Dinner was not ready yet, but the kitchen was already overflowing with aroma. Lan Bing stood beside the cupboard, carefully peeling a piece of potato with a delicate knife.
The Transit String did not disturb her. She just watched her cut the vegetables with interest. "Miss Lan, I'm really impressed by you again."
Lan Bing turned her head curiously. "Oh?"
The Transit String stepped forward with a smile, rolled up her sleeves, picked up a knife, and carefully cut the green onions.
Lan Bing was surprised to find that the Transit String's hands were not only steady, but her knife skills were also quite skilled. In fact, she was not inferior to her.
The knife skills used in cooking were completely different from the knife skills used by martial artists. To some extent, the knife skills used in cooking were far more difficult than the knife skills used in martial arts. The knife skills used by martial artists were nothing more than a combination of speed, strength, and direction, aiming to defeat the enemy. The knife skills used in cooking were more about balance, meticulous, and focused, like an art.
Obviously, the Transit String was someone who had practiced!
Lan Bing laughed self-deprecatingly. "I'm really sorry. I thought that a lady from a prestigious family like you would rarely enter the kitchen. It seems that I'm shallow."
The Transit String smiled as she cut the green onions. "When I was young, after a tiring day, the happiest thing was to enjoy the egg fried rice my mother made with her own hands. I will never forget the taste in my memory."
When she said this, the Transit String's expression was full of nostalgia for the past, but also seemed to be filled with endless sighs.
Lan Bing stared at her. She really could not see through the woman in front of her. She and the Transit String had something in common, and that was that they understood men too well. However, the difference between her and the Transit String was that she did not understand women, while the Transit String understood women very well.
The Transit String seemed to know what she was thinking and took the initiative to explain with a smile. "I said that I came to Blue Pole Star City this time to relax. Although the exchanges and conflicts between the groups make everyone stand on different sides, it does not affect the personal relationship between us."
Lan Bing smiled. "I hope so!"
For her, it was necessary to rely on Yu Anjie and win over Ding Meng, but there was no need for her to offend someone as powerful as the Transit String, especially such a beautiful woman whom she enjoyed getting along with.
Dinner was soon served on the table. Although the dishes were simple, the two of them had a good appetite. A plate of tofu, a plate of fish, two plates of chicken, and a small bowl of fried rice. Transit String finished all of it. Seeing that he still wanted more, Lan Bing opened a bottle of red wine.
Transit String sighed with satisfaction as she held her goblet. "Before, I didn't think highly of you and Young Master Yu, but now my opinion has changed a lot. Miss Lan, your cooking skills are enough to keep any man's stomach."
Lan Bing smiled. "You flatter me. That's because Miss Ling is a guest today. If you were the owner of this place, I wouldn't dare to embarrass myself at all. Besides, I only know how to cook these simple dishes."
Transit String said seriously, "That's not true. The simpler something is, the harder it is to cook. Take this egg fried rice for example. Do you want to say that there's any skill involved in it?
Actually, there's no skill involved. However, some people can cook dishes that are very appetizing, and some people can't eat them. At the very least, I ate three bowls of your egg fried rice in a row. What kind of good food haven't I eaten before?
At the very least, your dinner today was unforgettable. "
Lan Bing pondered, as if she was savoring the meaning of her words. "Maybe it's because you're with the right person that you have an appetite, right?"
Transit String finally revealed her unique sly smile. "Do you know why I came to visit you today?"
Lan Bing said, "I'd like to hear the details!"
Transit String said meaningfully, "Because we might be the same kind of people."
Lan Bing asked curiously, "Oh?"
Transit String said, "From your skillful cooking skills, I can tell that you lived a hard life when you were young. Although your hands are well maintained, there are still calluses between your fingers. Not only did you have to go out to make a living, but you also had to do the housework when you came home."
Lan Bing remained silent and didn't answer. Her childhood was too far away from her. It was indeed a hard time, but she was hardworking, simple, happy, and full of hope for the future. It was completely different from now.
Transit String sighed. "Actually, I was the same. Back then, I had to carry the spinach that I picked from the mountains to the town to sell. After working hard for a day, I looked forward to eating my mother's egg fried rice. Although it was just a small dish, it was the happiest thing for me every day."
Lan Bing looked at the other party in shock. She never thought that the usually high and mighty Transit String would have such a past.
"I heard that Boss Ling has a total of four wives. I always thought it was just a rumor," Lan Bing asked carefully.
Transit String shook her head. "You're wrong. He has a total of five wives. My mother was his fifth wife."
Lan Bing knew that there were many grudges between rich and powerful families. It seemed that Transit String also had an unknown past when she was young. She asked carefully again, "Is your mother doing well?"
Transit String's face was expressionless. "She died 52 years, 7 months, and 3 days ago."
Lan Bing hurriedly said, "I'm sorry!"
Transit String waved her hand. "It's okay. It's normal to get sick and die!"
