"You...!" Zhuge Xian stomped her foot in anger. The brat had actually stopped the car! How infuriating! She pushed open the car door and got out. Zhuge Wu and Zhuge Wen behind her hurriedly followed.
"Miss, it's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!" Hua Laoda jumped out of the car as well, desperately trying to calm Zhuge Xian.
With a whoosh, Lu Fan stepped on the accelerator, and the car sped away.
"Hua Thirty-Five... Thirty-Five... Damn it, he's left me behind!" Hua Laoda stomped his feet in frustration. This brat drove too fast. How was he supposed to get back?
With Lu Fan gone, Zhuge Xian had no choice but to flag down a car by the roadside. Just then, a taxi drove by. Zhuge Xian and the others frantically waved. With a swish, the taxi stopped beside them.
Lu Fan drove the car to the provincial capital and went directly to the teahouse. Li Jingjing came out to greet him from inside.
At this moment, Li Jingjing had taken over the management of the teahouse. She had changed into a slightly mature mini-suit and put on high heels, looking quite presentable.
"Jingjing! You've grown up so much!" Lu Fan said with a chuckle. Suddenly, he had a feeling that this girl had grown up, and he couldn't joke around with her as casually as before.
"Brother Fan! I've always been grown up! It's just that you don't believe me when I say I've grown up!" Li Jingjing rolled her eyes with a hint of complaint.
"Don't think growing up is all that great. From now on! Work diligently and earn money! There won't be any more chances to play!" Lu Fan said, shaking his head slightly.
The happiest times in life are those few years. Once you grow up, that period is over.
"Then I'll always be Brother Fan's little Jingjing! I won't grow up anymore! Hehe!" Li Jingjing said, then hugged Lu Fan's arm, and the two entered the teahouse.
With a sigh, Lu Fan took a deep breath, calming himself. He muttered inwardly, "Although I say that, my body can't hide it! Even these unintentional little brushes make my blood surge! You've truly grown up!"
After sitting down and having a pot of tea, a message suddenly arrived. Lu Fan glanced at his phone, got up, and left.
Meanwhile, at the Bai family's hotel, Zhuge Xian and Hua Laoda were sitting in a private room, with a table full of dishes. Zhuge Xian and the others also had two large bowls of rice in front of them. This was clearly a meal to make up for lost time.
Having gone hungry for several days, if it weren't for that half a flatbread being hard enough to keep them going, they would have collapsed long ago. On the taxi ride, they had asked the driver where the best restaurant in the provincial city was, intending to make up for all the meals they had missed. So, the taxi driver had brought them here.
Lu Fan also arrived at the hotel and sat down in the room next to Zhuge Xian and the others.
"Miss! You don't know, Hua Thirty-Five is not someone to be trifled with. How long has he been in the Hua Rong Mansion, and he's already won over everyone there! Of course, not with wealth, but with strength!
The elixirs he refines are several times more effective than those of the Murong family. The spirit gathering formations he creates are several times stronger than those created by the Yan family, the originators of spirit gathering formations! Although he's only in his twenties, he's already a master of the Transformation Realm.
With such strength, who dares to provoke him or offend him? The Xue family was wiped out, with dozens of their retainers killed. The Xue family's ancestor could only sit and cry for two days but dared not mention revenge!" Hua Laoda sat beside them, too preoccupied to eat, and patiently advised Zhuge Xian, hoping she could put aside their differences with Hua Thirty-Five.
"Hmph! Our Zhuge family also has masters of the Transformation Realm, and more than one. Why should we be afraid of him?" Zhuge Xian snorted coldly, putting a piece of chicken into her mouth.
"Mmm! This dish is delicious! So delicious!" As soon as Zhuge Xian put the chicken in her mouth, she was stunned by its exquisite taste.
"Wow! It really is the best hotel here. The dishes here are indeed tastier than our Zhuge family's dishes," Zhuge Wu agreed repeatedly.
"Alas! You're just very hungry!" Hua Laoda shook his head, took a sip of wine, and then slowly picked up a piece of braised carp.
"Hmm? This fish is made... wonderfully... wonderfully delicious!" Hua Laoda's eyes also lit up.
These people, who had lived in seclusion from the world, suddenly had their horizons broadened! They realized there were such wonderful things in the outside world!
Suddenly, no one spoke. All that could be heard was the sound of them devouring the food.
Lu Fan watched this scene from the adjacent room, unable to suppress a smile. His eyes that could see through things were indeed amazing!
"Let... let go of me...!"
Suddenly, a man and a woman walked past Lu Fan's private room door. The woman was being half-dragged and half-supported by the man, and she seemed to want to say something. The man was a foreigner with a lecherous grin...
With a gasp, Lu Fan abruptly stood up. That faint voice just now sounded strangely familiar?
He went to the door and saw that the two had already entered the elevator. With a swish, the elevator doors closed.
"Xue'er?" Just as the elevator doors closed, Lu Fan suddenly saw a familiar face. Fan Xue'er! How could it be her?
Lu Fan quickly took out his phone, sent a message, and then rushed towards the elevator. Seeing the elevator moving down, Lu Fan couldn't wait for it to come up. He turned and entered the adjacent stairwell. Swoosh... swoosh... swoosh...! Lu Fan practically took two steps at a time, rushing downstairs.
When Lu Fan stood at the elevator entrance on the first floor, the elevator doors also opened. The man was supporting Fan Xue'er as they walked out.
"Xue'er!" Lu Fan called out.
However, Fan Xue'er's head was hanging limply, looking as if she had drunk too much. But Lu Fan could tell at a glance that Fan Xue'er had been drugged.
"Stop right there and let her go!" Lu Fan said sternly, glaring at the man.
The foreign man looked burly, with a fine stubble around his mouth and a fierce expression.
"Scram! Don't interfere with my business! Or I won't be polite with you!" The foreign man's eyes widened, and he roared at Lu Fan in broken language.
"He's actually a master!" Lu Fan's heart stirred. As the foreign man roared, a powerful aura emanated from him, along with a hint of killing intent!
Lu Fan took a deep breath, looked around. This was the hotel entrance, and there were many people coming and going. Lu Fan shifted his steps to the side.
"Hmph! Trash!" The foreign man looked down at Lu Fan disdainfully, gave him a thumbs-down, cursed, and walked away, dragging Fan Xue'er.
Lu Fan watched as the man entered a nearby high-class hotel. A killing intent rose within him, and a sinister smile appeared on his lips!