Chapter 48: His Mouth Is Too Insolent!

Surprised as she was, Yu Xueyan dared not disobey Chu Lingshuang’s orders.

She hurriedly grabbed the sunshade from the glove compartment and got out of the car. Holding the umbrella, she helped Chu Lingshuang open the car door, the enormous shelter completely enveloping her. With Chu Lingshuang wrapped up tightly, dressed in a dark casual outfit, no one recognized her.

Thus, Yu Xueyan walked side by side with Chu Lingshuang, umbrella in hand, heading toward the Warm Convenience Store.

It was lunch break, and there weren’t many people at the entrance after turning into the alley.

As they neared the store, Chu Lingshuang took the umbrella and commanded coldly, “Go call him out.”

“Yes!” Yu Xueyan nodded quickly, about to go inside, when Chu Lingshuang’s voice sounded again, “Wait—”

Yu Xueyan paused, confused.

Chu Lingshuang raised the sunshade slightly, her delicate face tilted up as she peered at the store sign through her sunglasses.

The next moment, she handed the umbrella back to Yu Xueyan and said coolly, “Wait for me here.”

“Miss...” Yu Xueyan’s face twisted in astonishment, but she quickly took the umbrella and answered, “Yes!”

Chu Lingshuang narrowed her eyes, stepped forward in slender heels, and pushed the door open.

She glanced indifferently at Lin Feng, who was busy at the register, her lips curling beneath her mask.

It had only been days, but Lin Feng’s neck had healed. He wore a white shirt, his tanned skin exposed, with faint red marks still visible—marks that caught Chu Lingshuang’s eye.

She sneered and strode directly to the front of the checkout line.

“Hey, how can you cut in line...”

“Have any manners? You...” The two customers nearest the register frowned, about to complain, but upon seeing the strikingly beautiful woman before them, they were instantly stunned, their eyes glued to her.

Lin Feng, scanning items, looked up. When he saw her, he was momentarily taken aback.

“Miss, please queue at the back,” he said offhandedly, following store rules—no cutting.

“It’s alright, it’s alright. She must have urgent business—let her go first!” The man at the front of the line smiled shyly, scratching his head as he moved to the back.

Seeing this, Lin Feng couldn’t argue. “Miss, what are you buying?”

Just days apart, and Lin Feng didn’t recognize her?

A surge of anger rose unbidden in Chu Lingshuang’s chest.

He had fled from her, but now, standing before him after crossing half the city, he failed to recognize her?

She gritted her teeth and said coldly, “What’s wrong? Forgotten me so soon?”

Upon hearing her, Lin Feng felt a tremor inside.

That voice sounded familiar...

No, how could a lady like Chu Lingshuang come to a small convenience store herself?

He thought he was imagining things. Over the past days, many people had come looking for him—it could just be someone’s friend.

With that, annoyance crept onto his face, and he spoke less politely. “Miss, if you’re here to buy something, hurry and pay. There are people waiting—you’re holding everyone up!”

Behind her sunglasses, Chu Lingshuang’s eyes nearly blazed.

Well, Lin Feng—just a few days and he couldn’t even recognize her voice. Clearly, her previous punishment wasn’t enough.

He was practically asking for trouble.

Chu Lingshuang gritted her teeth, pulled her sunglasses halfway down, and fixed him with a fiery glare.

“Do you recognize me now?”

Seeing those slightly upturned phoenix eyes, Lin Feng’s eyes widened in shock.

It really was her!

This woman must be insane—he had run here, and she, disregarding her status, chased him down?

Glancing at the crowd behind, Lin Feng frowned deeply.

He couldn’t let anyone know the person before them was Chu Lingshuang.

Business was just picking up—if word got out that the Chu heiress was here, the crowd would swarm, and Aunt Zhang’s little store would be trampled.

He quickly shouted, “Aunt Zhang!”

Zhang Xiuhua, who was sewing for Zhang Xiaonuan in the back, heard him and came out.

Lin Feng said, “Aunt Zhang, my friend’s here. Could you help with the register?”

“Alright, alright! You go ahead—I’ll take over!” Zhang Xiuhua replied without hesitation, taking his place.

Lin Feng gave Chu Lingshuang a complicated look. “Follow me,” he said in a low voice.

Chu Lingshuang pulled her sunglasses back on, heels clicking as she skirted the cabinet and followed Lin Feng to the back storeroom.

It was Li Hao’s break, so he wasn’t there; Zhang Xiaonuan had gone to class and hadn’t returned. With the storeroom door shut, only Lin Feng and Chu Lingshuang remained inside.

Finally alone, Lin Feng gritted his teeth and asked coldly, “What are you doing here?”

Chu Lingshuang calmly removed her mask, revealing her stunning face.

“I never expected it—just a few days, and you can’t even recognize me!”

She sneered, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes; instead, her coldly proud face held a hint of elusive anger.

After days of work, Lin Feng felt liberated. He retorted disdainfully, “You’re nothing to me—why should I recognize you?”

Good!

Very good!

Chu Lingshuang was truly enraged.

Now she understood the meaning of “letting the tiger return to the mountain.”

Just a few days, and his tongue was even sharper!

Lin Feng warned, “There are plenty of people outside. If you touch me, someone will surely call the police!”

He spoke with a crooked smile, fearless and mischievous.

“Miss Chu, you wouldn’t want everyone to know you came here, would you?”

In an instant, Chu Lingshuang’s brows shot up.

She gritted her teeth and said coldly, “You’d better remember who you’re talking to!”

“Of course I know!” Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. “Miss Chu, who in the capital doesn’t know you?”

His words were infuriating.

...

Zhang Xiuhua, once busy, never paused. She handled the register with practiced ease.

While working, she heard someone call from the entrance.

“Auntie, is Lin Feng here?”

“Looking for Xiao Feng?” Zhang Xiuhua, hands still busy, assumed it was one of Lin Feng’s friends and pointed carelessly. “He’s in the back storeroom—go ahead!”

“Thank you, Auntie!”

At the door, Fang Minghao urged Fang Ziyue, “Sis, go on—I’ll wait out here. This is probably your chance for some alone time with your brother-in-law. Make the most of it!”

“Stop talking nonsense and get lost!” Fang Ziyue scolded, striding toward the storeroom.

Fang Minghao clenched his fist and whispered, “Go for it, sis!”

...

“Stop talking nonsense. You really think you’re king of the world?” Lin Feng, provoked by Chu Lingshuang’s words, grew angry.

“Hmph!” Chu Lingshuang sneered, her hand sliding downward.

Just as she was about to—

A harsh knocking sounded at the door...