Bai Yi wagged its tail happily, behaving unusually well in Ruan Xingyao’s arms.
Ruan Xingyao quickly ran the calculations in her head — she still needed to bring some treats for Bai Yi.
As long as it didn’t affect anyone else, she could only take from her own food rations to share.
With that thought, Ruan Xingyao got up and went to Bai Yi’s snack cabinet to pick something out.
Given their tough conditions, she could only bring light snacks like dried meat and chew sticks — the heavier canned food was out of the question.
After finishing her selections and packing everything neatly, Ruan Xingyao glanced out the window at the night sky and couldn’t help feeling hungry again.
“What should we eat later?” she asked.
The atmosphere made her really crave some barbecue and a few cold beers.
Just thinking about it made her mouth water.
You Huan said, “Xingxing, you decide — I’ll book the place.”
When it came to food, they had only one rule: let Ruan Xingyao eat to her heart’s content.
Ruan Xingyao didn’t stand on ceremony with You Huan and shared her thoughts directly.
“Let’s go for barbecue — smoky street-stall barbecue. I can’t wait any longer.”
You Huan immediately thought of a place. “I’ll call and reserve a table.”
Ruan Xingyao nodded, then hugged and kissed her.
Bai Yi wagged its tail and looked up at Ruan Xingyao:
【Xingxing, are you going out to eat something tasty again?】
If they didn’t take it along, it would definitely make a fuss!
Ruan Xingyao asked You Huan, “Huanhuan, can we bring Bai Yi?”
You Huan thought for a moment and said, “It’s an open-air barbecue stall, so it should be fine. I’ll ask to be sure.”
A moment later, You Huan hung up the phone — confirmed, Bai Yi could come along.
Bai Yi wagged its tail even faster with excitement.
Half an hour later, the group — plus one dog — arrived at the place You Huan mentioned.
As soon as they parked the car, the smell of grilled food hit them like a wave.
Ruan Xingyao couldn’t help swallowing as she looked eagerly toward the barbecue stall.
Autumn had already set in, and the nighttime temperature had dropped quite a bit.
Sitting outside no longer felt uncomfortable.
Just like she did at the hotpot place before, Ruan Xingyao told the owner to bring one serving of everything on the menu — and added a full case of chilled beer.
She had to go on a business trip the day after tomorrow, so she was determined to satisfy her taste buds tonight.
Soon, the barbecue dishes started arriving one after another.
The first bite — juicy, salty, fragrant meat with chili powder sprinkled on top — was simply irresistible.
Ruan Xingyao only brought it close to her nose to smell it, and already a look of pure bliss spread across her face.
At her feet, Bai Yi pawed anxiously at her shoes.
【Xingxing, Xingxing! Let dog have a taste! Dog wants to try!】
Ruan Xingyao looked down at Bai Yi, teasing it on purpose. “You want to eat that badly, huh?”
Bai Yi: 【Xingxing! It smells amazing — Dog love it! Dog want it!】
Just talking about it made Bai Yi drool uncontrollably.
The sight of it had everyone laughing nonstop.
Ruan Xingyao said, “But no, you can’t eat this — it’s way too heavily seasoned.”
But Bai Yi refused to listen, stomping its paws anxiously on the ground.
Yi Wenxue sighed helplessly and said to Ruan Xingyao, “Yao’er, stop teasing it. If it wants to eat, just give it some.”
With the two of them around, there was really no issue — even if Bai Yi ate something oily or salty, they could easily heal it afterward.
Ruan Xingyao pouted. “You’re just spoiling it!”
Yi Wenxue chuckled. “Otherwise it’ll keep fussing and you won’t be able to eat in peace.”
Ruan Xingyao had to admit he was right.
After a brief thought, she picked out a few skewers that hadn’t been sprinkled with chili powder and handed them to Bai Yi.
Bai Yi finally tasted the long-dreamed-of barbecue — and the joy was written all over its furry little face.
A flood of rainbow-colored compliments poured from its heart, endlessly praising Ruan Xingyao.
Ruan Xingyao could only sigh.
This little dog was such a drama queen.
After finishing all the barbecue on the table, Ruan Xingyao leaned back, hiccuping from the beer, and started counting on her fingers.
“There’s still one more day left tomorrow… Let me think — what else do I want to eat?”
You Huan said, “Tomorrow we can have people deliver all kinds of dishes — any cuisine or restaurant you want.”
Ruan Xingyao grinned. “Great idea. Let’s do that.”
The group strolled leisurely back home.
The next day, they really did order everything Ruan Xingyao could think of — every dish she craved was delivered to their door.
Early the following morning, Ruan Xingyao and Yi Wenxue set out with Bai Yi to meet up with the main team.
Including the two of them, there were eleven people in total.
Aside from Chen Yu and Xie Lin, the rest were all people Ruan Xingyao had never met before.
According to Xie Lin’s introduction, these seven were elites among elites — the finest of the finest.
Their builds, skin tones, and clothing styles were all vastly different.
If Xie Lin hadn’t carefully introduced each one, Ruan Xingyao would’ve found it hard to imagine they all shared the same profession.
But in an instant, she understood clearly —
For covert operations, if everyone looked too similar, it would only draw suspicion.
Xie Lin said to Ruan Xingyao, “Xingxing, we’ll be splitting into two teams. You can choose two people to join ours.”
He and Chen Yu had already automatically placed themselves in Ruan Xingyao’s team.
Ruan Xingyao didn’t think too much about it — she simply and directly picked two good-looking ones.
One was over 1.9 meters tall, with a dignified, upright face that gave off a feeling of “peace and prosperity.” His name was He Chengxuan.
The other was noticeably shorter and looked somewhat thin and delicate — his name was Lin Xubai.
Both men seemed to have already expected that Ruan Xingyao would choose them, and even the others appeared unsurprised by the outcome.
With no objections, the group immediately began to split up.
Xie Lin said, “We’ll fly straight from Ning City Airport to Yunnan Province. The others will head to the neighboring province first.”
“Sure, you’re the ones in charge of planning anyway. Seventeenth Senior Brother and I will just follow your route,” Ruan Xingyao said.
Before entering the mountains, she and Yi Wenxue would obediently follow Xie Lin’s arrangements.
Once they were inside, though, she and Yi Wenxue would act according to the situation.
With that decided, the teams set off in different directions.
After a moment of thought, Ruan Xingyao said, “I just remembered — I forgot to tell everyone in my livestream that I’m going on a business trip. I’ll start a stream on the way and let them know.”
But whether she could start a stream or not still depended on Xie Lin’s approval.
Xie Lin said, “Go ahead — just be careful not to reveal anything.”
Ruan Xingyao made an “OK” gesture and said, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing!”
So, on the way to the airport, Ruan Xingyao started her livestream.
— The end of the Chapter–
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