CHAPTER 460: CHAPTER 458: LIN YAO’S VISIT

Rong Bai simply shook his head. "Do you want to cause panic in the refugee camp? If you keep a zombie dog and open the door, I’m guessing there would be no business."

With the increase in the number of people in the refugee camp, more people could mean more problems.

Jianxiong, being simple-minded, naturally didn’t think at that level.

Su Mo had prepared a table full of dishes for everyone, and she even cooked rice twice to ensure there was enough.

Everyone was enjoying their meal when someone arrived at the door.

The boisterous atmosphere instantly died down. Su Mo put Yang Yichu and the dog back into the System Bag and went to open the door.

Standing outside was none other than Lin Yao.

She walked into the room as if she owned the place. Seeing the full table of dishes, her smile froze for a moment, and then she said, "I was saying I couldn’t find where you all were. Eating a meal and not even calling me."

"Lord Lu, you’re really extravagant, bringing out all these delicious foods, and there are even vegetables and fish," she said, surprised, as she looked at the plate of Bok Choy and the braised Crucian Carp.

It seemed Lin Yao had invited herself over with the intent of imposing on their meal, but unfortunately, everyone present didn’t have the slightest bit of guilt about it.

"Why not join us for some?" Su Mo raised an eyebrow and closed the door before speaking.

"Of course, everything belonging to Lord Lu is excellent. I really want to try it," Lin Yao settled herself in the seat Yang Yichu had just vacated, right next to Lu Chen.

Her sarcasm was obvious, and anyone with discerning eyes could tell something was off.

Zhao Changsheng, with her beautiful brows and eyes, set down her bowl heavily and bluntly said, "This isn’t Lu Chen’s doing. These dishes were made by our Baby Mo. You might be thanking the wrong person."

Ever since Lin Yao had started living with them, Zhao Changsheng hadn’t given her a warm look. Unaffected, Lin Yao responded with a smile, "Don’t make me laugh. I know Miss Su is just a Speed Superpower user."

Her words carried a certain disdain, and although Su Mo herself didn’t seem to mind, the faces of those sitting around the table darkened in unison.

Li Qian’s normally gentle face became still, his eyes cold as he said, "Miss Lin Yao, Su Mo made these dishes, and this shop is ours to give to Su Mo. It’s only natural that you should thank her for inviting you to dine."

Everyone was defending the petite woman who hadn’t said a word, their looks even turning somewhat hostile.

Rong Bai wanted to say something to ease the tension, but upon seeing Lu Chen’s noticeably colder expression, he ultimately remained silent.

Su Mo’s return only made Lin Yao, who already didn’t fit well with the team, seem even more isolated.

Relying on her cherished Healing Superpower, she didn’t take their warning looks to heart but rather said somewhat irritably in front of everyone, "I, Lin Yao, a Level 4 Healing Element superpower user, willingly joined your team. Why do you always ostracize me? For a Speed Superpower user, you always run into zombie hordes, and I even followed you. Why don’t you treat me better?"

Jianxiong, running out of patience, slammed his hand on the table and berated her, "What willingly? It’s clear you forced your way in. The boss even specifically cleared out a house for you. Who you came here for, do I need to spell it out? We’ve been feeding you three meals a day with the best we have, how can you speak like that?"

The very first day Lin Yao entered the refugee camp, she fell in love with Lu Chen as they brushed past each other while he was out searching for Su Mo. It was just that melodramatic. She couldn’t wait to show Rong Bai her abilities and, under the pretense of offering help, managed to convince Rong Bai to let her join Lu Chen’s team.

Regrettably, these people never saw her as one of their own.

Lin Yao’s face flushed and then went pale, unable to swallow her pride due to Su Mo’s return, which had made her feel as invisible as a transparent person. She, who was always the center of attention, could not tolerate this.

The key issue was her disdain and jealousy, a speed superpower user, what was the use of a high level if she couldn’t match the rarity of Lin Yao’s abilities!

Seeing Lin Yao, rendered speechless and unable to retort, Su Mo didn’t react at all, but instead picked up another set of bowl and chopsticks, placed them before Lin Yao, and said with a smile, "Let’s not fight, why don’t you try some of these dishes?"

"Who needs your pretentious nicety," Lin Yao stood up abruptly from her seat, glanced at Lu Chen who had not taken his eyes off Su Mo from the beginning to the end, and felt even more suffocated. She left without looking back.

Su Mo shook her head regretfully. "Now she has a chance to taste these for free, in the future she’ll have to pay."

Jianxiong sat back down. "Sis, aren’t you angry?"

After glancing at Lu Chen, Su Mo put a chopstick full of bok choy into his bowl. "There’s nothing to be angry about a young girl wanting to be the darling of the group."

She forgot that she herself was also a young girl in her early twenties.

"She’s quite interested in the boss," Jianxiong said, stealing a glance at Lu Chen, then added slyly.

"She already showed her jealousy this morning, now eat," Lu Chen picked up his bowl and ate the green, fresh bok choy.

"Oh~"

All around, there were various ill-intentioned gazes.

Su Mo pinched hard on the thigh of the man beside her, her right hand not lacking in strength, distorting Lu Chen’s expression visibly.

He put down his bowl and placed his hand on Su Mo’s thigh, giving it a gentle squeeze, the implication was very suggestive.

Su Mo’s face darkened, and she swatted his hand away. "Hurry up and eat!"

The atmosphere heated up again, and Rong Bai spoke up in a timely manner, "In a couple of days, I’m planning to organize a group of superpower users to go hunting. Do you guys want to join? It would be good to stock up on some ingredients for Su Mo’s restaurant."

Without hesitation, Su Mo agreed, "Yes, I’ve been worrying about this. Although I have some meat reserves for this month, I’m afraid it won’t be enough when the restaurant opens."

"After the hunt, I plan to assign a few special tasks to hunt wild beasts specifically to supply your restaurant. I will cover the superpower users’ compensation," Rong Bai patted his full belly and suggested to Su Mo.

However, Su Mo refused, "You can carry on with your regular tasks. Once my restaurant gets a good reputation, those superpower users can bring their own meat to process."

"No, what you’re doing is for the refugee camp, and by exposing all your abilities in front of everyone, I would feel wrong if I didn’t help you," Rong Bai continued, "Your point is also valid, but I still want to contribute some of the meat to you. At most, you can offer some extra privileges to my soldiers."

Su Mo began to understand Rong Bai’s temperament better—honorable, though he could be muddle-headed at times, his intentions were always good.

Lu Chen’s hand gave hers a squeeze in the palm, a signal that he wanted her to agree.

Su Mo agreed, "Alright, then I’ll trouble you to send several bodyguards my way when the time comes."

"No problem!"

Zhao Changsheng sounded somewhat unhappy, "Why do you need bodyguards? We can guard the store."