I suggest you investigate; this person doesn't seem to be a first-time reborn individual.

Ye Li, unaware of the intricacies involved, assumed Wang Meiling was genuinely praising her. She quickly pulled out a few chairs, inviting everyone to sit down, while she herself got up to pour water.

Meng Jingshu nodded to Ye Li in greeting, but her gaze was drawn to an easel in the corner.

On the easel was an unfinished painting, a cute little cartoon head with a sleepy expression. The lines were lively and the subject was quite adorable.

She walked over and looked at it with great interest: "This art style is so cute, was it drawn for your app?"

Lin Ran glanced at it and saw that it was the initial draft designed by Li Futing. He nodded and said, "Yes, it's the initial draft of our app's emoji pack."

"It's a wonderful painting, full of spirit," Meng Jingshu praised sincerely. Suddenly, as if she had noticed something interesting, she turned to Lin Feng:

"Hey? Lin Feng, come take a look. Why do I feel like this little man's features look a lot like yours?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng stepped forward to take a look. The drawing was in a somewhat exaggerated cartoon style: "It does look somewhat familiar, but in this style, the facial features are simplified, so it's not very clear..."

Wang Meiling also came over, and after just one glance, she made a decisive judgment: "This is a painting of Lin Er."

As a mother, she was very familiar with her son's eyes and expressions. The slight slyness in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows, as seen in the chibi-style figure, was exactly the same as Lin Ran's.

Lin Ran was also stunned. He carefully examined the drawing and it did look very much like him. No wonder it looked familiar.

When Ye Li returned with the water, the two brothers were discussing Momo's future plans.

Lin Feng accepted the two glasses of water from Ye Li, said "thank you" casually, but his attention remained on Lin Ran.

Ye Li returned to her desk, her heart still racing. She couldn't help but steal another glance at Lin Feng. His profile was sharply defined, and his eyes were focused as he listened to Lin Ran speak, occasionally nodding slightly. His mature and steady aura was completely different from the boys she usually encountered.

Wang Meiling and Meng Jingshu helped Lin Ran tidy up his desk, which inevitably led to another round of nagging.

"Alright, that's enough for now." Lin Feng checked the time. "I'm taking Mom and your sister-in-law out for a stroll. I'll treat you all to dinner tonight. Let me know when you've decided on a place."

After seeing his family off, Lin Ran returned to room 108, lay down on a chair, and let out a long sigh of relief.

With his eyes closed, he waved to Ye Li: "Tell them, the boss is treating tonight, come back and have dinner together."

Ye Li responded, but didn't move immediately. Instead, she quietly moved closer, her eyes sparkling: "Boss, what does your brother do? He seems really impressive."

Lin Ran looked wary: "What do you want?"

Ye Li, with a lovesick expression, exclaimed, "Boss, your brother is so handsome..."

Lin Ran glanced at her: "You're not thinking of becoming my sister-in-law, are you?"

"I'm warning you, my brother is already taken. I advise you to give up those immature ideas!"

"That was my sister-in-law. They're very much in love and getting married soon. You have absolutely no chance! Don't even think about it!"

He didn't think Ye Li was really capable of anything, nor did he believe she could outdo Meng Jingshu. However, for the sake of his nephew and niece's safe arrival into this world, he felt it was necessary to nip any possibility in the bud.

"...I was just asking out of curiosity, did you have to react like that? Like a mother hen protecting her chicks..."

She pouted, returned to her desk, and secretly sent a message to Xia Chan and a few girls on the design team: "The boss is treating us to dinner tonight, and his older brother is super handsome! Come check him out!!! [wink][wink][wink]"

……

That evening, in a private room at the Ruyi Hotel.

Lin Ran didn't drive his own car, but hitched a ride with Lin Feng, because he was afraid that Wang Meiling would worry about him buying a car. His mother had just found out about his business venture, and he needed to give her some time to adjust.

At the dinner table, Wang Meiling praised everyone on the Momo team.

