Mo Ziyan was happy that Lu Pan bought her gifts and spent money on her, but she felt it was wrong.
She mustered her courage and looked seriously at Lu Pan, afraid he might get angry.
Lu Pan was taken aback, then smiled and replied, "Then let's make this the last time. We won't buy such expensive things in the future."
Only then did Mo Ziyan relax, pouting her lips as she explained, "It's not that I don't like Brother Pan buying me things. It's just that relationships should be balanced. If Brother Pan buys me something so expensive, I can't afford to reciprocate, and it makes me uncomfortable..."
Listening to Mo Ziyan, Lu Pan smiled and apologized, "Ziyan is right. It was Brother Pan's oversight."
Lu Pan knew Mo Ziyan wasn't materialistic, but she had strong self-esteem. If he kept buying her things, especially expensive ones, it would make her uncomfortable.
"Ziyan doesn't want people to think... think she's being kept by Brother Pan," Mo Ziyan said, pursing her lips, her cheeks flushed.
"Silly girl," Lu Pan chuckled, speechless. "Ziyan is now the CEO of the Mo family. When you lead the Mo family to make a fortune, you'll be the one keeping Brother Pan. Don't look down on me for being poor then."
"Never," Mo Ziyan was amused by Lu Pan. "Then Ziyan will work hard to earn money and support Brother Pan."
"Haha," Lu Pan laughed. "Okay, from now on, Brother Pan will just relax and rely on Ziyan for the rest of his life."
They chatted and laughed, easing the slightly heavy atmosphere from before.
Afterward, they found a restaurant for lunch.
Not far away, at another table.
"Rourou, this person doesn't seem like much of a big shot. Is it possible he found that VIP card he's holding?"
Qian Rourou mused, replying, "Xiao Meng, there are fewer than ten 'Four Prestige' cards worldwide. How likely do you think it is to just find one? Moreover, even my dad only has a 'One Prestige' card."
"Ah? Uncle Qian only has a 'One Prestige' card?" Liu Meng was a bit surprised.
Qian Rourou nodded, secretly glancing at Lu Pan, curious about his true identity.
"Xiao Meng, wait for me. I'm going over..." Qian Rourou said, getting up, preparing to test Lu Pan's background.
But as she stood up, a sharp pain shot through her chest, instantly turning her face pale.
With a whoosh—
A wave of dizziness overwhelmed her, and Qian Rourou collapsed.
"Rourou!!" Liu Meng was terrified. "The medicine, right, the medicine..."
She frantically took out her medicine from her bag and tried to feed it to Qian Rourou, but Qian Rourou's lips were purple, and her mouth was tightly shut, refusing to open.
"Wuwu, Rourou, don't scare me. Who can help me? Help, help!"
Liu Meng cried out in panic.
The more flustered she became, the more her hands trembled as she held the medicine.
"Rourou..."
Just then, Lu Pan walked over and took the pill directly from Liu Meng's hand.
"What are you doing?" Liu Meng shouted. That was Qian Rourou's life-saving medicine.
Lu Pan ignored her, roughly pinching Qian Rourou's jaw and shoving the pill into her mouth.
Seeing this, Liu Meng realized she had misunderstood Lu Pan.
After feeding Qian Rourou the medicine, Lu Pan raised an eyebrow and placed his hand three inches above her chest.
Liu Meng saw this and thought Lu Pan was taking advantage of the situation. She angrily exclaimed, "You, you, you scoundrel, take your dirty hand off Rourou!"
Qian Rourou was her best friend, and Liu Meng would never allow Lu Pan to take advantage of her.
"She has congenital myocardial atrophy. If you don't want her to die, shut up!"
Lu Pan glanced coldly at Liu Meng, thinking that his good intentions were being misunderstood.
"You've misunderstood Brother Pan. Brother Pan is treating her," Mo Ziyan quickly explained on Lu Pan's behalf.
Liu Meng was somewhat skeptical but lowered her voice, "Treating her? What kind of treatment involves placing a hand on a girl's chest?"
A stream of azure energy flowed from Lu Pan's palm into Qian Rourou's body, nourishing her weak heart.
A few moments later, Lu Pan withdrew his hand, and Qian Rourou slowly regained consciousness.
"Rourou, you're awake!" Liu Meng cried with joy, tears streaming down her face. "You scared me to death, wuwuwu... It's all my fault. I knew you weren't well, but I insisted on dragging you to Qingcheng to see the sea."
"Xiao Meng, did my old problem flare up just now?"
Qian Rourou's voice was weak, but her heart felt warm, the most comfortable it had felt in years.
"Mmhmm, you scared me to death." Liu Meng quickly helped her up.
"Ziyan, let's go." Lu Pan, seeing Qian Rourou awake, took Mo Ziyan's hand, preparing to leave.
"Stop right there! Who said you could leave!" Liu Meng's eyebrows shot up as she saw Lu Pan about to leave, and she called out to him. "You just took advantage of Rourou, and now you want to leave like this?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Ziyan became displeased and quickly defended Lu Pan, "Brother Pan was saving her, not taking advantage!"
"You say he was saving her, and that's that? It was clearly because of the medicine he gave her!" Liu Meng was persistent. "Just you wait, I'm calling the police right now!"
"You, why are you being so unreasonable? Brother Pan helped feed her that pill earlier too," Mo Ziyan said, becoming anxious at the mention of calling the police.
Qian Rourou, not fully understanding, asked, "Xiao Meng, what are you talking about?"
"Rourou, you don't know, just after you fainted..."
Liu Meng quickly recounted what happened after Qian Rourou fainted and Lu Pan intervened.
After speaking, she placed her hand on Qian Rourou's chest, "He did this, right here on you. Tell me, isn't this taking advantage?"
Listening to her best friend and seeing her gestures, Qian Rourou's cheeks felt a little warm.
However, thinking about that warm feeling in her heart, Qian Rourou knew that Lu Pan had indeed been treating her.
She quickly stopped Liu Meng from continuing and said to Lu Pan, "This was probably a misunderstanding. Thank you for saving my life."
"Ah? Rourou, you, why are you thanking him?" Liu Meng looked at her best friend with confusion.
"No thanks are necessary. However, your heart has congenital myocardial atrophy. Even with glacial snow lotus to sustain it, you only have a year and a half left to live!"
Lu Pan's expression softened as he saw Qian Rourou's understanding. "Alright, there's nothing else, we'll be leaving now!"
Qian Rourou was extremely surprised by Lu Pan's words.
She had indeed been taking glacial snow lotus to stimulate her heart's vitality, and Lu Pan had diagnosed it with just one glance.
"You, what nonsense are you talking about? Rourou can't possibly only have a year and a half to live!"
Liu Meng glared at Lu Pan, "Rourou, he's cursing you! You must not be fooled by him!"
Qian Rourou, however, paid no mind to Liu Meng's words. Instead, she looked at Lu Pan with anticipation and pressed further, "Since you can see my condition, sir, is there a way to completely cure it?"
"Of course!" Lu Pan answered with absolute certainty.
Congenital myocardial atrophy was not a difficult matter for him.
Upon hearing this, Qian Rourou felt as if she had grasped a lifeline.
"Please, sir, save me!"