She was saying that it was normal, but in reality, it was very abnormal. Ling Xingxian was not even 60 years old, and her mother had died 52 years ago. In other words, Ling Xingxian had lost her family when she was very young.
Lan Bing frowned. "Why are you telling me this?"
Ling Xingxian sipped a mouthful of wine and sighed, "Because I know the price a lonely woman must have to pay to get to where she is today."
Lan Bing said seriously, "I'm still different from you!"
Transit String nodded. "I know. After all, I have the advantage of Starbow Group. You had nothing at that time. You started from scratch."
Lan Bing shook her head and said, "I didn't start from scratch in the true sense."
Transit String said, "I also know that you once stayed in Haitian Group for a long time."
Lan Bing's experience was no secret to big shots like Transit String. As early as when she and Yu Anjie confirmed their relationship, the Yu Family had investigated her past. She believed that Transit String must have paid attention to this information.
Lan Bing suddenly smiled. "Miss Ling, I really don't understand. Why are you suddenly so interested in me?"
Transit String slowly stood up, as if she was thinking about what to say. After pacing back and forth a few times, she slowly said, "Ding Meng left Blue Pole Star City a few months ago, right?"
Lan Bing immediately became vigilant.
Transit String continued, "Ding Meng secretly went to Beidou. If I'm not wrong, he went there to investigate the so-called C-level dark matter residue of your Shenghao Group."
There was no need to deny this kind of thing in front of Transit String. If she dared to say it, she must have done her homework in advance. Lan Bing replied decisively, "Yes!"
Transit String showed a sly smile again. "Are you wondering?
Why did Ding Meng suddenly lose contact with us after he went to Beidou, and no news came back? "
Lan Bing's expression remained unchanged. "Maybe you know more than I do."
Transit String glanced at her and said leisurely, "Ding Meng found the source and stole the energy source. He killed more than a dozen respected Battle-Saints of the Star Rainbow Group, seriously injured my elder sister, and kidnapped Miss Eisen of the Rainbow Family. Now his whereabouts are unknown. Even I don't know where he went. I heard that he ran away with a Sect Master of the Devouring Realm."
This information was definitely not accessible to the higher-ups of Shenghao Group, including those at Yu Anjie's level, so one could imagine the storm in Lan Bing's heart. However, Lan Bing's expression remained cold and indifferent.
Just based on this point, Transit String's eyes were filled with admiration. This was the calmness that a person who did great things should have.
Sure enough, Lan Bing said in a deep voice, "Miss Ling, can I take this as a sign that Star Rainbow Group and Shenghao Group are about to have a big head-on conflict?
Or is this a friendly reminder from you out of sympathy for a woman? "
Transit String waved her hand and said, "Ding Meng killed people, but that's not the point. The point is that the energy source is in his hands. Shenghao Group wants this energy source, but Shenghao doesn't know about it. The point is that you want it too!"
Lan Bing frowned. "I don't understand what you mean!"
Transit String stared at her. "You should understand, and you should understand better than most of us, what kind of energy source that is!"
Lan Bing said suspiciously, "Oh?"
Transit String said, "Why was Chu Yifeng sent to the K8 Series by the Chu family back then?
The K8 Series was the Black Gold Base on the Dead Silent Star. Why did Ding Meng suddenly transform into an Origin Energy user?
Later on, the Dead Silent Star experienced a great catastrophe. Why did you and Ding Meng return to the Black Gold Base?
Later on, why did Chu Mingliang and the others from the Haitian Group suddenly appear underground on the Bramble Planet?
Were all these events just coincidences? "
Lan Bing knew that she could not hide it any longer. She could only sigh. "Yes!
Divine Light Energy! "
Transit String laughed again. "Miss Lan, although you are very cautious, there are many suspicious points about you. However, your beauty and aura cover up these suspicious points, so no one investigated you in detail."
Lan Bing's face became expressionless. "So you investigated me in detail?"
Transit String said seriously, "You have been with the Chu family for many years. As far as I know, Chu Yifeng respects you as if you were a celestial being. He does not dare offend you in the slightest. Of course, this can be explained by his obsession with you. Based on your performance in the Haitian Group, you would have become Chu Yifeng's wife sooner or later. However, not only did you not, that old man Chu Mingliang even wanted to take you as his concubine."
Lan Bing said, "What can this prove?"
Transit String said, "These are all very normal things. Men are aggressive carnivores. How can they not be tempted by beauty?
However, the problem is that after Chu Mingliang announced that he wanted to take you as his concubine, Chu Mingliang and Chu Yifeng mysteriously died. There are many witnesses to Chu Mingliang's death, so this cannot be faked. However, what about Chu Yifeng?
How did he die? "
Lan Bing's heart skipped a beat, but she was still very calm. "Many people died in the Battle of the Droplet on the Bramble Planet. He was no exception. Even Ding Meng was sucked into the wormhole."