"A cicada, is that it? What a clever little girl!"

"Tang Chen...this kid looks smart!"

"Sima... loyalty and righteousness... this child sounds so benevolent and righteous!"

"Zhuge Zhuangshi is not only strong, but also handsome!"

Everyone was smiling and looking very happy.

Only Ye Li's lips twitched when she heard that even the rough and uncultured Zhuge Zhuangshi had been praised as "handsome."

The boss's praise seems a bit low-quality...

As the boss, Lin Ran inevitably got a few drinks, and his face flushed slightly.

After dinner, Lin Ran drank alcohol, and Lin Feng naturally became the driver.

Lin Feng first helped Wang Meiling and Meng Jingshu into the back seat of the car. Wang Meiling disliked Lin Ran's smell of alcohol and insisted on sitting with her future daughter-in-law, making Lin Ran sit in the front passenger seat.

The car slowly stopped in front of the restaurant, waiting for Lin Ran to come out after paying the bill.

Lin Ran strolled out of the restaurant, opened the car door, and got in.

Just then, in the shadow of a streetlamp not far away, a man with bright purple hair stared intently at Lin Ran as he came out of the restaurant, his eyes filled with gloom.

It was Dong Yufa.

He felt deeply humiliated when Lin Ran publicly mocked him for shaving his head like a pineapple.

The next day, he went to the barbershop and dyed his hair purple.

Watching Lin Ran walk towards the BMW, Dong Yu spat, took out his phone, and made a call.

"Hey, Sixth Brother, this is Afa."

……

"Yeah, that kid I mentioned to you last time, the one who's incredibly arrogant, I saw him again!"

……

"Wow! It's still the Ruyi Restaurant! This kid actually dares to eat here!"

……

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you here!"

Last time, not only did Fifth Brother not lend him money, he also blocked him. This time, he found a new backer, known as Sixth Brother, who is said to be incredibly kind and righteous.

A short while later, accompanied by the roar of an engine, five skinny young men wearing loafers and tight pants, with brightly colored hair, rode up from the east on motorcycles and stopped in unison next to Dong Yufa.

The leader, a red-haired man with a cigarette dangling from his lips, glanced sideways at Dong Yufa and asked, "Afa, where is he?"

"Get in the car, a white BMW. I've noted down the license plate number." He pointed to the BMW that had just started to drive away.

"Let's go, chase after them!" Red-haired Sixth Brother waved his hand, full of momentum.

"Sixth Brother, they drive BMWs..." a young man with blue hair hesitated.

Red-haired Sixth Brother glared at him and slapped him on the back of the head: "So what if he drives a BMW? Does driving a BMW give him the right to bully my brother? No matter what kind of BMW he drives, if he messes with my brother, he'll pay the price!"

Dong Yu was deeply moved. Sixth Brother was indeed kind and righteous; he would really step up when needed.

"Sixth Brother, ride in my car." He pointed to his car. "A group of people riding motorcycles is too conspicuous and easy to be spotted."

Red-haired Sixth Brother glanced at his ghost train convoy, thought it made sense, and waved his hand: "Alright, brothers, get on board!"

Five young men with colorful hairpins shoved into Dong Yufa's car. Four people were squeezed into the back seat, with Sixth Brother sitting in the passenger seat, leaving the driver's seat empty.

Dong Yufa stared blankly at the empty driver's seat for a moment, then said, "Um... Sixth Brother, I had a few drinks tonight."

"What's wrong with having a little to drink?" Red-haired Sixth Brother said nonchalantly. "There's definitely no DUI checkpoint at this hour. None of us brothers have a driver's license, only you can drive. Let's go!"

"Yeah, Brother Chow, if we don't leave soon, that kid'll be gone!"

"Brother Chow, you must be afraid. You need to be brave!"

Looking at his loyal brothers, Dong Yu hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth. If Sixth Brother was so kind and righteous, he couldn't shirk his duty.

"Walk!"