King of the Wilderness

“The third, and most crucial, is the method of raising.”

He paused for a moment, his gaze sweeping across the room, capturing everyone with his extreme professionalism.

“They only feed with a mix of alfalfa, oats, and farm-grown corn, absolutely no fattening grains are used.”

“They even play classical music and provide manual massages at scheduled intervals during the cattle’s growth phase to reduce cortisol secretion, ensuring the meat remains tender.”

“The unique milky aroma you’re smelling now comes from this cost-no-object approach.”

He spoke so clearly, as if he had personally raised those cattle himself.

Kira, leisurely enjoying the steak before her, couldn’t contain her curiosity after hearing this and asked:

“Wow, Lin, do you raise cattle on the side? How do you know it so well? You sound really experienced?”

This question, like a perfect setup, completely turned the spotlight onto Lin Yu’an.

Lin Yu’an looked at Kira’s innocent and lively face, smiled slightly, and dropped his disguise. He put down his knife and fork, leaned forward slightly, and looked sincerely at Elizabeth sitting at the head of the table.

“Yes, I raise cattle, I suppose I’m a farmer, and am now the owner of Giant Stone River Farm.”

This sentence exploded like a depth charge at the calm dinner table!

Kira’s mouth formed an “O” shape, Mike’s eyes flashed with extreme shock, while Riven looked at the man next to her with a mix of wonder and inquiry.

Just how many secrets is he hiding?

The most excited person was Sean. He sprang up from his chair, so quickly that he even knocked over the empty water glass next to him.

But he didn’t care, his eyes sparkled as he looked at Lin Yu’an: “You… you’re the farm’s new owner? Then you… you must know Hunter’s second son and his wife!”

As he said this, he glanced subconsciously at Elizabeth beside him, his expression complex, as if harboring some unspoken secret.

The second son and wife of Hunter? Lin Yu’an’s mind raced, sifting through the materials and photos he’d seen during the transfer.

Old Hunter Rockefeller was a very stubborn and legendary man, with extremely stringent conditions for the farm’s transfer. There were indeed photos of his family in the materials…

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration cut through his memory like lightning!

He remembered! The black-and-white photo of Hunter’s second son’s wife! That gentle, charming face with a radiant smile…

Lin Yu’an suddenly turned his head, his sharp gaze landing on Kira, who was struggling with her steak.

That brow, that nose bridge, especially the curve at the corner of her mouth when she smiled and the shallow dimples on her cheeks…

If the woman in the photo had makeup added and the traces of time erased, she would look exactly like this girl in front of him! Like they were carved from the same mold!

Kira seemed to feel Lin Yu’an’s intense gaze and, thinking that she was being too rough while cutting her steak, flushed with a bit of embarrassment:

“I’m just so hungry, sorry, sorry, hehe… But Lin, the steak from your farm is just too delicious!”

Her innocent words sounded like thunder in Lin Yu’an’s ears at that moment. A chill ran up his spine, mixed with great curiosity and shock.

With a questioning look, he slowly turned his gaze to Elizabeth and Sean.

Only to see a flash of extreme unnaturalness on the couple’s faces, though it was just for a moment, it was captured precisely by Lin Yu’an.

Elizabeth quickly spoke up, forcibly pulling the conversation back, “My goodness! I never thought, Lin, you’re the new owner of the farm!”

“Then, as the Montgomery family’s most loyal customer of the farm, the future supply issue… we’ll count on you.”

“Of course, madam, the Montgomery family is already on our priority supply list, a tradition left behind by Old Hunter.”

Elizabeth smiled, then said to the butler standing by: “You can bring in the dessert now.”

This awkward shift undoubtedly acknowledged the massive secret hiding behind this.

In the latter half of dinner, the atmosphere became eerie. Sean no longer spoke but simply drank in silence.

Kira continued to enjoy her dessert without a care, while Lin Yu’an felt as if he had stepped into a secret garden that had been carefully guarded for years.

After the dessert, Elizabeth wiped the corner of her mouth with a napkin and stood up.

Calmly, she said, “Lin, I have some good Chinese tea in my collection. I was wondering if you’d like to accompany me to the study for a taste?”

Lin Yu’an immediately stood up: “Of course, it’d be my honor.”

Elizabeth’s mahogany study was imbued with the aroma of old books and leather. A servant brewed a pot of tea for them, the clear liquor and bean aroma suggesting the flavor of Dragon Well tea.

Elizabeth picked up the tea cup, blew on the steam, but did not drink.

She lifted her eyes, her gaze meeting Lin Yu’an’s steadily, her voice carrying a hint of weariness: “It seems, you’ve discovered something.”

Lin Yu’an didn’t speak, simply waiting in silence for her to continue.

“Let me tell you a story.” Elizabeth’s voice grew distant, as if recalling a time preserved in amber.

“I once had a very beautiful second daughter, like a quiet white rose.”

“She fell in love with a man, and that man was the second son of the original owner of Giant Stone River Farm, Hunter Rockefeller.”