flies. By the way, where are they?”

The original owner really did have a group of “bad company.” Ling Xiaoli had already confirmed that through both Keke and Bai Yu’s Moments.

“You didn’t say you wanted to drink, so I didn’t call them. What? You want to drink again? Should I call them now?”

“No need. I was just asking.”

Ling Xiaoli hurriedly replied.

The main thing was that she hadn’t expected Bai Yu to be the only one there tonight.

If it were a gathering with a whole bunch of people, all noisy and chaotic, then even if she behaved differently from before, it wouldn’t be easy for anyone to notice.

But if it was just the two of them, she could easily be exposed by someone who knew the original owner well!

There were already enough things going on right now.

She absolutely didn’t want to create another unexpected problem.

Ling Xiaoli was now filled with regret, regretting her carelessness in not asking how many people would be there.

She began thinking about what excuse she could use to slip away.

But then she heard Bai Yu speak again.

“You seem to be doing much better now. Have you still been having thoughts of ending your life recently?”

Ling Xiaoli: ???

What did he mean by ending her life?

The original owner had actually had suicidal thoughts?!

Why had even Keke not known about this, while Bai Yu did?

Could it be that whenever the original owner wanted to die, she would run over here to drink?