?41: Chapter 40 Food Street   41: Chapter 40 Food Street                                   The red BMW wove through traffic as the neon lights on the streets red to life, signaling the start of the night’s mor.


    Fashionably dressed women in denim hot pants showed off their snow-white legs, drawing plenty of gazes.


    Lu Tianxing rolled down the window and lit a cigarette for himself.


    His eyes appreciated the snow-white legs on the street when suddenly he turned his head to President Lin and said, “President Lin, I’ve just realized a problem.


    Men oftenmit crimes, but it’s not always the men’s fault.


    The crux of the matter lies with these women who dress so provocatively, barely covering their behinds.


    Isn’t this simply an invitation tomit crimes?


    If men domit crimes, women are seducing them into it, aplices in the act.”


    “Screech!”


    Caught off guard, Lin Qianru’s car lurched forward, nearly causing a rear-end collision, prompting her to m on the brakes in panic.


    The car behind managed a quick stop, its driver, still shaken, honked the horn in disapproval.


    Lin Qianru regained herposure and shot Lu Tianxing an annoyed look.


    “Lu Tianxing, can you please not spout such nonsense while I’m driving?


    It’s very easy to get us killed.


    Besides, what others wear is none of your business.


    If you were righteous in thought, you wouldn’tmit crimes; you’re already thinking about it subjectively.”


    “President Lin, I don’t like what you’re saying,” he retorted.


    Lu Tianxing argued back, “If you covered up properly, no man wouldmit a crime.


    Isn’t it supposed to be about gender equality?


    Why is it that when we men look at you, we’rebeled as lechers, as criminals?


    When you women look at men, it’s called admiration, and there’s no issue.


    Isn’t that unfairly biased against us men?”


    “That’s twisted logic.


    And Lu Tianxing, I’m warning you to stop talking while I’m driving.


    Otherwise, even if it kills me, I’ll make sure you go down with me,” Lin Qianru growled, baring her teeth and ring fiercely at Lu Tianxing before turning her head away in silence.


    Lu Tianxing just smiled nonchntly and remained quiet, his gaze enjoying the scenery outside the window.


    Watching Modu’s nightlife, with its glitzy lights and the bustling crowd, a touch of nostalgia crossed his face.


    By normal progression, he might have been like these people, studying, getting into college, then entering society to find a satisfying job, busying himself with life.


    Unfortunately, some things are beyond one’s control.


    There was a time when he said goodbye to that peaceful life, joined the military, and eventually became a mercenary, his hands stained with blood, turning into a feared executioner.


    The red BMW continued to glide through traffic and soon stopped at Modu’s famous food street.


    This ce was a melting pot of people from all corners of the world, offering a variety of delicacies.


    Although not as upscale as a hotel, for the working ss, this was absolutely a haven of gourmet food.


    “Lu Tianxing…”


    After Lin Qianru parked the car and was about to call Lu Tianxing to get out, she inadvertently caught sight of his dazed look, as if gazing into an evesting memory.


    In that moment, her heart fluttered; this man seemed disconnected from the world, curled up in an unknown corner, nursing his wounds alone, invoking an involuntary sense of pity in her.


    Lin Qianru’s heart trembled momentarily.


    She found her heartbeat racing, and just for that instant, she wanted to embrace Lu Tianxing, to console him and listen to his stories of the past.


    After spacing out for a moment, Lin Qianru quickly snapped back to reality, rubbing her eyes vigorously, incredulously looking at herself in the rearview mirror.


    What was happening to her?


    She was past the age of daydreaming, no longer a girl in her mid-teens.


    How could she lose herself over a man’s brooding charm?


    “Lu Tianxing, we’ve arrived,” Lin Qianru said, nudging Lu Tianxing.


    “Uh, sorry about that.”


    Lu Tianxing suddenly snapped back to reality, grinned, then looked out the window, pausing for a moment in surprise: “President Lin, you’re not nning to invite me to eat here, are you?”


    Lin Qianru’s car was parked by the roadside.


    Looking around, there were street stalls and food stands everywhere—though it wasn’t the peak evening time, the scene was still bustling with quite a crowd.


    “Is there a problem with that?


    Do you look down on this ce?” Lin Qianru asked with a displeased expression.


    Lu Tianxing quickly shook his head, saying, “No, I’m just curious why someone like you, President Lin, with an annual sry of several million, would choose to eat at a ce like this.


    As I understand it, you should be inviting me to a fancy hotel or to a high-end Western restaurant.”


    “I’m ttered, but you guessed wrong.


    Today, we’re eating here.


    If you don’t like it, you can leave,” Lin Qianru said, giving Lu Tianxing a re.


    “Like it?


    How could I not like it?


    As the saying goes, beauty is a feast for the eyes.


    With a great beauty like you, President Lin, apanying me, it doesn’t matter if we eat at a food stand, or even on the street.”


    Lu Tianxing offered up a smallpliment and followed Lin Qianru out of the car, stepping into the food street.


    Immediately, the rich aroma of food hit him, making his stomach rumble with hunger, almost urging him to dive in and sample the delectable treats.


    Wherever a beauty goes, she creates a stunning scene, and Lin Qianru was no exception.


    As she entered the food street, she immediately attracted countless gazes.


    Her lightly made-up face and slender waist, enhanced by her subtly swaying hips, were exceptionally captivating.


    Walking alongside such a gorgeous woman, Lu Tianxing found himself the target of many envious male res.


    However, he had long grown ustomed to such looks and paid them no mind.


    Lin Qianru smiled faintly, showing no signs of difort.


    She seemed as rxed as if she were in her own home, greeting the familiar stall owners around her.


    “President Lin, do youe here often?”


    Lu Tianxing looked at Lin Qianru curiously.


    In his mind, a top-tier beauty like her wouldn’t normally fancy street-side stalls.


    Despite how clean they might be, the environment couldn’tpare to the decor of fine dining establishments.


    But Lin Qianru moved through this ce as naturally as a fish in water, without the slightest awkwardness.


    “I spent a lot of time here in my teens,” Lin Qianru said without further exnation.


    Lu Tianxing nodded thoughtfully, not pursuing the matter further.


    He changed the subject, “President Lin, since you’re the local boss around here, with so many ces to choose from, which one has the best vor?”


    “You’re the local boss, not me.


    You don’t phrase things nicely,” Lin Qianru nced at Lu Tianxing: “Just follow me; I guarantee you won’t starve.”


    Lu Tianxing didn’t say anything more.


    He noticed that Lin Qianru seemed particrly at peace after arriving here, not that she was the quiet type, but she seemed to be lost in thought, in some kind of reminiscence.


    He didn’t disturb her, just quietly followed beside her.