"Twenty skewers of beef, twenty skewers of lamb, five skewers of leeks, twenty oysters, and three grilled kidneys!"

A series of loud orders rang out, drawing the attention of the surrounding diners. Who was this voracious eater? They wondered, their eyes wide with curiosity. The audacious display suggested a long night of exertion with a girlfriend.

As their gazes landed on the young blonde man and his female companion, their eyes widened in shock. My goodness! Who could sleep with such a girlfriend?

Orange Sprout, clinging to Lin Yu's arm, squeezed tighter and said sweetly, "Oh, you're so naughty."

"Heh!"

"You'll see what's even naughtier later!" Lin Yu's lips curled into a smirk.

After speaking, he looked up at Tang Mantou, who was standing behind the barbecue stall, and feigned surprise, "Oh, Tang Mantou, what a coincidence!"

"Are you working here?"

Tang's mother, who was busy at the grill, heard the brash young man call her daughter's name. A warning bell rang in her heart, and she turned to Tang Mantou and asked in a low voice, "Mantou, who is he?"

Tang Mantou came back to her senses at her mother's question. She looked at her mother, a bit flustered, and nodded, "Yes, he's my classmate, from the same school."

After speaking, Tang Mantou lowered her head and didn't look at Lin Yu or her mother. She just kept arranging the skewers that had already been prepared, seemingly busier than before.

"Auntie, you are?"

Lin Yu feigned ignorance and asked with a puzzled expression.

"I'm Mantou's mother."

Knowing that the young man in front of her was her daughter's schoolmate, Tang's mother breathed a sigh of relief and replied with a smile.

"So you're auntie."

"Then don't forget to give us a discount later." Lin Yu joked.

"Sure." Tang's mother nodded and smiled.

After a brief greeting, Lin Yu took two bottles of beer and left, leading Orange Sprout to a small table to sit down.

"No way, brother, she really likes you?" As soon as they sat down, Orange Sprout couldn't wait to ask in a low voice, her eyes wide as if she had seen a ghost.

She had seen the girl's shock, daze, panic, and avoidance just now. Especially the hint of redness that appeared at the corner of her eye before she lowered her head. Even a fool could see her feelings.

"Nonsense, or why would I hire you?" Lin Yu gave her a sidelong glance and replied grumpily.

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"Great, brother, you're really something." Orange Sprout gave Lin Yu a thumbs up and exclaimed in admiration.

"But why?" Orange Sprout still couldn't understand. She looked at Lin Yu with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice, "Brother, why wouldn't you let such a beautiful girl be your girlfriend?"

"Why?" Lin Yu sneered, asking back, "Are there so many beautiful girls in the world that I should fall in love with each one I see?"

"Am I a human trafficker?"

Orange Sprout opened her mouth to retort but was silenced by Lin Yu's rebuttal. She twisted her mouth in a grimace, thinking that the young man beside her was doing something that really didn't match his face.

He had a face that seemed to welcome all comers, even those who tried to resist him, yet he was pushing away a beautiful girl. It was a case of appearances being deceiving.

"To be honest, brother, you think highly of me." Orange Sprout looked somewhat dejected. She wasn't blind; she knew how big the gap between her and the other girl was. They were simply not on the same level! The other girl was countless times more beautiful than she was.

As for Orange Sprout's self-deprecation, Lin Yu's dark eyes subtly shifted towards her, then quietly moved away.

"You needn't be so modest."

"Here she comes, act affectionate!" Lin Yu caught a glimpse of Tang Mantou approaching with a tray of grilled skewers out of the corner of his eye and quickly reminded Orange Sprout.

Orange Sprout reacted swiftly. She leaned onto Lin Yu's shoulder without hesitation, her face beaming with a blissful smile.

Tang Mantou slowly came over to their table. She placed some of the grilled skewers on the table and said softly, "Here are your skewers, enjoy."

After saying this, she turned to leave.

"Hey, wait." Lin Yu called out to Tang Mantou, who was about to leave. He signaled Orange Sprout to follow the script.

Seeing Orange Sprout subtly give an OK gesture, Lin Yu smiled and said, "Come, Orange, let me introduce you. This is the classmate I told you about, Tang Mantou, the one who saved me before."

Lin Yu affectionately wrapped his arm around Orange Sprout, pointing at Tang Mantou who had turned around again, and said, "Oh, it's her, such a beautiful girl."

Orange Sprout leaned against Lin Yu and lazily said, "It's quite a story, abeauty saving a bear."

"Should I step aside and give you two some space?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Don't you know me by now?" Lin Yu pretended to be angry, tightened his hold on Orange Sprout's shoulder, and smirked, "Looks don't matter, you get tired of them after a while."

"I prefer someone like you, captivating, irresistible!"

Orange Sprout snorted proudly and said with a smile, "You've got good taste."

...

Tang Mantou didn't know when she had left. Watching her lower her head, occasionally raising her arm to wipe her face, Lin Yu sighed softly, turned back around, and faced the hot barbecue on the table.

"Let's eat." Lin Yu pushed the grilled leeks and kidneys towards Orange Sprout.

"I don't like these things." Orange Sprout wrinkled her brows, looking at the leeks and slightly charred kidneys, and pushed them back towards Lin Yu, saying with a disgusted face, "You ordered them, you eat them."

"Eat more, don't waste."

"Me eat?" Lin Yu's voice unconsciously rose, he glared at Orange Sprout and asked angrily, "If I eat all these, do I need to sleep tonight?"

"You hurry up and eat!" Lin Yu pushed the kidney and leeks back to Orange Sprout angrily.

Seeing that Orange Sprout was about to refuse again, Lin Yu quickly added, "Do you want the five hundred yuan or not?"

"You!" Orange Sprout glared back at Lin Yu and said indignantly, "You didn't say I had to eat these things when you hired me!"

"So what if I didn't say?"

"You should eat them anyway!" Lin Yu fully displayed his shameless side, speaking like a ruthless capitalist, "Do you think it's easy to earn five hundred yuan?"

"Go out and see, who can earn five hundred yuan for such a short performance?"

"Do you dare to take this opportunity for granted?"

"I tell you, if you don't want to act, there are plenty of people outside who want to!"

"Eat quickly!"

"If you don't eat, I'll deduct three hundred yuan!" Lin Yu threatened fiercely.

"Alright, alright, I'll eat, I'll eat." Orange Sprout gritted her teeth and nodded. She picked up a skewer of grilled leeks, and her lips began to move before it even reached her mouth.

It looked like she was cursing...

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