"Did you see anything you’d like to eat?" Lin Fan asked Yun Qingyao, who had just returned.

Yun Qingyao shook her head dismissively, "No, I’ve seen it all, no appetite."

Lin Fan said, "What should we do then?"

Yun Qingyao said, "You eat. After you’re done, we’ll go to the supermarket across the street, I’ll just get some bread."

Lin Fan sighed and could only comply with her. After all, if she didn’t want to eat, he couldn’t force her.

At that moment, a commotion erupted at the front of the queue, with a young man grabbing a backpack from a fat man.

"You damn thief, give me back my phone!" The young man shouted.

The fat man looked baffled, "What phone are you talking about?"

The young man cursed, "Stop pretending! My phone’s ringtone is coming from your backpack. Open it and see!"

The ringtone of "Love for Sale" was still audible. The fat man opened his backpack while saying, "Wait, calm down, I also have no idea what’s going on."

As he spoke, he pulled a phone out from the backpack.

The young man snatched it over, "You still say you didn’t steal my phone!"

The fat man said innocently, "I really didn’t steal it; I don’t know how your phone ended up in my backpack."

The young man grabbed the fat man, "Still denying it, huh? Screw you, let’s go to the police station!"

No more discussion, the young man dragged the fat man away.

The fat man got anxious, pushed the young man away, and said, "Are you crazy? I told you it wasn’t me who stole it, don’t falsely accuse a good person."

The young man stumbled from the push, his anger surging even more. Today was not his day; first he had hot soup poured on him by a careless uncle, then his phone was stolen. He was already boiling with anger.

"Damn you!"

The young man shouted in rage, launched at him, and swung his fist.

The fat man naturally wouldn’t let himself be hit, dodged quickly, and returned a punch. In an instant, the two were fighting, scaring those nearby who quickly backed away.

The crowd was instantly drawn to the exciting scene, turning to watch.

Yun Qingyao, the instigator, also looked over casually.

Lin Fan glanced at the commotion over there, then at Yun Qingyao, shaking his head speechlessly.

"Young man, your noodles." At this moment, an auntie handed Lin Fan a bowl of steaming noodles.

Lin Fan said, "Auntie, please pack this for me."

The auntie grumbled slightly, "You should have said so earlier."

Somewhat unwillingly, she turned to pack it.

Yun Qingyao said, "You’re not eating here?"

Lin Fan said, "No, we’ll go to the supermarket across the street, buy some stuff, and eat in the car."

The aunt handed the packed noodles to Lin Fan.

"How much?" Lin Fan took out his phone.

"15 yuan," the auntie said.

Lin Fan paid quickly, picked up the packed noodles, and left the canteen.

As they walked out of the canteen, the young man was still entangled with the fat man, and neither could reason anymore. Enthusiastic passersby crowded forward, forcefully separating the two, and began persuading them.

Most of the people at the service area were passing travelers; they were mostly grabbing a quick bite before hurrying on. If things escalated and involved the police, it would definitely affect their journey.

Under the persuasion of others, since the phone was retrieved anyway and they’d had a fight, the young man eventually chose to let it go.

Though the fat man was deeply aggrieved and confused, to avoid affecting his journey, he had to swallow his pride.

At this moment, Lin Fan and Yun Qingyao had already arrived at the supermarket across the canteen.

Yun Qingyao was picking out bread.

"Were you the one behind the trouble just now?" Lin Fan stood beside Yun Qingyao, chuckling. Once he figured out it was Yun Qingyao’s mischief, he decided not to stay in the canteen.

Yun Qingyao knew she couldn’t fool Lin Fan through a lie, so she simply didn’t lie, "Yes."

Lin Fan said, "If I’m not mistaken, you’ve already notified your accomplices."

Yun Qingyao stealing the young man’s phone was definitely not just a prank to cause a stir.

Yun Qingyao raised her eyes, looked at him, and said, "Are you afraid? If you’re scared, just let me go."

Lin Fan smiled, "Have you made your choice?"

Yun Qingyao picked up a package of oatmeal bread, "This one."

After choosing bread, Lin Fan grabbed two bottles of mineral water and went to the counter to pay.

Leaving the supermarket, Lin Fan glanced back at the canteen, seeing that the young man and the fat man had been pulled apart and the incident seemed to have calmed down. This was understandable; after all, everyone was just passing through, not wanting things to get out of hand and delay their travels.

Luckily, if they had attracted the police, things would be more troublesome. If these two were stubborn, they’d most likely demand to review the surveillance footage.

Once it reached the point of checking surveillance, Yun Qingyao might very well be identified.

Identifying Yun Qingyao would naturally lead to identifying Lin Fan, and their vehicle could likely be stopped by the police further down the road.

To avoid being stopped by the police, Lin Fan would certainly leave the highway and take a detour, which would play right into Yun Qingyao’s hands.

Yun Qingyao’s goal was nothing more than causing trouble for Lin Fan, delaying his trip to Southern Yunnan, and giving her partners time to prepare.

Unfortunately, Yun Qingyao did not anticipate that these weary travelers on the road would not want to stir up trouble and would choose to let things go, letting her plan fall through.

Seeing the drama in the canteen had subsided, Yun Qingyao indeed had a flash of disappointment in her eyes.

But she quickly returned to normal. Even if she couldn’t successfully cause complications for Lin Fan, it didn’t matter since she had successfully sent out her message.

Trouble would await Lin Fan ahead.

The two walked out of the service area and returned to the parking lot.

Yun Qingyao said, "I want to go back to the car to eat. Before I finish eating, you can’t return to the car with me; you need to avoid suspicion and can’t see my face."

Lin Fan: "..."

He couldn’t help but grow more curious about why Yun Qingyao wouldn’t let him see her face. The only explanation seemed to be that Yun Qingyao was ugly, having low self-esteem. Just how ugly could she be?

Zhong Wuyan?

Zhuge Liang’s wife?

Sister Liuxiu?

Thinking of these renowned ugly women, Lin Fan almost lost his appetite. If Yun Qingyao were truly that ugly, he’d rather not see her.

"Fine, you eat in the car, I’ll eat over there," Lin Fan said.

Yun Qingyao said, "Ten minutes later, you can return to the car."

So Yun Qingyao got into the car alone, sat in the passenger seat, and enjoyed her simple dinner with a hand holding bread and the other holding mineral water.

Lin Fan, meanwhile, went to the side, found a stone platform, and sat down to eat his noodles.

Ten minutes passed quickly; Lin Fan had wolfed down his noodles, discarded the packing box, and returned to the car.

Yun Qingyao had finished her bread and put on a mask.

As Lin Fan sat down, Yun Qingyao said, "I want to take a shower."

Lin Fan broke a sweat, "Sister, where can I find a place for you to shower around here?"

Yun Qingyao said, "I just saw it, there are guest rooms over there, we can stay here for a night. Aren’t you planning on sleeping?"

Lin Fan glanced around and noticed this large service area indeed had a hotel offering accommodations. Would he have to share a room with this ’ugly woman’ tonight?