I just want to be a salted fish quietly Chapter 169

Playing with her sunglasses, Ling Yiyi chuckled, “But why should I tell you?”

“…”

Lin Xian felt a bit awkward.

The other party clearly knew the answer but wouldn’t tell him, and that feeling was incredibly frustrating.

Seeing his expression, Ling Yiyi teased, “Don’t look at me like that; I’m doing this for your own good. If I just told you the answer directly, wouldn’t that be boring?”

“You should know that the most important thing about solving a mystery isn’t the result, but the process. Think about it: using your own wisdom and effort, gradually unveiling the other party’s mysterious veil, and finally discovering the truth. Isn’t that sense of accomplishment rewarding?”

Lin Xian paused, then nodded, “You make a lot of sense!”

With that, he changed his tone and added, “But I still want to know the result directly!”

Honestly, Ling Yiyi’s words made a lot of sense, but he wasn’t entirely focused on solving the mystery.

There were also task rewards!

So far, the system had issued three tasks, but he hadn’t completed a single one.

While the sense of accomplishment from solving a mystery was good, he felt that the system rewards were even better.

Hearing this, Ling Yiyi pouted and refused, “Don’t even think about it; I won’t tell you.”

“Why not? Isn’t sharing secrets a woman’s nature?” Lin Xian raised an eyebrow.

“Why should I tell you directly? To uncover Qin Daidai’s secret, you’ll definitely try to get information from me often, and that way I can frequently mooch meals and drinks,” Ling Yiyi said matter-of-factly.

“Hiss!”

Lin Xian took a deep breath, somewhat speechless, “If you tell me directly, I can just treat you to meals often in the future, right? It doesn’t seem contradictory, does it?”

Ling Yiyi shook her head, “That’s no fun!”

Oh, come on!

So, you’re not trying to mooch meals; you’re just here for the show!

Lin Xian understood her thoughts.

Lin Xian found Qin Shi’s secret interesting, while Ling Yiyi found Lin Xian’s process of searching for Qin Shi’s secret interesting.

This was like a painting within a painting.

In Ling Yiyi’s eyes, Lin Xian was also part of the painting.

Seeing that she wouldn’t tell him, Lin Xian could only helplessly say, “Then can you give me some hints?”

“No problem, but in exchange, you have to let me pinch your face whenever I want,” Ling Yiyi said with a grin.

“Here!”

Lin Xian pouted and actively offered his face.

Ling Yiyi reached out and pinched his face several times, exclaiming in wonder, “This feels even better than my little fish’s! How can anyone have such good skin? I’m so envious!”

After pinching it more than ten times, Ling Yiyi reluctantly withdrew her hand, satisfied, “What hint do you want to know?”

Rubbing his face, Lin Xian seriously asked, “Is Teacher Qin really suffering from multiple personality disorder?”

Ling Yiyi replied, “Multiple personality disorder? Barely, I suppose!”

Barely?

What did that mean?

Could multiple personality disorder be “barely”?

For a moment, Lin Xian was confused.

After thinking for a while, he couldn’t help but frown, “So, does it count as multiple personality disorder or not?”

“That’s the second hint!” Ling Yiyi leaned back slightly in her chair, holding up two fair, slender fingers.

“Sister Ling, don’t be so stingy!”

Ling Yiyi suggested, “How about this: lend me your Ferrari for two days.”

“No problem, you can drive it for as long as you want.”

Lin Xian agreed without any hesitation.

He had wanted to change cars for a long time; the Ferrari’s interior was too poor. It was fine for occasional drives, but as a daily family car, it was unsuitable.

The Ferrari itself was a racing car, and comfort was not considered in its initial design.

Because a racer’s mind needed to remain focused at all times, overly comfortable seats would prevent the driver from maintaining high concentration.

This design philosophy had been continued by Ferrari.

Many people might say that Ferrari is so rich, improving the interior should be easy, right?

Naive.

Just look at Ferrari’s car key.

Such a low-end car key; every year, countless customers worldwide complain about it, but does Ferrari have any intention of changing it?

Taking the Ferrari car key, Ling Yiyi took out a BMW car key from her bag and handed it to him, smiling, “I’m sorry, but you’ll have to drive the BMW for a few days!”

Lin Xian casually placed the car key on the table and asked, “Can you tell me now?”

“Qin Daidai has more than one personality, but they are not split,” Ling Yiyi explained, playing with the Ferrari car key.

Aren’t all personalities split from consciousness?

How could this be?

Lin Xian hesitated, “Could it be that Teacher Qin was possessed?”

“Possessed?”

Ling Yiyi rolled her eyes, speechless, “You read too many web novels! Read more psychology books when you have time; I believe you’ll find the answer.”

Lin Xian looked at her leisurely appearance and asked, “Sister Ling, how did you know Teacher Qin’s secret?”

“By relying on my intelligence!”

Ling Yiyi said matter-of-factly.

That boast left him speechless.

Just then, a waiter slowly approached with a tray.

Ting Chan was a branch of a Kaiseki restaurant, so the cuisine here maintained the consistent style of Kaiseki: exquisite and beautiful!

Just the plating made it look delicious.

The knife work was decent; the salmon sashimi was cut thickly and evenly.

But that was all it was—decent.

True knife work had to be seen in Huaiyang cuisine.

A single dish like Wensi Tofu was enough to surpass all foreign knife skills.

Japanese cuisine primarily focused on the fresh taste of the food itself.

Seafood was like that.

As long as the quality was high, it didn’t need much cooking; it was inherently delicious.

The sauce for the grilled eel was quite well-balanced, and combined with the crispy outside and tender inside of the eel, it was very appetizing.

After dinner, it was already past eight o’clock.

After the meal, Ling Yiyi took out her wallet to pay, but Lin Xian stopped her, “Sister Ling, didn’t we agree I’d treat you?”

“Oh, I almost forgot!”

Ling Yiyi said, then put her wallet back, showing no sign of politeness.

She naturally knew Lin Xian wasn’t short on money; someone who could afford a multi-million dollar Ferrari wouldn’t care about a few thousand dollars for a meal.

Ling Yiyi drove back to the company building, pointing to the BMW M 2 in the parking lot, “Here, you can use this for the next two days!”

“Alright, Sister Ling, I’ll head back then!” Lin Xian got out of the car and waved.

“See you!”

Ling Yiyi smiled and waved back, then stepped on the gas, quickly disappearing down the street.