Chapter 140: Holding Hands and Strolling Down the Street

  Lorin's sudden words made her heart skip a beat, Jiang Yan's slightly drunken face immediately turned bright red, and she pinched Lorin's arm: "Bad guy, courting death! ~~"

  "Ouch, that hurts." Jiang Yan didn't use much force, but Luo Lin looked like he couldn't take the "affection".

  "You're making a scene." Jiang Yan scolded, but her hand, which was being held by Luo Lin, didn't pull away. Her face slightly red, she said, "Speak up, where do you want to take me to eat?"

  "Hmm..." Lorraine hesitated for a moment, "Let's still go to Jia Ren You Yue, and then we'll sit down at the bar near Jia Ren You Yue. I think you've been looking quite tired these past two days, Yan Jie, let's take it easy."

  Jiang Yan lightly hummed in agreement and didn't say anything more.

  They soon hailed a taxi and jumped in, heading straight for their destination.

  A simple romantic dinner, took the two of them over an hour, chatting while eating, and the nightlife of Baiyang City's citizens had already begun. The originally slightly empty Jiaren Youyue Restaurant was also packed at this time. When Roland and Jiang Yan paid the bill and stood up to leave, they found that there were no more empty seats in the entire restaurant.

  Looking at the whole situation, Luo Lin secretly thought: "This Baiyang City is indeed more prosperous than Zhenzhou City. Today is neither a weekend nor a holiday, and every day at mealtime, it can be full of people. The consumption level here is really not low."

  In Zhenzhou City, let alone a couple's restaurant, even the most famous local snack shop is unlikely to be packed every day.

  That's the gap in terms of consumption level.

  However, this beauty has an appointment with the current hot business, and it may have something to do with the scandal between Ma Lei and a famous lingerie model two days ago. In fact, in a city like Baiyang, which is a pseudo-first-tier city, you can see some public figures from time to time. Although not as common as those in Yanjing, they are not rare either. But in a second- or third-tier city like Zhenzhou, it's impossible for public figures to settle down.

  If the Luo Group can enter the market of Baiyang City, it's really a good opportunity. Thinking of Hu Yidao's proposal on the phone this afternoon, Luolin feels more and more excited, but the more excited he is, the more worried he becomes. After all, Hu Yidao's identity has not been clarified yet, and Luolin feels anxious in his heart.

  "Huh? That's right, I don't know if you, as a detective of the Municipal Bureau, are aware of Hu Yidao's true identity?"

  Two people walked out of the restaurant and found that outside the door was already a busy street with cars coming and going, and crowds surging. Turning left would lead to that bustling commercial pedestrian street.

  Luo Lin suggested: "Yan Jie, let's go for a walk on the pedestrian street next door, we just had dinner and it's good to digest."

  "Okay, it just so happens that I haven't gone shopping in a long time. But let's make one thing clear, when we're shopping, don't hold my hand, or it'll get in the way when I'm 'killing' it on the shopping..."

  "Hehe, okay." Lorraine shrugged and the two of them slowly made their way towards the commercial pedestrian street.

  On the bustling pedestrian street, people surged forward, neon lights flickered, and LED screens played advertisements for various products, creating a vibrant and lively scene. Lorin and Jiang Yan walked side by side, with many passersby turning their heads to take a second glance at the handsome young man and beautiful woman.

  Jiang Yan's attention was now fully focused on the surrounding specialty stores, glancing left and right, where was the usual calm and collected policewoman? Her footsteps were sometimes fast, sometimes slow, swinging her round hips, occasionally dashing forward, which gave Luo Lin a misconception - that he had come to carry bags for Jiang Yan. Although Jiang Yan's hands were currently empty, seeing her enthusiasm, it was likely that after strolling down the street, she would be carrying big and small bags on her shoulders.

  They say that shopping has a fatal attraction for women, and this sentence is not wrong at all. Jiang Yan is such a woman, let alone others.

  About an hour passed, and the two people walked from the north end of the commercial pedestrian street to the south end, a distance of several hundred meters, which was actually walked by the two for more than an hour. This made Lorraine have to admire the woman's patience when shopping.

  However, what was unexpected for Lorraine was that Jiang Yan didn't buy as much stuff as he had imagined. She only bought a few small things and put them in a handbag, which was very light. It seems that although Jiang Yan likes to go shopping or window shopping, she is not the kind of woman who is crazy about shopping. Come to think of it, most women are shopaholics, and when they go out, they like to buy many things, but most women's monthly income is not enough to cover their expenses, which is why there are always rumors that women are mistresses, rather than men being kept men.

  Huaxia country has had the idea of preferring boys over girls since ancient times, but later on, as the quality of its people gradually improved, this idea quietly disappeared. On the contrary, savage girlfriends have become increasingly visible everywhere. And why is it always said that men are the masters of a family? Mainly because men often bear most of the income, and in many families, if the woman's income is higher than the man's, if word gets out, people might say the man is living off his wife.

