Night had completely fallen.

A brightly lit service area appeared by the roadside ahead, and at this moment, Lin Fan was both hungry and thirsty. Since he hadn’t prepared anything before setting off, there was nothing to eat or drink in his car, so he needed to replenish.

"That’s the service area ahead. I’m going to buy something to eat in a bit. Is there anything you want? I’ll get it for you." Lin Fan turned his head to glance at Yun Qingyao.

Yun Qingyao said, "Anything is fine."

Lin Fan responded, "Then I’ll just buy anything."

While talking, the car had already reached the service area, and Lin Fan slowed down, turning into the service area’s parking lot.

"I don’t eat cilantro, no onions, no garlic either. And right, I’m allergic to chili and peanuts. I’m on a diet lately, so I don’t want any meat." Yun Qingyao suddenly spoke up.

Lin Fan felt a sweat break out; didn’t she just say anything is fine? She won’t eat this, can’t eat that, truly hard to please.

"So what exactly do you want to eat?" Lin Fan said.

Yun Qingyao replied, "I don’t know either. Can you let me go and choose by myself?"

Lin Fan glanced outside; the service area had quite a few cars, and there were many people. A few large buses were resting, passengers coming and going, quite bustling.

Lin Fan said, "I can let you go, but I remind you, you’d better not cause trouble. If you bring the police, it’ll be a hassle. I’m taking you back to the Yun Sect this time to resolve the conflict between us, so I didn’t hand you over to the police. But if the police see you, it’s another matter. For my safety, I’ll have to tell the police the truth, then you’ll be escorted back to Yun City, awaiting trial and prison. If you want that, feel free to cause trouble later."

Yun Qingyao said, "I just want to eat something."

Lin Fan was very candid; he hoped Yun Qingyao wouldn’t cause trouble, but if she insisted, then it’d be her problem. In fact, even if the police came, he still had ways to deal with it, but it would waste time.

Soon after, Lin Fan parked the car and helped Yun Qingyao regain her ability to move. The two got out of the car and headed towards the service area’s cafeteria, with Lin Fan walking beside Yun Qingyao, almost shoulder to shoulder.

From an outsider’s perspective, they looked like a traveling couple, with occasional envious glances thrown their way. Lin Fan was notably handsome, and although Yun Qingyao was wearing a mask, her figure was excellent, along with extremely beautiful eyes, suggesting she was quite the looker. From an outsider’s view, they seemed to be a perfect couple.

The passersby couldn’t even dream of their real relationship.

Upon entering the cafeteria, they saw a large space, akin to a school cafeteria. Numerous dishes were arranged in a line, served on plates for customers to choose from. If a customer fancied something, they would ask the lady to scoop it onto their plate.

Additionally, there was a noodle section.

At this point, both the rice section and noodle section had quite a few people queuing up.

Lin Fan asked, "I want to get noodles, what about you?"

Yun Qingyao raised her eyes to survey the cafeteria, "I don’t want noodles; I want to see if there’s something I want to eat. If not, I won’t eat anything."

Lin Fan responded, "Go ahead."

Yun Qingyao then left the queue, heading towards the dish section, glancing inside occasionally, often showing a disdainful expression—apparently, none of these dishes could whet her appetite.

After looking for a while, Yun Qingyao had almost reached the middle, and there was now some distance between her and Lin Fan. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Her gaze fell on a nearby dining table beside the queue.

There, a young man was eating, with his phone placed next to him, the screen filled with text as if he were reading a novel—quite focused while eating and reading.

At this time, a man who had just finished getting his food approached, holding his plate with both hands, intending to find a place to sit and eat, right behind the young man.

Yun Qingyao glanced back at Lin Fan, only to see him reaching the head of the queue, speaking to the noodle lady, not paying attention to her.

It was the perfect opportunity!

Yun Qingyao seized the moment, as the man wasn’t paying attention, and tripped him with her foot. The man staggered, unable to hold his plate steady, spilling some soup right onto the young man’s head.

The young man let out a surprised yell and jumped up.

The man quickly apologized, "Sorry, so sorry!"

The young man was furious, turning to the man and shouting, "Can’t you watch where you’re going!"

Feeling embarrassed, the man said, "Really sorry, I have tissues here."

He shifted his plate to one hand, freeing the other to dig out a pack of tissues from his pocket, handing them to the young man. He was puzzled himself, unsure how he had just tripped.

The young man took the tissues, quickly pulling one out to wipe the hot water off his head.

In the chaos, Yun Qingyao had already strolled past them, and the phone originally on the young man’s table had mysteriously disappeared.

The young man’s shout had attracted attention from those around, including Lin Fan, who glanced over. But by the time Lin Fan looked, Yun Qingyao was already walking away innocently, only seeing the young man and the man quarreling.

Yun Qingyao continued to inspect the dishes in the display cases as she walked, but her hands were positioned in front of her, now holding a phone. She pretended to continue looking at the dishes but swiftly operated the phone, opening the messaging feature and typing a brief message.

"Yun City to Southern Yunnan Highway, intercept me, don’t reply!"

She then entered a number and sent off this message.

Once the message showed a successful send, Yun Qingyao quickly deleted it, then turned off the screen, the phone going black.

Continuing forward, she saw a chubby man with a backpack ahead of her. She casually approached him, and as she passed by, the phone in her hand disappeared.

Near the end of the line, Yun Qingyao shook her head discontentedly and turned to head back towards Lin Fan.

At this moment, the young man was anxiously searching for something—he had realized his phone was gone, nearly panicking.

The man hadn’t left, curiously asking, "Hey buddy, what’s wrong?"

The young man replied, "Damn it, my phone’s gone! Just like that, damn it! It’s definitely been stolen!"

The man said, "Don’t worry, perhaps the thief hasn’t had time to turn it off yet. Here’s my phone; you should call your number quickly."

He pulled out his phone from his pocket and handed it to the young man.

The young man quickly dialed his number.

"Love isn’t something you can buy, want to buy it, then let me understand, let go of your love..."

A cheesy phone ringtone began to play loudly; the young man was using a knockoff phone, making the sound particularly loud.

Upon hearing the familiar ringtone, the young man hurriedly looked around, immediately identifying the chubby man whose backpack was the source of the ringing.

"You damn thief, stole my phone!" The young man charged at the chubby man angrily, while the chubby man was left baffled, unaware of why his backpack was ringing.

The orchestrator of all this, Yun Qingyao, had already returned to Lin Fan’s side, a small, smug smile hidden beneath her mask.