Lu Fan frowned slightly, seeing Yang Zixin's expression, he suspected she had been treated unfairly, otherwise she wouldn't be like this.
Upon returning home, seeing Yang Zixin's unusual demeanor, Yang Shiwen quickly asked, "Did that Xia person bully you?"
"Dad, who am I? How could anyone bully me!" Yang Zixin chuckled, "It's just that the contract didn't get signed!"
"I knew that Xia fellow was no good!" Yang Shiwen cursed.
"Leave the contract matter to me!" Yang Shiwen declared, "After all these years, your father still has some connections!"
Yang Zixin nodded, not wanting to say more. With her own means, it would be difficult to secure the order.
However, with Yang Shiwen stepping in, they could only secure small orders, which for the medicinal herb processing plant, would be like a drop in the ocean.
"Sister Zixin, leave this to me!" Lu Fan spoke up, "I'll help you get this contract settled!"
"Little Fan, you don't understand!" Yang Zixin shook her head, "The Xia family isn't that easy to deal with. It's all my fault for being too naive!"
"It's alright!" Lu Fan smiled, "You don't need to worry too much. Go to sleep peacefully, and perhaps tomorrow you'll have the order in hand!"
"Let's hope so!"
Yang Zixin smiled, knowing that Lu Fan was comforting her.
After a brief conversation, everyone returned to their rooms.
However, Lu Fan did not fall asleep. Instead, he stepped out from the window and headed towards the Xia family's residence.
Lu Fan had few relatives in the world, and Yang Zixin was one of his absolute taboos. He would not allow anyone to bully her.
Meanwhile, in the Xia family villa, Boss Xia was enjoying a cigar with a look of pleasure.
Lu Fan, without a sound, sat on the sofa. By the time Boss Xia reacted, he was startled, "Who are you? How did you get in?"
"Did you bully Sister Zixin today?" Lu Fan asked, crossing his legs.
"So, you're from the Yang family!"
Boss Xia remained composed, "He wanted to sign the contract, so I asked him to spend a night with me. Is there a problem?"
"You've got quite a bit of nerve!" Lu Fan said coldly, "This mere Xia family dares to act like this?"
"Where did you come from, kid?" Boss Xia retorted coldly, "My Xia family is a prominent clan. How dare you speak so boldly?"
"If you go and apologize tomorrow, I can spare the Xia family!" Lu Fan said casually, "Otherwise, the Xia family will be like this cup!"
As he spoke, the cup in Lu Fan's hand instantly turned to dust, his expression growing colder.
"So, you're a juggler!"
Boss Xia sneered, "Do you think you can scare me with these little tricks? I wasn't scared into growing up!"
"Oh really?"
Lu Fan narrowed his eyes and simultaneously took out his phone to make a call.
Han Yunhai was enjoying tea in his riverside villa when he received the call, his expression immediately becoming solemn.
"Acquire the assets of the Xia family in Chuzhou through all means!" Lu Fan said coldly, "Within ten minutes, I want to see results!"
Han Yunhai did not dare to delay and quickly dispatched people to arrange the task.
The Xia family of Chuzhou was merely a third-rate force. With Lu Fan's wealth, acquiring them was as easy as flipping a hand.
"Oh ho, you're really putting on a show!" Boss Xia sneered, "I'll wait here for ten minutes and see what you can do to my Xia family!"
Boss Xia appeared calm. Even for a wealthy and influential family, it would take considerable effort to bring down their Xia family, let alone someone like Lu Fan, whose origins were unknown.
Lu Fan's expression was indifferent as he slowly sat down, looking at Boss Xia as if he were staring at a dead man.
As time gradually passed, Boss Xia wore a playful expression, "It's been nine minutes now. You wanted to acquire my Xia family, didn't you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Boss Xia's phone rang, causing his brow to furrow.
"What happened?"
"Boss, it's bad! Someone is massively acquiring Xia family stocks, causing a sharp decline."
The voice on the other end hurried to say, "If this continues, all of the Xia family's assets will be wiped out tonight!"
Boss Xia trembled violently, "How is this possible!"
"Nothing is impossible!" Lu Fan said coldly, "This little bit of assets your Xia family has is not enough for you to play with!"
"It's you!" Boss Xia's face turned ashen.
"Indeed!" Lu Fan stated coldly, "Within half an hour, you'll likely be begging on the streets!"
Boss Xia dropped to his knees with a thud, "Sir, I know I was wrong. You are magnanimous, spare my life!"
The Xia family was his life's work, and now it had suffered such a heavy blow. His heart felt like it was bleeding.
Seeing Lu Fan remain silent, Boss Xia began slapping himself repeatedly, not daring to show any disrespect.
Lu Fan glanced at him before slowly rising, "You didn't offend me, you offended Yang Zixin. If she's unhappy, the Xia family has no place in Chuzhou!"
"I understand, I understand!" Boss Xia said, bowing and scraping, his entire face contorted from the slaps.
But he understood very well that if he hadn't been harsh on himself just now, Lu Fan wouldn't have let him off so easily.
After Lu Fan left, Boss Xia let out a long sigh, filled with regret. How could he have offended such a jinx?
As he had expected, after Lu Fan left, the Xia family's stock prices returned to normal. Although they lost tens of millions, at least their lifeline was preserved.
He also shuddered to think about Lu Fan's capabilities. What kind of identity did he possess to be able to do this? An ordinary person would never be able to achieve this, to make the Xia family disappear overnight.
Returning to the Chuzhou apartment, Lu Fan quietly slipped into his room and fell asleep.
The next morning, Lu Fan went to the medicinal herb processing plant with Yang Shiwen and the others.
Most of the workers in the factory were women and middle-aged women. To save costs, Yang Shiwen had no choice but to operate this way.
Yang Zixin seemed lost and worried about the order.
If they had enough orders, they could expand the medicinal herb factory and perhaps restore the Yang family's former glory.
Unfortunately, it seemed to be his wishful thinking.
"Boss, we're short on some herbs in the factory. We might need to go to the apothecary!" a woman said, "Otherwise, we won't meet the production quota!"
"I'll go!"
Lu Fan smiled, "After all, I can't help much here!"
"Then go quickly and come back quickly!" Yang Shiwen nodded, handing Lu Fan the list of herbs and a stack of money.
"I have money, Uncle, you don't need to give me any!"
Lu Fan took the herb list and left. Yang Shiwen wanted to say something but stopped himself.
Arriving at a nearby apothecary, Lu Fan took out the list to prepare to get the herbs.
Just then, a patient in the shop began to foam at the mouth and convulse uncontrollably.
The doctor in the shop rushed to examine him, but after a long time, he couldn't find the cause, making him instantly anxious.
He knew very well that if anything happened to a patient in his apothecary, he wouldn't be able to keep the shop open in the future.
Many people gathered around, and some even said that the person was possessed by an evil spirit, otherwise his face wouldn't be so pale.
Lu Fan, having just finished getting his herbs, encountered this situation and stepped forward to take a look.
"He should have been poisoned!"
Lu Fan stated, "He might not have known before he left home!"