"Lu Yuan!!"
Meng Hongchen's hand jerked at the sound, and the food she was holding fell to the ground.
She looked up and saw her brother glaring furiously at Lu Yuan.
She hurriedly stuffed the roses beside her into her Storage Soul Tool.
Then she stood and glared back at her brother. "Hey! What are you yelling for? You scared me half to death!"
Xiao Hongchen pointed at Lu Yuan, his finger trembling. "What am I yelling for? You're asking me that? What's he doing here?"
"Lu Yuan is my friend! We haven't seen each other in ages. Can't he come visit me?"
"Visit you? At night? Just the two of you, out in the middle of nowhere, eating together, and you call that a visit?"
Xiao Hongchen rushed over, pulled his sister behind him, and glared at Lu Yuan.
"Lu Yuan, you couldn't come in broad daylight? You had to sneak over at night? What are you up to? Are you trying to steal my sister away?"
Lu Yuan rose unhurriedly. "Xiao Xiao, come on. What do you mean, 'steal her away'? I came to see Meng Meng openly, didn't I?"
"Don't call me Xiao Xiao! And don't call her Meng Meng!"
"What should I call you, then?"
"Your names, you bastard!"
"Sure thing, Xiao Xiao. No problem, Xiao Xiao!"
"You... you..."
Xiao Hongchen was too furious to speak. He drew ragged breaths, feeling that a few more words with Lu Yuan might make him drop dead from sheer rage.
He took a deep breath and demanded, "Lu Yuan, tell me honestly. What are your intentions toward my sister?"
Lu Yuan looked innocent. "Intentions? What intentions could I have? We're all friends. We're just having a meal together!"
"Friends? What kind of friend gives her a necklace? One she