Seeing Lin Xiaohu's men charging at him, Lu Fan sneered. He had been holding back at the Bai family for Bai Xuemei's sake. Now... Screw them!
Lu Fan raised the dagger in his hand, and with a clang, he blocked the first iron rod that swung at him. Crack... With a crisp sound, the iron rod, thicker than his thumb, broke instantly upon hitting the dagger. Lu Fan raised his other hand, catching the broken half of the iron rod. Whoosh... The iron rod was instantly swung towards the man's soft spot.
The man was still in shock, wondering why his hand felt lighter, and the iron rod, originally over two feet long, was suddenly less than half a foot. Before he could react, he felt a sharp pain in his side as if something had hit him hard, and he curled up on the ground.
Lu Fan kicked out, Bang... The man was kicked flying.
Clang clang clang... Following that was a series of ding-dong sounds. Lu Fan weaved through over a dozen people, the iron rod in his hand turning into streaks of afterimages, constantly landing on everyone. Moments later, over a dozen people lay on the ground. Opposite Lu Fan, only Zhao Kai, Pan Hu, and Chang Kun remained.
"It's Mr. Bai's birthday, and it's not appropriate to shed blood, so I was a bit polite to you. I didn't expect you three to be so reckless. Today, I'll teach you a good lesson!" Lu Fan looked coldly at the three men in front of him and then, with a swish, put away his dagger. Although he didn't want to kill anyone, disabling them with a piece of iron rod was enough.
Zhao Kai, Pan Hu, and Chang Kun were surprised by how fierce this kid was, taking down over a dozen people in an instant. It seemed... Alright! Let's do it!
The three men exchanged glances and lunged at Lu Fan almost simultaneously.
"Hmph! They say two fists can't beat four hands. Today, I'll break all six of your hands! So you can't be henchmen anymore." The iron rod in Lu Fan's hand instantly swung towards the wrists of the three men.
Bang bang bang...
"Ah... Ah ya... Ah..." A series of screams followed. The three men almost simultaneously clutched their other wrists, their faces instantly turning ugly, their eyes filled with horror.
This kid was too ruthless and unbelievably strong.
The three of them were no ordinary people. They had practiced martial arts since childhood, each with over twenty years of foundation. They all had rich combat experience and knew how to minimize damage. Even an ordinary iron rod would at most cause temporary pain. They never expected the iron rod to become so powerful in Lu Fan's hands. Precise, accurate, and fierce, their wrists were broken in an instant.
"Kid! You're ruthless!" A flicker of fear flashed in Zhao Kai's eyes, but he couldn't back down verbally. After speaking, he turned to leave.
"Did I say you could leave?" A fierce glint flashed in Lu Fan's eyes, and with a swish, he blocked their path.
"What else do you want?"
The three men were instantly terrified. With one wrist broken each, how could they fight?
"Hmph! You guys probably do a lot of bad things, right? Hurt the weak a lot, haven't you? Didn't expect to face retribution today, did you?" Lu Fan swung the iron rod in his hand and rained blows on the three men.
The three men immediately cried out in pain. They truly didn't expect to face retribution today. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been acting as thugs. In a short while, all three were covered in wounds, and most importantly, both their wrists were broken. Even if they healed, their strength would be greatly reduced.
Whoosh... Suddenly, a rapid engine sound. Lu Fan turned his head sharply and saw Lin Xiaohu and Lin Quan driving away.
"Bastards! You father and son are all the same!" Lu Fan cursed, lifting his foot. These father and son were truly biological, equally cunning. They ran at the first sign of trouble, abandoning their subordinates.
Zhao Kai and the other two's faces also changed. They didn't expect the Lin father and son to abandon them too. They were injured like this, what the heck... How would they go back? Call the police?
With a clang, Lu Fan threw the iron rod to the ground and returned to Bai Xuemei's car.
"Lu Fan...!" Bai Xuemei's face was pale with fright. She called out and then threw herself into Lu Fan's arms.
"There, there! It's okay! Let's go!" Lu Fan gently patted Bai Xuemei's shoulder and said softly.
After a while, Bai Xuemei calmed down and drove back.
By the time they returned to Jinyuan County town, it was already dark. However, the hotel was still bustling with activity. The car stopped at the hotel entrance, but Bai Xuemei didn't get out. Her beautiful eyes gazed at Lu Fan affectionately, making Lu Fan's heart pound.
"Sister Xuemei! Why... why are you looking at me like that?" Lu Fan stammered.
"Xiao Fan! Thank you! How about... how about... I help you book a room!" Bai Xuemei's pretty face turned red. Lu Fan had helped her so much, and she didn't know how to thank him.
"Hehe! Sister Xuemei! Are you trying to repay me with yourself?
Hahaha! Alright, I'm not joking with you. I still have a lot to do! The mushrooms and peaches in the family's greenhouse will be out of stock tomorrow if I don't go back!"
Hearing Bai Xuemei say that, Lu Fan's heart stirred, and he almost agreed. However, he had said he wanted to establish his career before settling down. And he really didn't know who he liked. Liu Ruyan? Fan Xue'er? Or Bai Xuemei? Or perhaps that little police flower Shen Xinyi?
"Then... you wait, I'll call someone to take you back!" Bai Xuemei didn't expect Lu Fan to refuse and felt an indescribable emotion.
After speaking, Bai Xuemei took out her phone and made a call.
"Driver Xiao Li will be here soon, please wait in the car!" Bai Xuemei said after putting down the phone.
"Okay!" Lu Fan nodded.
Suddenly, Bai Xuemei leaned over and pecked Lu Fan on the cheek. Then she got out of the car and ran towards the hotel in a flustered manner.
"Holy cow... Hehe... Hehe....." Lu Fan touched his cheek, a wonderful feeling arising, and he couldn't help but grin foolishly.
"Manager Lu! Good evening!" When Driver Xiao Li opened the car door, he found Lu Fan still grinning foolishly and quickly greeted him.
"Oh... Oh! Hey... What did you just call me?" Lu Fan suddenly asked.
"Manager Lu! General Manager Bai said that from now on, you will be the deputy general manager of our hotel," Xiao Li said quickly.
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By the time he returned to Shierdaogou Village, it was already past nine o'clock. The mountain village was already quiet by nine o'clock at night. Only the moon and stars in the sky seemed to be chatting about something...
Liu Ruyan sat on the bed, unable to sleep. Her eyes were fixed on her phone, wondering if she should make a call or send a message... Sigh! Why was she always thinking about him as if it were serious? She clearly knew that she and that kid couldn't be together.
Sigh...! Liu Ruyan finally tossed and turned, picking up her phone and putting it down again, feeling vexed...
"Are you asleep?"
Suddenly, a message came. Liu Ruyan excitedly grabbed her phone. Seeing that it was from Lu Fan, she instantly replied: "Yes..."
"Hehe! If you're asleep, how can you reply so quickly?"
"Uh... You woke me up. Are you back?"
"Mhm!"
"Come over..."
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