  This somewhat forced but seemingly normal theory seems to have been established in China only.

  Lorin is not interested in big masculine men, nor is he interested in wild girlfriends. For him, the only condition for finding a partner is: feeling.

  It feels right, only by being together can we grind in a good direction. Otherwise, being with someone who has a big difference from oneself in terms of life and career attitude will only be a waste of time, harming both parties.

  Luo Lin accepted Jiang Yan mainly because this little girl, although she seemed fiery and even a bit cold at times, could make Luo Lin feel warm from the bottom of his heart. Being with her didn't feel tiring at all, but rather very comfortable. Moreover, Jiang Yan was an extremely intelligent woman who knew how to share worries for the man she loved, knew not to annoy him, and knew how to give him some space while maintaining a certain relationship.

  "Wow... I didn't realize I bought so many things..." Jiang Yan said with a sigh, checking her shopping bag as she walked. "Ever since becoming a police officer, it's been a really long time since I've had such a relaxing day of shopping like today..."

  Jiang Yan was telling the truth. After becoming a criminal police officer, her personality became more and more severe and strict on one hand, and on the other hand, it was because she started working at that time, coincidentally, her older sister and brother-in-law got married, and there was no personal companion to go shopping with. Moreover, Jiang Yan had always been single, and in daily life, the friends around her were either in love, going abroad, or on their honeymoon, everyone was so busy, and after work every day, they were all so tired, so Jiang Yan alone didn't have the motivation to go shopping anymore.

  Now her relationship with Lorrain, although still somewhat ambiguous, but she at least knew that Lorrain had opened his heart to her and very naturally took Lorrain as her boyfriend. With Lorrain by her side, Jiang Yan felt that her mood was extremely joyful.

  "Here, Sister Yan, let me take it for you." Luo Lin smiled and made a gesture to take the handbag from Jiang Yan's hands.

  Jiang Yan glanced at Luo Lin: "It's just this much, and it's not heavy."

  "But having one's own woman carry a handbag while I'm empty-handed, isn't that just too embarrassing?"

  His own woman?

  Jiang Yan almost got thrilled to death by Luo Lin's words, and in that instant, her heart suddenly beat violently, her face turned bright red, but she didn't know how to respond to Luo Lin's words, so she just nodded, feeling both shy and happy, and handed the handbag over to Luo Lin.

  Luo Lin saw Jiang Yan's reaction, and the smile on his face became even more radiant. It is said that love is a woman's best beauty product, but he didn't know if it was an illusion or not. Nowadays, Jiang Yan seemed to be even more beautiful and charming than before.

  The ambiguous atmosphere spread between the two, Jiang Yan slightly tilted her head, her footsteps slowing down involuntarily, then trying to keep pace with Luo Lin's, a pair of slightly dazed eyes looking elsewhere, as if deliberately avoiding Luo Lin's gaze.

  Lorraine, if you don't make a move now, you're a fool. A large hand that had been idle grasped Jiang Yan's slender palm and leaned in close to her ear, saying in an exaggerated tone: "Beauty, are you mentally prepared? After tonight, you'll be mine..."

  "Ah! You, you little rascal! What are you saying~~" Jiang Yan's ears felt a thrill as she was blown by Luo Lin's breath while speaking. Her body stiffened for a moment like being electrocuted, but then she reacted to Luo Lin's frivolous words and her pretty face turned bright red in an instant. Unable to outtalk Luo Lin, she simply twisted his waist again with all her might.

  "Oh no, stop it, stop it, just kidding, just kidding." Lorin begged for mercy immediately.

  "Hmph." Jiang Yan finally felt like she had stepped down, her face still flushed, but her tone was much tougher, completely gone was the quiet and shy feeling from earlier. "You think you can sweet-talk me, huh? Let me tell you, I'm not some woman who's easy to deceive. Holding hands is fine, but if you try to play games with me, watch out...". As she spoke, she extended her hand and made a scissor-like shape, silently making a few swift cutting motions.

  Lorraine was stunned, and Yan's sister said, "You really know how to take advantage of the situation. If you really killed me, wouldn't you be missing out on experiencing my masculine side?"

  Of course, this joking remark flashed through her mind, and Lorraine smiled awkwardly. Seeing Yan Jie gradually extricate herself from the previous embarrassing atmosphere, she changed the subject and brought up a matter that had been on her mind all day. Her words seemed rather casual: "By the way, Yan Jie, I have something to ask you."

  "Hmm, what's up?" Seeing Luo Lin suddenly becoming slightly serious, Jiang Yan subconsciously said.

  "Do you... know if there is a person named Hu Yidao in Banyang City?"

  "Hu Yidao?" Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment, then seemed to think of something and raised an eyebrow, suspiciously asking Luolin, "What? Is this person your first love?" As she spoke, she couldn't help but chuckle, obviously teasing Luolin.

  But Lorraine's eyes were too sharp, and the fleeting subtlety in Jiang Yan's gaze was caught by him.