Du Wei was slapped senseless, unable to believe his eyes as he covered his swollen face, never in his dreams had he thought that Lin Chen would dare to strike him.
His face almost twisted into a snarl, "You, you actually dared to hit me, I'll make sure you die a gruesome death."
Another slap landed on Du Wei's face.
In an instant, what had been a handsome face now bore five bright red handprints, swollen like a pig's head.
"I'm going to fight you!"
Du Wei, having never suffered such humiliation, charged at Lin Chen like a madman.
But when he reached Lin Chen, he suddenly felt a tight grip around his neck, and then he was hoisted into the air by Lin Chen.
Breathing became difficult in an instant, and the fear of death finally made Du Wei afraid.
"Don't, please don't kill me…"
"Remember, don't mess with me or Xue Ying again, or no matter who backs you, I'll make sure you die a horrible death."
Lin Chen snorted coldly, loosened his grip, and Du Wei collapsed to the ground, clutching his neck and gasping for air, his gaze filled with a degree of reverence for Lin Chen.
"Get lost, our restaurant does not welcome trash like you," Lin Chen said coldly.
Du Wei and two heavily injured bodyguards limped away in disgrace towards the outside of the restaurant.
As Du Wei sat in his Bentley, he breathed a sigh of relief and glared malevolently at Little Divine Chef Private Kitchen.
"Lin Chen, this isn't over, I will return today's humiliation a hundredfold!" Du Wei cursed at the restaurant.
After Du Wei left, Xue Ying said worriedly, "Lin Chen, you should go into hiding for a while, you can't stay in DY, you just hit Du Wei, and the Du family won't let you off."
Xue Ying knew Du Wei was the type to hold grudges, having suffered such a loss, he would not let things stand.
"Xue Ying, I appreciate your concern, but don't worry, I've said before that Du Wei isn't qualified to kill me, and neither is the Du family."
Lin Chen's confidence was not unfounded, as his Qi Refinement had reached the later stages, comparable to a Foundation Establishment expert, making him one of the rare few in DY, so Lin Chen was correct; although the Du family was powerful, killing him was beyond their reach.
New dishes debuted, causing the guests at Little Divine Chef Private Kitchen to find them irresistible. Each meal served booked 200 slots, and reservations were now made a month in advance. Scalpers selling reservations to Little Divine Chef Private Kitchen emerged, showing just how popular Lin Chen's restaurant had become.
Having agreed with Xue Ying to start production of the first batch of dishes tomorrow, Lin Chen decided to prepare tomorrow's meals in advance.
It was after nine in the evening by the time he finished, Lin Chen then said goodbye to Zhao Xiaowen and headed back to Peach Blossom Village.
Lin Chen waited by the roadside for a long time without being able to hail a taxi, he thought to himself, "It seems I really need to get a driver's license and buy a car."
"Ding dong, congratulations to the host 'Lin Chen' for completing the task of hundred acres of fertile land, successfully unlocking the function of Spatial Eye."
Accompanied by the system sound, a beam of golden light shot into Lin Chen's eyes.
Lin Chen felt a swelling in his eyes, which lasted for about ten minutes before the sensation faded.
In Lin Chen's eyes, a space of one hundred square meters now appeared.
"Is this the Spatial Eye?" Lin Chen curiously asked.
"Master, this is the initial state of the space, you can enhance the space using the popularity value."
"I see! How much popularity value is needed for each square meter?" Lin Chen asked.
"Adding one square meter requires ten thousand popularity value, would you like to upgrade?"
Lin Chen pondered for a moment and did not upgrade immediately; a hundred square meters was already enough for him, as his popularity value was always insufficient.
He took out his phone, and with a thought, the phone disappeared from his hand and appeared in the Eye of Space. With another thought, the phone returned to his hand.
What a miraculous Divine Skill, Lin Chen was very excited in his heart. With this Divine Skill, storing anything in the future would be very simple.
Lin Chen hailed a taxi and headed towards Peach Blossom Village.
After the taxi had driven for a while, Lin Chen suddenly noticed a familiar police car—it belonged to Qin Lan.
The police lights were still flashing, but there was no one inside the car.
For some reason, Lin Chen suddenly felt a sense of panic.
"Master, please stop here for a moment." After paying, Lin Chen got out of the taxi and walked towards Qin Lan's police car.
The police car was still running, and the door was open, clearly indicating that Qin Lan had encountered some kind of emergency.
Lin Chen hurried toward a deep, dark alley opposite the police car.
Using the function of his X-ray vision, Lin Chen quickly found Qin Lan leaning against the wall, covered in blood.
Qin Lan seemed to have been severely injured, and opposite her stood a blonde young man with murder in his eyes.
"Damn!" Lin Chen didn't dare to delay and sprinted toward Qin Lan's location.
At that moment, Qin Lan's pistol had fallen nearby, and she had a deep knife wound on her shoulder. She had completely lost the ability to resist.
"Little girl, someone wants your life, and I'm just doing my job for the pay, so don't blame me!" the blonde young man taunted, playing with a Swiss Army knife and chuckling sinisterly.
Enduring the pain, Qin Lan gasped and glared at the blonde young man, "Who sent you to kill me?"
The blonde young man crouched down, sniffed in front of Qin Lan's beautiful face, and said, "You offended someone you shouldn't have, so you must die. However, it's a pity to let such a beautiful girl die ."
"Is it the Du family?" Qin Lan thought of something, her eyes flashing with anger.
The blonde young man sneered, "You're quite smart! But that's not important anymore. Before I send you on your way, let me keep you company."
As he spoke, he reached for Qin Lan's collar, intending to rip open her police uniform and to have his way with her before killing her.
Qin Lan wanted to struggle, but having lost so much blood, her consciousness was already blurred, and she was utterly unable to move. She could only watch helplessly as the blonde young man lunged at her.
A look of despair flashed in her eyes. Qin Lan never imagined she would die in such a humiliating manner. Suddenly, an image flashed in her mind, and a tragically beautiful smile crossed her lips.
"It's a good thing my first night was with Lin Chen. Even if I die, there won't be too many regrets," she thought.
With her mind made up, Qin Lan prepared to bite her tongue and commit suicide, refusing to allow herself to be humiliated even in death.
Just as the blonde young man was about to tear open Qin Lan's police uniform, he suddenly felt a fierce wind from behind and, to his surprise, made a side roll to dodge to the side.
Just then, a brick fell on the spot where the blonde young man had just been standing, and a figure slowly emerged from the shadows.
"Who's there?" the blonde young man exclaimed angrily after seeing the young man who had appeared.
If he hadn't dodged quickly, his head would have been split open.
As Qin Lan was about to bite her tongue and commit suicide, she saw the sudden appearance of the figure and gasped in astonishment, then cried out, "Lin Chen, run! You're no match for him."
This guy's strength was fearsome. Although she knew Lin Chen was skilled, she didn't believe he could withstand this demon-like creature.
Lin Chen walked up to Qin Lan, and with a pained expression, he tenderly touched her pale face and said, "You dummy, you're my woman. How could I possibly run away?"