Lin Haihai bade him farewell with a smile. “My apologies. I’m here to meet with a friend. Please excuse me!” After a pause, she turned to ask him, “Are you the owner of the tavern?”

The man huffed out a laugh. It turned out she was no different from any other women. “That’s right. I own this place.”

“Ah, nice to meet you then!” She added him to her mental list of rich people. She would have to remember who they were when she was raising funds for her clinics. Thinking of her future plan made her eyes twinkle.

The brilliance of her delight captivated him for a moment. There was something different about her, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.

“Um, would you please call the clerk up for me?” Lin Haihai asked, a little embarrassed. “I don’t know which booth my friend is waiting in!”

“What’s the name of your friend?” Only the rich would come to the River View Tavern. If her friend could afford a booth, they must be someone special.

“Zhou Junpeng!”

The man paused. She was the guest Brother Zhou invited today? He took a closer look at Lin Haihai. She was dressed in plain peasant clothes with her hair casually tied to the back. She wore no makeup, and...